Friday 22nd November – The OFFICIAL start of Christmas in Stowmarket On the evening of Friday 22nd November, Christmas really begins in Stowmarket. Santa & his Reindeer are at the Museum, the launch of the Christmas Tree Festival at the Parish Church, an Ice Rink & Festive Market in the town, Christmas Crafts at the […]

This month has been a busy one with lots going on within the community. Stow stories was launched on Saturday 5th October. A market place stall provided information about this project and signposted people to the John Peel Centre which is being supported by The Ipswich Archives Sharing Suffolk Stories initiative. The JPC was buzzing […]

An update about whats been happening during October and what’s coming up soon from the Communities Team!

On Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September, the 4-man Team of Gears and Beers will be cycling the equivalent elevation of Mount Everest – that’s 8,848m! The challenge will be taking place at Brands Hatch as part of the Revolve 24 challenge.  With each 3.9km lap of the circuit, a rider will achieve an elevation […]

Grants Up For Grabs! Up to £10,000 is being made available to community groups, charities and projects as Stowmarket Town Council has launched their annual grants scheme. The grants scheme looks to fund local organisations for projects and initiatives that will benefit the residents of Stowmarket.  The maximum grant that can be applied for is […]

Mayor’s Piece – June 2019 The time has really flown by since the mayoral baton was passed onto me by Linda Baxter our previous Mayor. Since May 15th, when I took over the reins, it has been quite a hectic time. My first official engagement was to pop along to Buildbase in Stowmarket to support […]

National Grid and Community Interest Company, Affordable Warmth Solution (AWS) have launched a £150m Warm Homes Fund (WHF) designed to support local authorities, to address some of the issues affecting fuel poor households. The Suffolk Councils have been successful in being awarded funding for the next three years, for an ambitious heating project which will provide […]

Mayor’s Piece – November 2019  I took this picture walking up Station Road West on a beautiful Sunday morning in October.  There are some lovely vistas of Stowmarket and this one of St Peter and St Marys’ Church is definitely one of them. The autumnal feel is counter posed with the sunlight pouring through the […]