Offton and Willisham
Parish Council
Parish Council
Parish Council
can give advice on problems at work, help people struggling to pay their bills and work out if people are getting all the financial help they are entitled to. They are a local charity and their advice is free. They are open Monday – Thursday 9.30am – 3.30pm and Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm. People can call them on 01449 676060 or contact them via their website: https://www.midsuffolkcab.org.uk/contact-us/
UK Power Networks still runs a Priority Services Register for your constituents who may be more vulnerable in a power cut e.g. older people, those dependent on medical equipment, parents of young children etc. To join, they can call 0800 169 9970, email psr@ukpowernetworks.co.uk or apply online at www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority.
You can recycle a wide range of materials at the Recycling Centres; further details can be found here www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk
Call 101 to report a non ugent crime or Report Here
Contact your Local Area Police - Stowmarket Police
go to: http://www.suffolkonboard.com/ Offton and Willisham are served by Routes: 111, 111A
Connecting Communities provided by Suffolk On Board - Book a Journey
The local MP is Daniel Poulter can be contacted through his website Contact & Information
The main council is Suffolk County Council - Contact & Information
Your county councillor is Cllr K Oakes, email Kay.Oakes@suffolk.gov.uk.
The local District Council is Mid Suffolk - Contact & Information
Your district councillor is Cllr D Pratt, email Daniel.Pratt@midsuffolk.gov.uk.
The names of all Parish Councillors can be found on village notice boards (Offton has one in Wallow Lane (off the B1078) and one near the Village Hall and Willisham's is located next to the phone box on the Main Road and there is also one in Tye Lane now) and this website.
The Country Practice at Needham Market (01449 720666) covers Offton and Willisham.
Contact & Information.
The Stowe Veterinary Group (01449 613130) are based in Stowmarket and have a branch surgery at The Mustard Pot, Coddenham Road, Needham Market (01449 722198)
There is a bottle bank at The Limeburners Pub with money raised from this going to the Offton & Willisham village hall. At Somersham there is a bottle bank and a paper bank, whilst at Barking Community Centre there is a bottle, a paper, and a clothing bank.
Community Tips are at Stowmarket and Hadleigh and take all waste including Oil and Metal. These sites also sell ‘green' compost that has been re-cycled from items collected by refuse lorries or left at the tip. Height restrictions apply at the entrances to community tips.
This is normally TUESDAY in both villages, alternate weeks for recyclables and ordinary waste, Brown Bins on THURSDAY.
Collection is usually one day later following a bank holiday.
Neighborhood Watch co-ordinators are:
Kelvin Moody, Wheelwrights Cottage, Castle Road, Offton (657518)
Chris Storey, 10 North Acres, Willisham (657864)
The Limeburners, Offton (658318)
The Duke of Marlborough, Somersham (831283)
Branch Libraries are in Needham Market, Hadleigh and Stowmarket, opening times vary.
Contact & Information
The local papers are the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star.
Salt Bins are provided near Willisham Church, in Tye Lane opposite North Acre, Willisham and at the junction of Ipswich Road turning to Offton (near the Limeburners), by St Mary's Close and Castle Lane, and Lower Coney Grove,Offton . This salt is provided for use on the steeper sections of roads in the vicinity of the bins, particularly before these are gritted and to assist highway use and safety generally.
Two stations serve the area:
BBC Radio Suffolk - 103.9 FM or 104.5 FM
HEART – 97.1 FM
