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Locals and visitors travelling from Sudbury to Bury St Edmunds, can now spot from this week, yet another 200 year old historic Milestone, newly restored and relocated close to where it was recently discovered in Bridge Street, almost completely lost and forgotten in roadside undergrowth. In 2013, Parish and District Councillor for the Long Melford Ward John Nunn, and fellow local historian, Rob Simpson, found the ‘lost’ Milestone at the southern end of Long Melford, and had it carefully restored. It is of course now a very familiar landmark, along the Rodbridge to Melford Road. Seeing the success of this project under the Long Melford Heritage Centre steering team, John Nunn, Rob Simpson, and John Broughton discovered Photo by Jake Simpson yet another very similar forgotten Milestone, at nearby Bridge Street, leading up to Long Melford, along the busy A134. With and Sam Webb the Milestone covered in years of grime, leaning over in weeds and tall grass, and set in a heavy concrete base, John Nunn called in again, the generous help and support of local builder Shane Green and Simon & Sam Webb of Webb Trucks of Acton, along with local artist Vernon J Lever, to get yet another lost historic gem, fully restored and back into place for future generations to see.

Milestones are an important piece of our history having been erected circa 1780 - 1800 milestones were initially not a legal requirement for the turnpike trusts, but the General Turnpike Act of 1766 made them mandatory. There were originally over 200 Milestones in Suffolk, there are now less than half that amount and few of these are in good condition. Councillor John Nunn on behalf of the local community, gave his thanks to Shane Green of S T Green Builders (Maplestead), Simon and Sam Webb of Webb Trucks and Vernon J Lever, for giving up their time, and for providing the necessary financial support, to enable the historic Milestone relocation project over the weekend, to become yet another Long Melford Heritage Centre inspired, community project success.

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Belle Vue is Top of The Crops!

A Sudbury park has proved its mettle by winning an award from Anglia In Bloom - for the 2nd year running. Belle Vue Park, which is overseen by staff within Babergh and Mid Suffolk's Public Realm team, has been awarded the Silver Gilt award in the Small Park's Category. It acknowledges the hard work and effort that goes into the upkeep of the park all year round. Last year it scooped the Overall Winner in the Best Public Open Space category, so this was a welcome addition to the trophy shelf! The park is entered into the awards by the Sudbury in Bloom committee, a group of volunteers who are passionate about caring for their community and local environment.

Cllr Nigel Bennett, Babergh's Lead Member for Health, Wellbeing and Communities and a Sudbury ward Member, said: "I am delighted that the hard work of the team, and our contractors The Landscape Group, has been recognised in this way. "Belle Vue has excellent leisure and play facilities suitable for children of all ages, a small pet's trail, manicured gardens, a skate park and tennis courts among other things. We would encourage more people to come and make the most of this brilliant local facility. "We would also like to congratulate Sudbury Town Council after it received a gold award in the town category and a silver award for the town's cemetery."

Babergh and Mid Suffolk's contractor, The Landscape Group, work closely with the Public Realm team and volunteers to ensure that the park looks at its best all year round - with over 6,000 visitors on our busiest days.

If you would like to find out more or get involved in Sudbury in Bloom please contact Sudbury Town Council's Deputy Clerk, Jacqui Howells, at Sudbury Town Council, or email: jacqui.howells@sudburytowncouncil.co.uk

Asbestos related Lung Cancer – the unequal disease Macmillan Cancer Support reminds us November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. A disease commonly caused by smoking but also from exposure to asbestos. Lung cancer kills more than 35,000 people a year and is the biggest cause of cancer death in Britain. It is a cancer that is voracious. A recent University of Nottingham study of over 20,000 people suffering from lung cancer showed that 10% died within a month of diagnosis.

The study reported survival rates are significantly lower in Britain than other countries. Worryingly, doctors in Britain are failing to identify lung cancer at an early stage. Because of this it is argued, one in three with the disease die within 90 days of their diagnosis.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) confirm that 2,000 deaths each year in Britain are due to asbestos-related lung cancer, probably the same number as annual mesothelioma deaths. Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of lung cancer commonly associated with workplace asbestos exposure. It usually remains latent for 30-40 years before revealing its symptoms. Locally, it has affected those who worked in the sugar beet industry, Cliff Quay Power Station, ICI, BT and other light industries. We represent clients suffering from both mesothelioma and asbestos related lung cancer. Clients who want to ensure their wives and families have a financially secure future after they have inevitably passed on.

Problems arise when we try to bring a case against an employer that went out of business many years ago. Often we cannot identify the insurance company that provided the compulsory employers liability insurance at the time our client worked for them. Without a defendant or an insurance company we cannot obtain a financial settlement.

This was acknowledged by the Government when they recently passed the Mesothelioma Act 2014. This guarantees payment to mesothelioma victims who are unable to trace the employer who exposed them to asbestos or their employer’s liability insurers. The paradox is that a person suffering from lung cancer, but not mesothelioma is unable to claim under this scheme. The two conditions are equally devastating and unforgiving. In this month of awareness, it remains a concern Government has yet to ensure all asbestos victims have the right to receive the full compensation they deserve where no insurance company is identified.

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The Ladies European Tour Access series at Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa kicked off to a sparkling start with a Pro Am graced with some famous faces.

Actress, Magic FM Radio hostess and Strictly star, Denise Van Outen and former Westlife singer and solo artist Brian McFadden brought their friends along to play on the championship Gainsborough course at Stoke by Nayland. Brian, who skilfully plays off 11, was accompanied by former footballer, Neil Razor Ruddock, and a friend from Ireland. Denise, who has only recently started playing golf and has Brian McFadden tees off become passionate about the game, watched by Neil Ruddock brought along TV presenter Zoe Hardman and friend, Kirsty Williams. Their Professional was another close friend, Rachel Drummond. Both teams enjoyed a 2 night stay in the hotel’s luxury Country Lodges which are idyllically situated near the hotel on a wooded hill, with fabulous views over the courses and Constable Country.

Brian later tweeted to fans “If you haven’t been to Stoke by Nayland I highly recommend it. Beautiful place. Had a lovely few days there”. And Denise said “Love our lodge at Stoke by Nayland. Cant wait to play the course again and have a cheeky spa treatment”. Both stars were interviewed before the game by BBC Look East and ITV Anglia.

Other Pro Am participants included BBC Look East’s Stewart White and ITV Anglia’s Jim Rice. The day ended with a drinks reception and Gala Dinner in the hotel’s Devora Suite with speeches from Susanna Denise’s team l to r : Rendall, MD of the family-owned Stoke by Rachel Drummond, Nayland resort, Rob Maxfield COO of the Zoe Hardman, Denise Van PGA, Di Barnard the Tour Director of Outen and Kirsty Williams LETAS and George Wale, PGA Tournament Director – followed by after dinner entertainment from comedian Adger Brown.

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Patrick’s great bus adventure - man with Asperger syndrome to embark on amazing journey A man with a form of autism is about embark on an amazing 2,000 mile fundraising adventure in just six days almost entirely on public buses. Patrick Munford, 21, who has Asperger syndrome, will travel from his home in Suffolk to John O’ Groats in Scotland and then down to Land’s End, Cornwall to raise money for the charity he says changed his life.

Bus enthusiast Mr Munford, who lives in Great Cornard, had struggled to hold down a regular job before he became a volunteer for local community transport group Go START. Last year he was offered paid employment with the organisation.

Mr Munford describes his role with Go START as his dream job and is hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for the organisation to say thank you for changing his life for the better. He said: “I have spent several weeks planning this trip, and apart from two train journeys it will all be done entirely on public buses, which I think is unique. In total I will travel more than 1,500 miles on public buses.

“I hope I can raise as much money as possible for Go START as I owe the organisation so much. I have a passion for all sorts of buses so getting a job with Go START is really a dream come true for me. I hadn’t worked for a long time before I started volunteering with Go START and I had fallen into a bit of a rut. Volunteering for Go START got me back into a routine and gave me a reason to get up in the morning and I have loved every minute of it.”

Mr Munford now has a hectic schedule in front of him, will see him travel from his home in Suffolk to London, then up to Inverness in Scotland before reaching John O’ Groats. He will then make the long haul from John O’ Groats to Land’s End via locations such as Glasgow, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birmingham, Worcester, Evesham, Cheltenham, Exeter, Truro and Penzance.

