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Improvement to Local Bus Timetable

1 September 2025

Some good news.
There has been a significant improvement to the bus service between the village, Felixstowe and Woodbridge. 

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Antisocial behaviour

22 July 2025

Please see the note below from your District Councillors

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Public rights notification

29 May 2025

Notice of public rights related to the annual governance and accounting return following completion of the internal audit. Click here to view

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Have your say on local government - survey

29 May 2025

East Suffolk Council, inviting you to participate in and promote a county-wide survey related to local government reorganisation.

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VE Day Beacon Lighting

3 May 2025

Kirton and Falkenham will join communities from across the country in commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day with a special beacon lighting ceremony on the village green on Thursday 8 May 2025.
We will open the commemoration at around 8.15. From around 8.30 there will be live music from the period. Following the music and a short speech the beacon will be lit at 9.30pm alongside others across the UK, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
“Lighting the beacon is an opportunity for us all to come together to pause, reflect, and remember the generation that changed the course of history in Europe to secure the freedoms we enjoy today.
Please join us.

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Zero interest loans for home insulation & energy efficiency

24 February 2025

Lendology CIC is a responsible finance provider working with Suffolk County Council on their Warm Home Suffolk initiative.  

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City Fibre road closures Apr-May

24 February 2025

Notification of temporary road closures in Kirton staring from the end of March/early April, enabling works to take place to roll out full fibre across Kirton and Falkenham.

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A14 protest on Monday 3 February

31 January 2025

Police are advising motorists to plan their journeys ahead of a planned protest by farmers on the A14 next week.

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Night closure of west side of Trimley interchange 10-22nd Feb

29 January 2025

Notice from National Highways below relating to closure of the overnight closure of the west side of the Kirton interchange.  Note that traffic from Kirton wishing to go west on the A14 will need to loop round the Dock Spur roundabout, the detail below relates to traffic from the Trimley direction.

Important roadworks information
A14 junction 59 Kirton Interchange – bridge joint repairs

I am writing to tell you that we plan to carry out bridge joint repairs at junction 59, Kirton Interchange of the A14. This will ensure the A14 continues to remain in a safe and serviceable condition.

We plan to complete this work over 10 nights between Monday 10 February and Saturday 22 February 2025. We will work between 8pm and 6am on weeknights only, weather permitting.

Closures and diversions
To carry out the work safely, we will need to close the west side of Kirton Interchange at junction 59 of the A14. We will divert the traffic travelling westbound at junction 59 from Trimley St Martin as follows:

Join the A14 at junction 59.
Travel westbound.
Exit the A14 at junction 58.
Take the third exit at Seven Hills Interchange to rejoin the A14 eastbound.
Continue eastbound to junction 59.

A map of the diversions can be found here

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