Hepworth Village Picnic
To celebrate the end of Covid 19 lockdown, the Parish Council invite you to Hepworth’s Village Picnic.
There is something for everyone on this special day.… Read the whole story
Scarecrow Festival
Enjoy all the creativity the village can muster and see a variety of scarecrows in people gardens
POSTPONED – Hepworth Recreation Ground AGM – now on 21/07/2021
Due to the change in COVID regulations, this event has been put back a month to 21/07/2021
We look forward to seeing you there then!… Read the whole story
Elections
There are local elections in Hepworth on 6th May 2021 to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk and a County Councillor for Blackbourn.… Read the whole story
Elections on 6th May 2021
There are local elections in Hepworth on 6th May 2021 to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk and a County Councillor for Blackbourn.… Read the whole story
Weather for January and February 2021
| January 2021: | Max. Temp: | 12°C | 19th |
| Min. Temp: | -3°C | 9th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 83.9 mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 16 mm | 27th | |
| Febaury 2021: | Max. Temp: | 16.8°C | 24th |
| Min. |
Travels Downunder – A Reminiscence
My wife and I have two children, a girl and a boy. Our daughter, the eldest, lives in France and our son, the youngest, lives in Australia.… Read the whole story
Speedwatch News
Device No. 1 at the A143 end of The Street
8 weeks from 31st December to 26th February.
Vehicles arriving into village from the A143:
Total number of vehicles: – 23927
Average speed for ALL vehicles:- 33 mph
Total number of vehicle speeds above 30 mph:- 7128 (29.79%)
No.… Read the whole story
Letter from Rev Bladen – April 2021
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
I don’t know about you, but I find mazes fascinating. Particularly those mazes where you begin in daylight and then walk through the paths in semi darkness until you emerge in the centre back into the daylight.… Read the whole story
A Letter from Rev Bladen for March
Dear Friends and Neighbours,
I recently read a story about some Missionaries in Africa who hired some local villagers as porters to carry some supplies.… Read the whole story
Help to shape future plans of West Suffolk Hospital
As the plans for a new hospital for West Suffolk get underway it is important that as many people are involved in developing the proposals as possible.… Read the whole story
March 2021 Services in the Benefice
| Date | Church | Time | Service |
| Sunday 14th March Mothering Sunday | Coney Weston | 9.30am | Holy Communion |
| Hinderclay | 9.30 am | Village Service | |
| Hopton | 10.00am | All Age | |
| Stanton | 11.00am | Family Communion | |
| Sunday 21st March | Barningham | 11.00am | Holy Communion |
| Hinderclay | 9.30am | Holy Communion | |
| Sunday 28th March Palm Sunday | Barningham | 11.00am | Village Service |
| Hopton | 10.00am | Holy Communion | |
| Stanton | 10.30am | Palm Sunday Celebration with Methodist Church | |
Maundy Thursday 1st April | Barningham | 7pm | |
Good Friday 2nd April | Bike Ride Starting at Barningham Church | 9.30am | |
Hinderclay | 2.30pm | ||
| Easter Sunday 4th April | Hepworth | 9.30am | Family Communion |
| Market Weston | 11.00am | Family Communion | |
| Stanton | 11.00am | Family Communion | |
| Thelnetham | 9.30am | Family Communion |
Services for Holy Week and Easter
Maundy Thursday 1st April
Evening Service 7.00pm Barningham Church
Good Friday 2nd April
Benefice Bike Ride 9.30am… Starting at Barningham Church
Good Friday Service 2.30pm Hinderclay Church
Easter Sunday 4th April
Family Services of Holy Communion at:
9.30am Hepworth
9.30am Thelnetham
11:00am Market Weston
11:00am Stanton… Read the whole story
Census Day 21 March 2021
Preparations are in hand for the 2021 Census, the national exercise held every ten years which provides information for Government use in making decisions, for example in funding of services.… Read the whole story
A Personal Recollection of Margaret and John’s contribution to Hepworth village life
As Margaret and John step down from the Recreation Ground Committee I feel this is a perfect opportunity to highlight all the multitude of events and functions that Margaret and John have voluntarily organised over the years that have enriched our village life.… Read the whole story
Weather for November and December 2020
| November 2020: | Max. Temp: | 17.7°C | 1st |
| Min. Temp: | -1°C | 26th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 34.9 mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 11.9 mm | 14th | |
| December 2020: | Max. |
Land for Allotments
The Parish Council is desperate to find land to provide allotments to residents of Hepworth. We are asking landowners in Hepworth if they have any land that they are willing to rent out as allotments.… Read the whole story
Sincere thanks to Margaret and John Beales from Hepworth Parish Council
On behalf of all the residents of the village, Hepworth Parish Council would like to give a heartfelt vote of thanks to Margaret and John Beales as they resign from their positions on the Hepworth Recreation Committee.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Village Church Clock.
An appreciation by John Carpenter.
My wife and I moved to Hepworth from Duxford near Cambridge just before Christmas in 2012.… Read the whole story
George Wyatt 1930-2021
Sadly George past away in Brandon Park nursing home, at the age of 90.
George has been part of Beck Street and in our lives as long as I can remember.… Read the whole story
Speedwatch News
Speedwatch Team
November 2020:
No sessions
December 2020:
1 Session
5 vehicles logged
max speed = 44 mph
SID News
Device No.… Read the whole story