Weather in July and August 2021
| July 2021: | Max. Temp: | 31.2ºC | 18th |
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| Min. Temp: | 8.9ºC | 16th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 42.2mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 11.2mm | 27th | |
| August 2021: | Max. Temp: | 25.7ºC | 11th |
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Dear Reader,
firstly I must apologise for the lack of scarecrow outside our house for this annual ‘funfest’. Unfortunately he got pinged and had to go into isolation!… Read the whole story
Hepworth Recreation Ground Management Committee needs an Auditor!
We need an annual audit for our very simple accounts – we can provide computerised or hard copy print outs – some accounting knowledge would be an advantage but not strictly necessary.… Read the whole story
Face to Face (Being together)
Perhaps in our modern world, communication has never been so efficient and immediate. We have the opportunity to communicate using the telephone, emails, text, etc, which means we can message people almost instantaneously anywhere in the world!… Read the whole story
Macmillan Coffee Morning
David and Carol would like to thank you all for your fabulous support at their 2021 coffee morning for Macmillan.
An enormous
£1600
was raised for this amazing cause, and thanks go to all who attended and donated items and baking on the day, and of course our extremely generous sponsors and all our helpers!… Read the whole story
Christmas Get Together
All villagers are invited to a festive Christmas Get Together Sunday, 19th December at 1430 – 1700 in the Pavilion
Come along and share some tea, coffee, squash, mince pies, and Christmassy songs!… Read the whole story
Speedwatch Team
Along The Street:
| July 2021: August 2021: | 1 sessions 1 vehicles logged 2 sessions 12 vehicles logged | max speed = 36 mph max speed = 41 mph |
For more information about Speedwatch, or to get involved,
call Richard on 251 484 or 07979745990… Read the whole story
Speedwatch Devices
Device No. 1 at the A143 end of The Street
7 weeks from 8th July to 25th August 2021.
Vehicles arriving into village from the A143:
Total number of vehicles: – 22280
Average speed for ALL vehicles:- 33mph
Total number of vehicle speeds above 30 mph:- 7526 (33.78%)
No.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Angels
We are singing again with great gusto every Monday at 19.30 in the Church.
No auditions – just come and sing!
All abilities welcome
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
The best scarecrows are in Hepworth!
A wonderful display of 26 scarecrows were seen around the village over the last few days. Sadly, there had to be a winner, and so at the village picnic we discovered that Steph Arnold retained her title for a second year, with the magnificent ‘all potted out’
2nd place was Michelle Waterson with ‘Walking the Dog’ and in 3rd, The Shearer Family with ‘The Iron Man’.… Read the whole story
Traffic calming proposals for The Street
Hepworth Parish Council have been working together with Suffolk County Council to address the issue of speeding in The Street.… 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 |
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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
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. |