Useful Information

District Councillor - Cllr Daniel Pratt (Green)

County Councillor - Cllr Kay Oakes(Conservative)

Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich - Patrick Spencer (Conservative) 

Mid Suffolk District Council - www.baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk

Customer Access Centre, 54 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket Tuesday 10am - 5pm or Friday 9am - 4.30pm

Customer Access Points in Stowmarket, Sudbury and Shotley are available for face to face enquiries and visits by appointment ONLY.

Please first attempt to resolve your query online or by email or phone.

Customer Service Direct - 0300 1234000

Notice Board - For local information, there is a notice board to the front of Barking Village Hall.

Defibrillator - This is housed in the old Telephone Kiosk to the front of the Village Hall.

UK Powernetworks - Anyone experiencing a power cut should visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map, with details of individual power cuts. Or you can call 105 free of charge to speak to our customer service team, report a power cut or damage to the electricity network

Citizens Advice Mid Suffolk - give advice on problems at work, help people struggling to pay their bills and work out if people are getting all the financial help they are entitled to.  They are a local charity and their advice is free.  They are open Monday – Thursday 9.30am – 3.30pm and Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm.  People can call them on 01449 676060 or contact them via their website: https://www.midsuffolkcab.org.uk/contact-us/

Community Web Site The Parish of Barking has its own community web site - www.barking.onesuffolk.net

The Four Parishes News-Link A monthly magazine is produced which provides updates on all activities within the four parishes - Barking, Battisford, Gt. Bricett and Ringshall. Current annual cost is £5. Please contact Sue Marsh on 01473 658583 if you wish to receive a regular copy.

Website Editors

Lucinda Rogers as Parish Clerk - pcbarking@gmail.com

Play Area

There is a play area on the Tye for children of all age groups.

There are full size goal posts at the top end of the Tye, although the pitch is not marked out. There is a 5-a-side goal at the other end of the Tye. There is also a play area at Needham Lake.

 

Litter Bins / Dog Waste Bins

There are 4 litter bins on the Tye - one at each corner.

There are 6 dog waste bins on the Tye - 2 green, 4 red.

 

Recycling

There is a Council Household Waste & Recycling site in Stowmarket. Bottle, waste paper & clothing banks to rear of Council Offices, Needham Market.

 

Twin Bins Collection Dates

Barking has two wheelie bins*, green lid for recycling and black lid for refuse destined for land fill. Collection is very early on Friday morning (approx 7am), so you need to put your wheelie out late on Thursday night. Please do not leave the bins out longer than is necessary. During Bank Holiday weeks, collection is usually one day later (Saturday mornings). Please refer to the following calendar for collection dates.

* There is also a compostable waste using brown bins. Please contact Mid Suffolk District Council if you wish to obtain a brown bin. These bins are collected on alternate Mondays.

There are special "green" bins at the Civic Amenity Sites and any compostable material

(eg garden waste) may be placed into these and will be taken for composting.

MSDC Waste Bin Collections

visit www.midsuffolk.gov.uk

Tuesday

Special garden waste sacks can be purchased from:

Onyx,
Creeting Road Depot,
Creeting Road,
Stowmarket.
Tel. (01449) 678014

These sacks will be collected at the same time as the normal household waste is collected.

 

Textile Recycling

The textiles Mid Suffolk District Council is targeting are old, stained, torn, holey and unpaired textiles. These items have been placed in refuse bins but these are the items we are trying to divert from landfill. This poster does encourage people to continue to donate to charity shops and textile banks.

Poster

Doctors Surgery

Needham Market Country Practice, Barking Road, Needham Market - 01449 720666

Prescriptions only - 01449 726050 Pharmacy - 01449 722662

www.needhamsurgery.co.uk
Mon: 08.30 - 20.00 Tues: 08.30 - 18.30
Weds: 08.30 - 18.30 Thurs: 08.30 - 18.30
Fri: 08.30 - 18.30 Sat: 09.00 - 12.00

 

Nearest Pharmacies

Needham Market Surgery

Tesco Stowmarket

Solar Stowmarket

Boots Stowmarket

 

Dental Practices

(2 in Needham Market, 4 in Stowmarket)

Nearest - Needham Market Dental Surgery, Kinnersley House, 56 High Street, Needham Market, IP6 8AP 01449 720699

NHS Dentist in Needham Market, Station Yard.

