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BUS SERVICE UPDATE - Commencing Week Beginning 20th June 2022:

 

Thursday 457 Service to STOWMARKET (via Finningham/Bacton/Cotton/Mendlesham/Stowupland)

Leaves Gislingham 9.30am - Arrives Stowmarket (Argos) 10.30am

Leaves Stowmarket (Argos) 1.00pm - Arrives Gislingham 1.55pm

 

Friday 456 Service to DISS (via Haughley/Bacton/Finningham/Eye)

Leaves Gislingham 10.06am - Arrives Diss (bus station) 10.35am

Leaves Diss (bus station) 1.15pm - Arrives Gislingham 1.46pm

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Rising Fuel Costs and Home Insulation

DC Cllr Warboys would like to hear from residents anxious about the coming increases in fuel prices, who would like to share how it is likely to affect them. DC Cllr Warboys has arranged to borrow a thermal heat camera from his electricity supplier that will produce an image that shows where heat is being lost from a house. He would be happy to use this device to provide a guide on where insulation can best be applied. DC Cllr Warboys only has the device for a short period of time so requests must be made quickly. Rowland.Warboys@midsuffolk.gov.uk

More help and advice from Suffolk County Council and Suffolk's Warm Homes Healthy People Project can be found here

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The memorial bench for Geoff Laurence has now been installed on Charity Meadow, and was officially unveiled on Monday 22nd November 2021 by Geoff's widow Jo Laurence.

Simon Bell attended on behalf of GUC, as well as Jane Challis Clerk of Gislingham Parish Council.

We very much hope that residents will enjoy using the bench.

Important Notice: Play Equipment on Charity Meadow

The Parish Council is aware that the Playground is in need of urgent repairs due to vandalism and general wear and tear. Unfortunately, due to the various lockdowns it has been impossible to get this done during 2020 and most of 2021 as a result of the shortage of suitable contractors able to undertake site visits and provide us with quotations for the work.

More recently vandalism, (which has been witnessed and reported by residents to the Police and the Parish Council), has escalated and the Parish Council has therefore made the decision to install CCTV on the site. This is in the final stages of approval and should be installed very soon. The Parish Council do not want to spend the substantial amounts of money that will be required to repair the site until measures are in place to try and prevent further damage.

We welcome residents at Parish Council meetings to discuss issues like this, and if anyone has any ideas about additional measures we can take in relation to the area for the future, we would love to hear from you at the next meeting on 21st February 2022 at 7pm in the Village Hall, which includes a Public Participation Session when 15 minutes is set aside.

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Watson Bowl and 'Volunteer of the Year' Awards 2020

For the first time since the award was started in 1984, the Watson Bowl 2020 was awarded to a team of people:  the Messenger Community Magazine Team.

Councillor Julie Bell, Chair of Gislingham Parish Council, presented the award to Jeff Norman who was invited to collect it on behalf of the Messenger team.

In addition, Gislingham Parish Council have created a new award in recognition of voluntary work within the village. The first 'Volunteer of the Year' award was presented by Councillor Julie Bell to Martyn Bryant in recognition of his work as Gislingham Footpath Warden throughout 2020. 

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SCAM ALERT!

If you receive a call from this number, 01223 200 3310, do not answer, it is a SCAM! They are pretending to be HMRC, and will tell you that you are under investigation and need to press 1 on your key pad to avoid prosecution.

There are similar SCAMS pretending to be Amazon, and also the NHS offering COVID jabs, both asking you to press 1 on your key pad again.

DO NOT ANSWER THESE CALLS, OR HANG UP IMMEDIATELY

Residents witnessing any anti-social behaviour in the village are requested to telephone the Police

directly to report the incident, giving as much detail as possible including the location. 

You can also make a report via the Suffolk Police Website: 

https://www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something

Thank you.

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* The Bury and Stowmarket bus services will be running as usual throughout the current lockdown *

The Bus Service from Gislingham to Stowmarket will run as usual until

the end of March 2021.

The route will then be reassessed. 

To view a full list of all upcoming timetable changes

visit Suffolk on Board

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Annual Governance & Audit Report (AGAR) 2019-20

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN

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Results of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Consultation have now been published.