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Babergh and Mid Suffolk are finalists in national competition ‘Council of the Year’ Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are joint finalists in a national competition to find ‘the Council of the Year’ – recognising the authorities’ innovative service improvements in supporting their communities through Covid and beyond. The joint entry by Babergh and Mid Suffolk in the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards 2021 saw them named alongside Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and Wigan Council as finalists for the prestigious Council of the Year title. The councils fended off competition from more than 100 other organisations nationwide to become finalists in two other categories – Customer Focus, and Asset Management and Regeneration. The overall Council of the Year award meanwhile, is reserved for those deemed ‘outstanding’ in transforming their services and creating vibrant communities – with recognition of the councils’ joint working and use of technology in helping communities to thrive and be places that their residents are proud to call home. Cllr John Ward, leader of Babergh District Council said: “This nomination couldn’t have come in a more challenging year. The pandemic has presented us with unprecedented demands and difficult decisions over how best to support our district and its recovery post-Covid. I am delighted that we are in the running for Council of the Year 2021 and would like to thank all councillors, officers and partners working with us to help deliver our visions for our towns and communities – ensuring Babergh continues to be somewhere people are proud to call home for years to come.” The councils must now wait until the final on Wednesday 8th September, to see if they can scoop a top award. You can find out more about the public sector transformation awards and all shortlisted finalists on the iESE website.

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Emmaus Suffolk first opened it’s doors in 2016 and since then have grown rapidly and now run groups and workshops on a regular basis in Ipswich and Felixstowe to support those within the local community who would otherwise be socially isolated, are struggling with long-term unemployment or are at risk of homelessness. Emmaus Suffolk provides work opportunities and experience through their shops in Felixstowe and Ipswich, as well as in a new warehouse on the waterfront in Ipswich. Among those volunteering with Emmaus Suffolk are those who have been unemployed for a long time, and through offering volunteering roles Emmaus Suffolk gives people the chance to make a difference for themselves, in a supportive environment through work related experience and training. The ambition of the charity is to introduce to Suffolk new ways of tackling entrenched homelessness and unemployment by enabling and empowering people to help themselves through meaningful activity that will benefit both themselves and others. Claire Staddon, Chief Executive of Emmaus Suffolk said “We are incredibly grateful to Suffolk Freemasons for their generous grant, which will enable us to offer a second community house. Our houses give people who would otherwise be homeless or insecurely housed a safe place to call home. People living within our Community Houses receive support to live as independently as possible. They can claim Universal Credit and are responsible for managing their own budgets, paying their bills and shopping and cooking for themselves. They still receive support from the Emmaus Suffolk team, but we do not have a staff member living on-on site. Our companions volunteer up to 15 hours a week in our social enterprises, giving them hands on experience, training and a supportive environment in which they can reach their full potential. The aim of our Community House is to provide a stepping stone to help people rebuild their lives and move on to live and work completely independently. But, like at all Emmaus communities around the UK, there is no time limit on the support offered, and our tenants are free to stay for as long as they want to.” Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk Freemasons, Tim McCormick added “We are very pleased to be able to give our support to Emmaus, they do wonderful work supporting people and their families throughout our local community and we know that this grant will help them to further develop the vital work they offer.” The grant from Suffolk Freemasons comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which is funded by Freemasons from across England and Wales. For more information about the charity visit emmaus.org.uk/suffolk/

