Hadleigh Community News, December 2024

Andrew’s celebrates three decades in Hadleigh

Early mornings in Hadleigh are punctuated by the scent of freshly baked bread, pastries and pies drifting from the kitchen above Andrew’s butchers on the High Street. Turn up just after opening (8am) and the shop’s buttery, pu pastry sausage rolls will still be warm from the oven as sta prepare for another busy day greeting customers, many of whom have become regulars and friends.

The butchery is more than a business for owners Andrew and Claire. It’s a way of life, and they’re proud, Andrew says, to celebrate 30 years serving the Hadleigh community in 2024.

To mark the occasion the entire shop, you might have noticed, has been given a facelift. A fresh lick of paint adorns the outside, a new blind shades the double frontage from the sun, and inside cabinet doors, dressers and counters have all been updated. “It’s a much brighter look,” Andrew says, adding that he nds it hard to comprehend the business being three decades old. “People remind me that it is a milestone, what we’ve achieved. It’s certainly something to celebrate!”

Butchery has been a part of Andrew’s life for as long as he can remember. He was born above his father’s butcher’s shop in Dagenham, and was regularly ushered in to help out at his family’s shop when the family moved to Billericay. By the time he was 16, he was working as a salesman at ondon’s world renowned Smith eld arket.

“My main passion was cars,” he admits, “but the meat industry was beckoning!”

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At a time when high street retailers are feeling the squeeze, Andrew (who founded Andrew’s in 1 4, having moved to Su olk with his family) says there are a couple of secrets to his and the team’s ongoing successexcellent customer service underpinned by years of knowledge, and an absolute dedication to quality.

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Andrew and Claire have surrounded themselves with long-serving sta as passionate about food as they are. Richard, the shop’s manager, has been with the business for 28 years. He shares Andrew’s vision, and has helped to train and upskill the rest of the team, some of whom joined the business straight out of school.

“They know our customers really well, and that’s so important,” Andrew explains. “They all bring something unique to the shop, and for them it’s a real pleasure to talk to people when they come in. To hear what’s going on with their families and their lives. It’s a small high street, but we’re a hub for local villages. Some people from those villages who come to see us potentially haven’t spoken to anyone that day until they come into town, and we’re always pleased to welcome them.”

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Regarding quality, the majority of meat is supplied by a renowned wholesaler in orth Su olk, known within the local butchery trade for working with farms o ering a greater level of animal welfare - farms visited by Andrew and Claire over the years. Seasonal game is sourced from a supplier in North Essex who works with shoots across both Su olk and Essex.

Andrew’s o ers a full butchery range of traditional and modern cuts and products, all prepared on the premises from carcass by the highly skilled team. The extensive counter displays beautifully prepared products, many of which you won’t nd anywhere else.

“The farmers producing our meat are so passionate about the welfare of their animals,” Andrew continues. “When you meet them, you just know they’re looking after them, and they truly care, using the best feed, and bringing them in during winter with fresh straw and bedding. These animals are a part of their family lives. We have full con dence in what we are buying.”

A couple of things Andrew’s has become particularly noted for during its time on Hadleigh High Street (other than fresh meat) are its sausages and baked goods.

Sausages are made throughout the day, using only the best ingredients. There is no cutting corners. “Right from the beginning,” says Andrew, “we brought a recipe with us and it really lifted the shop. Thirty years ago, we couldn’t believe how many we were selling. Our original recipe is the most favourite with customers, but we also have one based on a Lincolnshire recipe with a bit more rubbed sage in the mi , and pork and leek those have a good, sweet avour.” In the colder months there are venison sausages. And in summer, Andrew’s has its own take on a merguez, marrying lamb with a range of warming spices. “People really do seem to love our sausages!”

As for the pies? They’re renowned as some of the best in the areathe steak, mushroom and ale pie ( rst made by Claire) having been recognised in prestigious industry awards. Today, chef Liam heads up the dedicated production kitchen, baking a huge amount of savouries, from the winner above, to chicken pies, pork pies, free-range Scotch eggs, pasties and quiches - all made with a great deal of care and attention to detail, using the shop’s meat, fresh herbs and vegetables. He’s up early baking o sourdough bread, organic white and wholemeal loaves and baguettes too, joined by fresh pastries on a Friday and Saturday.

The Andrew’s pie range sits amongst a fantastic variety of sliced-ondemand deli meats and pates, and a premium cheese counter lled with well-kept British and continental varieties. And the cherry on the cake is the shop’s carefully chosen selection of ambient products, from artisanal curry sauces and stu ngs, to Cottage Delight preserves, and small batch crackers made in Wales by Cradoc’s.

“It’s such a pleasure to still be here doing this after 30 years,” Andrew smiles. “We wouldn’t have achieved this without the local community, and I’d like to thank all our customers and friends for their support. It’s fantastic!”

Andrew’s is still taking orders for Christmas. Pop in to chat with him or another member of the team, who’ll be delighted to help you make Christmas Day memorable this year.

• Free local delivery and at cost postage everywhere else

• Complimentary gift wrapping in our bespoke 100% recycled paper

• Corporate & personal gifting service –and not just books

• Byron & The Bard gift cheques

• Our AWEsome loyalty programme

• Signed &/or exclusive edition books

• Book sourcing & ordering (usually within 72 hours)

• Comfy seats and a loo!

“The year end brings no greater pleasure than the opportunity to express to you season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy”.

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In Praise of Hadleigh’s Volunteers

One of the things that makes Hadleigh special is the many ways in which people give their time freely for the bene t of others and the natural world. Volunteers are the heart and soul of the community, contributing through sports clubs, faith groups, nature and wildlife conservation, creative and educational pursuits, social gatherings and providing care and support to those who need it. Back in 2020 HEAT set up the volunteer group to help restore nature in Hadleigh and beyond. Since then our volunteers have done an amazing amount of work such as planting and looking after trees on Broom Hill nature reserve, clearing undergrowth for wild owers on the Railway Walk and the cCarthy and Stone land, helping to restore Benton End Gardens, preparing a spiritual garden for children at St ary’s School and building dead hedges and clearing a plot for fruit trees at Bridge Street allotments. They also carry out nature conservation work on Dairy Farm at Semer for which HEAT has received several generous donations. As well as making the world a better place, volunteering has been shown to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing. We are very grateful to the volunteers who meet every Wednesday morning with alternate weeks at Benton End. New people are always welcome so if you’d like to join our friendly group of volunteers email hadleigh.heat@gmail.com

The RSPB Wolves Wood warden, Shirley Sampson is also looking for volunteers to join her on Fridays to help with autumn and winter habitat work in this special and diverse woodlands. Contact Shirley. sampson@rspb.org.uk

Hadleigh Elderly Peoples Welfare Committee Christmas Voucher Scheme

The vouchers will be delivered during the next 7 to 10 days and will be valued at £12 per person. To assist new recipients and, perhaps, remind regulars the following retailers will accept the vouchers: Coop Stores, QD Stores, Andrews Butchers, Fergusons Deli., Keith Avis, Little inger Bee Co., Sweet emories, East End Butchers, arn Workx

If any other retailers would like to accept the vouchers please contact David Stokes 01473 827226

Dear Hadleigh and the beautiful borders,

Thank you for supporting me in my rst month as part of the ung Bean team. It has been wonderful to meet such a friendly community. This month I will be attending Hadleigh market on Fridays to launch a few new products and make sure everyone is t and healthy for winter. We will be selling some wonderful books for those interested in furthering their health journey, covering a wide range of interests. We will launch some supplementary infusions, feverfew, turmeric, St ohns Wort, Elder ower, and valerian root to name a few. Buy them individually or mix your own recipe. Essential burning oils, superfoods and supplements will enrich the o ering.

We are also looking forward to the Christmas Fair on 7th December. I will be making some recipe boxes with all the ingredients prepared to make some of your favourite treats, that we have been handing out during November. I will also be partnering with an organic vegetable grower to create some exciting Vegan meals. If you don’t feel like cooking, you will be able to purchase the homemade frozen variety to pop in the freezer and make your Christmas easier.

Of course, come and see our stunning Christmas window, get your ra e tickets for our Christmas hamper and bring your children for the seasonal treasure hunt. We have lots of lovely gift ideas for Christmas and of course organic ingredients to make your banquet even more special.

Please follow us on facebook and Instagram @ mungbeanhadleigh for further information.

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Christmas Shopping at Zor Boutique

We have had many people visit us to do their Christmas shopping. Treating their loved ones to some of our beautiful accessories including chunky scarves, gloves, jewellery, perfume and much more.

We have just received a delivery of our popular bamboo socks. These are always a hit for gifts as they are a good laugh. With designs including dogs, cats and rabbits as well as the more unusual pigs and Highland cows. These make great stocking llers

With the current weather getting cooler we have been receiving new styles of clothing weekly. Consisting of chunky thick knits which pair perfectly with our winter scarves for an extra toasty feel, as well as blouses and dresses ideal for those Christmas meals and parties. y favourite is the soft knit pintuck detail jumper. We have these available in many di erent colours but the orange and khaki green really stand out for me.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you for all your support throughout the last 10 years (time ies when you’re having fun), we couldn’t have done it without our lovely customers. We hope you have a fantastic Christmas and a happy new year. Zoe x www.zoronline.com zoronline.sales@gmail.com

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Open Mon-Sat 10am to 4.00pm

Love Your Local Library.

I have always championed libraries. I grew up in Kings Cross, home to the British Library with its vast collection of books. et the school library, with a quiet corner, was equally special.

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I always assumed that libraries were government funded, after all they are often seen as the hub of a community. Imagine my surprise then, on discovering that Hadleigh Library is part of Su olk Libraries which is a charity. This means a group of volunteers called Friends of Hadleigh Library, all of them volunteers, work hard to raise much needed funds to ensure our lovely library has the resources it needs to keep going. There are various groups, for adults and children alike, that also rely on the occasional volunteer to assist. However, the volunteer role that needs the most focus on this occasion is that of the Home Library Service. As part of the Home Library Service, my role is to liaise with one of the care homes in Hadleigh (there are 4 others to choose from ) select a variety of books and audio books from the library and present the selection to the home. It is a very rewarding experience to sit with a small group of residents every six weeks or so to talk about books. I love nding out what other people enjoy reading, and this helps to shape my selection for the following visit.

The administration is minimal, and the lovely sta at Hadleigh Library are always on hand to support. I also like the fact that I am my own boss. There is no time demand involved, and providing communication is made with the care home to arrange a mutually convenient session, that is all that’s really required. ou also get your own book trolley to make the job even easier

If this article has piqued your interest, as volunteer for Home Library Service or to join the Friends of Hadleigh Library, please go to the website www.su olklibraries.co.uk get-involved volunteer

If computers aren’t your thing, why not pop into Hadleigh Library in person, where you can chat to any member of sta who would be delighted to answer any questions you have, and even more delighted to welcome you on board

Monks Eleigh Whist Drive

Wednesday 11th December Whist Drive at onks Eleigh Village Hall, 7pm start. We play 18 hands of progressive whist with a break for refreshments. We hold a bring a prize, win a prize’ ra e.

Cost is £3

No buses …. then they all come at once

Su olk County Council is currently consulting on its Local Transport Plan 2025 – 2040. The consultation period ended on 25th November 2024. This 2 page document includes a plan for Hadleigh. eanwhile, Su olk on Board, another division of SCC, is seeking more responses to a survey on rural transport. This consultation nished at the end of November. Unfortunately, the “drop in” meeting on Connecting Communities in Hadleigh was sparsely attended. Few residents knew about it. It was not well advertised. The decisions taken following both consultations are of vital strategic importance to Hadleigh. The population of Hadleigh is projected to grow by over 30% by 2030 from the gure of 8,764 quoted in the plan. This is mainly due to the the completion of the Weavers eadow, Rose anor and the Constable Vale developments on its eastern border. This exponential growth in population is probably one of the fastest of any town of our size in the whole of England. The impact on Hadleigh’s infrastructure needs to be fully recognised. Particularly, to ensure the requirements of the younger generations for indoor social and sporting venues in Hadleigh and for transport further a eld, are met. The proposed sale by Babergh D.C. of a key 1.17 acre site, originally designated for light industrial units is a travesty. The site is ideally positioned for a community centre and social hub.

The new SCC Transport Plan also includes the Hadleigh Area Transport Plan. This addresses the cycling, walking and wheeling infrastructure into, and around, Hadleigh. This is vital for environmental, social, and economic reasons. However, it is essential full consultations are conducted to ensure the right decisions are taken.

Perhaps the “Invest in Hadleigh” Board, formed in 2019 from representatives of active groups, should be revived and reconvened. Its vision included “enhancing facilities and quality of life within the community … including working with younger people in the town”.

Roger D Young

Intriguing facts revealed in new book on Hadleigh’s Guildhall

A new book charting the fascinating history of one of Hadleigh’s oldest buildings has been launched by The Hadleigh Society. Entitled A History of the Guildhall, Hadleigh, Su olk, it is the result of over three years of meticulous research by the Society’s History Group who rst produced a timeline revealing information on the building not previously known.

Research was primarily from original manuscripts and documents, many having to be translated from Latin.

In six chapters, the book recounts signi cant changes in use during the building’s incredibly varied history. Over its 600-plus years of life it functioned as a guildhall, market hall, cloth hall, grammar school, almshouse, workhouse, house of correction, hospital, assembly room, courthouse, re engine store, civic centre – and even a corset factory

Well-illustrated, the book includes the full timeline dating from ay 1252 to August 2023, the authors are Sue Angland, Roger Kennell, ark Lawrence, Sally Looker, an cNelly and argaret Woods, who each researched a di erent aspect from the Guildhall’s medieval origins through to the 20th century.

They tell the story of its life and the signi cant role it played – and continues to play – in the development of the town. It was summed up neatly by Caroe Architecture, commissioned to make a report on the building:

“Decisions which would shape Hadleigh’s history were made within its walls.”

Opening the launch, Sue onks, mayor of Hadleigh said: “We are so fortunate to have this wonderful group of buildings. From their construction they have belonged to the people of Hadleigh. We should be proud keepers of this building and it is still being used for the purposes for which it was built – a civic and community centre.”

“Hadleigh’s magni cent uildhall has been deemed of e ceptional national and international signi cance,” said Sue ngland, the group’s chairperson. “Nobody has done the sort of research that we have, and this is the rst and only book devoted solely to the uildhall.”

Publication of The History of the Guildhall, Hadleigh, Su olk, was sponsored by Hadleigh Town Council, the Su olk ocal History Council and The Hadleigh Society. It is available through selected local booksellers and via Hadleigh Society s website: https: hadsoc.org.uk Price £10.

