Fair Rig
Nicky and David Ogden have lived at Fair Rig, Lt. Thurlow Green, for the past seventeen years. At first they lived in London, coming here for weekends. They have two children, Thomas and Lucy. Lucy is at Thurlow School and Thomas at Culford in Bury St. Edmunds. Nicky was born in London, David in Manchester, […]
Green Ginger
Green Ginger, Little Thurlow Green has been the home of Donna and Andrea Branchini and their son Jack for the past four and half years. Donna was born in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A. and Andrea in Bologna, Italy. Andrea works for an international horse shipping agency in Newmarket. Jack attends the Colourbox Montessori school in Newmarket. […]
Brora
John Long is a retired farmer from Wickhambrook who now lives at Brora, Lt. Thurlow Green. He says that he could not possibly farm today, what with modern farming techniques and the astronomical cost of machinery. John was both a parish and county councillor from which he is now retired. He remembers there were very […]
Leonna
Ann and Noel Gavin have lived at “Leonna”, Lt. Thurlow Green for the last 21 years. Noel is from Galway Bay and Ann hails from Ongar, Essex. Their three children Christopher, Steven and Tracey have moved away and Ann’s mother now lives with them. Noel is a builder and civil engineer, working all over East […]
5 Broad Road
Terry Townsend came to Little Thurlow when he was nine. He moved from Norwich with his parents when his father took a job as a carpenter on the Thurlow Estate. They lived at The Firs, a house adjacent to what used to be the bakery. Terry remembers so well the smell of fresh bread straight […]
6 Broad Road
Joseph and Kathleen Binnion have lived at 6 Broad Road for the past eleven years. They have three adult children, a daughter and two sons. Joseph, their younger son, came to live with them in Thurlow at the age of seventeen. He finished his education in Cambridge before going on to Hull University and then […]
7 Broad Road
8 Broad Road
9 Broad Road
Joanne and Stephen Ball have lived with their three daughters at 9 Broad Road, The Green, Lt. Thurlow for the past eight years. Joanne is a factory operative and Stephen is a house husband, running the home and caring for the children. Gemma goes to Castle Manor school, Vicky-Jo to Parkway in Haverhill and Sammy […]
10 Broad Road
Marion and Jack Smith live at 10 Broad Road, Lt. Thurlow Green. Marion has lived all her life in the village, apart from two years in the west country where Jack comes from. They have two sons: Darius who is in the Army and Justin who is a carer for the mentally handicapped. Marion’s parents, […]