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Hadleigh and Boxford Patient Participation Group (PPG) COVID – MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ANSWERED There are so many mixed messages, in the media and via word of mouth, about the Covid vaccinations it is no wonder there are just as many queries about it too. To help dispel the many uncertainties and rumours, the Practice and the PPG have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions and also provided the answers. • I have had a text from Hadleigh GP is it from the Practice? Yes. The text will contain your name and will be from one of the Hadleigh GPs. • When are you moving to my Priority Group? It is not possible to tell you very far in advance. The Practice is told by NHS England when they will receive the vaccine, the number of doses and which Priority Group (PG) they should be calling. • I am a key worker so should I be getting the vaccine? The Practice is following the Government PGs’ guidelines. Key workers, unless you are NHS and Social Care Worker, are not currently included in any PG. • How come my neighbour has been vaccinated and they are younger than me? This may be due to them being an NHS or Social Care Worker or they have an underlying health condition. • When are you booking the second jab? The Practice will be told when they will be getting the booster vaccines and when we can start calling patients to have their second jab. Rest assured the Practice will call you. • Can I book for a jab? You cannot book for a vaccination unless the Practice has invited you to do so. • My friend lives in another area and there they are calling patients aged 50. How come? We are aware that some areas are vaccinating patients in other PG’s. Our Practice is moving through the groups (cohorts) as quickly as they can when they receive the vaccine. This is controlled by NHS England not the Practice. • I care for my children, does this make me eligible as a carer? No. You are eligible if you are an unpaid carer of adults, or you are in receipt of a carer’s allowance or you are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill. Cohort Details: sneevaccine.org.uk/what-you-need-to-know/who-is-beingoffered-the-vaccine-first/ PPG: hadleighboxfordppg@gmail.com Group Tel : 01473 827091

Hadleigh u3a - Celebrating our motto ‘learn, laugh, live’ - come and join us! We are all looking forward to the promised easing of restrictions from June 21 and we at Hadleigh u3a are planning to celebrate the relaunch of our regular activities with our annual Summer Party on Monday 12TH July at the Guildhall. After that our monthly speaker meetings will return to our usual venue at the URC in Market Place, Hadleigh on the afternoon of the second Monday of each month. During the covid period we have replaced these with a Zoom presentation at the same time every month. Don’t know about the u3a? No longer in full-time employment and looking for something interesting to take you out of home and daytime television – and who isn’t after the past year? Then read on. Here at Hadleigh u3a we have over 200 members. Now we are about to cast off the shackles of lockdown, we are more keen than ever to welcome newcomers. Nationally there are well over 1,000 u3as with over 430,000 members. And almost half a million members can’t be wrong! Founded in 1982, the u3a is a UK-wide collection of locally run groups that provide a wide range of opportunities to come together to learn for fun and enjoy exploring new ideas, skills and activities together. Apart from being friendly and relaxed it also provides the perfect antidote to the issue of loneliness for anyone who has been left feeling a bit bereft of human company over the past year. There are no age limits and no formal qualifications required or to be gained. Membership here in Hadleigh is normally £15 (but currently only £12 per year due to reduced activities in covid period) and for that you get a monthly open meeting with a professional speaker, with the emphasis on interesting and entertaining subjects, plus the opportunity of joining one of over twenty small special interest groups ranging across a wide variety of interests. Have a look at our website for more information. We also organise theatre trips, days out to lots of places of interest and a Christmas lunch at Hintlesham Hall in December. All these are charged at cost and all the more enjoyable when shared with like-minded people. All members also receive a quarterly national magazine called Third Age Matters, full of interesting articles and what other u3a’s are doing around the country. To find out more do have a look at our website or contact me for an information pack. Contact: Chairman Sue Witham Tel 07770 870405; E: suetram@aol.com www.u3asites/hadleigh suffolk

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Member of Parliament for South Suffolk On 15th March the Prime Minister published one of the most important policy documents of recent years: the Government’s ‘Integrated Review’ of foreign policy and defence. We may have spent much of the last year at home, with international travel foregone, but it remains the case that a huge part of protecting our national interest lies beyond these shores. I was delighted that the Integrated Review set out a very ambitious program, strengthening existing ties – e.g. through NATO, so crucial in countering Russia adventurism – but also looking to build new alliances, especially in the growing markets of Asia. A ‘tilt’ towards the Asia-Pacific region could be particularly significant in the post-Brexit context, where we now have the ability to strike independent bilateral trade deals that fit our distinct economic circumstances. Effectively we have an entire new lever of economic policy and that must be focused on those markets likely to deliver the greatest increase in trade. As such, it was pleasing that the PM announced his visit to India next month to strengthen ties with the world’s largest democracy. The UK will also seek to join the TransPacific free trade agreement. These remain difficult and challenging economic times due to the pandemic, but as we emerge, building new export markets will be a key way to drive the prosperity that delivers well paid jobs for local people. A highlight of the review was our commitment to science and technology at the heart of our vision of ‘Global Britain’. We will be building huge new capacity in cyber warfare, where the conflicts of the future are likely to be fought. We have also committed to being a ‘scientific superpower’ – and with our success in developing a Covid vaccine we have surely demonstrated our great potential to build on our long-standing history of achievement in this field. It may still be some time before visits abroad are again commonplace. Nevertheless, it’s right that we set out how we see our place in the world, and a strong, optimistic global vision based on free trade and strong defence is surely the ideal place to start.

