Halesworth & Southwold Community News November 2022

Halesworth Christmas lights switch on

Many thanks to everyone who supported our week in the popup shop in September, the week raised over £1,000 for our funds which is fantastic. The final figure from the jumble sale organised by Annette Johnson was £523.33 and on 3rd September we had a lucky dip and raffle stall in the Thoroughfare which raised £247.

The lucky dip was so popular with youngsters that we are going to have another one on Saturday 29th October to cocoincide with the ever-popular Scarecrow Festival organised by Karen Prime.

All this successful fundraising means plans for the switch event on Saturday 19th November are now well in hand. It is proposed there will be various stalls in the Market Place and the Church

from 2pm. 3pm will be the start of the entertainment with the U3A Ukulele Band playing by the Christmas tree outside Cross Ram, they will be followed by the Pop Chorus at 4pm. Father Christmas, led by the Leiston British Legion marching band, will set off from the library at approximately 4:45pm and will stop in the centre of the Thoroughfare to switch on the lights at 5pm. He will then continue his way up to the Market Place, to go to his grotto in the Church. Once the British Legion Band have finished playing in the Market Place the live music on the stage will begin. There may be additions to this programme so nearer the time make sure you check out our Facebook page and look out for posters round town.

Record-breaking golf day goes off with a swing

Generous golfers have taken to the tees to raise a recordbreaking £8,291 to help the Pear Tree Fund continue its vital work supporting local people.

The charity hosted its seventh annual golf day at Halesworth Golf Club at the start of September. A total of 29 teams took part and helped to raise more than £8,000 –smashing through the previous record of £5,182.

The money will help the Pear Tree Fund to support people who have been bereaved or have life-changing illnesses or long-term physical or mental health conditions, as well as their families or carers.

This includes providing a wide range of services such

as information and support to help understand diagnosis, counselling, bereavement support and complementary treatments. The charity also offers social welfare advice, including benefits and support with finances, as well as support for families, children, and young carers.

Ted Edwards, Pear Tree Fund treasurer, organised the golf day. He said: “We would like to thank everyone who supported our golf day, either by playing or sponsoring a hole or donating a raffle prize. We are also grateful to the staff at Halesworth Golf Club for their help and support in organising the event, and for their efficiency and friendliness. Our thanks also go to Lois Hunt,

the owner of the club, for her generosity towards the Pear Tree Fund.

“The day really did go with a swing, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The feedback we had from those taking part was also really positive.

“We are delighted that we raised such a fantastic sum which will make a real difference by making sure people can receive local support when they need it most.”

Next year’s golf day will take place on Friday 1st September 2023 at Halesworth Golf Club. To find out more, call 01986 899655, email info@peartreefund.org or visit: www.peartreefund.org

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(L – R) Jane Edwards (Pear Tree Fund trustee), Seva Newick (Pear Tree Centre manager), Ted Edwards (Pear Tree Fund treasurer and golf day organiser), Richard Davies (golf professional at Halesworth Golf Club ) and Ellie Andrews (assistant general manager at Halesworth Golf Club). Photo: Sarah Patchet

Celebrating the track across the Green

Does it feel as if the all-weather track has been there forever? Or only since yesterday? In fact it will be 10 years in 2023 and it was clear from our annual open event earlier this month (display in the Library and on the Green) that there is real enthusiasm for making a special celebration.

So how shall we celebrate this? One certain celebration will be the putting up of signs naming the track “Woolnough Way” to commemorate the fact that without Richard and Judith Woolnough the Green itself would not have been established in 2000 or the track laid down in 2013. We could have a wellie race to mark the fact that even floods don’t get in the way of the track; or a parade of wheels in fancy dress (thanks for that

suggestion!); or … send us your track celebration ideas.

And don’t forget that we’re looking for additional trustees: all trustees are volunteers, the Trust has no paid positions. Trustees serve for an initial period of four years. We’re looking for people to help specifically with managing records, money management, events and outreach – but if none of these are your special interest don’t be put off. Contact thegreen@halesworth.net for more information and details of how to apply.

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Remembrance Sunday

The Remembrance service in Halesworth will take place in St. Mary's Church at 3pm on the 13th of November.

The Royal British Legion along with the army cadets, scouts and other elements will form up in the Thoroughfare at 2:30pm and then march/walk up to the church at approximately 2:40pm for the service at 3pm, after which the act of Remembrance will take place in the arboretum.

All are welcome to join the walk from the Thoroughfare up to the church.

If you have an interest in joining the Royal British Legion, please contact Derek Draper (Chairman) on 01986-872737.

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Halesworth Tourism Group

On 9th November 2022

Halesworth Tourism Group will be marking 25 years of contribution to the prosperity of this jewel of a market town by welcoming people to join them to remember some of the highlights of those years.

Halesworth Tourism Group has worked with a number of local organisations and with town and district councils to promote the town in a variety of ways. So much has taken place during this time. Please join us to celebrate our involvement in key areas in the development of the town.

Next year marks 800 years since Halesworth was granted

a charter to hold a market. Our modern town boasts not only a market, but the largest Millennium Green in the country, a thriving array of independent shops and a vibrant arts and cultural life.

The evening promises to be an event to celebrate the past and look forward to the future.

We will be welcoming people to join us at this event in The Stables, Angel Hotel, Halesworth at 7pm on 9th November. Light refreshments will be provided. If you would like to come along that evening, please let us know by emailing halesworthtourismgroup@ gmail.com

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Halesworth Dementia Carers Fund

i-Chameleon Shop

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make our week in the shop so successful. This would not have been possible without our many volunteers and trustees who helped in the shop.

NEW SHOP OPEN NOW

I would also like to thank all those who were involved in the transporting of goods and setting up the shop on Wednesday evening, and for returning the unsold items to our storage sheds at the end of the week. A special thank you to Phil Gill for using his van to transport the bulk of the goods for sale.

We raised a total of £1,111.40, a much-needed boost to our funds. All monies raised will help to support our families caring for someone living with a dementia diagnosis in the Halesworth.

This figure would not have been raised if it hadn’t been for all the very generous people who came into buy from us, just donate, or donate items and cakes for us to sell.

HDCF Film Matinee

Our film in September was Downton Abbey, the New Era. A total of £131 was raised after expenses. By popular request, the movie for November will be “Elvis” and this will be shown on Wednesday 16th November at 2pm. (Running time 2hrs 40 mins).

The Cut Café is now serving lunches so why not take this opportunity to have lunch prior to the film.

Ladies’ Lunch Club

Our monthly ladies’ lunch club met again on 20th September. 12 ladies enjoyed another delicious meal and, in the process, raised an amazing £61.50 for our funds. Thanks to Arlette Smith for organising the lunch, and to Cleo, Simon, and staff for their excellent service.

The next lunch is on Tuesday 18th October at The Angel. All ladies are welcome to attend so if you would like to come along, please contact Arlette on 01986 469101.

Donations

Many thanks to all those who have so generously donated to our charity this month and who helped to fill our donation pots in a variety of shops and pubs in the town. Pleased be assured that all donations go towards supporting our families and help to fund our group activities that are held on a weekly basis, as well as our Respite Care Service. Thanks too, to all the businesses that so kindly take our collection pots.

100+ Club

This is now up and running, and the first draw will take place at our meeting on November 14th. Numbers are going well, and if you would like a number, please call Anna on 01986 872207 or 07721842802.

New Secretary

Since the retirement of Dave Rich, we now have a new secretary. It is Alison Cackett and her number is 01986 874442.

Teresa Fyfe Chair, HDCF

Ancient and modern history at Halesworth Museum

History was brought poignantly up to date for visitors to Halesworth Museum’s Heritage Open Days in September.

The key events over the heritage weekend focused on Halesworth’s treasures and inventiveness. Museum Trustee David Wollweber presented a fascinating insight into three of the most popular and historically significant exhibits: the Wissett Hoard of Bronze Age axes, the collection of Roman coins from Cookley, and a rare find of Iron Age coins from Blythburgh.

A more recent topic was the 19th Century movable railway platform, which allowed expansion of Halesworth Station without the need to reroute the main road to Bungay and Norwich. Talks on this unique innovation were presented by museum Chair Pauline Wilcock, aided by an automated model demonstrating how the platform was moved.

