Churches

Combs Cemetery

Combs Cemetry provides for both burials and the interment of cremated remains in a tranquil setting. In 2014 the Cemetery saw its first green burials in a newly designated area of the Cemetery.

Further information: Cemetery Regulations | Combs Church

Doctors

Combs Ford Surgery - 01449 678333

Stow Health Centre - 01449 776000

Hospitals

If you have difficulty getting to your local hospital or visit regularly and would consider car sharing, you may be interested in the Hospital Rides service organised by various organisations: Travel to Hospital Info Leaflet

Ipswich Hospital Heath Road Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5PD Tel: 01473 712233

West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Tel: 01284 713000

NHS Emergency and Urgent Care Services - Dial 111

Library

Stowmarket Library Milton Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1EX Tel: 01449 613143

Local government

Suffolk County Council

Mid Suffolk District Council

Stowmarket Town Council

Combs Parish Council

County Councillor : Kay Oakes 07724 700695

District Councillor John Matthissen 07976 308128

Local MP

Jo Churchill

Oil buying

You may be able to save some money on the cost of your heating oil by joining the community buying syndicate set up by Community Action Suffolk.

Find our more at www.communitybuying.org.uk or contact Jonathan Pope our local coordinator on 01449 615541, email pj.pope85@gmail.com

Police, Neighbourhood and Farm Watch

Suffolk Constabulary

To contact the Police call 101 | In an emergency always dial 999

Neighbourhood Watch

Farm Watch

Post Offices

Ipswich Street, Stowmarket Tel: 01449 612869

Wolsey Road, Stowmarket Tel: 01449 673554

Schools

Combs Ford Primary School

Combs Middle School

Stowmarket High School

Street lights

You will find details of how to report faulty street lights and numbered list of our street lights here

Transport

Buses

Suffolk Links Gipping North
Suffolk Links Gipping North operates from 0700 to 1900, Mondays to Saturdays (except Public Holidays). The bus will take you to Stowmarket, Needham Market or any of the villages within the Gipping North service area. Connections can be made for onwards travel to places further afield such as Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds or Diss. Call 01449 616 000 to make a booking or enquiry. Further details can be found on their website by clicking the link above.

REVISED bus Services in Suffolk.

As at September 2021, there is one bus that runs through Combs. On a Tuesday and a Friday. It is the 462 and runs from the Punchbowl to Stowmarket leaving the pub at 10:18 and passing Park Road at 10:26, returning past Park Road at 12:48, and the Punchbowl at 12:54

At the time of updating this page, the link here works, but that may well change frequently

Downloadable PDF timetables for this service can also be found at Suffolk on Board's web site, or by calling 0345 6066171.

Please note that theroutes are frequently being updated to include new timetables and service change summaries so we would advise that you check this page regularly.

First Bus 08706 082608

Connecting Communities When you need to make a journey and there’s no public transport available to you locally, we’ll collect you and connect you to an appropriate bus route or train link for onward travel so you can reach your destination quickly and easily.

Taxis

Gold Star Taxis 01449 612949 (Ipswich Street, Stowmarket base)

Stowmarket Taxis 01449 677777 (based at Stowmarket Railway Station)

Rail

National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950