Orchard Barn News Parents - Grandparents - Carers Are you looking for a different and exciting way to interest your children in nature? Join us, with leader Ross Piper, on Saturday 24 April for a FREE Minibeast Identification session and make a cob brick to take home for wild bees to live in. Messy outdoor fun! Time: 11 am – 1 pm or 2 pm to 4 pm. Booking is essential and children must be accompanied by an adult. Look out for more family days – one Saturday each month. During our excavation of the 1580s Long House we found many interesting objects which are now in our on-site Museum. Do have a look on our website where Roger, from our excavation team, has put together 3 short booklets about the finds – A Miscellany of Findings – with photographs and a short historical summary of each find. Many of these are related to farming and some also reveal a wonderful insight into the social history of the day. The photo shows a firing mechanism from a flintlock pistol which was found in the ruins of the Long House, possibly from a Brown Bess rifle used by the British Army from 1722 – 1832. We are currently preparing for the working party to re-laminate the earth floor of our Meeting Room in the Barn. We have removed the top inch of the old floor and now have 140 kg of clay which was dug from our site, drying in the polytunnel. This will be crushed by hand to a powder and mixed with sand, straw and water to make the new surface. Made with environmentally friendly materials sourced locally, it will last for many years and will also help to keep the Barn cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter. All activities will be in small groups, mostly outside, and socially distanced. If you are interested in joining any of these, please call Sarah on 07766 054042 or email her at sarah.orchardbarn@gmail.com www.orchardbarn.org.uk

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Bildeston Primary School Chinese New Year KS2 children started their week before half term celebrating Chinese New Year. In Science they made fireworks in jars, experimenting to see if water would mix with oil. They also looked at the food Chinese people would eat when celebrating the Luna New Year. They were then set the task of creating their own Chinese meal to celebrate and they definitely embraced the challenge! Robin Class In English Robin class have been reading a story called the Dragon Machine. In the story the boy builds a dragon machine so he can lead the dragon’s home. Robin class made their own flying machines – the more imaginative the better! Robin Class also worked so hard on their activity days during remote learning making pancakes, tall towers and boats proved to be extremely popular! Also some messy science before half term for Robin class who investigated the viscosity of different liquids by seeing how long it took them to drip down a slope. Liquid soap, syrup and honey took a long time, but most children found that ketchup took the longest. KS2 Art In KS2 art lessons before half term the children made figurative sculptures using tin foil. The different poses represent a different show of feelings. Well done everyone! In PE, Owls and Kestrels were set the task of designing a walking route in their local area. Dojo points were awarded to those who produced the most interesting routes. Well done Ashton, Mia D and Freya for being so creative. Romans Continuing their work on the Romans, Kingfisher class cooked their own pizzas at home and also produced some Roman board games called Latrunculi or Ludus Latrunculorum –meaning The Game of Mercenaries. Tiger Reports The children in Owl and Kestrel class have also continued their work on chronological reports by writing their opening paragraph and then a paragraph about the appearance of the tiger. Extreme Places to Read World Book Day The challenge to read in the most unusual or extreme place for World Book Day! If you are considering Bildeston Primary as a school for your child, do please get in touch with us. When restrictions allow, we would welcome a visit after school hours due to Covid-19. Please phone the office on the number below or email us. We would love to meet you. Bildeston Primary School, Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7ES Telephone: 01449 740269 Website: www.bildeston.suffolk.sch.uk

Thank you I would just like to say a very sincere thank you to my Step-Daughter and Grandchildren for all of the help and advice they have given me over the past few months since I lost my lovely Wife Lesley. Especially my Step-daughter Jo who has been a tower of strength and took all of the responsibility to deal with the urgent matters. I could never have managed it all on my own and they have been such a source of information and help and my thanks are very sincere. Keith Doidge

