Welcome to the East Bergholt Parish Council website

The council serves the civil parish of East Bergholt which, as you can see from the photographs above, enjoys a unique setting with beautiful countryside both within and surrounding the village.

This website has information about parish council events and notices of interest (below), plus information on:

Aims and Duties

The parish council aims to deliver services to meet local needs, give East Bergholt a voice and representation, and work to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for everyone in the village.

We have a number of legal duties. We are consulted on planning applications and other proposals that affect the parish; we alert relevant authorities to work that needs doing, or any other problems; and we help Babergh District Council and Suffolk County Council keep in touch with East Bergholt residents.

Parish Council Powers:

  1. We can raise money through the annual precept, which is the parish council’s share of council tax.
  2. We can invest Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) money in infrastructure projects and provide grants to local organisations for such purposes.
  3. We can acquire land for recreation grounds, public walkways, pleasure parks and open space and control such assets.
  4. We hold a “general power of competence” under the 2011 Localism Act, which means we can do “ anything an individual might do” with, for example, freedom to set up a trading company to operate commercial services, to borrow and invest funds.
  5. We are a statutory consultee on all planning applications in the parish. At each monthly full council meeting, based on development plan policies, we make recommendations to Babergh District Council to approve or refuse each application

Events

Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting
April 3, 2025    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Lambe School
Parish Council Meeting
April 10, 2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Lambe School
Young People Committee
April 15, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lambe School
Playing Fields Committee
April 17, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lambe School
Roads, Footpaths and Flatford Committee
April 17, 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Lambe School
Burial Grounds Committee
April 24, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lambe School

Notices

  • Join us on Monday, 31st March at The Lambe School from 10am–12 noon for a very special trip down memory [...]

  • East Bergholt Summer Fair is BACK! Join us on Sunday 6th July at Gandish Road Playing Fields from 1pm – [...]

  • 21/02/2025 The Parish Council have awarded a contract to a specialist service, 4YP, to establish a youth club in the [...]

How to Find Us

Unit 4CD
The Gattinetts Business Centre,
Hadleigh Road,East Bergholt
CO7 6QT

Phone: 01206 413106
Email: info@eastbergholtpc.co.uk

What 3 Words: ///skate.rubble.vocals