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Well done, thank you and what’s next? I was delighted to hear the news that ‘Tesco respect the democratic planning process and have decided not to appeal against the planning decision’ and that they have stated that ‘they are currently considering alternative options for the site and look forward to discussing this with the council and community.’ My WELL DONE is to all of the hundreds of you in Hadleigh and the villages for supporting us throughout this long campaign. You have repeatedly responded to the call to write yet again to Babergh and your Councillors identifying your concerns and all of the very practical reasons why a supermarket was not suitable on that site, and you turned out and enjoyed the demonstrations. All of our local work held Tesco off from the first application in 1998 and the following government Inspectorate Inquiry, until the 2011 application, and as you know we then felt after that we had been put into the position where Babergh took no notice of the electorate and we could no longer fight the campaign on our own. For this last application we had to resort to using the professionals. We were very fortunate in receiving some extremely large donations from a local business and a local resident, plus other donations to the Hadleigh Society Campaign Fund that enabled us to fund the campaign. I am particularly thankful to Andrew Cann of Cicero Communications who organised the

speakers, wrote much of the final documentation, arranged all of the meetings and kept Hands Off Hadleigh totally involved so that it was still our campaign. I am well aware that it is dangerous to pick out one individual to thank but Andrew led us to this outcome. I will add another personal thank you to Bryan Haylock of the Idler who always managed to come up with our posters. Thanks Bryan, and thanks again to you all. And so to WHAT’S NEXT? Firstly in whatever we think would be right for the site we need to remember that Tesco only own two and a bit acres that were the grounds of what was the Manor of Hadleigh Hall and has been in Industrial use for some 700 years. The rest of the land involved in the Tesco application is in five parts, the Babergh Car Park, Town Council Allotments and three private individuals, and, all of it has limited access. ...Continued on page 3

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Well done, thank you and what’s next? The piece of land owned by Tesco only has access via Pound Lane therefore it could not be used for any purpose that would attract large vehicles or a lot of traffic. (it already services 27 properties). You may remember that the first Tesco application involved knocking down 109 High Street and driving a road through there. This was clearly turned down by the government Inspector as we were able to show quite clearly that not only would traffic lights be required at the junction but that delivery lorries would need to use both sides of the High Street to turn into and out of the store. So to use the Brett Works site for anything taking large vehicles or a high density of traffic all of the land that Tesco wanted would have to be purchased and a new road made. A very expensive project . The owner of 109 High Street already has planning permission for a few small houses behind 109 and above the flood plain. Again one must remember that the water meadows are aptly named and not suitable for residential use, Babergh had accepted that if Tesco had been built the access road would need to be raised and that the car park would flood. It will be interesting to see the outcome of Tesco and The District Councils deliberations on the Brett Works site. While the town complains about the state of the site, I would suggest it is not so quite so bad since the fire that demolished some of the buildings. It is of course within Babergh’s power to make Tesco tidy up the site and also to tidy the land behind 109 High Street. Also Tesco bought the bungalow in Bridge Street for a possible alternative access, a perfectly nice 1970’s bungalow which they have boarded up and allowed to become derelict. And how about Bridge House? This property which is very obvious as one enters the town from Gallows Hill was originally the House of the Gas Works Manager. When Babergh opened their offices in Bridge Street, Bridge House was initially used by the Town Council, but in the 1980’s the Town Council leased the Market House (part of the Guildhall) and Bridge House was used for Babergh Storage. Having had a couple of windows vandalised Babergh then decided to board up all of the windows, leaving the eyesore that we have today. If any of us that live in the conservation area boarded up our windows the Babergh Enforcement Officer would be on to us very quickly demanding that the windows were reinstated, so come on Babergh now that you are not about to sell your car park to Tesco how about reinstating the windows of Bridge House and putting it back into use maybe you could donate a little of your car park to make a court yard garden and put the house back into residential use?. So we wait to see, Jan Byrne

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As the New Year starts we can but look back with satisfaction at all that we â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as a team â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have achieved towards the restoration of the mill and the maltings. The support has been great throughout so we look forward to it continuing in 2014 and beyond. We have had the wheel turning for the first time in decades, new and restored paddles to be fitted during 2014, reinstatement of the force shute and some very happy stories of life at the mill. Some have been sad yet all bring to life the history of this great building. The wildlife has not been missing out either with the Kestrels nesting high above the main entrance, water voles making a home in the banks of the river whilst yet another family of Swans have grown up on the river and meadow. As the thought of going to the gym may not inspire many after the large amounts of food, drink and chocolate over Christmas and the New Year we do wonder what the two sisters who lived, played â&#x20AC;&#x201C; alas one perished here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would have thought of the Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workshop created in the mill?