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News from Whatfield CEVCP School I have been teaching since 1994 having done a B.Ed. course at Homerton College. Nearly all of my teaching career has been in Suffolk with three years spent at the British School of Manila early on in my career. My previous post was Head of School at a Junior School which was federated with an Infant School and catered for mainstream children alongside two specialist units for children with Education Health Care plans who needed more than mainstream education could offer. Many of these children were from out of catchment. My start at both Whatfield CEVCP and Bildeston was not quite as I had envisaged but didn’t come at a huge surprise during these unprecedented times. Both schools offered provision to Key Worker and vulnerable children, and online learning to those at home during lockdown. I really have already gained a great sense of community within the Whatfield School. I hope that going forward once restrictions are lifted I will have the opportunity to meet many more people from the village and further afield. Julia Shaw It has been lovely to have all our children back at school, they have settled back in to school life tremendously well.

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To celebrate World Book Day children took part in an extreme reading competition, they sent in photos of themselves enjoying their favourite books in the most unusual places. Here are our winners. Each of them awarded with a certificate and a new book to read. Acorns Have been writing their own versions of Three Billy Goats and are enjoying being back together. They have also been taking part in the keeping active campaign. Saplings We have enjoyed being back together and being able to play with the older children again! We have put our minds to a 'Mastermind' PE lesson and worked well together to try to problem solve! Oaks Have been using Talk for Writing to improve their characterisation and as part of this they have learnt to retell a story of Aladdin using story maps. The children have taken on an Active Challenge for the month of March and are taking part in different forms of exercise every day. If you are considering Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary as a school for your child, do please get in t ouch with us. When restrictions allow, we would welcome a visit after school hours due to Covid-19. Please phone the office on the number below or email us. We would love to meet you. Whatfield CEVCP School, Rectory Road, Whatfield, IP7 6QU 01473 823309, admin@whatfield.suffolk.sch.uk

86 For Two: Not out The publishers of both books featured in March issue have approved all local sold copies price reduced from £10.99 to £5.00. Please note that the second of author Frank Payne’s book ‘Well worth waiting for’ has a new publication date, it is now August 28th. Good news for SEESAW and all local readers. A truly bargain price for each of both books that have had some of their test marketing readers ‘laughing out loud’. For further information email cahors@live.co.uk

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Bentwaters Cold War Museum 2020 might be a year many will want to forget and none more so than the museum community and in particular the smaller ones. At Bentwaters Cold War Museum located at the former American air base near Rendlesham just north of Woodbridge, the doors have been closed to the public since the end of the 2019 season. The museum is housed in the original United States Air Force Command Post, a large bunker with three foot thick walls, narrow corridors and a single entrance and not designed with the problems of access during a pandemic! Not only was the museum unable to receive visitors, but the support organisation, the Bentwaters Aviation Society which is normally a vibrant group, had to cancel all meetings and events. Everything came to a standstill. But not to be defeated the society and museum came up with some ideas to help get through lockdowns and restrictions. There have been regular updates to society members with information and entertainment. Facebook and website updates for the public. A photo shoot with limited numbers outside with social distancing in the summer proved very popular and an online photo competition for the members at Christmas attracted a good number, including American veterans from across the pond! The encouragement and kindness of those who support the museum has been tremendous and very much appreciated by the volunteers who work to keep it maintained and ready to reopen as soon as permitted. The biggest challenge has been funding with little income received in 2020. The chairman and museum manager, Graham Haynes said “2020 was a challenging year for us all but with the dedication of our amazing staff, we still managed to complete a few projects and survive the year. Hopefully the spring will bring the opportunity to open our doors again and we look forward to welcoming you all to see what we have been up to. There has been a great deal of work going on in the background, so I want to thank the volunteers for all that they have been doing, both at the museum prior to lockdown and from home when they couldn't get in. I sincerely hope you all stay safe and well and we look forward to seeing you at Bentwaters, as soon as we are able to do so." Like many other museums the difficulties are having a real effect and at Bentwaters there has been a great deal of thought put into how the museum might reopen. An online booking system, controlled entrance and exit, limiting numbers, more ventilation are all under consideration, but it all means more expense and reduced income. A funding programme is soon to be launched to give supporters an opportunity to help where it is needed. Above all else though the museum is determined to open and share the history of the twin bases of Bentwaters and Woodbridge. And in this year that history has a significant milestone as we commemorate the arrival of the Americans in 1951 and the huge impact they had on this part of Suffolk. Please check out the website www.bcwm.org.uk or find us on Facebook. Membership and donation links can be found or just give us an encouraging comment or thumbs up! Simon Gladas

