The Parish Council has a new email address which replaces the old one.

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It has come to our attention that a member of public has posted leaflets through the doors of a large number of residences of Barham and Claydon, regarding the Barham Picnic Site.

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BARHAM ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

LET’S MAKE CLAYDON AND BARHAM SPARKLE!

LET’S MAKE BARHAM AND CLAYDON AND SPARKLE!

The next Parish Council meeting will not take place on Monday 19th February 2024, it has been moved to FRIDAY 22nd March 2024, 7pm in Barham Church Hall.This will put the Parish Council on track for meetings to take place every other month.The Annual General Meeting will take place on...

Tender Document for Barham Parish Council Street Cleaning Contact

Dr Dan Poulter MP will be coming to meet and give an update on the provision of doctors surgeries as a follow up to his meeting in November.

An Extra Ordinary Parish Council Meeting is to take place on Tuesday 12th December 2023, 7pm in Barhan Church Hall to;TO PURSUE THE ORIGINAL VOTE OF MOVING FORWARD TAKEN WITH SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, OR THAT WE THE BARHAM PARISH COUNCIL, PASS THE FREEHOLD OF THE LAND AT THE BARHAM PICNIC SITE...

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COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Update Barham Country Park /Picnic Site

District Councillor DAve Penny July/August report

County Councillor Chris Chambers report July 2023

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Notice is here by given by BMSDC that a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for Barham Parish Council.

The date of the June Parish Council meeting has been changed to Tuesday 27th June, 7.00pmto take place in Barham Church Hall.All members of the public are most welcome to attend.

The retiring Barham Parish Chairman, Darren Milward has stood down after 3 years as Chairman and many years as a Councillor.  During his time as Chair, he has succeeded with an excellent team of Community Speed Watch volunteers.  The village is very passionate that speeding in the village is tackled.  Currently 6 approved sites in Barham which the speed watch team carry out speed checks.

Contested Election of Mid Suffolk District Council to take place on Thursday 4th May 2023

Contested Elections for Barham Parish Council to take place on Thursday 4th May 2023

The Chairman has called for an Extra Ordianry Parish Council meeting to take place on Tuesday 18th April 2023, 7pm in Barham Church Hall.Members of the public are most welcome to attend

An Extra ordinary Parish Council meeting is to take place on Wednesday 29th March 2023,7.00pm in Barham Church Hall.Agenda is filed under the Meetings tab

BARHAM COUNTRY PARK

THESE BEAUTIFUL MOSAICS HAVE BEEN UNEARTHED AT THE PICNIC SITEIf anyone has any information about them please contact the Parish Council to let us know, thank you.

Further to the Parish Council taking on the rejuvenation of the Barham Picnic Site.  With the help of the Probation Service, Otley College & The River Gipping Trust work is already underway with making good the toilet and information block and clearing the site.

Please accept apologies that the In Touch article for January magazine has missed the deadline, due to it being brought forward.  However you can find the January article on this website underthe above heading IN TOUCH

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED BECOMING A PARISH COUNCILLOR?Barham Parish Council has a vacancy for one new member.

The Chairman has called for an Extraordinary Meeting of the Barham Parish Council to take place onTuesday 1st November 2022, 7pm in Barham Church Hall to consider the best way forward for the future of the Picnic Site, further to Barham Picnic Site Community Project group declining the draft lease.

Barham Parish Council has helped the picnic site group in every way which they can and we were really excited about he prospect of the picnic site reopening.  The Parish Council have been more than supportive to the group and at the last council meeting it was agreed to give them 1 last try, as it was our solicitor was in the final stages of finalising the lease.

The date of the next Barham Parish Council meeting is to take place on

A Barham Parish Council Meeting is to take place on;

Taylor Wimpey have now submitted the Design Code and Reserved Matters application for Land East of Norwich Road, Barham.

Barham Annual Parish Meeting

The date of the Annual Parish Meeting has been changed from 23rd May 2022, to Monday 16th May. 

Land East of Norwich Road, Barham - Taylor Wimpey Reserved Matters Application Please come and join us for a workshop about our plans for new homes at Land East of Norwich Road, Barham.

