Interesting (sad) fact! Anglian Water estimate that their Newmarket recycling centre extracts 1.4 million plastic containing wipes flushed down the toilet every year. If this is scaled up it means 2.56 billion plastic containing wipes are flushed away each year in the UK!
The full changes can be seen here including the reduction of PCSOs from 80 to 40! The Chief Constable’s proposed cuts may result in rural communities like Willingham losing a PCSO presence altogether or PCSOs being over-stretched and ineffective. Our PCSOs understand the challenges facing villages, they know those who would seek to cause trouble and they tackle anti-social behaviour, which police officers often don’t have time to deal with.
This consultation is now closed but we will update you when we know more.
Sadly, because of Covid-19 restrictions, the laying of wreaths at the memorial in the cemetery will not be open to the public. Invited representatives of the relevant bodies only will take part in the cemetery. 
There will not be a church service either but photographs of the poppy floral arrangements created by the lady flower arrangers in St. Mary & All Saints Church for this year’s Remembrance Sunday and some poppies on the Green can be seen here. Click on an image to enlarge.
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Thanks to the ladies for their wonderful efforts.
More on this topic can be seen on the Willingham Gardening Club page under the top heading of ‘About Willingham’ or by clicking here
Hello all Willingham gardening enthusiasts. Bearing in mind that the village Horticulture and Craft Show has had to be cancelled this year, how about sharing all your gardening triumphs and failures with us with a view to a harvest flourish finale in September and October? We would love to hear from you all, especially our young budding gardeners.
You can email articles, anecdotes and photos to willinghamnews@gmail.com and your photos will be published in colour! It would be great to hear from some of the children in the village too with stories and pictures. We look forward to seeing photos of your best flowers and vegetables; what’s happening in your garden or allotment, and anything the children are doing, be it just growing something on a window sill in a plastic supermarket container.
This applies to Willingham and other nearby villages. There is no charge but if you wish to make a donation it will be gratefully accepted. For villages further afield please contact the CBKA website for help.https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/coronavirus-related-fraud-reports