Amazingly, through negotiations with hotels and bus companies – including Megabus G, Stagecoach Highlands, Parks of Hamilton, Birmingham Central Backpackers, Euro Hostel in Glasgow and Globe Backpackers in Exeter Patrick has managed to fund the entire trip including travel and accommodation for less than £200.00.

Nick Reed, Go START trustee, said: “Without even starting the trip, what Patrick has achieved is nothing short of amazing. He has planned the entire trip to the finest detail and carried out all negotiations for accommodation and travel without any help what so ever. When you consider he has Asperger syndrome this has been quite some achievement. We have worked hard with Patrick and his family to ensure he has a strong support network in place whilst he is undertaking his challenge. A key part of ensuing we had adequate support in place meant we first consulted with and took advice from the National Autistic Society. We really hope this adventure captures the imagination of the public and people really get behind Patrick’s gallant effort.”

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Local Suffolk Ale named Eastern Region Champion Best Bitter Nethergate Brewery’s ‘Suffolk County’ Ale has beaten all competitors from across the region to be named Champion Best Bitter. In a competition that attracted over 150 entries Nethergates ‘Suffolk County’ Bitter was given second place Silver in the ‘Overall Beer Champion’ Category by a panel of 69 experts from SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers). The competition, held in Wisbech in Cambridge, saw entries from right across the East of England. Dick Burge, who co-founded Nethergate Brewery in 1986, said: “We have always tried to make great beers and I am proud that our quality has been recognised by our peers in this way. It’s always good to win, but particularly after a challenging transitional period in our business and it’s a credit to our excellent Brewing team that we still make the Best Bitter in the area.� The competition was held on Thursday 25 September in the beautiful grounds of Elgoods Brewery and it marked the beginning of National Cask Ale Week.

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News From The Rotary Club Of Sudbury Our Rotary Club has a busy programme ahead of it. We have lunchtime presentations from Lindsay Barker, Strategic Director at Babergh, David Taylor on the National Parks of Western America, nearer home Chris Storey will address us about Sudbury’s Chamber of Commerce and Gary Install will tell us about his “Journey to the Mill Hotel”.

We are already looking ahead to Christmas! Santa’s Grotto will appear again, in its new guise, in time for the Christmas Lights Switch-on on 28th November and will then appear at regular intervals up to Christmas. If you would like to join us in this very enjoyable and fulfilling way of fund-raising please get in touch (see below). The Christmas Tree Festival will be held aty St Peters from 9th to 14th of December and there will be a Tree of Memories Concert with “Sudbury Sings” Choir on 17th December.

Recently Judith Blatch came back to tell us more about Winch and Blatch one of the few independent department stores and an important draw for people to come to Sudbury.

She also talked about developments in the High Street generally and about the many advantages of shopping locally.

One established but nevertheless surprising fact is that every £10 spent locally is in fact worth £50 to the local economy. So if you want to keep Sudbury thriving, make sure you shop and eat locally as much as possible! Susan Moore from Little Waldingfield came to talk to us prior to the lunch of the book written by the villagers about the history of what was once known as Waldingfield Parva and we learned a lot about all the work which went into doing this, and of the community spirit which it has engendered.

We are delighted to welcome another corporate member.

Moore Green; this brings three more individuals into our ranks; corporate membership is ideal for medium (and large!) companies whereby a number of staff can become members as part of their company and enjoy all the rights and privileges whilst sharing out the activities between them. We hope to encourage more local companies to join us in this way and we are also exploring ways of linking more closely with other smaller companies in the future. Rotary is open to people of all ages and we would like more of you to join us, both as individuals and as companies. It’s a good way to get involved with the local community and further afield. As a Rotarian you are not only part of an active local club but also part of a world-wide organisation with over 32,000(!) clubs across the world where any Rotarian is a welcome visitor. If you would like more information or would like to come along to one of our meetings to see what we are like, contact our secretary Roger Green on 07787 470876 or look us up on our website Rotarian Tony Platt

A Letter of Gratitude There are times in our lives, when we feel words are totally inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude, for the kindness and goodness of our fellow man. This is the moment that I am trying to say a huge thank you, to all the dear people who came to the aid of my husband and I on September 30th.

We set off from Long Melford to drive to Lavenham for an appointment to see my husband's Doctor, before 9 am. The Sudbury by-pass was busy, and we waited quite a time for the road to be clear of any traffic, before moving. There was no vehicle in sight. Before we reached the middle of the road, we were struck with force by another car. The impact pushed us a distance that left us facing oncoming traffic, and I could not open the door on my side of the car.

My husband opened his door, and walked away unhurt. I will be eternally grateful for the kind lady who took care of him, until our daughter could take over. Another ‘angel’, (in nurses uniform) came and sat with me, and was able to reach my phone to call our daughter who reached the scene before the road was closed. In no time I had a wonderful team of kind people taking turns to hold my head still, whilst paramedics tended to me. I was lifted out so gently by the fireman who had to cut the roof off, and taken to the West Suffolk Hospital with my husband by ambulance.

The night I spent in hospital, in a lovely comfortable bed, was a blessing, and I am so very grateful for all the care I have received, from strangers, professionals, our family, and kind friends. I apolgise for the disruption the road closure caused to many folk.

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Take care of your Soft Tissue!

Karen Ann Franklin dip ITEC/VTCT is a fully qualified Sports massage Practitioner; she has over 15 years of experience and runs successful Sports Massage and Complementary Health Clinics in Sudbury, Suffolk and at Kersey Mill near Hadleigh. She holds diplomas in ITEC Sports massage, Anatomy and physiology, Swedish massage, Aromatherapy and VTCT diplomas in Reflexology and Indian Head massage, also qualifications in Kinesiology Taping (K-Tape), hot stone massage and Hopi ear candles.

Registered with The Sports Massage Association Karen Ann prides herself on keeping up to date with training and feels it is vitally important to stay in touch with modern day techniques, she attends workshops and Practitioner training seminars which ensures her clients always get the maximum benefits from their treatments. She regularly trains with Lecturer in Sports Medicine John Gibbons, Registered Osteopath/Sports & Remedial Therapist at Oxford University. During her career she has gained a Sports Injury Qualification with Ipswich Town Football Club and has worked with the Principal Dancers of the Royal Ballet. Karen also spent over five years working in the role of Complementary Health Practitioner within the Oncology Department at Heath Road Hospital Ipswich, treating cancer patients in palliative care.

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Pat’s Dayz Owt Early venues for 2015 include Pantomime - Peter Pan - at Chelmsford on New Years Day - when there is no public transport available!! Scotsdales Garden Centre in Cambridgeshire later in the month. February we visit Anglesey Abbey for their snowdrops and also Chelmsford Theatre again for "Guys and Dolls". Later in the year we have a lunch booked 5 miles from anywhere!!!, also visiting local coastal places, boat trips, longer distant journeys, how about the "view from the Shard", and not forgetting the seasonal concerts in the winter. We also have a 5 day holiday, Mon - Fri planned for mid Wales in October. Bookings already being taken for all.

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Sudbury Mayor’s Report I wrote last month that August had gone a bit quiet from a Mayoral point but now we are into the autumn season things have started to gather pace. I can already see that Christmas is going to be a busy period!

One of the first things I did in September was to attend, along with Colin Spence, one of our County Councillors, a prize giving for a drawing competition organised by Sudbury Library. As some of you may know in my first couple of years on the Council I served on the Board of Suffolk Libraries which had a remit to make sure all the libraries in Suffolk stayed open so I’m very keen to support all activities in the library (as I’m sure you are)!

Gareth Lewry, his team and Friends of Sudbury Library do an excellent job with the running the library and promoting it as a community space. The competition was for young to children and the prize was for a drawing of the scariest monster – and they duly obliged with some very scary examples!

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one of my charities. I have nominated three major UK charities to support: Alzheimer’s Society, Stroke Association and Homestart. I’m also promoting a twinning link with a town in Mali, Yanfollila, in support of the charity, the Mali Development Group, with whom I’ve worked for several years. The idea is to make people in Sudbury more aware of life in Mali and vice versa. To that end we have arranged a number of talks at the library to give information about Mali and its way of life. The first talk was on the 15th October and was given by the Malian Consul to the UK; the next one will be on the 19th November and when the talk will be about life in Malian village and how it compares to Sudbury. We are also in touch with schools in Sudbury to see about giving talks to the students about the Malian way of life and culture. I hope you will be able to give some support to this venture!

