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Halesworth Heritage happening is scheduled again this year for 10th-11th and 17th-18th September with a series of events over both weekends. The theme for the national festival this year is Astounding Inventions. Last year saw the festival expand to Holton with the Mill and the Aviation Museum taking part and 2022 sees a return to Walpole Old Chapel, and a perfect example of the theme; an event on George Calver (18341927), who was a Master Mirror Maker of the late Victorian and Edwardian era. Born at Walpole near Halesworth in July 1834, the son of farm labourers who died when he was very young

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Here at Beech House, one of our residents, Pauline has done a sponsored walk in aid of the charity Brain Tumour Research. This is a charity that is very close to her heart as Pauline recently lost one of her sons (Robert) to a brain tumour. Also, Peter (Pauline's youngest son) has a brain tumour but presently is stable on new medication. These medications are a result of charities like Brain Tumour Research and people supporting and donating enabling further research to be done. In the year 2020, Pauline suffered a stroke which left her weak on the left-hand side. Pauline has been reliant on a wheelchair to move around since. Two staff, Kelly and Stacey, have helped Pauline with her walk by pushing her in the wheelchair for very long walks to accomplish the ten miles that she needed to do. Once home to Beech House, Pauline would then get up and

walk the last few metres everyday with great determination. When Pauline first came to live at Beech House in 2021, she could not walk at all. With constant support from Kelly and Stacey and some physiotherapy input, she's learnt to walk again with one carer and using a zimmer frame. Pauline is very grateful to Kelly and Stacey for their help with rehabilitation and assisting her to walk again, she couldn't have done it without their time and patience. Pauline would like to thank Lorraine, Sam, and Cat for all of their support. Pauline is so grateful to everyone for their support in helping her to get to where she is today and for helping with her sponsored walk. Pauline also wants to say a special thank you to everyone who has sponsored. Pauline has raised £343 which is way beyond what she thought she'd raise.

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live-steam model railway and large miniature locomotive, and shunting demonstrations using our environmentally-friendly battery electric loco of 1936. In the adjacent Village Hall will be a number of model railways, and light refreshments. St. Mary's Church in Halesworth will be adding a new feature with a photographic exhibition and competition; 'Local Life in 2022. There will be three classes of participants: Camera Club members, Adults, and Young People. More on how to enter coming soon. There will be open private houses and spaces again this year and a series of walks and talks. All festival events are free for visitors which has been made possible with the generous support of our 2022 headline sponsors, Attik Estate agents, Halesworth Print Finishers, Micropress Printers along with HUUS. FOR ALL YOUR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS STATIONERY The events in 2021 received many generous donations and this FOR ALL YOUR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS STATIONERY GREETING CARDS & GIFTS will go towards the costs for this GREETING CARDS & GIFTS year. There is always more that ART SUPPLIES & CRAFT MATERIALS we can do, so please support us in ART SUPPLIES & CRAFT MATERIALS whatever way you can. We need COMPUTER ACCESSORIES & INKJET CARTRIDGES committee members, volunteers, COMPUTER ACCESSORIES & INKJET CARTRIDGES and more sponsors again! PHOTO ALBUMS PHOTOFRAMES FRAMES &&ALBUMS We will be announcing events in the coming months on the MONDAY––SATURDAY SATURDAY (CLOSED THURSDAY) OPENOPEN 10-410-4 MONDAY (CLOSED THURSDAY) National website 57 THOROUGHFARE, HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK IP19 8AR 57 THOROUGHFARE, HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK IP19 8AR www.heritageopendays.org.uk TEL/FAX: 01986 873742. SALES@HALESWORTHSTATIONERS.CO.UK TEL/FAX: 01986 873742. SALES@HALESWORTHSTATIONERS.CO.UK and keep an eye on Facebook @halesworthheritageopendays for updates. 182905

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Calver was a revered astronomer of old. Blythburgh will feature this year too, as the Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway Society have their open day at Blythburgh Station on Sunday 11th September. The station was the half-way point on the narrow gauge 1879 Southwold Railway, and served not only Blythburgh but the surrounding villages - until closure in 1929. The Open Day is an opportunity for the public to see the progress on-site, and to examine the HSNGR's plans for the future. There will be a display of artefacts in the Goods Shed, volunteers on hand to explain the station layout, a

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Simply Stunning Local Neighbourhood Plan enters next stage

Wenhaston Flower Club On Tuesday 7th June, over 30 flower club members and friends enjoyed a very pleasant and interesting evening at Broome Beck Meadow, hosted by the delightful owners Lucy and Richard Seppings. Lucy shared her plans for her conservation project which is in progress on a wonderful site in Broome near Bungay, walking us around the beautiful landscape filled with fauna and flora. Lucy is also a trained florist and has a large cutting garden which she uses for her bouquets. The super evening ended with a lovely glass of wine or elderflower cordial. We are keen to return in the near future to see the progress Lucy has made. Our July meeting is traditionally a garden party or a cream tea. This year, we're delighted that Jane Bastows is hosting a garden party for us. She has very generously opened her garden for us and is also providing the refreshments. Our party will have taken place as you read this.

We do not meet in August but we are back in September. The September meeting is as usual in Wenhaston Village Hall on Tuesday 6th at 7:30pm. We'll be welcoming New Beginnings from Bungay who will be demonstrating for us. We offer a very warm welcome to anyone who'd like to join us for the evening. We do not have an annual membership fee, it's just £5 on the night which includes refreshments. We meet once a month on the first Tuesday. We'd love to see new faces all the time, but if just one or two sessions catch your eye, just drop in for those. We are very informal. A note for your diaries: The October meeting is our charity night for the Halesworth branch of Cancer Research UK. There will be a selection of stalls and refreshments and is open to absolutely everyone, so please drop in to support us. For more information, please contact Jackie Chenery on 01502 478401.

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housing design. • The identification of key movement routes to increase levels of walking and cycling. • A requirement for electric car charging points. The Steering Group received a clear message that the community wanted such matters addressed and the Neighbourhood Plan, through the policies and actions proposed, supports activities and actions in the town that will go towards the climate change goals. The Town Council is already looking at the Plan proposals and taking forward now what it can. In June they agreed to £10,000 of Community Infrastructure Levy being spent on improving the open spaces around town in ways that residents have said they want to see – planting more trees, installing benches and bird boxes and other ways to improve biodiversity - making the spaces pleasanter places to use and enjoy, as well as contributing to the climate change goals. Next time we will let you know more about what the Plan can do for the town as well as update you on the next stage of the Plan’s journey.

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Physical copies are also available to view at Halesworth Library, and East Suffolk Council Customer Service Centre, Marina Centre, Marina, Lowestoft, NR32 1HH (during opening hours). The Consultation period ends 5pm 3 August 2022 Comments on the plan can be made online, by email planningpolicy@eastsuffolk. gov.uk or post to East Suffolk Council, Planning Policy and Delivery Team (Neighbourhood Plans), Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ. The subject heading should be ‘Halesworth Neighbourhood Plan’ and if you are referring to a particular policy or paragraph you should give the details. When the Regulation 16 consultation ends the Plan will go forward for Examination, timing being dependent on the responses received and whether more changes are needed. The examination is carried out by an independent planning expert, appointed by East Suffolk Council. Whether they will come to Halesworth and hold meetings and interviews or just read the documents we don’t know, but

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Another big step forward on our way to having a Halesworth Neighbourhood Plan took place on the 22 June when East Suffolk Council announced that our draft plan had reached Regulation 16. It means there will be another consultation period before our Plan is submitted for independent examination. Copies of the Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents are available to view at: https://www. eastsuffolk.gov.uk/planning/ neighbourhood-planning/ neighbourhood-plans-in-thearea/halesworth-neighbourhoodarea/ The Plan and the Consultation Statement can also be found in the Neighbourhood Plan section of the Halesworth Town Council website. The Consultation Statement is a report setting out all the consultations, surveys, meetings and associated leaflets and posters that the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group used to gather your views and the evidence needed to back up the planning policies in the Plan. Appendix S of the Statement is where you will find residents (anonymised) comments and the Steering Group’s responses.

