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Village Information

Village Info

Village Info

Local Councils and Other Bodies

Your Suffolk County Councillor

Andrew Reid

Your District Councillors

Tom Daly

Tony Cooper

Russ Rainger

Your Local Member of Parliament

Dr Therese Coffey

East Suffolk Council

Click here for departments

(for Planning, Building regs., Environmental Services inc. refuse collection and rodent control,

Council Tax, Business rates and Housing benefits)

Suffolk County Council Offices

Click here for departments

(for Highways, Education, Libraries etc. )

Church and Chapel

St. Mary the Virgin Church

Priest in Charge

Rev Sarah de Boulay

Treasurer

Mr S. Ive 01728 688106

Service times on the Church noticeboard & in the monthly Parish Magazine and Friston Swift.

Friston Baptist Chapel Mill Road

Rev. Michael J Harley, 37, Lincoln Avenue Saxmundham IP17 1BY

Service times on the Church noticeboard & in the monthly Parish Magazine

Organisations in Friston

Friston Bowls Club (ground at Church Farm)

 Mr A Cardy 01728 687686

Friston Thursday Ladies Group - TLC

The cost is £3 per person, this includes refreshments. All village ladies will be welcome and you may bring one guest. Wendy Ireland 07948150022 thursdayladiesclubtlc@gmail.com

Village Hall

**The Village Hall now has a projector and screen available to hirers**Free Wifi also available**

Village Hall Details

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

New Coordinator needed - contact The Parish Clerk for details

Schools and Youth Groups

Coldfair Green Primary School Judith Ave, Knodishall. 01728 830649

Alde Valley Academy, Seaward Avenue, Leiston 01728 830570

Saxmundham Free School, Seaman Ave.01728 633910

Playgroups are in Knodishall, Leiston and Saxmundham

Guides and Brownies are in Knodishall, Leiston and Saxmundham

Scout Groups are in Saxmundham, Aldeburgh and Leiston

Leiston Leisure Centre

Redhouse Lane, Leiston 01728 830364

Branch Libraries at Aldeburgh, Leiston and Saxmundham

Housebound Library 01728 831252

Mobile Library Fridays by the Old Chequers. Arrives 12.05.

Sewerage

Anglian Water available 24 hours 08457 145145

Water Supply

Essex and Suffolk Water 08457 820999

Suffolk Heritage Housing Assoc.

(Social Housing) 48 High St. Leiston 01728 727555

Registration of Births & Deaths Etc.

Woodbridge 0345 607 2090 

Job Centre Plus

Enterprise Centre, Eastland Ind. Est., Leiston IP16 4US  0800 169 0190

Citizens Advice Bureau

Colonial House, Station Rd. Leiston 01728 832193

Other Useful Information

Old Chequers Public House 01728 688039

Postal Collections Friston Crossroads, Last Collection Mon-Fri 4.30, Sat 9.30

Milk (Delivered Mon, Wed and Fri)

Dairy Crest, Farthing Road, Ipswich. 0345 6063606

Foulgers Dairy Woodbridge. 01394 387327

Newspapers & Periodicals

Leiston Newsagent, 75 High St. Leiston 01728 830828

Services

Doctors

The Surgery, Lambsale Meadow, Saxmundham 01728 602022

The Surgery, Main Street, Leiston 01728 830526

The Surgery, Church Farm, Aldeburgh 01728 452027

Hospital

Aldeburgh Community Hospital, Park Rd., Aldeburgh 01728 452778

Vets

Fromus House, Street Farm Rd., Saxmundham 01728 602599

Unit 1d, Eastlands Ind. Est., Leiston 01728 833566

Dentists

Apex Dental Care Ltd., Crown St., Leiston 01728 830790

Olive Dental Practice, High St., Saxmundham 01728 602537

Aldeburgh Dental Practice., 167 High St., Aldeburgh 01728 453333

Dental Centre, High St., Leiston 01728 832133

Opticians

Jeffrey & Associates, 16, High St. Saxmundham 01728 602830

Marshall & Lilley, 26, High Street, Leiston 01728 833114

Trains

Greater Anglia Station at Saxmundham

National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950

Buses Timetable on Lamp Standard at Friston Crossroads

Police

For all emergencies dial 999. For non-urgent dial 101

 

 

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