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April 2009

 

  • May Bank Holiday living history at West Stow Wednesday, April 29, 2009

  • Visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village can see sparks fly and enjoy the clash of iron when living history group, The People of Eoferwic, demonstrate Anglo-Saxon weaponry this May Bank Holiday weekend. [More...]
     
  • Bury Youth Festival 09 Tuesday, April 28, 2009

  • This May sees the launch of a brand new platform for young people in Bury St Edmunds to show off their creativity and talent. [More...]
     
  • Free soil improver for Compost Awareness Week Tuesday, April 28, 2009

  • To celebrate Compost Awareness Week, St Edmundsbury residents are being invited to shovel their own free soil improver at the Rougham Hill Household Waste Recycling Centre, Rougham Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2RN.  [More...]
     
  • Hands-on art at West Stow Monday, April 27, 2009

  • A two day workshop, led by acclaimed Brazilian artist Lupe Cunha, is being held at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May. [More...]
     
  • Additional parking spaces in Bury town centre Friday, April 24, 2009

  • Forty extra car parking spaces in the heart of Bury St Edmunds are now available seven days a week for public use. [More...]
     
  • Grants to improve Queen Street shop fronts Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  • Queen Street traders have been consulted on a scheme to provide grants for improving shop fronts in Haverhill’s main thoroughfare, which is to be discussed at a meeting of the Haverhill Area Working party on Thursday 23 April. [More...]
     
  • Bury town centre boost Friday, April 17, 2009

  • Two schemes to boost Bury’s established town centre will be discussed at a meeting of the Bury St Edmunds Area Working Party on Monday 20 April. [More...]
     
  • Work begins at Haverhill Bus Station Tuesday, April 14, 2009

  • Eagerly awaited improvement work to Haverhill Bus Station will begin on Monday 20 April. When complete, passengers will find the bus station easier to use, with an improved layout and up to the minute travel information. [More...]
     
  • Delight as Bury Skate Park re-opens Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • Young people have welcomed the re-opening of the skate park in Olding Road, Bury St Edmunds after a £20,000 make over.  [More...]
     
  • Pioneering women painters Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • A revealing new exhibition called ‘Women by Women’ opens on Friday 24 April at Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds, giving a chance to see valuable 17th century paintings from the large public collection held by St Edmundsbury Borough Council, and to discover how women broke the barriers preventing them from making a living as artists. [More...]
     
  • Borough planners win top awards Wednesday, April 8, 2009

  • St Edmundsbury Borough Council has been awarded the top places in the Eastern Region Royal Town Planning Institute Awards for Planning Achievement in 2008/9 [More...]
     
  • Visit of HM the Queen and HRN the Duke of Edinburgh to Bury St Edmunds Wednesday, April 8, 2009

  • St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Suffolk Constabulary are working to minimise disruption for HM The Queen's visit to Bury St Edmunds on Maundy Thursday, 9 April. [More...]
     
  • Government cannot ignore opinion Tuesday, April 7, 2009

  • Suffolk councils will be taking their case for three unitary authorities straight to the Government, galvanised by the backing of a huge majority in the county who say they want to be consulted on the option. [More...]
     
  • Discover ‘Hervey Women’ at Moyse’s Hall Monday, April 6, 2009

  • Sunday 26 April at 3pm will see Pat Murrell, local historian, giving a lecture looking at some of the females who, through birth or marriage, acquired the Hervey name – lovers, wives, mothers, courtiers and even a bigamist! [More...]
     
  • Anglo-Saxon Easter Celebrations Thursday, April 2, 2009

  • Visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Sunday 12 and Monday 13 April can join costumed re-enactors in celebrating the pagan festival of Oestre, as its original occupants may have done 1500 years ago.  [More...]
     
  • Bushcraft for adventurous families Thursday, April 2, 2009

  • Families with a taste for adventure can join wilderness survival expert, Rob Bevington at West Stow Country Park from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday 15 April. [More...]