CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
Thurston Youth Football Club
Thurston Library
As well as the traditional services your library has to
offer, we would like to remind you of the following:
Weekly Sunday Club
for 3 - 8 year olds (accompanied by an adult please) starts at 10.30am with
a story,
followed by themed
activities.
Warhammer
Club for ages
10+ meets on alternative Sundays from 12:45 - 2:45 pm. Dates are displayed
on the library door. Telephone
Sharon
Head (01359) 271598 for more details.
Manager Neil Holmes. Telephone (01359) 235048.
Local clubs and organisations - we will be pleased to
display your details and notices!
Bookstart
Activity (FREE) Fridays at 9:45 am. Singalong a rhyme time for 2
- 4 year olds and their parents/carers. Refreshments available
1st Thurston Scouts
Beavers, cubs and scouts groups all meet regularly in the village.
www.1stthurstonscouts.org
Thurston pre-school
Opening Times:
Monday 8.50am - 3.20pm
Tuesday 8.50am - 3.20pm
Wednesday 8.50am - 11.50am
Thursday 8.50am - 11.50am
Friday 8.50am - 3.20pm
Contact Clare on 07540 346966 for more details
Toddler Group:
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
Jigsaw Children's
Centre - Thurston
www.suffolkchildrenscentres.com
Health visitors hold regular monthly health clinics
@
New Green CentreThurston
on the third
Thursday of the month
between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
THURSTON KIDS'
CLUB
Our club runs
out of Thurston Primary School and is open to children aged between 4-13
years. During the school term we are open from 3.30pm - 5.30pm Monday to
Friday. In the school holidays we are open from 8.30pm - 5.30pm. We
have a number of activities including arts and crafts, pool table, table
football, playstation 2, laptop, board games and lots of outdoor
equipment. During the holidays we arrange trips and have entertainers
and discos. Kids Club is open to all children from around the Bury St
Edmunds area. Our staff are fully qualified and we are OFSTED
registered. For more information please contact Kids Club on 07764
951785.
ADULT - SPORTING
Beyton
Swimming Club season starts May
The 25m pool is situated at Beyton Middle
School and is surrounded by areas (some sheltered) for spectators and
sun bathing. Qualified lifeguards are present at every session.
Membership is open to all residents of Beyton and the surrounding
villages.
Most of the time a lane is reserved for length
swimming with the rest available for casual swimming and just keeping
cool.
Family membership costs £50,
Adults £21 and 5-15s £16. For further details and an application form
please contact Lisa on 01359 231098.
Thurston Cricket Club
Thurston CC
is your local cricket club and we would
welcome new playing members, spectators and match day
sponsors for the 2006 season. We run two teams that play
in the local leagues. Our aim is to be a friendly dub, which is
fair but very competitive on the field and thoroughly enjoys
socialising
after the game. Does this seem like a club that
you would like to join?
We will be running regular net practice sessions in preparation for the
new season until the start
of the season in May. In addition to the senior teams it is our intention
to re-establish the junior section and if you are interested to find out
more information then please make contact. If you would like to come along and refine
your skills with a view to playing in 2006 or simply want
more information to see if we are the club for you, then
please contact: Tony Sadler
on 01359 230865
Thurston Table Tennis Club
Table tennis for players
of all standards in a friendly environment.
We meet each
Thursday from September to March. NEW SEASON STARTS September
There are a few vacancies for junior (minimum age 13 unless accompanied by
an adult) and adult members.
Contact Tel: Peter 01359 232410 for details
Thurston Carpet Bowls Club
- every Wednesday in the New Green Community Centre at 7.30.
We are a very friendly club and would welcome visitors and prospective
new members of any level of experience. Don't worry if you have never
played before as there are always plenty of people on hand who are glad
to give basic instruction. £2.00 per evening includes refreshments.
Contact Edith on Tel No; 01359 230861for more information
Thurston
Bowls Club (Outdoor)
For
2012, the Club will be playing in two
leagues, Monday evenings and Tuesday afternoons.
We also
have club bowling on Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons and some
weekend events
but the
green is open for play at all times from April to September.
New
members of all abilities including beginners will be welcomed.
For beginners we
can provide some instruction and the loan of bowls,
so if you have
never played bowls, come and try the game.
Our green is
adjacent to the New Green Community Centre.
Contact Captain
Don Stevenson Tel 01359 230920 or Secretary Andy Sander Tel:
01359 230539
In
2012, the Bowls Club will celebrate 21 years since the
bowls green was officially opened.
To
start off the 21st season of bowling, the
Club will hold it’s annual dinner at New Green on
Friday
16th March 2012. The event will be open to
all so if you fancy a three-course meal
with a glass of wine
for £18,
please come and join us.
President, Alan Stiff, Hill House, Church
Rd, Thurston, IP31 3RU Tel 01359 232100
Beyton Tennis
Club
Anyone for tennis?
Tennis season at Beyton Tennis Club!
Membership open to all surrounding villages.
Application form on Local Organisations page at
www.thebeytonguide.co.uk
April to September - open to
ALL!
Walking in Suffolk
visit this website for
information about walking in Suffolk
www.walkinginsuffolk.co.uk
Woolpit tennis club
If you'd like more information contact: 240879
j.stoneman@thebarn.keme.co.uk
ADULT - GENERAL
INTEREST
Thurston and District Garden Club
Programme of events
Amateur and armchair gardeners meet monthly for a variety of talks loosely based on gardening.
Second Monday of each month.
