Halesworth & Southwold Community News - August 2024 by Countrywide Publications

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News from the Friends of Leiston Film Theatre

Our 2024/25 membership year has started well, with 218 members already signed up. Membership forms are available from the Leiston Film Theatre Box Ofﬁce, or by emailing: staff@leistonﬁlmtheatre.co.uk.

It was lovely to see so many people attending our fundraising screening of 'Little Voice' at the Film Theatre in April to celebrate Wayne's 30th anniversary as Film Theatre Manager. The event raised a total of £856 for the Friends' funds.

In October, Leiston Film Theatre will celebrate its 110th anniversary. We intend to celebrate this achievement with a special fundraising concert on October 27th at 7:30pm, featuring the music of the Swing Machine Big Band.

a discount for Friends at £17.95. The evening will also include a Grand Draw, with all proceeds being donated to the Friends of Leiston Film Theatre.

As part of the Film Theatre safety regime, the various grey wall coverings, wall drapes and stage curtains have to be treated every three years with a specialist ﬂame retardant treatment system. The Friends were responsible for funding both the stage curtains and wall drapes and were pleased to offset these costs of £3,022.84 to support the venue.

Join Halesworth Harmony

Halesworth Harmony is a friendly and supportive choir, welcoming all singers without an audition.

There's no need to be able to read music as songs are taught by ear and recordings are available for home practice. We perform locally at a range of community events and also organise our own concerts at The Cut Arts Centre in Halesworth and at other local venues, sometimes in collaboration with other choirs or musical groups.

Halesworth WI news

At our meeting in May, members had an opportunity to vote on the resolution 'Dental health matters', encouraging the government to invest so to provide more NHS dentists.

This was agreed and went on to the National Federation Annual General Meeting held in the Albert Hall at the beginning of June which after much discussion from experts in that ﬁeld, the resolution was passed by a majority.

In June, we set off on our summer outing to Ipswich in buses one and two, chauffeured by John and Phil. We enjoyed coffee and then lunch at the Keys Café before entering Christchurch Park and had a guided tour of this very interesting house set in lovely grounds.

We were fortunate as the sun shone all day and we were able to admire the scenery before our journey home.

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• Minimum 4 sessions

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Their repertoire includes music from: Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Ted Heath, Woody Herman and Duke Ellington, to name only a few. The band will also be accompanied by two vocalists, covering songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Bublé and Harry Connick Jr, amongst many others. With some fantastic instrumental soloists complementing the band's arrangements, the concert is certain to provide an enjoyable evening of ﬁne entertainment. Tickets are now on sale, with

Thank you to 17 of our members who have already signed up with EasyFundRaising, nominating Friends of Leiston Film Theatre as their chosen cause. We receive a small donation every time our Friends do their online shopping via EasyFundRaising and those small donations really do add up. Over the past few years, we have received over £1,000. If you'd like to register with EasyFundRaising, please email: staff@leistonﬁlmtheatre.co.uk and we'll reply with a link that makes signing up very easy.

Finally, we're always happy to hear from anyone who might like to join our committee, to help us organise and run fundraising events. If you feel able to help, we'd love to hear from you.

We sing a varied mix of world music in three, or fourpart harmony, and we're also fortunate to have worked with, and commissioned, contemporary British composers. The choir meets approximately fortnightly on Sunday mornings (10:30am-12:30pm) between September and June/July, usually at The Cut Arts Centre. There's an interval to chat and make new friends.

We're actively seeking more members to join us in September to learn a new programme of songs. If you're interested, do come along to see if you like what we sing. You'll receive a warm welcome and your ﬁrst session is free! For conﬁrmation of rehearsal dates and further information, please email: halesworth.harmony@gmail.com

Ghost writers unite

Two

Ann Green's new book brings local spirits to life who lived, loved, worked and often died here. They struggled against unimaginable odds and helped make this community what it is today."

'The Haunted History of Halesworth'.

Ann works as Chief Reporter for Psychic News magazine and John West is a regular contributor.

The book contains tragic tales and terrible deeds, ending with a psychic's visit to The Angel Hotel, one of the most haunted places in town.

For the past three years, Ann has been collecting and researching ghost stories around town, seeking explanations for the paranormal phenomena that seems rife there.

She said: "What I quickly realised, is that a lot of these stories can be connected to real people

"Above all, it's my tribute to all those who have gone before" said Ann.

Copies of 'The Haunted History of Halesworth' are available at Halesworth Bookshop, The Black Dog Deli and at the Halesworth & District Museum.

Halesworth Bookshop

Volunteers battle the elements to preserve historic local railway

The Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway (HSNGR) charity volunteers have been battling the weather over the last few weeks. It has either been raining heavily, or so hot and dry that it's hard to work - and even harder to paint rolling stock in the ﬂying dust!

The main effort, as always, is to continue to maintain the station at Blythburgh in the best possible condition. The holly hedge (planted along the platform in 1879) has been weeded (a big job in itself) and tended, and the entire site trimmed and tidied. The new trees are looking very lively indeed.

The restored Signal Shed is complete, and inside it are the point levers which operate the railway, as well as a small display of artefacts discovered. The live steam model railway has been greatly enlarged, and will be displayed at Open Days with newly-made models of the station itself. Regular operation

of the solar-charged locomotive is improving the battery-life on the traditional lead-acid batteries (which together, weigh a ton).

The charity has succeeded in negotiating the purchase of some main-line-quality rails in Derbyshire. These should be delivered to the station soon, so the line can be extended. At the same time, the permissive footpath alongside the railway will be improved and fenced.

At the workshop, the privateowner MOY coal wagon (20 feet long) is being painted and will soon move to the station for completion and lettering. The next part of the Heritage Train (a replica luggage van) is having its body made up. It will be used for both display and as a permanent way vehicle, so the body is made of welded steel clad with timber, to provide resilience in the all-year weather.

The Charity held its AGM in June, and the members were pleased to hear that the ﬁnancial

Update from St. Mary's Handbell Ringers

At the time of writing this brief report, we're embroiled in rehearsals for an openair production of Benjamin Britten's opera 'Noye's Fludde' at Thorington Theatre. A challenging but exciting experience and we are proud to have been asked to take part. Other engagements continue to keep us very busy. Please get in touch if you would like to book us for your group or your wedding. 2024 is proving very busy so why not look ahead to 2025!

If you want to ﬁnd out more regarding booking us or attending one of our weekly rehearsals, please email Linda on: l.sherman654@btinternet. com or text: 07789 365229. We give a warm welcome to new members (no musical experience necessary). Our practices are in a warm, easilyaccessible venue in Halesworth on Tuesday afternoons at 3pm. We'd love to see you, whether you just want to listen or 'have a go'. Linda Sherman

situation is relatively rosy, with several large donations recently received. There was a successful rafﬂe, and Trustees were voted in for the year. At an informal Q&A session, many topics were covered, from extending the track to providing more rolling stock. The HSNGR attended the Beccles Model Railway Show of the Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers, and explained our plans and hopes. Planning is already in hand for the Open Day and Model Railway

Show at Blythburgh Station on Sunday September 8th. This is part of the national Heritage Open Days, and as always, will be free. Meanwhile, Community News readers are very welcome to drop in at the station (opposite the White Hart at Blythburgh) on any Tuesday, where the volunteers are always very happy to show people around: you can apply to join the charity as a Member there - it's only £10 each year.

James Hewett, Chairman

Maltings Close Resident's Association AGM

The Directors of Maltings Close Resident's Association (Halesworth) Limited cordially invite all owners and tenants to the annual general meeting to be

held at Maureen's Community Space, Co-op, off Saxon Way, Halesworth, IP19 8LU on Friday, September 6th 2024 at 7pm.

Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway

Last year, the

wasn't very obliging and we had to use the Village Hall, but this year, we ﬁnally got to see and appreciate Beverly's beautiful garden.

The members bought a sharing plate of food which was plentiful and delicious and the club provided the drinks which were funded by the sales table which Sheila organises on club nights. The wonderful relaxed and happy atmosphere was enjoyed by all. Thank you very much Beverly.

We don't have a meeting in August, but we resume again in September at our usual time and venue (Wenhaston Village Hall, 7:30pm on September 3rd). The evening is still £5 on the night including refreshments. Our September meeting is a demonstration by Emily of Robbins Flowers who we look forward to welcoming.

Please give a thought regarding our October meeting which will be our Charity Night in aid of The Halesworth Branch of Cancer Research UK. For more information, please contact Jackie Chenery on 01502 478401.

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Blooming August

Top gardening tips

As August graces us with its warm days and vibrant blooms, it's an ideal time for gardeners to both enjoy and tend to their gardens. Whether you're a seasoned green thumb or a budding gardener, here are some top tips to keep your garden thriving this month.

1. Water Wisely: August can be one of the hottest months, so ensure your plants stay hydrated. Water early in the morning or late in the evening to reduce evaporation. Focus on the base of plants to direct moisture to the roots, and

consider using mulch to retain soil moisture.

2. Deadhead & Prune: Deadhead spent ﬂowers. This not only tidies up plants but also encourages further blooming. Prune shrubs and hedges, but avoid trimming spring-ﬂowering shrubs as this can affect next year's blooms.

3. Harvest & Enjoy: August is a bountiful month for harvesting. Pick tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and other vegetables regularly to encourage further production. Herbs are at their peak now, so cut and

dry or freeze them to enjoy throughout the year.

4. Autumn Planting: It's not too late to plant for autumn colour. Consider adding Chrysanthemums, Asters, and Autumn Crocuses to your garden. Start sowing hardy annuals and biennials like Wallﬂowers and Sweet Williams for early spring ﬂowers next year.

5. Care for the Lawn: Keep your lawn healthy by mowing regularly, but raise the cutting height to help the grass withstand dry conditions. If the weather is particularly dry, leave the clippings on the lawn to help retain moisture.

