Blog Posts

  • Highpoint Estate Residents Association (HERA) Minutes of inaugural meeting of reconvened group.

    HERA Meeting: 28th April 2022 1900hrs Happy Days Nursery Present: Nick Clarke, Marion Rushbrook, Jon Eaton, Natalie Jepson, Rick Latarche, Brad Hobart, Stephen Quinn, Kirsty Evans, Georgie and Leigh Crawford Apologies: Gareth Sourfield-Thomas 1. Election of roles in HERA. The following roles assigned: Chair – Natalie Jepson Vice Chair – Rick Latarche Secretary – Georgie Crawford Treasurer – Brad Hobart (to discuss current dormant account… Read more

  • Energy costs help – rebate grant

    About the Rebate Grant This is a Government scheme being administered locally by Anglia Revenues Partnership on behalf of West Suffolk Council. The Rebate Grant is for £150 and is for band A-D households to help toward the increased costs in energy bills. The money doesn’t have to be paid back. This includes those whose… Read more

  • Clare – Shop survey results March 2022

    Clare prides itself on being a vibrant town full of independent shops. And that is backed up by a recent survey. Carried out by West Suffolk Council. Clare has 45 shops of which 42 are currently active. All but three of these shops are categorised as local rather than chains. Clare has a vacancy rate… Read more

  • 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