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Communication has never been so important By Hearing Care Centre Clinical Lead Audiologist, imon Myhill RHAD FdSc FSHAA A big part of communication is being able to hear well and to contribute to conversation whether it is one to one or in wider groups. Being asked to stay away from friends and family has been tough on us all and we have all come to understand the value of phone calls, video calls and social media. Even though we have spent less time with our loved ones than we ever have done, the ability to communicate well in those limited opportunities has been increasingly important. However, now that vaccines are more prevalent and there is the promise of restrictions easing, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We all look forward to socialising once again with loved ones in gardens, homes, pubs and restaurants. We might even be able to attend a live entertainment event with a crowd before the end of the year. This of course means that the challenges to communicating in those demanding listening situations will make a return as the world around us gets nosier again and I want people to be ready to enjoy life to the fullest once we are able to again. If you have noticed a deterioration with your hearing, then we recommend in the first instance having a simple hearing check. For most people hearing loss is a very gradual process and it can be other people who begin to point it out first. Lockdown has also heightened our awareness of these issues. For example, we’ve watched more TV than we ever have done, at times it can be noticeable when one member of the household prefers the volume up louder than the rest! The good news is we can help with an initial assessment to establish whether there is a problem with your hearing or whether it could be something as simple as blocked ears. To book an appointment for a hearing assessment please call 01473 230330. You can find us locally at Health By Design in Hadleigh and at Sudbury Community Health Centre. For more information visit www.hearingcarecentre.co.uk

Another chance to see Sudbury Dramatic Society’s Magic Lantern Mystery & more When Sudbury Dramatic Society presented The Magic Lantern Mystery created by Malcolm Hollister and Adam Webster, online just before Christmas, it received a lot of positive feedback from those who attended and now, if you missed it, you can book on one of another three dates and join in the fun – tickets to join the online Murder Mystery event are back on sale for Saturdays 10th, 17th & 24th April at 7.30pm Choose your date, buy your team ticket and get your ‘bubble’ together, then between you can try to solve the mystery, all from the safety of your own front room. You will see documents, videoed interviews and get the chance to question the suspects yourself all brought to you through the magic of 21st century technology. All you need is PC, an internet connection and email address, plus of course a bit of brainpower! At the end, the teams will decide who-they-think-dunnit, submit their own reports and then watch the filmed summing up and conclusions from the indefatigable Inspector Sheerluck. And April also sees the publication of an exciting new book celebrating Sudbury Dramatic Society – The First 100 Years, written by Sara Knight with Liz Cole, and the help of an extensive archive kept at The Quay Theatre, added to by interviews with past and present members and full of memories and photographs. It is well known that SDS converted the Quay Theatre building themselves in the late 1970s, from a riverside warehouse, and that it now operates as a separate charity. Less well known is that the society was formed from a base at the Victoria Hall in Prince Street, and also performed in the old Gainsborough Theatre, (now the Infinity Nightclub), and for convalescing WW1 soldiers in Belle Vue House. Nowadays SDS is a still major contributor to The Quay Theatre contributing in the region of £50k annually, but productions have been on tour, fundraising in locations as exotic as Westwood Park, Great Maplestead and Spain. The book has been published with the aid of grants from Sudbury Freeman’s Trust, and from Councillor Jack Owen. Sudbury Dramatic Society – The First 100 Years will be available initially via www.sudburydramatic.com for £12.99. Team Tickets for the extra dates of The Magic Lantern Mystery are available by following the link from the SDS website at www.sudburydramatic.com