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The event was enjoyed by so many children thrilled to be able to help Father Christmas make sure that all the children around the world received their gifts for Christmas. How they all laughed at the naughty Elf being told off by Father Christmas for being naughty. It was such a great event that next year Father Christmas has said that he will be back as the children (parents too) were such a helpful bunch. A very big thank you to all the volunteers and helpers at the Christmas magic event as well as the children and adults who attended the event to make it such fun and a fantastic success. We hope we were able to leave the children with as many lovely memories as they left with us. As this goes to press we are planning 2014 volunteer days so if you can spare a few hours a month please get in touch. We are also able to offer tours of the mill to groups for a donation towards the restoration - not forgetting the ÂŁ50 that can buy a tooth in your name or that of a loved one. A big thank you from all at tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mill. allanscottdavies@hotmail.co.uk

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Hadleigh Show Saturday 17th May 2014 We are 175 Years Old! The Hadleigh Farmers Club was established in December 1839 and initially held meetings every month alternating between the White Lion and White Horse Inns. It immediately had a lot of support from local farming families. The Hadleigh Farmers Club held shows and gave prizes to encourage and promote good farming. The first Hadleigh Show was in 1840 and they have been held either annually or twice yearly ever since, with the exception of the war years and in more recent times the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in 2001. We are already busy planning our 175th Show which will showcase modern farm machinery as well as remembering farming from times gone by, and there will be a display on Show day of photos and documents from our 175 year history. We would love to hear from you if you have any photos, videos or other memories from past shows that you would like to share. Please contact the secretary at secretary@hadleighshow.co.uk or 07584 568055. On our website www.hadleighshow.co.uk you can watch footage from the 1937, 1938, 1989 and 2006 shows. We will be filming this year’s show as well

Ike Squirrell Mary, Mandy, Noreene and Deidre wish to thank family and friends for all their kindness and support throughout Ike’s illness and his passing away on October 9th 2013. Through the generosity of all who attended his funeral an amount of £1025.00 has been donated to Friends of Bildeston Surgery and St Elizabeth Hospice in Ike’s memory.

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You are getting very… healthy! When you hear the word hypnosis, do you think of swinging watches? Relaxing new age music? Volunteers thinking they’re Elvis? All of these things and more have been associated with hypnosis in various contexts and at various times, but they are just facets of something much more complex and subtle than that. Although people think they make their decisions entirely consciously, the subconscious mind controls and decides what the conscious mind experiences; in effect the subconscious mind creates what each of us perceives as reality. Hypnosis is really a means of communication with the subconscious mind, and if you can persuade the subconscious to change how it represents reality the conscious mind will happily step into line. Looked at in this way it’s obvious that hypnosis is a very versatile tool that can be used in myriad ways, which is why it has had so many different guises throughout history. What is Hypnotherapy? Hypnotherapy is simply the application of hypnosis in a therapeutic way, whether you’re trying to stop smoking, lose weight, cure a phobia or even make an area insensitive to pain for the purpose of an operation. Using hypnosis to communicate with the subconscious mind really can make these and many more things possible. Despite many years of misrepresentation in entertainment and in the media, hypnosis for therapy is rapidly growing in credibility because of an equally rapidly growing body of scientific evidence. Indeed, many medical professionals, including GPs, surgeons, psychiatrists and anaesthetists, now use hypnosis as an adjunct to their more mainstream approaches. They realise the fact that hypnosis is a fast, effective and safe way of engaging the subconscious mind as a powerful ally, and that can make their jobs easier and help them to be much more effective. Hypnosis in Sudbury Last year Benjamin Blake, proprietor of Sudbury Hypnosis completed training with world famous hypnotist Anthony Jacquin (Author of the best selling book “Reality is Plastic” and star of the Diesel Clothing Company’s “Magic of Christmas” commercials) “I’ve been successfully helping people with hypnosis for a number of years in my spare time, but training with Anthony has taken it to a whole new level, which is why I decided to go full time and open Sudbury Hypnosis.” Says Benjamin Sudbury Hypnosis provides hypnosis and hypnotherapy services to Sudbury and the surrounding area. Helping with issues from stopping smoking to losing weight to phobias and much more, hypnosis is a safe and 100% natural way to manage many conditions, with no side effects. Call Sudbury Hypnosis on 07967 473691 for a chat about hypnosis, hypnotherapy or how they can help you with your issue.

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My life at The Shelley Centre My system clock, being a mechanical horse, tells me it’s a new year, 2014……a blank canvas waits! So, a time perhaps to reflect on last year and those who get least mention, our team of Fund Raisers. They work very hard handling a duel function of Helper and Fund Raiser. Whilst they spend a considerable amount of time talking with present and future sponsors and liaising with donors, they also organise specific events which include The Countryside Walk, 52 walkers took part; our stall at The Hadleigh Show; The Long Distance Ride with a record 104 riders taking part; a Quiz Night which was attended by some 100 people who also enjoyed a Fish ‘n Chip Supper. From these events alone The Centre raised over £7,300 toward its upkeep. Furthermore, two Super Market Chains namely, The East of England Co-op and Waitrose have also supported us with in-store token schemes raising in excess of £2,700. We were also fortunate to secure sums from two other major sponsors who were AXA Insurance via the Suffolk Community Foundation which provided a Grant enabling us to purchase much needed equipment such as riding helmets and special saddles: again, Suffolk County Council via the Suffolk Community Foundation awarded The Centre a ‘Working Together’ Grant of £10,000 which has gone toward meeting the cost of our Stable Manger’s Salary. Obviously, we are also very grateful to receive individual donations of which there are many and bequests. However, there is generosity through individuals and Guy Brooks, a parent of one of our Riders, Mia, took part in the gruelling Kindrochit Quadrathon in Scotland which resulted in a donation of £6,559.87, which must have involved much hard work in training and preparation for such an event. And finally, in summarising our Fund Raising it is important to mention, and thank, the parents of Michael Jordan from Acorn Village who made a donation to Sponsor a Pony in memory of Michael who, sadly, died suddenly last Autumn; he is greatly missed by his friends of the Wednesday morning group with whom he rode for some 15 years. If you would like to support us why not look up the Events Calendar for 2014 on our Website and note the dates in your Diary now! Well, for me and BABS it’s back to work, with our services more in demand at this time of year: I suspect our Fund Raisers also have their heads down rising to the challenge of funding The Shelley Centre for another year. Website: www.rda-east.org.uk/shelley.html Telephone: 01473 824172

