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Parish Council Meeting Report, 26th November 2020

Summary report of the Ordinary Parish Council meeting held on held on 26th November 2020 held by Skype Video Conference The Chairman welcomed Andrew Golding to the Council who had been co-opted Cutting Grass alongside footpaths: Suffolk County Cllr Lindsay advised he has now secured some commitment to progress this from Highways. Noticeboards: A quotation […]

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Cockfield United FC December Report

It Never Rains But It Pours!! Firstly all of us at the club would wish you all a happy and prosperous new year and hope you had a nice time over the festive period. After over a month off the excitement among the players grew when it was announced the season would restart on the […]

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Cancelled – Hangover Hike

Each New Year’s Day the Community Council organises the Hangover Hike. This is a gentle stroll round the Cockfield countryside, ending with some warming refreshments. This year is different of course, so due to the pandemic unfortunately we have had to cancel the walk. […]

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Cockfield Minibus

To the Residents of Cockfield, As you are no doubt aware the village has had a minibus in excess of forty years. We are now on our fourth vehicle, a 2012 14seat Transit style vehicle, that can be driven on a car licence. This valuable asset is owned by the Parish Council and operated collaboratively […]

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Christmas Tree Recycling Guide

If you have a garden waste (brown) bin – During January you can leave your real Christmas tree* with all decorations removed beside your brown bin on collection day. If you don’t have a brown bin you can recycle your real Christmas tree with all decorations removed at a Babergh collection point. The Cockfield collection […]

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Parish Council Meeting Report, 29th October 2020

Summary report of the Ordinary Parish Council meeting held on held on 29th October 2020 held by Skype Video Conference Mackenzie Place Bus Shelter Action: The CIL Working Group had investigated what repairs are required to the Bus Shelter at MacKenzie Place. This has concluded it is beyond economic repair. The Working Group would report […]

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Community Council News December 2020

First of all a big thank you to the teams who participated in the Virtual Speed Quiz on Saturday 14 Nov. The feedback received on the evening was very positive about how to use the Speed Quiz App and a fun evening it was for all. We are all grateful to Neil Ashton for arranging […]

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Cockfield United Football Club

I hope that you, your family and friends are all managing to stay safe in these ever-turbulent times. As was the case with the first Lockdown, Lockdown 2.0 has brought around the suspension of amateur football once again. Hopefully this will be just for the four weeks but we await confirmation. That being said I […]

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Great Green Adventure Playground

I am sure you will have noticed that the new adventure playground is taking shape on the Green. Unfortunately, our contractor has been impacted by Covid restrictions and difficulties with his scheduling and resources, therefore the work has taken far longer than we originally anticipated. However, progress is being made and will soon be at […]

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