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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR We live in interesting times, never knowing from one day to the next what’s going to happen. I’ve been fascinated by the House of Commons debates, not so much by the content of what’s being said, but by the sheer drama of it all. At times it’s calm and relatively reasoned, but when it’s not, it’s almost unbearable. Come what may, I do think it’s important to try to keep up with what’s happening, but I’d only just got my head around the ‘backstop’ when ‘proroguing’ became the lead news story. Perhaps it will be all over before the next edition is published. Meanwhile many of us have been getting children back to school or off to college. I was an emotional wreck on the morning I dropped Jack for his first day in Year 5. I don’t suppose I was the only mum who cried her way to work that day, but we quickly get back into the routine of it all and the summer holiday becomes a distant memory. In fact it’s shocking how quickly that happens! When Jack had to write about the best day of the summer, he wrote about the very last day when we had a couple of friends over to build a den and print initials on t-shirts using grated crayons. Admittedly we didn’t have a fancy holiday, but it seems he’d forgotten about all the lovely days out we had, our week in Ireland and all the clubs and camps he’d been to. Grating crayons won the day! Instructions available on request. Jack is a bit of a mad scientist and I don’t think his grandpa or his dad will object if I say it’s in his blood. The number of weird and wonderful experiments we’d done recently, from avocado ice-cream that tastes like chocolate (it didn’t!) to slime made using liquid detergent and cornflour. And my least favourite, instant ice-cream in a bag. Oh it might sound like a great idea, but when you end up with vanilla flavoured ice all over the sofa, the walls and the ceiling it loses its appeal, even if it’s quite nice to eat what’s left. Still, he’s a useful distraction from more serious issues so I think I’ll keep him! Perhaps I should ask him to invent a Brexit solution! If you’re looking for a distraction or an opportunity to get out and about, I think you’ll find it here, in addition to lots of essential drama-free (mostly) information about local developments.
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In Touch Titles • Stowmarket & Stowupland • Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew • Melton & Woodbridge • Manningtree, Brantham, Lawford & Mistley • Hadleigh, Chattisham, Hintlesham, Holton St Mary, Layham & Raydon • Ipswich East, Ravenswood, Broke Hall & Warren Heath • Elmswell, Beyton, Drinkstone, Haughley, Hessett, Norton, Tostock, Wetherden & Woolpit • Needham Market & The Creetings • Shotley, Chelmondiston, Erwarton, Harkstead, Holbrook, Pin Mill, Stutton & Woolverstone • Martlesham • Claydon, Barham, Henley & Whitton • East Bergholt, Dedham, Flatford & Stratford St Mary • Bramford, Offton, Somersham & Willisham • Capel St Mary (Capel Capers) • Copdock, Belstead, Bentley, Tattingstone & Washbrook • Gt & Lt Blakenham, Baylham & Nettlestead • Westerfield, Ashbocking, Tuddenham St Martin & Witnesham • Sproughton & Burstall We also publish Spotlight on Felixstowe
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NEWS IMPROVEMENTS TO CLAYDON & BARHAM RECREATION GROUND Three months ago, four new members joined to support a flagging Recreation Ground Committee. However, more committee members representing user groups such as parents of younger children, young people themselves, football players and dog walkers would be much appreciated. Since then we have replaced or repaired guttering, electrical sockets, lighting, repaired a toilet and 14 people totally cleaned the pavilion. We have also re-seeded the football field and repaired the zip wire. We have arranged with the probation service for them to paint the pavilion inside and out and rub down and paint all the playground equipment and fencing. In July we did a survey of current facilities, especially play equipment, and put together a £8,000 project to: • Prepare and paint all play equipment • Paint building inside and out • Replace the older, damaged springy ride • Change swing seats • Add four rubbish bins around the site • Repair the existing youth shelter • Replace the present aged and insecure storage container At present we have had £3,600 promised with lots of grant applications submitted and local companies contacted. The second project will be to put together a plan to improve the play equipment and we are looking for youth groups, schools and other users to have their say. Already the older children/young adults have requested a climbing wall/ropes. On Saturday 12 October members of the committee will be at the Recreation Ground from 10.30am-noon with catalogues and artist impressions of some ideas. All this will cost, depending on equipment agreed, in the region of £30,000 and will take a massive fundraising effort, mostly via grants. Finally, and as a separate project, we will apply to sports bodies for funds to improve the football pitches. The recreation ground is a heavily used facility and the community deserve better. If you feel you can help in any way, please drop in on Thursday 10 October or come to the committee meeting on Friday 18 October at 6.30pm at the recreation ground. Most of all, let us know how you want the recreation ground improved. Gail Cornish, Recreation Ground Committee 0793 247 8878 / gailcornish974@btinternet.com
CLAYDON & BARHAM ANNUAL QUIZ NIGHT This year’s annual Community Quiz for the John West Memorial Trophy takes place on Friday 11 October at Claydon & Barham Community Centre, starting at 7.30pm. Please contact Jean Ballard before Tuesday 8 October to enter your team: 01473 515677 It costs just £6 per team to enter, which is payable on the night. There will be a raffle in aid of charity and the bar will be open. The top three teams will receive prize money and the winners also receive the trophy.
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NEWS BARHAM CHURCH TO FEATURE IN THE V&A MUSEUM On Sunday 8 September we were joined in our 10am service at Barham by 13 guests who presented our church with a very unique and very valuable gift. These were members of the Church Recorder Group who have, together with others, spent hundreds of hours over the past three years researching and compiling a detailed record with photos of every single thing within our ancient church. The record spreads over three huge lever arch folders and covers everything from our world-famous Henry Moore sculpture of the Madonna and Child and our beautiful stained glass, through to the jars and vases we use for flower arranging. Some items are centuries old while others had only been in the church a matter of weeks. Some items are worth thousands of pounds and others have little or no financial value. Of course, the church is continually changing, so this is a detailed snapshot as at this point in its history and will be a source of interest for generations to come. This work was sponsored by the Arts Society and a copy will be held by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London as well as in our county archive. In due course we will arrange for some form of cabinet for the church where these folders can be held safely and access granted to those who are interested. We consider ourselves very fortunate to be chosen from the hundreds of churches in Suffolk as the subject of this study and we thank all those involved for their time, dedication, attention to detail and vast expertise in so many different areas.
CLAYDON AND WHITTON PARISH COUNCIL Bus Services The parish council has written to MP Dan Poulter and First Buses to register its concerns regarding the loss of services for residents from September 1. A fast bus service into Ipswich is convenient, but the parish council agrees with many of you that the village also needs a service that visits the bus stops on the estate, particularly for the village’s elderly or vulnerable residents.
Northern Route Consultation Parish councillors were delighted at the turnout to their meeting to discuss a proposed Northern Bypass. Many residents shared their views and the parish council submitted a response that took into account the importance of community and keeping Claydon separate from Ipswich, the need to ensure that residents are not further inconvenienced by noise pollution and balanced the need to support local industry and livelihoods, many of which are dependent on the operation of the Port of Felixstowe. Your Village Needs You! The parish council requires new councillors to make a real difference in Claydon and Whitton.If you have an opinion about your village, think something could be improved, or just want to join with other friendly local people who care about their community, please contact the clerk for a chat or come along to a meeting to find out more. You will be very welcome.
BARHAM PARISH COUNCIL Barham Parish Council would like to thank the residents who attended our meeting on Monday 2 September to express their views on the Northern Bypass. Residents and councillors expressed their views on the bypass at this meeting and the view of those present was to oppose all of the routes proposed by Suffolk County Council. Going forward, Councillor Andrew Deveney will represent Barham Parish Council at Stop! Campaign meetings.
