Nature is a funny old thing gladness and sadness go hand in hand and there’s always a price to pay for beauty. Long before we took the project over there was a willow tree leaning over the line at an alarming angle. For years I have watched this tree and have seen the trunk start […]
Category: Archive
Scenes from Cockfield
The East Anglian Film Archive includes a very interesting short video with some early Cockfield scenes. […]
Earls Meadow Remembrance Hedge

A remembrance hedge was planted at Earls Meadow on Sunday 8th November 2015. It can be found from the nursery bed to farm bridge gate. The hedge plants are colour coded with a tag so that they can be identified and monitored in the future. Hedging kindly donated by “The Woodland Trust” […]
Change to ‘Little Cuties’ toddlers group….
From January we will be meeting every Tuesday from 10am-12noon. We are still meeting at Felsham Village Hall, 1-3pm every Tuesday until the end of 2015! All parents/carers and toddlers welcome. First session free, then £1.50 per parent/carer and child (50p extra for each child). For more details contact little.cuties@cockfield.org.uk […]
Village of the year 2015 – Judges Feedback
Despite a fantastic effort by all those involved, Cockfield did not make the finals of the 2015 Village of the Year competition. This article summarises the judges’ feedback. […]
Cockfield Show 2015
Our second show was indeed a success, we had more show entries and more people visiting than last year. We had indeed learned some lessons and many things were improved and better organised.The church had obviously said some prayers for our well-being as regards the climactic conditions and it mostly worked as there was only […]
Suffolk Churches Bike Ride
The Normans (Gregory and Kelly) are taking part in the annual Suffolk Historic Churches Trust (SHCT) fundraising bike ride on 12th September. 50% of the money raised goes to our St Peter’s Church. All sponsorship will be much appreciated. A website has been set up to facilitate donations. Please visit www.justgiving.com/gregory-kelly and follow the straightforward […]
Local Needs Housing – Reminder from the Parish Council
Cockfield Parish Council continues to work with Babergh District Council on Local Needs Housing provision within Cockfield. To support the last Local Needs Housing Survey we have been asked by Babergh District Council to remind people who have a need that they require to be properly registered with Babergh District Council. This would include residents […]
Report on Additional Parish Council Meeting
The Parish Council met for an additional meeting on Wednesday 24th June 2015. The purpose of this meeting was to approve the Council’s accounts for the year ending 31st March 2015, but updates were provided on various other matters. Our District Councillor, Clive Arthey advised us that, for the first time, the Conservatives, with 31 […]
Little Cuties open in Summer
To all parents with babies or toddlers….Little Cuties is going to continue to meet over the summer holidays, every Tuesday 1-3pm at Felsham Village Hall First visit free then £1.50 for the first child and 50p per additional child. Includes a snack and a drink at half time. During the summer holidays we are welcoming […]