ISSUE 1267 // JUN/JUL 2016 // FREE
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Brantham Garage Sale Sat 11th June
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Contents 5 From the Editor 6 Parish Council News 12 Bugle Letters & News 14 BGNS Community Cafe 17 Looking at the family 19 Good Neighbour Scheme 20 Over 60’s 22 Alastair McCraw & Harriet Steer, District Councillor 27 Brooklands Primary School 28 Brantham Fun Run The Editor: JOANNE KING 37 Cedar Close, Brantham, Manningtree, Essex. CO11 1TQ Telephone: 07526 118 663 Email: editor@branthambugle.co.uk The Printer: JUNIPER HOUSE OF PRINT Telephone: 01206 230884 Email: richard@jhprint.co.uk
30 Brantham Garage Sale 31 Scout & Guide Group 32 St Michael’s Church 34 Probus 35 Holy Family Catholic Church 37 Brantham Methodist Church
Cover picture courtesy of Apple Allen
39 The Women’s Institute
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44 Brantham Box Office 45 U3A 46 Community Information 48 Poetry Corner 49 Local Transport 50 Community Information 52 Community Sport & Entertainment 54 Advertising Rates & Copy Guidelines
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Summer is now edging closer, for the childern SATS have been and gone and GCSE’s and A Levels are in full swing. Hopefully gardens are starting to bloom and fruit and veg are growing nicely. Thoughts also veer towards summer holidays and hopefully some rest and relaxation. Brantham and the surrounding villages are always busy with events and Brantham has its annual garage sale coming up in June have you registered yet? A few shout outs for volunteers needed locally - Brantham Good Neighbours Scheme would love to welcome
you on board. It could be something as simple as taking someone to a doctors surgery for a blood test, usually something that door to door only takes 30 mins. East Bergholt Heart Watch are also needing people to train for their team. Who knows, one day it could be you that needs to call on either of these organisations, do you have any time available to help right now? If you find yourself with some free time then maybe go along to one of the Brantham Box Office events, try the Over 60’s or WI. Or perhaps learn something new with the U3A or Probus
Another beautiful cover photo for this edition. The picture was taken at the picnic area at Cattawade. When I received it I knew instantly it would be going on the front cover - how could I resist? If you’re a keen photographer and have some photos of around the village you would be willing to either have appear on our cover or on the facebook page. Send them into editor@ branthambugle.co.uk
Joanne King Volunteer Editor
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Parish Council News
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS JUNE/JULY 2016
It’s good to see lots of our “regulars” at Parish Council meetings each month but for those of you who haven’t been able to get along to a meeting here is an update on what your Parish Council has been up to over the last few months: Annual Parish Council Meeting At the Annual Parish Council meeting which took place on 04 May 2016, Mrs Liz Dunnett was re-elected as Chairperson and Mr Alastair McCraw was re-elected as Vice-Chairperson of Brantham Parish Council. The following committee chairpersons were also elected: Finance – Liz Dunnett, Planning – Paul Saward, Legal – Alastair McCraw, Recreation – Clare Phillips, Services – James Pearce, Contributions – Lynn Laws and Footpaths – Clare Phillips. Parish Cup At the Annual Parish Council meeting each year the Peter Gammage 6
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Parish Cup is awarded to a member of the community or organisation that, in the opinion of the Parish Council has made a significant contribution towards improving the conditions of life of the community residing in Brantham and the surrounding neighbourhood. At their Annual Parish Council meeting on 04 May the Parish Council unanimously decided that this year the Parish Cup should be awarded to the Brantham Garage Sale team, led by Yvonne Amoss and Ronnie Dawson. The Brantham Garage sale has been an annual event in the village for over 10 years and has raised over £25,000 for charity. This is an amazing achievement and a sign of the commitment and hard work of all those involved. I know that lots of you enjoy Garage sale day and the sense
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of community that it engenders in the village and I am sure you will agree with the Parish Council that the Garage Sale team are a very worthy recipient of the award this year. The Parish Cup will be presented to the team at the Annual Parish Meeting on 01 June. Congratulations (and thanks!) to the whole team! Development at the Industrial Site Brantham Parish Council were formally advised on 10 May 2016 that the report on the Brantham Regeneration Area Planning Application would be presented to the Babergh District Council Planning Committee on Wednesday 18th May 2016. Updates on what happened at the meeting will be available on the Village website or on the Parish Council facebook page so if you would like to find out more please have a look there.
Brantham Box Office Film Nights The Brantham Film nights are continuing to run on the third Wednesday of every month. Doors open at 7pm, and the film starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £4 in advance from Bakes and Blossoms Café, or £4.50 on the door (£2 for under 16s). On Wednesday 15 June Brantham Box Office will be showing The Lady in the van, the charming true story of playwright Alan Bennett who forms an unexpected bond with
a transient woman living in a van in his driveway. Then, on Wednesday 20th July we will be showing Suffragette (cert. 12). Starring Carey Mulligan this is the moving portrayal of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement. If you would like to see these films on the big screen on your doorstep then please do come along and support this village venture. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for more
information: www. facebook.com/BranthamBoxOffice Brantham Village Community Emergency Plan You will be pleased to know that Parish Councillor Chris Elliot has been working hard on finalising our Community Emergency Plan for Brantham. There will be a public meeting to launch the final plan on Monday 20th June at 7.30 in the Village Hall. We would like as many people as possible to
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held on: Wednesday 08 June , 10am – 12pm and Wednesday 13 July 2 10am – 12pm. I look forward to seeing you there!
