Village Community News, June 2012

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June 2012

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Simon King, Babergh's Community Sports Coach, said: "This is an incredible opportunity for youngsters, able and disabled, to take part in a sporting event that is staged on such a big scale. “It gives the youngsters an exciting end goal and a chance to compete against other young people in the county. "Whether you are interested in trying a new sport or already playing, we would like to hear from you if you’re interested in taking part."

More information can be found on Babergh’s website or our Facebook page which is Babergh/Mid Suffolk Communities.

Alternatively contact Simon King on 01473 826655 or email simon.king@babergh.gov.uk

Would you like the chance to represent Babergh at the Suffolk Youth Games 2012? Budding athletes of all ability levels from Babergh are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Suffolk Youth Games. Information and leaflets have already been sent to all schools and leisure centres in the district but leisure bosses at Babergh District Council are urging everyone who hasn’t yet applied to register their interest.

Are you in school Years 5-11 and would like an opportunity to compete as part of the Babergh Team at the countywide event? This is an opportunity for young people to explore their sporting potential, having the chance to participate in professionally coached training sessions and compete in the Games on 7th July. Events include Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cycling, Hockey, Judo, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis and Touch Rugby. Anyone is school Years 5-11 can participate, eligible years varying between events.

This year, again thanks to sponsorship from the Kensington Financial Group, a registration fee of just £5 will cover all training and attendance at the event itself. Last year Babergh had their most successful year to date, finishing 3rd overall out of the 7 districts, winning the Athletics and Cycling competitions.

Participants from last year’s competition have gone on to develop the skills

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Deadline for copy is the 19th of each and every month.

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Many thanks to Colin King for dropping this photograph in to us, he believes the photo was taken at Whatfield Fete Fancy Dress on VE day 1945 or thereabouts but perhaps someone knows better! The lady and girl on the immediate left we cannot identify but starting with the Red Cross Nurse, Mary Long and others left to right are Peter Wilding, Jennifer Gant, Derek Gidney, Ivor Clarke, Tony Gant (Bear), Alan Clarke, Mrs Grace Allen, Audrey Allen, Jimmy Wilding, Josie Welham, Stephen Wilding, David Clarke, Josie Wilding, Colin King, Marie Clarice, Mary King, Betty Clarke, Eileen Wilding and John Gant.

Adrian’s Sponsored Cycle Ride On Sunday 15th July 2012 Adrian Miller and his support worker are going on a sponsored cycle ride from Station Road, Hadleigh to his parents house in Capel St Mary and then back to Hadleigh. The 11.6 mile distance will be the furthest Adrian has ever cycled. It will be a massive achievement for him. Adrian is raising funds for two local causes; 1) FUN, a charity based in Hadleigh that assists people with physical needs and learning difficulties to live an independent life.

FUN also offers respite care.

2) Hadleigh Inclusion Project. H.I.P. provides a range of creative and learning opportunities for adults with learning difficulties working in partnership with the local community.

If anyone would like to help Adrian raise lots of money please write out a cheque to either FUN or H.I.P and send it to Mr A. Miller, c/o Ananda, 7 Station Road, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5JF.

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£579,950

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£420,000

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£290,000

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A Victorian home set in approximately 0.3 Acre plot. The property was originally 2 cottages has been sympathetically converted & benefits from dual aspect sitting room, dining room, study, fitted kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 2 first floor bathrooms & ground floor shower room & WC, double garage & parking.

A detached Bloor Homes built family home located in the ever popular village of Lavenham. The property is located in a beautiful position backing on to farmland & boasts 4 bedrooms, lounge & separate dining room, Kitchen with utility, ensuite to master bedroom, double garage & driveway.

Set in a quiet location is this 4 bedroom semi detached home. The property benefits from large lounge, dining room, kitchen, ground floor WC, master bedroom with ensuite, parking for 5-6 cars to the front 85ft rear garden backing onto fields.

This charming Grade II listed cottage hosts a wealth of period features, which include exposed timbers, inglenook fireplace & brick floors. In brief the accommodation comprises: entrance porch, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, 2 bedrooms on the first floor, gardens & parking.

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£430,000

A beautiful detached cottage on approximately 0.25Acres. With a host of period features, this 3 bedroom home is perfectly located to enjoy country living. The property benefits from large lounge & dining room, ground floor WC, fitted kitchen, garage, large office/ workshop to side & views to rear.

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A good size 3 bedroom detached bungalow situated in a quiet location in the popular village of Hitcham. The accommodation includes a large sitting/dining room, refitted kitchen & bathroom with good size private rear garden together with single garage & additional off road parking for 2 cars.

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This substantial property comprises a renovation of the original Victorian dwelling to provide 4 double bedrooms at first floor level, 3 reception rooms, kitchen-breakfast room with adjacent utility area, ground floor WC, ensuite facilities & family bathroom together with car port.

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A delightful Victorian cottage located in the centre of Lavenham.

The property has been beautifully maintained & benefits from 2 bedrooms, lounge, fitted kitchen, good size rear lobby, refitted ground floor bathroom & courtyard rear garden with rear access.

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This quintessential Grade II listed home is located in the centre of Lavenhams High Street & benefits from 3 bedrooms, sitting & kitchen breakfast rooms, ground floor WC & bathroom, first floor WC, front room, currently with commercial use as well as garage to the rear & parking.

Lavenham

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A 3 bedroom semi detached home just off the High Street in Lavenham. The property is in need of some updating but benefits from lounge, kitchen breakfast room, family bathroom with separate WC, mostly double glazed, gas radiator heating & gardens to the front side & rear. NO ONWARD CHAIN.

£340,000

An immaculately presented, 4 bedroom semi detached home. This property offers spacious accommodation throughout as well as views to front & rear. The property benefits from lounge, kitchen breakfast room, sun room, dining room, ensuite to master bedroom, utility & boot room as well as parking.

Lavenham

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A beautiful 2-3 bedroom thatched cottage benefitting from 3 reception rooms, 2 with inglenook fireplaces, fitted kitchen breakfast room, garden room, utility room, ground floor bathroom, off road parking & occupying well maintained gardens as well as being located only 20 minutes from Lavenham.

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3 Bedroom semi detached home in central Lavenham. the property benefits from lounge/diner, refitted kitchen, ground floor WC, conservatory, double glazing, gas radiator heating, garage to the side & parking. Available with NO ONWARD CHAIN.

Cross Green

£285,000

A delightful period cottage set on a private road offering charm as well as spacious accomodation. The property benefits from 3 bedrooms, lounge with separate dining area, fitted kitchen breakfast room, ground floor WC as well as parking to front. NO ONWARD CHAIN.

Jarred & Clare would like to welcome you to The Fleece Hotel This historic traditional free-house offers you Superb home-cooked food, using the finest quality produce Seniors Luncheon Thursday 12 - 1.30 pm with selected meals from £6 Quality local and national Real Ales from £2.60 a pint!

Fish & Chips and a Pint £6 on Thursdays (Take-away option available)

The unique upstairs ‘Guild Room’, decorated with a medieval feel, it is perfect for large groups eating and for functions The ‘Corder Room’, an entirely Victorian styled bar with William Morris wallpaper

Jubilee at The Fleece Sat 2nd June Food & Ale Matching (see website for details) Sun 3rd June Enjoy the gardens of Boxford before popping in for a traditional English afternoon tea or a Sunday Lunch (booking advisable) Mon 4th June Various stalls in the courtyard Outside bar, BBQ & Hog-Roast, vegetarian food available, dine in or enjoy outside Food Service: Tuesday to Friday 12 - 2 pm & 6 - 9 pm Saturday 12 - 2.30 pm & 6 - 9 pm Sunday 12 - 2.30 pm

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Cobblers & Keys Don’t worry we are not closing just relocating I would like to announce that we will be relocating into the newly refurbished Buy Right/QD Store when it reopens in June 2012. I would like to thank all of those friends and customers who have shown their concern that Cobblers and Keys Ltd, my shoe repair and key cutting business, will be closing down now that Morrison’s is moving into the Buy Right Store.

