Dennington is a small village in North Suffolk which lies along
the A1120. It is a pretty village, well-known for its Church. It
has a friendly, thriving community which is reflected in the
variety of activites and clubs.
As you enter the village, you cannot miss the
Church
of St Mary which dominates the centre of the village. Visitors
come to see the interior of the Church - some of which dates back
to mediaeval times.
Children from the village and the surrounding area attend the
Dennington VC Primary school.
http://www.dennington.suffolk.dbprimary.com/
Secondary school children are in the catchment area for Sir Thomas
Mills High School in Framlingham.
http://www.thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk/
Close to the Church, on the Framlingham Road, is the Jubilee
Village
Hall which is the centre for village activities.
Dennington Sports Club oversees the sports activites in
the village. Behind the Jubilee Hall lies the sports field which is
used for football and cricket, along with the Summer Games for the
young people of the village and surrounding area. For more details,
see the Sports Club page.
For those who are interested in amateur dramatics, there is the
Tickled Pink Drama Company. Past
productions have included pantomimes such
as Cinderella and Dick Whittington. However, they have also
produced Starlight Revue which highlighted different local talent.
How it All Began in 2008 and this year, C U L 8 R are shows which
have been penned by Mark Watts, a keen member of the
company. All productions play to packed houses and are
enjoyed by the local community. For more details, please go to the
Tickled Pink webpage.
Dennington Women's Institute meet on the second Wednesday of every
month in the committee room in the Jubillee Village Hall at 7.30pm.
There is a guest speaker every meeting which is followed by
refreshments and the opportunity for a chat. The talks are chosen
to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and interests. For more
information and a list of themes and speakers, please click on this
link: Women's
Institute
On January 12th, 2009, the Dennington Allotment and
Gardeners’ Association was founded following a well attended
meeting in Dennington Village Hall, with guest speaker Karen Kenny,
Eastern Region Representative for the National Society of
Allotments and Leisure Gardens (NSALG). The Association hopes
that this will prove to be an integrated village project for
gardeners, growers and enthusiasts.
If you are interested in joining the Association, please contact
the secretary: Pene Welham:
pene.welham@btinernet.com.
tel 01728 638756
Anyone seeking advice or information and contact
numbers for Dennington Cats Protection can use this link
to the local website:
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/CatsProtectionDennington/
The Parish
Council meets six times a year in the Jubilee Village Hall
committee room. Everyone is welcome.
In recent times, we have been contacted by those who wish to
discover information about members of their family who may have
lived in the Parish. Some years ago, it was felt that it was unsafe
for such important documents to be stored locally, so they were
forwarded to the Suffolk Record Office in Ipswich. If you require
any information, you can contact Suffolk Record Office at
Gatacre Road , Ipswich IP1 2LQ.
Telephone: 01473 584541
or email:
ipswich.ro@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk
The office is open 9am to 5pm, six days a week
You can visit the website at
www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro/
For anyone wishing to visit Suffolk and take the opportunity to do
some walking, you may find this site useful:
www.walkinginsuffolk.co.uk
The VILLAGE GROCER visits our village on Mondays. Please click on
the address for more details:
http://www.thevillagegrocer.co.uk