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Vets

Schools

Police / Fire Service

Recycling / Refuse

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ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Please look here for all your essentials local services and resources. This page is under developement and will be updated regularly.

Doctors & Pharmacies Dentists Vets
Schools Police Fire
 
Recycling Grid References How to get here

 

DOCTORS AND PHARMACIES
Bildeston Health Centre Drs. Browne, Clarke, Hainsworth and Fairweather 01449 740254 www.bildestonhealthcentre.co.uk
Bildeston HC Dispensary

Weekdays: 0830 to 1300 / 1400-1800
Saturdays: 0900 - 1200

  Dispensary@GP-D83006.nhs.uk
Hadleigh Health Centre Drs Flather, Cope, Glason, Cullen, Croot, Everitt, ,Hill, Irwin, Glason and Nabarro 01473 822961 www.hadleighhealth.co.uk
Hadleigh HC Dispensary Weekdays: 0800 - 1830
Saturdays: 0900 - 1800
Sundays: 1000 - 1400		 01473 820135 www.millpharmacy.co.uk

 

HOSPITALS
The Ipswich Hospital Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD 01473 712233 www.ipswichhospital.net
West Suffolk Hospital (Bury) Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ 01284 713000 www.wsh.nhs.uk

 

DENTISTS
NHS Dental Services   0800 389 6819
Hadleigh Family Dental practice 15 Meadows Way, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DX 01473 823 999
The Dental Surgery High Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5AG 01473 823 092
Tavern Street Dental Practice 5 Tavern Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1PJ 01449 612 181
The Dental Surgery 32 Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HH  
The Dental Practice Station Road West, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1EF 01449 613 369
Needham Market Dental Practice 56 High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8AP 01449 720 699
The Dental Surgery 100 Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HF 01449 771 700
The Dental Surgery The Street, Woolpit, Suffolk, IP30 9SA 01359 242 064
The Dental Surgery 19 Prince Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1JA 01787 882 040

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VETS
Highcliff Veterinary Practice 96 High Street; Hadleigh
Ipswich; IP7 5E		 01473 822704 www.highcliffvets.com
Stowe Veterinary Group 54 Bury Road; Stowmarket; IP14 1JF 01449 613130 www.stowevets.co.uk

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LOCAL SCHOOLS
Monks Eleigh Primary School Churchfield; Monks Eleigh; IP7 7JH 01449 740 457 www.monkseleighschool.co.uk
Monks Eleigh School PTA Mrs Lara Fox 01449 740 672  
Bildeston Primary School Newberry Road; Bildeston; IP7 7EU 01449 740 269 www.bildeston.suffolk.sch.uk/index.html

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POLICE

 

In Suffolk, Safer Neighbourhood Teams are made up of Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers, Specials and Police Support Volunteers. They work alongside staff from other organisations, including district and borough councils to provide an even better service to local people across the county.

The team has a remit to solve problems identified by local people from our area – which could range from crime and anti-social behaviour to noise and litter.

The Police Officer with responsibility for Chelsworth is PC 1142 Enise Howe, and our Police Community Support Officer is PCSO 3244 Alex Vinter.

The Police and the Safer neighbourhood teams can be contacted on the central switchboard number - 01473 613 500. Minicom users should dial 01473 611 160.

All calls will be answered as quickly as possible but, at times of peak demand, you may be placed in a queue.

If your call is urgent, hang up and dial 999.

In an emergency dial 999. You should dial 999 when life is threatened or people are injured, or of there is a crime in progress or an immediate police response is necessary. It is better to be safe than sorry. IF IN DOUBT DIAL 999

They are based at:

Police Station
Acton Lane
Sudbury
Suffolk CO10 1QN

Opening times are:
Monday to Weds - 8am - 6pm
Thurs and Friday - 8am - 8pm
Sat - 9am - 1pm
http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SaferSuffolk/WestBabergh

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FIRE SERVICE

Fire & Rescue Services

The Fire & Rescue Service doesn’t just fight fires, it has a range of statutory duties including:

  • Promoting fire safety;
  • Preparing for fighting fires and protecting people and property from fires;
  • Rescuing people from road traffic collisions;
  • Dealing with other specific emergencies, such as flooding or terrorist attack.

You can find out about the services of the Suffolk Service by looking at www.suffolk.gov.uk/PolicingAndPublicSafety/FireAndRescueServices.
The local stations are at Stowmarket, Needham Market, Hadleigh, Long Melford and Sudbury, and you can find out more about your local station by looking at www.suffolk.gov.uk/PolicingAndPublicSafety/FireAndRescueServices/FireStations

Of course, in an emergency you call 999, for other kinds of enquiry, call them on 01473 260 588.

Two other important services that you may want to use are:

Home Fire Safety Check

The Fire & Rescue Service offers advice and carry out Home Fire Safety Checks.
These are available by request to residents of Suffolk and are completely free of charge. They will
provide and install FREE 10-year smoke alarms where necessary.
give life saving advice in the event of a fire in your home.
explain how to make a fire escape plan for you and your family.
give practical advice on identifying fire hazards in the home.
All Home Fire Safety Checks are carried out by Fire Officers from Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service who will show identification. To receive free Home Fire Safety Advice and to check your eligibility for a free Home Fire Safety Check, call 01473 260 586

Emergency SMS services for the hard of hearing

Suffolk Fire and Rescue also offer a service to deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired people through the mobile phone texting service. To find out more, look at
http://emergencysms.org.uk/

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REFUSE AND RECYCLING

Refuse and recycling are collected in Chelsworth on Fridays on alternate weeks.

