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…and welcome to the November edition of the Moreton Hall Directory.

Remember, remember the 5th of November!

I don’t know what I enjoy more about Guy Fawkes night, from the ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’ at the fabulous fireworks to the wrapping up warm and tucking into a chilli jacket potato. The nights are darker and it’s time to embrace the winter! But, whatever you have planned for fireworks night, please keep safe, and keep your animals tucked up inside.

Gemma Walters Editor halldirectory.com gemma@moreton

It’s about now when our thoughts start turning to Christmas! I’m sure many of you will visit the lovely Blackthorpe Barn at some point in the run-up to Christmas.

This year they are celebrating their 21st birthday (Funny, as I do that every year too!). Find out more on pages 18-19.

Sally Walters Contributor sally@gemm awalters.co .uk

And the Christmas party invites will soon start flooding in – not a stitch to wear? Fear not, check out our party fashion ideas on page 20.

If you find yourself suffering with dry skin more over the winter months, we have some great remedies for you on pages 12-13 – Be gone dry skin!

As always, please don’t forget to support your local businesses throughout the magazine and please mention the MHD when you contact them.

Hope you have a fantastic month and we’ll see you in December for the Christmas countdown!

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contents Directory of services Accident repairs 35 Accountants/Bookkeepers 28 Bathrooms 38, 39, 57 Beautician 7, 12, 13 Builders 42, 47, 49, 51 Business Skills Training 27 Car Dealers 31-36, 63 Car Mechanics 31-36, 63 Carpenter 47 Carpets & Flooring 55 Cattery 58 Childcare 59 Chiropodist 7 Christmas Shop 18-19 Cleaning 52 Community Centre 26 Computer Services 30 Conservatories 53, 64 Dog Holidays 52 Ebay Seller 18 Electrician 42, 49, 55 Estate Agents 3, 51 Fascias 53, 64 French Club 58 Furniture 41 Gardeners & Landscapers 5, 47, 48,

49, 51 Golf Range & Supplies 23 Graphic/Web Design 29 Guttering Cleaning 53 Hairdressers 5, 7, 12, 13, 18 Handy Man 42 Home Furnishings 52 Osteopaths 14 Oven Cleaning 47 Painter & Decorator 49 Paving & Walling Supplies 5, 43,

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Hannah Pepper, marketing assistant, and Camille Berriman, Press and PR officer, went into the town centre on as part of the first ever national Hospice Care Week (October 8-14).

Armed with paper, pens and a camera, they asked shoppers and market stallholders to sum up what hospice care means to them in just one word.

Joe Horgan and Sarah Greenwood with their words: Hope and Respect.

The ‘one word campaign’ was part of St Nicholas Hospice Care’s efforts to dispel any myths about the hospice and the services it provides.

Amongst the words chosen by the Bury community were: Great; creativity; heartfelt and support.

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This month we learn about an ancient yoga breathing exercise that modern day science is finally acknowledging is an amazing way to reduce stress and improve health and wellbeing.

I must admit that when doing my yoga teacher training I found myself very sceptical as to the benefits of this and many other yogic breathing exercises, but over the last 10 years I have taught it to so many people who have found it completely reduces their stress and anxiety symptoms and improves their overall health, I have changed my opinion!

Breathing for relaxation and stress relief Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing) If you don’t do anything else, this is a simple yoga breathing exercise that can be done virtually anywhere, anyplace. You will be glad you did. It is really powerful!

However, you may, like me think at first that is is “rather weird and freaky” but trust me, it works brilliantly for reducing your stress levels, calming your mind, lowering your blood pressure and inducing deep relaxation…give it a go!

The name alternate nostril breathing is due to the fact that we alternate between the two nostrils when we do the breathing exercise. Yogis believe that this exercise will clean and rejuvenate your vital channels of energy, thus the name nadi sodhana (purification of nadis or energy channels – unseen at present by the common eye but used in therapies such as Acupuncture, Reiki etc).

With this exercise, we breathe through only one nostril at a time.

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The logic behind this exercise is that our normal breathing does alternate from one nostril to the other at various times during the day. In a healthy person the breath will alternate between nostrils about every two hours. Because as most of us are not in optimum health, this time period varies considerably between people and further reduces our vitality.

According to the yogis, when the breath continues to flow in one nostril for more than two hours, as it does with most of us, it will have an adverse effect on our health. If the right nostril is involved, the result is mental and nervous disturbance. If the left nostril is involved, the result is chronic fatigue and reduced brain function.

The longer the flow of breath in one nostril, the more serious the illness will be.

Benefits of Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing) The exercise produces optimum function to both sides of the brain: that is optimum creativity (right brain) and optimum logical verbal activity (left brain). This also creates a more balanced person, since both halves of the brain are functioning properly.

The yogis consider this to be the best technique to calm the mind and the nervous system.

The Scientific Confirmation of Alternate Nostril Breathing • Medical science has recently discovered the nasal cycle, something that was known by the

yogis thousands of years ago.

Scientists have recently found that we don’t breathe equally with both nostrils, that one nostril is much easier to breathe through than the other at any particular time and that this alternates about every three hours. The yogis claim that the natural period is every two hours, but we must remember these modern studies were done on people who do not have an optimum health level.

• Scientists also discovered that the nasal cycle corresponds with brain function. The electrical activity of the brain was found to be greater on the side opposite the less congested nostril. The right side of the brain controls creative activity, while the left side controls logical verbal activity. The research showed that when the left nostril was less obstructed, the right side of the brain was predominant. Test subjects were indeed found to do better on creative tests. Similarly when the right nostril was less obstructed the left side of the brain was predominant. Test subjects did better on verbal skills.

• Medical science has not quite caught up with the ancient yogis yet. The yogis went one step further. They observed that a lot of disease was due to the nasal cycle being disturbed; that is, if a person breathed for too long through one nostril. To prevent and correct this condition, they developed the alternate nostril breathing technique. This clears any blockage to air flow in the nostrils

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and re-establishes the natural nasal cycle. For example, the yogis have known for a long time that prolonged breathing through the left nostril only (over a period of years) will produce asthma. They also know that this so-called incurable disease can be easily eliminated by teaching the patient to breathe through the right nostril until the asthma is cured, and then to prevent it recurring by doing the alternate nostril breathing technique. The yogis also believe that diabetes is caused to a large extent by breathing mainly through the right nostril.

Technique Nadi Sodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing)

1. Close the right nostril with your right thumb and inhale through the left nostril.

2. Immediately close the left nostril with your right ring finger, and at the same time remove your thumb from the right nostril, and exhale through this nostril.

3. Inhale now through the right nostril. Close the right nostril with your right thumb and exhale through the left nostril.

This is one round.

Start by doing three rounds, adding one at a time until you are doing as many as feels right for you. Allow your breath to remain quiet, calm, slow and peaceful – never force the breath. You may want to try a gentle pause between each breath (known as a retention) but never force your breath to be held. (No retaining the breath in pregnancy)

Alternate nostril breathing should not be practiced if you have a cold or if your nasal passages are blocked in any way. Forced breathing through the nose may lead to complications. In pranayama it is important to follow this rule: under no circumstances should anything be forced. If you use the nostrils for breath control they must be unobstructed.

If you want advice on other breathing exercises and their benefits or prefer to practice with the guidance of a qualified teacher please contact carole@the-selfcentre.co.uk for more info.

With thanks to www.wellsphere. com and other yoga teaching resources For more info on the therapies or other suggestions, together with more interesting research articles please visit www.the-self-centre.co.uk

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rule applies to hand-washing: Wash hands in lukewarm, never hot. If your skin turns red, the water is simply too hot.

Moisturise after Washing

Your skin will tell you when it’s dry. If your skin feels tight and taut, it’s time to add moisture. There are so many tips to moisturising skin.

Moisturiser is much more effective on properly exfoliated skin. Use a salt or sugar scrub in the shower and exfoliate your face with a mild scrub made for the face. Check out the best facial scrubs and scrubs for the body.

health&beauty a significant benefit in skin hydration if they started drinking nine eight-ounce glasses of water per day. What does this mean? Probably that dehydration does affect skin, but a normally hydrated person isn’t going to see major benefits by drinking even more water. So don’t expect bottled water to save you from dry skin and the winter itch.

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Soaps can be drying. Stick with a creamy moisturising cleanser that contains glycerin or petrolatum. Extra tip: Simply can’t skip the bath? Skip the bubbles, which can contain harsh foaming ingredients and opt for bath oils or oatmeal scrubs, which are great for soothing itchy skin.

