Suffolk Village of the Year 2023

Community Safety Survey

In light of government cuts to policing budgets,  a survey is being conducted with University Campus Suffolk UCS as part of the evidence based policing  approach to ask the public about their opinions on crime and anti-social behaviour, and their experiences and encounters with police. The results from this survey will feed into the Police […]

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Community Council Communication

The trustees of Cockfield Community Council would like to improve the way in which we communicate with our members. To achieve this we propose to set up a list of members’ e-mail addresses which will enable us to keep you up to date with what is happening in the world of Cockfield Community Council. If […]

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Local Needs Housing

  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 […]

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‘Nottingham Knockers’ working in our area

Suffolk Trading Standards are warning residents to be mindful of so-called ‘Nottingham Knockers’ working in the area. We have recently become aware that a group of young salesmen, dubbed the ‘Nottingham Knockers’, have returned to our part of the Country. Named after a scam originating in Nottingham, young people travel across the UK targeting a town […]

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Playzone 16 – Updating the Great Green Play Area

Playzone 16 When you visit other villages and see their modern play equipment you could be forgiven for asking whether or not we in Cockfield should be doing something to update our aging play equipment on Great Green. This thought has also occurred to Cockfield Parish Council and Cockfield Community Council who have agreed to […]

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Rural Crime

The start of the New Year has already seen Suffolk Police facing some challenges. There has been a rise in the number of rural crimes across the west of the county, which include burglaries of both homes and outbuildings, and the theft of heating oil. As such we want to issue the following timely advice […]

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Pavilion Update

The pavilion refurbishment and upgrade has not progress as swiftly as hoped. We have been able to secure additional grant funding with contribution from our County Councillor to allow further improvements and consolidate the scheme, We are now working with a Sport England framework contractor to finalise the works that can be delivered. There have […]

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