AUGUST 2017 EDITION Message from Cllr Jane Storey

Suffolk Better Broadband August 2017 Update

As I reported in the last newsletter, we are delighted to have recently moved above 90% coverage of superfast broadband across the county. Around 315,000 properties now have the option of using fibre broadband, an increase of more than 127,000 from when the Better Broadband for programme started deployment in 2013.

While this is a major milestone, I would like to reiterate ’s commitment to provide high-speed internet access for all properties in the county – no-one will be left behind. To get closer to this aspiration, I am pleased to report that the County Council and Openreach have signed an agreement to extend the coverage to 98% of all properties during 2020, reaching around 50,000 more properties than previously planned. This new agreement to reach 98% is a big leap forward, and adds to the significant increase in broadband coverage since we started this work in 2010.

We are now facing the toughest challenge – how to connect the remaining 2% of properties, in the most remote locations in Suffolk, to ensure every Suffolk property, regardless of its location, can access high- speed broadband services. This includes lobbying Government to support full rollout to the most rural areas.

We are working with local communities in some of the more remote rural areas on innovative solutions to extending broadband coverage, including ‘self-dig’ schemes. One example is Baylham Stone in . The village of Baylham is due to get fibre broadband in the next few months, but the small hamlet of Baylham Stone, just over 1km away, was beyond the economic reach of the deployment plan. Residents got together and raised money to pay for a ‘self-dig’ scheme to route a fibre optic cable along a footpath joining the communities. Working with the local landowner, the self-dig was recently completed, and the residents of Baylham Stone will soon be joining those in Baylham in benefiting from high-speed broadband.

For those who would like an interim solution whilst the fibre rollout progresses, application forms for vouchers for satellite / Wi-Fi connections continue to be available on our website. Whilst this has limitations, it is a stopgap solution which we felt it was important to offer.

Increasing numbers of superfast broadband delivered to the county

Each three months, we are committed to providing an update on the areas which have been upgraded to superfast fibre optic broadband since our last bulletin, and those which are planned over the next three months. See the tables overleaf which summarise these. Our website map at www.betterbroadbandsuffolk.com will be updated by early September to reflect these areas.

Find out more about the Better Broadband for Suffolk programme by visiting our website. For any enquiries contact the Better Broadband for Suffolk team, at [email protected].

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LIST OF AREAS UPGRADED SINCE LAST NEWSLETTER, ACCURATE AS OF 17th July 2017

Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Mellis Old Ipswich Road, Yaxley IP23 8 62 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Ipswich Tower Ramparts, Ipswich IP1 3 27 Jack Abbott Ipswich Ipswich Bacton Church Road, Bacton IP14 4 68 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Bacton The Street, Wyverstone IP14 4 44 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Road, Aldringham IP16 4 38 Russ Rainger Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Bacton Station Road, Cotton IP14 4 63 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Waldringfield Jackson Road, Newbourne IP12 4 24 Patricia O’Brien Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Sicklesmere Bradfield St. Clare, Bury St. Edmunds IP30 0 21 Karen Soons Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Bacton Mill Road, Wyverstone IP14 4 76 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Rendham Bruisyard Road, Cransford IP13 9 54 Stephen Burroughes Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Copdock Around Junction B1070 To Junction A14/A1214 IP9 2 30 Christopher Hudson South Suffolk Babergh Foxhall Bluestem Road, Ipswich IP3 9 34 Bill Quinton Ipswich Ipswich Botesdale The Street, Rickinghall IP22 1 235 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Foxhall Bluestem Road, Ransomes Industrial Estate IP3 9 36 Bill Quinton Ipswich Ipswich Ilketshall Rumburgh, IP19 0 29 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Hoxne Church Hill, Hoxne IP21 5 88 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Occold The Street, Thorndon, Eye IP23 7 158 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Mildenhall Hampstead Ave Junction with Chiswick Avenue IP28 7 18 Louis Busuttil Forest Heath Brandon Mark Lane IP27 0 89 Victor Lukaniuk West Suffolk Forest Heath Westleton Leiston Road, Middleton IP17 3 189 Richard Smith Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Sudbury, Boundary Cottages area, Little Cornard CO10 0 39 James Finch South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Mettingham, Bungay NR35 1 20 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Little London Area, Combs IP14 2 41 Anne Whybrow Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Gipping Road Area, Stowupland IP14 4 13 Gary Green Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Old Newton IP14 4 86 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk

LIST OF AREAS TO BE UPGRADED BETWEEN JULY & SEPTEMBER 17, ACCURATE AS OF 17th July 2017

Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Thetford Rushford IP24 2 17 Joanna Spicer West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Boxford Groton, Sudbury CO10 5 188 James Finch South Suffolk Babergh Sudbury, Acton, Sudbury CO10 0 34 Colin Spence South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Glemsford Standstead, Sudbury CO10 9 109 Richard Kemp South Suffolk Babergh Sudbury, Church Field Road area CO10 2 28 Colin Spence South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Sudbury, Poplar Road/Shawlands Avenue area CO10 0 51 Peter Beer South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Cockfield Lawshall, Bury St. Edmunds IP29 4 45 Richard Kemp South Suffolk Babergh Green Cockfield Cross Green, Cockfield IP30 0 63 Robert Lindsay South Suffolk Babergh Green Great Holton St. Mary CO7 6 54 Gordon Jones South Suffolk Babergh Wenham Holbrook Harkstead Road, Lower Holbrook IP9 2 54 David Wood South Suffolk Babergh Holbrook Ipswich Road, Holbrook IP9 1 69 David Wood South Suffolk Babergh Rattlesden Church Road, Brettenham IP7 7 91 Robert Lindsay South Suffolk Babergh Higham Hadleigh Road, Higham CO7 6 60 Gordon Jones South Suffolk Babergh Mildenhall Emmanuel Close, Mildenhall IP28 7 34 Louis Busuttil West Suffolk Forest Heath Mellis Chapel Farm Lane, Eye IP23 8 77 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Mendlesham Gipping, Stowmarket IP14 4 23 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Eye, Suffolk Occold, Eye IP23 8 27 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Mendlesham Collingsford Bridge area IP23 7 56 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Straight Road area, Stowmarket IP14 2 150 Anne Whybrow Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Botesdale Mill Road area, Botesdale IP22 1 3 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Botesdale The Street, Redgrave IP22 1 69 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Eye Road, Kenton IP14 6 78 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Earl Soham Ashfield IP14 6 42 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Fressingfield Weybread, Diss IP21 5 57 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Pettaugh IP14 6 71 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Helmingham The Street, Framsden IP14 6 43 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Helmingham Helmingham Road area IP6 9R 20 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Worlingworth The Street, Bedingfield, Eye IP23 7 57 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Worlingworth Long Green, Bedfield, Woodbridge IP13 7 63 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Earl Soham Bedfield Little Green area IP13 7 42 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Hoxne Hoxne Road, Denham IP21 5 40 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Hoxne Hoxne Road, Syleham IP21 4 27 Guy McGregor Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Occold Wickham Road, Occold IP23 8 42 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Occold Eye Road, Occold IP23 7 19 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Bacton Fords Green area IP14 4 25 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Bacton Earls Green area IP14 4 9 Andrew Stringer Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Dickleburgh Low Street area IP21 4 74 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Dickleburgh Upper Street area IP21 4 25 Jessica Fleming Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Elmswell Eastern Way area IP30 9 76 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stonham Stonham Road, Mickfield IP14 5 46 Andrew Stringer Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Stonham Pettaugh Road area IP14 6 56 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Needham Creeting St.Mary IP6 8 51 Matthew Hicks Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Market Offton Great Bricett IP7 7 87 Anne Whybrow Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Offton Bildeston Road, Offton IP8 4 45 Anne Whybrow Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Offton Barking Tye IP6 8 29 Anne Whybrow Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Claydon Baylham IP6 8 19 Anne Whybrow Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Mid Suffolk Robert Bury St. Whiting Street area IP33 1 151 Everitt/David Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Nettleton Bury St. Beccy Raynham Road Area, IP31 1 96 Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Hopfensperger Chevington The Green area, Depden IP29 4 42 Mary Evans West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Yoxford Middleton Moor area IP17 3 22 Richard Smith Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Graham Felixstowe Ferry IP11 9 37 Newman/Steve Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Wiles Snape Orford Road area, Tunstall IP12 2 136 Andrew Reid Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Snape