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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Every parent strives to raise optimistic, happy children and we do all sorts to give them the best start in life and to be there to support them when they need us, and possibly when they don’t. Of course they don’t always appreciate our efforts, but I like to remind Jack quite frequently (i.e. every morning as we walk to school) how fortunate he is and I’m slowly teaching him the value of money and the practice of saving for the things he wants (as opposed to getting everything immediately). In doing so I’ve come to realise how little self-restraint I have myself and admit it’s quite a few years since I’ve actually ‘saved’ to buy something I’ve spotted in a shop window.

Nowadays I’m more likely to ‘stick’ it on a card, but the purchase is then laden with guilt and often hidden at the back the cupboard until I can pull it out and say “this old thing; I’ve had it for ages”!

I miss the ‘old’ days when finally getting your hands on the thing you desired was enormously satisfying, but it may be difficult to convince an eight-year-old growing up in today’s throwaway society. I’m also keen to impress on him how important it is to support local shops and local tradespeople. Local businesses, local retail outlets and local employers are the lifeblood of community. They rely on our support and it’s in our best interests to provide it. A vibrant local economy ensures we can buy the things we want when we want them, find people to provide services when we need them, find work experience and Saturday jobs for our teenagers, sponsors for local events and jobs closer to home, but also generates a sense of hopefulness, confidence and pride which benefits us all and stimulates further investment and growth.

I often write about how fortunate we are to live in this little corner of the world and have encouraged you to support local events, but as we gear up for winter and start to think about Christmas, take a look around your local ‘business’ community and I’m confident you won’t need to go very far to find everything you need. Every penny you spend with a local supplier or in a local shop is an investment in the future of your local economy and consequently in ‘community’ itself.

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FIRST WORLD WAR ARMISTICE CENTENARY East Bergholt Branch of the Royal British Legion is marking the centenary of the Armistice which brought about the end of the First Word War with several events.

On Friday, October 19 in the Constable Hall there will be a talk on the lives and background of the fallen of the village by Mark Ashmore. Tickets are available from the coffee shop in the village and the evening will attempt to add substance to the carved names on the memorial tablet in St Mary’s Church.

Proceeds to the RBL Poppy Appeal.

On Thursday, November 8 local schoolchildren will be invited to lay remembrance markers on graves in cemeteries across Suffolk.

It is hoped that all the 1,300 plus graves, which after all only mark a fraction of the numbers who made the ultimate sacrifice, will be remembered on that day.

Prior to the Remembrance Service on November 11, 65 poppies, one for each of the village’s fallen servicemen, will be placed around the war memorial opposite the gate to the church of St Mary’s. Each one will be marked with a name taken from the memorial tablet in the church.

“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them”

FIRST WORLD WAR FLOWER FESTIVAL AND REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Plans are well under way for the November Flower Festival and Armistice Centenary celebrations in East Bergholt. St Mary’s Church is going to look spectacular with its own war memorial, cenotaph and avenue of remembrance. Please put the dates in your diary to visit the church; the festival will run from Saturday 3 until Saturday 10 November and will be well worth a visit.

We are also delighted to announce the success of our bid for one of the soldier silhouettes that are appearing around the country from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. We have been awarded one of the seated soldier silhouettes which will be kept by the church for future Remembrance Services after use in the festival.

A fundraising concert is also going to be held on Friday, November 9 involving a number of different village groups. The programme is entitled An Evening to Remember and will include communal singing of well-known tunes of the time, a poignant drama, reading of letters from home to the Front and other musical items and poetry.

After the Remembrance Service on Sunday, November 11 we will be hosting a street party lunch for anyone wanting to come along and join us.

Tickets for these events are now available from Liz Digby, Caryl Smith or Fiona Trott: An Evening to Remember £10; Sunday Lunch £5; or £12 for both.

Please put these dates in your diary now so you don’t miss out! Ten per cent of the proceeds will be given to Help for Heroes.

In remembering the Great War and the sacrifices made 100 years ago, we are also celebrating current servicemen and women. If anyone in or connected to the village is currently serving in the Forces, please contact Fiona Trott: 01206 298205 / fiona.trott13@gmail.com Liz Digby, Caryl Smith, Fiona Trott

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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: SEPTEMBER 2018 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SUE CARPENDALE Training and workshops for councillors During the summer, there have been a number of training or briefing sessions for Babergh and Mid Suffolk members alongside the normal schedule of meetings and workload. These have included: demonstrations on how the new CIL and S106 website will work for open access to information; a summary of the first year’s operation of CIFCO Capital Ltd (the councils’ property investment company) already generating £1,410,466 in rental income per annum, anticipated to rise to £1,462,448 by 2022; training on the rest centre aspect of the local emergency planning scheme; and a summary of how our local business rates are dealt with in Suffolk.

Proper title, Non-Domestic Rates, business rates are a national tax collected locally by councils which is paid by the occupier or owner of business property. Some of this goes to central government, some to Suffolk County Council and some is retained.

Each non-domestic property has a rateable value set by the valuation officers of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), an agency of HMRC. They draw up and maintain a full list of all rateable values, available at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency NDR apply to many properties that are not always for business use – e.g. beach huts, village halls, solar farms, doctors’ surgeries, schools and hospitals.

Agricultural land and buildings are exempt, as are churches, sewers, parks and bee keeping! Amongst others, local RV examples are: Partridges, Hadleigh RV £120,000; Tesco at Copdock Mill RV £2.5m;

Stoke by Nayland Golf Club RV £418,500. The ‘multiplier’ means that just under half of the RV is actually payable.

More borrowing for investment Cabinet are recommending further £3m borrowing to set up a Strategic Property and Land Investment Fund. The property/land will be within the Babergh district, could be urban or rural, with no more than £1.5m paid for any individual acquisition. The fund is to enable the council to act when required to secure investment opportunities and also to help house building and local growth.

Fees for pre-application planning advice Income generated from pre-app advice has exceeded expectations. In the year before the charged-for service was introduced, there were approximately 2,000 enquiries in Babergh, all serviced with free advice costing the council £40-45k without on costs. The actual income net of refunds in the year to end June 2018 was £97,561 before external recharges of £8,886 to SCC. The underlying reason for this volume of take-up may be related to the position with five-year housing land supply. Over 30 per cent of the activity related to proposals for one-nine dwellings.

