Thanks to all
@WestSuffolkNHS
who over the past 3 days have been involved in the care of
@Sophie_Cordell
which culminated at 6.04am this morning in the arrival of Florence Ivy, 1st grandchild for
@carolacordell
& me. All concerned including proud dad
@newsie_22
are very grateful
My 1st day working for
@BID_OurBuryStEd
was 8 years ago today.I have thoroughly enjoyed my role,which has not been without the odd challenge! I would like to think that my colleagues & I have contributed to improving the town of
@ourburysteds
as a gr8 place to live,work & visit
Absolutely delighted & appreciative of how quickly Rougham Estates (
@BlackthorpeBarn
) &
@West_Suffolk
have responded & got a new Christmas Tree in place on Angel Hill in
@ourburysteds
The tress can now be dressed with lights by Target Illuminations today. Many thanks to all!
Can’t believe that 10 years ago today I became a
@BID_OurBuryStEd
employee! Since then I think our team have done a pretty good job in supporting town centre businesses in
@ourburysteds
& providing reasons for people to visit our lovely town.These are just somethings we have done
To paraphrase Sgt Pepper’s LHCB it was 36 years ago today that I said the 2 most important words in my life! ‘I do’ Its lead onto a fabulous life, 3 children,1 grandchild (so far!), 2 careers but most importantly a fabulous enduring relationship with my best friend! 💋u Carol x
Bizarre that I can recognise & remember all of their names from nearly 50 years ago but just walked into the kitchen & forgot what I went in there for!
Whatever the outcome at the polls today being a Councillor can be very time consuming, challenging, difficult & more & more requires resilience, determination & a thick skin. There are plenty of reasons not to do this so I would like to thank everyone who has stood as a candidate
Yesterday I met with the
@BID_OurBuryStEd
Chair and given the current economic uncertainty we agreed that it would not be prudent for me to stand down as the CEO at this time. So it's a case of business as normal in
@ourburysteds
Many thanks to all the refuse collection teams from
@West_Suffolk
for continuing to do their work so effectively & efficiently & ensuring that decaying household waste isn’t an additional concern to have to deal with. Another example of the great job uniform wearers do for us!
Thanks to every
@BID_OurBuryStEd
business that has voted for us to continue for another 5 years. Absolutely delighted to see an increase to 84% of those who voted wanted the BID to continue.
Absolutely delighted that the highly regarded & respected local resident & surgeon
@Liz_ORiordan
has been able to find time in her busy schedule to switch on the
@ourburysteds
Christmas Lights this year.Why not come along and see her do this at 7pm on Thursday 15th of November
As promised the new Cheese Shop is still coming to
@ourburysteds
& I am sure the wait will be worth it when The Cheese Hole Company opens!
#TasteBury
#LoveLocal
Pleased to be at the presentation of the Michelin Star plaque today
@peaporridge
Justin & Jurga accepted the plaque from Lauren Tucker representing The Macallan the sponsors of
@MichelinGuideUK
A tremendous achievement on still being the only Michelin star restaurant in Suffolk!
Just received details of our footfall stats for the weekend & as we thought this years
@ourburysteds
Food & Drink Festival was the best attended of all the 10 we’ve organised since 2012 & Sunday was the single busiest day of any event we have ever organised (BID created in 2010)
Well here’s a very rare sight in
@ourburysteds
& that is of a genuine Pop Up Shop. This is in the Buttermarket & is home to
@artbyfrithy
for just this week. John & Katy have worked hard to get this space & I am hoping that other property owners follow the example of this landlord
Sorry for being so repetitive but looks like yet another empty unit in
@ourburysteds
will have a new tenant soon! (Risbygate St) Great to see so many businesses having the confidence that our town centre is the place to open a new business
#BuryBouncingBack
#LoveLocal
Can I thank again Rougham Estates (
@BlackthorpeBarn
) & in particular
@SimonEddell
for their generous donation of two Christmas Trees to the town of
@ourburysteds
. I would also like to thank John.Van Rheede Toas from
@West_Suffolk
for arranging their safe arrival in town
Just came across an older lady in the Gt Churchyard who was walking quickly.She stopped for a chat & I discovered she is 85. Visited the doctor last year with severe asthma & was overweight. So she started walking daily around the Abbey Gardens & can now jog & has lost 3 stone!
Fabulous tree in place on Angel Hill in
@ourburysteds
Many thanks to
@BlackthorpeBarn
&
@West_Suffolk
for facilitating this. The tree in the Traverse should be in place shortly. They will be dressed with lights & decorations in time for next Thursday!
I was absolutely delighted & honoured to accept this award on behalf of the town of
@ourburysteds
Clearly it was important to have an athletic & physically fit person to represent the town & hence me asking
@bstetc
&
@West_Suffolk
Councillor
@annwilliamson60
to accompany me!
Wow what a great day at the
@ourburysteds
Food & Drink Festival! Huge crowds, beach packed our new improved Farmers Market on Angel Holl was great & so many new & varied stalls in the Buttermarket. So many stall holders sold out! & many had the best day ever at our event!