I have been very flattered by your kind comments and interest.

Our new service will include • Strap, battery and a watch repair service • Colour Printing onto T-shirts mouse-mats, and glass, making available beautiful frameless prints of your favourite photos etc.

We will continue to provide our usual services of • Key cutting • Locksmith service • Trophies and engraving • Engravable gifts • Shoe repairs • As well as all the odd little jobs you folk bring me that others would not consider.

Hope to see you all soon. Many thanks for your support Yours Sincerely, Mike Evans

The three little pigs learn to build with oak sticks at Orchard Barn The educational programme for the three little pigs continued at Orchard Barn last month. After learning how to construct wolf-puff resistant buildings with straw, a course on how to build with sticks! In this case the sticks were beautiful, sometimes handhewn, lengths of seasoned English oak. The five day course in timber framing using traditional techniques and tools was led onsite at Orchard Barn by expert Rick Lewis, of Suffolk-based Traditional Oak Carpentry. Using only traditional hand tools, the students completed the walls for the side lean-to shed. Despite having no prior formal training, the enthusiastic team dealt with the complexities of putting together large, irregular timbers, and measured and cut various joints appropriate to the age of the main seventeenth century barn. By Friday afternoon the walls were in place, secured into the main barn frame with oak pegs, again hand made on site. The wooden structure sat on flint and brick footing walls to lift them above the wet ground.

Before this little “house” is finished to withstand the big bad wolf, it needs roof timbers, roof covering and infills between the timber studs. To complete their studies, the three little pigs could book onto one of the other courses offered at Orchard Barn this year to learn about stone building – Orchard Barn even does lime mortar and flint walling! Nursery rhymes may never be the same again.

PS much of this oak came from woodland at Willisham that is being renovated, the rest from SWT woods at Bradfield.

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Suffolk West Federation of Women’s Institute Three Valleys Group Meeting President of Polstead WI Chris Cuthbert welcomed members of the nine WIs of the newly formed the Three Valleys (Brett, Stour and Box) Group to their first group meeting held in Nayland Village Hall. WI Adviser Sue Beaven expressed her pleasure at seeing so many members and the opportunities that co operation within this large group afforded. A representative from each WI gave a short account of their institute’s highlights in the past year including details of speakers, outings and fund raising events held to raise money for local charities and Association for Country Women of the World which supports our less fortunate sisters in developing countries.

The speaker was Elizabeth C Talbot MRICS Senior Auctioneer, Valuer and Partner in T.W. Gaze of Diss. She started her career in Retford in 1985 then moved to Nottingham and finally to Diss in 1995. Elizabeth explained her role as facilitating acts of business in legal transactions. She described the part body language played and the contribution of technology in the interaction between the Auctioneer and bidders.

The people of East Anglia appreciate their heritage, old artefacts’ and rural bygones. A few members brought their treasures for Elizabeth to examine and value. These included examples of Minton pottery a Japanese vase, a hand forged and beaten fire screen, a silver kettle, a sampler of stump embroidery and a Victorian game pie dish.

The Competition Diamond Jubilee gave members and opportunity to demonstrate their craft skills. In third place Elmsett and Aldham - in second Leavenheath and the winner Boxford who were presented with a cut glass rose bowl.

Polstead WI had prepared and served a feast of home made cakes and savouries which everyone enjoyed before driving home in the rain along Suffolk country lanes.

Bildeston Health Centre Patients Let us know what you think!

A group of volunteer patients from Bildeston Health Centre ( the Patient Participation Group) are working with the staff at the centre and organising a survey to get patient views on the services the health centre provides. The survey will take place between 1st June 2012 and 30th June 2012. Access the survey by going online at www.bildestonhealthcentre.co.uk and follow the link to the survey . This is the preferred way for patients to take part. Alternatively survey forms can be picked up and returned to the surgery. Help will be available to those unable to get to the surgery and who want to take part.

Just ring June Carpenter on 01449 741318 or email junecarpenter@btinternet.com if you need more information or help.

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Ceremonial Opening of a Kindergarten in a Fijian Jungle Village

FULLY INCLUSIVE LONDON SHOWS Thur 5 July Thur 12 July Thur 12 July Sun 22 July Sun 22 July Wed 15 Aug Wed 15 Aug Wed 5 Sept Wed 5 Sept Thur 6 Sept Thur 6 Sept Thur 27 Sept Thur 11 Oct Wed 28 Nov Thur 13 Dec Sat 26 Jan ’13

Top Hat ......................................................£60.00 Ghost .........................................................£64.50 Blood Brothers ...........................................£46.00 Shrek .........................................................£64.50 Thriller .......................................................£54.50 Sweeney Todd ............................................£72.50 Lion King ...................................................£75.00 Les Miserables ...........................................£64.50 Singing In The Rain ....................................£64.50 Phantom Of The Opera...............................£57.75 Top Hat ......................................................£64.50 Dreamboats & Petticoats ............................£45.00 Let It Be......................................................£55.00 The Bodyguard...........................................£60.00 War Horse ..................................................£73.00 War Horse ..................................................£80.00

All Shows Are Matinee Performances, Price Includes Top Price Ticket And Luxury Coach Travel

SPECIAL EVENTS All prices below are for adults - please enquire for OAP and child prices Thur 21 June Ladies Day At Ascot...........................(Inc.) £62.00 Sat 23/Sun 24 June Lowestoft Air Festival ........................£18.00 Sat 7 July Hampton Court Flower Show (Inc.) .............£54.00 Thur 19 July Bletchley Park + Lunch & Refreshments (Inc.) .£44.00 Wed 25 July Sandringham Flower Show (Inc.) ................£31.50 Mon 13 Aug Norfolk Lavender & Hunstanton .................£22.00 Tues 14 Aug Old Macdonalds Farm ................................£27.50 Sat 18 Aug Cromer “Seaside Special” (Inc.) ...................£39.50 Sat 18 Aug Buckingham Palace & Afternoon Tea (Inc.) ..£58.50 Sun 19 Aug Kew Gardens, Palace & Lunch (Inc.) ............£51.50 Mon 20 Aug Thomas The Tank Engine @Bressingham ....£24.00 Thur 23/Fri 24 Aug Clacton Air Show ...............................£15.00 Sun 26 Aug London “Eye” & Cruise (Inc.) .......................£55.00 Mon 27 Aug Mississippi Paddle Boat (Inc.)......................£28.00 Fri 31 Aug Day Out In Southwold ................................£14.00 Sat 22 Sept Buckingham Palace & Afternoon Tea (Inc.) ..£58.50 11, 12, 13 & 14 Oct Knitting & Stitching Show (Inc.) .........£34.00

SENIOR SPECIALS IN LONDON Tuesday 21st August Thames River Cruise, Lunch & “Woman In Black” (Inc.) £67.50 Saturday 8th September Houses Of Parliament, Lunch & “Chicago” (Inc.) £72.50 Thursday 11th October Household Cavalry Museum, Lunch & “Phantom” (Inc.) £72.50 Wednesday 7th November Tower Bridge, Lunch & “Singing In The Rain” (Inc.) £72.50

Concerts at Newmarket Racecourse An Afternoon or Evening of Top Class Horse Racing, Followed by Quality Musical Entertainment

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At our marriage one year ago our friends gave generous gifts of money to support a project on which we had set our hearts. We had previously visited a village of around 150 people in the interior of Fiji and found that they needed a kindergarten for their preschool children. Older children crossed the river on horse-back and then travelled several miles along an unmade road to school. The younger ones were educated in the open air, in Our friends gave the village. generously so that we were able to transfer more than £4,000 to enable building to start.