Stay Hydrated

Many people believe if they drink more water, they’ll hydrate skin. This is believed to be a myth and you simply cannot moisturise skin from the inside out, but recent studies suggests people who drink relatively little water could see

Licking your lips will not moisturise them and instead will help dry them out. Lips retain less moisture than other parts of the body, so they tend to dry out more quickly. A simple lip balm helps.

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Guide the group to talk one at a time rather than all at once; provide good lighting, seat the hard of hearing person with the background noise behind them or better still remove all unnecessary background noise if you can.

Hearing problems can lead to isolation, lack of confidence, strain on relationships and lots more; may I ask if you notice a member of your family or a friend struggling with their hearing please encourage them to have their hearing tested? The average hearingimpaired adult waits over 5 years beyond first the first signs before seeking help!! The longer a hearing loss is left; the chances are it will decline further.

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2 SECTION LOFT LADDER, Brand new with fittings. £25 Tel: 07940 488686 METAL CLOTHES RAIL/ STAND. £2. Tel: 07940 488686 HENRY WATSON ROUND BREAD CROCK. Pink, unwanted Gift. £15.

Tel: 07940 488686 ELECTRIC HEATER, Cream. £5. Tel: 07940 488686 GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL £5. Tel: 07940 488686 Mothercare gliding crib. Suitable from birth.

Excellent condition. Cost £120 new, will accept £50.

Telephone: 07855 488756.

Casio CTK-560L keyboard with 61 full size keys that light up, keyboard stand and 4 keyboard learning books all in original box. Great for beginners as it has 3 learning levels and would make a great Christmas present. £80. Telephone Michael on 07795 621310.

6 string Encore Electric Guitar with BB10 10 Watt amplifier and leads etc. Never used. £50. Tel: Tracy 01284 747266.

Lovely black and white mottled shag pile rug Very good condition.

160 x 230cms £15.

Tel: 01284 701901 Sturdy moulded plastic garden/ garage/ workshop storage chest Ideal for tool storage 118 x 46 x 67cms £15 (buyer collects) Tel: 01284 701901 Maclaren red & black/ grey pushchair with swivel wheels, hood, rain cover and shopping basket. £5.00.

Tel: 01284 702503.

Buyer to collect from Sebert Road Graco Travel System (grey, black & blue) Includes footmuf, rain cover, head hugger, car seat and base. £30.00. Tel: 01284 702503.

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Graco multicoloured travel cot complete with fold up mattress. Folds for storage into included storage carry bag - Like new - £10 Tel: 01284 702503.

Buyer to collect from Sebert Road Lilac cotton double bedspread £5. Tel: 01284 701901

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This year is going to be extra special at Blackthorpe Barn, at Rougham just outside Bury St Edmunds, as it opens its doors for the 21st time and invites everyone to their famous Christmas shop and, not to be missed, craft event.

Every November and December, the historic barn is quite literally transformed into a Christmas and craft lovers delight, attracting visitors from across the country. From the outside it is just an attractive barn, an old threshing barn dating back to 1550 in fact. But, as you open the doors prepare yourself for a inspiring ‘goose bump’ experience.

The Christmas Shop is, as it suggests, a haven for everything Christmassy from special gifts, baubles and decorations to lighting and gift wrap.

However, as the Christmas event at Blackthorpe Barn simply oozes with sophistication, wherever you look you will be amazed by the pure creativity and attention to detail dedicated to each decoration, with themes such as Frosty Forest, Jewelled Xmas, Nordic Heartland and Home Sweet Home. Each theme offers an elegance of its own with a stunning collection of individual pieces that can be used as

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Another of Blackthorpe Barn’s ‘must sees’ is the Best of British Crafts.

Every weekend there are over 60 exhibitors offering a wonderful mix of fabulous crafts including; elegantly hand decorated glassware, stunning ceramics and intricately designed jewellery through to gorgeous handbags and clothing, striking sculpture and distinctive wooden creations and so much more. The fabulous collections are 100% British and all beautifully handcrafted by the exhibitors themselves, this is strict criteria for the crafts people and that’s why visiting Blackthorpe Barn delivers such a one-off

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shopping experience. As you wander through the oak beamed barn, prepare yourself for an ultimate craft extravaganza; you can also chat with the makers or perhaps see them at work and, as many exhibitors change each weekend, there is something different to see each time you visit, perfect for providing inspiration for gifts or to simply take the plunge and treat yourself.

