Village Businesses


The White Horse - free house
Real ale & real food



The White Horse is opposite the church and offers lunch time and evening meals, regular Charity quiz nights, live music, August Bank holiday beer festival and much much more.
For more information click here  www.whitehorserendham.co.uk/
or telephone Paul and Lisa Boswell       01728 663497

ACC - Alde Community Council

The ACC was formed in 1968 to serve the three villages of Rendham, Sweffling and Bruisyard as a coordinating organisation to support local voluntary groups. Under the terms of our constitution, we help to provide recreational & educational amenities, and also to relieve distress and sickness. The Charity is run by a voluntary committee ( the trustees) comprising residents from the three villages and representatives from local organisations ( the WI., the village halls management committee, sports & recreational groups etc. Over the past few years we have given support to projects such as the Bruisyard Parish Park, the Sweffling Parish Plan, the Rendham Village Hall Refurbishment fund and many others. Our role has changed over the years, as these days far more money is available from all kinds of funding bodies (like the Lottery) but this has not diminished our role. Nowadays the key to obtaining large scale funding is usually by demonstrating support for your project at the local level - a modest donation from the ACC is therefore well regarded by funding authorities. Sometime worthwhile community projects do not fulfil the lengthy criteria of the funding bodies, or there is a more immediate need to subsidise an activity, which will not wait until the next financial revue; this is where ACC can help quickly at the local level. The money is raised for these projects has always been raised by a combination of member's subscriptions and by fundraising events. We are not allowed to accumulate funds and must make regular distributions.

How to get involved
Contact : Martin Croucher (Chairman) martincroucher@metronet.co.uk
or Lindi Carrington (Secretary) lindi@carrington.eclipse.co.uk
   01728 663485

Rendham Town Estate Charity
Anyone living in Rendham in need of sudden temporary financial assistance either in a crisis or for the purchase of essential items may apply to the charity for help. All matters will be treated in the strictest of confidence. For more information or to discuss in more detail please call or write to Mr Fred Humphreys, Greenbanks, Bruisyard Road Tel 01728 663576

ACC Community Responder Scheme



When the Community Responders initiative was lauched in June 2006, there was a need for an umbrella organisation to administer the funds and ultimately be the legal owners of the highly specialised equipment. The committee felt that the Responders scheme was entirely within the remit of the original ACC constitution (although not dreamed of in1968) and agreed to become the parent charity for the voluteers. This enabled the Responders to concentrate on their fundraising and training of voluteers. The ACC granted £450 towards the purchased of equipment. Now that the scheme is up and running, it is self financing and run by its coordinator, with its own representative at the ACC committee meetings

PARK - Play Area for Rendham Kids
Playing Fields


Situated in the centre of the village offering recreational/playing facilities for the village

The Bridge Newsletter

The Bridge is funded jointly by Rendham & Sweffling Parochial Church Councils photocopied by the Rector at cost and distributed by a small army of volunteers. It contains lots of information about what is happening in the area as well as church services. The 'Dates for your Diary' is also very useful.
If you don't receive a copy why not read it here

The Bridge

Bell Ringers

Pictures of the church bells when they were repaired the before and after



 

Choir

The Benefice Choir provides Church music for Christmas, Easter, Whitsun,
Harvest and Benefice services.
For further information please contact Charles Seely on  01728 663467

Neighbourhood Watch Scheme

Rendham is part of the Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Many villagers have there updates sent by email would you like your email address added to the circulation list, if so email me and let me know. Or do you know someone in the village who would like to have the details sent to them by email.  
I now have new Neighbourhood Watch window stickers if you would like one or two        
On the Police and Neighbourhood Watch page there are lots of information and tips about
Home security, Garden security, Suffolk Key safe, Drinkaware, Newsletter etc.
There is a website you might be interested for the Neighbourhood Watch
www.neighbourhoodwatch.net

Mobile Library

The Mobile Library stops in Rendham on alternative Wednesdays at 15.45 to 16.10pm
There is also a Home Library service for the housebound or disabled. They will call first to discuss the type of book you require and then bring a selection from which you can choose
for further information please ring     01473 265086 or use the website www.suffolklibraries.gov.uk/mobilelibraries