A Call has gone out for all Dennington Artists, Sculptors and Crafters to take the opportunity to exhibit the work of many of the talented people who live in and around the village. Rosie McKenzie has asked that those who would be interested in planning an event during the summer holidays to contact her as soon as possible. A planning meeting will then be held to start the process. Please contact Rosie on rosiemckenzie.art@gmail.com or phone 07779 721147.
Members of the public are invited to have their say on the potential options for the Ipswich Northern Route when the consultation officially begins on 5 July 2019.
Suffolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore is inviting people living in and around the Woodbridge area to his next Q&A session to talk to him and local officers about policing and crime issues in the area.
The Council already have a small number of Plastic Action Champions recruited and trained up but they are looking for more and would like as wide a geographical spread of Champions around the district as possible - click for more details. Training sessions for new champions are to be arranged on an ongoing basis as additional Champions step forward.
East Suffolk residents are being encouraged to take simple steps to protect their health, and the health of their families, from air pollution.
Sports Club has begun it's Friday Night Sports for children in the village. Everyone is welcome - if you don't want to take part, you can always come along and watch. Parents can relax in the Hall whilst the children enjoy themselves on the Field. See the Village Hall website for details.
Mr Ken Hoyle is the new Parish Councillor, following the unfilled vacancy which occurred as a result of the uncontested election. He has been officially registered with East Suffolk District Council and will be able to take his place at the next Parish Council meeting. The Chairman and fellow Councillors welcome Ken onto the Parish Council and look forward to working with him.
The new East Suffolk District Council has a new phone number: 03330 162000. It has replaced any previous numbers used to contact the Customer Services team. It covers the whole of East Suffolk. The web address is: www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk
Stage one of the 2019 OVO Energy Women’s Tour takes place in Suffolk on Monday 10 June with a stage between Beccles and Stowmarket, arriving in Dennington around 11.40am. It starts in Beccles and will pass through Halesworth, towards Sibton and Peasenhall, onward to Framlingham via B1120 and from Framlingham back towards Dennington B1116. They will pass through Dennington, heading towards Laxfield before turning off towards Brundish and Stradbroke.
The Chairman, Robert Wardley, announced at the Annual Parish Meeting that the new Clerk for the Parish Council will be Lydia Kirk who is also the Clerk of Saxtead and Parham Parish Councils. In his annual report to the Parish, he thanked the current Clerk, Ruth Hart, for all the work she has undertaken over the past seven years:
