Red Lodge Sports Pavilion.

08/09/2026

Starting tonight!

Starting Tonight!

08/09/2026

Starting Tonight!

08/09/2026

Find your nearest Defibrillator, click on the link below.

07/09/2026

Are you ready?

07/09/2026

Lost property at the office, opening hours are: Monday - Friday 9am - 12noon. Email: [email protected] or Tel: 01638551604. They will be available for 1 week before they are given to charity.

07/09/2026

SMILE 😊 You are on camera!
Leaving items next to a recycling bin or bank is legally classed as fly-tipping because you are abandoning waste outside of a designated, authorized container. Why You Can’t Leave Items Next to Recycling Environmental and Public Health Risks: Items left on the ground can quickly become safety hazards. Cardboard gets soaked and rots, plastics can blow away into local ecosystems, and piled items can block pavements or attract pests.
Collection Vehicle Safety: Waste and recycling collection teams use specific mechanical lifting equipment to empty bins safely. They are not legally or operationally equipped to manually clear loose, uncontained rubbish from the surrounding area.
The "Magnet" Effect: Leaving even a single bag or a small box creates a psychological "tipping point". It signals to others that dumping is acceptable here, quickly turning a tidy recycling point into a massive, expensive-to-clear eyesore. Taxpayer Expense: Local authorities use specialized street-cleansing budgets to remove abandoned items. This takes funds away from other critical community services.

04/09/2026

02/09/2026

The owner of a pony that was found in the Freckenham area has come forward. We would like to thank everyone for their help with this appeal.

02/09/2026

02/09/2026

Deadline approaching for application to our Go For It small grant scheme to support communities in West Suffolk.

Up to £300 in seed funding to help set up new groups or to allow existing groups to do something experimental and new delivering ideas and activities to benefit their communities.

Funding for ideas that will bring residents together, inspire people to get more active, increase participation, support health and wellbeing or respond to local needs through innovation and activities.

The grant may be used to support start-up such as equipment, venue hire, promotional materials, transport and more.

It’s already supporting 24 projects in West Suffolk, and money is still available but the applications will close at 9am 21 September 2026.

The scheme is backed using funds allocated to the council from Central Government from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

More details including terms and conditions and how to apply, can be found at https://orlo.uk/2FrtQ