You may have seen that Storm Ciara is on the way and we are likely to see high winds and heavy rain across the East of England and South East this weekend. Our electricity network is built to be resilient but extreme weather can damage overhead power lines resulting in some customers losing their electricity […]
Category: Archive
IMPORTANT – Immediate Change of Bin Collection Schedule
We have just been advised that for many residents in Cockfield your bin collection day will change from Fridays to Mondays beginning MONDAY FEBRUARY 3rd with the black bin collection (that would have taken place on Friday 7th Feb). Collections thereafter will alternate as usual, so the next blue bin collection will be Monday 10th […]
Summary Report of the Extraordinary Parish Council meeting held 19 December 2019
The Council do not ordinarily hold meetings in December, however in order to meet a planning consultation deadline the meeting was convened to mainly action this business. Outstanding Actions from previous meetings Cllr Lindsay was not in attendance to provide and update on the state of the repairs to the verge opposite Clovelly, Howe Lane […]
Parish Council Meeting Report, November 2019
Residual matters and actions from previous meetings: Cllr Lindsay to pursue the state of the repairs to the verge opposite Clovelly, Howe Lane with SCC Highways (No update available as Cllr Lindsey was not present) Cllr Brinkley confirmed that he was still awaiting the estimate for the modification to the Bandstand seating to prevent the […]
Community Council News, December 2019
Following the Community Council AGM in late November the Community Council is delighted to welcome Neil Ashton, Trudy Mann and Jill Box as new Trustees. Stepping down as Trustees this year are Derek Marr and Joe Brinkley who we thank for their contribution during the years they have served as Trustees. Almost all readers of […]
Update on Housing Development at Mackenzie Place
When I last wrote for your newsletter I provided information about the affordable rented homes that will be built at the development site at Mackenzie Place, Cockfield. This month I would like to provide you with information on the properties that will be sold as shared ownership. We have six two-bedroom houses that will be […]
Community Council News, November 2019
Firstly a recap on a wonderful evening on 16 November, an evening with the Bee Gees Tribute Group. The Village Hall was certainly rocking! Thank you to all who attended for making a great night out. This is the second year running the Community Council have organised a Tribute Act, last year it was ABBA. […]
Christmas & New Year Bin Collection Schedule and Christmas ‘Wrap Up’ Recycling Guide
As usual the normal refuse collection dates will change in most cases over the Christmas & New Year period. 2019-20 holiday collection schedule: 2020 bin collection schedule: Babergh and West Suffolk have also published a guide including tips on how to reduce waste and improve recycling habits over Christmas, all in one place – including […]
Parish Council Extraordinary Meeting Report, October 2019
Summary report of the Extra Ordinary Parish Council meeting held 10TH October 2019 Public Participation Session: District Cllr Arthey advised that he was continuing to work on the Joint Local Plan consultation, the “Old Piggeries” Enforcement Notice, together with planning applications at the Garage site (Great Green) and Mackenzie Place and the CIL Framework Review. […]
Update on Housing Development at Mackenzie Place
Since I last wrote, work has continued with our contractor SEH French Construction on the large number of tasks that need to be completed to prepare to start construction, and I’m pleased to say that we are still on track to start work on the site early in the new year. Whilst it seems like […]
