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LOCAL INFORMATION
Parish Councillors & Parish Clerk
Please see the Parish Council page.
District Councillor (Mid Suffolk District
Council)
Mr Stuart Gemmill
Valley Farm
Stradbroke 01379
384518
To e-mail Mr Gemmill
click
here
County Councillor (Suffolk County Council)
Mr Guy McGregor
Daytime
2 Lambseth Street,
Eye
01379 870339
Evenings & Weekends 19-21 Low
Street,
Hoxne
01379 668434
To e-mail Mr
McGregor
click here
Mid Suffolk District Council
Council Offices, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6
8DL
0845 606 6067 (Customer Services Direct)
Link to MSDC's
website
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX
0845 606 6067 (Customer Services Direct)
Link to SCC's
website
Police
For all emergency and urgent calls - always dial -
999
For any non-urgent matter call 01473 613500 (24 hrs) and
explain the problem to
the operator.
Police Direct
This is a messaging service provided by Suffolk Constabulary. It is
designed to
send information, by e-mail to a computer, text
to a mobile or telephone to a
landline, regarding (amongst other things) local
crime, bogus callers, major
traffic disruptions.
To register and for further details see
the
Police Direct website.
Doctors' Surgeries
Eye
The Health Centre, Castleton Way, Eye, Suffolk, IP23
7DD
01379
870689
www.eyehealthcentre.co.uk
Framlingham
The Surgery, Pembroke Road, Framlingham, Suffolk, IP13
9HA
01728
723627
www.framlinghamsurgery.co.uk
Stradbroke (A branch of the
Fressingfield Medical
Practice)
Stradbroke Medical
Centre
, Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Suffolk, IP21
5JN
01379
388313
www.fressingfield-medical-practice.co.uk
Hospitals (A&E)
Ipswich
Hospital
Heath Road, Ipswich IP4 5PD
01473-712233
www.ipswichhospital.net
Norfolk & Norwich University
Hospital
Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY 01603
286286
www.nnuh.nhs.uk
Please
Note:
The Hartismere Hospital, Castleton Way, Eye does
not have an A&E Department.
Libraries
Eye
Buckshorn Lane, Eye, IP23
7AZ 01379
870515
Framlingham
The Old Court House, Bridge Street, Framlingham, IP13
9BA 01728
723735
Stradbroke
Court House, Queens Street, Stradbroke, IP21
5HG 01379
384768
The mobile
library
stops outside Wilby Church on alternate Thursdays -
the route timetable can be found at
SCC Mobile Library
Service
The library online
facilities can be found at
SCC Libraries
Direct
Transport
Trains
See National
Rail
website for
timetables
.
The nearest main railway stations are at Diss, Ipswich
and Stowmarket.
All three stations are managed
by National Express
East Anglia contact
number: Customer Service Primary Phone number 0845
600 7245
Diss
Station Road, Diss, IP22 4HN
Ipswich
Burrell Road, Ipswich, IP2 8AL
Stowmarket
Station Road East, Stowmarket, IP14
1RQ
Buses
See
SCC website for timetables
Demand Responsive Transport - Hoxne Area
This is a Demand Responsive
Transport service which covers the area between
Laxfield, Stradbroke, Occold, Weatheringsett, Earl
Soham and Dennington.
In addition the bus has set stops in Debenham, Eye,
Framlingham and Halesworth.
For further details see
Suffolk on Board
The Borderhoppa
A 'Dial-a-Ride' service which is operated by the
Diss & District Community
Transport
Association. Members living in the Diss, Eye,
Harleston and Stradbroke areas are
able to book journeys from home to the
market towns in these areas.
For further details contact
Border Hoppa Bullock Fair
Charity Centre, Bullock Fair Close, Harleston, IP20 9AT
01379 854800
The Eye Volunteer Centre
This registered charity runs a Community Car Service;
volunteers use their
own
cars to provide transport for shopping, visits to
doctors, dentists etc.
A small mileage fee is charged which is paid by the customer direct
to the
driver.
For more details contact
The
Eye
Volunteer Centre
20 Broad St, Eye, IP23
7AF 01379
871200
Bus Passes and Travel
Vouchers
The National Bus Pass Scheme allows free off-peak
travel on local buses anywhere
in England for eligible people. The Travel
Voucher Scheme provides an alternative
to the Bus Pass Scheme for people who cannot use
conventional public transport.
For more details on Bus Passes and Travel
Vouchers
see MSDC website
Senior
Railcards
Residents in the
Mid Suffolk District who are over 60 can buy a Senior
Railcard
which entitles the holder to discounts on most
First Class and Standard fares
throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
For further details
see Customer Service Direct
website