Published:
10:21 AM March 10, 2021
Thirza Shaw, chair of Haughley Playing Fields Committee, in front of the old wooden sheds, which are set to be replaced with a new storage facility.
- Credit: Haughley Playing Fields Committee
Haughley sports equipment will be kept safe thanks to £80,000 worth of funding from a council.
The Haughley Playing Fields Committee is set to use the money from Mid Suffolk District Council to build a new, secure, storage facility and improve the car park at the Ron Crascall Pavilion.
This will replace the old wooden sheds that have been targeted by thieves, with Haughley Bowls Club losing more than £15,000 of equipment at the start of the first lockdown.
All bids are set to make a real difference to the district, but I am especially pleased that over £239,000 has been agreed to facilitate the much-needed expansion of Mendlesham Heath Centre, benefitting not just Mendlesham residents but also those in the surrounding villages. Our communities need accessible local health services in order to thrive and enjoy bright and healthy futures - and we are reminded of this now more than ever.
Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed to switch its refuse trucks to HVO fuel
- Credit: Babergh and Mid Suffolk district councils
Elsewhere, the cabinet unanimously agreed a £50,000 investment in the authority s depot at Creeting Road in Stowmarket to install a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel tank, after
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