Your clerk is:-
Julia Stephens-Row
Email Address: clerk@battisford-pc.gov.uk
Tel: 07864742341
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Posted 5.6.26 CASUAL VACANCY on the Parish CouncilA vacancy exists for a Cllr on the Parish Council and this can be filed by co-option. Anyone who is interested please contact the Chair Jon Cook or the Clerk for further information.
Better Recycling - Information for residents from Mid Suffolk Council posted 30.5.26
Bins not received
Mid Suffolk residents: if you have not yet received the new blue-lidded bin, put glass, plastics, metal, and cartons, along with paper and card, into your green-lidded bin.
Food Waste (both): Until you receive your new food waste bin, continue to put food waste into the black refuse bin.
The food collection service is new, along with the separation of recycling now into 2 bins and residual (black bin) moving to 3 weekly. The new food service is crewed in the main by new SERCO staff. Please be patient, they will take some time to learn their rounds, especially those properties that are tucked away and require assisted collections. However, the weekly frequency will mean they soon get on top of this.
Crews have in cab devices and are supported from the SERCO office, but we are expecting some missed bins until they have fully learnt their rounds. Any missed bins should be reported at end of day as usual; we have additional capacity for the changeover period, but with the speed of the reporting process, collection is still likely to be within our 5 days policy (for food this will be next collection as it is weekly).
Stowmarket will play host to Suffolk’s 2026 Armed Forces Day celebrations, with military fanfare and a full day of family fun to recognise and celebrate the contribution of the armed forces community.
The free event, organised by Mid Suffolk District Council in partnership with Stowmarket Town Council, will take place at the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27 June and brings together service personnel, veterans, families and the wider community for a day of both fun and reflection.
The day’s schedule features tributes to our local military bases, including speeches, a display of historic military vehicles, and a ceremonial salute with detachments from Wattisham, Honington and Rock Barracks in Woodbridge.
Visitors will be able to enjoy live music from a number of performers, including a 30-piece brass band, Honington Military Wives, and The Vibettes – a 30s style swing duo. There will be a range of family-friendly games and activities, such as face painting, soft play and inflatables, alongside a range of stalls from local businesses, community organisations and charities.
Cllr James Patchett, Mid Suffolk District Council’s armed forces champion who also works for the Ministry of Defence, said: “We are honoured to be hosting Armed Forces Day in our district this year and what better way to mark it than by bringing the whole community together for a special celebration.
“Armed Forces Day is a reminder to us all of the sacrifices these heroes and their families make to keep us safe, so I will be looking forward to championing their achievements and acknowledging their bravery alongside our residents on the day.”
Cllr Darren Dordoy, mayor of Stowmarket, said: “We’re incredibly proud and excited to be hosting Armed Forces Day here in Stowmarket, a chance for our community to come together and celebrate our Armed Forces.”
Mark Pendlington, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, said: “Armed Forces Day is one of the highlights of our county calendar – an opportunity to honour all those who serve with such selfless courage and distinction, and the veterans who have sacrificed so much.
“My thanks go to all those organisations that are dedicated to standing alongside everyone in the armed services family and on Armed Forces Day we celebrate and thank them.”
The event in Stowmarket further builds on Mid Suffolk District Council support of the armed forces community. In 2025, the council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant – reaffirming its commitment to ensuring that members of the armed forces community are treated fairly and face no disadvantages as a result of their service. The council has also achieved the bronze award under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme – a testament to its support for defence personnel, reservists, veterans and military families.
MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL MEDIA RELEASE
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that Suffolk will move to three unitary councils. These new authorities will replace the current six councils, with the three new unitary councils covering western Suffolk, central and eastern Suffolk, and Ipswich and southern Suffolk. The new councils will come into operation in April 2028. Ahead of this, elections scheduled for next year will establish three shadow authorities responsible for guiding, shaping and overseeing the transition within their respective geography. As you may expect, our leaders have welcomed the news as part of a joint statement from the district and borough council leaders – looking forward to creating councils that are large enough to deliver, and local enough to care. Our council officers are also fully committed to working together to ensure a smooth transition and to maximise the opportunities that this change presents for our residents, communities and partners – including our town and parish councils. This is the most significant change to Suffolk’s local government arrangements in more than 50 years. We now have a collective responsibility to help shape three new councils that can continue to deliver the essential services our communities rely on from day one.
"You'll have a weekly food waste collection, and be able to recycle glass bottles and jars, drinks cartons, plastic bags and thin plastic film in your blue-lidded bin - along with tins, cans, and plastic bottles and tubs!
Paper and cardboard will be collected separately in your current green-lidded bin so it better retains its quality to be turned into new products
Look out for more information through your letterbox soon, as well as new bin and food waste caddies arriving on your doorstep
https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/future-changes-to-bin-collections "
Posted 18th Feb 2026
Battisford Parish Council is empowered to grant funds, subject to limits and regulations, for purposes that it considers to be in the interests of Battisford, that will bring direct benefit to the parish, any part of it or the community therein. Applications for grants must be submitted on the application form available from the Clerk and will be considered by the Parish Council. A summary of the criteria is below and the detailed grant details and application form are also available on this website
Applications should be sent to the Parish Clerk: clerk@battisford-pc.gov.uk
Stowmarket Circular via Wattisham | Mid Suffolk Taxi Bus
Look out for the new taxi service TB01A going from the Punch Bowl to Combs Ford and Stowmarket
details of the Mid Suffolk Infrastructure Funding
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, MID SUFFOLK
RURAL TRANSPORT PHONE 01449 614271
Connecting Communities Rural Transport (originally Dial A Ride) is a local door to door transport service, using easy access minibuses. Each minibus has low steps, handrails and a lift for wheelchair access. There are services across Mid Suffolk and Ipswich, run by voluntary organisations and funded by the County Council.
Connecting Communities Rural Transport is available to anyone who cannot access conventional bus services because of where they live or mobility difficulties.
HOW DO YOU USE IT?
If your journey starts in Mid Suffolk and there’s no public transport available to you locally, they collect you and connect you to an appropriate bus route or train link for onward travel so you can reach your destination quickly and easily,. For journeys where connecting to other services is inappropriate, end to end journeys may be possible.
Journeys require advance booking and are allocated on a first call, first served basis.
Booking hours: 9:00 am –4:00 pm.
Operating hours: Mon-Sat 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Passenger Transport, Constantine House, 5 Constantine Road,
Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DH
General enquiries 0845 606 6171 (Customer Services)
Email: connectingcommunities@suffolk.gov.uk
Passenger Transport Endeavour House 8 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk, IP1 2BX
General enquiries 0845 606 6171
community.transport@suffolk.gov.uk
Visit our website: www.suffolkonboard.com
Suffolk Community Transport: www.suffolkcommunitytransport.org.uk
462 bus to Stowmarket each Tuesday and Friday excluding bank holidays. A minibus service that runs to a time table, so no need to pre-book
Departs:
Battisford Punch Bowl 1018
Little Finborough Moat Farm 1022
Arrives: Stowmarket Argos 1033
Departs Stowmarket:
Bury Street Card Centre 1240
Arrives:
Combs, opp Bus Shelter 1248
Combs, opp Queens Close 1250
Little Finborough Moat Farm 1252
Battisford Punch Bowl 1254
Bus passes accepted. Cash fares paid to the driver on boarding. Call for more info: 01473 826242
