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  • New Dark Sky Discovery Centre opens

    Thorington Street Dark Sky Discovery Centre opened at the Studio opposite Thorington Hall on Monday 19th August. Welcomed by a meteor shower and a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis, residents and amateur astronomers viewed the sensational display from the garden of the new Centre.   Led by professional astronomers and a local grass roots committee,…

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  • New John Constable film coming in 2025

    Principal photography on a much-anticipated Suffolk-produced feature film has concluded with the final scenes shot in Flatford by Willy Lott’s Cottage – a scene famously immortalised by John Constable’s Landscape painted ‘The Hay Wain’. The story focuses on ‘The Painters’ John Constable and his friend John Dunthorne, both of whom lived in East Bergholt at…

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  • Suffolk residents will be able to access electric vehicles on a short-term basis, from next summer

    A trial of electric community vehicles is set to launch next summer in Suffolk, with the tender process beginning this autumn. Plug In Suffolk Car Clubs will be placing sixteen electric vehicles across eight locations in Suffolk which local residents can book by the minute, hour or day. Planned locations include Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds,…

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  • Call For Land Summit

    Are you interested in doing something with your land that helps our native wildlife, but unsure how you can do this? Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council are holding a free Call For Land Summit at The Mix in Stowmarket on 5th September 2024, from 10:00am – 2:00pm. This might be tree planting, hedge planting,…

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  • Keep the Heat Scheme back again

    This year, the Suffolk Climate Action Team are promoting the Keep the Heat scheme again. This scheme allows Parish Councils and Community Groups to use thermal imaging cameras and equipment free of charge to help with heat loss surveys in their communities.  Are you interested in organising a thermal camera project in your local area?…

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