October Meeting Dates The Parish Council Planning Committee will meet on October 14 at 7.30pm to discuss planning applications that will affect the village. The Finance Committee will meet on October 21 at 7.30pm and will be beginning discussions on the budget (and therefore the parish precept) for next year. Full Parish Council will meet on October 28 at 7.30pm to oversee and discuss a range of subjects in the village and receive reports from community organisations such as the recreation ground, community centre, village hall and from district and county councillors.
Following a series of break-ins in the Barham Green area, all our residents should ensure that out buildings, sheds, etc. are secure. If you see any suspicious vehicles or activity please report this to the police.
All meetings are held at Claydon and Barham Village Hall. Agendas can be obtained from the noticeboards, by contacting the clerk three working days before the meeting or at: www.claydonandbarham.onesuffolk.net
Parish councillors have raised concern about the high number of missed bins that have occurred since the change of collection days with MSDC. Hopefully the situation will have improved by the time you read this article.
Parish Clerk Charmaine Greenan can be contacted at: 07887 459989 / claywhit@btinternet.com / 129 Poplar Hill, Stowmarket IP14 2AX
Barham Parish Council’s next meeting is a full council meeting on Monday 7 October at 7.30pm in Claydon and Barham Village Hall. On Monday 4 November we will have a Finance Committee meeting only. If you would like specific topics discussed at a meeting, please email the parish clerk. Agendas have to be published at least three clear working days before meeting dates, so any items received after this time would then be added to the next full council meeting. Parish Clerk Jo Culley: 07958 402335 / barhampc@outlook.com
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FORESTERS BRASS BAND CONCERT Sunday 20 October at Mendlesham Community Centre IP14 5RT, 11.20am for noon Buffet lunch and concert £20. Tickets from Dawn Smith: 01449 766466 16 Chapel Road, Mendlesham, Stowmarket IP14 5SQ
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NEWS HENLEY PARISH COUNCIL The parish council meeting in Henley Community Centre on August 27 was attended by upwards of 75 residents plus Dr Dan Poulter MP, district and county councillors and representatives of the Stop! Campaign. The meeting had been called to test opinion in the village about the three proposed routes for a Northern Ipswich Bypass. It’s fair to say that not a single voice was heard in support of any of the routes, and at the end of the meeting the parish council passed this resolution unanimously: ‘Henley Parish Council objects in the strongest terms to all the routes put forward by Suffolk County Council in the document Ipswich Northern Route consultation. The case for the need of a Northern Route has not been made and the environmental damage would be immense. Please ensure that this is recorded properly as part of the current consultation on the Northern Route.’ The resolution was duly sent in to the consultation, the leaders of Suffolk County and Mid Suffolk District Council, the County Highways Cabinet member and other interested parties. The consultation ended on September 13 and according to the official website the results of the consultation will be fed into the Strategic Outline Business case for the road, with a view to a decision being made by the end of 2019. Henley is not alone in opposing not only one but all routes for the bypass; many parishes and other bodies are forcefully expressing the view that no proper economic, social or environmental case has been made for any route – and that jumping straight to a choice without making sure there is real support for a new road is an abuse of the proper process of public discussion. The parish council was very grateful to everyone who took the trouble to come to the meeting in August, and to those who completed the online or paper questionnaire about the road. You can find our privacy notice on the Henley website. If you have any questions about anything to do with the parish council, don’t hesitate to contact us. If you aren’t on our village email list and would like to be, send a simple request to henleyparishcouncil@gmail.com or rodcaird@yahoo.co.uk and we will sort it out. And don’t forget to keep an eye from time to time on our own website where we publish all sorts of useful (we hope!) information and contacts. Parish Council Clerk Rod Caird: 07785 331217 www.henley.onesuffolk.net
GRAND SOCIAL EVENING IN AID OF PAPWORTH HOSPITAL Saturday 19 October Claydon Community Centre, 7.30-11.45pm Featuring The Ultimate Everlys & Tricks of the Trade Bar open till midnight Tickets £7.50 from the bar or from Colin on: 07506 581932 All proceeds to Papworth Hospital
GIPPING VALLEY COUNTY & BLAKENHAM DISTRICT COUNCILLOR JOHN FIELD Cuts to Commercial Bus Routes I wrote to Steve Wickers, Managing Director of First in Norfolk & Suffolk, detailing the problems we had with the proposed changes to the 88 service. His reply reiterated and re-explained points already made. He emphasised the need they perceive to speed services into Ipswich to recover lost passengers. There was a promise to “discuss the particular problem of Bramford again with Suffolk County Council”. Mary Evans, the cabinet member, has said she will be meeting First, but, as you know, services were cut on September 1. The county may be able to negotiate an improvement to the Ipswich Bus route 111 which runs four times a day via Bramford. That would give the village of some 1,000 houses and rising, an acceptable service, but improvement is far from certain. Just how this stacks up with our environmental aims and the wellbeing of people without cars is difficult to understand. Pension Fund move away from Fossil Fuels Suffolk Pension Fund has agreed to move £150m into the UBS Climate Aware World Equity Fund. Although a very small proportion of the £2.9 billion fund, it’s the first step the council has taken to move investments away from fossil fuels. Families still unsure about School Transport SCC’s new Home to School transport policy took effect in September. Children moving to a new school get free transport for journeys over two or three miles, depending on their age, to their nearest school. Parents of children not eligible could buy a spare seat on SCC school buses. 472 applications were outstanding at the end of August, with families unsure of whether they would be allocated a seat in time for the start of the new school year. Not good! First stage of Boundary Commission Review A review of Suffolk County Council to determine the number of councillors and the boundaries between divisions is underway. The Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent Group submitted a proposal to keep councillor numbers in Suffolk at a minimum of 75. We felt this necessary to keep the workload manageable so that younger people with full time jobs could represent you despite an increasing population. The Conservative and Labour Groups submitted a joint proposal asking for a reduction to 70 councillors. There will be two public consultations and the review is expected to be completed by July 2020. Norfolk and Suffolk Local Industrial Strategy The district and county have agreed an industrial strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk produced by the Local Enterprise Partnership. This was done under pressure from the government that wants such strategies to point a way forward by October 31. It’s an interesting document that details the industries we have, their size and, to an extent, their potential. The Suffolk and Norfolk economy is worth some £36 billion. The importance of Felixstowe Port, the wind farm developments along our coast, the agri-food industry and organisations like the John Innes Centre are examined. However, there are no exciting new proposals. I am concerned that although low carbon industries are mentioned, the major adaptions necessary to meet our carbon reduction targets don’t come through clearly. That’s despite the declaration of a climate emergency by the county and district councils. Most examples of innovative growth are quite small, but to have a plan is a step forward and there are some interesting facts presented in a reasonably compact form. If you have any queries, please ring 07545 423808 or email: john.field@suffolk.gov.uk
