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ISSUE 23 - APRIL 10

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Drug And Alcohol Charity Praises Bravery Of Greene King

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ITFC Charitable Trust update The Trust will once again be running their popular holiday football courses throughout the county this Easter holiday.

The Bury St Edmunds based drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity, Focus12, has spoken of their delight at being named as the sole beneficiaries of the annual Greene King charity ball to be held at the start of this year's Bury Festival next month. The charity is currently facing well publicised funding difficulties, and the proceeds of the evening will go towards plugging the £130,000 gap left by the withdrawal of funding from the Suffolk Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) in March this year.

Beat those holiday boredom blues and spend the day with ITFC making new friends and keeping fit and active. Courses are open to both boys and girls, of all abilities aged between 4 and 12.

Chip Somers, Chief Executive of Focus12 said: "Greene King have been hugely supportive of us over the years, indeed Steve Magnall, deputy MD of their brewing business, is the Chairman of our board of Trustees. This endorsement of Focus12 and the important work we do, by one of Britain's best known and most loved breweries, is a very brave step and a real indication of Greene King's genuine and enthusiastic commitment to their social responsibility. Last year's ball was a great success and we are hoping this year's event will be even better." There are still a few tables left for the event which will take place in a marquee in the grounds of Greene King on Thursday May 19th, and will include a drinks and canapé reception, a four course meal, charity auction and live entertainment. Tickets are available from the Greene King Visitor Centre on 01284 714297 and cost £46 each or £415 for a table of ten.

Those attending one of the Trust's 2 day courses can expect to take part in fun football skills training as well as mini football games. All participants will receive a medal for taking part and members of the winning teams will receive trophies. ITFC holiday Goalkeeper training camps offer a unique opportunity for children to focus on key goalkeeping skills such as quick feet, ball distribution and angles so that budding Marton Fulops can get a good grasp on how to play in this key position. The Trust also offer Girl's only courses, Crazee's Club a course specifically designed for 4 - 6 year olds and a children's Ability Counts courses, a 1 day specialist course that provides a unique training experience for children who have learning difficulties, physical disabilities and mental health issues. Courses are delivered at various venues across Suffolk including Elmswell, Felixstowe, Framlingham, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Saxmundham, Thetford, Woodbridge and Mildenhall. Courses start from as little as £8 so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment. To make a booking or for any enquires for any of our activities please call 0845 1369333 or for more information visit the Trust's website at www.itfccharitabletrust.org.uk or email communityweb@itfc.co.uk. You can now also find the ITFC Charitable Trust on Facebook! Become a fan of ITFC Charitable page and get all the latest news and information from the Trust.

New Business Opens in St Johns Street Engrave Cut and Copy opened for business on Saturday 27th March, they are based at 20 St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1SJ and can be contacted by telephone on 01284 753737. The shop is run by myself Jonathan Manning I have trained in the many services we have to offer. We are stockist of many key blanks offering a fast and reliable and competitively-priced key cutting service for Houses, Caravans, Garages, you name I'm am sure I can help. Here at Engrave Cut and Copy we cut many types of vehicle keys including coded immobiliser keys, to help get you back on the road as quickly as possible. Also we have a large selection of Gifts and Trophy's which can be engraved on the spot for that personalised touch using the very latest in computerised precision engraving equipment.

for the Priority Group have even had installation carried out free. The initiative works in partnership with local authorities to help householders get the best mix of local and national grants, and installation is carried out by local contractors, all working to the same high standards. Councillor Robert Everitt, St Edmundsbury Borough Council Cabinet member for community said, "The importance of insulation increases with the onset of colder weather. Home-owners may find it well worth checking out what help they can get. It will save them money and wasted heat". Bruce Pittingale, Project Director says, "although it is good to see homes being insulated, Eastern CRI is also expanding its product range to include solid wall insulation and a raft of renewable technologies such as PV to provide quality information that can take homes towards a low carbon lifestyle efficiently." For further information and to get a free quote please visit www.easterncri.org, email info@easterncri.org or contact 0800 232 1677.

