In the following pages are outlined a brief history of the parish; a history of the Grade II* listed church and a note of church services; details of the Parish Council including meeting dates, agendas, minutes and Freedom of Information publication scheme; local information and an outline of the facilities in the village hall and details of the many activities in the hall which include professional theatre productions as well as weekly events.

COFFEE AND CAROLS

Monday 9th December 2.30 to 3.30pm

 Warm up for the festive season with an afternoon of
COFFEE AND CAROLS.
Turn up at the village hall and join in.

All details concerning the Sunnica Energy Farm Scheme can now be found on the
Parish Council page under Sunnica

GENERAL ELECTION

A poll for the election of a Member of Parliament for West Suffolk will be held on Thursday 12th December 2019. Please see Statement of Persons nominated for further information.

MEET UP MONDAY

No meeting on 9th December
COFFEE and CAROLS in the Village Hall

organised by the Rural Coffee Caravan
who will be attending on 4th November and 2nd December

Starting this Monday 5th August  Meet Up Monday will be at The Golden Boar from 2.30 to 4.30pm.

Meet Up Monday for ANYONE, any age, any anything to get away from the tele. screen and meet others in ones community.

People who would not normally go into a pub alone (shyness, not wanting to appear obviously alone) will hopefully make friends in an environment where they know others are in the same boat. Then who knows? They might pop in anytime. BECAUSE they can! With luck this will complement other community activities as folk become confident and connected enough to join in.

To check your bin collection date visit the West Suffolk Council website https://maps.westsuffolk.gov.uk/ , enter your postcode and select your address, under 'Waste and Recycling' you will find your updated bin collection days.

Film Nights

Film Night is on the first Friday of each month.

There will be no film in December 2019 or January 2020.

See the Film Nights page for full details.

  See Village Hall pages for all Special and Weekly Events with full details and website links.

   As we say "if we don’t move it, we lose it”, so we have brought Move it or Lose it classes to Freckenham! Delivered by a qualified Instructor, these fun-filled and low-impact exercise to music classes aim to get people moving whilst improving strength, balance and flexibility. Suitable for everyone in particular the 40+ and no experience required! now a weekly session - see Weekly Events page.

Strength and Balance classes have now become FABS (Flexibility, Aerobic health, Balance and Strength) classes - as before on THURSDAYS starting at 2.00 pm. Full details on the Weekly Events page.

CHOOSE YOUR PILATES COURSE

Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the whole human body.     It puts emphasis on alignment, breathing, developing a strong powerhouse, and improving coordination and balance.

THURSDAYS with Rosie Trull with 2 classes:-

9.30-10.30am for intermediate/mixed ability 

10.45-11.45am for beginners/more gentle exercise

FRIDAYS with Julie Craig

11.00am - 12 noon.

or attend both!

Full information on the Village Hall Weekly Events page.

Come for an enjoyable Tuesday evening at Table Tennis. Amateurs to professionals, all are welcome! See the Weekly Events page for details

New weekly events class

FITNESS AND NUTRITION

6.00am to 7.00am every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday

See the poster for full details

Suffolk County Council is implementing changes to its School Travel Policy for Statutory School age children taking effect from September 2019.

Click here for full details

Action is required!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO LISTEN TO CHILDREN READ

Can you spare an hour or two a week to listen to children read in your local primary school?  Schoolreaders is looking for more volunteers locally to carry out this important role.

If so click here for full details and contact email/telephone number

The Coffee Caravan will be back in the village in 2020.

Their visits are in the East View Car Park on the first Tuesday of each month from April to October from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

 REMINDER FROM CITIZENS ADVICE IN NEWMARKET

SOME FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN THE VILLAGE:

The next Farmers' and Craft Market is the Christmas Farmer's and Craft Market on the 13th December.

(Full details of all events on Special Events page)

The first Friday of each month is FILM NIGHT in the village hall. There will be no film shown in December 2019 or January 2020. Full details can be seen on the Film Nights page under the village hall heading.

And further entertainment is always being planned!

See the village hall page for full details of all events in the hall and the church page for full details of services and events at the Church.

The Parish Council has undertaken considerable improvements to the RECREATION GROUND with an all-weather circular path and equipment for all ages. The whole of the cost of the works has been funded from various outside sources.

For full details see the Recreation Ground page.