Of course, all the visitorsaround 100 in total - were warmly invited to explore everything the museum has to offer, and many

took time to pause by one of the most recent exhibits. A wealth of local artifacts relating to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II had been assembled as part of 2022’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. On the death of Her Majesty, the collection was modified to include the museum’s tribute to the late Queen. The weekend of the of the talks (17th and 18th September) coincided with the period of national mourning.

Mrs Wilcock said: ‘Our visitors were fascinated by the museum’s historical assets. But they were also very moved by our tribute to the late Queen. Many commented on the poignancy of seeing the display during the weekend immediately before the state funeral.’

Halesworth Museum is located at Halesworth Station and run entirely by volunteers. It is open Tuesdays 10am12:30pm, Wednesdays 10am4pm, Thursdays 10am-12:30pm, Fridays 10am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm. Admission is free, and donations are welcome.

Museum Chair Pauline Wilcock with Halesworth’s impressive collection of coins from the Roman occupation and the Iron Age

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Cinema savers scheme at Leiston Film Theatre

Leiston Film Theatre is introducing several additional money saving offers in the coming weeks, to keep cinema affordable for film fans, in response to the rising cost of living.

At their meeting in October, Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council pledged not to increase admission prices at town’s Film Theatre this year and are proud of the venue’s competitive admission charges, which are among the lowest in the area and have not increased since 2019.

The initiative has been announced, to coincide with Leiston Film Theatre’s 108th anniversary on the 27th of

October.

The additional offers will be introduced in the coming weeks, for a limited time, and include a new ‘Fiver Friday’ offer, where cinemagoers can see a film for only £5 on a Friday. The venue is also bringing savings to a Thursday, with a ‘Thirday’ promotion, with a third off cinema prices, as well as a weekly ‘Thirday’ savings on selected cinema treats.

The Film Theatre will also continue to be part of the national ‘Meerkat Movies’, offering 2-for1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for customers of Compare the Market.

Customers can also take

advantage of the venue’s loyalty card scheme, which is available to any customer, with cards valid for 12 months from the date of issue. Simply collect 11 loyalty card stamps (one per visit) and on your 12th visit, you can enjoy the film for FREE! Loyalty cards may only be stamped for full price regular film programmes and not live shows, special events, discounted promotions (including Fiver Friday, Meerkat Movies and Thirday), or when using a gift voucher.

Film Theatre manager Wayne Burns is pleased that Suffolk’s oldest cinema can play its part during the current financial difficulties. “I believe that

cinema remains one of the most affordable and popular forms of entertainment. Where else can you escape and be entertained for two hours, for less than a tenner? We especially want to make sure that families can enjoy a visit to their local cinema, especially with so many great films on offer, including Matilda the Musical and Avatar: The Way of Water, which are both screen at Leiston Film Theatre in December.

For the venue’s very latest programme information, please visit their website at: www.

leistonfilmtheatre.co.uk, or sign up for their weekly newsletter, by contacting the Film Theatre on 01728 830549.

Gothic Hall Showcase a night of performance

Superstar performance to launch, local community music project.

On the 11th of September the New Rock Waveney project, brings the first of many national and international performers to the charming market town of Bungay.

Jade Williams (Jade Like The Stone) will be joining New Rock on the evening of the 11th of November to bring her remarkable voice to the launch event of what are being called the “Gothic Hall Showcase” events being held at St Mary's Church, Bungay. Enforced

by the buildings 17th century Gothic architecture and superior acoustics this is to be the venue of a series showcase events, created to be accessible to all in a celebration of great music.

Local Project Coordinator Mary Seamons said; “This is a very exciting time for both the project and the area, with international musicians taking an interest in our little town as part of this multiyear programme. Obviously we are looking forward to the evening events as they are pitched to be

simply remarkable, but we are also very excited to be able to work with local schools and groups to offer some truly unique experiences for the local community”.

Jade Williams described by will.i.am of “having a superstar voice” is the first of many confirmed acts for 2023 Mary Seamons continues; “Anything that brings people in to the town in a positive way, has to be a good thing. We are hoping that these events also support and generate a little extra revenue for

local businesses especially Eateries and guest houses as people come far and wide to be a part of these events.”

Local residents and businesses have already thrown their support behind this venture, and the team behind the New Rock Waveney project are humbled by the overwhelming local support.

For further information on this showcase and other opportunities please contact Mary Seamons at mary@teamnewrock.co.uk or find us on Facebook @TeamNewRock.

Halesworth Gardeners Society

On the 3rd September, we finally managed to hold our 44th annual show at our new venue, The Rifle Hall.

We had more exhibitors and entries than in 2019 and several of them were from new members which bodes well for the future.

Our judges this year were: Brian Thornton (vegetables, flowers and flower arrangements), Doreen Springall (homemade produce) and Chris Penny (photographic competition). More or less, everyone who entered won either a 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd place card, with some new members winning all three!

Categories and winners:

VEGETABLES:

• A. Goodchild: Four potatoes, heaviest potatoes, six shallots, six pickling onions, cabbage, four long pointed carrots, and tray of vegetables.

• J. Crabb: Wackiest veg.

• C. Moriarty: Three onions from sets, three culinary herbs.

• Y. Eady: Four red beetroots, five tomatoes, and longest runner bean.

• E. Maulden: Marrow, three courgettes, two ridge cucumbers.

• B. Hammond: Nine cherry tomatoes.

• F. Fletcher: Six runner beans.

• J. Ruttley: Any other vegetables.

FLOWERS:

• M. Wilson: Flowering pot plant.

• Y. Eady: Foliage pot plant, three Pom Pom Dahlias, Fuchsia, succulent.

• J. Crabb: One Rose.

• K. Batton-Phelps: Three stems Roses.

• A. Goodchild: Three Dahlias, three Spray Chrysans, four Annual Asters, three any other flower.

• E. Maulden: Six Fuchsia blooms.

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS:

• F. Fletcher: Platinum Jubilee.

• Y. Eady: Egg cup, foilage.

• J. Crabb: Fancy buttonhole.

• H. Fensom: Tea cup.

HOMEMADE PRODUCE:

• M. Shiers: White loaf, brown loaf, Victoria sponge.

• Y. Eady: Cherry cake, carrot cake, shortbread, butterfly cakes, jam.

• J. Piper: Cheese scones.

• F. Fletcher: Chutney.

• A. Goodchild: Fruited scones.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

• Y. Eady: Seaside, flower.

• E. Maulden: Tree bark.

It was great to see so many people popping in to see what was happening, and stopping for tea, biscuits and the raffle, with some potential new members amongst them.

Our next meeting is 7:15pm for 7:30pm start on Thursday 13th October at The Rifle Hall, London Road, Halesworth, with parking allowed at the Co-Op. Our speaker will be Simon Moore giving a talk on Cottage Gardens, after which we will draw the raffle and have tea, coffee and biscuits. Everyone is welcome. Non-members are £2, or an annual membership fee is £10. Hope to see you there!

Yvonne Eady, Show Secretary 01986 872896

Hoppa news

It doesn't seem very long ago that we were basking in what seemed like unending sunshine, yet here we are just a few weeks away from Christmas.

We find many of our regular passengers use the Hoppa to get to Halesworth shops to stock up on Christmas favourites, and to buy presents and cards for family and friends. It might be surprising how much our passengers are able to find in our wonderful local shops. And our friendly bus buddies love helping passengers on and off the bus with large bags of shopping. If you want to get in early and buy a little every so often as you get ready for Christmas, then the Hoppa is the perfect way of stocking up.

To supplement their shopping some of our passengers take a trip to Lowestoft with

'Dave's Day Out', which takes passengers to two shopping areas in Lowestoft. We collect passengers on the roadside by their homes shortly after 9:30am and, later that afternoon, return them back to the same spot. The bus goes on the first Thursday of each month. It's less than a tenner return fare, but you need to book. Call the office if you would like to know more on 01986 875900.

Finally, while we're thinking of giving gifts over the coming Christmas season, please remember the Hoppa is a charity and is only able to survive due to the generosity of its supporters. If you would like to help us with any sort of gift, such as one-off donation, or perhaps a legacy, please contact the office and we would be very pleased to speak to you. If requested, anonymity will always be totally respected.

