Village Info

Church and Chapel

St. Mary the Virgin Church

Priest in Charge

Rev. Mark Lowther 01728 452807

Asst. Priest Sheila Hart 01728 602456

Wardens

Mr P Fife 01728 687759

Mrs C Morley 01728 687999

Treasurer

Mr S. Ive 01728 688106

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

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

Schools and Youth Groups

Coldfair Green Primary School Judith Ave, Knodishall. 01728 830649

Alde Valley Academy, Seaward Avenue, Leiston

Head - Miss Emma Laflin 01728 830570

Saxmundham Free School, Seaman Ave.

Head - Mr David Lees 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

Local Councils and Other Bodies

Your Suffolk County Councillor

Mr Andrew Reid 07545423799

Your District Councillors

Jocelyn Bond 07825 720522

Tony Cooper 01728 830181

T J Haworth-Culf 07899 063702

Your Local Member of Parliament

Theresa Coffey 0207 2197164

East Suffolk District Offices,

Melton Hill, Woodbridge, IP12 1AU 01394 383789

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

Council Tax, Business rates and Housing benefits)

Suffolk County Council Offices

Endeavor Hse, 8, Russell Road, Ipswich 01473 583000

(for Highways, Education, Libraries etc. )

Branch Libraries at Aldeburgh, Leiston and Saxmundham

Housebound Library 01728 831252

Mobile Library Fridays by the Old Chequers. Arrives 12.05.

Area Highways

Street Farm Road, Saxmundham 01728 403000

(Out of Hours 01728 403066)

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.

SCDC Offices (Mon & Wed 1.30 - 4) 01394 444331

Street Farm Rd. Saxmundham

Job Centre Plus

Enterprise Centre, Eastland Ind. Est., Leiston IP16 4US

Citizens Advice Bureau

Colonial House, Station Rd. Leiston 01728 832193

Other Useful Information

Blackheath Estates Land Agent - Mr. Giles Hanglin 07494 221589, giles@gileshanglin.co.uk

Mr. Hanglin is on the estate every Tuesday

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

Van Sales call regularly

bread (by order), fruit and veg and groceries 01728 668 485

 

Friston Parish Council

Clerk to the Council

Mrs Phillippa Welby, Bernard House, Narrow Way, Wenhaston, IP19 9EJ 01502 478094

Email; fristonclerk@gmail.com 

Members

Mrs Christine Brooks 01728 688972

Mrs Mary Schedrin 01728 687948

Mr Alan Simpson 01728 688387

Mr Mike Caplin - Chairman 01728 687625

Mrs Susan Jackson 01728 688032

Mr Richard Brooks 01728 687986

Mr Jonathon Burch 01728 

Parish council meetings are held six weekly at 7.00 pm in the village hall.

Meeting dates are on the notice board and in the Parish Magazine.

Members of the public and the press are welcome to attend all meetings.

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

Ditches Flooding

Suffolk Coastal District Council open 24 hours 01394 383789

Police

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

Leiston Police Station Kings Road Leiston

Neighbourhood Police Office:PCSO 3070 Thora Taylor 01473 613500

Organisations in Friston

Friston Bowls Club (ground at Church Farm)

Hon Sec: Mr A Cardy 01728 687686

 

Village Hall Management Committee

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

Hon Sec & Booking:

Mrs R Simpson Old Orchard, Low Rd. 01728 688387

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

New Coordinator needed - contact The Parish Clerk for details