About Us

What We Do | Bury in Bloom | Dr Rae Fund | Awards | Committee and Trustees

What We Do
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. aboutuswhatwedopic Their success shaped our aim which is to ensure that, whilst Bury St Edmunds continues to grow and prosper, it remains a beautiful town in which to live and work, or visit. We shall best achieve this and other work by continuing to increase our membership and by maintaining our good working relationships with the Bury Town Trust, the Bury Heritage Trust, the Suffolk Preservation Society, the local authorities and Civic Voice. The Bury Society is a registered charity (number 263230) and is largely dependent on subscriptions from its members to support its activities. We have also received various bequests and gifts over the years. We do not receive any funding from the public purse.

Bury in Bloom
Bury in Bloom is one of the Society's sub-committees which is specifically concerned with floral decoration in and around the town. aboutusbinbpic Bury in Bloom is your local campaign dedicated to promoting a greener, cleaner and more beautiful Bury St Edmunds. It celebrated its 25th birthday last year. The Bury in Bloom team has been amazingly successful over this time in bringing home countless awards from regional, national and even international 'In Bloom' competitions. In 2010 a Gold Award in our regional – Anglia – competition, and Silver Gilt in the prestigious RHS Britain in Bloom campaign were achieved. Visit website ...

Dr Rae Fund aboutusdrraepic Dr Alison Rae, who was a Deputy Medical Officer for West Suffolk, died on 29th January 1987 and left a bequest to the Society of £86,181. This was received in 1989. The Fund is administered by Members of the Executive Committee acting as trustees. Over the years, the Trustees have paid for, or contributed to, a wide range of projects with amounts totalling nearly £100,000. Read more ...

Awards We encourage everybody to care for the town by promoting high standards of architecture, planning and conservation. Each year we review new developments together with refurbishment and conservation work and make awards to those projects which we believe have genuinely enhanced Bury St Edmunds in the spirit of our objectives and values. Award plaques are produced and presented at our June AGM to the developers, builders or architects responsible. Read more ...

Committee and Trustees
The Bury Society is run by volunteers. As a Charity it is governed by a group of Trustees who are responsible for the general control and management of the administration. The operation of the Society is organised by an Executive Committee. Read more ...