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Hadleigh Society History roup authors, at the launch of their new book History of the uildhall, Hadleigh, Su olk. They are, l to r, Roger ennell, Sally Looker, Margaret Woods, Sue Monks Hadleigh mayor , an McNelly, Sue ngland, Jan Byrne (Hadleigh Society president) and Mark Lawrence.

History of the uildhall, Hadleigh Su olk, has been published by The Hadleigh Society after three years research by the History roup.

Hadleigh’s uildhall which has been deemed of national and international signi cance.

The Cock Inn

Hi folks. A little premature if you are reading this in early December but seasonal greetings from all of us at The Cock Inn. It’s a busy month for most of us, work, shopping and often travelling to catch up with family and friends. Please stay safe and take care. We will be open throughout the holiday season as normal however please note the following few exceptions. Christmas Day 11am to 3pm, Boxing Day 11am - 7pm, New ears Eve 12 - 4pm then 7pm -1am. We have some wonderful live music organized for the month starting with Words usic and their own tribute to The Beatles and others on Sunday 1st from 3pm. On Saturday 7th we welcome the return of a great covers band, Outnumbered at 8.45pm followed by the ever wonderful party act of Three Steps to Heaven on Sunday 8th at 3pm. Please arrive early as its always packed to the rafters If you saw the Tall Fakers here earlier in the year you are in for a treat as they return on Saturday 14th at 8.45pm with the lovely and talented Kerry Jean appearing at 3pm on Sunday 15th. If you love SKA you’ll love SKA Town Syndicate who will play their hearts out for you on Saturday 21st with the fun commencing at 8.45pm. Finally and as a farewell to 2024 you will be able to see an incredible tribute to Ub4t on Saturday 28th December with a show start time of 8.45pm. Numbers are limited so again, early birds are welcome. We have our annual New ear’s Eve party (7pm till 1am) with admission by ticket only. Booking taken from 1st December and numbers are limited too. Tickets are £6 which includes a bu et and music from DJ Dave Willis so please book early as there were lots of disappointed regulars last year.

There is not much sport taking place through December as most activities and events take a break. The Autumn Nations Rugby nished at the end of November and some mixed results at the time of writing here. England have gone ve games without a win having narrowly lost to South Africa and Australia and Wales continued their freefall into the abyss losing to the Aussies by their biggest ever margin. England will have faced Japan on Sunday 24th November so let’s hope there was at least one win. Rugby is a funny old game though, twas only two years ago that Australia were in the doldrums too and su ered a disaster at

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the World cup last year. Look at them now Premiership football has taken a major turn with an City losing four games on the trot and Liverpool topping the table with a ve point gap on City and a 9 point bu er between four teams in joint third. Who would have predicted that? Ipswich celebrated their rst win in the top ight away at Spurs and they will feature on live TV twice in December so please come along and cheer them on via our TV’s and giant screen. As with previous years Amazon Prime have secured the coverage of live Premiership football in early and late December and you will be able to watch most of the games here at The Cock. Unfortunately some of the dates accommodate up to 5 matches which all kick o at similar times, however only we are able to show three di erent games at the same time. agic eh

England secured promotion to whatever league UEFA have now come up with. Wins v Greece in Athens and the 5 nil hammering of ROI did the job. Is it me or is there too much international Rugby and Football. Empty seats in stadia and confusion from fans, even players calling in sick or unable to change their dental appointments, even when their country is calling. Interesting. I hear a few shout ‘greed!’ Well it just may be that Oh and bye bye to Carsley who did a decent job and what ”the ermans are coming”. Let’s see Thomas Tuchel who claims “we’ll ght them on the beaches”. Err, heard that somewhere before. Did anyone watch the Tyson v Jake Paul ght? Come on, all about slap and tickle for sure. y mum has thrown her hat in and wants John Fury in single round bout at Wembley. 5 oz gloves, 60 seconds, £50 illion, yes please

And for you motorheads is there is one F1 Grand Prix this month and that’s the Abu Dhabi race on Sunday 8th with a start time of 1pm here in the UK.

Don’t forget our Tuesday event nights each month. On December 3rd we have our regular Buskers Night, a mind blowing great Quiz Night on the 10th followed by our Christmas Open ic Night on the 17th, kindly hosted by Jax Deacon from local band Jax & Co. The Bar Billiards for Beginners coupled with our Board Game’ night falls on xmas eve this year, but you are welcome to come along and do whatever. We have a full compendium of board games including Jenga, Chess, Draughts, Backgammon, Cribb etc that are always available for you to play and we dedicate the forth Tuesday each month as a board game night. Enjoy We have a great range of guest cask ales appearing through the month with some long time favourites too such as Abbot Reserve, Timothy Taylor Dark ild and r Winter’s Prancer’s Pale to name but a few. Regulars here will now know that we stock Stella Artois lager and we have a super glass chiller that really makes a cool lager di erent at The Cock Inn. Please drink responsibly.

I thought to wrap up this article with a brief seasonal rhyme, something like “Oh my golly It’s no folly for in the season to be jolly please pop along to The Cock Inn and spend your lolly!”

From Hadleigh To Heath Road For The Hospice Shop

Lovingly crafted in Hadleigh but happily sold in Ipswich. The volunteers at the St Elizabeth Hospice Shop, Heath Road, Ipswich look forward to receiving the annual delivery of colourful Christmas decorations from the Hadleigh based, Country Threads Group (CTG). Not only do they brighten the shop window, but they are also popular with their customers. They are always looking for something a little bit di erent which has not been mass produced in a factory the other side of the world. Happily, the items created by the CTG ladies t the bill perfectly and the resulting revenue will support the valuable palliative care at the Hospice. There is an added advantage; inside the Heath Road shop it is possible to combine your retail therapy and relax with a delicious cup of co ee and some tempting home-made naughties. Why not support the Hospice’s vital work by spending your money in their welcoming co ee shop within a shop? If you enjoy being sociable and creative, come and join this friendly group at 7pm on a Wednesday in the URC Room, Hadleigh? Interested? Contact avis Gordon mavis. gordon@myposto ce.co.uk JD

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Key: RT Renewal Team DAC Diocesan Advisory Committee ast ight of the Proms: Feedback on this event seems to indicate that a good time was had by both the audience and performers alike. Delighted to report that the evening added a further £4,602.12 to the Renewal Fund. Thanks to all for supporting the event so generously and with great enthusiasm too. Festival of Remembrance: The Royal British Legion hosted this special occasion in St ary’s This was a tting venue for this community concert of Remembrance and to raise money for the 2024 Poppy Appeal. It was also an opportunity to display an 18-meter-long work of art depicting of oments of War from the rst world war right up to present-day con icts. This thought-provoking piece was created by two local artists Cris Coe and Hazel Bradshaw who were on hand to hear viewers’ reactions and record their wartime memories or personal stories. Visitors’ donations are destined to support the invaluable, often traumatic work of decins Sans Fronti res. The artists are now looking for other venues to exhibit the frieze but exceptionally long buildings like St ary’s, are not easy to nd.

Christmas Fair: Whilst this is not a church event, it is yet another example of the need for a large space in the heart of the town.

Pledges and Go Fund Me Money: The total amount collected via generous pledges and donations currently stands at £80,123.16. This is an important contribution towards the new heating and lighting units or coronas. Sincere thanks to all who have given so generously. If you are able to add to this impressive sum, David Hoyle is the man to help you. See below for details.

Heritage ottery. The background paperwork is well in hand and will hopefully result in some much-needed nancial support for repairs and the ambitious renewal plans.

Give to Go Green Initiative: The maximum has been raised so match funding accrued a total of £10,000 towards the Renewal initiative. Sound and oop System:-These have been upgraded to improve the sound quality throughout the Church.

Regular Gatherings:- Apart from the special one-o events, Caf Church o ers a warm welcome and a drink to all ages every Friday morning. Come for a chat and treat yourself to one of Andrew’s delicious breakfasts or a piece of Jan’s traditional bread pudding. There is an added attraction on the 1st Friday in every month when a variety of craft stalls appear laden with lots of attractive treasures. Relaxing lunchtime music recitals can be enjoyed on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Family Pop-Ups are a regular, popular happening but as times vary best check the colourful St ary’s Pop-Up Picnic ad elsewhere in this magazine.

We hope you will support St ary’s whenever you can. In addition to these welcoming community gatherings and the regular times for worship, the large audience for the service of Remembrance has adequately demonstrated the many uses for this wonderful space. Its much-needed repair and renewal will ensure these can successfully continue.

Happy Christmas and all the best for 2025.

David Hoyle (pledges) davidhoyle1967@gmail.com. OR mma Fleming-Ovens o ce@stmaryshadleigh.co.uk 01473 824 987 Church Website https: stmaryshadleigh.co.uk

Will Scrooge get it right?

Ebenezer Scrooge has lots of ideas. Some of them are good (though Bob Cratchit struggled to think of any) and some of them are, shall we say, without beating about the bush, downright wrong (and Bob could name plenty of those ). Sitting by the hearth, enjoying the cold from a single lump of coal, Scrooge was in a particularly contemplative mood, thinking about the future, and what would happen to all his property when the time came, as it were, to become a spirit himself.

Feeling rather pleased with himself, he thought that there was no need to go to the trouble of making a will, as he would be buried with all his money. The money would be his for the rest of eternity Dreaming about the size of hole that he would need, and with his mind drifting, he suddenly became aware of a presence next to him. Floating just above the ground was the spirit of r Gudgeon, come to give him some legal advice.

“That is not how it is, Ebenezer”, said the spirit of r Gudgeon. “If you don’t make a will, then the law will decide who receives your money and things when you become a spirit.” Scrooge jumped up at the thought that he may not be able to be buried with his money after all, thanked the spirt, and resolved to make a will in the New ear.

At Gudgeons Prentice we don’t, unfortunately, give advice on the size of hole that you will need to be buried in with all your money, but we do wish all of our clients and the people that we work with – past, present and yet to come – a Merry Christmas and a Happy ew Year.

The Men’s Shed is a Cool Joint

While there is no limit to the activities that can be done at a en’s Shed, at Hadleigh, our workshop is speci cally geared for woodworking and joinery, making it a wonderful space for woodworking enthusiasts.

Joinery is the craft of connecting pieces of wood to build structures and furniture, combining skill, creativity, and precision. The choice of joint depends on the application. Some joints are relatively easy to make, while others are more complex and require greater attention. Whichever you choose, the satisfaction of crafting a strong and aesthetically pleasing joint is unmatched, especially when it ts perfectly. Here are ten types of joints:

Butt Joint – The simplest joint, where two pieces of wood are joined end-to-end or at a right angle.

Dado Joint – A groove is cut into one piece of wood to accept another piece.

Dovetail Joint – Interlocking wedge-shaped tails and pins t tightly together.

Mortise and Tenon Joint – A protruding “tenon” ts into a matching “mortise” hole.

Miter Joint – Two pieces are cut at an angle (typically 45°) and joined.

ap Joint – Two pieces overlap and are fastened together.

Biscuit Joint – A biscuit-shaped piece of wood is inserted into matching slots in the wood.

Pocket Hole Joint – Angled holes are drilled to accept screws that join two pieces of wood.

Box Joint – Interlocking square ngers create a strong joint.

Tongue and Groove Joint – A tongue on one piece ts into a groove on the other.

If you would like to learn more and maybe try your hand at some joinery, please come on down just walk in We’re at the Black Swan ard on Benton Street ( on 6-9 pm, Wed 9 am -1 pm & 6-9 pm, Fri 9 am-1 pm).

If you need more information or have any questions, feel free to email us for further details at hadleighmensshed@gmail.com.

The Canalled Brett: Preserving History or Embracing Change?

Hadleigh Christmas Event

SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2024

Christmas Market & Entertainment

3.00 pm – 8.00 pm in Market Place and on Hadleigh High Street

3.00 pm Hadleigh Community Primary School

3.30 pm Miss Lesley’s School of Performing Arts

4.00 pm Diamond Lite Majorettes • 4.30 pm Act First

5.00 pm Military Wives Choir • 5.30 pm Carols 6.00 pm Light Switch On

Craft Fair

12 noon – 6.00 pm in The Town Hall, Market Place

I have followed the noticeboard comments about the river and the individual views as to whether it should be maintained at full level or reduced to the daily ow, the amount of water entering above Bridge Street.

What is never discussed is why the river through the town was canalled or who canalled it and when. Therefore, is it feasible or right to run the canalled area empty and let the banks disintegrate and return to a wild state which would also stop any attempts at managing the water ow without knowing why it was canalled.

Personally, I would like to know if there are any historians who can give us the background to the canalling’ of the Brett. What we can be sure about is that it was canalled pre 1400s. Obviously the digging out of the river was a major piece of work, it runs through land owned mainly by the manor of Hadleigh Hall and the latter part by the anor of Toppes eld Hall. In the Domesday survey, 1086, there are the ills at Bridge Street (above the widened river and serviced from a ill Pond) and the Toppes eld ill which received its power from the ill Race at the end of the canalled section of the Brett.

As the anor of Hadleigh Hall was in the ownership of Cathedral Priory Church who became Canterbury Cathedral from the late 900s It is well documented in argaret Woods book from her research of original documents and while it identi es the buildings and repair works in the manor in some very ne detail there is no mention of workmen digging out the river.

We know that there was a four’ arched stone bridge, replaced in the 1830s by the Iron Bridge. The stone Bridge had a chapel on it and wills from the 1400s identifying money being spent on it for repairs. Would it have needed to be so big if the river had not been widened at that point.

So who widened it and why? Hadleigh has been a place of occupation from the Stone Age, con rmed through the large Bonze Age Burial sites, the Iron Age ndings at the site of the Lady Lane Industrial area, and in Roman Occupation.

The main route out of Hadleigh to Colchester and the ports of aningtree and Harwich from which Hadleigh exported cloth appears to have followed the river via Lower Layham, Raydon, Shelley and Highham, and on early maps Shelley has a spot called Shelley Dock. The Romans were well known to supply their settlements by Water where possible. Did they, or somebody some few thousand years ago make the Brett navigable as far as Hadleigh with the canalled area serving as a docking place?

If there are any serious moves to suggest abandoning the canalled central part of the town then there are questions to be asked on conservation, wildlife and the ultimate a ect of an uncontrolled river on the low grounds in Higham, Stratford St ary and parts of Dedham su ering severe ooding which I personally saw in the 1960’s

I am not entering the discussions about how the Brett should be controlled in the future, nor am I airing my views on the current properties liable to ooding but I do have concerns about the possibility of changing the width, depth and ow of the Brett without knowing why it was canalled and how changing it would a ect the river and its banks.