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News from Halesworth & District Gardeners' Society

There will be no monthly meeting August, as the club takes a break for a month. We will be back in September. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start in the Riﬂe Hall, London Road, Halesworth, IP19 8LR. Non-members are very welcome. Entry fee just £2!

Can I just take this opportunity to thank everyone who has attended our meetings

and supported us. We are delighted that the club continues to see bigger numbers attending our monthly meetings. For further information on all our activities, please see our Facebook page, our noticeboard outside Coopers or call our Club Secretary Brian Hammond on: 01986 872712.

Happy gardening! Adrian

6. Keep Pests at Bay: Watch out for pests like aphids and slugs, which can be particularly troublesome in August. Use organic methods like introducing beneﬁcial insects or using natural deterrents to keep your garden eco-friendly.

7. Enjoy: Finally, take time to sit back and enjoy your garden! August is a wonderful month to host garden parties or simply relax amidst the beauty you've nurtured.

By following these tips, your garden can remain a vibrant and ﬂourishing haven throughout August and beyond. Happy gardening!

It's not too late to plant Asters for some gorgeous autumn colour

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Ginger Marmalade Parkin

As featured in Places & Faces Magazine. To subscribe to Places&Faces (THE luxury lifestyle magazine for Norfolk & Suffolk) delivered straight to your door, visit their website: www.placesandfaces.co.uk

Recipe by Rebecca Bishop, The Next Loaf, www.thenextloaf.co.uk

This month, I've been using up the sad glut of de-nuded, zested oranges in my fridge leftover from my festive bakes. 'Juice them', is the obvious answer, but another option was to replace some of the liquid in my favourite Ginger Parkin recipe with orange juice, add a few tablespoons of marmalade to the batter and layer thinly sliced oranges on the surface before baking (minus the remaining pithy skin).

Ingredients: (Serves 16):

175g Plain ﬂour

175g Muscovado sugar

Bicarbonate of soda

salt • 100g Unsalted butter

80g Milk

80g Orange juice • 45g Black treacle • 45g Marmalade • 1 egg

• 1 Orange (already zested is ﬁne)

Method:

- Preheat the oven to 150°c fan.

- Line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment.

- Weigh the ﬂour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, oats, spices and salt into a bowl.

- Place the butter, treacle, milk,

orange juice and marmalade in a small pan and heat until the butter is melted, don't let it boil.

- Meanwhile, break the egg into a bowl and gently whisk to break it up.

- Slice the peel/pith from an orange and slice thinly. Keep aside for decoration pre-baking.

- Use a spatula to gently combine the warm butter mixture with the dry mixture then add the egg and combine fully.

- Pour the batter into the tin and arrange the orange slices on the surface.

- Bake for 45-50 minutes until ﬁrm and dry in the centre with a rich deep brown colour.

- Allow to cool fully before slicing.

This cake keeps really well and gets even chewier and stickier after a couple of days in a tin.

King Prawn Stir Fry

As featured in Places & Faces

Magazine. To subscribe to Places&Faces (THE luxury lifestyle magazine for Norfolk & Suffolk) delivered straight to your door, visit their website: www.placesandfaces.co.uk

Recipe by Alice Talbot, Owner of ART's - Craft Kitchen. www.artscraftkitchen.co.uk

Ingredients: Serves 4

• 2 tbsp light olive oil

• 300g King Prawns

• 2 vegetable peppers of your chosen colours, seeded and sliced.

• 2 pak choi (each halved, remove the stalk sections and slice, but leave the leaves intact)

• 2 carrots, sliced into thin batons.

• Noodles allow 1-2 nests per person.

• 1 x 226g jar ART's Seaside Salsa.

• Sesame seeds - for topping.

Method:

• Prepare the vegetables and heat a pan of salted water to a rolling boil for the noodles.

• Place a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat and warm the oil. Add the carrots and cook until they start to soften. Add the prawns and fry until cooked through and golden.

• Add the peppers, pak choi stalk and the Seaside Salsa and fry for 5 minutes, whilst the noodles are cooking.

• Add the noodles to the pan of boiling water and cook for 5-6 minutes whilst the stir fry simmers.

• In the ﬁnal couple of minutes, add the Pak Choi leaves to the stir fry and let them wilt.

• Strain the noodles and serve the stir fry on a bed of noodles and dress with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.

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AUGUST 1ST

The Bookshop (PG) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold

7pm. Based on Penelope Fitzgerald's story of a bookshop, originally in the Crooked House in Southwold. With Emily Mortimer & Bill Nighy. Email: boxofﬁce@southwold cinema.co.uk for tickets.

AUGUST 2ND

Angelica Sprocket's Pockets

Thorington Theatre

3pm-4pm. Prepare to be surprised, thrilled & tickled pink by Angelica Sprocket's neverending pockets & the marvellous things she keeps in them. General admission: £16. Under 12's: £12.

AUGUST 2ND

Grease Sing-a-long (PG) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta & Stockard Channing in the 1950s high school musical with a number of great songs. Sing along/dress up if you like! For tickets, email: boxofﬁce@southwold cinema.co.uk

AUGUST 2ND, 9TH, 16TH, 23RD, 30TH

Chess Club - Southwold Library

4:30pm. Free play every Friday for kids age 7+ yrs & adults. Beginners' teaching & assistance available some weeks. More info, call: 01502 722519 or email: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk

AUGUST 3RD

The Reydon Show

Village Hall, Lowestoft Rd, Reydon, IP18 6RF

Are you a baker, artist, photographer, crafter, sewer, knitter, gardener or ﬂower arranger? Why not enter the Reydon Show? Celebrating talents big & small, plus certiﬁcates & trophies to be won. Entries to be in on the Friday night or the Saturday morning & exhibition opens at 2pm. We also have children's categories open to kids under 12, so they can enter too! & kids' enter free! Plan your preserves, ready your radishes & corral your carnations. Program of categories available at Bridgefoot Stores, Reydon or can be emailed to you if you contact Charlotte: frogclock@hotmail.com. Photographic categories this year are: A Woodland Scene, A Suffolk Landmark, A Baby Animal/ Animals & Something Mainly Orange.

AUGUST 3RD

Napoleon (15) - Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. New Ridley Scott version with Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby & Rupert Everett. French emperor's rise as seen through the prism of his relationship to Josephine.

Email: boxofﬁce@southwoldcinema.co.uk for tickets.

AUGUST 3RD & 4TH

'When the Sea Comes In'

Heritage Hut, Village Green, Walberswick, IP18 6TT 10am-3pm. A pop-up exhibition on the Great East Coast Flood of 1953 & the impacts of ﬂooding along the coastline.

AUGUST 4TH

Open Afternoon

STEAMWORKS, Blyth Road, Southwold

AUGUST 6TH

Five Children & It (U) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. Entertaining family film of the E Nesbit story. 5 children find a sand fairy on the beach. Email: boxoffice@southwoldcinema.co.uk for tickets.

AUGUST 7TH

Bat Evening Walk

Halesworth Millennium Green

7:30pm-8:30pm. With bat surveyor & enthusiast Alan Miller. Come & look (& listen, with detectors) for bats on the Green. Enter the twilight world of these airborne insect-predators. If you have a bat detector, please bring it along. Meet at the River Lane entrance to the Green (near the basketball court). Email: thegreen@halesworth.net

AUGUST 7TH-17TH

'Good Morning Bill' by P.G. Woodhouse

Southwold Arts Centre

A dazzlingly written, fast-paced, 1920s romcom. This featherlight soufﬂe of wit & whimsey delivers all the eccentricity & pure, old-fashioned charm that a period, English romcom should. See website for times & tickets.

AUGUST 8TH

Nigel's Film Night (U) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. A programme of local films made by our much-missed projectionist & local film-maker Nigel Hemming. Incl. 'Southwold from the Air', 'Southwold Swans' & 'Southwold Railway' etc. Email: boxoffice@southwoldcinema.co.uk for tickets.

AUGUST 10TH

Bramﬁeld Village Fête

Bramfield's New Village Green, Bridge Street, IP19 9HZ 12pm-4pm. Live music, stalls, facepainting, books, jumble, tombola, raffle, local art/photos, plus games, tea/cakes/hot food & more. In aid of Bramfield St. Andrew's Church Restoration & Bramfield Village Green projects. For more info, call 07986 217868 or email: joanna.wilkinson6@gmail.com

AUGUST 10TH

Linstead Summer Fête

Linstead Village Hall, IP19 0LA 2pm. A truly traditional village fête for the whole family. Games, stalls, cakes, tea, refreshments & rafﬂe. All welcome.

AUGUST 10TH

'Back to Black'

The Amy Winehouse Story (15) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. Celebration of the life & music of the much loved & troubled Amy Winehouse. With Eddie Marsan & Lesley Manville. Email: boxofﬁce@southwoldcinema.co.uk for tickets.

AUGUST 12TH

The Architecture for Pleasure Walk

Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 6pm-7pm. John Bennett's 1hr walk around Southwold in support of the Film Society. Meet at the Town Pump at 6pm. £10.

AUGUST 14TH

Lunchtime Organ Recital

St. Mary's Church, Halesworth

Organised by Southwold Railway Trust. Site open to visitors this afternoon. Come & see! The café, miniature railway & shop will be open, & guided tours of the site available. Info: 01502 725422 mail@southwoldrailway.co.uk

AUGUST 8TH-14TH

Michael Bullen

Art Exhibition

The Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings 10:30am. Plenty of on-site parking. Michael has a permanent exhibition of his paintings which can be viewed at his studio overlooking The Market Square in Halesworth. For more info, email: michaelbullen@btopenworld.com

AUGUST 9TH

Swimming with Men (12A) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves & Jim Carter in mid life crisis story of a men's synchronised swimming group who compete in the World Championship. Email: boxofﬁce@southwoldcinema.co.uk for tickets.

Organised by the Friends of St. Mary's. Doors open at noon for 12:30pm start. Today with Tom Horton at the organ. Refreshments available or bring own lunch. Retiring collection for the regeneration of St. Mary's Church.