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150 years of learning and fun in Bramfield! It has been a fortnight of celebrations for the people of Bramfield as they not only celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, but it was also the 150th anniversary of Bramfield Church of England Primary School, which first opened in 1872. To celebrate 150 years of learning, the school invited former pupils to visit the school last Monday (7th June) to see how it has changed and to share their thoughts and experiences with current students. Head of School, Linda Ashford says: "We were so excited to have former staff and pupils from as far away as Portugal join us. Our oldest guest was in his 90s and he entertained us with his memories of school life in the 1930s."

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Visitors were given a tour of the school by current students, and there was an exhibition where visitors had opportunity to see pictures of the school through the decades. There were also some old logbooks, including a log of punishments dating from the Victorian era that featured naughty behaviour like 'stealing the school rabbits' which had a punishment of four strokes of the cane! Former school Headteacher, Cathryn Benefer, also attended saying: "The older children were excellent guides for the visitors, and everyone was so very welcoming." The next day the school 'went back in time', experiencing what it would have been like to go

to school in Victorian times. Pupils and teachers dressed up in Victorian clothing and had a visit from 'Queen Victoria' (Executive Headteacher Vicky Allen in fancy dress) as well as a very strict Victorian schoolteacher! "The teacher was scary!" said pupil Sam Batey. "But it was a great way to learn about history." To end the week with a celebration, on Friday, parents and carers were invited to the school to see the exhibition, as well as the new sports and outdoor learning zone that the school is currently fundraising to complete. There was also a range of activities from traditional school games to a hunt for the royal corgis in the secret garden. The children then

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The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company is based at The Longshed in Woodbridge. Since 2018 the company has engaged 90 volunteers and 3 staff to run the company and build a replica of the Sutton Hoo Ship that was found at Sutton Hoo in 1939 and is now a National Trust visitor site. The volunteers and staff are building the full-size replica, fundraising, and sharing their work with as many visitors, both in person and virtually, as possible.

The ship's backbone, or keel, has been laid which is a beautiful piece of sculpture. The 3D form of the keel structure changes continually as you move your eye from bow to stern, highlighting just how technically capable our Saxon ancestors were. The Shipwrights are currently dealing with an issue with one of the underloutes which are the curved extensions attached to the straight central keel. Here the timber has shrunk and deteriorated meaning that the

section will need to be replaced. Luckily an area of land owned by the Woodland Trust in Hainault has three potential oak trees with the correct curve needed for the replacement piece. Nowadays boats made from wood tend to be laminated and steamed but the Saxons had to take advantage of the naturally grown curve of each tree. While the underloute is being replaced, the 20+ Production Crew are working on cleaving oak trees into wedges to convert into planks

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human colony to ensure that the human species is safe from extinction? For more information from Kim Poulton on 01986 788149 and on our website: www.u3asites.org.uk/harleston

The Beccles Society of Artists Annual Exhibition will take place at Beccles Public Hall from Friday 5th to Saturday 13th August 10am-5pm. Free admission.

June 17th recorded 32.4C - The second-best June recording on my entire record.

Beccles weather report June 2022

South-east 7 days, south-west 7 days, south 5 days and northwest 3 days. June 2022 June 2022 was warmer and • Maximum temp: 32.4C (90F) on only slightly drier than the longthe 17th, compared with 27.0C term average. This however does (80F) in June, 2021. not tell the full story. It was the • Minimum temp: 4.8C (40F) sixth warmer-than-average June on the 1st, compared with 6.3C in succession, although the mean temp was 1.2C above 1981-2010 (42F) in June, 2021. • Average maximum temp: average for month, a month of 21.27C (70F) in 2022. 20.87C contrasting conditions as can be (69F) in 2021. 19.80C (67F) on seen from the below: average. - 1st to 7th: Average maximum • Average minimum temp: 11.10C temp: 17.1C. Average minimum (54F) in 2022. 12.58C (54F) in temp: 9.8C. 2021. 10.24C (50F) on average. - 8th to 30th: Average maximum • Mean temp: 16.19C (61F) in temp: 22.5C. Average minimum Blyth(62F) Road Industrial Estate, temp: 11.5C. 2022. 16.72C in 2021. first seven 15.02C (59F) on average. Halesworth,TheIP19 8ENdays of June • Rainfall total: 1.93", compared included the five coolest of the with 2.86" in June, 2021. (30- month. Unseasonal maximum year average (1981-2010): temps of 14.0C on the 5th and 2.13"). (2022 total is 91% of 14.5C on the 6th underlined a poor start to an otherwise warmer than the average). • Most rainfall on one day: 0.50" average month. The coolest night (4.8C recorded overnight 1st/2nd) on the 30th. • Wind direction, mainly from: was the lowest June recording This summary is compiled from the records of Stephen Bartholomew of Beccles.

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since 4.0C on 10/06/2013 and a frosty 1.4C on 04/06/2012. High pressure did build after the cool and unsettled first week of June being the catalyst for a partial drought which produced only one rain day in sixteen during period 9th to 24th. Furthermore, after the 8th to end of month consistent mainly pleasant daytime warmth of 20C or more was achieved on all but five days which themselves only narrowly missed that level. The memorable very warmest day recorded, 32.4C on the 17th was the second-best June recording on my entire record (only 33.0C on 07/06/1996 exceeded this and also the warmest day of any since 33.5C on 07/08/2020). The maximum warmth of the day was notable because of its duration, from early afternoon which had only marginally cooled to 30C by 8pm. It was a culmination of moderated hot air imported from

Spain and the South of France where extraordinary temps of around 43C had been noted this early in the season. Our maximum was nearly 7C higher than the next warmest day (25.6C on the 16th) and 12.6C higher than the following day when the cold front which cleared the hot air had passed through. The cooler air also produced the second highest daily rainfall total of the month (0.40") with thundery activity. Combined with the rain recorded on six of the first eight days (0.68") and the accumulation of 0.70" during the last two days the majority of the 1.93" month's total had been recorded over a total of 11 rain days. This amount was again lower than long-term average, the fifth month out of six this year (only February has been wetter than average). This was also the driest June since 2018 and brought an end to a run of three successive wetter-than-average June totals.

