Stanton
Parish Council
Parish Council
Parish Council
Jim Thorndyke (Individual) – Nominated by Ann Pennington, seconded by Emma Drew
‘Jim has been heavily involved in Stanton village life for many years, working on District Councils and County Councils, overseeing planning and working on the new Local Plan Working Party. Since May 1999 until the present day, he has been a West Suffolk Councillor. He has also taken a keen interest in Stanton Community Village Hall, which runs quiz nights, a cinema night along with other village events.
But I would like to nominate Jim for a 2025-26 Stanton Community Recognition Award not for any of the above, but for his commitment to the Stanton Steamer Magazine, for the past 29 years he has been the person behind the success of the magazine delivered to each of the households in Stanton every month. Despite a busy life with wife Christine (who sadly passed away in July of last year) his two children Michael and Carol, and a love of cacti! He has produced a local magazine of interest, information, businesses and news, reaching 346 issues.
Having met him a few times, he is a quiet man, who just does what he can for the village of Stanton and I believe if he were to receive an award like the Stanton Community Recognition Award he would be over the moon!
Peter Palmer – (Individual) Nominated by Ann Pennington, seconded by Emma Drew
Peter has been involved in Stanton village life for many years. His life as an engineer saw him working at nearby RAF Honington. Peter is a member of the Blackbourne Local History Society (Stanton) and his love of local history is clearly shown in the talks that he gives in the church rooms, with some sessions being over subscribed.
But I would like to nominate Peter for a 2025-26 Stanton Community Recognition Award not for his love of local history, but his commitment to helping Jim Thorndyke in the running of the Stanton Steamer Magazine for the past 19 years. They have produced a local interest magazine, full of information, businesses and news, which is widely loved throughout Stanton Village.
