‘I know how people caught up in the Suffolk wildfires feel’

“We hear so much from people saying ‘our communities are broken’, says Eagle.

“But once something like this happens, that community sense of spirit just erupts and breaks through that crust, that lack of connection, to show what can be done.

“People realise the benefit of having that community instantly there.”

Bollard believes the village now looks out for others, with the pub maintaining that feel of a community hub it had on the night.

“It really did bring the village together and that has stayed throughout the years since,” she says.

“For the people that were involved, there’s a connection,” Taylor agrees.

“You very rarely talk about it, but if you do, there’s always somebody who’ll say, ‘I remember that’.

When asked why the fire is not mentioned, she is blunt.

“Because it was so devastating, and sometimes you can’t believe how lucky you were to get out alive.

“To be truthful, had it happened in the night, you wouldn’t have got out.”