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News from Whatfield School After a lovely Autumn harvesting the crops we grew on our school allotment, we had a pumpkin raffle just before Hallowe’en. The lucky winners made lanterns and enjoyed pumpkin pie. Sadly in the October storms, our lovely Philippine hut, which we used as an outside classroom, was completely ruined, and left precariously balanced against some trees at the edge of the field. We would love to replace it, but the children felt our priority was to find a way of raising funds for those affected by the tornado in the Philippines, so all the profits from our successful French Café went to the disasters appeal. The Cafe was a great success, and the children sang up beautifully, with waiters tending to every need. Lots of hot chocolate and croissants were enjoyed.

As I write, the children are rehearsing for our nativity, a Christingle service and Carol singing for Waterfield House! On behalf of Whatfield School, I would love to wish you a Merry Christmas, and a very happy 2014. If you would like visit us to have a look round our lovely school, you are always welcome, but please telephone 01473 823 309. Lynne Golding, Headteacher

Dorothy Claireaux The Claireaux family would like to thank all Dorothy’s friends for their heartfelt tributes after her untimely death on 28th November 2013. Everyone has fond memories of an ever-smiling elegant and gracious lady who lived a full and active life. She will be sadly missed and always remembered with affection.She remains our guiding light.

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Hadleigh and District Footpath Volunteers 2014 Walks Welcome to the 15th. season of our accompanied walks, and greetings from David W., Hugh, David A., Gerie, and Mike K. We hope you will be pleased with our plans for the seasons walks, which will contain something to appeal to the most discerning of walkers. Our first walk this season will be on Saturday 4th January. It will be the traditional early season 6 mile walk to Boxford. The walk will be along well used paths and bridleways, and is suitable for all walkers, including children and dogs. We will depart from St. Marys School at 10am. and will walk through Tinkers Lane, Layham Road Sports Ground, Hill Farm, Bullcky Fen, Rands Farms, Polstead Heath, Bower House Tye, and on to Boxford. We will return to Hadleigh by bus arriving back at 1.30pm. The second walk will be on Saturday the 1st February, departing from St. Marys School at 10am. We will walk to Hintlesham via Aldham, Elmset, Flowton, and Burstall. We will return to Hadleigh by bus arriving back at 2.42 pm. This walk is 7 miles in length, and is suitable for most walkers, older children, and dogs. The dates for the rest of the seasons walks are as follows:March 8th, April 12th, May 17th, June 13th, 14th, 15th (Hadleighâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walking Weekend), July 12th, August 16th, September 13th, October 11th, November 8th, December 6th. Also on Saturday May 10th. we will walk to Broughs Meadow for the dawn chorus. Please note we will be having some other interesting activities this season so please look out for our monthly news letter in the Village Edition and Hadleigh Community News. We are also hoping to recruit a few extra volunteers to help us keep the footpaths open and safe to walk on. Further information about these walks, and the other activities of the Footpath Volunteers please contact David Warner (Hadleighs Footpath Warden) on 07749 732941 or E-mail david.warner@stmaryshad.co.uk

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Cosford Comment ...from Jenny Antill Looking back at the year just gone, I cannot believe that it has been a full eight months since I was elected to represent Cosford Division at the County Council. It has been a very busy, but also a very enjoyable time, full of unexpected pleasures and anticipated problems. In Cosford there are 18 Parishes and early months were spent meeting the Parish Councils in the Division. All parish councils are different, and it has been interesting and fun becoming better acquainted with the members. The first thing that happens on the appearance of a new councillor is that all the insolvable problems are resurrected ‘just in case you can do something about it’. Mostly the unsolvable problems have remained just that, but there is one knotty issue in Wattisham where there are signs of progress, and there is hope of clearing up another in Preston St Mary. A new councillor soon gets to know all the roads in the Division. There certainly is a lot of tarmac around Cosford, with plenty of new speeding issues, potholes and drainage problems to add to a growing list of ‘outstanding’ matters. I have taken to having bi-monthly meetings with our SCC Highways Officer, who does his best with limited resources available to address a never ending stream of concerns. Highlights of 2013 for me include meeting Suffolk Olympic athletes at Endeavour House, and also judging a Strictly Come Dancing competition for a group of Care Homes in Bury St Edmunds. I also managed to get to my feet in the Council Chamber to contribute to the debate about the County’s response to the Government’s Consultation on Paying for Care. In recent weeks I have visited Whatfield and Bildeston schools, and will be visiting others in early 2014. I am keen to feed back any difficulties our schools are facing to Lisa Chambers, the Cabinet Member for Children, who is struggling to ‘Raise the Bar’ to improve educational standards for Suffolk children. It is a huge privilege to represent Cosford and I am very much looking forward to continuing to do so in 2014. I am happy to hear from all residents by phone (01787 378310) or by e mail jenny.antill@suffolk.gov.uk. I also have a website: www.jennyantillsblog.blogspot.com Jenny Antill is the Suffolk County Councillor for the Cosford Division

