Barham Parish Council

This page covers news relating to the Parish. If you would like information on contacts and other community information this is to be found by following this link.  More general news covering the wider area is to be found on the home page.

Refuse & Recycline Collections
Week Commencing Monday 6 February 2012.

Please put bins out on normal day of collection and Mid Suffolk will do all they can to clear by the end of the week.   Refuse Helpline No. 0845 606 6045.
All brown bin collections are cancelled this week.   Please present your brown bin for collection on the next scheduled date.   If you have subscribed to the Garden Waste Service and need extra waste collection bags call 0845 606 6045 to request them.

The situation will be reviewed throughout the week and further updates will follow.
07.02.12.

Warning!
Lead thefts - Mid Suffolk have been experiencing lead thefts over the last couple of months in Needham market and surrounding areas.  Mainly lead flashing from windows and doors and roofs and it appears that in some cases wheelie bins have been used to gain access to the lead.
Please be vigilant and call the Police if you have information regarding the offenders.
If help is required on crime prevention contact Mid Suffolk South Safer Neighbourhood Team on the general public number 101 or midsuffsouth.snt@
suffolk.pnn.police.uk     11/01/12. 

Parish Meetings

The next meeting is due to be held on Monday 5 March 2012 at 7.00pm in the Church Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend and raise any matters which are of concern to them at the Public Forum. 11/01/12.

Future Meetings:
5 March 2012

Barham Councillors

A complete list of all Parish Councillors, together with contact numbers, is posted on the notice boards at Barham Green and outside the Co-op Food Store, as well as on the website. The boards are regularly updated with useful and helpful information on services and activities. 

A reminder to local Organisations that at this time of year the Parish Council has to consider what its Precept requirement is for the next financial year commencing April 2012.  Any requests from local organisations for financial assistance towards a particular project must be made now in order for it to be considered.   If you have such a request, please let the Clerk know as soon as you read this, so that it can be discussed at the Finance meeting to be held shortly. 21/11/11.

Telephone Scam Warning

Suffolk Police are warning members of the public to remain vigilant after a number of people have been in contact in relation to a telephone scam.

Residents have received a cold call from someone offering a personal loan.  Often they will claim to be from the Ministry of Finance, Money Saving Expert or a loan company but in all instances they are not genuine.

The caller will ask for the victim to send them a fee in the form of a Ukash voucher code by email or over the telephone.   The company will then contact the victim on further occasions asking for more fees but inevitably the loan never arrives.   21/11/11

Bus Services and Free Bus Travel Information

Further information is downloadable PDF timetables for these services can be found on the website at http://www.suffolkonboard.com/news/bus  or by contacting Suffolk Passenger Transport on 0845 606 6171.  29/09/11.

Suffolk County Council

Suffolk County Council launched its budget consultation on 12 August which runs until 12 December.    The Council is already looking at how it can save money through staffing re-structures and reducing back office costs.   They will continue to look for further savings in these areas, but this may not be enough given the scale of savings needed.  To help meet the challenge, they want to hear views on the services which matter most to you.   They would also like to hear about ideas and suggestions on how the Council could save money.    

Please visit the website at: http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/WeAreListening and fill in the survey.  Copies are also available through Libraries or you can answer the survey questions over the phone on 0845 6031842 (Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm). 29/09/11.