On the subject of twinning I was part of the party from the twinning association to welcome guests from Hoxter in Germany. The trip was organised by the Twinning Association of Sudbury and this trip follows on from one made from our twinning town in Denmark – Friedensberg – made in July. The visit from Germany marked the thirtieth anniversary of our link with the German town.

There will be a third twinning visit in May from our other European partner Clermont in northern France.

The 21st September Hilary and I attended two events. The first was to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and we attended a service in St Mary’s Church in Busy St Edmunds to mark this important occasion. The service was followed by a march past, taken by the Mayor of St Edmundsbury, by the British Legion and bands from the RAF and US soldiers from RAF Lakenheath.

Following the service there was a rapid decamp from Bury over to Hadleigh for Hadleigh mayor’s Civic Service – another dignified service held in St Mary’s in the centre of Hadleigh. In that week the CAB held it’s AGM and they kindly ask me to speak at what was their 75th anniversary meeting. In the month I also visited the Kernos centre in Friars Street, an organisation that provides support to people with emotional and psychological difficulties. These organisations are more examples of what I have found during mayoral year so far. That organisations are doing a lot of unsung high quality work for the community and that the demand for their services is going up not down. They need all the support we can give.

Later that week, it was time to recognise the gardening efforts of the people of Sudbury through the Pride of Sudbury awards. I was pleased to award a range of prizes to a number of different garden types: schools care homes, small gardens and many others. The work was very impressive but don’t think of that as a deterrent – there’s always room for more entries! The ceremony was also an opportunity to thank all those involve in gaining Gold and Silver Gilt medals in the Anglia in Bloom competition. On the subject of gardening I also was able to get along to the Horticultural Society’s annual show and it’s clear to see the work that has gone into producing the prime specimens on display.

The 26th September was Macmillan Coffee morning day. Locations across the country offered tea and coffee to passers-by with the hope of a donation to the Macmillan cause. I was able to go to two spots: the care home at Catchpole Court where I was able to catch up with Anne and her team on activities there; and then on to see Nesta and Ken Newson of the Bridge project at St Peter’s.

While I was there I also had a chance to go around the thriving monthly farmer’s market. It is a tradition for the Mayors in towns all over Suffolk and probably elsewhere that they hold a Civic Service to celebrate their town and give thanks to all sorts of people who contribute to the running of the town (including Councillors!). My Civic Service was held on the last Sunday in September at St Gregory’s church and was presided over by the Rev Canon Gregory Webb. It’s usual to choose a theme for the service and mine was “What makes Sudbury, Sudbury”. When you think about it, it’s hard to say that its one particular thing.

There are lots of individual components: people, buildings, the river, schools, countryside and a host of other things but lots of places have these. For me it’s the way they all come together to give a warm, friendly and continually interesting place to live – what do you think? My thanks to Greg Webb for the service. Amongst the things that came up at Council this month one item concerned a project being run to try and encourage people to become parish or town councillors. From the town council’s point of view it is unfortunate that people are normally very busy getting on with life or a bit cynical about the democratic process. I think it was Winston Churchill who said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. Unfortunately it only works if people join in and next May will be an opportunity for people to come onto the Council – please do think about it. One of the standard things every Council has to do is to prepare a budget on which will form part of the Council Tax demand next April. The Council has started on this for 2015/16 and beyond.

There will be several iterations over the next two or three months so we can make sure we have a grip on what the Council is spending your money on. In the light of earlier events there will be an extra close scrutiny on things this year!

Last month I gave an outline of the process that we were going through to recruit a new Town Clerk. I think that you will have read in the papers that we have now appointed Jacqui Howells to that position. Jacqui has served for a number years as Deputy Town Clerk and has proved very capable as the Acting Town Clerk during a difficult period for the Town Hall. Of course Jacqui had to go through the same process as all the other candidates to land the job - in all we had 10 applications for the job and interviewed 5 candidates. I’m sure you will join me wishing her every success in her new role.

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Sudbury Town Council Council Offices, Town Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1TL Telephone 01787 372331 / 01787 311642 email: advice@sudburytowncouncil.co.uk MINUTES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN THE MAYORʼS PARLOUR, TOWN HALL, SUDBURY ON TUESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 6:30PM PRESENT: Mr O Forder – in the Chair, Mr N Bennett, Mr A Osborne, Mr R Platt, Mr J Sayers, Mr R Smith, Mrs J Howells - Deputy Town Clerk, Miss N Whittle – Temp Finance Officer, Mr J Phillips – Go Start, Mr M Cumber – Eden’s Project, Mr S Ayling – Eden’s Project 1. SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES Any member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the member being substituted. Apologies for absence were received from Mrs J Osborne, Mr I Pointon and Mr R Spivey. Mr A Osborne attended as a substitute for Mrs J Osborne.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members were asked to declare any interests in the agenda items. In accordance with guidance from Babergh District Council’s Standards Committee, Messrs. Bennett, Osborne and Sayers declared a non pecuniary interest that they are Babergh District Councillors. Mr Sayers also declared that he is a Suffolk County and Great Cornard Parish Councillor. These members asked that it be noted that views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.

3. DECLARATIONS OF GIFTS & HOSPITALITY No gifts or hospitality were declared.

4. REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION No requests for Dispensation had been received.

5. MINUTES RESOLVED That the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 1st July 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record. These were circulated and adopted at the July Council meeting.

6. APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT AID The committee discussed the following Grant Aid applications: a. GO START Mr J Phillips from GO START attended the meeting and gave a presentation to Members. Members then discussed GO START Grant Aid request.

RESOLVED That £3000 Grant Aid is awarded to GO START from the 2014/2015 budget.

Members noted that £500 has already been paid to Go Start from the 2014/2015 budget via Mr P Lowman. That the remainder £2500 is paid in one instalment. b. EDENS PROJECT Mr M Cumber and Mr S Ayling from the Eden’s Project attended the meeting and gave a presentation to Members. Members then discussed the Eden’s Project Grant Aid request. RESOLVED That £5000 is awarded to the Eden’s Project from the 2014/2015 budget to be paid in full as one instalment. c. SUDBURY FUN RUN ANS SPONSORED WALK 2015 Members discussed a Grant Aid request from Sudbury Fun Run and Sponsored Walk 2015. RESOLVED That £400 is awarded to Sudbury Fun Run and Sponsored Walk 2015 from the 2014/2015 budget. d. SUDBURY ROWING CLUB Members discussed a Grant Aid request from Sudbury Rowing Club. RESOLVED That £300 is awarded to Sudbury Rowing Club from the 2014/2015 budget. e. SUFFOLK COUNTY MUSIC SERVICE Members discussed a Grant Aid request from Suffolk County Music Service. RESOLVED That £100 is awarded to Suffolk County Music Service from the 2014/2015 budget. f. FRIENDS OF SUDBURY LIBRARY Members discussed an application from the Friends of Sudbury Library for Grant Aid funding for 2014/2015. RESOLVED That £500 is awarded to the Friends of Sudbury Library for the purchase of a digital display screen to be used in conjunction with the Tourist Information Centre. That the Friends of Sudbury Library provide evidence of the expense to confirm purchase of the digital display screen.

7. INTERNAL AUDIT FINAL UPDATE REPORT 2013 Members discussed the internal Audit Report 2013 - 2014 (Final Update). RESOLVED That the Internal Audit Report 2013 – 2014 (Final Update) be NOTED. 8. REVIEW INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Members discussed Income and Expenditure. Members questioned whether the letting income received from Flint Lodge was still in arrears. RESOLVED That the Deputy Town Clerk confirms with the letting agents whether the tenants are still in arrears with their rent and if so if this is reflected in the accounts figures. That the remainder of the Income and Expenditure reports be NOTED. 9. UPDATE FROM FINANCE OFFICER The Finance Officer reported as follows: • Repair work at the Tourist Information Centre and the Cemetery has been completed at a total cost of £167.00 for the TIC and £345.00 for the Cemetery.

