Suffolk Flora Preservation Trust will celebrate Big Butterfly Count 2021 with two special Open Days for all members of the public, 10 am until 5 pm at Simpson’s Fromus Valley Reserve in Kelsale-cum-Carlton (Gated entrance, on the west of the A12 heading up Mile Hill going away from Kelsale toward Yoxford) on Saturday 24th July, and at Orchid Glade, Boulge Road, Hasketon on Sunday 25th July. Please find instructions how to reach both reserves on the website www.suffolkflora.org under ‘Open Days’.   The Big Butterfly Count is an annual event organized by the national charity Butterfly Conservation.  https//bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org Download guidance...

Suffolk Flora Preservation Trust will celebrate National Insect Week with two special Open Days for all members of the public 10 am until 5 pm at Simpson’s Fromus Reserve on Saturday 26th June, and at Orchid Glade on Sunday 27th June Find instructions how to reach both reserves on the website www.suffolkflora.org under Open Days We shall publish in the 2021 annual the eight best insect photos taken during National Insect Week at either of our reserves Four winners will be chosen from photographs taken by existing Guardians on any day during the National Insect Week and four from photographs...

28 May - 13 June 2021 Building on five years of success, Keep Britain Tidy are delighted to announce the dates for their sixth annual mass-action environmental campaign, the Great British Spring Clean. This year our outdoor spaces and places have mattered more than ever before. They have been a sanctuary during challenging times, and from 28 May 2021, Keep Britain Tidy will be calling on hundreds of thousands of #LitterHeroes from across the UK to join together and show some love for those special places that helped us all through lockdown. Keep Britain Tidy has moved the campaign dates a little,...

Subject to any last minute changes in 'the rules', the Kelsale Social Club will once again be opening its doors on the evening of Friday 21st of May 2021. For those unaware, during lockdown the club has undergone the first stages of a ongoing transformation, new decor, curtains and furniture, with a warm welcome for all! The picture alludes to the changes, but more has happened since it was taken!! Be sure to check it out.  

Due to continuing limitations in respect to Public Meetings, this years APM will be a virtual 'ZOOM' Meeting. Those wishing to attend should contact the Parish Clerk to arrange access. An Agenda will be published prior to the meeting and will be announced as a 'News Item' on the front page of the website.  

Sizewell C Co. are to begin surveying the land to the north of  Kelsale-cum-Carlton, earmarked for the so called ‘Sizewell Link Road’ should the proposed new Nuclear Reactors at Sizewell Beach get the go-ahead in the next year or so. The Parish Council have been informed that “Contractors working for Sizewell C Co (the company that has submitted the proposals to build the Sizewell C power station) will be undertaking a programme of surveys in the coming months.” Specifically Sizewell C Co. advise that “From Monday, 1 March, topographical survey will be carried out (Monday to Saturday, inclusive) along the route...