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Mid Suffolk Council has commenced a Community Governance Review in all parts of the district.
The purpose of the review is to enable councils and residents to consider what changes are needed to parish arrangements for effective future governance.
The Council has published its Terms of Reference document for the review and a copy can be viewed on the Council website at: https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/community-governance-review
Initial requests may be submitted between Monday, 27 October 2025 and Friday, 7 November 2025.
The first stage of consultation, on valid initial requests, will start from Monday, 8 December 2025.
The Council welcomes representations from any residents and interested organisations who may wish to comment on the proposals in their local area or on any aspect of the matters under review.
The deadline for responding to the consultation is Friday 23 January 2026.
How to contact us
Representations regarding this review may be sent:
By email: cgr@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
Alternatively, should you wish to submit a written representation please address this to:
Community Governance Review
Mid Suffolk District Council
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Dated: Friday, 24 October 2025 Arthur Charvonia
Electoral Registration and Returning Officer
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.
Suffolk County Council proposes to make an order under Section 84 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which would be to introduce a 20mph speed limit zone to Woolpit. A copy of the proposal is on the 20 mph page where there is more information.
Look out for details of a public meeting in January 2026
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.
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.
