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A new and exciting history of Kersey ‘Kersey Through the Centuries’ gives us a new and exciting picture of Kersey life through the ages. Based on a broad selection of records, it follows the peaks and troughs of Kersey life and contains true accounts of fascinating and sometimes gruesome events. Kersey’s prosperity peaked in the 15th century at which time a new breed of successful clothiers emerged who became landowners and challenged the aristocratic status quo. Many of the village’s beautiful buildings originate from this period, preserved mainly due to the poverty in later centuries which precluded redevelopment. There are stories of medieval misconduct, religious conflict and changing lords of the manor according to royal whims. The book tracks the fate of Kersey Priory, which was dissolved before the Reformation and reveals the lifestyle of the Augustinian canons who lived there. In the 1600s, Kersey was the home of a prototype feminist lay preacher and found itself at the centre of puritan migration to America. The son of one of the earliest Kersey emigrants to Massachusetts did not find the promised land: he was in Salem just at the wrong time and ended up being burnt as a witch. Then there are sad tales of Kersey folk ending up in the Cosford Workhouse in Semer, from where in the 18th century one young girl escaped, was recaptured and deported to Australia. She was not alone, other Kersey perpetrators of minor crimes also found themselves on prison ships taking them to the other side of the world. A century later, men from Kersey were involved in riots against the cruel regime imposed by Cosford Workhouse. The book explores the harsh fate of many agricultural labourers who signed up to fight in World War I and examines the impact of World War II on the village. The ups and downs of agriculture are also charted. Taxes and tithes were a constant burden on farmers and business owners through the centuries, with anger against the tithe system reaching boiling point as late as the 1930s when fascist blackshirts tried to take advantage of struggling farmers. The author is Yvonne Martin, a Kersey resident and the Local History Recorder for Kersey. She worked in publishing as an editor and writer for 40 years and has always had a keen interest in history. To purchase a copy (£13.50 including postage and packing), contact yvonne.martin@uwclub.net or phone 01473 828361. or from Keith Avis Newsagents, Hadleigh

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Important changes to the Highway Code Hadleigh Cycling Club is keen to encourage all drivers to check out the changes to the Highway Code which came into force on 29th January. There is new focus around a ‘hierarchy of road users’ designed to give the vulnerable a greater degree of protection and clarity provided over who has right of way at junctions. The hierarchy is as follows; 1. Pedestrians (in particular children, elderly adults and those with disabilities) 2. Cyclists 3. Horse riders 4. Motorcyclists 5. Cars 6. Vans/minibuses 7. Large passenger vehicles/HGVs Drivers are advised that they: • Should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which their vehicle is turning. • Should not cut across cyclists or horse riders going ahead when turning into or out of a junction or changing direction or lane, to prevent “left hook” collisions. • Should open car doors using the “Dutch reach” method, with the hand on the opposite side to the door they are opening. This makes drivers turn their heads to look over their shoulders and reduces the likelihood of “dooring” a passing cyclist. • Should leave at least 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists at speeds of up to 30mph, and give them more space when overtaking at higher speeds. The full list of changes can be found on the ww.gov.uk site. The Club runs a social ride on Sundays in the winter which usually begin at 9.00am from The George and there is a café stop. The ride is weather dependant so, if in doubt, check our Facebook page @hadleighcyclingclub or visit www.hadleighcyclingclub.co.uk

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Lavenham Library February Half Term Winter Lego & Crafts Family Session - Thurs 24 February 2.30pm - 4pm. We are really pleased that we can go ahead with our Winter Lego & Crafts session after being forced to postpone our Christmas event. Join us to help complete our snowy Winter scene, complete with the Lavenham Lego Express and make some fun wintry crafts Jumpstart January is our month-long celebration of everything our libraries do to boost health and wellbeing. The theme this year was Community and our aim was to bring people together for various activities and a feeling of togetherness. As our planned sessions were postponed in January due to the rise in Covid-19 cases, we have moved them to February and they are listed below under our Top Time group. Top Time Group Top Time is our sociable drop -in group for all adults. We hold fortnightly meetings from 2.30-4pm 8 February - Exercises for all with Equilibrium Physio 22 February - Healthwatch Suffolk - talking about their work as local health and social care champions, making sure your voice is heard where it matters Tot Rock our weekly WordPlay session for preschool children and their carers runs every Thursday from 2pm-3pm. Please contact the library if you would like more details of how our sessions work – action songs and rhymes with time at the end for a chat and cup of tea while the children play. Regular Activities Tuesday 2.30-4pm: TopTime - Community Group for adults (fortnightly) Thursday 2pm-3pm: Tot Rock - Sessions for preschool children and their carers (termtime only) Friday 2.30-4.30pm: Indoor Kurling - group for adults Saturday 11am-12pm: Lego Club – drop in sessions for children of all ages Covid-19 Self -Test Kits (Rapid Antigen Test) are also available for you to collect from the library. Lavenham Library, Lavenham Village Hall, Church St, Lavenham CO10 9QT Tel No: 01787 247729 www.suffolklibraries.co.uk Email: lavenham.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk

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Hadleigh and Boxford Patient Participation Group (PPG) The Practice has administered 30,000 jabs since January. There is no plan to carry out any further large scale vac sessions but rather continue any necessary jabs during working hours at the Hadleigh Practice. The appropriate patients will be invited. The Art Exhibition at the Hadleigh Practice has been changed and work by Emma Kerridge-Conium is now on display. Dr Cullen, the previous exhibitor, sold four of his photographs with 10% of the purchase price going to The Hadleigh and Boxford Medical Practice Charitable Trust. The PPG is currently working with the Practice to improve the online appointment booking facility. Once this has been achieved, the Group will campaign to encourage more people to make their appointments using this method. Just to confirm that face to face appointments are available and patients will be seen by a doctor if they request it. www.hadleighhealth.co.uk www.facebook.com/Hadleigh-Boxford-Group-Practice-102959274690621/ hadleighboxfordppg@gmail.com Chair Jan Devey 01473 827091

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It’s time for a cat’s eye view of SESAW with a story just as good as Ken’s dog-tale last month. We recently had the delightful experience of reuniting with his owner, a cat that was missing for about eighteen months. Kind people fed him until new neighbours realised he belonged to no one nearby. They asked Mother to check him for a microchip – and he was reunited with one happy owner who had given up hope of seeing their beloved pet again. If you befriend a stray please ask a vet or rescue centre to scan for a chip and have your own cats microchipped, we are just as important to our humans as dogs are to their owners. Speaking of canines, we have a friendly pair of seven year old dachshunds looking for a home where they can be absolutely spoilt. Dougie and Hazel love their cuddles but tend to tell other dogs off so would be better as the only pets. Hazel is rather bossy and Dougie's sight is poor but that does not stop him, although sometimes he returns from walks in someone’s arms! If you can offer this delightful twosome a loving home with a very secure garden, please phone for an appointment to meet them. That’s enough from me, rest assured the chatty Chihuahua will be back next time, hopefully having learned that people sometimes need to read the feline point of view and a prime example of the superior species is me, Ollie (the Black) Cat. Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare, Reg.Charity No.1124029. Stoke Road, Leavenheath, CO6 4PP 01787 210888 www.sesaw.co.uk

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Therapeutic Art Dr Cullen’s spectacular photographs in the Hadleigh Boxford Practice have been succeeded by Emma Kerridge-Conium’s colourful work. Emma was born and raised in Hadleigh until she left to study science at university. As a child she loved to draw but faltered when it came to painting for GCSE art. Acknowledging her problem, her High School Art Teacher offered her coloured pencils instead. This was the start of her love of this media which is still her preferred choice for her work. Emma now helps other professional pencil lovers by offering a wide range of materials from her home-based Coloured Pencil Shop. Her work has been successfully displayed and sold in London, at local events and on specific occasions e.g. Hadleigh’s Festival of Gardening and Art and more recently to raise money for the RSPB’s Wildlife Garden at Flatford. The Festival and RSPB project renewed her interest in drawing. Who can forget her exquisite drawings of Cedric Morris’s Irises? Some of her colourful images have also been used to decorate cushions, notelets and bags. Having recently been diagnosed with ME and struggling with the debilitating symptoms for which it is known, her work has taken on a new significance. Emma now uses her illustrations to express the energy that she no longer possesses. The results are vibrant, colourful abstract images which are full of life’s forces. The Practice is very fortunate to have Emma’s work on loan for patients and staff to enjoy. The pictures are also for sale with 10% of the purchase price going to The Hadleigh and Boxford Medical Practice Charitable Trust. For further information please contact Jan Devey and not the Receptionists. deveys@btinternet.com 01473 827091 or 07881 798999

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French’s Care Haven Hello to our readers, it is time for us all to look forward to this new year of 2022, in the best positive way we can. For all of us at French’s we can only hope for a less stressful year and with more help and financial support coming our way. Lucy our therapy dog has been very busy with her work at the farm, as you can see in the photo, Lucy thinks she is helping with the hay. For the winter, Lucy has some brilliant overalls that she wears, which keep her dry and warm while she is out in all elements at the farm. Her least favourite thing is the heavy wet mud, but she doesn’t like to miss out, so is always there by our side, normally soaked and covered in mud, hay and straw. When Lucy is not up the farm, she goes out to visit people who are lonely, or spends time with those who have depression, or suffer with physical health problems. In this photo she is looking all clean and smart, in her best winter going out coat and is ready to pay a couple of elderly ladies a welcoming visit, Lucy usually likes to include a cuddle, as she loves giving a big hug, bless her. Now going back to hoping for less stress this year for me, I am going to sound like a broken record, but....I need more helpers, one being in the shape of a man who has an hour or two once a week to come up and help with jobs like the fencing, any other repairs and helping take round bales of haylage out to the fields. I am in need of help from some ladies who would like to improve their fitness levels, as well as coming to help care for our beautiful animals. Everyone loves being up the farm in the summer, but it takes someone who is dedicated and reliable to turn up when it is wet and cold, those few ladies we have are my troupers and a solid part of my team. Dr John Flather and David Jacobs have stuck with us over the last two years that we have been in Castlings heath and I cannot thank them enough, for all the hard work they put in each week on their chosen days. Yes it has been two years, so another thank you must go out to Debra and Andrew the land owners. Right, back to sounding like a broken record again, can someone please help us with putting up our shed, that is still sitting in its box nearly 3 months after it was delivered. We need someone who knows what they are doing, or a company who can spare some hours in return for cakes, beer, wine, hugs, great publicity for their business, pick which you would like, just please come and help, this is a desperate woman calling out here, HELP NEEDED TO PUT OUR SHED UP. Our fund raising ladies will be sitting down soon to start planning our events for 2022. If you have any ideas of something we can do, that you know people would like to attend, please get in touch with me and I will pass your details onto Sharon, our event’s organiser. Last year our open day and the quiz night were enjoyable and a success. Here is a photo of me (Jann) with Janet Hodges excepting a great Golf prize for our Christmas raffle, which was also a success with good prizes, so let’s see what we can do to add to our events for this year. A big thank you must go to Pets at Home for supporting French’s Care Haven by being Martlesham’s Charity of the year, for the last two years. That has come to an end now and sadly they will not be using this way to fund raise anymore, as they are changing their fundraising format. French’s is a charity on your doorstep. Can you help, either with time, donations, or sponsorship? You are welcome to come along and meet our animals. Call me for an appointment – Jann on: 07747 755556 or email: jann.turner@hotmail.co.uk Website: frenchscarehaven.org.uk

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Council Leisure Centres power their way to climate change solution Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are halfway through installing £2.8m worth of green energy measures at their leisure centres – providing the centres with renewable energy and slashing CO2 emissions. Works have completed this week to install a mixture of both solar PV panels and an air source heat pump, at the councils’ leisure centres and depot in Wenham, in line with their climate change ambitions. The council-owned sites and Cllr Elisabeth Malvisi at Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury measures include: Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Stowmarket (500 solar panels generating 195 kW as well as an air source heat pump and air handling unit); Hadleigh Pool and Leisure (380 solar panels generating 148.2 kW); Kingfisher Leisure Centre, Sudbury (294 solar panels generating 111.7 kW); Wenham Depot (56 solar panels generating 21.8kW). The changes, carried out by CorEnergy, enable the centres to reduce their demand on the energy grid and begin to transition away from fossil-fuelled heating systems, by powering them with renewables. They are expected to save 269.9 tonnes of CO2e per year - a 5.6% reduction in the councils’ annual carbon emissions – as well as reduce the total amount of energy needed to run the centres. Works were made possible thanks to £1.4m in funding from the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which supports capital energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation projects within public sector non-domestic buildings. The councils also received a £25k Government Low Carbon Skills Fund grant to carry out feasibility work to determine the most appropriate measures for each site. Cllr Elisabeth Malvisi, cabinet member for climate change, Cllr Jessica Fleming and Connah Lloyd, biodiversity, and sustainable general manager at Mid Suffolk Leisure transport at Babergh District Centre in Stowmarket Council, said: “This is another major step and milestone towards achieving the actions set out in our Carbon Reduction Management Plan – helping to make Babergh greener and cleaner. Decarbonising some of our major assets like our leisure centres moves us one step closer to our ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030, while also supporting improved health and wellbeing for our communities.” Cllr Jessica Fleming, cabinet member for environment at Mid Suffolk District Council, said: “We want to continue setting an example for our district when it comes to reducing carbon emissions – and this work is a vital step in that process. Our leisure centres are our second largest source of CO2e - so putting in place measures which use less energy and heat, and making them more self-sufficient is crucial if we’re to reach our carbon ambitions over coming years.” The next £1.4m investment to install trial solar carport technology at two of the centres - providing further additional power to the centres, EV charging points and reduced emissions - is due to be completed in Spring 2022. All the councils’ leisure centres were moved to certified green energy tariffs back in April 2021 – marking a further step in their Carbon Reduction Management Plan.

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Ebony’s Blog Life at The Shelley Centre Well, I wonder who spotted my ‘deliberate mistake’ in my January blog? It just shows that people who eavesdrop are setting themselves up for a fall! ‘Sorry’ everyone and especially my apologies to Chapelstone, the builders who have re-roofed the Centre during the Christmas holidays. I gave out the wrong name last time. After 30 years of wear and tear the old, dirty, somewhat leaky roof was removed and beautiful new panels cut and fitted. The old lead flashings have been replaced with galvanised steel that won’t buckle and puncture over time. Bravely the men lifted some of the insulation over the office ceiling to inspect the water damage. The list of little corpses and skeletons they found is rather shocking, but the best find was a huge wasps’ nest. On closer inspection it proved to have been built around an old bees’ nest, complete with honey. You can’t say the Shelley Centre doesn’t welcome all and sundry! As usual with our client base we wait an extra week from the start of term to open up for riders. So I cannot report how the start of this term has begun, since we don’t know at deadline time whether our riders and volunteers are returning. Let’s hope they are and that all my readers are keeping well too (I hear that there has been a huge influx of the virus since I last wrote). On the residents’ news, all the horses and ponies are safe and keen to get back in the arena. Their fields are mud pies once again and our wonderful maintenance team is having a sticky time of it. Amazingly the snowdrops are showing through and we can begin to think of better times ahead. I hope you dear readers can too. Website: shelleyrda.com Telephone: 01473 824172

Tomlinson Groundcare Tomlinson Groundcare is situated in 20 acres of lovely grounds at Buxhall near Stowmarket and offer 'try before you buy', free friendly advice and the option of free demonstrations at your premises. When looking to purchase a new lawn mower it is necessary to work out the size of area to be cut, the terrain and the finish you would like to achieve as this will make a huge difference to the mower you require. If cutting your grass is a chore not a pleasure, perhaps it is time to consider a new machine? As well as petrol mowers, we can supply a range of AL-KO and EGO battery mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters etc. These offer a quieter more environmentally friendly option, with lower running costs. The batteries are interchangeable between tools making them very economical and versatile. Lawn mowers will be soon be started for the first time, whilst some will start easily, others maybe a little more difficult. If you have a mower that refuses to start, the first thing to do is drain the old petrol and replace with fresh. Due to the ethanol that is now added to normal pump petrol whether E5 or E10, unleaded fuel has a limited shelf life and in certain circumstances can deteriorate in less than 30 days. Since the standard unleaded petrol has now gone from E5 (5% ethanol) to E10 (10% ethanol) customers are asking if their petrol engine equipment will run on the new E10 petrol. There is no clear answer to this, if in doubt go for the super unleaded petrol which is still E5 at the moment. If this doesn’t solve the problem, contact our service department for help and advice. Another option to starting issues is to try an Alkylate fuel (Aspen 4 is one example but other makes are available) for four stroke machines that remain stable for up to five years. For chainsaws, strimmers etc. that maybe used less frequently, we recommend Aspen 2. The company was founded by the late Robert Tomlinson in 1991 who always wanted his customers to have an experience rather than just purchase a mower. That is still our ethos today. While we can't sell you time, we can sell you the right equipment to save you time and enable you to enjoy your garden. Tel 01449 736060 www.tomlinsongroundcare.co.uk

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club It was lovely to start the new year with an interesting talk on the Revival of Benton End by Lucy Skellorn their Research Assistant. She spoke to a full meeting informing us of past history and future plans for this colourful house and gardens. To keep up to date with developments of both art and garden courses in the future why not sign up for their news letter www.bentonend.co.uk. In these difficult times some of the safest places to be are our in the garden or on the allotment, if you are fortunate enough to have one. Perhaps some winter pruning of apple trees and some manure to spread. Crops like garlic, broad beans and onion sets should already be planted and only need minimum attention with a little weeding. In the garden if you have any hellebores it pays to remove all the leaves by end of February, this will help stop the spread of the infection hellebore Black Death. New leaves will appear in the spring and any flowers will be more visible. If you were given an amaryllis for Christmas it should have been kept on a well lit windowsill and now be on the point of flowering. As soon as the flowers appear it should be moved to a cooler spot, not allowed to dry out, and fed every ten days with a tomato feed. The challenge will be to get it to flower again next year. Keep feeding the birds and give them fresh water every day. Our February speaker is from Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue on 14th the usual time of 7.30 in the Guildhall. Visitors most welcome £4, members £2. The competition is a Posy of Spring Flowers, plus our raffle, we hope to see you then.

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I am very pleased to announce that despite the reduced numbers due to the Covid situation before Christmas, our Chocolate Bingo event still raised over a thousand pounds so a very big thank you to all who supported the event. On 5th December we arrived in Ukraine to snow and temperatures of minus 6 excited to at last being able to deliver the 300+ Christmas Stockings that had been in preparation during the year. We met many children at several schools during the trip and all were delighted to receive the gifts from the UK. Some of the schools still have only outside toilet facilities for both staff and children so we are hoping to possibly raise funds for a future project to have indoor toilets installed. On one day the weather was so bad that the schools were closed so we travelled to the various villages and met the children who had all been waiting for us outside in anticipation of our visit. We visited families in their homes, again many without any inside water (and therefore no toilets either), it was not uncommon for the well supplying water to be at least 60-100 feet from the house and the toilet merely a wooden structure with a “drop hole”. Despite all of this everyone we met was very cheerful and extremely welcoming. In addition to the Christmas presents we were also able to deliver vitamins and school rucksacks for the Children, all of which were donated by supporters of the Charity. Photographs and Videos of the visit can be seen in the gallery section of our website www.ccllmidsuffolk.org.uk. Thank you to all who continue to support us. Elizabeth Parker - Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline Tel: 01449 760343 / Mob: 07771 550868

Hadleigh Flower Club Here we have a picture of Alan Smith, our Christmas demonstrator with one of his marvellous creations. His spectacular Christmas arrangements and chat filled us all with Christmas spirit. We are looking forward to our first meeting of 2022 on Tuesday 8th February when our demonstrator will be David Wright. His theme will be 'A Broadland Tour'. Please join us for flowers, friends and fun at the Hadleigh United Reformed Church, Market Place, Hadleigh at 7:30pm. All welcome.

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Lavenham Carpet Bowls Club With Christmas now behind us as we move into February, with Valentine's Day approaching, I was reminded of a couple of members who joined as new members, met at the Carpet Bowls Club, and married all within a year. I can not promise you will meet 'the love of your life', but can promise you a warm and friendly welcome from our members. Before Christmas we gained a couple of new players who joined us for our Christmas lunch and one of them has now brought along a friend, so the Carpet Bowls Club is steadily growing again, but we still have space for news members of this social and fun activity. The Club sessions are at Lavenham Village Hall on Wednesday 2pm until 4.30pm and Thursday7.30pm until 10pm. Your first two sessions are free to see how you like Carpet Bowls. We look forward to seeing you. Marilyn Beatham – Club Secretary

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Step inside Little Hall to discover a house which mirrors the changing fortunes of Lavenham. Positioned in a prime location on the market place and built in the 14th century for wealthy clothiers its history can be traced from the starkness of the middle-ages to its “modernisation” at the height of the cloth industry’s prosperity and through its decline in the 18th and 19th century to the present day restoration by the Gayer Anderson twin brothers. Restored by them in 1935 and housing their eclectic mix of paintings and objects from around the world, the house and garden retain the feel of a family home with beautiful furnishings and fascinating artefacts. Little Hall is now an independent accredited museum owned by Suffolk Buildings Preservation Trust and has been open to the public for over forty years, throughout that time run entirely by volunteers. If you would like to be a part of the Little Hall story, we would love to hear from you. You can email us at recruit@littlehall.org.uk or check out our website www.littlehall.org.uk for lots of information about the house and volunteering. To find out more, please join us at Little Hall where you can meet some of the present team and find out what roles are on offer. OPEN HOUSE on Saturday 26th February 2022 11am -1pm Little Hall has some wonderful stories to tell: Would you like to be the one to tell them? You could help in the shop, develop more stories, look after our old building and artefacts or help with IT. Enjoy being in our friendly and energetic team: it’s incredibly rewarding. Even if you only have a few hours a week to spare, any help would be most welcome. Little Hall, Market Place, Lavenham, Suffolk CO10 9QZ Phone 01787 247019 www.littlehall.org.uk info@littlehall.org.uk Charity number 265212

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Sudbury Dramatic Society – A Bunch Of Amateurs Sudbury Dramatic Society is once again back on track, after the postponement of the Quay Christmas pantomime, and is working hard on the March 2022 Quay Theatre production, A Bunch of Amateurs by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, which is on at The Quay from Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th March at 7.45pm Washed-up Hollywood star, Jefferson Steel is deceived by his agent into playing King Lear at, or he so he believes, Stratford Upon Avon. He slowly realises that he is actually about to play with an amateur company in the small English town of Stratford St Mary with an enthusiastic and passionate group of people who are working hard to save their theatre and are hoping a famous face can swell their coffers. Expecting a suite at a fancy hotel, the Hollywood actor finds himself lodging in a bed and breakfast and expected to perform Shakespeare in a barn. The arrogant, demanding actor, once top of the Hollywood A list, struggles with the ignominy of it all. The play shows the comical, jealous and adoring efforts of the group as they slowly get under Jefferson’s skin and start to change his outlook on life. A Bunch of Amateurs leads up to some small sections of Shakespeare’s King Lear being performed by the cast in full costume on a cobbled together set, which the audience see gradually taking shape during the play. A Bunch of Amateurs is directed by Belinda Hasler, who had to postpone the production from November 2020 due to the pandemic, and is delighted to finally be ‘all systems go’ with an excellent cast, ready for a March production! A Bunch of Amateurs is on at The Quay Theatre from Tuesday 1st to Friday 5th March at 7.45pm and tickets are available from The Quay Theatre Box Office on 01787 374745 or online at www.quaysudbury.com or via www.sudburydramatic.com.

Whatfield Carpet Bowls Club The club held its Annual Dinner at the Polstead ‘Brewers Arms’ on Saturday 11th December. All who attended enjoyed an excellent meal followed by a presentation of club trophies. The Malcolm Ward singles trophy was won by David Gradley with runner-up Graham Boon. The doubles trophies were won by Judy Hickford and John Williams with runners-up Kay Flynn and Don Ellis. A special ‘thank you’ was given to Fixtures Secretary Don Ellis who has now retired from the club for his consistent hard work over the past years. Unless otherwise stated by the Government, the club is resuming practices and the odd friendly game where possible at Whatfield Village Hall. If anyone is interested, we will meet at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. If you need any further information you can call Graham 07553 262587

Calling Winter Couch Potatoes! The Arts Society – South Suffolk can give you a welcome boost. We offer a series of 10 illustrated talks given by experts in all aspects of the Arts on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2 pm. Try Us For Free! Visit Long Melford Village Memorial Hall C010 9JQ for approximately 1 hour. Contact: Carole Ashton Membership Secretary 07766 107880 creevesashton@gmail.com quoting code VCN9. For full membership details visit our website www.tasssouthsuffolk.org.uk. NEXT LECTURE: TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY at 2 pm: MUSIC IN ART Have you often wondered about the background and perhaps symbolism of the musical instruments depicted in great paintings such as those by Brueghel, Hogarth & Rigaud? This is your opportunity for answers. The talk explores the instruments in selected works, explains the social context and development of the instrument before giving live demonstrations on replicas handmade by the lecturer and musician, Sophie Matthews. A real window into the past and a treat for Music Lovers. Not to be missed!

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Hadleigh Choral Society Hadleigh Choral Society will be performing Requiem Opus. 9 by Duruflé as part of the programme for the Spring Concert at St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh on Saturday 2 April. Maurice Gustave Duruflé was a French composer born in 1902. He was a schoolboy chorister at Rouen Cathedral and studied piano and organ. At 18 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris and seven years later was nominated assistant organist to Louis Vierne at Notre Dame. As a complete perfectionist, critical of his own work, he refused to record some of his pieces. He was also very conservative about music, as was his wife, MarieMadeleine Chevalier. She too was an accomplished organist. Duruflé completed his most famous work Requiem in 1947 and he dedicated this to the memory of his father. Both he and his wife were seriously injured in a car accident in 1975 and Maurice would never perform again. He never really recovered from his injuries and died in 1986, aged 84. As well as Duruflé and Bernstein the Spring concert will include the work of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Perhaps most famous for his work The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams was an English composer, born in 1872. Five Mystical Songs is based on the poems of Welsh-born English poet and Anglican priest, George Herbert, and first performed in 1911 in Worcester. The Spring concert programme was originally planned for March 2020 and Concert Manager, Liz Turnbull, is delighted that, 2 years later, the performance can go ahead. “We will continue to follow the guidelines set out by the Government and make St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh as safe as possible for choir, orchestra and audience. The latest guidelines will be available at the time of booking tickets so please check our website www.hadleighchoralsociety.org.uk for further details. Tickets will be available online, at the Idler Book Shop, 37 High Street, Hadleigh and from members and friends of the Hadleigh Choral Society. Once again, we are extremely grateful to Matthew Douglas Ltd for their support and sponsorship of our Spring concert programme.

WEA - Adult Learning Within Reach AGM AND TALK at Stoke by Nayland Village Hall, Thursday 10th March 2022, 2.30 pm. From Gravel Pits to Nature Reserve: Suffolk Wildlife Trust and Lackford Lakes - A short illustrated talk by Beth Baker Beth, one of our long-standing members, is an occasional volunteer with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust at the ‘Lackford Lakes’ Reserve just outside Bury St. Edmunds. Beth will talk about SWT reserves including the first one at Redgrave & Lopham Fen, explaining the development of Lackford Lakes over the last 30 years, highlighting other notable SWT reserves to visit in south Suffolk and finishing with news on developments in the Trust. Lackford Lakes is well-known for sightings of kingfishers, but is lucky enough to welcome lots of other wildlife including: otters, deer, marsh harriers and, for one summer, a migrating osprey. This will all be illustrated with a number of photos mainly taken by Beth’s husband David. Everyone is welcome to this free talk. Tea, coffee and biscuits served.

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Panto’s On… Oh no it’s not… Oh yes it is! Pardon the cliché, but that’s what preparing for this year’s panto has been like. Uncertainty around the ever-changing rules, trying to work out how to alter a tried and tested process to fit into a new venue versus the desire, if not need, of our lovely cast to do something “normal” has kept the HADS Committee on their toes since casting took place in September last year. The final decision was made on Friday last, and so we’re definitely off the see the Wizard in February. The script for Wizard of Oz was written by two of our young talented stars, Celsey Goodyear and Eli Gregory, who have taken the spirit of the original story and adapted it with flair to modernise it and turn Hadleigh into the land of Oz. Some recent changes had to be made so that, in traditional HADS irreverent style, we could have a laugh at the beast that is Covid, but the Committee is sure that the audience will be impressed with the confident writing, humour and inclusion of old and modern songs. Casting, back in September 2021, gave the Directors, Russell Allen and Jo Sheldrake, a bumper crop of willing thespians. Some people have returned from previous shows, but some newbies are joining in the fun for the first time. Many have commented on how interesting it’s been to see how a show is put together and have enjoyed playing their part. This year, the Committee had to move the venue for the panto to Elmsett Village Hall for economical reasons, but this has provided the silver lining of allowing us to rehearse with a full stage much earlier. We are of course ever grateful to the Hadleigh United Reform Church for hosting our rehearsals last year. The music accompanying our panto will be provided again by the Live Panto Band. Their performance this year will be bittersweet following the sad passing of their bass player Tim Clarke in 2021 and his friends on stage will miss his cheeky grin at every quip and gaff. I’m sure he will be with us in spirit as we harmoniously caterwaul our way through our songs. As usual, the performance is made up of 2 acts with a 20-minute intermission. We will provide refreshments and there will be a raffle with our usual mix of eclectic prizes, so please bring your purses. We have put several measures in place to protect not only our cast and crew but also the audience. We have reduced the numbers of seats in the hall and will encourage gaps between family groups. The number of performances has been reduced from 4 to 3 over 2 days and we’re including the use of masks and sanitiser in the show. As a result, we really hope that you can make the slightly longer journey to join Dorothy and her faithful dog as they wend their way along the yellow brick path to Oz on Friday 25th at 7.30pm and Saturday 26th February 2022 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets from Keith Avis Newsagents, Elmsett Village Store or www.hads.webs.com