Jazz Galore Village fetes, beer festivals, WI events, weddings, charity fund-raisers...all booked for last summer and all cancelled or postponed. That's the story from Jazz Galore but members of the Suffolk group are hoping for better times this year. They play for fun rather than profit and are available in a small format of perhaps three players; alternatively, the full turn-out could be up to eight. Either way they promise not to harm either your wallet or your ear-drums. They also guarantee to play a wider variety of good tunes than most groups. You can make a booking, provisional if you like, by ringing Mike on 07874 034390

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As I put pen to paper I realise that it is a year to the day since the first lockdown. Hasn’t life been different, but now more and more of us are having the vaccine, so hopefully we will all be able to meet again soon. Spring has arrived and we are all enjoying a burst of yellow in the gardens and the birds are singing cheering us all up and the days are getting longer too. We have had two committee meetings on Zoom, making plans for when we can start meetings again, we will of course keep all members informed. In the meantime all the committee would like to wish you a very Happy Easter. Take care. Some members may recognise the photo from The Flower Arranger

Plastic, plastic everywhere… is there another way? We’ve all seen the plastic bags, bottles and food wraps that litter the town and countryside. But more seriously, we mostly don’t see the bulk of the plastic waste that is either burned or finds its way to the sea. So, many of us are trying to cut out the single use plastics - using a refillable water bottle or reusable coffee cup, using your own shopping bags or buying unwrapped fresh produce. But it often feels a bit hopeless as a single individual. For this reason, members of HEAT have decided that we want to help build a Plastic Free Community here in Hadleigh. Plastic Free Communities is an initiative of Surfers Against Sewage, who have put together a practical action plan to help local communities work together to reduce the amount of single-use plastics that we use and dispose of and so reduce the plastics ending up in the oceans. That’s why we will be working together with Plastic Free Manningtree – and hope to unite communities along the River Brett. To be recognised as a plastic free community, we need to get the support of individuals, the council, some retailers and community organisations: together we can make a real difference! It’s almost impossible to get rid of all the plastic in our lives, but we want to minimise those plastics that we can avoid and to help one another to do so more and more. Several local retailers already offer plastic-free alternatives and more are working on it, so we can encourage them and benefit the local economy too! If you want to get involved in the Plastic Free Hadleigh project or find out more about HEAT please leave a message on our page on Facebook or email Hadleigh.HEAT@hotmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! The Really Wild Zoom meeting 7.30pm 8th April! In the meantime, we are really excited to be welcoming one of the founding trustees of WildEast - the ambitious project to return 250,000 hectares across East Anglia to nature to help reverse the decline in wildlife across the region. The concept is that we can all be part of this exciting project by challenging ourselves – all of us – across farming estates, industrial estates, housing estates, and schools, gardens, allotments and churchyards to contribute 20% of whatever we have back to nature. If you’d like to hear more, again email Hadleigh.HEAT@hotmail.com and we’ll ensure you get an invitation.

Is it time to go Green? At Tomlinson Groundcare we are celebrating our thirtieth anniversary in business this year. Over the years we have added to the types of equipment we offer. For the first time in generations the outdoor power equipment market is changing, with fossil fuels beginning to be replaced by cleaner, greener energy. When you visit our large showroom at Buxhall, you can view most of the John Deere range of ride-on lawnmowers and try before you buy plus there is a small AL-KO ride-on for customers with limited access to their gardens. We supply petrol powered 2 stroke equipment from Echo but we are finding more battery powered equipment is being sold. On display is a whole range of battery powered equipment from mowers to hedge cutters from AL-KO, EGO and Pellenc and we can also order in ECHO and Etesia if required Battery equipment can deliver petrol-matching power without the noise, fuss and fumes. It is comfortable to use, with impressive run times and fast recharge. You have the freedom to work exhaust and emission free. The ideal choice for the environmentally conscious gardener. If you have never tried battery power and are thinking of upgrading your garden equipment it is certainly worth talking to the sales team to see if it suits your requirements. The Tomlinson Groundcare sales team are very impressed with the range of battery powered lawnmowers and tools which are in our showroom and available to try. We have both domestic and commercial customers using battery powered products and have had very positive feedback. Telephone 01449 736060 www.tomlinsongroundcare.co.uk