Jan Byrne

Letters to the Editor to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Please write to: Jason Holder 68 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5EF or email: comnews@keithavis.co.uk

I would like to thank everyone who came along to The Old Hadleigh Picture Show’ talks by local historian Sue Andrews at the Ansell Centre, Hadleigh, and making it such a great success. Everyone enjoyed Sue’s fascinating, illustrated talks on Hadleigh’s history, held on two evenings. Thanks again to Sue as, of course, we could not have held these talks without her enthusiasm and knowledge. Apologies to those we had to turn away on the night once we had sold out. We are planning to run another two talks in the series next year (with new material), so watch this space, and/or follow the King Guthrum Group on Facebook for updates.

Regards

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Repair Café

Our next date for Repair Caf is Saturday 14 December, 10 -1pm in the Dining Room, Town Hall (entrance opposite The Ram). Now is a good time to check your Christmas decorations are all in order. We have a variety of volunteers to help repair anything that is not working or damaged including: Sewing, textile, electrical, mechanical, toys, paintings and bicycles. While you wait, we can o er you tea/co ee and cake. There is also a well-stocked table with books, CDs and videos (adults and childrens) all for a small donation. Come down and browse even if you have nothing to repair. New dates will be available soon for next year. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jackie on assistant@ hadleightowncouncil.gov.uk or pop in and have a chat.

Hadleigh Christmas Lighting Up Ceremony!

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WHE Saturday 7 December

TIME 2 pm

Try your hand at a willow star, get glittery and enjoy free refreshments and company. Take a star home and make one to leave on Gratitude Tree Art Installation, which will be on display with our friends in the United Reformed Church next door.

We’ll also have a “make and create” table where younger artists can explore a range of materials to create their own bespoke star to take home to place on top of the Christmas Tree. A warm welcome awaits you both in the Ansell Centre and in the URC where members of the church community will be present. Inside the church you will be able to delight in a range of festive wreaths on display created by community groups and curated by the URC. indful akers are a unique community group o ering creative activities, mindfulness practice and an opportunity to connect with others in a safe and supportive space. A programme of events will be launching in January 2025 and you can pick up a lea et about these on the day. Alternatively you can check out our Facebook page. We so look forward to meeting and creating with you soon.

Rachel and Simone - The Mindful Makers

From Solitary To Sociable Knitting

Every hobby or pastime has a social side to it and knitting is no exception. For the home- knitters, beavering away in the comfort of their own homes for the charity Project Linus UK, this hasn’t been very obvious up to now. However, a surprise invitation for co ee from Carolina, the anager of Anchor’s Canterbury House, changed all that. Seven of the ladies were happy to accept and went along to meet their unknown fellow knitters and any of the residents who wished to join the group. It wasn’t long before the lounge was full of lively chatter, clinking teacups and clicking knitting needles. With reassurances that knitting was like riding a bike; once learned never forgotten, several of the residents were also willing to take up needles and wool once again. On the strength of all that and the warm welcome we received, it was agreed a monthly rendezvous would be a good idea. If you would like to know more or wish to join the blanket makers please call Jan Devey 01473 827 091 or 07881 798 999.

Happy Christmas and New ear and sincere thanks to all the dedicated hard-working ladies who have done such a brilliant job supporting the charity, Project Linus UK, throughout the year with their amazing blankets. Keep up the sterling work as it is much appreciated by many. JD

Hadleigh Choral Society

Christmas Concert

Ring in the season with Hadleigh Choral Society at our Celebration of Christmas, Saturday 14th December at 6:30 pm, St ary’s Church in Hadleigh. Entry is free, with a collection in aid of Su olk Lowland Search and Rescue. Join us for mulled wine and nibbles after the concert.

Orchard Barn News

Learning from the past how to build a greener future

Find out how to make a habitat to encourage biodiversity

If you have never visited Orchard Barn before, why not come and join us on Saturday 14th December between 10.30 and 12.30 to help us construct a habitat which will attract a diverse range of wildlife over the winter and beyond. We will be building deadwood screens in our old orchard from wood cut down on our site, which will provide hiding places and nesting habitats for all sorts of birds, small mammals and invertebrates, including hedgehogs looking for a place to hibernate over the winter. As it rots down, the nutrients are recycled back into the earth below, also providing food for insects and habitat for fungi. No experience is needed, just the ability to use secateurs or loppers. For those who wish to stay on afterwards, there will be a guided tour between 12.30 pm and 1.00 pm of our reinstated 1580s Longhouse, which has been constructed using traditional building methods and sustainable materials. ou may even be inspired to build a deadwood screen in your own garden and be rewarded with the sight of hedgehogs, frogs, toads and newts using your newly created microhabitat

To nd out more about us and what we do, or to volunteer with us, take a look at our website http://www.orchardbarn.org.uk, call Sarah on 07766 054042 or email her at sarah.orchardbarn@gmail.com

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Meet Emma

Emma Woollard is a local private client solicitor who has worked in Su olk for all her career, including a number of years in Hadleigh. Emma is a Partner at leading Ipswich law rm Prettys, a full service rm renowned for its client service and solicitor for life’ approach.

“When it comes to making plans for what happens to your wealth and assets, or dealing with the death of a loved one, I believe that having someone you can trust and ask those ‘silly questions’ is really comforting.” explains Emma. Instructing a reputable local solicitor such as Prettys has other bene ts too – some you may not have even thought of:

We have an in-depth understanding of the local area, house prices and the local market and what it means to live in our lovely Su olk area

We can meet with you in person, either at our o ce in Ipswich or, in some circumstances, we can visit you in your home. We believe that face to face interaction fosters a strong relationship, allowing for open communication and personalised advice.

We have established connections within the community, including relationships with valuers, accountants, estate agents, nancial advisors, and other professionals should they be needed. It makes for a coordinated and seamless service.

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is hard. Sharing the stress and burden by entrusting matters to a local solicitor allows you to focus on your grief and your family.

While the cost of legal services may vary, local solicitors will o er competitive rates and tailored fee structures to suit your speci c needs.

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Are you looking for a local solicitor to help you plan your estate, create a well drafted Will that accurately re ects your wishes and protects your assets for future generations? Do you have Powers of Attorney in place or need to set up a Trust? Perhaps a loved one has died and the family needs some help working out what needs to be done. Emma works with a small, friendly team – all with years of experience and families of their own. Emma also has extensive knowledge of Court of Protection matters and care of the elderly and vulnerable should you need advice – it’s all part of being a solicitor for life’ in today’s demanding, and often complicated, world. Speak to Emma 01473 232121 email ewoollard@prettys.co.uk

Hadleigh Garden Club

At our October meeting unfortunately the speaker failed to turn up which is a very rare event thankfully. The evening was saved so a big thank you to both members and especially to members Sue ordey who undertook a gardener’s question and answer session with audience participation and Dave deNegri our past Chairman stepped in to give a talk on compost making. Overall it was a more social and interactive evening which made a change from more formal evenings.

The Competition winner of three apples on a plate’ was Caroline Bilsby pictured. Our next meeting will be on onday 16th December at 7.30 pm in the Guild Room opposite St. ary’s Church. Christmas Quiz and Social Evening with nger bu et provided. This is a very popular fun evening so why not join us. There will not be a competition – however the presentation to the Annual Aggregate Winner of the competition will be made. Also our special Christmas Ra e.

Members £2 per meeting and visitors are welcome for a fee of £4 per meeting. For more information contact: Hadleighgardenclub@ gmail.com or Tel: Angie on 07946 744457

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Looking back on another extraordinary year, I started it as Defence inister in a Conservative Government, I nish it as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, with Labour in power – but throughout, it’s remained a huge privilege to be the P for South Su olk. I’m particularly proud to represent a constituency with a vast number of unsung heroes, who I believe should be honoured at this time of year, when it’s particularly important to remember those less fortunate than ourselves - and those who provide them with charitable support.

That’s why for the second year running I’ve held my Community Champion Awards’, this year hosted at the end of last month in Alpheton village hall, and saluting some brilliant nominees who have gone over and above to do their bit. This year we had so many super entries, and as ever it was almost impossible to pick a winner’.

But I felt that John Lane from Sudbury was a particularly worthy case and is my 2024 Community Champion. In 2020 his local Parkinson’s group closed due to COVID, and several members passed away. So, he decided to start a new independent group to address the needs of prior members, dealing not just with all that associated bureaucracy, but delivering a new service that has been a real boost for those a ected. I take my hat o to him, and to all those in South Su olk who volunteer and contribute to their community.

With the colder months now upon us, I am conscious that many constituents could be particularly badly hit by loss of the Winter Fuel Allowance. That’s why in November I held a South Su olk Seniors Fair’ in Capel St ary, highlighting the help and support that is available for older people this winter. If you want to nd out more, please go to my website: jamescartlidge.com/supportforconstituents

This part of the world is extra special at Christmas; I cannot think of anywhere better to be. However, whilst I was delighted that we left Government with in ation back on track and the cost-of-living crisis caused by the war in Ukraine starting to return to normal, for many, life is not exactly easy.

That is particularly true of small businesses, who have borne the brunt of recent tax increases. I never hide from the fact that when in power, we had to put up taxes – but we had a pandemic to pay for, and all that energy support when the war started. With the impact of new taxes on small businesses in mind, and the threat posed to pubs and the high street, I hope that we will all support local retailers this festive season. ay I wish you all a wonderful Christmas, and the very best for 2025.

Hadleigh Orchestra Presents a Festive Feast of Christmas Music

Hadleigh Orchestra are once again bringing you a feast of Christmas music 4pm Sunday 8th December at St ary’s Church, Hadeigh. The programme includes your favourite carols, as well as classics includingLeroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride; Largo form Dvorak New World Symphony; Carillon from Bizet L’Arlesienne Suite and new composition, Frederick & Constance by local young composer, George Prosser. Admission is free and donations will go towards Crisis at Christmas. Do come along for an afternoon of festive cheer.

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Above the Parapet

ocal Highways Budget

I have two small money pots at my disposal for funding projects within the Hadleigh Division, the largest being the Local Highways Budget (LHB). This money is allocated on a four-year cycle from a total SCC budget of £1.8m from their capital programme, given by the Department for Transport. This funding is shared equally between the 75 County Councillors, equating to £24,000 each for the 4-year term. LHB is primarily intended for use on minor transport improvement schemes that are supported and/or promoted by the relevant County Councillor to address local needs and quality of life issues. Residents, the Town Council, and our local police team have requested help in addressing particular roads issues and safety concerns for which this budget has proved very useful. So far during this electoral period I have committed £22,645 to the following improvement schemes around Hadleigh:

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This nal amount for tra c surveys was to capture tra c data such as: vehicle speeds, type, and footway incursions. They are carried out initially to verify residents’ safety concerns that have been reported to me and are used by SCC Highways o cers identify tra c hazards. If necessary, safety measures are designed and considered for installation. Post installation surveys have also been carried out con rm their e ectiveness and identify whether modi cations are required. An example of this was the tra c management safety measures installed on Benton Street in late 2021. The rst post installation survey showed a notable reduction of vehicle incursions onto the pavements. However, I believed the Give Way’ road markings were too close together and requested that SCC Highways move them further apart. A second follow up survey showed that this adjustment worked better, as the incursion numbers had reduced further - by more than 50% overall along the road. The data captured also showed that this scheme had resulted in no increase in mean average tra c speeds in both directions.

I intend to spend £1,355 the remaining balance of by the end of this council term, most likely on refurbishing road markings or pothole repairs. I had received a request to have the vegetation overgrowth along the B1070 footpath leading to Benton End, cut back. At the time I didn’t have the available funds remaining to cover the cost estimate of £2387, but fortunately Cllr Georgia Hall (Samford division) was happy to provide the full amount from her budget. I am very grateful for Georgia’s assistance and support for these works that should be carried out by end January 2025.

In additional to the LHB an additional £3k per Councillor was made available in 2023 speci cally to support the replacement / repair of road signs. This needs to be spent by 31st December 2024 and I’m pleased to report that I have almost exhausted this money pot. One sign that I had replaced after being destroyed by a collision, was the direction signs (photo) on the bypass at the junction with Aldham ill Hill. Waiting restriction signs on Station Road and agdalen Road have also been replaced. ocality Budget

The other pot I have at disposal is my Locality Budget (LB). Annually we are allocated £6k for the LB which can be used for projects within division where it can be demonstrated that people from within the division will bene t from the project. Currently there is still over £1,600 available, which I need to commit by 20th February 2025. Please contact me if you or your organization has a project that I can help fund that bene ts our great community.

ay I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Christmas with your families and loved ones, and the best of health and fortune for the New ear

Councillor Surgery – Next month I will hold my surgery on the second Saturday so not close to Christmas, at 11 am on Saturday 14th December 2024 in the anti-room of the Royal British Legion Club, George Street. Contact me at: email: mick.fraser@su olk.gov.uk; Tele: 0793 551 2591; or Facebook: @mickfraser4hadleigh, X: @mick_fraser.

Hadleigh Evening WI

At our evening meeting (3rd Tuesday) Edmund Nicholls gave a very interesting talk entitled ‘ hosts of Ipswich and Su olk’ followed by our Annual eeting, our rst as part of South East Federation. aggie’s Amblers ( rst Wednesday) and Viv’s Lunch Bunch (2nd Thursday) linked up in November for lunch at the Bramford Cock following a walk around the outskirts of Bramford, to include the water meadows. The food was excellent and the chips the best ever tasted- just the right size and crispiness. There are no de nite dates for ambles in December and January but, depending on the weather, there may be pop-ups’. Lunch Bunch will be giving December a miss but plan to return to the Belstead Brook Hotel on the 16th January. Bookworms (4th Thursday) are not meeting in December - there will be a new meeting venue in 2025. The book for the holiday period is “The Light we Carry” by ichelle Obama. November’s book The Household’ was generally enjoyed.

The meeting in December on the 17th will be our Christmas Party with lots of chat, games and quizzes.

We meet on the third Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Library Seminar Room. If you would like to join us, come for a taster’ evening. Contact the secretary Glenn Abbassi on 07870 312409 or the president Sheila Webb on 01473 827554 and we will look out for you. We send good wishes to all residents in and around Hadleigh for Christmas and 2025.

Janet Rowe of Hadleigh passed away 22 September 2024 of Motor Neurone Disease

y family and I are so grateful for all of the such kind and generous donations to the church and St Elizabeth’s Hospice in Ipswich. As well as cards, owers, messages and huge attendance at my mother’s Celebration of Life’. I would especially like to thank Father Jo and all at St ary’s Church, Kingsbury & Saunders, all the Ladies of the Wives Group and Caf Church and all of mum’s lovely friends who meant so much to her. We are truly grateful. Simone Drinkwater (Daughter)

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Enigma – Hadleigh: Q&A

Enigma is a peer support group using a workbook as talking therapy.

