The Eye Directory © for residents of Eye and surrounding communities The Eye Directory is published by CONTENTS Page Social Prescribing in Eye and surrounding communities 2 About this edition and making contact with Organisations 5 Mid Suffolk District Council 6 The Eye Archives 7 Voluntary Organisations based in:- Brome & Oakley 9 Eye 9 Other organisations and services based in Eye 24 “Eye Before The Normans” by Andrew Evitt 27 The businesses of Eye and Venues for hire in Eye 30 Voluntary Organisations based in:- Gislingham 40 Horham and Hoxne 41 Mellis and Occold 44 Stoke Ash 45 Thorndon 46 Thornham 47 Thrandeston 48 Thwaite and Wickham Skeith 49 Other Local organisations 50 Regional Charities & Community Interest Companies 51 National Charities with local representation 55 Some Church and Religious links 57 Defibrillators in our local communities 58 Index 59 1 Social Prescribing in Eye and surrounding communities 2020 Vision for Health and Wellbeing in 2020 and beyond Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist, poet and author) famously stated that the word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'.” Similarly, Epictetus (Greek Philosopher 50 – 135 AD) emphasised that we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” After a 25 year career in social work, it has been my privilege to join Suffolk Family Carers, supporting the provision of Social Prescribing for people living within the towns and villages of Eye and the North West, Mid-Suffolk and Babergh. Social Prescribing is known nationally by many names. Within this area it is called Connect For Health whilst in other parts of the country and in the media, those undertaking the role have been referred to as Wellbeing Advisors or Community Navigators or Community Connectors. All of these terms sum up the role in a nutshell. Connect for Health is a FREE confidential service where the Community Connector works with each participant over a series of sessions, to give them the opportunity to discuss any issues which they may be facing and to support them to plan outcomes that will help improve their personal health and wellbeing. It is an intervention that moves away from the medical model of recovery, and links people, where appropriate, with the support 2 within their community. It is an approach, adopted within the NHS 2018 Long Term Plan, which recognizes that people’s health is determined primarily by a range of social and environmental factors, and is a partnership between the person and the community, alongside health and social care. Through listening to people, understanding what matters to them, and by assisting them to identify solutions which are right for them, social prescribing can equip people to take greater control of their own health. People can be referred for a range of reasons but typically for loneliness or isolation, anxiety or improving their resilience. Successful local outcomes have occurred through the engagement with community resources, and may include volunteering, arts activities, gardening, coffee mornings, befriending, cookery, healthy eating advice or sports. Although the majority of referrals are received from GP’s, they can be received from any organisation (with the individual’s consent) or directly from the person themselves by calling: 01473 835477 and asking for Connect For Health. If you would like to know more about the scheme and the benefits to health and wellbeing that it provides, please see further details on the Suffolk Family Carers website: https://suffolkfamilycarers.org/connectforhealth/ Dominic Nasmyth-Miller Senior Community Connector 3 The 2020s Eye Directory © for residents of Eye and surrounding communities About this edition: The publication of The Directory is part of a larger project aimed at alerting residents to the wide range of activities and services that are available in Suffolk communities in and surrounding Eye; this larger project also includes the “Eye-to-Eye” “What’s On” email service, and two electronic event information screens, one within the Eye Health Centre, and the other in the window of The Eye Handyman. Covid19: This Directory was prepared during the Covid19 Lockdown when many events have been suspended or modified. The Directory listings are written to reflect a return to normality, and not Lockdown circumstances. Eye-to-Eye would like to thank:- + Mid Suffolk District Council for supporting the publication of this Directory through its award of an Emerging Needs Grant. + The Eye businesses that have commissioned advertising space. + Gary Rowland, who has co-ordinated the Business section, and Mary Woodin for permission to use the centre page map of Eye facilities. + Andrew Brown for cover design and technical assistance. + Proof Readers George Maynard and David Orr for their suggested edits. + All contributors to the copy contained throughout the Directory. + Those who kindly volunteered to deliver this Directory to 3,500 households. Important Notice: The publisher has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure that the content of this Directory is accurate. Any decisions you make after viewing the content are your responsibility, and the publisher cannot be held liable for anything you choose to do, or for any inaccuracies contained herein. Contacting organisations listed in this Directory: If you need to contact an organisation, and its contact details are not available from a website within its Directory entry, email [email protected], and your message will be relayed to the organisation you specify. © 2020 and published by Adrian Beatty, Eye-to-Eye, 12, Orchard Close, Eye, Suffolk 5 Mid Suffolk District Council This summary is intended to provide a brief description of Mid Suffolk District Council and the role it plays in all our lives. Surveys have shown that, when asked, people generally value the public services they receive from local government but are less positive about the institutions that provide them. One of the reasons for this may be that it isn’t always clear who is responsible for what – what does the County Council do that is different to the District, and where does the Town Council fit in? Mid Suffolk (MSDC) is one of four district councils in Suffolk – the others are East Suffolk, West Suffolk and Babergh. Mid Suffolk and Babergh are served by one organisation with shared staff, systems and facilities, but they are separate councils. MSDC serves a population of over 102,000 and is divided into a number of wards represented by 32 elected councillors. Like councils at all levels, MSDC meets as a body to take key decisions about the matters for which it is responsible. It is the job of the ward councillor to represent the interests of the ward, and to influence the decisions that are taken. The responsibilities of MSDC affect every resident. They include: housing, leisure and recreation, environmental health, waste collection, building control, planning - including future plans for the area through to the determination of individual planning applications, public realm (from public car parks through the management of public spaces to public toilets), the development of the local economy and community support. MSDC is also responsible for collecting your council tax on behalf of the County Council and the Police as well as for itself. Importantly, MSDC works with the other public bodies to secure a healthy and prosperous future for Suffolk. More information and links to your Ward Councillor may be found via our website: midsuffolk.gov.uk. Peter Gould – Ward Councillor for Eye, Occold and Redlingfield 6 The Eye Archives by Anne Willoughby The Eye Archive is an amazing collection of material amassed over a long period of time and given to The Town Recorder for safe keeping and use in articles and exhibitions for the benefit of the community. It has now been given over to be stored centrally so that it can be available for members of the local community to use for research or to follow through personal interest about the local area. Much of the material relates to Town Recording, which looks at the local buildings, people and events through time with photographs, newspaper clippings and articles; as such the changes that have taken place in Eye are recorded. Other material sometimes feeds in to this recording with personal research by local people on the town of Eye. There are diaries, archaeological reports, local planning reports and local guides and books which have Eye as their theme. Some material is stored in the form of films or sound recordings, mainly digitally on discs or audio tapes. There are a few artefacts which relate to businesses or families from the town. The major work of cataloguing all this disparate material has resulted in a division between the following headings: Organisations, Events, People, Eye Town Hall, Borough and Town Council, Industry, Health, The Castle, the History of Eye, Churches and the Cemetery, War, Schools, Shops, Buildings and the Busby Collection. Rich pickings if you have an interest in Eye, its families, institutions and history. 7 Voluntary Organisations Brome & Oakley 1 Brome & Oakley Village Hall Reg. Charity No 1091952 John Parry Brome & Oakley Village Hall was originally the village school and converted for community use in 1970. It hosts regular social gatherings in Brome & Oakley including monthly community lunches and coffee mornings, church breakfasts and Friday meetings of Brome & Oakley Community Club. It is available for private parties, meetings etc. 2 Elizabeth Lady Cornwallis Almshouse Trust Registered Charity No. 212875 Dr. Jane Pearse Accommodation managed by Trustees. Four Grade II listed terraced cottages in the centre of Brome, available from time to time, by application to be an “almsperson”. One-bedroom, two- storey, (almshouses), with common and allocated garden area. Intended for residents of Brome and Oakley in need. Eye 3 1st Eye Brownies Part of Registered Charity No.