LOVE BUSINESS... LOVE BRECKLAND If you are living, working, requiring retail therapy or just visiting the Breckland district in south west Norfolk then make the Breckland directory your first stop.

Working together Businesses can change and improve their local environment.

The Thetford Business Forum is made up of like-minded local business people and key decision makers who help to drive the economy of Thetford and the surrounding areas.

Breckland is centred round the five market towns of Attleborough, Dereham, Swaffham, Thetford and Watton. Our Vision is to make Breckland ‘A Better Place with a Brighter Future’

We provide a wide range of services for people who live, work, do business or visit here. They include children's services (such as schools), adult social services, highway maintenance, waste disposal, libraries, museums, fire and rescue, economic development and trading standards.

Thetford is about to see big changes over the next 15 years, we will see 6,000 more homes & 5,000 new jobs created. The town centre and other parts of the town will also see major investment and at the same time we will take special care to protect important historic assets.

We're the government's adviser on the natural environment, providing practical scientific advice on how to look after England's landscapes and wildlife.

Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable. We’re a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day.

Breaking New Ground’ will provide the dynamic impetus to move this unique landscape from the margins of public awareness to the mainstream, connecting communities to the skills and understanding necessary to sustain its natural, archaeological and built heritage and enable them to explore and celebrate its distinctive features such as pine lines, flint buildings, forests and heaths.

Forest Enterprise England manages the nation's forest estate, providing environmental, social and economic benefits from them.

www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk. Iconic merchant house packed with fascinating stories, beautifully told.

A new perspective on the heritage of one of Britain's most visible minorities.

David Croft and Jimmy Perry's 'Dad's Army' was filmed in Thetford and the surrounding area. The town now has its own Dad’s Army Museum behind the Guildhall in Cage Lane.

Situated in the heart of Thetford, close to the Ancient House Museum, Butten Island provides a scenic backdrop to the statue of Duleep Singh. Widely regarded as the first major piece of Sikh public art outside India, this beautiful statue, officially unveiled by HRH the Prince of Wales in July 1999, serves as a permanent memorial to the Maharajah.

Barnham Nuclear Storage Site (NSS) was active during the early part of the Cold War and was one of only two such facilities built in the UK to store the BLUE DANUBE free fall nuclear bomb.

Thetford Forest is a patchwork of pines, heathland and broadleaves providing the ideal setting for a day out, and a welcome refuge for a rich variety of animal and plant life.

Thetford is an ancient market town filled to the brim with history and heritage sites, quiet gardens, open parkland and a relaxing riverside.

This town guide has been prepared to give a flavour of this historic settlement and to allow visitors to enjoy their stay and to learn more about this unique place, which we call home.