In simple terms the sustained take-up of the service indicates that this is working well for the council. Having said that, challenges to staff resourcing in the team has been a factor in consistency of quality and timeliness in service delivery. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk

BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FENELLA SWAN Babergh Electoral Review The Boundary Commission completed and published their review of Babergh Ward Boundaries in August, meaning that all the ward boundaries across the district will change at next May’s district council elections.

The final recommendation is that Babergh District Council should have 32 councillors representing 24 wards – a reduction of 11 councillors. Capel St Mary will have one councillor while Holton St Mary and Stratford St Mary will be included in a new Brett Vale ward which includes the villages of Polstead, Raydon, Shelley, Higham and Layham.

Homelessness Reduction Plan Councils have a statutory obligation to review their homelessness reduction plans every five years. Babergh and Mid Suffolk Cabinets are about to agree their draft strategies and actions and authorise a 30-day consultation period beginning on October 5 and running until November 2.

During the consultation period, copies of the draft strategy will be sent to all key stakeholders including parish councils, local borough and district councils and Citizens Advice Bureau. The plan includes measures to tackle the problem and build on existing work. The strategy has six key priorities: prevention of homelessness; supporting vulnerable households to secure and maintain accommodation; mitigating against the impact of welfare reforms; increasing access to suitable accommodation; raising aspirations of positive health and wellbeing amongst homeless people; to end rough sleeping. For each priority, there will be a number of actions, which will be used to shape services accordingly.

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The action plan will be reviewed yearly to monitor progress made and celebrate achievements.

Babergh want to support people facing housing difficulties to access services earlier. The Homelessness Reduction Act allows applications to be made at an earlier stage. Previously, someone could only apply for homelessness assistance when they were at risk of homelessness within 28 days, but under the new legislation they can apply within 56 days. This additional time gives more opportunities to prevent homelessness because earlier intervention leads to a higher chance of success. The most common causes of homelessness are the loss of privately rented accommodation and families no longer being able to offer accommodation.

Re-let times for Council Properties During the last eight months the Overview and Scrutiny Committee have been monitoring the time taken to re-let vacant council owned properties (voids). During this period significant change has been implemented with new procedures, processes, re-allocated resources, co-working and culture change to deliver improved performance. Since September 2017 standard void times for Babergh District Council have been reduced by 37 days.

This is a very positive downward trend towards the target of council properties being empty for no more than 21 days. The average rent for a property stands at £11.43 per day so a 10-day reduction achieves additional income of £114.30 per property. With an average of 200 voids per annum, the council would achieve an additional rental income of £22,860 per annum. fenella.swan@babergh.gov.uk

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HALLOWEEN CRAFT FAIR DAPHNE’S CAFÉ DEMENTIA AND FRIENDS

The local branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, October 20 between 10.30am and 4pm at Lawford Venture Centre to raise funds to support local people who are affected by MS, a neurological condition that affects around 100,000 people in the UK. Thirty local crafters will be selling a wide range of unusual crafts including, candles, pyrography, shabby-chic homewares, jewellery, cards and even decorated gourds. Sample a locally-made beer, enjoy a cup of tea and a bacon roll or a home-made cake and get inspiration for that perfect Christmas gift, while your children have their faces painted and enjoy the trick or treat stall.

They may even meet a witch or two! There’s something for everyone.

Free entry and free parking. For more information contact: 01206 396868 / louisejoplin@btinternet.com

PENINSULA DEATH CAFÉ NEW VENUE, NEW TIME, SAME SUBJECT, SAME WELCOME The Peninsula Death Café has been meeting every two months for a year and has decided to change their venue. The next get- together is on Sunday, November 4 and we are meeting in The Compasses in Holbrook. We have a new time as well, 10.30am-noon.

We are extremely grateful to The Compasses for hosting the café and welcome the chance to buy their tea, coffee, cake, scones, and possibly even the odd glass of Prosecco when the bar is open!

It will be an easy Sunday lunch for those who may wish to extend their visit and partake of roast beef, lamb, chicken or any other delicious sounding meals served at The Compasses.

The Death Café is a safe space for people to talk about anything connected to death and is proving to be successful in breaking the taboo around the subject. It’s not a bereavement counselling session, rather a chance to explore the ultimate end of all of us in a philosophical way.

All welcome; we have had people from eight to 80 over the last year. If you want to know more, Google ‘Death Café’; we are an affiliated group and work within their guidelines.

If you would like to speak to someone about it please contact Jane Gould: 01473 780777 / jane.gould@btinternet.com

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Information and advice for people in a relaxed setting Dementia is not a natural part of ageing and it doesn’t just affect older people. Over 40,000 people under 65 in the UK have dementia. This is called early-onset or young-onset dementia.

A diagnosis of dementia can often evoke feelings of fear and dread. People can lose hope, become isolated and depressed. Evidence shows that keeping as active as possible – physically, mentally and socially – can slow down the progress of dementia. It can boost memory and self- esteem and help avoid depression.

With this in mind, Capel Parish Nurses have decided to start a Dementia Café here in Capel St Mary. It has been named after Daphne Blazey who lived with dementia and recently died. Daphne will be remembered by many of our older residents for her work in the community with Cub Scouts.

If you or a friend or family member is living with dementia, why not come along to Daphne’s Cafe and have a cup of tea with someone who understands.

Daphne’s Café aims to provide a safe and supportive place for you to: • Discuss your own dementia diagnosis, or someone else’s, and think about what it means for the future • Get answers from health professionals and meet and learn from other people in similar situations • Keep active, make new friends and feel more confident The café will be open at Capel St Mary Library on the second and fourth Fridays of each month from 10am-noon. The first one will be on Friday, October 12.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Blessings, Capel Parish Nurses Team Caroline 07588 706869 / Caroline@CapelParishNurses.org.uk Wednesday & Friday from 9.30am-2.30pm Margaret 07588 698284 / Margaret@CapelParishNurses.org.uk Monday & Wednesday from 9am-4pm www.CapelParishNurses.org.uk

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NOTES FROM THE CASE Autumn is well and truly with us now, but we hope there’ll be a few more nice days when we can enjoy the pub garden. It has certainly proved its worth this year.