A new group called Enigma Hadleigh is starting in January 2025.

Who is Enigma for? Adults, with a wide range of mental health conditions.

Enigma can be suitable for people who are experiencing overwhelming emotions that a ect their daily lives.

How does it work? We work our way through a book, reading aloud and doing practical exercises: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook. This helps people to change the way they think about their recovery, in particular Interpersonal E ectiveness, Emotion Regulation & Distress Tolerance’ (a quote from the book blurb). We also practice mindfulness.

What is (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) DBT is a type of talk therapy for people who experience emotions very intensely. DBT goals include helping people understand and accept their di cult feelings, teaching people skills to manage their feelings and helping people make positive changes in their lives.

What is Mindfulness? indfulness is being self-aware and present in the moment. According to the charity ind’, the aims of indfulness include helping you to feel calmer and less stressed and be kinder towards yourself.

What are the bene ts of joining a peer support group? We support each other, sharing personal experience and tips of things that have helped improve our health. We aim to create a friendly atmosphere and even have a laugh. ou are joining other people who have decided to make the e ort to work at improving their mental health.

Why ‘Enigma’? Enigma is the name of a number of groups founded by Linda Attwood. The Hadleigh Facilitators are Ian Grutch eld and Rachel Bennett; Ian has been an Enigma member (Stowmarket group) and Rachel is a teacher/trainer in Wellbeing. Decisions about the running of an Enigma group are taken by the members and responsibilities shared.

How Does a Session Run?

Arrivals – tea and co ee

Register – and pay a small fee to cover room hire

Ice-breaker

Workbook Reading/Exercise indfulness

Group members are seated around a table. There can be discussion at any point with members sharing their own experience of what works for them, some people may be comfortable reading out loud, others may prefer to listen and re ect. The sessions are con dential without recording.

When and Where? Weekly, every Wednesday 6.30pm to 8pm, in a community space in Hadleigh, Su olk.

Occasionally the group may be held in another location – Benton End House & Gardens have o ered to host the group when the weather is good Sometimes it can be bene cial to be stimulated by nature and the environment when practicing mindfulness techniques. Is it for me my particular mental health condition? Enigma Hadleigh aims to be another part of your mental health toolkit – everyone is at their own stage of life, some may be diagnosed with a speci c condition (e.g. bipolar, PTSD, ADHD) and/or may be prescribed medication, and/ or seeing a quali ed counsellor. Enigma aims to be complimentary, People who have attended have included those experiencing depression, anxiety and stress, and at varying parts of the neurological spectrum.

Enigma is not a crisis service. embers register their details of next of kin and GP, but group members and facilitators are not asked to take responsibility for each other in an emergency situation (please refer to The Samaritans and NHS helplines).

Do you want to feel better? Enigma is for people who want to help themselves, to use practical strategies that bene t their wellbeing. embers may also bene t from the opportunity to be kind to others. The support group format provides a place where people with similar experiences can connect and tell stories, sometimes it is just about having a safe space to let of steam and occasionally sharing a laugh about it all

Who do I contact? Ian Grutch eld email on iangrutch eld@gmail.com, or postal address 3-5 Bridge Street, Hadleigh, IP7 6B . Ian can return a telephone call if you send your number.

Local law rm launches pop up law rm in Hadleigh in response to the closure of Gotelee Solicitors

In response to the recent closure of Gotelee Solicitors’ Hadleigh o ce, Bates Wells and Braithwaite Solicitors, have launched a pop-up o ce in Hadleigh Library.

Bates Wells and Braithwaite, based in Ipswich, is a long-established Su olk law rm known for its traditional values and commitment to personal, face-to-face legal support.

The initiative aims to address the lack of legal services in Hadleigh for wills, family law, probate, conveyancing and more for the local community which values face-to-face communication over tech driven support.

The rm will be o ering free 30-minute consultations once a week over the next 12 weeks (excluding Christmas Eve and reduced hours of 10am – 2pm on 31st December) in a private room in Hadleigh library, with the rst session set for Tuesday, 19th at 10 am until 4pm. The rst day will be drop-ins only – thereafter the mornings will be appointments and afternoon for drop-ins. Appointments can be pre-booked by calling 01473 219282 or emailing mail@bates-wells.co.uk

Through these consultations, Bates Wells and Braithwaite hope to meet the community’s legal needs with a long-term view of establishing a permanent presence in Hadleigh.

Denise Head, Partner at Bates Wells and Braithwaite Solicitors says:

“We are a local rm, and our values are centered on serving the community with the highest standard of service, delivered face to face. s more businesses shift towards I and technology, we’re seeing growing demand for personal interaction as communities become increasingly frustrated with the lack of direct contact”

Contact us on 01473 219282, email at mail@bates-wells.co.uk or visit our website www.bates-wells.co.uk.

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Have you seen our river?

In ay this year our river ran crystal clear from Bridge Street through to Tinkers Lane and beyond to Layham.

After Storm Babet the Environment Agency sought local opinions as to what could be done to curb the risk of the River Brett ooding in future. It is worth noting that the ooding last year was not a one-o event. It has ooded every year since I returned to Hadleigh nine years ago.

Recognising that making any suggestion which is going to cost money is unlikely to be approved in the short term, one suggestion was to close the gates for six months of the year from October. The simple logic being that the lower the starting point of the water level when it rains, the less chance of ooding.

The Environment Agency advised in April that they had adopted this policy. However, on re ection, I now believe this is the wrong decision. es, it might resolve the ooding risk – we shall see - but the river looks terrible

Before the gates were closed in ay the river was running clearly, and the unsightly tree roots and banks were starting to vegetate. By August, only weeks after the gates were closed, the non- owing river started to ll with the green sludge’ (see picture) that appears every year. This remained until the gates were opened in October when the river was allowed to ow again.

Unfortunately, the young vegetation growing on the banks earlier this year has disappeared as a result of being submerged for four months. So, what does this mean? We have a sludgy green river in the summer and unsightly riverbanks during the winter – there must be a better solution.

Why not have a clear running river twelve months of the year with green vegetation down to the water’s edge?

I believe this would be achieved if the gates were left open all year and the river, which has been running for approximately 30 million years ( ), was left to run naturally.

I have heard di erent opinions as to whether the weir in Bridge Street would have to be removed for this solution to work but there is a simple way to nd out – try it

The disaster in Valencia is a sombre reminder of the risks of a ooding river, which is where this river debate started but if we can reduce the risk of a ooding river and have something attractive to look at, surely that is worth aiming for.

Graeme Jones

Introducing the What eld

Ladies Club

We are writing to tell you about a new venture for the ladies of What eld and the surrounding areas. We are forming a club for local ladies, we will meet six times a year in February, April, June, August, October and December. The four winter meetings we will invite a speaker to come and in the two summer months we will go out and about to places of interest. We will normally meet on the third Thursday of the month and our venue for the winter meetings will be What eld Village Hall at 7.30pm. In the two summer months we will meet in the afternoons. A charge will be made for attending to cover the cost of the hall and the speakers expenses but other than that we are not looking to make a pro t. We do hope that this will be of interest to you. If you want further information then please contact either Kay itchell 01473 809194, Francis Williams 01473 823856 or Trish Whittle 07860946559. The club will start in February and we aim to have a years programme xed by the rst meeting. We look forward to seeing you at our rst meeting .

PLEASE NOTE: our inaugural meeting will now be held on the 27th February as Hadleigh Dramatic Society are performing next year’s panto in What eld Village Hall from the 20th to 22nd February.

Last De brillator Training Session

The last of three free de brillator training sessions took place at the Hadleigh Pool and Leisure Centre on the evening of 13th November. It was very well supported with over 25 in attendance. First responder, Trevor Sheldrick, started with a clear demonstration of how to put a prostrate patient in the recovery position. Further instruction showed his attentive audience how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the lead up to using a de brillator and while waiting for an ambulance. Several attendees were happy to practice the recovery position procedure on collapsed gures while others administered CPR to the training manikins. An informative question and answer session followed during which time experienced rst responder, vonne Free, mentioned the need for clear and visible house numbers. As time is of the essence hunting for a patient’s address could delay the much-needed assistance from rst responders or other professional help. any in the audience were introduced to the endishly clever app called What3words. This game changing app can pinpoint your exact location in the three words which are unique to your position. As this is bona de, de nitive, worldwide location provider, especially invaluable in emergency situations, the audience were encouraged to download it onto their mobile phones. Jan Devey, Chair of the PPG, thanked all the trainers for so generously giving their time these past three months and Jonathan Harvey for the use of the Leisure Centre.

Hadleigh U3a

Our next monthly meeting will be on onday 9 December, 2.30pm at the United Reformed Church in Hadleigh. This month we have Ian Assington with a talk entitled, Shanty Su olk’. If you are retired or semi-retired and would like to know more about the u3a and the events we run please feel free to come along to the talk, pick up some information and meet us all. Or contact us through our website at https://u3asites.org.uk/hadleigh-su olk/home

Ferguson’s Delicatessen

Ferguson’s Delicatessen –

A Family Tradition Since 1973

Welcome to Ferguson’s Delicatessen, a cherished family-run business serving our community with pride and passion since 1973. Over the years, we’ve delighted our customers with a wide array of high-quality cheeses, cooked meats, freshly prepared sandwiches, indulgent cakes, and an extensive selection of oils, jams, and chutneys.

This autumn, Julie, the current owner, took an exciting step forward by moving our beloved deli to a new location at 86 High Street. Our new shop, more than twice the size of the old one at 48 High Street, is brimming with even more delightful o erings for you to explore and enjoy.

As we prepare for the busy holiday season, we want to let you know that from 14 December, we’ll be temporarily pausing the sale of our much-loved sandwiches and salad boxes to focus on Christmas preparations. However, don’t worry—we’ll be back after the festive season The shop will reopen on 2 January, ready to welcome you with all your favourite treats.

Julie and her dedicated team would like to take this opportunity to thank our loyal customers for your continued support. We wish you a very erry Christmas and a Happy New ear, and we look forward to serving you in 2024

Christmas Opening times

18th - 21st 7am - 5pm, 22nd 7am - 1pm, 23rd 7am - 5pm, 24th 7am - 1pm, 28th 9am - 2pm, 31st 9am - 2pm

Warmest wishes, The Ferguson’s Delicatessen Team

Rotary Review

SA TA SPECIA :

The Rotary Christmas Collections will soon be upon us. Father Christmas together with his oat will follow the same routes around Hadleigh as last year, weather permitting. There will be two appearances at orrisons as well. Santa will visit your door if you wish but will keep his distance whilst talking to the children and we do ask you to remain at your door rather than gathering in groups on the pavement. Similar rules will apply at orrisons when Santa is meeting the children. We realise that money is still tight for many of us but if you do have some small change to spare when we call it will help us help your local charities which still need all the support you can give. In addition, we hope to have a card reader available to make it even easier to donate.

The routes and times are as follows:

Saturday 14 Dec: orrisons Car Park 10.30am – 3pm approx Monday 16 Dec: atilda Groome Road and Weavers eadow 5.30 pm - 7.45pm approx. Tuesday 17 Dec: alyon Drive and Oxford Drive 5.30 pm – 7.45pm approx. Wednesday 18 Dec: Edwin Panks Road to eoman Crescent 5.30 – 7.45pm approx. Thursday 19 Dec: Aldham Road to Pykenham Way 5.30pm – 7.45pm approx. Friday 20 Dec: Clopton Gardens, Wilson Rd, Highlands Rd, Gaell Crescent 5.30 pm – 7.45pm approx. Saturday 21 Dec: orrisons Car Park 10.30am –3.00pm approx.

We look forward to seeing you on the rounds but should it be necessary to cancel collections for any reason please accept our sincere apologies in advance. Finally your cooperation in leaving enough room for the oat to pass along the road would be much appreciated.

CHRISTMAS IGHTI G UP CEREMO Y. Having been missing for a number of years the Float together with Father Christmas will appear at this event on 7 December. There will also be a ra e for a grand Christmas hamper. Please come and visit us.

C UB EWS:

1. The Club was represented at the Remembrance Day parade and President, Graham Parker, laid a wreath on behalf of the Club at the War emorial.

3 During the Christmas Period members look forward to a special Christmas Lunch with partners and friends at Hintlesham Golf Club, Co ee and mince pies with partners and friends at a member’s house, and to round things o a New ear Champagne Brunch with partners at The George, Hintlesham early in January.

President Graham and members wish all readers a Happy Christmas and a healthy more prosperous New ear.

Is it time to check your Will and make sure your a airs are in order?

The last thing that anyone wants to do is leave their loved ones with a mess to unravel when they die. aking a Will is just the rst step in ensuring that this is not the case.

We would recommend that you regularly review your Will, particularly if your personal or nancial situation has changed, to check that it still meets with your wishes.

These changes can include things like:-

Have you or a bene ciary recently got married or divorced?

Has your family welcomed in any additional children or grandchildren – do you need to appoint guardians?

Have you been lucky enough to win the lottery?

Have you received an inheritance?

Are the people you have chosen as executors still appropriate? It is also important to ensure that your Will continues to be as tax e cient as possible after any budgetary changes, such as the recent restrictions which are being introduced in relation to agricultural

property relief and business property relief.

Well organised paperwork/ nancial records can help smooth the probate process with assets and liabilities being clearly identi able. This, along with frank conversations surrounding your funeral wishes, can all ease the burden on your loved ones.

Something that is becoming more prevalent in today’s society, is the need to consider what happens with your digital assets once you have died. Things such as your social media presence and the photos saved in the cloud, all hold precious memories that your loved ones may wish to locate and preserve for future generations. Or it may be that you hold bitcoin that needs to be dealt with. While you can sometimes nominate who can memorialise your social media accounts, a clause in your Will authorising your executors to take control of them and any other digital assets can be invaluable.

At Ashtons Legal we can help you to review and, if necessary, update your Will. We can also provide advice on any other legal documents, including Lasting Powers of Attorney. We currently o er free and secure storage so that all your documents are in one place.

ouise Cardwell, Partner, Lifetime Planning

Email: Louise.cardwell@ashtonslegal.co.uk

Phone: 01473 261320

Hadleigh Community Forum 52

Hadleigh Hairloom

Walk In Family Salon

Christmas Opening Hours:

Tuesday 24th December 9 am - 1 pm

Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th December CLOSED

Monday 30th December 10 am - 4 pm

Tuesday 31st December 10 am - 4 pm

Wednesday 1st January CLOSED

Thursday 2nd January 9 am - 8 pm

We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and to thank you for your support over the past year.

“Teamwork makes the dream work!”