• 2015 Sudbury calendars have been commissioned for resale in the TIC • Mr D Read has been offered a small discount on the hire of the Delphi Centre in order to restart the popular Wrestling event evenings • Prices for Christmas trees from Elveden Farms Ltd have remained the same as last year and two trees have been ordered to be delivered in November RECOMMENDED That the report from the Finance Officer be NOTED EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC (WHICH TERM INCLUDES THE PRESS) That pursuant to Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the business specified in item 10 on the grounds that if the public were present during these items, it is likely that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

10. TO REVIEW CURRENT ACCOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS RESOLVED That the Private & Confidential report shown be APPROVED. The business of the meeting concluded at 7.40pm.

MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING OF SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL HELD IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM, TOWN HALL, SUDBURY ON TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 7.00PM Present: The Mayor, Mr R Spivey in the CHAIR. Council Mr N Bennett, Mrs J Osborne, Mr S Barrett, Mr J Sayers, Mr S Clarke, Mr R Smith, Mr O Forder, Mr A Welsh, Mr P Gray, Mrs J Howells Deputy Town Clerk, Mrs J Budd Customer Services Advisor, Mr C Spence County Councillor, Inspector D Cooper Suffolk Constabulary, PCSO Laura Mansell Suffolk Constabulary, PCSO Mick Baxter Suffolk Constabulary.

1 APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs S Ayres, Mrs N Ford-Platt, Mr A Osborne, Mr J Owen, Mr R Platt and Mr I Pointon.

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2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST In accordance with guidance from Babergh District Council’s Standards Committee, Mr Sayers declared that he is a Suffolk County Councillor, Babergh District Councillor and Great Cornard Parish Councillor; Messrs Barrett and Bennett, declared that they are Babergh District Councillors. All of these members also asked that it be noted that their views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.

3 DECLARATIONS OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY No declarations were given.

4 REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION No requests for dispensation had been received.

5 MINUTES RESOLVED That item 13 be amended to read Sudbury Ephemera Archive.

That subject to the above amendment the minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday 8th July 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

6 ADJOURNMENT At 7.05pm the meeting was adjourned to allow townspeople to speak.

The meeting resumed at 7.10pm.

7 TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES Planning & Development Subject to the following amendment it was Resolved Adopt The Report. Item 7.5 - Mr P Gray declared a pecuniary interest and withdrew his request for dispensation. He left the room during the discussion of this application. Item 7.8 – remove the word ‘REFUSE’. Councillors only passed comment that there was not enough information supplied to make a decision. Human Resources. Leisure & Environment.

Highways & Footpaths. Finance. Policy & Resources.

8 COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORTS County Councillor Colin Spence reported: • That the roundabout at the top of Gallows Hill needs relining.

• Resurfacing work will continue around Sudbury.

• Used part of his locality budget to support the Sudbury Carnival and Party in the Park County Councillor John Sayers reported: • Footpath 11 – Newton Croft – Cornard Road, John is hoping to be able to update members on the situation of this closed footpath at the Highways meeting at the end of September.

• Cross Street – Continuing problem with the air quality. Consultation ongoing at the moment.

• Relining is required on several roads throughout Sudbury.

• Used some of his locality budget to support the Rowing Club, Sudbury in Bloom and the reading challenge at the Library.

That Mr Sayers and Mr Spence be THANKED for attending the meeting and their reports NOTED. That the Cabinet member for Education be invited to a future meeting of the Council to answer questions relating to the poor education in Suffolk.

9 POLICE REPORT PCSO’s Mansell and Baxter attended the meeting and a copy of the Sudbury Sector police report was distributed. PCSO Baxter reported as follows: • There have been a significant number of arrests relating to drug crime.

• Investigations still ongoing regarding the arson attacks in Acton Lane.

Inspector D Cooper attended the meeting and gave the following report: • He was aware of the ongoing issue of speeding along Melford Road.

• Suggested that the way the current report is given, is re-designed. Currently an officer has to sit and type in all the figures. Possibly condense the report down.

RESOLVED That Inspector Cooper and PCSO’s Mansell and Baxter be THANKED for attending the meeting and their reports NOTED. Councillors were requested to .submit any ideas they have for re-designing the Police report to the Deputy Town Clerk.

11 DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Mr Simon Barrett reported: • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – discussions ongoing as to how future infrastructure will be paid, may replace what is currently section 106.

• Currently discussing Budget Prioritising.

• Chilton Woods Development – New consultation period is due to begin. Over the next six weeks archaeologists will be on site. Soil testing will also take place. It is envisaged that a full planning application will be submitted before the end of the year.

• Consultation on Belle Vue Park has now closed. No other proposals have been received.

Discussion was also held over the unfinished flood Lagoon at Catesby Meadow. Will Babergh District Council take out enforcement action against the developer? This matter is now in the hands of the Chief Executive of Babergh. Mr Sayers advised that he had sent an email to Graham Chamberlain at Babergh regarding this matter. The footpath is almost blocked by the overgrown vegetation from the lagoon. Mr Sayers is awaiting a reply, and will advise the Council once he has received one. RESOLVED That Mr Barrett be THANKED and his report NOTED 12 UPDATE ON RECRUITMENT OF THE TOWN CLERK Mr Bennett advised members that interviews take place tomorrow (Wednesday) for the Town Clerk’s position. Ten applications had been received out of which six applicants are being interviewed.

Applicants will be interviewed by The Mayor, Cllr Simon Clarke, Cllr Peter Gray, Cllr Jan Osborne and Shona Bendix, CEO of SALC. RESOLVED That Mr Bennett be thanked for his update.

13 MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS The Deputy Town Clerk advised members that at the Anglia in Bloom awards held earlier today, Sudbury again won a gold award for the Town, Silver gilt for the Cemetery and Silver gilt for Belle Vue Road. The Mayor presented his monthly report. RESOLVED That a letter of congratulations be sent to the Sudbury in Bloom Committee. That Mr Spivey be THANKED and his report NOTED EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC (WHICH TERM INCLUDES THE PRESS) Pursuant to Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, that the public is excluded from the meeting for the business specified in items 13 and 14 on the grounds that if the public were present during these items, it is likely that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

13 BELLE VUE PARK CONSULTATION RESOLVED That the Private & Confidential report shown be APPROVED 14 SUDBURY BUS STATION RESOLVED That the Private & Confidential report shown be APPROVED The business of the meeting was concluded at 8.25pm MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LEISURE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE HELD IN THE MAYOR’S PARLOUR, TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 6.30PM PRESENT: Mr R Smith – Chair, Mr S Barrett, Mrs L Ford-Platt, Mr P Gray, Mr J Owen, Mr R Platt, Mr J Sayers, Mrs J Howells – Deputy Town Clerk 1. SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES Any member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the member being substituted. Apologies were received from Mrs S Ayres, Mr A Osborne and Mr I Pointon. Mr Owen attended as a substitute for Mr Pointon. Mr Sayers attended as a substitute for Mrs Ayres

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members were asked to declare any interest in the agenda items. In accordance with guidance from Babergh District Council’s Standards Committee, Messrs. Owen and Sayers declared a non- pecuniary interest in that they are Babergh District Councillors. Mr Sayers also declared that he is a Suffolk County and Great Cornard Councillor. It is requested that it be noted that views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.

3. DECLARATIONS OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY No gifts were declared.

4. REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION No requests for dispensation have been received.

5. MINUTES RESOLVED That the Minutes of the meeting held on 29th July 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

6. MATTERS PENDING Members discussed the Matters Pending List. Item 4 – Sandy Lane – Cllr J Sayers reported that he had met with the Sandy Lane residents group to identify other possible sites suitable for locating a Waste Recycling Centre. Item 5 – School Council – The Mayor will be visiting Thomas Gainsborough School and will discuss the possibility of organising another School Council to meet with Town Councillors. RECOMMENDED Item 4 – Sandy Lane – that BDC and SCC be requested to forward a copy of the air monitoring and traffic reports That the remainder of the Matters Pending list be NOTED. 7. DISCUSSION ON WAYS TO ENHANCE SUDBURY MARKET Market Manager, Mr Mark Wilde, attended the meeting to consider ways of enhancing and promoting the twice weekly market. Mr Wilde informed members that the Sudbury market was ‘bucking the trend’ and continues to attract regular stall holders. However it is very dependent on weather conditions. The current policy is not to allow new stallholders to sell similar products to existing regular stallholders. Mr Wilde explained that if duplicate stalls were permitted there was a risk that established stalls would decide not to continue and new stallholders may give up within a few weeks of starting. It was suggested that the Town Council purchases a market stall and offers it to start up traders for a period of up to three months in order for them to ‘test’ the market and see if their product was sustainable.

