We had the pleasure of welcoming Carina Wintrip to our team of Council Officers in August. Carina will be working alongside Lisa Burgess, Clerk/RFO, Sara Townsend-Cartwright, Planning and Project Officer and Rachel Crompton, Finance Officer.

We now have a full complement of Council Officers and are therefore extending the office opening hours. The Parish Council Office will be open between 9:00 until 15:00 (Monday – Friday, excluding bank holidays). If you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the team.

We have registered for a Martlesham wide Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, headed by the Parish Council, and are in the process of applying to highways for the use of their posts on which to display the scheme signs. We will keep you up to date with our progress via our website.

We are pleased to confirm that work on the ‘Nature for us all’ project has been full steam ahead over the summer months. By the time of going to print, we are hoping to be working on the additional features included in the plan.

This phase of the project, near to the carpark, includes an accessible path and seating area. Shallow swales provide surface water drainage tying in with future potential car park and track improvements; they also provide different conditions for wild plants. Soil from the works is being kept on site by creating low mounds that wrap around the seats and path and bring the grass, wildflowers, and insect life nearer to eye level. The existing wildflower and grass seeds in the soil will be allowed to grow. In the future some of the grass areas will be left uncut over the summer months, encouraging wildflowers and wildlife. Additional features will gradually be added after the hard landscaping and earthworks are completed, as the project progresses.

The next full Parish Council meeting will take place on Wednesday 1st October

Subsequent meetings are:

Development, Environment and Transport Committee: Wednesday 15th October

Finance and General Purposes Committee: Wednesday 22nd October

All Council meetings start at 19:30 and are open to the public, who are welcome to ask questions or make comments to the Council during a public forum.

Councillors and staff can be contacted at the Parish Room, Felixstowe Road, Martlesham, Woodbridge, IP12 4BP.

Telephone 01473 612632. Please leave a message if no reply and we will get back to you as necessary.

Email enquiries@martleshamcouncil.org.uk or clerk@martleshamcouncil.org.uk

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