AUGUST 16TH

Bingo Night in aid of Guide Dogs

Riﬂe Hall, Halesworth Doors open 6:30pm for 7pm start. Family event, all welcome. Rafﬂe. Bring own drinks. Sweet treat & nibbles provided. Tickets: £3. Bingo game books on the night: £5. Tickets from Rosedale in Market Place 01986 875588.

www.thoringtontheatre.co.uk

AUGUST 16TH

Bobby Mair

Thorington Theatre

7pm-8pm. Canadian stand-up comedian who starred in his own sitcom 'Bobby & Harriet: Get Married' with his wife. As seen on Comedy Central's Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats & Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Suitable for 12+. General admission: £21.

AUGUST 18TH

Music, Masques & Murder at the Jacobean Court Walpole Old Chapel, IP19 9AZ

3pm. A programme of words & music. Lucy Hughes-Hallett reads from 'The Scapegoat', her forthcoming biography of the Duke of Bukingham. Music performed by Rob Gildon & The Lovekyn Consort. Tickets on the door: £15 or online in advance £12 +fee. For more info, email: info@walpoleoldchapel.org

AUGUST 20TH

Danny The Champion of the World (U) Electric Picture Palace, Southwold 7pm. Roald Dahl story with Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Ronald Pickup & Cyril Cusack in which the idyllic life of a widower & his son is threatened by a property developer. Email: boxofﬁce@southwoldcinema.co.uk for tickets.

AUGUST 21ST-24TH

'Snake in the Grass' by Alan Ayckbourn

Southwold Arts Centre

Psychological Thriller. Annabel Chester returns home to her sister after their sadistic father's death, walking into a ghostly nightmare of jealousy, blackmail, revenge & murder. But who's trying to kill who & why? See website for times & tickets.

AUGUST 25TH

Concerts at Cratﬁeld

Fitzwilliam Quartet

St. Marys Church, Cratfield, IP19 0BU 3pm. Concerts at Cratfield's 5th concert features the award-winning Fitzwillam Quartet, one of the longest established string quartets in the world. Running time: 2hrs incl. 30 min interval for delicious tea & cake sold in aid of Cratfield Church funds. Tickets: £25, £15 via website (under 25 free via email: cratfieldenquiries1@gmail.com). See: www.concertsatcratfield.org

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AUGUST 28TH-SEPTEMBER 7TH

'Rough Crossing' by Tom Stoppard

Southwold Arts Centre

Set on an ocean liner, this comic tour-de force is elevated to classic level by uniquely Stoppardian dialogue, wordplay & physical comedy. With hopes sky-high, the writers, composer & leading lady of a brand new musical comedy are crossing the Atlantic, aiming for Broadway. But the script isn't ﬁnished & rehearsals not even begun! See website for times & tickets.

AUGUST 30TH

The Pear Tree Fund Charity Golf Day

Halesworth Golf Club

8am-5:30pm. Families & friends welcome. If you're a business & would like to sponsor this event, please get in touch. Your name will appear on our posters & scorecards with the option of displaying up to 2 banners. Email: juliette.weaver@peartreefund.org or call: 07425 664615.

AUGUST 30TH

Blythburgh Café & Mini Market

Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh IP19 9LL

10:30am-12pm. A monthly event. Come & browse the stalls.

AUGUST 30TH

Maze by Torchlight

Southwold Maize Maze

6:30pm. In aid of the Halesworth branch of Cancer Research UK. £8.50pp (under 2 free). Includes use of play equipment (weather permitting). Tickets available on website or on the night. Stalls & traditional fête games. Apologies, but stalls are cash only. Don't forget your torches!

AUGUST 31ST

Ellen Williams:

Silver Screen Serenades

Thorington Theatre

Suitable for all. Award-winning soprano Ellen Williams has performed in many of the UK's prestigious concert halls. Her voice is featured on award-winning international soundtracks & her videos have been viewed tens of millions of times. General admission: £25.

List it for FREE in our Halesworth & Southwold papers to reach more than 16,500 local people! Call Kasey on 01502 725801

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• Professional and Caring

• NHS and Private Treatment for Adults and Children

• Cosmetic Dentistry

• Dental Implants

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Quay Street, Halesworth 01986 872113

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An update from the Halesworth branch of Cancer Research UK

By the time you read, this we'll have completed our week in the I-Chameleon pop up shop and we hope lots of you managed to call in and ﬁnd a bargain. I will let you know how we got on in the next edition of The Community News.

Your generosity raised a brilliant £666.17.

The Musical Concert

The Lowestoft & District Organ & Keyboard Club held a musical concert to celebrate the life of their late chairman, Ivan Cleveland. They very generously donated the proceeds between ourselves at The Halesworth Branch of Cancer Research and Parkinson's UK.

666 Challenge Congratulations to Cathy and her golﬁng ladies from Halesworth Golf Club who completed their very arduous 666 challenge. The ladies played six different golf courses in six days to raise money for The Bobby Moore Fund (the other six is the shirt number worn by Bobby Moore). The Bobby Moore Fund is a section of Cancer Research UK concentrating on bowel cancer.

The ladies raised a magniﬁcent £1,291.20. Cathy and her ladies have already raised £1,558.66 and are continuing with another challenge called '55 Moore Holes for Bobby' in July. If you're involved with Halesworth Golf Club please give your support and encouragement to Cathy and her ladies.

Street collection

The concert was at The Parkhill Hotel and myself, Sue, Gill and Shirley attended. We were made so very welcome by Jeremy and the committee. We had such a wonderful afternoon with an eclectic mix of music from James Bond themes, Ave Maria, Yesterday, Pure Imagination from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, When the Saints and some Rock'n'Roll. The six people who entertained us were so talented. At the end of the afternoon, Jeremy presented me with a cheque for £515 with Parkinson's receiving the same amount. It was a truly wonderful afternoon. We'd like to thank Jeremy and his committee for putting on such a successful event.

Maize Maze by Torchlight

Massages • Hot Stone Massage

• Pregnancy Massage

• Oncology Massage • Facials

Thank you everyone who stopped and chatted and put a donation in our collecting goblets on June 21st in Halesworth and on Saturday 22nd at the Co-op.

Our next big event is our Maize Maze by Torchlight. The Old Hall Café (Reydon/Southwold)

have very generously agreed to host this event for us again this year. It was such good fun and a huge success last year. It will take place on August 30th, a last hurrah before the children go back to school. The doors will open at 6:30pm which will give everyone time to browse our stalls and have a go at our traditional fair games with prizes for the winners. We will have a few stalls including cakes, books, tombola and we'll be selling our Christmas Cards. Sorry for the inconvenience, but all our stalls and games will be CASH ONLY. The maze will open at 7:30pm and the ticket price of £8.50 per person (under 2's free) includes the use of the play park equipment (weather permitting for some activities). This year, there will be pink pebbles to ﬁnd inside the maze to win a prize. Tickets are on sale on their website. The Old Hall Café will be open for drinks and light refreshments. Please book early to avoid disappointment (you can pay on the night by card only). Don't forget to bring your torches! Hope to see you all there! Thank you for supporting all of our events raising money for the vital work carried out by Cancer Research UK. For more information, please call Dawn Davis (Chair) on: 01986 873640.

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Cathy and some of the committee members at the end of her 666 challenge

An update from Halesworth 2nd Brownies

Since our last report, we've been up to lots!

We have learnt all about the countryside code and what we need to do to respect our countryside and then we made posters to show what we learnt.

We spent an evening learning how to read maps and how to use a compass. We then put our skills to use by using a map of Halesworth to ﬁnd locations in the town, including the Post Ofﬁce and our meeting place.

We also learnt about different countries rules on what they allow into their countries. We then played a game where we each added an imaginary item into a suitcase and then remember what the last person had said, we had very interesting items added.

We also learnt the importance of keeping items dry from the wet weather as well as the importance of keeping our feet dry. We completed an activity based around wrapping our items up in a plastic bag and getting them wet. The Brownies did very well at keeping their items dry.

We completed a positive statements activity, where we decorated pebbles with positive messages on, which we have now hidden in Halesworth Town Park. If you've been lucky enough to ﬁnd one of our pebbles, please feel free to keep it, or re-hide it for someone else to ﬁnd!

We took a trip to the park

to complete a scavenger hunt and then had a play on the park equipment.

We had a trip to the cinema to watch Inside Out 2, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed and we each got a special badge.

We took part in a trail around town with small groups going in different directions to see what caught the Brownies attention and we ended back in the park and then had fun playing on the park equipment.

We took a trip to Penguins House where we had a picnic tea, enjoyed playing games and enjoyed an ice lolly.

On our last evening, we enjoyed playing games, including parachute. We enjoyed chips and an ice lolly.

2nd Halesworth Brownie Pack is celebrating a very special anniversary this year, it's our 40th birthday! We're planning a celebration for the autumn, and would like to invite Brownies and volunteers, past and present to join us in marking this very special occasion. Please spread the word and we'll let you know as soon as possible once we have more details.

We sadly said goodbye to Jenna (Snowy) at the end of term and we wish her the very best in the next adventure, we will all miss you.

Shelia, Karen, Sarah and Jenna

Edgar Sewter Playschool, Holiday & Out of School Club

Our Summer Holiday Club will run from July 22nd to August 23rd and we welcome children from all schools from ages four years and over.

Recently, the Play School enjoyed a lovely visit to the Oasis Camel Centre at Cratﬁeld, children and parents had fun watching the animals and playing in the sunshine. We welcome enquiries for children from two

years and over for places in September.

After School Club and Breakfast Club will resume in September at the start of the new term. For further details, please email: esplayschool@gmail.com or call: 07796 044277 to register with us or book a place.

For help with childcare costs, visit: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

By Year 6 at Bungay Primary

To learn manners,

To celebrate with banners.

To artistically draw,

To show balances on the ﬂoor.

To compete in sports,

To work with your cohort.