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Case Study, Mr Dave Melton - Firetrace Ltd We hope that everyone has had a very merry Christmas and New Year. This month our article will look at two other types of customer; the commercial customer, and the landlord. Our case study for this month is Mr Dave Melton, and his business Firetrace Ltd, which is situated on Knightsdale Road in Ipswich. Dave has had a 10kw system - 42 Solar panels - installed by us on his business premises, and subsequently has had us Greenscape Energy installation at install systems at several homes Firetrace Ltd, which is situated on that he rents out around the Knightsdale Road in Ipswich. Ipswich area. Dave told us that he had been looking at Solar for a little while, and had been contemplating having it installed on his business premises. After meeting with us, and having us go through the various benefits of it with him, he decided that it was most definitely worth investing in, as the returns on Solar outperformed any savings account or ISA, in any bank in the UK at the time. Dave’s business, Firetrace Ltd, is quite a heavy user of Electricity, as on top of the constant lighting required on the premises and the air conditioning for the offices, they have a number of larger pieces of engineering machinery that are expensive to run, but essential to the business. In Dave’s own words “There isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t consume more than the Solar panels generate”, such is the cost of running a modern business. In fact the only day where any electricity generated is being fed back into the National Grid is Sunday, as the business is closed, and even then the staff put whatever battery powered electrical equipment they have on charge for a day! In short, Dave has maximised the savings on his electricity bills for his business, by using nearly 100% of the power his system generates. This is of course on top of the income he receives from the Feed-In Tariff. From a commercial point of view, this is the perfect scenario. If a family install a system on their home, they will struggle to use even three quarters of the power that they generate, yet if a business that is a heavy electricity user can not only add an additional income stream in the form of the Feed-In Tariff, but can also use 90-100% of whatever their system generates, then they have

considerably reduced their overheads, something all businesses are constantly reviewing. In summary, a Solar PV system installed on business premises can be a very lucrative prospect indeed. As we mentioned earlier, Dave has also had us install Solar PV systems on several homes he owns and rents out around the Ipswich area. As the owner of the house, Dave will still receive the Feed-In Tariff payments for each property, meaning that as a landlord he now has an additional income on top of the rent payments to help cover any maintenance costs etc. The tenants living in the properties receive the free electricity. Dave told us that in his experience, this made his tenants very happy as they were paying quite a bit less than other people in terms of utility bills, and also that he found it made properties considerably easier to rent in the first place, as potential tenants were very interested in the fact that the house had Solar panels. This ties in with a survey conducted by Martin Lewis, and his website www.moneysavingexpert.com, who discovered that homes with Solar panels receive a third more views than homes without panels, when on the market. Again this is logical, as a home with Solar panels has an income attached to it for a number of years, and will be considerably cheaper to run than a home without Solar, and this gap will only grow as the Energy prices continue to go up. If you would like to find out more about Solar, for us to advise you on what the best Solar solution could be for your home, or to simply get some further information and a free, no-obligation quotation, please get in touch with our friendly team today, we’ll be more than happy To find out more please call 01473 655655 www.greenscapeenergy.co.uk

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The Cinnamon Trust Layham The Cinnamon Trust is the only specialist national charity for the terminally ill and people in their later years and their much loved, much needed companion animals. We urgently need dog walking volunteers in Layham who are able to offer some much needed walks for a lovely 4 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. What happens if illness, injury or just the fact that we all get older eventually affects our ability to look after our four legged companions? A large number of elderly or ill pet owners become very worried about their ability to care for their pets, and feel that their only option is to rehome them, this is where our national network of dedicated volunteers step in to offer support enabling them to stay together. We’ll walk the dog for a housebound owner, we’ll foster pets when owners need hospital care, we’ll fetch the cat food, even clean out the bird cage or litter trays. We are always seeking new volunteers even if you can only spare an hour a week we would love to hear from you, If anyone can help please call during office hours 01736 758707 or via email volunteer@cinnamon.org.uk Please also check out our website for more details www.cinnamon.org.uk

Celebrating One Year of SMART MASSAGE! Wow, 2013 went really fast! So, I would like to take a moment to say a big thank you to all of my lovely customers that have made the first year of SMART MASSAGE at Kersey Mill such a success. I am so pleased with how this year has gone and have enjoyed working with every one of you to help relieve your bodily aches, pains and issues. I am also really flattered that many of you have recommended me to your friends and family - I really appreciate your positive words and recommendations. The bad news in all this is that my Tuesday clinic is now often full two to three weeks in advance! However, I am excited to announce that as of Friday 10th January 2014, I will be offering a second weekly clinic at Health and Fitness at Kersey Mill on Fridays, 9.30am - 1.30pm. This will allow me to take on even more wonderful clients, reduce waiting times for spaces and offer you more flexibility on when you have your massage. I really want to stress that sports massage is not just for 'sports people' but for anyone that experiences tight and sore muscles, general aches and pains or is recovering from an injury. My clients vary widely in age, background and fitness - and all have been pleased with the benefits of sports massage! So, If you are fed up with your aching back/neck/shoulders or any other muscular issue you may have, please feel free to give me a call to discuss how I can help you. Or, if you are still not sure, I have many happy clients that would be delighted to recommend me! I look forward to hearing from you soon, Kelly @ SMART MASSAGE. To book a sports massage contact Kelly Tennick Dip.SM EEBW on 07722 521114 or email kelly@smartmassagecompany.co.uk