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club By the time this April issue comes out the clocks will have gone forwards and it will be Easter, a whole year has gone by since the garden club has met as a group, but hopefully that will not be the case for very much longer. Early spring is a busy time in the garden and now is a good time to put a mulch on the soil to keep in moisture and to suppress weeds, the worms will do all the work so there is no disturbance to the soil. Leaf mould is good for this and for a few years I tried to make my own by putting leaves in a black sack with some holes punched in the bottom and leaving them behind the shed. When I opened them a year later instead of the 'lovely crumbly sweet stuff' that Monty Don waxes lyrical about I always ended up with a wet smelly mess. However the year before last I made a box shaped leaf store with wood and chicken wire, the leaves have been sinking down all this time but still looking quite dry on the outside, a few weeks ago I removed the outer layer and, amazingly, I had at last, the 'lovely crumbly sweet stuff' which went straight onto the raspberry bed, it's only taken five years to get it right! April is the month to sow crops outdoors such as broad beans, peas, radishes and turnips, any tomatoes sown last month should be potted on. It is a good idea to put supports around border plants that tend to flop later in the year so that they can grow through them without disturbance. I have used spent raspberry canes for this, they can be kept outside in a sheltered place and they are sturdy enough to do the job, they last for a few years and when they finally start to dry and snap break them up and pop them in the compost bin. Many house plants benefit from repotting every few years and now is a good time to do it. Only move the plant to a pot that is one size bigger than the one in which it is currently growing and use a houseplant compost or one that is appropriate for a particular type of plant, for example cacti or orchids, as the season goes on then begin to reintroduce a feeding regime. hadleighgardenclub@gmail.com

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The Arts Society - South Suffolk The Arts Society - South Suffolk offers a stimulating monthly lecture programme delivered by experts on all aspects of the Arts. Lectures usually take place at The Quay Theatre, Sudbury on the 3rd Tuesday each month (excepting July/August or December). Membership this year is £24 for 6 lectures via Zoom, with a quarterly Arts magazine. Also there is the option of virtual tours around Places of Interest at a small additional cost. To Join: Go to our website www.tassouthsuffolk.org.uk, or contact Membership Organiser, Carole Ashton: 07766 107880 / email creevesashton@gmail.com. Or enjoy a free taster session by telephoning or emailing your interest, and a link will be sent to you beforehand.

Mad, Bad & Fascinating To Know The Colourful Ancestors of the Dukes of Bedford Lecture streamed via Zoom at 11 a.m. 20th April 2021 Wine merchants, poisoners, mine owners and creators of Afternoon Tea, the colourful history of one of England’s oldest aristocratic families and the fascinating art that surrounds them. The story of the Russell family from the 15th to the 20th century. Lecturer: Geri Parlby Geri Parlby is a former Fleet Street journalist and film PR with several degrees and a Masters in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute. She has been lecturing both nationally and internationally for the past 14 years.

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As Easter approaches, our SESAW volunteer, Karen, who specialises in looking after our rabbits offers some seasonal advice. “Rabbits running, playing and grooming each other is a lovely sight but sadly they are often neglected because people assume they are easy to look after and don’t realise they can live for ten years. Rabbits should be neutered and receive yearly vaccinations, regular worming and health checks. They need a spacious exercise area attached to a roomy hutch as a place to rest in, NOT A PRISON. They are not solitary by nature and happily live in pairs or groups. Unlike Bugs Bunny, rabbits do not just eat carrots! The diet should consist of 80% good quality hay, small amounts of commercial feed and leafy greens. They DO NOT like being picked or carried around so children should play with them at ground level. If you understand that having a rabbit is NOT an easy or short term commitment, then please offer a home to a rescue rabbit after Easter.” That just leaves enough space for Karen’s contact details when you have finished your chocolate eggs - but make sure to keep them away from all the dogs including me, Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua. Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare, Registered Charity No.1124029, Stoke Road, Leavenheath, CO6 4PP. www.sesaw.co.uk