Public collections made this year by the RBL

We are pleased to share the details of the street collections we have made this summer.

Southwold Promenade Sunday 26th June: £287.64

St. Mary's Handbell Ringers workshop

We look forward to welcoming you to our next interactive workshop which will take place in Halesworth Library on Saturday December 3rd 10:30am-noon. Open to all ages, no need to book.

Our programme of patriotic and traditional music has been well-received in recent months, complete with our arrangement of The National Anthem. But now…the Christmas Carols have been dusted off and our practices are ‘in full swing’.

We recently entertained Rumburgh and St Lawrence WI. Their members were keen to ‘have a go’, having learnt a little about our ‘art’ and seen / heard us in action. Thank you to Mo Willis for taking photos of the occasion. But… we do look very serious, don’t we?

Be assured it is concentration, not fear!

We have also taken part in a regional rally, held in Wortwell Community Centre. Many teams took part in this ‘massed-ringing’ event, demonstrating that the art of handbell ringing is very much ‘alive’ in this area.

Our Malmark bells have recently been given a healthcheck (courtesy of a grant from Community Action Suffolk, who

have supported organisations getting back into action, following Covid lockdowns).

Now taking bookings for spring, summer, and winter 2023.

Or… why not pop along to one of our practices on a Tuesday afternoon in the Catholic Church Hall 3pm-4pm. Visitors and / or new members always receive a warm welcome. Contact Linda on 01986798397 / l.sherman654@ btinternet.com for more details.

Aldeburgh Promenade Sunday 15th May: £304.76 17th July: £307.06 Total raised: £899.42

The band would again like to thank those who kindly donated. Ten percent of these collections will be donated to The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Which totals £89.94. The remainder of these collections will be used by the band to train and support new/existing players and be able to provide them with suitable instruments, music, and uniforms. We also fund the rent, utilities and maintenance of our band room, the upkeep of instruments, purchasing new music and updating uniform items.

Our main band practices are held on Mondays and Thursdays from 8pm-9:30pm. We currently have our training band practices on Thursday evenings from 7pm7:45pm and are aiming to establish

our own Corps of Drums (details to be confirmed on expression of interest).

Whether you are a brass player or a drummer looking for a band, an ex-player looking to rekindle your hobby or even if you have never played before, but you are interested in learning, please contact me, or visit our website for more information.

Nikki Glennon-Bird Band Secretary secretary@leistonband.org www.leistonband.co.uk

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Property dressing and staging is big business in other countries such as America and Australia and it is not uncommon, especially for home owners. Especially of larger dwellings, to instruct a property staging company to get their home sale ready and this can even go as far as removing the owners furniture and swapping it out for the latest trends. In the UK, we are not unfamiliar with the concept, and more of our clients are calling in the professionals, and if not, certainly putting in the effort in preparing for sale.

According to Zoopla, home staging can increase the value of your property by up to ten percent and can help you achieve a sale three times faster.

We know not everyone has the budget to carry out home improvements

or to instruct a professional staging company before listing, so I have included some of our top tips that cost little or no money that can help you achieve that top price! Remembering or your marketing and viewing preparation we are selling a lifestyle!

When we are talking preparation, we are including the external and internal areas.

• Starting with the front, think kerb appeal. Is the front garden weed free, pathways clear, the front door clean and tidy? Often, this will be your lead shot on the portals so make it stand out, try adding some colour, perhaps a wreath on the front door or some potted trees or plants either side and make sure all windows are clean.

• Within the property, de-clutter your home throughout, ensure that the surfaces are as clear as possible. Clutter includes nicnacs, cleaning products, dog beds, children toys.

• Have the rooms set as they were intended, i.e. the dining room set for dining and bedrooms with the appropriate furniture and made beds. When people are looking at your marketing, you want this journey to be as easy as possible, rooms easy to identify and colour floor plans with room measurements.

• Deep clean every room including the carpets if required, dress your property with soft furnishings, and plants make your home look well-kept and loved. If you have any rooms where the decoration is tired or very taste specific, we suggest giving the walls a lick of paint so it is fresh and neutral.

If you are thinking of listing, we would be more than happy to visit your home to provide you with a free valuation and talk through some pre marketing tips and recommendations.

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A hoarding surrounding the endangered, Grade II listed George Pub in Wickham Market provided the ideal background for an exhibition of local children's art. The exhibition was opened by Councillor Alexander Nicoll and Wickham Market School Head, Mrs Helen Murray, who unveiled a wonderful and uplifting display of art which is available to view until the end of this year.

Featuring five of the most prominent heritage buildings

on the Wickham Market High Street, a total of 65 colourful paintings are displayed on large, weatherproof presentation panels for all to see.

A George Community Pub spokesperson said: "Heritage is about a feeling of belonging. Our pub has its place in our local history and through this exhibition we hope to show we have this one opportunity to save a heritage building with five centuries of history to call upon. When open, the

George will once again provide a welcoming, comfortable place to meet, a place to share with friends and family and form new connections with others who might not otherwise be given the opportunity."

Despite the Covid lockdown and current economic climate, the George Committee are progressing to find the remaining funds it needs to start building work in January. They have already secured £1.4 million through the National Lottery

Heritage Fund, other grants and 430 individual shareholders but they still require £80,000 to ensure the renovation goes ahead. To find out more about funding, visit www.wmgeorge.co.uk.

As part of the George Community Pub heritage activity programme, the exhibition was funded by Alexander Nicoll (Suffolk County Council), The George Community Pub and the Wickham Market Art Project Group.

SCC Councillor Alexander Nicoll and School Head Helen Murray lead the unveiling of the exhibition boards. Image credit: The George Community Pub.

Fifth anniversary at Halesworth Bookshop

When Abbie Clements took over the Halesworth Bookshop in November 2017 she was full of hope and enthusiasm, unfortunately during the last five years various challenges have been sent her way, the arson attack on the shop next door, the worldwide pandemic and more recently the economic turmoil. Despite all this Abbie is delighted to still be trading successfully and wants to take the opportunity to celebrate her five years of bookselling. This would not have been possible without the help and support of the local business community and even more importantly the loyal customer base, many of who have now become friends.

To celebrate Abbie has arranged for Alexandra Shulman (editor of British Vogue) to visit Halesworth and she will be in conversation with Julie Summers in The Cut on Thursday 3rd November at 7:30pm. Tickets now available at £8.

Other forthcoming events in association with the bookshop are a talk by Angela Harding on her most recent book A Year Unfolding organised by

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the U3A on Tuesday 15th November at 2:30pm in The Cut. As well as the featured book there will also be other Angela Harding related items on sale diaries, calendars etc.

Two other events, part of the Waveney and Blyth Valley Arts Two Rivers Book Festival, are Julia Blackburn and Jules Pretty in conversation on the theme of Sea Stories featuring Jules' most recent book Sea Sagas of the North, chaired by Dan Franklin - Thursday 17th November at 7:30pm.

On Friday 13th December at 10:30am there will be Art Through the Ages an illustrated talk with local art historians, John-Paul Stonard and Christopher Lloyd, chaired by Grace Adam – artist, lecturer and host of the Art Channel.

After our recent successful Friday evening event in the shop celebrating Bloomsbury's 35 years of publishing we are very much looking forward to another. Jan Etherington will be with us, talking about her recent book 'Conversations from a Long Marriage' from the popular Radio 4 series featuring Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. In the shop, Friday 18th November at 7pm so please come along.

Jonathan Franklin will be with us in the shop on Friday 9th December, 7pm to talk

about his latest title 'Red Road Green' and to support the launch of the paperback version out in late November. Do come and join us.

Our ever popular Christmas Books catalogues are now out, drop in and pick one up, as last year we are offering our Wish list service whereby you can leave your list with us for your family and friends to purchase a gift for you for Christmas so you end up with books you want to read.

Finally as Christmas is the time of giving we are again running our Act of Kindness scheme whereby you may purchase a book for delivery to James Paget Hospital for patients who have to be in hospital during the festive season. These will be wrapped and delivered to the hospital on Monday 19th December.

Blyth Valley Parkinson's Support Group

We are looking forward to our meeting with the Parkinson's Nurse shortly, and on November 10th we will hear about the Waveney Food Bank and have a session of seated exercise. The meeting is at 10:30am at the Pear Tree Centre. In December we will have our Christmas Meal at Wangford Plough, and we will need members to choose their choice of meals by the November meeting.

