Home and lifestyle news from Bury St Edmunds
Parents Play Project gains councillor support
A group of parents who decided to fund-raise for a new village playground, have celebrated its opening three months ahead of schedule. In May 2013 a group of parents in Barrow, started working towards raising the £50,000 for the new playground behind the village hall....
The Handmade Wardrobe
In recent years, people have become more interested in the origins of their products. Just as fair trade food products are increasingly popular, and people have come to appreciate local produce and carefully sourced ingredients, we are taking an interest in the...
PT Joe March 2015
We are Running the London Marathon!... Fran and I are running this years Virgin London Marathon and we are raising money for Sense. Sense is a national charity supporting and campaigning for people who are deaf, blind and those with sensory impairments. I thought it...
Southgate Community Centre February 2015
Your Community Centre is situated alongside Hardwick Shopping Precinct, the Macebearer pub and Hardwick Primary School. Local people are totally responsible for the Centre and own the building through the Southgate Community Partnership (SCP). Over 20 groups use the...
News from Nowton Neighbourhood Residents Association (NNRA) February 2015
Since our article in the first edition of the Southgate Directory we’ve received some very exciting news. At our January Residents Association Public Meeting Councillor Sarah Stamp announced that the play park, known to some of you as the tip or the dump, is being...
The Moreton Hall Community Centre February 2015
Hello all, welcome to the February update from the Moreton Hall Community Centre and Club! We’ve got lots planned this year for the 30th anniversary of the club and 15th anniversary of the new community centre building, built as part of a lottery funded project for...
Christ Church Moreton Hall
As I write this piece for February’s Moreton Hall Directory, the whole world is reeling from the terrorist attacks in Paris and Belgium and the sight of one and a half million people protesting in Paris with world leaders at their head. There is a strong possibility...
Successful re-launch for Friendship Centre
A bellydancing masterclass, armchair aerobics and circle dancing were just some of the activities showcased at an event for the over 50’s yesterday. Guests packed out the Apex in celebration of the re-launch of the Bury St Edmunds Friendship Centre at their new town...
Meet Molly!
Hi! I’m Molly, and I live in Bury St Edmunds and have done for the past ten years. Speaking of ten, I turned ten in December! I go to Hardwick Middle School. I have been given a column in the Bury St Edmunds Directories where I will write about friends, fashion,...
7 Year Old’s Christmas Wish: A cure for Ebola!
Local company Frames Conservatories Direct (FCD) have always been enthusiastic about getting involved with the local community and supporting charitable events. Whether that’s providing kit for local football teams or being the main Club Sponsor at Bury Rugby Club –...