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Our last two visitors have now returned home and everything suddenly seems very quiet. Unfortunately their flight was delayed and as a result they missed the train from Minsk and had to wait for the next one at 11pm. They were put on a slow train which finally reached Drogichin at 6am, where they were collected by their mother for the 45-minute drive home. All in all they were travelling for almost 24 hours! The sad thing is that it’s only a three-and-a-half hour drive home from the airport but there was no one with a car to collect them. On December 7 our Christmas Chocolate Bingo will take place at Needham Market Community Centre. Tickets are now on sale at £6 for adults and £4 for children under 10. Credit Card payments are now accepted for tickets purchased by phone or in the charity shop. As usual, the event will include a hot supper and desert together with our well-known enormous raffle and, of course, everything will be chocolate related and Christmas themed! Despite the previous late night we will be off to Gatwick yet again on December 8 to collect our Christmas group of six girls who will be with us until December 29. All the children will be first time travellers with no idea of what an English Christmas will be like. We are now actively recruiting host families for the 2020 visit; please don’t leave it too late to get in touch if you are interested in hosting. Regards to all and many thanks for your continued support. Link Chair Elizabeth Parker: 01449 760343
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Felixstowe Beach Clean In late August, 18 members of the Suffolk energy-from-waste facility team, along with friends and family, took part in a litter pick along Felixstowe beach and promenade. The sun was shining and the beach was busy, however the team managed to navigate the crowds and collect eight large bags of litter, equating to over 40 kilograms. The most commonly found item was cigarette butts, of which hundreds were collected. The litter pick formed part of the #suez4ocean campaign, a worldwide waste collection initiative on beaches and rivers. The campaign encourages SUEZ employees across the globe to organise beach and waterway clean-ups in their local area. To date, the campaign has mobilised over 1,800 people to collect over 65 tonnes of waste. For more information on the initiative, visit: www.suez4ocean.com. Autumn 2019 Shutdown The facility will be undergoing its second planned maintenance shutdown of the year between 1 and 15 October. These shutdowns take place twice a year for essential cleaning and maintenance, ensuring the facility continues to run efficiently. There will be an increased number of contractors on site during this period, but there should be no impact on the local community. If you have any queries about the shutdown, please contact us via this details provided below. Come and have a look around If you’re interested in finding out what happens to your waste in Suffolk, why not book onto one of our upcoming open days? Places are available on the following dates: October 24 at 4pm, November 14 at 2pm and December 11 at 6pm. There are up to 20 spaces available on each day and pre-booking is essential. Contact us at: suffolkefw.uk@suez.com / 01473 839149 OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS To book a visit: 01473 839149 / suffolkefw.uk@suez.com Environment Agency: 0800 807 060 SUEZ Communities Trust: 01934 524013
FASHION SHOW Barham Church Friday, October 18 at 7.30pm In aid of the Bell Restoration Fund £5 including a glass of wine We look forward to seeing you for a fun evening. Tickets are available from Dorothy: 01473 830906
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OUT & ABOUT SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM Hello from Pc Sarah George and Pc Diane Porter. We are both now in post at Hadleigh Police Station as engagement and link officers and look forward to meeting you all over the coming months. Over the next few months we will be updating you on security, current crime trends and how to report crimes and offences. We get asked lots of questions and will make this month’s report from us more like guidance. Please report any non-urgent crime, theft, retail theft, criminal damage, hate crime and traffic collisions to telephone 101 or report online as this is the quickest way to get hold of us: www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something Walk a New Path Suffolk Police are recruiting at the moment. If you are aged between 18 and 57 and fancy being a police officer, please view the application form at: https://tinyurl.com/y3hmafdl
CLAYDON & BARHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Monday: Abicise HIIT Class (07963 566794), 6-6.45pm in the main hall. Tuesday: Karate (all ages 4-7pm) in the main hall (07771 583727). Pool League in the Compton Lounge. Ladies Darts in the main bar. Crib (singles and doubles in the east Suffolk League). Bar Open 7pm-midnight. Wednesday: Bingo; eyes down at 8pm. Pool League in the Compton Lounge. Bar Open 7-11.30pm. Thursday: Street Dance with Pendrill Dance from 6.30-8pm. Bar closed. Friday: Karate (all ages 4-7pm) in the main hall (07771 583727). Poker in the Compton Lounge from 7pm. Bar open from 7pm-midnight. Money Box is drawn at 10pm. Saturday: Co-Op Juniors Dance Company, 9am-noon (www.coopjuniours.co.uk).Bar open 7pm-midnight. Sunday: Bar open noon-4.30pm. Christmas Savings Club and meat draw.
Police Connect A free messaging service connecting you to the very latest policing news in your area via email, telephone or text. For further details visit www.suffolk. police.uk/services/police-connect and sign up for this free service. It’s a great way for the police to get urgent information out to you.
Pool Table: Three games for only £1. Usual playing etiquette rules.
County Lines We are sure you have all heard of County Lines and this is something we need to be aware of. Vulnerable children and adults are being recruited as runners to transport drugs and cash all over the country. If you suspect someone is being abused in this way, please do the right thing and help them. You can report to Crimestoppers without giving your name and address: 0800 555 111 or online via their anonymous online form: https://tinyurl.com/y47qn5me
The Main Hall and Compton Lounge are available for hire. Contact: claydonandbcc@gmail.com / 01473 831805
We have several popular lagers and real ales, plus soft drinks, wines and spirits (including the latest gins) at very competitive prices (cheapest in the locality).
EVENTS Friday 4 October: Quiz Night in aid of UNSCENE Suffolk, a theatre company of visually impaired people. Entry £5 per person, max six per team. To reserve your place contact: quiz@unscenesuffolk.co.uk / 07799 784895
Immobilise A free online property database that helps keeps property safe and reunites stolen items with their owners: https://tinyurl.com/y59h94n2
Friday 10 October: John West Quiz Night (see page 3)
Bumblebee Auctions The national police website that sells lost or stolen items that can’t be reunited to their owners. It’s worth having a look, you may get yourself a bargain: https://tinyurl.com/y2dypskc
Saturday 26 October: Halloween Disco, Tickets available from Claydon Pre-school.
Finally, if you would like to improve your motorcycle skills, Suffolk Police hold two-day workshops at Martlesham, both practical and theory. We have one workshop left this year on October 4 and 5. They cost £50 for the two days or £25 if you are aged 25 and under. For further details please email: saferider@suffolk.pnn.police.uk
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Keep safe and look after each other. Kindest regards, Pc Sarah George and Pc Diane Porter
HEMINGSTONE HARVEST & FLOWER FESTIVAL Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October, 11am-4pm All Things Bright and Beautiful Refreshments, stalls – cards, plants, books in the hut all weekend In aid of St Gregory’s Church Come ye thankful People, Come HARVEST CELEBRATION IN CHURCH Sunday 6 October, 6.30pm
Saturday 19 October: Papworth charity dance with Tricks of the Trade. Tickets available from Colin Deadman. Doors open 7pm, band starts 8pm.