To complete preparations for Christmas many visitors also choose their perfect Christmas Tree directly from Rougham Estate where the Barn is situated. Trees from the Estate are famous for their quality and longevity, having been carefully nurtured throughout the year by the previous winners of the ‘British Christmas Tree Grower of the Year’ award, the Estate has also supplied 10 Downing Street on numerous occasions.

Within the barn are also two cafés, offering gorgeous handmade cakes, snacks and refreshments, providing the perfect opportunity to take a break from browsing. For the children, there is something really special; not only are Santa’s

reindeer visiting, but Santa himself will be in this brand new grotto every weekend. Children have the opportunity to meet him face-to-face and receive a pre-Christmas gift (if they have been good!).

George Agnew, owner of Blackthorpe Barn and Rougham Estate adds, “I can’t believe how quickly our 21st birthday has come around, we are delighted.

Every year we work hard to enhance the Blackthorpe Barn Christmas experience even more, and this year is no exception. We have sourced even more beautiful gifts, decorations and lighting for our Christmas Shop, have the addition of a winter wonderland that houses Santa’s grotto for the children, and craft lovers will be amazed at the talented crafts people who will showing their truly impressive and one-off masterpieces. It is true to say this year we have sprinkled more Christmas sparkle than ever before.”

Blackthorpe Barn is near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, off the main A14 road at junction 45 (Sat Nav IP30 9HZ).

For more information see www.blackthorpebarn.com or call 01359 270238.

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For a more feminine approach to autumn there are plenty of dresses inspired by the 1940s that perfectly complement the many tweed coats available, as can be seen at F&F at Tesco.

Printed fabrics are everywhere, from birds to flowers to butterflies (New Look has piles of pretty printed dresses to choose from), with a big sub-trend proving to be dots. Lots of them. Our current favourite, however, is Matalan's very sweet dotted dress – snap it up now before it sells out.

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Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lily Giant robots smash each other in the boxing ring in a thrilling futuristic action movie.

In the year 2020, boxing as we know it is over. Men have been replaced by 2,000 pound, eight foot tall steel robots who take part in corporate, big-money fights. But away from the expensive arenas and lucrative sponsorship deals, there’s a thriving underground scene. It’s here that we meet Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman).

He’s a washed-up former boxer who ekes out a living bolting together bits and bobs of scrap metal to create low-end fighting ‘bots. But when even this precarious existence is threatened, Charlie reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) in the hope of building and training a real championship contender...

You can’t stop rock and roll! That’s a message kids have had for old squares since the 1950s. And rarely has it been delivered so rousingly as in 1984’s ‘Footloose’, now remade by ‘Hustle and Flow’ director Craig Brewer. Down in the sleepy southern town of Bomont, things get all shook up with the arrival of Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) from Boston. The town is still grieving for five teens who died tragically after a night out five years earlier. The local council and the Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by imposing a strict ban on all public partying, dancing and loud music. But Ren isn’t going to take that lying down and it’s not long before he’s orchestrated a teen rebellion. To complicate matters further, he also falls for the reverend’s daughter, Ariel (Julianne Hough).

Director Shawn Levy hired legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard to advise on the fight scenes, which used real boxers and motion capture technology to make the bouts breathtakingly realistic.

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The demonic origin of the paranormal activity is revealed in the third instalment of the phenomenally popular horror franchise!

Back in 2007, the original, low-budget ‘Paranormal Activity’ became one of the most profitable movies ever made.

Audiences around the world ducked behind their seats at the sight of home video-style footage showing what happened to suburban couple Katie and Micah when they decided to record supernatural activity in their San Diego home. Something of a prequel, last year’s ‘Paranormal Activity 2’ followed Katie’s sister Kristi as she and her husband set up CCTV cameras to watch over their newborn baby after an apparent burglary. Now the story continues with a film that delves further into the past. Back in 1988, we find out how the demon that plagued both sisters came to be unleashed when they were children.

Incoming co-directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman were responsible for the controversial documentary ‘Catfish’ and bring fresh blood to this scariest of spookfests!

