A Huge Thank you
for raising
£1250
David and Carol would like to thank everyone who
supported their Macmillan coffee morning especially the
stalwarts who turned out on a very wet, cold and windy
Saturday morning!!… Read the whole story
Team Hepworth
Could you be part of a volunteer group dedicated to keeping our village beautiful?
We could be caring for the verges, trimming back hedges and weeds, planting bulbs and sewing wildflowers.… Read the whole story
Speedwatch Team
September 2020:
2 Sessions
4 vehicles logged
max speed = 39mph
October 2020:
1 Session
5 vehicles logged
max speed = 39 mph… Read the whole story
Hepworth Speedwatch
Device No. 1 at the A143 end of The Street
14 weeks from 24th August to 28th October.
Vehicles arriving into village from the A143:
Total number of vehicles: – 33267
Average speed for ALL vehicles:- 34 mph
Total number of vehicle speeds above 30mph:- 11805 (35.49%)
No.… Read the whole story
Weather for September & October 2020
| September 2020: | Max. Temp: | 29.6°C | 15th |
| Min. Temp: | 6.3°C | 26th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 55.4 mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 12.4 mm | 23rd | |
| October 2020: | Max. |
Letter from Rev Bladen
December Magazine 2020
As we move into December many children and some of us adults too will be starting the festive ritual of opening Advent Calendars.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Weather July & August 2020
| July 2020: | Max.Temp: | 33.2°C | 31st |
| Min. Temp: | 7.4°C | 21st | |
| Total Rainfall: | 43.8mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 8.9mm | 8th | |
| August 2020: | Max.Temp: |
#YourFuture #YourSay on West Suffolk Local Plan
People’s views will be at the heart of forming a new Local Plan for West Suffolk which will help shape the future of communities and supporting development up to 2040.… Read the whole story
Phylliss Marjorie Planton 100th Birthday on 2nd August 2020
Phylliss was born in Stanton on August 2 nd 1920 being the 3rd of 7 children to Ellen and Reginald Cammell. The family moved to Barningham in 1925 and then on to Hepworth 3 years later at the age of 8 where she has lived ever since.… Read the whole story
The Enigma Variations
It would be fair to say, despite living in God’s Little Acre, we are all fed-up with Covid 19. In a way lockdown took us back to the 1950’s Hepworth when nobody travelled far, but at least we had three shops and three pubs then, yes three pubs!… Read the whole story
Data from SID
Device No. 1 monitoring vehicles at the A143 end of The Street
General reports for the 9 weeks from of 8th February 2020 to 23rd August 2020.… Read the whole story
Bonfire Night Plans?
If you have plans to let off any fireworks on or around bonfire
night, many residents would greatly appreciate knowing ahead of
time so that they can look after themselves, their families or their
pets and livestock in advance of any displays (small or otherwise).… Read the whole story
A Big Thank You
Tina and Russell would just like to say a big THANK YOU to all the people who bought our plums and also made contributions to raise funds for The Donkey Sanctuary in Weston near Sidmouth.… Read the whole story
Church Services Update
We are delighted to be holding our service back in our church buildings at last.
It is difficult to plan too far ahead so we are just looking at one month at a time and hoping we will be able to continue to meet.… Read the whole story
Reflections on my experience of lockdown from Rev Neil Dear…
I’m of a generation who were alive during the Second World war, so the past six months are seen in the context of a fairly long life.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Charities
Any pensioner’s who have lived in Hepworth for 2 years or more are eligible to apply for the annual grant, which is available from the Charities Trust and distributed during December in time for Christmas.… Read the whole story
We have a Scarecrow Winner!
The Scarecrow Competition saw a wide range of fantastic Scarecrows in the village, the judges had a very difficult time to pick the winners as the variety and quality was so good.… Read the whole story
It’s Scarecrow Weekend!
The Scarecrows are gathering! Please see the map below to find out where the 30 village scarecrows are going to be…
Hepworth Charities Land
Land to Let
Approx 2 acres on the Turnpike, Hepworth off A143 – OS map no. 359 with vacant possession 1 October 2020
Applications to The Clerk of Hepworth Charities, Rowan, The Street, Hepworth IP22 2PS
by 21 August 2020… Read the whole story
Sunday Services returning to Church buildings.
The government has now lifted the restrictions on us physically gathering
together for our church services.
We are looking forward to being able to welcome everyone to come and join us with us.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Weather for May and June 2020
| May 2020: | Max. Temp: | 28.6°C | 21st |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min. Temp: | -0.7°C | 15th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 1.3 mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 1.1 mm | 23rd | |
| June 2020: | Max. Temp: | 30.4°C | 24th |
| Min. |
New Parish Councillors
Hepworth Parish Council are delighted to introduce Robin Shackleton and Robert Marsham, our new councillors.
Robin says he is looking forward to working with the Parish council and being involved in Hepworth projects.… Read the whole story
Speedwatch News
Speedwatch will resume again in July.
The Speed Indicator Devices at each end of the village will continue working both towards and away from the device.… Read the whole story
Village Scarecrow Competition
29 August – 31 August
We are looking for your inventive, amusing and interesting Scarecrows.… Read the whole story