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 |
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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
A Letter from the Rector
Dear Friends & Neighbours,
August is traditionally the month for holidays and breaks and down time… but this year it feels very different.… Read the whole story
Supplies from Local Outlets – UPDATED!
We are fortunate to live in the countryside amongst farmers and smallholders where there is fresh produce, eggs, meat and local windmills that make the occasional bag of flour.… Read the whole story
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Since the start of the virus outbreak Suffolk County Council have supplied 219 organisations (not the NHS) in Suffolk with :
• 210,000 Facemasks
• 250,000 Gloves
• 170,000 Aprons
• 30,000 clinical waste bags
We are working as closely as possible with all care home settings and agencies – but although we fund many of the placements, we do not actually run any of them.… Read the whole story
A letter of thanks…
I would like to thank Michelle Waterson and Ann-Marie
Thomas for organizing volunteering in Hepworth and also
to say thank you to all the residents who have volunteered
to help their neighbours during these difficult times.… Read the whole story
Public to access Suffolk’s Recycling Centres from Thursday by appointment only
A new online booking system will be in place when Suffolk’s Recycling Centres re-open on Thursday . This appointment-only system is necessary to help reduce traffic disruption and queueing on roads around the sites and help manage additional demand on the waste sites.… Read the whole story
Weather for March&April 2020
| March 2020 | Max. Temp: | 16.0°C | 17th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min. Temp: | -0.7°C | 26th | |
| Total Rainfall: | 18.5 mm | ||
| Wettest Day: | 5.2 mm | 9th | |
| April 2020 | Max. Temp: | 25.2°C | 12th |
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Speedwatch March 2020
Along The Street:
| March 2020: | 1 session 1 vehicle logged Max 37 mph |
Speedwatch suspended due to Covid-19. Speed Indicator Devices
at each end of the village will continue working both towards
and away from the device.… Read the whole story
Covid-19 Ramblings
Whilst Covid 19 has brought much anxiety to many, bereavement to thousands, loss of business, loneliness and isolation, it has also produced heroic actions from our Doctors and Nurses, immense kindness and thoughtfulness in our neighbours, incredible generosity in all those who donated to Major Tom’s wonderful fundraising activity for the NHS, and it has given all of us the opportunity to slow down and appreciate our friends and family, our beautiful planet and life itself.… Read the whole story
Highways completes 1,000 extra road improvements during lockdown
Suffolk Highways has seized the opportunity to do more whilst roads are quieter, by increasing its number of repairs and road improvements since the Coronavirus lockdown began.… Read the whole story
Message from Councillor Spicer
Councillor Spicer has chased twice for the plans and costings for
some traffic calming measures in Hepworth along the Street, but has
so far not received a response.… Read the whole story
Hepworth Herald
I would like to start a new Hepworth village magazine to be distributed to all 250 households in the village every couple of months.… Read the whole story
Village Newsletter
We publish a village newsletter, which is distributed to all households in Hepworth. You can also download the latest issues from this page (files are in .pdf… Read the whole story