As there were 8 nominees to contest the upcoming Parish Council election due on 2nd May, an election is not required. The document below lists the names of those who are duly appointed to serve on the Parish Council. […]
Category: News
Cockfield Clean Up 2019 – Aftermath
Cockfield Parish Council wishes to thank all those who turned out over the weekend of the 16/17th March to clear litter from the verges, footpaths and communal areas in the village. A record amount of litter was cleared and the village looks so much better for it. As usual there were an awful lot of […]
Parish Council Meeting Report, Jan 2019
Summary report of the Parish Council meeting held 17 January 2019 Suffolk County Cllr Lindsay’s written report, circulated before the meeting, highlighted the consultation on cuts to Citizens Advice Bureaus, SCC’s pledge to lead fight against single-use plastics, SCC’s refusal to tackle carbon emissions and the appointment of the new Highways boss. Cllr Morley raised […]
Connecting Communities Services, Change to Fares / Use of Passes
Connecting Communities services operate in all Suffolk Districts. In recognition of the local diversity of our county districts, the community transport service operators have varied transport offers. This means that since they launched in 2016 not all services have been able to accept ENCTS (English National Concessionary Travel Scheme) free travel bus passes. We want […]
Community Council News, February 2019
The Trustees have had their first meeting of the year and firmed up on some events and changed a date or two, 2nd March sees the return of Kenny Lee to the Village Hall. Kenny has a good following and plays a range of music (he seems to forget the Country and Western theme) and […]
New School Age Travel Policy
In September 2019 Suffolk County Council are introducing a new School Age Travel Policy. This is an important change which potentially affects existing pupils and new entrants in 2019. For further information on this policy and how it may affect you, please contact Cockfield CEVP School at admin@cockfield.suffolk.sch.uk. […]
Babergh / Mid Suffolk – Paperless Billing Initiative
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils understand that fitting life in around work can be a challenge, especially when it comes to things like your council tax. Well, no more! Why not make your life easier with the online portal MyAccount. It’s free to sign up to, easy to use and you can have instant […]
Spring Events to Mark 5 years of Headway Suffolk
Tuesday 12 March – Charity Dinner at Bruisyard Hall, nr Samundham Thursday 11 April – Quiz Night at St Georges House, Bury St Edmunds Saturday 27 April – Cycle Ride and Walk at Epsilon House, Ipswich Brain injury charity Headway Suffolk is marking its fifth anniversary year by hosting three fundraising events in spring […]
Cockfield Community Council Chairman’s Report, November 2018
A couple of weeks ago a gentleman, not of the parish, after having attended one of our events, remarked that Cockfield has a very warm community spirit. “How do you do it”?” he asked. The answer has to come from the people. how they feel about their neighbours and the village in which they live. […]
Update on McKenzie Place Development, January 2019
The housing scheme for land next to McKenzie Place includes 9 plots specifically designated for “self-build” houses. 5 of these plots are of moderate size and specifically intended to give opportunities for local people who want to be involved in the design and construction of their own home (at a reasonable cost). These plots will […]