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great job! We are now looking forward to visiting the Camel Centre on 14th July, where we will meet the animals and have the usual cup of coffee together. On August 11th, we will have a garden meeting at Bridge Farm, Chediston where we will have the chance to view the equipment available for disabled people and may also be treated to a demonstration of a Rollator especially designed for Parkinson's. Margaret Bloomfield 01502 478502

Halesworth Volunteers We do hope you have had a chance to visit our new website halesworthvolunteers.org. You can find out all about what we do, how to volunteer and how to make a donation. Volunteers wanted! We are always looking for volunteers. There are so many ways that you can help us make lives better. Why not be a Community Car Driver? You can help people get to their all-important health appointments or ensure that they can take part in social activities or keep in touch with their family. Being a Community Car Driver is really rewarding, you meet some amazing people and make a real difference to their lives. If you have a couple of hours to spare a week, you could become one of our Isolation-busting volunteers. Befriending is a wonderful way of supporting somebody who is alone or lonely. You can meet for a cuppa, just ring for a natter or maybe go for a trip out. Being a Community Larder Volunteer is fun and incredibly rewarding. You will be part of a fantastic team, meeting extraordinary people and sharing in the special magic that is the Community Larder. There are many other ways you can make help life better with Halesworth Volunteers, just ring Karen on 01986 875600 to find

out more. The Community Larder Remember that the Larder is open to everyone. You always get a warm welcome. If you have food you would like to share, then why not bring it in. If you don’t like gooseberries but have a glut, we can pass them on to people who will really make them sing. And if you are struggling at the moment, our wonderful volunteers will help you choose the essentials that you need. The Community Larder is open on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturdays from 10am to 11:30am. The Larder can be found at St Mary’s Village Hall and is a partnership project with St Mary’s and the Blyth Valley Team. Nigel is back… We are so delighted that the famous Halesworth Volunteers Quiz is back at our new venue, The White Hart. Nigel is back as our Quizmaster and it is lovely to have the support of the team at the Hart. The next quiz will be on Wednesday 20th July at 8pm. And the next one after that will be 17th August at 8pm. And finally, don’t forget the monthly Wellbeing Lunches on the 1st Tuesday of the month at Chinneys. Everybody is welcome, just turn up between 12 and 2pm or ring Karen on 875600 to find out more.

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Join us on a mysterious isle where an opportunity arises for an exiled ruler to try and regain power. Prospero has been unjustly deprived of his Dukedom and those responsible are on board a ship foundering in a storm – a tempest which he has conjured for the purpose of bringing them to the island. Once ashore, lost family members are sought, love struggles against adversity and murderous plots are hatched. Prospero seeks to regain his Dukedom – but would he, in turn, free those who do his bidding, the original inhabitants of the island? Come and see Circle 67’s shortened version of this truly timeless play which, like “a sea-change into something rich and strange” has borne so many interpretations over the centuries. Our one-hour version is still packed with everything from Ariel’s songs and Caliban’s curses to Gonzalo's utopian rhetoric and Prospero's sublime speeches. Come to your favourite castle or pub garden; admission is free and basic seating is provided. If you enjoy the production, please give generously when a hat is passed round at the end. We are touring from the 22nd to 31st July to our favourite local venues, plus a few new ones! Please see our advert for details. Circle 67, as our name implies, was founded in 1967 to bring highquality and accessible drama to our local area. New members are always welcome. If you would like to join Circle 67, please contact us via our website.

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At the June meeting in the Pear Tree Centre, we welcomed four new members. We are always ready to accept new members, just come along to one of our meetings or telephone the number at the end of this report. We are a friendly group of people who give support to those diagnosed with Parkinson's and their carers. We enjoyed the talk by a representative of Redwings Horse Rescue and learnt a great deal about their work in looking after and nurturing ill-treated or abandoned horses. They do a

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very emotional. It's not been an easy run this year, but we've had lovely weather and each year the run has got more and more pink. The people taking part are from all walks of life and all ages, all on different makes and models of tractors. Everyone knows someone who has had cancer and the support means so much because all we can do is raise money to help with research. What else can we do." This year, 29 ladies new to the run took part including Ebony Ayton who was taking part with her mum, Joanne Grimmer and grandmother, Pam Grimmer. Ebony said: "To start off with it was really scary but once I got going it was really lovely. There's lots of people cheering all the way round, even on the back roads. It does make it feel nice, it's so sweet when you see people cheering and whistling." Ebony's mum Joanne Grimmer who lives in Great Moulton, was taking part in her 17th Pink Ladies' Tractor Run. As well as joining in with the event she fundraises throughout the year, she said: "It's been amazing as always and Ebony has done brilliantly. The event is still so unique even after all this time and people want to support it."

Pam Grimmer has taken part in every run since it started, she said: "I've been into tractors for a long time and Annie rang me up one day and said "I've had an idea. What do you think about doing aladies tractor run?" I said: "Yeah, if you can get enough ladies!" and it's grown from there. "The people in Harleston were great. People decorate their gardens and in one a banner said, 'I beat breast cancer." Joanne Grimmer said: "It's good to have that reminder as you drive round because you remember why you are doing the run. The reason behind our motivation is that cancer is relentless, and everyone is affected by it. We've lost ladies who have done the run previously and this is why we can't stop

raising awareness and money for Cancer Research UK's breast cancer appeal." 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 lent 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!" The monies raised from this year's event will be announced in September. To donate online, please visit: fundraise. cancerresearchuk.org/unite/pinkladies-tractor-road-run-2022. To find out more about the run, visit: www.ladiestractorroadrun. co.uk.

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The iconic Pink Ladies' Tractor Road Run returned in style as a convoy of 112 decorated tractors wound their way through south Norfolk and north Suffolk. The event (which is now in its eighteenth year) is edging ever closer to raising £1m in aid of Cancer Research UK's breast cancer appeal. Crowds packed the route while family and friends joined the ladies at a picnic lunch in the sunshine at Gawdy Hall meadow. People were cheering along the route in towns, villages, laybys and gardens. Houses and businesses were bedecked in pink bunting, banners, flags and many supporters were dressed in headto-toe pink. Organised by Annie Chapman BEM, the annual run started at Thorpe Abbotts Airfield before passing through Brockdish, Upper Weybread, Harleston, Pulham St. Mary, Rushall and Langmere Green. Annie was driving one of the oldest tractors on the run (a 1950 David Brown Cropmaster) which had recently been repainted. She said: "Harleston was incredible, it really choked me up driving through the town. It was packed and it was just wonderful to see, people are incredibly supportive, it's been

“I’m looking to list my house for sale. Does it matter that you don’t have a shop in town?” Thank you for your question, it is one I am regularly asked when I am carrying out valuations. It is also something we were curious to monitor internally. When we decided to set up our Halesworth Hub, ATTIK in the ATTIC, there were very few town centre premises available, and whilst putting out feelers, the exact same day we were informed of the penthouse of The Cut Arts Centre becoming available to rent, and it really did seem to be more than a coincidence, so we decided to trial that space and monitor if we felt it hindered our growth. Having formerly worked for an agent on the High Street, when I could see its value as customers would visit the branch to register their details and collect paper brochures, this was some years ago and the landscape of consumer spending is rapidly changing, be it on a pair of shoes, a car, a holiday, or

your home. People now have all of the information they need at the swipe of a finger. My husband and fellow director says, ‘We do have a shop window, and most people carry it around in their back pocket or handbag’. Many studies have been carried out with a view to comparing online agents versus high street agents, although, I wouldn’t say that we fall firmly in either category. We are without a physical shopfront, nonetheless, we do have a beautiful welcoming space where our clients, local and from out of the area, can and do on occasion, come in and discuss with privacy, their financial and property affairs. We do find that this is really quite rare and more often is our elderly customers and we often treat them to a cup of tea or coffee in the Cut Café. The statistics gathered from Rightmove show that we are the leading agent in the IP19 postcodes for new instructions and sales, statistics we are hugely proud of, and

to maintain this level of business takes a lot of hard work, which all of our team put in. Determination alone is not enough, however, and we attribute our success largely to moving with the times. It takes a wealth of local knowledge, being a part of the community, marketing across all of the property portals, designled marketing, property staging, a current social media strategy, and all of these must be authentically executed and combined with good old-fashioned estate agency, building a verified database of buyers, accompanying viewers, being proactive and not relying on incoming leads, tenacious negotiation skills, and for us personally being empathetic to our client’s individual situations and delivering the same levels of passion, be it a one-bedroom flat or a million-pound house that we are listing.

