Blaxhall Parish Council consist of nine
Councillors , Mr Borrett, Mr Bowles, Mr Dunnett (Chairman),Mrs
Gash,Mrs Leeks, Dr Smedley, Mr Suckling and ,Mr West Mrs
Iszard as Clerk.
Meetings are held in the Village hall on the 1st
Wednesday of the month, with additional meetings as the
need arises. The meetings are open to the public and press, there's
always 15minute public speaking time on the agenda at the start of
each one.
The Parish Council are the Trustees of the Village
Hall, which is run as a charity, with a working committee
made up of parishioners and councillors. The Playing
Field is also run with a similar committee.
Blaxhall Parish Council are the official owners of
Blaxhall Common (or Heath) which is a designated
SSSI and has been so for nearly twenty
years. The Common makes up part of the Sandlands
that follows the coast from Southwold in the north to Martlesham
Heath Ipswich to the south. On the common you will find
Nightjars and Nightingales
breeding in spring, also there are Green
Tiger beetles, Sand Wasps and others having adapted to the
heath conditions, that without they would all die out..
Muntjac are solitary animals and can be found, also to
be found are Roe Deer roaming in herds. The Heath used to be
grazed by sheep but that has now become impractical, with modern
living.
Parish Plan
In January 2003 the Parish Council held an open
meeting inviting all village to attend, with their views and
suggestions on the idea of a parish plan being funded by The
Countryside Agency, after an informative talk by Annette Grey from
Suffolk Acre a group of volunteers formed a committee and started
work, under the chairmanship of Mr Mackenzie this was completed
within 18 months, with the parish now owning a
computer, printer, copier and digital camera.
Parish Plan (pdf
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