Three of us attended the funeral service for one of our members, Sam Rous, at the Waveney Crematorium, which was very uplifting, and we send

our sympathy to Annie. We welcome new members, who are invited to just turn up, or to contact me in advance if you wish. We are friendly and inclusive group and hope we are a support to those suffering from Parkinson’s and their carers. Margaret Bloomfield 01502478502.

Halesworth Town Council

At the monthly meeting on Monday 3rd October the Town Council welcomed three new councillors; Keith Greenberg, Keith Forster and Karen Forster. Some of you may know Keith Greenberg, a former councillor and current member of the Halesworth Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, Keith Forster, was also a former councillor in 2017 and contributed a great deal in a short period, however work pressures meant he has to leave the Council in 2018 and we also welcome Karen Forster, who has been a clerk to several local towns and villages. All three have a broad range of valuable skills and experience that the Council will need for ongoing and future projects and for when the assets are finally transferred from East Suffolk Council.

On that subject, we are expecting a decision to be made by East Suffolk Council at their

Cabinet meeting on the 1st of November, 2022. As many of you will be aware this transfer has been in the pipeline for many years but we hope the end is now finally in sight.

From Tuesday 11th October the town will have free Wi-Fi in the open spaces throughout the Thoroughfare, courtesy of an East Suffolk Council initiative. This scheme has been repeated in a number of other towns in the district. This service is largely aimed at visitors to the town but is free for all to use. Anyone logging into the free Wi-Fi will be automatically directed to the Halesworth Business Group’s website that will have lots of useful information on shopping, places to eat, services and events. Please try it out and let us have your feedback if you can spare the time.

There will be an event at the Skateboard Park on the 28th October organised by the Town Council, East Suffolk Council,

youth workers and parents which is aimed at Skateboarders and scooter users. Ash Lever, Beccles Councillor and an experienced and well known Skateboarder, will be performing a demonstration. There will be food on site to encourage as many to attend as possible. Afterwards there will be a discussion on site as to how to improve the existing park facilities and what options are possible.

The Council recently had a very proactive and encouraging meeting with the new Police Inspector, Gary King and some of his officers. The Town Council has offered to create a dedicated page on its website to feature useful Police contact information and updates. We have been told to expect to see a more visible police presence in the coming months and already it is encouraging for the Council to know that some local issues have already been addressed.

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We are looking forward to our next "open to all" meeting on Tuesday 15th November at The Cut when we will be hosting renowned artist and printmaker Angela Harding. Angela is

well known locally for her work based on the flowers and animals of East Anglia. She will tell us about how she approaches her work and the background to her recent book

"A Year Unfolding".

The meeting starts at 2:30pm, why not come along early and enjoy a coffee at the Cut Café? Non-members are welcome to the talk for a nominal fee of £4 payable on the day at The Cut Box Office. This event will be a great opportunity to stock up on beautiful seasonal gifts.

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At our September meeting we were pleased to welcome Dave Wollweber who gave us an illustrated talk on the Blythe Valley Hoards. We learned how these hoards were discovered, their significance in the context of British History and the work that went into conserving the artefacts. The hoards have been acquired for Halesworth and items from each hoard are on display in the Halesworth Museum. The museum is in the Halesworth Station building; it is a great asset to our town and is well worth a visit. Thanks to David for an excellent introduction to aspects of the history of our District.

Poppy Appeal looking for volunteers

The Poppy Apeal needs volunteers to assist with collections in the town and a local supermarket.

It will be launched on 28th of October 2022 up to and including the 13th of November 2022.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to offer help, please contact Sheryl (organiser) on 07939 385263 or email: s.meldram259@btinternet.com

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The Triple Plea Halesworth Christmas Party Menu

STARTERS

Carrot & coriander Soup

Served with warm crusty bread and butter

Duck Pate served with warm toast & butter with onion chutney

Filo King Prawns served with sweet chilli dip

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms on crostini

MAINS

Traditional Roast Turkey Dinner, succulent sliced roast turkey smothered in our rich gravy served with all the trimmings

Seafood Tagliatelle served with garlic bread

Confit Duck Leg & Clementine sauce served with dauphinoise potatoes, braised red cabbage & fine green beans

Wild Mushroom risotto topped with shaved parmesan & wild roquette

DESSERTS

Traditional Christmas Pudding served with a brandy cream

Lemon Meringue Roulade with raspberry coulis

Profiteroles served with cream, chocolate sauce & flaked chocolate

Cheese Board served with crackers, celery & grapes

Tea &Coffee served with a mince pie

Two Courses £29.00 Three Courses £35.00

Pre-order only

Deposit Per Person

The Triple Plea Halesworth Christmas Day Menu

Prosecco on arrival

STARTERS

Broccoli & Stilton Soup Served with warm crusty bread and butter

Chicken satay served salad and peanut dip

Smoked Salmon, Prawn & Crayfish Parcels served with brown bread & butter

Mini Baked Camembert served warm crusty bread and fig chutney Lemon Sorbet

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Traditional Roast Turkey Dinner, succulent sliced roast turkey smothered in our rich gravy served with all the trimmings

Brie, beetroot & squash Tarte Tatin served with all the trimmings

Pan Roasted Cod wrapped in smoked salmon on a bed of crispy new potatoes, samphire, lemon & capper butter

Slow Roasted Pork Belly served with chive mash, apple & red wine jus and roasted root vegetables

DESSERTS

Traditional Christmas Pudding served with a brandy cream

Red Velvet Cheesecake

Apple & Winter Berry Crumble Cheese Board served with crackers, celery & grapes

PETIT FOUR Coffee or Tea

Warm Mince Pie to finish

Pre-Order Only

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Wenhaston Flower Club

Our charity night on October 4th was a huge success and a very enjoyable evening.

It was our first charity night since Covid and our first in Wenhaston Village Hall. Charity night was instigated many years ago by our founder member Jean who still makes all the beautiful table decorations for the refreshment tables. This year, we raised a fantastic £919.02 for The Halesworth Branch of Cancer Research. We were very pleased to welcome Sophia France (the new Area Relationship Manager) from Cancer Research and also The Halesworth Branch President Dr. and Mrs Clark.

Thank you to everyone who helped on the night especially Susan, Dot and Nikki who worked very hard in the kitchen keeping everyone fed and watered. Thank you to everyone who baked, donated raffle or tombola prizes, or very generously gave a donation on the night and thank you to the people who came along with their craft stalls.

The biggest thank you as always goes to everyone who came along to support our event, without you, we couldn't have raised such a splendid amount.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 1st November at 7:30pm

in Wenhaston Village Hall. This will be a fantastic evening as it's our Christmas workshop with Roger Woolnough. As of yet, we do not have details of the items required, but an email will go out shortly to members with a list of the items we need to bring. If you are not on the email list, please contact Jackie on the number below. Everyone is very welcome on the night and the price is still £5 which includes refreshments so please come and join us.

For more information, please contact Jackie Chenery on 01502 478401.

Holton and Blyford Village Hall

We have been struggling with a problem with our plumbing!

Trying to cure it will cost us around £30,000 which is concentrating our efforts!

Our Flushing Dance was great fun, with very energetic dancers showing their moves - no heating required - and eating the burgers generously donated by Cllr Alison Cackett towards our fundraising activities. We raised a super £800!

We are grateful to Spectra Packaging and Broadway Colours who have donated £1,000 each to the fund and the £1,500 from Adnams Trust has moved us forward.

We will be running various fundraisers next year towards costs. The first being a “not to be missed opportunity” to hear Suffolk raconteur Charlie Haylock talk about the filming of the Sutton Hoo film called “The Dig” – all about the finding of the Saxon Long Ship and all its treasurers. Supper with Charlie will be on Saturday 1st April –please put this in your diary and

St Peter’s Church, Holton Christmas Fair 10am until 1pm

Saturday 12th November

Holton & Blyford Village Hall

Refreshments

Stalls Raffle

call Wendy on 01986 872590 for tickets.

We are having our annual Craft Fair on Saturday November 19th starting at 10am until 4pm with lots of seasonal stalls offering just perfect Christmas gifts. The kitchen will be open with sausage rolls, burgers, cakes and, of course, tea and coffee!

