MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Holton is in the Suffolk Coastal constituency. Our MP is Rt Hon
John Gummer (Conservative).
Click here to go to his
website.
LOCAL COUNCILLOR
Holton lies in the Blything ward of Waveney District
Council. Our local councillor is:
Wendy Mawer (Conservative).
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 Bus No. 601 between Lowestoft, Southwold and
Halesworth comes through the village every 2 hours in time to
connect with the trains at Halesworth railway station. There is
also a regular, hourly bus service to and from Norwich during the
daytime - No 588.
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) 01986 835300
(Number connects via HQ at Martlesham out of
hours)