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road, Ipswich 01473 712233

 

Veterinary Practices

Stowmarket - Stowe Veterinary Group

54 Bury Road, Stowmarket

01449 613130

Needham Market - Mustard Pot Veterinary Surgery

Mustard Pot, Coddenham Road, Needham Market,

01449 722198

 

Shops

Nearest shop is the Co-op in Needham Market

 

Community and Farm Shops:

There is a Community shop in Somersham and a Farm Shop in Ringshall

 

Supermarkets:

TESCO ( Stowmarket)

ASDA (Stowmarket)

SOLAR (Stowmarket)

LIDL (Stowmarket)

Morrisons (Stowmarket)

Sainsburys (Ipswich)

Spar (Wattisham)

Wide range of small shops in Needham Market (free parking in car park)

 

Post Offices

Needham Market High Street

Newsagents

Co-op, Needham Market

Elton House News, Needham Market

 

Banks & Cash Point Machines

Nearest banks - Stowmarket

Nearest cash point machines - CO-Op, Needham Market

- TESCO, Stowmarket

- John Dayes newsagent, Needham Market

 

Transport

Train services

- London Liverpool Street to/from Ipswich & Norwich (Stowmarket)

- Ipswich to/from Cambridge & Peterborough (Stowmarket & Needham Market)

Barking - Bus Service 111 from Ipswich to Bildeston

Bus stops in Barking at junction of B1078 and Willisham Road

- Timetable posted at bus stop

- From Barking 7.36am, 10.01am, 13.51pm

- From Ipswich Bus Station 08.40am, 12.40pm, 15.40pm, 17.40pm

www.suffolkonboard.com - for timetables

Gipping Link (01449 616000 for further information and to book your journey)

Suffolk Links Gipping is an extended version of the previously-named Club 88. The area served now also covers Bildeston, Hitcham and Great Finborough, also serving Stowmarket as well as Needham Market. Suffolk Links Gipping can provide a more flexible service. Suffolk Links Gipping can provide connections with other bus services, just ask the booking clerk when you ring 01449 616000.

 

Taxi Services

There are several local taxi firms operating.

 

Nearest Schools

From 2½ years - Barking Pre-School

Stowmarket Middle School

Ringshall Primary

Stowmarket High or Stowupland High

 

Sport & Fitness

Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Stowmarket

Needham Market Gym & Fitness, Lion Barn Industrial Estate, Needham Market

Riverhills (formerly Clarice House), Bramford

Nearest Library - Needham Market

Mobile Library - Service commenced 30th July 2007. Calling at Barking Fox Public House/Opposite the Village Hall

 

Route 16

Town/village

Location

Time

MIP/16A

Little Blakenham

High Beeches

9.15 - 9.30

MIP/16B

Somersham

Village Hall

9.35 - 10.25

MIP/16C

Willisham

North Acres

10.35 - 11.00

MIP/16D

Barking

Barking Fox

11.05 - 11.20

MIP/16E

Battisford

Church

11.25 - 11.40

MIP/16F

Battisford

Old School

11.45 - 12.00

MIP/16G

Ringshall

Village Hall

1.10 - 1.40

MIP/16H

Great Bricett

Wixfield Park

1.50 - 2.15

MIP/16I

Nedging Tye

Wallow Lane Caravan Park

2.25 - 3.00

MIP/16J

Offton

Castle Meadow

3.10 - 3.25

MIP/16K

Flowton

Church

3.35 - 3.50

Calling every 4 weeks on Thursdays

2018   -  4 January, 1 February, 1 March, 29 March, 26 April, 24 May, 21 June, 19 July, 16 August, 13 September, 1 October, 8 November, 6 December

2019 - 3 January, 31 January

 

 

Public Houses and Take-Aways (nearest)

Offton Limeburners (Fish & Chip takeaway/eat in)

The Red Lion (Great Bricett - Vegetarian food)

The Punchbowl (Battisford)

The Wheelhouse (Nedging)

The Lion (Needham Market)

The Rampant Horse (Needham Market)

The Swan (Needham Market)

The Duke of Marlborough ( Somersham)

Fish & Chips

- HAS/Bonds (Needham Market)

- Fountains (Needham Market)

- Offton Limeburners

 

Other Take-aways

- Indian Take-away - The Curry Inn, Station Yard, Needham Market 01449 722990

- Chinese Takeaway - Wongs 01449 721218 &

The China Garden 01449 720887 (both Station Yard, Needham Market)

 

Milk Delivery - Ipswich & Norwich Co-op, Dairy Crest, Suffolk Dairies

 

Petrol

Nearest filling stations

Somersham Garage, Little Chef A14/A140 roundabout, TESCO Stowmarket