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CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION
I would like to express again on behalf of the Parish Council thanks to all those workers and volunteers whom kept us with food, post and home essentials during Covid-19.
If you require help locally then contact WM Good Neighbours on 07914 494108
The Annual General Meeting of Wickham Market Parish Council was held on Monday 22nd June 2020 via Zoom. To advise at this meeting Cllr Ivor French was Unanimously Elected as Chairperson.
New Information
Wickham Market Play Areas – Village Hall Play Area, Zip Wire, MUGA and the Simons Cross Play Area Following the latest advice from the Government Wickham Market Parish Council are pleased to announce these areas will re-open from Saturday 4th July 2020. May I take this opportunity on behalf of the Parish Council to thank you for your co-operation whilst these areas have had to remain closed. This is much appreciated.
Veg boxes will be available on the Hill this Saturday from 9am. The stall is expected to close at 11:30am, but this will be determined by the arrival of customers and available produce on the day.
Dave Coote - Fresh Fish will now only attend the Weekly Wednesday Markets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday's each month.
Quince Tree Suffolk will attend each week on a Saturday but no longer on a Wednesday.
Roger with his plants will attend the weekly Wednesday market.
Existing Information
Anglian Water Priority Service Register
Customers who sign up to the Priority Service Register can receive a range of additional support, including with bills, reading the water meter and where there are interruptions to the water supply.
Anglian Water are keen to emphasise that the service is still very much available to customers at the moment, with the exception of help with reading a meter. Where a customer does sign up to the Priority Service Register and selects to receive help with meter reading, Anglian Water will register this and carry out a reading when it is safe to do so.
Registration is quick and easy! To find out more about Priority Services and to sign up,
Call Anglian Water on: 0800 919 155
Go online at:anglianwater.co.uk/priority
It is with great regret the Summer Market due to be held on the Hill on Saturday 15th August 2020 is now cancelled due to COVID-19. Hopefully the Christmas Market can still go ahead and be really special this year.
Wickham Market Allotment Association members have been issued with advice around safety and hand washing when working on the plots at the two Allotment sites.
The Parish Cemetery remains open, but people must take good care around visits i.e. social distancing and hand washing.
A new tree (fastigiate Hornbeam) has been planted in the extended War Memorial garden but the planting of colourful shrubs and perennials cannot be completed at the current time.
Village Sign
Removal of the Village Sign ready for its restoration was due to take late March but unfortunately this work has now been postponed due to COVID-19. Its hoped this work will be able to take place in the very near future.
Message from Suffolk Age UK
If you know of any older people in your village that may need our help our Information and Advice helpline is open as usual. The number is 01473 351234. They are receiving a higher than usual volume of calls but are managing to get back to people on any concerns and are available daily from 9am-1pm based in Suffolk (after 1pm calls are answered by Age UK in London). Feel also feel free to email me if I can help with anything or you have any concerns.
Please also do let me know if you or any of the people in your community would like to stay in touch with myself or one of the team here at Age UK Suffolk via a weekly call during this time or when we are all to be isolated from each other – a call and a chat can make a huge difference. Tracy, Suffolk Age UK.
To support our NHS and following the latest Government advice, please be aware of the following:-
Home, but not alone
A new Suffolk-focused community service has been set up to support people who need help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Called ‘Home But Not Alone’, the service has been launched to help connect people who want to volunteer in their communities with neighbours who are most in need.
The service will mean willing volunteers, charities, town and parish councils, community and religious groups can all log their details and offers of support on an app, while people who need help can phone to request support.
As the number of offers and requests grows, they will be matched so that the right help can be given where it’s most needed. This support could include delivering groceries, medication or essential household goods, in line with Government social distancing guidelines.
Download the free app, called Tribe Volunteer from Apple App Store & Google Play Store
The telephone number for those in genuine need of help is freephone 0800 876 6926 and will be staffed from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week.
Joanne Peters - Parish Clerk to Wickham Market Parish Council
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM WICKHAM MARKET MEDICAL CENTRE
Covid-19 – Changes to for patients booking appointments at the practice
The practice is moving over to a Dr First Triage service which means that all patients who feel that they need to be seen by a clinician will be added to a triage list and a clinician will ring them back and offer them a face to face appointment if they feel it is clinically appropriate to do so.
Access to both Surgeries will change, the front doors will be locked and access for all appointments will be through the side doors, using a door bell at Rendlesham and an intercom system at Wickham. Patients will be screened to confirm that they have no coronavirus symptoms and that they have an appointment. No one will be allowed to enter the building who does not have an appointment.
Medication collection will be via a window near the front door at Wickham and through a window in the Pharmacy Shop at Rendlesham
PLEASE NOTE - All appointment booking and medication queries etc will be via the telephone, there will be no face to face service
Notices will be displayed outside both buildings to direct patients but the key message is that no one will be allowed to enter the building without an appointment and they will be screened again before entry.
CORONAVIRUS
SOURCES OF ADVICE
The coronavirus situation is fast-moving and there is an increasing amount of misinformation online. We should be using government advice to inform decisions and be checking that advice regularly.
- Public Health England has FAQs that will be updated regularly. This guidance, developed with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, aims to assist employers and businesses in providing advice to their staff
- You may find the advice from ACAS useful in considering any employment-related matters that may impact your local council.
- For further reading, the Local Government Association has published a very useful list of different government advice sources.
There is currently a vacancy on the Parish Council - If you wish to stand for your local council please do not hesitate to get in touch with Joanne Peters (Parish Clerk) at wickhammarketparishclerk@gmail or call 01394 459400
FOR ALL PARISH COUNCIL DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING DETAILS OF FORTHCOMING MEETING DATES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE CLICK ON THE PARISH COUNCIL TAB AND SCROLL DOWN.
There is now a separate tab for Sizewell C whereby lots of useful information can be found.
Wickham Market is a friendly, thriving community of around 2100 residents. We have our own local school, GP surgery, dentist, library, shops and village hall. We are uniquely placed in a semi rural setting yet only half an hour from Ipswich, 90 minutes by train from London and well served by public transport.
Please use this site to gain information on what is being discussed by the Parish Council, local news, events, local businesses, clubs and societies in Wickham Market. And if you would like to promote your own local charity, business or event, please contact Jo Peters (Parish Clerk on wickhammarketparishclerk@gmail.com or 01394 459400 so that we can help you to make it a success. If you are an organisation and would welcome volunteers or you yourself want to be a volunteer, please go to our Volunteer page.
PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS - CLICK HERE
Wickham Market Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 Consultation - What will happen next?
Following this public consultation, the Draft Neighbourhood Plan will be revised and a final plan will be submitted to Suffolk Coastal District Council to check that it complies with all the necessary regulations. The final plan will then be published for another public consultation (Regulation 16). Following this, the final plan will be submitted to an Independent Examiner for assessment and, if passed, a Referendum will take place on the plan.
We welcome any comments or suggestions about this website so please don't hesitate to contact Jo Peters, Parish Clerk.
Please do take a look at our PhotoGallery of our beautiful village, both past and present. If you have photos you would like to see on the site, please e-mail these to Jo Peters (Parish Clerk on wickhammarketparishclerk@gmail.com.
Wickham Market Primary School is looking for people who could spend a couple of hours a week to listen to some of the school children read. Training will be given and you will need to go through a CRB check (the school arranges and pays for this). The children are great and enjoy the valuable experience. If you are interested, please e-mail wickham.admin@avocetacadamy.org.
Please click here to view the Wickham Market Walk Leaftlet - Walks Leaflet