Thank you

Immense thanks to Alan Ward, Peter Holloway and Arthur Consadine for their very generous time and expertise in making all the necessary repairs to the children’s climbing equipment at the Recreation Ground. Without their help, the equipment would have needed to be removed or, alternatively, replaced at a cost of around a staggering £32,000! A

Free Mindful Training

Free Mindfulness Courses Help Older Adults Thrive Struggling with stress, or mild memory changes? The Mindful Life Group CIC is offering free, online mindfulness courses – led by Clinical Psychologists – to support older adults in managing these challenges. Available Programs: Delivered online with no cost, these courses are easy to join (self-refer or professional referral), evidence-based and accessible.  For more

100 CLUB RESULTS FOR MARCH

CHARSFIELD RECREATION GROUND 100 CLUB WINNERS FOR MARCH 2025 1st PRIZE NO 64   – £39 2nd PRIZE NO 26- £19 As you may know, the Charsfield 100 Club has been running for many years now and the proceeds from this really help to support the expense of maintaining the Recreation Ground, the costs of which

Spectacles lost

Pair of spectacles in a grey case with motif Worlds Best Grandad.  Probably in vicinity of recreation ground/The Street. Contact: Janpedgrift@btinternet.com  01473 737701

Recreation Ground Spring Clean Up-thankyou

On behalf of the Recreation Ground Committee, I would like to thank all the volunteers who came along to help with the Spring maintenance programme.  We spent two hours strimming, cutting back, clearing pathways, filling in rabbit holes and constructing storage! Please take a few minutes to walk through the area.  You will see that

Devolution consultation

I have just attended an on line session about the devolution proposals and parish councils have been asked to remind all their parishioners to complete the consultation before the 13th April.  The slides which accompanied the government presentation were the best and shortest explanation of devolution I have seen to date so if any of

Quiz Night in aid of Charsfield Recreation Ground

 Richard and Sally would like to thank everyone who supported the Quiz Night in aid of Charsfield Recreation Ground.   We had 14 teams and nearly 70 Quizzers. The results were as follows:  Team Name Total Score We won once somewhere else! 135 Charsfield Charmers 120 Cinabar Barians 119 Close to the Bar 116 Mixed Bunch

Guppies looking for a home

Baby guppies need a good home – come and help yourself. Contact janpedgrift@btinternet.com or 01473 737701

Devolution consultation announced today (24 February 2025)

Your chance to comment on the future of Suffolk and how it affects you. Details have just been published today of the government consultation on proposals to create a Mayoral Combined County Authority across Norfolk and Suffolk.  The deadline is 13th April 2025.  The easiest way for you to respond and engage in the consultation

Woodbridge Choral Society: Rossini – 29 March 2025

Tickets are now available for our next concert of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solonelle. You can either order them from Peter Bridle <peterdb00@gmail.com> or from Ticket Source: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/woodbridge-choral-societyTicket Source: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/woodbridge-choral-society Autumn Concert at Snape MaltingsSaturday 01 November 2025 In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2, we plan to present two memorable works at Snape

Charsfield Emergency Plan 2025

A sub group of the parish council will be meeting this Thursday to revise and re-issue the current Charsfield Emergency Plan.  The new version will include a section dedicated to flooding.  A village emergency plan is heavily reliant on volunteers.  If you have any equipment you think might be useful (e.g. generator, pump, 4 wheel