November 2026

Water Mains Renewal Programme in the St Michael South Elmham area.

Essex & Suffolk Water is investing approximately £1.7 million to upgrade around 12km of ageing water pipes across the area. These essential improvements will help improve water quality, reduce leakage, minimise the risk of future bursts and provide a more reliable water supply for local customers.

Work is due to begin on Monday 9 November 2026 and will be delivered in phases across several locations in and around St Michael South Elmham, with completion expected in November 2027.

The first phase of works is scheduled to run until January 2027 and will require road closures on:

  • Crabtree Lane
  • Wheelbarrow Lane
  • St James Road
  • Capps Lane
  • All Saints Church Lane

Fully signed diversion routes will be in place, and access for residents and businesses will be maintained wherever possible throughout the works. All roads will be reopened for the Christmas period between 18 December 2026 and 2 January 2027.

Ahead of construction starting, we have undertaken a programme of customer and stakeholder communications. A letter has been hand delivered to local businesses and landowners within the Phase 1 area, while customers living in close proximity to the initial works have also received detailed information about the programme and traffic management arrangements.

In addition, a postcard inviting customers to attend a local drop-in event has been distributed across the wider area. The event will take place at The Village Hall, St Margaret South Elmham, on Tuesday 24 November 2026, providing an opportunity for customers to meet the project team, learn more about the scheme and ask any questions they may have.

As previously advised, we also offered an online stakeholder briefing; however, due to limited interest, this did not proceed. Stakeholders are very welcome to attend the customer event should they wish to find out more about the project or speak with the team directly.

As the scheme progresses, we will continue to communicate with customers affected by future phases and issue further notifications ahead of works commencing in their area.

Further information and updates can be found on our Community Hub: Project: St Michaels Water Pipe Upgrade | Essex & Suffolk Water

If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to get in touch.

Kind regards,

Lorna Hamling
Communications Consultant  

T: 07710207385
E: lorna.hamling@nwg.co.uk  W: www.nwg.co.uk 

September 2026

River Waveney Trust – Oral History Project
Contact: Coral Farmer
River Access for All Project Officer
River Waveney Trust
M: 07561 290523
E: coral@riverwaveneytrust.org

August 2026

July 2026

 

Never miss a collection with the new East Suffolk App!

A new app has been launched to help East Suffolk residents with the changes to recycling which begin in June.

The new app will help residents quickly see which bin is due for collection each week and will help people check what can be put into each bin, to help people recycle even more.


There is also the option to receive reminders ahead of bin collection day and receive alerts if a scheduled bin collection has been delayed through bad weather or a traffic issue.

The new app also enables people to find nearby council-owned car parks, leisure centres and public toilets, as well as local places to eat and their associated food hygiene rating.


Cllr Paul Ashton, East Suffolk’s Deputy Leader and cabinet member for Corporate Services said: "The new East Suffolk app will help residents adjust to the changes to recycling services which are being introduced across the county on 1 June, making it even easier for people to check their collection day, the colour of bin being collected and check what items can go into each bin.


“In addition to recycling information, our new app also enables people to find nearby council-owned facilities such as car parks and public toilets, report issues directly using our online forms and check the food hygiene ratings of local places to eat, with more services to come in due course.”


The new app is available for Apple and Android in the app store (search for East Suffolk) or via www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/councilapp


The new Better Recycling service launches in Suffolk from 1 June and from this date, residents will be able to recycle more items, including glass and soft plastic, through their recycling bins at home. The collections will be as follows:

  • A weekly food waste collection (grey food container)
  • A three-weekly general rubbish collection (black lid bin)
  • A three-weekly recycling collection for glass, plastics, metal and cartons (blue lid bin)
  • A three-weekly recycling collection for paper and card (green lid bin)


By the end of this month, all households will have received their additional green lidded recycling bin and grey food waste container, as well as a smaller caddy to collect food waste indoors.


To help residents recycle even more, the new East Suffolk app has a handy recycling search tool to check whether an item can be recycled. There is also an AI powered image search which enables residents to take a photo of an item and check whether it can be recycled, and in which bin.

 The new app is fully accessible and is voice reader compatible. 

Karla Supple | Assistant Communications and Marketing Manager
East Suffolk Council 
07500 223084

Shared Ownership Homes – Advance Notice

Six shared ownership homes will soon be available as Section 106 properties and applicants with a local connection to East Suffolk and nearby parishes will be given priority.

For further information, please see the attached poster.

February 2026

New Play Equipment for Rumburgh Pleasure Ground

As you may already know Rumburgh Parish Council has ambitions to replace the play equipment and goal posts at the Pleasure Ground.

Good quality replacements won't come cheap, but we firmly believe local children deserve a safe place to play in the heart of the village.

Fortunately there are Charitable Trusts that we hope we can persuade to support our cause.

This is where we need your help. 

Funders want to know what you think, not simply what we tell them.  You would be helping our community if you could take five minutes to complete our questionnaire.  If enough people respond, there is a good chance we can raise the money.

We have tried to make this work for everyone

If you live in Rumburgh we will drop a questionnaire in your letter box - simply fill it in and drop it back to the address on the form or pass it to one of the Parish Councillors

OR

Click this link to be taken straight through to an online version of the questionnaire. LINK to Questionnaire

OR 

Pop over to our Website https://rumburgh-pc.gov.uk/ and complete the questionnaire on our Home Page 

Thank you for your support.

January 2026

Help Keep an Older Person Safer in 2026

Did you know? While cold calling itself is allowed, traders must respect "No Cold Callers" notices - it's actually against the law if they don't! As a dedicated home care provider since 1980, we've made it our mission to help protect older and disabled people in our community. We're proud to have distributed over 250,000 of these protective stickers since 2019.

 Do you know of someone who would like to receive one of these? If so, simply reply to this email or call us on 01603 764567. Rest assured, we keep privacy in mind - we don't store any personal information or share it with others. If you have a Newsletter, Magazine or FB page and would like to mention this offer, we are happy for you to do so.

 With warm wishes from Able Community Care your live-in care specialists, based in Norfolk, but supporting families across the UK since 1980.

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Chris Cook email: chris@ablecommunitycare.com