Bedfield is a small village situated
about four miles east of Debenham and some five miles west of
Framlingham. Neighbouring villages are Monk Soham,
Tannington, Earl Soham and Worlingworth. It has a population
of about 300 (2001 Census) mainly centred on the main
Worlingworth to Earl Soham road through the village at Long
Green and Little Green.
Parish Clerk:
Geoff Robinson
01728 685425
pc@bedfield.suffolk.gov.uk
Next Meeting:
The next meeting of the Parish Council will NOW take place on
Thursday 9th September at the Unitarian Chapel commencing 1930
(postponed from the 5th August).
LATEST NEWS @ 20th July 2010
Bedfield and Monk Soham Sports club wish to
thank everyone for their usual excellent support for the fete held
at the Sports Field on the 17th July 2010. Full details will be
published soon on the Sports Club page of this website. One again,
many thanks.
WALTER CHAPMAN is now back at home and recovering from an operation
to have a pacemaker fitted at Ipswich hospital He can be
contacted via Dorothy on 01728 628019. I'm sure we all
wish him a full and speedy recovery.
***See the WHATS ON page for details of another momentous Quiz
Night in the Bedfield Crown compiled by Dick Blain. Its 8-30pm on
Sunday 25th July 2010 in aid of the East Anglia Air
Ambulance***
The following items will be regularly updated and
represent discussion at previous Parish Council meetings, the
recent Newsletter and current developments. Please
see also our "Useful Information" and "Whats On"
pages.
The extraordinary meeting of Bedfield Parish Council took
place on Tuesday 8th June 2010 commencing 7-30pm in the Unitarian
Chapel. This was to decide the Parish Council's response to
considerable concerns of some villagers regarding the alleged
disposal of land by Bedfield Town Estate. For details of the
minutes see the village notice board or
08062010MINUTES.doc
Bedfield Hedgerow Survey
Due to a lack of
volunteers, the Parish Council regret to announce that the proposed
Bedfield Hedgerow Survey will no longer be taking place. Our thanks
to those who have expressed an interest and Kathy Thurman in
particular for her involvement.
Dog Fouling
Concern regarding dog fouling outside of Bedfield School have been
expressed. A dog waste bin has been provided at the side of the
school and warning notices have been erected nearby. This has
improved matters enormously.
Bedfield Long Green
The ditch along the side of Bedfield Long Green has been cleaned
out by Les Cotton Contractors Ltd. The pipe under Long Green access
also has been repaired and cleaned. In addition, our thanks to
Walter Chapman and Ray Mayhew for recently refurbishing the
memorial seat.
Parish Website
We hope this website will be of great value in keeping
parishioners instantly notified of any important
developments such as planning applications and village
activities. Your views are most welcome via Geoff Robinson who will
also be very pleased to consider including anything you feel
should be incorporated. A "Whats On" page has now been added
and details of your events will be added if you let Geoff Robinson
know.
Road Safety
The hedge has now been cut at Blacksmiths Cottage, Dog Corner,
next to Barrell’s engineering works - many thanks to all involved
as visibilty is now greatly improved. We have contacted SCC
regarding a similar problem at the junction with Church Lane. We
have also raised the issue of flooding during bad weather in
Church lane with the appropriate authority.
Planning Applications
None outstanding at the
moment.