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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLAN

The Parish Council are in the early stages of creating an emergency plan for our community with the assistance of Suffolk County Council.

If you would be interested in either helping with forming the structure of the plan or perhaps as a point of contact for your area once it is operational could you please email clerk@worthamandburgateparishcouncil.gov.uk

UPCOMING EVENTS

River Waveney Trust

Bathing Waters on the Waveney - Heritage Project

PROJECT AIM

The aim is to capture local stories and photographs from older folk: memories from people who used the river throughout their lives for recreation and bathing.

SHARING HERITAGE

With these stories and photographs we will recreate an online archive accessible to all, whilst also collaborating with Suffolk, Norfolk and UEA Archives.

FREE EXHIBITION

In autumn/winter 2027 the River Waveney Trust will host a final exhibition to display these photographs and stories alongside project talks.

 WE NEED YOUR HELP

• We are looking to recruit Oral History Volunteers.  This may be training to interview people, helping to run the website or researching stories to gather.
• Do you have a story, memories or photographs to share? Please contact the Project Officer Coral via email coral@riverwaveneytrust.org or by phone 07561 290523
• If you would rather speak to a person face-to-face we will be opening our doors for drop-in sessions every Thursday 10am - 12pm (excluding schools holidays) at The Riverside Centre, Staithe Road, Bungay NR35 1EU. Ring the bell or come on up and ask for Coral

For further details visit www.riverwaveneytrust.org

PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF WORTHAM PAVILION 

The Open Day on Saturday 1st August was warmly received.  Please copy the link to complete the online questionnaire.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/2JPyua0qZj

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The 2025/26 Annual Report of the Suffolk Police and Crime Panel has now been published, and is available on the County Council’s website at the following link: Suffolk-PCP-Annual-Report-2025-2026.  The report gives an overview of the work of the Panel over the previous year.

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Message from Essex and Suffolk Water

In response to the Environment Agency’s announcement of drought across the East Anglian area, we are introducing a Temporary Use Ban, commonly known as a hosepipe ban, across all our supply areas in Essex and Suffolk.

The restrictions will be legally enforced from 00.01am on Monday 3 August 2026. 

This follows months of prolonged dry weather, warm temperatures and three successive heatwaves, which have significantly affected river flows, soils and the wider environment.

Message from Anglian Water

Following months of exceptionally dry weather, three successive heatwaves and significantly increased demand for water, Anglian Water have announced a Temporary Use Ban (hosepipe ban) across our East of England Region for domestic customers.

The ban has been implemented immediately with several other water companies responding similarly to the same conditions.

There are a small number of exceptions to the ban to protect jobs, livelihoods and those customers who are most vulnerable.  Customers can still water their gardens and grow fruit and vegetables if they use a watering can instead of a hose or sprinkler.  At present the hosepipe ban only applies to domestic hosepipe use.

For full details please visit www.anglianwater.co.uk/hosepipe-restrictions.

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Wortham and Burgate are two adjoining Parishes on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.  Wortham, the larger of the two Parishes has an electorate of over 700, and just south of the A143.

The villages are well served by Wortham Primary School, The Post Office Stores and Tea Room.

Wortham and Burgate villages are twinned with Hede-Bazouges, Britanny, France and Badbergen, Germany.

The Wortham Village Hall and Burgate Church Hall both play host to various clubs and organisations, as well as Wortham Tennis Club, Wortham Bowls Club and several Football Clubs.