Just had a lovely evening with friends & a lovely meal
@1921ah
. Thanks
@zackdeakins
& your team for an absolutely fabulous meal & service. Then had to face this blizzard in
@ourburysteds
on our way home!
Tremendous news for
@Maison_Bleue
&
@peaporridge
for their recognition by Michelin Guide. I think I am right in saying that Pea Porridge is the 1st restaurant in Suffolk to be awarded a Michelin star!Many congrats to Justin & Jurga. Also well done Karine for your sommelier award
Hearing some good news that 3 large vacant units in
@ourburysteds
town centre are all apparently under offer.I understand that a couple of them will bring a new food and drink offer to the town.This just highlights what a great foodie centre Bury St Edmunds is!
#tastebury
I don’t do Facebook but during lock down I have become aware of some very positive & popular FB pages that focus upon the past, present & future of Bury St Edmunds. One is Save our Cafes,Bars, Pubs & Restaurants & the other is Old Bury St Edmunds. Both are well worth a visit
Delighted to discover that as a result of recent research
@springboard_
has categorised
@ourburysteds
as a ‘Speciality Town’ because it ‘offers something special & unique’ and ‘attracts visitors but serves local population’ which I think is an accurate summary of our lovely town!
What a tremendous two days we’ve had at the
@ourburysteds
Food & Drink Festival. Happy Traders & many many happy visitors. A great success & full credit must go to our fantastic Events Manager, Jackie Regan. She certainly knows how to organise a fabulous event!
Fabulous piece about our lovely town of
@ourburysteds
in this weeks
@buryfree
& the acknowledgment by the SundayTimes that it’s a great place to live. Although difficult times at the moment the great community spirit is shining through. Wherever possible
#BuyBury
Only a week until Christmas,can you rely on your online orders being delivered on time?& what if there’s something wrong with them? The solution is visit your local town centre, like
@ourburysteds
& buy what you want in person & keep the money within the local community!
#BuyBury
Heard today that a generous local employer has just spent £3k on
@ourburysteds
gift cards for their staff! Normally the gift would be a card for a major online trader. This time this spend is being locked into the local economy which is tremendous news!
#BuyBury
#ShopLocal
Any market traders who have stalls on the market in
@ourburysteds
& accept card transactions who would like to accept our Gift Card, run by
@micnx
? If so please just get in touch & I can sort this out for you. 50 businesses in town accept the card & it would be gr8 to have more!
Its been a lovely sunny afternoon so I took the opportunity to place these messages across
@ourburysteds
today outside businesses currently trading to reassure people that Bury is reopening & is a safe place to visit
#Burybouncingback
#BuyBury
#LoveLocal
So so sad but what a positive person she was. One of the 1st Independent business owners I met back in 2011. Tremendously impressive, focussed, professional & engaging. My thoughts & sympathies are with
@markdalybse
their boys & all who were fortunate enough to have known Lily
Such a sad piece leading today's
@buryfree
from a lovely family I had the very real pleasure to meet at last year's
@buryfree
Community Awards
#burystedmunds
Delighted to read in this weeks
@buryfree
that despite all the current challenges we are all facing
@BuryinBloom
are still planning to make the town of
@ourburysteds
look as fabulous as usual with their fabulous floral displays provided by
@WoolpitPlants
A very enjoyable & successful visit to The Lane today with my daughter, representing
@DallasSpurs
A real team performance & a great ending to 2023!
#COYS
Glad to have been interviewed by
@itvanglia
for their Health of the High Street Feature. We are fortunate that
@ourburysteds
is performing better than most but footfall is down 7% since 2016. Heard today about another shop closing this month. Please help us
@West_Suffolk
Some shops will be reopening in
@ourburysteds
on Monday. Owners, managers & staff are preparing for this.They will all do their best to protect staff & customers but not everyone will get everything right. If you have concerns please raise it at the time & not on social media 1/2
Many, many congratulations on this great achievement and yet another reason why living in Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding area is so great! and why the town is the Jewel in the Crown of Suffolk!
After being sworn to secrecy until today, we are absolutely delighted to say that we've been rated as an OUTSTANDING Trust and
#hospital
in our latest inspection!
Truly a testament to our incredible, caring, hardworking staff. We are so proud
#WeAreWSFT
Here’s confirmation that the town of
@ourburysteds
is officially the best place to live in East Anglia according to the Sunday Times!No doubt this accolade was confirmed once
@Mel4Bury
( current chair of
@BuryStEdBeyond
& former
@BuryinBloom
co-ordinator) had shown off the Town!
Quite possibly the first BID branded facemask in the Country!
Thanks to
@carolacordell
& to
@ourburysteds
for the use of one of our Independent Shopper jute bags!
