Original sentence: If you would like to know more about the village from a residents point of view visit HEREwere you can also read the on-line version of The Skeffling Newsletter, The Parish Plan gives an excellent history of the village and its people, plus photographs and links to local small businesses.The locals are very friendly and welcoming, many new residents of the last few years have commented to the parish council and the local Newsletter how pleasantly surprised they were when welcomed immediately on moving to the village.The village hall holds many events to raise money for charity, the one that is consuming villagers passion in 2009 at the moment is the restoration fund for St Helen’s church.There is an almost non-existent crime rate, I suspect this is due to the constant patrols of the police that patrol the nearby gas terminal.This small rural village has a lot to offer those seeking a peaceful existence away from the hurly burly of city life