The Untamed Florist is coming to teach us to create the perfect Christmas door wreath on Friday December 16th at 7:30pm – fizz and mince pies to accompany the learning! Just £15 to create a masterpiece – again ring Wendy for tickets.

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Big Breakfast – first Sunday of the month – starting from 9am still enjoyed by many looking for the traditional start to the day!

Bingo “happens” every other Thursday at the Hall and we regularly get 50 players winning cash prizes, the raffle, and just enjoying a night out with friends. Starts at 7:30pm.

Tote winners for September were 1st prize John Handley, 2nd Wendy Powell, 3rd Michael Kent and 4th Betty Cole.

October winners were; 1st prize Richard Barrett, 2nd Birt Green , 3rd Mary-Ann Game and 4th John and Jill Hewlett.

PRODUCE MARKET

SATURDAY 12th NOVEMBER

The Rifle Hall, Halesworth, IP19 8LR 2nd SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH 9AM-1PM

We have a few spaces available for fruit and veg suppliers. If you’d like a stand at the market, then please contact Pam on 01986 781382

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Everyone enjoying the event Dr & Mrs Clark

Heritage Open Day walks

Following the walks I did for Halesworth Heritage Open Days, I will be in Halesworth Cemetary, Holton Road, IP19 8HD on Sunday 6th November 10am. at the top of the access road. I am going to place a

British Legion poppy at the places where war dead from the Halesworth area are buried or mentioned. If anyone would like to join me, you will be welcome. I will be able to give information about those remembered there.

RoughCast

Best to wear shoes appropriate for walking on grass and uneven grass areas. Most of the walk is accessible but can be heard and seen from hard surface areas. Dogs welcome on a short lead.

Janet Huckle

Following a run of Shakespeare productions, RoughCast turns more light-hearted with a production of Joseph Kesselring’s hilarious black comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace. In this famous and much-loved

Welcome to Halesworth Library

As the wintry weather sets in, the staff and volunteers at Halesworth Library are working hard to offer all the help we can to our community during the current cost-of-living crisis. We continue to welcome donations of winter clothes and blankets for our kindness rack and will soon be offering free hot drinks and instant soups as well as meal vouchers redeemable at local cafes. We would like to encourage everyone to spend a little extra time here over the winter particularly if they are struggling to heat their homes. Sit down with a book and a cuppa, browse the kindness rack, use the computers, partake in one of our regular activities or get more information on a range of lifeline services available to those struggling with the cost of living. Don’t forget that even into the autumn our garden is an oasis of calm and a wonderful place to enjoy some autumn sun.

Half Term Event

Spooky Crafts (Wednesday 26th of October 10am-12pm)

Get into the spirit of the season at the library. All morning we will be making bat mobiles and all sorts of other spooky crafts.

November Events organised by the friends of Halesworth Library.

Library Quiz Night (Wednesday

November 2nd, 7:15pm)

After four long years the library quiz night is back! We welcome teams of four for an evening that will put the fun in fundraiser. £12 to sign up (£3 per person). If you cannot make up a team, we can help match-make! Sign up forms available from the library.

Book Talk with Judy Daykin (Thursday November 17th, 2:30pm)

This month’s book talk is with Judi Daykin, a working actor who has turned to crime! A true renaissance woman, Judi’s portfolio career includes work in theatre, film, television and directing. After completing an MA in Creative Writing at the UEA, Judi joined Joffe Books in 2020. Her DS Sara Hirst novels are set in North Norfolk amongst the villages and places she loves and now lives. This book talk is sure to be engaging and one you will not want to miss.

Regular activities at the Library Wordplay

Come along to our Wordplay sessions for babies, toddlers, parents, and carers on Tuesday mornings from 10am – 11:30am. Young and old can make new friends and enjoy music and games together.

Family Fun Time

Are you looking for something to do with the children at the weekend? Come along to our Family Fun Time on Sundays from 11am-12:30pm. All are welcome to drop in for board games, craft activities, Lego, and stories.

Knit & Natter: Craft & Chatter

For those looking to improve their knitting and crafting we host a friendly and inclusive group for all who enjoy making and socialising. The group meets upstairs at the library every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 2pm until 4pm.

Time Out

There is lots to enjoy at our Time Out sessions on Wednesday mornings and it is a good place to meet new people. Join us for crafts, chat, and free refreshments 10am11:30am.

Council Advice Clinic

The East Suffolk Council Advice Clinic is held in the library on Tuesdays from 10am – 4pm.

Barclays Bank Drop-in Barclays Bank holds a weekly drop-in session from 9:30am4:30pm every Wednesday where they offer help with money management, financial help, business support and home loans.

Additionally, Barclays offer dedicated Digital Eagles sessions

on Wednesdays the 27th of July and 24th of August from 2pm -3pm for all your digital bank support needs.

IT Help

Did you know that the library offers individual IT help? If you are thinking about getting a smartphone, want to learn how to pay for parking using an app on your phone or simply learn how to do more on your phone or laptop ask at the library. Tuition is £15 an hour – all proceeds are donated to library funds.

Halesworth Repair Café

Monday 24th September, 2pm4pm: Repair Café. Bring along an old garment or item for repair, learn some useful mending skills and talk to the friendly repair team. Admission free but donations towards costs and refreshments appreciated. Further details available from the library

We look forward to seeing you!

Email us at Halesworth. library@suffolklibraries.co.uk or phone us on 01986 875095.

To join the Friends of Halesworth Library you will need to complete a membership form, which can be obtained preferably by emailing friendsofhalesworthlibrary@ gmail.com or by phoning the library.

Tour of Arsenic and Old Lace

farce, a young drama critic’s life is turned upside down when he discovers that his two adorable and well-meaning spinster aunts have taken to putting their gentlemen house guests out of their misery with

would be pleased to welcome you to the farm to collect your orders or we can arrange for local delivery if required.

poison and burying the bodies in the cellar. Community service - of a kind!

Performing at Halesworth 11th, Diss 12th, Hoxne 13th, Beccles 18th, Bungay 19th, Southwold 20th, Garboldisham

25th and Wingfield Barns 26th. Tickets £12/£6 (students)

Performances start 7:30pm For further information visit www.roughcast.co.uk or tel 01379 586745

A CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS LAMENT

I am sure I shall never see, So vile a thing as a plastic tree. It has no charm, it has no grace, It is an utter waste of space.

It has no character, I fear It is a carbon copy every year. So awful, I’m sure you’ve cussed it Until the day you gladly bust it.

No environmental need it serves, depleting the earth of oil reserves. It never grows naturally on farms, No birds have rested in its arms.

From its factory, pollution passes Real trees use up greenhouse gasses. And when at last it’s had its day, It is still a pain to throw away.

You can’t recycle it, nor chip it, But can only bin and tip it. And yet on top of all this racket, It even costs a tidy packet.

So this advice, I give for free, GET YOURSELF A REAL TREE!

Halesworth branch of Cancer Research UK

Hello everyone, by the time you read this we will have had two events in October.

Our first event was a charity night hosted by Wenhaston Flower Club. We would like to say thank

you so much to Jackie and the Flower Club ladies for choosing us as their nominated charity this year. The evening was so enjoyable with a lovely atmosphere and plenty of delicious refreshments

to tuck into whilst catching up with friends and neighbours. The night was arranged as a mini fair with stalls and raffles etc (Irene was the lucky lady who won the bonus ball gin hamper). The event raised

£919.02 for our branch of Cancer Research. Thank you Wenhaston Flower Club.

Our other event which will have taken place on 15th is our ever popular jumble sale, fingers crossed for a good day and hopefully lots of people will pop in to see us, (will let you know how we got on in the next article).

We are now getting ready for one of our main events of the year, our fantastic Christmas Fair (I know the C word already). This is on 26th November in Holton Village Hall (look out for our advert in the December issue). Our lovely waitresses will be serving light lunches from 11:30am which will be very reasonably priced and we will have a tempting selection of delicious desserts so please stay and have lunch with us.

When we open at 10:30am tea/coffee and mince pies will be available. We will have lots of lovely stalls, On Debbie and Sue’s stall you will find a selection of gifts, ideal as Christmas presents, bargains to be found on the bric-abrac stall, stock up on your winter reading on the book stall, everyone loves a go on the tombola, lots of lovely prizes on the raffle and yummy goodies on the cake stall.

