Halesworth & Southwold Community News - December 2023 by Countrywide Publications

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A merry Christmas from all at the Village Hall. November and December are busy months for the Village Hall with Christmas Fairs, Craft Fair, Carols & a Pint, Wreath Making and our usual regular hirer's. We have a new committee of willing volunteers as well as our great band of volunteers who assist with our events. We were sorry to see John and Wendy Mendham leave the committee, but they deserve a well-earned rest. Thank you both for all you've done for the hall and for running the bingo, the tote and of course, for pulling the new drainage system fundraising together. There is still lots to do. We need to resurface the drive and car park area, renew the hot water tank as well as general maintenance and decorating. Upcoming events: • December 1st: Wreath Making with Bloomcore.

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• December 16th: Pop Up Pub with Carols to get us in the Christmassy mood. • January 27th: Burns Night. This will be limited so get in quick! • June 16th: Father's Day Classic Car Show. If you're interested in joining the committee, or would like to book an event, please either call: 01986 874442 or email: holtonandblyford villagehall@hotmail.com

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STANNARD, John Passed away December 1st 2017. Loved and remembered always. Love from wife, Heather. Treasured memories of a dear dad. Love, Tony and Anthea.

Christmas is coming! There will be a Community Lunch on Christmas Day at the Day Centre. To book your place, please just call the ofﬁce on 875600. The lunch is being provided by Jackie and the Warm Room team. We can provide some transport too, thanks to our friends at HACT. Also, if you know someone who cannot get out and about, but would like a lovely Christmas Lunch delivered, just call us and we'll book them in. Gifts for Caryl: If you'd like to donate a Christmas Gift to someone in need, please bring your beautifully-wrapped present to the Halesworth Volunteers ofﬁce. Your pressies will be handed out

to Larder visitors in the week before Christmas. The Community Larder: Lots of people ask what makes the Community Larder different from a Foodbank. The Community Larder is open to everyone. You don't have to have a voucher, you can just come along and see what the Larder has to offer you. If you ﬁnd that, like me, you have far too many tins of chopped tomatoes, why not just bring them in and swap them for something else. If you're ﬁnding things a bit hard at the moment, pop in and get what you need. You always get the warmest welcome and if you need some help or advice, just talk to the team and we can

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Halesworth Town Council The Town Council has produced a leaﬂet this month (included in this edition of the Halesworth Community News) with an update on all the things we've been working on since May. There will be another update in six months time. The Council ofﬁces will be shut from November 20th until November 27th due to refurbishments taking place. There will be limited access to the phones so the best way to contact us during this time will be via email:

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clerk@halesworth towncouncil.org.uk. There are still a few locally grown Rowan trees looking for a new home in a garden. These were left over from the Climate Conference. If you can give one a suitable home please contact us on the above email address or ring: 01986 874517. The Wednesday Market continues to grow, attracting new stalls and providing a vibrant shopping experience for visitors. Come and see what the market has to offer!

help you find the help you need. The Larder is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 11:30am at St. Mary's Church Hall. Community Cars: Our Car Service is very, very busy at the moment and our volunteer drivers are doing everything they can do to ensure that they get you to your appointments. We are so sorry if we have had to say no to your journey. We're now doing more than double the amount of hospital trips than we did before covid and you can imagine that puts a lot of pressure on us all. To help us, please could you ensure that you give us at least five day's notice for your hospital appointment and two days' notice for all other journeys. We will do our absolute best to fit you in if you have a doctor's appointment as we know these can be short notice. Please note that the Car Service booking hours are 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday. Don't miss our lovely events: The Wellbeing Lunch takes place on the first Tuesday of the month at Chinny's Sports Club. The next lunch will be on December 5th. The January Lunch will take place on January 9th, 2024. The Community Lunch (in partnership with St. Mary's Church) takes place at St. Mary's on the last Wednesday of every month from 12:30pm. On November 29th, we will be welcoming the Pearly Singers to the lunch, so be ready to singa-long! Don't forget Nigel's brilliant quiz on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at the White Hart. Our AGM: Our AGM will take place on November 28th at 7pm in Halesworth Day Centre. You are very welcome to attend. Finally: If you know someone who needs a bit of help, just give us a call on 01986 875600. The office is open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. If we cannot help, we'll know someone who can!

