The parish council has secured funding for a village sign to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Ideas are being sought for the design.
Design ideas sought for Village sign
Christmas Angel Tree at St Mary’s Church
Christmas Angel Tree
Will someone you love be missing from your home this Christmas?
Perhaps they live far away, or are now in a care home, maybe through family separation, military posting or simply lost touch, sadly some will have died.
They are loved, not forgotten. Remember them by placing an angel on our Christmas tree with the name of your loved one to be blessed this Christmas by our priest.
Tree Angels are waiting at St. Mary’s Church Santon Downham
From 5th December 2021.
Church Open Daily.
New dates for Coffee Mornings
New dates have been publishe for Coffee Mornings at the Village Hall:-
28th June – Special meeting to discuss planning application
A special meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Monday the 28th to discuss the recent planning application
Planning Application
The Parish Council has received notice of a planning application in the village. Details can be found here
The closing date for comments is July 6th
Car Boots return July 4th
Car Boots are returning
SANTON DOWNHAM VILLAGE HALL
THE GREEN, SANTON DOWNHAM
(TWIXT THETFORD AND BRANDON)
CAR BOOTS 2021
Sunday, 4th July
Sunday 1st August
Sunday 5th September
Sunday 3rd October
Pitches £6.00 for a single or £10 for a double
- Plenty of Pitch and Car Parking SpaceCafé and toilets open from 7.30 am
Our Café serves freshly made bacon rolls (butties), homemade cakes, sausage rolls and hot & cold drinks
No need to book but for further information ring 01842 825213
THE HALL IS NOW OPEN FOR DAYTIME BOOKINGS 7.30. AM – 8.00 PM
(PERFECT VENUE FOR MEETINGS/CONFERENCES AND DAYTIME FUNCTIONS)
KITCHEN HIRE AVAILABLE
CATERING CAN BE ARRANGED
RING 01842 815213 OR EMAIL silv1948@sky.com
Carol Service *** Cancelled ***
October Car Boot *** CANCELED***
The October (2020) car boot has been cancelled
Bridge closed 24th-28th
More information has come to light regarding the bridge closure.
Although we’ve had no official notification Forest England have a notice on their facebook page saying it will be closed all week.
Rereading my email it says that work starts on the 24th. As of yesterday their were no notices on the bridge.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/ThetfordForest/
Sun Aug 23 2020 11:22:56 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
**Advanced notification**
The bridge within Santon Downham, Thetford Forest will be closed next week (24th -29th August) for essential maintenance work.
If you are wanting to access St Helens Picnic Site you will need to do so using the road from the A134. (Blue route on map) …
To access Santon Downham you will need to do so from the Thetford to Brandon road.
Bridge closure/repairs 24/8/20
The bridge over the Little Ouse will be closed on Monday 24th August for emergency repairs (the actual bridge structure is safe)
The bridge edges have deterorated badly (see pics and now need replacing).
The work was scheduled for later in the year but has now been brought forward and is being carried out as “emergency works” by Norfolk Council.
The was reported on the 16th (to Suffolk) and both Suffolk and Norfolk councils responded quickly to sort the issue (well done).
The bridge did close for a week and repairs were carried out.