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Make MLSPA your resolution for 2014! A new year brings resolutions. The start of 2014 for many is an opportunity for change; a change of eating habits, a time for exercise, a time to try something new! Miss Lesley’s School of Performing Arts offers an opportunity for children, both girls and boys, from the age of 4 through to 18 to learn the core elements of performing arts which are dance, drama, singing and musical theatre, as well as giving an opportunity to make new friends, have fun and build confidence. Miss Lesley, Principal at MLSPA, who Seasonal cheer with Class 1 is a qualified, experienced teacher and MLSPA Boxford performer, has two established schools located in the rural villages of Bildeston (teaching on Monday and Tuesdays) and Boxford (teaching Saturday’s) during term time only. A new and exciting term will commence on 6th/7th at Bildeston and 11th January at Boxford; registration is NOW OPEN for new students – and anyone interested should contact Miss Lesley for further information. In addition, and after a very popular trial period, Miss Lesley is delighted that the adult dance/fitness class will continue from 9th January at Chamberlin Hall, Bildeston 7.15pm – 8.15pm – spaces are limited for this course and any adults interested should also contact Miss Lesley to secure a place. There is so much more to MLSPA, so go on, make Miss Lesley pictured with some of Class 3 MLSPA your resolution for MLSPA Bildeston 2014 – try something new!

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Hadleigh Thrift Shop Limited A very Happy and Prosperous New Year to everyone. Many thanks go to all our very loyal customers who continue to support us by so generously donating items. it then enables us to give thousands of pounds each year to local organisations. We also thank all those who have told us and sent cards to tell us how much they love the shop. Even the children have responded by sending beautiful handmade cards. The volunteers enjoy meeting you all and having a laugh and a chat, passing on stories of aches and pains!! We like to think we are not just a shop but a community centre as well. See you all again when we re-open on 3rd Jan 2014.

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Conductor: Ute Cooper Leader: Lucy Jackson A special ‘thank you’ to all the many people who came to our Christmas Concert. We really enjoyed playing it and, as always, are most grateful to Fr. Brett and the Catholic church for giving us the opportunity of holding the concert in their church. And thank you for your generosity as you left. It enabled us to send a donation to St. Joseph’s of £100. as well as meeting our expenses. Would you like to join the Orchestra? We have vacancies in all the string sections and some brass. We welcome people who would like to experience playing in an orchestra for the first time as well experienced players who just want somewhere to play. Our music ranges from popular classical to popular light music. We meet on Monday evenings in term time at Beaumont Community School 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. and rehearsals will begin on Monday Jan. 13th. This is a good time to join the Orchestra as our next concert will not be until early June. If you would like to know more, please ring me on 01473 827242, or Jose on 01473 741055. We would love to hear from you. John Druce (Chairman)

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Following on from previous articles written by one of our fostering families we detail below the daughter’s thoughts on being a foster family. When my parents first approached me I don’t think I was quite aware what fostering actually entailed. Once my parents contacted EFS I started learning and thinking about what it would be like to have a foster child living with us. It made me think about how lucky I am to have had the upbringing I have had and I wanted to share that with someone who hasn’t been so lucky. I was allowed to attend some training at EFS which really helped me understand what fostering could be like. Mum and I were fortunate to meet the child prior to coming to live with us so we got a brief idea of what they would be like as a family member and they got a good idea of what we would be like. I had various discussions with EFS to see if I was really okay with fostering which was so reassuring. At first when I had friends over our foster child would not leave us alone so I told my mum I didn’t want anyone round again, but in the end I stuck with it. I can now have my friends over, and like with any kid, if you give them a bit of attention, they leave you alone after a while. Our foster child has also got better at socialising with my friends and now asks politely if they want to listen to them read, which my boyfriend does on most visits, which makes me so proud to see. The foster child is now truly part of our family and has progressed so much. I think the hardest part of the fostering experience were the times I had to watch our foster child being horrible to my mum. Those times were the only times I regretted the decision to foster, but after my mother stuck with it, after us as a family unit giving structure, routine and stability our foster child has now become the younger sibling I always wanted. We have our banter and they annoy the hell out of me sometimes, but it wouldn’t be natural if they didn’t, because with everything you have to take the bad with the good, and the good is us playing cards and laughing my socks off at their young humour. With fostering you get to watch someone else grow up and this makes you proud to help your new brother or sister have a happier life and a happy family. We hope you found this informative and if this has inspired you to find out more about fostering please look at our website www.easternfamilyservices.com or call us on 01206 299775 - we are more than happy to answer any questions you might have and help you think about whether fostering is right for you and your family

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Hadleigh Mayor Puts Ears to the Test Checking the health of your ears, is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of turning on Hadleigh’s Christmas lights, however local hearing care company The Hearing Care Centre, were out in force at the festive event, raising awareness about the importance of your hearing and offering free ear health checks. After turning on the lights together with TV presenter Griff Rhys Jones, Mayor of Hadleigh, Councillor Brian Lazenby, came to support the awareness drive by having his own ears checked and meet staff from the centre. Michael Shade, Hadleigh based Audiologist for The Hearing Care Centre said, “It was great to meet the Mayor and that he came to support our cause. Hearing loss affects one in six people in the UK (around 1,350 in Hadleigh alone), so hopefully the advice we gave to people on the day really helped.” The Hearing Care Centre run a private hearing care clinic, every Tuesday at The Hadleigh Health Centre. For more information visit www.hearingcarecentre.co.uk/hadleigh

