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 […]
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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 […]
Stick With It Suffolk
Suffolk people are being asked to continue their great efforts, which are successfully reducing the spread of COVID-19. Stick With It Suffolk is a campaign launching on Monday 18 May 2020, highlighting what we must all continue doing, to keep each other safe and to defeat the virus. Recent data* shows that around 1 in […]
Brown Bin Collection in Cockfield Resumes May 21st
Brown bin collection resumes in Babergh week commencing Monday 11th May. ***** Please note that for Cockfield, which is in Area 1, the first collection date following the resumption is Thursday 21st May ***** […]
Covid-19 Update from Suffolk Police
This document is a brief update from Suffolk Police on the Covid-19 situation. […]
Cockfield Parish Council Community Infrastructure Levy (Regulation 123 Fund) – application for the “Cockfield Adventure Playground”
In October 2019 the Parish Council lodged an application with BMSDC for a funding contribution to the upgrade of the play equipment at Great Green. The Parish Council have subsequently been advised that their application has been successful in the round of bidding announced in March 2020. The Parish Council have been awarded a £25,000.00 […]
Cockfield Community Cinema
As we all know, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the coming weeks and months are going to be challenging times for everyone. Therefore, it was with great disappointment that we had to cancel the Cockfield Community Cinema showing of ‘Knives Out’ in March and postpone future screenings until a later date, when concerns have subsided […]
Parish Council Meeting Report, 26 March 2020
The Parish Council are currently operating in accordance with Government / National Association of Local Councils Guidance on social distancing and group gathering. The Parish Council are therefore mandated to continue operating and hold “virtual meetings”. The Clerk has prepared detailed notes relating to this process which are publicised on the village web site. The […]
