Some useful contact information for villagers
Emergency Services
Telephone: 999
Police Non-Emergency Response (24 hour)
Telephone: 101
Police Direct Service (Information about crime and policing in your area)
Telephone: 01473 613 997
Email: policedirect@suffolk.pnn.police.uk
Local Refuge (in case of a major disaster or if village cut off)
Thurlow Village Hall. Keyholders are the Officers of the Village Hall
Suffolk Fire Service
(Mon-Thurs); 0900-1600 (Fri)
Telephone: 01473 260588
Email: fire.admin@suffolk.gov.uk
Hospitals
A&E Department, West Suffolk Hospital Telephone: 01284 713333
West Suffolk Hospital Telephone: 01284 713000
Addenbrookes (Cambridge) Telephone: 01223 245151
Newmarket Community Hospital Telephone: 01638 558400
Doctors
The Christmas Maltings & Clements Practice, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF
Clements Surgery, Greenfields Way, Haverhill, CB9 8LU
Telephone 01440 269366
Kedington Surgery, 36 School Road, Kedington, CB9 7NG
Telephone: 01440 841300Email: suf-pct.christmas-clements@nhs.net
Wickhambrook Surgery, Boyden Close, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, CB8 8XU
Telephone: 01440 820140
Stourview Medical Centre, Crown Passage, Haverhill
Haverhill Family Practice, 14 Camps Road, Haverhill
Telephone: 01440 702010
West Suffolk Council
Emergency planning Telephone: 01284 763252
https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/emergency_planning
Environment Agency Floodline (24 hour with recorded update):
Telephone: 0845 9881188
UK Power Networks
Telephone: 0800 31 63 105
If you have a power cut, call 105 – a new, free service for people in England, Scotland and Wales. Find out more at www.powercut105.com
EDF Gas Emergency Service
Helpline: 0800 111 999
EDF Gas & Electricity enquiries (Mon–Fri ~ 8am–8pm, Sat ~ 8am–2pm)
Telephone: 0800 056 7777
Anglian Water (water/sewerage) (24 hour)
Telephone: 08457 145145
British Telecom faults (24 hour)
Telephone: 0800 800151
Suffolk Radio (BBC FM 103.9 or 104.6)
Telephone: 01473 250000
Parish Clerks
Little Thurlow, Mandy Whitlock, Telephone: 01440 783912
Great Thurlow, Diana Allin, Telephone: 07748 278759
West Suffolk Council
General enquiries 01284 763233
Website www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
Borough Councillor, Peter Stevens 07775 877000
peter.stevens@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Haverhill Offices 01440 702271
Waste Management 01284 757320
Black and blue bin collection is every Tuesday morning, alternating weeks
Brown bins are collected in the same week as blue bins, on Wednesday or Thursday mornings (depending where you live).
Roads
Report problems with roads here.
Suffolk Recycling
Household Waste Centre, Coupals Close, Haverhill is open (for larger items) as follows:
April to September 9am until 5pm – Monday to Saturday
October to March 9am until 4pm – Monday to Saturday
Sundays and bank holidays 10am until 4pm all year round
The sites will close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Environmental Health
(pest control) Telephone: 01284 757053 or 757054
Email: env.health@stedsbc.gov.uk
Suffolk County Council
(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 6:00pm, Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00pm)
Telephone: 01473 260000
County Councillor: Mary Evans 01284 789478
Thurlow Estate Office
Tim Barling (Agent), Telephone: 01440 783661
Tom Duffin (Assistant to Agent), Telephone: 01440 783661
Chemists
Boots Chemists, Haverhill. Telephone: 01440 702058
Co-op Pharmacy, Haverhill. Telephone: 01440 702079
Sainsbury’s Superstore, Haycocks Road, Haverhill Telephone: 01440 708043
Vets
Swayne and Partners, 84 Hamlet Road, Haverhill. Telephone: 01440 702007
Lida Vets, 162 High Street, Newmarket. Telephone: 01638 560000
Suffolk Libraries
Haverhill. Telephone: 01440 702638
Bury St Edmunds. Telephone: 01284 732255
A Mobile Library visits the village on alternate Mondays, stopping at:
Sowley Green 11.30-11.40am
109 Bury Road, Gt. Thurlow 11.45-12.10pm
Little Thurlow Green, 1 Coronation Villas 12.45-1.00pm
Local Bus Services
Demand Responsive Transport to Newmarket and Haverhill for which bookings can be made up to a week in advance. Telephone: 01638 664 304
Haverhill & Surrounding Areas. Download timetables or telephone: 0845 606 6171
Taxis
Star Cabs 01440 712712
Pride Cars 01440 712600
Scorpio Cars 01440 714159
Thurlow Village Hall Committee
Peter Thomas, Chairman
Heather Hunt, Vice-chairman Tel. 01440 783573
Anne Patient, Treasurer Tel. 01440 783693
Robert Hunt, Booking secretary Tel. 01440 783573, 07976 548205
Allison Cracknell
Churches
Great Thurlow (All Saints)
Little Thurlow (St Peter’s)
Part of the Stourhead Benefice, which includes the Bradleys, the Wrattings, Barnardiston and Kedington.
Rector: Fr Chris Giles, Telephone: 01440 762901
stourheadbenefice@gmail.com
CEVC Primary School
Little Thurlow. Telephone: 01440 783281
Thurlow Mother & Toddler Group
Wednesdays 10am-12noon during Term Time
Contacts: Ond 07787 292294 and Zoe 07891 146931
Thurlow Sports Club
Allan Loveday. Telephone 07542 580960. Email thurlowsportsclub@thethurlows.org.uk
Thurlow Fayre
Alison Coffey, Telephone: 01440 783478 and Allan Loveday, Telephone: 01440 707416
Thurlow Garage
(Great Thurlow) Telephone: 01440 783248
The Cock Inn
(Little Thurlow), Telephone: 01440 783224
Opening Hours: Monday – Tuesday 4pm – 11.30pm
Wednesday – Sunday 12pm – 11.30pm
The Thurlows Website
Chris Lowe: webmaster@thethurlows.org.uk
Women’s Institute
Helen Bennett, Telephone 01440 783943
Thurlow Tennis Club
Will Griffiths, Email: thurlowtennis@gmail.com
Thurlow Gardening Club
Dawn Abbey, Telephone: 01440 783646
Thurlow on Facebook
Thurlow Life – Past & Present is a Facebook group with over 850 members. Feel free to join, and post photos or comments about Thurlow village life.