WHAT’S NEW?
Improvements at Brandon Country Park.
Thanks to funding of £535,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund,
Suffolk County Council and Forest Heath District Council the doors
of a new Visitor Centre and Tearoom were opened on 26th June
2006.
We hope you like the improvements which include a new
interpretation area (showing the history and wildlife of the park),
welcoming reception, sales area, Tourist Information Point and
Copper Beech Tearoom.
Special offers in the Copper Beech Tearoom include a parent and
toddler menu every Mondays and a 15% discount for the over 60’s on
Thursdays. Birthday parties, including an activity hour can be
booked for Saturday mornings or weekdays during school holidays.
Please contact Wendy Baker, Visitor Centre Co-ordinator on 01842
810185 or at
Wendy.Baker@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk
to discuss your requirements.
The development of the centre is only part of the story. We now
have a part time Heritage Education Officer and restoration work on
the Mausoleum and the Walled Garden has been completed, all funded
by the Heritage Lottery Grant.
Further Improvements!
A new children’s play area with a range of play equipment
designed to provide enjoyable activities for a wide range of ages
and levels of mobility and includes a wheelchair swing and a wide
slide. This additional improvement was jointly funded by Forest
Heath District Council and Suffolk County Council.
New Sculpture for the Brecks Erected in Park!
Thanks to the Brecks Tourism Partnership (a consortium of local
businesses) for commissioning international artist, Keith
Rand, to create a sculpture using local materials. The sculpture is
the culmination of a series of projects developed by the Brecks
Tourism Partnership to promote sustainable tourism in the area.
Volunteers Wanted!
We need your help! We are currently hoping to organise a
conservation volunteer group. So if you would like to ‘get your
hands dirty’, keep fit and meet new friends let us know, please
contact Lucy, the Ranger, on 01842 810185.