The parish council meets in the village hall at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September and November and brief reports appear regularly in Village Voice, the magazine serving the parishes of Hoxne, Wingfield, Denham and Syleham. There are currently seven councillors.   The chairman is Mr John Leader of Monks Hall and the clerk, from whom further information can be obtained, is Mrs Mary Lewis pc@syleham.suffolk.gov.uk or 01379 669258.

Mid Suffolk District Council core strategy for local development has now been confirmed and Syleham is designated 'Countryside', which means that housing development would be permitted only in strictly limited categories. 

The Parish Council takes a strong interest in elderly and vulnerable residents and has an active link with Age Concern in Mrs Elsden. 

The  Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator (Mr G Lewis) can be contacted via the parish clerk, as above, who will also be able to tell you the contact for your particular area. 

County Councillor Guy McGregor, District Councillor Elizabeth Gibson-Harries and local police officer Tim Green frequently attend parish council meetings to keep councillors up to date.

The next meeting will be the Parish Council's Annual Meeting and will be on Wednesday 12th May 2010, following the Annual Parish Meeting which will commence at 7.30pm. 

Recent Issues

Syleham's Parish Plan has now been published and copies  distributed to all households.  The steering group arranged a drop-in coffee morning, with information and activities, to encourage the setting up of small action groups to take forward some of the issues raised; this event was well attended and some new voluntary groups are being formed.

Among the issues the Parish Council will start investigating are a re-cycling site, a group oil-purchasing scheme and a footpath survey.  If you are particularly interested in any of these, please contact the Clerk: volunteers for a footpath survey would be most welcome!

Household Waste  The Parish Council would like to remind all residents that the waste disposal site at Brome is available every day from 8am until 5pm to end March and until 6pm to end September.  Items accepted include green waste, household and car batteries, fridges/freezers, tetra pak cartons and electrical goods - but not wood or plastics.

Older Issues

A review of some of the road names within the parish was undertaken a year or so ago, to try to correct some anomalies; unfortunately, the parish council was wrongly advised on the procedure to be undertaken and this issue was dropped. The opportunity to acquire the red telephone kiosk was  discussed but, as only one resident expressed a desire to retain the kiosk,  it was decided not to undertake the responsibility of maintaining it.

Planning Issues

The Parish Council was invited to comment on the proposed wind turbines at Eye Airfield. The proposal was publicised but no comments were raised by residents.

Parish Council Meeting Minutes
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Annual Meeting Minutes.doc
Annual Parish Meeting Minutes.doc
Minutes 11.11.09
Minutes 13.01.10
Draft Minutes 10.03.10

Reports & Information
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Annual Report.doc
Information available under FOI Act
Protocols for Public Participation