The Newmarket Magazine Flyer May ’25

Welcome to Newmarket Flyer Magazine May ’25. In this month’s Newmarket Flyer: we hear from local community events and from local groups. We also hear about a upcoming events.  As well as news from local charities, groups and local comment.

The Newmarket Flyer May ’25 Update

Championing Our Special Area – By Nick Timothy MP That’s What It’s All About
As your local MP it is important for me to champion the ability of residents to access high-quality services.
So I want to start with good news — it’s wonderful that the new Community Diagnostic Clinic at Newmarket Hospital has been up and running since December. Many residents have already had tests and checks there.
Indeed, in its first 100 days, the £15m facility saw more than 6,000 patients and completed almost 8,900 examinations.
I was shown around the site last year as it was being built and was impressed with the care and work that has gone into this excellent new clinic.
Indeed, Newmarket is served by an array of services and charities. One of these is Newmarket Open Door. Recently, I was glad to meet the team at their centre on the High Street and at their valued food bank in Craven Way. It is an excellent charity with a warm and human approach that gives vulnerable young people a foothold for a strong start in life.
Similarly, the community work that goes on at the Newmarket Racing Centre is remarkable. Its chief Executive, John Gilbert, described to me what the Centre does during my recent visit, showing me its Pantry Community Shop and sporting activities such as indoor bowls.
As well as access to services, it is crucial to make sure local people’s safety and quality of life is preserved and improved as traffic increases.
I am always keen to hear from residents about transport matters. I met residents in Snailwell Road to see the problems caused by speeding cars there, chatted with users of the railway at Kennett Station to hear about the limited services during the middle of the day, and wrote to Suffolk Highways for updates on planned improvements to the Boy’s Grave junction on the B1506. To give you an update: the County Council hopes there will be improved signage in place by 20 June.
It is also important for me to make sure businesses, investors and employers feel welcome in our community.
So I was delighted to meet the winners and finalists of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards recently at Godolphin Stables — a network of stud farms in the Newmarket area.
Recruitment is often one of the key challenges facing businesses. It is crucial young people are given the skills they need to work in excellent jobs, and that employers can access the talent they require.
In Newmarket, racing supports more than 7,000 jobs. Working in the industry, as well as in breeding and bloodstock, can be an exciting career, often allowing recruits to travel all over the world. Those who work in these kinds of jobs say they feel lucky to work with brilliant people and wonderful horses.
The importance of supporting local business was also at the top of the agenda when I met Natalie Robinson, head of the Newmarket Business Improvement District.
We discussed what needs to be done to revive our high streets. We agreed we need a clear direction from the district council and better policies from government — to help with taxes, rates and rents and parking charges, and improvements in spatial planning — so our town centres can reach their full potential.
It is a true pleasure to represent Newmarket and West Suffolk and I will continue to work hard locally and in Parliament to protect and improve residents’ quality of life.