Elmhurst Park Wins Prestigious Green Flag
Award for 7th Consecutive Year Running
The historic Elmhurst Park in the heart of Woodbridge is
celebrating once again, after being included in the list of winners
for the 2008/09 Green Flag Awaard announced by the Civis
Trust. Click Here for more information ........
Dates for September 2008 Town
Council Meetings
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Events taking place in Woodbridge during September
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Woodbridge is one of the prettiest towns
in the Suffolk Coastal area, nestling on the banks of the River
Deben. It has a long and illustrious history and was once a
thriving port and ship-building centre.
No story can be told about Woodbridge without mentioning Thomas
Seckford, the famous benefactor who created a Foundation in 1587,
and endowed it with his property in
Clerkenwell.The Seckford
Foundation is still benefiting
Woodbridge to this day.
Thomas Seckford, who was Master of the Court of Requests to Queen
Elizabeth 1, was responsible for building the Shire Hall in 1575 to
house the Quarter Sessions that he wished to move from
Melton. He gave the use of the upper part of the Hall for
judicial purposes but retained his other rights in the Hall as part
of the Priory Manor.
In 1987, the Town Council purchased the Shire Hall and moved its
offices from Eden Lodge in Cumberland Street. It then granted
a lease to the
Suffolk Horse Museum
for the upper floor where they created a Museum,
whilst the ground floor now serves as the administrative centre
for the Town Council.
Woodbridge has something to attract everyone, there is a bustling
Town Centre, there are regular country and farmers markets,
a
swimming pool,
cinema/theatre
, various sporting facilities, museums, the famous
Woodbridge Tide
Mill (one of only three working
Tide Mills left in the country) and numerous eating and drinking
establishments.
The award-winning
Elmhurst Park is a haven for young and
old alike, and always has a beautiful display of bedding plants to
attract and delight.
Enjoy a visit to Woodbridge!