Farnham Road area IP17 1 50 Andrew Reid Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Snape Orford Road area, Tunstall IP12 2 74 Andrew Reid Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Blythburgh London Road, Blythburgh IP19 9 54 Richard Smith Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Grundisburgh Mill Lane area, Hasketon IP13 6 37 Robin Vickery Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Wickham Stephen The Street area, Hacheston IP13 0 86 Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Market Burroughes Earl Soham Road area IP13 7 32 Robin Vickery Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Nacton Orwell Park area IP10 0 30 Patricia O’Brien Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Wickham Pettistree IP13 0 21 Alexander Nicoll Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Market Stephen Badingham Between Badingham and Dennington IP13 8 18 Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Stephen Bramfield Walpole Lane area IP19 9 15 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Stephen Fressingfield Silverleys Green area, Cratfield IP19 0 23 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Graham Felixstowe Dooley Road/Walton Avenue area IP11 3 22 Newman/Steve Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Dock Wiles Ipswich Westerfield Station area IP6 9 144 Robin Vickery Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Stuart Foxhall The Street, Rushmere St Andrew IP5 1 29 Lawson/Robert Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Whiting Brampton, Locks Road area IP19 8 94 Tony Goldson Suffolk Coastal Waveney Suffolk Ilketshall Stoven NR34 8 109 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Halesworth Wissett IP19 0 64 Tony Goldson Waveney Waveney Brampton, Redisham NR34 8 41 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Suffolk Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Brampton, Opp Exchange Building, London Rd, Brampton NR34 8 17 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Suffolk James Mobbs Way area NR32 3 9 Reeder/Keith Waveney Waveney Robinson Steve Ardley/Keith Lowestoft Hervey Street area NR32 2 16 Waveney Waveney Patience Kessingland Dam Lane area NR33 7 90 Michael Ladd Waveney Waveney Haverhill Withersfield CB9 7 23 Mary Evans West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Central Suffolk and North Woodbridge Boulge Road area, Hasketon IP13 6 56 Robin Vickery Suffolk Coastal Ipswich Opp Sugar Loaves Build Pound Green Wickhambrook CB8 9 47 Mary Evans West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Wickhambrook Opp Ashfield Green Cottage Ashfield Green Wickhambrook CB8 8 23 Mary Evans West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Wickhambrook Undley IP27 9 25 Colin Noble West Suffolk Forest Heath Sudbury, Great Waldingfield CO10 0 165 Mary Evans South Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Suffolk Stowmarket Bridge Street area IP14 5 122 Gary Green Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Woodbridge Duke's Hill/Seckford Hall Road area IP12 4 32 Caroline Page Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Sudbury, Tudor Road area CO10 1 70 Jack Owen South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Sudbury, Friars Street area CO10 2 45 Jack Owen South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Sudbury, Long Melford, West of Hall Street CO10 9 16 Richard Kemp South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Stowmarket Station Road East area IP14 1 68 Nick Gowrley Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Robert Bury St. Guildhall Street area IP33 1 49 Everitt/David Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Nettleton Robert Bury St. North of Hospital Road/Pinners Way area IP33 3 74 Everitt/David Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Nettleton Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Karen Bury St. IP30 0/IP33 Rushbrooke Lane area 20 Soons/Richard Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds 2 Rout Graham Felixstowe South end of Gulpher Road area IP11 9 83 Newman/Steve Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Wiles Christopher Belstead Scrivener Drive area IP8 3 63 South Suffolk Babergh Hudson Stuart Trinity Close area IP5 1 144 Lawson/Robert Central Suffolk & North Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Whiting Glemsford Chestnut Road area CO10 7 152 Richard Kemp South Suffolk Babergh Hadleigh, Calais Street area IP7 5 169 Mick Fraser South Suffolk Babergh Suffolk Felixstowe Colneis Junior School area IP11 9 50 Stuart Bird Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Central Suffolk and North Bacton Parkers Road, Cotton IP14 4 57 Andrew Stringer Mid Suffolk Ipswich Beyton Hessett IP30 9 83 Penny Otton Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Stephen Central Suffolk and North Badingham Low Street Area, Badingham IP13 8 46 Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Ipswich Stephen Central Suffolk and North Badingham The Steet, Badingham