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Messages from MSDC - 6th Feb 2012
Refuse and Recycling collections
week commencing Monday 6 February 2012 – please put your bin out on
the normal day of collection and we will do all we can to clear by
the end of the week. Refuse helpline no. is 0845 606 6045
All brown bin garden waste collections have been cancelled
for this week (Week commencing 06-02-12). Please present your brown
bin for collection on your next scheduled brown bin collection
date. Anyone who has subscribed to the garden waste service and
needs extra waste collection bags can call to request them. For
more information - or to request extra garden waste collection bags
- please call Babergh and Mid Suffolk's Refuse Hotline on 0845 606
6045.
MSDC will be reviewing the situation throughout the week,
and will send out further updates if the situation changes.
Winter Supper
The Community Council's Annual Winter Supper was
held
on
Saturday 28th January 2012. 71 people enjoyed a 4 course
meal prepared by Martyn & Bev. It was a very enjoyable evening.
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make it a
success.
Better Broadband for
Suffolk
All are encouraged to complete both the Business and
non-Business Surveys as part of the drive to get Suffolk a better
broadband service. The surveys are on-line but the Parish Clerk has
paper copies if needed. The surveys can be found at
http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/
and
http://surveymonkey.com/s/SuffolkBusinessBroadbandSurvey.
Barking Hedgerow Survey
Completion
The Parish Council is pleased to announce that the Barking Hedgerow
Survey has been completed. This detailed survey of all the
hedgerows in the Parish was undertaken by the Barking Tree Warden
with some help from his friends. Barking has many species rich
hedgerows, including Buckthorn, Medlar, Red Hawthorn and most
importantly Spurge Laurel. A rare Balsom Poplar was also
identified. The Parish Council wishes to record its’ thanks to
Richard Cage for his hard work in ensuring the completion of the
Survey which is a massive contribution to the heritage and
inheritance for future generations of the landscape hedgerows in
the Parish. This is something that has never been undertaken before
and is not likely to again for many years to come.
Community
Governance Review - Barking
Barking and Darmsden residents will have by now received letters
from Mid Suffolk District Council asking for their views on the
Community Governance Review. The Parish Council urges everyone who
has received a letter to respond by the deadline so that everyone’s
views are taken into consideration.
Barking/Darmsden Residents
- Want to save money on the cost of your heating
oil?
The Barking Parish Plan Implementation Steering Group would like
to hear from anyone who would like to join a new community based,
countrywide oil buying syndicate. Over 60 people indicated in the
Parish Plan questionnaire that they wold be interested in becoming
part of a Parish buying group, so we are expecting a big response
to this request. Responses to Implementation Steering Group members
(Sue Marsh, Sue Bailey or Rosemary Cochrane) or via link on Parish
Plan page of Barking Parish website
www.barking.suffolk.gov.uk
Vacancy for Local History Recorder for the Parish of
Barking
There is a vacancy for the post of Local History Recorder
for Barking. This is an unpaid role and would suit anyone in the
Parish of Barking who has a little time on their hands, is
interested in the History of the Parish, and who wants to perform a
valuable role within the community.
A little bit about the Local History Recorder
Scheme:
The Suffolk Local History Council administers a Local
History Recorders Scheme throughout Suffolk. It maintains a network
of people in the county to ensure the survival of valuable material
for future local historians by: 1. seeing that the present is
adequately recorded at local level, and 2. being on the look-out
for items of historical interest which might be overlooked or lost
for ever. To do this Recorders are asked to note significant
happenings in their area, especially the changes going on around
them, and also to be on the look-out for older records and to
record reminiscences of their area in the past.
Recorders are asked to send in a short report at the end
of each calendar year, giving an account of activities in their
community and the changes that have taken place. The reports are
kept on open shelves in the nearest branch of the Suffolk Record
Office. When Recorders resign, the material they have collected is
deposited for safe keeping with the Record Office in the name of
the Suffolk Local History Council.
For further
information:
http://www.slhc.org.uk/recorders.html
Anyone interested should apply/male enquiries to the
Parish Clerk – Rosemary Cochrane as soon as possible. The deadline
for applications is 1st March 2012.
Barking Players Radio
Play
22nd October 2011
Barking
Scarecrow Week 2011
1st - Davies Family with ‘The
Great Escape’
2nd - The Bate family with ‘Moonlit Night’ (or whatever!)
3rd - The Elgood Hunt Family with ‘The Dam Busters’
Highly Recommended was the Cobbold Family with ‘Tye-ger Tank’
1st place - The Great
Escape
2nd place - Full
Moon
3rd place - The Dam Busters
Highly Recommended - Tye-ger Tank
Barking Scarecrows 2011
Murder Mystery
Solved
It was Sir Norman who murdered the High Sheriff of Barking!
more photos to follow from the Murder Mystery evening held at
Barking Castle on 19th March......
New Hedge planted on
the Tye
Several volunteers turned up on the Tye on Sunday
6th March 2011 to plant a new hedge beside the ditch at the
far end of the football pitch. It is hoped this new hedge will
encourage wildlife onto the Tye (rabbits don't need any
encouragement as they already live in the ditch!). Four oak
saplings were included, which were planted by the younger
volunteers. The saplings were donated to Barking Parish
Council by the Mid Suffolk Countryside Team. The hedge will be
included in the ongoing management of the Tye by the Parish
Council.
Digital TV
Switchover
The Switchover Help Scheme can help you make the switch to
digital TV
We can help you
convert your TV to digital if you:
- are aged 75 or over,
or
- get or could get
Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Constant
Attendance Allowance or mobility supplement; or
- have lived in a care
home for six months or more, or
- are registered blind or
partially sighted
What is on offer?
For a one off payment of £40 eligible people will be
offered easy-to-use equipment to convert one TV set, installation
of that equipment, a demonstration of how it works and someone to
call for help while they are getting used to it.
The service is free for eligible people who also receive
pension credit, income support, income based jobseekers allowance
or employment and support allowance.
Other options are also available at extra cost, which will be
fully explained in the letter and information’s pack which is sent
out to eligible people.
In the meantime, if you want more information for yourself or
someone you know, please call the dedicated Help Scheme number on
0800 40 85 911.You won't have to pay for the call, and our friendly
staff will be delighted to
help.