The HTC Elf posted all the letters written to Santa Claus at the Christmas Market on Saturday.

We recevied a reply this morning!

Please use the phone numbers listed below for emergencies.

East Suffolk Council – 03330162000 (or 0800 440 2516 - out of hours) Contact East Suffolk for anything involving parks and play equipment (except Swan Lane and Jane Kircher), the Council building on London Road and public toilets.

Council House Emergency Repairs - For issues that pose a risk to the health and safety to the occupants 0800 440 2516 (weekends and out of hours)

Suffolk County Council Highways - 0345 606 6171 emergency and out of hours line. Streetlights, road signs, footpaths, pot holes, road hazards including flooding and blocked drains.

Non-emergencies can be reported on the SCC website and on 0345 606 6067

Environment Agency – emergency line 0800 80 70 60 (24 hours) Tidal or river flooding

UK Power Networks – 0800 31 63 105 (24 hours) Power cut

National Grid Gas Supply – 0800 111 999 (24 hours) Gas leaks or damage to pipes

National Grid Electricity Supply - 0800 40 40 90 (24 hours) Damage to overhead wires or substations

RPSCA – 0300 1234 999 Injured wildlife

Customer First - 0808 800 4005 (24 hours) To report a child at risk from abuse or neglect. If lives are at risk dial 999

Halesworth Town Council gave away trees. Yes, FREE TREES. Sourced and bundled by Lisa Simmonds from the Suffolk Tree Warden Network who grow their own (from local seeds) and also source from the Woodland Trust, the selection included trees and hedgeplants suitable for clay soil, which is the dominant soil type over our Halesworth area.

Oak
Maple
Dogwood
Hazel
Crabapple
Hornbeam
Wild Cherry
Willow

Hedgerow packs of Hawthorn, Hazel, Hornbeam and Blackthorn.

Most popular was CrabApple which is suitable for smaller gardens:

'Crab apples are great garden trees. They look good all year round, with pretty blossom in spring, followed by small, ornamental apples, red or yellow in colour, and the autumn foliage also puts on a good show. The tiny apple fruits are edible, although not in their raw state, but make good jellies and sauces. Crab Apple trees are also quite compact in size, which makes them one of the best trees for small gardens. They are hard-working trees: attractive, productive and good for wildlife.'

Although we did find a home in a larger garden for 3 oaks. Two young people eagerly took a tree, aged 11 and 12, they would be in their 20’s when fully grown, and could witness the growth of the tree as they grew.

One person offered additional oak saplings for the tree nursery in Holton

The stall was set up and organised by Halesworth Town Council, with the chair of the council, Joyce Mosley, and one of Halesworth/Holton’s tree wardens and councillor, Rachel Kellett.

Warm Welcomes grant scheme » East Suffolk Council

Grants of up to £3,000, depending on ward size, for groups to run a Warm Welcome for at least 8 hours per week between November 2024 and March 2025. In addition to offering a warm space, Warm Welcomes should ideally offer support around the cost of living and inequalities, access to free or reduced-cost food, activities to reduce social isolation, improved wellbeing and a warm community welcome.

Cost of Living Community Grant Fund » East Suffolk Council

Grants of up to £2,000 for a wide range of community-led projects – as long as they support multiple individuals and families to keep people warm, well, fed and connected to others in the community this winter. This could include smaller Warm Welcomes/Warm Spaces that want to open less than 8 hours a week.