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Your garden gives up some beautiful gifts of its own at this time of year - allowing you to bring the outside into the home with foliage and 'green' decorations. By using your garden as a resource, you can create some simple, yet beautiful decorative displays for the Christmas festivities, giving your home a more natural look whilst remaining festive, stylish and environmentally friendly. So, our thrifty tip of the month is: Bring nature into your home this Christmas. A great use for your winter prunings is to arrange bare or lichen-covered twigs in a tall glass vase and festoon with tea light holders, or simply use lengths of trailing ivy and evergreen foliage such as holly twisted into swags for looping along mantelpieces or winding round banisters. Sprigs of aromatic leaves and herbs (bay, rosemary, sage, thyme and anything else you can lay your hands on) arranged around a large candle in a deep ﬂuted dish makes a fragrant table centre piece. Hollies take centre stage this month as they really are the jewel in the winter's crown. Aside from their value as evergreen plants, they have stunning seasonal berry displays that provide a buffet for birds. Their leaves range from bold and glossy to tiny and ﬁne-textured, and from smooth to spiny with numerous colourful variegations. They are true garden all-rounders, offering a combination of structure, dazzling seasonal fruit displays and excellent evergreen foliage. Other berry producing plants also come into their own during the winter months. As well as

Did you know that the Green is not owned by a council or other authority, and is not managed or maintained by anyone who gets paid? The land is owned by a charity, the charity is run by Trustees who are volunteers, the work on the land is done by workparty volunteers. If all trustees and work-party volunteers downed tools tomorrow, what would happen? • The all-weather cycle track would crack up: At the moment, volunteers spray off the weeds to prevent that from happening. • The paths would become unwalkable: You've seen volunteers working on keeping them clear. • Fences would fall and obstruct the paths. • The open meadows would gradually fill with scrub and become impenetrable, you've seen us haymaking. • The owls and kestrels would have no open areas to hunt small mammals in. • The wildflowers that flourish in open conditions would be swamped by rough grass and overshadowed by shade. • Without trustees, the charity's connections with the local councils and with other

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community groups in the town would disappear. • New projects would not arise... Would the land still be available for public use? So here's a loud "hooray" for all the volunteers, past and present, who over the years have made the Green what it is today and who continue to keep it accessible for people and varied for wildlife, and who work to keep in touch with others in the town. And a "welcome" for the volunteers of the future. We will soon be sending out all around the town an invitation to take part in a Millennium Green Celebration Survey to mark the ﬁrst 25 years (a whole quarter century) of the Green and you can help enormously by returning the survey to us. And look out for the Celebration Launch Event in February 2024. Do keep letting us know of any exciting sightings. Have a look at the website: millenniumgreen. halesworth.net which carries news and information, photos, wildlife records, history and geology. You can contact the Green directly on: thegreen@halesworth.net and, please only in an emergency, on 07743 772029.

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being attractive to gardeners, they are often delicious for wildlife. These energy rich offerings provide important nourishment for birds, mammals and insects. They also give borders colour and interest at a time when many plants are dying back. Whether you have them in your garden, or love a woodland walk, some of the winter berries to spot through the colder months include: Spindle (Euonymous Europaeas) with vibrant pink fruits that split to reveal bright orange seeds that are loved by birds, mice and foxes, but beware, the leaves and fruits are toxic to humans. Rowan (Sorbus Aucuparia) which has small orange-red berries from August to January that are popular with many types of birds and safe for people to eat, but have a sour taste. Juniper (Juniperus Communis) an evergreen with fragrant needle-like leaves and purpleblack berries that are a favourite with birds and are also good for ﬂavouring gin and sauces. Apart from tending to festive foliage, other jobs for December on the RHS Gardener's Checklist include: • Take hardwood cuttings. • Prune deciduous shrubs. • Prune apple and pear trees. • Leave parsnips in the ground until needed, they taste sweeter after a frost. • Start forcing rhubarb either in the greenhouse or outdoors. • Trees and shrubs can still be planted outside. • Reduce watering of houseplants. • Plan your planting and crops for next year. • Make eco-friendly choices by selecting disease resistant fruit trees or roses to reduce use of chemicals in the garden.