Mrs S. Tanner 01359 230457
Adult
Local Learning Centre
Stowmarket Local Centre is a branch of West Suffolk College offering Adult Education courses in Thurston and surrounding area
01449 613903
Email
stowmarket@wsc.ac.uk
PILATES CLASSES AT THURSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
PILATES
AND RELAXATION CLASS
Held Monday evenings at 7.30 - 9.00pm. These well-structured
classes tone and strengthen the body and afterwards a
well-deserved relaxation session covering various methods so
that everyone can experience true relaxation. Classes are held
by an experienced and qualified instructor offering small
classes - 12 max. £8.50 per session
For more information on either class please contact: JAN ON
01449 736779
or E-MAIL:
jan.pilates@btinternet.com
Sing into
2012
with Chris
www.chrisrowbury.com
@ Cavendish Hall
Saturdays monthly. 2:25 - 4:45pm.
TURN UP or contact
dick.ansell@toucansurf.com
01638 750730
NO experience necessary!
Thurston 68 Club
New members are welcome. We meet,
socially every other Thursday evening, for many different activities
to suit the wide variety of ages of our members including theatre
trips, pub pentathlon, tenpin bowling, quiz nights, snooker and
dining out.
Additionally we hold charity and fund raising events, for both
global and Thurston organisations.
For more details, contact any of the listed officers.
Our officers
for 2010- 2011 are :-
Chairman ...............
John Johnson ..................233039
Secretary
..................Graham Page..................231474
Treasurer....................George O Connell...........231680
Thurston W.I
We meet on the 1st Thursday every month in the Cavendish Hall at 7.30pm
We have speaker every month, also outings, fund raising events etc.
We are always pleased to welcome new members and guests.
For further info please call
the Secretary 01359 230420
Thurston Afternoon W.I. at New Green Centre on Thursdays at 2:00p.m. Visitors always welcome! contact Edith West tel: 01359 230861
Thurston Seniors' Club
This club is open to all Thurston residents aged 55 and over. We
meet at New Green centre on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month when
members can enjoy a pre-lunch drink from 11:30 and lunch is at 12:30.
Further information from Jan (Chair) on 231922
To order lunches book with Myrtle 231399
Mid Anglia Rail Passengers Association
Rail users' group for the Ipswich - Cambridge/Peterborough line.
Affiliated to
RailFuture.
Chairman:
John Drake, 51, High St, Cheveley,
CB 8 9DQ. 01638-730292
Secretary: Ross Taylor, 1 Norfolk Rd. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. IP32 6AY
Treasurer/Membership Sec.:
Mrs Ann Henderson,
48, High St,
Ixworth, IP31 2HJ.
01359-230139
Bury St Edmunds Liberal Democrats
Thedmere Branch
Chairman: Larry Otton, 01449 738482
Membership enquiries to
Cllr Penny Otton, 01449 738482
Treasurer:
Nicky Turner
Forth coming
events:
Next Branch Meeting:
Bury St Edmunds Conservative
Association
Thurston,
Beyton & Hessett Branch
Chairman: Roger Bowden 01359 270084
Membership enquiries to the Chairman on 01359 270084 or the Treasurer:
Roy Cook on 01359 231679
LIST
of Contacts & Dates for your DIARY 2012/13
Millennium Farm Trust
Interested in helping the Trust?
Minutes
secretary wanted
There are vacancies for volunteering
and paid work.
www.m-f-t.org.uk
OPTUA
If you know someone who would enjoy Share or if
you would like to volunteer, please call Optua 01473 836777. For more
information about the day or to download application forms you can also
go to the website at
www.optua.org.uk .
Contacts:
James Powell, PR Manager, Tel: 01473 836746,
james.powell@optua.org.uk
West Suffolk
Voluntary Association for the Blind
VIP club for the Visibly Impaired
We have a friendly meeting each month @ Moreton Hall
Community Centre, within easy reach of Thurston, with speakers, raffle,
teas and events. We offer welcome to people with sight problems,
who may be house bound, to meet other members with similar problems and
enjoy a laugh and a chat. If you are visibly impaired, or know of
someone who is, then contact Maureen 01359 270786 for more details of
this friendly club.
Cats Protection
Cats Protection (Bury St Edmunds Branch) is the local branch of the
National cat charity covering this area.. Our aims are to rescue
stray and unwanted cats and kittens, rehabilitate and re-home where
possible, to encourage the neutering of all cats and kittens not
required for breeding and to provide information to the public on
the care of cats and kittens.
Contact details:
Cats Protection (Bury St Edmunds Branch)
PO Box 422
IP31 3WE
Branch helpline: 01284 850887
Website:
www.cplbury.org.uk
e-mail:
info@cplbury.org.uk
Haughley Hoofers
We are your local ladies North West clog dancing group. A
friendly welcome awaits anyone who would like to join us at our
Sunday practices, in Haughley Village Hall at 7.30 pm. All the
dancers are ladies, but men and women play in our band - however
good or bad you consider yourself to be come along and give it
try.
Joining Haughley Hoofers not only keeps you fit but can open up
a new social life for you and your family. During the summer we
dance at many local events as well as making weekend visits to
various different counties in England, and sometimes to Europe.
We are a very friendly enthusiastic troupe.
If you think you would like to join, or just watch to see what
we are all about, we begin our Sunday practices at 7.30pm
September 30th please pop in any Sunday evening after 30
September to see what happens. If you wish to chat to someone
about joining the group as a dancer or musician, or if you wish
to book us for an event please contact Dorothy our Squire on
01449 766372, or Sharon, secretary on 01449 676083.
We also have a website -
www.haughleyhoofers.org.uk
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