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The Parish Church of St. Lawrence
Our Rector
The Revd Fr Rob Parker-McGee SR, who may be contacted as follows:
The Rectory
School Hill
Boxford
CO10 5JT
Tel: 01787 210434
- The Box River Benefice Website at: www.boxriverbenefice.com,
- The Box River News,
- The Church noticeboard, or
- The Church at Worship section of this website - please click HERE
Parochial Church Council
Click Here for details
For details of Church services, please refer to Box River News or Church noticeboard, or to the Church at Worship section of this website: click:
Public House
Currently closed - see latest update on "hot off the press".
Medical and Dental
For any EMERGENCY dial 999 or 112 - IMMEDIATELY
Doctors
The nearest Doctors Surgery is: The Long Melford Practice
Cordell Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9EP
Tel: 01787 378226
Opening Times: Weekdays 08.00am - 6.30pm
Also at:
36 Church Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9SA
Tel: 01787 378226
Opening Times: Weekdays 08.30am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 6.30pm
For details of all services available including local Hospitals, please contact the surgery or practice website Click Here
Dentists
There are several dental practices located in Sudbury, Lavenham and Long Melford
Pharmacies
The two nearest Pharmacies to the village are:
Lavenham Pharmacy and Perfumery
3 High Street, Lavenham, CO10 9PZ
Tel: 01787 247284
The Pharmacy Long Melford
Hall Street, Long Melford, CO10 9JG
Tel: 01787 379809
Schools
The nearest school is Great Waldingfield Church of England (VC) Primary School, Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, CO10 0RR
Contact: Headteacher - Mrs Tina Hosford
Tel: 01787 374055
Visit Website
For details of all other schools and admissions in the area please telephone 08456 000981 or visit website
Library
The village benefits from a Mobile Library. The library stops in the village every 4 weeks on a Thursday arriving Little Waldingfield 3.35 - 3.50pm. We are stop 7J on Route 7 opposite the Swan Public house. Books can be borrowed for eight weeks. You must have a valid Suffolk Libraries Card.
Contact: Steve Adams and Kevin Lambert
Tel: 01473 584563
Refuse Collection
Refuse collection in the village is on a Friday. Alternate weeks of Black Bin (Landfill) and Blue Bin (Recyclable) for the weeks for each type visit or phone 0845 606 6045. Bins must be out no later than 06.30am on the morning of the collection.
In addition residents can opt in to the Brown (Garden Waste) Bin Scheme for an annual fee.
Visit for details or Email or phone 0845 606 6045
Royal Mail Post Box
The post box is located in The Street near the junction with Church Road (next to the Telephone Box Information Point)
Collections: Monday - Friday 4.15pm
Sat 10.30am
Local Newspapers
Box River News - delivered free to every home in Boxford, Groton, Edwardstone, Newton, Little Waldingfield, White Street Green and Milden.
Monthly publication for what's on, upcoming events and local services
Editor
Ed Kench
Tel: 01787 211507
Suffolk Free Press - is the local weekly covering the Sudbury and Hadleigh areas. Appears on a Thursday.
Editor
Catherine Turnbull
Suffolk Free Press, Borehamgate, Sudbury, CO10 2EE
Tel: 01787 375271
Bus Services
Little Waldingfield is served by two buses per week to Sudbury only
Buses to Long Melford, Sudbury, Lavenham and Bury St. Edmunds are available from Great Waldingfield (Adjacent to the Post Office/Shop) operated by Chambers
Times
Tuesday and Thursdays Only (Monday, Wednesday, Friday - No Service)
Time: dep. Lt. Wald. 10.10am arr. Sudbury 10.25am
Service: 112 (Hadleigh - Sudbury)
Time: dep. Sudbury (Stand F) 13.10pm arr. Lt. Wald. 13.25pm
Service: 112 (Sudbury - Hadleigh)
Saturday
No Service
Sunday
No Service
Operator: TS Travel Services/Suffolk Norse Tel: 01473 341 500
Villagers also have access to the Suffolk Link Bus which is Demand Responsive Transport within the Cosford service area
To book contact 01473 826242 up to a week beforehand.
For Bus Timetables or other public transport information Tel: 0845 606 6171
Alternatively visit website
Train Services
There is a regular train timetable connecting Sudbury to London Liverpool Street. The service is currently run by Greater Anglia. For tickets, timetable and destinations contact: Tel: 0845 600 7245 or National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 48 49 50
Shops
The nearest shop to the village is The Post Office Stores at Great Waldingfield. Services provided include, Post Office, Nationwide Building Society cash transactions, Bread, Milk, Newspapers, Fruit, Groceries, Wines, Spirits and Dry Cleaning Agency.
