INTRODUCTION TO MILDENHALL PARISH

Mildenhall Parish comprises three main population areas, Mildenhall, the village of West Row, Isleham Marina and has a vast surrounding rural area.

RAF Mildenhall is also largely within the parish. It used to be wholly within the parish but when Beck Row formed its own parish the new boundary split the air base between the parishes and quite literally runs down the centre of the runway.

The parish has 4792 dwellings, 6660 electors and 167 streets.

Mildenhall retains a range of individual shops and has a small but well supported weekly Friday market. There is a suitably sized supermarket under construction located at the heart of Mildenhall town and it is hoped this will provide a big step in the regeneration of the area. The supermarket will increase footfall and because it has been deliberately located to be part of the existing shopping area other traders have the potential to benefit from that footfall.

Mildenhall has excellent recreation facilities as there is a 19 acre playing field with a river walk and fishing, football pitch and baseball court. A MUGA (multi use games are) and outside gym equipment are soon to be installed. The town centre children’s playground is exceptionally well used. There are further extensive recreation and play areas in the town. There is also a swimming pool which is particularly well used by local primary and middle schools. West Row has its own large playing field with football pitch and children’s playground together with privately run bowls and tennis facilities. A few minutes drive takes people to the depths of surrounding forest or into the wilds of open breckland.

The parish is well situated for work travel with Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Cambridge being in easy reach. The A14 can be reached within minutes opening up access the whole motorway network.