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Memories of Suffolk Coastal District Council

24 January 2019

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Suffolk Coastal has launched an appeal for people’s positive memories of the Council over the last 45 years.

In April this year, Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils are merging to create a new ‘super district’ known as East Suffolk Council.

As such, Suffolk Coastal District Council, which was created in 1974, will cease to exist – after 45 years of providing services to local people.

And, to mark this historic event, Suffolk Coastal is creating a short history of the Council to be placed on the website and circulated locally.

“As a Council, I think we have a lot to be proud of,” said Suffolk Coastal’s Leader, Cllr Ray Herring – who is one of the longest serving Leaders in the country, celebrating his 20th year in the position this year.

“We have always been prudent with our finances and, as a well-managed authority, have risen to the joint challenges from central Government of new legislation and reduced funding. Yet we have always managed to provide local people with high-quality, efficient services.”

“However, we are also interested in hearing people’s personal stories of how they have come into contact with Suffolk Coastal. For instance, we used to hold weddings at the old headquarters in Melton Hill, so there must be some happy tales of couples who have tied the knot there.”

“Equally, we have been there in times of emergency, such as when the Great Storm hit in 1987 or the more recent flooding in 2013.”

So Suffolk Coastal is appealing to the public, its current and past staff and Councillors to give us any tales and pictures of good memories involving the Council, particularly from the early days of the 1970s and 80s..

Selected memories will be collated as part of the Suffolk Coastal history, to be published online and locally, and will form part of a celebration event to be held at Snape in mid-March.

Send your memories to: communications@eastsuffolk.gov.uk – and mark them Suffolk Coastal memories. Closing date for submissions is 9am on Monday, 11 February 2019.