Stowmarket Town Council Offices
Milton House,
Milton Road South,
Stowmarket
Suffolk.
IP14 1EZ

Tel Enquiries:01449 612060
Fax Enquiries: 01449 775103

Stowmarket Town Council runs and owns many different amenities which serve the people of Stowmarket, as well as the surrounding villages. These include:
- Allotments – Bury Road & Cemetery Field
- CCTV System
- Cemeteries – Bury Road and Violet Hill Road
- Combs Ford Bus Shelter
- Christmas Lighting within the town centre
- Civic Events
- Combs Parish Churchyard (under contract)
- Community Centre, Hillside
- Council Offices
- Craft Festival
- Dog & Litter bins provision
- Farmers Market
- Finborough Road Public Toilets
- Floral Displays
- Grant Scheme
- Highway Issues (representing local views)
- Markets (Street, Farmers, Continental)
- Milton Road South Complex
- Planning Issues (representing local views)
- Play areas - Chilton Fields, Hillrise, Melford Road, Gainsborough Road, Lindsey Way & Glemsford Road
- Recreation Ground, Skate park & play area
- Regal Theatre
- Relief Road (A1308) verge maintenance (under contract)
- St Peter & St Mary’s Parish Churchyard

Market Information

Stowmarket Town Council runs a Street Market on the Market Place every Thursday and Saturday from 9am – 5pm. The market sells a wide range of produce including meat, fish, vegetables, clothes, homeware and much more. On the first Friday of each month in the Market Place there is a Farmers Market, bringing together a wide range of stalls selling locally sourced produce. In addition to this, specialist continental markets are held in the town every few months, selling various authentic foods and products from Europe. The Council are also planning to launch a car boot sale on the Iliffe Way Car Park on Tuesdays in April 2009.

For information on the market, including stall booking enquiries, please contact John Harvey at the Town Council on 01449 612060 or 07894 751409. You can also find out about the market by visiting www.stow-market.org.uk.

Community Centre Information

Stowmarket Community Centre is located in the Combs Ford area of Stowmarket and is a popular venue for various clubs and organisations to hold meetings and events. The building was constructed in 1934 and used to be a Primary School until the Town Council purchased the building in 1985 and turned it into a Community Centre. Nearly 25 years on, there is still evidence of the school around the centre with many of the old coat pegs remaining. The rooms available for hire include the Main Hall (120m2), Gainsborough Room (42m2), Munton and Fison Room (40m2) and Milton Room (40m2). The Munton and Fison Room is carpeted and has soft furnishings while the Main Hall and the other two rooms have wooden floors, stackable chairs and erectable tables. There is full disabled access and a wheelchair if needed. The kitchen is equipped with kettles, burco boilers, crockery and other utensils for mass catering.

For booking enquiries and other information about the centre, please contact the Manager Heather Tooke on 01449 613084 or email: heathert@stowmarket.org. Alternatively, please call the Stowmarket Town Council offices on 01449 612060. The Stowmarket Community Centre website can be found at www.stowmarketcommunitycentre.org.uk.

Recreation Ground

The Recreation Ground at Finborough Road and Recreation Road was purchased through public subscription after the First World War. The Town Council now owns and maintains it and have added a play area and Skate park. The ground is very well used by residents and visitors and hosts large public events such as StowFest and Stowmarket Carnival. The Memorial Gates on the Recreation Ground entrance were erected in memory of those who fell during the Great War. In addition, a memorial drinking fountain – which was installed on the Recreation Ground at the same time as the Memorial Gates – was refurbished and relocated during 2008. The fountain had been tucked away in the corner of the Recreation Ground for many years and the condition of it had deteriorated. The fountain was sandblasted and repainted which transformed it back into the work of art that it was originally. The restored fountain was relocated in front of the memorial gates – it’s original location when it was first installed in the 1920s. Both the fountain and the gates play an important part in Civic events, such as Remembrance Day.

Regal Cinema & Theatre

The Regal Cinema and Theatre underwent a major refurbishment during 2007 which transformed it into a classy and pleasant venue in which to enjoy films and live shows. Further improvements in 2008 saw the installation of a new projector and a refurbishment of the bar area. The popularity of The Regal has dramatically increased following these improvements with the venue now a key recreational asset in the town. If you would like more information on up and coming films and shows please contact the Box Office on 01449 612825 or visit the Regal website www.regalstowmarket.co.uk.

StowFest

StowFest has quickly become the Town Council’s biggest public event. The free music festival on the Recreation Ground was launched in 2007 with crowds of around 5000 people attending each of the first two events. The event features a range of established local music acts playing alongside young bands from the Amplitude youth music project. Visit the StowFest website at www.stowfest.co.uk.