Some members commented that the market looked a bit ‘tired and scruffy’, however most members agreed that the market is traditional and would not want to change the image.

However it was agreed that lorries and vans parked on the market area do make it less attractive. Mr Wilde informed councillors that it is sometimes difficult for traders to park their vehicles in the lorry park near to the Kingfisher due to BDC restrictions.

Members also suggested that the paved area in front of St Peter’s Church be kept clear in order to accommodate performers such as buskers, musical groups or even living statues which would add atmosphere to the market. RECOMMENDED That Mr Wilde contacts the Town Centre Manager to obtain a list of stallholders who may be interested in setting up a market stall provided by the Town Council for a three month period. That Mr Wilde reports back to a future L&E committee after contacting the Town Centre Manager in order for the committee to consider the proposal for the Town Council to purchase a market stall for use by start up traders.

8. REQUEST TO REDUCE THE HEIGHT OF TREE ADJACENT TO ST PETER’S CHURCH Cllr John Sayers requested that the Council considers reducing the height of the Sugar Maple tree adjacent to St Peter’s Church due to it partly concealing the clock face. Members were informed that the tree is on SCC highway land. RECOMMENDED That SCC is requested to consider reducing the height and crown of the Sugar Maple tree adjacent to St Peter’s Church by 30%.

9. REQUEST FOR THE CLOCK FACES ON ST PETER’S CHURCH TO BE REGILDED Members were informed that the clock faces on St Peter’s Church clock have not been gilded for many years. The quarter chimes on the clock are also in need of repair. The Town Council has received an offer from a volunteer to repair the chimes but has no liability insurance to cover the work. RECOMMENDED That the Council’s insurance company is requested to provide a quote for temporary insurance cover to enable the volunteer to repair the quarter chimes on St Peter’s Church clock. That further investigation is made into the cost of regilding St Peter’s clock faces.

10. EVENT TO CELEBRATE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN BEING THE LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH Members discussed a request for the Town Council to be involved in plans for an event to be held in September 2015 to celebrate the Queen being the longest reigning monarch. RECOMMENDED That the Town Council supports in principal the idea of holding an event in 2015 to celebrate the Queen becoming the longest reigning monarch. That Cllr. Mrs Lesley Ford-Platt contacts Churches Together to establish if they have any plans to celebrate the event.

The meeting closed at 7.25pm.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE HIGHWAYS AND FOOTPATHS COMMITTEE HELD IN THE MAYOR’S PARLOUR, TOWN HALL, SUDBURY ON TUESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 7.30PM PRESENT: Mr R A Platt – Chairman, Mr N Bennett, Mrs N Ford-Platt, Mr P Gray, Mrs J Osborne, Mr J Owen, Mr J Sayers, Mrs J Howells - Deputy Town Clerk 1 SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES Any member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the member being substituted. Apologies were received from Mrs S Ayres and Mr I Pointon. Mr Sayers attended as a substitute for Mrs Ayres.

2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members were asked to declare any interest in the agenda items. In accordance with guidance from Babergh District Council’s Standards Committee, Messrs. Bennett, Owen and Sayers declared a non- pecuniary interest in that they are Babergh District Councillors. Mr Sayers also declared that he is a Suffolk County and Great Cornard Councillor. It is requested that it be noted that views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.

3 DECLARATIONS OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY No declarations were declared.

4 REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION No requests for dispensation had been received 5. MINUTES RECOMMENDED That the Minutes of the meeting held on 29th July 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

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MATTERS PENDING Members discussed the Matters Pending List.

RECOMMENDED Item 9 – Signage at East St/Girling St - Cllrs. Mrs J Osborne and Owen to conduct a traffic survey at the East St/Girling St junction. That the remainder of the Matters Pending list be noted 7. REPORT FOLLOWING MEETING WITH SCC HIGHWAYS Cllr. R Platt and the Deputy Town Clerk reported, following a meeting with Mr S Merry, SCC Highways, as follows: 1. Highways staff resources are extremely stretched at present and external contractors are now being stricter on health & safety matters.

2. The Town Council’s priorities regarding highway matters were reiterated as per the

minutes from the July H&F meeting.

3. Cycle paths – funding will be dependent on the Local Transport Plan and possibly the Local Enterprise Partnership in the future. Improvements are currently being considered at Essex Avenue/Acton Lane. Future cycle path improvements in other areas will be incorporated whenever resurfacing work to highways/footpaths is carried out.

4. Path outside 36 Gainsborough St – improvements to this area will cost in the region of £50k and involve a lengthy road closure. Work will be considered in the future whenever major service works are needed in this area eg gas/electricity.

5. Flooding issues – priority has been given to East St where several properties were affected. A flood report for this area will be released soon but in the short term drain clearance has been increased to every 18 weeks. Raleigh Close off Acton Lane – this area is being investigated; drainage may not be fit for purpose. Church St – 3rd priority as no properties were actually flooded although the water level rose considerably. This area will be investigated in due course.

6. Ingrams Well Road – few incidents/accidents reported therefore not currently a priority area. Trees being removed at southern end of road to increase visibility. If Footpath 11 remains permanently closed the footpath may be extended along the whole of the road.

7. King St road hump – contractors due to repaint white lines which should not necessitate a road closure.

8. Gaol Lane/North St disabled parking – traffic order currently being prepared. Taxi rank to be extended to behind St Peter’s Church.

9. 20mph speed limit – request for 20mph areas in Sudbury to be resent to SCC Highways for consideration.

10. East St resurfacing – on hold pending removal of scaffolding. Cllr. Owen to put pressure on BDC to ensure scaffolding is removed as soon as possible.

11. Signage in North St – better signage being considered possibly incorporated into flower troughs.

RECOMMENDED That following the above information received from SCC Highways longer term items on the Matters Pending list be transferred to a new Future projects list.

8. UPDATE ON FOOTPATH 11 Cllr John Sayers advised that a report from Keir MG, SCC contractor, is due imminently regarding the work needed to reinstate Footpath 11.

Residents attending the meeting were very concerned that they had not been kept informed about progress on the Footpath. A petition containing more than 100 signatures will be forwarded to SCC requesting that Footpath 11 be reinstated as soon as possible.

The closure has had a detrimental impact on the quality of life of many residents in the area. Members were reminded that part of the S106 agreement with Sainsbury’s was a condition to upgrade and maintain Footpath 11. RECOMMENDED That the Deputy Town Clerk contacts Cllr. Graham Newman regarding the closure of Footpath 11 and requests an update in time for the next Full Council meeting in October.

9. REPORT FROM CYCLE GROUP No report had been received from the Cycle Group.

RECOMMENDED That Cllr. Platt, Chair of H&F, contacts Cllr. Mrs S Ayres regarding her position as Chair of the Cycle Group.

10. LETTER FROM SCC TO RESIDENTS IN CROSS STREET Members discussed a letter sent from SCC Highways to residents in Cross St concerning air quality and asking for their opinions regarding parking proposals in the area.RECOMMENDED That the letter from SCC Highways to residents in Cross Street be NOTED. That Cllr Graham Newman be requested to report back to the Steering Group with an update on the strategic lorry route and clarification on the downgrading of the A131 lorry route and transferring it to the A134 on completion of the Cuckoo Farm junction in Colchester.

11. LETTER FROM SCC TO RESIDENTS REGARDING CHAUCER ROAD/CLAREMONT AVENUE BUS LINK Members discussed a letter sent from SCC to residents regarding the opening of the Chaucer Road to Claremont Avenue bus link and restrictions on vehicles using the new link. RECOMMENDED That the letter from SCC be NOTED. The meeting closed at 8.45pm

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The we are handmade Christmas Craft & Design Fair returns for a third year to The Old School, Long Melford on Saturday 22nd November from 10am – 4pm. The Fair offers an opportunity to buy the latest in fresh and original, contemporary and vintage-style handmade items directly from the makers.

There will be a variety of unique gifts to choose from and with some stallholders taking commissions, shoppers can discuss their requirements for individual, bespoke pieces in good time for Christmas.

