Halesworth to be used as a film location
Halesworth locations will be used in new Danny Boyle/Richard Curtis film
On the 1st and 2nd of May Halesworth will be the location for the filming of the latest Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually) produced film with Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slum Dog Millionaire) in the Director's chair. The cast and crew will use the Campus site and the Thoroughfare car park. The car park will be closed for the two days they are in situ. Waveney District Council has agreed to ALL WDC Halesworth car parks (Thoroughfare long stay, Angel Link North & South and the Post Office car park) being free for the two days the Thoroughfare one is shut. The Thoroughfare long stay parking will remain open, there will be limited access to the short stay car park for deliveries, disabled parking and the Community Bus.
Filming will take place in locations in the Thoroughfare and in the street itself. The Thoroughfare will still be open to traffic but there may be short hold ups whilst filming takes place.
Most of the filming in outside the Thoroughfare will take place after 6.30pm, to try and keep disruption to the traffic and businesses at a minimum.
The crew will endeavour to keep the disruption at a minimum but the chance for Halesworth to star in a major film is an exciting prospect for the town.
As more details become available the Town Council will keep residents and businesses updated.
The Clerk's Office will be shut on Friday 30th March and Monday 2nd April.
On Monday 12th March the mobile Police Pod will be at Ridgeons between 9am and 12pm and then at the Co -op between 1pm and 3pm to demonstrate ways of keeping power tools secure and how to register them so in the event of a theft they can be returned easily.
Please see the following document for advice from Suffolk Police [bsk-pdf-manager-pdf id="357"]
Please visit Suffolk Constabulary's page for more advice here.
Free one-hour car park update
The Town Council would like to thank all businesses and organisations that offered to donate to the car parking fund for the coming year. Thank you also to the individuals and residents who have also contributed £800 so far to help keep this resource for the town.
If you would like contribute please contact the Clerk's office. Donations from individual members of the public will be kept anonymous.
Cherry Trees for Bedingfield Crescent
The Council has agreed to pay for ten Cherry trees for the green space either side at the entrance to Bedingfield Crescent. The work will be undertaken free of charge by a professional contractor in the autumn. The residents in the houses closest to the trees have been written to asking if they have any opinions. The varieties of Cherry trees that have been chosen will not get too big. The trees will also be planted far enough apart to allow Waveney Norse to mow between them.
Please see below for the official result of yesterday's Town Council Election.
Congratulations to Karen Prime and Tony Allen as the two newest Town Councillors.
Please fill in your views about the future of the Rayner Green centre here.
The surveys have to completed by 10am on the 5th March. It's not too late to let the CCG know what you think about their proposal.
The surveys can also be filled in at the library. A slideshow of the proposal is running on the media screen in the library.
Congratulations to Men's Shed
The Men's Shed were recently honoured at the High Sherriff's Award ceremony at Wherestead Park with the Strengthening Your Community award.
Congratulations to them and if you would like to find out more about the Men's Shed please contact halesworthmensshed@gmail.com or visit their website here.
Please vote for Halesworth Volunteer Centre
HVC is delighted to be one of seven charities that have been short listed in the Hopkins Homes Suffolk Charity of the Year vote. The public are being asked to vote for their preferred charity in an online vote which runs up until 5pm on Friday 9th March. The three organisations that receive the most votes will be awarded £7,000, £2,000 or £1,000 depending on the level of support they receive.
This is a fantastic opportunity for us to galvanise support from local residents for our work. We welcome any additional funding and should we be awarded the £7,000 it will make an enormous difference to the work we carry out within the community.
Thank you very much if you have already voted for us. Please do spread the word and encourage family and friends to vote. It is quick and easy to vote, and only takes a couple of minutes to do by visiting https://www.hopkinshomescharity.co.uk/suffolk
As soon as the results are announced, we will let you know how we did!
Many thanks in advance for your support.
