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BSEVC CONNECTING COMMUNITIES - If you are rurally isolated without access to a vehicle, cannot access public transport due to mobility difficulties or where there is little or no public transport available BSEVC may be able to help you.
BSEVC is a registered Charity No 1004198 – Co No 2636217
TRANSPORT SERVICES IN MID SUFFOLK AND IPSWICH, KESGRAVE - Volunteer Car Service - Accessible Vehicles
We run services for anyone who cannot access public transport, to hospitals, shopping, social clubs, visiting relatives etc. Our fully accessible vehicles can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance and are available Monday to Saturday.
Adult |
Under 5 |
Child 5-16 |
Under 18 |
1 - 5 miles £2.40 |
Free |
£1.00 |
£1.00 |
6 - 9 miles £3.30 |
Free |
£1.00 |
£2.00 |
10 -14 miles £4.20 |
Free |
£1.00 |
£3.00 |
15 - 20 miles £5.50 |
Free |
£1.00 |
£4.00
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We have a team of volunteer drivers who use their own cars to transport people from “a” to “b”. Fares for this community car service are 54p per mile (inc VAT) and there is a booking fee of £1.20 (inc VAT) for each single journey. Passengers can book as far ahead as they wish. Passengers are invoiced monthly.
TO BOOK AND FOR MORE INFORMATION; 01449 614271 or Email: bookings@bsevc.co.uk
For more details of the bsevc community transport service click here
With Christmas fast approaching, please see below information about waste collections and recycling over the festive period.
MSDC have also now issued annual collection calendars for 2020 on their website.
Please find some useful links to more information from MSDC Waste & Recycling
Christmas calendars and information about Christmas tree recycling
- Tool to check your collection day – most residents should know their own collection day, however, anyone who doesn’t have computer access can contact our waste team to check.
- 2020 collection calendars for Babergh and Mid Suffolk
- Information about reducing waste
- What can go in your bins
- Glass recycling
- Recycling Centres
- Recycling specific items A-Z
- Home composting
Felsham and Gedding Community Store Limited
Church Road, Felsham, Suffolk
The shop and post office at Felsham previously run by Jon and Sue Nicholls has now been taken on by the Community in a new venture funded and run by villagers of Felsham and Gedding. Jo Churchill MP is due to officially open the new venture on Saturday 23 February at 11am.
Last February The Nicholls announced that they would be retiring at the end of 2018 but had been unable to find anyone to take on the business. The post office and shop are a vital part of the community serving both the two villages of Felsham and Gedding and also surrounding villages. A number of local people rely on it for their basic needs.
At a public meeting hosted by the local parish councils there was a clear demand for the community to do something about it. Accordingly a small Committee was formed to consider the options available and with the support of The Plunckett Foundation and The Nicholls, a new venture was born. The shop and post office opened its doors under community ownership on 28th January and trades as a Community Benefit Society, a legal structure intended for just these sorts of circumstances giving everyone in the community an opportunity to have a say in its operations by buying shares for just £10 each. A share offering has been launched and a prospectus issued. inviting the community to subscribe for shares - as few or as many as they are able.
The shop is staffed by unpaid volunteers with the committee of management, all local villagers, carrying out the operational tasks.
“We are delighted that we have been able to get this venture off the ground’’ said Ria Crosbie the Chair of the management committee. “ It is an essential part of the two villages and along with the church , the village hall and the pub, all in touching distance, acts as a hub for village life. If the shop had closed it would have brought a lot of hardship for a lot of people unable to venture further afield for their basic needs.”
“ We intend to enhance what we offer and are aiming to stock locally produced products. A feature already are the cards produced by three or four local artists from the village. We want to encourage as many people as possible to volunteer in the shop. It is a rewarding task. Anyone interested should get in touch either via our website or just pop into the shop.”
A Neighbourhood Plan for Felsham - YOU DECIDE
Everywhere you look development is increasing, speculative applications in our neighbouring villages, 10 here, 20 there, 50+ in Cockfield!!! do we want or need new development here in Felsham? read more....
Neighbourhood Planning - more info
So What is an Annual Parish Meeting?
Felsham is an attractive small village about eight miles south-east of Bury St Edmunds in the County of Suffolk. There is a church, a village hall, a shop and post office, a garage and a pub called the Six Bells. There is a lively community spirit and many village activities take place each month. From September 2015 -September 2016 Felsham also has it's own dedicated pair who have voluntered to litter pick twice a month for a year! Their efforts are supported by our Parish Council. Our District Council have also shown their full support and issued the girls with their own PPE and safety training. Thank you girls!! There are two village greens - Lower Green and Upper Green - and an extensive Playing Field. The parish contains numerous well-signposted footpaths and many quiet by-ways which makes it popular with walkers and cyclists. Felsham has close ties with the neighbouring village of Gedding.
New Email for contacting the Parish Clerk felshamparishclerk@gmail.com
The Felsham & Gedding VILLAGE NEWS online
2018 Refuse collection timetable
Temporary Road Closure -
Road Closure notice
News from Thurston Community College - CUTS TO FREE SCHOOL BUS PROVISION - How you can help
The website is under continuous development and the Parish Council would be extremely grateful for feedback from villagers on style and content. Either e-mail the Parish Clerk or the website administrator.