Mary Elizabeth Bloom (1928 - 2021)

Mary was born an Allard, her parents moved into Walnut Tree Farm in 1927 and she was born in the next year. Her parents were Robert (d. 1985) and Doris Allard.

She became a Parish Councillor in 1967, in 1983 took over from Jack Carter as Chair of the Parish Council.

Letter written by Mary Bloom and published in Telstar in 2015
cows along the road
Date of photo is unknown, but where these Allard's cows walking down to The Green
letter
Mary's account of her husband's experience in the marines
people planting a tree
1980s planting a tree in Jubilee Court

Mary Bloom is on the far right watching Mid-Suffolk Council Chairman, John Swain planting a tree near Jubilee Court.