It’s hard to believe it’s been six months since the doors to Great Blakenham Cinema opened. Thank you so much to all who have been along to see The Greatest Showman, Lego Movie 2, Stan and Ollie and a few in between. It really is great to see the community come together and makes it all worthwhile. We do love catching up with our regulars and welcoming new faces. The doors would not open without the amazing cinema crew – thank you all so very much. From fetching, setting up and returning equipment, to baking cakes, setting up the hall and all the 101 other jobs involved in making this happen. We have been so lucky to have been supported by East of England Coop which enables us to offer a free drink on arrival. The support from the Localities and Partnership team at Suffolk County Council has enabled us to continue opening our doors and thanks too to Great Blakenham Parish Council for funding the hire of the hall. At each showing we have a charity cake sale. In August £22.45 was raised for Great Blakenham Baby and Toddler Group. We look forward to seeing you soon for Fisherman’s Friend on October 13 and for Elf on December 1, when we will be spreading some Christmas cheer. Tickets are for sale on the door; adults £4, under-18s £3. A warm welcome awaits at Great Blakenham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Great Blakenham IP6 0NJ. Doors open at 2 for a 2.30pm start. Should you have any film suggestions, be happy to help out or have any queries, please do get in touch via our Facebook page of contact Becky at: greatblakenhamcinema@outlook.com / 07852 472082
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OUT & ABOUT CLAYDON AND BARHAM VILLAGE HALL IPSWICH MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE 5 DATES FOR OCTOBER
Route 5 Town/village
Tuesday 1
5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 5G 5H 5I 5J 5K
Location
Time
Sproughton Church Lane 9.10-9.25am Sproughton Wild Man 9.30-9.45am Bramford St Mary’s Close 9.50-10.05am Bramford Paper Mill Lane 10.10-10.25am Great Blakenham Chequers 10.35-10.55am Great Blakenham, Blue Leighs Mobile Home Park 11-11.15am Baylham Post Box 11.25-11.45am Claydon Crown 11.55am-1pm Claydon, Edinburgh Gardens 2.05-2.20pm Barham Bacon Road 2.25-3.50pm Bramford Packard Place 4-4.30pm
Table Tennis
7.15-10pm
Wednesday 2 Bar-Clay Music Makers
6.30-10pm
Thursday 3
Young Families Silver Surfers Slimming World
10am-noon 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Friday 4
Moo Music Gipping School of Dance
10am-noon 4-6pm
Saturday 5
Private Hire
1.30-5.30pm
Monday 7
Crafts Addicts Barham PC Meeting
1-4pm 7-10pm
Tuesday 8
Women’s Institute
7-10pm
IPSWICH MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE 13
6.30-10pm
Route 13 Town/village 13A 13B 13C 13D 13E 13F 13G 13H 13I 13J 13K 13L 13M
Wednesday 9 Bar-Clay Music Makers Thursday 10
Silver Surfers Slimming World
11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Friday 11
Moo Music Gipping School of Dance
10am-noon 4-6pm
Monday 14
Claydon PC Meeting
7.15-9pm
Wednesday 16 Bar-Clay Music Makers
6.30-10pm
Thursday 17
Young Families Silver Surfers Slimming World
10am-noon 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Friday 18
Moo Music Gipping School of Dance Private Hire
10am-noon 4-6pm 6-9pm
Monday 21
Crafts Addicts
1-4pm
Wednesday 23 Bar-Clay Music Makers
6.30-10pm
Thursday 24
Sunshine Service Silver Surfers Slimming World
10am-noon 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Sunday 27
Bar-Clay Music Makers
1.30-5.30pm
Monday 28
Claydon PC Meeting
7.30-9pm
Wednesday 30 Bar-Clay Music Makers
6.30-10pm
Thursday 31
10am-noon 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Young Families Silver Surfers Slimming World
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Crowfield Lay by Coddenham Haysel House Barham Sorrel Horse Creeting St Mary Whissels Farm Creeting St Mary Village Hall Creeting St Peter The Lane Earl Stonham Village Hall Little Stonham Church Little Stonham Magpie Inn Mickfield Church, Debenham Road Stonham Aspal, Walnut Tree Meadow Pettaugh Old Bull Henley Garage
Time 9.25-09.45am 9.55-10.50am 11-11.10am 11.20-11.30am 11.35-11.45am 11.55am-12.10pm 12.20-12.50pm 2-2.10pm 2.15-2.25pm 2.30-2.45pm 2.55-3.30pm 3.35-3.55pm 4.05-4.30pm
2019: 4 October, 1 November, 29 November, 27 December
HENLEY SENIOR CITIZENS At the beginning of July we had a tombola stall at Henley School Fete and would like to thank everyone who donated items and supported us on the day to make it a successful event. A big thank-you to Rosy and Dorothy for running the stall. We returned after the summer break on September 4 when we had a coach trip to Southwold. We left Henley accompanied by a few family members and three WI ladies and stopped off at Snape Maltings where we all enjoyed coffee, tea and cakes. After time browsing around the shops we embarked on our travels to Southwold. Some decided to start their visit at the town centre while the remainder carried on to the seafront. Everyone spent the time doing their own thing and all met up for the ride home at 4.30pm. After a wet start to the day, we were very lucky to have sunshine and everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. Mark, who drove the coach at a very relaxing speed, was excellent with us all, especially with those who needed extra help on and off the vehicle.
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OUT & ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES GROUP
GREAT BLAKENHAM CRAFT CLUB
Book Club: We meet at 10.30am on the last Thursday of the month at The Crown (Hungry Horse) in Claydon for an interesting discussion on the chosen book. New members have joined us. If you are interested do come along.
Open to anyone living in Great Blakenham and the surrounding area, the club meets from 2-4pm every Monday from February to December (excluding bank holidays) in Great Blakenham Parish Room.
Knitting Group: We meet on the first Thursday of the month from 10.30am-noon in the lounge at Alasdair Close, Claydon. We have been knitting lap blankets for St Elizabeth Hospice and hats and blankets for the premature baby unit at West Suffolk Hospital, with more projects to come in the future. However, we have now started to work on our display for the Christmas Festival at St Mary’s Church, Great Blakenham.
The sewing workshop in September was entitled Take Heart and we created stuffed lavender hearts with patchwork fronts. The picture shows a few of the finished makes, with no two being the same.
If anyone has any wool they no longer require, it would be gratefully received at one of our meetings.
Our October workshop will actually be at the end of September due to holidays and is entitled Fabric Cards. For further information please get in touch with Jackie Durrant: 01449 672690
Meet & Eat Lunch Club: We meet at Great Blakenham Parish Room at noon on the first Friday of the month. You can enjoy a two-course lunch for £4, plus the optional raffle ticket for £1. Anyone wishing to attend but has difficulty with transport can arrange a lift by contacting any of the following: The Rev Carl – 833542; Ann – 831031; Pauline – 830723; Dorothy – 830906. Art Club: Meets every Tuesday from 1-4pm at Great Blakenham Parish Room. We use our own materials and work on our own choice of painting. We use all media and we range from novice to amateur. Our president, Mike Wootton, is always happy to offer advice or help if required. We pay £3 a week to cover the cost of room hire and refreshments. We are holding our members’ social evening on 17 October and our Annual Art Exhibition will be held at the Parish Room on Saturday 18 October from 10am-4pm when affordable art (ideal for Christmas presents) and local crafts will be on sale. Do come along and support us. We also have a table at the Christmas Fayre in the Parish Room at the end of November and we’re currently planning our display at St Mary’s Church Christmas Festival. Anyone interested in joining our group is welcome to come along on a Tuesday afternoon for a free taster session as we do have space for a few new members. For further information please phone Ann (831031) or Margaret (830135). Walk & Talk Group: Weather permitting, we meet on the second Thursday of the month at The Crown Car Park, Claydon and enjoy a walk around local footpaths and bridleways, lasting approximately 1.5 hours. All welcome, including dogs.
GREAT BLAKENHAM OVER 50S CLUB Open to anyone of that age living in Great Blakenham and the surrounding area. We meet from 2-4pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in Great Blakenham Parish Room. Our programme for the rest of this year is: October 9: Social Afternoon with Brenda October 23: Social Afternoon with Sandra November 13: Christmas Idea November 27: A presentation by John Webb on Stowmarket Talking Newspaper December 11: Christmas Meal New members are always welcome; if you would like to come along and see what goes on we will be pleased to see you. Jackie Durrant: 01449 672690
CLAYDON & BARHAM WI Our Harvest Supper took place in September with our members enjoying a meal together. Our book club met at The Crown on September 20 and our lunch club had an outing to The Sorrel Horse. Many of our members visited the Suffolk East Federation of WI’s Centenary Fair at Trinity Park on September 3. The weather was kind to us and there were many stalls and attractions including a fashion show and a performance by the Centenary Choir. Two of our members were interviewed by Lesley Dolphin live on Radio Suffolk (how exciting). We meet in Claydon Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month at 7.15pm. In October we will be entertained by the Stowmarket Strummers. Why not give Sue Edwards a call on 01473 831396 and come and join us?