Notice of Community Governance Review Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Local Government (Parish and Parish Councils) Regulations 2008 Mid Suffolk District Council has commenced a Community Governance Review in all parts of the District.

Until recently the children of Barham Village had to walk up to 2 miles to the neighbouring village of Claydon if they wanted to play on the nearest play area.

NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning GroupDr Ed Garret – Chief Operating Officer;

Claydon & Whitton Parish Council is hosting an 'Ask Your MP' event, with the MP forCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich, Dr Dan Poulter.Local residents are welcome to attend this online event via Zoom -please see details in the link. If you have an in depth question for Dr Poulter, pleasefeel free...

The Chairman has called for an Extra Ordinary Parish Council Meeting,the meeting will take place on TUESDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2022, 7pm in Barham Church Hall.All members of the public are most welcome to attend. Agenda attached.

PLEASE KEEP OUT OF THE FENCED AREA The new play area has not yet been signed off by  health & safety.  ROSPA should carry out the safety check within the next 7 days (once the swings have been installed) Permanent fencing to be installed, kindly donated by Highways Assurance.

Highways is planning to cut back the declining Ash trees to ground level along C455 Sandy Lane, Barham (from Barham Bridleway 003 to Hemingstone Footpath 002).

We are delighted that the new play equipment is currently being installed on theKirby Rise green.  A full ROSPA Health & Safety inspection will need to be carried out on the new play equipment before it is safe to use.

Barham Parish Council would like to wish all a 

The K2 Recovery vehicles moved out of the Barham Picnic Site this week, having used the area to park their vehicles for the last 12 weeks.  K2 Recovery has passed on its thanks to the parish for allowing them to use the area. 

December Parish Council meeting has been changed from Tuesday 7th December 2021 toMonday 13th December 2021, 7.00pm, in Barham Church Hall

The new Barham Parish Council Chairman, Darren Milward, proudly shows off the new Vehicle Activated Speed Sign. 

The team has had their training and now out in force in Barham – “WATCH YOUR SPEED”.

Highways are planning to carry out road resurfacing along C492 Norwich Road and C455 Sandy Lane, Barham, as detailed below.

BMSDC Recycling has published the following information regarding Christmas &New Year bin collections.  Visit the website;https://www.babergh.gov.uk/waste-services/collection-days/christmas-collections/

The public consultation for the A14 J55 Copdock Interchange improvement scheme has been launched and will run until 9 December 2021.For more information, visithttps://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a14-j55-copdock-public-consultation

The Chairman has called for an extra ordinary meeting of the Parish Council to take place, on Monday 8th November 2021, 7pm in Barham Church Hall.Agenda can be found under the Meetings tab, Agendas.

BARHAM FISHING LAKES

Barham Traffic Calming Measures;Suggestions/Requests from Parish Council and the answers from the Speed & Safety Management Engineer

Parking-Notice-Consultation-NOTICE-MSDC-Revised33056.pdf

The River Gipping Trust have now received all the timber components needed to complete the new footbridge over the river Gipping just above Baylham.

The previously scheduled Parish Council meeting on Monday 6th September is POSTPONED.

An Extra Ordinary Parish Council Meeting has been called by the Chairman of Barham Parish Council

Volunteers who have signed up to be part of the Community Speed Watch Initiative in Barham are now successfully undergoing training.

Barham Parish Council would like to say a BIG THANK YOU toSimon Marsh - Highways Assurance for his support and funding towardsDK9 Security when they carried out the patrols in Barham.  The local business man made generous financial contributionstowards the cost of this which helped the Parish Council greatly. 

 The Barham & Claydon Wombles at work, they filled 6 bags with litter from along the banks of Pesthouse Lane.

Week 5th July and DK9 Security carried out their last week of work for Barham.However they had nothing to report, it was a very quiet week for them.It has been agreed by Barham Parish Council not to renew the DK9 contract, this is due tothe lack of funds which the Parish Council currently has budgeted for the service.  However, its been a good job done by the security team who have helped to make the parish a saferplace to live, visit and work in.  Let us hope it remains that way too.Thank you DK9 Security for all you have done, I am sure you will be greatly missed.

