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Monks Eleigh Gallery expands Sue and John have made good use of the lockdown period by expanding their Gallery, first opened by Win Gage in 2015. After taking over the reins last October and the disappointment of two subsequent lockdowns, they both saw the enforced closures as an ideal opportunity to extend the area. With extra focussed lighting and a new homely setting, they invited additional Exhibitors including artists, woodturner and jeweller. They have With a Wildlife theme also re-stocked with new ranges from much-loved works of established artists and makers, maintaining their renowned exclusivity. Brett Gallery continues to provide a wide choice of unique collectables and gifts including paintings, pottery, glasswork, woodcraft, homeware, photographic works and metal art. Set within the unique Bridge Farm Barns complex (still often locally known as Corn Craft) a trip here is an ideal opportunity to safely discover in Brett Gallery that oneoff, quality piece for your home, your friend or yourself. Browse first, then relax over refreshments in the restaurant and tea room, returning to make your decision! You could incorporate your visit to the site by seeing the Falconry followed by a wander through the past in Sarah’s Attic. Patchwork and quilting, as well as a cake company complete the collection. John and Sue are delighted to have become part of this wide-ranging group of ventures. They have a distinct wildlife theme and include in this description some exquisite woodturning, both small gift items and larger pieces for the home. Continuing to support local artists and makers in the way Win originally envisaged is an absolute privilege. Co-owner, Sue, says “good quality is important to both of us and so is affordability, John and I believe we have hit the right balance”. Sue herself has been established as a local artist for more than thirty years and is enjoying her new role as well as continuing to paint birds and other species. The calm atmosphere of Brett Gallery offers a different experience. We all need treat after the last year so we invite you to explore our world Tuesdays to Sundays 10.30 to 16.30.

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Our gardens are growing and there’s hope in the air! We’re planning the open gardens event for 4 September this year because we can’t open them in May as we usually would. The event is always a big success because everybody enjoys visiting gardens, and the money goes to maintaining the fabric of our historic St Mary’s Church which dates back to the late 13th century. If you aren’t already one of the 30-40 people who already open their gardens for the day, why not join in? Gardens range from small to large, lawns with flowerbeds, courtyards, those aimed at being a little oasis of calm, some aimed at attracting wildlife, those with vegetable plots or flowers, with trees or lots of pots, fountains, statues or gnomes - there really are all sorts and your garden will be welcomed in! Please contact us on hadleighgardens@gmail.com if you’d like to help by opening your garden between 11am-5pm on 4 September, or if you’re interested and want to ask questions before you decide. Hidden Gardens of Hadleigh 4 September 2021 hadleighgardens.co.uk hadleighgardens@gmail.com

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Bildeston Primary School Learning and Growing Together Kestrel Wow Day Children in Kestrel and Owl class enjoyed a ‘WOW day’ based around British Monarchs. Dressed in costume for the day, they also enjoyed a round robin of activities including a quiz about the history of British monarchs, creating a menu for a royal banquet and painted portraits of British monarchs. They are now making picture frames to mount their portraits on ready for display around the school. Kingfisher WOW Day Kingfisher Class History topic for summer 2021 is 'The Stone Age and Iron Age'. On Friday 23rd April, to enhance the children’s learning and ignite their imagination they had a fun 'WOW day' enjoying activities with the aim to increase their understanding of the topic and in costume too! PE Sessions Mrs Clarke from Hadleigh High School visited us at the end of April where children in years 1 and 2 enjoyed some great PE sessions with her. We really enjoyed having her with us for the morning and hope she will visit us again soon. Theatre Royal Workshops Children in year 6 are enjoying workshops provided by the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds. This project provides them with a memorable end to their primary school education. In a year full of disruption, ‘tiny plays BIG IDEAs’, will provide children with an opportunity to creatively express their thoughts and ideas, to learn new skills and to take part in an end of project celebration with their peers. Each group of children will get the opportunity to work with a high-quality, professional playwright to teach them the art of play writing. Children will learn about plot, character, storytelling, drafting and staging during two one-hour workshops. By the end of these two workshops, each child will have crafted their own short play and enjoy seeing some being performed at the theatre at the end of June. If you are considering Bildeston Primary as a school for your child, we would welcome a visit. Please phone the office on the number below. We would love to meet you. Bildeston Primary School Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7ES Telephone: 01449 740269 www.bildeston.suffolk.sch.uk

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Life at The Shelley Centre To all the visitors who ‘Strode out for Shelly’ a huge thank you. Your support on May 2nd raised over £1200 for us! Over 60 adults, countless children, and at least 25 dogs took part. It was a happy occasion. Some of the money raised goes to the live herd that enjoyed a visit from the chiropractor recently. Lyn always spots when one of the ponies is uncomfortable, and the chiropractor works a magic on sore shoulders or whatever, enabling that animal to get back to work. They also get visits from the farrier of course, and the vet. No Zoom meetings for these professionals, its all face to face at Shelley. Other money is needed for feed; at the time of writing there is so little grass growing that all horse owners are having to buy in extra fodder. I hear that this will have a knock on effect on hay prices next winter. Really, Babs and I, being machines, are so much cheaper to keep! Back to the live herd, here’s our grey, Alfie, giving Brittney her ride, with David helping her with a task. Close up is Bradley, one of our Friday riders, sitting beautifully well on Tilly whilst balancing a ring on his hat (which he must carry to the other end of the arena without dropping). Our riders have to participate in activities, its not just a case of sitting in the saddle and letting the horse do all the work up here. Our new volunteers are wonderful, and are slowly being placed where needed. Its much more tricky at present with only about half our riders back but this is the month when we hope to be allowed to open for all. Good luck Friends! Website: shelleyrda.com Telephone: 01473 824172

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Closure of spectacle recycling and thank you Thank you to everyone who has donated used spectacles over the last 30 years. It is estimated that more than twenty thousand pairs have been collected at Dunstone Optometry in Hadleigh during this time and forwarded to Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) for use in Africa. The charity no longer requires used spectacles, but rather donations towards new spectacle provision for Africa. The decision by the charity was apparently made after a thorough review process but has been bought forward as a direct result of the Coronavirus crisis. To find out more about VAO and how you can help please see dunstoneinsight.com (Spectacle dispensing page). If you know of any other charity collecting used spectacles then please do let us know. Many thanks again, Dunstone Optometry 01473 823755

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My old tummy trouble flared up last month so Ollie stepped in to write our news. He also provided the best laugh I’ve had in ages when mum caught him trying to converse with a toy parrot! Seeing the superior ‘cat who walks by himself’ failing to get a response from a stuffed toy cheered me up no end! Next time he mocks my canine intelligence I’ll call him Pretty Ollie! Life seems back to normal with the return of the Nayland 10K Run on Sunday 11th July. SESAW is one of the charities to benefit from this excellent event. More details at www.nayland10k.co.uk Although we are not holding any fundraising events, our trusty volunteers sell online and at local sales. We are also very grateful to have received a surprise delivery of cat food from Morrisons’ Hadleigh store recently. Over the last year, the demand for pets has increased dramatically and theft is rife. Dogs have been taken from owners and walkers whilst outdoors and from kennels and gardens in broad daylight. Please stay vigilant at all times to keep your beloved companions safe and avoid the heartbreak of a missing pet. It’s time to accompany Mum on her evening rounds before nightfall then it’s a cosy bed by the fire for me, Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua. Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare, Registered Charity No.1124029, Stoke Road, Leavenheath, CO6 4PP. Tel: 01787 210888 www.sesaw.co.uk

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News from Kersey School Otters (Reception, Years 1 and 2) Otters Class are having a very wild time this term! Starting with our new Power of Reading book, ‘Beware of the Crocodile’ and now with ‘One day on our Blue Planet… In the Savannah’. We have learnt a lot about crocodiles and are continuing our learning about lions. The children remembered so many facts about the life cycle of a crocodile and wanted to share their knowledge and so went into Owls class to present their findings. Even some of the year 6 children were surprised and learnt a thing or two! We have also enjoyed writing stories and exploring the vocabulary in these books, some of our favourite words include – thrashing, vicious, fierce, twirling, cruising, lunging, emerge, tremendous, determined, cunning and devious. In art we have studied the work of Matisse and had a go at collages ourselves. We have used the skills of cutting, tearing, scrunching and sticking to make animals from the Savannah with tissue paper and card. We cannot wait for the school’s art exhibition to show off our creations. It has been wonderful to all be back in class together and continue the hard work and effort that has been shown this year throughout many different challenges. Badgers (Years 3 and 4) What a busy time Key Stage Two have been having this summer term. We have been focusing on the Anglo Saxons and at the end of this term, we will be using our DT skills to build our own Anglo-Saxon village. In Science we have had two topics: the digestive system and the circulatory system. With Year 5 and 6 we had an in-depth chat about how social media can warp our senses and can causes people to see their bodies in a negative way. Year 3 and 4 have had fun in English this term by looking at two different stories: The Mousehole Cat and The Stonemouse. We have focused a lot this term on descriptive writing and using all our sense when describing. Owls (Years 5 and 6) Owls have been enjoying the story of Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman as part of our Science work on the Human Body. We have LOVED this incredibly dramatic and controversial story; it has inspired debates, poetry and diary writing. In Maths, we have been learning about measurement, finding area, perimeter and volume of shapes; this week, we have got out the protractors to learn how to measure angles! If you would like to know more about Kersey school or you would like to arrange a visit please ring the office on 01473 823397, email admin@kersey.suffolk.sch.uk or visit our new website www.kersey.suffolk.sch.uk

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James Cartlidge writes Member of Parliament for South Suffolk In February 2020 my family and I welcomed a new addition to our home: Brennan, a chocolate sprocker spaniel puppy from Norfolk. Having grown up in suburbia without pets, the experience has been a great joy but little did I know just how lucky our timing would be, acquiring her just before lockdown. As such, I was not surprised that so many people in South Suffolk and across the country rushed to purchase puppies as lockdown saw us spending more time at home and walking on a more regular basis. Unfortunately, the downside of this increased demand for pets has been a corresponding surge in price, attracting those with more nefarious intent and leading to a very troubling rise in dog theft. This is not a new crime but in the year of coronavirus the rates have rocketed. In Suffolk alone the number of dog thefts reported to the police doubled from 16 in 2019 to 32 in 2020. Many constituents have shared their anxiety with me on this subject, and I am aware how local social media groups have been busy with local people relating their own worries for our four-legged friends. I cannot imagine how upsetting the theft of a pet must be for the owners, and of course, such crimes are incredibly traumatic for the animal concerned. Fortunately, there have been notable law enforcement successes with 83 animals recovered from a travellers’ site in Ipswich earlier this year. As your MP I have been liaising with Suffolk’s Constabulary and the Police and Crime Commissioner, Tim Passmore, on this matter. They have released information about this crime on their website, including top tips for prevention. These include avoiding leaving your dogs in the garden or outside kennels if you are not at home, and thinking twice before leaving your pet alone, secured outside a shop or any other location. Finally, the Prime Minister announced three new animal welfare Bills in the Queen’s Speech, and further criminal justice measures. I hope we can use the most appropriate legislative vehicle to strengthen the law on dog theft and deter this heinous crime.

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French’s Care Haven Hello everyone, I thought for this month’s readers, I would share with you all, a lovely photo of Sue with Lucy our therapy dog on her lap, Sue is a new volunteer for us at French’s. Sue lives locally and read about our charity and the help we need, so contacted me to see when the best time would be to pop into our rescue. When Sue arrived she casually gave us the wonderful news of a fund raising event that she had done for us. Sue called her fund raiser 100 March, where she walked 100 miles through the month of March, raising just over £550. How amazing is that! It was one of those times when I was not expecting such good news and felt overwhelmed with how kind some people can be, so Thank You to Sue for her support. Sues money will go towards one of our many bills. Since last summer me and my team of volunteers have been asking for help from someone out there who could provide us with a large summer house of no less than 16ft wide, or help us buy the summer house we need, but sadly no one has come forward to help. We are getting pretty desperate, because we have no where for our visitors and the people we work with to have a drink, have their lunch, or sit inside for talks. It was suggested that we could always have a plaque on the summer house, of a person you know that was or is an animal lover and have it as a memorial plaque in their name? Would you like that for your husband, wife or relative? I already have in my mind a small new garden area being designed around the summer house, where volunteers if they wish, can help us with. Once we have this in place we can then organise some open days. I am looking forward to that day and am keeping everything crossed, that this will happen. Frenchs had a full pallet of small animal food that we had spare, which was donated to us from Pets at Home, so in April we took a van full of the animal food and bedding over to Suffolk Re-homing Centre, in Ipswich. Tracey at the rehoming centre who helped unload the food said “Thank you so much, this food will go to the people who are fostering our animals, while we find a permanent home for them” it is so rewarding to be able to help others in any way we can. By autumn this year with more fingers crossed, we will be having a quiz night for all to come to and have some fun, yes that is right, fun, after a tough year we all need to have a gathering and a laugh together. As soon as I have a date I will let you all know. I am also trying to sort out a barn dance as well, I am probably getting ahead of myself, but hey ho. French’s Care Haven has launched their own 100 club, so please come and join in our new 100 club. It gives you the chance of winning a cash prize whilst helping us in raising money for our amazing charity. For just £30 a year, you could win up to £50.00 in the monthly draws. The money raised will help with the upkeep and treatments to maintain and improve the life of the horses, ponies, and donkeys that French’s Care Haven currently takes care of. Please email frenchs.100club@gmail.com for an application form. Lastly I would like to give a big thank you to Ali and Vanessa, who work in Claydon Post Office, the ladies have been doing a Monday dress up day, to raise money for our charity. They have called this one ‘Aye Aye Captain’. I must say they have been doing a great job dressing up, each week, they look so good. Ali and Vanessa are also doing sponsored walks, as their target is to raise £500. If these 3 ladies I have mentioned today can do it, anyone out there can. Can you challenge yourself to come up with an idea and go for it, to help us at French’s? Give it a go. If you would like to get in touch with me, please call or email Jann: 07747 755556 - Email: jann.turner@hotmail.co.uk www.frenchscarehaven.org.uk

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Sudbury Dramatic Society are back at the Quay Theatre! Sudbury Dramatic Society are delighted to announce they are planning to be back on stage at The Quay Theatre in July! Last seen on stage at the Quay in March 2020, SDS are presenting a double bill of two contrasting one-act plays. These have been rehearsed online and at suitably socialdistanced rehearsals and will be on at the theatre from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th July at 7.30pm • Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down by Richard Cameron, directed by Helen Arbon, is the powerful story of three women whose lives are linked by their different relationships with the same abusive man. Lynette, Jody and Ruby must break the cycle, but how? • The Last Bread Pudding by Nick Warburton, directed by Malcolm Hollister, is a clever and comical look at the committee meeting of an amateur drama group who are meeting to discuss a new play. They say that art reflects life, and this piece aims to prove it with all of the dramatic cliches in the script reflected in the playing out of real life events. Taking an affectionate look at ourselves! Directors Helen Arbon and Malcolm Hollister are both familiar and trusted names to Quay Theatre audiences, both on stage and behind the scenes. Tickets for the double bill of Can’t Stand up for Falling Down c/w The Last Bread Pudding on at The Quay Theatre from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th July are sale via the Quay Theatre Box Office on 01787 374745 or online at www.quaytheatre.com by following the links. More information can also be had at www.sudburydrmatic.com Audience numbers will be governed by the latest Covid guidelines, which means there could be 30 seats available or over 100! Either way Sudbury Dramatic Society will be there! We would love to see you there too!

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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 is £40 per person (£75 per couple) pa (Also there are the options of Zoomed Virtual Tours around Places of Interest & Special Interest subject coverage at a small additional cost). To Join: Go to our website www.tassouthsuffolk.org.uk, or email Carole Ashton creevesashton@gmail.com. or Enjoy A Free Taster Session by telephoning or emailing your interest, and a link will be sent to you beforehand.

The Talent In Tite Street Lecture streamed via Zoom at 11 am on 15th June 2021 London’s Tite Street was one of the most influential artistic quarters in the late 19th & early 20th centuries. A staggering amount of talent thrived in just one street in Chelsea, including Whistler, Oscar Wilde, John Singer Sargent, Augustus John and Gluck. This lecture ties together the private & professional lives of its inhabitants to form a colourful tapestry of art & intrigue. Lecturer: Jennifer Toynbee-Holmes is an experienced guide at both Tate Britain & Tate Modern and lectures at various art societies and institutions. She has a special interest in British & European art of the late 18th, 19th & early 20th centuries. She has had a career spanning 20 years as a TV producer & director making documentaries and factual programmes for BBC/ITV & Channel 4.

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1976 Club photo in front of first pool The club has eagerly awaited the completion of the new pool and easing of COVID restrictions enabling our swimmers to finally take the plunge on Monday 12th April 2021. The original pool opened in 1971, with the majority of funds raised for the build by the local residents of Hadleigh. That same year ‘Hadleigh Dolphin Swimming Club’ was formed. The club has run continuously for five decades, welcoming through its doors countless young swimmers. Many will remember ploughing through the water during training sessions under the watchful eye of the coach, improving techniques, starts, turns, finishes and fitness for future competitions. However, it is with fond memories that I mention the yearly Swimming Club Championships, competing against fellow Dolphins and culminating in an awards evening. During the years that have followed, the club has seen learners become leaders as our young swimmers continued to be involved as part of the coaching team, committee members and parents of little swimmers of their own. The past twelve months have been challenging for all of us but even without a pool during much of 2020 and beyond, training continued. The club sought alternative swimming facilities, with parents ferrying their children to Felixstowe and Sudbury. However, as the pandemic increased its grip, this too had to cease, with land1972 Club Championships based training taking its place via Zoom. Now we are back with a band in the town’s beautiful new facility and with competition not too far on the horizon, the Dolphins are looking ahead to the next 50 years with renewed optimism. We at Hadleigh Swimming Club would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have been involved with the swimming club over the past 50 years. The continued commitment of the swimmers, parents, coaches, committee and support of local businesses have helped the club to reach this milestone. If you have any happy memories of the club, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter: we’d love to hear from you. Currently, we are offering three sponsorship packages. Your support will enable the club to purchase much needed timing equipment, allowing us to once again host galas, enhancing our swimmers experience and confidence at a competitive level. If you are interested please contact Laura on 07423 188414

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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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High Welfare Locally Sourced Meat Innes Family Butchers, with Dave Innes, owner, at the helm would like to say thank you to Hadleigh for the continued support while it has undergone its new change of ownership and refurbishments. As a long time, member of the Jolly Meat Company, Dave is excited to be serving the Hadleigh community and surrounding areas as Innes Family Butchers improving its Health and Hygiene Certificate to a 5. With 14 years of experience, Dave is excited to bring modern ideas to the traditional butchery staples which will bring new items to the display while highlighting high welfare rare breeds and will add consistent variety to the selection in order to meet customer’s needs to the highest standard. A word from Jimmy Doherty: “This shop is really exciting news, not only for the butchery industry but for traditional livestock breeds and that’s something as President of the Rare Breed Survival Trust I am passionate about. It’s butchers like Dave that offer this unique outlet for the rare breeds. I have known Dave for many years and he’s worked at Jimmys Farm and I’ve seen him grow from a young lad to a fantastic, highly skilled butcher. I have had him on various programs and to host the beef nights at the farm and I think this is why Dave’s skills are going to go from strength to strength and he is an asset to Hadleigh. Skills in this industry like Dave’s are as rare as the breeds are now, it is important to keep high street butchers going. Dave is leading the charge and keeping the industry afloat which should encourage customers from far and wide to give it a visit.” - Jimmy Doherty, Jimmys Farm. Innes Family Butchers would like to thank Charlie and the Jolly Meat Company for 12 years of serving the community and wishes to extend a warm welcome to its doors in the usual place of 101 High Street. A word from Charlie: “I would like to thank everyone who has supported us and while it is time to move on, I wish Dave all the best”. Innes Family Butchers, 101 High St, Ipswich IP7 5EJ. Tel: 01473 810119

News from Hadleigh Library Well, here we are, halfway through the year and it feels wonderful for our library to be able to offer more and more services both online and increasingly in person too as we all enjoy a bit more normality. We are very excited that this year the Summer Reading Challenge will be able to take place again, so do come and ask us about it or keep an eye on the Suffolk Libraries website or the Hadleigh Library social media pages for more information. Reading has proven to be one of the things that has offered entertainment, escapism, information and opportunities to learn over the past fifteen months - for all ages, and at Hadleigh Library we are here to help find the perfect book for you. Come and browse, come and borrow, come and open up the wide world that reading offers. Hadleigh Library, 29 High Street, tel: 01473 823778

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After months of beavering away with knitting needles and wool the impressive results, over forty of them, were delivered to Philippa Knights’ at Wickham Market just recently. Philippa is just one of many volunteer coordinators who collects quilts and knitted blankets on behalf of the nationwide charity, Project Linus UK. So far this year the group has donated 7,941 blankets. The charity’s recipients are varied from neonatal units, care Jan Devey delivers blankets homes, baby banks, mental to Philippa Knights health support groups and individuals with special needs. Philippa is responsible for Suffolk, specifically Ipswich and surrounding areas, so our contributions will be used and much appreciated locally. The patient creators of these woolly masterpieces were Glenn Abbassi, Carole Burne, Jan Devey, Sylvia Doust, Lorna Meier, Diane Page and Rosie Slais. All knitters unanimously agreed that working on the squares for the blankets was therapeutic especially during early lockdown. Happily, the simple pattern is easily memorised and can be done while watching T.V even with those programmes requiring sub titles. More knitters are welcome. See details below together with a link for more information about the charity. Knitters’ Group Jan Devey - deveys@btinternet.com 01473 827 091 Project Linus UK - www.projectlinusuk.org.uk

Morrisons donation to Sesaw A surprise delivery of food was gladly received at Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare in Leavenheath last month. Alanah, the Community Champion of Morrisons in Hadleigh, arrived with a large quantity of cat food which was sent direct from the supermarket's main warehouse. The charity was suggested by a colleague at the shop which has hosted a food collection box for SESAW since 2013. Alanah said that her job had been challenging during the Pandemic but she looked forward to coordinating fundraising events when restrictions were finally lifted. Before returning to the store she stopped to meet some of the rescued cats that will benefit from the generous donation and posed for a few photos.

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Hadleigh Choral Society Hadleigh Choral Society is thrilled to resume singing, which is great news not only for both the choir and its audience, but also for those who might be interested in joining the group. Under the direction of Christopher Phelps, we perform a mainly classical repertoire with two concerts a year in the beautiful St Mary's Church, Hadleigh, with Colchester Symphony Orchestra and professional soloists. We also stage a summer programme of lighter music and a Celebration of Christmas. Rehearsals are now underway for our upcoming summer concert on Sunday, June 27th at 3.30 at St Mary's Church. Social distancing and hygiene measures will be in place for those attending this short performance. The autumn programme will feature Baroque works including pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn and Beethoven, also to be performed at St. Mary's Church. Save the date for this much anticipated concert: Saturday 20th November. www.hadleighchoralsociety.org.uk

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Hadleigh & District Flower Club Hello All, I hope this finds you enjoying the merry month of May, it was very welcome to see the rain this month saving lots of crops, gardens, vegetable patches and of course making those naughty weeds grow prolifically. The committee has resumed meetings on Zoom and, if all goes well with the lifting of restrictions, our first meeting will be on Tuesday 14th September at the URC, Market Place, Hadleigh starting at 7:30. Our demonstrator will be Crystal Dyball from Norfolk. She is a real Norfolk girl and has great flower arranging skills and is very witty with it. The photo shows “Phantom of the Opera” at our local church Flower Festival, let's hope we will be enjoying these festivals once again in the summer. Looking forward to once again meeting up after this long break. Whether a member or not please make a date in your Diary as all are always welcome at our meetings. The NAFAS motto is Fun, Flowers & Friendship. All the best, Jayne, HDFC Secretary If you need any information on the Flower Club, please ring Chris on 01473 652412 or Jenny 01473 822971

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June’s walk on Saturday 12th will revert back to our usual 2nd Saturday in the month schedule. It will be a circular walk of approximately 11 miles starting from St Mary’s School car park at 0930. This is a pleasant walk on easy going. From Hadleigh, our route will be Lower Layham, Shelley, Sodom & Gomorrah, Pintins, Bacon’s Green, Raydon, Manor Farm, The Woodlands and back to Hadleigh via the Railway Walk. An alternative slightly shorter walk taking in Raydon Great Wood may be available if requested. As usual, we will have one or possibly two short sandwich stops along the way. As we have not been walking for some time and the website fees have continued to be paid, we are now in the red. Therefore, we are asking all walkers for an increased voluntary contribution of £2 until our “overdraft” is cleared. Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs. Strong shoes or preferably walking boots should be worn as the ground can be muddy and rough in places at this time of the year. As usual, route maps can be requested from the web site. For further information about these walks go to www.hadleighwalkers.com, email us at hadleighwalkers@gmail.com or contact Mike Keeling on 01787 210104 or 0785 895 5678

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club As I write this in the middle of May we at last have had some rain and the weather is warming up. The young tomato, pepper and basil plants which have been sitting in the greenhouse for weeks doing nothing but shivering are beginning to show some real growth and now need potting on. In the vegetable beds the mangetout peas that I planted several weeks ago now have now finally appeared above the soil and are all of 1 centimetre tall, as is the chard, and the strawberries now have their flower buds just visible - progress indeed! As the temperature continues to rise and there is little risk of frost then carry on with successional sowing of salads, carrots and spinach and remove the tops from early broad beans to lessen the risk of blackfly attack, as potatoes begin to show their green leaves earth up the stems to stop the tubers from going green. It's always nice at this time of year to wander round the garden and discover plants that you have forgotten about over the winter. The alliums are beginning to open out their buds, the camassias seem to have appeared overnight and are really looking good this year and the lovely low growing veronica with it's bright blue flowers set against dark red stems and red tinged leaves seems to appear in new places every year. The plant in the photograph is the seedhead of pulsatilla, also known as pasque flower or meadow anemone which came from Beth Chatto's nursery in Essex several years ago now. It blooms around Easter time with flowers similar to a hellebore and after flowering the seed heads appear and last for weeks - an asset to the border early in the season. These are from the white flowered variety, but I also have a purple one which is just as good, it has pinky/red coloured seed heads. They disappear completely over the winter and when the buds start to appear again then you know that spring can't be far away. hadleighgardenclub@gmail.com

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Art In Waiting In recent years, there has been a growing understanding of the impact that taking part in the arts can have on health and wellbeing. By supplementing medicine and care, the arts can improve the health of people who experience mental or physical health problems. Engaging in the arts can promote prevention of disease and build wellbeing. The arts can also improve healthcare environments and benefit staff retention and professional development. Responding to this, the Hadleigh Patient Participation Group (PPG) and the Practice Medical Staff have transformed the Old Dispensary into a mini art gallery. The exhibits by local artists, have finally returned with a delightful display of drawings by Isla Spraggon. Nine year old, Isla has loved drawing for as long as she can remember. She is never happier than when creating a picture with her favourite glitter pens. Isla, who is the daughter of Hadleigh residents Lucy and David Spraggons, is in Class 4C at the Hadleigh Community Primary School. Fortunately for her, the school gives their students plenty of opportunity to develop their artistic talents. In 2019, it was through the school that Isla entered the Royal Academy of Engineering’s national Christmas card competition to find a suitable design for their organisations’ seasonal greetings. Out of all the thousands of entries Isla’s picture was chosen and circulated, in card form, to their chosen clients. By submitting her creative pieces to the Blue Peter team, Isla also managed to secure one of their iconic Blue Badges. It’s too early to decide on her career but Isla is fairly sure, whatever path she takes, it will include her much loved ’drawing’ in some form or another. The Practice is delighted to exhibit Isla’s work for the first time. The exhibition was ready to be displayed before Covid restrictions came in to force so some of the pictures were drawn when Isla was eight years old. PPG Contact Chair:- Jan Devey 01473 827 091 deveys@btinternet.com

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Monks Eleigh Fete and Dog Show will be held on Saturday 3 July at the Recreation Ground, Church Hill, Monks Eleigh IP7 7JL, featuring something for all the family. Entry is free and there will be the BBQ, bar and live music; stalls to browse including good quality pre-loved clothes; children’s activities, traditional games and not least the fantastic family dog show. There is a small charge to enter your dog, more details to be posted on the Monks Eleigh Facebook noticeboard. The fete is being held a month later than usual to comply with the Government’s roadmap for events. As well as being a lovely afternoon’s entertainment, it raises funds for the fabric of the village church. Generous support in past years has helped bring St Peters into the 21st century with a WC and social area installed at the back of the church during lockdown. There will be an open house once the Victorian pipe organ has been reinstalled.

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News from Stoke By Nayland Lets start with another Hole in One: Matt King (picture attached) produced an ace at the Par 3 9th hole on the Gainsborough Course. Using a 7 iron on the 196 yard hole which drops steeply downhill. His playing partner had already hit his tee shot to 2 feet from the pin meaning they had a total of 3 shots between them! This was Matt's 3rd hole in one! He's now had 1's on al the Par 3's on the front 9! Stoke by Nayland GC held Round 2 of The Laird Stableford competition for the men's section on Saturday 24th April. There are 7 rounds in total with an individuals best 3 scores counting. It was another sunny, dry morning although frosty at first the temperature did warm up a little during the round. Division 1 winner, David Camm was in hot form though! After parring the first 2 holes he came tumbling down on the tricky 3rd hole on the Constable Course with a treble bogey! However he didn't let this affect him parring the next 2 holes and scoring a birdie 3 at the difficult 6th. 3 putts on holes 8 & 9 didn't held the cause but still left him on 19 points after 9 holes. David dropped a couple of shots over the next 4 holes, but made a great par at the long 14th hole. The closing 4 holes proved vital though, finishing with birdies at the Par 5, 15th hole & at the Par 4 17th left him with 22 points on the back 9 and 41 points overall. This was enough to secure a 1 shot victory over inform past captain, Ian Thompson who shot a gross 78 which resulted in 40 points. Ian's round included 5 birdies & 3 pars. 3rd place was Alex Royce shooting a gross 72 which included 2 birdies & 14 pars culminating in 39 points Division 2 was also closely fought with Brian May taking top spot with 41 points (2 birdies & 7 pars), beating Leigh Rivers into 2nd on count back, also scoring 41 points. 3rd place was Colin Pottle on 39 points. Division 3 saw Men's Captain, Richard Allen produce some great golf with 40 points which included a birdie & 3 pars pipping Alan White ocb, also on 40 points into 2nd. 3rd place was Robert Tokley on 39 points. After 2 rounds of the Laird the top 3 are, Joe Hanlon 42+35=77, Brian May 34+41=75 & David Camm 34+41=75.

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The Jubilee Salvers Competition on Monday 3rd May was played in cold, windy conditions on the Constable Course. Luckily every one of the 60 competitors got in before the evening rain started. It was a Foursome Mixed competition which is a difficult format anyway, let alone in bad weather conditions. The proud trophy winners in 1st place were Ian and Bev Thompson with 38 points – congratulations to them. Hole in One! Graham Stubbs, who recently joined Stoke by Nayland, scored a spectacular hole in one on the difficult 200 yard 18th hole on the Constable Course. Taking a driver off the green tees, Graham's sweetly struck shot pitched at the front of the green, before skipping into the hole, to the delight of Graham and his playing partners. Cheers Graham, great shot!

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