Planning and Finance Committee meetings The Planning and Finance Committees meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month Proposed dates for the next meetings are: Wednesday 22 June 2016 and Wednesday 20 July 2016. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Brantham Village Hall and members of the public are welcome to attend. However, if no Parish Council Contribuplans have been received tions during the month the Since the last edition of the Planning Committee will Bugle the Parish Council not meet so please check has agreed the following on the Parish Council donations to local groups: notice board prior to the April 2016: day of the meeting. Brantham Over 60s club (support for transport Parish Council meetings costs) - £200.00 Parish Council meetings are normally held on the Parish Council Surgeries 1st Wednesday of every My monthly Parish Council month starting at 7.30pm surgeries continue on at Brantham Village Hall. the second Wednesday The date of the next Parish of every month at Bakes Council meetings are: and Blossoms Café, Acacia Wednesday 01 June 2016 Court. It has been great to and Wednesday 06 July meet with many of you to 2016. discuss your concerns and comments. The next Parish Council surgeries will be 8
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Finally, please remember that there is lots of information about Brantham and the Parish Council on the village website at www.onesuffolk. brantham.net and on our facebook page www. facebook.com/BranthamParishCouncil. If you would like to get in touch with me directly you can do so by emailing me on branthamparishclerk@ yahoo.co.uk, write to me at 15 Palfrey Heights, Brantham, CO11 1SE or you can telephone me on 07702 490212. Regards,
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BUGLE NEWS & LETTERS Dear Editor, I would just like to say a huge thank you to the three locals currently giving up their time to cut and keep tidy the footpaths. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been lovely to be able to walk during the wet season and not come back with legs soaked through from long grass. I have also noticed some push chairs making use of the paths across the fields. I have been asked several times recently if I know who is doing this and would like to name Cathy Osben, Keith Carrington and Adrian Cherry. Also thanks to Adrian for the lovely show of daffodils especially up the church path. They make a good team and I know that Keith has plans to rival the daffodils in the future! Lesley Cherry
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Looking at the Family A recent TV programme on Yehudi Menuhin, the violinist, portrayed a side not seen before - the story of his boyhood and early life. His experience was much the same as that of Wolfgang Mozart many years earlier - both brilliantly talented musicians given very special treatment by parents in order to develop their art. It worked; Menuhin started the violin at four and preformed as a soloist at seven whilst Mozart excelled at the piano and began composing at five. However, both paid the price of their distorted youth; Menuhin found it difficult to relate to others and Mozart seemed not have really grown up. I know the problem; the death of my father when I was ten caused me to leave school early rather than attend sixth form and take A levels. More seriously it led to the development of an inferiority complex in relation to my peers and a lack of self-worth, both of which lived with me for many years.
Everyone knows the importance of family life and childhood experiences in shaping lives for the better - or worse. It is here we are born into and accept the social status of our parents, learn (or not) how to relate to others and become aware of our strength and weaknesses. Parents and teachers become role models whose values we seek to emulate or in later life reject. Every teacher knows that class discipline will be far better if the children have received good parenting; there will always been some difficult cases, but sadly the number of ill-disciplined children continues to rise, pushing teachers to seek early retirement and children leaving school ill prepared for adult life. Old Testament writers believed that God would visit the iniquity of parents upon the children to the third and fourth generation, but whatever God may or may not do, it is clear that children of inadequate parents probably make poor parents themselves and whose children in their turn do the same………..
It is generally assumed that parenting comes naturally and that by the process of social evolution it has become part of our genetic tool kit. Within the limits of their ability, most parents make every effort in bringing up their children, but where that natural nous is lacking, the results can be disastrous. Teachers are trained, but parents are not; ‘problem families’ are picked up by the social services, but by then it may be too late to reverse the damage. What we cannot change are those influences beyond the garden gate such as rapid technological and social change, the rise or fall of economic fortune and job opportunities. From family breakdown on the one hand to the loss of future certainties on the other, it is not surprising that more children suffer intellectual and psychological damage during their formative years. Can we solve it? Yes, but it needs a lot more money and effort if the pattern is to be reversed.
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Brantham Good Neighbour Scheme We have had a great couple of months once again and completed 129 requests for transport and other various jobs. Our volunteers have helped with various tasks from household repairs, taking residents to clinical appointments, which appears to be our greatest demand, through to sorting out personal computers. On the 30th of April we organised a sponsored walk for all capabilities ranging from 1 mile pub to pub, to three miles for those more capable and guess what, to date we have collected some ÂŁ800 which will be used to pay for overheads such as insurances, venue rentals and taking residents out on trips, thanks to the people who did the walks. So if you are still unsure about what the good neighbours do; we are a group of volunteers who give our time freely to help the local people in Brantham with the little things that most of us take for granted. We can provide support and companionship to help people lead a more independent life for all ages. These are just some of the services we offer:Transport for residents to the Doctors, Dentist, Clinics or Hospital appointments. Organise trips out for the day. A Natter and a Chatter over the phone. Collect shopping for those who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easily get out or take you
shopping and collect prescriptions or pensions. Information about help or benefits are available or sign post you in the right direction and help fill out forms. One-off house or garden tidy, including some more specialist tasks if we can assist such as mending the fence or the garden gate. Help with pets if residents are incapacitated or in hospital. With offering all the above services we are looking for more volunteers particularly those who can use their cars to provide transport on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive but love to talk or can lend a hand in any other way, please ring us on 0754 135 9036. We hope to run another open evening in September for anyone who may want to meet us or join us look out for the invites over the next few months. In the meantime have a great summer to all our residents of Brantham.
Please remember our new contact telephone number for tasks and transport etc. is 0754 135 9036
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On April 19th members had “Another Try at being Spry”, which entailed an attempt by the members at flower arranging. There were some beautiful, almost professional arrangements, and some not quite so beautiful, but most members had a go, and enjoyed it. On the 26th, Mr. David Brown gave a talk on “Costa Rica” which was a change from the original talk due to technical reasons. It couldn’t have been lovelier. Mr Brown illustrated his talk with slides of the most wonderful 20
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Report to Parishes
Alton Ward End of Year Report: May/June 2016 Alastair McCraw & Harriet Steer This has been an interesting year for us both, learning to fill our roles as fast as possible. This report covers some of the more important matters dealt with at Babergh in the 2015/16 Council year but not those already covered.
