A meeting in Semer

Semer Church

Yesterday evening I took a stroll along Ash Street with two members of Semer Parish Council. 

We looked at one or two signage issues and discussed speeding on the Bildeston to Hadleigh Road.

Semer is a very dispersed community and the parish has no real centre. It has been one of the least troublesome of my 18 parishes, and, indeed, I was unaware of the existence of a Parish Council in the village until relatively recently, having been mininformed that it 'never met', which is, it turns out, not true. 

Semer is the home of  the excellent Hollow Trees Farm Shop, which is a regular stopping place for me on the way home from Ipswich or Hadleigh.  I understand that quite a few other businesses operate from homes in the parish, which means that everyone is hoping that high speed, or even just improved, broadband will arrive in the area soon.  I understand more news on this may be forthcoming in October.  I have learned however not to get too excited about such promises.

The Parish owns around 4 acres of open land close to the very attractive parish church.  The church, which is in a lovely setting,  is very well written up on the Suffolk Churches Website,  click here  and I am hoping to find time to go back to take a look inside before too long.