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Ten tips for safe shopping online this Christmas Whether you shop online or on the high street, you need to be careful: no retailer, it seems, is safe from the pressure of falling sales as we customers trim our budgets and look for the cheapest deals.

Always use a credit card If something goes wrong, the credit card company is “jointly and severally” liable with the retailer.

Use credit cards that offer an extended warranty Using the right credit card could mean you are protected against theft or damage or get free extended warranty cover. Check if your credit card offers an internet guarantee. The main issuers not to offer such a guarantee on all their cards. Not all debit cards provide dispute procedures if things go wrong. Debit cards generally do not offer internet protection, purchase protection or extended warranties.

Check your computer before and after buying online.

Ensure that your computer is protected by up-todate anti-virus software, that you are using the latest versions of your operating system and web browser and that you have a personal “firewall” – software to repel hackers – installed and turned on. Always log out after shopping online, especially if you share your computer with other people.

Check out the company you are buying from Make sure the company has a geographical address, as well as one in cyberspace, and a landline telephone number, and keep a record of these details – especially if the firm is based abroad. Do not assume that an internet company is based in Britain just because its web address has “uk” in it.

Check terms and conditions relating to payment, delivery and cancellation rights There should be a list of terms and conditions on every retailer’s website. If you cannot find them, it’s probably better to shop elsewhere. However, when you buy online there is usually a seven-day “cooling off” period during which you can cancel your order.

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Be security conscious When making online payments, check that the website is secure, as indicated by a padlock icon displayed in the browser frame on your computer screen (normally at the bottom). Also check that the “http” web prefix has changed to “https”, where the “s” stands for secure.

Do not use the same password on every website.

Pick three or four and vary them. You should never write down passwords or personal identification numbers (Pins), and never divulge them in response to unsolicited emails.

Keep copies of all paperwork If there is a dispute, you will need to have all the evidence and proof. Print off any emails you might receive relating to your purchase, such as your confirmation order or advice of delivery dates.

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Drive Bury St Edmunds celebrates success of Flexible Finance offer Local Vauxhall retailer, Drive Bury St Edmunds in Bury St Edmunds, is celebrating the extension of the company’s highly successful Flexible Finance scheme.

Available on all new cars from the Vauxhall range, Flexible Finance was introduced in July this year to allow customers to tailor their financial plans to suit them when purchasing a new vehicle.

• Over 30,000 customers have applied for Flexible Finance on a new Vauxhall so far • Offer extend until 19th December • No minimum customer deposit required and Drive Bury St Edmunds contributes at least £500 deposit to get you started • 0% APR • Flexible payment terms varying between 24 and 60 months • Customer has full ownership of the car at the end of the payment term • Lifetime Warranty on new Vauxhall cars

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Now that the offer has been extended, we look forward to providing even more motorists with a finance plan to suit their needs throughout the next few months.”

The offer is available on a number of vehicles in the Vauxhall range, including the brand new lively and vibrant Corsa. This exciting new model could be all yours for: • Less than £185 a month • No minimum customer deposit required • £600 deposit contribution from the retailer

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Newsletter Last month we mentioned the dramatic decrease in the number of incidents involving anti-social behaviour around the Moreton Hall Estate, unfortunately in recent weeks the frequency of this type of incident has increased.

Particularly over the weekends we are receiving more and more calls reporting anti social behaviour all over the estate being caused by youths, examples of these incidents are doors being knocked on, things being thrown at doors and damage being caused to street furniture also contents of grit bins being emptied on roads and in one case on a car.

Can we appeal to parents to pass the message on to children that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated by local residents and the police, we will seek to take positive action against anyone identified as a participant in these incidents. Can we also request that if you witness any incident of anti social behaviour please let us know either by phone or e mail at the time as it is very difficult to identify offenders several days later.

The majority of us look forward to bonfire night parties but can I just take this opportunity to remind everyone of a few important points for consideration: • Loud noises can alarm and frighten residents and particularly animals, if you are arranging your own display please let neighbours know out of courtesy.

• It is illegal for anyone under 18 to possess fireworks in a public place, fireworks are extremely dangerous when handled incorrectly.

• Be considerate to the rest of the community and consider not everyone will not want to be disturbed late at night or for lengthy periods of time.