“There’s such a great atmosphere at our Christmas Fair in the Old School, and with over 40 stalls, visitors have a great selection of crafts including jewellery, soaps, ceramics, glass, prints, bags and cushions to choose from” comments Dee Swain, who runs the events. “We also have demonstrations in textile art techniques run by Norah from Fantasia Textiles and Toni of Curly-Girly Crafts will be showing how to create fantastic images using molten wax (encaustic art)” Entrance to the Fair is free. Shoppers can enjoy tea and cake on lovely vintage style crockery provided by Plum Fairy.

For further details visit www.wearehandmade.co.uk

Boule-In To Christmas!

“Christmas is a very personal celebration” says Cathy Bullen of Bildeston’s stylish French store The Boule-in.

“It’s a time when we put a personal touch on our home, our gifts and our unique family traditions. There’s nothing nicer than bringing out those special treasures carefully stored away during the year to decorate one’s home. Often battered, their charm lies in the fact they are unique and personal.

I always try and add a new decoration or two each year and enjoy taking time to find something especially pretty with a vintage theme that I love at this time of year. In the same way I try very hard to give unique and personal gifts : I love giving things that are completely original and show I’ve thought of the person I’m giving them to. It’s so special to give a piece of blue glass to add to someone’s collection – or a wonderful vintage corkscrew to a wine buff!”

This year The Boule-in celebrates “Joyeux Noel” at its Christmas Fair (Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th November 10 am to 8 pm) where you can discover numerous personal treasures for friends or vintage baubles to decorate your home – all brought together with a touch of French flair!.

Tel: 01449 740359 www.boule-in.co.uk

Panto at The Quay Theatre Little Red Riding Hood by Andy Gribben Sudbury Dramatic Society are delighted to announce that Angelo Smith, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith of North Street, Sudbury established since 1876, are the sponsors of the 2014 Pantomime Little Red Riding Hood SDS’ Little Red Riding Hood is soooo nice (Oh yes she is…), sooo lovely she makes Spring spring early – which upsets the evil Winterking (Boo Hiss!) who wants it to be Winter forever, so he calls in the Big Bad Wolf to get Little Red Riding Hood out of the picture.

• Will Little Red escape the Big Bad Wolf?

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Find out the answers in this hilarious traditional pantomime with all your favourite characters, a rollicking Dame, plenty of song and dance and plenty of audience participation Little Red Riding Hood starts on Friday 12th December at 7.30pm and runs for a total of 20 performances, with a variety of evening and matinee performances on offer up until Saturday 28th December at 3pm.

Tickets are available now from the Quay Theatre Box Office on 01787 374745 or online at www.quaytheatre.org.uk, with a discount of 10% for parties of 10 or more.

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Delphi Bowls Club Duck Race Night Yes we are going Quackers why not come and enjoy an evening of participation and fun on the 22nd November at the Delphi Club. Tickets available from either Michael Debenham 373565 or Mike Vickers 377041. Price £6 includes a ploughmans. You also will have the chance to own your duck for £4. Each race winner will receive a bottle of wine The carpet bowls at Melford on a Friday night seems to be gaining popularity for details contact Ken Allen on 373833 Ken Heselden.

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New Partner joins Aaron Clarke Accountants Ian Chambers and the team at Aaron Clarke Accountants in Elmsett are excited to welcome new partner Luke Harvey to the firm.

Luke is a “local lad” having commenced his Accountancy career in 2002 and completing his training with Walter Wright Chartered Accountants, before moving on to manage a diverse client port-folio at Ipswich based Ballams Chartered Accountants. Luke is looking forward to working alongside Ian with our current clients as well as welcoming new clients into the practice.

Aaron Clarke was established in 1971 by Ian Chambers who began his career in Accountancy in Melbourne, Australia where he worked in a large city practice. On his return to England he subsequently relocated and commenced his practice in Ipswich, and has since enjoyed a long association with many clients within the local area and far beyond.

An Accountant is considered by most to be a “necessary evil” and a costly one at that! However, ask any one of our clients and we are confident that they would say that we are a cost effective part of their team, providing a friendly but professional service.

As we are a smaller practice you can expect to receive the personal attention from our two partners, Ian Chambers and Luke Harvey. No matter whether you are a Sole trader, Partnership , Small or Large Limited company our policy has always been to help and advise our clients either in practical terms regarding costings and profitability, or legally accepted tax efficiency, in order to achieve the best results for the hard work involved in running a business.

Ian and Luke, with the help of their experienced staff, can offer a full Accountancy, Taxation and Company Secretarial service, including year -end accounts preparation, Self Assessment Tax Returns, VAT, CIS and Payroll.

Computerised Book-keeping can also be undertaken at a reasonable cost to allow you the extra time you need to run your business. If you need to contact us, we are always available and do not charge for telephone calls or emails, and we are happy to visit you at your premises at no extra cost!

If you are interested in discussing your Accountancy requirements, then please do not hesitate to give Ian or Luke a call on 01473 657763 or email us at info@aaronclarke.co.uk where we will be pleased to offer you our low cost fee quotation. Our initial meetings are free and if at our offices include a cup of our awesome coffee!

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Two of our town’s iconic buildings now face the threat of corporate vandalism but do we care enough to save them? Walnutree, owned by our misnamed Health Trust, was, we believed, safe.

Following our district councillors’ misguided (and that’s too kind a word) decision to grant that mendacious body permission for a massive housing development on our Peoples Park we believed that the vast profits raised would ensure that at least the community would gain from any development of Walnutree. A scheme was drawn up by their architects which had the approbation of all.

The Victorian core saved, new housing sympathetic with the historic site, and of most importance, the outpatients department to be given to the town for community use. The plans showed a new church hall in the ground floor for St. Gregory’s, with the first floor hosting a badly needed town archives centre (remember the recent destruction of the Conservative Club records) with the vagrants’ cells housing a small site museum.

Financially the deal stood up with the developers 106 section monies available and added funding from the Church and Sudbury Society. But no, that grasping body, not content with Peoples Park, St, Leonards, and possible further commercial development of the land adjacent to our yet to be opened Chilton Clinic, have reneged on the deal quoting lack of adequate profit for any developer. How much more can they wring from our town. Their presentation of an amended application will be at the Town Hall on Monday 3rd November, your chance to forcefully object.

Talking of objecting, now to the future of Bel Vue. Much posturing is taking place, with high emotion from all quarters desperate to save yet another part of our heritage under threat. Babergh DC would prefer the site sold to a hotel developer with the probable demolition of the house. They have a point. New commercial development of any kind is desperately needed. However the promise of 60 new jobs in a budget hotel is as far removed from reality as the pledge of 500 jobs attached to the monstrous Prolog Chilton development.

Our councillors should read more Harry Potter in their desire for fiction than be taken in by such spurious claims. Local lad Barry Drury has offered not only to purchase the site and gift the house to the town of his birth but also to pay for its renovation. Good for Barry but our councillors are correct to have some reservations. Doubtless Barry’s intentions are most generous but once saved to what purpose can the house be put? Now is the time for those most clamorous in their desire to save the building to come forward, talk to Barry and form a trust or whatever. Its not just money that’s needed, it’s the active involvement of those who have been most vocal in their concerns for this beautiful part of our heritage!

Sticking to Sudbury this month, lets move on to the bypass. At last our new Tory candidate and his local party are a last clamouring for action, yes, I know elections are looming! However, after all these years some active posturing.

Simon Barrett and his supporters are right, there is no alternative! Photos of retired teachers and local government workers enjoying their financed retirement on cycles quoting greener alternatives is a load of old squit because realistically there ain’t any. Do they seriously believe that the residents of Great Horksley are going to vote in favour of alleviating our traffic problem by increasing their own? Our new candidate is right, but the time for action is now!

Whilst the residents of Sudbury suffer from health threatening pollution (I for one live on town centre traffic island) there are those who misguidedly believe that we can solve the problem by tinkering at the edges. Surely, with today’s advanced planning procedures a bypass could be built to alleviate the sufferings, and dangers, faced by the people of both Sudbury and Halstead.

None wish to see any destruction of our iconic water meadows but if the Victorians could build a railway with little effect to our wildlife surely it is not beyond the imagination of modern man to design a bypass using imaginative methods that would do equally minimum environmental damage to our most treasured asset, our water meadows. The people of Cross Street, Friars Street, Ballingdon and our town centre deserve nothing less.