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Places & Faces Magazine

News from The Pear Tree Fund, Centre and Dee's Den Charity Shop The Pear Tree Centre in and Mary, who attended the We have dinner suits, waistcoats can be dropped off at the shop Halesworth continues to course, gave us lovely feedback. for the men and evening dresses when we're open. No electrical offer support, information, The Hopes & Dreams course for the ladies, with evening bags items unless they are new and boxed, please. If you have lots counselling, complementary was outstanding for us. The and evening shoes too. therapies and benefits advice to willingness of people to talk Alovely selection of glassware, of donations, please deliver on a anyone who's been diagnosed about their experiences and life kitchenware, linen, haberdashery, Monday or Thursday morning to with a life-changing illness, history was humbling to hear, accessories, footwear, slippers, the sorting end of the shop where their families/carers and those and for us, with Robin in the shoes and boots, stationary we have extra volunteers on duty. early stages of dementia, a great including Christmas paper and If you're unable to deliver, we can who have been bereaved. If you're interested in learning curve, but also a bit cards. Some gifts are already collect. We have an amazing team of accessing our services, you're frightening to think of the future. gift wrapped for you. Lots of welcome to drop in and speak Additionally, this course has Christmas decorations are now willing volunteers who work in with a member of staff or contact taught us so much about how to out on display. We have lots of the shop, donating their time to us via email or phone. We also cope, enjoy life and live in the toys and games for children and the charity. If you're interested work alongside the statutory and present moment and enjoy every adults too. A wide display of in volunteering, do call in and voluntary sector to help provide precious moment. Thank you all. books to suit every taste 50p or leave your number, so we can extra equipment and enhanced We aim to run the course again £1, we also have a bargain book get in touch with you. To contact basket with books 3 for a £1. Dee's Den, please phone Nikki care in the last days of life. Our later in 2024. aim is to offer emotional, physical This month, we've been This month we have bargains on: 07733 668221. If you're interested in receiving and practical support to meet the awarded a fantastic £1,236 from on pictures and photo frames. our monthly newsletter, which individual needs of the person the Co-op's Local Community Come and take a look. Our popular Christmas includes a diary of upcoming and their family, and to give them Fund. The money will help us a choice of where they receive continue to provide a wide range tombola will be starting at the events and information about their care as they near the end of of services to patients and their end of November. 5 tickets for how the money raised for us is used, please visit our website: their life. families. Our thanks go to the £1. Come and try your luck! To We even have lovely www.peartreefund.org. The team at the centre are also Co-op and its members for their homemade marmalade - thank contact The Pear Tree Centre, able to support young people generosity. email: info@peartreefund.org you Jenny! aged between 12 to 18 who Still to come in our calendar: Our recent pop-up shop or call: 01986 899655. are dealing with their own or a • December 9th: Christmas Jumble Sale with mince pies at I-Chameleon was an family member's life-changing For the Yorkshire puddings: flour, milk and a pinch of salt diagnosis or who are coping and festivities at The Pear Tree opportunity to sell some small pieces of furniture • Vegetable oil. and pepper in a jug until light with bereavement. As well as Centre. • 2 free-range eggs. and smooth. this, we work alongside schools • December 14th: Dot Booley's and other items and spread - Carefully remove the tray from and other statutory and voluntary • 100g plain flour. coffee morning at Holton the word of the work of the the oven, then confidently fill services, whilst providing one-tocharity. Thank you to the • 100ml milk. Village Hall. each compartment ¾ full with one and family support as well as The filling: Our events committee are many helpers and for those the batter and continue until counselling and group therapy. busy putting together a calendar that popped in. We raised an • Finely cut beef from the deli. • 226g jar of ART's BBQ each cup is evenly filled. of events for 2024, so keep your amazing £1,144.46 for the Thank you's: - Return the tray to the oven to Chutney. Joy Ayers retired from running eyes posted here or sign up to our charity. Thank you so much cook for 12 to 15 minutes, or Joys Junk on Laxfield Market in newsletter from our website for for your support. Method: We welcome donations - Preheat the oven to 225˚C/gas until risen and golden. When November. We want to thank more details. cooked, remove the puddings her so much for her regular of clean saleable items mark 9. News from Dee's Den: Road - In the smallest cupcake tray that from the oven and allow to donations Blyth to our fund. She Industrial has ComeEstate, in and browse through of clothes, bric-a-brac, you have, put a tiny drop of oil cool. raised thousands of Halesworth, pounds for the wide range of clothing we toys, games, small pieces IP19 8EN into each cup, place this tray in - Fill each cooled Yorkshire The Pear Tree Fund over the last have in the Den for all ages, of furniture etc - small pudding with ART's BBQ few years. the preheated oven for 10-15 men and women. There are lots amounts of donations minutes till the oil gets very hot. 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Halesworth & District Museum

Halesworth's secret history... From the sky Long-hidden secrets of the landscape in and around Halesworth are being uncovered, not only through conventional archaeology, but also using a tool available to every one of us with access to a computer. The tool in question is LiDAR (light detection and ranging), and it was the topic of Halesworth & District Museum's ﬁnal talk for 2023. The speaker, Kevin Wooldridge (Archaeologist & Museum Volunteer) explained some of the local insights obtained recently using LiDAR. For example, it reveals dried-

up former waterways, and has thereby shown that in Roman times, Halesworth was part of an integrated transport system, incorporating navigable rivers and three Roman roads. It has shown that Southwold and Lowestoft were once islands. It has revealed the previous existence of several buildings at Blythburgh Priory that had remained undetected using other technologies and it has shown that the monks at Blythburgh used a river quay for deliveries rather than a road. So what is LiDAR, and how can something so technological be readily accessible to the non-

professional? Kevin explained that, in simple terms, LiDAR involves taking billions of laser photos from the sky, to create a highly-detailed, accurate map of the surface below, providing information not seen using other methods. Clearly, we're not all about to board an aeroplane and wield a laser camera. However, Kevin said that detailed LiDAR images of our area are available, free of charge, from the Environment Agency, along with instructions on their use. He said that LiDAR, along with other online information sources such as the Archaeology

