MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Holton is in the Suffolk Coastal constituency and our MP is
Therese Coffey, newly elected in 2010.
LOCAL COUNCILLOR
Holton lies in the Blything ward of Waveney District
Council. Our local councillor is:
Alison Cackett (Conservative) who lives in
Holton. Click
here to send her an e-mail.
RECYCLING
Refuse collection for most of the village is on Wednesdays.
Waveney District Council operates a 3-bin collection system. The
black bin, for general non-recyclable household waste, is collected
one week and the blue bin, for dry recyclables, plus the green bin
for kitchen and garden waste are collected the next week.
TRANSPORT
Holton is ideally situated close to Halesworth with its many shops
and services and there are good transport links to the town.
There is a community transport bus service (No.
511) between Holton and Halesworth, co-ordinated by
Halesworth Area Community Transport. These buses run every weekday
except Thursdays.
Anglian buses between Southwold and Halesworth come
through the village regularly to connect with the trains at
Halesworth railway station. There is also an hourly bus service to
and from Norwich during the daytime - No 588 from
Halesworth.
Click
here for more information.
USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Waveney District
Council 01502 562111
Doctor’s Surgery (and
out-of-hours
service) 01986 874618
The Patrick Stead Hospital, Minor
Injuries Unit 01986 872124
(Open from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to
Friday)
POLICE (Routine
calls) 111 or 01986 835300
(Number connects via HQ at Martlesham out of
hours)