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Important News & Updates
Councillor Vacancy
Parish Councillors:
- Are available for PC meetings, held on the first Thursday of every other month at 7.30pm at the Village Hall (and any extraordinary meetings called as necessary)
- Attend training sessions when necessary
- Attend occasional consultation events and informative local authority meetings.
- Undertake any actions delegated to them at meetings.
- Receive and respond to the Parish Council emails in between meetings.
- May help with the Village Events etc.
- May help with the community speed watch
TO BE A COUNCILLOR:
You Need to:
- Care about getting the best for your community.
- Have a willingness to represent Worlington.
- Want to make a difference.
- Undertake training courses.
- Adhere to the Code of Conduct.
- Register your interests.
- Have the time.
- Be committed and enthusiastic.
You must be:
- a British Citizen of the Commonwealth;
- Be 18 years of age or over;
- during that 12 month period resided in the village; or
- Have during the whole of the 12 months preceding that day occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the village; or
- have during that same period had your principal or only place of work in the village; or
- live within 3 miles of the village.
If you are interested, please apply to the Clerk at clerk@worlington-pc.gov.uk or 07706 086985
West Suffolk Council offers support to households at risk of significant fuel hardship
Households that are experiencing or at risk of significant fuel hardshipare being targeted for support by a West Suffolk Council service.
The council’s Financial Inclusion Service will be contacting over 2,000 low-income households that it has identified as likely to be experiencing or at risk of significant fuel hardship. It will be working to maximise their income and direct them to all means of suitable help.
The conflict with Iran has seen oil prices surge – the Government has announced that over £50 million of support to help for low-income households with the extra cost. In Suffolk that support is to be distributed by Suffolk County Council through its Crisis and Resilience Fund which starts next Wednesday 1 April. Residents who require immediate support may be eligible for help with heating costs through the existing Local Welfare Assistance Scheme (LWAS) with priority being given to fuel payments, (second applications will be accepted for Heating Oil Payments).
West Suffolk Council’s Financial Inclusion Service can help households check if they are getting all the support that they can.
More information on cost-of-living support can be found on West Suffolk Council’s website at www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/cost-of-living These webpages also detail more on our Financial Inclusion Service. If resident need additional help they can contact our Financial Inclusion Service on 01284 757660 or at Financial Inclusion Team Enquiry Form.
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RENTERS' RIGHTS ACT
The Renters’ Rights Act introduces important changes for tenants who rent their homes from private landlords. The changes aim to give tenants greater security, fairness, and flexibility in their homes.
Further information on the tenancy reforms can be found at Guide to the Renters’ Rights Act - GOV.UK
Private rent tenants living in West Suffolk can also contact Safe Suffolk Renters for support or to be kept up to date with the latest news about the changes.
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Well Minds Suffolk - Please click on the link for advice on mental health Well Minds Suffolk : simplebooklet.com
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ROCK CHOIR!!
Every Wednesday 7.30-8.30pm at the Village Hall
All ages welcome (we already have 10 - 70 years involved!)
No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a sense of humour!
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Worlington - A brief history
The village of Worlington, Suffolk lies on the south bank of the River Lark on the Fordham to Mildenhall road. It is one mile southwest of Mildenhall, six miles north of Newmarket (the home of horseracing) and forms part of the district of Forest Heath.
There is evidence of settlement from both the Roman and Saxon periods in the village. extensive finds of pottery, artefacts and coins have been found in the surrounding fields.
Worlington is listed in the domesday book as having a mill and two fisheries, which suggests that at the time the village lay on the edge of the old fen sea.
By the 13th century the village was split into two manors, both of whom obtained royal permission to hold markets and annual fairs. The location of these sites have been sadly lost in time, although a fair is said to have been held in the village until as late as 1899.
Worlington Golf Links Halt was added to the Mildenhall to Cambridge line and opened 0n 20 November 1922, serving villagers and golfers alike.It is said that golfers who had boarded at Mildenhall would drop their clubs from the window as the train passed the course and then walk back along the track to retrieve them! The halt remained active until the closing of the line to passengers on 18 june 1962. Click here for an interesting read about the old railway line.
The village school opened in 1840 and could cater for around 60 pupils, although by the turn of the 20th century the numbers had dwindled to around 35. It eventually closed in 1959 and is now a private residence.
Until about 1920 the River Lark was navigable almost as far as Bury St Edmunds thirteen miles to the southeast. In the opposite direction it was the route by which good Suffolk barley was transported to the brewery at Ely, thirteen miles to the northwest. In the 1800s the main source of transport would have been the River Lark followed by the road and then later, the railway. The Maltings was where hops and barley were brought from the River Lark, up through a cut-off channel, to begin the process of making good quality ale for the brewery. Part of the Maltings, now refurbished, can still be seen in the heart of the village, which was once the industrial centre of Worlington.
The Walnut Tree pub, formerly The Chequers, was built as an Inn selling ale and food with the use of grazing land nearby.
Manor Farm, dating back to the 1600s, has a fine example of an Elizabethan drovers barn, once used for cattle being driven from the fens to Bury St Edmunds market.
The barrel maker from Coopers Cottage and the blacksmith from the Old Forge both lived and worked in the area.
Although Worlington is a small village with approximately 375 residents, there is a strong sense of community, with the church and other organisations frequently holding fundraising and community events.
