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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.

* 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

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