Wednesday 28 September 2011

Health Walks in Suffolk

The following two PDFs are from Suffolk Coastal D.C. and are concerned with 'Health Walks' in Suffolk in the coming three months.

For full details download the documents - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - available from HERE

Oct. Nov. Dec. 2011 Health Walks Area Order

Oct. Nov. Dec. 2011 Health Walks Date Order

Thursday 22 September 2011

Latest and forthcoming events

Road Closure - Due to the Ipswich Half Marathon on Sunday 25th September, Westerfield Lane and Main Road will be closed for some time during the morning. It is expected to be clear by 11.30 - 12.00.

Meet Your MP: - Come and meet your MP - Dr.Daniel Porter on 21st October - 7.30 in St. Martin's Church. Everyone is welcome.

Next Parish Council Meeting - 6th December at 7.30 in the Village Hall. This is the meeting where we set the precept for the Council Tax for next year.

Minutes of the Parish Council meeting 6th September 2011

The draft minutes of the meeting can be seen HERE

Sunday 18 September 2011

Council Meeting 6th September 2011

Full minutes will be published as soon as they are to hand. In the meantime, here are some snapshots of the evening.

It was nice to see the new residents of Rivendell come to the meeting. Also in attendance was Jim Kerridge and Charles Lewis of The Fountain.

There was a public discussion regarding speed through the village and also a robust discussion about The Fountain and local planning decisions. Because there are some outstanding issues regarding planning, Mr. Lewis of The Fountain is requesting an on-site meeting with the planners from Suffolk Coastal D.C. to which they have also invited members of the Parish Council (PC). The intention is to try and resolve the issues to everyone's satisfaction. Currently, no date has been set for this meeting.

With regard to previous issues with dog fouling, the PC has arranged for a larger receptacle to be installed to replace the current one at the Fynn Lane entrance to the footpath along the Fynn.

There was a long discussion regarding the mobile library, where Suffolk County Council (SCC) is planning to halve the number of mobile units resulting in as possible extension from the current two weeks between visits to either four weekly or monthly. Forms are available for residents to express their opinions regarding this service. Please e-mail pc@tuddenhamstmartin.suffolk.gov.uk for a copy.
The PC is looking into requesting a reduction in the speed limit between the end of the 30 mph limit on Main Road, Tuddenham down to the 30mph restriction at the railway bridge next to Humber Doucy Lane. The first step is to arrange for SID (the SCC speed monitor unit) to make an assessment of current speeds on the road.

There was some discussion regarding extra facilities for the village but the only suggestion was to increase the signage for the children's play area at the back of Keightley Way. Oh, and to have the sign on The Street indicating the Village Hall to be cleaned!

The next meeting is on the 6th December 2011 in the Village Hall as usual.

For more information on the activities of the Parish Council please contact
pc@tuddenhamstmartin.suffolk.gov.uk

Monday 5 September 2011

Crime Statistics for July

There is some discrepancy in the numbers being reported.

The regular news letter from Kesgrave Safer Neighbourhood Team states that there were no crimes in Tuddenham. To see the full document download it from HERE (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - get it here)

However been the following crimes reported by our Community Police Officer.

'Since 1st July 2011 there have been 5 crimes in the Tuddenham area, these
relate to two thefts of metal , a crime that is still prominent in the area, 2 damages
to a car in High Street and a car being broken into. This is a slight drop from 6
crimes to 5 in comparison to the same period for the previous year.
So please remain vigilant particularly during nighttimes when it is known that
some of our scrapmetal thieves become more active.'