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Data Service, QGIS (a free geographic information system) and local historical records, enabled anyone with an interest to become a 'citizen scientist' and he stressed the importance of sharing any ﬁndings. "Whatever you ﬁnd in this area, please report back to the Museum" he said. Halesworth & District Museum already has a calendar of talks in place for 2024. Dates for your diary, and the topics, are as follows: • April 11th: The need to change treasure law in England to include items of historical importance as well as those made of precious metals. • May 23rd: Interesting people associated with Walpole Old Chapel. • September 19th: 'Witches' of Halesworth. • November 14th: The war dead of Halesworth. All talks take place at Halesworth United Reformed Church, Quay Street, IP19 8EP, starting at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7pm, and admission costs £6 (£3 for Museum friends). No need to book, just turn up and pay at the door. Please note that the Museum will close for the Christmas break from 4:30pm on December 16th, until 10am on January 16th 2024, when winter opening hours will apply (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, mornings only). Normal opening times will be resumed in March (date to be decided). Please consult the website for details: www.halesworth museum.org.uk

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CHRISTMAS AT HALESWORTH BOARDING HOUSE DINING ROOMS Located right in the heart of Halesworth’s charming market square At our family-run boutique hotel, we're dedicated to making your holiday season merry and bright. Cosy well-appointed rooms are available throughout December for family and loved ones. Join us throughout December in celebrating the Christmas season as we serve up festive dining menu that's nothing short of enchanting. Our Christmas Day bookings are now available! Enjoy great seasonal local food, carefully crafted with love, and a selection of lovely wines that will dance on your palate. We're not just a place to dine; we're a place to create cherished memories. Join us for a warm, festive, and quirky Christmas experience that will leave your heart glowing. Book your room table now for an unforgettable holiday season ﬁlled with warm welcomes and delightful surprises. Make this Christmas truly special with us!

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Ringsfield, Brampton and Bramfield schools In the reception class at Bramﬁeld, we have been learning about the past through the classic book 'Peepo' written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 'Peepo' is set in the 1940s and follows a day in the life of a baby at home, from breakfast to bedtime, and also features a dad in a soldiers' uniform. We have used the story to help the children to think about how things have changed and what has stayed the same as well as talking about Remembrance Day. The children loved taking a turn in the old tin bath, positioned

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in front of the (virtual) fire with the clothes drying behind. We had an authentic iron and copper kettle from the 1940's and there were lots of discussions about bath-times, cooking, washing and heating. Later in the week, the children were thrilled to have a visit from a new baby and her mummy which allowed us to compare past and present firsthand and really brought our topic to life. If anyone has any interesting photos, artefacts or stories relating to this topic that they'd be happy to share with us, then please do contact us at the school. We love visitors in Reception! The children at Brampton have been really engaged in our phonics learning and are becoming more confident with their letter recognition. We have been putting challenges in the

outside area to help them to be more independent readers and writers. One of the activities was a picture match challenge. The children really enjoyed completing this and showed great pride in what they had achieved. At Ringsfield, the Reception children have been welcoming Leaf Man the late arrival of autumn. The children have been afternoon sessions for two-yearsharing lots of their knowledge olds and accept golden tickets. about how seasons change, If you'd like to come and view and we are lucky that our local our Nursery setting, please call: environment provides lots of 01502 713030 or email: wonderful opportunities to make office.ringsfield@ observations. We have also been greatwoods reading both information books primary.org and story books, including the story 'Leaf Man'. The children were inspired to make their own leaf man or animal, and they used a variety of autumn leaves to create them. They were all very unique! The Nursery have been learning through the classic story 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. They especially loved retelling the story by squelching and squerching through the mud! If you are looking for a Nursery place for your child, we accept children with a 'We're Going on 30 hour code. We also have a Bear Hunt'

We were delighted to welcome a new demonstrator, Amie Galione to our meeting on November 7th. Amie's demonstration was entitled 'Sustainable Christmas' with an emphasis on using natural products and recycling and reusing containers whenever possible. The evening provided the members with lots of Christmas gifting ideas and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening. We were all delighted to see Jean back with us again and in good spirits after being a bit poorly. Our next meeting is our Christmas Party on December 5th in Wenhaston Village Hall at 7:30pm. There will be a demonstration by Jenni Baker titled 'The Scent of Christmas' and we all look forward to seeing her again this year. For the party after the demonstration, we ask everyone to please provide a plate of sharing food, sweet or savoury

and a Secret Santa gift of a value up to £5. The Flower Club will provide the drinks. There isn't an entrance fee on party night. We hope to see everyone there for an enjoyable entertaining evening and to begin the Christmas festivities. For more information, please contact Jackie Chenery on: 01502 478401.

