Parham
A picturesque village in East Suffolk
A picturesque village in East Suffolk
A picturesque village in East Suffolk
Please see the following pages for useful information and local news.
Residents across Suffolk are being encouraged to get behind a campaign calling for people to recycle glass properly.
Read more on Campaign urges households to recycle glass properly
According to the Environment Agency, over five million people in England live and work in properties at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, whilst more face flood threats from groundwater, surface water, sewers, and reservoirs.
This guide to preparing for a flood and protecting your property might be of use to our residents at some point - https://www.gocompare.com/home-insurance/limiting-flood-risk-and-damage/
In extreme conditions you won't be able to stop flood water, and you should always put personal safety above attempts to protect property and possessions. Despite this, there are steps that you can take to keep water out, to buy yourself time to preserve property and possessions, and to limit the damage that flood water does.
Later Life Community Connect is a single point of access telephone support line for people aged 65+, between 10am – 2pm, seven days a week. Tel: 01284 334516. With a real person at the end of the phone, we are here to support, inform and advise on any issues around later life in Suffolk. Through a warm handover process using both the Suffolk Information Partnership and more localised, place-based referrals, we will ensure that the caller receives regular follow up calls to check on progress.
East Suffolk Council is undertaking a Community Governance Review (CGR) covering the East Suffolk district.
We have been contacted by BSEVC Community at Heart who are trying to establish which villages have or need befriending services, whether face-to-face or on the telephone.
Parham Parish Council is continuing to chase progress on repairs to the bridge near The Pound.
The Parish Council's plans to provide residents with fruit trees for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee have been very popular. 30 houses have signed up to join the scheme. Each tree will be registered under the Queen's Green Canopy scheme.
Read more on 30 households in Parham to take part in Green Canopy Scheme
Draft Sustainable Construction Supplementary Planning Document, Draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document and Draft Cycling and Walking Strategy
Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore is inviting Suffolk residents and businesses to have their say on the direction of policing in the county and the activity which will be taken forward by his office over the next three year.
We have now heard that the Biogen processing plant at Silverlace Green will be permanently closed from 12th November. The EA permit has been surrendered. The site is undergoing a deep clean and is now up for sale.