Thank you to all our friends old

and new, we are so grateful that you come along to support our events we extend a very warm welcome to you all.

To all Nina’s regular customers she now has the new stock of Cancer Research Christmas cards and diaries.

We do have some sad news. Our committee member Jean has decided to retire after many years of dedicated service to the Halesworth branch. We will all miss her very much but Jean has said she will still help at the events when she can. Thank you Jean for all your hard work over the years and being a “Nippy” (waitress).

Our other piece of sad news is that Carol our book lady in Dukes Drive has also had to give up selling the books for us from her driveway.

We are looking for someone who might like to take this on for us preferably in Dukes Drive as this has a good footfall and cars can stop fairly easily but we would be grateful for anyone coming forward to help us out. Contact details below.

Thank you and hope to see you all at our events.

Dawn Davis (Chair) 01986 873640

Christmas presents with a really special presence

The Lettering Arts Trust pops up in Snape and Southwold.

We shall be holding our very popular Christmas Fayre at Ilketshall Village Hall on Saturday 26th November, from 10am to 3pm.

There will be all the usual stalls and attractions, including

locally made crafts, artwork and Christmas items as well as the raffle, tombola and games.

Refreshments, including light lunches will be available. Ample parking. We look forward to seeing everyone again!

‘Handmade’ and ‘shop local’ are topical themes this Christmas. You can support both notions by purchasing your presents from one of the Lettering Arts Trust’s pop-up shops at Snape Maltings and Southwold where you will find beautiful hand-crafted artworks and hand-printed cards created by some of the UK’s finest lettering artists.

• 10th – 16th November 2022: Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings, IP17 1SP. 10am to 5pm

• 8th – 11th December 2022: The Rope House, Southwold, IP18 6AX 10am to 5pm.

There is gifting inspiration for the home and the garden, featuring hand carved ornaments, artefacts, and decorations – some are practical, others to be enjoyed for their sheer originality and beauty. In addition to a splendid range of cards for every occasion, there is a large selection of lino cut and letter press prints. Visitors will discover the joy of supporting artistic endeavour.

The Lettering Arts Trust’s

commissioning service also enables clients to commission lettering artists to create personalised and bespoke items for all types of memorable occasions. The website has more details www.letteringartstrust.org.uk.

The Lettering Arts Trust’s charitable purpose is to sustain the precious heritage craft of letter design and carving via formal apprenticeship, bursary and journeymen schemes that secure these skills for future generations.

The Lettering Arts Trust is the UK’s leading voice for promoting the art of lettering to public and professional audiences. It champions excellence in the artforms of calligraphy, letterpress, etching and letter design and letter cutting by fostering talent, extending knowledge, and facilitating new works. It brings the finest artists and the public together through exhibitions and events, original commissions, and informal workshops.

www.letteringartstrust.org.uk

GILBERT

Two Robbins carved in slate and gilded by Louise Tiplady

‘Live, Love, Laugh’ print by Deborah Hobson Wolpe

Miniature hand carved slate alphabet cubes by Una Sullivan

Angel linocut print by Zoe Ansari

Look forward to our Christmas Fayre!

The

Arts Trust

Bungay Camera Club 'Wood Competition' Report

The theme of `Wood` was the topic for the members of Bungay Camera Club to show case their photography skills at the last meeting in September.

A total of 40 images were entered, comprising a mixture of colour and mono prints and digital projected images. These were judged by Mr Malcolm English, ARPS, who travelled from Cromer for the evening.

Mr English, a member of the North Norfolk Photographic Society and RPS East Anglia Group leader, commented `I thought that the theme `Wood` would be a difficult subject to

interpret. However, I am impressed with the variety of images on show. The standard of the printed images is very good`.

Throughout the evening Mr English critiqued each image giving good advice about how an image may be altered to improve its looks.

This themed competition was the last scoring event when the points awarded will go towards the accumulative totals to reveal the top photographers in the colour prints, mono prints and dpi`s sections. The winners of these will be presented with club trophies and certificates at the annual presentation evening

at the end of November.

The results from the themed `Wood` competition were, Colour Prints, Joint first scoring 20 points, The Wood Shed by Jackie Moore and Tools of the Trade by Bob Taylor. Joint second scoring 18 points, Sunburst Stump by Peter Nixon and Dead Wood and Maraboo Stalk by Jane Murphy. Mono Prints, scoring 20 points, Educational Wood by Ken Warne and second place scoring 19 points, Cubic Enigma by Andy Wilson.

Dpi images, first place scoring 20 points, Rebirth by Adrian Muttit and joint second place, scoring 18

points, A Pint on the Old Pub Bench by Jackie Moors and Oak Post by Ken Warne.

The next club meetings in October include, a presentation by club member Holly Stranks about her journey towards gaining the FRPS award. An `Open` Panels competition and in November, a presentation by Duncan Arnold about `Astro and Aurora Borealis photography`.

For more information about Bungay Camera Club and how to join, view the programme or to look at the club Gallery of images, please go to: www.bungaycameraclub.co.uk

Halesworth Volunteers: Time to volunteer!

Halesworth Volunteers is always looking for volunteers. There are so many ways you can make a difference. We are particularly looking for Community Car Drivers. A wonderful way to make a difference to someone who can no longer travel independently.

Our Community Larder always has space for more volunteers, you will be part of a great team doing vital work. To find more about how you can volunteer, ring Karen on 01986 875600.

Halesworth Community Larder

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated fresh food, tins and household items to the Larder this month. We would especially like to thank the Churches in the Blyth Valley Team Ministry that have given so generously after their Harvest Festivals. We have also had some very generous cash donations too. Oh and some absolutely delicious apples. Thank you, all your gifts make a huge

difference and we really appreciate them.

Remember the Larder is for everyone so do pop down and see us. We are open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10am and 11:30am at St Mary’s Church Hall.

Welcome Wednesday. Community Lunch and Uniform Exchange Day

On Wednesday 26th of October, we will be holding a Community Lunch with our lovely friends at St Mary’s Church as part of their Welcome Wednesdays. We will be providing hot soup and rolls and a few cakes. As it is halfterm, we will also be holding a Uniform Exchange Day so if you are needing to top up your Edgar Sewter Uniform, please do come to the Church and stay for some lunch. There will be baby clothes available too. The lunch will begin at 12:30pm and finish by 2:30pm.

Gifts for Caryl.

As Christmas fast approaches,

Worlingham Community Facility update

The plot of land in Rectory Lane, Worlingham ( which housed Worlingham Primary School until 2013 ) has finally passed into the ownership of the trustees of the Worlingham Community Facility.

Now, nine years on from the closure and demolition of the school, we are in the position of assigning the land to Badger Building of Lowestoft. We have negotiated with Badger Building for them to build a brand new community hall on approximately one quarter of the land, leaving Badger free to develop 19 new homes on the remaining land. Planning permission has been sought and approval given for this development.

The trustees are now

engaged in planning fundraising activities in order to equip the interior of the hall, with grants being sought from a number of bodies including ( amongst others ) National Lottery funding.

In order to have the hall functioning as a multi-use facility, we are looking to equip it with a fully equipped kitchen, a bar, committee and meeting rooms as well as a large hall which will have the potential to sub-divided for a variety of social and sporting functions.

We anticipate that Badger Building will be on site by the end of this year, with the first spade in the ground early in 2023 and final completion by March 2024.

we are very pleased to announce that we will be collecting gifts for Caryl again this year. Caryl Coomer was our wonderful volunteer who did so much for local people and who died much too young. Caryl loved Christmas and the Community Larder. So we would like to honour her memory once again by asking people to donate a wrapped Christmas gift that can be shared with our larder users. All we ask is that you let us now if the gift is for a child, family or adult.

Ease the Squeeze Money Roadshow

1st November, St Mary’s Church. 11am – 2am.

East Suffolk Council have organized a special Roadshow event at St Mary’s, focusing on financial issues, debts and the rising cost of living. Lots of organisations like CAB, DANES, the Pear Tree Centre will be there to provide lots of information about how you can get help with your finances. There

will be a confidential space too if you have some issues you need to discuss.