FINANCIAL & ORGANISATIONAL
BDC’s Joint Strategic Plan has been updated. It is somewhat jargon laden and a little incomprehensible. We will report further on this through the year. This has now been approved at the Annual Meeting of BDC held on the 26th April and it should be available on the Council website. The same Annual Meeting appointed Peter Burgoyne as the new Chairman of the Council and Peter Beer as Vice Chairman. Six members have been appointed as Members with Special Responsibilities to assist each of the 6 Portfolio holders. Housing Delivery, Business Growth, Community Capacity Building, Enabled Organisation, Assets & Investments, & 22
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Environment. A new post of Deputy Chief Executive will be created as part of the ongoing Focused Management Review. This will also see considerable changes in Babergh/Mid Suffolk’s senior management structure. Since then, it’s been announced that the current Chief Executive, Charlie Adan, will be leaving in July to take up a post as Chief Executive of Kingston upon Thames Borough Council.
HOUSING
BDC/MSDC have started to build the first new Council houses in the area for over 20 years. The first has just been handed over. None of these are local to us, as yet. A revised Tenancy Agreement has been approved and adopted for Council properties. This is more in line with other tenancy agreements and provides for
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an initial 5 year period for new tenancies. A Help to Buy scheme allows tenants to apply for £20,000 grants to get on the property ladder and free up much needed council housing. Babergh have adopted CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) as its standard means of supplying infrastructure for developments and communities. This gives developers a clearer idea of costs and Town and Parish councils a 15% share with fewer restrictions on its spending. This will largely replace previous Section 106 agreements.
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Report to Parishes contd... village has taken an active part in the whole process and have helped shape the application. It’s interesting to note that the same points made three years ago still remain relevant. There is still a long way to go.
GROWTH & BUSINESS
As a local approach to our Tourism Strategy, a free tourist magazine for the Shotley Peninsula should now be available. Cllr Derek Davis (Berners Ward) has edited. There is a cycling article by one of us. Funding is by advertorial and BDC. We have been granted a Food Enterprise Zone. The Orwell FEZ will cover Jimmy’s Farm & the Suffolk Food Hall and promote these and other
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local businesses. Capital Grants are available to support village halls, Community centres & shops and other local events. In 2015/16 £104,000 was allocated across Babergh. Please contact us or BDC to enquire. BDC/MSDC are looking for ways to improve the experience of businesses with the Councils. The Open for Business pilot scheme provides Business Account Managers to act as a single point of contact for businesses for all their regulatory and service needs. This aims to provide a more proactive, pro-business and responsive experience for all existing and potential businesses. Both of us will be taking an active
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interest in this, hoping to see it rolled out to the full Council Area during the coming year.
GENERAL
We have worked as a team within this Ward since last May’s election with constant discussion of any local issues we become aware of. This will continue to be our approach to fulfil our responsibilities to you. We can be contacted as below. Alastair McCraw 07812 564188 alastair. mccraw@babergh.gov.uk Harriet Steer 07545 961629 harriet. steer@babergh.gov.uk Facebook: Alton, Alastair McCraw & Harriet
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The excitement around our Summer term is almost palpable as a few warmer days reminds us of what is awaiting our children over the coming weeks. Our amazing Brooklands Friends and Family (BFF) have been working hard in their fund raising efforts and thanks to them, the children can look forward to playtimes on the field enjoying a game of football with their new football goals. Meanwhile in our allotments, the children will be preparing their beds for planting and to help their green fingered efforts we are delighted to also boast a new greenhouse and water butts funded by our BFF. We also have brightly coloured benches adding some eye-popping colour to the playground too, and we will be keen to see how our extended science habitat is received by the local wildlife. All of this combined with swimming and performances on our fabulous outdoor stage and you will understand and hopefully share in
Our Ducklings have enjoyed their first Beach School visit this term. Exploring rock pools, making sand sculptures and splashing in the river. Our website has some photographs that capture the excitement of their visits. Living as close to the coast as we do we are thrilled to be able to take learning beyond the school grounds and draw from such an inspirational learning environment. Following the coin trail around the school hall our School Council raised a magnificent £410 for their chosen charity. Coming up, we will also be taking part in the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s ‘Wear Yellow Day’ on 1st July. Getting involved couldn’t be simpler and more fun, all our children need to do is wear something that is yellow. So whether it is their favourite yellow tie or a sneaky Big Bird costume they just happen to have tucked at the back of a wardrobe. This half-term staff have taken part in 2 staff training sessions led by the Suffolk Dyslexia Outreach
Centre which focused on what dyslexia is and the range of dyslexia strategies for the classroom. It was great to see so many parents at our information session at the end of April and we hope that the children enjoyed looking through their new book bags. In total, Brooklands has 30 new faces starting school this September. Jack Somers visited the school in April to talk about his success in Karate and representing Great Britain in the sport. We are very fortunate at Brooklands to be able to share and learn from such inspirational and motivated people. Jack showed us how trying new things can lead to a huge amount of reward and enjoyment. For our Year 6 children the transition from primary to high school is an exciting time, full of challenges and new experiences. This term will see them complete their SATs, perform in their last Brooklands production, shirt signing on their last day, as well as spending some time in their new school before they start in September.
