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The Blanchard Planter, St. Mary’s Square

Having been made aware of the deteriorating and broken state of the Blanchard Planter by concerned local residents, The Bury St Edmunds Society, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, the Bury St Edmunds Town Trust, and the Bury in Bloom Committee have met together and are jointly launching an appeal to contribute towards the cost of the necessary repairs.

For further details of the project and how to contribute to the appeal, please follow this link

Boundary Committee

The Society has made its submission to the Boundary Committee during the consultation phase. Click on this link to go to the Boundary Committee web site.

Civic Society Initiative

It is just over a month since the launch of the Civic Society Initiative. The focus now is on preparation for the Civic Debate which will run through to October. We need to discuss and debate the role of the civic society movement in a fast changing world and look hard at what we do and what we should be focusing on in the future. We want to know what support would most help local societies and how we can strengthen the voice of the civic society movement together. If you want to participate then register on the web site for an open forum being run in your part of the country and respond to the online questionnaire which will be circulated later this month. There will also be a discussion forum on the web site and we hope local societies will run their own events to debate the future and feedback the views of local members and partners.

Full details of this initiative may be found on the web site - click here to visit it.

The Bury St Edmunds Society was formed in 1971 by a group of people concerned about the town and its future. That concern was prompted by a proposal to tear down St John’s Street and redevelop the area in modern style.

Our aim is to ensure that , whilst Bury St Edmunds continues to grow and prosper, it remains a beautiful town in which to live, work or visit.

Browse our Web site, particularly the News and Diary sections, for more information about The Bury Society (as it is more familiarly known), our activities, and how you can be involved.

“If the wonder that is Bury St. Edmunds was taken away, perhaps more of us would come to appreciate just how fortunate we are to live in such a lovely town.” Simon Pott, Past Chairman’s report, October 2007.

To read the recent report by our Chairman, Sarah Green, click on this link.

Members receive a newsletter with more articles about the Bury Society and its activities. The Summer 2009 issue was published recently with many exciting articles about local issues.

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Many of the photographs on this web site have been reproduced
 from calendars produced by Michael Camps.
We are grateful for his permission to use them.