Any rants and comments to thorogoods@fsmail.net, and not to the editor, he’s a good old boy! Peter Thorogood

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The father, however, appealed to the Court of Appeal; this was however unsuccessful. The Court of Appeal confirmed that the Judge in the first instance was proceeding on the straightforward basis that the child’s welfare is of paramount concern. The mother was the primary carer despite the recent increase in the father’s contact. The Court considered that the mother’s wish to relocate was reasonable and justifiable to improve her job prospects and also to get away from the father’s oppressive, controlling behaviour. The Judge also specifically considered the impact on the child and was reassured that the mother would continue to promote and allow contact between the father and the child. Lady Justice Black, at the Court of Appeal, took the opportunity in her short judgement to reinforce the fact, as the Judge had done at the initial hearing of this case, that a child’s welfare is always paramount.

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Edwardstone Christmas Trees I would like to advise our customers that we will not be able to provide fresh Christmas trees in the popular smaller sizes of 4 to 6 ft this year. This is due to the fact that I was not able to plant fresh stock 5 years ago, which has fed through to our saleable stock for this year and also due to a busy season last Christmas. However, we will have larger trees in the 8 to 30ft range for sale.

We are continuing to plant on an annual basis and hope that normal service can resume next year! Our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment that this may cause.

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The Old Bakery Emporium It’s Our 1st Birthday!

Ron and Amanda are inviting you to come and celebrate The Old Bakery Emporiums’ 1st Birthday on 8th November. They say the last year has been fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable. This is no every day antique shop boring and fuddy- duddy but a vibrant, happy shop that is constantly changing.

The mission was to sell up-cycled, re-usable furniture, vintage interiors and clothing, curios and just about everything!. You won’t find new pieces here, only preloved from all ages and eras - relics and collectables from years gone by. Returning customers are saying how much they love the shopping experience and come from far and wide - Notting Hill in London, South Wales, Edinburgh and were even asked if they delivered to Cornwall! Some have been in many times and there’s always time for a chat. So if you’re looking to buy interesting and different things to dress your home, this is the place to come, without the big shop price tags!

Christmas is not far away.. and The Emporium will be supplying non-drop trees from one of the best growers in East Anglia. These trees are pruned throughout the year, so every tree has a beautiful shape and are cut the day before they are delivered, ensuring they last much longer. Last year some customers were disappointed when they all sold out. Look out for them going on sale on Face Book at ‘Hadleigh Emporium’ which should be around the first week in December, or pop into the shop to place your order.

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Citizens Advice Bureau - Sudbury We are here with one purpose; to provide the advice people need for the problems they face. We offer free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

The Citizens Advice service helps people to resolve their problems. As the UK's largest advice provider we are equipped to deal with any issue. Our advice helps people resolve their problems with debt, benefits, employment, housing, consumer, discrimination, and many more issues. It is available to everyone. For example: Debt If you have a problem with debt, it is important not to panic but don't ignore it either – it won't go away. The Citizens Advice service can provide information on challenging debts, covering whether the client is liable for the debt, whether the contract is enforceable and whether the amount of the debt is correct. Our advice service can also help with identifying options for managing the debt.

Benefits We can assist you with identifying what benefits you may be entitled to. We can also help with obtaining and completing any benefit applications.

In circumstances where an application for a benefit is unsuccessful then we can also assist with identifying and helping with any appeals against the decision.

Employment Having a job is an essential part of most people's lives. When you are in work, you can be faced with many difficult issues, so it is essential to know what your rights are. We can help you with finding out more about your rights and how to solve problems.

Consumer When you buy goods or services the law gives you consumer rights. These protect you from being treated unfairly. You may have received poor service or you may want to switch energy suppliers or cancel a contract.

You can also learn more about what you can expect to find in a consumer contract.

Housing Housing issues will always arise and therefore you need to know your rights and responsibilities. You could find yourself threatened with eviction if you can't cope with your mortgage or rent payments. We can also provide advice on handling problems with your landlord and help to avoid losing your home.

The above are but a few of the subjects on which the Citizens Advice service can provide guidance and assistance to anyone. We are situated in Belle Vue House, Newton Road, Sudbury and we are open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday, when we operate on a no appointment necessary drop in service during the mornings, from 0930, on each of these days. For those of you who have other commitments then we can arrange for you to visit us on an appointment basis.

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Storehouse Foodbank at Waitrose in November Will you support our emergency Christmas hampers weekend at Waitrose on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November? Sadly, we have seen a significant rise in local families and individuals in crisis and would value your support. Many will face a very Christmas time unless we can help them. We know that a number of you have already been generous. In October we saw a wonderful abundance of food donations come in from local churches and schools from their Harvest services. We were quite blown away by our community.

In partnership with Waitrose in Sudbury, we are able to do considerably more for local people and help them stay hopeful for the New Year. Last year at Christmas time we were able to feed around 450 people. It would be wonderful if we could match that figure again. Throughout the year our Storehouse team of volunteers operate two regular weekly ‘Drop In’s at the Christopher Centre where local people in need can collect emergency food and receive a sympathetic ear. We also provide a bridge for getting further support, such as help with managing our fear of money through our free CAP Money courses, as well as providing other resources. By showing them practical kindness we see many lives turned around and hope restored.

Storehouse Foodbank is a community programme initiated by Stour Valley Vineyard Church, which is based in Sudbury’ It serves people in Sudbury and the surrounding villages and now has 30 Collection Points where people can drop off food any time throughout the year. Our partners include churches, schools, businesses and shops. If you are unable to get to Waitrose, you can give a financial gift through the Storehouse Gift Shop online at: www.stourvalleyvineyard.org/gift-shop Alternatively, you can make a gift payable to ‘Stour Valley Vineyard’ and send it to: Storehouse, Stour Valley Vineyard, The Christopher Centre, 10 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, CO10 2EU. Thank you, The Storehouse Team

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The Sudbury Society Friars Hall, School Street, Sudbury Friday 28th November 7.30 pm

Gestinghthorpe Roman Villa and Craftsmen’s Village A talk by Ashley Cooper Admission Members £2, Visitors £3 www.sudburysociety.org.uk

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We are all fearful of something By ex-punk rocker Andrew Stewart-Darling, Senior Pastor, Stour Valley Vineyard Church A while ago we took one of our daughters and a friend to Go Ape in Thetford Forest. This is a treetop experience that involves walking around in the treetops with the use of some wires and ropes.

After a brief health and safety lesson we were all too quickly harnessed up and fitted with helmets. As we approached the first tree I looked up to see a very long rope ladder. Being seen as the ‘responsible adult’ in the party, a supervisor took me to one side and said, “It might be a good idea if you go in the middle.” I turned to him and said very loudly in front of my daughter’s friend, “You’re joking, aren’t you? Up there it’s every man for himself!” We are all fearful of something. It can make us feel nauseous and anxious or, worse still, traumatise us. So what is fear?

From the day we are born our brain cleverly learns emotions and holds memories that help us to remember and respond to scary and dangerous things. It reminds us of the consequences of doing something foolhardy, such as, for example, climbing tall pine trees in Thetford Forest. It is as Gavin de Becker describes in his book The Gift of Fear, “a brilliant internal guardian that warns you of hazards and guides you through risky situations”. In the UK, as with the rest of Western society, we have an overabundance of fear compared to Eastern countries. An estimated 3.6 per cent of the UK – around 2.2million people – suffer from anxiety disorders, which is a four-fold increase in four years. These fears can range from common trepidations, such as heights or enclosed spaces, to severe cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Either way, they can prevent the enjoyment of life.

So if fear is something that is learned, probably the best way is to deal with it is to unlearn it and fill the void with something positive and life-enriching. But one thing is for certain, it can’t be dealt with a bottle of pills. Neither can a life be free of emotions. Otherwise, we would become psychopathic! The Bible is an incredibly practical book and offers some amazing wisdom and insight on the emotional and spiritual condition. It gives us a holistic approach to wellbeing through a connectedness with God through his son Jesus. When we learn to put our trust in him and surrender each part of our life, including our emotions and memories, we create a mental space to receive God’s healing which leads to our recovery of mind. Our fears become reduced in size until they lose their hold over us. In essence, his perfect love begins to cast out our fear. One of the most common fears is, of course, dying. We are, all naturally concerned with our end, but Christians believe it is only the end of the beginning. Knowing that there is a mapped out future beyond a temporal fear brings huge comfort to millions of believers, not least to those who live with daily uncertainty around the world.

