Due to the restrictions of the present lock down, Hepworth Church is presently closed and the usual service of Remembrance could not be held in the same way this year.… Read the whole story
A carol service is being held at St Peters on Sunday at 1800, but if you want to attend, you MUST book in advance. Due to social distancing there will only be room for around 30 people in the church.… Read the whole story
If you would like to attend any of our services across December, please would you book in with the churchwarden for your church (details below).… Read the whole story
I started my teaching career in a large primary school in London. I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher and qualified at the age of 21 after completing a degree in Primary Education.… Read the whole story
The Governors, staff and friends from Barningham CEVC Primary School would like to wish Head Teacher Mrs Frances Parr a very long and happy retirement as she leaves our school at the end of December.… Read the whole story
The school is now fully opened. Our attendance is high and spirits equally as positive. All the staff remain vigilant and take great care to follow our comprehensive Risk Assessments.… Read the whole story
Boxing Day this year falls on a Saturday, which means Monday 28th December is being taken as a substitute bank holiday and all bin collections will be later than usual.… Read the whole story
The Parish Council commissioned a new village sign earlier in the year and it is being made ready for installation early in the New Year.… Read the whole story
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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
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
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
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
| 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. |
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
| 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: |
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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