Just been out on a bike ride to Thurston & wanted to thank all who were responsible for creating the spacious cycle paths between Bury, via Moreton Hall, to Thurston. Very safe for cyclists, runners & walkers & surface good too. Thanks
@Suff_highways
@West_Suffolk
@suffolkcc
When lockdown was announced it spelt danger for so many local businesses in
@ourburysteds
& particularly the hospitality sector. So I was absolutely delighted to see this Facebook page created & to think in just two months it now has nearly 8,000 followers!Thanks
@nigelbirrell
Had a minor op
@WestSuffolkNHS
today in the DSU. Went well, so thanks to Dr Shamsian & team, inc Nurse Bianchi. I was even allowed to choose the soundtrack to the surgery! Tempted to go with ‘1st cut is the deepest’! But didn’t want to appear naff! Thanks as always for my care
Here’s those in the vicinity of the Great Churchyard in
@ourburysteds
saying a big Thank You to everyone in the NHS for all you are doing for us at this difficult time. It is truly appreciated. Stay Healthy & we’ll stay at home!
It was great to have a Zoom conference this evening with so many
@BID_OurBuryStEd
members discussing how we can guide, advise & help them as more start to reopen. Making the town centre a safe & welcoming place is our number one priority so thanks to
@BuryinBloom
&
@West_Suffolk
Delighted to see in todays
@buryfree
that Adam Wright is staying in town & moving to new premises & becoming a
@BID_OurBuryStEd
member. A couple of years ago his business was a stall on
@ourburysteds
Market, then opened a shop in
@stjohnsstBSE
Shows what can be achieved !
Just heard of a third Independent shop in
@ourburysteds
that is unfortunately closing this month. The crisis for town centres has now arrived in Bury so what a great idea by the
@West_Suffolk
Car Parking Review Group to propose hiking up car parking prices in the town!
Just heard from one of our
@BID_OurBuryStEd
members that their £10K grant has been paid into their bank account this morning. Once again I would like to thanks
@West_Suffolk
for how quickly & efficiently they have dealt with this process, which is very much appreciated.Thank you
Good to see you guys & I know you were pleased to be there. Great to have you back!Well done to the
@WestSuffolkMKTs
team for managing the situation so well today.Hope to see more stalls over the next few weeks. Why not pop along on Saturday
#burybouncingback
#buybury
#lovelocal
Despite all the negativity in the media about dying town centres its good to know that isn’t the case in
@ourburysteds
I’m delighted to see a new pub opening up in Churchgate St & it looks like its another Independent!
popped in to see Rachel & her colleague in
@TheBodyShopUK
in
@ourburysteds
to ask her how their fundraiisng for the victims of the fires in Australia were going. She proudly told me that her store has raised the 5th most of any UK Body shops with over £1300 raised so far 😀👏👍
Been in to 5 Angel Hill yet in
@ourburysteds
? Its the revamped Scandinavian House on Angel Hill run by
@charlieathorne
& his wife Tanya. Plans in hand I understand to extend opening hours into the evening in addition to continuing to be a first class cafe!
Good to see that more young people are becoming business owners in
@ourburysteds
Recently Max -
@VespersBSE
-&
@BradD0rrington
-
@WineCellarBSE
have opened businesses & they are in their 20s as is Darryl - Blackbird Barbers & Wes Roper - Verve. Positive news & more to follow 🤞
As promised the beach is in
@ourburysteds
today!
Its all part of the Whitsun Fayre. There’s flower & plant stalls, an art & craft market on Angel Hill & loads of free street entertainment and thete’s no entry fee!!
Its become rather tiresome answering all these enquires, so can I formally state, that despite persistent rumours to the contrary, I am not the man from
@ourburysteds
who is entering Love Island tonight
Delighted to hear from a commercial agent today that 4 currently vacant units in
@ourburysteds
are all likely to have new tenants in the near future. One unit has 3 very interested potential tenants.Its a difficult time 4 town centre businesses but
#Burybouncingback
Gr8 2c the new information signs in the Abbey Gardens & the West Front in
@ourburysteds
courtesy of
@EnglishHeritage
& our own
@AHPBury
explaining the history of The Abbey All the signs will be in place for the ‘Picnic in the Park’ in the Gardens this Saturday
#LoveBuryStEdmunds
Despite erroneous reporting from some,Christmas celebrations WILL commence next Thursday in
@ourburysteds
with the Christmas Lights Event brought to you by
@BID_OurBuryStEd
Charity, food & drink stalls, fairground rides, street entertainment & all delivered in a safe environment
Just been out for an invigorating walk with
@carolacordell
& called in on Wrights in
@ourburysteds
town centre for a toastie & a cup of coffee & it was delicious!
Watching
@BBCNews
& I am astounded that apparently a huge reduction in the number of Police officers has coincided with an increase in crime & a reduction in the number of offences that are solved. Who would have thought it.
A long long time ago in a land far far away (well just a mile fown the road from where we now live actually !) a beautiful young Princess married her Prince Charming & 31 years later they are still in love & planning to continue living happy ever after! Thank you
@carolacordell
x
An interesting opportunity for
@BID_OurBuryStEd
members to accept bitcoin as payment for goods which is much more straightforward than u might think.Peter at Procopios Pantry has with no problem. See article in
@buryfree
I will be in touch BID businesses in
@ourburysteds