DK9 Security week of 28th June 2021 reported the following;

DK9 Security week of 21st June 2021;Investigations into the recent fly tipping, has shown where it has come from!Male trying to cause damage to a parked car outside the Sorrell Horse public house.Suspicious 4 x 4 parked on Norwich Road.2 males wearing full face coverings acting suspiciously, reported to the police,who attended with dog security unit.

Week 14th June 2021 DK9 Security recorded the following;Teenagers on the picnic site shouting verbal abuse.Highly dangerous pot hole at the site entrance on Sandy Lane, reported again to Highways.Traffic light signs on Norwich Road, knocked over by a group of people, they then put a traffic cone in the...

Barham Parish Council has instructed Suffolk County Council to keep the street lights in Barham switched on during the night.   The reason being that it was reported to the Parish Council by DK9 Security, that to prevent anti social behaviour and crime it would be useful to keep the lights...

Barham Parish Council were disappointed to hear about the closure of the Barham and Claydon surgery. 

Barham Parish Council will be holding an Extraordinary Meeting on Wednesday 9th June 2021, 7pm in Barham Church Hall to;

DK9 recorded the following activities;

DK9 weekly activity from 10th May 2021Reported to police an incident of Drug Driving, but police would not attend.Gas cylinders found on Church Road.

Babergh and Did Suffolk District Council has advised that paper bank collections in the districts will stop.  The contractor/collectors have advised that it is no longer viable for them to continue with the service.As such, they will shortly begin removing the banks from sites.The District Council is exploring if possible alternative schemes could provide a cost effective solution, and will, of course, keep our towns and parishes updated on developments.However, in the meantime, we continue to recycle paper and cardboard widely across Suffolk, through residents’ kerbside recycling collections – where we will also collect additional dry, flattened, cardboard left beside recycling bins, and at local recycling centres.

"Big Lunch" Picnic with Good Neighbour SchemeGREAT NEWS EVERYONE!

DK9 dealt with the following;

DK9 dealt with the following incidents;

DK9 dealt with the following;Suspicious activity at the Picnic Site.Flytipping.Disturbed and moved on suspicious males in Phillips Road.Found a push bike left in Sandy Lane.Dog left in a parked car.Suspicious person who had caused concern all week was reported to the police who attended to view evidence on CCTV.

DK9 dealt with the following;

At the recent Barham Parish Council meeting the major issue of speeding vehicles throughout the whole of Barham was again discussed.  The Parish Council has a constant battle with SCC Highways department to get anything done regarding reducing the speeding issues and pretty much have to take things into its own...

DK9 dealt with the following activities;

Some of the activity which DK9 reported the week 30th March 2021;

Barham Parish Council are now the proud owners of a 2nd VAS sign, located by De Saumarez Drive, on Norwich Road.  Chairman Darren Milward, proudly shows off the new Vehicle Activated Speed Sign.   The new sign which is the same as the VAS sign which is located the opposite end of Norwich Road, will register and show the speed which a vehicle is travelling and if travelling over 30mph will flash SLOW DOWN.    A Bluetooth Data Collection Unit has also been purchased, so that the Parish Council can download and analyse speed data.   BMSDC Councillors Tim Passmore and John Whitehead have kindly awarded £3,000 from their Locality Budget towards the cost of the sign.  The Parish Council would like to express their thanks to them as the money is most gratefully received.

Fly Tipping is not acceptable and is a criminal offence resulting in prosecution.

DK9 Security week 8th March to 21st March

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The Parish Council received this praise and thanks from a village resident for the services of DK9 Security..................