As well as the key cutting and engraving I can also make signs of all types from your desk to your house and each sign is made to the highest standards using materials ranging from Brass to modern Acylic. Do come in to see me to discuss your needs. Kind Regards, Jonathan Manning - Engrave Cut and Copy

Council project reaches 3,000 private homes 3000 households in the East of England have received grants to help them insulate their homes this year. Thanks to the Eastern Carbon Reduction Initiative (Eastern CRI), homeowners have paid as little as £169 for cavity wall and loft insulation, and those over 70 or qualifying

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Trevor Beckwith Independent Councillor Your Flyer guide to what's on this month in your area - April Thursday 7th 8.00pm Ghost Tour of Ipswich with Gemini Ghost Tours - meet at the Tourist Information Centre, St Stephens Lane £5 per person, no need to prebook. Mothering Sunday Lunch at Dunwich Heath - Sunday 3 April, 12 noon - 2pm Why not treat your mum to a welldeserved 2 course lunch, hot drink and posy in our Tearooms. Adults £15, Child £6. For more information call 01728 648501 (Option 3).

April, 10am - 1pm Join a 3 hour (4 mile) guided ramble to visit some of the places and views which inspired the artist John Constable, including the site of his parents home, in the village of East Bergholt and follow the route he would have taken when he walked to his school in Dedham. £6, booking essential on 01206 298260. Wedding Fair at Ickworth Sunday 10 April Contact the West Wing for details on 01284 735957.

Ickworth Park Spring Arts and Crafts - Tuesday 12 April, 11am 4pm Art Workshops with Richard Family activity day celebrating the Nichols season with arts and crafts including Thursday 7 April, 10am - 4.30pm fun felt making, fabric jewellery and Art workshop led by local professionfabulous furry sheep. al artist Richard Nichols at Dunwich Recommended ages 4 - 11, £2.50 Heath that help you to capture the per child, plus Park and Garden changing seasons in an inspiring admission. environment on the Suffolk coast. Suitable for all abilities. Cost £39. Early Morning Birdsong at Sutton Booking required on 01728 663722 Hoo - Saturday 16 April, 6.30am or richardnichols@suffolkonline.net 8.30am Enjoy the beautiful sounds of birdConstable Country Ramble: song on this early morning guided Walking in the Footsteps of walk. Followed by a warming breakConstable at Flatford - Saturday 9 fast in the cafe. £14, booking

Sunday 24 & Monday 25 April Can you find the Easter eggs hidden in our garden? Complete the story by finding the hidden eggs and Sutton Hoo Herbs and Healing: the magic of Anglo Saxon herbalism - claim your chocolate prize. £2.50 per child. Sunday 17 April, 11am - 4pm How were plants seen and used in The Great Egg Hunt at Dunwich the dark ages? Collect wild plants Heath - Sunday 24 April (Easter with our experts and prepare culiSunday), 11am - 3pm nary and medicinal remedies that Enjoy family activities in the Heath are still in use today. Materials and Barn Field Study Centre and follow light lunch included. £30, booking trails onto the heath to claim a essential on 01394 389714. chocolate prize. Competitions and Easter Egg Trails around the crafts too. Tickets £5 per child, booking not required. County

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Eostre Egg Trail - Friday 22 Monday 25 April, 10.30am - 5pm Follow the Easter Egg trail around Sutton Hoo. Yummy Egg included! £2 plus normal admission. Easter Egg Trail - Sunday 24 & Monday 25 April, 11am - 3pm Easter eggs have 'eggsploded' on Ickworth's grounds. Join an Easter trail to find your Easter treats. Children £2.50 plus Park and Garden admission. For more information call 01284 736127.

Zumba @ Felixstowe Leisure Centre! This exciting new dance-based fitness class on Sunday evenings @ 7pm! A Latin-inspired, easy-to-follow, feelit-to-the-core cardio-party that combines international flavours, including merengue, salsa, cumbia and reggaeton, with aerobic and fitness moves to give you a great sweat and a smile on your face! Join the Zumba party!

Easter Egg Hunt at Melford -

For more info visit: www.zumbasuffolk.co.uk or call Alex Davis on 07988 237472.

Last month I said that I had raised several concerns about the consultation process with the council. Although the council agrees that the feedback questionnaire contained unanswerable questions that were not agreed by the council they will wait until the consultation has finished before deciding if more is needed. I will let you know. The workshops, run by developers, were more positive but it's now a question of will the council listen to suggestions from the community?

