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What's the weather going to be?
Find out here.

 

Michael the Mobile Barber
visits the Cavendish Hall
Feb 10th; Mar 16th; Apr 20th; May 25th; Jul 6th; Aug 10th; Sep 14th; Oct 26th; Nov 30th.

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The Grange Hotel
Barton Road, Thurston.
01359 231260

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Click here to join suffolk-northandwest-freecycle

Get free stuff! Get rid of unwanted stuff too!

Click to join suffolk-northandwest-freecycle

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The  mobile Library Van
currently
comes here fortnightly
BUT THIS SERVICE IS TO END.
Fully wheelchair & pushchair accessible!
Click here for stops
next comes   
Feb. 7th & 21st.

Thurston community library
Open: Tues & Thurs:
10 -1pm and 3 - 7pm
Sat. & Sun, 10 - 3pm.

Age UK
charity shop St John's St. Bury St Edmunds.

"An Aladdin's Cave!"

If you have good saleable items to donate & cannot get them to the shop, One of their volunteers lives in Thurston and will collect.
 
Phone the shop to arrange collection.
01284 723273

All the money raised stays in Suffolk to help provide services for the elderly in our own county.

National Cycle Network
Route 51


 
 Local Sustrans volunteers rangers keep the cycleway clear on  parts of route 51 which passes through our village.

Find out more about SUSTRANS

Find out more about cycling in Suffolk

Click below if you are interested in walking in Suffolk!www.walkinginsuffolk.co.uk

Researching your family history?
check out this website of photographs of gravestones in various counties
www.gravestonephotos.com

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THURSTON PARISH COUNCIL
 in the portakabin
at New Green Centre.
Thurston Parish Council
Parish Council Office
New Green Centre
New Green Avenue
Thurston
Suffolk
IP31 3TG
Parish Council office open on Tuesdays and Fridays 
 
9:30 - 4:30p.m
PARISH CLERK:
Kathryn Savage

info@thurstonparishcouncil.gov.uk
01359 232854

www.thurston-village.co.uk


Parish Council meetings are on the  first Wednesday of the month 
Villagers are welcome as observer

 

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Police Notices

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 28-year-old man
who is wanted for questioning in connection with
 the murder of 66-year-old Peter Avis
at his home address in Bury St Edmunds
 on Friday 13 January.

 

INTERNET FRAUD - be on your guard!
            Details of two to be aware of:
Phone calls from "Microsoft" & getting  loans over the internet. Click for details.                          

 

 

Welcome to Heartstart

Thurston Scheme

It is not difficult to help save a life
- find out how.

 


 

Thurston's very own coffee bar!
THURST
@
New Green Centre
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9 am- 5 pm.
Great cakes, coffee & ice lollies.
Take-away hot & cold drinks too!
Complimentary Wi-Fi for customers.

music@thurst accoustic sessions
Friday 23rd March 7:30 - 10:00
Friday 29th June 7:30 - 10:00

Friday 26th October 7:30 - 10:00


 Thursdays in term time
Tiny Toes - Baby & Toddler group
THURST @ New Green
£2 per family incl. coffee & cake
9:15 - 11:15
finishing with a group sing!
Contact Caroline 01359 235196
Run by the Great Barton Free Church

 

 


 


 

I’m Philippa Taylor – and I’m BBC Radio Suffolk’s West Suffolk producer.

 

It’s my job to search out stories that will be of interest to the county – so if there’s an issue that’s got you talking in THURSTON – then contact me.

 

You can email me - philippa.taylor@bbc.co.uk - or ring me on 01359 271865.

 

Did you know that each day we broadcast a What’s On diary for charity and community events too? Just give us ten days notice in writing – with contact details and useful information like wheelchair accessibility – and your event will be advertised free of charge. Phone our receptionists on 01473 250000 if you’d like to know more.

 

If you’ve got access to the internet – then why not check out our Suffolk website too? Go to www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk

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Thurston Youth Chill Out Zone
Drop in
13 - 18 years
@ Thurst
From 7 - 9 p.m. on Thursdays to chat and chill out contact Darren - Youth Worker 07866 950423



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Health visitors hold regular monthly health clinics
@
 New Green Centre
Thurston
 on the third Thursday of the month
 between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
 

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TRUSTED TRADERS SCHEME

Predominately the scheme is aimed to protect the public from rogue traders by giving them an online database of traders that have gone through checks by Trading Standards and received positive feedback from previous customers.

www.suffolk.gov.uk/trustedtrader

 

 

 

 

 







 


What's on in the Thurston Area
in 2011

 

Thurston's own Pharmacy
now open 6 days a week
9am - 6pm daily
(except Wed. & Sat. 9am- 1pm.)
 at Unit 24
the Granary near the station.
IP31 3QU
01359 232727
Services offered

JANUARY 2012

FEBRUARY

7th: Conservative Coffee morning 10:30 - noon
Hill House, Church Rd.
£1.50
Raffle and Bring & Buy

13th: Thurston & District garden Club
New Green Centre 7:30
Lakenheath Fen - from carrots to Bitterns-a talk by
David White
£2 incl refreshments.
Raffle
All welcome.

16th: Afternoon W.I.
New Green Centre
2 pm
Celia Stevens talk on
 "Racing cars"
All welcome.

21st: New Green Community Trust Meeting 7:30
in the sun lounge
New Green Centre
Open to residents and regular hirers.

21st: Open meeting about our village LIBRARY
New Green Centre
7:30pm
PLEASE come

23rd: Cavendish Hall AGM
8p.m at the hall
ALL users and villagers welcomed!

MARCH

2nd: Women's World Day of Prayer

3rd: Quiz & Chips night
In aid of Tiny Toes Toddlers
Bar
Teams of 6 -£7.50 pp
Info. Caroline Pointer
01359235196

3rd: St Peter's Church spring clean!
All help welcomed!
Come along anytime after 8:30 a.m.
with dusters & polish etc.
Info. 231301

9th: Charity Quiz night
in aid of World Challenge expedition to Mongolia.
18:45 for prompt 19:00 start in
Sixth Form Hall
Thurston Community College.
£2 per person
gregjq@gmail.com to  pre order food & register your team.

20th: Licensing of the new village vicar
St Peter's Church 7:30pm
All welcome to this important occasion.

APRIL

28th: Village Quiz
Cavendish Hall
7:30

What's on in Suffolk?

You can now add your event using an online form from the Whats on page so it couldn't be easier or Email: whatson@onesuffolk.co.uk.
 

Web Site Changes


Parish Councillors' details

NEW!
Garden Club diary of events for 2012

Latest
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEWSLETTER!

(Updated fortnightly)

LATEST  Parish Council minutes


Site updated 26/01/2012

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County Councillor for Thurston

Problems or queries on county matters call our  county councillor!

County Cllr Penny Otton
Meadowside
High Street
Rattlesden
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 0RA

Telephone: 01449 737870
Mobile: 07801 587803
Email:
penny.otton@councillors.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 

District Councillors  for Thurston

For items or queries on District Council matters (e.g. planning) call Derrick Haley on 01359 234925 or derrick.haley@midsuffolk.gov.uk
or Mrs Samantha Powell 07850 442858
samantha.powell@midsuffolk.gov.uk


 

 

 

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