Contacts in a jet boat safari company and the hotel business enabled safe transfer of the money and arranged for the levelling of the site and the construction of the building. This was no simple matter and when we visited again on Leap Year Day, 29th.February we had no idea how far the project had developed. Severe flooding had made the village almost inaccessible for some months and the first site cleared had proved unsuitable. Building materials had to be carried initially behind four wheel drive vehicles, then across the river on rafts and then dragged by quad bikes to the building site. Would the “kindi” be complete on the day of our proposed visit?

After an hour’s journey by car and another half hour by jet boat we reached Toga village. There in a prominent position above the village stood a remarkable new building, 12x8 metres, solidly built and decorated for the occasion. We were delighted by what had been achieved.

Many ceremonies, speeches, worship and much drinking of kava took place, before we cut the ribbon, unlocked the door and entered their building hand-in-hand with the little children. The ladies had decorated the inside with great multi-coloured swags of fabric. Music and feasting followed, a whale’s tooth was presented, tapa, bark cloth prepared and decorated for the occasion, was given and a roast pig surrounded by taro roots and plantains added to the feast.

At the opening of the kindergarten a tropical downpour had driven everyone inside, so the return to the jet boat by means of liquid mud paths needed burly Fijians to keep us upright. Once on the boat another downpour turned to hail stinging us with needles of ice. Finally back at base we were able to order furniture for the kindergarten, astonished that it would be made and ready the following week.

We want to thank all our generous friends whose wedding presents made this project possible for the benefit of future generations in this very remote community in the centre of the Fijian jungle.

Wendy & David Atkins

A New Service from the River Stour Trust This season The River Stour Trust is providing a new service on Saturdays offering one-way boat trips between both Flatford and Dedham on our electric launch ‘Trusty II’. This is in response to a popular request from people who have walked to Flatford from Dedham and would like to return by boat. This service is in addition to our regular boat trips from Flatford to Fen Bridge and back which we have provided on Sundays, Bank Holidays and Wednesdays in the school summer holidays for many years. We are aware of the aims of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Stour Valley Project to encourage people to visit this beautiful and unique area whilst sustaining an environment unspoilt for future use by generations to come. We hope that our service will enable people to leave their cars at one venue and experience the tranquillity and the wild-life of the river from a different perspective. ‘Trusty II’ is virtually silent and does not pollute the river or cause a bow-wave which would damage the river bank.

Our half-hour trips start from Dedham Boathouse Restaurant at 10.15 a.m. and run on a regular timetable throughout the day. The last trip leaves Flatford at 5.00 p.m. The boat holds up to eight passengers and each trip costs £5 for adults, £3 for children and £1 for dogs. We will take less physically able passengers back to their original starting point, but we do not offer a discount on return tickets. The service is also dependent on the weather and river conditions being favourable. This year, from July to September there is also the option of returning by the ‘hopper bus’, which has been in service for the past two years.

The River Stour Trust is a registered charity and its aims are to restore and maintain the navigation of the River Stour. All our operators are volunteers and money raised by our boat trips goes to support our aims.

We are always looking for new volunteers to train as skippers. No experience is necessary as full training will be given and we are a friendly group who are always willing to help.

For further details please contact Dorothy Howe on 0844 800 5018, secretary@riverstourtrust.org, or visit our web-site www.riverstourtrust.org

Milden Vs Monks Eleigh Cricket Match At Milden Pavilion and Playing Field Saturday 30th June 2012, Bar open at 12.30, first ball 1pm The cricket match is a friendly and open to all so if you’ve never played and fancy a bat or bowl please contact David Porteous Butler (Milden) or Barry Jewitt (Monks Eleigh) to put your name on the team sheets. Even if cricket is not your game come and enjoy the party and see at first hand the wonderful facilities the Pavilion and playing field has to offer!

For more information call Justine 01787 248145 Pearl 01787 247965, David 01787 249566, Barry 01449 740395

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GSOLICITORS IBBONS Howard with Jonathan Lambert of Sudbury I write this column hotfoot from a morning at this year’s Hadleigh Show.

I wondered around and I was pleased to meet so many of my readers. One did think though that the entrance price of £10 per head was a little steep.

I have mentioned before how lucky we are to have various specialists and suppliers on our doorstep. The picture shows me with Jonathan Lambert of Jonathan Lambert Fine Jewellers in Sudbury. Jonathan is able to source almost anything that you may be seeking and is always happy to run his expert eye over pieces that you may have. Jonathan has an excellent pedigree having been the youngest Chairman of the National Association of Goldsmiths and currently being Chairman of the Institute of Registered Valuers. Furthermore Jonathan is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and a Freeman of the City of London. A piece that is very special to me recently was flattened under the wheels of one of my vehicles and Jonathan was able to have everything brought back to life. That is another place for you to visit when you are next in Sudbury.

I recently took delivery of a new computer that was delivered by courier. As we signed for the package, it became clear that it was not a computer and indeed it was a box destined for a nursing home. As a signature had already been made on the machine it appeared for all the world as if the package had arrived. It transpired though that my computer had been delivered to someone else who claimed not to have received it. Once the courier centre mentioned the Police the computer appeared. All of this involved me in five hours visiting the Courier depot in Newmarket. Only sign for a package having checked it first no matter as to the protestations of the delivery agent.

Several of my clients lately have been pressured to accept something that was not correct largely because they did not understand the impact of the situation. A long lease where no title was being deduced; a lease without a Landlord’s repairing covenant. As I have said so many times, a lease is an onerous document which can lead to untold expense. You must take advice.

As you read these lines, the Diamond Jubilee will be upon us. In Flowton we will be lighting one of the 2012 beacons and I am sure that you will all be enjoying the celebrations. What a wonderful job the Queen has done.

God save the Queen!

Howard Gibbons

133 High Street Hadleigh Suffolk IP7 5EJ

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Persimmon Homes are delighted to announce the forthcoming opening of our two show homes at Weavers Meadow on the 30th June. Our Show Homes have been designed with families in mind, and focus on enhancing the wonderful layouts of both house types.

Emily Wakefield from Claude Hooper Interiors who have designed the show homes has tried to give both homes a completely different feel. The four bedroom Gatcombe has light colours throughout with ivories and taupe’s combined with accents of tones of blue. The house has a relaxing feel to it, with the furniture being mainly a mix of white painted furniture and solid wood. Downstairs the house provides a large living room and kitchen with dining area. The living room has a beautiful reflective wall paper with soft sheer curtains at the window and lots of textures and light tones, giving a light airy feel to the room. The kitchen and dining area is very family orientated and is an ideal room for the family to gather.

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After a good spell of weather in March, there was always a chance that April could be wet, cold and with little sunshine. From about the 5th April it turned chilly, with heavy rain right into May. Not very good weather for birds that are nesting early. It would have been worse for ground nesting species near any rivers, Kingfishers and Grey Wagtail nests would have been destroyed by the rivers being over flooded. The bad weather did not stop a few early Swifts, 2 were flying high over the house on 25th April, and 4 more the next day. There were 21 feeding over Holbecks Park on 30th April. My second Cuckoo was heard calling near Aldham Church on 21st April. Whitethroats singing from 24th April in Shelley and Raydon.

Housemartins and 3 Sandmartins were feeding over Benton End. Two Yellow Wagtails were seen at Raydon on the 24th April. My third Cuckoo calling and showing well on top of a Bore ash Tree at Kersey on 1st May. There was a Lesser Whitethroat singing at Broomhill on 3oth April.