The Queen’s Award for Volunteering

Sadly, our presentation event was postponed after the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We hope to hold the event in November or December. It will be a wonderful celebration but also a very moving one.

The White Hart Quiz Huge thanks to the team at the White Hart for supporting our monthly quiz and to Nigel, our brilliant quiz master. David stepped in as Quiz Master when Nigel was unwell last month so huge thanks to him. Nigel will be back asking the questions on Wednesday 16th November from 8pm.

And finally, everyone is welcome to the Wellbeing Lunch on the first Tuesday of every month. Just turn up between 12pm and 2pm at Chinneys.

Dee's Den Charity Shop

Dee’s Den Charity Shopraising money for The Pear Tree Fund providing local care and supporting the new centre (Formerly the Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund) Scarecrow week is here again, and the Den has joined in with our scarecrow on display – do come and see us; thank you Shelagh and Jenny for your help with this.

We are introducing a new feature in Dee’s Den’ in Steeple End, a vintage/designer rail with lovely pieces of fashion. If you have any vintage clothes to donate, please bring them in. Bargains continue at Dee’s Den with a wonderful display of winter clothes for men and women of all ages, children, and babies too, all at affordable prices. A children’s rail, which when the weather allows, will be outside with the £1 rail, our weekly rail of discounted adult clothes. We have also started to get out some Christmas decorations and Christmas cards for sale. We have ‘Pear Tree Fund’ cards for sale, £3 a pack of 10 cards or £5 for 20 cards - two packs.

Our amazing volunteers have been sorting your generous donations and displaying a wide range of products to buy. Every penny you spend in the shop goes into the fund to provide care and support to our local population (after running costs of electricity & rent etc) We realise that we are all in a more challenging place

with our money needing to go further, so give us a look to see if we can help.

We are also in the pop-up shop, I-chameleon in the Thoroughfare from Thursday 20th October until and including Wednesday 26th October, selling lovely brica-brac, books and other items including some items of furniture. We will be having a tombola stall on Wednesday 26th October, suitable donations are welcome. We are also having a cake stall on Friday 21st October, come and buy; donations of cakes or savoury items would be appreciated, please hand in at Dee’s Den or at the pop-up shop, thank you.

We have a wide assortment of bric-a-brac and kitchenware lots of glassware, including a 50p ‘bargain basket’. We also have linen, books to suit everyone - 5 books for £1 in the ‘book bargain basket’. Lots of children’s book too. Plants and garden items, including some vegetables.

Lovely Jams, and marmalades –available much of the time - thank you Ann and Jenny.

Please note the main Dee’s Den shop opening times Monday and Thursday mornings 10am –1pm and on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday we are open until 2pm. We have extended hours on Wednesday until 3pm. Please understand that on occasions we need to close the shop earlier than times advertised.

We continue to accept most donations on Mondays and Thursdays 10am – 1pm as we have additional staff on duty.

PLEASE you can help us by bringing in several boxes or bags on these days. Everything needs to be clean and saleable. Just a reminder - we don’t accept used electrical items, only new boxed items.

We really value the continued support of this local charity by the community, providing much needed care to many. We provide additional care for those registered with Cutlers Hill surgery, enabling people to be cared for at home at end of life, so people can die at home if this is their wish. The Pear Tree Centre – next door to Cutlers Hill Surgery – continues to provide a variety of services, advice and support for the people living in East and North Suffolk and South Norfolk, who have a progressive or life changing condition; also, where their families can seek help and support too. Phone the centre manager Seva and her team on 01986 899655 – they are there to help you.

You can find Dee’s Den in Steeple End, opposite the church. For more information contact us on 01986 899655 or Volunteer manager Nikki 07733 668221.

Please DO NOT leave bags or goods at the door when we are closed – thank you.

Nikki

Beccles Choral Society to present Karl Jenkins' 'The Armed Man'

On Saturday 11th November, Beccles Choral Society will be presenting a performance of Karl Jenkins' 'The Armed Man' in the church of St. Michael the Archangel, Beccles.

Originally written as a dedication following the suffering during the terrible war in Kosovo, the performance has been timed to coincide with Remembrance Day this year. Since the Society plans it's programme a year or more in advance, when this work was

chosen there was no suggestion of conflict in Ukraine. It is now even more poignant then, to be able to recognise the courage and determination of the Ukrainian people in presenting this "Mass for Peace".

The Society is also delighted to be joined by the well respected, versatile and experienced broadcaster and writer, Paul Heiney who will be contributing to the evening.

The performance by the 70

strong choir, accompanied by the mighty (enhanced) Kingfisher Sinfonietta and led by conductor Geoff Lavery will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets are available from any member of the choir, from: cherylcoutts468@btinternet.com or from Beccles Books.

Eunice Simpkins, Chairman, Beccles Choral Society

Bungay Tennis Club Quiz and Presentation Evening

We are having our club Quiz Night and Presentation Evening on Friday 4th November at the Malting - starting sharp at 7:30pm.

It is for teams of four people, and it is £8 per head including our famous buffet supper.

You don't have to be a club

member or a tennis player to come along and enjoy the fun - other teams are welcome. And if you can't make up a team of four - we can help, put teams together.

During the proceedings we will be presenting our donation from the money raised at the 24 Hour Marathon to a

representative from the East Anglian Air Ambulance. We will also be presenting trophies to the winner of our club championships. There will also be a raffle. If you are interested, let us know on 07789 602713 or email the club at bungaytennisclub@gmail. com

Mallard Fencing

Supply and Installation of a range of fencing. We also offer a verity of landscaping services. Based in Saxmundham serving all surrounding areas. Free quotation and professional advice. Tel. 07858 912558

Supply and installation of a range of fencing. We also offer a variety of landscaping services. Based in Saxmundham serving all surrounding areas.

'A Pint on the Old Pub Bench' by Jackie Moore

Bramfield, Ringsfield and Brampton Primary Schools activities

The autumn term has begun and our 3 schools are looking forward to an exciting year ahead in Early Years. We do lots of wonderful learning outdoors and this half term we are focusing on how to help our natural environment and we will be finding out about the local community. This will then continue throughout the academic year.

At Ringsfield the reception class have been making observations of the autumnal changes in our beautiful outdoor surroundings. This has given us the opportunity to explore colours and textures during creative activities such as colour mixing, leaf printing and some Andy Goldsworthy inpired art. We have also picked our last crop of blackberries and added them to our recipe to make some flapjacks for a healthy snack.

At Brampton we have been very busy learning about the natural world around us and observing some seasonal changes. The children were curious about hedgehogs and how and why they hibernate during the winter so we sent an email to ‘Suffolk Prickles’ asking them some questions about hedgehogs and told them that we were going to design and

make our own hedgehog home ready for the winter. We used our woodwork station to make a home and then placed it in an area that we thought would be nice and protected for the hedgehogs to hibernate safely. We have also been learning about Harvest and we made some yummy apple crumble with some apples we had harvested.

This month at Bramfield Primary school, the children in reception class have been finding out about the trees that grow in our school grounds. So far we have identified ash, oak, sycamore, chestnut, hazel, apple, pear and even a magical medlar tree. We have collected leaves and seeds from each tree and looked closely at the different shapes, sizes and colours. We have used the leaves for making collages and leaf crowns, and planted some of the seeds to see which one grows the fastest.

To further develop our understanding of trees and the important part they play in keeping our planet healthy, later this month we will be holding our own ‘Just One Tree’ day, an international non-uniform day where children are encouraged to bring in £1 to plant a tree and help reforest the planet.

Womans Institute

Annette Dunning at our last meeting told us of the origins of the “Rural Coffee caravan,” this was started by Sally Fogden following the swine flu epidemic.

The Caravan travels round to small villages which are often isolated with no shop or inn, they offer the villagers advice and also help a point to gather, chat, enjoy a coffee and keep in touch. Annette also told us of “Cassius” a Suffolk council scheme that assists those

who need help with a wide variety of electronic and clever devices, call buttons, cameras to check their movements for falls, tracking devices worn round the wrist these provide a safety net so people can continue to live in their own homes. We planned our future events and welcomed three new members, we looked forward to our next meeting when members bring their craft items to put on display and to talk about.