A bottle bank is located in Bildeston in The Crown car park.

A paper recycling bank is located at entrance of Bildeston primary school.

All types of refuse can be taken to the tip in Hadleigh which is signposted from the A1071.

Report abandoned vehicles through the Voluntary Surrender service telephone 01473 825890.

For business waste collection telephone 01787 376851.

For bulky collections / service complaints / sale of wheelie bins telephone 0800 0185989 (freephone)

Skips can be hired from George Leeks, 01449 740696 or 07850 208974

For information on recycling in Suffolk telephone Suffolk County Council on 01473 583253 or look at http://www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk

Reduce your Junk Mail by signing up to the Mail Preference Service

Mailing Preference Service
FREEPOST 22
London
W1E 7EZT
Telephone: 0845 703 4599
Website: http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/

If you have something around the house, shed, attic or garage that you think might be useful to somebody else then why not give it away for free instead of sending it off to the tip as landfill. -

Ipswich Freecycle Group - http://www.ipswichrecycle.org.uk

Sudbury & Hadleigh Freecycle Group - http://groups.freecycle.org/sudbury_freecycle/description


For general queries telephone the Refuse Hotline 0800 0185989 or look at www.babergh.gov.uk

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VILLAGE GRID REFERENCES

The Fire Service likes you all to have a note of the Grid Reference of your house, as it helps to lessen confusion if they’re trying to find you in a hurry, and that goes for other agencies as well.

You can find your exact grid reference from the web site at www.ukgr.dreamhosters.com/, but a useful approximations are shown below.

Junction of Parsonage Lane and The Street TL 984481
Village Hall TL 983481
Junction of Hall Road and the Bridge TL 982479
The Peacock TL 982480
The Grange TL 981479
All Saints Church TL 980479
Junction of Claypit Lane and The Street TL 980480
Chelsworth Woodland TL 979482
Mid Street (Loxam’s) TL 978480
Junction of Cakebridge Lane and The Street TL 976480

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HOW TO GET TO CHELSWORTH

Chelsworth is on the B1115 approx. 5 miles east of Lavenham and 1 mile west of Bildeston. See below for detailed directions. For Sat-Nav the Post Code of the centre of the village is IP7 7HX, though many houses are in IP7 7HU.


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From Bury St. Edmunds direction
From Stowmarket
From North London or Sudbury
From Hadleigh, Suffolk
From Colchester or A12
From East London or A12 alternate route.

 

A

If you are coming from the Bury St Edmunds direction, follow the A134 towards Sudbury and turn left onto the A1141 to Lavenham. In Lavenham, go to the bottom of the High Street and turn left by The Old Swan Hotel, signposted Hadleigh. Keep following signs to Hadleigh and follow the road through Brent Eleigh and on to Monks Eleigh: as you leave the village, take the left fork, signposted Stowmarket and Chelsworth. You will enter Chelsworth after a few hundred yards.

B

If you are coming from Stowmarket, take the B1115 to Hadleigh and Lavenham. Drive through Bildeston and as you leave the village, turn right, signposted Lavenham and Chelsworth. You will arrive in Chelsworth after about a half of a mile.

C

From north London or the M25, take the M11, turning off at the exit for Stansted and Bishops Stortford and follow the A120 initially in the direction of Colchester. From the Braintree bypass, take the A131 to Sudbury - do not go to Colchester!.

In Sudburythere is a one-way system - follow the signs to A134 Colchester. Watch out first of all for the turning to Bury St Edmunds (also the A134 but wrong direction). In the next half mile you will pass through a set of lights at a pedestrian crossing and at the following set of traffic lights, with a buff coloured building on the right, turn left to Lavenham and Waldingfield. After about 2 miles, turn right onto the B1115 to Stowmarket, Bildeston etc. You will go through Little Waldingfield. Stay with the main road and after about 2 miles watch out for a sharp left hand bend leading over a single-track bridge. At the T-junction on the other side, turn right to Monks Eleigh, go straight through and fork left as you leave the village towards Stowmarket, Chelsworth etc.

D

From Hadleigh follow signs to A1141 Stowmarket and Lavenham. Depending on exactly where you are coming from, this will either mean turning right from the by-pass or left onto the bypass and immediately right. Go straight on for about 5 miles and on the outskirts of Bildeston turn left onto the B1115, which is signed to Chelsworth, Sudbury and Lavenham. Drive for about a half of a mile into Chelsworth.

E

If coming from the A12 and Colchester, follow signs for Colchester central and then A134 Sudbury. Stay on this road for about 11 miles through Great Horkesley, Leavenheath and Newton. Shortly after leaving Newton, turn right towards Waldingfield and Lavenham. In 1 mile, turn right at T-junction, (opposite White Horse pub) still towards Lavenham. After another mile, turn right onto the B1115 to Stowmarket, Bildeston etc. You will go through Little Waldingfield. Stay with the main road and watch out for a sharp left hand bend leading over a single-track bridge. At the T-junction on the other side, turn right to Monks Eleigh, go straight through and fork left as you leave the village towards Stowmarket, Chelsworth etc.

F

Alternative route from A12: Turn left off the A12 onto the B1070 signposted to Hadleigh. Turn right at the T-junction and follow this road through Holton St. Mary, Raydon and Layham. On entering Hadleigh, drive straight through the town, following signs for Stowmarket and Lavenham. From Hadleigh follow the directions above(D)

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