Another Lesser Whitethroat was heard during the dawn chorus along the railway walk on the 5th May. Garden Warblers were first heard at Broomhill from 3rd May. Very good numbers were heard singing in various areas from the 6th May. The reeling song of the Grasshopper Warbler was heard coming from Water Lane, Kersey, early in May. Short Eared Owls were seen in the Raydon area by Gary Mowles. At Giffords Park, after many months of having little or no water, there is now flooding over a wide area. Three Hobby were feeding over the flooded area on the 13th May. Another Yellow Wagtail was feeding at the new lagoon at Tower Mill Lane on May 12th. Several large feeding groups of Swallows were seen in many areas on the 12th & 13th May, also the number of Housemartins grew during the fine weekend of 12th – 13th. Red Kites were seen at Chattisham over a four week period by Peter Wooley. In next months issue there will be an update on Nightingales.

As always if you see anything interesting please get in touch, just email me jerry@keithavis.co.uk Jerry

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Mary Howell 1924 - 2012 It is with sadness and deep regret that the death was announced of our friend and neighbour Mary Howell on 1st May. Mary had been in failing health for a while and had been moved into St. Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich a few days before. Mary was born in Bournemouth on 16th December 1924. After owning several restaurants in Long Melford, Wales and Brighton she and her husband moved to Hadleigh in 1978. She was immediately welcomed into the local community, playing a major role in the local scene. She became secretary of the thriving Hadleigh Conservative Association, which in those days was invited each year for a party at Christmas to Sir George and Lady Burton’s beautiful Aldham Mill House. Other fund-raising lunches took place at the Bowling Club in Magdalen Road.

However, Mary’s greatest love was bridge and she set to work organising classes at every level from beginners’ classes to improvers’ and advanced classes. She herself had won many major bridge awards and was only too pleased to pass on her expertise to any of her groups. She gave individual tuition and popular group classes in Hadleigh library and outlying villages.

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Bildeston Primary School News It’s been a busy start to the term. Our news reporters, Isabel Chaplin and Chloe Davies, wrote: On Friday 27th April Year 6 went to Crucial Crew in Sudbury, a special event organised by ‘The Rotary Club’. Our school goes every year to learn about keeping safe and how to deal with different dangerous situations. Many people are involved in running the afternoon, including Police, St. John’s Ambulance and the Fire Brigade. It was an important afternoon because it told us what to do if we come across any situations.

We all enjoyed our day! Years 6 children have just completed their SATs tests this week and are feeling rather relieved now they are all over! We took tests in reading comprehension, a long and short writing task, spelling and two Maths papers - one with a calculator and one without. We also took a Mental Maths test, listening carefully to a CD for the questions.

We have done practice optional SATs every year since Year 2 so we should be used to them, but even so it was a bit different doing it for real.

The best thing about it was being allowed to bring in nice snacks from home and having slightly more relaxed afternoons to keep our energy up!

Thank you Isabel and Chloe for your report.

The rest of the school have been busy too: Over the Easter break children were asked to keep up with their reading by completing an Easter Reading Challenge. The response to this challenge was brilliant! 47 children read between 1 and 12 books. This photograph shows them all proudly holding their certificates. Well done!

Following the success of this we have a summer Olympic Reading Challenge, which is running through the whole of this term. To complete the challenge the children need to read different types of text - fiction, poetry, newspapers etc., and give each a score out of 10. We hope to give out lots of Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates at the end of term!

The Diamond Jubilee and Olympic celebrations are a big part of our lives this term.

On 18th May, the day the Olympic Torch arrived in the UK, we started our Olympic celebrations with our very own Olympic Torch Relay.

On that same day we took part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the ‘Largest Dance Routine – Multi-venue’. The aim was to get as many children as possible worldwide to dance the same dance at the same time. It was a very challenging dance and we practiced it for several weeks beforehand. We had to have independent witnesses to watch our dance as part of the world record attempt. We hope we broke the record!

By the time you read this we will have completed our Jubilee Celebration week including planting a tree and the presentation of Jubilee Coins to each of the children, all kindly donated by the PTFA. The children will have had a Tea Party, making their own buns, biscuits and sandwiches, and written Jubilee prayers for a display in Bildeston church along with prayers written by other children in the village.

And finally, we are looking forward to our “Olympic Sports Day” on 25th June. We are starting the whole day with an Opening Ceremony, including a performance by the whole school of the Big Dance, an Olympic Song and other items performed by each of the classes.

Then we will all take part in a range of track & field events and tournaments.

At the end there will be a Closing Ceremony including the presentation of special medals for every child taking part. The results will be given, followed by a lap of honour by the captains of the winning team. A true Olympic Sports Day!

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Milden’s ‘Pop’ Weekend The Milden Singers performances were enjoyed by many over the weekend and at the same time they managed to raise £790 for Milden Pavilion Fund.

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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 Drama Department The rehearsals are fully underway now, for Hadleigh’s performance of Othello for the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival 2012 at a professional theatre in October. Pupils have been cast and are currently reading through the script, building on their knowledge of Othello and beginning to bring life to their characters. Next year’s school musical still remains a mystery and the announcement is awaited in anticipation. Auditions will be underway in the next week or so, and we wish the best of luck to the budding singers, actors and dancers who will be auditioning for a role.

Summer Concert Hadleigh High School’s Summer Concert was a great success as it showed parents and visitors the wide range of talent we have here at Hadleigh High School. The concert had many different acts and performances to offer including: Orchestra, Choir, Nuclear Winter, solo artists, the Hadleigh High Jazz band, drummers and many more. As always the event was a huge success, enjoyed by the performers and audience alike. Daniel Holloway performed at the event and said that he ‘gained so much confidence from performing in front of such a big crowd.’ Star performer Arthur Glazin commented on the number of performers and Year groups partaking, and the variety of musical genres presented. He said that he found the concert ‘as enjoyable as ever.’ The concert also saw the new Head Boy and Girl take to the stage to present the prestigious event and they rose to the challenge spectacularly. Luke McGhee and Yasmin Tampion entertained the audience throughout with their superb confidence and comic talents. We are also very grateful to the Music staff for the support that they have provided for pupils to enable them to shine. However, the concert wouldn’t have been able to happen if it wasn’t thanks to Miss Macey and Miss Staples so thank you very much! In addition, we would also like to thank all families, friends and members of our local community who supported our popular evening event.

Upcoming Exams Year 11s will soon be coming to the end of their exams. Year 10 too have been revising thoroughly for their Science GCSEs and others like Business Studies and GCSE PE. We wish all students undertaking exams the best of luck!

School Council Hadleigh High School plans to improve our school site even more. We’re wishing to do so by expanding our canopy which currently is situated from the PE Department across to the main building. The expansion will run along the edge of the hard-court right to the Art Department. In addition to this, further improvements include building unisex toilets for all students to use.

Year 7 Enrichment Year 7s will be offered the chance to go on a trip to Danbury where they will take part in a number of activities at the activity centre there. This is the first time the school has organised this trip so we hope it is a success for our current Year 7s and for future years to come.

Year 8 Enrichment Students in Year 8 will be spending 3 days performing in Combined Arts. The combined arts programme combines Music, Drama, Art and Dance and on the third night, students will present a performance of their work to their families and friends. For the rest of the week, the 2 remaining days, students will be doing various activities to do with the Olympics.

Year 9 Enrichment Approximately 80 students will be going to the Ardéche in the South of France from 30th June – 8th July for 9 days. Students will be participating in many activities whilst they are there including: Kayaking, a High Ropes Course, Mountain Biking rock diving, and not forgetting the Ardéche Descent where students will kayak down the Ardéche river for 2 days, passing under the famous Pont D’Arc. This trip has been a huge success in the past and we hope it will be for this year’s Year 9 too!

Year 10 Enrichment For Enrichment, Year 10's will be doing Work Experience with local businesses. Already, the pupils have received information about where they will be going to work for the two weeks. During their PSHEe lessons, they have had the opportunity to go to 30 minute sessions with people from different businesses varying from Suffolk County Council, Architects, and to the Armed Forces and Journalists. This gave pupils the opportunity to interact with the employed and to ask questions about their place of work. This was very beneficial to all pupils for when they come to do their Work Experience placements during Enrichment.

