Sunday Crafts, Bookstart, Story Time, Other Activities, Opening Times.

Kesgrave Town Council are seeking a part-time Estate Operative (average 21 hours per week, working a 4-day rolling schedule – 4 day shifts, 4 evening shifts, 4 days off).

This role is based within the Town of Kesgrave, and duties will include;

• Opening and closing of Town Council facilities
• Basic maintenance, repairs and cleaning of Town Council premises
• Litter picking and play equipment checks
• Setting up, clearing away at Town Council facilities and events

Closing date for completed application forms – Friday 15th November, 12noon.

Kesgrave Town Council are seeking a part-time Events and Estate Administrator (between 20-24 hours per week over 4 days, Monday to Friday).

This role is based at the Town Council office and the applicant should be;

• IT literate, with a working knowledge of Website and Social Media administration
• Experienced in ‘face to face’ customer service
• Good understanding of clerical and administrative procedures

Closing date for completed application forms – Friday 15 November, 12noon.

Sunday Crafts, Bookstart, Story Time, Other Activities, Opening Times.

Every year this local campaign supports Catch 22, a charity which supports young people aged 16 to 21 years across Suffolk who have recently left care.

Community Action Suffolk (CAS) and Suffolk Scouts are joining forces to find more adult volunteers in order to enable more young people to learn skills for life. There are around 469 potential Scouts on the waiting list in Suffolk. Can you help?

Could you spend a couple of hours a week, or even an hour a month helping a family with a child who accesses our hospices in their own home?

Police are reminding households with a uPVC door with multi-point locking, to make sure you use the key to engage the locks and then remove the key, every time you shut the door. If you do not engage the locks and remove the key, an offender can reach through the letter box and open the door. 

The British Cycling Individual Championships were recently held in the South East region with Kesgrave Panthers Cycle Speedway Club’s Lily Parr becoming British Champion.

The festive season gets under way in Kesgrave when the Cards for Good Causes charity Christmas card shop opens on Saturday 5th October.

Police are urging residents to be alert after an incident in Ipswich where a male was asked to hand over money to a man claiming to be a police officer. It took place on Thursday 26th September between 10am and 4pm.

Based at the Millennium Hall, Millennium Way, Kesgrave, young people aged 11-14 (School years 7-9) are invited to come along every Tuesday evening from 7.15-8.30 during term time for lots of fun!

Highways England is undertaking necessary improvement works on the A14 between junction 53 and Orwell Bridge to improve the surfacing of the carriageway. The work is planned to start on Monday 30 September 2019 and is programmed to take approximately 5 weeks between the hours of 8pm and 6am on weeknights only. Diversions will be in place.

Further details attached.

The new Dementia Café for people living with dementia has started. The café provides a selection of games and activities to stimulate and motivate individuals to get involved, improving their confidence and social interaction.

Police are warning residents to be vigilant to after receiving a number of reports of a telephone scam involving bogus callers claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs.

Attached are the new local bus timetables from 1 Sep including the 66 hourly service via Eagle Way and a link to the bus website https://www.suffolkonboard.com/buses/timetables/

First Bus is making some major changes to our local bus network. Some services will be cut as the bus company says they are not economically viable to run. There will also be some bus route changes in Ipswich town centre too, aimed at improving punctuality.

** Nov News & Offers **

Kesgrave Market runs monthly on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

Fantastic range of locally produced quality products.

Visiting the Market gives you the opportunity to buy quality local produce:

• Chicken • Beef • Pork • Free Range Eggs • Bread • Rolls • Cakes • Fruit & Veg • Apple Juice • Deli Products • Cards and Gifts •

ALL 'UNDER ONE ROOF'

This big annual fundraiser will start on Friday 29^th November when the lights are switched on in the square outside the Scout Hall.

The post boxes will be available from Monday25^th November until Tuesday 10^th December 2019 across the area.

Roadworks in Kesgrave plus other local roadworks in Martlesham, Ipswich, Rushmere St Andrew, Foxhall etc

Please click Read More to see further details.