Parish Council

Name: History Group – Display for Walsham Open Gardens
Start: 2023-08-28
End: 2023-08-28
Location: Priory Room

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Parish Council Role & Responsibilities

Walsham le Willows is a thriving Suffolk village with clubs, groups, annual events, a vibrant sports club and a rich history chronicled in the quarterly reviews written and published by the Walsham le Willows History group.

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Our Neighbourhood Plan – The referendum

The Walsham le Willows Neighbourhood Plan is now in the very final stages of its development, and has been independently examined. Amendments to the Plan are currently being made.

The last step will be to hold a Referendum, where all registered electors in the parish will have the opportunity to vote, either to accept or to reject the Neighbourhood Plan. It is important that the community use this opportunity, as it is the outcome of the referendum which will decide if the Neighbourhood Plan is adopted by Mid Suffolk District Council. Watch this space for a referendum date.

Richard Belson
Chair of Parish Council

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Submission of the Neighbourhood Plan

Final draft submission documents were considered and approved at the Parish Council meeting on 12th April 2023.

The approved Walsham le Willows Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to Mid Suffolk Council on 17th April 2023.

All submission documents can be found here.

The final examination report was published on 18th August. A date for the referendum is awaited.

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Community Council

Walsham has had an enthusiastic and prolific history group since 1980 and it is still going strong. The group still meets regularly, and have produced a Brief History of Walsham, and comprehensive Reviews on particular aspects of Walsham’s historical record which have been published at the rate of three or four a year since 1997, and a selection of books and compact discs.

Cover of the book The Black Death: An intimate History by John Hatcher

Walsham le Willows has a rich history that is based on the survival of exceptionally good 14th-century manorial records which led to Walsham being chosen as the setting for the fictionalised history The Black Death: An Intimate History, by John Hatcher set in the years following the summer of 1348 as the Black Death ravaged European society. John Hatcher used the excellent manorial records to ‘fill in the gaps’ for his story.

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