Tuesday 12 ovember 2024

CHAIR: Richard Fletcher Notes: Jess Janas

1 WE COME: The Chair welcomed everyone

2 REPORT OF THE AST MEETI G: Accepted

3 MATTERS ARISI G: None

4 STA DARD UPDATES

BE TO E D

Sarah Byham, a Hadleigh resident, is the new Garden Trainee, starting on 13 November. The WRAGS scheme is kindly providing funding for the second year running. On 3 December Benton End will host Sotheby’s 20th century art experts, a group put together by the Antiques Roadshow team member, Frances Christie. A Project Director role has been advertised and a seasoned museum background, or heritage professional with extensive NLHF experience, is required. The Cedric orris/Arthur Lett Haines exhibition at Gainsborough House in Sudbury has now moved to Charleston in Sussex. Collaboration with both organisations is underway for a new retail opportunity. Watch this space

HEAT (Hadleigh Environmental Action Team)

The Energy Champions are working to help people reduce energy bills and to o er advice. HEAT volunteers are working with St ary’s School to create a spiritual garden. For further information and to book a Champion to come and speak to a group, or at an event, talk with Lisa atthews at heatenergy@gmx.co.uk Discussions are underway to have a presence at HPL and Together Tuesday to talk with visitors.

ST MARY’S CHURCH

The faculty (o cial approval) for the new heat/light system has progressed to the 42-day consultation period where comments are sought from such august bodies at the Church Buildings Council, English Heritage & the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (to name but a few). The hole in the wall is expected to be repaired “before Christmas.” Unfortunately, St ary’s has not been successful in being invited to become a demonstrator church so funding opportunities from that direction are closed to us. ark Brennan’s RBL Remembrance Event on the Saturday evening was a huge success and grateful thanks were o ered to ark for another stunning show. St ary’s hosted the Civic Remembrance event on Sunday afternoon, with the military and the uniformed groups in attendance. Both events bene tted greatly from a magni cent, very moving, piece of art displayed along the whole of the north aisle. A 30-foot depiction of oments of War from the rst world war right up to present-day con icts, movingly painted as a collaboration between two extremely talented local artists, Cris Coe & Hazel Bradshaw raising awareness and funds for edecins sans Fronti res

Diary Dates:27/28 November - Christmas Fair by event company Far From The adding Crowd, on behalf of the Stand Up for Su olk Fund, 10am-8pm on 27th and 10am-4pm on 28th. £5 entry.

HAD EIGH BO FORD PATIE T PARTICIPATIO GROUP (PPG)

A report was given to the meeting, the full version of which can be found in the PPG’s monthly column in the Hadleigh Community News. Anyone requiring help with the NHS App on their phone (which really does make life easier), go along to the Library on Thursday 5 December between 10am and 1pm.

VISIT HAD EIGH

There will be no Walking Festival in 2025 but it is set to return in 2026. The Visit East of England conference provided more information re the L-VEP (Local Visitor Economy Partnership) and Su olk & Norfolk have become accredited partners o ering bene ts of training, access to data and opportunities to collaborate with other destinations and organisations. Hadleigh Town Guides have spent time this year to research, costume and create characters showcased in the themed, guided walks with a good measure of success. The Christmas Special is in St ary’s on 28 December at 11am. The tour will meet with the Rector’s Wife of 1844 and will illuminate not easily seen features of the church. Hadleigh in Bloom is grateful to Hadleigh Town Council for providing and caring for the High Street hanging baskets.

BABERGH MID SUFFO K DISTRICT COU CI (BDC MS)

Funding: A variety of funds are available and assistance with external grants can also be given. For full details on all grants, and any questions, contact the Grants Team bmsdcgrants@baberghmidsu olk.gov.uk

Schools Green Skills Summit: 90 yr 8 and 9 students from 10 BDC/ S schools will have the opportunity to debate at this COP-style event, on 15 November at Ipswich High School.

Retail Site: No planning application has yet been received from Lidl.

BDC owned land: No further news.

Banking Hub: Cash Access UK, a not-for-pro t company who run these hubs, is still looking for premises in Hadleigh, ideally on the High Street. Car parking: Season tickets will cost £25 for 1 month, £70 for 3 months and £250 per annum. Annual season tickets will only be available for agdalen Road, Stonehouse Road and the High Street car parks. It is likely that all parking charges will all come into e ect on onday 13 January 2025. Full details from the BDC website.

Su olk Wildlife Trust: BDC/ S has joined forces with Su olk Wildlife Trust to help communities protect and restore nature as part of a new partnership initiative. Expert advice and tailored training is available for community led projects.

Charges change: Brown bins from £65 to £69 a year and bulky items collection from £59.50 to £69.50. Fines for littering from £80 to £150 and y tipping of “small” amounts from £200 - £250 (£180 if paid within 10 days)

HAD EIGH TOW COU CI (HTC)

The Ignite Festival, was a great success. The 2024/25 grants budget still has £7,581.33 – available until 31 arch 2025. The Neighbourhood Plan is on the agenda for full council in November where it is hoped to be nalised and put into the public domain. The annual Christmas Event is on Saturday 7 December with a craft fair (12noon – 6pm) entertainment (3pm-8pm), the Lighting Up ceremony and High Street market.

High Street hanging baskets are being removed Saturday 16 November and being replaced with the Christmas trees.

PO ICE STATEME T

PC Niall Johnson’s regular column is in the Hadleigh Community News. HF AG (Hadleigh Flood Action Group) Nothing to report.

A O B

Huw Roberts & Sue Andrews thanked everyone for making The Old Hadleigh Picture Show’ a complete sell-out and apologized to those who had to be turned away. There will be two more such events in 2025 with di erent and interesting material. Watch this space.

Porch Project, through Inspire, has bene tted from a BDC grant which is being used for some youth-led renovations at the High Street premises. These were supported by delegates from Sizewell C and six young people who learned a variety of practical skills. This will be an ongoing project. Karl will be a guest speaker at the UEA, speaking on youthwork, speci cally focusing on Hadleigh. It should address improved attendance and the bene t of integration between schools and youthwork. It was agreed that the Porch Project would be a standard update.

Chairs for January – June next year were agreed. Grateful thanks to those who volunteered.

Roger oung spoke to the meeting, highlighting his strong disappointment in BDC not resurrecting “Invest in Hadleigh” group which brought together the disparate interests of residents and businesses, meaning the only forum in Hadleigh unifying our community is this Forum, but without business representatives. Roger would like to see a group set up to consider the SCC Local Area Transport Plan. Anyone interested in helping should contact Roger on rogerdyoung@ UWclub.net or on 07961 436 032. This whole area is vital to the future of Hadleigh and needs to be considered before the (very short) deadline of 25 November 2024.

The meeting closed at 5.05pm

NEXT EETING: Tuesday 10 December 2024 at 4:15pm. Venue: Hadleigh Pool and Leisure with festive nibbles Chair: Richard Fletcher

Hadleigh Rugby Club’s Christmas Message

I would like to wish everyone involved in Hadleigh RFC a very Happy Christmas.

2024 has been a very busy year both on and o the pitch. Thank you to the coaches, players, sponsors, supporters and volunteers for everything you have done. Each of you is part of the club’s success. We look forward to an excellent 2025 and erry Christmas to all. Kevin Parker, Chair

Find us on Facebook or visit https://hadleighrfc.rfu.club. Come and visit us at Hadleigh RFC, Layham Road Sports Ground, Layham Road, Hadleigh IP7 5NE

News from your Babergh councillors

Corks ane Development

The rst 11 homes at the old Babergh Council o ces are nished and have gone on the market with the estate agent William H Brown. The site will eventually comprise of 49 properties with a mix of one, two, three and four bedroomed homes which will hopefully be nished by the end of September next year.

Banking Hub Cash Access UK are still looking for a premises on Hadleigh High Street. They will nd somewhere eventually, even if its temporary but rest assured we will get a banking hub

Sustainable Travel Working Group

A tour r of f St t Mary’s illuminating g some e of f the e angels s and d mythical l beasts s not t easily y seen. . Stories s in n stained d glass s and d ancient t treasures s to o discover. . Also o time e to o meet t the e Rector’s s wife e who o recounts s life e with h parishioners s and d polite e society. .

Tickets £5.00 from AVIS High St or snowdonjane@hotmail.co.uk All proceeds to St Mary’s church

The idea of having two electric hire bikes in Hadleigh has been dropped. Jane oated the idea at the Hadleigh Community Forum where the general feeling was that Hadleigh was the wrong place for such a scheme. The bikes would really be aimed at visitors but with no cycle lanes in the town and the historic centre easily walkable there were questions about whether they would be used.

Babergh’s Sustainable Transport O cer has put in a bid to the County Council for a bus route from Hadleigh to anningtree again. Unfortunately, she has been unable to nd an operator. She recently had a discussion with First Bus, but they didn’t consider the route nancially viable. She has contacted Felix but so far has received no reply. Sadly, she fears that the route is less likely to succeed without an operator in place, but the operators are reluctant to commit without de nite funding.

Fees and Charges

Babergh District Council’s Cabinet have approved changes to charges for several things, which can be found on the website: www. baberghmidsu olk.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails. ikely to be of interest to residents are:

Car parking – season tickets will cost £25 for one month, £70 for three months and £250 for a year.

Household waste – the bulky item collection charge is set to increase from £59.50 to £69.50 while garden waste (brown bin) charges will increase from £65.00 to £69.00 annually.

Fines for littering are increasing from £80 to £150, reduced to £80 if paid within 10 days. Fly-tipping of small’ amounts increases from £200 to £350, reduced to £180 if paid within 10 days.

Contact us:

jane.carruthers@babergh.gov.uk Jane 07514 951196 simon.dowling@babergh.gov.uk Simon 07514 951185

Hadleigh and District News

What a wonderful display we had this month from David Wright. His title was “The Twelve days of Christmas” and as the picture shows he really depicted this in his arrangements.

Apart from his great love of owers he also does sculptures of various animal, birds and owers, some of which he brought along for members to purchase. His other great love is being out on his bike, he likes to go out before dawn regularly doing 20 miles around his home in North Norfolk. It’s amazing the wildlife that he sees, including lots of deer and badgers. He really gave us a very interesting evening.

Next month for our Christmas meeting we have Jane and Janet with a title of “Into the Festive Season”. They always give us a fun evening so we welcome anyone that wishes to come along and join us. A festive drink and mince pies will be served.

The meeting will be at the URC 10 December 7.30 pm

Jane Carruthers Simon Dowling

Hadleigh gate opened October 2024

What is the role of the Environment Agency in relation to the millgates at Toppesfield Mill?

How do I report an environmental or flood incident?

Letter from Layham www.layham.org

Parish Council

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The following were the main matters discussed during the Parish Council eeting of 30 September 2024.

Public Forum The member of the public present referred to the discussion at the September meeting concerning the early discharge of conditions for the arquis, prior to the agreed deadline for comments; he felt that procedures should be respected and this should not have happened. As the minutes of the September meeting stated, the PC had raised this with Cllr Ward; he had con rmed that the Noise anagement Plan was in place before the conditions were lifted – however, if anyone had objected after this, and before the original deadline, Babergh could have been asked to review their processes; anyone unhappy with the way in which this had been handled could refer it to the Ombudsman.

District Council With regard to the increased bin collections discussed at the last meeting, the Chairman said he understood that micro businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees) would have until 2027 to implement the changes; the Clerk would ask Cllr Ward for an update in November. She would also ask him to explain why the Corks Lane development was some £3m over budget. The proposed car parking charges in Hadleigh had not yet been implemented; the Clerk would check whether this had been delayed.

County Council Cllr Dunn was concerned about the recent road closures for various works to be carried out, including repairs to potholes; the signage was often misleading and/or in the wrong place, leading to confusion. Cllr Curran said he would be interested to know why Hadleigh had not been included in the Plus In Su olk Car Clubs’ initiative – electric vehicles which local residents could book by the minute, hour or day.

Speeding Cllr Curran was due to have an online meeting with Elan City to try and address the problems with downloading data to the laptop. The speeding working party would identify possible additional tra c calming measures to be discussed with Highways.

Emergency Plan The recommendations from the working party were noted and the action being taken endorsed. Cllrs Curran and Roberts had attended a Su olk Highways Forum on ooding and drainage, including a discussion on emergency planning.

Signage The Clerk con rmed that she had contacted SCC to request a sign at the junction of ill Lane and Upper Street stating that there was no vehicular access to Lower Layham. Cllr Hall had agreed to fund a replacement sign from her own budget and this work would be carried out in approximately fourteen weeks’ time. The Clerk would ask that the damaged 30mph sign on Stoke Road be repaired at the same time.

Road sweeping The Clerk con rmed that Babergh’s contractors had noti ed her in advance of the road sweeping in Upper Layham, meaning that residents of Brett Green were able to move their cars out of the way. Lower Layham had been swept earlier in October.

2025 meeting dates eeting dates for 2025 were agreed - all Wednesdays at 7.30pm in the Village Hall:

15 January; 26 February; 26 arch; 30 April (AP ); 14 ay (AG ); 4 June; 23 July; 24 September; 29 October; 26 November.

ayham Playing Field 120 Club

During October members of the Playing Field Committee were round the village inviting holders of 120 Club tickets to renew their subscriptions, or seeking new subscribers. We are delighted to tell you that every ticket has been sold. Thank you to all who support the work of the committee – we couldn’t keep things going without your help.

The winners of the October draw were £25 Ticket No 31 cNelly; £15 Ticket No 114 Leftwich

Would you like to learn to play the organ?

Daphne Leach moved to live in Layham when she was six years old and was soon encouraged by her mother (Evelyn Leach) to join St Andrew’s church choir. Her natural musical ability was recognized by Agatha Durrant, the church organist (from 1922 to 1959), who o ered to teach her to play the piano free of charge.

Agatha Durrant lived in the old school house and the piano lessons were given there over ve years. Attention often strayed to a harmonium that was kept in the old school room – an instrument that fascinated Daphne and which she yearned to play.

It was when Daphne left school at the age of fteen that Agatha Durrant asked her if she would “like to learn to play the organ?”

The answer was clear and somehow the PCC found the funds to pay for organ lessons. Her teacher was Thomas Bates Wilkinson, the organist at St ary-le-Tower, the Ipswich civic church. This was very convenient, as Daphne’s rst job was at Boots the Chemist just a short distance from the church, making lunchtime lessons possible.

