The Parish Council held another successful online virtual meeting via Skype. Outstanding Actions were noted from previous meetings: Pavilion Agreement: Cllr Webster, to draft a letter for Cllr Southgate to sign on behalf of the Parish Council, acknowledging the Football Club’s letter. Telephone Kiosk: Cllr Brinkley to investigate the feasibility and cost of re-siting the […]
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Lavenham Library Update
Welcome back! Lavenham Library re-opened as planned on Thursday 9th July and we have enjoyed welcoming many of you back already! Our service has been a little different as you’d expect but, by the time you read this, we should have our reservation system up and running again, meaning you will be able to order […]
United Charities of Cockfield
As the country starts to come out of the Coronavirus lockdown, the full extent of the quarantine measures that we have had to follow is becoming known. Whilst many people and businesses have been supported to varying extents by Government initiatives including furlough payments, many companies are having to reassess their employee needs due to […]
Bookworm’s Bonanza – Lavenham Children’s Book Festival
We hope that you are all safe and well. Lavenham Literary Festival is taking a new and exciting turn this year. Instead of holding our Children’s Book Festival in the village in October, we are launching our virtual festival online. It will be available to absolutely everyone all over the world for the next few […]
Cockfield’s Coronavirus Response
COCKFIELD VILLAGE – COVID 19 Support Network, Note to all Residents of Cockfield From: Volunteers from the Parish Council, Community Council, St Peters Church, the WI and the wider community With the UK now in lockdown there will be many of us who are facing challenging circumstances, particularly those of us who are elderly […]
Update on MacKenzie Place Housing Development – June 2020
If you’ve been passed the site recently you will see that work is progressing well following the reopening last month. The timber frame is beginning to be erected which is when you can really start to see the homes taking shape. As the pandemic situation continues to improve, and they are getting used to working […]
Parish Council Meeting Report, 28th May 2020
The Parish Council held a virtual meeting via Skype. Being the Annual Parish Council meeting there were many administrative matters to progress. Derek Southgate was elected Chairman for the year 2020-2021. Carl Brinkley was elected Vice Chairman Subsequent positions were agreed, and members broadly retained their roles from 2019-2020 for:Committees, sub-committees and/or working groups and […]
Who owns this cat?
This male cat was picked up in Cockfield in April but has still not been reunited with its owner. It is safe and well and being looked after at Mulberry Vets in Sudbury. If you recognise the cat or have any information please contact Mulberry Vets on 01787 881888. There is also a post with this information on […]
Lavenham Library News
Reopening the Library At the time of writing, we are planning to reopen on Thursday 9th July at 10am. Most other libraries operated by Suffolk Libraries will be reopening in the same week. As you might expect our service will look a little different to start with and we are taking precautions to ensure your […]
Parish Council Meeting Arrangements Until Further Notice
In line with Government advice, the Parish Council will no longer be holding physical Ordinary or Extraordinary Parish Council meetings, in public at the Village Hall. The Parish Council meetings at the Village Hall scheduled for the 25th June and 30th July have therefore been cancelled. A decision relating to Parish Council Meetings on 27th […]
