The village of Newton is scattered around a green of some 40 acres,
which forms 8 holes of the Newton Green Golf Club. The total
land within the Parish boundaries is approximately 2200
acres. The village is divided by the A134 which is the
main road between Sudbury, 3 miles in the north, and
Colchester. We hope that you find our website of interest and
that your time spent scrolling through our pages is worthwhile.
This page will give you a summary of news items and of forthcoming
events.
All documents on this website are in PDF
format.
National Grid
Proposal
National Grid are currently consulting on the proposed routes
for a new 400kv overhead power line between Bramford and
Twinstead.
National Grid are holding a public
exhibition of their proposals in Newton Village Hall on Wednesday
20th January 2010 between 12pm and 9pm. With 2
of the proposed routes running through Newton you may wish to
review more information on the proposals which you can see
HERE.
Next Meeting of Newton Parish
Council
Newton Parish
Council's next scheduled meeting will be held on
Wednesday 10th March 2010 at 7.30pm in Newton Village
Hall.
NPC becomes Power of
Well-Being council
At its meeting on 11th November 2009, Newton Parish Council
resolved to become a power of well-being council. The power
of well-being will enable NPC to do anything which it considers
likely to achieve the promotion or improvement of the economic,
social or environmental well-being of the area.
Ideas on how to spend Village of
Year prize money
Newton Parish Council would welcome ideas from residents on how the
£1,500 prize money for winning the Suffolk Village of the Year
competition should be spent. Please contact Colin Poole on
01787 376448.
Parish
Plan volunteers required
Following the meeting in October we are still looking for a further
2 -3 volunteers to set up the working group to revisit Newton's
Parish Plan. Please contact the Clerk Dave Crimmin on 01787
375085 if you are interested or would like further
information.
Around the Green
A copy of the January 2010 edition can be seen
HERE
Statement of Intent as to
Community Engagement
Newton Parish Council has published its Statement of Intent on
Community Engagement which can be seen
HERE
Newton is Suffolk Village of the
Year 2009
Acknowledge by courtesy of the East Anglian Daily
Times
Newton is Suffolk Village of the Year
for 2009.
West Babergh Safer Neighbourhood
Team
Newton is policed by the West Babergh
Safer Neighbourhood Team and our PCSO is 3193 Siobhan
Hemmett. You can contact the team via the following
methods:
The Safer Neighbourhood Team's website also
contains some useful information and links for problem
reporting:
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/safersuffolk/westbabergh
IF YOUR CALL IS URGENT AND YOU NEED
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE, ALWAYS CALL
999.