Armed Forces Trip A group of pupils had the chance to go to Bassinbourn Barracks for an armed forces day. The day was for those who have an interest in any of the armed forces whether it was the Army, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines. On the day, pupils experienced Apache Flight Simulators, DCCT Ranges, rock climbing, a tug of war competition, and assault courses. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the day and wish to do something very similar soon.

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Sailing Success Alistair Grant is a young sailing champion from Hadleigh High School; he is currently ranked 26th in Britain having only started competing in sailing at the age of eleven. On the last bank holiday weekend, Alistair took his boat (Optimist) to the National Sailing selection in Weymouth. Alistair finished his weekend in glory ending up being ranked 12th place. Due to his phenomenal achievement Alistair has been chosen to compete in Greece and Hungary layer this year. We wish him the best of luck for future competitions!

Year 7 Reading Week Year 7 celebrated reading week, which is run by the library and English department to promote literacy and reading for pleasure. There were many exciting events held during the week. Author Glenn Dakin came to talk to the pupils about his novel Candleman. Glenn is well known in the industry, writing stories for Marvel Comics as well as scripting for Children's TV programmes such as Bob the Builder and Shaun the Sheep. Glenn spoke to pupils about the inspiration behind his books, and challenged them to invent their own comic hero.

The highlight of the week was the book-themed non-uniform day held on Friday 4th May. Pupils made a fantastic effort and the classrooms were full of characters from Harry Potter, Biggles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Animal Farm just to name a few. Liam Hodgkinson won best dressed boy for his 'Skulduggery Pleasant' costume, and Ebony-Brooke Rivers won best dressed girl for her 'Nancy' costume from Oliver Twist. Other events included the ever so popular 'Where's Wally?’ Hunt, and 'Guess the Teacher Reading' competition. Pupils were also treated to teachers reading extracts of David Walliam's latest book 'Gangsta Granny' during lessons. Pupil Charlotte Storrer said, 'Reading Week encouraged those who didn't like reading, to think that it can be enjoyable and fun!'

Hadleigh High School Fete On Saturday 12th May 2012, Hadleigh High School hosted its first ever whole-school fete. The fete was organised by our Year 10 students who had been attending regular meetings for many months, organising, creating and planning the event. On the day, there was a large variety of entertainment, food and drink, competitions and games including: music performances by Nuclear Winter, Connected, 5th Dimension and many others with an impromptu performance from a group of seven Year 10 girls. There was a burger van and ice-cream van, an ‘Astro-dome’, Sponge –the-Teacher, archery, 1287 Air Training Corps with other smaller stalls. Overall, we raised approximately £1309.00. There was a high level of commitment by our students who made this event possible. We would especially like to thank Mrs Calvino, Miss Ellis and Miss Jordan because without them, the fete wouldn’t have been able to happen, so thank you!

Vegetable Patch Recently, local organisation Eastfeast donated some money to help fund a vegetable garden outside one of our science rooms, along with some planters and a pond in the conservation area. The planters are finished and making progress and the ASDAN and agricultural students have been planting beetroot, garlic, potatoes, carrots and garlic in the vegetable garden. We will be selling some of our produce down at the Hadleigh Community Primary School fete on the 30th of June. As ever this project can only be successful with the help of the community so if you are interested in giving a helping hand with weeding or maybe giving some advice, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

English Prefects On Wednesday 9th May, the new English prefects went down to St Mary’s Primary School where they gave advice and organised various activities to do with creative writing, for the year 6s from all our feeder schools.

English prefect Tori Hale said ‘I really enjoyed working with the younger students; they were all really enthusiastic and positive.’ The feedback sheets we got from the year 6’s also show they enjoyed the day. They thought that the English prefects were sensitive and the feedback they got from them was very constructive. So a fun and interactive day was had by all!

UEA Library Visit The four Year 10 students, who are nearing the completion of their dissertations to gain Edexcel’s Extended Project Qualification, visited the library at the University of East Anglia to continue their research. Abbie Brown, Kate McIntosh, Shelley Manning and Courgette Mushroom are now close to finishing their dissertations and the trip there helped to finalise their ideas. They all found the facilities at the university, and the wide array of research materials available to them, incredibly helpful in making sure their work is of the best quality that it can be, before it is marked after half-term.

Congratulations! In regards to the school’s new Head Boy and Head Girl, we would like to congratulate Luke McGhee and Yasmin Tampion on their appointments in these positions and wish them the best of luck for the coming year. Kate McIntosh (Deputy Head Girl) and Tommy Newbigging (Deputy Head Boy) also need to be congratulated on their achievements. Students; Harriet Cutler, Tori Hale, Shelley Manning, Collette Motteram ,Michael Sexton – Grant and Ben Smith will be heading up our school with the Head Prefect team. We feel that all of these students have done exceptionally well in gaining these roles and we know that everyone looks forward to what they will bring to the school within the next year.

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School Vouchers If you still have any “Sainsburys Active Kids 2012” or “Tesco for Schools & Clubs” vouchers and don’t know what to do with them, please can you send them to Hadleigh High School. We will use them to buy many different items of sport, ICT and other equipment. Thank you for your help.

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U3A – A Philosophy of Gardening How do you get from Plato under a tree to Alexander’s parsley on the roadsides of Hadleigh?

Our speaker at our monthly meeting in May, passionate gardener Audrey Tyerman, took us on a journey via Louis 14th at Versailles and the geometric layouts of the time to “the iris man” at Benton End. From her large collection of colour slides Audrey skilfully associated her talk with more than a dozen of the individual groups of our local branch of the U3A. For instance, our gardening groups interests were included by mention of Beth Chatto, who had a “dry” garden long before the current hosepipe ban, our musical interests were included with Scott Joplin’s “Chrysanthemum Rag” and “In a Monastery Garden”. Audrey’s description of paintings and stained glass windows featuring flowers were particularly relevant for our art appreciation and painting groups. Flowers and trees in poetry brought in another of our groups. Many churchyards are full of wild flowers and are now designated nature reserves, as will have been enjoyed by our church visiting group. One of the last connections was with the group recording the flowers and plants on Broom Hill - that survey lives on in the Natural History Museum in Ipswich. Audrey took us on a lovely and interesting journey, which cheered us up on a cold and wet afternoon. At our next monthly meeting, on June 11th, guest speaker Chris Parfitt will be talking about “Chile – the long thin country”- from deserts, to mountains and glaciers, to Cape Horn.

Organized events during the coming weeks will take groups of members to visit the Bure Valley Steam Railway and including a boat trip on the Broads, to the local Mercury Theatre for a performance of “Doctor in the House”, and an outing to the Saville Garden near Windsor, with lunch, a Thames boat trip, and a cream tea.

Other events, to cover a wide range of interests, are being planned for the year, ending with a December visit to the popular Christmas Spectacular at Thursford in Norfolk.

Telephone Community News on 01473 823366

In Celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Performing on the village green at Monks Eleigh……

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Himalayan Balsam Its proper name is Impatiens grandiflora and it is of the same group of plants as the “Bizzy-lizzys” that many of you cultivate at home. This particular version was introduced to the UK from Northern India (the Himalayas) as a garden plant during the mid 19th Century, but it escaped from “captivity” and has now become a very invasive weed. In the Wild Life and Countryside Acts it is up there with Japanese Knot-weed and Giant Hogweeds What’s different about this plant?