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Dee’s Den charity shop - Raising Financial focus on... Divorce money for The Pear Tree Fund A big thank you to our amazing shop volunteers and all who support us in different ways If you are interested in volunteering in Dee’s Den, please contact us or leave your name and contact details in the shop. A very big ‘Thank You’ to Pauline who has been a volunteer at the Den for many years, we really appreciate all you have done for the Den and wish you well. You can find Dee’s Den in Steeple End, opposite the church. For more information contact us on 01986 899655 or Volunteer manager Nikki 07733668221. Please DO NOT leave bags or goods at the door when we are closed – thank you. Nikki

divorce, not the date of separation. You should note, however, that unlike marriage, a divorce will not automatically nullify a Will so you should think about those as well. Finally, Forensic Accountants excel at seeking out hidden assets, determining the real, not claimed, value of assets and tracking down concealed wealth. Their skills are particularly useful when the one who initiates the divorce has had the time to hide assets and

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gains arising to be deferred but as this would cause the recipient to have a larger potential CGT liability when they sell the asset, both parties may not agree to sign the hold over election anyway. The former marital home can also cause a CGT liability. If one party has left the former marital home, they now only can claim an additional 9 months of automatic residence for CGT exemption. This can quickly cause a chargeable gain to start to accrue. Everyone does have an annual CGT exemption, but this may be quite small against the potential gain. Additionally, if a liability exists on disposal, you must also report and pay CGT online to HMRC within 60 dates of completion. (Main Residence Relief is extended where Mesher Court orders are concerned.) The situation is better for Inheritance Tax where the general tax-free exemption for spousal transfers stops on the date of

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Providing local care and supporting the new centre (formerly the Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund) Dee’s Den held another successful fashion show in June at Holton Village Hall, with fantastic models wearing beautiful clothes from the Den. We are very grateful for the sponsorship from Kevin at Townsend Electrical, which helped towards our costs. We raised £1479 on the night – with expenses a final of £990 – a fantastic amount! Thank you to all involved in making it an enjoyable evening, especially our models and organisers. We hope to hold another show before Christmas. We are so pleased to be serving our regular, new and holiday customers here at ‘Dee’s Den’ in Steeple End, with our fabulous volunteers sorting your generous donations and displaying a wide range of products to buy. Bargains are always to be had at Dee’s Den with a wonderful display of clothes for men and women of all ages, children, and babies too, all at affordable prices. The well- known £1 rail outside on the pavement when the weather is favourable. We have lovely summer stock out on display – something different for your summer holiday! We have different bargains every week starting each Monday of items from around the shop. We have a wide assortment of bric-a-brac and kitchenware, lots of glassware; we also have linen, books to suit everyone. Plants and garden items. Lovely Jams, and marmalades – thank

“No Fault Divorces” were introduced on 6 April 2022. Since then applications for divorce have soared by more than 50%. With everything else that is going on during a divorce, don’t forget to think tax. Some of the ways tax is affected include: Income tax is largely only affected with the ability to transfer surplus allowances from one spouse to another. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is affected in several ways. The taxfree inter-spousal transfer relief is only possible in a tax year when the parties live together as a married couple at some point. However, they remain as connected persons (requiring assets to be transferred at market value) until the date of divorce. This can cause unexpected liabilities where the parties occupy the same residence but not as a married couple. For business assets, a hold-over relief claim could be signed allowing any

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Drama workshop 3:30pm. • Wednesday 17th August at 9:30am, 11am and 1pm: My Little Village: Come and join us at My Little Village and let your child's imagination run wild in our pop-up role play village at Stella Peskett Millennium Hall. What will they choose to be today? A firefighter, a vet, a singer or maybe a chef. Role play sessions for walkers to five years. Role play isn't just fun, children learn through play. £4 per child for one hour's play. Event costs subsidised by the Friends of Southwold Library. Limited spaces. Book your place today by contacting Southwold Library! • Friday 19th August at 11am: Wind in the Willows FREE Craft Session. Book now by contacting Cambridge Touring Productions. FREE crafts accompanying Southwold Open Air Family Theatre. Make a mole in a hole, a curly tongued toad and a rat finger puppet! Join Mole, Ratty and Badger in a floor stomping, live music, hilarious recount of this woodland adventure as they save Toad and his shiny new motorcar from deep trouble. Performance Sunday 21st August 5pm. Drama workshop at 3:30pm. • Tuesday 23rd August at 1:30pm, 2:45pm and 4pm: Pop-up Planetarium: Lab in a Library brought to you by Kinetic at Stella Peskett Millennium Hall. See the universe, in Southwold! The whole experience lasts 40 minutes and you will enter the dome, lie down and watch the planets in 3D colour and feel like you're floating through the

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Southwold Library has now moved and is operating out of: Old Hospital Hub, Field Stile Road, Southwold, IP18 6LD. • Thursday 4th August from 11am and 2pm: Mini Monsters Creepy Crawly Roadshow at Stella Peskett Millennium Hall. Come and meet the mini monsters, minibeasts, reptiles and invertebrates. Find out fascinating facts about the animals before getting up close and personal with each species. £2 per child. Open to children 5+ Limited spaces. Contact Southwold Library. • Friday 12th August at 11am: King Arthur FREE Craft Session at Southwold Library. Book by contacting Cambridge Touring Productions (see end of article for booking details). FREE crafts accompanying Southwold Open Air Family Theatre. Make your own sword, shield and crown! King Arthur, fun and farcical re-telling of the Arthurian Legend with tap dancing horses, baguette fights and mediocre magic. Performance Sunday 14th August 5pm. Drama workshop at 3:30pm. • Tuesday 16th August at 11am: Much Ado About Nothing FREE Craft Session. Book by contacting Cambridge Touring Productions. FREE crafts accompanying Southwold Open Air Family Theatre. Make your own ruff, quill and Italian masks! Much Ado About Nothing - A riot of Shakespearean hilarity from start to finish with a cartoony cast and easy to understand language. There is much doubling (tripling/ quadrupling). Performance Wednesday 17th August 5pm.

We have welcomed three new ringers in recent weeks and are delighted they are part of our team. Our Tuesday afternoon practices are great fun and we welcome anyone who wants to drop in, listen and maybe have a go. See below for details. We will be at St Mary’s Church Halesworth on Wednesday August 10th as part of their programme of lunchtime concerts, demonstrating our skills with a variety of music. Later in the month, we return to Oaklands, Reydon where we will be pleased to entertain residents once again,

after a prolonged break due to Covid. As the Festive Season draws nearer, our programme of carols and other festive music will be our focus, Do get in touch if you would like to book us for your group / organisation / school; we look forward to hearing from you. Now taking bookings for the rest of 2022/2023.Our practices are on Tuesday afternoons in the Catholic Church Hall 3-4pm. New members always receive a warm welcome. Contact Linda on 01986798397 / l.sherman654@ btinternet.com for more details.