IP13 8 28 Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Ipswich Bildeston Chelsworth IP7 7 52 Robert Lindsay South Suffolk Babergh Boxford Lindsey IP7 6 23 James Finch South Suffolk Babergh Bungay Mettingham, Bungay NR35 1 17 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Bures Little Cornard co10 0 47 James Finch South Suffolk Babergh Burnt Fen Sedge Fen, Lakenheath ip27 9 57 Colin Noble West Suffolk Forest Heath Bury St. Nowton IP29 5 49 Karen Soons Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Bury St. David Nettleton / Raynham Road Area, Bury St Edmunds IP32 6 67 Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury Edmunds Robert Everitt Central Suffolk and North Charsfield Charsfield IP13 7 110 Robin Vickery Suffolk Coastal Ipswich Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Central Suffolk and North Claydon Paper Mill Lane, Bramford IP8 4 76 John Field Mid Suffolk Ipswich Christopher Copdock Grove Hill Area, Belstead IP8 3 94 South Suffolk Babergh Hudson Central Suffolk and North Dickleburgh Stuston Lane, Dickleburgh IP21 4 67 Jessica Fleming Mid Suffolk Ipswich Elmswell Sharps Row Area, Heath Road, Woolpit IP30 9 86 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Felixstowe Gulpher Road Area, Felixstowe IP11 9 15 Stuart Bird Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Graham Newman Felixstowe Old Felixstowe IP11 9 10 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal / Steve Wiles Halesworth Blyford / Holton Area IP19 9 35 Tony Goldson Suffolk Coastal Waveney Stephen Halesworth Chediston IP19 0 42 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Paula Fox / Quillon Haverhill High Stree, Haverhill CB9 8 69 West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Fox Central Suffolk and North Helmingham Helmingham Road, Ashbocking IP6 9 88 Matthew Hicks Mid Suffolk Ipswich Central Suffolk and North Helmingham Debenham Road, Helmingham IP6 9 73 Matthew Hicks Mid Suffolk Ipswich Central Suffolk and North Helmingham The Street, Framsden IP14 6 25 Matthew Hicks Mid Suffolk Ipswich Christopher Hintlesham Burstall IP8 3 44 South Suffolk Babergh Hudson Central Suffolk and North Hoxne Water Mill Lane Area, Hoxne IP21 5 50 Guy McGregor Mid Suffolk Ipswich Ilketshall Rumburgh IP19 0 16 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Kentford Turnpike Road Area, Red Lodge IP28 8 78 Robin Millar West Suffolk Forest Heath Kesgrave Sadlers Place Area, Martlesham IP5 3 48 Patricia O'Brien Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Kessingland London Road, Kessingland NR33 7 39 Michael Ladd Waveney Waveney Nacton Bridge Road, Nacton IP10 0 26 Patricia O'Brien Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Nacton Bucklesham IP10 0 61 Patricia O'Brien Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Newmarket Newmarket High Street CB8 8 27 Rachel Hood West Suffolk Forest Heath Rattlesden Orchard Place Area, Felsham IP30 0 94 Penny Otton Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Total Postcode District / Exchange Area Locality Served Premises SCC Councillor Constituency Area Borough Served Rattlesden Brettenham Road Area, Buxhall IP14 3 35 Penny Otton Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Benhall Green, Saxmundham IP17 1 37 Andrew Reid Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Saxmundham Farnham / Benhall Street Area IP17 1 32 Andrew Reid Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Stephen Saxmundham Farnham / Benhall Street Area IP17 1 16 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal Burroughes Sicklesmere Church Road, Hawstead IP29 5 24 Karen Soons West Suffolk St. Edmundsbury Sicklesmere Hawstead Green Area IP19 5 50 Karen Soons Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury St.Cross St Cross Exchange-Only Lines IP20 0 47 David Ritchie Waveney Waveney Central Suffolk and North Stonham Mickfield IP14 5 313 Andrew Stringer Mid Suffolk Ipswich Stonham Middlewood Green / Saxham Street Area IP14 5 18 Jane Storey Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Central Suffolk and North Stradbroke Wingfield, Diss IP21 5 27 Guy McGregor Mid Suffolk Ipswich Central Suffolk and North Stradbroke Wilby Green / Brundish Area IP13 8 22 Guy McGregor Mid Suffolk Ipswich Central Suffolk and North Ubbeston Laxfield IP13 8 375 Guy McGregor Mid Suffolk Ipswich Walsham-Le- The Street, Walsham Le Willows IP31 3 317 Jessica Fleming Bury St. Edmunds Mid Suffolk Willows Wangford Service Station Area, Wangford NR34 8 359 Tony Goldson Suffolk Coastal Waveney Richard Smith Yoxford Service Station Area, Darsham IP17 3 27 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal MVO Wickham Stephen Central Suffolk and North The Street, Hacheston IP13 0 20 Suffolk Coastal Market Burroughes Ipswich Central Suffolk and North Witnesham Ashbocking Road Area, Henley IP6 0 28 John Field Mid Suffolk Ipswich Woolverstone Freston IP9 1 53 David Wood South Suffolk Babergh Richard Smith Yoxford High Street, Darsham IP17 3 25 Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal MVO