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DECEMBER 2ND CHRISTMAS FAIR Saint Peter's Church Join us for a Christmas Fair at Saint Peters Church, Carlton Colville on December 2nd from 10:30am to 2pm. Refreshments and light lunches served between 12pm-2pm. Stalls to include cakes, crafts, pick the sock, name the dog, guess the weight of the cake. Also, buy a mince pie and get a free glass of mulled wine. Free entry and level access. The church can be found on the corner of Chapel Road and Church Lane in Carlton Colville. Money raised will go to church funds. DECEMBER 9TH CHRISTMAS JUMBLE SALE The Pear Tree Centre Join us on December 9th for a Christmas Jumble Sale with mince pies and festivities at The Pear Tree Centre. Please contact The Pear Tree Centre if you'd like more information. DECEMBER 9TH CASTLE SINGERS CHRISTMAS CONCERT St. Mary's Church, Bungay The Castle Singers and Artistic Fields Youth Choir present a Christmas Concert titled 'The Coming of the Kings' in aid of the Waveney Foodbank. Seasonal music old and new plus a short play by Ted Hughes. Saturday December 9th at St. Mary's Church, Bungay at 7:30pm. Tickets are £7 per person on the door. Children are free. If you'd like to book, please visit: www.artisticﬁelds.com. DECEMBER 14TH COFFEE MORNING Holton Village Hall Join us on December 14th for Dot Booley's Coffee Morning at Holton Village Hall. Please contact The Pear Tree Centre if you'd like more information. DECEMBER 19TH U3 CHRISTMAS SOCIAL The Cut, Halesworth The next meeting of the Halesworth & District U3A will be on December 19th at the Cut, Halesworth. We will enjoy musical entertainment by Chanters Jigge at our U3Christmas Social afternoon. Entry for Halesworth U3A members is free, guests are welcome for a fee of £4 per person. DECEMBER 22ND FESTIVE CAEDMON EVENING Wrentham Chapel Why not begin the Christmas weekend by coming to Wrentham Chapel's Festive Caedmon Evening? Folk will be gathering for a 7pm start on December 22nd for a festive celebration in music, word and song. The evening's programme is arranged, on the night using items contributed by some of the audience on a bring-and-share basis. There will be an interval with time to enjoy a light buffet with wine and fruit juice and a chat. This is a free event but any donations for the work of Christian Aid will be gratefully received. For further details, call: 07771 882738. JANUARY 11TH 'WORK OF THE WORLD LAND TRUST' TALK Southwold Arts Centre Suffolk Wildlife Trust's next meeting will be on January 11th at 7:30pm at the Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, IP18 6JP. Hannah Nutt will talk about the Work of the World Land Trust. Admission is £4 to include refreshments, under 25's free. There's no need to book, just come along, all are welcome.

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NOVEMBER 18TH HALESWORTH CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON The Thoroughfare Halesworth Festive Lights Switch On will be on November 18th, starting from 2pm. Join in with the Christmas carols in the Thoroughfare, the U3A Ukelele Group and the Pop Chorus. Bring your children along to visit Father Christmas in his Winter Grotto at St. Mary's Church, 2:30pm to 3pm and 5:30pm. See the procession led by the Band of the Royal British Legion Leiston. The actual light switch on will take place at 5pm. There will be live music in the Market Place from 5:30pm. There will be an outside bar as well as stalls and refreshments! NOVEMBER 18TH CHRISTMAS MARKET High Lodge Leisure, Hinton, Nr Darsham, IP17 3QT Robin & Rose Events are back with another fantastic Christmas Market at High Lodge on November 18th from 11am-4pm. Lots of stalls, perfect for those Christmas gifts and stocking fillers. Free entry. Full catering facilities on-site. For further information, follow Robin & Rose Events on Facebook NOVEMBER 18TH CHRISTMAS FAIR Holton Village Hall Christmas Fair by the Halesworth branch of Cancer Research UK. This is the last event for Halesworth Cancer Research of the year, so please do come along and support! 10:30am-2pm. NOVEMBER 24TH MEMBERS COFFEE MORNING The Cut Café, Halesworth There will be a Halesworth & District U3A Members Coffee Hour at the Cut Café at 11am on November 24th. New members are very welcome. Please note that there is NO Members Coffee Hour in December. NOVEMBER 25TH CHRISTMAS FAYRE Ilketshall St. Andrew Village Hall We shall be holding our popular Christmas Fayre at Ilketshall St. Andrew Village Hall on November 25th, from 10am-3pm. There will be all the usual attractions including locally-made crafts, artwork, Christmas gifts and produce as well as a raffle and games for the children. Refreshments, including light lunches, will be available throughout the day. There is ample parking. We look forward to seeing everyone again for a festive day! DECEMBER 2ND CHRISTMAS FAYRE Emmanuel Church From 10am-2pm, Christmas cards to Christmas bows, traditional gifts to the unusual gifts, homemade cakes to second-hand books, competitions, hamper raffles and tombola, jigsaws galore to secondhand toys, handmade crafts and plenty more! Our Green Room Café will be open all morning and over lunchtime serving tea and coffee, homemade soup, bacon rolls and mince pies. All money raised is for our 'Going Green Environmental Project' where we are continually striving to reduce our carbon footprint across both of our buildings and to support a third world project affected by climate change each year. We were the 21st Church across the whole of England and Wales to gain our Eco-Church Gold Award and we are continually encouraging other churches, groups and individuals to begin their own environmental journeys. Whatever the weather is like outside, our Orange Hall and Green Room will be lovely and warm due to the underfloor heating powered by our ground source heat pump, matched of course by the warm friendly greeting that you will receive.