After a year, lessons shifted to St. ary’s church in Hadleigh on Sunday mornings before services, under the guidance of the organist Frank Davies . This led to Daphne taking on the role of organist at Layham where she served from 1964 – 1969 before getting married (becoming Daphne Parsons) and moving to Barham. It is no surprise that she kept her hand in over fourteen years as deputy organist in Barham, until 1985, when she returned to live in Layham. It wasn’t long before her services were called upon again in 1988 for a further fteen years –before taking a short break when Julia Handford moved into the village and took over for ve years.

ou will have guessed what happened next. Julia Handford moved on and Daphne was back at St.Andrews keyboard in 2010 where she has been ever since, playing the organ for all general services and special occasions.

That is 34 years of commitment to the musical life of Layham, and 48years overall as a church organist. Has she thought of retirement?

“No. It is such a part of my life that I will continue as long as I am able”.

Social Club

We meet at Layham Village Hall on the rst and third ondays of each month between 10 and 12 pm. We have a talk or demonstration, refreshments and a quiz. All are welcome. ext meetings:

December 2: Reverend Keith Lovell from ersea will entertain us with his re ections on Christmas, customs, food, humour and trivia with audience participation.

December 16: Shared Christmas celebration with food, drink and quizzes.

Recent Meetings:

October 21 Trevor Green from Sudbury Camera Club gave an illustrated show set to musical tracks of photographs on a range of subjects including Su olk scenes, London railway stations, the Lake District and London by night.

We all appreciated Trevor’s skills as a photographer, especially his use of lighting and ability to take night time scenes. Trevor drew our attention to features such as the architecture of several London railway stations that many of us had not noticed before. We were encouraged to look, rather than just see. The photographs were perfectly synced with the musical backdrop that added an emotional quality. Overall, Trevor produced a cinematic like experience. We were all mesmerised and felt that it was an excellent immersion in mindfulness.

ovember 4 We had a timely talk for the upcoming Remembrance Day, from local amateur historian and Chairman of Layham Local History Group, ichael Woods. The talk entitled, Looking Closer at Layham War emorial’ introduced us primarily to several of those men with

connections to Layham who had served in World War One and who are commemorated on the war memorial in Layham burial ground. The back stories of the men were accompanied by a photographic slide show that gave meaning to the engraved names.

One of those, Gunner Arthur Beeston from Raydon who at a young age was sent to live with his grandparents at the arquis of Cornwallis worked as an agricultural labourer before completing his military service. He was sent to France where he died in arch 1917 and is buried at Aubigny Cemetery. Another resident of Layham, Private Hugh Pizzey, worked at the family market garden business on what is now Bett Green. He was killed in action, possibly at Passchendaele in 1917 and is one of the thousands of the unidenti ed dead at Tyne Cot Cemetery in pres Belgium. We were enthralled by ike’s considered and respectful re ections on the stories behind the names.

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH LAYHAM

In the Benefice of Hadleigh, Layham and Shelley

Services for December:

Sunday 1 December 9.15am: Morning Worship

Sunday 8 December 9.15am: Sung Eucharist

Sunday 15 December 9.15am: Morning Worship

Sunday 22 December 9.15am: Joint ‘Layham with Shelley’ Eucharist at St Andrew’s

Sunday 29 December 10.45am: Whole Benefice Eucharist at St Mary’s Hadleigh

Morning Prayer is also every Wednesday at 8.30am

The church is open daily, and you are very welcome to visit. If there is anything you wish to discuss, please do contact Fr Jo on 01473 822218

Festive Fair Saturday 7 December 12 pm-4 pm

Layham Village Hall

There will be a variety of stalls, refreshments and activities to enjoy. £10 to hire a table.

Donations of raffle prizes, cakes, preserves, crafts, bottles and tombola prizes will be gratefully received.

Please contact us at layhamevents@gmail.com if you can help or if you want to book a table

Profits to Layham causes. Layham Events Group.

Ellisons Solicitors Strengthens

its Wills, Trusts and Probate Team in Ipswich

Ellisons Solicitors has bolstered its Wills, Trusts and Probate team with the appointment of two experienced private client lawyers.

orna Denton-Cardew joins as a Partner, bringing over 16 years’ experience in Private Client law. Specialising in Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills, and inheritance tax matters for blended families, Lorna’s focus is on providing clear, straightforward advice to clients.

aura Buller, a Chartered Legal Executive with a focus on Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Probate, also joins the team. Laura brings a wealth of knowledge and is keen to support the rm’s ongoing growth in Hadleigh, Ipswich and the surrounding area.

orna commented: “I’m thrilled to lead the Ipswich team at such a pivotal time and look forward to working closely with Laura and the rest of my new colleagues to enhance the services we o er our clients.”

icola Weldon, Partner and Head of Private Client, concluded: “This is an exciting time for our team as we continue to recruit across the region to meet demand. Lorna and Laura’s appointments re ect our commitment to delivering exceptional legal advice, and their experience will be key in further strengthening our Wills, Trusts, and Probate o ering across the region.”

The Ellisons’ Private Client Team in Ipswich is available to advise on all aspects of Wills, Trusts and Probate issues and are pleased to o er home visits for clients across the region.

Doctor Franey’s Charity

Some years ago, Doctor Franey of Hadleigh founded a cottage hospital at Hadleigh and raised funds by public subscription to help maintain it. When the National Health Service was created, the hospital was closed, but its property and funds remained in private hands and the Charity Commission has used these assets to found a charity named after Doctor Franey.

The trustees of the Charity, who are all local persons, have power to give small one-o grants to people in need living in the parishes of Hadleigh, Aldham, Kersey, Layham, Semer, Shelley and What eld, towards food, heating costs or for medical needs not covered elsewhere. The charity can also help those with debilitating conditions in need of some form of respite. However, in every case the trustees must be able to satisfy themselves that the people whom they bene t are needy as well as deserving.

People wishing to apply for help are asked to contact: Ellie Gibbs, Clerk to the Trustees by email elliegibbs2024@outlook.com or by telephone 01473 824745

Hadleigh Walkers

December’s walk on Saturday 14th is a circular one starting and ending in Hadleigh. We will leave Stonehouse Road car park at 0930 and proceed to Rands Fm, Potts Fm, Bower House Tye, Wicker Street Green, Kersey Tye, Kersey Church and return to Hadleigh via the onks Path and Toppes eld Bridge. The distance of the entire route is around 10 miles, and we should be back in Hadleigh around 1.30 pm. We will have two short refreshment stops along the way.

As usual, we aim to average a not-too-demanding 2.5 mph (4 km/hr) and walkers need to be able to maintain this pace. Strong shoes or walking boots should be worn as the ground can be rough and muddy in any month. Everyone is welcome, including well-behaved dogs. Route maps can be requested from the web site.

Walkers may be interested in the recently launched Wool Town Walk a circular route encompassing Sudbury, Clare, Lavenham, and Hadleigh. Brochures are available from St ary’s Church, Hadleigh Library and the Council O ces. Further information is also provided in our website below.

For further information about these walks go to www.hadleighwalkers. com or email us at hadleighwalkers@gmail.com

Hadleigh P. J. B. Wilson BDS, LDS, RCS G. SINGH BDS (Hons) MSc & ASSOCIATES www.hadleighdental.co.uk • FAMILY PRACTICE• IN HOUSE HYGIENIST • COSMETIC DENTISTRY•

As usual there will be no film screening in December

However, Hollywood in Hadleigh will be back on 10th January. At the time of going to press details of our next season’s films have not been confirmed, but dates and probable films are listed below. Full details of our January films will appear in the next issue of the Community News.

Dates and films for our coming season (Please note films not confirmed at time of going to press)

10th Jan – Thelma (12A)

24th January – Hard Miles (12A) 14th February – Back to Black (15) 28th February – Portraits of Dangerous Women (15) 14th March – The Problem with People (15) 28th March – Ordinary Angels (15)

We hope to show “Paddington in Peru” and “Conclave” during our next season.

All our films will be advertised in the Community News, on posters about town and on fliers available in the library, the Ansell Centre and other venues.

We wish all our supporters a very happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you again in 2025

Hadleigh Crime Review

17 10 24 – 18 11 24 :

During this time period within the Hadleigh area, there have been 4x criminal damage reports which have included some damage occurring in the town centre, a barn has su ered an attempted burglary, 1x possession of cannabis, 2x possession of Class A with intent to supply (see paragraph below), 3x public order o ences, 3x theft matters including a fraud, 14x assaults, 1x stalking/harassment and 1x malicious communications o ence. In addition to those crimes, police have dealt with many non-crime incidents including adult and child concern referrals, domestic violence disclosure schemes and have had 8x anti-social behaviour reports. Police e ected a warrant at a residential property in Hadleigh and an adult was arrested due to being suspected to be concerned in the supply of class A drugs, cash and suspected class A drugs seized. During an unrelated incident, following the arrest of a di erent adult on suspicion of aggravated burglary, a search was conducted at another residential property in Hadleigh, this also resulted in cash and suspected Class A drugs being recovered.

If you have any information about criminality in Hadleigh, such as drug dealing, burglaries and damage, please consider sharing that information with police. This can be done via the Su olk Police website, once there search for the town, area or village and then select the contact us area within the relevant police community team. Alternatively you can use the live chat function when available, call 101 or see me at one of my monthly events. ou can also report to crime stoppers, but the information is better reported direct to the police as it holds more weight, your details remain private.

There have been a series of burglaries occurring (including homes) in villages surrounding Hadleigh and beyond recently, this is due to the darker evenings providing cover for criminals even in the evenings. With these incidents in mind, here are some tips for general crime prevention in relation to your house perimeter and garden :

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• On your front door, have a door chain or door bar and viewer (spy hole)

• Front boundaries should be less than 1m high ( our neighbours and passers-by clearly should be able to see the front of your property).

• Rear boundaries should be 1.8m high with locked gates (to prevent easy rear access - also remove climbing aids). • Remove tools/bricks from the garden that could be used to force entry. • Always lock garages, sheds and outbuildings. • Have dusk to dawn lighting at the front and back. • Always lock your doors with the key and keep your windows secure, even when you’re at home. • Install an alarm/CCTV.

• Leave lights on timers. • Register your valuables at www.immobilise. com and mark your property with UV pen (I have these available at my monthly events) • Avoid keeping cash at home • Hide car keys. ou can now buy TV light simulators as well, which ash lights as if there is a television on in your house, I would recommend one of those, they are around £10-15. The video doorbell that police now recommend is called a Defender Video Doorbell from defendersecurityproducts. co.uk and is £100, it has no subscription fee.

y forthcoming engagement surgery events are at Capel St ary Library on 11th December and back at St ary’s Church in Hadleigh on 10th January, both between 9:30am-midday. I hope everyone has a good crime free Christmas and New ear.

Kind Regards,

PC 1293 iall Johnson – Hadleigh Community Police O cer.

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The Hadleigh Historian

Issue 85

December 2024 - January 2025)

The 15th year of The Hadleigh Historian begins with three completely di Hadleigh inhabitants of the past. Jane Richardson and Nigel Crisp, regular contributors on a variety of subjects concerning the history of the town, reveal the biographical details of a long-term resident of the alms houses and an unsung o neither of whom were natives. Jane tells of Louisa Dickinson (18821982), who was supported in her widowhood by being homed in the Raven Alms Houses in Benton Street and then in the Pykenham Alms Houses in George Street. Nigel’s subject is Arthur Garman (18901980) who, as surveyor and sanitary inspector for Hadleigh Urban District Council, facilitated expansion of the town’s housing stock during the mid-20th century.

Having had ‘The man who died twice’ in Issue 84, now comes ‘The man who was buried twice’, William Bunbury (1680-1748), whose funeral hatchment is featured on the magazine’s front cover. After forty years as a prominent London lawyer, William and his wife Sarah chose to spend his declining years living in a large house in Hadleigh arket Place, which she had inherited from an aunt. Not a strange choice you would think but the couple were, in our terms, millionaires at least twice over so had the nances to select a property anywhere in the country for their retirement. On the back cover are portraits of the couple in their younger days. This story is part of the project currently being undertaken by Hadleigh Local Studies Workshop, a group researching and writing life stories of Hadleigh residents memorialised in St ary’s Church.

If you missed the Old Hadleigh Picture Show Parts One and Two held this autumn, a taster now appears of places visited in Bridge Street, High Street and Benton Street through the Colin Bull collection of photographs. Look out for parts three and four of the show in Spring 2025 at the Ansell Centre.

Who better than Roger Kennell, expert on historical brickwork and Hadleigh’s Local History Recorder, to tell the story of the town’s mostmagni cent brick structure? In Hadleigh Deanery Tower through six centuries, the author tells us that the building materials were sourced locally and that highly-skilled bricklayers worked on the project. This is a reprint of the 2011 edition, which has been brought up-to- date to include present uses of the tower and the demise of the gigantic lime tree that stood by for 200 years. Roger is to be congratulated on this knowledgeable and well- researched text, which is illustrated with old pictures and ike Hodges beautiful colour photographs. Issue 85 is now available price £4 at Avis the Newsagent and The ldler Bookshop in Hadleigh High Street and at Hollow Trees Farm Shop in Semer.

A one-year subscription (6 issues and postage) costs £32 from Sue Andrews, 17 Manor Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Su olk, IP7 7BG (01449 740673). The

Hadleigh Ukulele Group

Hadleigh Ukulele Group would like to thank all the organisations and groups that we have played for and who donated to our supported charity: BBC Children in Need. By adding together HUG members’ contributions and our donors’ contributions, in 2024 HUG raised £1,050.00 for Children in Need.

Jill Mason presenting Together Tuesday’s donation of £200 to HUG’s collection for Children in Need

Hadleigh Ukulele Group meets twice a month at the URC and a small sub-group called the Daytime Giggers regularly plays for local groups and organisations to entertain and put a smile on people’s faces. We don’t charge a fee but are always grateful to receive a voluntary donation for our charity – Children in Need. To the many groups and the hundreds of people we have played for in 2024, we thank you for your support and wish you all a happy and peaceful 2025. Peter Finch (HUG)

Hadleigh Naturalists Society Winter Programme 2024/25

Mon 2 Dec 7.30pm

Birdlife of Eastern Europe. Bill Baston

Mon 6 Jan 7.30pm AGM

Mon 3 Feb 7.30pm

Wild Flowers of the Italian Dolomites

Roger & Tina Loose

Mon 3 March 7.30pm Ladybirds Adrian Knowles

Meetings are held in the Seminar Room upstairs in Hadleigh Library - Visitors £3

Hadleigh Town Council

Full council meeting

Thursday 19th September 2024 at 7pm held in The Guild Room at Hadleigh Town Hall, Market Place, Hadleigh, IP7 5D

MI UTES

Present Councillors Bayliss, Beggerow, Elliott, Gower, Howlett, cLeod, iller, onks (Chair), Shearly-Sanders, Wilson and Wright. In Attendance Town Clerk and 1 member of the public.

