Easter Bin Collections
There are a few changes to easter Bin collections:
You can also download these dates here:
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Passion for Pigeons – Part 7
By the time you read this our breeding season will be in full swing. Our first bred young birds will be flipping about the garden learning how to use their wings.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Weather – January & February 2025
| January 2025 | Max . Temp: | 12.4ºC | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min. Temp: | -5.7ºC | 12th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 45.6mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 7.7mm | 4th | |
| February 2025 | Max. Temp: | 16.6ºC | 21st |
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Speedwatch Along The Street: January & February 2025
For more information about Speedwatch, or to get involved, call Richard on 07979745990
Jan. 2025: 2 sessions 7 vehicles logged max speed = 41 mph
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Speed Indicator Devices Report April 2025
Device No. 1 at A143 end of The Street
105 days from 11/12/2024 to 25/03/2025.
Vehicles arriving into village from the A143:
Total number of vehicles:- 46653
Average speed for ALL vehicles:- 28.5mph
Total number of vehicle speeds above 30 mph:- 12277 (26.32%)
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Spring & Summer on the Farm
Spring is my favourite time of year. Especially late spring, when the grass is growing tall and everything feels very green all of a sudden.… Read the whole story
From the Rectory
Dear Friends,
As I sit down to write this in the middle of March I’m struck by how much uncertainty fills our world at the moment. Every time we turn on the news, there seems to be more and more to worry about.… Read the whole story
New Bus Times
New bus times start on Monday, 24th February 2025.
A new bus timetable has been published for the 73 and 73A Simonds buses. Only the 73A passes directly through the village, and this is once in each direction each day – towards Thurston college and Bury St Edmunds in the morning, and returning early afternoon, on school days only.… Read the whole story
Speedwatch Along The Street – February 2025
For more information about Speedwatch, or to get involved, call Richard on 07979745990
November 2024: 2 sessions 7 vehicles logged max speed = 41 mph
December 2024: 3 sessions 5 vehicles logged max speed = 43 mph… Read the whole story
50% Eco Friendly Insulation for Suffolk Residents
Anyone in Suffolk can receive a 50% discount off their purchase of 200mm or 370mm wide insulation rolls (up to E200) with free delivery.… Read the whole story
Winter on the Farm
Our small flock of forty or so Shetlands live on our tiny farm on the Suffolk/Norfolk border. The farm has always had a mixed arable rotation, but with only 80 acres to work with it gradually made more and more sense for us to make a change and enter the whole farm into a five year Countryside Stewardship Scheme.… Read the whole story
PASSION FOR PIGEONS Part 6
Fred Osbourne was a mentor for me in every aspect of pigeon racing when I was younger. A retired painter and decorator for the local council.… Read the whole story
AGM – Hepworth Recreation Hall Management Committee
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at 7pm in the Pavilion
Please do come along – we need your support
We are lucky in Hepworth to have organisations meeting regularly in the Pavilion – the coffee morning, the singing Village Voices, the Art Club, the Parish Council and 2 football clubs (moles allowing!),… Read the whole story
A remembrance of Margaret Beales
For all her dedicated work for the villagers of Hepworth.
Having been lucky enough to count Margaret as a friend for so many years, may I take this opportunity to reflect on how much she unselfishly did in the running of the social life of Hepworth to help enrich our village.… Read the whole story
Margaret Beales, Church Close, Hepworth
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the loss of my wife and best friend Margaret.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Weather – November & December 2024
| November 2024: | Max . Temp: | 17.3ºC | 24th |
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| Min. Temp: | -2.4ºC | 21st | |
| Total Rainfall: | 39.9mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 15.4mm | 18th | |
| December 2024: | Max. |
Village Voices
Announcing the relaunch of the Hepworth Angels!
This is an open invitation to join Village Voices our welcoming group of local people from Hepworth and surrounding villages who enjoy singing and/or playing an instrument as an accompaniment.… Read the whole story
Hepworth 2 Enjoy and the Pensioners’ Christmas Lunch
During 2024, Hepworth 2 Enjoy were hard at work, raising the funds for the village Pensioners’ Christmas Lunch. The Christmas meal is a wonderful way of getting the village together and each of the fund raising events was good fun too.… Read the whole story
St Peter’s
St Peter’s Church, Hepworth stands at the high point of the village, visible from a distance. It is an ancient building, Grade 2 listed, mostly dating to the 14 th and 15 th centuries, although there are stones from an earlier, 11 th or 12 th century building.… Read the whole story
From the Rectory
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
Happy New Year to you all !
We’re a month into the New Year already… and I wonder how many New Year resolutions have been kept so far and how many have already been forgotten ?… Read the whole story
Margaret Beales
We were very sad to hear about the death of Margaret Beales, of Church Close, in December. Margaret with her partner John Beales had been the stalwart of many of the activities of the village and with the management and maintenance of Hepworth Pavilion.… Read the whole story