• Bonfires should only be held on private property with the owners’ permission or on approved grounds for public displays. (please check for hedgehogs before lighting) FIREWORKS CAN BE FUN BUT PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY AND WITH CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS. THE NEXT PRIORITY MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC The next priority meeting that you, the public can address your concerns and issues to the Police, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Havebury Housing and other partnerships will be on Wednesday 7th December 2011, at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds. The meeting will begin at 19:00 hours and finish approximately 21:00 hrs.

We look forward to seeing you all. This is your opportunity to come along and find out about what is happening in your local area, raise any concerns or issues you may have or just simply to meet your local officers.

PCSO 3236 Emma Stacey Tel: 01284 774100 Email: Emma.Stacey@suffolk.pnn.police.uk PC 32 Mo Arondel Tel: 01284 774100 Email: Yvette.Arondel@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Sgt David Hill Tel: 01284 774100 Email: David.Hill@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Inspector Jane Hertzog Tel: 01284 774100 Email Jane.Hertzog@suffolk.pnn.police.uk

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by Paul Turner

Welcome to the Master Composter feature, where I will tell you about the joys of composting.

I am a Master Composter Volunteer, which means that I have been trained by a charity called Garden Organics, in association with Suffolk County Council, and I devote my spare time to encouraging and assisting everyone to compost more. From the complete novice to the veteran composter, if you have a question about composting, then I will use this page to answer them.

Community Composting This month I would like to introduce the idea of Community Composting. It is a concept that can mean something different to everyone and that is the beauty of it. By writing down what I perceive it to be, and what others have done, it may inspire others who may have a different vision. I will cover the subject from my point of view and then add an extract directly from the Community Composting network web site. I make no apologies for doing that as they can define what they do far better than I could.

On it’s smallest scale, if two neighbours both want to compost as it will reduce waste and will produce soil conditioner, one of them has no room for a composter but the other one has and is willing to compost their neighbours organic waste too, then I would consider that to qualify.

The actual official schemes are still open to interpretation and examples that I’ve seen

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can vary from kerb side collections of all food waste to compliment the Local Authorities Green waste collection.

Other’s have a “bring your own” to a central site and volunteers mix and organise the composters. I think that the best schemes that I have seen have been Social Enterprises and one that I read about in the US is run by coffee business’ who use worms to compost their waste as well as taking in additional kitchen waste from volunteers, and the finished compost is given to a low income community who grow their own food.

In a way I run my own Community composting scheme because I compost at work. The finished compost gets put on the flower beds or I offer it to my colleagues to take home for their gardens.

Have you considered composting the waste produced at your work? I’d love to hear about it if you do.

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Taken from: www.valuingcommunitycomposting.org.uk/ Community Composting is one of the most sustainable ways of managing organic waste because the environmental, economic, social and personal benefits.

• quality compost has value, for example many local authorities sell quality compost to local residents at between £2 and £3 for a 40 litre bag

Community composting benefits

• well-run community compost schemes can inspire and galvanise the local community, bringing many benefits

Benefits for the environment:

Benefits for training & employment

• removes putrescible materials from people’s bins, keeping the rest of the rubbish cleaner and easier to recycle

• sheltered work for adults with learning difficulties, e.g. horticultural therapy activities managing local areas of green space

• diverts resources away from landfill and incineration by producing a useful product

• training in key skills and personal development

• fits well with the ‘proximity principle’ managing organic waste very close to its source

• vocational training in subjects such as horticulture and composting

• waste-derived compost can help reduce demands on endangered peat bogs in the UK and Ireland

• maximises employment and training opportunities within the social economy • it can provide training for local unemployed people

• community composting helps to meet the EU landfill directive and the UK waste and recycling targets - which can only be achieved by tackling the biodegradable fraction

Community Composting can lead to many more community ventures, for example:

Benefits for for communities:

• City farms

• it provides a neighbourhood level local operation

• Community gardens and parks

• encourages people to get involved in the production and use of compost

• Schools

• usually involves human scale technology rather than big capital investment • the compost produced can be used to benefit the local community for example in local parks allotments and derelict land restoration

• Sheltered housing

• Market gardening • Prison schemes • Therapeutic and sheltered work establishments • Community cafes & healthy eating projects

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Moreton Hall’s Monthly Nature Watch by Woodland Ways

Join us at Woodland Ways Why not join in with a Woodland Ways work party to help improve the Moreton Hall woods? No experience is needed and all are welcome; we’ll show you what to do. For more information please see www. woodlandways.org.uk, see the Woodland Ways noticeboard in the Community Centre, contact Nick Sibbett on 01284 723847 or email information@woodlandways. org.uk.