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1st Female 35 or over 1st ,2nd and 3rd Male
• Showers & toilets
• Changing rooms
Available facilities include:
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Senior Race
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Junior race starts at 7:00 pm • Senior race starts at 7:30 pm
Brantham Leisure Centre, New Village, Brantham, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 1RZ
Friday July 22nd 2016
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Junior Race
Janet Webb: 01206 398027 or Phil Wainwright: 07721 591748
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BRANTHAM’S 2016 (and maybe LAST *)
ANNUAL CHARITY GARAGE SALE Open garages selling items throughout the village. look for the balloons & signs throughout Brantham, on the A137 TABLE TOP SALE at the Village Hall with WI REFRESHMENTS, HANDICRAFTS and PRESERVES. TOMBOLA, BBQ, ICE CREAM VAN and much much more……. so please make a note in your diaries and calendars:
Saturday 11th June 2016 From 9:30am till 4:30pm
We need a £5 minimum donation to book your garage / village hall table. For more details call: Ronnie 01206 395557 or Yvonne 01206 392296 If you would like to help in any way either on or before the day, or donate items for the Tombola, please contact Ronnie or Yvonne. Every offer of help is welcome. Proceeds will go to St Elizabeth Hospice (Carla Dawson's Tribute Fund) and other local charities.
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see the Brantham Bugle, Feb/Mar issue - Letters & News page. We Need Volunteers to help organise future Garage Sales.
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Brantham Scout & Guide Group 80th Birthday Celebration Launch of `Project 2017’
Leader Contact Details Rainbows & Guides Debbie 299586
In 2017 Brantham Scouts and Guides Group celebrates being at the heart of the community for 80yrs. We will be marking this achievement in a BIG way by launching `Project 2017’ which will see the development of a new specially designed building in Factory Lane for use by our young Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and District Explorers and also for wider community use, for now and generations to come.
1st Brownies Ruth 07932 636343
There’s lots to do for this exciting project to come about; fundraising; grant applications; keeping people informed, so we need more people to get involved to help. You don’t have to have a connection with the Group, just a willingness to get involved as part of our friendly team. So please consider offering to help, do as little or as much as you like.
Cub Scouts Ruth 393076
2nd Brownies Sue 395101 Beavers Lin 01255 871059
Scouts Charlie 01255 487252
Julie Price Chairman Tel 298341 jpricebergholt99@gmail.com
Courses for Family Carers, Find out more for free! Suffolk Family Carers is a Suffolk wide organisation which aims to offer support and information to anyone caring for a friend, family member or neighbour with any kind of illness, disability or frailty. If you offer support, help or encouragement to a friend or family member who is unwell then you are a Family Carer and are able to access our free Caring With Confidence courses. A variety of topics are covered such as effective communication to get your needs met, ways to manage your emotions and take better care of yourself, balancing caring with other commitments you may have, and looking at day to day challenges.. If you care for someone with Dementia you could also access our Caring for Dementia with Confidence course which is specifically designed for those caring for someone with Dementia or memory loss. These sessions run regularly so to find out more about either Caring with Confidence or Caring for Dementia with Confidence please contact us on 01473 835446 or cwc@suffolkfamilycarers.org. The Brantham
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St Michael’s Church THE PROJECT IS FINALLY COMPLETED AT ST MICHAEL’S BRANTHAM A toilet and a kitchen and no steps. What a workforce! 2 kango hammers and some ‘old men’ and the old floor was broken up – then our willing team had to shift a foot and a half of soil. After years of negotiations with the various authorities and Once the archaeologists were sure that there was nothing of interest (no kings buried or anything likely to assist Ipswich Town) work was allowed to proceed and we were able to celebrate the opening of our new facilities with a wonderful concert by the Stowmarket Salvation Army Songsters on the 7th May 2016. £60,000 raised was raised over the years.
Benefice Website: www.eastbergholtchurch.co.uk or www.ConstableCountryChurches.co.uk
Rambling Rector We would particularly like to thank everyone for many generous donations from the community, Friends of St Michael’s, Church members, brave teddy bears and other fund raising events. In particular we would like to thank the following: Viridor, Garfield Weston, Suffolk Historic Churches
Trust, Dave Wood for the Locality budget grant, Brantham Parish Council, Thompson, Smith and Puxon (TSP) for their sponsorship of the annual teddy bear jump, and Karen and Tim Harries of the Garden Café at Craft Garden centre. We also received a very generous legacy from a Brantham resident. Thanks also to our Architect David Whymark, the builders of Heronbuild and Archaeological experts from Colchester Archaeological Trust. My thanks go to my amazing churchwardens Jane Pavitt and Ken Stuttaford without
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whom this project would never have been completed. We have twinned our toilet with a latrine in Village Haji Noor Nazamani in Pakistan through Tear Fund, so our toilet is helping to make a difference to other people’s lives.
St Michael’s is very pleased to be supporting the Garage Sale again this year. We will serving cream teas at St Michael’s during the Garage Sale in honour of the Queen’s birthday as well as offering bric a brac treasures for
the discerning bargain hunter. And you can admire our new toilet facility.
Rev Steph
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Tel 392646
SERVICES AT ST MICHAEL’S UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED JUNE Sun 5
10:00
Benefice Communion
Sun 12 11:00
Family Service
Sun 19 11:00
Informal Service
Sat 25
Ordinations at the cathedral
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Patronal Festival Benefice Communion
Sun 10 11:00
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Choral Evensong
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Communion
Sun 24 11:00
Communion
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Please consult our website for services at East Bergholt and for latest news constablecountrychurches. co.uk or follow us on Twitter @constablechurch
ST MARY’S EAST BERGHOLT WEDDING FESTIVAL Saturday 30th July - Sunday 7 August. 10 am until 5 pm. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully received. Tea, coffee and cake/ biscuits will be available. It is a wedding/flower festival celebrating weddings at St Mary’s church from the 1930’s until present day. All dresses belong to brides who were married at the church. Flower decorations will accompany the displays using similar flowers to those in the brides’ bouquets. On the 31 July we are having a special Celebration of Weddings Service at 10.00. The Brantham
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Job Vacancy: Bakes & Blossoms of Brantham Min of 10hrs per week. Love baking and want a part time job in a very friendly setting? Call Louise on 07792236414 or pop into counter for further details
Paul Young Painter & Decorator
Interior & Exterior Commercial & Domestic Over 20yrs Experience Fully Insured Competitive No Obligation Quotes
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St Michael’s Friendship Lunch Club Summer Friendship Lunch The Summer lunch will be held in the Village Hall, for anyone in the community who would like to enjoy a friendly meal. Thursday 14 July, 1.00pm To help with catering, please ring Christine Gough (393137) by Monday July 11 to book. Transport can be arranged.