The ever-popular Open Mic Nights will be on October 2 and November 6. Come along to perform or just to enjoy.

Please note that our monthly quiz for October will be held a week early due to the Fireworks on October 27. The quiz will be on October 20, starting at 8.30pm. The November quiz will be on the last Saturday as usual.

If you haven’t yet eaten at The Case, why not book for Sunday lunch, served from noon? You can find the menu on the website. If it’s just a snack you want, light lunches are served on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Ask anyone who’s tried one about our ploughman’s: “Best Ploughman’s I’ve ever had” said one customer.

Some of you may have noticed that our website and Facebook page have been given a facelift and brought up-to-date. This has been a major exercise and we are indebted to Peter Utton and Marianne Munday who have undertaken this highly specialised work. We hope both sites will now be a great deal easier to navigate. Don’t forget too that coming events can also be found at the website address below, ably kept up-to-date by David Lingard.

Now a rather sad and smelly subject! We have always been a dog-friendly pub and have had no problems with dogs inside the pub. But sadly on occasions dog mess has been found in the garden, which clearly can’t be tolerated. If your dog has an accident in the pub garden, please clear it up. If you need one, ask in the pub for a bag.

Suffolk Constabulary’s Rural Policing Team will be working on a number of Op Galileo enforcement days in the coming months. Op Galileo is a policing operation which focuses on hare coursers by working with and sharing intelligence with other forces in the eastern region and having dedicated patrols using 4x4s, ATVs and drones to target their activity. Should you see a hare coursing incident in progress, please call 999 and where possible and safe to do so get vehicle and person details along with a description of the dogs being used (i.e. greyhounds or lurchers), but do not challenge the people or put yourself at risk.

The Rural Policing Team are still investigating the illegal slaughtering of sheep in the Babergh area and following the arrest of an Ipswich male, enquiries are continuing in relation to a number of items seized during a search of his home address.

Should anyone discover any items that may of been hidden in preparation for use in the slaughter of sheep we would advise them to photograph the items, where possible, and report the incident via 101 or 999 if you believe that an offence is happening or is about to happen. Items previously found have been sharp kitchen knives, tea towels, bin bags and small bags or rucksacks.

On September 3, Suffolk Police launched a social media campaign encouraging residents to get in the habit of completing a #9PMRoutine. The initiative aims to remind residents to conduct vital checks both in their home and on their vehicles at a certain time in a bid to tackle opportunist thieves. Launched originally in Pasco County, Florida, the concept has already gained positive support in the USA and now Suffolk Police is backing the campaign to further its commitment to tackling burglary and theft.

On a much happier note, on Friday, August 24, we had an unannounced visit from Colin West, our local Cask Marque representative. We were unaware that Cask Marque carried out mid-term inspections and hadn’t been expecting a visit for another six months as our January inspection and subsequent certificate is valid for 12 months.

Detective Superintendent Andy Smith, Head of Investigations, said: “Sadly a significant proportion of property based crime is opportunist, with thieves taking advantage of insecure doors, windows and stealing valuables which are left out or in easy view. This is a simple and effective way of carrying out security checks in your home and on your vehicle. All that residents need to do is to set a reminder on their phones for 9pm and when it’s time, they just need to go around and make sure their homes and vehicles are secure.”

We are pleased to say that again our draft cask beers passed with flying colours! Well done to our cellar volunteers Dave, Mike and Roy for looking after our beers so expertly.

As part of the #9PMRoutine, residents are asked to check their vehicles, shut their windows, lock their doors and check their outbuildings. To take part in the 9pm routine tweet us @SuffolkPolice and use the hashtag #9PMRoutine.

And don’t forget, we always need volunteers. So often the work is left to a handful of willing but weary souls. We are also now looking for new committee members as we will be losing four long-standing members in January.

If you are interested in volunteering or joining the committee, or just want to find out more about these roles, please make inquiries at the pub or contact the chairman for Bentley Community Pub Ltd at: savethecase.bentley@gmail.com

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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT DISTRICT COUNCILLOR JOHN HINTON REPORT TO PARISHES: DODNASH WARD During the ‘silly season’ it appears that the finances of the council have been left to look after themselves!

Earlier in August a report to the councils showed that there was an overspend in excess of £600,000 on the establishment of the joint housing maintenance teams. Split between the two councils, it is ‘funded from rents’, which makes it acceptable! For Babergh this £298,000 overspend was enough for at least one new home to be built from scratch to meet our housing needs. Much is made of the new housing coming into use, but most was planned and organised during the last council and we are reportedly selling an increasing number under the Right to Buy scheme.

Now we have a request to the Suffolk Leaders Group for £200,000 to help fund the development of the Angel Court site in Hadleigh, purchased from the county council some two years ago to provide additional affordable housing. Surely the business case for the purchase included a viable redevelopment package? Apparently not, as now additional funds are required. Add to that some £400,000 requested from the same source to fund redevelopment in Sudbury and you wonder why the council is saying it is suffering from funding shortages.

The Cabinet recently received a report stating that based upon current projections Babergh would have a £231,000 overspend by March 2019.

The Cabinet’s response was to note the figures! No questions as to how to reduce or eliminate the deficit, or where savings could be made; it was just noted. Having just increased the councillor allowance to £13,000 for Cabinet members one wonders what the money was being paid for.

Planning keeps trundling along, though it seems strange that the rate of new housing developments coming forward seems to have slowed. I wonder if the fact that we now have a five-year land supply has anything to do with it, although the New National Planning Policy Framework seems to be trying to undermine local council’s ability to determine planning applications locally.

I suspect it is all part of the Localism Act, which was supposed to put decision making more in the hands of local communities, who after all should know best.

It’s a crazy world.

I am still chasing the signage on the A12. Holidays apparently disrupt Highways England’s thought processes, although they have been replacing studs and line markings, plus some overnight repairs on the A12 into Essex.

Now the schools are back I will renew my efforts.