Welcome The Chair welcomed everyone and advised that the Council, members of the public and press may record/ lm or broadcast the meeting, when the press and public are not lawfully excluded. Any member of the public who attends the meeting is advised that the Town Council cannot control 3rd party recording. The Town Council will record the meeting.

Apologies Apologies for absence were received from Councillors inns and Loftus, and Babergh District Councillor Carruthers.

Approval of absence Proposed by Councillor Wilson, seconded by Councillor Beggerow the absences of Councillors inns and Loftus were approved. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Declarations of Interest All Councillors declared a pecuniary interest in HTC24.179 Grant Applications – eet Up ondays Hadleigh Town Council is the sole trustee of Hadleigh arket Feo ment Charity who own the building where eet Up ondays will meet.

Councillor Beggerow declared a non-registrable interest in HTC24.180 and HTC24.181 VAT registration as he is a trustee and committee member of Hadleigh United Football Club.

Dispensations The Proper O cer approved the request for a dispensation for all Councillors to discuss HTC24.179 Grant Applications – eet Up ondays.

Minutes Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor iller the minutes of Thursday 15th August 2024 were approved.

Vote = 10 For, 0 Against, 1 Abstain

Reports The reports from Su olk County Council Ward Councillor and Babergh District Council Ward Councillors were noted.

Councillor Fraser spoke about Highway issues in Hadleigh and the lack of money to complete all issues reported.

Councillor Dowling spoke about the employment land on the A1071 which Babergh District Council have agreed to sell.

Finance - Payments Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor iller, the schedule of invoices was noted and payments over £5,000 that have not previously been agreed were approved. In alignment with the adopted Financial Regulations, all payments under £1,000 are approved by the RFO, as are items between £1,000 and £5,000 with clearance of the Chairman of the Council or Chairman of the appropriate committee. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Grant Applications – Sudbury District Scouts Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor Howlett under Section 137 of the Local Government Act it was agreed to award £183.00 to Sudbury District Scouts for their St. Georges Day Annual Parade.

Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Grant Applications – Meet Up Monday Proposed by Councillor Shearly-Sanders, seconded by Councillor Howlett under Section 137 of the Local Government Act it was agreed to award £635.67 to eet Up onday for use of Dining Room at the Guildhall.

Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

VAT Registration - ayham Road Sports Ground It was noted that VAT registration has been submitted along with the form to opt to tax Layham Road Sports Ground.

VAT Registration – ayham Road Sports Ground VAT Charges Proposed by Councillor Beggerow, seconded by Councillor Gower a new motion was proposed To agree that all income received from Layham Road Sports Ground users will be subject to VAT.’

After a vote the above motion was agreed. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor Howlett the above motion was agreed. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Grounds Maintenance Cover Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor Beggerow it was agreed that Contractor A would be the Grounds aintenance Contractor from 14th November 2024 for a period of 3 years.

Interview Panel – Receptionist Vacancy Proposed by Councillor

Gower, seconded by Councillor Wilson it was agreed that Councillor Beggerow and Councillor cLeod would be on the interview panel for the Receptionist vacancy. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Interview Panel – Community Ranger Vacancy Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor Howlett it was agreed that Councillor Beggerow and Councillor cLeod would be on the interview panel for the Community Ranger vacancy. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Hadleigh Community Forum Proposed by Councillor Gower, seconded by Councillor Beggerow it was agreed that Councillor Shearly-Sanders and Councillor Howlett would attend Community Forum meetings when the Town Clerk is unable to. Vote = 10 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Su olk Highways Meeting Proposed by Councillor Howlett, seconded by Councillor cLeod it was agreed to request a meeting with Su olk County Council Highways to discuss highways matters within Hadleigh. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Exclusion of the Press and Public Proposed by Councillor cLeod, seconded by Councillor Gower it was agreed to exclude the press and public in pursuance of Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to eetings) Act 1960 the Press and the Public shall be excluded for the next items of business on the grounds that it is likely to be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the con dential nature of the business to be transacted as the discussion is covered by GDPR. Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

CO FIDE TIA SESSIO : E C USIO OF THE

The meeting was suspended at 8.06pm.

The meeting reconvened at 8.10pm.

PRESS A D PUB IC

Minutes (Con dential Session) The minutes of the Con dential session held on 15th August 2024 were approved. Vote = 10 For, 0 Against, 1 Abstain

Persistent Communicator Review A 6-month review of a persistent communicator was carried out.

Vote = 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain

Future Meetings The next scheduled meeting will be on 17th October 2024.

Close of Meeting The meeting closed at 8.29pm.

Wendy

Brame, Town Clerk

Hadleigh Bowling Club, Ancient Egyptians, short mat and worms

Well, with another successful quiz night under our belts thanks to el and Clive Joseph and their enthusiastic helpers (on temporary loan from Father Christmas), and with Peter iller as quizmaster in his own indomitable (come on, own up, who said eccentric?) style, here’s a question for you: how old is the game of bowls? Prizes all round for anyone who guessed 5000 years. es, there’s archeological evidence of the game in Egypt around 3200 BCE. The ancient Romans took it on to something more like our modern game, though the French inevitably went o course and created boules, which naturally they would do with all that wine sloshing around. Salut

Anyway, back here on Planet Hadleigh, the winter season is ourishing with around 40 members signed up to play indoors in what’s called short mat because…….. mmm, that’s another tricky question for you there. Informal roll-ups take place several times a week when teams are randomly picked from those who turn up, and our league teams are taking on the best of Su olk. Early days, but so far so good. Doug Doust and his merry band of eco-warriors have to carry on taking care of the green during the o -season, fearlessly tackling worms, birds and moss. edals all round And of course the committee and club captains have been busy organising the next outdoor season, selecting a range of teams for the local leagues and already agreeing to host a number of County competitions in the summer. eantime, if you fancy a try, do contact either of the members below who will arrange it for you: Graham Jones 07890 624708 or Bob Fletcher 07866 769668 Hadleigh Bowling Club, Stone Street, Hadleigh IP7 6D

Hadleigh Community First Responders

East of England Ambulance Service

We have recently increased our number of volunteers thank to a successful recruitment program, but we are still well short of our aim to provide round the clock cover on every day of the week. So, we are still looking for more volunteers to train up. Part of this involves funding travel to training centres and this can be as far as Chelmsford, Newmarket or similar distances.

Free entry and parking Elmsett & Aldham Village Hall IP7 6PA Saturday 14th December 10am -1pm

Once trained we also want our group members to be readily identi able and feel part of the group, so we fund the purchase of a set of “greens”, ambulance service approved and badged uniform and winter clothing. This compliments the high-vis lightweight jacket and green t-shirt, which is the only clothing the Trust provide. We fund most of the training equipment to enable our team to get as much practise as they need. Our car is a great asset in enabling members to respond at any time and not be reliant on the availability (or reliability)of their own or borrowed vehicle, but we have to pay the NHS Trust £800+ a year to keep it insured, and we have to pay for fuel which is always a high cost as it is always short journeys from cold start.

So, I am asking that any club, groups, or organisations who are looking for a worthwhile cause to fundraise for consider us. our valued donation would give us the security to commit to these purchases when needed. We love to come and talk to groups about our work. We also do CPR demonstrations and explain how a De brillator ts in with that.

Thank you, Trevor Sheldrick - Team leader

Ignite Inside

On Friday 8 November ve bands, one solo artist and a duet performed to a large audience in The Grand Hall. The event was originally planned for August on Layham Road Sports Ground, but due to bad weather was re-scheduled to a later date. All the performers were very well received by the crowd, with many of them originating from Hadleigh schools.

ST MARY’S CHURCH, HADLEIGH

Service Times

St Mary’s Church is open every day. The church is a beautiful and peaceful space, and you are most welcome to visit.

POP UP AT ST MARY’S ~ December’s dates are Wednesday’s 4th & 18th 2.30pm – 5.00pm and Monday 30th 12.00pm – 2.00pm (Christmas Party!)

Free food, drink and activities for all ages. is welcome and we are looking for more volunteers!

Join us on Sunday 22nd December at 6pm for our Carol service and at 5pm on Christmas eve for our wonderful Crib service, two fantastic family friendly events! This month our FREE Lunchtime Recital will be at 1pm on Wednesday 4th December, when we welcome AWARD WINNING Jason Frederick to the stage – not to be missed! Please see the Church notice boards for information on this month’s services or search us on “A Church Near You” website.

The Benefice Office at St Mary’s is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10-12 noon. Our Administrator is Mrs Emma Fleming-Ovens

St Mary’s CofE Primary School

This has been another great year of learning so far at St ary’s. Teaching sta have continued to o er a rich and varied curriculum: for example, at our new Forest School at The Withy, where the children have been learning about the seasons, hedgehogs and fungi amongst other things. The site has been lovingly redeveloped with the hard work of children, their parents, sta and friends of sta and with school funding and the help of local funders, like Persimmon Homes.

Ebony’s Blog Life at The Shelley Centre

The winter months bring unpredictable weather which makes caring for our ponies challenging, but so far this winter has been kind to us. Bad weather means we can’t always use the horses for our therapeutic sessions, but that’s not a problem as we have Ebony, the mechanical horse, situated in a warm room out of the weather.

In Art, the curriculum this year focusses on 3D art and children’s Christmas Card designs have been entered in a competition at Benton End, judged by local resident, Lizzie Alston. In maths we continue to develop and embed the athematics astery Primary from Ark Curriculum Plus and this is progressing very well. The school has seen AngloSaxon adventures in ear 4; a brilliant ear 6 residential trip to Thorpe Woodlands and expert tulip planting and growing at Benton End by ear 5 students. We are grateful to atthew Hodges there for our growing partnership with the House. The school choir is launching its Christmas Tour, singing at Hadleigh care homes for elders; performing at Benton End for a public audience; and kicking o the Christmas Fair at the school on Friday 6th December, 3.30pm. The Friends of St ary’s School organise this fundraiser every year and we thank them for their hard work. Please come, if you can.

Our horses live outside all year round but have shelters in their elds and wear warm rugs to keep them cosy and dry. The rugs also help to reduce the amount of mud we have to brush o before riding sessions, as they all like to roll in the muddiest patch in their elds

The therapy we provide has bene tted around 160 people in the last year, amounting to over 2700 rides over the three terms we operate. Our clients vary in age from six upwards and come to us with a range of challenges – both physical and mental, including those recovering from accidents or with long-term degenerative diseases. The physical bene ts derived from riding, whether the horses or Ebony, include improved balance, strength, motor co-ordination and general improved health. But riding and interacting with the horses, other clients and volunteers, provides much more – a sense of well being, improved self con dence and emotional control. The di erence that riding and being with the horses makes is amazing and often life-changing. We witness little miracles every day as our clients take new steps forward. Our mission is to improve lives, one ride at a time. In the words of Becca (pictured on Ebony), who has been with us for many years, “I recommend riding to anyone because it gently exercises the whole body, strengthens the cores and improves posture. And being around horses has a calming e ect which helps with mental health.”

The ear 6 residential to Thorpe Woodlands was a great success. The sta at the centre were incredible and ensured the children were safe and felt con dent enough to show their vulnerability. The children were a credit to the school and their parents and carers. A special thanks to rs Rose, rs S Harvey and rs L Harvey for helping r Hall to organise the residential and supporting the children over the week to make sure all of the children were able to make the most of this unique experience. Thank you also to the sta at St ary’s that worked behind the scenes to contribute towards this residential and to all of the parents and carers that made sure the children had all they needed for the trip.

The children have memories that will last with them for a very long time

These are just some of the highlights of the term so far. It is only space that precludes me mentioning the many others

We are part of a national research project involving 100,000 children, which will be looking at pupil engagement in school; their sense of belonging in our school community; and how this might help with ensuring that as many children as possible child are in school every day of term.

We had a new cook join us in September and his cooking is proving a real hit with children. He is working with other sta to invite parents and carers to lunch with their child in one week this half-term and had a successful lunch taster session for parents and carers at the school recently. They had a full tasting menu and enjoyed some jazz in the background.

Our Pastoral Support, Thrive and ELSA practitioners have been more active than ever, o ering specialist support to children, parents and carers, along with play therapists and other helping professionals. Our Early ears Foundation Stage sta have been working very hard to care for and educate a higher number of students this year. Thank you so much to them for that and we welcome s Budd to that wonderful sta team. The school and the children are so thrilled to have them all. We are looking forward to a great year ahead.

Mr Frolish, Headteacher

Across the UK over 25,000 people of all ages and abilities ride or carriage drive with one of the 500 RDA groups, and there are similar groups right across world. At every group, our coaches are trained and quali ed to deliver the best possible experience, based on our clients’ needs, ambition or therapeutic goals. As well as our amazing riders, coaches and stable manager, the Shelley Centre is blessed with many dedicated and hard-working volunteers. They help with the RDA sessions; look after the ponies during the holidays and weekends; undertake general admin and maintenance tasks around the yard and raise funds to keep the Centre going. If you’d like to join this fantastic and friendly team, why not give the Centre a call and come up and meet us and see how you can help. And of course, you can always help by supporting our fund raising activities or giving us a donation. Please see our website for details. Wishing all our friends and supporters a very Happy Christmas ! Website: www.shelleyrda.com Facebook: Shelley RDA Centre Telephone: 01473 824172

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Mayor’s Diary

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Well the clocks have gone back (or if you are my poor mum, she put the clocks forward and was all over the place on that Sunday) Garden stu all wiped down and in shed for another year. Heating not quite on, but nearly. It feels like a hibernation in a way. However, not if you live in Hadleigh. There is always so much going on I was invited to attend the ayor of Ipswich’s celebration of Diwali at Ipswich Town Hall. I thought it was a great opportunity to explore another culture and was I pleased I made the decision. Each year Diwali is celebrated across the world by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. It is a festival of light which symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. We all lit a candle and stood on the steps of the Town Hall and lay our lights on the steps showing the light the way. We also had fun waving sparklers. It was brilliant seeing so many adults enjoying waving the sparklers around. The whole atmosphere was one of joy, friendliness and inclusion. I even got up and danced, not quite Bollywood style but was OK. Hope there are no pictures

The Chair of Babergh District Council held a fundraiser at the elford Valley Tandoori in aid of the Stour Valley en’s Shed and the Kernos Centre. Representatives of both charities spoke about their work and how valuable the sense of community is to all. It was a really lovely evening with a bu et style meal with the most amazing dishes.