M:07790696608 E: paulalanyoung46@gmail.com
Stour Valley Men’s Probus Club Recent Meetings - On Wednesday 4th May our speaker is yet to be confirmed and on Wednesday 18th May Harry Parsons gave a most interesting talk to us about “The Building of the Millennium Tower at Bury St Edmunds”. Future Meetings - On 1st June John Field will talk to us on “Giles, The Cartoonist, and his adopted town” and on 15th June John Tingey will talk about the great work undertaken by the RNLI. On 6 July Lewis Tyler will talk about “The River Gipping Trust” and David Brown will talk on “The Land of the Dragon” on 20 July. Our popular Summer Lunch takes place at the Venture Centre on Sunday 17 July. Meeting Venue - St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB New members - Our Club endeavours to be simple in structure, be free of the constraints and obligations of service clubs, and involve members to a minimal cost. The club is directed primarily to providing fellowship between members who are compatible with each other, and provide the opportunity for development of acquaintances. New members are welcomed by Stour Valley Men’s Probus Club, we meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month in Manningtree at 10.30am. Please contact Secretary Brian Rolfe on 01206 393665 for further details. 34
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Holy Family Catholic Church IPSWICH ROAD, BRANTHAM PRIEST IN CHARGE: FR CHRISTOPHER SMITH,
Catholics have been 180 HAWTHORN DRIVE IPSWICH IP2 0QQ urged by their bishops TEL: 01473 684963 been shaped by the to reflect carefully when ideals of peace, subsidicasting their vote in arity and solidarity. In the face of every issue we the Referendum. We the Treaty of Rome trade should ask how this dignity must think of the future was harnessed to peace can be served in Europe generations and the and beyond. consequences not only for and we can recall how the nations of Europe Fr Adrian Gates Tel: 01473 the United Kingdom but 726701 is the Catholic for Europe and the world. recovered from the war and grew in prosperity. Chaplain at Ipswich They say three things Now again we need to Hospital and needs to be are essential -prayer think how to promote informed if a Catholic is in and the guidance of the justice and peace. Our or due to go into hospital Holy Spirit ; listening to/ focus should be on reading both sides of and requires his services. the human person not the debate; exercising All welcome to attend reduced to economic our vote with a view to Holy Family services- not pros and cons. Christians the common good of all. necessary to be a Catholic. hold dear the dignity Of course the Church is Enquiries about the of the human person, not telling Catholics how Catholic Faith are always of all people, around to vote, so the Bishopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; welcome. Please contact statement should not fuel inalienable values and in the Presbytery as above or the old prejudice that we a local Catholic. do as our priests tell us! SUNDAYS HOLY MASS AT 9AM In the statement we Weekdays Holy Mass usually 10am every Tuesday are reminded how the 29 June (Wed.) SS Peter and Paul; 10 July 15th Ordinary Sunday- Sea Sunday European project has 15 Aug Assumption of the BVM
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Paul Cooper
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Tel: 01473 787374 Member of the National Association Of Chimney Sweeps and HETAS approved
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An efficient personal service on your doorstep Home visits available on request
13 High Street, Manningtree Tel: 01206 392201 Contact: Susan Morsley enquiries@sparlings.co.uk www.sparlings.co.uk Also at Colchester & Frinton-on-sea
Brantham Methodist Church GRAVEL PIT LANE, BRANTHAM Services of Marriage, Baptism and Funerals can be arranged by contacting Rev Andrew Sankey, 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary, Suffolk. IP9 2UG. Email: apsankey@gmail.com Tel 01473 311178 All services Sunday, 11.00am DOES YOUR GROUP NEED All services 11.00am * = Communion COMFORTABLE, WARM, ACCESDate Preacher Date Preacher SIBLE TO ALL, PREMISES IN WHICH TO MEET? Jun 5 Worship with Roger Theobold July 3 Songs of Praise with Andrew 2.30pm The Methodist Church in Gravel Jun 12 Worship with Martin Ellis July 10 Worship with Marilyn Watsham Pit Lane, Brantham is available for hire at very reasonable rates Jun 19 Worship with Brian Loader July 17 Worship with Rev P Howes
Contact Sheila Clark on 01206-393780
Jun 26 Chris Jowett* July 24 Rev Michael Allen* July 31 Worship with David Welbourn
Happy Birthday Your Majesty
to our nation and much more.
“The Queen is by any measure a remarkable woman. She’s a 90-year-old senior citizen but still works over 40 hours a week. She is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, attends church weekly, even on holiday, and prays daily but never tells anyone to go to church.”
“She has had a gruelling travel and work schedule for over 60 years, but there are no reliable recorded incidents of the Queen losing her temper, using bad language, or refusing to carry out a duty expected of her.’ “
So begins a 64 page book on the Queen titled “The servant Queen and the King she serves”. It’s a book that has given me new insights into this amazing woman and her remarkable consistency of character and extraordinary contribution
What is the Queen’s secret? The book gives many quotes from her Christmas messages and other speeches but in 2002 she said: ‘I know just how much I rely on my faith to guide me through the good times and the bad. Each day is a new beginning. I know that
the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God… I draw strength from the message of hope in the Christian gospel.’ If you would like a copy, drop me a line, or an email or a telephone call and I’ll drop a copy in next time I am in your area or come to Capel Methodist on June 12th when we will celebrate the Queens’ birthday with a special service at 6.30pm.