In the meantime I will try and sew up the hole in the council’s purse.

With the nights drawing in and the police retreating into their offices, keep your doors locked and watch your personal security so that you can stay safe.

Councillor John Hinton john.hinton@babergh.gov.uk / 01206 298309

CONSTABLE COUNTRY MEDICAL PRACTICE Flu Clinics Patients who are eligible for a free flu vaccination this year will receive personal letters inviting them to one or more flu clinics we have organised.

The vaccination programme is complex this year as there are three different vaccines aimed as specific age groups. Also, the practice will take delivery of these vaccines through September, October and early November.

Some patients will therefore not receive an invite letter until late October, but the advice from Public Health England is that vaccination in November will still offer protection in time for when influenza activity starts to increase which is usually early December. It is therefore important that when you receive your letter you make every effort to attend on the clinic date(s) specified. Patients who believe they are eligible but have not received a letter, should wait until October 31 before contacting the practice.

Capel Alterations Alterations to the waiting area and receptionist room at Capel Surgery will be undertaken during the week commencing September 24. This work will extend and update the waiting area, and improve the environment in which our reception team work. To enable the work to take place and to minimise health and safety risk to staff and patients, we will operate a restricted service at Capel from Friday, September 21 to Friday, September 28. During this time we will have the same number of doctor, nurse and phlebotomy appointments available, but these will be offered mainly at our East Bergholt site, though we will try to cater for patients who have difficulty travelling.

Thank you for your understanding over this period.

Training Days The practice will be closed from 1pm on the following dates for staff training: Wednesday, October 10 and Thursday, November 15. On these afternoons the Capel St Mary building will be open to enable access to the pharmacy, but the practice reception will be closed.

East Bergholt reception will be open. Please note that there will be no clinicians at either building after 1pm as they will be attending training offsite. If you phone the practice the recorded message will ask you to ring 111 for medical assistance if your problem cannot wait until the next day.

Practice Manager Pete Keeble

EAST BERGHOLT CINEMA Friday, October 5: The Post (12A) Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star. Directed by Stephen Spielberg.

The American press and government are locked in battle as the country’s first female newspaper publisher and her volatile, hard-nosed editor fight to expose a cover-up that spanned four US presidents. Based on real events in the 1970s and a timely reminder of the vital role of the press in a democratic society.

“Spielberg’s thrilling Pentagon Papers drama gives Meryl Streep her richest role in years” The Telegraph Friday, November 2: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (15) After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town’s revered chief of police. A compelling Oscar-winning drama.

All films start at 8pm. Tickets (£4 / £2 for ages 18 and under) are available at the Fountain House Tearoom in East Bergholt, on the door or phone 01206 299774 to reserve tickets. Bar open with ice creams at the interval.

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Did you know that you could have your prescriptions sent over electronically to us via your GP? We dispense all medication within our pharmacy dispensary, unlike a lot of the larger multiples within the area who use an offsite dispensing location. Therefore a quicker turnaround on prescriptions issued to patients, we aim to have repeat medications ready in days rather than having to wait a week or even more in some cases. This also allows us to have more control over our dispensing process which in turn means a higher level of service is delivered. Added to this we work with a range of suppliers and therefore we can provide you with a more comprehensive stock range. For those patients who require medication delivery, we have the options available, including weekly medication boxes.

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patients eligible and a private service for those who are not.

As a forward thinking pharmacy we try to embrace many new services to give our community choice and convenience. Most recently a Travel Healthcare Clinic has been launched, proving very successful within the two months of it being launched. We offer a walk-in or booking system to provide flexibility to our patients and during the patient consultation we aim to include the most current recommendation for vaccinations and supply of anti-malarial medication. Alongside this, a range of other vaccinations are available including Chicken Pox, Shingles, Meningitis and Pneumonia based vaccines.

We are now offering a test and treat service for sore throats; this service allows us to identify whether the patient requires the use of antibiotics to help cure the problem or if over-the-counter treatments will be better suited. The process involves taking a swab from the back of the throat to test for Strep A via our testing kit. If the results are positive then we are able to prescribe antibiotics in house with out the need to seeing a GP. If the results are negative then we have the option during the consultation to offer over the counter ailments to help relieve the symptoms.

This is offered as a walkin or book in service which can take about 10 to 15 minutes.

You can book appointments via our website and please like and share our Facebook page to stay up-to-date.

I hope I have been able to give you an insight into what we are trying to achieve at Dedham Pharmacy. We appreciate your support. www.dedhampharmacy.co.uk Mandeep

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Great news!

We are moving back to our High Street, Dedham shop.

Doors open at 9am, on Tuesday 30th October.

Thank you for your support over the last 10 months, we can’t wait to welcome you back.

We hope you’ll love the improvements we’ve made.

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OUT & ABOUT FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY It’s coming up to that time of year again and the more organised of you have probably already started your Christmas shopping. Needless to say I’m not that organised!

With that thought in mind, and to make it easier to stay in touch with parents or loved ones there seems to be a growing trend of buying them tablets or laptops. As I have mentioned previously in my articles, I run computer courses at the library on Tuesday mornings. The courses are free and are run on a one-to-one basis and tailored to the individual’s needs. Many of my pupils have received devices as presents but are not confident in using them, so if you are thinking of buying one as a present please bear in mind that we can help with training.

We also have a couple of iPad mini’s that can be booked out for up to three weeks at a time. Again this is free and is a great way to try out the device if you are considering buying one or switching from Android. Tuition can also be provided if required.

WINDJAMMERS CONCERT BAND Sunday, October 21 at 3pm St Mary’s East Bergholt CO7 6TG Featuring euphonium player and BBC Radio 2 brass finalist Cameron Scott with Conductor Roger Jones Tickets ( £10 in advance / £12 on the door) from: Fiona Trott: 01206 298205 / Liz Digby: 01473 312281

STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC

The Suffolk Libraries Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge has now finished. Well done to all those who successfully completed the challenge and have been invited to see Olly the Magician at Capel Village Hall on October 14. It’s a great show you’re in for a treat.

