Welcome to the website for the village of Bruisyard in Suffolk.
Bruisyard is a small rural village with a population of about 175 set in beautiful and tranquil countryside by the River Alde in East Suffolk. The village is noted for the beautiful Grade 1 listed church of St Peter's which has a round tower dating from Saxon times, and for Bruisyard Hall which was the Abbey of the Order of the Poor Clares until the reformation when an Elizabethan Manor House was built on the site. Bruisyard is also known as the setting for the novel 'Joseph and His Brethren' by H.W.Freeman first published in 1928.
St. Peter's Church Bruisyard Hall
Village hall - photo taken 26 June 2009
On this website you will find many recent and old photographs of Bruisyard, information on local events, local news, public services, records of Parish Council meetings and the progress we are making on building a Village Hall. There is also a directory of businesses and services that are based in Bruisyard.
We very much hope you enjoy visiting this site - and find the time to visit this beautiful village.
The site is maintained by Bruisyard Parish Council.
Bruisyard can be found by clicking on : Map
For information on local voluntary and community groups serving the wider Saxmundham area (the IP17 postcode area), visit the Saxmundham Community website.
Latest News
Village Hall
The excellent news of the awards which are announced below mean that the funding needed to build the hall has now been secured. The main contractors, Simmons Builders Limited, started work on site on 18 March preparing the car park area which will be used to store building materials and plant. The planned completion date for the building is January next year. Many thanks to everyone for their help, support and guidance on the project to date - and a very big thank you to all our sponsors!
The Parish Council and Village Hall Committee are extremely grateful to the following for their generous funding of the Village Hall project. This project will deliver a much needed community centre to meet the needs of all in our community. A very big thank you to;
The Big Lottery Fund, Community Buildings Programme (see press release and article published in the East Anglian Daily Times on 3 April 2008) Suffolk County Council, Corporate Regeneration Fund
Suffolk Coastal District Council, Capital Grant Aid (see article in East Anglian Daily Times on 22 September 2008) ScottishPower Green Energy Trust
Suffolk Environmental Trust
The Garfield Weston Foundation
Bruisyard Social Amenities Committee (BSAC)
Suffolk County Council Locality Budget (Councillor Colin Hart)
Alde Community Council
Bruisyard Parish Council
Parish Council vacancy
A parish councillor vacancy has arisen. Please download the notice for details on appointing a new councillor.
Newsletter
If you wish to make a donation to the village hall fund as mentioned in the June Newsletter, please click here to download the donation letter from Peter Robinson, Chairman of Bruisyard Parish Council.
Forthcoming Events
Notice of the Summer event to be organised by BSAC will be advertised on the website shortly.
Parish Council meeting: The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 July at 7.30pm in the vestry of St Peter's Church. Everyone is very welcome to attend.