We are so lucky in Hadleigh to have r ark Brennan. He has been a stalwart of the Royal British Legion (RBL) and is serving his community further in the role of Deputy Lieutenant of Su olk, a very great and well-deserved honour. For many years ark has arranged for groups of children from local primary schools to attend the cemetery around Remembrance Day to talk to them about the young men of Hadleigh who fought in the Great War. It was fascinating listening to the stories he and others have researched, not just about the young men but also details of members of their families living in Hadleigh. Some of these young men enlisted underage and never got to marry and have a family. ark was able to recount stories of bravery and hardship. Each grave we stopped at had a story and a school child was invited to insert a wooden cross with a poppy beside each one. ark talked about his research and how he has undertaken that on occasions, you never know what budding historians he will have inspired. It was a privilege to listen to ark and to witness the engagement of our young people.

Remembrance Sunday was as usual very well supported in Hadleigh and it was an honour to walk with the veterans and serving personnel behind Col Andy Huggins, r ark Brennan and Cllr ichael Fraser. I walked with a Guide (Lucy) and a Scout (Hannah) either side of me and the girls were truly amazing. We kept, as far as I could tell, perfect time behind the leaders and laid our wreaths at the emorial with pride and thanksgiving. We then walked back down the High Street for the Church Service which still bore the scattered red petals around the altar of the previous night’s wonderful Remembrance Service. We gathered again on onday 11 November at 11am on the High Street and again observed the silence joined by many of the residents of Hadleigh. Such an important annual event brings the Town together to commemorate as a Town and that is the most important element. I hope you got to see oments of War, this truly amazing piece of art work by Cris Coe and Hazel Bradshaw, two local artists depicting moment of war from WW1 to today. I found it breathtaking, troubling and really thought provoking. Such talent here in Hadleigh

On Friday 8 November the Ignite Inside event organised by the outh Council together with support from Council Sta and Cllrs from Hadleigh Town Council took place. The outh Council had booked their event in August at Layham Road Sports Ground, but unfortunately it was postponed due to the appalling weather we had. The Grand Hall provided

an alternative venue. I popped upstairs to take a look and WOW, a big group of teenagers clapping and cheering the bands Four bands, a singer and a duet were booked from around the area. All were connected one way or another to Hadleigh High School either current students, or some band members. How inspiring is that They were fantastic. Loud, but fantastic What a credit these young people are to themselves their families, local schools and our community. We are so very proud of what everyone achieved, those who organised the event, those who performed and those who attended and supported. We look forward to next year when hopefully we will have the weather to host an outside festival. Well done to you all.

As I always say Hadleigh people, including our young people, do amazing things.

As I write we will have had the showing of a Christmas Carol in the Grand Hall. A tting kick o to the Christmas season. This is y Theatre are a theatre group of young actors and they perform with such ingenuity and are. Hadleigh is in for a treat. Funds raised on this evening will be supporting the two ayoral Charities, Scouts and Guides.

The Town Council are currently preparing the Christmas trees for the High Street. I personally love to see all the tree lights on as I drive down the High Street.

Saturday 7th December is the Christmas arket and Light Switch On event which will be a great start to Christmas. We hope to see as many of you there as can make it, special guest Father Christmas

As this is the last HCN before Christmas, on behalf of Hadleigh Town Council we wish each and every one a very Happy, Joyful, Peaceful Christmas and best wishes for 2025. Take care of yourselves, and each other, Sue

George Wyatt is 80 on 22/12/24 (AT LAST!!) Happy Birthday from Carol and all his family

HADLEIGH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Community Xmas Craft Market

Elmsett and Aldham Village Hall IP7 6PA

Saturday 14th December 2024 10am -1pm

This month the “Second Saturday Event” in the village is a Christmas market with lots of opportunities to buy original handmade presents that you won’t find in the shops!

Our local artisan crafters include: Sharon’s cards and glass, Dale’s 3D printing & resin crafts, Amy’s beautiful hand-drawn cards, Carol’s scented candles, Mick’s wonderful wooden items, and of course Jan’s Jams and decoupage. Sabrina will be here with her Tropics range, and we have two new sellers: - Janice Rye with her Dizzy Duck crafts and Michelle with her amazing repurposed creations “3Rs designs”. Louise will be back with her stone art and Julia with her Spotlight textile items. Come and find that original present that no-one else will have!

Miriam and Brenda will be serving traditional Xmas refreshments to raise funds for St Peter’s church this month and we will also be selling raffle tickets for the Xmas raffle to be drawn on the day at 12.45pm. All proceeds to CRUK.

Hadleigh And Boxford Patient

Particpation Group (Ppg)

Out of Hours Doctor: Need a doctor when the Health Centre is closed, including weekend? Call 111 for advice and details of your nearest out of hours’ duty doctor.

Covid ‘Flu Vaccines: A staggering total of 3300 Covid and 3600 u vaccine were given at our recent clinics. Sincere thanks to sta and volunteers who gave up their precious free time to ensure that all went smoothly so that such an impressive number of patients have some protection against Covid and u before the winter sets in.

RSV Vaccine: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. A single vaccine is now available for 75 to 79-year-olds and pregnant women to boost your natural protection against this disease. The take up has been good with patients continuing to receive the vaccine during surgery hours in December.

Boxford Closure: Now that the public consultation period has ended, the Practice is consolidating the feedback from that to present to the Integrated Car Board (ICB) for their consideration.

Call Back Option: any patients are still not aware of this very helpful, e cient return call option believing that they will lose their turn in the queue. Rest assured you do not as your call will be returned once it reaches your turn. Choose the call back’ option and then hang up.

on-Urgent Appointments: Avoid the early morning scramble by using Econsult. Available 24/7 and your requests will be dealt within 48 hours. This will also free up the line for more pressing appointment needs.

The HS App: Did you know you can order your repeat prescription via the NHS app, view your medical records and much more via the NHS app? Do you have access to this very useful app? ou will be surprised how much useful information can be found there. If you ever have reason to use a doctor outside Hadleigh they can immediately access your medical records; saving valuable time and a lot of stress.

Not sure how to use it? If you have a long-standing aversion to IT why not overcome your misgivings and give it a try in the peaceful surroundings of Hadleigh Library. On the rst Thursday of every month a representative from Babergh District Council is there to help the IT wary get online and develop their digital skills. Why wait? ou are never too old to get to grips with an iPad, mobile or a computer. Next beginners’ session takes place in the Library on 5th December from 10 am to 1pm .

Repeat Prescriptions: At the Practice dispensary please allow threeworking days for these to be processed. Pharmacies outside the Practice have their own timetable.

Free parking and entry, warm and welcoming atmosphere. All profits after costs will go to Cancer Research UK. Please support your wonderful village events, and maybe bring someone along who hasn’t been before or is new to the village.

Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you again when we return in March/April 2025!

Medicine Wastage: The statistics for medicine wastage are staggering. Across the UK unused medicine costs the NHS around £300 million every single year, with an estimated £110 million worth of medicine returned to pharmacies and a further £90 million worth of unused prescription medicines being stored in homes. We can all help to reduce these shocking gures e.g. check your stock of prescription drugs before re-ordering more, keep your repeat prescription up to date and stop ordering medicine you no longer take, before you leave the pharmacy check the contents of the bag and return unwanted items for re-use. If you wait until after you have left the premises their cost becomes part of the £110 million.

Free De b Training: De b training sessions were well supported with over 30 attendees . Our thanks to the Hadleigh Community First Responders for giving their time to share their knowledge and to the Leisure Centre for hosting the event.

Volunteer Drivers: Jen Eastwood, coordinates a group of volunteer drivers who are willing to take patients, needing transport, to their doctor or hospital appointments. If you are a driver with a few hours to spare please contact Jen (details below) and support this invaluable service. Insurance issues are addressed when you sign up.

Art in Practice: The free-standing work has been returned to its

creators at the Hadleigh High School. Our thanks to them for brightening the Practice waiting area for several weeks. Happily, patients and visitors can still enjoy the work of Hazel Bradshaw’s students.

Wishing Patients and Readers a very happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.

Both Practices: 01473 822 961

Out of Hours: 111 also online www.111.nhs.uk

HS App: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app

Practice Dispensary: www.hadleighhealth.co.uk/opening-hours

Volunteers Drivers: jen.eastwood8@gmail.com

Coordinator: Jen Eastwood 01787 211 853

Website: www.hadleighhealth.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hadleigh-Boxford-GroupPPG Art Sales: deveys@btinternet.com

Chair: Jan Devey 01473 827 091 or7881 798999

Churches in Hadleigh – Praying for Hadleigh

The people of the churches in Hadleigh are committed to praying for our town. Over the course of each year we plan to pray for every street in Hadleigh. During December we will be praying for the following streets:-

Week Commencing – 1st Dec: Shearman Road + Lister Road.

Week Commencing – 8th Dec: Alabaster Close, Bourchier Close, Barnes Close, uriel Close.

Week Commencing - 15th Dec: anor Gardens + Tye eld Place.

Week Commencing –22nd Dec: Christmas /New ear Break.

Week Commencing - 29th Dec: Christmas /New ear Break.

If you know people who live in these streets, we would be very pleased if you also would pray for them. If you live on one of the streets being covered during a particular week and would welcome prayer, please get in touch.

Hadleigh Baptist Church pastorchristodd@hadleighbaptist.org.uk

Hadleigh URC Barbara Robinson 828352 barobi1506@gmail.com

St Joseph’s RC Church Anna McCrae 823041 annamccrae@ btinternet.com

St Mary’s CoE Jessica Janas 822671 jessicanevard@btinternet.com

Thank you to supporters

A Craft Fair held in October at What eld Village Hall raised £2800 for Success After Stroke.

Sincere thanks to all my family, friends and the SAS community for helping before, during and after the event.

A big thank you to all the people who donated fantastic ra e prizes and to the many visitors on the day.

SAS o ers a range of therapies and activities for those who have su ered from a stroke.

The group meets twice a week at the Stevenson Centre in Cornard, Sudbury, further details on 07434 931 962. The date for our next Craft Fair is Sunday 5th October 2025. Mandy Squirrell

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French’s Care Haven

Hello to our readers, I hope as always you have all been keeping well.

Another year quickly goes by and for us as a charity in need of nancial help, I am keeping everything crossed for 2025 to be a more secure year for our rescue and I am hoping that 2025 will bring new sponsors in to support us.

Hasn’t it been crazy with the dark richness of the ever growing grass we have had this year, still mowing our lawns in the middle of November, crazy It looks lovely but for the horses and ponies who su er from laminitis it is tough, as they still have to be limited with their time on the grass, because of the sugar intake. As we see Diabetes going up in people, it is also going up in the equine world at an alarming rate.

One of our photos is Annie a beautiful girl who su ers with laminitis, she is lucky to have a large manage that she can go in which is next to her double shelter that she shares with her friend Coco. The other photo is of me, with to the left Otis a rescue puppy that Sharon a main team member owns and my Lucy on the right who is our Therapy dog, beautiful Lucy has been working with vulnerable people for the last 9 plus years. We are hoping that in the future Otis will become part of our Therapy team, who work with people that need help with their mental health. Lucy is giving Otis training and showing him the ropes on how to be a perfect companion up the farm.

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COME AND JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT

St Mary’s Church, Raydon Saturday 7 December @ 7.30pm £15 per ticket Supper and wine included

Tickets available from Margaret (01473 311164) or Ann (01473 311548)

Thank you to Boxford Friendship Group for selling some items and making a small donation, I hope to speak to one of their members Alison again soon. Thank you to Jane a lady who donated some bales of hay to us, thanks goes to Brian who collected it with the help of Chloe and Sharon.

I would like to thank Essex Spiritual Centre for coming to Boxford, every one that attended the Fleece for the event enjoyed themselves, plus the lady who runs it and spoke on the night, gave us a nice donation.

I would also like to give a big thank you to John in Sudbury area, who is a kind elder who called me and sent a donation that paid for a month of bowl feeds for the animals. For all our readers Please consider making a personal donation to us if you can, your help will keep us going and would be very much appreciated by our team and of course our dear rescued animals, my contact details are at the bottom of this page. If you would like any information about becoming part of our small team and helping care for our lovely horses and donkeys. Plus all donations are welcome with open arms and much gratitude.

French’s is a charity on your doorstep, can you help, either with time, donations, or sponsorship. ou are welcome to come along and meet our animals. Call me for an appointment.

Jann on: 07747755556 or email: jann.turner@hotmail.co.uk Website: Frenchs Care Haven.org.uk

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Racing Across the Globe

Hadleigh Hares Conquer Triathlons, Trails, and Cross Country

There have been a variety of races that our members have been participating in this month.

Sam Theobald was lucky enough to take part in the World Triathlon Age Group Championships in Torremolinos. Athletes from all over the world come to compete in this tough race comprising of a swim, ride and run. Sam’s age group consisted of 65 athletes who started the event with a sea swim which was pretty choppy and ended up being longer than normal. She came out the water in 5th position and after a run up the beach, had her transition onto the bike course. It wasn’t long before she had to transition to running shoes and after a at out and back course she nished 12th in her age group.

This did earn her a place in the mixed relay race 3 days later. The noise and support from the crowds jeed her and her team on with them nishing an amazing 5th place. What a wonderful experience and a fantastic event.

The same weekend in October Lucy Jay and Adam Chamberlin were tackling the undulating course of The averick Jurassic with Lucy running the 50k and Adam the 100k. Unfortunately, they did not have the good fortune of sunny weather as Sam did in Spain. The night before the race they were woken by rainfall that Lucy described as a monsoon’ On the race route they had to contend with ooded footpaths that passed as rivers and at one point Adam found himself waist deep in water. Of course there was plenty of mud too and they did well to stay upright. Lucy found the conditions energy sapping and sadly, missed her cuto at a checkpoint. Adam completed in a time of 15hrs and 4 minutes. This is a beautiful and challenging course, but very di cult to train for in a relatively at Su olk.

eanwhile in Cambridgeshire, Sam and Vicky Tapp were lapping the famous Duxford useum runway in the Duxford Dash. They both did brilliantly in the 5k with Vicky crossing the line in 1st place and Sam 1st in her age category.

November brings the beginning of the cross country season and this year the club is in the Su olk Winter League. This is new for us so lots of new venues. To kick o we had a full team running Framlingham. We were spoilt with perfect conditions and a stunning location with the castle being the backdrop as we ran round elds, along footpaths and up and down the very steep moat Aden Bell made easy work of it coming in 14th overall. November was a very busy racing day with our runners taking part in three di erent races. Firstly, the local Scenic 7 which runs through quiet lanes from Stowmarket. Well done to Ryan cneill, Nathalie Hooper, Belinda Godbold and Joel Ramsey. Jo Sargent was in Essex running the Wix 5 mile road race and Sam and Vicky Tapp ran the Remembrance Run in Brightlingsea.

A huge congratulations to all our members who took part in these fantastic events.

If you would like to join a friendly and supportive running club as a member or a coach you can nd out all about us and how to join at www.hadleigh-hares.co.uk

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