A thriving Suffolk village
Following the issue last week there still seems to be problems with the events calendar. The issue either affects all recurring events in the calendar which can be viewed in the month view but further information is not accessible when you click on the link. Or the calendar does not display at all in month view.
Investigations and troubleshooting are in progress. Please accept the websmaster’s apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.
With over 246 families applying for a free tree for their new born child, the Mid Suffolk District Council scheme to green up the district and leave a growing legacy for future generations definitely left a positive impact on the local environment.
The idea was suggested by the Green Party and whole-heartedly supported by the council. Request yours from the Mid Suffolk District Council website here: www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/treeforlife 
Sunday 19th May at 4.00pm at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds. Tickets are on sale now from The Apex, by phone on 01283 758000, or online at www.buryfestival.co.uk
The first piece of orchestral music to sell a million records opens this year’s Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert in Bury Festival.
Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto has one of the most famous of all openings, with its attention-demanding horn calls and its grand piano chords. Audiences have always loved it, and in due course, it became the first classical music to sell a million records.
The concert opens with the Fourth Symphony by the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler. Continue reading “Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra Concert – May 2019” Recurring Calendar Events are either not being created correcting in advance or are not being displayed correctly.
Initial investigation indicates that this be be a conflict between plugins for the site. Plugins are added bits of functionality that can be included for the site, like the events calendar.
It is hoped that normal functionality will be restored as soon as possible.
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All Events are held in the Priory Room,
beside St Mary’s church, Walsham-le-Willows,unless stated otherwise.
Events are free to members, or £3.00 on the door
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Walsham History Group publishes a quarterly review, free to members, and books on the history of Walsham-le-Willows. For membership enquiries (£6.00 per annum) please contact:Shirley Luscombe: 01359 259506 shirley65801@outlook.com. For all other suggestions and enquiries please contact: Frances Jenner: 01359 259242 frances.jenner@hotmail.com.
Walsham Le Willows Sports Club CASC held its annual general meeting on 8th April 2019 for a select gathering of members plus Jessica Fleming SCC & MSDC councils and retiring MSDC councillor Derek Osborne; both were thanked for their help in raising funds for Sports Club projects. Financial results for the year were positive whilst the Club continues to invest in better facilities for existing sports plus adding new dimensions such as walking netball and the weekly Great Run Local. Continue reading “Walsham Sports Club AGM 2019” 
The Parish Council and village residents have observed an ongoing and worsening dog fouling problem along public footpaths in the village, in particular the ‘permissive’ path behind Four Ashes, and requests that dog owners please take proper responsibility for clearing up after their dogs in the interests of public health and the quiet enjoyment of other residents and footpath users.
Volunteers have had to clear footpaths of dog excrement before the Great Run Local takes place.
Permissive paths are not public footpaths and can be closed to public use by the owners if residents continue behave inconsiderately.
The footpaths are maintained by the Parish Council, landowners and volunteers for the benefit of everyone in the village but this requires all users to show a modicum of consideration for others.
Dog litter bins are provided.
Please pick it up and bin it!
LAND AT SHEPHERD’S GROVE, STANTON
Draft Masterplan Public Consultation Event
Property Recycling Group and Jaynic are inviting local residents, businesses and other stakeholders to a public consultation event on their Draft Masterplan for the Shepherd’s Grove area, and particularly the proposals for the development of the available land for employment, residential and other purposes. Full details and a copy of the draft Masterplan and a questionnaire to put forward your views can be found at: www.shepherdsgrovestanton-masterplan.co.uk
Due ongoing technical issues with the equipment on the Mobile Van the start of the service is now delayed until further notice.
The providers offer their apologies and reassurance that everything is being done to get the new mobile post office up and running as soon as possible. As of 29th January, it is hoped that the issues will be resolved within the next two weeks.
Details of the new Mobile service at Walsham le Willows The Village Hall Car Park The Street Walsham le Willows Bury St Edmunds IP31 3AA
New opening times (NEW START DATE TO BE ADVISED) Tuesday 11:00 – 12:00 Thursday 11:00 – 12:00 Continue reading “Post Office Re-opening Delayed”
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, have a dedicated, independent and impartial team with over 100 years combined specialist knowledge in the construction industry. They can help guide you through the processes to make that all-important alteration to your home, whilst ensuring you meet mandatory Building Regulations. Continue reading “Building, alterations, conversions…” 
Help us keep our communities safe
MSDC are consulting on their Housing Supply Statement.Anyone who has an interest in the outcome can put forward comments.