To love to read,

To aspire to succeed.

To learn to love fractions,

To use them in calculations.

To apply adjectives,

To learn with objectives.

To chat in French

To help on the Buddy Bench.

To write with verbs,

To plant some herbs.

To work with respect,

To make your brain connect.

To complete experiments,

To be in your element.

To tunefully play instruments,

To glow with compliments.

To map out the countries,

To classify the monkeys.

At the end of the day, It will all pay off in some way!

Bramfield, Ringsfield and Brampton Primary Schools activities

As the school year comes to an end at Ringsﬁeld, the Reception children have worked together to harvest some the produce in the school garden that we have been looking after this summer term. They picked the broad beans and peas and then took them out of their pods. They also dug up the potatoes and picked the ripe strawberries. The children were very excited to taste the peas and strawberries and some of the broad beans and potatoes were used for the school dinners. We have had a very successful crop this year!

We just want to say how proud we are of the children and all of their achievements during their time in Reception!

Reception children at Bramfield Primary have finished their first year at school learning about one of their favourite topics, dinosaurs. First, we learnt that when scientists talk about dinosaurs, they mean a special kind of animal that lived on land which had legs tucked under their body. We explored fossils and found out how we know what

we know about dinosaurs using clues from the past. We made our own dinosaur skeletons using salt dough bones and dried pasta and sorted dinosaurs into herbivores and carnivores by looking at the shape of their teeth. To celebrate our learning we set up a dinosaur museum for our parents to visit, displaying all our fantastic writing, pictures and models.

And ﬁnally, here is one of our favourite dinosaur jokes: Why did diplodocus have such a long neck? Because it had smelly feet!

At Brampton, the Reception children have been celebrating their ﬁrst year with us. We decided to have a Teddy Bears Picnic. The children brought in a teddy from home and we made homemade pizzas at school. The children chose what toppings to add to their pizza, spread the tomato sauce and chopped up their toppings. We had a fabulous time. We are very proud of how far our little learners have come this year with their learning. We hope you all have a fantastic summer. Well done children!

Bramﬁeld's Dinosaur Dig

Brampton's Teddy Bears Picnic

Ringﬁeld's Produce

Beccles gets ready for the town's biggest annual event on August 17th and 18th weekend!

The event gets under way on Saturday 17th August, at Beccles Quay events arena on Fen Lane at 1pm with our 'Fun Dog Show' (classes are listed on our website: www.becclescarnival.co.uk ). The dog show has kindly been sponsored by Cobby Dog, Vitalin, Gilbertson & Page, Heather's Hairee Hounds and Purina.

'Beccles Baby Competition' will take place during the afternoon along with arena displays and much more. Finishing off the afternoon, events will be 'Beccles Got Talent Under 17's Final' which has been sponsored by Beccles Caxton Club.

There will be stalls, a beer tent, street food area and fun zone with rides and inﬂatables will also be open. Entry to the events on the Quay are £3 per adult and free for the under 5's.

Saturday evening sees the return of 'Beccles Quay Rocks' live music on stage from 6pm.

Kicking off the evening's entertainment is 'Beccles Got Talent Over 18's Final' which has kindly been sponsored by Hales Group. One of the bands live on stage is Captain Scarlet band. Who are an East Anglian function band. They'll be singing various songs through the decades of music, a little something for everyone.

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Northgate, straight onto Fen Lane ending up at Beccles Quay.

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Our ﬁnal band headlining this year's event is 'Wrong Jovi' the UK's leading Bon Jovi tribute band. Wrong Jovi is the UK's most known and popular tribute band to the incredibly successful Bon Jovi! Playing a wide range of the most popular hits plus lots more! Entry to Beccles Quay Rock's is £3 per person and under 5's free.

We're happy for you to bring a picnic on to site, but no glass bottles will be permitted.

The Carnival Parade takes place on Sunday 18th, gathering at Roy's of Beccles car park and setting off at 1pm. Cheyenne Wilson (Carnival Queen), her Princesses Violet, Daisy, and Prince Elijah leading the colourful cavalcade as it winds its way through the town centre and down to Beccles Quay.

This year's carnival parade including ﬂoats, dance groups, fancy dress characters, bands and much more. Just before our Carnival parade leaves Roy's, we'll be having 20 Mustangs from 'Simply Mustang UK' set off and making some noise around the route.

Carnival parade route:

Starting from Roys, the parade will turn left onto Gosford Road, turning left onto Station Road, into Market Street. Then left onto New Market, left onto The Walk, onto Saltgate, and then straight down

Another act performing is Leon Mallett who is more recently known as the 'East Anglian Boy' and seen on XFactor in 2017. Leon will be singing his wellknown internet sensation songs along with a few more wellknown tracks.

The carnival organisers would like to encourage everyone watching the parade to put at least 10p in a donation bucket on the parade route as this helps us keep the Carnival going for many more years.

Please note, the Quay bridge will be monitored from 1:30pm3pm, this is due to health and safety. We'd suggest accessing the Quay via the Travis Perkins entrance.

'Sunday Live at the Quay' from 1pm will be an assortment of performers and arena displays including a surprise guest live on stage mid-afternoon.

There will be stalls, a beer tent, street food area, fun zone including rides and inﬂatables open from 1pm-6pm on Beccles Quay. Entry to the event will be £3 per person and under 5's free.

Annette (Carnival Coordinator) thanked the volunteers who put on the carnival and the businesses and supporters who donate and sponsor the event to help with the running costs. She appealed to people attending to give generously. She said: "Financially, this year has been particularly difﬁcult to raise funds and we've really struggled to get the money we need to put on the carnival this year. I cannot emphasise enough that as much

as we love all the pennies and tuppences you save all year to put in the buckets on the parade route, if everyone watching can put in 10p, we can continue to offer everything we do."

Denise (Parade Organiser) reinforced the co-ordinators comments, and stressed the carnival was not run or funded by the Council. She said: "Like most organisations recently, things are not as easy to keep ticking over, we really need your help with volunteers but most importantly with your donations. It is a fantastic advert for our town and gives a real boost to the local economy, attracting thousands of visitors over the weekend."

ICENI Taekwon-do's Summer ITF

Belt Grading - The Monday Tribe!

All ICENI Taekwon-do students were tested on their techniques and patterns, and were worked hard by instructor

Mr Bedingﬁeld, all under the watchful eyes of Examiner Mrs Bedingﬁeld and her ICENI Black Belt assistants.

The students were also tested on the progress of their sparring, followed by work on some react and counter basics for their self defence awareness.

Each students' development of power and technique is regularly assessed in classes in the three months between gradings, so not all the hard work is done in just one evening. Students were then taken through their Korean terminology as a group, which is the international language used for instructing Taekwon-do around the world.

The grading ﬁnished with a

belt and certiﬁcate presentation ceremony at which point parents were invited into the ICENI dojang. Each student was presented with a new belt, new certiﬁcate, and another entry in their club grading booklets.

All ICENI students ITF grades are nationally recognised and added to the British Martial Arts and Boxing Association register for lifetime authentication. Each grade is a step closer to their

ICENI Taekwon-do

New students are always welcome. Especially adults who just relish the chance of learning a martial art with us. Everyone is given four free sessions within 28 days before needing to join the club, which is six hours of Taekwon-do tuition. Please see if you can bring a friend in to try! More information and booking details can be found at: iceniTKD.uk

Halesworth Pumas Cricket

The biggest issues facing the Halesworth Pumas this season has been the weather, and whether we have enough players.

A season-ending injury to a stalwart, and a couple of players being unavailable for most of the season, left the selection thin in the ground.

ﬁeld, and Gillinghams Russ Roberts has also joined the club.

So far, six games have seen three losses, two wins and a draw. The wins were at home to Thorpeness and Worlingworth, the draw, away at Worlingworth in an exciting match that nearly had a super over, it was decided the light wasn't ﬁt for such things and the teams shook hands.

The losses, well, both friendlies against Rum Old Boys, as well as a narrow defeat away at Saxmundham on their celebration day (40 years playing at Carlton Park) were all good games too.

'Bike Active Day' on 15th June

Millennium Green launches 'Bike Active North Suffolk' for inclusive cycling

The Millennium Green is immensely proud to introduce to the town to a brand new project called 'Bike Active North Suffolk (BANS)' which will soon be operating on the Green. As part of an initiative to provide safe cycling to less able adults (such as those with a disability or recovering from an illness) BANS is a new group currently being established in Halesworth to provide similar facilities to sister group 'Bike Active Norfolk'. Subject to adequate demand, funds and volunteers, from spring 2025, the group expects to operate on the all-weather

trafﬁc-free track. The track is part of National Cycle Route 1, so there's no better place for this wonderful project to be. If you didn't get down to the Green on June 15th, during national cycling week, you missed a rare opportunity to see and try out these very special cycles. The BANS group (which is run purely by volunteers) held a demonstration on the Green of bicycles available for clients, ranging from standard solo to fully wheelchair-designed bikes. The event drew considerable interest, and the group is keen to hear from prospective clients, donors or volunteers that are

essential to making the group a sustainable success. Email: bansuffolk@gmail.com to express an interest, or for more details. In addition, if you're interested to see how these groups operate, take a look at the sister group website at: www.bikeactivenorfolk.org

During the Green's special 25th anniversary year, our 'Explore in '24' series of walks and activities continues to be hugely enjoyable. Look out for the next walk, led by an expert in mid-August when we'll be out hunting for dragonﬂies and other insects. If you're interested in joining the invertebrate 'bioblitz' that we've advertised previously for mid-

July, you're not too late! Email: nicky.rowbottom@btinternet. com to join in. The Green's a big place, and very varied, we welcome all the help we can get. Buns and soft drinks provided.

All the Explore in '24 events planned so far (and there will be more throughout the year) are on our website.

