The Welcome Pack is free to all newcomers. Every effort has been made to ensure the contents of this booklet are correct but if you find any errors please accept our apologies and contact the Welcome Pack co-ordinator listed in the Appendix.
All contact names and telephone numbers are listed in an Appendix at the back of the booklet that will be updated periodically. However, the most up-to-date information can be found on the website. If you move away please leave this pack in your house for the next owner.
If you have access to the internet, all the information contained in this Pack, and links to other useful sites, can be found on the village website, at: www.thurleigh.net The website includes a calendar of events, and reminders of bin collections, mobile library visits etc.
It also contains transcripts of several census returns for the village, as well as other historical references and archive photos.
The website is maintained by villagers, for villagers. To contact the webteam, please send a message via the website.
About 750 people live in the village in about 250 dwellings. Apart from the main village hub, the village is spread across 5 ends - Church End, Cross End, Scald End, Backnoe End and Park End - that cover an area of about 6 square miles.
Community life continues to thrive with regular events held at the Village Hall, the Church, the Playing Field Club and the Jackal.This document was compiled between 2005 and 2007, to record the developments and improvements that parishioners would like to see in Thurleigh over the next 5 to 10 years.
A key outcome from the Parish Plan was the creation of the Environmental Improvement Network (EIN) - a group concerned with maintaining the quality of the environment within the parish. More details can be found later in this document or on the website.
To improve sustainability within the parish, new villagers will be given information on how to access this information on-line. Hard copies will be issued on request.
Recycling Collections
Orange Bins/Bags and Green Bins/Bags with recycling are collected on alternative weeks.
Orange Bins can contain any of the following:
Green Bins can contain any of the following:
The nearest bottle banks for glass recycling are:
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Scald End Farm shop strives to offer a taste of the real countryside.
They are open seven days a week Normal opening hours |
This modern Village Hall is situated in the centre of Thurleigh
Outside there is ample parking space and a patio which leads off the
main hall. |
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call 07711 949874 or email thurleighvillagehall@gmail.com to book the hall |
A map detailing 3 different length walks, all starting and ending at the Village Hall, can also be found on the wall of the village hall.
Dentist
There is an N.H.S. drop-in centre at North Wing on the Kimbolton Road, Bedford. This is limited to emergency treatment only.