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The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea At the end of November, Hadleigh and District RNLI held a very enjoyable evening, courtesy of the Hadleigh Bowling Club, during which we were handsomely entertained by shanty singers, The Motley Crew. Their renditions of such favourites as “What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor” were very well received by a capacity audience. A nourishing supper was provided by the ladies of the Hadleigh & District RNLI Committee and raffle prizes were donated by many individuals and by Suffolk Flowers at Plum Green of Hadleigh. Having enjoyed all on offer, our supporters that evening happily dipped into their pockets to boost the profits on this occasion to £1,000. Our thanks to all for making this such a successful fund-raising venture. The Hadleigh & District RNLI A.G.M. will be held at Kersey Bell on Monday 27th January at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. If anyone is interested in joining the Committee but are unable to attend the A.G.M., do please telephone John Baxter on 01206 265967, or me (Kate Bailey) on 01473 823570. Finally, as I am retiring from the RNLI Committee at the A.G.M., I would like to express my thanks to all who have supported the RNLI during the years I have held office, both individuals and businesses in the Hadleigh area. In particular my thanks go to Mark David of The Cooking Experience, Cyndy Hilton of Priory Hall, Andrews Butchers, Hollow Trees Farm Shop, Charles Partridge (formerly of Partridges Farm Shop), Suffolk Flowers and Plum Green, Adnams Cellars, Keith Avis Newsagents, Hadleigh Co-Op, Hadleigh Thrift Shop, Tina and Butch of the market stall, Colchester Wines, and all businesses that have so willingly displayed our posters over the years. I shall of course continue to support the RNLI and trust you too will be able to carry on supporting our heroic crews who battle to save lives at sea. Kate Bailey, Chairman

The Children’s Society Collection 2013 This year the total sum coming from the home collection boxes is £1287.38 and from the Christingle Service 3315.75. Thanks to everybody who supports the charity and especially the faithfull box collectors, who made my stint as the local co-ordinator easier. Again we are very grateful to Mr. Smith from the market for providing the oranges at a minimal price. Sue Mitchell

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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 December has been a very busy month for our school. Year 11 pupils have been taking their mock GCSE examinations, and pupils in Year 9 and 10 have also had examinations preparing them for the rigors of Key Stage 4 and developing strong revision skills. On a lighter note, pupils of all ages have been rehearsing and performing in our Christmas concert and talent competitions which we have thoroughly enjoyed, fundraising and excelling in sports. I am grateful to our pupil news team for all the contributions below. A friend in need is a friend indeed Zoe Lewis, a former pupil of Hadleigh High, is involved with an organisation called Lattitude. Lattitude encourages 18-25 year olds to volunteer overseas and help people in poverty. Zoe plans to be undertaking voluntary work in Ghana to help primary and secondary school students learn about different health aspects which will be taught in a fun and encouraging way. She found the organisation through online research. She stated “It stood out to me because it is good experience, will stand me in good stead in the future but also will help those who are less fortunate than us.” Zoe took part in a training course on the 7th-11th of December participating in group activities and also had the chance to meet the other volunteers and the team leaders; it was also a time to find out more about the program itself. One aspect of the programme is that you find the money to fund yourself so good luck to Zoe in doing so. If you are interested in this area of work you can read more by looking at the website on www.lattitude.org.uk Years 12s are back for more On Thursday 5th December, the former Years 11 pupils returned briefly to the school to receive their GCSE certificates. They were first spoken to by Mrs Gibson, who welcomed them back after their absence. They then had an inspirational talk from a teacher at Suffolk New College, who spoke about the modern day approaches to work, and which everybody found very interesting. This was followed by a presentation of certificates by the Chair of Governors Mike Quinn. Afterwards, refreshments were held in the dining room, allowing teachers, pupils and parents a chance to catch up and discuss how Year 12 were progressing with their studies. During this evening, everyone had the pleasure of listening to Harry Planck and Jonah Beadle perform ‘Payphone’ which was a real treat. Miss. Brown, former Head of Year 11, expressed her views on the evening, saying: “It was lovely to see all the students again and see how much they had matured in the 5 months since they left.” Pupils go starry eyed over talent show Pupils had something to sing about due to the inter house ‘Stars in their Eyes’ competition. The organizer, pupil leader Evan White, said “It is the first of many new competitions that will be inter house. This singing competition featured two acts from each house and went astoundingly well.” Entries included Ellen Clarke and Harry Planck, Libby Corrie, Emma Knock and Harriet Godber, Jess Simmons, Eliza Bennett and Amarlia Thomson. The winner will be announced during the end of term assembly. Assessment for all! Much of the school has spent the last two weeks taking park in various tests and mock exams. The Year 10s and 11s in particular have had the pressure on these last couple of weeks and have had to keep their brains in gear constantly! Chloe Read (10T) tells us, “Taking part in the mock exams helps to prepare us for the final exams that will take place in Year 11.” Amarlia Thomson (10O) says, “Having mock exams to take part in is good, it gives us a real taste for the future, and helps us not to worry too much when the real ones come around.” The Year 9s have also had to knuckle down with Science mocks to keep them on their toes. Year 9 students Emma Chapman and Lily Crisp both agree that, “The science mock exams were easy to get through as we had covered a lot of the questions previously, in preparation for and building up to the mock exam.” These exam results have left the Year 9s more confident for the future. Good luck to all of the students at Hadleigh High that have taken part in the exams. We wish them well. Suffolk Cross Country There were some excellent performances for Hadleigh students in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships at RHS on Saturday 7th December. Pride of place goes to Alex Baxter who was an impressive winner of the Junior Boy’s event. With the first 15 in each age group potentially being selected for the Suffolk team, if our runners can perform to the same standard in the last trial event to be staged at Culford on Thursday 16th January 2014, first event at 11:00am, we could be looking at 4 of our students being selected to represent Suffolk in the Eastern Counties Championships in February. Parents are invited to make their own way to the event and the race times are listed below. Culford’s phone number is 01284 728615. Minor Boys 11:00am, Minor Girls 11:15am, Inter Boys 11:20am, Junior Boys 11:40am, Junior Girls 12:00noon, Senior Boys 12:10pm, Inter/Senior Girls 12:30pm A smashing start in the sports field! Rugby – Every year has seen some wins this year but the major event was the Year 8s getting through to the semi-final of the South England rugby league. They will either be playing North London or Hertfordshire. Girls Football – The U14s won their quarter final match 9-0 in the County Cup and are through to the semi-finals in the New Year. They will be playing against Sir John Leman School. Good luck to them. Netball – This year there has been a very mixed bag of results for all years, with every year group endeavouring to play their best. All years have won some of their matches, with exceptional performances by the Year 11s who haven’t yet failed to win a match. Miss Brown, netball coach, says: “There have been some very pleasing results, and I am looking forward to the New Year and the rest of the season”.

