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Suffolk Constabulary Press Release

With the clocks going forward next Sunday (28th March), Suffolk Police is urging residents to keep their property safe.

 

As the evenings get lighter and the weather improves (hopefully!), criminals can take advantage of people spending more time outdoors and of people leaving windows and doors open.

 

Between Monday 15th and Sunday 21st March, a series of events are taking place countywide to enable members of the public to gain more crime prevention advice. Officers from the local Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be offering advice and reassurance. The following press release contains all the details.

Press Release




 
Needham Market & Barking Welfare Charities

Do you know somebody? .....

Who could benefit from having an Electric Scooter?
We have a fully serviced and insured Pride Celebrity Electric Scooter,
 immediately available for long term loan.

For further details please contact Louise Gooding on 01449 723171



onesuffolk Community Web Awards 2010

Barking has won a Community Web Award for this web site. 

The award will be presented by Radio Suffolk's Rachel Sloane on
 23rd March at the Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre.
 



Emergency Snowline

Please click onto the link for further information




 

Important Bad Weather Advice

Please click onto the link for further information 


   
Mobile Library new 2010 - 2011 Timetable

The Library bus parks o/s the Barking Fox Public House on alternate Mondays
 from 12.05 to 12.15pm. The new
2010/2011 Timetable is posted on the
 noticeboard and also on this website.


              


                              Barking Parish Plan

                          Latest Update - 11th November 2009

All the data has been entered into a database and this is now being analyised by the Steering Group. A sample of responses was made available at the Chestnut Club's Christmas Fayre on Saturday 14th November. The next step will be for the Steering Group to produce the Final Report and the subsequent Action Plan. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the questionnaires either on paper or on-line.

 


Thank you,

Barking Parish Plan Steering Group


 

 

 


Lost Earring?

An earring has been found near the play equipment on the Tye.
Please contact the Parish Clerk (Rosemary Cochrane - 01473 657009) if you know
 who it belongs to so owner and earring can be re-united.



Suffolk Orchard Survey

If you are a resident of Barking and believe that you may have remnants of ancient orchard on your land please contact me as some sites are certain to be missing from the map.

We are hopeful that grants will soon be available to assist with the care and maintenance needed on these special sites.     

Suffolk Orchard Survey


Richard Cage, 
BarkingTree Warden
telephone 01449722627   Mobile :07855803354   email Richard.cage@virginmedia.co.uk

  


 

 Barking Scarecrow Week 2009

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The Winner 2009 - The Princess and the Pea

After the huge success of the last two ‘Scarecrow Weeks’, we asked residents to once again don their creative hats to make and display a Scarecrow which, this year, depicted a Fictional Character. Judging took place on Friday 5th June and the winners were announced on Saturday evening at a BBQ at the Village Hall. The scarecrows were judged by Mr and Mrs Viveash (Peter and Hazel) of Farnborough Hants and Mrs Janet Rose.

All the scarecrows (the Simpsons, the Princess and the Pea, The Wizard of Oz,
and many, many more) can be viewed by clicking onto the link.


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2nd Place - The Wizard of Oz



MarjSimpson
3rd Place - Marj Simpson


Barking Scarecrows 2009


 


 

Annual Parish Meeting
14th May 2009

The Barking Annual Parish Meeting was held on Thursday 14th May 2009 at
Barking Village Hall.This was an opportunity for parishioners to hear the annual reports from representatives of their village organisations, the local school, Community Police, Church, Charities and Trusts, County and District Councils. 

Reports were given by the County and District Councilors, the Community Police, Barking Neighbourhood Watch, the Community Council, the Village Hall Management Committee, the Barking Pre-School, the Barking Bowls Club, Barking Art Group, Barking Chestnut Club, Ringshall & Barking WI, the Local History Recorder, representatives of the Theobalds Trust and the Needham Market & Barking Welfare Charities, St Marys Church and Barking Chapel, and the Parish Council.

A sumary of the meeting will be posted here in due course.
 

 


                             
Bluebell Walk

The annual Bluebell Walk took place on Sunday 3rd May. The weather was perfect for a two-hour walk into Swingens and then Priestley Wood to see the spectacular display of bluebells. A delicious Roast Lunch was served afterwards in Barking Village Hall. All profit (in excess of £230) will go to St Elizabeth Hospice. Thank you to everyone who came along to support Ann Ross and her kitchen staff.

PennyCo
Penny & Co.

ReadyfortheOff
Ready for the off!


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Bluebells in Swingens Wood




                New Footway in Barking

 Phase 1 of the new footway in Barking in now complete. Suffolk County Council completed the work on schedule thanks to the warm and dry weather.


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Before


FootwayAfter
After





Upgraded Play Equipment

 at Village Hall


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The play area in the grounds of Barking Village Hall has been upgraded with a new bridge. Our thanks to Mid Suffolk District Council and to the Needham Market & Barking Welfare Charities Trust for providing the funding which enabled the Parish Council to replace the old bridge with this colourful new one.


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