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The Grange Hotel
Barton Road, Thurston.
01359 231260

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Jigsaw Children's Centre,
Thurston


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The  mobile Library Van
comes here fortnightly.
Fully wheelchair & pushchair accessible!

Click here for stops

next comes -
 
July  27th;
Aug. 10th; 24th;
Sept. 7th; 21st.

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

Age Concern
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, Their volunteer collector lives in Thurston and collects weekly.
 
Phone the shop to arrange collection.
01284 723273

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

Health visitors hold regular monthly health clinics
@
 New Green Centre
 on the third Thursday of the month
 between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
 Thurston  and on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 5.00pm to 7pm

 





 

 


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
01359 232854

Parish Council meetings are on the  first Wednesday of the month 
Villagers are welcome as observers
Click here for the PC meeting dates 2010

 

POLICE APPEAL DIRECTLY TO GROUP OF MALES FOLLOWING RAPE AT THE LATITUDE FESTIVAL

Police are again renewing appeals for information following the rape of a 19-year-old Norfolk woman at the Latitude Festival on Thursday night, 15 July – and are appealing directly to the group of males who met up with the young woman to come forward to give their account of what occurred.
 

APPEAL FOR INFORMATION

MURDER - GRAN CANARIA - APPEAL TO HOLIDAYMAKERS

Suffolk Police are appealing for British holidaymakers who stayed at the Balito Beach Apartments in Gran Canaria between Monday 28th June and Sunday 11th July to come forward.
 

NEW Cycle warning sign operational NOW

The new warning sign to motorists at the cycle crossing point near Sow Lane and East Barton Road on Mount Road has become operational.
If motorists are going over 40mph or cyclists have ridden over the warning pad on paths leading to the crossing, the warning sign will flash to tell motorist that cyclists are about and they should slow down.
PLEASE watch out for cyclists at the crossing point!

VACANCY for a PARISH COUNCILLOR

There is currently a  vacancy for a Parish Councillor.
If you would like to  help your village in this way please contact the clerk  - Kathryn Savage, at the above address for further details of how to go about becoming a parish councillor.

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Thurston Youth Drop In
@ the Victoria
 From 4:30 - 6:30 Mondays for Pool & Darts
contact Sarah - Youth Worker 01359 235109

@ Thurst (New Green centre)
From 7 - 9 p.m. on Thursdays to chat and chill out
contact Darren - Youth Worker 07866 950423


Great cakes and coffee.
Complimentary Wi-Fi for customers.
Thurston's very own coffee bar!
THURST
@
New Green Centre
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Bijou Cinema club
@
New Green Community Centre
1st & 3rd Monday in the month
(Membership is for the over 60s)
Big screen - great sound.
Details: call 01359 272511 twixt 6 - 8pm any evening

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Lots of good advice from the Police in the latest
 Neighbourhood Watch newsletter

 

Report Crime On Line
Members of the public can now report theft and criminal damage online.

A new form is available on the homepage of the Suffolk Police website www.suffolk.police.uk and on all Safer Neighbourhood Team websites to report theft & criminal damage.

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All your Council services in one place!

https://www.csduk.com/csd/om

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

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What's on in the Thurston Area

 

JULY

31st:Car Boot Sale 1-4pm
@
New Green
£6 per car on the day . NO traders

open for
refreshments too!

AUGUST

4th: Parish Council meeting
7:30 in the PC office on New Green
Villagers welcome to observe.

Saturday 28th:
Village fete on New Green
All village organisations invited to participate.
contact 234454 or
232439
Car Boot Sale
on
New Green 1-4pm
£6 per car on the day . NO traders

open for
refreshments too!

SEPTEMBER

1st: Parish Council meeting
7:30 in the PC office on New Green
Villagers welcome to observe.

12th: Classic & Sports cars FAMILY PICNIC
 11:00 - 4:30
in aid of
ST Nicholas Hospice
@ Hall Farm,
 Fornham St. Martin
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be there!

14th: Theatre Royal Bury
"The Two of Us"
Four comic masterpieces from the writer of "Noises Off"
New Green Centre
7:30p.m.
Tickets 01284 769505
www.theatreroyal.org

25th: Car Boot Sale
on
New Green 1-4pm
£6 per car on the day . NO traders

open for refreshments too!

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

27th: St Peter's Church Christmas Bazaar
Cavendish Hall
11a.m. - 3 p.m.
including a Blue & Yellow gift stall.
Can you donate to this?

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


Cavendish Hall's chairman's report for 2010

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County Councillor for Thurston

Problems or queries on county matters call our NEW 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 Rodney Scott on 01359 230251 or rodney.scott@midsuffolk.gov.uk
 

Recycling your unwanted clothes.

Did you know that giving your old clothes to a kerbside "charity" collector nets only £50 - £100 per tonne. If you take them directly to a charity shop they will rake in £500 - £800 per tonne.

DO THE RIGHT THING!

 

 

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