Calendar Photographic Competition   

It’s back… The competition to generate photographs for the 2027 village calendar is here.

Do please look through the photos you have taken during recent years to see what you can submit…. It’s always lovely to see your photos.

Deadline for entries will be Monday 20th April with voting for your favourite scenes to be included in the 2027 calendar over the weekend of  24th-26th April.  Further details and how to enter can be seen here

If you are unsure of our Parish boundary check the map here

Photographs reflecting any of the 12 months of the year taken in recent years which represent our beautiful parish and our thriving community will be welcome; these may include scenic views, architectural and natural features, street scenes, community activities, and any seasonal or unusual aspects of the parish.  Please remember photographs should be landscape orientation (not portrait).

As usual the competition will be open to residents of the Nayland with Wissington parish, and those who work in the parish or are active participants in parish.  There is no age limit and we would love to have more entries from young people, the aim is to make it an enjoyable community project. 

Dates for your Diary

Further dates and details of village activities can be found in the Community Times
28th March: HortSoc: Spring Show  Church Hall 
29th March: Nayland Choir: ‘Sabat Mater’ concert  4.30 for 5pm St James Church 
29th March: Clocks spring forward
3rd April: Lizzie’s Fund: Easter Egg Hunt  10.30am Anchor Inn
3rd-6th April: Easter weekend
8th April: Parish Council: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room or by Zoom
9th April: Women’s Institute:  ‘Suffolk County Council’ James Finch 10am Church Hall
9th April: Parish Council: Allotment Holders Meeting  7pm Village Hall committee room
13th April: Royal British Legion: Capt Richard Channon ‘his time as a RN submarine Captain’  7.30 for 8pm Church Hall
14th April: HortSoc: AGM & Fun Quiz  7.30pm Church Hall
15th April: Village Lunch:  ‘My Adventures I Helicopters’  Duncan Bickley  11.45am for 12 Village Hall
16th April: Village Players’; ’Flare Path’ 6.30pm Village Hall
18th April: Nayland Community Litterpick:  meet 1.30pm Village Hall Car Park
17th-18th: April: Village Players’; ’Flare Path’ 7.30pm Village Hall
20th April: Nayland Calendar Photographic Competition: deadline for entries
20th April  [tbc]: Village Players:  AGM  7.30pm  Church Hall 
23rd April: Royal British Legion: St George’s Day Lunch Anchor Inn 
24th April: Village Cinema: ‘The Choral’ open 6pm, screening 7.30pm Village Hall  
24th-26th April: Nayland Calendar Photographic Competition: online voting - closes midnight on 28th April
24th May: Nayland Church Fete 1pm-4pm Village Hall playing field
Other dates and details can be found in the Community Times

Community Times

The latest issue for April/May is now available here.

The deadline for receipt of copy (subject to availability/resevation of space) for the February/March issue is 1pm on 19th January.

Film: For those of you not on social media, or who simply missed it.... as promised in the Community Times, here is the link to a fabulous film featuring Nayland's wonderful scenery and wildlife which was filmed by a local resident, Stuart Howells. Watching this is a real tonic.

Community Council Meeting

Minutes of the meeting held on 4th March are available here.

Local Bus Service

Details and timetables can be found at KonectBuses

Nayland Commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2

While the anniversary of the end of the Second World War is officially the 2nd September 2025, in Nayland a 80th Anniversary commemorative event was held on Sunday 31st August. The following evening, Nayland remembered Lt Gumm joined by some of his descendants visiting from America. A collection of photographs and information can be seen by clicking here.

River Watch

As featured in the August 2022 issue of the Community Times, the following correspondence was sent to the Environment Agency expressing concerns over the management of the section of the River Stour that runs through Nayland. They were asked to respond for circulation in the Community Times. These documents can be found below:

Letter to Sir James Bevan, CEO, Environment Agency
'A River in Need of Maintenance' Document
Timeline of Photographs 1975-present

The Save Caley Green Campaign

In 2021, the Parish Council raised concerns regarding erosion of the riverbank at Caley Green and proposed putting vegetation around the bay to prevent further erosion. Following an outcry from residents, including a petition and a resulting  consultation, it was agreed locally that an alternative solution such as installing revetment without vegetation would be preferred.. Suffolk County Council who own the land, which is managed by the Parish Council, gave agreed to take this project forward and fund the works.  In 2025 they cut the reeds to enable once again residents' enjoyment of the public open space.
Progrees continues on installation of ersion prevention. 
The background of this can be found in the following documents:
A Much Loved Village Amenity: reaction, options, why it matters and more can be viewed here.