The key dates for the 2017 Cockfield Community Council Art Show are as follows: closing date to register intent to exhibit – Wednesday May 24th hand in date for all entries – Friday May 26th Art Show: May 27th, 28th and 29th You are invited to submit up to 5 framed original works and […]
Wilson Marriage College in Colchester is asking for donations of used Christmas Cards for their learning disabled students to turn into gift tags for sale next year. If you would like to support this there will be a bin at Cockfield Hall Farm (near the waste paper collection point) from Saturday 7th January to Tuesday […]
When I was a child and getting impatient for an event to happen (i.e. a birthday, school holidays or Christmas) my parents would always say “Don’t wish your life away, it’ll go by fast enough”; and the fact that it’s report time again already shows the truth of those words. It has been a positive […]
Happy New Year from the Officers and trustees of Cockfield Community Council Well 2016 is nearly over and we can look back with some satisfaction at our activities through the year. The Art Show and the Cockfield Village Show once again proved popular and look to have secured permanent places in the village calendar. Richard […]
Cockfield Parish Council Notes The Parish Council met on Thursday 24th November. Our District Councillor, Clive Arthey, provided a report that detailed a number of changes at Babergh District Council. A new Chief Executive has been appointed, Arthur Charvonia, who will take on his new responsibilities early in the New Year The council will relocate […]
You are most probably aware that DEFRA have recently declared a prevention zone in respect of the recent outbreak of Avian Flu in mainland Europe. […]
Cockfield Community Cinema is here!!!!! After months of hard work by a team of trustees we’re pleased to be able to bring the latest films to Cockfield at a fraction of the cost of going into town to the cinema. Starting in January 2017 we plan to bring a film to the Village Hall on […]
Help older people in Suffolk stay warm and healthy this winter The 2015/16 campaign was record breaking in every respect. Together we raised an astounding £110,000 by continuing to ask a simple question of those in receipt of a non-means tested Winter Fuel Allowance – ‘If you don’t need it, please could you donate it […]
The Parish Council met on Thursday 27th October. Our District Councillor, Clive Arthey, advised that a leaflet will be delivered to all households detailing changes to waste recycling in Suffolk. He noted that there is a major concern with the amount of contaminated waste being found in blue bins – specifically nappies and food waste […]
A 48 page historical record of Cockfield’s social life – how villagers lived life, worked and played in those years has now been published. Priced at just £2 the booklet is available from Cockfield Post Office and Stores, The Horseshoes Inn or by emailing cockfield.memories@cockfield.org.uk […]
Cockfield is in West Suffolk, about 6 miles south of the market town of Bury St Edmunds and close to historic Lavenham. It is a spread out village, geographically the second largest village in Suffolk. Cockfield’s 800 residents mainly live grouped around its eight greens. […]
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