For those of you who have not yet attended the community cinema, it’s our fantastic audiences who select our continually high standard of excellent films. Our next presentation on Tuesday, October 16 will be The Leisure Seeker (doors open at 7pm).

“Ella Spencer (Helen Mirren) and her husband John (Donald Sutherland) are well into their golden years, and it’s beginning to dawn on Ella that there are many things they still haven’t done and perhaps not a lot of t ime to do them. With dementia slowly taking over John’s life, she decides that it’s now or never. In the early hours of the morning, they sneak into The Leisure Seeker, their 1975 Winnebago camper van and hit the road. As they travel down Route 1, from Massachusetts to Florida, they find themselves in a series of hilarious, hampering, and heart-breaking situations, being held up at knifepoint, eating endless hamburgers, and questioning the very foundation of their long relationship. The miles roll away, revealing the struggles they’ve faced throughout the years, and the love that’s held them together.”

Just a quick reminder, we will shortly be opening applications to enter teams for our annual quiz night on Saturday, November 24, so please keep an eye open for further information. We had a fantastic evening last year so please come and join us this year to make it even better than before.

Trevor Stevenson

ST MICHAEL’S HARVEST MARKET The next market at St Michael’s, The Church on the Park, Woolverstone is on Saturday, October 13, 9am-12.30pm.

We will also have all your favourite market stalls; fruit, vegetables, cakes, bread, meat and an interesting range of handcrafted items.

East End Butchers are pleased to be the market’s resident meat supplier.

If you would like to place on order with them it can be collected at the market each month. Their number for orders is 01206 392190.

Come along to mingle with your friends, have a cup of coffee and a bacon buttie and enjoy the lovely venue.

New stalls welcome. Contact Jane Gould: 01473 780777

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Stour Valley Arts & Music (SVAM) 68th season commences at 4pm on Sunday, October 7 with the Henschel Quartet at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt, generously supported by Alan Swerdlow and Jeremy Greenwood “This is, no question, one of the best groups in the world, a great string quartet.” Los Angeles Times Violin: Christoph Henschel and Hannah Perowne Viola: Monica Henschel Cello: Mathias Beyer-Karlshøj Programme Beethoven, Quartet no 10 in E flat major op 74 Harp Debussy, Quartet G minor op 10 Mendelssohn, String Quartet in A minor op 13 The season continues at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt on Sunday, October 28 at 4pm when Peter Medhurst presents an illustrated lecture recital entitled I Am the Very Model: Parody & Satire in the Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.

Musician, presenter, bass baritone, harpsichordist and scholar, Peter Medhurst performs excerpts of arias and songs from a selection of Gilbert and Sullivan operas which are rich in contemporary satire and wit giving an insight to the celebrities, politicians, manners and class system, poking fun at different elements of society in the late 19th century.

Ticket only event (£10) with tickets available from September 20. Members can apply for their free ticket with priority only until September 20.

The next concert features The Merlin Ensemble at St Mary’s Church, Dedham on Sunday, November 11 at 4pm.

Violin and Artistic Director: Martin Walch Horn: Hubert Renner Piano: Till Alexander Körber The Merlin Ensemble Vienna was formed in 1991 by 10 principal players of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with the aim of performing chamber music at the highest level. This concert has been generously supported by Jane Jewell.

Tickets: svamtickets@btinternet.com / 01206 298426 / www.svam.org.uk

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OUT & ABOUT EAST BERGHOLT DOMESTIC HEATING OIL CLUB

MANNINGTREE & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

If you live in or near East Bergholt and heat your house using oil, you may be interested in joining this scheme.

Every month during the winter you would get an email or phone call asking if you want to order that month.

A deal is then done on the amount needed that month and you are told the company, price and delivery details. You pay that company direct.

That’s it – and you will save loads of money!

For further information and to join contact Linda Bestow: 01206 298302

WINTER JUMBLE SALE Clear the Clutter – Bag a Bargain Saturday, November 24 from 2pm at Bentley Village Hall If you have anything you wish to donate to our sale, please bring it along to the hall from 9am on the day or telephone Pam (01473 310283) or Aimée (01473 311311) and we will arrange to collect it from you.

If you would like to come to our sale, the hall will be open from 2pm. Tea and coffee will also be available.

We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support.

DEDHAM FOOTPATH GROUP Enjoy walking, meeting new people? Then come along to walks organised by the Dedham Footpath Group. We walk four to five miles on the first Sunday morning of each month from various locations.

Our next walk is Sunday, October 7 at 10am. Meet at Arlesford Village/ Community Hall, Ford Lane, Arlesford CO7 8AT for a walk taking in the woods, river views of the Colne and some bird life.

The group welcomes all walkers and those with well-behaved dogs, kept on leads at all times, are also welcome to join us.

For more information email: DedhamFG@outlook.com

Manningtree Sunset by Ella Garnham Four of our members recently volunteered to act as official photographers for the Mill to Mill swim and picnic at Flatford, resulting in a very comprehensive record of the event which can be viewed on the Mill to Mill Facebook page.

A club visit to the Beth Chatto Gardens at the end of August to photograph the beautiful surroundings was another enjoyable event which we hope to repeat at a different time of year.

Our 2018/2019 season began on September 13 and runs through to May 2019. We meet at 7.30pm on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at St Johns Ambulance Centre, Station Road, Manningtree CO11 1EB. A number of informal ‘Rookie Club’ evenings are also arranged where members can refresh their skills and share experiences.

New members are welcome to join for the forthcoming season or may attend initially as a visitor. Please contact our secretary for details: 01206 393751 / madps@post.com www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk

MANNINGTREE POETRY GROUP The next meeting of Poetry Plus will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, October 9 at the Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree.

All those interested in poetry are invited to attend either to listen to the spoken word or to read poetry themselves. Some people will be reading their own poetry and some will choose to read the work of other poets. There is no admission charge.

To keep up-to-date please visit: www.poetryplus.org.uk

STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB On Wednesday, September 5 Tracey Mackness of the Giggly Pie Co had us in stitches with her life story and on Wednesday, September 19 David Ablewhite returned to tell us about The Other Prince William.