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universe! £5 per child. Open to children five and over. Limited spaces. Not suitable for those with sea sickness or those under four. No toddlers allowed in the dome. Contact the library to book. • Thursday 25th August from 12 noon: Family Picnic and Rocket Crafts, Stories and Games at Jubilee Green, Reydon (by the Sole Bay Health Centre). Bring your own picnic and seating. Make rocket themed crafts plus stories and games. No unaccompanied children. If wet, collect crafts from Southwold Library. • Thursday 25th August at 6:30pm: Southwold Library Reading Group. This month we're reading: "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Pick up a book at Southwold Library. • Friday 26th August at 11am: Charlie Locke FREE Craft Session. Book now by contacting Cambridge Touring Productions. FREE crafts accompanying Southwold Open Air Family Theatre. Make a paper craft brain, brain hat and self-confidence rainbow! Charlie Locke and the Quest for Confidence - "Hello! I'm Brain" – Yes, Charlie's Brain... Charlie Locke is a kind, funny and imaginative child who's ready to share his thoughts with the world. Performance Sunday 28th August at 5pm. Drama workshop 3:30pm. • Saturday 27th August 9am1pm: Friends of Southwold Library Book Stall outside Lloyds Bank. Wide selection of books. For further details contact Southwold Library. All funds go

towards supporting Southwold Library. • Tuesday 30th August at 11am: The Reluctant Dragon FREE Craft Session. Book now by contacting Cambridge Touring Productions. FREE crafts accompanying Southwold Open Air Family Theatre. Make a fire breathing dragon, a flying dragon and a dragon mask! The Reluctant Dragon From the book by A. A. Milne. Performance on Wednesday 31st August at 5pm. Drama workshop 3:30pm. • 16th July-1st September: Gadgeteers: Summer Reading Challenge 2022. Fun for children of all ages. Join Gadgeteers at Southwold Library. Read, or have six books read to you, collect prizes and when you finish, get a medal and certificate! • Sundays from 12:15pm1pm: Lego Club. Open to all ages. This Summer we're building 'crazy creatures'. Any donation/s of Lego welcome. Adults: Would you like to help with Lego Club? Just ask staff. • Fridays at 4pm at Southwold Library: Kids, come and read to Ash the PAT dog. The Read2Dogs scheme (provided by PAT) helps to improve literacy skills and wellbeing in young people by developing their confidence, interest, and enjoyment in reading. Dogs are non-judgemental and great listeners, they don't interrupt or correct, so they aid confidence and concentration levels. PAT Dogs are also known to encourage positive social behaviours, enhance self-esteem and inspire young people to relax

and have fun. Come and read to Ash for up to 15 minutes at a time plus enjoy a range of dog themed games, jigsaws, and crafts while you wait. • Learn Italian or Russian: Any level, beginners to advanced with flexible times available via Zoom. Maximum of four students per lesson, can do oneto-ones. £15 per one and a half hour lesson. To book, contact Southwold Library. • Every Sunday and Tuesday from 10:30am-11am: Baby Bounce and Tot Rock at Southwold Library. If fine weather, in the garden. If wet/ cold, inside. Instruments, clapping, jogging and action rhymes. For babies and toddlers of all ages. • Southwold Library Treasure Hunt: Just for fun! A fun hunt round Southwold for young and old. Takes around one hour. Can be done on foot or by bike. Solve the clues to uncover our hidden message. £1 per hunt. Buy from Southwold Library. For extra information or to book your place/s on any of the above events and activities, contact either Southwold Library on: 01502 722519, email: southwold. libraryatsuffolklibraries.co.uk or visit: www.ticketsource. co.uk/suffolklibraries. Or Cambridge Touring Productions by calling: 07771 593218 or visiting: www. cambridgetouringproductions. co.uk. Cambridge Touring Productions in association with Southwold and Aldeburgh Theatre.

News from Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group August 2nd - Drop In (1st) Tuesday Between 2-4pm on the first Tuesday of every month members of AVSFHG are at Leiston Library, Main Street, IP16 4ER, to offer free advice and guidance on family history. So, if you want help tracking down your ancestors, just come along, there’s no need to book. We hope that potential visitors will appreciate this accessible venue. August 6th and August 20th - Family History Help Centre / Archive. This is in the Leiston Council Chamber, IP16 4ER, and will be open for drop-in advice and personal research (free of charge) for members and non-members from 10am - 12 noon on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. Experienced family history researchers will be present to give assistance if required. The Help Centre contains much local information which is not available online. You can see a list of what we have in our Archive here: https:// avsfhg.org.uk/downloads/ No appointment required, just turn up. Endell Street: The Trailblazing Women who Ran World War One’s Most

Remarkable Military Hospital – talk given by Wendy Moore on 20.06.22 via zoom Wendy started the talk, after being welcomed by our Chair Chris, by giving her working background as a journalist by training - concentrating on nonfiction medical and social history. She explained that her interest in the Endell Street Military Hospital began when she came across a painting of an operation which showed all the participating staff to be female. Enquiries revealed the history behind the hospital. When World War One began in 1914, women doctors came forward with offers of help and were soon told by the British military hierarchy to “go home and sit still”. Louisa Garrett Anderson and Flora Murray, both qualified doctors, suffragettes, and life partners, did no such thing. When war broke out men signed up to fight and women worked in male roles. More than sixty female doctors volunteered but were rejected. Their qualifications were exactly the same as those of male doctors, but they were only permitted to treat women and children. There were one thousand women doctors at the outbreak of

war. Louisa, a surgeon, and Flora, an anaesthetist, were keen to serve their country. Eight days after the outbreak of war they offered help to the French Red Cross, raised money and in six weeks went to France, taking a team of female doctors and nurses. They formed the Woman’s Hospital Corps and were given an empty luxury hotel in Paris, brand new and had never been opened before. In forty-eight hours a 100bed emergency hospital was set up treating British and French direct from the frontline. The staff had no experience of military surgery and had not treated men before. The hospital was very successful, and a second military hospital set up in Wimereux became the first hospital to treat men under military conditions. ESMH had a library, theatre, light airy wards with an open courtyard. The men did knitting and sowing. They suffered air raids and food shortages. Louisa and Flora were hard taskmasters. After the war ESMH stayed open treating Spanish flu victims, finally closing in December 1919. The female staff members were expected to go back to treating women and children again or to go abroad to work.

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Holton and Blyford ATTIK Estate Agents pledges to raise £10k for East Anglian Air Ambulance Village Hall The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall was held on July 7th and three new members joined us , Neil Frost, Michelle Rolph and Jackie Moulson. They are very welcome, and we wish them well. Sadly, Hilary Garner our chairman of five years stepped down and left the committee to pursue her other interests. We will miss her tremendously and would like to thank her publicly for her guidance and hands on work over those years, it’s been great to work with her. Work goes on though! We now have a new clothing bank deposit - joining our bottle bank – both as items of use for our community. Our Tote year finished with the June Draw. June winners were Wendy Powell 1st prize of £25. Stella Hunting £15 for the 2nd prize, Phil Matthews 3rd prize of £10 and in 4th place Sue Bacle who receives £5. The Tote costs just £12 a year to join – just a £1 month! The new year starts with the July draw – and yes you can join now to be included just contact Wendy on 01986 872490 or email wendmend@gmail.com The tote raised £1,200 towards Hall costs this past year. Dates for your diary:

The Annual Christmas Craft Fair will be on Saturday 19th November – open to the public at 10.0am. To book a stall (for just £12) contact Wendy as above. There has been a problem with our plumbing for some time now. Its over 40 years old and needs updating – but the cost is somewhere in the region of £20,000. On Saturday 8th October our campaign to raise the funds starts with a 40’s/50’s dance. Like the Jubilee event with a return of the Swing Band that everyone loved. So, here’s your chance to join in with the fabulous dancers who come with the band as they will be doing a learning set! Get your dancing shoes on, grab the retro gear, and come along. Tickets will be just £10 per person. A tasty Burger will be included in the price – and yes, the Bar will be open. Starts at 7:30pm. Contact Wendy for Tickets – as above! We are tempted to call it the Flushing Dance! All proceeds will go to the project. Bingo still as popular as ever – and we are so grateful to “the loyal gang” who turn up every other Thursday. Starts at 7:30pm come along and join in – you might win! August dates are 11th and 25th.