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Progress at

Pond Covert If you have been through or past Pond Covert (next to Sebert Wood school recently, you may have noticed that a number of things going on.

Most obviously, close to the school entrance, Woodland ways volunteers have cleared an area of brambles and elder bushes, leaving the cuttings in the wood to provide a home for hibernating hedgehogs and toads whilst it slowly rots down. In early 2012 the land will be planted with local varieties of fruit trees.

The orchard will be open to all when it matures, and we will be able to do our fruit shopping free of charge. Any windfalls will feed the autumn and winter thrushes, and other wildlife.

ago. The trees were showing signs of rot, and there was some risk that they could have fallen on innocent passing members of the public, or on adjacent gardens. The trunks have been left to provide a brilliant microhabitat; as the wood slowly rots it provides a home for specialist insects and fungi that live nowhere else.

On 5th November, Moreton Hall Brownies are due to surface the main path through Pond Covert, keeping it from going muddy as winter progresses.

Not all at Pond Covet is good, however. In September, several loads of garden rubbish were dumped in the wood.

Woodland Ways has carried out house to house enquiries, and You may also have noticed that it has also been reported to the a number of trees, mostly ash, Borough Council. Please take were felled by Urban Forestry your waste to the Rougham Hill on behalf of St Edmundsbury recycling site instead of spoiling Borough Council a few weeks everyone’s woodland.

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Coffee Break?

by Andrew Southwood

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t seems that I spend an unhealthy amount of my time, frequenting cafés and coffee shops. This is not because I am addicted to caffeine (although their may be an element of truth in that) or that I am in a social whirlwind with preferred rendezvous points at well known coffee houses. No – sadly not. It is of course, like most things nowadays, down to the children.

The other day I was enjoying/ enduring giving the kids their morning snack at Starbucks when it occurred to me that several other people in the room seemed to be having a completely different experience. Some were eating tasty looking expensive pastries, others drinking fancy ‘coffees’ that probably had a similar calorie content to a Whopper meal, and one chap was playing with his new toy – an iPad, whilst his girlfriend starred aimlessly out of the window,

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maybe dreaming of the days before the touch screen device entered their relationship.

chairs and safely park a double buggy without upsetting more than half the customers?

A few years ago I guess I did enjoy similar relaxing stops at these places, breaking from… errr whatever I used to do before children, but not that often. I think I used to rate the coffee houses based on a few obvious factors, such as location, ambience and quality of coffee.

In fact I remember making, shall I say, derogatory remarks about buggies and screaming kids interrupting my quiet Mocha.

How times have changed!

Okay, we’re narrowing it down now. But what about the price?

Do they offer bargain coffee (which you don’t really want) that you can sit on the table in front of you whilst you feed the baby and blag some free milk for the toddler? Great, that’s decided. But hang on? Isn’t that the same place we caused a terrible scene at last week when we couldn’t make it to the loos in time, and narrowly avoided causing second degree burns to a table of pensioners when the toy appeared to be thrown from our direction?

Damn.

For those of you who are not parents let me explain. When picking the ‘lucky’ vendor to whom you will give your custom a few things go through your mind.

Firstly, do they have a decent sized downstairs loo in which you can simultaneously change a baby, toilet a toddler and phone the Mrs. Now consider the layout of the tables. Can you successfully slalom around the

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FLY POSTING It is very noticeable that we have a lot of fly posting on and around the estate, I wonder how many read in the papers lately about a lady in a town up north was fined ÂŁ750 for putting up 100 posters about her lost dog, it cost her ÂŁ75 per poster. St Edmunds Borough are not that harsh but they could impose a fine if things get any more out of hand, please be mindful of this. The worst are those celebrating birthdays and events which seem to stay up months after the event.

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POLICE NOTICE A request from Police Direct, I have been asked to pass on the following.

A lady was shopping in a major store when she had a call of nature, she made her way to the toilet, locked the door she hung her handbag on the hook on the back of the door. Her handbag contained her house keys, driving licence with her address on it.

