This month, our villages of the month are Theberton and Eastbridge, a small community of nearly 400 souls on the Suffolk coast close to Minsmere.

This feature has been sent in by Tony Preston of Theberton

How many witches can you hang for 11 shillings?
Where can you sit on our Vicar’s son? Who are “The Yoxford Boys” ?
How did 2 crewmen survive Zeppelin L48 being shot down in flames and crashing at Holly Tree Farm, Theberton?
Where is Sir David Frost’s carpet? What is the Eel’s Foot?
When did our Vicar walk to Yoxford to see Robert Coo burn at the stake?
Who played the harmonium on the beach at Minsmere Sluice?
Well you can find all the answers on the new Theberton and Eastbridge Parish Council website

We have many visitors on their way to see R.S.P.B. Minsmere with its bitterns, marsh harriers and avocets..many walkers popping in to “The Lion” or “The Eel’s Foot”. From further a field we have people seeking information on our Zeppelin – a fragment is hanging in the church and the memorial is in the cemetery, with a display in “The Lion”, which also has visitors to see the memorabilia to the 357th Fighter Group Mustangs stationed here (now “Cakes and Ale” Caravan park) in WW2 & who cycled to us for a drink.

We were twinned with Thebarton, (Adelaide, Western Australia) which was founded by a Theberton resident William Light and many website hits are from residents there.

There are direct web links built into our site for people to visit all the websites about our history, as well as lists of books about the area, and other maps, photos and old postcards.

You can also find direct email links to all our councillors and link directly to Suffolk Coastal’s Planning Portal to view or comment on local Planning Applications online. Our “ Searching for Relatives” page is useful for those researching family history.

So, if you are interested in any of these things or just want to see when there is Jazz at “The Lion” or Musical “Squit-Night” at “The Eel’s Foot”, what time Church Services are or read the Village Newsletter or Council Minutes online then visit the Theberton and Eastbridge Parish Council website. We hope you enjoy you visit.

In addition to the usual pages we have a Photo of the Month and an Old Postcard of the Month:

Many thanks to Tony Preston of Theberton who sent in this feature and photos, if you would like your village featured on Village of the Month then email kerry.burn@onesuffolk.co.uk.