Norman Jacobs talks about Pie ’n’ Mash and Prefabs on Wednesday, October 3 and two weeks later on October 17 Sally Chicken’s talk is on The Regeneration of Shotley Pier, a plan very much in the news.

We started life over 20 years ago as BikeAbility Ipswich providing cycling for adults with a wide range of disabilities and come rain or shine we still do!

We believe we are the only Special Needs cycling project in this country that rides on-road every Friday, enjoying the superb countryside around Alton Water and the surrounding villages.

If you would be interested to learn about our organisation or about volunteering visit our website or email us at: bikeactive.org@gmail.com www.bikeactive.org.uk

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Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, free of the constraints and obligations of service clubs and involve members at minimal cost. The club is directed primarily to providing fellowship between members who are compatible with each other and the opportunity for development of acquaintances. New members are welcomed.

We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB at 10.30am. For further details please contact speaker secretary Dave Carman: 01255 880202

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OUT & ABOUT / SCHOOLS VILLAGE LINK Alison Mayston will present a fused glass demonstration with items for sale on October 10 at Tattingstone Village Hall at 10am The club’s aims are to bring communities together and we have over the years attracted members from many villages. It is suitable for men and women of various ages. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 10am-noon. I would like to welcome back any former members and to see new members from all local villages, either as visitors or members in readiness for our 25th celebration.

There is a change to our November programme. Gary Bunkell will give a brief account of the project to erect the Capel War Memorial, followed by a talk on The History of Butley Priory presented by Sheila Harrison.

Chairman Linda Evans: 01473 311262

STOUR VALLEY LADIES PROBUS CLUB Stour Valley Ladies Probus Club meets at The Haywain, Bentley Road, Little Bromley at 10am on the first and third Thursday in each month, except August. The first meeting in the month includes lunch and the second is a coffee morning. At each meeting there is a general interest speaker.

The aim of our club is to encourage interest and fellowship among our members, all of whom are retired and have a lively and informed outlook on life.

New members are welcome and anyone interested in attending a coffee morning should contact our president, Jill Nicholls: 01206 393680

ARDLEIGH WEA Meets at Great Bromley Village Hall, Parsons Hill, Great Bromley CO7 7JA An eight week course by Alexander Bass entitled Wildlife & Habitats of East Anglia begins on Thursday, October 25, 2.30-4.40pm with a 15-minute tea break at 3.30pm.

Alex will use colourful slides of wildlife and landscapes, focusing on the range of flora, fauna and nature reserves of East Anglia. This will include birds, mammals and butterflies of the Stour Estuary, RSPB Minsmere, Dunwich Heath and the Norfolk Broads. The course fee is £52.

For more information contact: Jill Frostick 01206 250263 / John Terry 01206 397101 / john@terrys.org.uk

POP QUIZ AT EAST BERGHOLT HIGH SCHOOL Friday, November 16 Bar opens 7pm Quiz starts at 7.30pm sharp!

Test your knowledge on sounds from the 70s to the latest tunes!

Tickets cost £5 per person which includes nibbles on the table Teams of up to six Over 18s only unless accompanied by an adult To book ( 07776 291445

BENTLEY CEVC & COPDOCK PRIMARY SCHOOLS STOUR VALLEY U3A On September 12, historian Taff Gillingham presented a very British view on Remembrance and The Great War. Taff advises film makers, emphasising the need for historical accuracy on the 1914/18 war.

Richard Heap, Production Director of Stephen Walters & Sons Ltd, will talk on silk weaving in Sudbury on Wednesday, October 10. In a talk entitled The Silk Road from China to Sudbury, he will cover the history of silk weaving and how it came to Sudbury, how silk yarns are processed, the silk trade, partnerships and relationships between supplier and customer and how the company engages with the local community and the environment.

Our meeting on November 14 will feature Davis Simmonds, a National Trust speaker and volunteer, introducing The Coast of East Anglia.

The East Anglian coast is full of contrasts and has much beauty, history and wildlife. His presentation will focus on National Trust coastal properties in Essex and Suffolk.

The Coffee Grinders meet at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt CO7 6SD from 10am-noon on the fourth Friday of each month. This meeting especially welcomes new members and gives all members the opportunity to meet the activity group leaders and the committee while enjoying a cup of coffee. The next meeting is on Friday, October 26.

We meet at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership is £12 which entitles members to attend meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, except in December.

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It has been a positive and exciting start to the new school year. Despite it being only the beginning of the year, we are already looking ahead and have some important dates to share with you all. The first set of dates is for our open days and open evenings for prospective parents to come and have a look around our two wonderful schools. The dates are as follows: Wednesday, November 14, 9.30am: Copdock Open Morning Wednesday, November 14, 1.30pm: Bentley Open Afternoon Wednesday, November 14, 6.30pm: Bentley Open Evening Thursday, November 15, 6.30pm: Copdock Open Evening To book a place at any of these events, please email either school office at: admin@bentley.suffolk.sch.uk or admin@copdock.suffolk.sch.uk Our annual coffee and chat sessions are running again this year in aid of Macmillan and we warmly invite our local communities to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a slice of cake, while you sit back and enjoy some entertainment that the children have planned. Entry will be just £1.50 for adults and 50p for children and all money raised will go to the amazing work that Macmillan do in supporting individuals and families affected by cancer. Both schools will be holding an event on Friday, September 28 at 2.30pm. Please do come along if you can.

Finally, we are always looking for people who can spare some time to come and hear children read. We have some amazing volunteers who already generously give their time in school on a regular basis and we would like to thank Joy, Jenny and Maureen for the support they give us. If you would like to come and join our friendly community supporting our children, please do get in touch with either school office for more information and a volunteer application form.

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Baby Bears We have welcomed new Bears to our room. They are settling in well and some have joined our outdoor sleepers for nap time. Baby Bears really enjoy the fresh air and have been out on a few outings into the village to explore and experience our local community. We also enjoy being outside in our garden and this week we have taken our musical instruments outside, had our snacks in the garden and listened to the sounds of nature.

Toddling Tigers Tigers have been having a good stretch with yoga, posing as otters, fish and dolphins. Keeping with the sea theme, Tigers have painted with bubbles, made and decorated paper boats, raced paper boats, made glittery creatures and talked about the seaside. At circle time the children have been enthusiastically singing A Sailor Went to Sea and have joined in with lots of actions.

