Current Events

February 2nd - Woodbridge RSPB. An illustrated talk by David Lindo 'Adventures of the Urban Birder' at Woodbridge Community Hall starting at 7.30 p.m. Group Members £2 [under 16 free] Non Members £3 [under 16 £1.50]

Half Term at Foxburrow Farm

Feb 14th Tues. 10.30am – 12.30pm Family Morning – ‘Forest Fun’. An adventure in the wood following a mud face trail, building animal homes, soil painting and lots more. Children £3.50, Adults £1.50. Please book.

Feb 15th Wed. 10.30am – 2.30pm Wildlife Wardens – ‘Survival Skills‘ - fire lighting, camp fire cooking & charcoal making for 10-15 year olds. £6 each. Please book.

Feb 17th Fri. 10am - 2pm Activity Day ‘Live ‘n’ deadly’ Find the clues and solve the wildlife crime. For 6 – 10 year olds. £6 each. (discount for siblings) Please book. To book Phone 01394 380113 or email foxburrow.education@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

Feb 29th Wed. 2pm – 4pm Volunteer afternoon – Come to find out about the Education work we do, the holiday activities and events we run and practical conservation work parties. Join us for an introduction to the farm, a short walk and a taster of what we offer schools and find out how you can get involved.

March 3rd - St Andrew's Church at 7.30 p.m. Trianon Community Choir and String Ensemble. Adults £8 [includes glass of wine or juice] Children under 16 £5. Tickets from: Browsers Bookshop The Thoroughfare Woodbridge: Woodbridge Violin Shop Market Hill Woodbridge: St Andrew's Church.

March 28th - Woodbridge Shire Hall 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.. A new way of planning for the future of an estuary is being pioneered in the Deben Estuary by the Deben Estuary Partnership (DEP). The DEP are a community group made up of local people who want to safeguard the estuary for future generations. They are committed, with the support of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Unit and the Environment Agency, to formulating a plan which gives landowners, the local community, parish councils and local businesses more involvement in the future of their estuary. Christine Block, Chair of the DEP said “One of the first steps will be to visit the parishes. We want people to have the opportunity to look at the information we already have and let us know whether we’ve captured what’s important. The DEP will be there along with Suffolk Coast and Heaths and the Environment Agency. We hope that the community in and around Woodbridge will come and join us”.

WOODBRIDGE LIBRARY EVENTS

ARTLIB - February

This month’s ArtLib exhibition will feature work by Cyndi Speer.‘As an artist of a highly illustrative nature, I gain my inspiration from our ancient history and from the natural history that surrounds us here in Suffolk. I deliberately exaggerate certain elements in my work to create my own ‘dream-like' impressions. Swirls of patterns and contrasting tones build up to create an overall slightly abstracted image.’ For more information please see the artist’s website www.cyndispeer.co.uk

February 19th - at 2pm. Join us in the library meeting room, come to listen or bring a poem to share. Refreshments included. All welcome

Play Reading for Beginners

February 16th - at 2pm. Come to listen or take a part.

Scrabble Club

February 23rd - at 2pm. Improve your vocabulary and exercise your mind muscles.

Regular Activities

Book Groups -

Tuesday Book Group (meets the first Tuesday of the month at 4pm) On the 7th of February they will be discussing ‘The Horse Dancer’ by Jojo Moyes

Golden Age Book Group (Meets the first Thursday of the month at 2pm) On the 2nd of February they will be discussing ‘A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Writing groups

Writer’s Workshop is friendly, informal group for people who have tried or would like to try writing. They meet alternate Tuesday evenings 6.00pm-7.30pm for more information contact Jeannie@butterwicks.com

Golden Age Writing Group meets monthly at 2pm for writing workshops led by Sue Whittaker. This group is currently full but for more information or to add your name to the waiting list contact suewhittaker@uwclub.net

Woodbridge Writers meet alternate Wednesday mornings 10.00am-12.00pm for reciprocal feedback and support. For more information contact jane@bakwon.com

Woodbridge Area Gamers Meets on the second Saturday of each month 1-5pm in the Woodbridge library Meeting Room This group plays modern strategy board games (e.g. Carcassonne, Powergrid, Caylus, 7 Wonders, Hey! That’s My Fish, Blokus, and many more). For more information contact nigel@foden.me.uk, on 07740 173 091 or see details on the web (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1150)

Weekly activities

Activities for adults

Friday at 2pm is the Knitting Club For all types of knitters from expert to beginners, come and share your knowledge or pick up some tips

Activities for children

Wednesday 10.30-10.50am Bookstart Baby Bounce Soothing songs and gentle nursery rhymes for babies and their grown-ups; 11.15-11.45am Bookstart Tot Rock Rhyme and rhythm: music, songs and action rhymes for toddlers with their parents and carers.

Friday 10.30 - 11.00am Bookstart Story and Rhyme Time Stories and more for young children accompanied by an adult.

Sunday 10.30am-12.00pm Kid’s Club Craft Activities

All are free and open to everyone. For more details please contact the library on 01394 446510 or at woodbridge.library@suffolk.gov.uk

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The full parish council meets on the second Thursday of every the month in the Lindos Centre. The meetings are held in public and electors from the parish of Melton are warmly invited to attend. There is always an open forum item on the agenda where you can raise issues or concerns with your councillors and question them on matters of local interest.

Public notices about the meetings are posted in various locations throughout Melton including the council notice boards outside the Burness Parish Room, on Melton Road, in the Bredfield Road Bus Shelter, outside Woodbridge Primary School and on St Audry's Park Road. They are also available on this website and through the Parish Council E-NEWS service [click on E-NEWS on the left hand column of this page to sign up]

The council has several committees set up to carry out detailed work on a number of subjects; these are Finance, Employment & Risk Management, Planning & Transport and Recreation. These committees meet on a regular basis with all meeting being held in public. Again electors from Melton are warmly welcome to attend any of these committee meetings. There is also an open forum at each committee meeting to enable you to ask specific questions about the work of that committee.

Agendas with supporting papers for the meetings will be available at least 3 days before the meeting by clicking on the meeting date. Draft minutes will also be found, usually within a week after the meeting, by clicking on the link (left).

The next meetings of the committees and full council are as follows::

Full Council 9th February 2012 1900
Planning & Transport Committee 27th February 2012 1900
Full Council 8th March 2012 1900
Planning & Transport Committee 26th March 2012 1900
Full Council 12th April 2012 1900
Finance, Employment & Risk Management Committee 16th April 2012 1800
Recreation Committee 23rd April 2012 1900
Annual Parish Meeting 26th April 2012 1900
Planning & Transport Committee 30th April 2012 1900

For agendas and papers for the various meetings <click> the date for the appropriate meeting

 

For a list of all meeting dates May 2011 to April 2012 <click here>

For a list of all meeting dates May 2012 to April 2013 <click here>