A six week consultation started on 17th January 2019.
A consultation web page will be published and responses can be sent to delivery@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
Please direct any queries to Steven Stroud or Bron Curtis.
More information in this notice from MSDC – draft-MSDC-housing-land-supply-position-statement-2018 pdf 
The Parish Council have been advised that Mr Nigel Roberts, who was previously found guilty of fly-tipping over 28 tons of commercial and industrial waste in Walsham le Willows and Acton, was due to be sentenced in Ipswich Crown Court on Tuesday 22nd January at 11.15am.
The two incidents occurred in April 2015, and the scale was somewhat larger than the example in the image. 
Switch to paperless billing for your Council Tax.
You can Sign up for a ‘MyAccount’.
It only takes a few minutes, is free, easy to use and you get instant access to your account at any time. Please note that all named people on the bill must separately register for paperless billing to prevent further paper bills being issued.
Sign up before 15 February 2019 to get your paperless March 2019 bill.
MyAccount features include:
• Paperless billing (eBilling)
• View bills, reminders & notices
• Apply for discounts & exemptions
• Notify us of a change in circumstances
• Update your personal details
• 24/7 access to your account
• Print bills if you need them for proof/evidence 
of the Suffolk Flood Risk Management Partnership, has published a new guide, Riparian Ownership in Suffolk, to clearly explain these issues.
These links and documents include further links and references to other relevant organisations, and useful resources, making it a “one stop shop” for nearly all queries that a riparian owner might have.
Download a copy of Riparian Ownership in Suffolk
If you have further questions please contact the SCC Flood and Water team at floods@suffolk.gov.uk 
Suffolk County Council is planning to cut the grant funding to CAB by £368,000 by 2021 leaving CAB with no funding at all from SCC .
SCC are trying to understand the impacts of this proposal, in particular with regard to equality legislation and access to services.
SO IF YOU WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THESE CHANGES TO FUNDING, ESPECIALLY FROM AN EQUALITY PERSPECTIVE, HAVE YOUR SAY AT:
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/consultations-petitions-and-elections/consultations/local-citizens-advice-cab-consultation/
You can find this link and more information on the village website under the Parish Council meeting for 8th January in the report by County Councillor, Jessica Fleming.
THE CONSULTATION WILL RUN UNTIL 5PM ON WEDNESDAY 23rd JANUARY 
Sadly the Events Diary on the site has been corrupted during an update. Apologies for any inconvenience whilst the webmaster works on getting it restored – fingers crossed! 
There are a few key meetings coming up and it would help to get as many interested people together as is possible.
Thursday 15th November – 7pm Priory Room
Joint meeting with Parish Council to meet with Council Officers , first to discuss CIL how we can get it and spend it and maybe a little about how best to construct our Neighbourhood plan…..what will get us through hoops and on to referendum as quickly as possible. Jimmy will be drawing up a draft agenda and key questions.
Thursday 29th November – 7pm Priory Room
In the light of discussions (above) with Council Officers to discuss the best structure for our plan and the best process to achieve that. A key part of this is learning from what others are doing. Take a look at the Mendlesham Plan online which is currently the only completed and live plan in Mid -Suffolk. There are others. If you have views on the neighbourhood plan, take a look and bring your thoughts on how to take the plan forward.
Thursday 24th of January
A meeting dedicated to exploring what the vision should be for the Village what the key building blocks of the Plan should be. What are our ‘must haves’ and ‘won’t haves’? 
Almost 10,000 knitted and crocheted poppies decorate the inside and outside of St Mary’s Church in Walsham-le-Willows (Suffolk) in an act of remembrance of those who gave their lives during the First and Second World Wars. Come along and take a look.
Tea/coffee and cake will be served in the church from 10 o’clock until 4 o’clock.
Take a look at a slide-show of images from this year’s display and watch a video commemoration for soldiers who fell. 
Microsoft, has been aware for two years of bug in the default Microsoft browser, Edge, that causes header images on some websites (including this one) not to scroll smoothly!
Who knows, maybe they will fix it soon. Use another browser! Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Opera.
A message from Victoria Cooper:“A heartfelt and huge thank you to all the kind friends and neighbours who brought sustenance and comfort to me and Polly when we had that scary fire. Tea, sandwiches or just sitting with us helped us keep it together. Thank you Nigel Clarke for getting us back on the electric so quickly and of course words can’t describe what a wonderful Fire Brigade we have.”
The Basin Street Brawlers are coming to the Memorial Village Hall.
It’s in the village diary – is it in yours?
