Vibrant Community Life in Fressingfield - Highlights from Annual Parish Meeting

Fressingfield Fressingfield Annual Parish Meeting Annual Parish Meeting April 2024 April 2024 Highlights from annual reports Highlights from annual reports The full reports are available on The full reports are available on the website the website

Village Recorder Village Recorder Andrew Vessey is the village recorder Andrew Vessey is the village recorder He writes about the goings He writes about the goings- -on in the parish, month by month month by month on in the parish, A fascinating insight into life today in our A fascinating insight into life today in our part of High Suffolk part of High Suffolk

Tennis Club Tennis Club Membership of 40 Membership of 40 - - always looking for new always looking for new members for tennis at all levels members for tennis at all levels A club for all ages and levels with courts A club for all ages and levels with courts always open to members always open to members Coaching for all ages Coaching for all ages - - Saturday morning junior coaching throughout the year junior coaching throughout the year Saturday morning

Suffolk County Council Suffolk County Council Cllr Bobby Bennet has looked after Cllr Bobby Bennet has looked after Fressingfield during Cllr Peter Gould s illness Fressingfield during Cllr Peter Gould s illness 99% pupils given their preferred place of 99% pupils given their preferred place of primary school primary school New contract agreed in October for New contract agreed in October for maintaining roads, pavements and rights maintaining roads, pavements and rights of way of way

Scouts Scouts Fun, rewarding and challenging Fun, rewarding and challenging opportunities for young people opportunities for young people Explorers expedition to join an orphanage Explorers expedition to join an orphanage community in Kenya community in Kenya Involved in local communities including Involved in local communities including links to schools and Fressingfield Santa run links to schools and Fressingfield Santa run

SAFE SAFE Comments on any planning application Comments on any planning application Knows that the NDP is under pressure from Knows that the NDP is under pressure from district council and central government district council and central government Acts as a lobbying group on all planning Acts as a lobbying group on all planning matters in the parish matters in the parish

Royal British Legion Royal British Legion Regular meetings at Sports and Social Club Regular meetings at Sports and Social Club including a talk by the Police and Crime including a talk by the Police and Crime Commissioner Commissioner 2023 5,000+ raised for the Poppy Appeal 2023 5,000+ raised for the Poppy Appeal Continued support for the RBL care home Continued support for the RBL care home in Cromer inc gift of outdoor xylophones to in Cromer inc gift of outdoor xylophones to Dementia Wing Dementia Wing

Playtime Playtime Baby and toddler group meets every Baby and toddler group meets every Thursday Thursday Sancroft Hall is transformed with toys, Sancroft Hall is transformed with toys, ride ride- -ons ons, craft and sensory play , craft and sensory play No set charge, reliant on donations from No set charge, reliant on donations from parents and fund parents and fund- -raising raising

Parish Council Parish Council Annual grants help keep parish groups Annual grants help keep parish groups vibrant plus donations to area organisations vibrant plus donations to area organisations like EAAA and Waveney Foodbank like EAAA and Waveney Foodbank Works with Suffolk Highways and police to Works with Suffolk Highways and police to control speeding and improve road signs control speeding and improve road signs All residents invited to contribute to council All residents invited to contribute to council meetings meetings

Parish Church Parish Church Serves the parish both in the church and in Serves the parish both in the church and in the community the community The ancient building is a centre for The ancient building is a centre for community activities throughout the year community activities throughout the year Outdoor services at harvest time, on Outdoor services at harvest time, on Remembrance Sunday and on Christmas Eve Remembrance Sunday and on Christmas Eve

Mothers Union Mothers Union Full programme of meetings for 30 Full programme of meetings for 30 members members Afternoon tea for all at annual Advent Afternoon tea for all at annual Advent service service Part of the largest Christian organisation in Part of the largest Christian organisation in the world the world

Fressingfield Shed Fressingfield Shed Open to women and men for Open to women and men for connection, conversation, and creation conversation, and creation connection, Began in Spring 2023 in Began in Spring 2023 in Goowin counter social isolation counter social isolation Goowin Hall, to Hall, to Thriving groups on different days Thriving groups on different days Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Fressingfield Players Fressingfield Players Rose, phoenix Rose, phoenix- -like, from the ashes in 2012 like, from the ashes in 2012 Joining the Players is good for body and Joining the Players is good for body and soul soul anyone who is interested is anyone who is interested is welcomed welcomed Everything from panto to murder mystery, Everything from panto to murder mystery, with musicals in with musicals in- -between between

FLHAG FLHAG Fressingfield Local History and Archive Group Fressingfield Local History and Archive Group 40 members enjoyed full programme of 40 members enjoyed full programme of meetings including a visit to Flatford Mill meetings including a visit to Flatford Mill Aims to preserve archives of Fressingfield Aims to preserve archives of Fressingfield history history Arranges talks and visits to entertain and Arranges talks and visits to entertain and inform about local history inform about local history

Community Gardeners Community Gardeners Monthly meetings and regular visits: new Monthly meetings and regular visits: new members always welcome members always welcome Talks on all things gardening in friendly Talks on all things gardening in friendly atmosphere of Sports and Social Club atmosphere of Sports and Social Club Organised the hugely successful garden Organised the hugely successful garden festival in June festival in June

Bowls Club Bowls Club For over 100 years the club has welcomed For over 100 years the club has welcomed bowlers bowlers - - all levels of skill and experience all levels of skill and experience Tuesday roll up sessions open to all Tuesday roll up sessions open to all members members new members welcomed new members welcomed Social and competitive sessions Social and competitive sessions on the green and in the Sports and Social Club! green and in the Sports and Social Club! on the

Bell Ringers Bell Ringers The pleasure to ring for King Charles III The pleasure to ring for King Charles III coronation. coronation. The public invited to join the national Ring The public invited to join the national Ring for The King in May for The King in May Always looking for new ringers Always looking for new ringers training sympathetically given sympathetically given training

Baptist Church Baptist Church Aims to share the good news of Jesus with Aims to share the good news of Jesus with everyone everyone The chapel is a hub of activity throughout The chapel is a hub of activity throughout the week for all ages the week for all ages Pleased to host events for the school, the Pleased to host events for the school, the parish council and to share services with parish council and to share services with the parish church. the parish church.

Art and Craft Group Art and Craft Group Steady membership of 30, working on own Steady membership of 30, working on own projects at weekly meetings projects at weekly meetings Cross stitch embroidery of the Coronation Cross stitch embroidery of the Coronation emblem completed by members emblem completed by members Excellent get Excellent get togethers at Fire and Feast togethers at Fire and Feast (June) and the Fox and Goose (December) (June) and the Fox and Goose (December)

Art Club Art Club Growing number of artists using variety of Growing number of artists using variety of media: different levels of experience media: different levels of experience Exhibitions in Weybread and Earsham Exhibitions in Weybread and Earsham an opportunity to view and buy local art opportunity to view and buy local art an Help and encouragement in a friendly way Help and encouragement in a friendly way

Croquet Club Croquet Club Keen to increase membership Keen to increase membership young and old(er!), novice or experienced old(er!), novice or experienced Work in autumn and winter prepared an Work in autumn and winter prepared an excellent lawn for this year excellent lawn for this year young and Coaching and equipment for newcomers Coaching and equipment for newcomers on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons 2pm at Sancroft Hall Green 2pm at Sancroft Hall Green