Southgate Ward news

Boot Camp
By Andrew Southwood I don’t know about you, but I find myself at a real loose end at 6:15am on Monday mornings. I mean, there’s nothing on the telly, the kids don’t want to play, and apparently it’s not the best time to start sorting the kitchen cupboards out? With...

Book Now for beer, curry, comedy and fundraising
Tickets are on sale now for a comedy night in celebration of a well-known Bury St Edmunds man. It is hoped more than 400 people will attend the third Phil’s Big Comedy Night, in memory of Philip Scar. Philip, of Onehouse, was killed in an accident while cycling along...

Exciting Community Arts Project comes to Bury St Edmunds for Spring 2015
Suffolk YMCA is coordinating a new and exciting Community Arts project called ‘Who Do You Think I Am?’ to be held in Bury St Edmunds at the end of March. The project aims to tackle the negative images of young people we see in the media and to promote positive images...

Local boy, Alfie Campbell, has a successful 2014 at Red Lodge Karting
Local boy, Alfie Campbell, has had a successful 2014 at Red Lodge Karting From the age of 6 Alfie has been karting. In February 2014 Alfie joined the Young Starz at Red Lodge Karting. Within a year he has worked his way up through the grading system to achieve Grade...

Suffolk to host opening stage of Friends Life Women’s Tour in 2015
The second edition of the widely acclaimed Friends Life Women’s Tour is to begin where the inaugural race finished, in Bury St Edmunds. The 2015 Friends Life Women’s Tour will start off whee the inaugural edition finished lat May, as Bury St Edmunds and Suffolk...

Beating Breast Cancer – Linda Kenneally February 2015
It has been estimated that more than 1 in 3 of us will develop cancer at some point in our lifetime, and most of know someone who has been affected. Please meet our new columnist, Linda Kenneally, who is sharing her own journey after being diagnosed with Breast Cancer...

The Self Centre February 2015
This month we look at how to avoid and combat seasonal ailments –winter coughs, colds & sore throats Coughs, colds & flu are viral infections that are more prevalent in the winter due to central heating drying out nasal passages & the decrease in vitamin D...

Valentine’s Day Make Up
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to experiment with your make up look and to impress your true love. Whether you are hitting the town or spending a romantic evening in, looking your best will make you feel great. Your make up should be fun and flawless with an...

Spotlight on the new Jazzercise
Jazzercise is a pulse-pounding, beat-pumping fitness program that gets you results... ...fast! It’s a calorie-torching, hip swiveling, Shakira’d-be-proud dance party with a hot playlist to distract you from the burn. Jazzercise believes that exercise is an important...

February’s Fat Cat showcases The Chase’s Paul Sinha
You may be aware of Paul Sinha’s quizzing talents from tea time quiz show The Chase, but you may not know he is an acclaimed stand up comic, as well as a qualified doctor. Naturally, Sinha is a very articulate comedian which of course justifies his political and...