Symonds Road HGVs Cllr Trevor Beckwith

The problem of heavy goods vehicles using Symonds Road still isn't resolved but is being looked at on a couple of fronts. It seems that it's not possible for the authorities to enforce the restriction as the drivers just claim they are delivering to Lawson Place so are exempt. I have a solution to this loophole and have put it to the council. Again, I will keep you updated as I'm sure those affected are as annoyed as I am at how long it takes to get anything sorted out.

Local elections Elections for the borough council and the town council take place on 5 May. Many don't bother to vote but in the next few years there's great deal going on that will almost certainly affect you or your family so perhaps it is worthwhile voting this time. I've seen an article from a political party councillor reminding us that these elections deal with local and not national issues. I wholeheartedly agree but probably for a different reason. Let us indeed concentrate on local decisions. Decisions to abolish middle schools, to scrap school crossing patrols, to change the terms of the youngster's eXplore cards, to overspend £9 million on the Apex, to break the promise of the cattle market link, to annually hike parking charges, to introduce Sunday charges, to refuse to address the parking problems at Skyliner Way, to spend £21 million on a new council building, to put up with the woeful pace of adoption of new development and the really big one; to completely disregard the views of existing communities who they brush aside to allow massive development where their council wants it. Yes, I'm all for concentrating on local issues and look forward to seeing what the electorate make of it all. The Secretary of State for Communities, Eric Pickles, agrees that local people should be heard so it's a real shame that many local politicians are so confident of getting re-elected they can ignore public opinion. Nice and easy for those individuals but not so good for democracy. Trevor Beckwith Independent Councillor - Moreton Hall

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The Flyer March 2011 Page 2 Bravery of Greene King Page 3 Update from Trevor Beckwith Page 4 West Suffolk College Page 5 NEW Flyer Historian, Susan Buonaparte Page 6 Suffolk Circle Page 7 Low Carbon Champions Project Page 8 Thursday 5 May Page 9 MS Society South Suffolk Branch Page 10 What's On guide Page 11 Engrave Cut and Copy

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Thinking Of Getting A Classic Car?

MS Society South Suffolk Branch

Classic car enthusiasts paid a visit to a car restoration company as part of an evening class run by West Suffolk College.

Are you or someone close to you affected by MS? The MS Society South Suffolk Branch can provide support, assistance and information about Multiple Sclerosis. We also offer a range of meetings and events on a monthly based around our area, which includes Felixstowe, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Stowmarket & Hadleigh.

The Appreciation and Care of your Classic Car course was studying the Austin Seven in detail this term. Nick Gray, proprietor of Bennicks Motors in Bradfield St George was kind enough to let the group examine his 1935 Austin Seven saloon, one of three on the premises that evening.

The branch can be contacted on our helpline 08455 339417 or via email ms.southsuffolk@gmail.com.

The car was on a ramp, so that students could get a good look at the undercarriage.

For more information please get in touch find us on the internet. www.mssociety.org.uk/southsuffolk or www.facebook.com/ms.southsuffolk

Tutor Patrick Hemphill said:

"We were also able to scrutinise a couple of Jaguars, a Rolls Royce and an American Hudson among others. It was also interesting to visit a working garage with real restoration projects under way and to talk to the staff about their working methods." The classic car course at West Suffolk College is designed to appeal to classic and vintage car owners and enthusiasts alike. It combines sessions in the College's own workshops with occasional outside visits. Students are welcome to bring their own old cars along to be looked at, using the College's excellent workshop facilities. Patrick can provide servicing and restoration tips and advice on what to look for when buying a classic car.

Enrolling online at www.westsuffolk.ac.uk attracts a 5 per cent discount.

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the Bury St Edmunds Group Local writers are holding a special meeting on Tuesday 26th April to celebrate three successful years of Poetry Aloud, the Bury St Edmunds group that provides aspiring poets with a sympathetic platform from which to read their work. Actress and performance poet Katie Bonna will entertain the audience in The Attic, at Benson Blakes bar in St John's Street, Bury St Edmunds. She will provide the finale to a 'Pick of the Poets' evening that will start with members of the group reading each other's work rather than their own as they normally do.