Individually the plants are quite attractive, with red-tinged dark-green stems and leaves, bearing large numbers of pink (occasionally white) “pitcher” shaped flowers during the summer (see Photo). They are an “annual” (which means that they grow from seed each year) starting their growth in very early spring and by June can have grown to above headheight. They prefer moist “peaty” soil and will grow quite happily in either full sunlight or the very low light levels of woodlands The plant is a very strong, perfectly engineered structure. The stems are “fleshy”, hollow tubes with strong fibres buried within their walls, enabling the plant to flex in any direction with little danger of breaking the main stem. The root system consists of very shallow roots spreading over a large area, fixing the plant securely to the ground. The flowers contain a large amount of nectar which bumble bees find irresistible, and the plant has evolved a very interesting method of distributing its seeds.

Each pod contains several (10 - 20) dark-coloured seeds, but they don’t just “fall-out” as many other plants do: Balsam actually “fires” them several metres (5 - 6 metres is not uncommon) in all directions.

I’ll explain: Each seed pod is around 30 – 50mm long (that’s 11/4 – 2 inches to us oldies) and sort of “squarish”, with a number of “ribs” coming together at the tip. (See photo) When the seeds mature the pod tries to open by curling back each of these ribs, but initially the “seams” between them holds it tightly closed. As the ribs increase their efforts to curl-back, the stress on these “seams” rises until they are holding together a number of springs each attempting to bend outward in different directions. When the load gets too great they snap allowing the “springs” to suddenly curl outward, flicking the seeds far and wide - quite ingenious! (You can see the pods and the “ribs” within them in the photograph).

If the seeds fall on soil they simply grow the following year, if they fall into water they float and are carried along by the current to start a new colony downstream - they’ll even travel on the boots of Anglers and feet of animals. Balsam has very pretty flowers, and has solved all of the problems with which most other plants struggle, but it poses a sinister threat that you do not normally see!

It’s damaging the environment! Balsam’s growth-rate easily out competes any of our natural local plants, creating such dense shade that it kills-off everything beneath it, resulting in large patches of bare soil. The next spring doesn’t bring any relief because it starts growing very early in the year giving our native species no chance to re-establish themselves.

Undisturbed it will grow into large, dense swathes creating areas where nothing else can survive. This is a particular problem along river banks because the water easily erodes any areas of unprotected soil.

Because it is not a native of the UK Balsam has few natural enemies; neither insects nor fungi attack it, nor do birds eat the seeds. It’s like an “army-on-the-march” and once it arrives there is little that nature can do to stop it: the only protection for the environment is human intervention.

Occasionally you may see people either cutting it down or pulling it up, but please don’t view this as destroying our wildflowers – think of it as fighting a foreign invader which is destroying our native plants.

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Welcome to Edition number 36! Yes! It’s now three years since I first put hoof to keyboard with my ramblings and, hopefully, informative titbits about activity at The Centre. I think with this being an anniversary Blog it would be appropriate to extend a big ‘Thank you’ to those organisations out there who have kindly published my Blog, and continue to do so, thus giving valuable support to The Centre.

It was only the other day that looking out into the yard from my room I noticed our Swallows are once again back at Shelley; darting in and out of the stable block, busy preparing their nests.

The other Monday two of the maintenance team were cleaning the fields and upon their return I overheard them discussing the Cuckoo calling in the valley, so yet another migrant has returned home. On the subject of homecoming, Charlie is once again with us having successfully completed his initial training for carriage driving (I heard a whisper that he was much liked at the school and had done very well, so a high five to Charlie!). Once he has completed his full training he will join Jet as our second horse trained in this discipline: we expect this to be around September time. This brings to mind school of another sort in that I’ve just seen a note from Michelle, one of our Helpers, who attended a recent East Region Training day in which she says “I found the day very helpful and informative: the subjects covered included mounting and dismounting, leading and side helping, the importance of a balanced seat and horse behaviour: it was a great opportunity to meet others not only from The Shelley Centre but, from across the region”. I am sure that both Charlie and Michelle will now be keen to put their new skills and knowledge to good use for the benefit of our Riders.

Unfortunately, we had to postpone the walk on Sunday 06th May until later in the year so keep your ears and eyes open for notices. However, it didn’t stop one of our stalwart Helpers, John of the electric bike, as I call him, who having raised £140 in sponsorship was determined to go ahead with the walk in spite of the weather; he then turned up the next day to take on the ragwort which is starting to grow in the fields again. Continuing the fund raising theme, Adam Bensusan, Steve Holsley and Fabian Wilness are running on 08th July in the London 10K Run so please be generous and sponsor them either through The Centre or online via www.justgiving/shelleycentre your support is vital in keeping The Centre running and will be very welcome. Ah well, better put the keyboard away now as I should be helping our Riders practice for our very own Shelley Show on Sunday 24th June; will you be there?

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“OUR VILLAGE HISTORY” A talk on the two villages and the people who lived and worked there

Monday 4th June; 6.00pm

Chernobyl Childrens Lifeline Mid Suffolk Link

Urgently Wanted In only a few weeks the Children from Chernobyl will be with us in Needham Market for their respite visit. Having now received the details of the children we are able to gauge their sizes more accurately. With the children arriving in only the clothes they stand in we are trying to collect good quality “nearly new� clothing in time for their arrival in ages 6 to 10 years. The group this year will consist of 12 girls and 8 boys. Summer and winter clothing is required so they can take clothing home for them that will hopefully last them as long as possible. Any donations can be dropped in at the Charity Shop in Needham Market or alternatively you can call me and I will be happy to come and collect.

We have also found the children really love to be able to play on the “Micro� scooter’s, the ones that can be folded up, again, if you have one of these that is no longer used and could be donated it would be very gratefully received. Lastly, we are aiming to send each child home with a shoe box of basic first aid items that all of us take for granted but that these children just do not have access to. If you can help by donating one or more of these items there will be a “drop box� in our Charity Shop and all contributions will go directly to the children. We are looking for: Plasters, blister plasters, Strepsils, Lockets, Chapsticks, Mouth Ulcer cream, Cold sore cream, Menthol vapour rub, Calpol sachets or fastmelts, Ibuprofen or paracetomol liquid, Cough mixture (age 6 plus), menthol nasal sticks,Drapolene cream plus Paracetomol tablets (not capsules as they are for adults only). The list of medicines plus other items that are needed for the children can be picked up from the Charity Shop or again by giving me a call. With grateful thanks to all who support us.

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Maggie’s Elderflower Cordial As a child I remember the Queen’s Silver Jubilee vividly – a remarkably hot day with a stash of things to do in Hyde Park.

So I for one can hardly wait for her diamond celebrations.

Hoorah for Hadleigh, say I. One particular fond memory I have of the occasion is of my father opening his latest batch of

by Sarah Thompson elderflower cordial. Bring on the summer!

With special thanks to my friend Maggie for this version of a classic favourite.

Ingredients 20 – 30 elderflower heads 1½ litres boiling water 2 lemons thinly sliced 80 grams tartaric acid or citric acid powder 1 kilo sugar Method: Wash and drain flowers well.

Put all ingredients into a large bowl – add boiling water last.

Cover with a cloth and stir daily for three days.

Strain liquid through a muslin, and then bottle it.

Store cordial in the fridge or freeze it in plastic bottles.

For a sharper tasting cordial, put the lemons in the pan whilst bringing the pan to the boil.

Don’t forget this is cordial, so add iced water, soda water or tonic for a cool drink. And don’t forget to raise a toast to HM the Queen.

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Bildeston History Quarterly

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Out now, with Bildeston’s village sign on the front cover, Issue 3 follows up the question from a resident ‘Where was the Chapel in Chapel Street?’

Although nothing of the building remains, the site is clearly identified but, unfortunately, its origins are still unknown, the date 1435 being the oldest surviving documentary reference found so far.

The series continue. ‘Lords of the Manor’ tells the story of the Loveyne family, members being absentee landlords during the medieval period.

‘Links with the Sea’ has a biography of Captain Edward Rotheram, after whom Rotheram Road is named and a new series begins entitled ‘Bildeston on the Map’ that features this area from Hodskinson’s 1783 survey of Suffolk.