The Green has an active and cheerful volunteer body helping with work-parties, planning events, keeping on top of the ﬁnance, running the special projects that crop up. Come and be part of it all. Have a browse on: www.millenniumgreen. halesworth.net and email: thegreen@halesworth.net

New signings however have bolstered the team. Ex Middleton Captain and now Halesworth resident James Boone has come in and made an impact, alongside former Saxmundham protege Angus Ferguson, whilst new player Christopher Whymark recently made his way onto the

Summer holiday sports at The Venue, Beccles

Monday 29th July: Rollerskating

• 9:30am-11am

• 11:30am-1pm (5yrs+) £5

Tuesday 30th July: Racket Sports

• 9:30am-12pm (8-13yrs) £15

Tuesday 6th August: Trampolining

• 9:30am-12pm (5-8yrs) £15

• 1pm-3:30pm (8-16yrs) £15

Thursday 8th August: Archery

• 9:30am-11:30am

• 12pm-2pm (8-16yrs) £13

Wednesday 14th August: Tennis

• 9:30am-11am (8-16yrs) £8

Thursday 15th August:

Arts & Crafts & Party Games

• 9:30am-12pm (5-8yrs) £15

Monday 19th August: Trampolining

• 9:30am-12pm (5-8yrs) £15

• 1pm-3:30pm (8-16yrs) £15

Wednesday 21st August: Archery

• 9:30am-11:30pm

• 12pm-2pm (8-16yrs) £13

Tuesday 27th August: Rollerskating

• 9:30am-11am

• 11:30am-1pm (5yrs+) £5

Thursday 29th August: Sports Morning

• 9:30am-12pm (5-8yrs) £15

UBBESTON LODGE SWIMMING POOL

UBBESTON LODGE

SWIMMING POOL

Special thanks to Rumburgh Buck and the Rumburgh grounds team for their continued efforts in keeping us going, and also to our new "ofﬁcial photographer" Craig Messenger, whom joined us last season for many games and has continued to do so this term. Our ﬁxtures are available on our Facebook page, and we have about six to go, plus hopefully a charity day on the 1st September (watch this space).

For now, all the best, Hit Out or Get Out

It's not been all doom and gloom though, the Jacket of Shame has been replaced with "Gloria the tabard of Shame" and a new voting system is now in place for such dubious honours.

Cricket • 1pm-3:30pm (8-16yrs) £15

For more information or to book a place, please call The Venue on: 01502 712039, or email: thevenue@sirjohnleman. co.uk. You can also ﬁnd us on Facebook. Please provide child's name, age, any relevant medical information and a contact telephone number. You can pop into the venue during our opening hours to pay by cash or card, or we can send a payment link to your mobile phone.

Find us on socials to keep up-to-date with lots of

Looking to keep fit or have some fun family time?

• Indoor poolHeated all year round

• Indoor Pool heated all year round

• Exclusive use for groups of up to 8

• Exclusive use for groups of up to 6

• Private Changing Rooms - equipped with loos, showers and hair dryers

• Underfloor heating throughout

• Private changing rooms equipped with toilets and showers

• Playpen

• Underfloor heating throughout

Halesworth Millennium Green

ICENI students with their new belts and certiﬁcates

Black Belt!

Halesworth Gallery

Halesworth Gallery can be found in one of the oldest areas of the town, in a 400 year old almshouse. Steeple End in Halesworth (IP19 8LL), as the name suggests, is on the south side of St Mary's Church.

The gallery has been here since 1966 and throughout all of this time has been run by teams of volunteers who have organised exhibitions of work by local artists during the summer months. Not many galleries have survived and thrived for this amount of time, and we have a team of committed committee members, stewards and friends to thank for its success.

Like all organisations run this way, we need more help in the day-to-day running of the gallery. We have three light and spacious rooms in the gallery and it is usual for one artist to show in each room. Sometimes, we have collaborative projects, young persons and groups showings, so each year, we have an exciting programme of events.

Our next show (which runs from July 27th to August 21st) features the work of Fliss Cary and Tracee Findlater in one room and Jack Crampton and Lee Johnson in the other two spaces.

The work of Fliss Cary and Tracee Findlater is a collaboration of artist and poet. Fliss is an artist who visually responds to landscape around Norwich, while Tracee puts words to her inspiration based on the natural world, dreams and memory and abandoned wild spaces.

Jack Crampton says of his work that he responds to external spatial and temporal messages or alignments. He uses free improvisation to make visual collisions using a variety of media.

From August 24th to September 18th, we have AnnaLise Horsley, Margie Britz and Maria Pavledis exhibiting in a show entitled 'message from the underground'. All three artists explore the earth and geology, exploring the elemental nature of a particular locality. You don't have to be an artist to become involved with Halesworth Gallery. Could you give up a few hours each week between April and September to help us? Call us on 01986 873064. If you're an artist and would be interested in showing your work next year, you can ﬁnd details of the application process on: www.halesworthgallery.co.uk

Halesworth Men's Shed celebrates 10th anniversary

The Halesworth Men's Shed has celebrated its 10th anniversary.

The Men's Shed movement effectively started in the UK early this century when a young man, travelling in Australia, saw the impact that Men's Sheds were having there. He called his father in the UK and told him to start something similar here.

They could start out in an empty shop or a village hall. So long as you have a space the size of a double garage, you can get going," says Mr. Mizon. Sheds provide a valuable resource for older men in particular.

At the end of 2013, there was a breakfast TV item about Men's Sheds, which prompted a couple of men in Halesworth to investigate. This resulted in Halesworth Men's Shed being formed in 2014 as shed number 47. There are now more than 1,000 sheds open in the UK.

PRIVATE HIRE TRAVEL

In summer 2014, the Halesworth Men's Shed was formally unveiled by Annette Dunning (the then Chair of Halesworth Town Council). The publicity resulted in around 30 men showing interest and plenty of tools were donated. About 20 men resolved to meet every Saturday morning for coffee in Chinny's until they were eventually offered occupancy of the former Micropress bindery warehouse a few yards away.

During 2014/2015, the room was transformed into the workshop that exists today.

"The biggest challenge for most sheds is premises and the cost of those," said Doug Mizon, one of the founders of the Halesworth Shed. "Most sheds won't start without premises".

The new premises were opened in September 2015.

The Shed currently has about 50 members (both men and women) and continues to provided ﬁrst-class facilities for a range of woodworking, metalworking, jewellery-making and occasional pottery activities. Some for our own members, some for members of the public and some for other not-for-proﬁt organisations.

"Sheds don't have to start big.

"They allow older men to continue to use skills they used when they worked, perhaps to learn something new and also to mix with some good company," says Mr. Mizon. "A lot of older men, in particular, sit at home, watch too much TV, eat and drink too much and die too soon" he says. There's a need to recruit younger people, to keep the shed alive, but it's difﬁcult to get younger people to come along. "Younger people can learn a lot from older people, in a shed".

The shed has had notable successes in its time: "We had a younger chap with severe phobias. He had to walk out of the shed from time to time. "One of our members was very good with the lathe. He helped the younger chap learn and become quite proficient with it. This gave him confidence he didn't seem to have when he joined the shed. "Eventually, this helped him get a job. I don't think he'd have had the confidence to get that job without having been to the shed. We've also had quite a few members with serious illnesses, who have been able to come and talk about their conditions, which they've found very helpful."

Halesworth Shed is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-2pm and on Saturdays from 10am-12pm. Anyone's welcome to call in to visit during those hours. Anyone with questions can call the shed: 01986 835905 or email: shedhalesworth@gmail.com. Written by Jez Donaldson, Freelance Journalist and Men's Shed member.

Annette Dunning opening the Halesworth Men's Shed with Douglas Mizon in the summer of 2014

MARLOW, Sally

1935-2024. Sally Marlow died peacefully on June 23rd at her care home in Hampshire.

Sally was born in Boston, Massachusetts and met her husband Tony while in graduate school at Harvard University. In 1962, they moved to Poland to teach in the American School in Warsaw. After two years in Warsaw, they moved to London, where they eventually settled, teaching in the American School in London.

In the early 1970s, they bought and renovated a thatched cottage (Paradise Farm) in Chediston and it became their retreat from London until it burned down in 2010.

Sally's love of drawing began in 1980 when she began sketching churches while they were on a yearlong sabbatical in Europe. From then, her artistic talents grew and she switched to teaching art for the last decade of her high school teaching career. She was most happy

when sketching or painting.

Sally loved England so much that she became a British citizen. After retirement, Sally and Tony moved permanently to Halesworth in 2015 and Sally became involved with Halesworth in Bloom soon after.

She helped with gardening and used her ﬁne artistic skills to decorate bollards in the town.

Sally leaves two daughters, one in England and one in the USA, ﬁve grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Sally's family are very grateful to the friends who gave her their support, particularly after Tony died.

Funeral private at her request.

WANT, Margaret

Michael, Sarah, Mark, Ellie and Phoebe would like to thank everyone who attended Margaret's funeral for all the support and kind words of condolences, cards, letters, ﬂowers, donations and memories which you shared with us of Mum/Grandma. We found these truly heartwarming at what has been a difﬁcult time. Many thanks also to Faith, Kevin and all at Rosedale whose kindness, support and help was so appreciated, the Reverend Dominic Doble for a special and thoughtful service and to everyone at Halesworth Golf for the wonderful catering and hospitality.

In memoriam

WARNE, Tim "Digger"

The family of the late Timothy Warne would like to express their sincere thanks for all the cards and messages of sympathy following Tim's passing. The love and respect shown for Tim was truly remarkable, and in this we take comfort.

Special thanks to all his friends who helped him through his illness.

Thanks to Andrew Fairweather (Celebrant), Gary Gowers, Waveney Crematorium and High Lodge.

Finally, thank you to Faith and Keven at Rosedale Funeral Home and to Derek and Kim and all of Tim's colleagues at Hammond Recovery for giving him such a unique and memorable send off.

Doreen, Michael, Graeme and Carole

Upcoming events at Halesworth Library

Events at the library kick off

Board Games Café on August 5th, between 2pm-4pm (drop

any time). It's open to all ages and abilities. There will be a range of games available, so join us and meet new friends, have fun and enjoy tea and cake in the welcoming space of the library.

