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* There will be an Extraordinary Meeting of Gislingham Parish Council, on Wednesday 21st December 2022 at 5pm in Gislingham Village Hall *

Extraordinary Meeting Agenda 21st December 2022

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Please note, there will be no monthly Parish Council meeting in December. The next meeting will be held on Monday 16th January 2023, at 7pm in Gislingham Village Hall.

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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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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.

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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.