BRAMFORD TREFOIL GUILD Our next meeting is on Monday 7 October in Bramford Scout and Guide HQ at 2pm. Our speaker is from Guide Dogs for the Blind. If you would like to join our meeting please contact Linda: 01473 462317
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EAST SUFFOLK NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION If you are a member of, or a volunteer for, the National Trust, we invite you to get more out of your membership by joining our association where a warm welcome awaits you. Our next meeting is on October 15 when Russell Bowes will give a talk entitled Digging For Victory. As the title suggests, the talk will concentrate on the Second World War years when gardens, great and small, public and private, were transformed into food gardens. Russell will be looking at the role played by the Land Girls who helped put food on the tables of the nation. He will also explore the advice, including propaganda, given to gardeners, both in print and via the radio. On November 19 Peter Lawrence will entertain us with a talk on timber framed buildings in Suffolk and Essex. We meet at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre IP5 1JF at 7.15pm. Visitors (even if not National Trust members) are welcome; the entrance fee is £3. National Trust members and volunteers can join us for £8 per year (£12 per couple at same address). We publish three newsletters a year for members and enjoy interesting day outings and other events. For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary: membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT ORWELL DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY We celebrated our 20th anniversary on September 4. We also welcomed Anne Haworth, our first guest speaker following the summer break, who provided a beautifully illustrated talk on Porcelain for the Chinese Emperors. Our talks cover a broad spectrum of art and are delivered within a relaxed and welcoming environment. The next talk is on October 2 when we look forward to welcoming back Louise Schofield with Archaeological Adventures in Albania. On November 6 Daniel Snowman is our guest speaker, the subject being The Hitler Emigrés; Their Impact on British Artistic and Cultural Life. We meet at Tower Hall, Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew on the first Wednesday of most months. Meetings begin at 2.15pm and last about an hour, with refreshments available from 1.30-2pm. Guests and non-members are welcome provided we have available space. Exceptionally popular lectures will have a visitor limit of 20 so please contact Wendy Robbins in advance to check if there is available space: 01394 823807 For the latest events and news please visit: www.orwelldfas.org.uk
SOMERSHAM & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Richard Potten, a club member who is well versed on a number of gardening related subjects, will give a talk at our next meeting in October. He is also a very good artist and will be bringing some of his pictures for us to see and possibly buy. The meeting will be held in Offton and Willisham Village Hall on Monday 14 October at 7.30pm. For further information please call: 01473 25473/830600
STOWMARKET & DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB This month’s meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 October at 7.30pm at Woolpit Village Hall. It will be the club’s AGM and, as always, it will also be our annual competition entitled Harvest Time. Following the business of the evening, and the judging of the competition, there will be a talk by Ruth Miller about Foundlings. All are welcome.
IPSWICH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL TRANSPORT SOCIETY Wednesday 30 October: The Medway Paddle Steamer, an illustrated presentation by Pam Bathuurst We meet at 7.30pm at the Salvation Army Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich; entrance via the rear car park, visitors £3.50, members £1.50 including refreshments. 01473 422145 / www.idhts.co.uk
GIRLS HAVE FUN Are you aged between five and seven years? Bramford Rainbows meet on Mondays from 5.30-6.30pm in the Scout & Guide Head Quarters opposite the Victory Hall. Come and join us for crafts, cooking and lots of fun. For more information contact Helen: 07733 070012 We would love to see you.
THE JUBILEE LADIES CHOIR We have now returned to rehearsals after our summer break. Our concert with the St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir was very much enjoyed by everyone. We must do it again! We are now preparing for our Christmas concerts, discovering new songs and going back to old favourites. It’s difficult to concentrate on Christmas with glorious weather outside, but by the time you read this it will no doubt be a lot cooler! Here are two concert dates for your diary.
ORWELL PROBUS CLUB We meet for lunch at Ipswich Sports Club on Henley Road on the second Thursday of each month and usually a speaker entertains us afterwards. Probus clubs provide an opportunity for active retired or semi-retired gentlemen to attend regular meetings and enjoy the camaraderie of likeminded people who appreciate similar interests. We have social events, outings and holidays which, of course, include spouses, partners and friends. If you think Orwell Probus Club could be for you, please contact our secretary, Chris Flint, for further details: 01473 226996 / mailto@1878.me.uk
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The first will be on Friday 6 December in Mendlesham. The second will be held on Friday 13 December at the United Reformed Church in Stowmarket. Entry to this concert will be free to encourage a wider audience to come along and hear what we have to offer. There will be a retiring collection for our nominated charity to be decided at a later date. More information about these concerts will follow. Are you thinking about joining a choir? Why not give The Ladies Jubilee Choir a try? We are a very friendly and enthusiastic group. There are no auditions and you don’t necessarily have to read music; you just need to enjoy singing. You are welcome to come along to a couple of rehearsals and join in or listen before making up your mind. We meet from 7.30-9.30pm in term time on Tuesday evenings at the United Reformed Church in Stowmarket. For further information please contact our chairman, Di Balaam: 01449 736374 If you would like the choir to sing at your event please contact Norma Bolton: 01449 740439 Follow the choir on Facebook, where you can see photographs and listen to rehearsal and concert tracks.
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ON THE GRAPEVINE THE NEW MASONRY STOVE AT ORCHARD BARN Autumn is on her way and it’s getting cooler. At Orchard Barn we mostly run courses during the warmer months. However, with demand for heritage skills increasing we are extending our season. With this in mind volunteers and trainees have built a mammoth masonry stove.
STOWMARKET AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB Monday 14 October: Open Competition No. 1 As agreed at the AGM, entries are limited to one monochrome print, one colour print and two PDIs. Judge: Frank Blyth, CPAGB, BPEI Monday 28 October: Club Night Activity to be advised. Members’ suggestions welcomed. Monday 11 November: Wildlife Photography, a talk by Steve Plume Monday 25 November: Open Competition No. 2 Judge: George Buxton
These thermally efficient stoves have been used in colder countries for centuries. The heat is retained in the huge mass of the stove which is built from clay lump blocks we’ve made from our own subsoil. We’ve even made our own earth mortar to stick the blocks together, along with a clay render on the outer face of the stove. Better still, our stove will run on the many oak offcuts left over from our framing projects! They stay warm for 24 hours on a single firing. While we’ve made most of the building materials for our stove, we’ve also had to purchase new readymade items too, such as the lengthy flue, cast fire doors and a myriad of fire bricks that make up the internal channels that circulate hot gases throughout the stove. Long story short, we’ve started a fundraising campaign to help fund these costs. To support the fundraising campaign, volunteers and supporters of the community project have made and donated items for us to sell. They are crafted by hand from Suffolk trees and make very beautiful and environmentally sound gifts. So with Christmas almost on the horizon we have created a pop-up craft area in the main barn. It will be open from 10am to 4pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during October. So, if you like what we do and would like to support our fundraising campaign, do drop in and buy some delightful and unique gifts.
