Language & Culture

Get to know your neighbors. English neighbors will not go out of their way to get in your way and will respect your privacy, but will welcome an introduction. Many villages are full of neighbors who know each other well and an English friend is a friend for life. 

While not frequent, noise complaints are typically: loud music, parties, running cars, barking dogs.  Shift workers – be careful about noise if working unusual shift patterns. When complaints are flagged to the Community Relations Adviser (CRA), the details are passed on, in most cases to the First Shirts. If there is a lawful aspect, the Legal office may be notified. 

If you have issues with your neighbors American or British, contact the CRA who can advise on the next steps.

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Each village or town will usually have a village hall or Community Centre. These can be hired for private use parties or events by the hour, half-day, or full-day as a one-off or a reoccurring basis. There are also many clubs that you can attend such as: Fitness clubs, mother and baby clubs, and painting classes.

To find out how to book or what programs are on, please check out: https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/  or https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/  or https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/ (depending on where you live). You can also search online for your parish/ town council for up-and-coming events.

Also use those county websites for a comprehensive overview that includes the environment, parking, and travel, bins and recycling, council tax, find my nearest, and a report function where you can log anti-social behavior, abandoned vehicles, fly-tipping, roads and transport information.

Use social media to link in with the town/ village you live in as they will also have details on up and coming events and the details on how to book.

Your town may also receive a monthly newsletter which shows details of what is going on in your local community, please keep an eye out for this. Outside each hall, there is usually a bulletin board with news and events.

The longest day is 21 June when it gets light approx. 3.30 a.m. and dark around 10:30 p.m.  The shortest day is 21 December when there are daylight hours between approx. 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  The clocks go back an hour at the end of October, and that’s when you’re likely to travel to and from work in the dark.  You’ll notice it gets significantly lighter by the end of January, and clocks go forward an hour at the end of March.

• 1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
• 1 foot = 30 centimetres
• 1 mile = 1.6 kilometres
• 1 ounce = 28 grams
• 1 pound = 454 grams
• 1 pint = 0.6 litres
• 1 gallon = 4.6 litres

• 1 millimetre = 0.04 inch
• 1 centimetre = 0.4 inch
• 1 metre = 3 feet 3 inches
• 1 kilometre = 0.6 mile
• 1 gram = 0.04 ounce
• 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds