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July 2012

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JUBILEE BUNTING FLIES HIGH! something from the local food outlets in the town. Sam from the Jolly Meat Company organised a delicious hog roast and the Royal Bengal were also doing take away food on the street, we thank all the food outlets and shops who stayed open for this event. The weather was very unsettled but that didn't stop the people coming down and enjoying the atmosphere. The event finished at 3pm when the bunting, tables and chairs were all packed away again. I would like to thank Linda and Wayne Kerridge, Sarah and Brian Loftus, Elaine and Glen Root and Sarah Egglestone and everybody else for helping out with the events including all the members of the public who come down and braved the weather. On the 4th June the Town beacon was lit at 10:15pm at Beaumont school, Hadleigh's beacon was hand made and was lit at the same time as about 4500 other beacons around the UK. Yet again I would like to thank all the people involved with making the beacon and also all the members of the public who turned out on such a cold night. I would like to thank all the people who helped, took part and even advertised this event for us, these events cannot happen with out everyones help and also you the public for attending these events which are put on for your benefit. See page 28 for all the photos!

On the 3rd June the High Street was transformed into a large dining area for The BIG Jubilee Lunch. The Hadleigh cadets set out 75 tables and 300 chairs which lined the High Street from the Kings Head pub to Lloyds Bank. Handmade Jubilee bunting hung across the street, thanks to the efforts of the Hadleigh Guides, Brownies and also a local craft group. The bunting looked fantastic but unfortunately due to the low anchorage of the buildings could not be put up until that morning, due to high lorries and buses using the High Street. Not only that but we didn't want the weather spoiling these wonderful handmade creations! The Kings Head, Crabtrees and The George all put on music for the afternoons entertainment, while bouncy castles and a face painter kept the kids happy. The Big Lunch started 4 years ago, the idea being to get the community together and bring your own lunch with you or buy

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Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Every Tuesday morning (term time only) Hadleigh Craft Club at URC Hall (Ansell Centre), Hadleigh from 9.40am-12pm Every Tuesday Afternoon Knitting, Crocheting & Natter, 1.30 to 3.30pm in the URC Hall Ring hilary 824245 or Maggie 823883 SYDNEY BROWN COURT Coffee Morning Every Monday 10.00am 12.00 - Why not pop in for a cup of coffee or tea and make new friends.

Tuesday 3rd July 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.00-11.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Wednesday 4th July 1.30pm Hadleigh Inclusion Project Play - Ansell Centre, 7.30pm Churches Together Worship Group - Salvation Army, 8.00pm Churches Together Forum - Salvation Army Thursday 5th July 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Hadleigh URC, Community Room Friday 6th July 12.15pm Ansell Lunch Club – Ansell Centre Saturday 7th July Jim Marshall and Sarah Cook invite you to their garden and the collection of Malmaison Carnations at Hullwood Barn, Shelley 11 am to 5 pm. Donations in aid of Plant Heritage. Saturday 7th July 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Monday 9th July Hadleigh U3A, 2.30 pm in the Guildhall and Garden. Annual Summer Party, with guest speaker Charlie Haylock, the well-known character and entertainer “Talking Suffolk” Monday 9th July 6.30pm Hadleigh & District Garden Club, Garden visits and Club Annual Supper Members and visitors £5 includes refreshments. For details phone Ruth 822323 Tuesday 10th July Hadleigh and District Flower Club Meeting 7.30pm The Beaumont School, Durrant Road, Hadleigh. A Flower arrranging demonstration by Carole Bonner from Glemsford. Exhibit to incorporate shells. Members £1.50 and visitors £4.00 includes refreshments. Tuesday 10th July 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.00-11.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Thursday 12th July 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Hadleigh URC, Community Room Friday 13th July 8.00pm Folk Evening, Ansell Centre Saturday 14th July 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Tuesday 17th July 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.00-11.30am, Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Tuesday 17th July 7.30 pm Hadleigh Evening Womens Institute meeting 7.30pm in the seminar Room above the Library - Speaker R.S.P.B. giving a talk on “MANAGING COASTAL HABITATS”. Visitors welcome, £3. The competition is a Photograph of a bird taken by member. Thursday 19th July 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Hadleigh URC, Community Room Friday 20th July 10.00-12 noon HIP Coffee Morning – Ansell Centre, 7.30pm Digital Cinema – Ansell Centre Saturday 21st July 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room

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Tuesday 24th July 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.00-11.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Saturday 28th July 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Saturday 28th July Essex & Suffolk Hunt Supporters Club Family Dog Show, Raffle, Bar & BBQ from 12 noon at the Hunt Kennels, Layham IP7 5RR Tuesday 31st July 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.00-11.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Thursday 26th July Fidelis starts their 8th year with a talk by Margaret Brehaut on the Amish Community. 7.30pm in the Dining Room (opposite the Ram). Sec. B.Tryon Tel 01473 824 417

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Record year for the Hadleigh Show 2012 – and a “diamond jubilee” celebration for Steward Mr Tim Harris www.hadleighshow.co.uk In spite of a nail-biting few days leading up to Saturday 19th May, during which the organisers tracked the weather and prodded and trod the turf at Holbecks Park, the Hadleigh Show did indeed go on. And what a Show! A record crowd of around 12500 attended on the day; sponsorship support was doubled; trade stand applications became oversubscribed even earlier than usual and competitor numbers were up on previous years. The introduction of On-line e-tickets combined with the more traditional Three generations of the Harris mode of advanced sales sold Family steward at the show – through local outlets ensured that from Left to Right – Mr Tim Harris the “Fast Track” entry fulfilled its receives his award from promise. A big thank you for their Hon. President Emily Holden, retail support to: Keith Avis – Hadleigh; Hollow Trees Farm Shop Mr James Harris, Mr George Harris – Semer; Boxford News – Boxford; Bates, Wells & Braithwaite – Sudbury; Hall Farm Shop - Stratford St Mary. Traffic planning was improved and credit is very much due to the Hadleigh Community Police for their continued advice and support and to Suffolk Highways who ensured that local work by the National Grid did not impact on the flow of traffic to and from the Show. The team of over 180 Stewards, all volunteers, did a sterling job in keeping the day running smoothly. One Steward who deserves a special mention is Tim Harris. Tim has been a Steward at the Hadleigh Show for sixty years and so this year can truly be considered a “diamond jubilee” celebration. This year’s visitors enjoyed the regular medley of exhibitors showing their cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and horses; the show ring highlights included displays from the skilled Welsh Axe Racing Team, the Blazing Saddles stunt team, the ‘Lamb National’ sheep racing, terrier racing, sheep dog handling, falconry and the always popular packs of Hounds. In the Schools area children learnt to grind grain, knead dough and milk CLAra the Cow! In the Local Demonstrations Tent, other skills were to be learnt from Lavenham Weavers and chef Mark David. The Art Show had record sales and local creativity was also championed in the Flower & Horticultural and Rural Crafts tents. The Hadleigh Show is the Children & Terrier Racing! biggest fundraising event to be organised annually by the Hadleigh Farmers Agricultural Association (HFAA), and any profits made are either given to local charities or ploughed back into the Show for future years. It is run by volunteers, too numerous to individually mention but their continued support and involvement is very much valued and appreciated. Hadleigh’s largest and longest-standing annual community event is made possible by the generous support of Mrs Robert Holden, who each year allows the Show to be held on her land at Holbecks Park. We are grateful to Mrs Holden’s continued patronage and we also thank this year’s Show Director Phil Bryce who now hands over the baton to Clare Lock to start preparations for next year’s show to be held on Saturday 18th May 2013. Save the date in your diary! For further information contact: secretary@hadleighshow.co.uk

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Joan Mary Keeble 1930 – 2012 Tommy wishes to express his gratitude for all the many cards and messages of sympathy in the sudden loss of his beloved wife Joan, and to all who attended the Church service to celebrate Joans life. Tommy Keeble

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The last weekend in May saw glorious weather welcome our French Twinning friends to Hadleigh. The packed French coach arrived in Hadleigh to a "champagne" reception, courtesy of the Mayor, Mary Munson at the Royal British Legion Social club where hugs & speeches were exchanged. On Saturday they were given a tour of Vanners Silk Factory in Sudbury followed by lunch at the Mill Hotel. In the evening the Old Town Hall looked splendid in red, white & blue for an early Jubilee dinner followed by dancing in the Grand Hall. The Mayor was presented with a gift of a glass lamp which was handmade at the glass factory in Trelon that we visited last year. This lamp is now on display in the window of The Framestore. Sunday saw the customary French/English committee meeting this time in the splendid setting of the Guildhall garden whilst the members took part in a treasure hunt along the High Street. A shared picnic lunch followed in the garden and we were careful not to get sunburnt in the heat. Whilst we ate we were entertained by a group of singers from Ipswich who sang a jolly collection of songs; thanks to Bob Newton for bringing them. Our last meal was at Whatfield Village Hall; a tasty Bangers and Mash and trifle, thanks to Cheryl Chaplin for scrumptious catering on both nights. We then danced the evening away to Lyndy Lou, delighted the French with our eclectic raffle and rolled for a bottle of whisky. They left on Monday morning, you may have seen the emotional scenes at Magdalan Road car park and wondered what the commotion was! If you would like to join the Twinning activities we always welcome new members. The guests are accommodated in our homes which is an interesting linguistic and cultural experience. Throughout the year we hold various fun fundraising events so we can pay for this biennial weekend. Next year we go to France in May or June to be entertained by our French friends. Kathleen Freeth

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Howard with children of Whatfield School What a busy and difficult month it has been. Whilst Her Majesty the Queen had to endure that long-winded river pageant, I was on special duties at Whatfield School. I was delighted to be able to assist the Headmistress in collecting the Queen (of Whatfield School), her Consort and bodyguard from a re-enactment of the Coronation at Whatfield Church. Although the weather was inclement, we were able to have the hood down on a Rolls-Royce Corniche so that the VIP children could wave to their subjects in Whatfield. A good friend in the Principality of Claydon (a little known tax haven of the Eastern region) held a magnificent Diamond Jubilee Celebration dinner which was a joy and thankfully lacked the thronging hoi polloi around Buckingham Palace. I was delighted to see in the Letters Column last month that one of my readers thought that I should embark on a tour of the troops in Afghanistan. An upright would certainly not be becoming and I would have to ship the grand. I am not sure that my instrument would withstand the rigours of that environment. I did have to perform nearer to home for the Diamond Jubilee when I played light numbers outside for a Jubilee Party in the Churchyard at Flowton where we had a Beacon. The hours ran round from 8 o’clock to gone 10 when the Beacon was lit following a special instruction from Buckingham Palace. The weather was so cold and damp that it got into my bones and I was unable to move about for several weeks. One takes one’s health for granted and it does come as something of a blow when one suddenly at a tender age cannot pick-up a pen, get dressed or fill a hot water bottle. It is fortunate indeed that my domestic staff of Maria and Frank are able to keep me afloat. I am pleased to say though that as I pen these words I am very much better albeit that I have been under a physio-therapist in Ipswich. One does not know what is around the corner and so do make an appointment to draw your Will and indeed a Lasting Power of Attorney As this somewhat dreary month of June ebbs away, I will have completed ten years in practice in Hadleigh and some twenty six years of qualification. I am always pleased to see our established clients who seek advice on a range of matters. So many of you like to draw upon our property and commercial experience. I will tell you “as it is”. If you are off to warmer climes for the Summer months then “Bon Voyage” Howard Gibbons

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On the 22nd of May my wife Claire along with 24 others went on a challenge called Army Mums versus Ben Nevis in aid of Help For Heroes, they all had a wonderful day, even though there was about six foot of snow on the summit, they all made it to the top apart from one. Claire raised about £600, and the group raised round about £6000 and rising which is some very needed funds. We would just like to thank everyone that sponsored us. Anthony Quinn

Recent Road Traffic Accident on the A1071 I'd just like to write and give an update on my son Lewis who was involved in an RTA on the A1071 on the 18th May. Firstly I'd like to say it was nothing more than an accident, Lewis was crossing the road with friends and didn't see the van and the van driver didn't see Lewis but wasn't at fault as I say it was an accident and unfortunately happened. Lewis had to have his leg amputated below the left knee but this is not the tragedy it at first appears as Lewis is a very strong character who has repeatedly amazed the medical staff in Addenbrookes hospital. We as a family have grasped the positive side of the incident as it could have been a lot worse in many respects and we could have lost him that day.We are sure within a short period of time Lewis will have a prosthetic limb fitted and literally be back on his feet. I'd like to thank the Police on scene that day who were extremely professional, the paramedics,the Essex air ambulance and the staff of Addenbrookes hospital. I'd also like to say a special thank you to Hadleigh Football Club especially Ben Oakes and Darren Harvey who have offered incredible support at this time and are a credit to the town for the commitment they show to the football club. As a serving soldier living in Hadleigh I'd like to thank the local community for your support at this time, Hadleigh is a great town and you should all be proud of it. So if you see a little boy with blond hair in a wheelchair don't be afraid to say hello because if he has anything to do with it he won't be in the chair for long. Regards Will Cullen

Auditions for Doo-Wop Boogie! A 60’s and 70’s Music Showcase I am looking for singers and dancers to take part in a music showcase to be held in Hadleigh on September 15th 2012. So if you love to perform and can do one or the other or both please come along. You must be aged 12yrs to adult, please bring backing disc or you can sing acapella if you wish for the audition but please no mp3 or i-pods. Please try and prepare two songs, one upbeat and one slower so I can get the feel and range of your voice. Singers will be carefully selected as there are limited places. Dancers please come with your prepared piece no longer than 2 mins. If you are successful you will perform in retro costume and will be part of turning back the clock to the 60’s and 70’s. You will be coached by myself and Colin Thrower from constable recording studios. All proceeds made will go to: Alzheimer’s Society, Ipswich Auditions held at the St John Hall, Aldham Rd, Hadleigh at 7:00pm on Tues 17th July & Wed 18th July 2012 For futher info please contact Niki Seager on 01473 809576 or 07855 714228 or email doowopsound1@gmail.com please note this is not a talent show!!

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Redkites continued to be seen during the last days of May. Matt Garnham saw 1 or 2 birds over Whatfield, 3 were seen flying over Groton Wood and another that was being mobbed by a pair of Buzzards over Raydon Woods. I still haven’t seen a Redkite myself this year. More Cuckoos were heard calling from Bullocky Fen, Layham pit, Fen Grove Wood and Shelley, where a local resident told me that he has heard more Cuckoos than last year. I didn’t hear anymore Cuckoos after the 20th May. The first Spotted Flycatchers were on the 17th May at Cosford Bridge and Aldham Churchyard, and more at Holbecks Park on the 25th. Turtle Doves were seen in good numbers at the end of May, 7 were seen at Layham pit 29th May, another was heard purring at Hill Farm. Turtle Doves are closely linked to the wild plant Fumitory, which is its main food source. The seeds from this and other weeds make up its diet so don’t use weed killer or cut Sam Mitchell took this photo of a down any weeds if there are Turtle Dove in his garden Turtle Doves nearby. The first week of June saw more Turtle Doves being seen, a pair were at Valley Lane Farm, Hadleigh and another pair at Peyton Hall Farm in Hadleigh on the 6th. The photo taken by Sam Mitchell of a Turtle Dove in his garden is remarkable in that Sam’s garden is in Yeoman Crescent which is in the middle of Hadleigh. I do remember seeing Turtle Dove’s breeding in scrub where the now Edwin Panks estate is also on Cocks Fields behind East House, though this was over 20 years ago! The jingling song of the Corn Bunting, was heard coming from a wheat field along Pondhall Road on 9th June. The weather during the first few days of June was much the same as May, chilly, heavy persistent rain and showers. The 8th saw very windy conditions, then back to more rain from the 11th June. Tawny Owls have had a good year judging by the number of young birds I have seen in recent days. Another good bird species for the Layham area was a Nightjar, seen at the quarry on 16th May. Mr Kilshaw spotted the Nightjar whilst surveying the quarry for newts. He also heard the bird churring for a short while. Nightjars become most active from dusk when night flying insects come out, such as moths which are a rich food source for the Nightjar. It has been 25 years since I have heard a Nightjar in this area, once at Wolves Wood and also at the Fuzz, beside the Railway Walk. These birds were just passing through. The Nightingale survey was, at times, not that easy because of the bad weather that we had in May, but I found 26+ singing from the three tetrads (sites) that I was given to survey. Fifteen from Layham pits, six on the Fuzz and 5 from Broom Hill Hadleigh. I also heard several more at other sites nearby, these were classed as casual records. As always if you see anything interesting, please let me know, I can be contacted by email jerry@keithavis.co.uk

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Fidelis Activity News (FAN) PARTNERS IN CRIME. Nicci Gerrard & Jean French are no strangers to partnerships. Not only have they been happily married for over twenty years but also, using the pseudonym Nicci French, they have written many successful novels together. Members heard how they have progressed from mainstream journalism on The New Statesman in London, to full time crime writers in Suffolk. As most of the audience were familiar with their books, they were intrigued to learn how they could jointly write such mysterious, dark stories. They both gave their creative and practical reasons for this, including working in two different areas of their house; Nicci in a distant room and Sean in a shed in the garden. Email is essential, plus careful forward planning and a sensitive approach to each others work. Whatever alchemy there is between them, it clearly works well as their books have been exciting and disturbing millions of readers for many years. Several questions from the audience concluded a most enjoyable, interesting and absorbing evening. AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN Elizabeth Garrett Anderson’s CV would impress any present day employer. It is all the more outstanding given the discriminatory practices in place when this extraordinary woman gained her qualifications and attempted to start a career in medicine in the 1870’s. Speaker, Jennifer Jones, elaborated on Elizabeth’s incredible achievements. Having overcome a succession of gender-based difficulties Elizabeth finally became the first qualified female apothecary which meant she was officially approved to practice medicine in Great Britain. This was one of a list of "firsts"; first female apothecary and doctor, first female M.D. in France, the first female member of the British Medical Association, the first female dean of a medical school, and Britain's first female mayor(of Aldeburgh). Elizabeth’s death in 1917 in Aldeburgh brought her distinguished career to an end. Thanks to the resolve and grim determination of this amazing woman and her contemporaries, today’s women are able to enjoy full time education and pursue the career of their choice alongside their male counterparts. FAMOUS BRICKS REVISITED Water overhead and mud underfoot didn’t deter Fidelis ladies from exploring the rambling, extensive premises of the Bulmer Brick and Tile Company (BBTC), Sudbury just recently. Once the owner, Peter Minter, started to explain the various techniques and methods of creating the custom made building blocks, members soon forgot all about the inclement weather and soggy pathways. The group followed the BBTC’s unique brick making process from quarry to completion with Peter’s amusing anecdotes making the visit more personal, impressive and relevant to his recent building conservation talk. A hearty lunch at The Fox, Bulmer Tye afterwards, gave everyone time to socialise, warm up and dry out.

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Hadleigh and Boxford Medical Practice Charitable Trust There are some very generous individuals and organisations in and around Hadleigh and Boxford who, over the years, have given sums of money to the Hadleigh Health Centre, and Boxford Mill Surgery. The British Medical Association Guidance to GPs is clear that any gifts must not be seen to benefit GPs individually and that for transparency it is prudent to set up a charity to give public accountability. It was for this purpose that in 1996 the Hadleigh and Boxford Medical Practice Charitable Trust was registered as a charity with the object of approving health care in the local area. Since 1996 the trustees of the Charity, after meeting regularly with representatives of Dr Flather & Partners, have allocated funds to a number of individuals and projects such as:• Supporting the Hadleigh Community Transport Group Purchase of a defibrillator and ECG machines • Supporting various local organisations such as Success After Stroke and Hadleigh St John Ambulance • Supporting various individuals on health related training courses • Supporting various individuals with travelling expenses for medical treatment • Supporting the running costs of the pagers (and more recently mobile phones and sat nav) used by the district nurses. • The purchase of various pieces of non standard medical equipment that is used both within the Health Centre and the surrounding area. Anyone who should like to be considered for a grant should please make their request known to the Chairman of the Trustees, Peter Crix at 31-41 Elm Street Ipswich IP1 2AY.

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On Saturday 14th July the Suffolk Constabulary Male Voice Choir and the Ipswich Co-op Ladies Choir are performing a concert at St John the Baptist Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich commencing at 7.30pm. The concert will include a wide variety of songs, some with a patriotic theme. Proceeds from the concert are being shared equally between the East Anglian Air Ambulance and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. The Choirs are delighted that Rachel Sloane has agreed to compere the evening. 09:16:11 Tickets are available, priced at £6.00, from Stephen Wade telephone 01449 672600 or on the door subject to availability

Bildeston Primary School News We have had such an exciting and busy term so far. Our Diamond Jubilee teaparty was enjoyed by the whole school, the weather stayed fine for most of the afternoon allowing a tree to be planted just inside the school gate by the youngest and oldest child. Everyone entered into the spirit of the day by wearing red white and blue clothes.The band played "God Save the Queen", the children sang and waved their flags and the food that was baked by the children was eagerly consumed at an outdoor picnic. As we write we are all looking forward to our special Olympic style sports day and are keeping our fingers crossed for a fine day on the 25th June. We will perform part of the Big Dance routine that got us a place in the Guiness book of records and have our very own Bildeston Primary school Opening Ceremony including the Olympic Oath, poetry, writing and dance from the children, traditional sports plus an afternoon of games. It will be another event to remember! Our special thanks to Ella Brooker, a parent and govenor for all her hard work.We are looking forward to our annual school fete run by the ever hard working PTFA, on Saturday 30th June 11am-2pm. we appreciate all the effort that goes into this and thank them for the money they raise.

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It’s along the Railway walk! A Solitary Wasp Solitary Wasps are a very large group of insects with a wide variety of specialised lifestyles. Some attack plants, others living insects, with each species doing it in a unique way. Many are very small and are seldom seen: it is the results of their “work” that you will be most familiar with. What are these wasps – what will I see? Rose-Gall wasps (normally Diplolesis rosae) these are the cause of the “mossy” outgrowths that appear on rose bushes (See photo) These appear in response to a very small wasp laying her eggs into the terminal leaf buds (the one at the very tip of a twig) during the spring. She injects several eggs into the bud and then a very strange thing happens – the bush responds with a defence mechanism that helps the wasp! After about a week the eggs hatch, and the hatchlings start to exude a material (presumably a hormone) which causes the bush to isolate each grub into a walled cell (thus creating a home for it) and then surrounding that with other cells containing a nutritious food supply. This is the start of the “pin-cushion” that we have all seen in the hedgerows. As the grub consumes these food-cells an even stranger thing happens! The bush responds with the production of more food cells, thus enlarging the gall. It even provides the grub with protection from predatory birds with the “mossy” out-growths you can see in the photograph The situation is not completely safe though, because another even smaller Wasp recognises the growth as containing a food supply for her own young, and lays her eggs on the outside of the gall. When hatched, these grubs bore into the gall with a view to using the original occupant as food (not very friendly that) As the gall enlarges it’s colour changes from the initial green through red to brown, until in the Autumn it dies and dries out to a very “corky” material, providing very useful frost protection for the occupant. The grubs don’t go anywhere - just remain in this protective jacket for almost a year - until the following May when they emerge as adults. The insect favours bushes that are under stress and I figure that the one in the Photo (Rosa Canina or Dog-Rose) – being in a very dry area - is having trouble getting enough water The adults are something that you seldom see. They’re no more than 4-5 millimetres long, are orange/chestnut brown and black, but without the stripes of the “yellowjackets” A large number of the females are able to produce viable offspring without being mated! (They’re Parthenogenic) This is the result of the immature grubs becoming infected with bacteria (Wobachia) whilst inside the gall. This organism destroys the males and changes the female’s reproductive organs: only the grubs who escape infection will emerge as “proper” males and females the following year. It’s worse than anything we humans can imagine, the chances of any individual insect avoiding infection is no better than 1 in 20 (worse than the black-death of 500 years ago). This “one-parent” reproduction strategy has undoubtedly developed due to the shortfall in the male population, the disadvantage is that all the offspring will be exact “clones” of the mother – she will pass on any genetic deformities she may have. The time the insects remain at the grub (larval) stage is another “hurdle” the insect has overcome; it means that they can only produce a single generation per year. Compare that with things like Greenfly which are able to produce a new generation every few days and you’ll see what I mean. Mick T

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News from St Mary’s School It has been a really busy month at St Mary’s! We are delighted to announce that we have appointed a new Deputy Headteacher, Mr Matthew Coombs, who will begin working at St Mary’s in September. He is very keen to get started and he will be visiting the school before the end of term. Thank you to all the visitors who have led Worship for us this month, including Father Brett, the very Reverend Martin Thrower, Mrs Jackie Cork and Helen Matter, the School’s Adviser from the Diocese. They have helped the children to explore the themes of ‘Hope’ and ‘Justice’. In addition, we have been pleased to Welcome Pastor Chris Todd from the Baptist Church into school for a whole day. Pastor Chris visited each class, using drama, role-play and active discussions to investigate different Bible stories. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and we really appreciate the time he spent with us. Recently, the children enjoyed visiting the art exhibition held at St Mary’s Church, where they were amazed at the super art work on display. Also, the children continue to visit the Café Church on Fridays regularly. This month, the children from Rowan class enjoyed visiting and experiencing a Holy Communion service. We owe a big thank you to all of the parents who have supported the cake sales organised for each class throughout the school. Also, thanks to the Parent Support Group for setting up the cake sales, which are now a regular part of life at St Mary’s. These have been very successful and the money raised has gone directly to the class teachers to spend on new resources for their classes. The Parent Support Group has been especially busy recently, as the parents also organised a MiniOlympics sponsored event and a Jubilee Tea Party, which took place after school just before the holiday. Both these events were really well supported by the school community and the children had lots of fun. The Parent Support Group is looking into ways to spend the money raised and is supporting the school in purchasing lots of new phonics books and reading materials. The children have participated in lots of sporting events recently. Well done to the children who represented the school at the swimming, cricket, tennis and cross-country tournaments. At all these events, the children displayed determination and excellent team spirit. Their behaviour has been excellent and they have been super representatives of the school. In particular, we were delighted with the effort children made at the cross-country tournament. Hundreds of children participated and we had runners who finished in 6th and 12th positions. Thank you also to the staff members and parents who have assisted with organisation and travel arrangements. Such good support enables us to participate fully in so many sporting events. The children from Willow class have been very lucky to attend an assembly with former Olympic athlete, Derek Redmond, who gave a really inspiring talk about being determined, doing your best and about how he got involved in athletics. Thank you to Hadleigh High School for organising the assembly and to Hadleigh Community School for accommodating our children along with those from other schools. It was a great opportunity and the children will always remember it! We continue to seek ways to enhance and improve our curriculum. For example, the Year 4 children re participating in the Primary Maths Challenge organised by the East Anglian Daily Times, which is intended to engage the children with ‘real-life’ maths problems. The children throughout Key Stage 2 joined in a project to make collage pictures of

London as part of our work on the Olympic Games and the Diamond Jubilee. Ash class have enjoyed visiting Birch Farm and had a great time when one of the pupils brought his hen and new chicks in to show everyone. Many of the children have taken trips to the building site at Hadleigh Swimming Pool to find out about how buildings are designed and constructed. This was fascinating and has been followed up with project work in school. Thank you to the builders, who have been really welcoming and helpful. Also, the Parent Support Group has funded two days of visits from ‘Wild Encounters’. This was a wonderful opportunity for the children to meet exotic animals face to face! They loved taking turns to hold unusual animals, such as snakes, lizards and giant millipedes. As well as causing great excitement, the children learned lots of facts and were able to share all they had learned. It was delightful to see children role-playing ‘Wild Encounters’ the following week! Thank you to all the people who made our Music Week a great success. As well as all the St Mary’s children who put on performances throughout the week, we were very lucky to have performances from Miss Staples and a number of High School students and several talented members of the public, including Mr Atkinson, Mr Hemsteed, Mrs Sanderson and Oliver Morris. It was a good experience for musicians to perform in front of large audiences, which included lots of parents. In addition, a real highlight for children from Willow class and some of the children in Beech was to attend a workshop with Cherry Forbes, the Education Manager and Professional Oboist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. It was an inspiring week, during which we were constantly impressed by the incredible talent of the performers. We would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Dowling who organised the week!

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News from Miss Lesley’s School Of Performing Arts! Miss Lesley’s School of Performing Arts celebrated its very first birthday in May! The school has gone from strength to strength since its opening and now has over 45 students ranging in age from as young as 4 through to 16 years. The school teaches children all aspects of performing arts including dance, singing and drama along with other elements such as confidence building and character development – with a huge emphasis on FUN! Miss Lesley, Principal of the school is a qualified performing arts teacher who herself attended the famous Italia Conti school in London. She has performed in many west end musicals and TV shows such as Grange Hill and Play School – so is able to pass on her knowledge and unique experience to local children in Bildeston, Hadleigh and the surrounding area. The school is also closely linked to C.H.A.P.S - Bildeston’s amateur drama group, who put on an annual pantomime where the pupils of the school are able to take part and gain valuable experience of a full production playing to packed audiences over several nights. The school has also been involved in a number of local community/school events – showcasing various singing and dance routines and most recently put on a show for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations in Monks Eleigh which had a 1940’s theme! The pupils are looking forward to their first school outing to see the musical Grease at the Regent Theatre, Ipswich in September. The pupils have been learning songs and routines from the show and will definitely be doing the hand-jive at the finale! In addition to the normal school activity, Miss Lesley also offers wedding choreography – which enables newlyweds to take to the floor with confidence on their first dance as husband and wife – often with a very unexpected and surprising routine for their guests! Miss Lesley is also available for children’s birthday parties and is happy to co-ordinate a theme based on his/her favourite pop star, with fun and games, teaching a dance/song routine to perform to parents at the end of the party! Find Miss Lesley’s School of Performing Arts on Facebook or contact via: Telephone: 07957 351941 Email: Lesley@misslesleysperformingarts.co.uk

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Letter www.layham.org from Layham The Annual Parish Meeting Layham Parish Council • Michael Woods was re-elected as Chairman of Layham Parish Council for the year 2012/13; Louise Allen was re-elected as Vice-Chairman. • Louise Allen formally stood down as Responsible Finance Officer. The Chairman thanked her for contribution over the last few years. The Parish Clerk, Jane Cryer, would take over as RFO. • The Chairman would seek a meeting with Babergh DC’s Planning Department to discuss the Local Development Framework and find out more about a Village Design Statement. • Confirmation had been received from Babergh that the Parish precept remained at £8,500 for the next 3 years. Council Tax bills reflected a difference in the baseline owing to a change in the number of Band D properties. • More people had signed up to the Hadleigh Community Email group – to join, just send an email to layhamcommunityemail@gmail.com stating that you would like to receive information in this way - please include your name and address. • Permission had been received to replace the rotten seat on the river bank in Brett Green with a bench kindly donated by Mrs Pat Alderson. • An open meeting will be held in the village hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12 June to discuss updating the Parish Plan. The meeting will be facilitated by Suffolk ACRE and it is hoped that as many parishioners as possible will attend. • It was agreed that the Parish Clerk should write to National Grid concerning their drivers’ disregard for the 7.5 ton limit on some of the roads in Layham, and the damage done to verges and banks. Meetings of the Parish Council are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The dates of meetings for the whole year are displayed on the main village notice boards. Information about the Parish Council together with full minutes is on the village website: www.layham.org. The Clerk to Layham Parish Council is Jane Cryer who can be contacted on 07920 713940 or layhampc@gmail.com

war. There was a major campaign by the government of the time to collect all metal products for recycling into munitions. Close examination (look very carefully at the photographs) of the cast sections of railing at St Andrew’s reveal that they were made by a firm named GRAHAM & JOSLIN HADLEGH 1868. The website of M.W.Partridge & Co Ltd tells us that John Graham bought the ironmongers and iron founders business on the High Street in 1861. By 1865 he was working in partnership with Richard Crush Joslin. It was they who made the railings for Layham church. It seems likely that the foundry was behind the shop in the area used until recently for mower servicing. It is known that there was a small beer house named The Moulders’ Arms in the building opposite the British Legion. Doubtless the casting of iron was a thirsty business.

Playing Field Annual Meeting It is pleasing to be able to report that a number of new helpers have been recruited on to the Playing Field Management Committee. At the Annual Meeting the following people were elected. Chairman: Michael Woods Vice-Chairman: John Millman Minuting Secretary: Jane Elliott Treasurer: Graham Linge 100 Club Officer: Sam Millman Committee Members: Colin Brown, Nick Elliott, Neil Riches, Andrew Thorp, Darryl, Jon Woods Several people have lodged their names as helpers when there is a big job to be done. There can never be too many of those! The committee members would like to encourage more regular activities on the field. If you would like to try organising something – please approach one of the committee members. We have hockey sticks, tennis rackets, cricket bats stored away – these could be given to a volunteer to manage. We are open to suggestions for new sports – eg volleyball, badminton. What we can’t do – is simply leave kit lying about. If someone will try and promote regular times for a particular sport to take place then the sky is the limit!

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Playing Field 100 Club Ron Gunn, David Cooper, David Pratt, Steve Laing, Michael Woods (Chairman), Louise Allen (Vice-Chairman), Jane Cryer (Clerk), Lesley Garnett It is worth publishing the same photograph as was used last year to remind you all of the names and faces of the members of Layham Parish Council. You can approach any one of those people if you have a matter you wish to raise.

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Fishing line on playing field A villager found her dog wound up in this nylon fishing line right in the middle of the playing field. We understand that a couple of lads have been practising casting a line on the field. This probably isn’t a good idea – particularly if there are other people or animals about at the time. Thank you. From the Layham Archive Harry Spaggons, who lived in Layham as a young man, has loaned the Layham Archive this nice little photograph of his mother and father (Leonard and Florence Spraggons) driving a pony and trap up Pipkin Hill towards Upper Layham in 1929. In the back of the trap are Fred and harry Spraggons. The pony and trap were

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Layham Playgroup Jubilee Celebrations As part of our Jubilee celebrations before half term the children all enjoyed a Royal Tea Party. They dressed up in red, white and blue and their outfits were completed by the beautiful crowns that the children made and decorated. They also had lots of fun making their own flag to wave during the party. We played lots of party games before enjoying some delicious party food. To mark the special occasion the children all took home a balloon and a Playgroup Jubilee mug which we hope will remind them of all the celebrations in years to come. Playgroup Trip to Highwoods The children will very soon be going on a day trip to Highwoods Country Park in Colchester. They are all very excited about exploring the park, and going on a sensory walk looking, listening, smelling and touching the different objects they find. We will report on all the fun next month! September Spaces We are in the process of allocating places for September. If you would like your child to join us in September then please contact us to arrange a visit. We are a small friendly group situated in Lower Layham and take children aged 2-4. Government funding is available for 3 year olds and in certain cases for some 2 year olds. We look forward to hearing from you! Our Toddler Group takes place every Wednesday morning, please come and join usfor lots of fun and friendly faces. During the Ladybird sessions from September, George from Brett River Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre will visit to run a five week baby/toddler yoga course between 10.30-11.00. Watch this space for further details! Layham Playgroup is a feeder group for all three Primary Schools in Hadleigh. If you are looking to creatively occupy your 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4yr old and would like an information pack or would like to arrange a visit, please contact us on 07999 866419 or email us at admin@layhamplaygroup.co.uk

Hadleigh & District Footpath Volunteers Thank you to all the walkers that made the June Walking Festival a resounding success. The numbers that attended were slightly down on last year, but everybody who joined us reckoned it was the best one yet. As in previous years we collected the sum of ÂŁ137.52. during the course of the weekend for our chosen charity Myeloma U.K. The Saturday walk around the south west of Ipswich, and the crossing of the Orwell Bridge was the highlight of the weekend. The weekend was the first time that I had done any serious walking since the plaster was removed from my fractured left fibula, so I found it very hard going. By the time the Saturday Walk had been completed I had enough. I am extremely grateful to Gerry Broadhead, and Hugh Aldrick for leading the Sunday Walk, and for all there help with the weekends organisation. This months walk is one of our old favourites which we have not done for a couple of years, and has been specially requested by Gerry. It will be on Saturday July 14th. We will leave Hadleigh by bus (Co-op Side) at 10.23am and travel to Raydon. We will then walk to East Bergholt via the Golf Course, Sulleys Manor Farm, Sodom and Gomorrah, Timber Hill Wood, Pintins, Holton Hall, Wheatland Farm, Stratford Great Hill, Spring Farm, Billys Lane, Stratford Church, Woodhouse Farm, and Vale Farm. We will return to Hadleigh by bus leaving the East Bergholt Red Lion at 2pm arriving back at Hadleigh at 2.16pm. This walk is 6 miles in length. For further information regarding this walk, or the other activities of the footpath volunteers please contact David Warner (Hadleighâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Footpath Warden) on 07749 732941, or E-mail nottinghamvictoria@supanet.com

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HADLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL Report of the Annual Meeting of the Council held on the 17th May 2012 Present: Councillors Cook (Town Mayor), Amin, Angland, Byrne, Clarke, Grutchfield, Haylock, Lazenby, Matthews, L. Munson, M. Munson, Nevard and Whiting. In attendance: PC. Matt Paisley (Suffolk Constabulary), Councillors Riley and Grandon (Babergh District Council) and two members of the press. TOWN MAYOR On the proposition received at the previous meeting it was RESOLVED that Councillor M. Munson be and is hereby elected, Town Mayor to serve until the next Annual Meeting of the Council. At this point the Meeting was adjourned for a short period to enable the new Mayor to be robed and photographed. At the resumption, the newly installed Mayor, signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office Book. DEPUTY TOWN MAYOR On the proposition received at the previous meeting, it was RESOLVED that Councillor Lazenby be, and is hereby elected, Deputy Town Mayor to serve until the next Annual Meeting of the Council and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office Book. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Councillors Sheldrick and Free. These apologies were accepted. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. REPORT OF OUTGOING TOWN MAYOR Councillor Cook gave her final report for the year and finished by thanking everyone who had supported her during her year in office. She particularly thanked the Town Council staff for their support. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES It was agreed that a representative from the Planning Committee would sit on the Finance & Personnel Committee. Following receipt of Councillors preferences, it was RESOLVED that membership of the Committees for the coming year be as set out below: Planning: Amin, Angland, Byrne, Clarke, Cook, Free, Haylock, Lazenby, Matthews, Munson, Nevard, Sheldrick, Whiting. It was agreed that all Councillors would be members of the Planning Committee except those that were Babergh District Councillors who sat on the Development Committee. Sports And Open Spaces (8 members): M. Munson (Town Mayor), Lazenby (Deputy Mayor), Angland, Byrne, Clarke, L. Munson, Matthews, Whiting. Environment And General Purposes (8 members): M. Munson (Town Mayor), Lazenby (Deputy Mayor), Amin, Grutchfield, Haylock, Free, Nevard, Sheldrick Finance And Personnel (6 members) M. Munson (Town Mayor), Lazenby (Deputy Mayor), Cook (Retiring Town Mayor), Plus one representative each nominated by the Planning Committee, Sports and Open Spaces Committee and the Environment & General Purposes Committee and Hadleigh Market Feoffment Charity. REPRESENTATIVES The following appointments for the year were agreed: S.A.L.C. Representative - Haylock, Tree Warden - L. Munson , Asst. Tree Warden - Sheldrick, Town Forum Representatives (2) - Clarke (Chairman), Amin & Matthews, Hadleigh Twinning Representative - L. Munson, Wattisham Liaison Officer - Byrne & Lazenby, Footpath Warden - D. Warner/H. Aldrick. Hadleigh Market Feoffment Charity Representative on Hadleigh Town Council’s Finance & Personnel Committee (previously R. Whiting). This position would be reviewed at the Charity’s Annual Meeting. MINUTES The Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on the 19th April 2012 subject to the following alterations: the addition of “Councillor Grandon supplied further details to the Council” and the date should read the 12th April 2012 were taken as read were confirmed and signed. MATTERS ARISING Report of the County Councillor Councillor Grutchfield advised that the numbers on the bus service petition had increased even though some had been deleted due to incomplete information and had been lodged with Suffolk County Council. Midnight Patrol Councillor Cook reported on an e.mail received from Suffolk County Council. It was requested that a response be sent clarifying several errors. Standing Order No. 24 The Clerk advised that after contacting Councillors regarding the use of titles in future minutes. The vote was 8 for Councillor; 3 for the use of titles and 1 abstention. It was, therefore, agreed that in future minutes only Councillor would be used when referring to members of the Council. POLICING PC Matt Paisley presented the Police Report for April and it was noted that 18 crimes had been recorded during the month. The offences comprised as follows: 5 thefts; 4 criminal damage; 1 aggravated taking of motor vehicle; 1 message letter e.mail etc. indecent/threat/false; 1 cause harassment alarm distress; 1 common assault; 1 breach of the peace – common law; 1 assault occasioning ABH; 1 in charge of motor vehicle with excess alcohol; 1 driving motor vehicle with excess alcohol; 1 unauthorized access to computer material. In May 32 parking tickets had been issued He reported on the speed watch scheme, DPPO and the street watch scheme which would cost £500 to set up. Inspector Crick had made the suggestion that Hadleigh Town Council may wish to fund this scheme. Councillor 24

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Grutchfield pledged £250 if Hadleigh Town Council would match his donation. This would be taken to the next Finance & Personnel Committee meeting for discussion. He answered questions on a scaffolding lorry parked in a disabled bay, the cash machine theft, Lorrywatch scheme, parking at the County Primary School and street drinking. Councillor Haylock mentioned the use of substitute lead, which PC Paisley would follow up and discuss with the Crime Prevention Officer. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS On behalf of the Council the Mayor thanked Councillor Cook for her work and efforts during her term of office and presented her with a past-mayors jewel. The Mayor reported on letters received from: i) the Hadleigh United Reformed Church advising that their bid to the Suffolk Foundation had been successful and thanking the Mayor and the Town Clerk for acting as referees towards the bid; ii) Hadleigh High School for the £100 annual grant iii) Hadleigh Cricket Club for the grant of £1,000 towards a new roller. STANDING ORDER NO. 24 Councillor Grutchfield asked the Town Clerk to investigate how the localisation act would affect Hadleigh Town Council. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT It was RESOLVED that accounts amounting to £19,471.00 be approved for payment. REPORTS It was agreed that the existing arrangements for the Police, County and District Councillors to give short reports at Council Meetings would continue. PLANNING COMMITTEE The Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 10th May 2012 were noted. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Councillor Miss Penny Cook, as past Mayor, reported that around 50 people attended this year’s Annual Meeting. The inaugural presentation of the Town Mayor’s award was made to PC Matt Paisley in recognition of his service to the town above and beyond what would be expected in his police capacity. Updates were given on the events proposed to celebrate the Jubilee by Glenn Root, treasurer of the Town Forum, the proposals to introduce youth advisors with a view to providing a qualification and promote interest in young people towards council work and the intended neighbourhood plan. Craig Hutton, the youth worker, gave an update on the porch project and representatives from Morrisons gave a presentation. Two issues were raised by local residents to do with inconsiderate parking in the town and the multi-use games area at Hadleigh High School. ARCHIVE PANEL MEETING The Report of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 12th April 2012 was noted. TOWN MATTERS Councillors Clarke and Haylock reported on the Mary Portas project and advised that it was proposed to set up a collector card scheme for the shops. Councillor Grutchfield reported on the change in the Audit system. The Town Clerk wished to reiterate that dogs must always be kept on a lead when visiting the Corks Lane playground and that no dogs at all are allowed in the Hadleigh Cemetery. It was pointed out that people not following these rules could be reported to the Dog Department at Babergh District Council and subject to a fine. There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.50pm Mrs Carol A. Bailey BA(Hons) – Town Clerk Addendum: Please write to Mrs. Carol A. Bailey BA(Hons) Town Clerk, Hadleigh Town Council, The Guildhall Hadleigh IP7 5DN if you are part of a voluntary organisation or community group wishing to be considered for a grant including the following information: • The specific amount of the grant • What the funding is for • Breakdown of costs and any funds already raised • How the project will benefit Hadleigh and its residents. This grant aid is not available to fund individuals, commercial or statutory organisations. Report of the Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 7th June 2012 Present: Councillors Cook (Chair), Angland (Vice-Chair), Byrne, Clarke, Haylock, Lazenby, Matthews, L. Munson, Nevard, and Whiting. Non-attendee – Councillor Amin. Councillor Cook thanked Councillor Nevard for chairing the Committee over the last year.

HADLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL Full Council Meetings: Date of Next Meetings at 7.30pm Thursday 19th July, Thursday 20th September 2012 Planning Committee Date of Next Meetings at 7.30pm Thursday 5th July, Thursday 2nd August 2012

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Free and Sheldrick. These apologies were duly accepted. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interests. MINUTES The Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 10th May 2012 and 17th May 2012, subject to Councillor Cook reading Councillor Angland as the Finance & Personnel Representative were confirmed as a correct record and signed. MATTERS ARISING Civic Voice – Removal of VAT Relief on alterations to listed buildings The Chair reported the response received from Tim Yeo and a response from HMRC made to a Construction Consultant on the internet and made special reference to the paragraph which stated ‘following constructive discussions with the Church of England, on behalf of all faith groups, the Chancellor announced that after the VAT change comes into effect, we will extend the scope of the Listed Places of Workshop Grant scheme so that it cover alterations as well as repairs and increase the funding’. Any Other Relevant Business The Clerk had not been able to ascertain who had erected the sign or named the development Durrant Park and was asked to investigate further and report back. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING The Committee considered the applications for Planning Consent, details of which are listed below and upon which the following decisions were reached:B/12/00232/LBC 43 Benton Street. Application for Listed Building Consent – Replacement front door. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/00433/FUL Toppesfield Hall, Market Place. Change of use and conversion of building from offices to 2no. dwellings together with provision of cartlodge garages to rear and external works including replacement of flat roof and removal of fire escape on South West elevation and now porch on North West elevation. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous). Members reiterated their request to receive Listed Building Consents with Full Applications at the same time. B/12/00537/FHA 16 Aldham Road. Erection of rear extension (revised plan to that approved under B/11/01071/FHA) and erection of front porch. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/00653/ADV Celotex, Lady Lane. Application for Advertising Consent – Erection of 2 fascia signs on conveyor bridge. Approval was recommended (Voting was 7 for and 2 abstentions) TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING The Committee noted the Schedule of Decisions of the Local Planning Authority, details of which are listed in the Schedule attached to these Minutes. The Chair brought members attention to B/12/00311/FHA/ETC – 7 Station Yard which had been approved by this Committee but refused by Babergh District Council as they were in receipt of three letters of objection from neighbouring residents. A letter had been sent to the Planning Officer advising that if these objections had been seen by this Committee they could have been considered and would it be possible in future for correspondence to be provided with planning applications. To date there had been no response received. The Chair asked for it to be minuted, again, that should Hadleigh residents write to Babergh District Council on planning matters could they please provide copies to Hadleigh Town Council. B/06/02127/FUL Samsons Motorworks, Place Farm, Greenfields & Waywinds, Lady Lane, Hadleigh Erection of 35 no. dwellings and construction of vehicular access and associated parking, provision of amenity space and erection of a building for Class B1 use and associated parking as amended by Tree Survey and Arboricultural Implication Assessment prepared by Hayden’s received by the Local Planning Authority on 28/06/07 and by Drawings numbered 07-02-01Q,02H,-03G,-04J,-05K and -06H, received by the Local Planning Authority on 17th December 2007 and 17th January 2008, and Colin Buchanan Drawing no. 104281/05/004 Rev.A received by the Local Planning Authority on 9th January 2008. The Committee noted that this application had been withdrawn. Councillor Byrne pointed out that Hadleigh Town Council had written about the listed wall pointing out that in the previous application the wall had been identified and the demolition of the wall should never have been submitted. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN The Chair reported that since the last meeting Peter Burrows, Head of Economy for Babergh and Mid-Suffolk District Council’s had contacted the Town Clerk. A meeting had been arranged with Peter Burrows, herself, Councillor Angland, the Town Clerk and had been very positive. Sudbury, Newmarket and Needham Market all want to work on Neighbourhood Plans and it has been suggested that Hadleigh Town Council host a meeting between the Town Clerks plus one Councillor from each of these towns and Peter Burrows. As far as Hadleigh’s Neighbourhood Plan is concerned the boundary plan is still being worked on. At the meeting with Peter Burrows other matters were also raised including the naming of the Persimmon Development as Durrant Park; not receiving correspondence relating to Planning Applications – he is hoping that Babergh District Council will incorporate these into their website, as Mid-Suffolk do, in the future. 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Hadleigh U3A At our June monthly meeting, we had a welcome return visit from international traveller and accomplished photographer Chris Parfitt, whose talk on this occasion was entitled “Chile - the long, thin country”. Chris provided a rare treat with his travel photographs – and his vivid visual depictions of its flora and fauna. Whilst Chile is 2500 miles in length it is only 110 miles in width, bordered by the Andes rising up as far as 26,000 feet on one side, which forms a barrier with its neighbour Argentina, and the Pacific Ocean on the other. The terrain varies from the heat of the desert in the north, parts of which have not seen rainfall for 400 years, to near Antarctic conditions in the South. Chris showed us the Llamas in the north and the Penguins in the south, with stunning landscapes in between. This together with tales of the stresses and strains of being a traveller in what is a sometimes inhospitable terrain while also fitting in amusing anecdotes of a wine tasting – apparently the U.K. is the largest market for Chilean wine - made a superb afternoons entertainment much appreciated by the large U3A audience. Our next meeting will be our annual Summer Party, on July 9th in the Guildhall and Garden. The guest speaker will be the celebrated raconteur Charlie Haylock, who will be entertaining us on the theme of “Talking Suffolk” Other events organized for the coming weeks will take groups of members by coach to visit the Bure Valley Steam Railway, with a boat trip on the Broads, and to the Saville Garden near Windsor, including a cruise on the Thames with a cream tea aboard. A coach-load of members will also be cheering on the Olympic Torch Relay on Ipswich waterfront on the day. Further outings to theatres, both local and in London, for operatic, orchestral and Old Time Music Hall performances will follow. For contact details for Hadleigh’s branch of the U3A please see our separate advertisement in this magazine.

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Hadleigh’s Blackest Day My research into the Suffolk Regiment’s involvement in the Gallipoli campaign continues and I would like to thank those people who have been in touch with some useful information. I now have a better idea of what went on during the summer of 1915 and in particular the part played by the Hadleigh men. The story so far – In 1914 when the call to arms came, the volunteers from Hadleigh and Bildeston found themselves in C company of the 1/5th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. After months of training, the Battalion set sail from Liverpool on the 25th June 1915 on RMS Aquitania with the rest of the 54th (East Anglian) Division. The Battalion disembarked at Suvla Bay in the Dardanelles on the 10th of August and immediately moved into the reserve trenches approximately 2 miles inland. Not long after this they received orders to move forward to fill a gap in the front line. On 12th of August they were ordered to make an advance of some 1200 yds. A and C Companies would take the lead, with B and D Companies supporting. The expectation was that this advance would be relatively straight forward with just the odd sniper to oppose them. In reality, it was far from straight forward. The Turkish forces were well established and had the benefit of the vital ground. The Turks opposed the advance with a considerable weight of fire which included sniper fire from the front, machine guns from the flanks and effective field artillery. Despite the heavy opposition, the Suffolks fought on bravely and actually reached a point some 1500 yds beyond their start line. They went on to consolidate their new position for the next 72 hrs until relieved by the Essex Regiment. Once back in reserve trenches it was found that the advance had cost the Battalion dearly, with 11 Officers and 178 NCOs and men killed, wounded or missing. It is thought that those killed were the foremost and the quickest to advance, and in their keenness had bravely rushed forward in isolated parties and without adequate support. They seemed to have completely disappeared and sadly their remains were not found until some years after the war. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, list most of the Hadleigh soldiers as Missing in Action on 21 Aug 15. However, it is most likely that our local heroes all perished during their brave advance on the 12 Aug 15. The one soldier who was definitely listed as Killed in Action on the 12th Aug was Private George Revans who can be seen in the photograph kindly provided by his grandson Bernard. I would still like more information in order to add more detail to the story and to learn more about the Hadleigh connection. I would really like to hear from anyone who may have had relatives who served with the ‘Suffolks’ during WW1. Email Mark at mark.j.brennan@talk21.com

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Hadleigh High A Specialist Science School High Lands Road, Hadleigh Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5HU Headteacher: Caroline Gibson Telephone: 01473 823496 E-mail: office@hadleighhigh.net Website: www.hadleighhigh.net Hadleigh High Ofsted Report On the 21st and 22nd May 2012 Hadleigh High School was inspected by Ofsted under the new framework for inspections introduced in January this year. Our school has received a very positive Ofsted report following its recent inspection. Ofsted agree with the academy that it has made good progress since its last visit and has the capacity to be an outstanding school. The report comments upon the good progress made by pupils in lessons throughout the school year which is the result of high quality teaching that is innovative and engaging. Ofsted noted that the academy’s clear focus on high quality teaching and learning has been one of the main elements in the change in culture that has taken place in the school over the last two years. The drive to have more active engagement in learning through paired and group work has been successful, as Hadleigh pupils see tackling challenging activities collaboratively as the norm. We want our pupils to have the very best educational opportunities enabling them to have the skills and attributes required to be highly successful, happy, confident and creative learners who will be able to cope with the opportunities and challenges which will face them as young adults. The Ofsted inspection has been a valuable means of testing how far we have travelled so far in our aim to provide an outstanding education for our young people. We are pleased that the inspectors have identified that we have a relentless focus on further improving our practice and that we expect the very best from and for our pupils as well as encouraging our pupils to develop the social skills which will enable them to be valued members of any team. The inspection team were also impressed by the quality of the relationships they observed within the academy. They noted that pupils value the extensive care and support that they receive from staff, particularly through additional support and extracurricular activities. The unusually high quality of these relationships ensures children enjoy their education. This inspection will be used by the school as a progress check. It highlights the areas where we are progressing well as well as areas where we need to develop further. We

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are not complacent and remain resolutely committed to providing the very best learning opportunities for our pupils so that they are able to reach their full potential and improve their life chances. We will continue to further improve our work and address the priorities we and Ofsted have identified. The Olympic Spirit at Hadleigh On Wednesday we were very fortunate to be visited by Derek Redmond – the world class athlete. Many of us will recall his many successes in the 400 metre sprint. We will also remember the time at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona when he tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but fought through the pain and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. The incident has become a well-remembered moment in Olympic history. This event clearly epitomises the spirit of the Olympic Games and it was a wonderful opportunity for pupils to meet this Olympian prior to the 2012 games. Derek Redmond posed for photographs with all pupils, and gave 2 inspirational assemblies. In addition we also had a visit from Emily Scott a member of the GB Women’s Rugby Team. Emily conducted training sessions with pupils in Years 9 and 10 - putting pupils through their paces! Hosting the Olympics is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Many of our pupils will enjoy watching the games and seeing internationally renowned sports people perform to an exceptionally high standard. As well as enjoying all the sport on offer it has been a wonderful opportunity for pupils to reflect on the Olympic and Paralympic values in the work they have undertaken over the last few months. The values include: • respect – fair play; knowing one’s own limits; and taking care of one’s health and the environment • excellence – how to give the best of oneself, on the field of play or in life; taking part; and progressing according to one’s own objectives • friendship – how, through sport, to understand each other despite any differences • courage – how to embrace challenge • determination – how to persevere even when the task is difficult • inspiration – how we model admirable positive behaviours in the challenges we undertake • equality – how all members of our community have a positive and worthwhile contribution to make All these values can be applied to how we work, how we learn and how we live. Derek Redmond’s visit provided us all with a timely reminder of the values which matter.

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Good Luck for Exams! At the end of May, current Year 11s left us to go on their study leave in order to revise and prepare for their upcoming exams. Following that, they will be starting in colleges and sixth forms in September later this year. They will get their results on the 23rd of August, and we wish them good luck in further education and hope they all do marvellously in their exams. Year 10 have also sat their recent exams in Business Tuesday 29We June atallHintlesham Studies, GCSE PE, History and Science. hope 2010 they have achieved the high Golf marks they deserve as they have all worked extremely hard in the for process of revising. sta 7.30am Registration a 7.45am Now their exams are over, they have the summer holidays to look forward to!

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Numbers are limited so please contact Trip to Buddhist Centre On the 14th June, 29 students from Years 7Anita and 8 went to the Buddhist Centre Postle onIpswich 01473 822143 to see what it would be like and to recognise the possible beliefs of atoBuddhist. Whenplace. we as soon as book your arrived we had to take our shoes off to show respect. As soon as we had gone upstairs For more information visit www.walterwright.co into the prayer room, we were told the story about the Siddhartha’s Quest. The story was about a man named Siddhartha who had never seen illness and ageing but when he went outside into the real world he noticed four shocking sights which had changed

his view on life completely. These 4 sights were: an old man, a sick man, a copse and a holy man (a Sadhu). This made the Buddha realise that life is full of suffering and that meditation can help soothe and clear your mind to make you more peaceful. We very much enjoyed the trip and appreciated the time Mr Davy, Mr Browne and of course the Buddhist Centre took to allow us to expand our knowledge on the Buddhist religion. Written by Stacey Wray, Milly Lloyd, Olivia Marks and Sophie Gibbs, 8D. Work Experience From Monday 25th June, to Friday 6th July, pupils will be taking part in Work Experience. Work Experience is a great opportunity for all pupils to experience a working environment and develop key skills. Whether they are working in media, or working in construction, it gives students the chance to use their initiative, begin to make decisions of their own and work professionally with other people. Students will have to compile a detailed log of their experiences during this fortnight, which will give them a sense of reflection and give them a chance to show what new things they have learnt. Hadleigh High Fete Money Events prefects have been allocated the role of helping decide what the money raised from our school fete will be going towards, with a final total of £1309 to be spent! At the moment, yearbooks seem to be the most popular idea, however discussions are still underway, as to what else the money could be spent on. Production This year’s production, which has been hugely anticipated, has finally been revealed to be the wonderful musical of ‘Guys and Dolls’. A big congratulation to everyone who went through the auditions process, and successfully received the role they wanted! This year, the drama department have decided to get a head start and begin rehearsals early. Rehearsals are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and there is much hard work and commitment put in by everyone involved. New School “House System” Hadleigh High will soon be introducing a new “House” system. The idea sprang from the well-loved and well-known Harry Potter series. There will be 6 houses, the names of which pupils voted for and chose during registration, and these houses will give a sense of pride or belonging, as we hope to include a house colour and/or a logo. It will also provide more friendly competition when it comes to sports, quizzes, talent shows or competition. You will be able to earn points for your House, and a ‘House Cup’ will be awarded at the end of each end of term assembly. This new system will include all years, so nobody will feel left out! News from the PE Department • Athletics Over the past month each year group has come together to produce a girls’ and boys’ team for the athletics at the Royal Hospital School. Year 7s produced an excellent performance and got both their girls’ and boys’ team to the final at Northgate High School. Another brilliant performance by the Year 8 girls meant that they also got to the final and their position was 6th overall in the whole of South Suffolk. Finally the Year 10 boys and girls reached the final where the boys’ team won meaning that they were the best athletic team in the whole of South of Suffolk; an amazing performance boys- well done! A huge well done to every performer who represented the school; your enthusiasm in the sport was brilliant. • Sports Prefects Congratulations to the current Year 10s who were successful in their bid to become a sports Prefect; their role will carry on through to Year 11 as well. The new prefects are: Callum Bentley, Tom Cowley, Jasmine Hayward, Georgia Howard, Lewis Kempson, Frankie King, Becca Mann, Dom Manthorpe, Tommy Newbigging, Ben Olive, Jazmin Print and Jordan Robinson. The P.E. department also allocates the role of Junior Sport Prefects which the current Year 9s have applied for. A big well done to those who have been successful in their application; many activities will be run with their help over the next year. The new junior sport prefects are: Sam Bevan, Sam Chapman, Cal Dawson, Hannah Daniels, Josh Dews, Seth Philbedge, Alister Grant, Hollie Gregg, Rob Halls, Grace Knock, Annabel MacFarlen and Ruby Shepperson. • Primary School Tennis Festival On Friday 15th June, a Tennis festival took place for the Year 3 and 4s of the schools in and around Hadleigh. It was help run by the Junior Sport Prefects and was very successful. The overall winners were Hadleigh Blue who played amazingly as well as the other teams. A big well done to everyone who took part and to the people who ran the event so smoothly, without them these festivals could not happen. Year 10 South Suffolk Athletics Team Championships Well done to all of the Year 10 students who competed for Hadleigh High in the South Suffolk Athletics Team Championships at Northgate on Wednesday 30th May. It was great to see our students taking part at such a high level and embracing the Olympic values of friendship, excellence and respect

throughout the evening. Well done to those who achieved personal bests. Congratulations to the boys team who won their overall event. Year 10 Boys Team Tom Cowley, Tommy Newbigging, Tommy Nogre, George Johnson, Ben Smith, George Buxton, Jake Worthington, Jordan Robinson, Jack Hay, Luke McGhee, Harry Allen, Finley Tunilla, Ryan Steer, Conrad Oxford. Year 10 Girls Team Tori Hale, Jasmin Hayward, Holly Alger, Tantoo Fox, Megan Freeman, Reece Wedige, Lili Fitzgerald, Corrina Hankins, Harriet Cutler, Courtney Anderson, Emma Tate, Farzana Quddus, Tayla Djemal. Library News On Thursday 16th June the Library Book Club members were invited to attend the CILIP Carnegie Book Awards event at East Bergholt High School. The Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book for children and young people. Our book club members have been ‘shadowing’ the 8 books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. This year, an estimated 90,000 pupils took part in shadowing groups across the UK. Pupils from Hadleigh, East Bergholt and Holbrook voted for their favourite book based on its content, cover and blurb. After a lively debate, the winning book voted for by the pupils was ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their day at East Bergholt High School and especially enjoyed interacting with the pupils from other schools. Enrichment This July, the whole school will be getting involved in Enrichment again! Year 7s will be offered a chance to go on a trip to Danbury, Year 8s will be going to St Omer for the first week, and will be spending 3 days performing in Combined Arts, Year 9s will either be going to the Ardéche region of France or Thorpe Woodlands, and Year 10s will be, as mentioned earlier, going on Work Experience. There is a detailed overview of the activities involved for each year in June’s issue of the Hadleigh Community News. School Vouchers If you still have any “Sainsbury’s Active Kids 2012”or “Tesco for Schools & Clubs” vouchers, please send them to Hadleigh High School. We will use them to buy things that will help improve our school and the learning environment and activities of the pupils. Thank you for your help. Researched and written by; Jazmin Print, Lucy Neill, Shelley Manning, Sarah Stock, Becca Mann, Farzana Quddus and Tantoo Fox.

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Steven Henly died of a rare form of cancer in July 2008, just a few weeks after his 21st birthday. At the time of his death, he was a student at the University of Bedfordshire where he was training to become a PE Teacher. Steven’s parents, Zahra and Bob, have established a fund to award an annual cash prize at the University of Bedfordshire, to be awarded to a student who demonstrates the sort of commitment and dedication that Steven himself showed in his participation in sport and indeed throughout his life. This year, Zahra will be running her first-ever marathon. She will be taking part in the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon on 30 September, described as “ A Monster Race... running alongside the shores of the world’s most famous loch”. Anyone who remembers Steven will know that he had an unfailingly positive and cheerful outlook on life, even during the last days of his life. He would have been very proud of his Mum’s forthcoming marathon. Please can you help Zahra and Bob raise funds for their worthy cause with your donations. There will be a Just Giving web page in due course but, in the meantime, there will be a sponsorship form at the Leisure Centre, or you can contact Zahra and Bob on 01473 827960. Thank you for your help

Pause for Thought My friend came across a horrible accident; her nurse training told her the young man in her arms would not survive. He was conscious - but what could she say to comfort him in his dying moments as she held him? She knew nothing about him, or his life. Not even his name. She asked God for help and said this - "for God so loved the world, He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life." I don't know you, or your life, but I too leave those incredible words with you. Christine Hart

A Cracking Easter Craft Fair..... On March 25th the Town Hall Complex was filled to the brim with crafts of all types including wood turning, knitted items, Easter gifts, cards, jewellery not forgetting the food hall which had preserves, chutneys, cupcakes, cheese & pies and not forgetting those lovely sweets. We had over 600 people attend the event who shopped till they dropped then relaxed with a lovely cuppa in our tea room. The stall holders always book early to avoid disappointment as this event is getting very popular as traders come from as far away as Clacton and even Lowestoft to attend our event. We hold 2 craft fairs a year and our next one is set for the 4th November 2012 and is already filling up fast. If you would like to take part in our next fair or see some of the other exciting events the Hadleigh Town Forum are putting on please visit our website www.hadleighents.webs.com Here you can find your craft fair booking form and also pictures from the last fair and also news on all our events. Cllr Trev Clarke, Hadleigh Town Forum

Charity Begins at Animal Home It was smiles all round when fund raisers posed for photos recently to celebrate their separate achievements. The group's combined efforts raised £645 for Suffolk and Essex Small Animal Welfare in Stoke Road, Leavenheath. Hadleigh builder, Graham Clemson has netted £150 so far after taking part in a London to Paris cycle ride. Cycling on the "wrong" side of the road in unfamiliar territory made the journey challenging mentally as well as physically. Fortunately friends were close by in a back up vehicle which shadowed the riders all the way. Graham hopes to take part in another continental journey next year to raise money for SESAW. Boxford school girl Annabel Harris and mum Kay, together with Louise and Lucy Watling and their mother, Jo, raised £295 by walking from Sudbury to Long Melford and back along the old railway track. The total included £38 donated by passers-by along the footpath. Sarah Pope who works at Tesco in Sudbury collected £200 from colleagues and customers after completing the Sudbury Fun Run. Pleased with her achievement, Sarah hopes to raise even more money when she enters again next year.

Hadleigh Chamber of Commerce A message from the President of Hadleigh Chamber of Commerce, Roger Bannister The Chamber invites members, family and friends to our annual Summer BBQ at the magnificent Tudor Residence, Priory Hall, Benton Street, Hadleigh, IP7 5AZ, on Friday, 20 July, from 6.30pm. Enjoy delicious food in beautiful surroundings and come and meet us, over a glass of chilled wine, at the BBQ. Tickets are just £12 for both Chamber members and non-members and all are welcome. On sale now from Walter Wright Chartered Accountants, 89 High Street, Hadleigh - 01473 822143. We are delighted to announce a new Chamber Loyalty Scheme, to be launched in August, encouraging residents in Hadleigh and the surrounding area to shop locally. Featuring a monthly cash prize. Following the success of the well attended Hadleigh Industrial Estate breakfast meeting held in March, a follow up breakfast meeting is being scheduled for Thursday 26 July. We will be able to update Industrial Estate Traders on the new email alert system set up with Suffolk Police on Industrial Estate crime and vandalism, most recently related to the theft of lead, an update on congestion issues, and a report on the location and likely costs for the proposed CCTV ANPR security system. The Hanging Baskets of Hadleigh are in full bloom along the full length of the High Street, thanks to local businesses, retailers and members of Hadleigh Chamber of Commerce. The baskets are very striking and are a tribute to the organisers and floral designer. By joining the Chamber YOU can help in the very important role of strengthening the local business community and gaining access to a huge amount of business support.

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Success for Hadleigh bus petitioners in the Suffolk County Council Chamber. From left: Simon Wills, Shelley Pingo, Babergh Councillors Kathryn Grandon and Brian Riley Hadleigh is no longer marooned after 6pm. The reinstated bus service starts on 20th August. Thank you to the 3,765 people who signed the petition calling for the reinstatement of the evening, Sunday and Bank Holiday bus service linking Hadleigh with Ipswich. The full meeting of Suffolk County Council voted to fund the service following hard work by Hadleigh residents Simon Wills, Shelley Pingo and Hadleigh Conservative Councillors Brian Riley and Kathryn Grandon. Now they are celebrating having successfully persuaded SCC to change their minds – a stunning example of localism in action. SCC were impressed with the strength of support from the community and recognised that Hadleigh, unlike other Suffolk towns, has no other public transport options if residents need to go to Ipswich for work, college, entertainment or health needs, at the times when the 90 service used to run. Sue Clark and Simon Wills initiated the campaign and did the research, while Shelley Pingo tirelessly collected signatures. Conservative Councillors Brian Riley and Kathryn Grandon then spearheaded the action and guided it successfully through the political process. The new service will initially operate for six months, after which it will be reviewed – so, “use it, or lose it”! The times of the service are as follows: from Hadleigh to Ipswich 7.10 pm and 9.45 pm, and from Ipswich to Hadleigh: 8 pm and 10.30 pm. The Sunday and Bank Holiday Service will operate between 10 am and 4 pm. The service will be run by Hadleigh Community Transport and the ticket price has been set at the same level as the Beestons’ day time service. Travellers will be able to use their day return ticket bought on the Beestons’ bus for their return journey (but the 10 trip ticket is not valid). Councillor Guy McGregor, Suffolk County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Roads and Transport, spoke in the Council Chamber and following the vote, paid tribute to the efforts of the delegation. “My announcement was to recognise the need and to thank the promoters for the efforts you all went to. I am pleased that a different approach to funding will enable SCC to support evening and Sunday services to and from Ipswich/Hadleigh. We will give it our best shot and try it out for six months. We will come together to see how it is doing in February 2013.” Simon Wills commented: “I am very pleased to see the old 90 service being reinstated. It is an amenity that locals have a right to expect. I thank SCC for listening to the petition and working out a solution to reinstate the service, even if it is only for a trial period”. “I am so pleased that young people will be able to use Ipswich’s colleges and use its entertainment facilities again,” said Kathryn Grandon. “We need to make sure that the new bus is used once we have it back. It will be a 16-seater, but if it is over-subscribed, this will be recorded and then possibly reviewed. If it is under-subscribed, we risk losing it. Having the service back is great news for Hadleigh.” “Well done to the people of Hadleigh and district for coming together,” Shelley Pingo enthused. “We all have a voice and here is proof that the ‘pen is mightier than the sword’. I hope the young people of Hadleigh can learn from this – you can bring about changes and achieve things in life.” Brian Riley said: ” This is a great result. A fantastic citizen's effort! Just what's needed to promote the social, educative and employment prospects of our residents. Full marks to Suffolk County Council for seeing things our way!”

Diamond-Lites Majorettes The competition season is upon us! The girls had their first competition in Clacton at the British Association of Twirling Organisation. Where the children had their best results so far, with every routine and section bringing home a 1st to 4th place trophy. All the leaders came home with 1st to 4th place medals as did the mascots. WELL DONE DIAMOND-LITES! We have also been busy at fetes. The troupe attended The Nedging with Naughton Village Fete, Monks Eleigh Fete, Nedging Hall Jubilee Celebrations and Capel St Mary Fete. The children had a great time at all of these events. We hosted our annual competition at Elmsett Village Hall on the 20th May which was a great success. The committee would like to thank all the majorettes for working so hard on the day and all our dedicated mums, dads and family members who helped to make the day run so smoothly. We would like to also thank the extremely generous businesses in Hadleigh who donated prizes to our raffle. On behalf of the majorettes and the committee thank The Framestore, The Cooking Experience, V C News, The Idler Books & Crafts, The Barber Stop!, B V Hicks, Sweet Memories, Keith Avis, Cellar & Kitchen Adnams, Partridges Farm Shop, Hadleigh Pet Supplies, The Jolly Meat Co, Hadleigh Post Office, Tatty Broyds, Sunflower Shop, Highcliff Veternary Surgery, Threadneedle Fabrics, Rose Bud, Mixers Retail Ltd, Andrews Butchers & Hadleigh Kitchen & Bedroom Studio. The children attended their first OMC competition in Brantham on 17th June where they brought home lots of 1st and 2nd place trophies and the leaders and mascots brought home many 1st to 3rd place medals. Well done girls! In August we will be recruiting for new girls and boys aged 3+. If you would like to become part of a team, make new friends and keep fit while learning the art of majorettes, using batons, flags and pom poms in fun dance routines. Representing Hadleigh at Competitions, Carnivals and Fetes around East Anglia. Then come along to the Ansell Community Centre on a Thursday evening for a 2 week free trial. For more details contact Liz on 07738 571307 or Gina on 07787 190155

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Hadleigh Evening WI After all the unseasonal weather it’s hard to believe this is midsummer the time for the seasonal events to which the nine local WIs of the Three Valleys Group of will invite fellow members. For Hadleigh Evening this will be their annual garden party which once again will be held at Ann Porters home. At the June meeting retired free lance political journalist Josie Stephenson gave her passionate unbiased view of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the important place of the countries of EU within the world between the super powers of the USA and China. She held up a copy of the Maastricht treaty signed by John Major in 1992. Apparently it is compiled in baffling legalistic terminology. Josie expressed concern that it had not been translated into plain English and made widely available to the British public. In her opinion our press gave a biased unfavourable view of the EU. Josie explained why it was important we should remain within the union with particular reference to peace and trade. She urged us to contact our local EU MP and as a group arrange a trip to the European Parliament to see for ourselves how it works. The competition of a European keepsake was won by Gill Taylor with her entry of an ornate spoon from Brussels. Next months meeting will be on 17th July in the Seminar suite above the library starting 7.30pm. A representative from the RSPB will present a talk entitled Managing Coastal Habitats. As always Visitors and new members are welcome Philippa Carruthers 01473 823057

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Thankyou Hadleigh REME A big vote of thank's is due to the Hadleigh Army Cadet Force Detachment under the command of Sgt. Dale Mason. In between assisting the organiser's with the setting up for the Diamond Jubilee celebration's they collected £180.63 for the Help for Heroes charity, getting very wet in the process. This small detachment certainly punch above their weight whenever called upon. Well done and thank you gentlemen on behalf of H4H Fred Breyer

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THE FEAST OF ST JAMES Wednesday 25 July High Mass at 7.30pm FROGs (Friends of God) For primary school children After school activity club in church Wednesday 18 July, 6-7.15pm

News from The Station Hello Readers, and welcome to this month’s edition of news from the Police Station. Regular readers will know that the Community Safety Team at Babergh District Council have been funding the astro-turf at Hadleigh High School for some time now in order for young people to use the facility free of charge on Wednesday evenings. Babergh have been paying for this as part of a joint operation to reduce anti-social behaviour around Hadleigh. Sadly, on Wednesday 30th May 2012 the funding came to an end and we took part in the final session. I was pleased to see a turn out of 25 young people who no doubt looked forward to playing a “friendly” game of football against a team made up of Police and Council workers plus the addition of Craig Hutton, youth worker for the Porch Project. The young people split up in to teams and we all alternated to allow equal match times on what was an enjoyable evening for all. The pace and fitness of the younger generation did prove to be a challenge for us, but the final game was won at the death by the Police/Council team after my pin-point long ball was headed into the top corner of the net by Craig Hutton with only a second remaining on the clock. My thanks to Paul Little of Babergh District Council for promoting (and paying for) these sessions. I hope some time in the future to look for external funding to set something similar up. In other news, I was delighted to see so many local residents brave the weather to take part in the Jubilee Street celebrations. Although off duty, I too ventured along the High Street and had a good time chatting to the organisers and local businesses. The following day I also ventured up to the Beaumont School to see the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon at 10.30pm. Given that this did clash with Madness and Sir Paul McCartney on the TV I was delighted to see a strong crowd, including members of the Town Council out in the dark, even if the beacon did stutter once or twice before lighting! All residents need to be aware that there have been some recent changes in the way that road closures are handled in Suffolk. Any person or organisation wishing to close a road for a particular event is required to contact Suffolk County Council and apply for the relevant permissions. Suffolk Police no longer hold any authority to do this. Further more, many of you will be aware that we have, on occasions, leant our Police No Waiting Cones to people for varying reasons, including to assist with traffic control whilst moving house. Again, we no longer have the authority to do this, and in fact, no longer hold a stock of no waiting cones. If you require no waiting cones in the future, please contact the County Council who will advise you of the costs involved and the process that you need to follow. We have had a good couple of months with crime levels low in the Town. The team continually work hard to keep the fear of crime down too, but without ignoring the parking restrictions around Hadleigh. You need to be aware that 55 tickets have been issued in recent weeks for drivers who flout are parking regulations, and we will continue to enforce the yellow lines. If you should have a query about local Policing, or would like to speak with a member of the team, please contact us at the Station (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 1pm and 3pm) or telephone 101. As always, my email address is below and I am always happy to hear from you. Until next time, Matt PC 1455 Paisley Matthew.paisley@suffolk.pnn.police.uk

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RNLI Life Savers – the Hadleigh Branch Very grateful thanks to the residents of Hadleigh and surrounding villages who contributed to a grand total of £1,646.51 which was raised during our recent RNLI House to House Collection. We are very grateful to the twenty collectors who worked tirelessly on our behalf. May I take this opportunity of mentioning the pleasurable experience of collecting in parts of Hadleigh populated by numerous families whose children attend the Beaumont School. A large number of children were encountered on my visits to Oxford Drive and Malyon Road, all of whom were polite and helpful. Kate Bailey, Chair, Hadleigh & District RNLI Fundraising Branch www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk

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On 1st and 2nd June all staff at M W Partridge & Co. Ltd, Hadleigh dressed up for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations to help raise funds for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), in memory of Rebecca Phillips. Each member of staff paid £2.00 to wear what they liked with the theme of the Diamond Jubilee. A raffle was also held throughout the week. We wish to thank everyone who took part and to all our customers who donated. A total of £236.20 was raised and has been passed on to Julie and Peter Phillips to help towards their personal goal of £8,500.00 to enable 100 young people in Hadleigh from the age of 14 to 35 to be screened. Anyone still wishing to donate can still do so by visiting the JustGiving Page http:www.justgiving.com/julie-phillips5 Lorna Gant

John McInally It is with sadness that the sudden death of John, age 60, has been announced. John played football for Hadleigh during the 70s, he had taken early retirement and sadly died just two days later.

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This is the first of a series of monthly notes on what is happening in Babergh from the point of our town. The aim is to be informative and occasionally entertaining. Hopefully I can focus on some of the issues creeping under the radar. Where action is needed this column will try and sound the clarion call. Currently there is a proposal for a 18 metre (59 feet) wind turbine at Pond Hall Barn off the Pond Hall Road. The 18 metres is from the ground to the top of the turbine and does not include the total height of the turbine blades. By contrast the turbine at Beaumont School is only 9 metres high. The flag pole outside Baberghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corks Lane offices is 6 metres high. Although the site is in pasture, it will be visible from the Pond Hall Road (400 metres/433 yards away) and will be extremely visible from the proposed housing area being planned for the land south of Tower Mill Lane and east of Frog Hall Lane. The planning application does not answer the questions of what if and what next. What if the Government cuts the subsidy and the electricity production is uneconomic. What happens if the machine breaks down and is uneconomic to repair or replace? What happens at the end of the turbineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who dismantles and removes the tower? Whilst the consultation period for the wind turbine planning application is past, there is still time to write to Babergh raising objections. The reference number is B/12/00191. If you have trouble finding the documents please contact me on brianriley@abetterwayforhadleigh.com. More information can be found on my blog abwfh.com. Meanwhile, please see the feature in this magazine on the restoration of the later evening bus services between Hadleigh and Ipswich. There is also an advertisement detailing the times of the buses. Finally, congratulations to everyone who took part in the great Jubilee lunch and made it such a memorable day. This article is the sole responsibility of Brian Riley, District Councillor, Hadleigh North. The views expressed should not be taken as those of Babergh District Council

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Recipe for Success by Sarah Thompson

Chocolate Torte with Cardamoms I plan to make this for my in-laws Golden Wedding Anniversary at the end of June. A tried and tested recipe, it will not disappoint and will suit any special occasion.

Ingredients: Biscuit base 150 g amaretti biscuits 60 g unsalted butter 60g golden caster sugar Chocolate cardamom ganache 600 ml double cream 6 cardamom pods opened. 750 g dark chocolate (above 65% cocoa solid) 55 g unsalted butter 4 tablespoons chocolate liqueur (or equivalent) Cardamom cocoa sugar 3 cardamom pods 50 g caster sugar 50 g unsweetened cocoa Large baking tin lined with non-stick baking parchment

SESAW News The Annual Suffolk and Essex Small Animal Welfare Fete, Fun Dog Show and Agility Display will be held on Sunday 29th July from noon to 4pm. There will be plenty to see and do including games, stalls and refreshments but a P.A. loud speaker system is still urgently required for the day. If anyone can help, please leave a message on 01787 210888 or call in at "Idano", Stoke Road, Leavenheath, CO6 4PP.

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HADLEIGH RIFLE CLUB Indoor .22 rifle shooting on 25yd indoor range Also Air rifle & pistol shooting on 10yd range Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm in The Drill Hall, George St. Hadleigh. Call in on a club evening or telephone 823684 or 823694 for details or see our website at www.hadleighrifleclub.co.uk

Method Starting with the base, place biscuits in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently. Stir in the crushed biscuits. Press the mixture into the tin and chill for twenty minutes. To make the ganache put the cream and the cardamoms in a pan and heat until almost boiling. Remove from the heat, leaving the mixture to infuse for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, put the grated chocolate and butter in a saucepan. Strain the infused cream through a sieve onto the chocolate. Warm the mixture gently but do not allow it to boil. Stir in the liqueur and leave to cool. Whisk the mixture (using an electric whisk) for 2 minutes. Pour this onto the amaretti base. Leave to cool and then cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Finally to make the cardamom sugar remove the seeds from the cardamom pods and grind with the sugar and cocoa into a powder. Carefully remove the cake from the tin and sift the sugar evenly over the top before serving.

Weight Loss Olympics The Olympics are almost upon us. Did you know that Team GB has won over 600 gold medals since the games began! That means over 600 inspirational, motivated and dedicated sportsmen and women have fought hard for something they believed they could do, for their country and, of course, for themselves! It proves that, with the right mindset, we can achieve amazing, life-changing dreams. Approaching your weight loss journey with a similar mindset can give remarkable results. If you have a dream and a vision, are prepared to push yourself to be the best you can be, you can get to the finishing line in the “healthy weight race”. Athletes train for many years with unwavering focus – most of the time! But they are human like the rest of us and have their own moments of doubt and bad days. Where they succeed though, is that they have learnt not to accept these negative thoughts and times of self-doubt. They will get to the finishing line and achieve their dream. Nothing will get in the way of their goal. It’s a bit like a bike ride – if you fall off, you won’t get to the end of your journey if you don’t get back on your bike! Dieting is much more than watching what you eat. It’s crucial to be in the right frame of mind, or mindset. It’s also about being kinder to yourself. Accepting that there are times when life does its best to sabotage our best efforts and we “fall off our bike” is also essential. If we feel that we’ve failed, even momentarily, we’re likely to give up altogether but it’s important to remember how far you’ve come. Carrying on with your journey will lead to success and your very own gold medal! Val Lord If you would like individual help with a weight problem, Val is an accredited Independent Cambridge Weight Plan Consultant and can be contacted on 01449 737113 or 07519 177645 or visit www.cambridgeweightplan.com/valL for more information.

Poets Corner When Life gets Tough When life gets tough I have to be brave I think of my family and the love they gave To me for so many wonderful years Even now they help me with my fears My Grandad always filled me with laughter And Nana often moaned at his banter He was very deaf and wouldn't wear his aid So answered wrongly when a comment was made I know he did this on purpose sometimes So Nana would end up doing silly mimes In order for her to get her needs met I've never stopped laughing about this yet By now from me you'll have got the rumour That I inherited Grandads sense of humour And I certainly used it well on my Mum She always wished she could smack my bum By writing this I feel God has blessed me As He gave me such a loving family I didn't appreciate them at the start But now I love them with all my heart!! Alison XXXXXXXXXXXXX www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk

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SUMMER FETE SATURDAY 7TH JULY, 12 - 3PM Come along to St Mary’s CEVAP primary school fete on the school meadow, where there will be lots of stalls for you all to enjoy, along with a FUN DOG SHOW - £1 TO ENTER. We will also have a bouncy castle, punch and judy, tug of war and lots more. Refreshments will be available – BBQ, strawberries & cream, cakes and ice cream. The Grand Raffle will also take place in the afternoon. Please do come along and support this fun event, all welcome.

Is Windows 8 worth waiting for? If you don’t already know Windows 8 is the new version of Microsoft Windows, due out later this year. It is the successor to Windows 7 which, unlike Windows Vista before it, has been a great success. Many people are still running Windows XP on what must now be pretty elderly computers and at some point they will have to upgrade. According to figures I have seen XP and Windows 7 are each used by around 40% of people with Windows Vista being used by less than 10%. So you can upgrade now to Windows 7 or wait for Windows 8. What should you do? I have been a windows user and programmer for 20 years and in general Windows has got better with each new version. XP was brilliant and while Vista got a bad reputation, on the right hardware it was fine. Windows 7 tidied everything up and is by far the easiest to use. Windows 8 is different. Very different. It is aimed firmly at tablet computers with desktop users seemingly forgotten. The Start menu is gone with no way to get it back. The Desktop seems to be an afterthought and is almost replaced by the new Metro interface. The Metro user interface has a tilebased start screen similar to that of a Windows Phone. Each tile is an application and when run Metro style applications are full screen. This can work well on a small tablet screen but just does not work on modern 22 or 24 inch screens. Microsoft has had two previous attempts at tablet computers, the latest in 2001, and got it badly wrong both times. Tablet computers are great for consuming information but rubbish for creating it. So it looks like people that use Windows to create things will have a pretty tough time with Windows 8. So what does it all mean? I am telling anyone who will listen that if they need to get a new computer in the near future they will be much better off with Windows 7 than with Windows 8. As for me I will have to learn about Windows 8 but I doubt that I will ever use it on my main machine. 42

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Nayland Care Agency We are a family run local company set up in September 2001 by Yvette Webster in her lounge with a fax machine and a telephone. There was no funding available albeit £2000 on a credit card. It was more the slight problem with the way older people appeared to be low priority when they reached the point of needing our support that triggered the determination to make some kind if difference. Yvette’s career in care began in 1984 in a residential setting before moving on to NHS community nursing care in 1991 where she remained until 1999 when she joined various agencies as a worker with the intention of starting up her own unique style of providing support to people at home. The Company achieved several awards for its commitment to the training and development of its staff and in 2005 Yvette won the coveted Business woman of the Year award at the prestigious Colchester District Business awards which she went on to judge following her personal success. In 2003 Yvette’s daughter Chelsey Cookson joined the Company starting out as a care worker and working her way up through the ranks in the same way that any other employee with a keen sense of career progression would. Today Chelsey is key to the end service we provide by the high calibre training and development of the entire workforce she delivers and was she recognised for her talents in 2011 when she collected the Care Trainer of the Year award at the Great British Care Awards. Our successes over the years have been achieved by placing people at the centre of all we do. We provide a wide range of services from shopping and housework to complex personal care needs to help you maintain an independent life in your own home. The daily routine tasks of everyday living can become more difficult as we reach our elder years. It is our aim to relieve you from the worry and frustration that this may cause so that you can concentrate on enjoying a fulfilling and independent life. You will always find our staff competently trained, kind reliable and helpful. The safety of our customers and staff is paramount to us and as such we are committed to compliance with all regulations as laid down by the Care Quality Commission with whom we are registered. Our compliance reports are viewable on the CQC website or on request. We provide approximately 7500 hours of support to people across Essex and Suffolk every month from a team of over 50 dedicated care staff, each one on an individual programme of continued training and support. Our promise to you: We will always endeavour to assist you to live a fulfilling and meaningful life from people you can trust to care.

Playstation Pre-School What a busy month we have had at Playstation. Our theme for June is Sports. The children are learning about all different sports, the equipment used for sports, how weather conditions affect playing sports, and they have been learning about teams and why they wear outfits. The children have been learning a lot about football, especially with Euro 2012 and tennis in preparation for Wimbledon. Hopefully we will be having a mini sports day here at Playstation as long as the weather stays dry. The children and staff have been making lots of cards for Father’s Day, the children have been decorating them with hand prints and pictures of themselves. Also in June we held a Jubilee picnic under the canopy where the children sat and ate their snacks, the good old British weather decided to rain that day!! The fund raising went really well, raising £120 so we can purchase new toys/ equipment for the outdoor area. Also all of us at Playstation are looking forward to our Annual trip to the Giggle Factory in Sudbury, we have been very fortunate that the Thrift Shop are funding the Bus to take us and to bring us home. More details to follow. We are also currently preparing our register for the new School year starting September. If your child/ children did not gain a place at Nursery, they can still have their 15hrs a week funding here with us at Playstation. Also if your child/ children have just turned 2 and you would like them to come to Playstation then please give us a call to arrange and to add your child/ children to the register. If you would like to enquire about places at Playstation we can be contacted at playstationhadleigh@btconnect.com. If you are currently considering a playschool for your child, why not come and take a look at what we can offer? Please telephone Playstation on 824271 for enrolment details, a prospectus or to arrange a visit, or visit our website at http://www.playstationhadleigh.com

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Nayland Care Agency Career openings in Social Care Local family run business committed to and recognised for promoting the self development of its employees. We are looking for genuine people to join our company who have a desire to really care for vulnerable adults at home to a standard that has gained the company awards in lifelong learning and staff training. If you are compassionate, honest and have the qualities to compliment our trusted and long established team in and around Hadleigh we will give you genuine opportunities to reach your career goals

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As part of the school's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the children at Hintlesham and Chattisham Primary school brought in a range of red, white and blue materials from home, with the idea of creating a huge Union Jack flag on the school playground. The children worked carefully together to gradually build up the picture and used everything from material scraps to painting aprons, trainers and bookbags. The end result was a striking and impressive Union Jack flag.

Hadleigh & District Garden Club Lucy Redman; What a girl! A young lady whose interest in horticulture started here in Hadleigh whilst a pupil at Hadleigh High School and was very influenced by the teacher of gardening Mr Keith Offord. Keith was a founder member of the H.&D. G. Club and (although Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been unable to verify the fact) was himself trained at the R.H.S. He built up an immaculate area of garden, greenhouses etc, to give an allround grounding (sorry about the pun) to the children and abviously inspired at least one person to go into horticulture as a full-time profession. From this start she went around picking up experience and teaching from everywhere she could so has rubbed shoulders with a good few of the best known gardeners. In the end she cut out her intention of travelling around the globe to gain a more diverse knowledge of the subject and accepted a marriage proposal instead! This though has lead to her becoming a well known garden designer, as well as creating, with the help of her husband a 3/4 acre garden of great beauty and diversity and relying on herhusbands wonderful metal earth restraints to contain earth seats, among other things. She continues to work at a feverish pitch and has somehow managed to squeeze in two lovely daughters to the unrelenting toil of keeping the garden so it is always open on Fridays to the public and in an immacuculate condition. How she manages all that and has become an amazing plants woman as well, heaven only knows. How is it possible to work in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fast laneâ&#x20AC;? to the extent she does I simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know but â&#x20AC;&#x153;full steam aheadâ&#x20AC;? seems to be her mantra and coming to talk to us on June 11th was no exception. She arrived with nothing more than a large basket of cuttings and a folio of pictures and kept us enraptured for well over an hour, talking non stop about the various plant samples she bought with her; dropping off names I cannot even pronounce , at break-neck speed and then chatted for half an hour to members before departing back to Rushbrooke, bed, and alarm clock for 3am all in order to catch a flight to France - well as I said â&#x20AC;&#x153;what a girlâ&#x20AC;? For more information phone Ruth Allen 822323

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Hadleigh Gardens Personal Thoughts This month my thoughts are still about weeds. Some years ago I had a little rant about bitter cress, which is a little weed which flowers early and has exploding seed pods to help it spread itself about. At the moment there are two other weeds that are being a particular nuisance. The first is horsetail (equisetum arvense). This is an ancient plant which has a deep root system, a hard skin, and can regrow from small bits of root. There was a bit of root under my greenhouse when I built it 30 odd years ago, and I have had bits of it coming up in my greenhouse ever since, and controlled it by pulling it up whenever I see it. This year it has suddenly appeared under the patio by the greenhouse, and I am going to have to try and control it with weed killer. The problem is getting the weed killer into the weed. One contact has suggested injecting the weed killer into the stems with a hypodermic syringe, but this is probably illegal. I am going to try and crush the stems before spraying. The second weed is cleavers (gallium aparine). This produces lots of stems which scramble over surrounding plants. Children love this weed because the stems and seeds will stick to clothing, and this is one way in which this weed spreads around. I have had this weed in the hedge for years, but this year it has gone mad. I think the reason for this is this years strange weather pattern. If so this is probably just a one year nuisance problem. In 1991 my wife and I visited Keukenhof Gardens in Holland we particularly impressed by a blue "footpath" created using grape hyacinths (muscari). (See picture). We ignored the fact that the garden is replanted annually, and decided to use them in a circle around an apple tree. They are now effectively a weed, and I am going to have to clear the bed and start again. Not all varieties of muscari are as invasive as muscari armeniacum varieties. Muscari latifolium, and commutatum are better. The National collection of muscari is held by Richard Hobbs in Norfolk. Another lovely plant was installed around another apple tree, and has proved difficult to control. This one is camassia leichtlinii, a bulb flowering in June or July. The problem is that the bulbs work themselves quite deep, and produce offsets. One can pull out the bulbs and leave the offsets behind to grow on and reappear. Open Gardens July 1 2 High View, Derrick Hill, Offton July 3 Woodwards, Blacksmiths Lane, Coddenham July 15 Bays Farm, Forward Green, Earl Stoneham July 21 Larks Hill , Clopton Road, Tuddenham St Martin July 21 & 22 Tudor Roost, 18 Frere Way, Fingringhoe July 22 Rosedale 40 Colchester Road Bures Weather Records In May at Kersey there were 53 mm (2.1") of rain. This is very close to our average monthly rainfall. This useful rainfall brought the 3 month figure up to 189.8 mm (5.9") which is close to average rainfall. The total rainfall for the first 5 months of the year is 255 mm (10"), and this is twice as much as we had in the first 5 months of 2011. In May the maximum temperature was 27 Cel (81F). The minimum was 3 Cel (37F), both of which are typical for the month. In my garden the ground temperature at writing is 13 Cel (55F). Hints By July if you grow vegetables you should be enjoying the fruits of your labour. All the traditional crops will have been sown, but now is the right time to sow some of the Chinese vegetables like Chinese cabbage, and mizuna. These are two that I like, but there a number of others. Why not experiment? This month keep your secateurs with you as you inspect your garden and systematically dead head flowers as they go over. In many cases you will be rewarded by more flowers. July is a good month for cutting and drying herbs and lavender for winter use. The lavender should be cut just before the flowers are fully open. It is also a good month for lifting and dividing Irises that have flowered. Select the biggest single rhizomes for replanting, and cut half of the leaves off. Do not plant too deeply. The tops of the rhizomes should be above the soil. The old garden books suggest mid July as the time to start spraying potatoes against blight. It also affects tomatoes so be vigilant. Enjoy your gardening, John Rye

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coming on Saturday so that we have the choice and variety that “Butch” has to offer. I must make it clear that he intends to come Fridays as usual. I am not related or have any business connection to this stall owner only the fact that I have used it for many years and like him, his lady assistant and the variety and standard of his produce. David S Abbott

Dear Sir Dear Sir Maggie Quinlan (HCN May 2012) has a go at the majority of Babergh councillors – of all political parties and none – who after a great deal of agonising reluctantly decided not to take the Government’s one-off Council Tax freeze and backed the decision to raise our part of the Council Tax for 2012/13 by nine pence a week for a Band D property. We all recognise the very real financial squeeze being faced by most families in the Babergh district and so did not come to this decision lightly. However, because of the uncertainty surrounding any such freeze in future years, there was a very real risk that we would have to make even deeper cuts into frontline services than already envisaged. Our decision to increase Council Tax this year increases the tax base for future ones - which puts us in a better position to minimise the impact of cuts on all of our communities. So far from being ‘self-congratulatory’ as claimed by Mrs Quinlan, I can reassure your readers that all Babergh councillors are striving to get the balance right in terms of services and how we pay for them both today and in future years. Cllr Jennie Jenkins Chairman, Strategy Committee, Babergh District Council

Dear Sir Despite the weather and the adverse and incorrect information printed in the Suffolk Free Press, I for one think that the Jubilee Celebrations organised for the town were a huge success and would like to thank all the volunteers who worked so hard and gave up so much of their own time to make it special - from the street party, adorned with the local made bunting which added a lovely personal touch, to the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon which was well attended and after an initial delay in lighting due to the damp weather conditions achieved a brilliant glow and looked as good as any other seen on TV across the country. You will always get one or two detractors for whom nothing is ever good enough, but I think the majority of Hadleigh people will appreciate that without all the hard work and effort that goes in by volunteers to organise and run these events then we would have nothing going on in the town to mark these big occasions and I feel they deserve a big thank you for all their efforts. A. P. Munson

Dear Sir Through your magazine I would like to say a big “Thankyou” to everyone who helped me on Thursday 17th May. I was rushing back to my car in Hadleigh with my mind on other other things (as you do!) and I tripped up and hurt myself. Two ladies and an elderly gentleman came to my assistance and called an ambulance, but not before a young lady assistant from the Co-op came out and gave me a chair to sit on until the ambulance arrived. They took me to Ipswich Hospital where it was found no bones were broken! I did not know who the names of those helpful people but they will know who they are and I would like to thank them very much. I have always enjoyed shopping in Hadleigh and have always found the people friendly and helpful and this incident has only reinforced this. A big thankyou to everyone involved - whoever you may be! Claire Hayford, Edwardstone

Dear Sir On Saturday 2nd June mid morning I attended the Market Place and was the only one at the vegetable stall, I made a comment re this to “Butch” and he stated that it had been like this all morning, and was thinking about not coming to Hadleigh on a Saturday as it was not worth his while. He had an offer to attend another town centre instead. I don’t know the reason for people not to come as the Co-op was heaving with the usual bank holiday mayhem, you would think that the town was to be shut for a week the amount of stuff in trolleys. Now Butch and his lovely lady get up at stupid o’clock to get us the best fruit and veg he can and set up in the Market Place to serve us, this really is a case of use it or loose it. So come on you people lets keep this stall 46

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As I am unable to speak to “Concerned Resident” who posted his anonymous letter through my letterbox on Sunday 17 June, perhaps I could ask him, through your pages, to let me know his name and either phone number or address so that I can discuss his concerns with him. My contact number is 01473 824949. His letter discussed the proposed car park extension at Morrisons had a number of errors. I did receive a notification of the proposal from Babergh District Council and, as I live directly opposite the entrance to the site, I was interested in looking at the plans. My only slight concern would be about the lighting levels proposed. Through your column, I would like to tell “Concerned Resident” that I have more strong objections about having anonymous post put through my door than | have about the proposed car park. How cowardly! Cathy Snow

Dear Sir Hadleigh residents may be interested to know that at a Full Council meeting at Babergh District Council on 19th June I proposed an amendment to the Core Strategy Submission Draft concerning Hadleigh. I had been trying to influence the plan in many ‘consultation’ meetings prior to this. The Core Strategy determines the planning direction for the Babergh district for the next 15-20 years, although in the case of Hadleigh, its effects are likely to be seen much sooner (possibly 5 years). To summarise: I was asking for the green space of Hadleigh to be recognised as important, and for the employment land designated to form part of a mixed development (housing and commercial) site in the countryside near the High School, be moved to a place adjacent to the A1071. I argued: 1. that councillors had not been consulted in a meaningful way; 2. that I recognise the need for both housing and employment land, but do not consider that they should be adjacent to each other, with just a tree barrier separating them; 3. that the movement has been for businesses in Hadleigh to be encouraged to relocate, successfully, towards the A1071 (eg Buildbase, Beeston Buses etc); 4. as an alternative, I suggested locating employment land adjacent to the A1071, with its better access to Ipswich and the A12/14. Unfortunately, my amendment was defeated, despite having support from Councillors Brian Riley, Clive Arthey and others. So, within about 5 years there could be heavy industry or a huge warehouse: the type of commercial activity has been deliberately left open to accommodate any type of industry - in the countryside behind Hadleigh High, alongside new housing. Kathryn Grandon, District Councillor for Hadleigh South

Dear Sir Pizzatown would like to thank Barbara Boyd from Hadleigh Thrift Shop and The Rotary Club of Hadleigh for the cheques kindly donated to the ‘Hope for Laura Fund’ which goes towards replacing money stolen from Pizzatown in February. Thanks to their cheques and other money raised Laura’s brain tumour has now gone, treatment will continue for a further seven months to kill off the last few cancerous cells. Toby Hymas

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My life at The Shelley Centre Whilst many of you were enjoying the splendour of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations I was in my room having some quiet time when, with a clip clop of hooves, Charlie and Shannon went by as they headed out for a hack and some welcome exercise with Chris and Corrine in the saddle. It was then that I realised……to many, including me, their life appears to be one easy day after another; grazing in the fields; a few trips around the arena; back in for feeding and a nice hack out; what more could they wish for? Well……as Charlie and Shannon explained upon their return, me having decided to proffer that view, it’s not as easy as we may think. In normal life most horses and ponies have one keeper and rider but, in the case of The Shelley Centre, whilst Lyn is their keeper, the Herd works with what in effect are multiple Helpers all of whom have different ways of grooming, tacking up and handling. We then come to our Riders who, by their very being, have multiple exaggerated conditions in terms of their physical ability, riding competence and behavioural traits, which the Herd have to adapt to: the combination of these elements makes their work very demanding, not that they are complaining of course as they are only too aware of the importance of what they are doing. It is with this in mind, Lyn, our Stable Manager, looks to balance these issues as much as possible. A small number of our Helpers are designated as Minders, putting in additional time to work out their assigned horse or pony and amongst other activities, riding them out to ensure they are kept fit for the work they do: Lyn and her Helper team also provide the opportunity for schooling (That is riding or using the long reign in the arena) for all of The Centre’s horses and ponies which also has to fit in with their regular RDA workload. As part of their wellbeing, regular use is made of the Cyclo-ssage horse massage rug (Kindly donated by the Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club Veterans) and a horse physiotherapist visits the Herd at least biannually or more frequently if deemed necessary: their teeth and saddle fitting is also checked at least annually. This is in addition to normal feeding controls, Farrier and veterinary attention. From the aforementioned you may well deduce, correctly, that the ‘Stable Yard Environment’ at The Shelley Centre is more complex than average. Perhaps something to ponder when next you hear about the RDA and its work? From wellbeing to meeting the cost! I hear that the Hadleigh Show was a success for our stand raised about £1000 clear from the day. Many thanks to all of our Volunteers who worked so hard on the day as well as those who baked and planted to provide the cakes and plants to sell and, not forgetting you, the public, who generously dug deep into your pockets! A final reminder that Adam, Steve and Fabian are running the London 10K Run on 08th July – Please! Do support them with donations or sponsorship! This can be done directly via The Centre or by visiting www.justgiving/shelley Website: www.rda-east.org.uk/shelley.html Tel: 01473 824172

John Anthony Gould John passed away peacefully in his sleep at St Elizabeth’s Hospice on 15 May 2012 aged 82 years. The family would like to thank all the friends and relatives who attended his funeral service on 25 May 2012. Thanks to Kingsbury and Saunders for the funeral arrangements and to Hilary Griffin for a lovely service. Thanks also to the Orangery for their top quality catering and for looking after everyone so well. Special thanks to the Hadleigh surgery, especially Dr Flather, for his constant care and support throughout John’s illness. Thanks also to everyone who sent cards, messages and donations to the Hadleigh Surgery in John’s memory. A lovely man, who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

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The 'Hen House' is an informal group set up for women aged between 30(ish) to 50(ish) in Hadleigh and the surrounding areas. Our main aim is to have a bit of a giggle and natter while trying out something new each month. Since our last write up in the community news we have had some great events. We had a fantastic few hours of chocolate heaven thanks to Helen from 'Angel Delights', a local catering company. As well as sampling Helen's chocolate creations we were shown how to make our own. We also had a jewellery making evening, hosted by Angela from Beadcornucopia and more recently, a cheese tasting night, headed up by 'More than Memorable Cheeses' from Ipswich. Our event in June was run by Jo Hammond, a member of the Suffolk Craft Society who gave us a willow weaving workshop during which we made some very impressive looking dragonflies and hearts for the garden! We have lots planned for the next few months, from crafting to colour analysis, all undertaken with a glass of wine and nibbles to sustain us! We meet on the second Monday of each month, usually in the town centre. If you are interested in coming along please get in touch! hadleighhenhouse@hotmail.co.uk

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I would like to say thank you to my husband John for making my 60th birthday a day to remember by giving me a surprise lunch for some of my family and special friends at Hintlesham Golf Club. Thanks also to my daughters Nikki and Tina and son-in-law Stuart. Also I would like to thank everyone who gave up their time to join me to celebrate my 60th birthday party at Hintlesham Village Hall on May 19th. Also thank you very much for all the cards, flowers and presents. I would also like to thank the staff at Hintlesham Golf Club and Pat and all the staff at Hintlesham Village Hall for all their kindness. Love to you all. Marguerite Russo

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Betty Feveyear says Th..Th..THANK YOU! The coffee morning on June 14th at the British Legion raised £920 (at the time of writing this) for the St Elizabeth’s Hospice in Betty’s memory! Her Slimming World group organised this and they, together with Betty's husband Doug were bowled over by It’s success. We wish to thank all the local companies that donated raffle prizes, all Betty’s friends who donated and came along for the morning, and anyone who helped this fundraiser go so well. Yvonne Skinner who is the Slimming World consultant for the evening group in Hadleigh also wishes to thank all the members for their extreme hard work for avoiding temptation when cooking all the cakes! Thank you everyone, it was a great community effort and we may do this again next year! If anyone still wishes to donate please use this link online http://wwwstelizabethhospice.org.uk/get-involved/donate-form.aspx (mention Bettys coffee morning) or give donations to any slimming world member and we will pass this to the Hospice in Betty’s name. Thank you: Adnams, Andrews Butchers, Beautilicious, Boots, Candydash, Hadleigh Castings, Jolly Meat Co, Katies x 2, Keith Avis x 2, Kingfisher/Hadleigh pool, Kings Head, Lenny’s Fish shop, Partridges, Pet Shop, Pizza Town, Plum Green, Rosebud, Sweet Memories, Tatty Boyds, The Beauty Rooms, The Idler, Yellow Rose. Yvonne

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St. Joseph’s Long Bessels, Hadleigh The Catholic Parish of Sudbury with Hadleigh Parish Priest: Fr Peter Brett (01787 372703) 07785 562518 (Emergencies) Deacon: Rev. Andy Morton (01206 263367) Mass times at St. Joseph’s Hadleigh Sunday: 11.15 a.m. Mass (tea and coffee after Mass) Wednesday: 9.30 a.m. Mass (preceded by Morning Prayer) Friday: 9.30 a.m. Mass (preceded by Morning Prayer) For more details and for week-day Masses at Sudbury and for any changes to the times of week-day Masses in Hadleigh please consult the Parish Newsletter or refer to the web site www.sudburywithhadleigh.net or contact Father Brett or Deacon Andy The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available after Sunday Mass at Hadleigh, or by arrangement with Father Brett.

A FEAST OF FILMS FOR OUR NEW SEASON After a break in July our new season begins on August 24th. Film licences are still being negotiated but we are delighted to be able to present a number of titles which have recently been requested by members of the audience. These include “THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL”, “THE ARTIST”, “WAR HORSE” and “THE IRON LADY”. On 12th October we invite you all to journey back to a time, almost a hundred years ago, when the cinema was born. Our hosts, in full period costume, will present “At The Picture Palace a Century Ago”, an evening of films that were made and shown at that time comedies, drama, newsreels and film animation. These will be shown using an original hand-turned 35mm projector plus a musical accompaniment bringing you a unique evening of film and historic entertainment – so put this date in your diary now! Our new film brochure is being prepared as the Community News goes to press and should be available at the library and other outlets at the beginning of July. Regrettably, due to rising costs, admission to our films will now be increased to £3.50 for adults and £2.50 for accompanied children when appropriate. You will still be able to buy a choc ice or a cup of tea for 50p! We are members of the Suffolk Digital Cinema Network and in accordance with their constitution subtitles for the hearing impaired are shown on request. We look forward to welcoming you to “Hollywood in Hadleigh”, your local cinema, in the near future. You will find Hollywood in Hadleigh in the Ansell Centre

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Beaumont News Report The start of the Summer term at Beaumont has certainly been a busy one, especially when it comes to sport. There is currently, as you would expect in this Olympic year, a real focus on school sport, with pupils at Beaumont competing recently alongside other schools in a range of sports. Our swimmers, cricketers, tennis players and gymnasts have all had the opportunity to pit their skills competitively against other local schools. Considering the relatively small size of our school, these teams have performed remarkably well, with the swimmers gaining a 6th place, the cricketers coming 3rd in their tournament, with both the tennis players and gymnasts picking up a second place for their efforts. Many of these sporting tournaments culminate in a Suffolk school’s finals which take place in Bury St. Edmunds, timed to coincide with the visit of the Olympic torch to Suffolk. Hopefully we will have some representatives from Beaumont in attendance at this exciting event. The school exhibited in the schools tent at this year’s very successful Hadleigh Show. Our display incorporated art work and written work from a range of ages within the school, work that had been inspired by ‘changes through the seasons’ and by a recent farm visit. Our bright and cheerful display obviously drew the attention of the judges, who awarded it 2nd place! Two scarecrows, skillfully constructed by members of the gardening club, also made an appearance at the show and proudly marked out the entrance to the school’s tent. The inclement weather conditions weren’t able to put a dampener on our Diamond Jubilee celebrations, with the children enjoying a street party style lunch in the open air. Most children took part in a Jubilee themed week leading up to the Jubilee weekend and learnt about the role of the Queen and the other members of the Jubilee Celebrations Royal family. On the Friday the children came to school dressed in red, white and blue. They made jubilee hats which were proudly worn at the ‘street party’ and each child received a limited edition jubilee medal to commemorate the occasion. Summer term is usually a busy time for school visits, with classes making the most of the better weather! Our youngest class the Busy Bears nursery enjoyed a visit to Baylham rare breeds farm. The children had a fabulous day at the farm where they encountered many different types of farm animals and found out about the various plants and wild animals surrounding the farm. It was a great opportunity for the children to see, meet and feed the animals. The older children were also fortunate to be able to visit St. Mary’s church and be given a guided tour by Rev. Thrower Busy Bears Nursery Class to tie in with the work they had been visit Baylham Farm doing in RE on sign and symbols. What follows is a report of that visit by George Seager. On Wednesday 13th June, the year sixes from Beaumont School went to St. Mary’s church in Hadleigh. On the journey, we travelled along the riverside walk towards the distant church spire. When we arrived, we were allowed to look around at the different symbols scattered around the magnificent church. Upon counting, I was surprised to have found twenty four different symbols I knew (and there were probably a lot more).A majority of symbols were hidden in the enormous painted glass windows (doves, halos and angels, for example) but many were also on the beautifully etched carvings that could be seen everywhere you looked. Next, our class gathered at the chancel for a symbol talk by Reverend Thrower. He showed us that the crucifix (a cross with a model Jesus nailed to it) represented the sacrifice Jesus made while the plain cross represented his resurrection from the dead. He then showed us pictures of a variety of Christian symbols such as: a dove, which shows the Holy

Spirit and peace; a fish, which represents Jesus’ disciples being fishers of men; and a lamb, which symbolises the son of God. The Reverend then told us that the Holy Spirit was one of God’s three forms, the others being the father and the son. He also pointed out the four altars, the naive altar, the high altar, an altar in Lady Chapel and one in St Joseph’s Chapel. Reverend Thrower then guided us to the high altar in a section called the sanctuary for a talk about colours and when they’re used. He took out four stoles (scarf like items worn by members of the church) one red, one purple, one white and one green. Red we were told, symbolises fire and the blood of Christ. It is worn on saints days and Remembrance Day. Purple, on the other hand, symbolises reflection and remembering. It is used on very different occasions, funerals, Lent and Advent. White is used for most celebrations, such as Christmas, Easter, weddings and christening. Green is worn at ordinary times, when no other colours can be used, it symbolises growth, nature and life. We were then guided into a small room, with pictures and portraits of previous reverends of the church on the walls. There was a large table in the centre if the room and a small wardrobe crushed in the corner. Reverend Thrower then opened up the wardrobe and pulled out four beautiful, sparkling stoles. They were brand new, and had taken the Reverend’s sister in law three years to carefully handcraft. He then showed us a cope (like a cloak) covered in symbols and signs. It had a dove embroidered in to symbolise peace, a shell to represent baptism, the cross and water, fire and wind to symbolise the Holy Spirit. He let Scott put it on to show us what it looked like on someone. We were then introduced to the chasuble, an item similar to the cope, but worn so that people can’t see the Reverend’s clothes, which are his personal choice to wear, and not related to the church. Finally, he showed us the font, a large tower-like structure that was amazing on its own, but what shocked me the most was when the top half lifted up to reveal a large bowl-like shape used for baptising. We thanked the reverend for his talk about symbols and happily walked back to school, our heads full of knowledge.

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Rugby Club Achievements Recognised by the RFU At the recent end of season Suffolk and Eastern Counties Rugby Football Union Annual Dinner, local club Hadleigh RFC were recognised for their achievements both on and off the playing field. Club coach Adam Miles and 1st XV captain Charlie Warburton, collected the Eastern Counties Division 2 Championship Trophy from Eastern Counties RFU president Martin Peacock. While later in the evening a special RFU Club Accreditation Award was accepted by Club Chairman Alan Murray and President John Halls on behalf of the club. Hadleigh Rugby Club is one of the few clubs in Suffolk to have achieved this prestigious award for the level of work carried out in implementing the high standards of playing, coaching and administration at Senior, Youth and Mini rugby levels. The Youth season drew to a conclusion with an adventurous and challenging tour by 70 players in the U-12, U-13 and U-14 teams who competed in the South West England Youth Rugby Festival held at Barnstaple, Devon. Opponents such as Bath, Gloucester and Saracens did not diminish the spirit of the boys from Suffolk with the U-12 team reaching the Plate Final only to lose to Barnstaple. The boys can be proud of their rugby achievements at the festival and during the season and look to developing even further in the season ahead. This comes at the end of the most successful season that the club has had in many years and starts the campaign to attract more playing members for the 2012 – 2013 season. Hadleigh start the season with 1st XV competing in the Eastern Counties Division 1 and the 2nd XV playing in the Suffolk merit table for the first time. Training starts at the beginning of July with light Touch Rugby sessions and coach Adam Miles is looking to extend the playing squad to meet the new playing demands. If you wish to become a playing member or just become part of the social membership please do not hesitate to contact chairman Alan Murray on 01473 652448 (H) 07835 264713 (M) or club captain Jim Hammond on 01473 827965 (H) or 07768462492(M). If any person wishes to meet with members and players many will be attending the Annual Rugby Club Beer festival at Layham Road on the week –end of July 6th and 7th. You will be made most welcome.

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Football at The Millfield Hadleigh United vs. Leyton Orient F.C, XI Saturday 21st July k.o. 3pm Admission: £5 Family 2+2: Adult £4, Senior £3 u/16 £2 There will be a ‘Keepy Uppy’ competition £1 per entry, three age groups, 7 -16 yrs, Register on day 1.30p.m. Start 2.15p.m. Final at half time, two from each group. Leyton Orient play in Division One and are the second oldest league club in London. Founded in 1881. The name Orient was included by the club secretary as he worked for The Orient Shipping Company, now P+O. At the outbreak of the first world war the whole club volunteered and formed The Footballers Battalion of The Middlesex Regiment. This gave the government the idea to form battalions such as the Cyclist's, The Pals, etc. They are the only football league club to have their own war memorial on the Somme. The club captain was awarded a posthumous D.C.M. They have an outstanding Centre of Excellence which produces many who progress as professional players. Orient are giving their services at no cost and proceeds from the match will be donated to Help for Heroes.

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Rotary Review CLUB ACTIVITIES: As usual the Rotary bottle stall and golf game appeared at the May Show raising close to £400 on the day. This has been distributed to a few charities including The Porch Project and Macmillan Cancer Support. Many thanks to everyone who supported the stall so generously. SPEAKERS: 1 Graham Howes, a local hypnotherapist, outlined the history of hypnosis from its earliest forms as practised by the Greeks, Romans and others. However, Mesmer who lived 1734 to 1815 is generally regarded as the originator of modern hypnotism although he was a bit of a showman and seemed to hypnotise people more by luck than judgement! His followers, though, were able to develop his techniques and use their powers to alleviate pain etc. Graham is a fully qualified practitioner following about 3 years training and is a member of the Hypnotherapy Register. He is able to help with giving up smoking, stress, anxiety, post traumatic stress etc and may be contacted at French Complexion in Hadleigh. 2 Robert Finch, a Director of Plant Parts Ltd, spoke about his business and its recent successes. The company trades in spare parts for the construction industry and started modestly in the mid 1990's trading from a small unit on the Lady Lane Industrial Estate. Initially they sold a variety of spares but soon began to specialise in Kamatsu parts enabling them to expand into export markets as Kamatsu is one of the largest construction machinery manufacturers in the world. A niche market in final drive gearboxes for excavators opened up and they now supply and repair these all over the world. Much of the trade is on line and the Company can move items from one country to another taking advantage of differences in price and exchange rates - for instance they may buy in the USA and sell in Dubai or buy in Japan and sell in Korea. It also holds stock for quick supply and employs 16 people in much enlarged and purpose built premises in Clifford Finch Way. The Company has achieved impressive 20-25% year on year growth over the past 5 years and trades in over 100 countries. This has enabled the Company to win the Queens Award for Enterprise in both 2011 and 2012. To win the Company and its directors are put through a very rigorous selection process covering exports, corporate responsibility, supplier and customer relations, health and safety and employee policies. He brought along the most impressive Scroll presented to all winners and received members congratulations and good wishes for further success in the future. 3 Richard Gates, a regular speaker at the Club, gave a graphic description of the Battle of Balaclava which took place in October 1854. Balaclava was a British supply base which was most important to defend as its loss would cut the major supply line. British intelligence indicated that the Russians were about to attack so they moved troops into defensive positions but some divisions were slow to respond and the enemy advanced quickly. Eventually they were driven back by the Black Watch and the Heavy and Light Brigades engaged the Russians with the Heavy Brigade forcing a further retreat. It was imperative that the Light Brigade also joined in the attack but their commander delayed ignoring 2 orders to advance and when he finally decide to act it was too late and the Light Brigade rode straight into a Russian trap and were slaughtered (the famous charge of the Light Brigade). These dreadful losses were directly due to the incompetence and stupidity of the senior officers. 4 Jan Byrne brought along a section of the Hadleigh archives relating to 1962.She showed many slides of the High Street and Benton Street with very few parked cars!! Although few members of the Club lived locally at that time memories were stirred by slides showing many familiar shops and pubs such as Eastoes, Kersey Saddlery, Saadis, International stores, Boots (on corner of Church street), Forresters, The Wheatsheaf, The White Lion and the Shoulder of Mutton as well as the Falcon and Kings Arms in Benton Street. All in all a most entertaining evening. FUTURE PROGRAMME: July 1st Garden party and Presidential Handover July 5th Grumpy Old Rotarians Evening (GORE) July 12th Iqbal Alam...... Story of Bangladesh July 19th Anne Walker, My Life as a Practice Manager July 26th Jonathan Clancy, The future of Steam Locomotives

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Are you bored at the weekends? Fed up with the rubbish on the TV? then why not get out there and do some fishing. Hadleigh and District Angling Society have some fantastic waters for you to enjoy a good days fishing, including our new water ‘Pond Field’ which boasts a 16 peg carp lake and a 40 peg match lake. We also offer a junior, senior, and OAP match scene. For more information on our waters and joining our club contact the membership secretary Stephen Mitchell on 01473 823564 E-mail stephenmitchell17@gmail.com or visit our website www.hadleighadas.co.uk

Hadleigh Hares Athletics Club On Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/hadleighhares On Twitter www.twitter.com/hadleighhares84 Online www.hadleighhares.co.uk Friday Five – Stowmarket – 8th June Stowmarket Striders hosted leg three of the Friday 5 series which was held at Haughley Park. The weather conditions had been rough pre-race with rain and high winds. Only about 300 runners competed compared with 500 at Kirton the previous week. Hadleigh Hares had six brave runners turn up on the night to attempt the challenging two lap five mile course. Results: Andrew Stewart 41.28, Trudy Avis 41.48, Nikki Vince 43.13, Carol Nokes 49.02, Nancy Hammond 51.41, Deborah Stewart 54.00. Elizabeth Stewart and Ewan Baxter represented the Hares in the junior race. Friday Five races – Kirton – 1st June Hadleigh Hares had a great turn out with 18 runners taking part in the second race of the 'Friday 5 series' hosted by Felixstowe Road Runners. There were more than 500 runners start the race. The weather conditions were on the cool side but ideal for racing as there was no wind. The course was a flat five miles and many of the Hares achieved a PB. Results: John Scaife 28.26, David Willer 29.21 (1st junior), Carlos Catalan 29.23, Adam Johnson 30.49, Matt Hunter 31.52, Steve Cox 33.41, Tim Ryder 34.50, Simon Fenn 35.19, John Norman 36.28, Kate Thomas 36.44, Trudy Avis 37.44, Nikki Vince 38.22, Graham Rankin 38.29, Andrew Stewart 39.00, Helen Norman 43.32, Carol Nokes 45.45, Deborah Stewart 49.31. Elizabeth Stewart represented the Hares in the Junior Fun run. Braintree Sprint Triathlon – 10th June Representing the Hares were Andrew Stewart, Steve Bowen, Doug Grimwade, Richard Hanley, Ollie Hanley and Neil Packer. Grimwade and Hanley were neck and neck in the swim but Hanley pulled away on the bike and had a commanding two minute lead over Grimwade by the time they got to the run leg. Grimwade just pipped Hanley on the run but couldn't claw back enough time to make a real difference to the results. A jubilant Hanley finished in a magnificent 5th place overall, whilst a dejected Grimwade came in 15th. Packer retained his 'fastest Hare in the pool' title and put in an excellent bike leg to stay in contention with Grimwade, but despite a valiant run he slipped back to finish in 26th place. Bowen, in an early attempt to pick up the Hares’ annual 'Worst Navigation' award managed to do two extra lengths of the pool before he was stopped by officials and sent on his way. He rallied magnificently, putting in solid bike and run legs to finish 54th overall. Just behind Bowen was the ever improving Stewart whose excellent performance saw him finish in 78th place. Ollie Hanley, Richard's 17 year-old son, in only his second race, was only just behind the senior Hares and his excellent performance earnt him the Junior age group win and a pair of crystal champagne glasses. Distances: 400m swim / 21km bike / 5km run. Finishers: 136 Swim/T1 Bike/T2 Run Total Pos Points Richard Hanley 9:37 34:57 20:23 1:04:57 5 919 Doug Grimwade 9:38 37:01 20:10 1:06:49 15 893 Neil Packer 9:28 37:37 23:27 1:10:32 26 846 Steve Bowen 12:25 38:52 23:37 1:14:54 54 797 Andrew Stewart 2:22 41:31 25:39 1:19:31 78 751 Ollie Hanley 12:13 43:29 28:10 1:23:52 100 712 Blenheim Sprint Triathlon – 10th June Rob and Liz Jeeves took part in the big Blenheim Sprint Triathlon event, second only to the London Triathlon in size and part of the G.E British Triathlon ‘Super Series’. Distances: 750m swim / 20km bike / 5km run Finishers: 4,294 Swim/T1 Bike/T2 Run Total Pos Points Rob Jeeves 14:12 38:30 27:43 1:27:30 890 734 99th in age group (M 45-50) Liz Jeeves 17:39 40:06 29:23 1:33:46 1,747 769 21st in age group (F 40-44)

Hadleigh United Football Club Sponsored by Hadleigh Tyre Group and Toppesfield Ltd www.hadleigh-utd.co.uk As last season pales into the distant past, thoughts now centre on a new campaign with the Ridgeons League now becoming the Thurlow Nunn League owing to a change of sponsor. Hadleigh are again in the Premier Division and, at the time of writing these notes, a successful campaign looks likely. Manager Stuart Crawford has signed Neil Calver and Mark Goldfinch from Leiston and Scott Chaplin from Needham Market. The first two have played for us before and they are welcomed back to the Millfield. On the departures front all of us wish good luck to Jason Curtis who leaves Hadleigh to begin a career coaching youngsters. We also said farewell to football secretary Ken Ramsey who is working in Singapore. No doubt there will be more comings and goings before the league games start on 4th August. Pre-season friendlies for our first team in July begin at Ipswich Wanderers on Saturday 4th. The next Saturday, 11th July, we travel to Ipswich Valley Rangers and then a young side from Leyton Orient come to Hadleigh in a match in aid of the Help for Heroes charity on Saturday 21st. A tough match sees Leiston at the Millfield on Tuesday 24th. An away match at Grundisburgh follows on Saturday 28th while the last pre-season match is at home to Maldon on Tuesday 31st. Any alterations will be posted on the website along with fixtures for the Reserves and youth teams. The summer months have seen our willing volunteers working hard in improving the spectator facilities at the Millfield. The pitch has also been worked on with the rainy spell in June being a great help. The annuak meeting saw acting chairman Rolf Beggerow in the chair. Rolf has dropped the “acting” tag from his title to become fully fledged chairman with John Day named as vice-chairman. Prizewinners in the latest monthly draw were S Brown, Doug Grimwade and Pete Tampion.

Hadleigh United Under 13’s Division 1 Champions Under the fantastic management of Gavin Peters and together with coaches Bloss Tampion and Andy Lambert, the Hadleigh United under 13’s end the current season as the South Suffolk Youth League Division 1 Champions. A truly superb season saw the team undefeated winning 15 games and drawing 1. The boy’s commitment and hard work was evident throughout the season and they thoroughly deserve to be top of the league. Many Thanks for all the support and encouragement shown towards these players.

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Hadleigh Glass...........................01473 822415 Surefix .......................................07766 140624 Driving Instruction Peter Cutts.........01473 822937/07786 735285 Brett Vale Driving School...........07733 008008 Electrical Goods and Supplies Hadleigh Lighting & Electrical....01473 829222 B. V. Hicks Electrical ..................01473 822005 Electricians CC Electrical ..............................07891 723712 Kevin Ruffell ..............................07775 697088 S Cowle Electrical ......................01473 823179 Estate Agents Abbotts......................................01473 827135 Frost & Partners ........................01473 823456 Boydens ....................................01787 883700 Persimmon Homes....................08442 481232 ByChoice ...................................01473 828280 Farm Shops Hollowtrees ...............................01449 741247 Florist Suffolk Flower Company............01473 827698 Funeral Directors Hunnaball ..................................01473 748808 Kingsbury & Saunders ..............01473 823117 R. Gwinnell ................................01473 824440 Garden Machinery Repair W. J. Green ................................01473 823839 Steve Blake ................................07813 814623 Garden Services Claremont Nursery ....................01473 652330 Garden Maintenance Services ...01473 828231 Grass To Glass...........................01473 828269 T. J. Griggs ................................01473 824315 The Landscaper .........................01473 824107 Doug Morrison ..........................01473 828720 Shrubland Park nurseries ..........01473 657012 Leeks Landscapes .....................07741 448208 Golf Clubs and Tuition Hintlesham Golf Club.................01473 652761 Stoke by Nayland Club...............01206 265818 Hairdressers Sylvia’s ......................................01473 822177 Weddingcurls.com ....................07903 188827 Hardware M. W. Partridge ..........01473 824183 / 822333 Harpist Helen Sharp...............................07798 525622 Health Care Hadleigh Boxford Practice .........01473 822961 Hadleigh Dental Surgery............01473 823092 Hearing Care Centre...................08000 962637 Hugh Clover...............................01206 323089 Looking-Glass Dental Practice...01473 823003 Nicholas Salway Osteopath .......01473 820123 Dr Kenneth Wright.....................01473 828976 Sally Mowles Chiropodist ..........01473 822902

Call Les 01473 827096 Mobile 07850 318582 Holon.........................................01473 826232 CS Physio .................................077 0209 4747 Nayland Care Agency.................01473 231444 Heating Oil Badger Fuels..............................07582 691111 Home & Ironing Services Press Gang ................................07881 810710 Sharon’s Alterations ..................07790 227488 Pressed for Time Ironing ...........07746 269223 Home Design / Improvement Les Hymas Upholsterer .............01473 829337 Energy on Tap............................07780 975787 I.T. and Computer Services Home Computer Services..........0800 4488356 Nick Kotarski .............................0800 7813744 Birkfield Computers...................01206 298479 Kennels / Cattery / Pets & Supplies Rylenes Cattery .........................01473 658747 Anne Hemmings Dog Training ...01787 377480 Hadleigh Pet Supplies................01473 823203 Susan Elizabeth Pet Sitting ........07557 132256 Country Pet Services .................07557 302752 H G Gladwell..............................01473 731117 Kitchen Fitters Kingswood ......07768 976065 / 01473 828854 David Scott ................................01787 282263 Languages French Tuition with Carole .........07905 298595 Leisure Hadleigh High Leisure Centre ....01473 824441 Miscellaneous R.R. Beechener Headstones ......01473 823575 Singing Lessons ........................01473 824833 Spokes Cycle Repair..................01473 658529 Suffolk Marquee Hire.................01473 559978 Mobility Services Hadleigh Mobility Centre ...........01473 823235 Newsagents Keith Avis ..................................01473 823131 Nursing & Care Homes Friars Hall ..................................01473 822159 Laxfield House............01787 247340 / 247495 Canterbury House......................01473 824242 Painting & Decorating Keith Gardner.............................01473 828574 Simon Farthing ..........................07823 333451 DPB Decorators.........................01473 828477 J Dunn Painter & Decorator.......01473 828953 Lindsey Painting ........................01449 741483 Picture Framing The Framestore..........................01473 822334 Plant Hire Hadleigh Hirebase......................01473 828509 Eastern Contractors...................01473 652590 Plumbing & Heating A. Cutts......................................01473 823051 Buddha ......................... 24 Hrs 07710 081745

Gallagher ...................................01473 828806 Rowland & Simpson..................01473 823914 Seager Home Solutions .............01473 824884 Spear .........................................01473 829863 Plumbmate ................................01473 810088 Roundhouse Plumbing ..............01473 829741 S P Plumbing ............................01473 823912 Printers Keith Avis Printers .....................01473 823366 Pubs, Restaurants, Takeaways & Food Hintlesham Golf Club.................01473 652761 The Cock, Polstead ....................01206 263150 The George ................................01473 822151 The Kings Head Hadleigh...........01473 828855 Grays Fish & Chips ....................01473 823374 Royal Bengal .............................01473 823744 Bildeston Crown ........................01449 740510 White Horse Edwardstone .........01787 211211 Hintlesham George ....................01473 652408 Weavers Spice ...........................01473 829104 The Boxford Fleece ....................01787 211183 Pauls Fishbox ............................07790 915686 Scrap Metal Parkwood Autos ........................01473 658605 Septic Tank Emptying A.K. Services .............................01473 822694 Ben Oliver ..................................07971 158610 Skip / Waste Removal G. Leeks Skip Hire .....................01473 824256 G&L Waste Bags .......................01449 741999 Solicitors Gibbons Solicitors .....................01473 822488 Storage Elmsett Storshops .....................01473 822162 Taxi/Wedding Cars Beaumont Cars ..........................01473 827096 Hadleigh Executive Travel ..........01473 828222 Town & Country Cars ................01473 828999 Voyager Travel ...........................01473 828102 Eco Cars ..........01473 828384 / 07827 011713 Travel Beestons ....................01473 212521 / 823243 Tree Surgeons Oakdene Tree Services...............01473 652117 Eco Systems..............................01449 741255 Constable Country Tree Care .....07545 335845 Veterinary Surgeons Highcliff Veterinary Practice ......01473 822704 Water Softeners Patmore.....................................01473 713600 Weight Loss and Fitness Slimming World ........................08700 754666 Cambridge Diet Val Lord............01449 737113 Fun Dance .................................07506 350455 Pilates Works4U ........................07855 394703 Window Cleaner Ken Fisk.....................................01449 781625

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