If you have further information concerning any of the articles that appear in the magazine or have a question about some aspect of Bildeston’s history, please get in touch with Sue Andrews (editor), 17 Manor Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 7BG. I hope that you enjoy reading Bildeston History Quarterly as much as I enjoyed putting the magazine together.

Bildeston History Quarterly issue 3 (Summer 2012) is out now, price £3.

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Heatstroke can also occur in dogs exercised in the ‘heat of the day’.

Remember if it’s hot for us it’s worse for your pet running around in a fur coat! Early morning is the best time for walks and make sure you have plenty of cool water available at home. Other seasonal problems are grass seeds, from uncut grass, that cling to the long hair around ears and toes and work their way into the ears and skin. So trimming long coats and avoiding long grass is a wise move over the summer months.

Insect stings are usually not problematic long-term. We are often presented with dogs with a swollen face/head – which can occur as little as 20 minutes after the sting. Anti allergic drugs and pain relief may be needed so seek veterinary advice.

If you are holidaying with your pet this summer, remember to find out about the arrangements for out-of-hours emergencies at a local veterinary practice before you go. Veterinary surgeons across the UK are required under to make provision for out-of-hours emergency veterinary treatment but it is the responsibility of animal owners to know what to do and where to go in a veterinary emergency.

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Following Barry's recent retirement, Partner Richard Pettit and the staff look forward to meeting clients old and new at our Hadleigh surgery.

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club

Who would have thought that a talk on “Plants for Shady Places�, could

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Following the sad loss of our lovely laughing friend Betty Feveyear, her slimming world friends are organising a coffee morning in aid of the St Elizabeth’s Hospice in her honour. This will be at the Royal British Legion Club, Hadleigh on June 14th, with many stalls and a raffle.

Anyone who would also like to donate or get involved please contact any member, or Yvonne on 07971 921093.

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News from the Garden Personal Thoughts I love my garden in the early spring. There is an almost continuous succession of colour. At the moment the petals from the apple blossom have dropped, and the various aquilegias are beginning to make a display, but there is one serious problem. WEEDS ! The weather in April made it very difficult to keep the weeds under control, and the display in some parts of the garden is spoiled by them. Their exuberant growth has meant that there is plenty of material to compost. I am not the only one suffering, and there has been quite a bit of discussion on the gardening internet group that I follow about what weeds it is safe to compost, and ones that do not rot down. A good place to look for information on the internet is www.compostthis.co.uk. I am not going to have many plums or damsons this year due to frosts at the wrong time, and am waiting to see what the apple crop is going to be. There were frosts that could have damaged the flowers, and discouraged the bees from flying. If there is a heavy crop in prospect June is the time to thin it out.

Open Gardens 2nd June 428 Norwich Road Ipswich 5th June Woodwards Blacksmiths Lane Coddenham 9th June Larks Hill Clopton Road Tuddenham St Martin 10th June 14 Gardens in East Bergholt 17th June Green Farmhouse The Green Shelland Stowmarket 24th June 3 Gardens Long Melford Weather Records In April at Kersey there were 107.5 mm (4.2") of rain. It may have been more or less where you were, but it was still a very useful quantity of rain after the dry Winter. Surprisingly it was not the highest April rainfall since I have been including the figures in this column. in April 1998 there were 115 mm (4.5") . The highest ever month during this period was August 2004 when 124.8 mm (4.9") were recorded. The heavy rainfall brought the 3 month figure up to 150 mm (5.9") which is close to average rainfall.

In April the maximum temperature was 17 Cel (63F) which is cool for April.

Last year it reached 26 Cel (79F). The minimum was -1 Cel (30F), which is typical for the month.

In my garden the ground temperature in mid May is 10 Cel (50F) .

Hints The mad Spring rush should be over and it is time to enjoy your handiwork, but there are still things which can usefully be done apart from the chore of mowing the grass. Roses are beautiful, but they are liable to "black spot". This is a fungus disease which unsurprisingly results in black spots on the leaves, which grow and eventually kill the leaf. This can be controlled by spraying with a fungicide and it is more effective if you start to treat it early rather than late.

If you go visiting Open Gardens take a paper & pencil and make a note of plants that you think would look good in your own garden.

Many people think that June is too late to sow seeds, but there are lots of possibilities. Amongst the flowers it is the right time to sow biennials like wallflowers, which will flower next Spring, and hardy perennials. One can still sow hardy and half hardy annuals direct in the garden. Nasturtiums work well in this way. Amongst the vegetables one can still sow peas, french beans, and salad crops.

Enjoy your gardening, John Rye

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Sudbury Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert

23rd June 2012 7.30 pm St Peter's, Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 1TL Conductor Matthew Andrews Leader Christina Everson Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 Brahms: Hungarian Dances Saint Saens: Danse Macabre - solo violin Christina Everson Tickets ÂŁ10 (children ÂŁ2) Available through website - www.sudburysymphonyorchestra.com; from Compact Music, North Street, Sudbury; Tourist Information Centre at Sudbury Library, Market Hill, Sudbury and from 52 Friars Street, Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2AG - 01787 375099 (send cheque payable to Sudbury Symphony Orchestra and sae) A limited number of tickets will be available on the door www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk

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LOCAL YOGA CLASSES FOR ALL

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HADLEIGH Library Seminar Room Sat 9:15-10:45 HADLEIGH URC Comm Room Mon 1:30-3pm/Thur noon BRANTHAM Village Hall Mon 7:15-8:45pm KERSEY Village Hall Wed 6:30-8pm RELAX, STRETCH AND REVITALISE; BRING BALANCE AND HARMONY INTO YOUR LIFE

No matter how stiff or stressed you feel, the gentle practices of traditional hatha yoga can help you unwind physically, mentally and emotionally, bringing balance and general well-being into all aspects of life. It can encourage a sense of ourselves within and as part of the universe as a whole.

SACRED GEOMETRY HEALING comes from the teachings of diverse ancient cultures which have as their objective the growth and development of the human being, awakening consciousness and achieving authentic health at all levels: physical, mental and spiritual. It is fast and effective for almost any health problem, stress, pain, depression, anxiety, lack of energy or motivation, self-development and spiritual growth. Most people require between 3 and 6 (maximum 9) sessions for healing.

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Crockatt Garage celebrates its first birthday

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Crockatt Garage has just celebrated its first birthday and what a great first year it has been. Brothers, David and Simon Foster with over 50 years experience between them of delivering excellent levels of customer service and knowing what people want, put a brave foot forward last year opening a friendly, reliable, honest garage to serve Hadleigh and the surrounding area. As well as offering servicing and other mechanical repairs Crockatt Garage now supply and fit tyres, carry out Air Conditioning servicing and repairs, and to complement their range of valeting services are now offering Hadleigh a hand car wash service. With the restriction of the current hosepipe ban and the added convenience of a local service, Saturdays will now be our hand car washing day. From a simple wash and dry to a premium clean, large or small we can cater for your needs. Having now established themselves and with an ever growing customer base, David and Simon have now had time to reflect on an exciting first year. Since starting, their portfolio has expanded with quite a few local business users and bearing this in mind they joined 1Link, a national management company for fleet vehicles. This enables the servicing of “lease” cars at your local garage to manufacturer standards and no need to travel miles for your servicing. With facilities to suit smaller commercial vehicles, this is also becoming a major part of the business.

Another newcomer is the partnership with Black Circles, an internet based tyre supplier using Crockatt Garage as their local fitting agent. Crockatt Garage would like to take this opportunity to thank all their customers, suppliers, family and friends for all their support in their first year of trading.

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Diamond and Gold A Flower Festival & Celebration How do you get 29 blokes in a village to join in flower arranging? How do you celebrate a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games in London all at the same time?

You find jam jars, a velodrome, a sailing dingy, a rowing eight, a stone of Scone, imperial jewels, diamonds and gold, lots of imagination, a bit of arm-twisting and put them together with 29 sports in one building.

