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SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity 12 October 2017 Welcome 01 WE WANT YOUR HELP TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF GREATER SUDBURY YOUR AREA – YOUR PRIORITIES udbury is a fantastic place to work, live and visit, “Greater Sudbury” is more than just the town’s and has so much to offer to make the town and boundary line. Sudbury is a major employment, Sits wider catchment area better. We appreciate leisure and retail destination in Babergh District, so there is a raft of wonderful organisations, projects its influence is far reaching. For this reason, there are and initiatives which help support our people, place, more people that should have a say about its future and the local economy all of which make Sudbury the than just those who live in the town. success it is today. But places continually grow and evolve – they are never finished – so we also recognise We’d like you to think about: that Sudbury plays a crucial role in our future growth of • “Greater Sudbury” rather than just the town. This the District. will help to establish a common understanding There is a need to capture and build on what we of the key priorities and growth areas, where already have, and tie the different organisations and investment is best placed, where commercial their projects together to establish a clear way forward, investment may come from, and potential making it clear what is going to happen, when, and intervention measures to make it happen for us all. who will deliver the above vision. This will ensure • The opportunities to help the area to become an that collectively we are moving forward together even better place for people to work, live and play. in a positive and coordinated way, not piecemeal. • Which are the most important things to prioritise, Visioning is all-encompassing: it’s not just about and/or those that should happen first. physical growth or house building, but also about day- to-day services including anything from care provision With your help, We aim to develop an overarching to grass cutting. It’s all about the way places function, prospectus for the Greater Sudbury area called look, and feel. “DELIVERING A VISION FOR PROSPERITY”. This will bring together the various groups, organisations, It’s not necessarily all-new, but it is ensuring that projects, development proposals and future everyone is signed up to achieve the same success and aspirations. These will then be prioritised in a delivery value for money. plan to unite the towns and the service providers and give a clear steer about how the town should grow and meet its full potential. SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity WHERE DO YOU 02 COME FROM? Please put a sticky dot on the map to show where you have come from... Cockfield A134 Bridge Street Lavenham Glemsford Cavendish Clare Long Melford Acton A134 Great Waldingfield Borley Belchamp St Paul Sudbury Great Cornard Boxford Assington Wickham Castle St Paul Hedingham Lamarsh Lowestoft Sible Beccles A134 Hedingham Bures Mildenhall Diss Halesworth Bury St Edmunds Newmarket Debenham Framlingham Stowmarket Halstead Haverhill Woodbridge Sudbury Ipswich furtherHadleigh afield Felixstowe Colchester Braintree SUDBURY Clacton-on-Sea Further Vision for Prosperity Chelmsford afield Delivering a Vision for Prosperity SUDBURY TIMELINE 0300 Sudbur Great y and Cornard OF HISTORIC GROWTH AND CHANGE circa 1960. 1594 1200 Late 1700’s 1727 1814 Ballingdon Bridge Sudbury’s silk industry 18th Century art Bunting made in Sudbury was 1837 797 The first bridge Painter Thomas disappeared during a was born, facilitated Gainsborough was Thomas Gainsborough who used for the first American Stars The novel “Pickwick Papers “by The first written record across River Stour storm on 4th by the town’s former died in London in 1788 and Stripes flag at Fort McHenry at Ballingdon was born in Sudbury Charles Dickens was published. 1847 of Sudbury in Anglo September woollen industry near Baltimore. The fictional town of Eatanswill is Saxon Chronicle erected Thee rarailwayilway arrived 1849 based on Sudbury inin SSudburyudbury GrG eatt EEasternt Railway opened 1865 Long The line was extended to Cambridge to create the ago Stour Valley Railway, including a replacement 1705 station at Sudbury c1316 Late 1009 River Stour transformed 1939 Simon Sudbury was born in Sudbury, c1361 middle ages 1946 The town’s Market into a Navigation, linking The outdoor became Bishop of London and from 1375 Wool weaving 1960s Airfield ceased was established Sudbury to the sea pool at Belle Vue 1882 Archbishop of Canterbury. Simon’s head is Significant housing military control and opened. kept at the church of St Gregory. 