Brampton: Making our hedgehog home

Ringsfield: Andy Goldsworthy inspired art

Bramfield: Finding out about trees

Ringsfield: Picking blackberrries

Brampton: Putting our hedgehog home somewhere just right

Halesworth Campus Group across the board

Readers may remember that Halesworth Campus was granted planning permission for the proposed pitches in January this year (subject to meeting various conditions). So, you may be wondering why work has not yet started on the ground and asking what’s been going on over the summer. In this article we provide an ‘across the board’ update on progress.

Planning

The planning permission granted in January was subject to a total of 26 conditions. Some of these conditions were ‘pre-commencement’ – ie to be completed before work on site starts. Submitting a ‘construction and phasing plan’ was one of these, for example. Other conditions were ‘pre-occupation’ – ie to be completed before the new facilities are used. Submitting a ‘surface water verification report’

was one of these, for example. Our architects and other contractors have been working hard on fulfilling these conditions and are making good progress.

Community Use Agreement

The Community Use Agreement will identify partner organisations who will have priority access to the pitches at sub-commercial hire rates.

Completion of the CUA is one of the conditions that needs to be met before the developments go ahead. Progress on this has been slower than we had hoped and negotiations are ongoing. However, time is starting to press, and we will not let the CUA hold up progress of the building phase. We urge those groups who would like to be part of the CUA to get in touch as soon as possible.

Section 106 Agreement

Section 106 of the planning act allows local authorities to make

legally enforceable agreements which require applicants to carry out various actions to support a proposed development. These can be payments to support improved health or education facilities, for example, or improvements to highways and footpaths.

Castlemeadow Care and Halesworth Campus are parties to a Section 106 agreement in relation to development of Halesworth Healthy Neighbourhood. Progress on this agreement has been steady and we are expecting it to be signed this year.

Sports and Leisure Operating Partner

Readers may remember that Halesworth Campus was expecting to appoint a new operating partner in July.

Unfortunately, we had to postpone the day of presentations and interviews because of Covid infections. However, we are

pleased to report that the selection process has now been re-arranged for early November. Helping us choose our new partner will be representatives from sports and community groups including the town council, Halesworth Community Sport and Leisure, Halesworth Tennis Club, Halesworth Volunteer Centre, Southwold Rugby Club, Suffolk New College (Skills Centre) and the Apollo. It will be very helpful to be working with an operating partner who has firsthand experience of recent trends in sports and leisure, not least those resulting from Covid and the increase in energy prices.

Landscaping and Art One of the planning conditions was for a landscaping plan. We have agreed the outdoor performance space and where children's play equipment should go and determined where we want the outdoor gym equipment to be placed. These will be along the trim trail that will go all around the site. Next to the equipment we plan to have seating for people wanting a more leisurely stroll with attractive planting and, we hope, art installations – all part of

our approach to wellbeing. Later this month we will be appointing an artist, experienced in working with communities, who will help us apply for funding. That's when the fun and creativity will begin and should result in the Campus adding to art and performance experiences of the town.

Youth Services

Readers will know that the development plans for Halesworth Campus involve the eventual demolition of the Apollo Youth Centre. It is therefore very pleasing to report that a new group, made up of a number of interested organisations, is looking at the future of services and facilities for young people in Halesworth and surrounding parishes. Youth

Action Halesworth and Rural (YAH-R) has commissioned research into what young people want/like/dislike and the barriers they face in accessing services and facilities. YAH-R will let people know the survey results soon.

The town council and Cllr Tony Goldson have funded a detached youth work pilot project. Youth workers will go to the places in town and the park where young people ‘hang out’. The project will start in half term and run through to next summer. YAH-R has representatives from a wide range of interested organisations and is hoping soon to establish a panel of young people to be involved in discussions and decisions about youth provision in the future.

Halesworth and District Probus Club

On a fine sunny day in September a group from the club made their way to Helmingham Hall Deer Park and gardens.

On arrival the group enjoyed teas, coffee, and pastries from the café. It was very peaceful.

The deer, in considerable numbers, were sheltering in the shade of the trees. After a roam round the gardens and a gaze at the splendid Hall we all went back to the café for a most enjoyable meal, using local produce. Such was the success of the trip that many of the group expressed a wish to go again in the Springtime.

Because of the bank holiday for the funeral of the late queen our luncheon scheduled for that day was cancelled and held the following Monday.

Our speaker was Stuart Gagg. After university Stuart went to teach English in rural Tuscany. After one year he returned to the U.K. but went back to that area for visits. Eventually he and his wife Helen decided to buy a derelict farmhouse miles from anywhere. He told us about the strange ways of purchasing properties in the region at that time (and perhaps still today). In 1999 they moved 16 miles into a small town called Cortana, also in Tuscany. This was more suitable for holidays with their growing family. Our Chairman John thanked him for the fascinating insight into buying property in Italy.

Our next big event is our annual Christmas lunch. This will be on Monday 5th Dec when once again we shall be inviting wives, partners, and guests to join us.

Membership of Probus is open to any retired or semiretired persons. We have an informal coffee morning on first Monday monthly at The Angel Hotel Halesworth at 10:30am Anyone interesting in joining us most welcome to come and meet us at one of these meetings, or to call our secretary Ray Roy on 01986 872752.

David Prime.

Fri 21st Oct at 5.00

Sat 22nd Oct

Thurs 3rd Nov at 3.00

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE PG

Fri 21st, Sat 22nd & Wed 26th Oct at 7.15

DON’T WORRY DARLING 15

Sun 23rd Oct at 6.00 MOONAGE DAYDREAM 12A

Mon 24th, Tues 25th & Thurs 27th Oct at 7.15

TICKET TO PARADISE 12A

Wed 26th Oct at 11.30

LIVE ON STAGE. Tickets: £4.95

THE McDOUGALLS

PARTY TIME SHOW

Fri 28th & Sat 29th Oct at 7.15

Sun 30th Oct at 6.00

Mon 31st Oct at 7.15

Tues 1st Nov at 3.00

Wed 2nd Nov at 7.15 Thurs 3rd Nov at 3.00

AMSTERDAM 15

Mon 31st Oct at 3.00

Tues 1st Nov at 7.15

Wed 2nd Nov at 3.00

Thurs 3rd Nov at 7.15

THE LOST KING 12A

Fri 4th Nov at 3.00 & 7.15

Sat 5th Nov at 7.15

Sun 6th Nov at 3.00

Mon 7th & Tues 8th Nov at 7.15

Wed 9th Nov at 11.00

Thurs 10th Nov at 7.15

Fri 11th Nov at 3.00 & 7.15

Sat 12th Nov at 7.15

Sun 13th Nov at 3.00

Mon 14th Nov at 3.00 & 7.15

Tues 15th Nov at 7.15

Wed 16th Nov at 3.00

Thurs 10th Nov at 3.00 & 7.15

LIVING 12A

Sun 6th Nov at 6.00

Mon 7th & Thurs 10th Nov at 3.00

EMILY 15

Wed 9th Nov at 7.30

LIVE ON STAGE. Tickets: £7.00

FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE

Sat 12th Nov at 3.00

Sun 13th Nov at 6.00

Wed 16th Nov at 7.15

BLACK ADAM 12A

Fri 18th Nov at 7.30

LIVE SHOW. Tickets: £15.50

THE GEORGE HARRISON PROJECT

Sat 19th Nov at 7.30 LIVE SHOW. Tickets: £25.00

DOMINIC KIRWAN

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A detached well-presented house hidden away in the wonderful East Suffolk countryside with the addition of a substantial modern ‘Barn’ - ideal for further conversion. Set in over 4 acres of Gardens and a paddock with potential for many uses, such as an annex/ holiday let or business use (subject to planning).

A beautifully presented two double bedroom semi-detached bungalow, just a short walk to the towns amenities with the benefit of off road parking and a conservatory.

Halesworth

Guide Price £249,500

This three bedroom Victorian town house is situated in a quiet ‘no through road’ in the centre of town and unusual for this location it has a good sized private garden. Just a stroll into the thoroughfare and close to the train station. Offered with no onward chain.

Halesworth

Bramfield

Guide Price £785,000

This excellent detached 3 bedroom period house is found along a quiet lane with a wonderful large terraced woodland garden, where you can enjoy stunning views over the village to the windmill. With the benefit of plenty of road parking and a garage.

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OVER £500,000

Guide Price £315,000