Sunday newspaper deliveries can be ordered for Little Waldingfield.
Shop Opening Times:
Mon 06.00am - 6.00pm
Tue 06.00am - 6.00pm
Wed 06.00am - 6.00pm
Thu 06.00am - 6.00pm
Fri 06.00am - 6.00pm
Sat 07.00am - 6.00pm
Sun 08.00am - 4.00pm
Post Office Opening Times:
Mon 09.00am - 5.30pm
Tue 09.00am - 5.30pm
Wed 09.00am - 1.00pm
Thu 09.00am - 5.30pm
Fri 09.00am - 5.30pm
Sat 09.00am - 12.30pm
Sun CLOSED
The Post Office Stores, Lavenham Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0SA
Tel: 01787 372481
Also a short distance away at the village of Acton is a branch of Costcutter. Services provided include, Bread, Milk, Newspapers, Groceries, Calor Gas, Plants
Opening Times:
Mon - Sat 6.00am - 8.00pm
Sun - 8.00am - 4.00pm
Costcutter, 4 High Street, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AL
Tel: 01787 827544
Milk
Milk and Bread etc. can be delivered to your door. Byhams dairy make home deliveries to the village on a daily basis Mon - Fri.
H. Byham and Son Ltd Est. 1913
Ballingdon dairy, Ballingdon Street, Sudbury, CO10 2DA
Tel: 01787 372526
Vets
Ardmore Veterinary Group
57 Cornard Road Sudbury CO10 2XB
01787 372588
Swayne and Partners Veterinary Surgeons
Little st Mary's
Long Melford
CO10 9HY
01787 370773
Mobile Shops
Brian Dowse - Mobile Family Butcher
Calls to village on a Friday, telephone Brian for a time he's near you.
Tel: 01787 312749
Mobile: 07773 590365
Accommodation
Bed and Breakfast accommodation is available from the following:
Newmans Hall Bed and Breakfast (Indoor Swimming Pool)
Louise Smith and Charlie Miller
Newmans Hall, Little Waldingfield, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0SY
Tel: 01787 249111
Mobile: 07887 540532
Visit Bed and Breakfast Directory:
"We were stopping for 2 nights and received a friendly welcome. Our room was nicely laid out and comfortable. Breakfast was as good has any we have eaten. I would recomend this B & B for price, comfort and food to anyone." - Tripadvisor Review June 2013
Local Trades and Businesses
Luxury Decorated Cakes
Bespoke cakes for any occasion
Walnut Lodge, Haymarket, Little Waldingfield, CO10 0SY
Contact: Ann White
Tel: 01787 247126
Mobile: 07541 133812
Plant Hire
Microplant - Specialises in the sales, hire and servicing of compact Tractors, Compact Tractor Equipment (including Mowers, Rotovators etc.) Weidemann Loaders (complete with muck grab buckets, hydraulic post drivers) Skidster and Box Mini Loaders (complete with trenchers, post hole borers etc.) Mini Tractors, Mini Trenchers, Post Drivers, Post Hole Borers.
Fencing, Landscaping, Paddock Maintenance Machinery.
Contact : 08703 210256 or 07850 210256
Plastering
Philip Scott
The lodge house,1 Salter Hall mews, Suffolk CO10 2DU
Mobile: 07814626030
Electrical
SB Electrical
Cypress House, Church Road, Little Waldingfield, CO10 0SW
Contact: Stewart Braybrook
Tel: 01787 247043
Mob: 07767 791454
Holistic Therapies
The Treatment Shed
Brand Cottage, The Street, Little Waldingfield
Treatments offered include Reflexology, Reiki, Facial Massage. For full details of all treatments provided and prices, please visit website
Contact: Hannah Clarke-Keens MAR - Holistic Therapist
Tel: 01787 249527
Mobile: 07801 979542
Cycle Repairs
Pip's Bike Repairs and Accessories
Little Waldingfield, CO10 0SL
Tel: 01787 247792 (or TEXT 07806 381850)
Timber Supplies
Please feel free to contact us with your requirements.
Phone: 07970 559251
Website: www.jp-services.info
Editors Note: Whilst every attempt has been and will continue to be made to ensure accuracy of the above, the Council cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions; however, should you feel that something may be incorrrect or perhaps might have been omitted, please contact the webmaster via email.