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Poetry Aloud was founded as a poetry café at the beginning of 2008 by Joe Thraveson-Lambert, and met in The Lounge, in Hatter Street in its first year. "Having the opportunity to try work out on an audience is very helpful," says Jen Overett, "and the website gives you the chance to look at what others have read at the meetings. The comments there can be encouraging too." The website - poetryaloud.org.uk - is managed by Colin Whyles and includes many of the poems read at the monthly meetings, over half of them with recordings, so that they can be heard as well as read. There are over 500 poems on the website, and nearly 50 people have read at Poetry Aloud meetings, though a typical evening would involve fifteen or so readers and listeners. Poetry Aloud meets on the last Tuesday of every month except December. There are other well established Suffolk poetry cafés in Sudbury, Woodbridge and Halesworth, and one has recently started in Ipswich.

Poetry Aloud The next 10 week course starts on Tuesday 26 April from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. To find out more or book a place, call 01284 716333, or call in to the Information Centre at West Suffolk College.

The meeting, which is open to anyone interested, starts at 7.30pm and the admission price is just £2.00.

Katie Bonna has appeared in plays at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, and performed some of her poems at Waterstones last year. Further details are available from 01284 701947.

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Where will you be on Thursday 5 May? With the Borough and Parish elections taking place on Thursday 5 May, St Edmundsbury Borough Council is urging voters in the borough to be ready to have their say. The deadline for registering to vote is Thursday 14 April. With several bank holidays coming up, residents who are going to be away on election day can apply to vote by post or by proxy. The deadline for applying for a postal vote is 5pm on Thursday 14 April. The deadline for a proxy vote is 5pm on Thursday 21 April. Returning Officer Geoff Rivers said,

"Now is the time to make sure you are registered to vote before the deadline on Thursday 14 April and to apply for a postal or proxy vote. Poll cards will be sent out from 28 March; if you don't receive one, you may not be registered. To check, just call 01284 757131 or print off a form from www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/elections."

New tours of Suffolk Fun, relaxed and informative days out are promised in this year's programme of Suffolk County Tours. Organised with expert local knowledge and an eye for detail, this is the

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We Welcome The Bury Flyers Own Historian Susan Buonaparte.

fourth year the tours have been run and their reputation is growing. Tour guide Arthur Debenham has lived in Suffolk and worked in agriculture all of his life - so far!

A wander from the Fox to The One Bull

Constable Country on 14 May, Lovejoy Country on 4 June, Best of the West on 2 July, USAAF WWII Airfields in 30 July, Pottering around mid Suffolk on 10 September and Airfields of the 8th on 1 October. The season concludes on 20 October with a tour of the Elvedon Estate. With 22,500 acres it is the largest lowland farm in the UK and the tour explores farming, forestry and wildlife conservation.

Looking for somewhere to eat, one spring Sunday afternoon, we started at the Fox in Eastgate Street. What an interesting watering-hole this is, and it starts outside, with the animal drinking trough in the Broadway.

Susan Buonaparte

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But, it proved to be intriguing, as the abbey wall (called the curtain wall) has some very interesting features… These start with a chimney, if you poke your head up, there's still a hole where the sky comes in! Further on in Mustow Street, set in the wall approximately three metres up, there sits a little doll. I'm not quite sure what she is made from, ceramic maybe? When cleaning the wall in 1984, workmen discovered her. She dates from around 1777 and has a little baby faceand is dressed in 18th century fashion, with bonnet and petticoat. Is it a little prayer book in her arms? Further up the wall from the doll is a circle of what looks like shells. It makes you wonder if, at some point, the level of the street was different and were there dwellings backed onto the wall as there are further up the street?

It was presented to the borough by Lady Bunbury and has different water levels for different sized animals from horses to dogs.

The Mayor took a left into the abbey gardens, so we carried on towards the One Bull, passing a stone with 1777 on it and a property restored by the Bury St Edmunds Town Trust in 1981.

The Fox is said to date from the 16th century and mercifully survived the great fire of 1608. On the old drover's route into Bury, it used to stand next to the Eastgate, but this was pulled down in the 1760's.

During the restoration, horse bones were found under the floorboards dating back to the 1340's. This was where the abbey stables were and the One Bull was the abbey brewhouse.

Apparently, one of the favourite pastimes of the locals was to jeer at the poor wretched folks, being dunked into the river Lark on the ducking stool.

This pub has had several 'make-overs' down the centuries and under the courtyard, runs a long tunnel vault.

In Victorian times, as was the fashion, the Fox was given an external pseudo-Jacobean make-over. Thank goodness, the shiny black beams have been removed, however during the restoration of 1922,real Jacobean panelling was uncovered under layers of paint!