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As our speaker did the Can-Can in the aisle at our last meeting, members sat enthralled but no one showed any inclination to get up and join in. Jane Hoggar kept us entertained with her life story in dance. She always wanted to be a ballerina but realised at 16, she was six-foot tall and could look down on most male ballet dancers. She changed direction and became a chorus girl, a career which took her travelling all over the world, dancing on cruise ships in all weathers and on land to many foreign countries until making her way to Paris to join the Folies Bergiere as a high kicking Bluebell Girl. Jane demonstrated that at 57, she can still do the high kicks as she sang and danced for us. Best wishes all our members for a Happy Christmas and New Year!

volunteers who between them do so much to keep the Hoppa running for both regular services and Community Hires. Drivers and buddies often hear people say they don't know what they'd do without the Hoppa, and we're delighted to feel that the service is important to so many people, whether it's someone going to the surgery, or to the local shops, a family trip to the town park, or a bus full of school children on an outing to Lowestoft for a sporting event. To paraphrase an old advert: "The Hoppa enables so many people to get to places that other buses don't reach". Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and remember we will be running our usual service over the festive period apart from December 25th and 26th and January 1st.

to tell, but the prize goes to the stowaway stoat, which refused to leave his dinghy until the boat was turned upside down on the shore. We all enjoyed seeing the beauty and richness of the wetlands that are part of our local area, and which we can visit now with a clearer eye of what to look out for. Our next meeting is on January 11th at 7:30pm at the Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, IP18 6JP. Hannah Nutt will talk about the Work of the World Land Trust. Admission is £4 to include refreshments, under 25's free. There's no need to book, just come along, all are welcome. Penny Mansﬁeld swtblythvalley@gmail.com

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In November, the Blyth Valley and Southwold branch of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust welcomed Tony Brown to talk about the many facets of Broadland wildlife. Tony is a naturalist and keen photographer, and we were treated to a fascinating presentation of the rich variety of broadland ﬂora and fauna. Some species have been brought back from dangerously low numbers to become part of our regular sightings, such as otters, bitterns, marsh harriers and avocets. We looked at rare sightings of black terns, and an American wood duck. We could see details of the unusually large feet of moorhens, the stunning display of the 'eyes' of the emperor moth, and the intricately detailed feathers of the barn owl, complete with its prey, a wood mouse. Tony had many wonderful anecdotes

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Our Jumble Sale on October 14th was a huge success! We raised £1,206.15, which was an amazing amount. Thank you to everybody who came along to support us and we hope you all enjoyed the delicious cakes and found some bargains. Thank you to everyone who made cakes/savouries for our refreshments on the day. We are so very grateful to Halesworth Co-op who once again provided a magniﬁcent hamper for our rafﬂe which raised a brilliant £155 and was won by a delighted Mr. D Canham from Halesworth. Nina is selling some of our Cancer Research Christmas cards again this year. The designs are particularly nice this time. As well as Nina's regular customers, if you know Nina and you think you can sell a few cards for us at

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Local charity Christmas card shop Celebrate Christmas celebrates remarkable milestone with Martlesham Brass The Woodbridge 41 Club Charity Christmas Card Shop hit an impressive milestone on November 15th by raising £1 million for charity. This money has been raised over the past 31 years through the sale of Christmas cards in a variety of pop-up shops in Woodbridge town centre. Currently, the shop is in the old HSBC premises (37 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge) and is open 10am to 4pm during the week and 9:30am to 5pm on Saturdays. It's also open on Sundays in the run up to Christmas. Over the last 31 years, the shop has supported over 50 charities ranging from large national charities (such as Barnardos and

RNLI) to local charities including Suffolk Punch Trust, EACH, Just 42 and many others. Roger Parker has been managing the popular shop, since 1993. "I'm very proud that we have raised £1 million. It's something I've had in my sights and been talking about for 15 years! I enjoy working with so many different charities, both big and small. There are some wonderful causes out there and because we have very few running costs, almost the entire turnover goes to them. It's a big team effort running the shop and I'm very grateful to all

the volunteers who help in the shop, some of whom have been involved for 30 years. Over the years, many landlords and agents have been kind enough to let us use their empty premises. As a result, we have been found in many of the shops in the Thoroughfare, St. Mary's Church Centre and the library. We're also very lucky to have lots of regular customers who come back year after year. I think it's a bit of a game for them, tracking us down and working out which empty shop we've taken over!" The shop is open until December 16th and probably has the widest selection of charity Christmas cards in Suffolk.

