Scattered around three greens either side of the A 1120, we have much to offer visitors and residents alike. Forward Green straddles the main road with Middlewood Green to the north and Broad Green to the west. Together with Earl Stonham on the A140 to the east, they each hold clusters of houses, some very old and some very new, providing homes for folk from all walks of life. Such variety gives the village its own special character.

Below are quick links to some of the many activities enjoyed by residents. More details can be found by following the menu items.

Blacksmith's Lane Road Repairs

Friday 11th Jan. All done! Top dressing due in April. Tap the button for a few photos ...

Blacksmith's Lane Road Repairs

Latest Recorder (Nov 2018)

Diary Dates

The Parish Council meets 6 times a year. The next meeting is on 5th November. The Agenda will be published here when available. Visit the Parish Council pages for more info or tap the button for the latest minutes:-

Latest ESPC Minutes

Library Lunches

Villages lunches are organised every month to coincide with the visit from the Mobile Library. Tap the button above for dates and more info.

Chocks Away!

Proposal for a Musical Evening with a DJ playing swing music from the 1930’s to the 1960’s.

Tickets are £15.00 per head
including a hot meal.
Bar available

Bookings by 8th January
Contact Brian or Deb.
Details here:-

Defibrillator

Carols on the Green

Your collection raised £185.
Thank you!

Proceeds from the collection was sent to the
Jam Community Pot.

Thank you to all of those who turned out on what was the most perfect evening. I am pleased to inform everyone that the collection for the Jam Community Pot raised an amazing £185.00.

This organisation meets on a Monday morning at the United Reform Church in Stowmarket. Everyone is welcome, all ages accepted, whether just a drop in for refreshment and a chat or to play a board game. They have outings and a Christmas meal on Christmas Day for those who will be alone.

It does not hold charity status because they don't have the required amount of money. The money we will be donating will help to purchase the basics to help them to help others

Jen Henderson-Hamilton
On behalf of WI & Parish Council.

News and Comment

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Pub Night

Date and Theme to be decided after Christmas.

Turkey night anyone?

"Nutshells" Tea Room and Florist

Nutshells opened on 22nd November and, to judge by their Facebook page, they have been warmly welcomed by their new customers. They are currently styled as Tea Room and Florist but I expect they have plans for more.

No news of a Post Office yet. The folks at The Co-op garage say it's not going there, so we'll have to wait and see!

There are branches of the Post Office at Stonham Barns, Mendlesham, Stowmarket & Needham Market and details of opening hours etc at the Royal Mail Branch Finder website.

Adverts

Love 'em or hate 'em, they do bring in a little pin money, so we've tried to return some value for our advertisers by placing copy where it can be easily seen. The placing is random, but the image will enlarge if tapped or it may carry a link to the advertiser's website.

Local websites sometimes carry registers of local businesses as a useful reference point. Our neighbours in Creeting St Mary have a good example, although it is not mobile friendly yet.

Since most local businesses rely on local trade and/or local employment for their success, it must be worth supporting them where possible and this may be a useful source of information.

We'll start with our advertisers and accept applications from others to see where it leads.

Suggestions or applications to The Web Editor please

Our Mobile Library

Offering books from a wide selection, our Mobile Library is one of three vehicles covering the whole County. It arrives at 12.20 pm on the same day as the Village Lunch and stays until 12.50 pm.

Andy has been operating our Library for the last 14 years and enjoys meeting his regular borrowers, many of whom he knows by name.

As well as books, The Library Service now offers free access to newspapers through its new PressReader service. This service provides access to full digital editions of nearly all major national UK newspapers, including The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Mirror and Daily Star. A wide range of top UK magazines are also available, covering a broad range of subjects and audiences. This service is available to all borrowers with online access (computer, tablet or smartphone.)

Library Lunches

These are timed to coincide with visits from our Mobile Library and are organised by a different village group each month.

The cost is £4.00 per person and is served from 12.45pm

Volunteer Caravan Towers Needed

– We Need Your Help

Are you a Semi- Retired or Retired Caravaner living in Suffolk?
Do you have any spare time to help a Suffolk Charity, with your experience and expertise?
Would you be interested in giving up a morning or afternoon once a month or more if possible to help us reach isolated rural communities, where we provide Tea or Coffee, Cake and Information on our regular visits during the season from April to October.
If you think you could help and want to find out more about us and what we do, please check our Web Site -

www.ruralcoffeecaravan.org

or contact Ann Osborn on 01379 855338 to have a chat and find out more.

Autumn Footpath Walk

A group of hardy walkers managed the full 13 Km of our Gold Walk in September.

Link to Footpaths Page