Sudbury Library will be holdings its annual summer holiday reading game called “the big friendly read” inspired by the children’s author Roald Dahl.  Children can register for free from July 17 and the testing times are 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4 pm Monday to Saturday and also 10.30am to 12.30 pm Sundays.  The Toptime sessions are free to attend and are held at 2.30pm every Tuesday (…)

Judging took place on April 4 of the 45 nominations received for Volunteer Awards. All those short-listed will have received an invitation to the ceremony on Saturday, April 22, at 4.00 p.m. in the Quay Theatre. Winners will be announced at this ticket-only event and presented with engraved shields, with runners-up being given certificates to (…)

Beat the Street want to know what impact it has had on you since you played last Autumn. Please fill out the short six month survey to let them know what impact it has had for you.  As a thank you for filling out the survey, they will put you into a prize draw to win £50. It will only take a few minutes and your feedback will help them make the game bigger and better.  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BTSSGCSurvey

The life-size St George and the dragon made their first appearance at Sudbury on Show at the beginning of March, and a number of children and adults were photographed.   George will continue to appear around the town, including a visit to Tesco who have added their name to the list of willing sponsors, alongside (…)

Walkers are Welcome is a community lead scheme run by the towns themselves. There are Walkers are Welcome towns and villages in all parts of Britain and we would like to make Sudbury the first Walkers are Welcome town in Suffolk to strengthen the towns reputation as a place for visitors and residents to enjoy the outdoors and promote the (…)

With over 4,500 people taking part and travelling over 52,000 miles in the six week game last year, Beat the Street have continued to promote and support groups in Sudbury and Great Cornard.  Whether your children would like to join the Dodgeball Club organised by Fresh Sports on a Monday evening in the Stevenson Centre or (…)

More funding for St George’s Celebration Weekend in Sudbury (photo of Lesley Ford Platt receiving a SCC Locality Grant from County Cllr John Sayers).  Work is well underway for a St George’s weekend of celebration in Sudbury on April 22 and 23. A grant of over £7,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to (…)

February. The month of romance, pancakes and Nutella, yes Nutella. A great pointless fact for February is that on the 5^th it is world Nutella day.  If you’re looking forward to Valentine’s Day, Sudbury is the perfect destination. It has an array of hair and beauty salons for that special pamper preparation and a wonderful selection of (…)

If you are interested in volunteering to help with Walking for Health there are free one day training sessions available to ensure that you feel well equipped for taking part.  The training focuses on leading a health walk and also touches on the benefits of walking, route planning and leading walkers with special requirements.  There will be a training (…)

The New Year is often the time when we think of how we can make a difference to our lives for the better. Whether it’s being move active, getting involved with your community or visiting places to educate or entertain, Sudbury has lots on offer.
The Kingfisher Leisure Centre has a wide range of facilities suitable for all ages and (…)

What happens next? If you were unable to make our first Open Day Gainsborough’s House invites you to a second Open Morning to find out more.  Gainsborough’s House, birthplace and home of the renowned artist Thomas Gainsborough, has received Heritage Lottery Fund support of £4.73 million, including (…)

Local residents, businesses, community groups and schools came together to celebrate Sudbury and Great Cornard travelling 52,000 miles for Beat the Street.   Over six weeks, Beat the Street has transformed Sudbury and Great Cornard into a giant walking, running and cycling game – residents travelling around the area tapping (…)

Jerry Thatcher stepped out in memory of mum Kate with friends, and families from around Sudbury to lead the Sudbury Memory Walk to raise money for people with dementia and their carers.   The weather was kind and there was a brilliant atmosphere from the start.  With an amazing band to entertain the walkers at the start and an (…)

The true spirit of Christmas will shine in Sudbury this December thanks to a new initiative by Churches Together in Sudbury and District.  The Sudbury Advent Art Trail will lead visitors and shoppers to the town on a trail around the shops to find artwork relating to the Christmas story.  Local artists and schoolchildren are being invited to (…)

Everyone in Sudbury and Great Cornard are being encouraged to go the extra mile by running, walking or cycling as much as possible as Beat the Street enters its final week.  Over the past five weeks, Sudbury and Great Cornard have been transformed into a giant game where residents collect points and prizes for being active. Since (…)

Beginning on November 25, there will be an Advent Calendar on display with a difference.  Churches Together will have an Advent Art Trail displaying art in shops and businesses in Sudbury.  Maps of the trail will be available from Sudbury Library, Kingfisher Leisure Centre, No. 72 North Street and Sudbury Town Hall (…)