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MEETING EACH MONTH ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY AT 7.30PM AT THE VILLAGE HALL - ALL ARE WELCOME At our April meeting, exhibition, which disShould you wish to join after we had sang Jerusa- played items from around us please ring Diana lem, we were enthralled the world. We saw some Blanchard on 07881 by Mr Geoffrey Kay who slides of the exhibits, 713672 for further spoke about the Great even an elephant which details. International Exhibition showed the enormity of 1851. We were amazed of the building. ReloTransport can be at some of the facts. The cating the building to provided glass and iron buildSydenham took 12years ing became known as (considerably longer than On-line - www.sefwi. The Crystal Palace. The the 6 months original org.uk - then click on enormous building took build), but in 1954 a fire WIs - Brantham only 6 months to build, consumed the building. A lovely evening was had as Prince Albert and the A really entertaining and at the Constable Group designer Henry Cole, who enjoyable talk which was Federation Spring Meetmet in the Autumn of enjoyed by all. If you are ing held at East Bergholt 1850, decided the Exhibi- interested some of the where we were entershould be theonexhibits beofseen Ourtion WI Centenary Tree washeld finally in planted 30th Marchcan with astill number Members helping to plant the tree,of a crab apple.Queen We were even fortunate the rain held off. Albert tained by Ship Shape, spring 1851. in thethat Victoria and an absolutely wonderful Victoria insisted that the Museum (built from the group of six multi-talentbuilding site in Hyde considerable proceeds of ed musicians Park was returned to a the exhibition, as was the park after the 6 month Albert Hall). Future events June Music Hall Memories July Flowering arranging ranging Our WI Centenary Tree was finally planted on 30th March with a number of Members helping to plant the tree, a crab apple. We were even fortunate that the rain held off. Please mention the
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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLAN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EMERGENCY PLANNING IN BRANTHAM, OR TO VOLUNTEER IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY PLEASE COME ALONG TO THE PUBLIC MEETING ON
MONDAY 20TH JUNE 2016, 7.30pm at BRANTHAM VILLAGE HALL For more information contact Chris Elliott on 01206 395437
THE ROTARY CLUB OF MANNINGTREE STOUR VALLEY CHARITY TOOL COLLECTION FOR TOOLS WITH A MISSION Do you have hand tools that you no longer require, then please help us put them to good use. We need the following tools: Construction/Mechanics Tools: Carpentry - Plumbing - Electrical - General Building - Mechanics/Engineering Tools (Including electric power tools) Garden Tools: Spades - Forks - Hoes - Rakes - Pick Axes - Sledge Hammers etc. (including petrol lawnmowers, strimmers, and chainsaws). If you have any of these items to donate please take them to our local drop off point which is: VALLEY GARDEN SUPPLIES - Wignall Street, Lawford, Essex. CO11 2JL The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley Supporting Tools with a Mission a Christian charity dedicated to sending recycled tools across the world The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley - Registered Charity No. 1019980
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Tattingstone Village Hall Friday, July 15th, 8.00pm £3.00 on the door
COLOUR 1 POSITIVE LOCK-UP BFI presents Shakespeare on Film
Bring your own refreshments. Also wine for sale
COLOUR 1 NEGATIVE LOCK-UP BFI presents Shakespeare on Film
MONO NEGATIVE LOCK-UP BFI presents Shakespeare on Film
Relaxed and Friendly Mondays During Term Time 09:30 - 11:30 Brantham Village Hall
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£1.50 per family including a well earned cuppa for grown ups and a healthy snack for the kids. Come and join us and meet other local mummies, daddies, grandparents & carers. Every third Monday of the month we are joined by the Hadleigh Health Visitors for your local Baby Clinic. Contact Charlotte on 07858 891217 for more information
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and Leslie, Chitto manages to remain unaware that there is more than one couple on the scene.
Tickets will be on sale from May 1st from Bakes & Blossoms Café on Acacia Court, Brantham, or phone 01206 396674, or text or leave a message on 07891974844.
BATS June production – ‘Holiday Snap’ We are pleased to announce our June production of ‘Holiday Snap’, a comedy written by Michael Pertwee and John Chapman. The play can be seen on Thursday 9th, Friday 10th & Saturday 11th June 2016 at 7:30 pm., in Brantham Village Hall. Tickets will cost £7 from Bakes & Blossoms Café at Acacia Court, or phone 01026 396674, text to 07891974844. This tale of comic predicament and mistaken identity unfolds with real wit and style. A Portuguese time-share villa has been double-booked, unknown to the company Rep, the myopic tippler Commander “Chitto” Chittenden. When Mary and Henry arrive shortly after Eve
October 2016 – Brantham Play Festival We are pleased to announce we have received enough entries to go ahead with this year’s Play Festival. Last year we were forced to cancel because of withdrawals. This year it will be on Saturday 29th October. Watch for details on posters and in the press. At present Junior BATS will be full starting again in September, but it is a good idea to have your child’s name on the waiting list, as vacancies can arise. Phone Angie on 01206 396674
Volunteers Urgently Needed! We need more people to join East Bergholt Heartwatch. Volunteers must be over 18 years of age and able to drive. They will receive full first responder training from the East of England Ambulance Service - providing critical life skills, the ability to support people in the most challenging of situations and enabling a vital response to be given to patients awaiting an ambulance or paramedic care. After initial training, regular refresher and update trainings continue and support is always available.
The level of commitment you give is entirely up to you, to fit in with your lifestyle – from a few hours a week to regular days or night cover. If you are interested, or even just thinking about it, please call Anne Chapman on 01206 298553 in the first instance for an informal chat. For more informaton visit the village’s website www.eastbergholt.org.uk.