Gruffalos The children have had a busy and exciting September. We have introduced some changes to the Gruffalo room which have inspired curiosity, intrigue and experimentation. Several areas in the room are no longer filled with plastic equipment that often only has one end result. They are now filled with real objects. The children’s role play area only has items we would all find at home, not plastic copies of them. So much learning has been going on!

The children’s interest and curiosity has generated lots of conversations, negotiations and the introduction of new words to their vocabulary. The experimentation has been amazing, the children learning so many mathematical and engineering skills as they sort, categorise, build and balance.

The creative opportunities are endless as the children ‘become’ their favourite adults using the same items that they would, mimicking them and making sense of the real world. Watch this space for more information next month!

If you would like further information about Robin’s Childcare please contact us on 01473 310767 and we will be more than happy to help.

The 1st Team fixtures got under way with a mid-week reverse at Felixstowe Harpers, but the first home game of the season ended with an emphatic 4-1 victory for the Green Boys.

Friendlies continued for the other sides with league fixtures due to commence on September 8.

UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team / Senior Division Sat, Sep 29: Henley Athletic (H) Sat, Oct 6: Coplestonians (A) Sat, Oct 13: AFC Sudbury Res (A) Sat, Oct 20: Felixstowe Harpers Utd (H) Sat, Oct 27: Grundisburgh (A) Sat, Nov 3: Capel Plough (H) Reserves / League A Sat, Sep 29: Long Melford Res (A) Sat, Oct 6: Old Newton Utd Res (H) Sat, Oct 13: Sporting 87 Res (A) Sat, Oct 20: Mendlesham Res (A) Sat, Oct 27: Henley Athletic Res (H) A Team / League C Sat, Sep 29: Cockfield Utd Res (A) Sat, Oct 6: Halesworth Town Res (H) Sat, Oct 13: Chantry Grasshoppers Club Colours Cup (H) Sat, Oct 20: AFC Sudbury IW (H) Sat, Oct 27: Ufford Sports Res (A) Sat, Nov 3: Coplestonians B (H) Fixtures subject to change; to confirm go to: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index. do?league=4358069

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Ladies and Juniors We are looking for new teams, boys or girls, of any age group to come and join us as we look for the club to grow. If you are interested please contact David George: davidgeorge5000@hotmail.com Upcoming Event: Quiz in October (enquire for details) If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you.

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SPORT EAST BERGHOLT BOWLS CLUB

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With all the league matches now finished, we review our teams’ performances.

Results continued to improve right across the club. The 1st Team picked up three victories to give themselves every chance of retaining Division One status. A victory in the last game of the season will secure their place and possibly even eighth position in the league.

The Falcons won their league in the BE Mixed Triples and qualified for the league playoffs against the other two league winners and best runner-up.

In the semi-final the Falcons won a very close game against Debenham by two shots. In the final we were up against the Borough of Eye team who had beaten Ipswich Bowls Club in the other semi. A spirited performance in the final, marginally losing by only five shots.

After a poor start, the Swallows finished strongly in sixth position in the Samford League Division C. They also reached the semi-final of the Samford Knock-Out Cup after defeating Marlborough and Westerfield in previous rounds, and only just losing out to Margaret Catchpole BC by five shots in the semi-final.

In the Ipswich 2-Wood league the Herons and the Seagulls finished a creditable third in their respective leagues. The Eagles and the Hawks finished fifth and sixth respectively in the Samford Wednesday afternoon league.The Kestrels finished fifth in Division 4 of the BE Men’s Triples League and the Magpies finished bottom in the BE Sudbury Mixed Triples League, which once again had some very strong teams taking part.

In the club’s one day competitions the winners were as follows: Chairman’s Cup – Drawn Pairs: John Mayhew and Robbie Goodchild Parker Trophy – Mixed Triples: Brian and Jill Head, Melvyn Powell Captain’s Trophy – Drawn Triples: Clive Lavercombe, Reg Dines and Geoff Barford Richard Worn Trophy – Singles: Vic Saunders John Furnish Memorial Trophy – Club’s Open Tournament Winners: Bentley Bowls Club In September the club had several friendly matches and a four-day tour of the Isle of Wight, playing three matches against local teams.

CARPET BOWLING The club has moved to the sports hall at the high school and roll-ups now take place on Wednesday evenings from 7-10pm. If you would like to take part please come along and meet the other members and have a bowl. You will be very welcome.

Melvyn Powell: melpowell46@gmail.com

The 2nd Team won eight successive matches before tasting defeat at Dunmow and Woolpit. Nevertheless, they will finish the season in the top half of the table despite a poor first half of the season.

The 3rd Team suffered only one defeat in their final seven games to finish the season in a very creditable fourth spot. Both of the Sunday sides also recorded victories.

The Ladies concluded their Two Counties programme with an emphatic victory at Felixstowe and a loss to Copdock to secure top spot in the Two Counties Ladies T-20 A Division.

PERFORMANCES OF NOTE 1st XI

Sizwe Masondo 57 v Hadleigh James Scott 56 v Hadleigh, 73 not out v Elmstead, 106 v Woolpit Tim Scott, 5-29 v Hadleigh Danny Goff, 100 v Coggeshall, 53 v Elmstead Matt Bibby, 60 v Elmstead Graeme Butcher 64 v Woolpit

2nd XI

Gareth Stevens 58 v Brockley Paul Garwood, 97 v Brockley Harry Parkes 60 v Easton Stuart Barwood 80 v Long Melford Mark Vickers, 4-40 v Long Melford Myles Churchill 75 v Woolpit

3rd Xi

Andrew Butcher 54 not out v Felixstowe & Corinthians, 88 not out v Saxmundham Owen Clover 65 not out Hayden Eyers 6-49 v Saxmundham

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Callum O’Connell 102 v Galleywood

George Hutton 54 v Galleywood

Matt Bibby 67 v Galleywood Sunday TC

Ciaran Johnston, 122 not out v Ardleigh

Robin Mills 50 v Gt Bromley, 50 v Brightlingsea

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With the Saturday Reserves calling off their first game on September 1 due to a wedding (petticoat rule if you ask me!), the only one of our four adult sides to play any league games at the time of writing was our Saturday 1st Team who lost two and then won two of their first four games. First a 2-0 defeat away against Achilles, last season’s league winners, where we had a player sent off and then conceded two late goals, followed by a 2-1 loss at home to Crane Sports with skipper Shaun Webb getting our goal with a powerful header. This game only went ahead after club members spent several hours raking grass off the pitch. All part of running a football club then!

