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The meeting will take place on TUESDAY 22APRIL 2025 AT 7.30 P.M.
IN THE UPSTAIRS ROOM OF WOOLPIT INSTITUTE
Everyone in the village is invited to attend
The AGENDA is
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
3. PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
4. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
5. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
6. REPORTS FROM VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS
7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
H Geake Chair of Woolpit Parish Council
14 April 2025
Look out for the events which take place on 8th May to Commemorate the ending of the war in Europe in 1945 and a dance on 10th May.
Details are on our Events pages
RETURNING LAND TO NATURE ON WARREN LANE.
In late February and early March, great strides were made by the New Woods for Woolpit team working with Richard Parmee, the MSDC Biodiversity Leader and Will Hardy of the Woodland Trust. Richard and Will arranged for an impressive quantity of hedging plants, little trees, guards, canes and post to be given to Woolpit.
Richard recruited a team from the IT department of BUUK, a national company with offices at Energy House on the Woolpit Business Park to help with the planting. They generously gave us a day of their time to plant something like 750 hedging plants and trees. This work has restored the hedges lost over the years around the edge of the field.
The New Woods team finished the planting over the following week ends by creating more hedging and a stand of 70 trees at the top of the field.
The parish council is grateful to everyone who has given up their time and muscle to this project. Let us hope the summer weather is kind to these plants and that they grow as we hope.
If you are interested in seeing what the field might be like in 10 years’ time, please visit a similar project in Walsh le Willows. It is behind the allotments on Wattisfield Road.
As part of the consultation for the writing of the Neighbourhood Plan, residents asked for a 20mph speed limit.
It has taken some years to make progress but at last, and with much thanks to our County Councillor Andy Mellen for his hard work and support, we are now close to achieving our goal.
Many households will have received a consultation letter from Suffolk County Council. If you didn't , please go to the 20 mph page where there is more information.
If you live in Woolpit or vicinity, you can learn more about Safe Falling from our walk-in facility, without an appointment, and it is completely FREE.
Inori Aikido Club offers awareness and practical sessions on every Thursday evening of March.
These sessions will focus on:
-Causes of Falling
-National and International Statistics
-How to Reduce the Risk of Falling
-Safe Falling Training
What is Safe Falling?
-Primarily, to protect your head from injury
-To prevent or reduce significant injury such as broken hips, pelvis, arms or shoulder
-To avoid any less serious injury such as bruising, sprains or strains
A fully developed program, suitable for men and women aged 55+, progresses from prevention to improving flexibility and balance, to adapted safe and low impact falling methods and techniques.
Who is eligible?
• Fit adults with concerns about loss of balance
• Adults who are living independent and active lives (personal care, stair climbing, doing shopping and errands)
• Adults who have had at least one fall
• Adults who are concerned enough to overcome the fear of falling
• Adults who don’t fear of looking silly or being a beginner at something
IF YOU FALL, FALL SAFELY!
For more information please contact Adrian on 07793 658748 or e-mail us at inoridojo@yahoo.com
This new service will run a circular route through villages starting and ending in Stowmarket. Woolpit is on the Stowmarket/Thurston route.
There is more information on the Transport Page of this website
Take a look at the YouTube video of the Great Blakenham recycling centre. Lots of good advice.
Do you have know someone without access to off street parking who would benefit from a cross-pavement charging solution? SCC is looking for people to participate in a 12-month trial testing a slot channel product.
What is a slot channel and how does it work?
A slot channel is installed into the pavement outside your property to allow an electric vehicle charging cable to be carried within the channel from your property to your parked vehicle, without causing a hazard on the footway. It allows you to charge an Electric Vehicle off your home electricity supply, which is much cheaper than commercial charging costs.
How the trial will work:
Suffolk County Council will fund the channel installation and participants will be expected to provide feedback throughout the trial. Participants will need to have an electric car to charge once the slot channel is installed and a home charger to connect to.
How do I take part in the trial?
Please share this information with anyone that you feel might fit the criteria and ask that they email Josie Taylor at josie.taylor@suffolk.gov.uk if they would like to be considered for this trial.
We would like to start a village photo gallery.
Here are a couple to get us started.
Blue door with wreath
And let us have village news for publication.
