Community Website
Great Green Burgate
Wortham Church
Village tea shop, post office & stores
Ted the Clydesdale visits Wortham for the weekend for summer with his friend
Buttercups plus on Wortham Common
Spring 2016 on Wortham Common
Overlooking Howard's Fields to Burgate Church
The Parish Council are in the early stages of creating an emergency plan for our community with the assistance of Suffolk County Council.
If you would be interested in either helping with forming the structure of the plan or perhaps as a point of contact for your area once it is operational could you please email clerk@worthamandburgateparishcouncil.gov.uk
The Open Day on Saturday 1st August was warmly received. Please copy the link to complete the online questionnaire.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/2JPyua0qZj
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Message from Essex and Suffolk Water
In response to the Environment Agency’s announcement of drought across the East Anglian area, we are introducing a Temporary Use Ban, commonly known as a hosepipe ban, across all our supply areas in Essex and Suffolk.
The restrictions will be legally enforced from 00.01am on Monday 3 August 2026.
This follows months of prolonged dry weather, warm temperatures and three successive heatwaves, which have significantly affected river flows, soils and the wider environment.
Message from Anglian Water
Following months of exceptionally dry weather, three successive heatwaves and significantly increased demand for water, Anglian Water have announced a Temporary Use Ban (hosepipe ban) across our East of England Region for domestic customers.
The ban has been implemented immediately with several other water companies responding similarly to the same conditions.
There are a small number of exceptions to the ban to protect jobs, livelihoods and those customers who are most vulnerable. Customers can still water their gardens and grow fruit and vegetables if they use a watering can instead of a hose or sprinkler. At present the hosepipe ban only applies to domestic hosepipe use.
For full details please visit www.anglianwater.co.uk/hosepipe-restrictions.
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Wortham and Burgate are two adjoining Parishes on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Wortham, the larger of the two Parishes has an electorate of over 700, and just south of the A143.
The villages are well served by Wortham Primary School, The Post Office Stores and Tea Room.
Wortham and Burgate villages are twinned with Hede-Bazouges, Britanny, France and Badbergen, Germany.
The Wortham Village Hall and Burgate Church Hall both play host to various clubs and organisations, as well as Wortham Tennis Club, Wortham Bowls Club and several Football Clubs.