Some of the activity which DK9 security reported, week of 1st March 2021

DK9 recorded the following

DK9 Security reported the following;

DK9 recorded the following;

Barham Parish Council would like to acknowledge the generous donation of £2005.00 which our Suffolk County Councillor has given towards the new vehicle activated speed sign.  This has been installed just by the junction of Church Lane on the Norwich Road, within the30mph speed limit.  John has been very committed to helping reduce speed through the village.The new sign displays and registers the speed which a vehicle is travelling and if travelling over30mph will flash SLOW DOWN.    A Bluetooth Data Collection Unit has also been purchased,so that the Parish Council can download and analyse speed data.  Results so far have proven thata lot of traffic travels in excess of 30mph along the Norwich Road, in some cases 60mph has beenrecorded.  This evidence is extremely useful in our bid to reduce the speed limits within the village.The Parish Council is in the process of purchasing a second vehicle activated sign, which will be installed the opposite end of Norwich Road.   John Field has again offered funding towardsthe second sign along with Mid Suffolk District Councillors John Whitehead and Tim Passmore who have also offered funding.

The site has undergone a substantial amount of work to make it a viable fishery and to save the river bank from eroding away after decades of minimal maintenance, turning the venue into a special place for all wildlife.  

 DK9 ReportsBarham Parish Council would like the DK9 security patrols to be made public to the village.  It is therefore our intention to make a short weekly blog post of the undertakings of DK9. For the first blog we will give a summary of the incidents which have taken place over the first 7 weeks, since the patrols commenced on the 14th December 2020. Week 14th December;Suspicious vehicles parked in the carpark at Barham Church.Homeless less person also parked in the carpark at Barham Church.A lot of activity taking place after dark at the recreation ground in Claydon, including teenagers on foot, vehicles parked there and evidence of drugs use. Damage to fencing on the A14 flyover.Vehicles parked at the Scout Hut, people smoking drugs.Fly tipping. Week 21st December;Fly tipping at Claydon recreation ground.Evidence of drinking and drug use at the garages by the Scout Hut.Suspicious activity in fields by Barham Church.Potential poaching in fields adjacent to Coopers Road. Week 29th December;Large concrete block causing an obstruction in the middle of Norwich Road.Flying tipping at the recreation ground ClaydonFly tipping in Sandy Lane.Smoking drugs at the recreation ground, Claydon.Suspicious vehicles in the church car park. Week 4th January;Speeding along Norwich Road.Trespassing at the picnic site.Fly tipping.Suspicious vehicles parked at the recreation ground Claydon and Barham Church car park.Shotgun sounds across Barham. Week 11th January;Fly tipping and evidence of drug use at the recreation ground Claydon.Speeding Norwich Road.Evidence of drug use in the carpark at Barham Church.Goat escaped from a field and found in the road.Bag full of dead pheasants found along Coopers Road.Known trouble makers causing a disturbance at the recreation ground Claydon. Week 18th January;Fly tipping in Sandy Lane.Evidence of drug use at the recreation ground Claydon.Fire Hazard reported in Lincoln Gardens. Week 25th January;Aggressive threatening behaviour at Barham Fishing Lakes.Fly tipping Glebeway.

The outline planning application for 269 dwellings on land north of Church Lane was heard on Wednesday 27th January 2021, at the Mid Suffolk Planning Referrals Committee.

The two planning applications for Church Lane in Barham and Ely Road in Claydon are due to be considered at the Mid Suffolk District Council Planning Referrals Committee on 27th January 2021.  

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Ipswich roads will not be able to cope with vast development on the fringes of the town without mitigation measures from neighbouring councils, it has been warned.

BARHAM PARISH COUNCIL ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DK9 SECURITY, WILL NOW CARRY OUT SECURITY PATROLS WITHIN BARHAM.

15th December 2020

Barham Parish Council would like to thank everyone who took the time to complete and return the planning survey questionnaire.  The Parish Council took the view that a survey would not only help to understand the views of residents, but also wanted to look behind an in-principle objection and understand to other reasons for objection.

Welcome to Barham - Please drive with care

Barham Parish Council marks Remembrance Day 2020

The Suffolk County Council Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent Group is to introduce to Council  a motion proposing a default 20mph speed limit for roads in residential areas and communities across Suffolk’s towns and villages, with 30mph limits to be retained only in exceptional circumstances.

Barham Parish Council are delighted to support the River Gipping Trust (RGT).  The RGT is in the process of restoring part of the footpath upstream of Baylham Mill to its original position along the river’s towpath.