1966/67 growth at Lavenham was largely returned 20th Horse trough presented 1971 Borehamgate north of the village, to agriculture to town, prominently located outside St Peter’s St Peter's Precinct opened centred on Spring Century 1976 replacing the Street. Church in Sudbury and Church was mentioned in Dodie ownership of St Peter's Church passed to the Wheeler Timber closed for Smith’s childrens’ novel, Churches Conservation Trust. The Friends of Yard. 1897 public 101 Dalmatians. St Peter's group formed with the aim of worship. Sudbury Common Lands keeping the building open, in good order and Charity was established to enabling its use for the benefit of the 1907 manage large areas of the water meadows 1981 community. Conversion of common 1986 The Quay land to 9-hole golf Kingfisher Leisure Theatre course in Newton Centre opened, opened 1944 Green established one replacing the outdoor RAF Sudbury of the oldest clubs in pool at Belle Vue 1950’s 60’s opened to Suffolk 1986 Significant housing growth Gt Cornard and The Mill 1895. 1987 accommodate Sudbury CornarCorn d Country TheTh greatt 1966/67 East Sudbury following the London Plan American Park is established 1993 October floods Borehamgate Precinct “overspill” development to ease pressure bombers of 486th Princess Diana brought chaos 1967 opened replacing the on Central London’s housing market Bomb Group visited Alexandra to the area Wheelereeler TTiimbermber YYaardrd The Railway cuts Road (Lucas CAV) 1974 (Beeching) made and William Wood Sudbury, Sudbury a terminus, Market 1904 House Local Government . 1986 reform split the Urban but the important District Council’s links to London 1996 Sudbury northern responsibilities were retained Sudbury , Extensions and bypass opened, this Exchange 1895. between the newly refurbishments to 1986 helped facilitate the 2016 formed Town Council 2015/2016 the Kingfisher The area is put on employment site at Babergh District The University of Suffolk was 2017 Leisure Centre the international Woodhall Business created when University College Council obtained Babergh District map thanks to Park and Tesco store. 2015/2016 Suffolk was awarded University television series ownership of Council opens its Improvements to Status by the Privy Council 1995 Lovejoy Navigation House and customer service electricity supplies, The South Suffolk Business the Borehamgate centre in partnership undergrounding Centre was created at the Precinct with the Town Counci 2014 wires and replacing 21st Council’s Chilton Depot, State-of-the-art Sudbury damaged poles, providing 16 small supported 2016 Century 2008 2011 Community Health Friars Street, Church managed business units. Chilton Woods inception 2017 Bures Road, Gt Extensions and 2012/2013 Centre opened replacing 2015 Street Blackfriars Expanded in 1999 to 24 units. and planning application, Part completion of the fire Cornard, Rugby refurbishments to the Poplar Road, former facilities at The Times article in September the application is currently damaged buildings in Club site new Kingfisher Leisure Gt Cornard, total Walnuttree Hospital, St 2015 states Long Melford is subject to planning process. Friars Street. housing Centre to provide the regeneration providing Leonard’s Hospital, one of the Top Ten most development crèche and so play new shop parade and Acton Lane Clinic, and desirable villages in Britain 2016 facilities maisonettes. Siam GP surgery. Heritage Lottery Fund (need to put this in full) bids for two of our iconic landmarks: major 2003 growth for Gainsborough’s House and Western bypass rejected improp vements to St Peter’s. 2016 Sudbury, Market on environmental Hill and St. Sudbury and Peter's grounds. Church, circa 19 2003/2004 2015 District Citizens 60. Shawlands Retail Park was built TGS (formerly Gt Advice Bureau providing seven units occupying 2015 Cornard Upper) relocated to Circa 2005 Keyes House, c35, 000 sq of space. Fire on Market Hill saw the new building Saw the Closure of North 2008 2015 Acton Lane. complete loss of a building which official opening Street to through traffic. Regeneration of 2011 Horse trough outside St Peter’s Church in 2013 housed three businesses and Clibbon House, Population Sudbury was restored in 2015, with a new plaque Church Field Road extension to Chilton Industrial residents of 12 flats. replacement milestones Estate substantially built out and occupied. to celebrate the link with 101 Dalmations. sheltered scheme 22,000 inclusive SUDBURY and flats. of Gt Cornard Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity SUDBURY TIMELINE 00 Sudbur Great y and Cornard OF HISTORIC GROWTH AND CHANGE circa 1960. 1594 1200 Late 1700’s 1727 1814 Ballingdon Bridge Sudbury’s silk industry 18th Century art Bunting made in Sudbury was 1837 797 The first bridge Painter Thomas disappeared during a was born, facilitated Gainsborough was Thomas Gainsborough who used for the first