New members are always very welcome. You don’t have to be an expert photographer; all you need is a camera and a real interest in using it. Regular meetings are held at Stowmarket Community Centre, usually on the second and fourth Monday of the month between September and June. We start arriving at around 7pm for a 7.30pm start. We’d love to see you there, so why not join us? www.stowmarketanddistrictcameraclub.onesuffolk.net
OKTOBERFEST OOMPAH PARTY Presented by Possibilities with Stowmarket Concert Band at Needham Market Community Centre on Saturday 12 October, 7.30-11pm. Rob Pattison, MD of Stowmarket Concert Band and chair of Needham Market based charity Possibilities, brings the two together for a fundraising concert, Oktoberfest Oompah Party, featuring a full brass band providing bierkeller musical entertainment, German beer, a German sausage supper, fun and games, and fancy dress for those brave enough. Possibilities works in Uganda to provide education for many young people who cannot afford schooling. To find out more visit: Facebook / www.possibilities.org.uk Tickets (£15) are available from: 07919 108747
Orchard Barn is just to the south west of Mill Road, Battisford IP14 2LY. Come and see the stove in action too! www.orchardbarn.org.uk
STOWMARKET WILDLIFE GROUP Wednesday 30 October, 7.30pm at Stowupland Village Hall: Pests and Diseases of Trees, an illustrated talk with Sid Cooper Sid, from the Forestry Commission, will give an overview of the major pests and diseases currently affecting our woodlands and their management, what pests and diseases may be coming next, and what we can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from getting established, or to prevent or slow their spread and the damage they do. Admission is £2.50 including refreshments. Hearing loop available on request. Suffolk Wildlife Trust Christmas Cards and gifts will also be on sale. John Thompson 01449 676471 / swtstowmarket@gmail.com
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SUFFOLK LIBRARIES DAY IN STOWMARKET Stowmarket Library is holding two events for Suffolk Libraries Day which takes place on October 12. The first is a ‘bubble’ release which will take place at a specified time on the day. Pots of bubbles can be bought from Stowmarket Library for people to take part. The second is a quiz night which will take place from 7.30pm for teams of up to six people. Tickets are £4 per person. Library Manager Ursula Scott said: “We wanted to do events that would appeal to everyone and highlight Suffolk Libraries and our need to fundraise. The quiz in the evening will appeal to adults of all ages and will be a fun way of promoting the library and will also raise valuable funds.” For further information, visit: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk
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ON THE GRAPEVINE PERSONAL FINANCE WITH NICK PLUMB Do you value your life? Most people take out insurance for their home contents and their buildings and have motor insurance to protect their cars. Some people even have insurance for their pets, But more than 60 per cent of the people I meet as a financial adviser do not have enough life insurance in place to properly protect their family if they die prematurely. Unfortunately, life insurance is one of those products that the majority of people don’t have just when it is needed most. And if you don’t have it when you need it – it’s already too late to do anything about it. Taking out life insurance is something that many people are quite unsure about, typically prompting questions like; “How much cover do I need?”, “How long do I need it for?” and “How much will it cost?”. The following is intended to answer some of the questions you may have, and will hopefully persuade you to contact a financial adviser to review your own insurance arrangements sooner rather than later. Do I need life insurance? If you have an outstanding mortgage or if you have dependent children, you need life insurance. It’s that simple. If you bring an income into the household, or if you care for children who are financially dependent upon you, then there will be a financial cost to your family if you die. If the main ‘bread winner’ dies, their salary will have to be replaced. If the partner who cares for your children dies, their duties will have to be taken up by someone who will need to be paid for their services, so that their partner can continue to work and earn. If you have an outstanding mortgage, having insurance that pays off the mortgage will not only ensure that your family will have a roof over their heads, but will also save your spouse or partner the cost of monthly mortgage repayments – usually one of your biggest financial commitments each month. How much will it cost? The cost of life insurance depends on two factors: How much cover you need, and how long you want the cover to last for. Factors such as your age, sex, occupation, health condition and whether you smoke or not are all taken into account when calculating how much your insurance
will cost. This is called the ‘underwriting’ process. The important thing to remember is that it need not cost the earth and getting a quote costs nothing. How much life cover do I need? If you’re the main breadwinner, you will obviously want to maintain your family’s lifestyle so that they do not encounter any financial hardship. If you care for children or other dependents, then your partner will need to provide cash for professionals to take over your role. As a guide, the figure should be enough to replace around 80 per cent of your net earnings (you will be entitled to some state benefits) or at least £20,000 for professional child care each year. How long for? I would normally recommend family protection lasts until the youngest child is aged 21 years, which ensures that your children will have the opportunity to go through university and will reach financial independence. For a mortgage, you should protect the whole of the outstanding term of the loan. Where do I buy it from? To ensure you get the very best deal, you should always take independent financial advice when buying life insurance. Never trust a bank or building society to give you the best deal on your life insurance or mortgage protection, unless their adviser is independent and has searched the entire marketplace for you. Banks and building societies are usually tied to one company or a small group of companies, and that means that they rarely offer the best premium rates for life insurance. Take my Insurance Challenge and save yourself some cash today! If you have a life insurance policy or mortgage protection policy that was arranged for you by your bank or building society, or by an adviser tied to one company, I am confident that in at least 90 per cent of cases, I will be able to find you a policy that offers the same or better benefits for a lower monthly cost. Just give me a call or e-mail me with the policy details (the amount of cover, policy term, and premium, and your date of birth and smoking status) and I will call you back with a free no-obligation quote.
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ON THE GRAPEVINE / SCHOOLS PMR-GCA SUPPORT GROUP EAST ANGLIA
NEWS FROM RED GABLES The main event this month has been our festival in a day. A large group of volunteers have helped us to have a great time with 12 different bands and acts on the stage playing a wide variety of music. There was lots of children’s fun organised by Julie Sullivan, a book reading and author session for children from Katharine Eccles Horn, people were trying out folk dancing and musical instruments, exploring the garden and generally relaxing under the redwood trees. The barbecue was very popular with tasty sausages and burgers from M&M butchers in Stowupland, all cooked by David Randall and Zoe Lynch from Oddfellows. Our lunch club volunteers Glynis Rooney, Maddy Baker and Margaret Rush kept people going with plenty of teas, coffees and homemade cakes. Red Gables staff, trustees and volunteers and their families all worked incredibly hard to make the day a success. Around 150 people came to the event and we raised over £550 towards Red Gables projects. The money was raised through ticket sales, food, donations and a raffle. We would also like to thank the Museum of East Anglian Life, the CoOp, Buildbase, the Regal Cinema, Stowmarket Town Council, Tesco, Adnams and Greene King for their help with various items. We hope that next year will be even bigger and better! The Garden Project has recently taken delivery of a shipping container which will enable safe and secure storage for the tools and equipment that are used to keep the garden in such good condition. This was funded by the Big Lottery’s Awards for All and the Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust.
