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Planning Application DC/21/06315 - The Six Bells Inn - Update

We have been advised that a Draft Development Committee agenda has been published time tabling the Six Bells Inn planning application for 23rd February 2022. This meeting may be held online using Microsoft Teams, otherwise in person at Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX.

Members of the public may observe the meeting, and all comments on the the planning portal will have been made available to committee members prior to the meeting. If more than one supporter or objector wishes to speak, agreement will be needed on a single representative to speak or represent that view. The applicant (or a representative) may have up to 3 minutes.

Full information on speaking at committee meetings 

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Planning Application DC/21/06315 - The Six Bells Inn

The Principal Planning Officer has confirmed that residents may still make comment directly to him using the email address below, up until the date of the Development Committee Meeting when this application will be heard.

We do not yet know when this meeting is due to be held, and advise any residents wishing to make comment to do so immediately. As soon as we have any further information about this meeting we will publish the details on our website and Facebook page.

Daniel.Cameron@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk

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The Parish Council has been granted an extension on the deadline for comments against this application. Any member of the public wishing to submit a comment may do so by contacting the Principal Planning Officer directly as below, by 12th January 2022.

Daniel.Cameron@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk

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Gislingham Parish Council meeting, Monday 10th January 2022, at 7pm Gislingham Village Hall

If you are planning to attend the meeting please be aware of the following:

The Village Hall have added Special conditions of Hire (Covid-19) to their ordinary Conditions of Hire, and no more than 50 people may now attend any event/activity held in the Main Hall. This is to ensure social distancing. Therefore once total attendance has reached 50, which includes Councillors, the Clerk and RFO, no further members of the public will be admitted.

Facemasks must be worn unless an exemption badge is provided, and contact details must be provided for track and trace purposes.

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The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on MONDAY 10th JANUARY 2022 at 7PM GISLINGHAM VILLAGE HALL

Planning Application DC/21/06315 - The Six Bells Inn, High Street Gislingham, IP23 8JD, and ACV (Asset of Community Value) will be agenda items. There will also be a 15 minute Public Participation Session. The Full Agenda will be published nearer the date of the Meeting.

The meeting is currently due to be held in the Village Hall, but please be aware that this could change should guidance be received to hold meetings remotely due to Covid-19. Please check the Parish Council website and Facebook page for updates regarding this.

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** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT **

GISLINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING MONDAY 13th DECEMBER 2021

Due to the UK Covid Alert Level being raised to 4, and the public announcement from the Prime Minister regarding the booster vaccination programme, the Parish Council has made the decision to POSTPONE the above meeting until January 2022.

We have been granted an extension for comments unitl 12th January 2022 by the Principal Planning Officer at BMSDC, and will confirm the new date as soon as possible.

This decision has been made to ensure the health and safety of us all.

Extraordinary Meeting Monday 13th December 2021 Gislingham Village Hall

Following new government guidance announced this week regarding Covid-19, ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) have advised the following:

Face Coverings: Community Centres (Village Halls) are now explicitly included in the list of places where face coverings must be worn unless the individual has an exemption. The responsibility is the individual's not the building owner or organiser of an activity.

Therefore, unless you have an exemption badge, please wear a facemask if you are planning to attend the meeting.

** PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THE PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ANY FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING RESTRICTIONS THAT MAY AFFECT THE MEETING ON MONDAY 13TH DECEMBER **

 

 

Important Notice:

An Extraordinary Meeting of Gislingham Parish Council will be held in Gislingham Village Hall on Monday 13th December at 7pm. The meeting has been called to discuss planning application DC/21/06315 - The Six Bells Inn, which was received too late to be included on the November meeting agenda.

CC Cllr Jessica Fleming and DC Cllr Rowland Warboys are due to attend. Residents and members of the public are also invited to attend. 

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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 15th November 2021 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.