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Brantham Box Office Presents Film night Wednesdays at Brantham Village Hall (doors open at 7pm, film starts at 7.30pm) Wednesday 15 June 2016 The Lady in the Van (cert. U) The charming true story of playwright Alan Bennett who forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in a van in his driveway. Starring Maggie Smith Wednesday 20 July 2016 Suffragette (cert. 12) Starring Carey Mulligan, the moving portrayal of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement Tickets cost £4 in advance from Bakes and Blossom café, £4.50 on the door, £2 for under 16s Refreshments available on the night
Brantham Village Hall  Donate £2 per brick and help to build disabled facilities at Brantham Village Hall. Your name will be added to a commemorative plaque that will be displayed in the Village Hall For more information contact Sarah on 07702 490212, email clerk@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk Or come and buy your brick at the Village Hall on Garage Sale Day (Saturday 11 June 44
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Future Meetings
# Meet the U3A Coffee Morning Friday 17th June 2016. Members and potential new members are invited to join us at the Constable Hall on Friday 17th June 2016 at 10.00am. The benefits of joining our U3A will be explained together with details of the many activities of the Interest Groups. The Committee and Interest Group Leaders will be present to answer your queries and light refreshments will be provided. # On Wednesday 13 July Brian Cornell, a former Thames lighterman on the River Thames, will talk on “The Thames Watermen & Lightermen”. This promises to be an interesting first-hand account of the operating practices of the Port of London in the post-war era # We don’t have a speaker meeting in August but hold our popular Summer Dinner on Friday 5 August at the Constable Hall. # On Wednesday 14 September Dr John Ashdown-Hill FSA, FRHistS, historian, writer & lecturer will talk on “Mythology of Richard III”. He will explore the traditional mythology & modern myths which have emerged since the discovery of his remains in 2012. Was he a usurper? How many did he kill? Who was really responsible for finding his remains?
Meeting Venue
We meet at The Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership costs £12 a year and this entitles members to attend the meetings that take place on the second Wednesday of each month, except August and December.
Membership
Our main purpose is to encourage lifelong learning for those who are no longer in full time employment and emphasis is always placed on making learning active and fun as well as helping in developing friendships. We have a wide range of groups including language study, country walking, computer studies and gardens, churches and historic buildings visits. We are affiliated to the ThirdAge Trust, have over 230 members and 21 groups. For further information please visit www.stourvalleyu3a.org.uk where membership secretary Val Pretty may be contacted. It’s never too late to learn! Join the 361,477 members across 969 U3As throughout the UK today!
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Community Information
Community Information LOCAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE & RECYCLING SITES There are 18 sites in Suffolk, including:
Chelmondiston - Shotley Road Ipswich - Portman’s Walk
Also at: Greensmill, Lawford
Bramford - Somersham Road
Opening Times:
Opening Times:
16 Oct - 29 Feb: 9am - 4pm
1 Nov - 31 Jan: 8am - 4pm
1 Mar to 15 Oct: 9am - 5pm
1 Feb - 31 Mar: 8am - 5pm
Closed Wednesday and Thursday
1 Apr - 30 Sept: 8am - 6pm
Please expect to queue at busy periods, particularly Bank Holidays and weekends. Operators may stop admitting vehicles 10 minutes before closing at busy times.
1 Oct - 31 Oct: 8am - 5pm Open every day except Dec 25th & 26th and Jan 1st
MANNINGTREE
LIBRARY
HIGH STREET, MANNINGTREE
Tel: 01206-392747 Fax: 01206-391725 Opening Times
In Brantham the black and blue bins are collected on alternate Thursdays and the brown bins early on alternate Tuesdays. Please note that Babergh will not collect any other bags/refuse except flat cardboard boxes when empty
MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE The mobile library van visits Brantham every 4 weeks from Fri 16th Jan 2015.
Palfrey Heights - 11.30-11.45
Tuesday: 9.30 -1.00 & 2.00 - 6.00
Ivy Villas - 11.50-12.10
Wednesday: 9.30 - 1.00 Thursday: 2.00 - 7.00 Friday: 9.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 6.00
Birch Drive - 12.15-12.45 St Michael’s Church - 1.50-2.05 The Poplars - 2.10-2.25 Broom Knoll - 2.30-3.00
Saturday: 9.00 - 5.00
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Monday: Closed
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Poetry Corner
The Dawn Chorus Despite the inclement weather we have had The hail, the sleet, the arctic spell And of a sudden an incidental Mediterranean bout One phenomenon has been constant Regularly early each morning as the light gathers The sound of the birds has been reaching a crescendo Songs of all kinds of birds merging together In amongst them one can decipher Calls of blue tits, great tits, green finches, blackbirds and The loud and clear distinctive song of the song thrush All it would appear delighting in the new day Amongst the chirps and chatters and twitters One hears the loud and mighty rising ‘teee’ and falling ‘cher’ Teee cher, teee cher, teee cher of the Great Tit Then amongst the chorus enters the sonorous and Boisterous and repeating high-pitched whistles of the Song Thrush And from somewhere on the top of a tree The slow richly melodic song of the garden Blackbird Joins the throng of vocalisations and from the right Enters the characteristic, one could make these out anywhere The energetic disjointed sequence of notes of the Chaffinch The identifying double note (an easy give away) Chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff enters the chorus And in the distance the Woodpigeon makes its mark Starting with a flat ‘cooh’ and a rising ‘coo’ Cooh-coo, cooh-coo, cooh coo, cooh The contemplative and melodic song of the robin is easily heard And from very nearby, a fast warble and trill of the wren As if not to be forgotten makes its presence felt All of them it would seem expressing the joy of the new day Warming the heart Reminding us of the beautiful life we share our world with.
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9am – 4pm
Friday 9am – 4pm
Please call 0845 4581920 for further information or to book your journey.
