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June 2005

 

  • Mayor comes face to face with Hurricane Wednesday, June 29, 2005

  • The sky was the limit for St Edmundsbury’s Mayor, Councillor Stefan Oliver, when he visited the Imperial War Museum at Duxford to see one of the main attractions at this year’s Rougham Air Display. [More...]
     
  • Crucial Crew comes to Haverhill Tuesday, June 28, 2005

  • Nearly 1000 children will learn how to keep themselves safe in a variety of situations when they take part in this year’s St Edmundsbury’s Crucial Crew initiative, which is being held in Haverhill for the first time.  [More...]
     
  • A week for wartime memories Monday, June 27, 2005

  • Museums in Bury St Edmunds will be filled with people exchanging their wartime memories in the run-up to the nationwide commemoration on 10 July of the end of World War Two. Manor House and Moyse's Hall Museums will be adding to the 60th anniversary commemorations with a series of events for veterans and other visitors. These include: [More...]
     
  • St Edmundsbury's 2025 Vision Monday, June 27, 2005

  • Key decision-makers from across the Borough will be putting their heads together at a roundtable event on Friday 1 July to decide on a strategy to shape St Edmundsbury's future for the next 20 years. [More...]
     
  • Three legged composters? Yes it's the recycling sports event! Monday, June 27, 2005

  • Schools across Suffolk are lining themselves up this week for a sports competition with a difference - getting the recycling message across by competing in games such as the litterpick run, sort-it bean bag relay and three-legged composters. The games are part of a nationwide campaign, headed by Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent, during the Big Recycle Week. [More...]
     
  • New CCTV cameras are up and running Thursday, June 23, 2005

  • New digital Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have now been installed throughout the borough making it easier to keep a check on potential trouble areas. [More...]
     
  • Recycling - the facts . . . £10 administration fee, enforcement and THANK YOU TO 92% OF OUR POPULATION! Tuesday, June 21, 2005

  • Cabinet members will hear tomorrow (22 June) that the overwhelming majority of the Borough's residents - 92% - are correctly sorting out their rubbish for recycling. But action needs to be taken to help the minority understand the need to use each bin properly - otherwise hundreds of tonnes of rubbish could end up in landfill, at a cost to the Council Tax payer. [More...]
     
  • Sky high celebrations for veterans' Freedom ceremony Tuesday, June 21, 2005

  • The formality of the council chamber will be swapped for a marquee at an air display in August when St Edmundsbury's councillors meet to award the Freedom of the Borough to veterans who served in the British and Commonwealth forces during World War II.  [More...]
     
  • Hear our news online Monday, June 20, 2005

  • You can now listen to St Edmundsbury's news from our corporate magazine, Community Spirit, from your own computer at home. [More...]
     
  • Club night and summer fun for under 18s Monday, June 20, 2005

  • Young people in the Haverhill area under the age of 18 have the chance to enjoy a club night just for them at The Hangar on Friday (24 June) from 8-11pm. [More...]
     
  • Protecting our bee orchids in Haverhill Friday, June 17, 2005

  • If you've spotted a few verges in Haverhill that haven't been cut this spring, chances are they've been left alone for a reason: to protect the beautiful bee orchid. [More...]
     
  • Cakes and ale and 500 years of history Friday, June 17, 2005

  • Way back in 1481 local benefactor Jankyn Smyth provided money for the citizens of Bury St Edmunds and next week (Thursday 23 June) his generous gesture will be toasted in a traditional cakes and ale ceremony in the building he provided for the town, the Guildhall. [More...]
     
  • Charities to benefit from former Mayor's fundraising Friday, June 17, 2005

  • St Edmundsbury's Deputy Mayor, Cllr Michael Jones, will be handing over cheques totalling £14,177 to 11 charities and organisations next week. The money was raised through various events held during the time when he was Mayor, from May 2004 to 2005. [More...]
     
  • Catching the night bus to safety Thursday, June 16, 2005

  • A pioneering night bus service in Bury St Edmunds is set to help people get home quickly and safely after a night out at the town's clubs. [More...]
     
  • Taking football into the future in Haverhill Tuesday, June 14, 2005

  • Cabinet is being asked to agree a funding package of £1.5 million at its meeting in June to help create a brand new £2 million community football facility in Haverhill. In a report to Cabinet on 22 June members are asked to approve the £1.5 million, with the remaining amount coming from football funding organisations. [More...]
     
  • Raise tea mugs to celebrate funding success Monday, June 6, 2005

  • Members of a local community group are celebrating news of funding they have just received from the Big Lottery Fund, which matches money pledged from St Edmundsbury Borough Council. Rather than celebrate the traditional way with champagne and canapés, the group decided they would do it with big mugs of tea and chocolate biscuits and put the money saved towards an extra chair or play bench for a planned community centre! [More...]
     
  • Last call to convert licences Thursday, June 2, 2005

  • Pubs, nightclubs, take-aways, restaurants, hotels and off-licences are being reminded that they have until 6 August to apply to convert their existing licence(s) following recent changes to licensing laws.  [More...]