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To join our friendly Parish Council

Would suit someone who is interested in helping the village

If you feel you could join us or would like further details, please contact any of the current councillors or Clerk (Natasha) – details below

Liz – 828122

Katie – 827370

Mike – 07814 576401

Gerry – 07921 214562

Nathalie – 07961 947497

Natasha – 07940 223200

Quiet Lanes!

Shimpling Parish Council, is exploring opportunities to designate Gents Lane as a “Quiet Lane” as part of a county wide project.
Road Safety is a top priority for the village. Quiet Lanes are a nationally recognised designation for narrow, rural roads which are shared by walkers, horse riders, cyclists and other road users. They encourage drivers to ‘Expect and Respect’ more vulnerable road users and so allow non-motorised users to enjoy rural lanes in greater safety.
These types of lanes do not impose traffic restrictions and are not enforced. Advisory signs are placed at either end of Quiet Lanes to show motorised users clearly that the road is a shared space.

The Parish Council has nominated Gents Lane for this status as we feel that this would be of real benefit to the village and those who visit.
Residents who may be affected from this proposal have been leafleted and asked for their comments. However, if you wish to make any comments about this proposal at this initial stage, we would welcome these in writing either by email to the Parish Council Clerk – shimplingpc@gmail.com. Comments can also be left in the post box at the Village Hall. The initial consultation period is from Tuesday 23rd March until Tuesday 6th April 2021. There will also be a remote public meeting on Monday 26th April 2021.

Update May 2021

The Parish Council has been involved in a County-wide project on Quiet Lanes. Following consultation with residents, Gents Lane was accepted for designation by the responsible body within County. The documents below provide more information on the purpose of Quiet Lanes. Some of these documents will be reproduced in a Designation Notice in the EADT on 24th May 2021.

Notice of Proposal to Designate Quiet Lanes Phase2 Wave2

Shimpling QLS

Map

Update June 2021

We are delighted to report that Cllr Richard Smith - MVO, the new SCC Cabinet Member for Strategic Highways matters, approved the recommendations from SCC Highways Safety for all the proposed lanes in Wave 1 to be designated. A formal notice of designation will be published in the EADT.

Therefore we are pleased to announce that Gents Lane has been approved and waiting for signage to be installed.

You can find out more about what this means here https://www.quietlanessuffolk.co.uk/

Coronavirus Information

Urgent: The PC has published information regarding the COVID19 Coronavirus and where you can get help. Please click here

Further Information on support during the COVID19 virus is available in Leaflet2

Further information on support during COVID19 virus is available in Leaflet3 being delivered to villagers

Further Information has been delivered to the village in Leaflet4

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This website is dedicated to the work of Shimpling Parish Council.

You will find information on Parish Councillors, publically available formal governance and financial Council Records, including minutes of all meetings and information about all of the official public activities of the Council.

There is also a Noticeboard with regular news and updates about the Parish Council and the community, together with an Events section containing details of upcoming meetings.

You can also contact the Clerk or individual Councillors through this website to raise any questions or issues relevant to the parish of Shimpling.

Please visit shimpling.onesuffolk.net and the Wikipedia entry on Shimpling for more specific information about the village of Shimpling itself and other community activities.

The Parish of Shimpling in the county of Suffolk is in the Chadacre ward of Babergh District Council, and and lies within the parliamentary constituency of South Suffolk.

Our local parliamentary representative at Westminster is James Cartlidge MP.

Councillors Stephen Plumb and Michael Holt from Babergh District Council and Richard Kemp from Suffolk County Council regularly attend meetings of Shimpling Parish Council.

Shimpling was described in 1870-72 in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazeteer of England and Wales as:

"SHIMPLING, or Shimplingthorne, a parish, with a village, in Sudbury district, Suffolk; 4 miles NW by W of Lavenham r. station. It has a post-office under Bury-St-Edmunds. Acres 2,698. Real property £3,640. Pop., 500, Houses 111. The manor, with Chadacre Hall, belongs to Miss Hallifax. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value £600. Patron, the Rev A. H. Bolton. The church is plain."

Historical information and map sourced from:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shimpling, in Babergh and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time. URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7672

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