Coats n’ Coppers! The Year 8s at Hadleigh High School have been raising money and awareness for Age UK. Mrs Thomas (supervising the campaign) said, “We chose Age UK with Coats and Coppers because it is a fun way to raise a lot of supplies that will make a huge difference to older people this winter but will mean more people will be able to give and help the charity.” Coats and coppers is an innovative way to encourage students into giving their old coats and loose change to our collection point where we will send off all the proceeds to Age UK. All the Year 8 pupils have been fantastic but a particular student, Antonia Marks, has been particularly enthusiastic about the campaign. She said to us, “I am really sympathetic to the cause as it shows how we can help people in the UK who are suffering. I just imagine it could be my grandma.” Antonia has been raising both money and awareness but also organising fundraisers and cake sales to try and further support the charity. Coats and Coppers is part of a Age UK campaign, if you wish to help please visit www.ageuk.co.uk. Thank you for all your support! Hadleigh Choral Society Concert To celebrate Christmas, Hadleigh High School is known for participating in many different events in the community. Only recently a small group of pupils were asked to take part in the Hadleigh Choral Society Concert where Year 10s and our African drummers took to the stage. Music teacher, Mr Hellewell said, “I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part in the concert. It was well received by all.” Year 10 pupil Livi Player said, “It got me into the Christmas spirit and everyone was very friendly as well.” While another Year 10 pupil, Abi Simpson said, “It got me in a really Christmassy mood and I really enjoyed it. Everyone was really welcoming and it was a great success.” We would like to thank the Hadleigh Choral Society for having us take part in their concert; it was a really enjoyable and lovely evening. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All The Way As the end of term jerked closer and closer our traditional Winter Concert took place. Head of Music, Miss Macey said, “The annual concert was a huge success featuring pupils from all year groups. This year we saw an increase in pupil lead ensembles including string group and flute choir as well as a range of bands and soloists. A fun, festive evening was had by all.” Mr Hellewell also said, “Thank you to everyone who took part in our concert. We were very impressed by the amount of talent and professionalism from the pupils.” We would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved and especially to our music teachers, Miss Macey and Mr Hellewell for helping to create such a wonderful evening. Bang goes the theory Recently, a group of 27 Year 11 pupils went to Northgate High School to have an experience of A Level science lessons. The purpose was to try and encourage the top students to take Science further than High School. They were able to meet and talk to some students currently working on the course. It was a huge success and pupils were very eager to carry on science in the future. Moreover, on the 25th and 26th November, some Year 11 students were chosen to visit London. On the first day they went to the National History Museum, they then stayed overnight and on the Tuesday they visited the Piccadilly Theatre to experience a lecture from Professor Brian Cox, a Chemist, Andrea Seller, and a Biologist, Simon Watts. Miss Blyth, the science teacher who organised the trip, said: “I really loved it and I thought it was amazing. Two students asked Professor Brian Cox questions and we got really good feedback, as well as focusing on things we don’t do in school.” Taylor McCarthy, a pupil who attended the trip claims, “I asked Brian about the particle reactor and if he was ever worried it would get out of control to which he then explained why there was no danger involved. Although I enjoyed all of the lecture, the biologist was definitely my favourite.” And the winner is... The HAD award is new this year, and it encourages all of the pupils to work their hardest to try and accomplish different things to receive the award. It involves 2 pupils from each form in the year being chosen by their form tutors to have an afternoon of watching films or having a party. This will be happening every term to give every pupil an equal chance of receiving the award. We hope everyone who was chosen had a great time and good luck to everyone in the future. Scouting for girls In 2015 several of our students are going to a world scout jamboree. 30,000 scouts and guides will be selected from all over the world to travel to different countries to camp out. There will be different activities such as Water sports and learning about the culture of the country they are in. However, to do this the students have to fund raise and earn money to be able to go on the adventures trip. Beth Clements (Year 11 student) is going to Japan. She is selling cakes and Christmas candles to raise money. On the trip to Japan they will go to Hiroshima for the 60th anniversary and stay with a Japanese family for a few days they will get involved in community projects and generally help out. Beth stated “I’m really looking forward to the trip it will be a fantastic experience.” Partners in time Recently our Year 10 French class have been corresponding with a school in France. They have exchanged videos of each class speaking bits about themselves. Ellen Seeley, French GCSE student, says “I think it is a really good idea as we get to learn from the mistakes made and we can understand more of the French culture that is helpful when learning French.” It is a great experience for both classes as it will advance their language skills with our French class are eagerly awaiting the response of our partner school. Robo cup Recently, the Year 9’s went on a school trip to BT. Once they were there, they were taught about how programming and robots were used in war zones. They were then shown how to use the programs and how it would be used in action. Matt Smith, a Year 9 who particularly enjoyed the events of the day, said “It was cool and very enjoyable and I loved the competition element of designing the robots especially as the team from Hadleigh came second.” All the Year 9’s thoroughly enjoyed the day and were shown that all jobs can be fun! Thank you A big thank you from all the school to Chloe and Molly 11D who stepped up to be last minute House Prefects for Duncan, D couldn’t have done it without you! We hope everybody had a great Christmas and wish you well in the New Year.

