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Public Transport
Trains
Woodbridge Station, for Ipswich - Lowestoft line.
Woodbridge Station, Brewers Lane, London Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AJ
Customer Relations Tel: 0845 600 72 45
Lost Property Tel: 0845 600 72 45
Woodbridge Station has no ticket office, although there are help points and information boards. There is also a Tourist Information Centre at the Library, which sells a selection of tickets.
Enquiries to:National Express East Anglia Railway online
Buses
The Bus timetables have now been renewed and services cut, as everywhere else. For up to date information on available bus transport links to Ipswich and Woodbridge click here. for Traveline or Suffolk County Council Transport for up to date Timetables.
There is currently a 179 sponsored service operated by Suffolk Norse through the villages of Newbourne at 08.50 (The Fox Public House) and Waldringfield at 08.54 (Mill Road) to Woodbridge. Over a sustained period, the route has encountered delays with traffic congestion and is frequently arriving in Woodbridge later than the scheduled time of 09.14. As a consequence the delays are creating further poor timekeeping with other services departing from Woodbridge before 09.30. Passengers using the 179 to Woodbridge from Newbourne and Waldringfield can currently return at 11.05 on the 174 sponsored service by Ipswich Buses.
Unfortunately, SCC are unable to bring the times forward as the 179 Suffolk Norse bus has to be at Bucklesham Primary School for 08.40. The transfer of payments from the school transport budget is essential to maintain affordable ‘off peak' rural journeys.
For a map of buses for the Woodbridge Area click here
Local Weather Information
Waldringfield Sailing Club has a weather station and shows the current details online in real time.
To see the link to local weather information click here.
Tide tables for Woodbridge Haven
Click here to view current Tide Tables for Woodbridge Haven.
Flood Defence
The Environment Agency provides a flood warning service throughout England and Wales in areas at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Using the latest available technology, staff monitor rainfall, river levels and sea conditions 24 hours a day and use this information to forecast the possibility of flooding. If flooding is forecast, warnings are issued using a set of three different warning types.
Warnings in force will be shown below:
If you would like to receive your own free flood warnings you can subscribe to the Environment Agency Flood website. Click here for further information.
The East Suffolk Council policy for Waldringfield at the moment is that all property holders liable to flooding should take their own precautions by keeping a stockpile of sand bags or by installing their own flood boards. They can be contacted for details of sandbag suppliers. They will not provide sandbags as a matter of priority, although some may be available if they are not required elsewhere. (This latter situation is quite unlikely!)
Click here to see the details of the 2003 Flood Defence Study.
The Parish Council has appointed a Flood Warden (who liases with Mrs Chris Lyon as the PC representative for Emergency Planning). He in turn has appointed Deputy Flood Wardens. The Emergency Planning Officer has produced an Emergency Plan for Waldringfield, which is published on this website on the Parish Council Policies page. Emergency Plan 2020
John Smith - Flood Warden
Tony Lyon - Deputy Flood Warden
Jon Wilkins - Deputy Flood Warden
Waldringfield Flood Defence Group
In May 2013, Jon Wilkins (retired Civil Engineer), Chairman and Founder of the WFDG, highlighted that Waldringfield was the only settlement on the River Deben not protected with flood defences as part of the Environment Agency's 2003 initiative. Those communities which received flood defences were protected from the December 2013 flood.
Waldringfield Flood Defence Group (WFDG) was formalised on 1st May 2014 and championed the installation of the flood defences.
Oil Deliveries
There are village links to at least 2 Oil syndicates in the area and details can be found below:
TOPS HEATING OIL GROUP (Triangle Oil Purchasing Syndicate)
The name was chosen as hopefully it will eventually be open to residents of all villages situated in the natural triangle contained within the 3 large towns of Ipswich - Woodbridge - Felixstowe. Many villages in the triangle situated between the rivers Deben and Orwell have no mains gas and are therefore restricted in a choice of fuel. The syndicate should benefit from cheaper fuel costs and hopefully an engendered community spirit.
If you wish to join please contact Lionel Scott and he will endeavour to assist. ring him on - 01473 736758.
PROPS Heating Oil Syndicate Click here for more info.
Formed in February 2011 Run by 2 retired local residents, plus assistance from another resident on the IT & E Commerce side
Currently 360 members and still rising
Volume of Oil placed on behalf of members = 315,000 litres (in 3 placements)
Amount saved for members against national average prices, £24,500 (over 3 placements)
Contact: Steve Wassell
e-mail: props11@btinternet.com website: www.pettistree.suffolk.gov.uk/PROPS.html
Locally reduced rates on your domestic heating oil, can be also be obtained by clicking here.
Local Benefits Information
If you struggle to pay your Council Tax or Rent and you live in the Suffolk Coastal area please click here for more details on how to claim benefits.
How to deal with Junk Mail
Fed Up with Junk Mail?
If you wish to avoid receiving junk mail through the post you can now register with the "Mailing Preference Service". Save paper and reduce waste - do your bit for the environment.
Family History
If you have an interest in Family History and wish to find out about this area the please contact the Felixstowe Family History Society for further information.