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Update on Babergh District Council’s Long Stay Car Parking

Update on Babergh District Council’s Long Stay Car Parking – further information and dates on Babergh’s planned implementation of a £1.50 charge for users staying for more than three hours in Babergh’s long stay parks in Sudbury and Hadleigh.

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September's Business Lunch

Bildeston Crown lunch, Thursday September 9: John Dugmore, Chief Executive, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

We are now taking bookings for our next quarterly lunch when John Dugmore will be exploring a range of issues confronting Suffolk business.

Get on the quarterly lunch invitation list

If you would like to be added to the invitation list for future lunch and breakfast meetings please complete this short form.

Hadleigh Local Food

Local Food is a theme that brings businesses and residents of Hadleigh together. We are soft launching a project to encourage local purchase and reduce food miles. If you have any ideas for events or want to help in any small way, please contact Jane Haylock at The Idler.

Reaping the seasonal rewards

All the hard work which was done earlier in the year preparing the ground is beginning to show results as the first green shoots are appearing on vegetable plots and allotments.

Eat Local, Eat Seasonal

Some thoughts on what is now in season and what you can do with them. Nearly all these ideas can be sourced locally (inluding the omlette pan).

Local Produce

A recent TV programme challenged a supermarket to show any product made within a 30 mile radius. You won't be surprised to find they didn't know where to start.

But do our local shops do any better? Over the next few weeks we'd like to get list of the local shops and what they sell that is produced locally - a contribution to save energy (on shipping) and support local business.