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club Once again Chris and Phil came up trumps and served us up a terrific and entertaining quiz for the Christmas meeting of the Club. I have to admit the noise level was more suggestive of a school age party than that of mature and serious gardeners! Possibly this was because we were expected to remember details from the 1950's to 1990's on any subject from pop stars to politicians and all things in between. Many thanks once again for the time and energy from you both in organising such a wonderful success. This was followed by a buffet supplied by the committee after John had announced the overall winner of the monthly competitions, well done Ivan and well done to all the members who took part. It now remains for me to wish everyone a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Christmas and New Yearâ&#x20AC;?, although by the time you read this the festive season will be done and dusted. Never-the-less here's to a successful 2014 and lets pray for the weather we want and need as gardeners to come at the right time for a change. Oh well; this is Britain and we all know it's unpredictable but here's hoping anyway. See you at the February meeting, no meeting in January. Ruth Allen 822323

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Issue 9 sees the beginning of the third year for Bildeston’s own history magazine with a ‘man of mystery’ peeking out from the front cover. Looking back over the last four issues, I would like to thank all those people of Bildeston and beyond who have contributed articles, photographs or information, which have made the content of the magazine so varied. John Gardiner of Sheringham, Norfolk, makes a welcomed return with an article illustrated with family photographs concerning his grandfather, champion cyclist and butcher of Bildeston. I am sure that there are many of you who remember the butcher’s shop just down High Street from the Crown Inn and also Stills Stores in Market Place, run by John’s other grandparents the Pools. The series ‘Lords of the Manor’ continues with the Revett family who, by the end of the 17th century, were asset rich but cash poor. Financial mismanagement was probably William Revett III’s downfall; he eventually had to sell-up to pay-off his debts and throw himself and his family upon the generosity of his brother-in-law. When William died in 1706, his goods and chattels were valued at £72, when a year earlier, Bildeston Hall estate had been sold for £5,500. Jane Baker was pleased when she was offered Bildeston Primary School as her first teaching post in 1959, as it was conveniently close to her home in Lavenham. Her infant class regularly went into the playground to use the climbing frames and on the last occasion, Jane took photographs, which are reproduced in the magazine. If you recognise yourself, a member of your family or some of the other pupils who were in the infant class in July 1961, you may like to A carrier leaving Bildeston Market Place share your memories of the about 1900 school between Chapel Street and Duke Street before it was transferred to Newberry Road in 1968. Other features include Bildeston in 1864 that is 150 years ago, when the population was 788, the majority of men were agricultural labourers and there were four pubs. Shops and traders are listed as well as destinations of carriers. What could not be purchased in the village could be sent for by mail order or obtained via the carriers, by using them as transport for personal shopping trips to local towns or as a collection and delivery service. The year 2014 is the centenary of the start of the Great War (1914-1918), later called the First World War. Bildeston History Quarterly would like to feature your Bildeston family members who served during that conflict in whatever capacity. If you have any memorabilia concerning that period, which could be loaned for copying, please contact the editor. Bildeston History Quarterly Issue 9 (Winter 2013-2014) is out now priced £3. Available at Bank House Stores and Brook Farm Studio in Bildeston, Hollow Trees Farm Shop in Semer and Avis the Newsagent in Hadleigh. Sue Andrews (01449 740673)

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Hadleigh Rugby Club Flying High once again! Hadleigh added yet another convincing victory in Eastern Counties Division 2 with an exhilarating performance against lowly Felixstowe at Layham Road on Saturday. This takes their number of wins this season so far to ten and still remaining unbeaten at home. Their fine league performances is matched by their cup run too, having already won the Suffolk Plate and heading to play against Sudbury in the semi-final of the Suffolk Cup. Having scored 490point and averaging fifty points each game fills the players with a confidence not seen for many years. Head Coach, Adam Miles has worked hard to get this young team to where it is and is keen to continue the good run. The youth teams too are sharing in this success with the U-15 squad reaching the Final of the Suffolk Plate for the third successive season and wins in the Felixstowe and Sudbury Rugby Festivals for U-7s, U8s and U9s teams. Times are good once again at Hadleigh RFC with both senior and junior sections of the club competing successfully against many of the bigger teams in the region. We are always on the look out for new members either playing at junior or senior level or just wishing to watch the games and having a relaxing drink in the clubhouse after. The youth, midi and mini sections meet every Sunday at Layham road and players from 5years of age are welcome to join in the fun. If you would like to know more about Hadleigh Rugby club you can visit our website at www.hadleighrfc.com or contact Alan Murray, Membership secretary on 01473 652448 or just come along to the club on a Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. You will be given a warm welcome.

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