Blog Posts

  • Using a defibrillator – you might save someone’s life

    Defibrillators are increasingly being provided in our villages. Find out where they are. Your parish clerks will know the locations. I recommend watching the short video from St Johns Ambulance on how to use them. Dialling 999 is the first action and will get you the code to unlock the defibrillator. You don’t need to Read more

  • Highpoint prison expansion open meeting and great news about the Highpoint estate roads

    Tonight a public meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to discuss the proposed HMP Highpoint expansion plans. A good turn out resulted in around 50 folk being hosted in the visitors Center. It was great to see the Governor and his team in attendance along with civil servants from the MoJ. A Read more

  • Suffolk County Council – Ukraine refugee guidance update

    The Homes for Ukraine Scheme Homes for Ukraine – Homes for Ukraine – Local Sponsorship Scheme for Ukraine (campaign.gov.uk) was launched on Monday 14 March to allow individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK. What happens next Once a Sponsor Read more

  • Please see below for the latest update on Ukrainian refugees, from Suffolk’s Ukraine Task Group.

    Suffolk’s Ukraine Task Group includes representatives from each of the districts and boroughs, three Clinical Commissioning Groups, Health Outreach, police, Suffolk Refugee Support, Anglia Care Trust and Community Action Suffolk. This group will adapt its membership as needed to meet the needs of the evolving situation. We appreciate that this is an ever-evolving situation and Read more

  • 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and my mum!

    3 Regiment Army Air Corps and my mum!

    Today it was my privilege to attend the 50th anniversary of 3 Regiment Army Air Corps in Bury St Edmunds. They were given Freedom of St Edmundsbury which was converted to Freedom of West Suffolk. They set off from Abbey Gardens before marching around the center of Bury St Edmunds behind the British Army Band Read more