Feel free to bring your own board game along! No need to book. There are also two sessions of our regular Sociable Sunday events on August 11th and 25th.

You can drop in any time between 10:30am-12:30pm and enjoy meeting new people, and chat over a cuppa and a slice of cake.

If you've picked up a copy of the Community News in good time, you may still have the opportunity to come along to see award-winning Suffolk author and Halesworth Library patron, Jackie Carreira, launch

her brand-new novel at the library on July 25th at 7:30pm.

'Notebook Number Nine' is a lifeafﬁrming, often humorous story of self-discovery, and what it simply means to be human. When all the lies and hypocrisy of the world become too much to ignore, and you can't afford to escape to a monastery up a mountain, what would you do?

Bekki is about to ﬁnd out!

All events will take place in Halesworth Library and are organised by the Friends of Halesworth Library. Attendance is free, though donations to cover the cost of refreshments are appreciated. It helps our planning (how many biscuits to buy etc) if you can let us know if you plan to attend the book talks. You can email: friendsofhalesworth library@gmail.com or speak to the library assistants.

www.halesworthcarpetshop.co.uk

In memoriam

Local builder Kerslake supports Halesworth Swifts

Installing nest boxes calls for skill, strength and a head for heights! Which is why

Bungay Camera Club members face new three-theme challenge

The members of Bungay Camera Club were faced with a new challenge for their latest evening of competition. The challenge was to submit three individual images for three different themes. Usually, there's a single theme covered by a colour and a mono print. Plus a projected digital image (PDI).

It was thought that widening the choice of topics would encourage more scope for creativity and allow newer club members to get involved with producing images to put forward into a competition format.

The three themes were: 'A book' (coloured prints), 'Frozen in time' (mono prints) and 'On a small scale' (PDI's).

The judge for the competition was Rob Howarth LRPS, from Lowestoft and he had the task of scoring, out of 20 points, the many and varied images.

Before starting his critique and awarding points, Mr Howarth commented: ''I'm very pleased

to be returning to Bungay Camera Club as it's always an interesting evening seeing the images presented. Not only will I be scoring the image, but I'll be making observations on the way the print is mounted, as this can sometimes affect the way an image is viewed. Although, this will not affect the mark given to the image itself.''

Mr Howarth then began to give his remarks and observations about the colour and mono prints before giving their awarded scores. Following a break for refreshments, Mr Howarth resumed his judging and scoring for the PDI images. After receiving a show of thanks from the club Chairperson Sue Grief LRPS, Mr Howarth replied that: "The standard of images on show was high and it was great to see that a lot of creativity and thought had gone into producing the prints and PDI's. It's been another enjoyable evening spent with Bungay

Financial focus on... Dying without a Will

Research indicates that over half of the adult population in the UK do not have a valid Will (according to multiple sources). This means that when they die, their assets are distributed in accordance with the Intestacy Rules which can cause all manner of problems if assets are sent to undeserving members of a family or, for example, a substantial inheritance is left to teenage adults without any control.

Assuming you live in England or Wales, if you die Intestate, the current rules are:

• Married/civil partnership with no children: Your spouse receives everything.

• Married/civil partnership with children: Your spouse receives your personal assets and the first £322,000 in value. The remainder is split equally between your spouse and your children (including illegitimate and adopted but not stepchildren). It becomes more complicated if you are neither married or in a civil partnership. Now, in order of set off, your assets go absolutely to your children and then to your living parents (equally), before your siblings are considered as beneficiaries. If the assets still cannot be distributed, the rules then send your assets to your living grandparents and then to your aunts and uncles. (If either your children, siblings or aunts and uncles have already died but have themselves left beneficiaries, those beneficiaries can stand in their stead). Ultimately, if no beneficiaries can be found, your estate goes to the Crown. (The government claims thousands of

such cases each year). If your assets to pass to a minor, the government will hold them in trust until they reach age 18 whereupon their inheritance is released to them without any controls, whether or not they are ﬁnancially mature enough to handle the responsibility.

Even without considering whether tax planning might be useful, a simple Will can prevent your assets going where they shouldn't. With modern lives being a lot more complicated than the simple old-fashioned family unit, having a Will has never been more important and can save so many problems.

For Will preparation, whilst not legally obligatory, is recommended that you should contact a suitably qualiﬁed solicitor or Will preparer. For inheritance tax advice, you should speak to a suitably qualiﬁed tax professional.

Hope this helps. For further information, please contact Robin Beadle (pictured) via email: robin.beadle@ensors.co.uk.

Disclaimer: Specialist advice should always be sought prior to taking any action on matters discussed in this article.

Camera Club and I look forward to visiting again."

The club members scoring 1st place (marks of 20 points) and 2nd place (marks of 19 points) were:

Colour prints: A Book

Joint 1st place was won by Jim Moore with 'Murder In Mind' and Mark Gray with 'Cook Book'. Joint 2nd place was won by Andy Wilson with 'A Clockwork Orange', Ian Anderson with 'The Sea The Sea' and Peter Nixon with 'I'll Just Get My Shell Suit and Trainers'.

Mono prints: Frozen In Time

Joint 1st place was won by Peter Nixon with 'Freeze FrameBattling The Beast' (pictured above) and Andy Wilson with 'Iced Up at 18:54:41'. Joint 2nd place was won by Jim Moore with 'What's The Time, Dandelion', David Penrose with 'Frozen In The Glacier', Richard Roberts with 'Frozen In Time' and Ian Anderson with 'Moment Of Impact'.

PDI's:

On A Small Scale

Joint 1st place was won by Andy Wilson with 'Woodland Fungi' and Sue Grief with 'Scaling

The Peaks'. Joint 2nd place was won by Adrian Muttitt with 'Old Guys Rule', David Penrose with 'A Little Family Visit To Trafalgar Square' and Ian Anderson with 'Just Hanging'.

An important future date for the diary is August 31st when Bungay Camera Club will be holding their Annual Exhibition and Fair at Broome Village Hall.

For more information about joining Bungay Camera Club, the remaining programme for 2024 and image gallery, please visit: www.bungaycameraclub.org

Halesworth Swifts group were very pleased to have the help of local building company Kerslake to help install new boxes at height. Toby Kerslake and Les Hambling made short work of putting up two boxes in the town. We hope that these will be used by swifts in years to come. Despite the cool rainy weather, there have been a good number of swifts around Halesworth this season. The young will have ﬂedged by early August and

will be taking to the skies over Halesworth. Once the fledglings leave the nest, they won't land for two to three years as they eat and sleep on the wing. In July, Halesworth Swifts were pleased to be able to deliver a fledgling that fell out of its nest in Chediston Street to the Wildlife Lounge in Thetford. It was a well-developed youngster and, with expert care, this little bird will soon be flying off to Africa.

Swifts migrate to the Congo in Equatorial Africa for the winter and return in early May to breed in England. That is a round trip of 8,000 miles and we hope that you agree swifts are miraculous birds that we can be proud to help.

If you're interested in being a supporter, please follow us on Facebook at 'Halesworth Swifts'. You can also email: halesworthswifts@gmail.com

Charity donations from RAOB

The Britannia Lodge RAOB (Buffs) had a special evening to help local charities recently.

Two representatives from ﬁve organisations were invited into the Caxton Club room after a shortened Lodge meeting and were presented with cheques of £300 each. They thanked the brothers of the Lodge and explained how the money will beneﬁt them.

The rest of the evening was enjoyed with social chat, refreshments and a rafﬂe (to add more money to the Charity Fund for the future).

The beneﬁciaries were: BACT (Community Transport for Waveney & South Norfolk), The May Centre, Beccles Salvation Army, St. Luke's Lunch Club and Beccles Men's Shed. Bro Graham Rudd ROH, City Secretary

Pink Ladies' Tractor Road Run 2024

A bumper number of ladies took part in this year's Pink Ladies' Tractor Road Run to mark the 20th run of this iconic event.

On Sunday 7th July, a spectacular convoy of more than 190 tractors swathed in pink travelled a 20-mile route through south Norfolk and north Suffolk.

Thousands of people packed the route in support, while family and friends joined the ladies at a picnic lunch in sunshine and then rain at Gawdy Hall meadow just outside Harleston.

Organiser Annie Chapman,

who was driving one of the oldest tractors on the run (a 1950 David Brown Cropmaster) said: "How lucky were we! We managed to avoid the worst of the weather both on the outward journey and, almost, on the way back! Apart from the amazing support for the nearly 200 ladies around the 20-mile route, our wonderful town of Harleston was almost overwhelming. We were very appreciative of the safety measures put in place by TMO Highways, (whose staff gave their time free) as the pavements and marketplace were packed with

News from Framlingham and Saxmundham Cats Protection

It was great to see the many visitors to our stalls at the Woodbridge Regatta on a chilly day in June and at Southwold Street Festival on a sunnier day! Thank you all for your support. We look forward to seeing you at the Framlingham Country Show on August 17th and 18th.

Thinking of giving a cat a home? Getting a cat can be both exciting and daunting, leaving a lot to think about. From kitting out your home ready for your new arrival, to keeping your cat safe. All cats have different personalities that make them the perfect pet for the right home. For some, adopting a kitten is ideal but an older cat might be a great option for a quieter household. Cats with disabilities make great companions too, especially as indoor pets. At Fram & Sax, we make every effort to ensure a great match for each adopted cat! When the cat ﬁrst arrives,

you'll need to help settle them into their new home. A change of environment can be stressful for a cat and it can take a while before they feel settled. Taking one step at a time is important; be patient and always work at the cat's pace when letting them adjust to their new setting.