I know that many might be afraid to believe in a God for fear of disappointment or looking foolish, but that is the step of faith that God requires of us.

Otherwise, if you think about it, it is not much of a faith at all. Much like when a father says to his young son. “ Jump and I will catch you!” The boy has to trust this dad. And when he does his faith is rewarded. I have learnt that faith sets me free, while fear holds my thoughts and emotions captive. And that is worth shouting from the treetops. Although not too high please.

Stour Valley Vineyard is a growing family church that meets every Sunday 10.30am at the Delphi Centre, Newton Road, Sudbury.

It also runs Storehouse Foodbank and CAP Money Management courses. To donate food, please visit one of our 30 Collection Points in the Stour Valley area. See our website for details: www.stourvalleyvineyard.org.

If you are in need yourself, please contact our Storehouse Team: storehouse@stourvalleyvineyard.org or ring: 07973 710905.

They would love to help you.

The Fortnightly Tea Dances at The Delphi Club, Sudbury, 2.00 - 4.15 pm

November 12th - David Last November 26th - Brian’s Music Please note that there is no dance on 10th December as the Delphi is not available Admission £3 including Draw Ticket & Refreshments We enjoy our dancing which supports Cancer Research UK, St. Nicholas Hospice and other local good causes

Dates for your Diary...

Tuesday Lunch Club Roast lunch served in our Pavilion Room for older residents of Sudbury and surrounding villages. Roast Dinner £5.00; Dessert £2.00 Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk to book.

Courtyard Café@The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 13, 14th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 25th, 26th, 27th November Paint Your Own Ceramics – Christmas decorations and gifts now available. Prices start from £1.25 per item. Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk to book. Courtyard Café@The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU Saturday 1st November Boxford Fireworks Torchlight Parade 6.30 from the village. Fireworks 7.45 on the Playing Fields Tickets £5 adults and children £3 in advance. In association with Boxford Community Council.

Saturday 1st November Firework Spectacular, Long Melford Football Club.

Bonfire lit at 6.30pm. Fireworks 7pm. Adults £5. Under 16’s £3. Under 5’s Free.

Tickets available from Chilton Office Supplies.

Saturday 1st November Songs of Life and Love. All Saints Church, Acton 7pm. Tickets £12 available from The Church. Tel: 01787 377374 www.allsaintschurchacton.vpweb.co.uk Saturday 1st November Book Sale – Good Quality 2nd Hand Books., All Saints Church, Acton 10am – 3pm Tel: 01787 377374 Saturday 1st November Horticultural Autumn Show, Clare Town hall, 2pm.

Entries invited. Tel: 01787 277082 Saturday 1st November All Saints Day Market, St. Peter’s, Market Hill, Sudbury 9.30am – 2.30pm Free Entry. www.allsaints-sudbury.co.uk Sat 1st/Sun 2nd November A Spooky Day Out With Thomas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel CO6 2DS. 01206 242524.

Sunday 2nd November M.E.B.C.C. Table Sale at The British Legion, Cordell Road, Long Melford, 10.30 am - 2 pm Contact: Beverley 01787 881803 Sunday 2nd November, Supper Club Stoke by Nayland Hotel The first in a series of 5 exclusive foodie events with guest speakers and individual themes. This event is themed around Aspalls Suffolk Cider and will include a 7-course taster menu with courses paired with Aspalls cider. Call 01206 262836 to book!

Sunday 2nd November Fireworks Display, The Delphi Centre, Alexandra Rd., Display 6.30pm. Free Entry. Contact Sudbury Town Council 01787 372331.

Monday 3rd November Palladio on British Soil: Hugh Belsey Lectures., The Guildhall, Lavenham 11.15am. £10 per lecture or £95 for course. Tel: 01284 703505 Email: h.g.belsey@gmail.com Tuesday 4th November Specialist Valuation Day, Long Melford Memorial Hall 10am – 2pm 01473 627110. www.lockdales.com Tues 4th/Sat 8th November Quay Drama ~ Waiting for Godot Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.45pm Tickets £9. Friends £8. Tues £7 Tel 01787 374745 Friday 7th November Big Night Out, Gates open 6pm. Bonfire 7.30pm.

Fireworks 8pm. Adults £5 Child 5-16 £3. Under 5’s Free. Tickets available from Sudbury Tourist Infromation.

Saturday 8th November, Murder Mystery Night at Stoke by Nayland Hotel – Join us for an evening of mystery and intrigue in which you are the detective.

Tickets cost just £45pp and include a 3-course meal. Call 01206 265825 to book now!

Saturday 8th November Sudbury Choral Society – Autumn Concert, Doors open at 6pm. 01787 370574 www.sudburychoralsociety.co.uk Sunday 9th November Quay Music ~ The Churchfitters, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £15. Friends £14. Tel 01787 374745 Sunday 9th November Remembrance Sunday, 10.15am at St. Andrew’s Church, Gt. Cornard, 2.30pm at St. Gregory’s, Sudbury Sunday 9th November Gainsborough’s Musical Friends, St. Peter’s, Sudbury 6pm. Box Office: 01904 651485 www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com Monday 10th November Making an Arcadian Landscape: Hugh Belsey Lectures. The Guildhall, Lavenham 11.15am. £10 per lecture or £95 for course.

Tel: 01284 703505 Email: h.g.belsey@gmail.com Tuesday 11th November Two Minutes Silence. 11am. Outside Sudbury Town Hall Everyone Welcome.

Thursday 13th November Quay Film Club ~ World War 1 in Film. Quay Theatre, Sudbury 10.30am Tickets £35 per season. £10 for one off trail. Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Friday 14th November Quay Music ~ Soul-Town, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £14. Friends £13. Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 15th November Quay Children ~ The Snow Queen, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £7.50. Children £6. Family Ticket £24 Tel 01787 374745 Saturday 15th November Craft and Gift Fair, St. Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury 9am – 4pm. Free Entry.

Sun 16th November Lamentations & Rejoicing in Tudor England, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford 7.30pm. Tickets £16. Concessions £13 Tel: 01284 769505 Email: h.g.belsey@gmail.com

Monday 17th November Reaction to France: Hugh Belsey Lectures., Cambridge Renaissance Voices. The Guildhall, Lavenham 11.15am. £10 per lecture or £95 for course. Tel: 01284 703505 www.theatreroyal.org Wed 19th / Sat 22nd November Quay Musical ~ Oh! What A Lovely War. Quay Theatre, Sudbury Matinee 2pm & evening 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Matinee £8 Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sunday 23rd November Quay Bar ~ Open Music Night, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Free Entry Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 26th November Quay Comedy ~ Jeremy Hardy on Tour. Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £14. Unemployed £5. Over 16’s only. Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Thursday 27th November Craft and Gift Fair, St. Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury 9am – 4pm. Free Entry.

Friday 28th November Nayland Village Hall Cinema – Boyhood, Tickets £5.00 (includes tea/coffee and biscuits) Available from the Post Office, Nayland Tickets £5.00 Doors open at 7.30pm Starts at 8pm Friday 28th November Pop Up Café@Sudbury Farmers Market, St Peters, Sudbury 9.30 am to 2.00 pm Friday 28th November Quay Cabaret ~ Ladies GoDiva, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £13. Friends £12. Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Friday 28th November Sudbury Christmas Fair and Switching on Christmas Lights, St Peter’s Church 5pm – 9pm.Christmas light switch on at 6.30pm.

Free entry. Contact Town Hall 01787 372331 Saturday 29th November Dickensian Walk – A blue badge guided walk. Meet The Library, Market Hill Sudbury 11am Tickets £4. Tel: 01787 881320 Saturday 29th November Quay Music ~ Absolution, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £11. Friends £10. Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sunday 30th November Quay Film ~ The Nutcracker, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £10. Children £6 Tel 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 2nd to Monday 22nd December Christmas Lunches available to book - £8.50 for 2 courses; £11.00 for 3 courses. Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk to book. Courtyard Café@The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU Wednesday 3rd December Christmas Bazaar @ Courtyard Café, The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street Sudbury CO10 2EU Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk for more information.

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