Thorpe Morieux Parish Council – General Notices
If you are looking for general information relating to the function of the Parish Council, wish to raise an issue for the council’s attention or simply wish to attend meetings, please refer to the Parish Council page which provides further information.
General notices relating to the functions of the council or general information that is useful to the village community will be hosted here. To report a highways issue, including potholes please go to the Highways Reporting Tool
Latest news
Suffolk Police & Crime Commissioner’s Update: May 2025
Bin Collection Information
To see the most up to date information about bin collections please visit babergh.gov.uk/waste-services/collection-days
Changes to recycling and bin collections coming in 2026
Babergh District Council – Facebook post regarding changes to bin collections
Dog Fouling
To report any incidents of a dog fouling and the person not picking up after the dog has fouled please go to: https://www.babergh.gov.uk/report-dog-fouling
Energy Efficiency Advice
Any householder who lives in a house with an EPC of less than C can claim a voucher to have a qualified retrofit assessor come to their home and give them a plan as how to increase the energy efficiency of their home. More information here. All funded by Suffolk Councils
Home Energy Efficiency Assessment Voucher Scheme in Suffolk – Suffolk County Council
Farm Security
Suffolk Constabulary have issued a helpful self assessment security checklist for farm and land owners to help optimise security and prevent theft. The self assessment guide can be downloaded as a PDF file: Suffolk Constabulary Security Self Assessment.
If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, please notify the Parish Clerk who will consolidate comments and pass this to the constabulary liaison in the rural policing team.
Fly Tipping
To report any incidents of fly tipping, please go to: https://www.babergh.gov.uk/report-fly-tipping
Free home survey to find out how best to stop heat leaks from your home
Suffolk Public Sector Leaders are offering home owners a free or discounted “retrofit” assessment. The only criteria is that your home’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band must be below C.
You can apply online at suffolkenergyassessment.co.uk
You can check your home’s EPC on gov.uk/find-energy-certificate.
The approved retrofit assessor will identify the best measures for your home, eg insulation, draft proofing, ventilation repairs, heat pumps or solar panels. They will also give you a cost:benefit analysis of any measure recommended.
It is free if your property is smaller than 98m2 There is a maximum fee of £30 for larger homes.
Loft Insulation Offer for Suffolk Residents
For the second year running, Suffolk’s Public Sector Leaders are providing funding to help Suffolk residents make their homes warmer and save money on their energy bills by providing discounted loft insulation – an uninsulated home can lose up to a quarter of its heat through its roof. The Suffolk Loft Insulation Offer enables homeowners in Suffolk to receive a 50% discount (up to £200) and free delivery on orders of 200mm or 370mm wide eco-friendly thermal insulation rolls from High Loft, the UK’s leading eco loft insulation brand. Last year, the project enabled the insulation of over 5,000m² of roofs in Suffolk, and this year the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership wants to double that figure. The offer is open to anyone in Suffolk and will only close once the allocated funding has been spent. Visit https://highloft.co.uk/pages/suffolk-council-200-loft-insulation-contribution and fill in the form to receive your discount code.
Planning
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are jointly proposing to introduce changes designed to make it faster and easier for residents to improve the thermal efficiency of windows in Grade II Listed Buildings (but not Grade I or Grade II* Listed Buildings).b For further information, including how to respond to this consultation, please use the following links:
https://www.babergh.gov.uk/llbco
PCC publishes policing plan for the next four years
Tim Passmore, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk has published his new Police and Crime Plan, following several months of extensive consultation with the public and stakeholder groups across the county.
The newly published plan, which is the PCC’s fourth, clearly sets out his Police and Crime objectives for policing in Suffolk… PCC publishes his new Police and Crime Plan – Suffolk PCC
Suffolk County Council – Report a Highways issue, including Potholes
To report a highways issue please go to: Highways Reporting Tool
Tree for life 2025
To promote the benefits which planting trees brings to communities, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council offer families a tree to mark the arrival of every new child.
Mid Suffolk post: 🌳 FREE trees! 🌳 👶 If you’re a new… – Mid Suffolk District Council | Facebook
Babergh post: 🌳 FREE trees! 🌳 👶 If you’re a new… – Babergh District Council | Facebook
£15k offer for home efficiency loan opens.
The council’s new £3m fund for interest-free loans to residents wishing to undertake home energy efficiency upgrades that was mentioned in last month’s parish report is now active, and applications can now be made at https://www.lendology.org.uk/warm-home-suffolk-loan. Energy efficiency upgrades such as insulation, solar panels, batteries, glazing, or heat pumps are possible with loans from £2,000 to £15,000 to be repaid over a maximum of seven years at 0% interest.