As an owner, you have an obligation to ensure all your cat's welfare needs are met - from a suitable environment and diet, to the freedom to exhibit normal behaviour patterns. Also, from June 2024, by law, all pet cats in England must be microchipped before they reach the age of 20 weeks (this applies to indoor-only cats, too). You must also keep your contact details up to date on a DEFRA-approved microchipping database. Cats are naturally inquisitive animals and you will want to do all you can to protect against accidents. This includes providing appropriate health care

and safety, both inside and out. The average life expectancy of a cat is around 14 years, with many living well beyond this age. It's important to be able to assess your cat's quality of life to prevent suffering as they get older or become ill. If there comes a time when your cat is in continual pain, discomfort or distress, the most loving and courageous way you can show how much you care is to end their suffering. Making the decision to euthanise your much-loved pet is a difﬁcult one and guidance from your vet will be invaluable at this stage. We're here to offer advice on everything from choosing the right cat, common health issues and when to say goodbye to your beloved companion. Cat looking for a home: Pictured right is Honey, who is about two years old. She has an

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hundreds of enthusiastic wellwishers. What an emotional trip for so many of the lady drivers and, I know, many of the public watching. Thank you to everyone who made this event possibleand so spectacular!"

People turned out to cheer the ladies on along the route in towns, villages, lay-bys and gardens. Houses and businesses were bedecked in pink bunting, banners and ﬂags and many supporters were dressed head-to-toe in pink.

The total raised from this year's event will be announced on September 6th, 2024.

Annie Chapman said: "As with any event of this size, it cannot be achieved without the support of many people. I'd like to thank everyone involved, all the drivers, all the people who lend tractors, the land-owners, the many marshals, collecting ladies and anyone else who helps to make this event happen, it's a large team effort!"

To donate to this year's run online, please visit: fundraise. cancerresearchuk.org/unite/pinkladies-tractor-road-run-2024

To ﬁnd out more about the run visit: ladiestractorroadrun.co.uk

and

'Freeze Frame - Battling The Beast' by Peter Nixon won joint 1st place in the 'Frozen in Time' theme (mono print)

Image credit: Jono Slack

Toby Kerslake and Les Hambling installing new nest boxes for swifts

Ensors Chartered Accountants

J C WOODPRODUCTS

News from The Pear Tree Fund & Dee's Den Charity Shop

The recent Wissett Open Gardens raised £1,175. A huge thank you to Louise and Julian Harris and Caroline and Frank Burton for hosting the event in their spectacular gardens. Our gratitude extends to Station 366 for keeping us all entertained with their legendary music and of course our wonderful volunteers who work hard behind the scenes bringing everything together.

The Halesworth Pop Chorus Quiz Night was a huge success! It was a fun evening and over £650 was raised. Thank you, Halesworth Pop Chorus!

The Queen's Head, Bramﬁeld's Charity Music Bingo raised an amazing £298. It was a fantastic evening with much laughter. We can't wait for the next one.

Our 50/50 rafﬂe at Heveningham Hall Country Fair raised £2,412 with two lucky winners receiving £1,320 and £1,252. Thank you to everyone who volunteered or took part, especially Barbara Kell who worked hard to make it such a successful and fun occasion.

Sotterley Hall Country Fair was a beautiful day and great fun for all the family and stall holders. £174 was raised through donations as well as the sale of Melia Scot's book 'Stratford'. Thank you to Melia, all our volunteers and everyone who donated. Thanks also to Sue Hall for her delicious buns and Rachel Bunn for organising the event and for choosing The Pear Tree Fund as a beneﬁciary.

Our collection boxes have been rattling, and thanks to

Focus Organic, Laxﬁeld Co-op, The Queens Head, Bramﬁeld and Halesworth Florist & Greengrocer, over £200 was raised last month.

We'd like to thank Catherine "Cate" Boyle for her generous commitment to her role as Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees. Cate is a great strategist and her vast experience of governance issues has been instrumental in helping the Pear Tree Fund Board of Trustees to identify and remedy areas of improvement. Cate is stepping down from her role, and will be greatly missed but we hope that she'll be returning in the near future.

We'd also like to say an enormous thank you to Vicky Wilkinson who has volunteered for the Pear Tree Fund for four years. Vicky has contributed greatly to the work that we do, her kind and gentle manner always made people feel cared for. Now we must say goodbye, we will miss Vicky but wish her well with the next new chapter in her life.

Upcoming events:

• August 30th: Golf Day at Halesworth Golf Club.

• September 27th: Dee's Den for the Pear Tree Fund Fashion Show, Holton Village Hall.

• October 23rd-30th: iChameleon Pop-Up-Shop in Halesworth.

• November 15th: Auction of Promises at Halesworth Golf Club.

• September (details to follow): 5km Fun Run in Halesworth

• September (details to follow): Quilting Exhibition at Darsham

Village Hall. Every month, the Pear Tree Fund give away cash prizes for people taking part in our 50/50 Club. We split all the contributions 50/50, so three lucky winners will receive a share of 50% of the month's contributions. Visit: www. peartreeefund.org/50-50-club to take part or call us: 01986 899655 for a form.

Dee's Den:

Now it's ofﬁcially summer, lets hope the weather warms up and the rain goes away so we can enjoy some much-needed sunshine!

The summer clothes are out!

An abundance of lovely items to suit everyone. Swimwear and shorts have been added. We have summer sandals, shoes and slippers with a wide range of accessories, jewellery, belts etc as well as an amazing range of beautiful hats (please ask to view these as we can't put them all out in the shop). You're welcome to browse for that special bargain, with a discounted £1 rail of adult's clothes and a 50p children's rail are worth a look.

We have new stock each day, all at reasonable prices.

We have a wide variety of: Toys, games, jigsaws, haberdashery, needlework, knitting items, patterns, knitting, crochet needles, yarn, zips, buttons and remnants, linen, bedding, tablecloths, towels, curtains, bric-a-brac, tableware, kitchenware, plants, homemade jam and marmalade (thank you Jenny), CD's, DVD's and vinyl's

as well as a wide range of books. Just ask if you don't see what you're looking for.

We have small pieces of furniture available (pine corner unit, small tables, chairs). If you're interested, let us know as some of these are stored off-site.

Donations can be dropped off at the shop when we're open. If there are lots of donations, please deliver on a Monday or Thursday morning to the sorting end of the shop where we have extra volunteers on duty. If you're unable to deliver, we can collect. We don't accept electrical items unless they're new and in the box.

We also collect clean but well-worn items of clothing and bedding that can be recycled. Let the volunteers know when dropping items off that they are for recycling.

We're open Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am1pm; on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, we try to stay open until 2pm (depending on volunteer cover).

We have an amazing team of volunteers. If you're interested in volunteering, do call in and leave your number.

Our popular 'Dee's Den Fashion Show' will be held again on September 27th at Holton Village Hall. If anyone wishes to be considered as a model or would like to help, then do get in touch.

To contact Dee's Den, call Nikki 07733 668221 or to speak to one of our friendly volunteers in the shop, please call 01986 899655 during opening hours.

We specialise in low cost repair options to buildings and can assist you with any building problem

SUFFOLK OFFICE

Brunel House, Norwich Road, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8HX • 01986 875651

5 Ancient House Mews, Church Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DH Tel/Fax: 01394 383828 Email: simon.wright@emailm3.co.uk

Halesworth Dementia Carers' Fund

iChameleon Pop-up Shop

We shall be running our annual pop-up shop from August 22nd to the 28th. We'd appreciate donations of items to sell, but please, no clothes or shoes.

Car Boot Stall Phil the Van Man would like to run a car boot table to raise funds for us in the near future. As yet, a ﬁrm date has not been set, but he'd like good quality items to sell. If you have goodies that we could sell at either the shop or car boot sale and would like them collected, please call HDCF on 07990 199632 or call Phil directly on: 07805 820165.

100+ Club

Our 100+ Club now has 145 members. We're so grateful to all who support us. The winning numbers for July are 8 (£100), 44 (£75), 81 (£50) and 53 (£25). If you'd like to join the 100+ Club, please call Anna on: 07721 842802.

Seated Tap Dance Group

If you're tired of marathonrunning and fell-walking, this may be just the group for you. It's an excellent way to keep ﬁt and mobile, in a very gentle and friendly way that is good for physical and mental health. The group meets on Fridays from

Cat sculpture auction to support Cats Protection

Some time ago, the Anglia Coastal branch of Cats Protection re-homed two ginger cats, when a lovely lady sadly passed away.

The lady had been an avid collector of beautiful cat sculptures by Winstanley, Susie Marsh and other artists. In gratitude for ﬁnding his daughters beloved ginger cats new homes, her father donated her impressive collection of sculptures to raise money for the Cats Protection.

We're thrilled to announce that all of these gorgeous sculptures will be on display between August 8th and September 8th, and will be available to purchase at Merlina-Arts, Earsham Heritage Mill, Church Road, Earsham, Bungay, NR35 2TQ. MerlinaArts is open from Thursday to

Sunday between 10am-2pm.

If you'd like to view the cat sculptures for sale, there will be a silent auction for the larger pieces and there will also be a tombola available. Many of the sculptures will also be available to purchase on the day you visit the gallery.

All money raised from the sculpture sales will go directly to the Anglia Coastal branch of Cats Protection and will be used for food and vets bills towards the cats currently in their care. So, please do take the time to go along and view these beautiful sculptures, you might see one that you like!

Our grateful thanks also go to Alison Lewsley and Debra Hartman of Merlina-Arts for their help in organising this sale on our behalf.

12:30pm-1:30pm in the Co-op Community Room. Please come and have a look and a try. Family Support Group

This group is aimed primarily at family carers. Being a carer can be so stressful and lonely, and this group provides an excellent opportunity to get some support and help. It meets in the Co-op Community Room on Fridays from 2pm-3:30pm.

If you'd like any information about our work, ways to help, or to make a donation, please call: 07790 199632 or email: info@halesworthdementia.co.uk

John Wood

Lions Clubs donate for Autistic Assistance Dog to aid local boy

Recently, the ﬁve Lions Clubs of Lions Clubs International District 105CE Zone 4C were approached to see if they could help a local family who needed an Autistic Assistance Dog for their young son, who is autistic.