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You can judge a book by its cover Recently I read book that I had picked completely by mistake. As many of you will know, at Suffolk Libraries we have a limited number of withdrawn stock that we have for sale and these shelves are just as popular with us Librarians as they are with customers. On my rounds shelving a while back my eye was caught by a book spine and cover that looked identical in style to two books I already owned. Hoorah, I thought - a third by the same author. So, I bought it. It wasn’t until I took it off my shelf at home that I realised it wasn’t the same author at all. But it was similar, I enjoyed it very much and it did have a very comparable feel. This is where book cover designers have become very clever and more and more you can group books together in the vein of, ‘If you liked this, then you will probably like this,’ and it works. So, if you are looking for something new to read, I can highly recommend hopping onto the Suffolk Libraries site and having a browse and let yourself be led by judging a book by its cover. Don’t forget to reserve your books as normal or make use of the select and collect service we are providing and say hello as you come and pick up your books from Hadleigh Library, it is always great to see you. Hadleigh Library, 29 High Street, Hadleigh, IP7 5AG 01473 823778

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If you are elderly or terminally ill and would like some help please contact us. The Cinnamon Trust is the only specialist national charity which seeks to relieve the anxieties, problems, and sometimes injustices, faced by elderly and terminally ill people and their pets, thereby saving a great deal of human sadness and animal suffering. The Trust was founded in 1985 by Mrs Averil Jarvis whose determination and dedication has ensured that the manifest need is fully addressed. The Trust’s primary objective is to respect and preserve the treasured relationship between owners and their pets. To this end it works in partnership with owners to overcome any difficulties that might arise. A national network of over 17,000 community service volunteers has been established to provide practical help when any aspect of day to day care poses a problem – for example, walking the dog for a housebound owner. A national fostering service is provided for pets whose owners face a spell in hospital - volunteers take pets into their own homes and supply love and care in abundance until owner and pet can be reunited. The Cinnamon Trust also provides long term care for pets whose owners have died or moved to residential accommodation which will not accept pets. Arrangements are made between owners and the Trust well in advance, so owners do have peace of mind in the knowledge that their beloved companion will have a safe and happy future. Emergency cards are available on request. When a pet is in the Trust’s care either short term or long term because the owner is in care, the owner is kept in touch with visits, if possible, or regular photos and letters. If you know someone who may benefit from this service please call the Cinnamon Trust office on 01736 757900, email volunteer@cinnamon.org.uk www.cinnamon.org.uk

Hadleigh’s 6th Yard Sale back for September Its been a long year with lock down restrictions and in May 2020 I had planned to do a yard sale but of course this was cancelled (we all know why). So onwards and upwards as lots of people have been asking will the Yard Sales come back? The answer is yes. On the 26th September I'm bringing back Hadleigh's 6th Yard Sale. Bookings are now open on the website where you can book online or print a form and read all the rules. Hadleigh Yard Sales are an ideal opportunity to have a good house clear out but from your own home. No need to get up at stupid o'clock to load the car and come back with all your things. Let the buyers come to you. In the past people have come from miles around to come to this event so its good for Hadleigh too. More details will follow soon about indoor sales when I can secure a venue. Book now at www.clarkesevents.uk or if you cannot book online or print a form please phone or text 07787 158085. Lets get Hadleigh back on its feet and yet again enjoy the Hadleigh Yard Sales. Trev, Clarkes Events

Hadleigh Walkers We hope that everyone has been able to do some walking over the past few months even though the joy of continual local walks has worn thin for most of us. Hopefully the restriction on meeting up as a large group outdoors will be coming to an end shortly and the intention of this note is to present our thoughts for the coming year and get everyone in the mood to meet up again. We will continue walking every second Saturday of the month. However, as restriction will hopefully be eased on 17th May (which is after the second Saturday) so, just for May and all going well with the “Roadmap”, we are proposing to run the walk on the third Saturday - 22nd. Assuming everyone is keen for an interesting walk somewhere different we are proposing to repeat a similar walk round Stutton, starting and finishing at the Community Centre car park. This walk has some interesting terrain, contains woods, streams and of course the River Stour. We’ll worry about availability of pub refreshments nearer the time. Details of our route, meeting times etc. will be announced in the May edition of the HCN and on the website nearer the time. For further information about these walks go to www.hadleighwalkers.com, email us from the website contact page or contact Mike Keeling on 01787 210104 or 07483 887658

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