Martlesham Brass has a busy December coming up! You can see them at the following events: • Coffee & Carols: December 2nd: St. Michael's Church Centre, Martlesham Heath from 10am-12pm. Free admission. • Collecting for chosen charities: British Heart Foundation, Parkinson's Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch & Brave Futures, Fresh Start New Beginnings: Saturdays during December in Martlesham Square from 10am-12pm. • Christmas Concert with Ipswich Choral Society: December 9th at 5pm at the Corn Exchange, Ipswich. Tickets are £15

and under 16s are £7. For more information or to book your tickets, visit: www. ipswichtheatres.co.uk or call: 01473 433100. • Christmas Concert: December 16th at St. Michael's Church Centre, Martlesham Heath at 7pm. Tickets £4 (primary school age children free). Call: 07544 962205, or buy on the door. • Carols in The Square: December 18th at 7pm at Martlesham Heath. If you'd like to learn to play a brass instrument, or if you already play and would be interested in joining us, please email: join@ martleshambrass.co.uk for more details.

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All aboard a magic carpet to Pantoland this January! Team B Productions invite you on a magic carpet ride to Old Peking in January, when they bring you a fabulous family Pantomime worth wishing for. Aladdin appears live at the Leiston Film Theatre from January 12th to the 14th, 2024, with demand for tickets so high, seats for some performances are already limited. When the wicked Abanazar learns of a magical lamp that could transform him into the most powerful sorcerer in Pantoland, he tricks Aladdin into retrieving the lamp from a cave. But when a glamorous Genie appears, an adventure begins that will see Aladdin, the Twanky family and the beautiful Princess Jasmine in a battle between good and evil. The Pantomime has been written by Wayne Burns and is being brought to the stage under his 'Team B Productions' title - a group of experienced am-dram performers, whose previous sell-out successes have included shows at Leiston Film Theatre and at the Spa Pavilion Theatre in Felixstowe.

The group have recently enjoyed huge success with a three-night, sell-out run, with their Pantomime for grownups, 'Sleeping Booty' and work is already underway on their next family Pantomime for January 2025 and a brand-new comedydrama for September 2025. Aladdin promises another fun-ﬁlled family pantomime, packed to the panto brim with toe-tapping tunes, a huge helping of audience participation, and plenty of laugh-out-loud slapstick fun. Wayne Burns (Leiston Film Theatre Manager & Pantomime Director) is looking forward to bringing Aladdin to the stage. "Aladdin is one of my alltime favourite Pantomimes and the entire cast and crew can't

Our audiences are in for a real treat" he said. The Pantomime sees renowned Suffolk musician Tom Horton returning as the musical director and the energetic students from the Chloe Kinrade School of Dance will be making a welcome return to the stage, as part of the Pantomime extravaganza. Aladdin will be appearing live at the Leiston Film Theatre on: • Fri 12th Jan: 7:30pm. • Sat 13th Jan: 3pm & 7:30pm. • Sun 14th Jan: 11am & 3pm. Limited tickets are now available, priced: £17.95, £16.95 and £14.95. Book your seats today on 01728 830549 or online at: www.leistonﬁlmtheatre. co.uk.

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HMRC are currently undertaking compliance checks for those who should be paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) but, HMRC suspect, are not. The tax charge applies to anyone (including your spouse or partner) who claims child benefit and whose adjusted net income exceeds £50,000 annually. (Where both spouses/partners exceed £50,000, the HICBC is levied against the partner with the higher income). The charge is equal to 1% of the child benefit received by the household for every £100 of adjusted net income received above £50,000 so that by the time you reach £60,000 income, the Child Benefit has been reclaimed by the government. HICBC has existed for two decades but now HMRC have started using their "Connect" computer system to link child benefit records, P60s and Tax Returns (if filed) to addresses to determine whether and where there are individuals who should be paying but are not. If you know for certain that your salaried income for a tax year will exceed the £60,000 upper limit, to avoid both the HICBC tax charge and possibly having to file a Tax Return purely for this reason, some parents are simply not claiming the Child Benefit in the first place. However, as you can only backdate a claim for Child Benefit for three months, if you later find that your income has dropped (for example for a period out of work, or as a result

of a downturn in self-employment profits) you may find that the approach of not claiming from the start of the tax year will ultimately deny you child benefit that you may otherwise have been entitled to. Therefore, for some taxpayers, it is better to claim the child benefit and then pay back overpayments under the HICBC system, despite the additional aggravation that this may cause. If your income has exceeded £50,000 and you have not paid any HICBC that you ought to have, it is better to tell HMRC and correct your affairs voluntarily rather than HMRC discovering something themselves. A "prompted declaration" (only admitting to something after HMRC has enquired about it) is always looked upon less favourably than a voluntary declaration should penalties become involved. 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."

