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About Abbey 1000 C.I.C.
The Abbey 1000 celebrations are being coordinated by Abbey 1000 C.I.C, a group made up of different organisations in the town.
Who are Abbey 1000 C.I.C?
The group is made up of organisations in the town chaired by Libby Ranzetta, that include:
Abbey of St Edmund Heritage Partnership
Bury St Edmunds and Beyond
Abbey 1000
A year of celebrations is being coordinated by Abbey 1000 C.IC, alongside the Abbey of St Edmund Heritage Partnership, with a programme of events from November 2021 leading up to St Edmund’s Day on 20 November 2022.
For more information visit our Abbey 1000 Guide.
The celebrations is one part of a larger project to help protect and conserve the entire Abbey of St Edmund.
The Abbey Gardens represents just a third of the former Abbey of St Edmund site which stretches across as far as St Mary’s Church, the Vinefields and the water meadows. The Abbey of St Edmund Heritage Partnership was set up to help protect and conserve the entire Abbey of St Edmund area and to develop greater public understanding of its archaeological, historical, architectural and religious significance.
Read more about their plans on the Abbey of St Edmund Heritage Partnership website.
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