Approximately 2,788 years ago the Olympic Games were formulated in ancient Greece; approximately 2,000 years ago Christ walked on this earth and a mere 60 years ago Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne of Great Britain. To cover this time scale is a marathon in itself but our small village of Raydon, near Hadleigh, will do this to mark this momentous year of 2012.

We will plant a tree in honour of the Jubilee on 29th June at a Preview for the “Diamond & Gold” Flower Festival to be held from 30th June to 2nd July in our parish church. Many other parishes will no doubt do the same and it is hoped that the Diocese will collate all these events and make an interesting itinerary for people to follow around the County. Throughout the year there will be many events in our beautiful East Anglian churches for everyone to enjoy.

“Diamond & Gold” will dazzle all who come to see it, so be at St Mary’s Church Raydon, on B1070, from 10 - 6 over the weekend 30th June to 2nd July.

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Hadleigh Tennis Club News Established 1974

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Sunday the 13th May turned out to be one of the best days of the year so far, which was great for us as we staged the Mixed Doubles tournament that day. This year saw many very close matches take place, but in the end, the battle for the championship was between Linda Dhondy and her partner Ben Daniels and Jan Richards partnered by Trevor Rowland.

In yet another hard fought set though, it was Jan and Trevor who came out on top, winning Mixed Doubles Champions 2012, all four of their matches on the from left to right: Ben, Jan, Trevor day. Unfortunately, our Ipswich & Linda league tennis matches have not been blessed with the same good weather, and many matches have already been postponed or interrupted.

This is going to play havoc with the schedule I suspect, but gives the club a little more time to find additional men to play in the teams. If you fancy some match play, please do come along….your club needs you!

The Wimbledon ticket draw took place at Hadleigh Tennis club on Sunday the 6th May. The draw is open to club members and this year we had 5 pairs of tickets on offer, which have all found new homes now. The happy recipients are no doubt planning their travel arrangements and deciding which matches they would like to see, hope the weather is kind to them.

Hadleigh Tennis club plays (from March to October), on three sessions per week: Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and Sunday from 9.30am to 12.00 pm. 2012 annual membership fees are being held at £100 for adults and £60 for students.

If you have any queries please contact us via: hadleightennis@gmail.com or contact Paul Knowles on 01473 828983

Sixty Players in fine and Country Scramble Sixty members of Newton Green Golf Club took part in the first competition promoted at the club by estate agents Fine and Country. The mixed, midweek event took the form of an 18-hole Texas Scramble between teams of three.

Fine and Country director of sales Stephen Wood, supported by Samantha Morley, presented the prizes donated by the company, Stephen Wood (Fine and Country) , which included free spa Malcolm Halliday, Nick Smith, days, champagne and a Samantha Morley (Fine and Country) hamper. and John Sherman.

The winning teams were: 61.5 Nick Smith, Malcolm Halliday and John Sherman, 62.4 John Humphrey, Derek King and Angela Chapman, 63.2 Fred French, Jeremy Hamp and Pat Walsh.

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Inkjet Laser cartridges supplied etc., etc........

The Car Wash vehicle valeting and detailing With over 25 years experience Marcus Sweatman at The Car Wash offers a professional, reliable and personal service which is tailored to each individual customer and their vehicle.

Based close to the town centre The Car Wash offers a wide range of Valeting and Detailing treatments to suit any budget and any vehicle.

From a regular Hand Wash to a Full Valet, stain removal on upholstery or even a Life shine treatment for your new car. The Car Wash uses a range of high quality products including Autoglym, Meguiars, Dodo Juice and Shine-on products to keep your car in showroom condition.

The Car Wash also offers a collection and delivery service for customers based in Hadleigh and the surrounding villages.

Bookings by appointment, 6 days a week.

For more details of Treatments and prices contact Marcus on: (01473) 827437 or (07714) 693000 or www.the-car-wash.org.uk

Hadleigh Hares Athletics Club On Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/hadleighhares On Twitter www.twitter.com/hadleighhares84 Online www.hadleighhares.co.uk Wattisham Triathlon 2012 Several brave hares headed to Wattisham Airfield on the 12th May to battle it out in the popular event which raises money for the base’s SSAFA Forces Help fund. Competitors had to swim 300m, cycle 20km and run 5km.

Ladies: Alison Da LaraBell 10th: 1 hour 11 minutes and 59 seconds. Kate Thomas 13th: 1 hour 13 minutes and 38 seconds. Deborah Stewart 42nd: 1 hour 27 minutes and 57 seconds.

Emma Ratcliffe 55th 1 hour 38 minutes 53 seconds. Men: David Dulake, 38th : 1 hour 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Steven Bowen, 74th: 1 hour 7 minutes and 30 seconds. Andrew Stewart, 108th: 1 hour 11 minutes and 30 seconds.

Colchester 10K Steve Hunt and his son Stuart took on the Colchester 10k on Sunday 13th May. Five hundred runners started the race which took them around pathways, the Garrison and Abbey Fields. All the proceeds went to Help for Heroes. Steve said: “Having endured five weeks of rain, the sun came out for the race making it very hot for competitors!” Steve was 70th with a time of 44:50 and 8th in the over 50 class. Stuart finished 130th with a PB time of 49 minutes and 24 seconds.

Breckland 10K Claire Mortimer took on her first ever race on the 7th May and finished in a respectable time of 60 minutes and 44 seconds.

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Introduction to Triathlon Meet at Hadleigh High School Tuesday 7-8pm or Wednesday 5-6pm and Saturday 8-9am.

Free t-shirt to all new junior members Coaching in swimming, cycling and running Sessions include transition practice, brick, mount and dismount practice, competitions and much more.

Swimming - non triathletes welcome held at Hadleigh swimming pool, Sunday 8.30-9.30am. £3.50 per session or £12.50 for a block of 5 (subject to change) Optional coaching cards to follow or a 15min coaching session is offered from 8.45-9am.

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Tel: 01473 658747 email: rylenes@btinternet.com www.rylenescattery.co.uk Plumbmate ................................01473 810088 Roundhouse Plumbing ..............01473 829741 S P Plumbing ............................01473 823912 Printers Keith Avis Printers .....................01473 823366 Pubs, Restaurants & Takeaways 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 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 Dom Extra..................................01473 715345 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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TELEPHONE: 01787 312007 www.mtmplant.co.uk

PORTABLE TOILETS (SITE TOILET/EVENT FOR ALL OCCASIONS) MINI EXCAVATORS 0.8 TON – 5 TON GARDENING EQUIPMENT TOGETHER WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONTRACTOR OR DIY ACCESS TOWERS 850 WIDE – 1450 WIDE Scaffolding erected and hired (domestic, industrial or commercial) All types of power tool repairs/electrical testing & servicing carried out to your machines

8 2 8 3 8 4 PRIVATE HIRE I HADLEIGH

FOR PLANT & TOOL HIRE NEEDS

PUBS | RESTAURANTS | STATIONS | NIGHTS OUT SHOPPING | MEETINGS | APPOINTMENTS

The Village Edition is produced by Keith Avis Printers, 68 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5EF. Tel: 01473 823366.

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For Sale

Hadleigh 1 bedrooms £130,000

NEW BUILDS AVAILABLE Please call for further details on our exciting range of selected developments.

Hadleigh 4 bedrooms £250,000

Holton St Mary

4/5 bedrooms

£450,000

Great Bricett 3 beds

£250,000

Hadleigh 2 bedrooms £165,000

For a free, no obligation market appraisal of your property please pop in or call us on (01473) 827135.

Hadleigh 4 bedrooms £235,000

Hadleigh 4 bedrooms £265,000

To Let 100% SUCCESS RATE so far on finding tenants for our properties to let.

We urgently require more landlords for our growing register of waiting tenants.

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