Gandish Road B1070 Mile Straight Junction Following yet another crash at this junction I have been approached by a number of angry residents explaining to me what should be done and asking why action has not been taken before. It is very obvious that it is only a matter of time before someone is killed or very seriously injured at this junction. It is IMPOSSIBLE to turn out of Gandish Road safely however good a driver you are. The traffic on the B1070 can travel at up to 60mph. To negotiate this exit therefore requires a splay of 300 feet [...]

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS - AUGUST 2026 Date Ref Payee Purpose Gross Net VAT Bank Transfer 03/08/2026 145The Gattinetts Office rent - Aug 736.67 613.89 122.78 05/08/2026 146Dependable Dave Grass cutting - East End 60.00 60.00 05/08/2026 147Armour Engineering BG mower repair 45.00 37.50 7.50 05/08/2026 148Honk Media Media package - July 475.00 475.00 05/08/2026 149HCUK Cons Area final costs 3025.50 2521.25 504.25 05/08/2026 150Constable Hall Youth Club hirings 162.00 162.00 05/08/2026 151Alchemy systems gov.uk.charges 15.56 12.96 2.60 05/08/2026 152Girlie Gifts Xmas market refund 15.00 15.00 10/08/2026 153Amazon BG contractors litter sticks 46.36 38.63 7.73 11/08/2026 154HM Land Registry Search fees [...]

EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS: Parish Council Meeting 9 July 2026 Agenda Item 8.1 Date App. No Address Description 1. 13/08/26 DC/26/03447 Hare and Hounds, Heath Road, East Bergholt, CO7 6RL Full planning application – Erection of pub garden shelter (retention of). 2. 14/08/26 DC/26/03420 Former Telephone Exchange, Cemetery Lane, East Bergholt Full planning application – Conversion of former telephone exchange to dwelling including single storey rear extension, along with change of use of adjacent land to form gardens. 3. 26/08/26 DC/26/03599 Caldor, East End Lane, East Bergholt, CO7 6XQ Householder application – Erection of a ground floor and [...]

Agenda Item 7 CORRESPONDENCE LIST Council Meeting 10 September 2026 Date Sender Subject 1 12/08/26 Babergh East, Police and Parish Forum Minutes of meeting 10 June 2026 2 14/08/26 Dedham Vale National Landscape Proposed Dedham Vale National Landscape and Parish Council accord 3 17/08/26 Professor Stroma Cole Orvis Lane Field 4 27/08/26 Babergh DC Quartet Villages Neighbourhood Plan 5 28/08/26 Police and Crime Commissioner August Update

1 Suffolk County Council Report – Constable Division August 2026 By Darius Laws - A heatwave, poor crop yields (with grapes perhaps being the exception), a hosepipe ban and dangerous field fires mean that the summer of 2026 is unlikely to be forgotten in a hurry. As a backbench councillor, I am part of a group that continues to support practical measures to protect Suffolk's environment. We will also be closely scrutinising the Reform administration's decisions on climate and environmental policy. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service deserves particular praise for its hard work in tackling the recent field fires, especially [...]

EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Thursday 13 August 2026 at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt Present – Parish Councillors Councillor M Burns (Vice Chair of the Council) Councillor R Elmer Councillor M Hockley Councillor A James Councillor L Matthews Councillor J Price Councillor G Woodcock In Attendance G White, Parish Clerk Four members of the public The Vice Chair of the Council in the Chair. OPEN PUBLIC SESSION The Vice Chair welcomed members of the public and invited them to speak. Joy Scott said she and her colleague were back at the Parish [...]