While going about her business she saw a hand come over the top

of the door and take her handbag, she reported this to the store manager and went home. Two days later she got a call from the store saying they had her handbag but no purse, the lady made her way to the store, but on arriving she was informed that they had not called her, she made her way home only to find that while she was out she had been burgled.

The Police say take care especially at this time of the year, keep house keys separate from your handbag and keep both with you at all time.

LIGHT ON PATHWAYS I have had four or five emails regarding this matter, some indicating that the lights go out while the pubs and clubs are still open. As many people use the pathways to get to and from the hub of the estate, I have passed these emails on to County requesting that these lights stay on for at least another hour. Any other suggestions please email me.

BUS SERVICE

You may have read that a new bus service has commenced for Bury, yes there has, but not for Moreton Hall. I attended the launch with Cllr P Warby and Cllr Terry Buckle and I was not amused to find that the east of Bury would not benefit from this service.

I questioned the Director Mr Bill Hiron about this only to be told that they would look at Moreton Hall at a later date, I tried to get a rough time frame but to no avail. We were not happy bunnies, but we will keep fighting for a better bus service for Moreton Hall.

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METAL DETECTING

Over the past weeks there has been a spate of holes appearing on 10 Acre football field, these are caused by someone metal detecting digging holes and leaving them uncovered. It is illegal to metal detect on council property without written permission and you could have your equipment confiscated and face a hefty fine into the bargain. I believe this is happening late evenings or even during the night, the council know about it and are putting arrangements in place to stop it.

YOUTH CLUB

Please notice, due to requests from some parents. The youth club will open from 6pm until 8pm during the winter months.

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Christ Church Moreton Hall

Here we are in the middle of November already counting the days to Christmas. For many this year Christmas will not be quite as joyous as they had hoped. For some the prospect of unemployment, as well as rising heating prices, means there is a chill in more ways than one to our celebrations this year.

Our hearts go out to the bereaved, but this year we particularly remember those who have lost loved ones in car crashes just before the Christmas period. It is a very hard thing to face at this time, and while there is rejoicing at the change of regime in Libya we also know that the price of freedom in places like Afghanistan and Iraq have been paid with the lives of beloved service people from this country.

We will remember them on the 13th November this year One of the reasons why I am a Christian is because I am utterly convinced that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. For me, this means that death is not the end and there is hope for a better life beyond the grave for all those who put their trust in Him.

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This year churches across the nation are putting together a special campaign entitled “Christmas begins with Christ”. It is to remind us that at Christmas time we remember that Christ came into the world to give us hope; hope for a better family life as we share things together, but above all eternal hope for life beyond the grave. I do hope you will support this campaign by coming to one of the many services we will be offering but also whenever you see a poster or see the phrase “Christmas begins with Christ” you will remember what it is really supposed to be about.

First of all, following on from our Shoebox Sunday which sent out almost a hundred shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in third world and eastern European countries so they could have a proper Christmas, we will be having a Christingle Service on Sunday 4th December at 10.30 a.m. Christingle is a great occasion because not only does every child receive an orange and a candle, but the money raised goes to help those children in this country who have no homes.

We would also like to welcome you to our Service of Nine Lessons and Carols on 18th December when, again in combination with churches across the country, we are going to attempt to break the world record for carol singing. Although our service starts at 6.30 p.m., from 7.00 p.m. hundreds of thousands of churches will be singing various carols together for a fifteen minute period. We will then

take a count of the numbers who attend the service and this will be sent on to a national organisation who will claim the world record.

Why not be part of this unique and special occasion?

On Christmas Eve we will be having our full set of Christmas celebrations but this year we will have two Crib Services one at 2:30pm and a second a 4:00pm as it is so popular. There will be tea coffee and cake served after each one.

For us Christ is more than just a hope. He can be a living reality in our lives. Put your trust in Him and you will find Him to be the closest and best friend you could ever have. He also wants us to look out for others. As the paths freeze over and the winter winds get colder, please be on the look-out for your elderly friends, relatives and neighbours. Even if you do not know them, why not take an opportunity this year to speak to them or even call on them to find out if they are o.k.

Also this is a very good time to help the elderly over the road and carry their shopping for them as the paths can be so slippery.

Christmas is never just about us, it’s always about others; it’s always about Jesus. Why not take the opportunity to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with Him and with others.

With every good wish, Yours sincerely, Revd. Canon Jonathan Ford.

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