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Bury St. Edmunds to having five office locations including four across Suffolk, within three years. Growth has been driven by the quality of service delivery, with an average "Review Solicitors" rating of five out of five from over 430 clients. Clients that choose Atkins Dellow use their services repeatedly and the majority of their business comes from returning clients. Robert Dellow (Partner at Atkins Dellow) had this to say about the firm's growth: "We are fortunate enough to have a fantastic team at Atkins Dellow that genuinely want to help our clients. It's marvellous to see that our clients keep coming back to us and we couldn't be

Beccles Inner Wheel In October, members of the Beccles Inner Wheel Club visited the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) base in Norwich. The EAAA is a charity providing a helicopter emergency medical service for the people of East Anglia, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from the Norwich base. It was launched in 2000 and has two high-tech helicopters, with specialist doctors, critical care paramedics and highly trained pilots for night ﬂying to unknown and unlit sites. Some of us will have witnessed the striking bright yellow helicopter ﬂying overhead and landing in Beccles to attend an accident or other emergency. We were able to see the helicopter and its high-

tech and medical equipment, chat to the crew and visit the training suite and sleeping pods which offer rest for crew waiting an emergency call. A second base is in Cambridge. This year's Inner Wheel President, Gail Harris, has chosen the EAAA as her charity and the visits were arranged by member Jacquie Greenﬁeld, who for many years was a volunteer for the EAAA. The Inner Wheel works hard throughout the year to raise funds for good causes such as this while at the same time enjoying social activities and outings of interest. If you would like more information about our club, please ring our Membership Ofﬁcer on: 01502 712067.

Our Ruff Stuff off-road Cycle event took place on October 29th, starting from Butley Village Hall. After the previous three days of rain, the weather took pity on us and it was fine. Over 200 people of all ages took part from all over East Anglia. We raised over £2,000 for our Rotary charities. Our registration desk was manned by Rtn Sally Green and her husband Spence. Many thanks to both of you. The club organised a raffle, which raised £200. The raffle

was run by Rtn John Pearson and Ross Woolley. Our President, Simon Holloway, pulled out all the tickets. Members of the club acted as car park attendants and marshals on the route. Thanks to Rtn Martin Kenyon of our daughter club, Woodbridge Deben, for helping out. Our thanks to Woodbridge Inner Wheel for providing great food and drinks. Also, thanks go to Jamie Greenwell for the use of his ﬁeld where around 200 cars were parked.

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Atkins Dellow Solicitors announce new Halesworth and Framlingham offices Atkins Dellow Solicitors have announced their takeover of Halesworth and Framlingham law firm, Cross Ram & Co expanding the range of local services they offer to the east of Suffolk. Atkins Dellow (a law firm originating in Suffolk and with offices in Bury St. Edmunds, Sudbury and London) announced on October 2nd that they have acquired Cross Ram & Co. The expansion will allow the firm to provide their local services to a wider audience in the east of Suffolk. Since forming in 2020, the Atkins Dellow team and operations have been growing; from one office just outside of

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more grateful for their votes of conﬁdence in us. We are looking forward to working with the great team from Cross Ram & Co and integrate them into our family of employees. It's also exciting to think that we can now offer our services more locally to the people living in the east of Suffolk." Atkins Dellow offer services in employment law, family and relationship law, business law, residential conveyancing, wills, trusts and probate, powers of attorney and commercial property to clients UK-wide, with ofﬁces in South Kensington, Bury St. Edmunds, Sudbury, Halesworth and Framlingham. www.atkinsdellow.com

After a successful September concert, we at the 150-strong Trianon Symphony Orchestra and Choir will soon be commencing rehearsals for our winter concert on January 6th, at 7:30pm at the Corn Exchange Ipswich. We'd like to welcome our sponsors for this concert, the combined Rotary Clubs of Ipswich. It's many years that we have had a community sponsor and thank them for their support for the arts in Ipswich. The January programme consists of a mixture of seasonal pieces including Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride", Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Masquerade from the Phantom of the Opera" and John Rutter's "Rejoice and be Merry", performed by the full orchestra and choir and is sure to be a bright spot in those dark January days. We're pleased to welcome back Professor Christopher Green, our

founder and musical Director, after his illness during the summer. Chris was recently awarded the prestigious Lady Hilary Groves Prize 2023 from Making Music as part of their annual music awards and all the members are looking forward to congratulating Chris on this achievement. You can read more about this on: tmg.org.uk Trianon Music Group meets for three major concerts a year in January, April and September, and rehearses for about six weeks prior to each one. In addition, we have four other concerts supporting local charities in the community with a smaller number of performers. If you'd like more information about our concert programme, the music we play, purchasing tickets or joining us as a performer, please visit our website: tmg.org.uk (membership is free for under 18s) or for tickets, email: tickets@ tmg.org.uk

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