One of the oldest pubs in the town, its core is 16th century and it's a grade 11 listed . There's a story about a bull that would be tethered at the Haberdon for a fertility rite- but that is another story…

The pub was doing a roaring trade so, we crossed the road and went for Susan Buonaparte. a wander up the street, getting stuck behind the Mayor and Mayoress, so it became a meander as it seemed rude to overtake!

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Suffolk Circle Suffolk Circle is a membership organisation for people over 50 living in Suffolk. Our members do three things; get out and about, get jobs done around the home and learn new things. Suffolk Circle is giving you the opportunity to try an event before becoming a member! Simply call us on 01284 774880, email us at info@suffolkcircle.org.uk or book online at www.suffolkcircle.org.uk.

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exclusive tour of the beautiful Abbey Gardens. Dating back to the 7th Century, the Abbey Gardens are in the heart of Bury St Edmunds and hold delightsaround every corner from the formal award-winning flowerbeds to the Abbey ruins themselves.

Update from David Ruffley MP David Ruffley MP receives good news from the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt. Hon Philip Hammond MP. On the 24th March, David Ruffley MP received a letter from the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt. Hon Philip Hammond MP about potholes and local road damage.

May Day Celebration, Stowmarket 10am; Monday 2nd May; 2 tokens Come and join us at the Museum of East Anglian life to enjoy time honoured English Mayday activities such as dancing round the Maypole, Morris dancers, traditional music and jig dolls, and top the day off watching the crowning of the May Queen. The on-site Osier Café will be providing a delicious lunch to complete the day. Lunch at The Peacock Inn, Chelsworth 12.30; Friday 6th May; 3 tokens or £18 Suffolk Circle members invite you to join them at The Peacock Inn for a two course, home cooked, locally sourced lunch. A pub lunch is always a popular event on our calendar, we will let the excellent Peacock Inn provide the food, Suffolk Circle members will provide the company and all you have to do is buy a drink! Exclusive tour of the Abbey Gardens, Bury 10am; Tuesday 10th May; free Head Gardener Steve Burgess will give Suffolk Circle members an

Mr Ruffley said: "I am pleased that the Secretary of State has written to me and is recognising that there is a problem with local roads. I am particularly concerned with the pothole damage on the A14 stretch between Bury St Edmunds and Needham Market. In Philip Hammond's letter he advises me that £200 million of additional funding will be allocated to Local Authorities for the 'abnormal damage' caused this winter. I am also glad to see that Suffolk is going to receive a sizeable portion of this local road allocation - £4,441,187, which is fantastic when compared with our neighbours in Cambridgeshire who will receive £2,681,869. I am hoping that these additional funds will be used wisely and that the pothole problem which has affected the whole of Suffolk can be fixed.

David Ruffley MP

The A14 is a vital highway between the Midlands and the Continent and it bisects directly through my constituency. Therefore I will be keeping a close eye on the progress of these repairs."

Cold winter - higher energy bills? Impacted by VAT rises? Want to do the right thing and save money - but not quite sure where to start? Start here: Join our award winning Low Carbon Champions project and help your business to £7,000 worth of free support to help cut your carbon and save money on energy bills. The project is open to small and medium enterprises in Suffolk. It is a publicly funded project (so participating does not cost you anything) delivered by Green Light Trust (an independant environmental charity). The project offers: z

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A free carbon audit providing a comprehensive breakdown of use of resources, carbon footprint and ideas on how to make savings for your business Up to 30 hours of mentoring for 1 or 2 individuals from your organisation giving them the knowledge and skills to develop and deliver your environmental strategy Oppurtunity and support to gain Suffolk Carbon Charter - an accreditation enabling you to promote your green credentials Oppurtunity and support to apply for a grant for energy improvements of up to £3000

Since the project started in autumn 2010 it has already made a difference to 20 businesses in Suffolk. Places are limited in 2011, so please get in touch to find out more. If your organisation is not eligible, but you know of any that are - please pass this on. Call: 01284 830 829 Email: lcc@greenlighttrust.org Visit: www.greenlighttrust.org/low-carbon-champions Low Carbon Champions is a three year partnership project between Suffolk County Council, Green Light Trust, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Suffolk Climate Change Partnership and Choose Suffolk. It it part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and Suffolk County Council.

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