ATTIK Estate Agents with offices in Dereham and Halesworth has teamed up with NFU Mutual Halesworth Insurance Agency to launch an online charity auction to raise money for East Anglian Air Ambulance’s (EAAA) Blood on Board appeal, called the Spring into Summer Charity Auction, as part of ATTIK’s pledge to raise £10,000 for EAAA between 2021 and 2022. All funds raised from the auction will go to the EAAA ‘Blood on Board’ appeal to help permanently carry blood products on board every mission. This will allow the administering of blood on-scene and in-flight giving patients the best chance of surviving to hospital. It costs over £72,000 per year to fund this vital lifesaving service. Just one example of how carrying blood on board saves lives, was back in November, when 17-year-old Harry Fisher was travelling along the A140 on his motorbike when he was involved in a near-fatal collision with a van. When the EAAA crew arrived at the scene, the team weren't sure if Harry would make it to hospital due to the extent of his injuries, specifically the amount of blood he was losing and that both of his lungs had collapsed. Dr Jeremy Mauger, who was there on the day, said: “Given the amount of

blood Harry had lost, without a blood transfusion his odds of surviving to hospital would have been significantly reduced.” Catherine, Harry's mum, said: “We’re just so grateful that Harry got the treatment he needed to get him to hospital. That was the first major hurdle to overcome. It’s been an incredibly long recovery for Harry and he still has a long way to go but we are getting there. All those weeks he was in a coma were simply unbearable, but he had a fighting chance and has been fighting all the way.” To make the auction happen to support the appeal, together

ATTIK Estate Agents and the NFU Mutual Halesworth Agency have contacted businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk to donate prizes between now and Friday 15 July, which is when the auction closes at 7.30pm and a charity reception will take place at The Cut in Halesworth. So far, the auction Lots include items such as a guided paddle tour of Brancaster Staithe donated by NorthShore, a signed Norwich City football shirt donated by Yellow Brick Mortgages and even a cheese making experience donated by Fen Farm Diary, just some of the prizes in the auction that are

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pain and grief. In 2002 she said, ‘I know just how much I rely on my faith to guide me through the good times and the bad.’ Those words were not pious words about a vague faith that sits in the background. It was and is her foundation. It has been said of her that she possessed a ‘deep vibrancy of her faith’. For the last two years, I have faced my own challenge, having received a diagnosis of cancer.

Because I have known His presence with me for over 70 years of my life, to go to be with Him is like going to the home of the One who loves you more than anyone else possibly could. I do not fear death. For me, it is the doorway into His permanent, abiding presence. At the age of nine, I simply asked Jesus Christ into my life to be my Lord and Saviour – and He came in and has walked with me ever since. I

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Edgar Sewter Playschool and Out of School Club Our playschool is open Monday Friday during term time for children from 2 years old. We have funded and non-funded places from September and follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. We offer sessions to suit individual needs subject to eligibility and availability. We wish our current children moving onto nursery a happy new learning adventure. Our summer holiday club for children from 4 years and up will be running from Monday 25th July-Friday 26th August and we welcome children from all schools. We provide care, indoor and outdoor play led by children's interests and can offer flexible start and finish times from a few hours

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Halesworth branch of Cancer Research We have quite a quiet time with are fundraising over the Summer but we had a very successful street collection at the end of June. Thank you to all the committee and volunteers who gave up an hour (or two) to collect for us either in the town or at the Co-op. A massive thank you to everyone who stopped and popped some money into our collecting goblets. With your generosity we raised a fantastic £697.05p We don’t have anything planned now until October which will be our Jumble Sale in

Holton Village Hall, but before this Wenhaston Flower Club will be hosting a Charity Night for us in Wenhaston Village Hall also in October. It is very generous of them to donate the event to The Halesworth Branch of Cancer Research. Please look out for more information about both events nearer the time. Nina has very kindly agreed to sell our Christmas Cards again this year and she now has the catalogue and will be ordering a selection, so Nina will be touch with her regular customers shortly. If you would

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After two years of uncertainty, weddings are back on and lovedup couples who have faced delays and postponements to their plans can now look forward to finally planning their big day! Here we aim to offer a bit of advice and help for things to look at and consider when planning and organising a wedding. Choosing the perfect venue is surely at the top of any newly engaged couple’s list and the decision as to where to hold your wedding can be quite a daunting one. It is very easy to get over excited and fall in love with the a venue when you go there for the first time. It is important to be sure of your exact requirements and consider various options

before committing. Here are some useful tips to consider before choosing your wedding venue. Put together a list of venues with a few options to visit and try to include some different types of venues, hotels, country manors etc as they all offer something a little bit different. • Estimate the number of guests and work out your budget. It is important to have an idea on the number of guests you are thinking of inviting. If you are planning on inviting evening guests, then consideration needs to be given on how many people the venue can cater for both during the wedding event itself and also in the evening. You

at, various times of the day. will need to know roughly how when it is due and also if it Venues can look different at many people you plan to invite is refundable. It is also worth different times. It is worth and how much you can spend checking if there any discounts available or special packages visiting during the day and before you start to draw up on offer. then again after dark. your list of potential venues. • Find out if the layout fits • Be sure to check out what • Talk to as many people as you can who are associated extra costs there are. Some your needs. If you’re having venues offer the complete your reception and wedding with the venue. Hopefully you wedding package, while others will have met the manager on ceremony at the same venue, is there enough space for both may charge extra for items like your first visit, but be sure you of the events? cutlery, table cloths, chair speak to any on-site wedding • Check if the venue provides covers, decoration, plates and coordinators or catering accommodation. Some of even the dance floor. If you are managers and ask them to your guests might be travelling thinking an outdoor wedding answer all of your questions. might be right for you, then it • If you know other people from afar and may like to have is also worth checking if there the option of staying overnight. that have had a wedding are any facilities provided in • Adequate parking for your at the venue, then speak to the price in case it gets too hot guests is another important them. They will be able to or starts raining. factor to consider. tell you firsthand how their • Before you commit to the • Always make sure you visit wedding went, and perhaps your potential venue more date make sure you check offer advice based on their than once and, if possible how much the deposit is, experience.

A few points worth considering when choosing your wedding venue: • How many guests can the venue hold? For the actual wedding ceremony and also additional evening guests. • Is it possible to hold both your ceremony and reception at the venue? • Will there be onsite accommodation for your guests. If not, how close are the nearest accommodation options? • Pricing: What’s the price per head? Is there a minimum spend? Are there any set packages or discounts on offer? • Is the catering in-house? You might want to sample a meal at

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Neil Ketteringham has been appointed as the new Headteacher at SET Beccles School.

SET Beccles School welcomes new headteacher with huge progress and growth, becoming the 'most improved school in East Anglia' in 2016. Neil Ketteringham said: "I'm proud to be joining SET Beccles as Headteacher next term and I look forward to getting involved in all aspects of school life. As a local resident myself, I have seen SET Beccles grow and I admire their ethos for inspiring and nurturing every individual student. "I am passionate about the school's community spirit, and I will look to establish new relations and reaffirm SET Beccles as a top choice, where students leave our school with the best education alongside confidence and experiences that will guide them through further education and beyond."

Mark Barrow (CEO, Seckford Education Trust) said: "We are delighted to appoint Neil Ketteringham as the new Headteacher at SET Beccles, he has a firm knowledge of the local area and an impressive background in supporting schools to reach their full potential. We believe his experience and passion will be a great asset to the Trust." SET Beccles, on Castle Hill, provides secondary education for students aged 11-16 in the Beccles and Bungay area. It is one of five schools in the Seckford Education Trust and was one of the first Trust schools to open in 2012, alongside SET Saxmundham and SET Ixworth. For more information about SET Beccles visit: www.becclesschool.org.uk

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referees and anyone who feels that they could offer their help would be greatly appreciated. We can put you through a referee course and pay you for each match. If you are interested, please contact Claire on 07935109049. We have continually been fighting for green space again this season, we have had meetings with East Suffolk Council, and have built relationships with the FA and HCSL to try and preserve and make use of as much of the green space available in Halesworth that we can. During this season we have worked alongside the senior club and have valued their support at meetings, and we hope to continue to build this relationship, working alongside one another. We are continually working on pitch space and will carry on doing so to secure the future of the junior club. Without volunteers giving up many hours of time and dedicating themselves to their roles we would not have such a thriving Junior football club. Thank you to each and every manager and coach for their dedication and commitment to the children and the club. Our committee condensed down to nine members last season, and this has worked well, each and every one playing an important role in keeping the club as successful and well respected as it has become, Thank you all for all of your efforts. Kathryn Bullen has once again continued her hard work and dedication to the club, not only her work as secretary but all the other tasks that are undertaken and going above and beyond to keep the Junior club running smoothly.

Thank you to Mark Coby for all his advice and guidance on maintaining the pitches and equipment and Andy Hadingham for trimming back the hedges at Westhall. Many Thanks to David Harvey for cutting the Westhall playing fields and Trevor Chenery who dedicates hours of his time cutting the pitches, marking them out and always ensuring all pitches are the best they can be. We also had some great sponsorship come in end of last season and we continue to be grateful to Broadway Colours, Halesworth Golf Club, DB Renovations, Hetty’s Little Copy Shop, SJ Geomatics and Gowing Engineering for their continued support. We also had a brand-new storage shed donated and erected by Redz of Beccles. Thank you to all. We have a thriving club and this is down to everyone working together, managers, coaches, committee members, players and parents. Thank you all. To round off the season we had a great presentation weekend with a BBQ and disco for the U10s and U11s on Saturday night and an afternoon of fun with BBQ and summer games for the U7s and U9s on Sunday. It was fantastic being able to all get together for presentations again and everyone had a great time. Thank you to everyone that made this possible. We now look forward to a relaxing few weeks of summer before we all start again next season for what we hope to be another thoroughly enjoyable season. Grassroots is where it all begins. Claire Chenery Chair of HTJFC

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Armed Forces Day Aldous and Mr. Brian Hunter, the Chairman of the newly revived RAFA Branch at Lowestoft who joined us for the day. The event for all parties was a great success. We would wish to thank all those members of the public and visitors to Lowestoft for their kindness and generosity. President Brian Vousden, RAFA Beccles and Southwold. Further information on RAFA is available on: www.rafabecclesandsouthwold. wordpress.com.

The cruise to Walton Backwaters is a perennial favourite for Woodbridge Cruising Club members. Thanks go to Graham and Julia Bryant for organising this cruise, which had twelve boats sailing in company. SADs (safe arrival drinks) were held on the first night in Titmarsh Marina, followed by a Safari Supper, where members enjoyed meals on different boats. The next day was fine and sunny, and some members enjoyed a fascinating wildlife tour around the Backwaters, this was followed by the club barbecue and music. Friday saw members enjoying Viking Kubb game and a meal in the Harbour Lights restaurant. Cruising in company, and the social activities is one of the best reasons for joining Woodbridge Cruising Club. The sailing season is now underway, with the well planned summer cruise programme with voyages to new harbours and well-loved favourite destinations. Members are looking forward

to future cruises, with voyages to Lowestoft and Southwold, Ramsgate and Europe and more. Weekends at the club bar, sitting outside with wonderful views of the river are a welcome break, and the Wednesday BBQs are always popular. Why not join the cruising club. The club website: www. woodbridgecruisingclub.org has full details and new members are welcome, whether you own a motorboat or yacht, or are keen to start sailing.

Citizens Advice East Suffolk was launched on 1st April 2022, following the merger of Citizens Advice Leiston, Saxmundham & District, Felixstowe & District and North East Suffolk. The discussions about the merger had been ongoing over the past couple of years to review efficiencies of the organisation and the services available to the public. The main benefit of the merger is the ability of Citizens Advice East Suffolk to extend its services and provide a more comprehensive and accessible service.

Chiara Saunders' appointment as Chief Officer of the new organisation was confirmed this week. Chiara joined Citizens Advice as a Volunteer Advisor prior to being appointed Chief Officer of Citizens Advice Leiston & Saxmundham on 1st March 2019. Before that, Chiara had worked in the commercial and investment banking sector, following which she pursued a career in education as a teacher and school librarian. Chiara said: "I look forward to the challenge of developing and future proofing Citizens Advice

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On Saturday, 25th June, the Beccles Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) attended at Royal Green, Lowestoft and accepted donations from the Public for "Wings Appeal", the conduit whereby local RAFA Branches collect monies for our Armed Forces Charity to help provide support for serving and veteran RAF personnel and their families who may be in difficult circumstances. This year on the day, we were delighted to also be joined by our MP for Waveney, Mr. Peter

defeated by Gorleston in a close, hard-fought match. Reaching the semi-finals was a great achievement for both teams. Well done for all your efforts. Paul Bullens U10s reached the final of the Trophy Cup and played at the nest, everyone was proud of their amazing attitude and the way they battled to the end and accepted defeat graciously. They should all be very proud of themselves as we were supporting them. Well done Paul Bullen and Trevor Chenery for getting them there. Justin Hatcher has taken on managing the U11 Tigers along with Donna Brinded and Darren Goodson and were awarded with the Respect award at a presentation held at The Ocean rooms, Gorleston. This is a fantastic achievement, as attitude of the players has been recognised and is also of paramount importance. We wish both U11s teams every success as they now turn to U12s and venture into their first season of league tables and competitive football. Gary Todd is once again bringing through the reception and year 1 children, who are now enjoying their training sessions and continuing to make the club grow. We look forward to these youngsters forming our new U7S in September. If any year one children would like to join, please contact Gary on 07817137792. Without such dedicated Managers and coaches giving up their free time and volunteering to run the teams, match days and training would not happen. This also includes running the line and refereeing. We are in desperate need for

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The Seckford Education Trust is pleased to welcome Neil Ketteringham as the new Headteacher at SET Beccles. Mr Ketteringham joins the secondary school at the end of August, ready for the start of term in September, but he has already begun meeting students, welcoming new Year 7s and getting to know everyone across the school community. Mr Ketteringham joins SET Beccles following an established teaching career at schools across the country. Neil relocated from a school in Oxford to north Suffolk in 2013 and has most recently held roles as Head of Department at Benjamin Britten Academy in Lowestoft, and Deputy Head at Alde Valley Academy in Leiston where he supported the school

This season has been the first full season back for Halesworth Town Juniors without being affected by lockdowns due to Covid. A few of the games have been cancelled due to other teams being affected by it but on the whole, we are back on track and have seen a whole season of great football by many aspiring youngsters. We have had seven teams this season all of which have thrived due to hard work and dedication from all. I would like to Thank Westhall community for continuing to welcome us to their village and allowing us to have five of our teams there, without this space we would not be able to continue playing and to grow as a club. Our two U11s teams have also managed a full season back at Dairy Hill and the club has settled back into enjoying the game without too many outside influences to deal with. All seven teams have continued to grow and improve over the season. The two new U7s teams were taken on by Marcos Allen and Dan Barber and have settled in well to their first season, they have had some great team performances and attitudes. Seeing the U9s form another team during the season was a great achievement, Thanks Jud Chenery and Joe Allen for encouraging this by taking on extra children in your training sessions and ensuring the smooth transition to games. Jud Chenery and Matt Bates had a great cup run with the U9 Jaguars and reached the semi-final and took it right to the edge but were defeated on penalties to Solebay. Paul Bullen, Gary Todd and Trev Chenery also reached the semifinals with the U11s and the team gave it their all but were

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Well done to all those who took part in ICENI Taekwon-do's belt grading on 20th June 2022, with an excellent 100% pass! The grading was hosted by instructors Mr and Mrs Bedingfield, with Mrs Bedingfield conducting most of the proceedings. A big thank you to GTUK Regional Examiner, Mr Clinton Gillett, 6th Dan from Bungay, who closely watched the students as they displayed their Taekwon-do skills which included: techniques, patterns, Korean terminology, sparring, step sparring, self-

Since the Hoppa returned to normal service after the pandemic, we have seen a big drop in passenger numbers in the afternoons. Consequently, we have decided to suspend afternoon services except on a Tuesday. This is a disappointment to us, but we will keep the situation under review. If demand returns, we hope to reinstate the afternoon services on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Hoppa has regular stops at the Co-op, Bank Corner, Middle Car Park, Old Station Road, Chichester Road, Holton Bus Stop, Harrison's Lane, the Surgery, The Limes, Dukes Drive, Kennedy Avenue, Durban Close, and Jubilee Court. But you don't need to reach a proper stopping point to get on board. Simply signal to the driver

defence and board breaking. We are pleased to say that Mr Gillett was very pleased with the standards being achieved and a 100% pass rate was awarded. Mr and Mrs Bedingfield would also like to thank their black belts and senior grades for volunteering their help on the night, and also to the staff at The Venue for their assistance before and after the grading. The grading shows the continued success in the rebuilding of the club since the Covid lockdowns, which decimated the previous membership from 60

down to 12 over the two years of restrictions. Only hard work and persistence from the instructors and core students kept the club going, at the time it looked to be an impossible task to get the club back to where it is today. Indomitable Spirit comes to mind! ICENI Taekwon-do always welcomes new students of all ages and abilities. So now would be a great time to join the club with three months to prepare for the next grading. Anyone can book a free The Halesworth Gallery at session at: Steeple End in Halesworth is reiceniTKD.uk. opening after a two-year closure due to the pandemic. The gallery will open a short season with a retrospective show of sculptor Leonard Clayden’s fascinating and eclectic work on Saturday 2nd June at 11am. Zoë Mair, Chairman of the gallery, said, “We to Friends of Halesworth Library are delighted to be able to re-open the gallery after such a difficult members. Wednesday 17th August 5pm - time for all of us. To start with an 7pm: Halesworth Library and The exhibition of Leonard Clayden’s Friends of Halesworth Li-brary are intriguing work is an exciting way delighted to officially open Ali’s for us to start again. We will be Garden at Halesworth Library. doing our best to keep the space Additional events: safe for visitors going forward.” • Lego Club and Craft Club Leonard Clayden studied • Time Out as a mature student at Hornsey • Council Advice Clinic and College of Art in the sixties after Barclays Bank Drop-in beginning his working career in • IT Help electrical engineering. He spent Further details available from the war working on radar in the the library – booking essentials Royal Artillery before pursuing for certain events. Look forward his interest in art. Leonard had to seeing you! a long career exhibiting his Email us at Halesworth. sculptures in London and the library@suffolklibraries.co.uk Midlands and as a senior lecturer at Sunderland College of Art and or phone us on 01986 875095. North Staffordshire Polytechnic. When he retired, Leonard moved to Laxfield where he lived for 25 years. He was a well-known figure in the local art world and friend of Sarah Lucas. Leonard died in 2019 at the age of 96. “It’s been a real privilege to work on this exhibition,” said Alan Bennett, one of the curators at the gallery. “It has been quite challenging to reconstruct the artworks as they are made in so many parts and from such a wide range of materials. Len worked with such skill and attention to

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Welcome to Halesworth Library The Summer Reading Challenge The popular Summer Reading Challenge is in full swing on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons throughout the summer. All activities are free, and all ages are welcome. Wordplay Why not come along to our Wordplay sessions for babies/ toddlers and their parents and carers on Tuesday mornings from 10am – 11:30am? Young and old can make new friends and enjoy music and games together. Special Events in August Monday 25th July and Monday the 22nd of August, 2pm- 4pm: Repair Café. Admission free but donations towards costs and

refreshments appreciated. Advance dates for your diary – organised by the Friends of Halesworth Library Monday 18th July in the afternoon. The short story workshop will cost £10 and there will be priority booking for members of the Friends of Halesworth Library. Thursday 21st July 2:30pm: Thursday Book Talk by Dorothy Stewart. The talk is free, and refreshments will be served donations welcomed. Saturday 30th July 7:30pm: Musical evening with folk duo Lynne and John Ward. Tickets £10 and priority booking is offered

detail on the construction and finish of the works. The exhibition really does look extraordinary now we have installed over 70 works from all stages of his career.” The works on show range from early figures modelled in plaster and clay to intricate and carefully crafted constructions made from wood, ceramic, wire, metals and found materials. Some of the works are tiny wire maquettes whilst others stand two metres tall. The gallery is open from 11am4pm on weekdays and Saturday and Sundays from 2-4pm. There will be a preview party for the Leonard Clayden Retrospective, open to all, on Friday 1st July from 6:30pm. The show runs until 27 July. The Halesworth Gallery then plans two more shows in a limited season. From 30 th July to 24th August they will be showing Margot Noyes’ paintings and Robert Le Rougetel’s photography. From 27th August to 21th September there will be a show of works by the Halesworth Gallery Committee; Alan Bennett, Vivienne Burns, Paul Cope, Sally Erb, Peter Gauld, Annie Paton, Rob Rutterford, and Jennifer Thomas. “We are always looking for new members of the committee or people who would like to help us install, publicise and steward the shows. If you would like to get involved with the gallery, please get in touch either in the gallery or through our website www.halesworthgallery. co.uk.” said Zoë Mair.

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Solstice Shoot on the Deben Last month members enjoyed a perfect evening photoshoot at Waldringfield on the longest day of the year. Refreshments were enjoyed at the Maybush and we shared our images at the following meeting on zoom. Some of these will undoubtedly be featured in our Annual Exhibition at the Longshed on

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