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind? It is so easy not think about what happens to all the waste we produce once we’ve put it in the bin. Most of us worry about the amount of plastics we produce and the impact of waste on the environment. So HEAT arranged to have a talk from the SUEZ ‘Energy From Waste’ plant at Great Blakenham. We never imagined how interesting a talk about waste disposal could be! Most of us know that the contents of the blue bin and what we take to the recycling centre goes for recycling, the black bin all goes to the Energy from Waste plant for incineration and the brown bin goes for composting. What we learnt from the talk was that: • Suffolk has virtually no landfill waste any more and incineration is both greener and cheaper than landfill • The plant has saved Suffolk taxpayers £350m and generates electricity for 40,000 homes • The plant disposes of up to 300,000 tons of waste a year (95 truck loads a day of business and household waste) • It costs £19 to dispose of waste in a blue bin and £56 from a black bin and a third of black bin content is food waste • In the next 3-5 years we will see kerbside collection of food waste and glass There were also some messages that we all need to think about and act on: • Preventing waste in the first place by , reusing and recycling is the most effective way of reducing waste – the black bin is the place of last resort! • We must think more carefully about what we put in our blue bins. • 20% of blue bin waste is rejected because it can’t be recycled and 50% of this is because of glass. Glass must always go in the bottle bank and not in blue or black bins. • 1000 disposable nappies a day go into blue bins contaminating the load– they are definitely not recyclable! • The tetra packs used for fruit juices and other liquids cannot be recycled through blue bins. Take to the recycling centre or avoid buying if you can. • For more information go to What goes in my bins? » Babergh Mid Suffolk So, we can all play our part by cutting back on what we put in our bins. This means not buying food with lots of packaging, reusing as much as possible, using our bins correctly, reducing food waste and home composting. Join HEAT’s ‘Plastic Free Hadleigh’ campaign to take individual change to a community action.

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Orchard Barn News http://www.orchardbarn.org.uk DIY building materials – oh yes you can! Today we mostly rely on manufactured materials to build new homes, but their cost is spiralling, and their manufacture and transport has a negative effect on our environment. With global climate change in mind, it is more than ever essential to find alternative resources and methods which will minimise harmful effects. There is much we can learn from our ancestors who made their own buildings from materials in their local landscape. Yes, it takes longer, but the materials are either free or low cost, transport is minimal and small scale manufacture does not harm the environment, nor does their use or disposal. The skills needed are relatively easy to learn, and mostly what is needed is just a fresh pair of eyes, practical application and a willingness to learn. Wood: This is probably the best known natural building material and in reinstating our 1580s Long House at Orchard Barn, the frame of the house is made of wood, with trees sourced locally. Instead of being cut up for firewood, we have locked up the carbon embodied in these trees by converting them into a building. We have also recycled some of the 500 year old timbers by repairing them. The pegs which hold the frame together are hand-made of local oak, and the roof tiles (shingles) will also be made by hand from wood. Clay: We have reclaimed (and cleaned up) many of the clay bricks from the original Long House. Some dated from Tudor times, have been used in our reinstated building. Clay is just below the top soil in many places in Mid Suffolk. At Orchard Barn the clay for the Tudor bricks was dug out of the ground on site forming our pond. Even the earth mortar (that held the old chimney together) was made of clay and sand. We have harvested the earth mortar to use again when we rebuild the chimney (hopefully later this year). Clay can also be mixed with water and straw to form the daub in wattle and daub walls. The daub dries extremely hard and the straw content acts as insulation. If you are interested in learning about traditional building methods using natural, sustainable materials, go to our website to find out about our course programme, or email Carole at carole.orchardbarn@gmail.com if you’d like to get involved as a volunteer. Orchard Barn, Ringshall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2LY

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