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On this page, we record all the happenings and changes in Occold that have occurred during 2019 which will form the basis of an Annual Report. Such reports are archived at Suffolk Record Office for the benefit of future generations.
Please help me keep this page up-to-date by submitting any information you may have to villagerecorder@occold.com
1. Location
Occold is a small, rural village located in Suffolk at latitude 52.1748 deg N, longitude 1.0980 deg E and is 180ft (55m) AMSL. OS map coordinates TM 157 707. The population is around 520 (395 on the electoral roll) in around 190 hoouseholds.
2. Major Events
Date | Event | Organiser |
11 Jan | Darts Night | Jubilee Baptist Church |
23 Feb | Cafe Plus | PreSchool |
23 Feb | Winter Quiz Night | ORAC |
16 Mar | Spring Tidy at Occold Cemetery | Gill Richardson |
16 Mar | Quiz Night 2019 | Football Club |
22 Mar | Chocolate Bingo | Friends of Occold School |
30 Mar | Cafe Plus | PreSchool |
18 Apr | AGM | ORAC |
20 Apr | Fund Raising for Mental Health from Roma | Lizzy Jessie |
27 Apr | Cafe Plus | PreSchool |
11 May | Rock n' Roll Record Hop | Rocking Foxes |
13 May | Annual Parish Meeting & Parish Council Meeting | Parish Council |
18 May | Fund Raising Quiz Night & Raffle | Home Start |
7 Sep | Charity Ball | Friends of Occold School |
3. Major achievements
If you or your organisation have achieved something which is not recorded here, it is because I do not know about it!! Don't hide your light under a bushel - tell villagerecorder@occold.com!
Date | Achievement |
4. Fund Raising
Funds raised for local and national organisations. If you have raised money for a good cause and you are not on this list, please let me know - villagerecorder@occold.com.
4.1 National Organisations
Date | Event | In aid of... | Organiser | Amount |
Jan - Mar | Additional Roll Of Honour book sales and signing | Royal British Legion | Barry & Patricia Woods | £73.99 |
23 Mar | Street collection in Eye | Marie Curie Daffodil Appeal | Elizabeth Graham | £547.93 |
20 Apr | Fund Raising from Roma | 4YP Suffolk | Lizzie Jessie | £110.00 |
TOTAL TO DATE | £731.92 |
4.2 Local Organisations
Date | Event | In aid of... | Organiser | Amount |
23 Feb | Cafe Plus | PreSchool | PreSchool | £42.30 |
23 Feb | Winter Quiz Night | ORAC | ORAC | £423.50 |
16 Mar | Quiz Night 2019 | Football Club | Football Club | £1,480.00 |
23 Mar | Chocolate Bingo | Friends of Occold School | Friends of Occold School | £490.51 |
30 Mar | Cafe Plus | PreSchool | PreSchool | £61.90 |
TOTAL TO DATE | £2,498.21 |