Nayland with Wissington 2026 Calendar - Now On Sale

The 2026 calendar is available to purchase from village shops - Forget Me Not 2 Birch Street, Mill Street Deli, Studio B Hair Salon, or from 17 Court Street and 107 Bear Street. They will also be available at various village events. They remain priced at £7 and make ideal gifts.

They are also available to purchase online from www.naylandandwiston.net/calendar where payment is via Paypal and delivery by post. Alternatively they can be ordered using the order form here with payment by cheque.

The fabulous photographs were taken by local residents and selected by public vote.  The stunning photographs in the calendar provide a wonderful record of the parish as it is today.  Wendy Sparrow, the Parish Recorder, has included a history piece entitled 'Nayland Post Office'.

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, 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.

Dates for your Diary

Further dates and details of village activities can be found in the Community Times
3rd October: Lizzie's Fund: Pre-Loved Sale from 6.30pm 82 Bear Street
5th October: Country Music Sundays: monthly dances Caroline  1.15pm for 2pm Village Hall
6th October: Village Hall Management Committee: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room
6th October: Dedham Vale Society: AGM & speaker tbc  7.30pm Village Hall  all welcome
8th October: Parish Council: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room & by Zoom
9th October: Women's Institute: Stress Control  Robin Howe 2.30pm Village Hall
11th October: Community Litterpick: meet 1.30pm at Village Hall
12th October: Community First Responders: Basic Life Support training 9.30am to 12pm Village Hall
14th October: Conservation Society: 'Kentwell Hall' Dave Steward 7.15 for 7.30pm Village Hall
15th October: Village Lunch: 'A Handsome Little Town' (Bury St Edmunds) 11.45 for 12 Church Hall
15th October: Community First Responders: Basic Life Support training 6pm to 8pm Village Hall
17th October: Village Cinema: 'Penguin Lessons' open 6pm, screening 7.45pm Village Hall
18th October: St James' Churchyard: Autumn Working Party from 9am
20th October: Coloured Pencil Art Group  6.30pm Village Hall
22nd October: Community Council: meeting Village Hall upstairs meeting room 8pm (Exec 7.30pm)
25th October: Village Hall: Autumn Garden Working Party from 9am
25th October: Clocks Fall Back
31st October: Lizzie's Fund: George's 12 Hour Drumathon 10am-10pm Village Hall
31st October: St James' Church: Light Stop (quiet time by candlelight with refreshments) from 4.30pm
Other dates and details can be found in the Community Times

Community Times

The latest issue for October/November is now available here.

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

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 3rd September are available here.

Local Bus Service

Details and timetables can be found at KonectBuses

Nayland Coronation Celebrations:

Sunday 7th May 2023 : Like many other communities Nayland residents celebrated with a Coronation Picnic on Webb's Meadow at the village hall.  It was a lovely, relaxed affair. just what the doctor ordered after the hustle and bustle of the past year.  It was a lovely, informal and jolly get together with about 150 gaily dressed villagers turning out to enjoy the sunshine and the lovely community atmosphere. A huge thank you to all helpers for their efforts leading up to and at the Coronation Picnic and of course to everyone that came along.

5th June 2022: the Platinum Jubilee celebrating 70 years of the Queen's reign. It was a wonderful event with a fabulous atmosphere and reflected the spirit of the Community Council in true Nayland with Wissington style.  Whether you put up the bunting, rung the Church bells, sung in the choir, entered the fancy-dress parade, joined in with the community singing, were a member of the set up/clear up committee or just attended the event you were part of a day to remember. Thank you so much to Wendy Sparrow and her team of helpers for a wonderful 1950s exhibition which evoked so many wonderful childhood memories for so many people.

View the photo Album of the Jubilee Party 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.  There was public opposition to this; saying it would impair the open view and reduce access to the wate's edge; they would like an alternative solution such as installing revetment without vegetation. 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.
Visit the 'Save Caley Green Nayland' Facebook page by clicking here
'Caley Green Vegetation v's Revetment: weigh up the pros & cons yourself' can be viewed here