Manningtree & District Bus Manningtree & District Community Bus service provides travel for group outings or taking groups of people to meetings (please note, not, for a single person travel to say the doctors or supermarket. For details of this service, or to volunteer, contact:
Peter Shakesphere on 01206 391988
NEED A LIFT? We have several volunteer drivers in the village who can take you to the Doctors, Dentist or Hospital. For help please contact: Pat Williams (Royal Voluntary Service) on 393377 or Brantham Good Neighbours 07811 630899
service no 2 to Clacton from Manningtree (Mon-Sat)
CARTERS COACH services operate no 92 Brantham to Ipswich Mon-Sats
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TRANSPORT
FROM BRANTHAM For information about public transport to and from Brantham, call the Public Transport Enquiry Line, operated by Suffolk County Council. It provides information on buses and trains. Call: Public Transport Enquiry Line
0870 608 2608
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Community Information
Community Information Baby Clinic
St Michael’s with Brooklands Young Explorers Childcare Provision
for Capel St Mary, Brantham & East Bergholt call 01473 820147
Caring for children from , 0-11 years over 2 sites
St Michael s Pre-School
The Institute, Rectory Lane (by the church)
Cherry Blossom Children’s Centre - East Bergholt
For children ages 0-4 years
2nd Mon of the month 2-3.30pm 4th Thurs of the month 9-10.30am
Village Hall Brantham 3rd Mon of the month 9.30-11am
Opening hours 8am-6pm Monday – Friday Nursery/Wrap-around care provision Located within Brooklands Primary School in a self contained classroom with its own outdoor play area Opening hours 7am – 7pm
Days Road Church Capel St Mary 1st Tues of the month 9.30-11am
Holbrook Surgery 1st Wed of the month 2-3.00pm
Excellent Ofsted Inspection Please phone Hayley or Karen for more information or to check availability
07761114165 / 07892877743
Brantham Babies & Toddlers Come & Play! Relaxed & Friendly The Scout & Guide Hut, Factory Lane, Brantham
09:30—11:30 Every Tuesday during term time £1.50 per family, includes a well-earned cuppa ! Lots of toys & a spacious garden to run around Baby clinic every third Tuesday of the month for weighing and advice Come and join us and meet other local mummies, daddies, grandparents & carers
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Community Information
BRANTHAM PARISH COUNCIL Mrs Liz Dunnett (Chair) 9 Birch Drive 01206 391756 liz.dunnett@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk
Mrs Lynn Laws Wayside, Slough Road 01206 390131 lynn.laws@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk
Mr Alastair McCraw (vice Chair) 20 School Lane 07812 564188 alastair.mccraw@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk
Mr James Pearce 10 Temple Pattle 07821 673349 james.pearce@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk
Mr Melvin Amoss 49 Brooklands Road 01206 392296 melvin.amoss@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk
Clare Phillips clare.phillips@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk 07947 105414
Mr Richard Candy 23 Merriam Close 01206 396917 richard.candy@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk Mr Chris Elliot 6 Riverside Cottages 01206 395437 chris.elliot@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk Mrs Jackie Heywood The Beeches, Brantham Hill 01206 392261 jackie.heywood@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk
B I N G O
Mr Paul Saward St Martins, Cattawade Street paul.saward@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk Mr Joop Van Der Toorn The Rectory, Rectory Lane joop.vandertoorn@branthamparishcouncil. co.uk Sarah Keys, Parish Clerk 15 Palfrey Heights, Brantham CO11 1SE 07702 490212 clerk@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk www.brantham.onesuffolk.net
DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLORS/MP Your local government representatives in Brantham are:
Bingo sessions are held every Sunday at 7.30pm at Brantham Leisure Centre Entrance is just 50p, and 8 games cost only 50p! Everyone is welcome, so come along and have some fun.
Alastair: 07812 564188 alastair.mccraw@babergh.gov.uk Harriet: 07545 961629 harriet.steer@babergh.gov.uk Facebook - Alton, Alastair McCraw & Harriet Steer (Joint Open Group) Your Member of Parliament is: James Cartlidge MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 020 7219 4875 james.cartlidge.mp@parliament.uk Surgery dates are also advertised in the East Anglian Daily Times.
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Community Sport & Information
Sport & Entertainment EAST BERGHOLT TENNIS CLUB The club plays on 3 floodlit tennis courts in Gandish Road and the reasonable membership fee includes free court use, a Tues club night, club competitions and the opportunity to play in league matches against other clubs. Junior players are also welcome. Supervised tennis is available for Juniors on Tues evenings and coaching sessions are usually run during the summer. For further information please ring the membership secretary
Geoff 01206 298077
EAST BERGHOLT SPORTS CENTRE Heath Road, East Bergholt - 01206 299340
Hire the Brantham Village Hall The hall is large enough to hold a bouncy castle, with prior permission Facilities include a large centrally heated hall holding up to 150 people - Kitchen facilities, glassware and crockery, stage and external bar facilities. Volunteers are needed to help with hall upkeep. For more information, or to book the hall, To hire the hall please contact Sarah Keys on 07702 490212 or use our online booking form at www.brantham. onesuffolk.net/village-hall
EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Established in 1895
Tony Moss after a number of years at the helm has decided to step down as Chairman. He has led the club to a position of some strength at a time when many clubs are struggling, indeed a number have folded, so we are sorry that he is taking a break. Nonetheless this offers the opportunity for new people to join in the running of the club and continuing the progress that has achieved whilst Tony has been in the Chair. You can follow the progress of our teams on the SIL website, http://touchlinesil.co.uk/ Steve Butcher (Secretary) (stevebutcher55@btinternet.com) 52
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BRAVE BEARS WANTED
TEDDY BEAR 1st Prize PARACHUTE £50 CHALLENGE 2nd Prize Saturday 16 July 2016 from 9:30am St Michael’s Church Brantham Sponsorship forms are available in the church
£30