A stand organised by the Sudbury VASP will be providing information on wellbeing at Sudbury Library this week as well as a market stall on Thursday to promote World Mental Health Day.  The Sudbury Voluntary and Statutory Partnership (VASP) stand on mental health will be in Sudbury Library this week promoting (…)

Beat the Street is full swing throughout Sudbury and Great Cornard.  The free cards and maps are available at the Library or Leisure Centre and everyone is welcome to take part, so don’t miss out on your chance to win prizes, join a team and get fit.  Find out more www.beatthestreet.me/sgc.  Short lunchtime walks will take place (…)

Sudbury Farmers Market is now one of the busiest town centre Farmers Markets in Suffolk.  The market is held on the last Friday of each month in St. Peter’s, Market Hill in the centre of Sudbury between 9.30am and 2pm – Free Entry.  Friday, 30 September visit the Beat the Street stand and enter the free prize draw with a top prize (…)

Residents in Sudbury and Great Cornard have travelled over 150 times the length of Hadrian’s Wall in the first few days of community-wide competition, Beat the Street.  More than 3,000 people in Sudbury and Great Cornard have run, walked and cycled 9,700 miles in just five days for Beat the Street – a free competition that challenges (…)

Lots of ways to keep active this Autumn in Sudbury.  Beat the Street starts on September 21 for 6 weeks and everyone is invited to take part, all you need to join in is to pick up a free card and map from your GP, Library or Leisure Centre.  Play as an individual or join a team.  Beat the Street will transform Sudbury and Great Cornard into (…)

Thousands of Sudbury and Great Cornard residents are expected to take part in a community-wide game that encourages people to get active by walking, running and cycling as far as possible in return for points and prizes.  Beat the Street is a unique competition that challenges local residents of all ages to see how far they can (…)

Care UK,  South Suffolk Leisure and the Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance are working in partnership to support local resident Jerry Thatcher to organise a Sudbury Memory Walk.  The aim of the event if to raise awareness and understanding of Dementia and to mark the memory of those that we love and wish to remember.  The event is FREE (…)

People in the area are being invited to “Try something different” when they visit West Suffolk College in Sudbury’s Open day on September 8.  The centre in Cornard Road will be opening its doors at 9am for everyone to find out what’s on offer and to take part in free taster sessions for Italian, creative writing and yoga, as long as they pre book (…)

Beat the Street will bring an interactive game for all ages to Sudbury and Great Cornard between the 21st September and 2nd November.  They are looking for a full time temporary Maintenance Assistant to earn up to £70 per day between the 14th September and 9th November 2016 to ensure all the beat boxes remain operational.  Flexible hours (…)

Another busy Autumn for Transition Sudbury with our Autumn Give and Take (Swap Shop) on the 17th September in the Methodist Church, York Road, Sudbury between 10am and 12noon.   It was decided to change the name as although always very popular, there is no swapping involved!  Anyone is welcome to give away their (…)

A new game which encourages people living and working in Sudbury and Great Cornard to ditch their car and walk, run and cycle as far as possible is set to kick off next month.  Running for six weeks from 21 September to 2 November, Beat the Street is a free, fun game where local residents are rewarded with points and prizes for (…)

Businesses in Friars Street and Quay Lane are open as normal whilst essential undergrounding works to Black Friars/ School Street and Friars Street/Quay Lane in Sudbury take place between 1^st and 26^th August.  With a wide range of shops and cafes in Friars Street, the businesses look forward to seeing existing and (…)

The new cycling map is to encourage everyone to leave their cars at home and enable children to bike to school without encountering hazards.  Suffolk County Council worked with the town council and the local community to bring the map together.  It is available at the Sudbury Tourist Information Centre located in the Library or (…)

Everyone is welcome to Kettle & Fish which is open most Thursdays in St. Peter’s on Market Hill, you can sit and relax over tea and coffee with delicious freshly filled rolls, soup, cakes & pastries. If you want to be alone that’s fine or if you want someone to talk to we have listeners with a ready ear. Those of you with very young children can take (…)

Sainsbury’s Sudbury names Age UK, Chilton Club as their new Local Charity of the Year.  Following an online and in-store customer vote, Sainsbury’s Sudbury has announced that Age UK, Chilton Club will be the store’s new Local Charity of the Year for 2016 – 2017.  The Chilton Cub is a specialist Day Club for those affected with (…)