The next meeting of the Polymyalgia Rheumatica/Giant Cell Arteritis East Anglia Support Group is on Thursday 24 October at Needham Market Community Centre IP6 8BB. The hall will be open from 10.30am for registration and refreshments and the opportunity to meet others who experience the same problems. The speaker will be Dr Lauren Steel, Consultant Rheumatologist, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester Hospital. Dr Steel will speak about the use of ultra sound imaging in the diagnosis and management of PMR and GCA. There will be a question and answer session after the presentation. We look forward to hearing from Dr Steel and would encourage as many of you who suffer from these conditions to join us; membership is not required to attend. Join with fellow sufferers for support, encouragement and understanding. For more information contact: 03009 995090 / pmrgcaeachair@btinternet.com
CLAYDON AND BARHAM YOUNG FAMILIES Claydon and Barham Young Families is a Mothers’ Union project which has been run by Mothers’ Union members and supporters for 28 years. We welcome mums, dads, carers and grandparents from Claydon, Barham, Great Blakenham and the surrounding villages with babies or children under five. Entry is just £1.50 per family. This month we meet on Thursdays, October 3, 17 and 31 from 9.30-11.30am in Claydon and Barham Village Hall. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can make friends and enjoy some valuable play. Hope to see you there. For more information contact me on 01473 833788. This month we would like to wish a happy birthday to Ethan and Dougie. Michelle
Funding News We are very pleased to report that we have been awarded £4,600 from the Sapphire fund at Suffolk Community Foundation towards our new Sensory Ark Project. This will promote art and activities in the garden at Red Gables to combat loneliness, mental health problems and help people to feel better about themselves and learn new skills. It will also create a sensory garden and enable outreach to spread horticultural skills and other activities. Assistant Manager Robert Horn VOLUNTEER DAY AT RED GABLES, STOWMARKET On Tuesday 8 October, Red Gables in Stowmarket is hosting a Volunteer Day. The event is in Redwoods, in the grounds of Red Gables, Ipswich Road, Stowmarket IP14 1BE between 10am and 2pm. Admission is free. With the support of Stowmarket Town Council, we are trying to encourage more people into volunteering. So, if you’ve been thinking about volunteering and would like to see what opportunities are available in your local area, this is the event for you. We have over 20 different organisations attending on the day, including Citizens Advice Bureau, Museum of East Anglian Life, Suffolk Family Carers, Age UK Suffolk and Suffolk Wildlife Trust to name a few. It’s a chance to meet and chat to the organisations and find out about the volunteering roles available. To find out more please telephone us on 01449 673947 or email: volunteering@redgables.org.uk You can also visit: www.redgables.org.uk
STONHAM ASPAL PRIMARY SCHOOL Welcome to the start of a new school year and a special welcome to our new children, parents and carers in Reception. I hope you have all had a restful summer and that all of you got a chance to enjoy the good weather. The children have come back to school full of talk about their holiday adventures and with lots of enthusiasm to start the new school year. We are all looking forward to what the year will bring. Are you deciding which school you should send your child to? We think you would choose our school. We are extremely proud of what we achieve. We have been recognised by the diocese as ‘outstanding’ and by OFSTED as a ‘good’ school. We have also been recognised by the Department for Education for our excellent work with closing the gap in attainment for our vulnerable groups of children, ensuring that all our children achieve good results. If you would like to find out more about our school, please come along to our open morning on Thursday 14 November from 9.30-11am, or Monday 18 November from 1.45-3pm. If you are unable to make these dates please feel free to contact the school office to book another time that is convenient to you. 01449 711346 / www.stonhamaspal.suffolk.sch.uk
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SCHOOLS CLAYDON PRE-SCHOOL
CLAYDON HIGH SCHOOL
We have welcomed lots of new children and their families this term and they are all settling in well. This term we have lots of exciting things coming up including stay and play sessions, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas activities and craft. Also, our Christmas Nativity will be held at Barham Church in December. The children will be learning lots of songs and performing them to their family and friends.
Seventy-four per cent of the 123 students at Claydon High School achieved grade four in both English and Maths. This impressive achievement equals last year’s excellent results. There are many students who have a set of GCSE results to be proud of and which will take them onto their choice of education or training in September.
Upcoming Events – Open to Everyone Photographer: Our photographer is coming in on Saturday 2 November from 9am till 1pm. If you would like a slot for your family, even if they don’t attend the pre-school, please contact Lisa on the details below. Sitting fees are £5 per slot payable at time of booking. Halloween Family Fancy Dress Disco: Saturday 26 October in Claydon Community Centre from 6.30-10.30pm. There will be a disco and fun stuff going on. Further details will follow next month. Christmas Disco: Saturday 21 November in Claydon Community Centre from 7-11pm. Further details next month. As we are now open all year (except bank holidays and the Christmas period) so we can take children up to five years old for additional sessions during the school holiday weeks, subject to availability. If you would like to book any days during the holidays, please contact the administration assistant for more details. We can take children who are entitled to 30hr funding. Simply register at Childcare Choices to see if you are eligible. For an application form or further information, please contact our admin assistant, Lisa Read: Claydon Pre-school, Old Scout Hut, Thornhill Road, Claydon IP6 0DZ / 01473 831648 / admin@claydonpreschool.co.uk
Congratulations to all of our students upon their achievements; we ask each of them to aim to achieve the best that they are capable of and they have certainly done this. We are especially impressed by students who overcame significant personal challenges during their GCSE studies. We will miss all of the students who contributed so much to the school community, including sporting talent, debating success and acting as role models in their student leadership roles. There were successes in many areas across the school including pass rates in the following subjects: Spanish (85%), Biology (96%), Chemistry (98%), Physics (92%), Business Studies (85%), Drama (73%), PE (70%) and English Literature (75%). The maths results were exceptional, as they were last year, with 82% of students passing at Grade 4 or above. Students in School Years 9 and 10 also celebrated excellent results in statistics and further maths. These individual and group achievements reflect the combined efforts of students and their families, teachers and the wider school community, and my congratulations and thanks are extended to everyone who contributed. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new staff, Year 7 students and their parents/carers. We have had a very busy start to the autumn term and I am delighted at how well our new students have settled in. Starting high school is an exciting time and it’s pleasing to see how brilliantly they have adapted to the big changes in their school day and environment. If you would like to know more about our school and were unable to attend the recent open evening, please telephone my PA, Ms J Saunders on 01473 836110 to book a place on one of our open mornings in the autumn term. The dates of the next two are Thursday 3 and Monday 7 October. Headteacher Ms M Taylor
HENLEY PRE-SCHOOL As autumn approaches we look at the changes in the natural world. We have planted pumpkins and hope to see them ready at the end of October. Fundraising Shopping Trip As a registered charity we rely on fundraising events. Our next fundraising event, which is open to everyone, is a Christmas shopping trip to Lakeside Shopping Centre on Saturday 16 November. It’s just £17 per person and the coach departs from Henley Community Centre (free parking) at 8.30am. We will leave Lakeside at 6pm. Please contact Bridget to book or for further information: 07738 423170 We are a small, rural, friendly setting based at Henley Community Centre. We pride ourselves, on having a high ratio of staff to children and therefore providing the maximum care and learning for the children. Our highly trained staff continue regular training to build their knowledge further. We provide an extensive range of resources and activities to suit all ages and abilities, ensuring all levels of development and play within the EYFS are explored. Parents play the most important role in children’s lives so we work closely together to ensure we work in partnership. We also hold stay and play sessions each term that are very well supported by parents/carers. We currently have spaces available. We accept eligible 30hr funded children (the codes must be in place the term before they are needed). Children can join us from the age of two and we accept government funded and fee paying children. We are open term time only, from 9am-3pm. We have a well-supported Facebook page that provides lots of information and you can see what the children have been doing. It’s also another way to contact the setting directly. For further information please call 01473 833848 between 9am and 3pm or email: enquiries@henleypreschool.com Bridget and the team
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SPORT / CHURCH NEWS TALES FROM THE 19th HOLE Stowmarket Golf Club in mid-August, the last opportunity to sharpen up our games before most would travel to France a fortnight later. Keeping just under the radar to avoid handicap cuts before our three game outing was a consideration, but with five ‘tourists’ absent, would this be appropriate? Time will tell. We welcomed Alan back after a period of poor health – he scored well and we hope he’s now back in the swing again. Our hosts generously donated yellow balls for the day’s competition, despite us advising that their return was highly unlikely. Unbelievably all three came back, albeit one team had recovered theirs from OOB on the ninth so played half the round without the YB score counting. Nick’s wayward shot was the end of three tricky holes for him, having hit both the marker post and then a tree trunk on the seventh and further OOB on the eighth. However he went on to have a storming back nine. Also having a good day was Mike Mann who had decided to dispense with the usual use of a buggy to see if walking might improve recent performances. It certainly did and he finished joint second. The first group out hadn’t been given the markers, leaving Peter unable to mark his shot on the LD 13th The second group all avoided the fairway so as not to create further confusion, leaving the third group to debate the issue with the first as they crossed paths on parallel fairways. What was not in doubt is that Grahame drove further than others by some distance to win the prize. By the time Team One reached the 18th, Keith had the NP marker and placed it where his terrific tee shot had landed with no fear of anyone else getting inside his winning shot. Simon ‘two bacon baps’ Fisher, our recently crowned club champion, recorded back-to-back winning scores, and along with Keith and Peter, romped home with a team score of 62 points, a full 12 points ahead of Alan, Grahame, Mike and Steve. Nick, Paul C and Shaun finished with 40 points, respectable being the OOB group. Although a team game, the booby prize was still awarded to Steve, a turnaround since being runner-up last time out. Would the competitions director see fit to increase his own handicap ahead of Hardelot? Would Simon receive his second two shot cut in consecutive meetings? As I said earlier, time will tell! Individual scores were: Simon 32, Mike and Peter 29, Grahame and Keith 28, Alan 27, Nick 26, Paul C 25, Shaun 22, Steve 20.
