Blog Posts

  • Come and meet with me and your local police community engagement officer this Saturday.

    Saturday 5th June 10-12 Clare County Park PC Cheryl Claydon and I will be wandering around Clare Country Park between 10-12 this Saturday hoping to chat to as many folk as possible. Come and say hello. Tell us your thoughts about policing or your district council or how can either or both organisations help you. Read more

  • Public engagement with our local police

    I am working with a senior police officer to see if a quarterly police engagement panel can be set up. These used to be held but for what ever reason have been abandoned. Whilst some of these meetings, in the past, cannot seem to get past speeding, dog fouling and parking sometimes others can generate Read more

  • Help for vulnerable to live in their own homes. Grants available.

    We all know that people may become less mobile and more vulnerable through illness or age. Part of our work in housing is help support vulnerable people so they can carry on living in their own home and not have to go into hospital or care. Together with Suffolk’s other district councils and the County Read more

  • First week as a councillor

    It has been a busy week. I started with a visit to West Suffolk House to collect my IT and fill out lots of paperwork. I’m now an official councillor! I met with a number of very helpful officers. The training on Teams was very useful. Within my ward I met with two parish clerks Read more

  • Suffolk Community Restart Fund

    Please find as below information regarding this important scheme. You may wish to draw this to the attention of community groups in your area you believe may benefit from the fund: The Suffolk Community Restart fund, funded through Suffolk County Council, is a grant fund totalling £300,000 and each District and Borough Council within Suffolk Read more