The ﬁve Clubs that make up District 105CE Zone 4C are; Beccles & District Lions Club, Bungay Area Lions Club, Halesworth Lions Club, Lowestoft Lions Club and Southwold (Solebay) Lions Clubs. All agreed to help the family by providing the money to buy a dog along with supporting them with the specialist training the dog will need to meet the speciﬁc requirements of their autistic son.

After meeting with the mother, Miss Hannah Day along with her son Elliot, the Zone 4C Club Presidents and club members presented a £4,000 cheque for the purchase and training of the autistic assistance dog. Miss Day said: "I cannot

thank the Lion Clubs of Zone 4C enough for this kind donation as it will help Elliot enormously. Elliot is almost six now and is completely nonverbal, he doesn't say a single word and being autistic, he does require a high level of around-the-clock care. You simply can't take your eyes off him. Although Elliot is such a happy little boy regardless and absolutely LOVES nothing more than being in his own little world and being outside, you'll often ﬁnd him on his swing. We do not know what the future holds for Elliot. It's a very scary unknown. However, by having an assistance dog, we hope that this will a big help to not only the family, it will be an immense help for Elliot too. The dog will be trained to give Elliot more freedom while out and about, search and ﬁnd if he disappears, support him around the house with deep pressure therapy, alert us if Elliot leaves the house without an adult and so much

Southwold Maize Maze reveals its 2024 design!

Southwold Maize Maze has revealed the design of its 2024 maze ahead of the grand opening on July 20th.

This year's nautical design showcases two local organisations, each celebrating signiﬁcant milestones in 2024; the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which is celebrating its 200th anniversary, and Southwold Sailing Club, which is celebrating 75 years.

The design features a lifeboat in the centre of the maze, surrounded by swirling stormy seas, and the RNLI 200th anniversary logo. The mini maze this year is a sailing boat design, which incorporates the Southwold Sailing Club 75 year logo.

For every adult ticket purchased this year, Southwold Maize Maze will donate 25p to the RNLI, and visitors are also given the option to match the donation.

Owner Bella Hall (who has managed the leisure attraction since 2005) is delighted to be partnering with two very signiﬁcant local organisations: "This is now our 20th design, and we wanted to give a nod to

two very special local groups who have shaped the landscape of our cherished Southwold Harbour for so many years. We're delighted to welcome families back to the maize maze every year. The design and theme are of course different each year to ensure our visitors still enjoy the challenge!"

Lisa Cooper-Dann (Chair of Southwold & Dunwich RNLI Fundraisers) is thrilled for the RNLI to be featured in this years design: "It's a signiﬁcant year for the RNLI, and we're raising awareness across the country of the hard work that RNLI does to keep our seas safe, so this initiative is a great help for the charity. We look forward to the opening event in July and wish visitors a very happy summer learning about RNLI and sea safety."

Henry Walker (Club Commodore) said: "We're delighted that the whole community is behind the harbour, the RNLI and Southwold Sailing Club, and we're extremely excited to feature in this year's impressive maze design in our 75th year. The club is currently fundraising for a new stable riverbed slip and

Sales/Special Projects Co-ordinator

£25k-£26k pro-rata

Depending on experience and qualifications

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible person to join our small but growing, ambitious team within a global company. They will support the Sales & Marketing Director in establishing new markets and sales opportunities for DARCO medical devices.

Key responsibilities will include:

more. The training programme will be intense and so hopefully they will bond immediately."

A spokesman for the Zone 4C Clubs added: "Once we heard about Miss Day and Elliot's situation, all the Clubs unanimously agreed to help in any way they could. We're also keen to see how things progress and look forward to seeing both Elliot and his assistance dog form that close connection that will really help him going forward. This is why, I'm sure we all joined the Lions to see the smiles on those happy faces of people we can and have been able to help where possible."

If you wish to know more about becoming a friend or member of any one of the local Lions Club mentioned in the article and the work Lions Clubs do, please contact the Lions District 105CE Region 4 Chair, Lion Chris Eglington on 07454 212036 or email: cd_eglington@btinternet.com

• Supporting the Sales & Marketing Director and other colleagues in seeking new markets and sales opportunities for the DARCO range of medical devices.

• Supporting the Sales & Marketing Director in running clinical evaluations of products, working with and building close working relationships with clinicians and their teams.

• Undertaking special projects and taking the lead when required.

• Assisting with the design and production of sales/ marketing collateral such as brochures, catalogues, webbased literature.

We are ideally looking for someone with at least one year’s sales/marketing experience, with creative and confident communications skills and excellent attention to detail. Must be flexible and able to work independently but still be a good team player.

Based in Halesworth but may be required to travel from time to time (not regularly), and this may require occasional overnight stays.

Initially working 3 or 4 days/week but ideally looking to move to full-time as the role and opportunities develop.

Some flexibility in working hours (to be discussed).

Closing date: Friday 2nd August

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Caroline Shepherdson on 01986 798120

improved shore-based facilities, as we would love more people to experience the joy of dinghy and yacht sailing on the River Blyth and east coast for the next 75 years."

Maize crop growing well

After a busy Easter and spring at the play park, the muchanticipated summer season will be welcomed by many. The maize was precision planted in early May, and the recent rain and sun has given the crop the strong start it requires. So, Bella is expecting the crop to reach a good height by the opening date.

The attraction will be open every day from July 20th to September 8th, and weekends (now including Fridays) from September 13th to October 20th.

Entry to the maize maze includes access to all facilities within the Play Park, plus the gokart track within the maze. This includes three jumping pillows, double zip line, ride on tractors, nest swing, climbing towers and slides, downpour derby water play, and two giant sand pits.

Season tickets and parties

Earlier this year, the attraction on the Suffolk coast announced

Owner Bella Hall is delighted to be partnering with two very signiﬁcant local organisations

the launch of birthday parties for groups of 10-16 children. From July 20th until September 8th, Maze Party packages include full access to the play park equipment, both mazes and the pedal go-karts, two hours use of the party marquee, a choice of hot or cold food, and a free return for the birthday child. Summer season tickets for the maize maze are also available, enabling discounted entry to other local attractions including Jimmy's Farm, Easton Farm Park and Southwold Boating Lake. Southwold Maize Maze will ofﬁcially open for the summer season on July 20th, when RNLI mascot Stormy Stan will be onhand to welcome the ﬁrst visitors through the gates at 9:30am, with an Antiques & Vintage Fair from Suffolk Heritage Events also taking place in the big barn on the same day. For further information about the upcoming summer maize maze season and to book tickets: southwoldmaizemaze.co.uk

Bookkeeper/Accountant

£25k-£26k pro-rata

Depending on experience and qualifications

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible person to join our small but growing, ambitious team within a global company. They will support the Operations Director in all accounting activities across the business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparation and submission of VAT returns.

• Prepayments and accrual journals.

• Fixed assets and depreciation.

• Purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control.

• Payroll.

• Bank, foreign exchange account and petty cash reconciliation.

We are ideally looking for someone at AAT Level 3 or above, or demonstrable equivalent experience, with good communications skills and excellent attention to detail.

Must be flexible and able to work independently but still be a good team player.

Based in Halesworth but may very occasionally be required to travel.

Initially working 3 or 4 days/week but ideally looking to move to full-time as the role and opportunities develop. Some flexibility in working hours (to be discussed).

Closing date: Friday 2nd August

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sue Innes on 01986 798120 206854

The design features a lifeboat in the centre of the maze and a sailing boat

Cats Protection

Lions Club

Lions District 105CE Region 4 Chair presenting the cheque to both Miss Hannah Day and Elliot along with his grandmother and Zone 4C Club Presidents and members looking on

• Kitchen tap repairs & replacement

• Bathrooms & wet rooms

• Toilet repairs & replacements

• Shower repairs & replacements

• Disability access installs

• Unblocking

• Loft tanks repairs & replacements

• Ball valve repairs

• Cylinder repairs

• Immersion thermostats & elements

• All types of roof repairs

• Ridge replacement

• Lead ﬂashing

• Flat rooﬁng

• Leak repairs

• Chimney repairs, re-pointing & removal

• Slate & Tiled Roofs

• Dry ridge insulation

• New Roofs

BUILDING: DISABLED WORKS:

• Ramps & hand rails designed, built & installed

• Doorways widened

• Disabled doors supplied & installed

• Stair rails ﬁtted

• Safe & accessible toilet & wet rooms supplied & installed

• Full home re-design & refurbishment service to suit your needs

• Non-slip surfaces, paths & walkways

GARDENING & LANDSCAPING:

• Summer tidy ups

• Hedges & bushes trimmed

• Sheds & greenhouses supplied, installed and repaired

• Fences, Patios & Decking

• BBQ areas

• Garden planting schemes designed & built

• Specialised topiary supplied & planted

• Brickweave & Block paving

• Turf

HANDYMAN:

• General DIY

• Hanging frames/mirrors etc.

• Flatpack furniture put together

• Wall mount TVs

• Installation of bath screens

• Silicone showers & baths

• Tiling

• Lifting & shifting furniture

• Small jobs

• Whether it’s a general tidy up or complete house clearance, we can help with both!

• Emergency repairs

• Re-pointing

• Subsidence & cracks

• Lead ﬂashing

• Chimney repairs, removal & re-lining

• Roof repairs

• General building works/repairs

• Stud walls

• Garden walls & Patios

• Gates & Driveways

• Damp prooﬁng

CARPENTRY:

• Windows repaired & replaced

• Hanging doors

• Wood ﬂooring & panelling

• Kitchen ﬂatpacks

• Boxing in

DRAINAGE:

• High-pressure jetting

• Block drains

• CCTV surveys & investigation

• Treatment plants

• Soakaways

• Grease traps

• Gullies

• Guttering

• Land drains

• Full drainage installations

• Pumping Stations

• Planned Maintenance