BRAMFORD TENNIS CLUB Just two years ago our community tennis club had just nine adult members left, no juniors at all and we were in danger of having to close. However, after a tremendous effort from lots of people, including a new coach, we have seen a real surge in adult and junior membership to the point where we have just passed the 100-member milestone! We are keen to go even further, so why not come and join us and get involved in your local community tennis club? Monster Smash Team Challenge Our next tennis festival event is a parent and child Halloween themed doubles event using short courts, mini rackets and red balls. The event will take place on Saturday 26 October at 2.30pm with the emphasis on fun rather than serious competition. Halloween costumes are encouraged, the scarier the better, so come along and play if you dare! Visit the website for details or contact Carl on 07553 966380. Club Awards Night For the first time we are also going to hold a club awards event to recognise the contribution and progress of our adult and junior players over the last year. The awards will include several players’ player awards, most improved and volunteer of the year. The winners will be announced at a celebration event in the sports pavilion immediately following on from our Monster Smash event on Saturday 26 October.
I HEAR THE TRAIN A COMIN’ As we waited for the train taking us to Cromer to arrive at Norwich Station, a large number of passengers gathered. The train was delayed and then the platform from which it was scheduled to depart was changed. We all made our way to the announced platform and waited for what would turn out to be a one carriage train. As we wondered how we would all get aboard, the doors opened and the passengers wanting to board parted, allowing those on board to get off. It seemed that there would be no end as passengers kept piling off with bags, bikes and buggies. Finally, our turn to get on came and amazingly everyone got on, along with everyone’s possessions, including two dogs! All this reminded me of travelling by train from Burnley to Blackpool in the summer, also on a short train in a busy period. I always wondered why extra carriages were not attached, but I guess there must be a reason. We got to our final destination a little later than timetabled, but still had a good day out. A large crowd had gathered at one man’s house to listen to Jesus. When four men brought their paralysed friend to see Jesus they couldn’t get in because of the crowd. So they went onto the roof and made a hole big enough to be able to lower their friend down right in front of Jesus. If you would like to know what happened next you can either read it for yourself in the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark or come along to one of our events during the week or on Sunday morning. These four men took great pains to get their friend to see Jesus, but they got to their destination and everybody there that day heard and saw more than they could have imagined. What lengths would you go to in order to hear what He has to say to you? WEEKLY EVENTS Monday Fortnightly: Little Owls Toddler Group, 10am-noon Tuesday: Weekly Prayer Meeting, 7.30-8.30pm Wednesday: Coffee Morning, 10am-noon. All welcome. Thursday: Home Group, 10-11.45am Friday: Children’s Club (primary school age), 6.30-7.30pm Sunday Morning Service: 10.45am-noon For more information contact Michael: 01473 839785 / admin@blakenhambaptist.org.uk www.blakenhambaptist.org.uk
To find out more at about any of the items mentioned above please visit: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/BramfordTennisClub www.facebook.com/BramfordTennisClub Coaching enquiries: carl.douglas@talk21.com or text/call to 07553 966380
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CHURCH NEWS THE CLAYDON GROUP OF CHURCHES The Church of England in Claydon and Barham, Henley and Great Blakenham We offer you a warm welcome to all our events and services. For enquiries about baptisms, weddings and funerals contact:
9.30am Holy Communion 10am Morning Prayer 11am Morning Prayer
Henley Church Barham Church Gt Blakenham Church
SERVICES IN OCTOBER Henley Church: every Sunday at 9.30am Barham Church: every Sunday at 10am Gt Blakenham Church: every Sunday at 11am
Sunday 27 October – Trinity 14 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Café Church 10am Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion 4pm Evensong
Barham Church Henley Church Barham Church Gt Blakenham Church Henley Church
Sunday 6 October – Trinity 16 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Harvest Holy Communion 10am Morning Prayer 11am family@blakenham 4.30pm families@4.30
Barham Church Henley Church Barham Church Gt Blakenham Church Barham Church
Sunday 3 November – Fourth before Advent 8am Holy Communion Barham Church 9.30am Holy Communion Henley Church 10am Morning Prayer Barham Church 11am family@blakenham Gt Blakenham Church 4.30pm families@4.30 Barham Church
Sunday 13 October – Trinity 17 8am Holy Communion 9.30am family@henley 10am Holy Communion 11am Harvest Holy Communion
Barham Church Henley Church Barham Church Gt Blakenham Church
Sunday 20 October – Trinity 18 8am Holy Communion
Barham Church
Rector: The Rev Carl Melville, Claydon Rectory 01473 833542 / carlmelville@hotmaill.com www.claydonchurches.com
HALL BOOKINGS Barham Church Hall: Zoe Groom, 831804 Gt Blakenham Parish Room: Reg Barton, 839958 Henley Church Vestry: Margaret Gerrard, 831463 NEWS Departed Loved Ones Service: Our annual service of remembrance takes place at Barham Church on Sunday 27 October at 3pm. There is a chance to pray and light a candle in memory of those who have died. All welcome. families@4.30: Our new congregation for families and young people meets on the first Sunday of the month at Barham Church. The next one will be held on October 6. We have loads of fun so why not come along and join us? It helps us if you could book in with The Rev Carl or Roger Colthorpe beforehand (see contacts). Communities Activities Groups: See p14 Great Blakenham Coffee Morning: Second Saturday in the Parish Room, 10am to noon. All welcome. Visiting: If you, or anyone you know, would like a visit from a member of our pastoral team, please get in touch with The Rev Carl, The Rev Cathy or The Rev Jenny. This might be at home or in hospital. Spuds and Sparklers: Come to Henley Churchyard on Saturday 2 November between 5-7pm and have fun as we wave sparklers. There will be hot spuds with tasty fillings too. All welcome. Fashion Show: See p9 CHURCH BUILDING PROJECTS Barham Bells: We are planning to restore the bells so that they can be rung again. Please visit our website for more details about the project. It’s hoped to have them ringing by the middle of 2020. Look out for more events. Gt Blakenham Church: The reordering of St Mary’s has been given the green light so we await work to be started. There are lots of ways you can get involved to help us raise money including sponsoring a floor tile in memory of a person or event. FUTURE DATES Saturday 16 November: Claydon Christmas Bazaar, 2pm, Claydon High 29 November – 1 December: Christmas Tree Festival, Gt Blakenham Church Tuesday 17 December: Carols on Blakenham Fields and Budgens Further dates can be found at: www.claydonchurches.com Social Media: Find us on Facebook and Twitter by searching The Claydon Group of Churches.
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