Brantham Athletic is a local football club which runs a senior section, junior section, Sunday and Ladies teams. Our home ground is Brantham Leisure Centre, New Village, Brantham.

The first win of the season came on August 25 when we beat Westerfield United 2-0 thanks to goals from Webb and Danny Garrard. This was followed by a hard fought 3-2 away win against Coplestonians with our scorers being Jack Reddington and a brace of well taken goals from Nick Middlebrook.

Our new signings have settled in well with Danny Garrard showing some nice touches up front while in goal Ryan Beddingfield has played at a higher level and is one of the best goalies in local football.

The club has always tried to play local players in the First team with several Reserves moving up to the First team squad in recent seasons and two lads from last year’s Reserves, Oliver Blew and Jack Reddington, have both impressed this season and look good enough to keep their places in the side.

Crowds of 75 and 65 watched our first two home games which is very pleasing, with refreshments available at half time. You can check out the Suffolk and Ipswich league website for our home games. Next month a more detailed look at our young Reserve side.

BOB THE PLOUGHMAN

The start of the season has gone well with the 1st team going into the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, the first time the club has ever achieved this and we hope to have another home tie when the draw is made.

They have won three matches to get this far and there was a bumper crowd for the last round with good local support. They are also through to the next round of the FA Vase with a home match in the next round. The Reserves and A team have started reasonably well.

Forthcoming home matches will be publicised on the website and on Twitter.

As soon as fixtures are received they will be published; please look at these sites for updates. Twitter is a good way to follow the club and see when and where games are being played.

There is also a thriving junior section with ages ranging from Under-7s to Under-16s. Our Sunday teams play their matches on Sunday mornings at Brantham Leisure Centre while our Ladies team play on Sunday afternoons.

The First team play their home matches at the leisure centre, kicking-off at 3pm on Saturdays and 7.45pm on weekday evenings. The A team plays at Raydon. The Under-18s play on weekday evenings, kicking-off at 7.45pm.

Because of the league the 1st team and Under-18s play in, there is an entrance fee to watch these games. For the 1st team its £7 adults and £3 concessions and children under 16. For Under-18 games its £3 and £1.

There is a friendly atmosphere at all the matches and there is always a friendly welcome to anyone attending a home match, so if you would like to see a good standard of football come and support your local team.

The Centre Bar is open during all senior games and the kitchen during 1st Team and youth football on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Any young or old players wishing to join a friendly, exciting, fun football club should contact the club via the details below or email our football club secretary

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There is a clubhouse at the leisure centre where food and drinks can be obtained. The leisure centre is also home to a lot of other activities including fireworks display, a fun run, 5-a-sides, bowls, cricket plus many other social events. There is a website for more information.

Plus the leisure centre has an excellent private function room with its own self-contained bar for hire out for a multitude of events such as wedding receptions, birthday parties, children’s events, conferences and meetings.

Just contact the centre on 01206 392506. branthamath@hotmail.com www.branthamathleticfc.co.uk Twitter: @branthamath

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ON THE GRAPEVINE / CHURCH NEWS SUTTON HOO TAKES TO THE ROAD! Staff and volunteers from the National Trust’s Sutton Hoo will be heading out onto the road this autumn as work gets underway on a £4million project to transform the experience of visiting the world-famous site.

From October, Sutton Hoo will be closing to visitors until spring 2019, to allow work to start on the project called Releasing the Sutton Hoo Story.

So, to ensure that people can continue discovering the story of the AngloSaxons who buried their king in Suffolk, the Sutton Hoo team will be embarking on an ambitious roadshow that will see them visiting schools, libraries, supermarkets and other venues around the county. The stunning replica helmet, buckle and shoulder clasp will be joining them on the road and the team will be on hand to talk about the site – both its fascinating history and its exciting future.

Allison Girling, Sutton Hoo Property Operations Manager, said: “Closing the site for the work to take place is an essential, so we decided that if visitors can’t go to Sutton Hoo, then Sutton Hoo will go to them. We’re going to be travelling all around Suffolk from October right through to early next year, so we’re really looking forward to meeting as many people as we can along the way and sharing more about the work that is happening at Sutton Hoo. “You might find us in a library one day and a branch of the Co-op the next, so do keep an eye out for our team and come to say hello!”

The £4million project is being made possible by a £1.8million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and thanks to the generosity of National Trust members and supporters through donations and fundraising. The project will enable the National Trust to create an experience that helps visitors discover more about this internationally significant site and how its stories have captured the imaginations of people the world over.

Plans include a 17 metre observation tower (front cover) to give views over the entire burial ground and to the River Deben beyond, revealing the fascinating story of this evocative landscape. It was from the River Deben that an Anglo-Saxon ship was hauled up the valley before it formed the burial chamber found in Mound One, where the famous treasure was discovered by Suffolk archaeologist Basil Brown.

In addition to the tower, a full size sculpture representing the ship will be created and installed close to the visitor entrance and a new route around the site will allow visitors to walk in the steps of the Anglo-Saxons. Tranmer House, the former home of Edith Pretty who instigated the dig that would lead to the discoveries, will be transformed with a new exhibition exploring a timeline of multiple discoveries and the ongoing research at this and other archaeological sites.

Enhanced guided tours, thought-provoking activities and installations, innovative interpretation and creative programming will all sit alongside a schools education programme.

To find out more about the Sutton Hoo Roadshow go to: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/suttonhoo

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Burial ground by Justin Minns

BRANTHAM & CAPEL METHODIST CHURCHES A child’s profound response A seven-year-old boy was at his grandparent’s with his mum. It came time to go home and his mother was searching for her car keys. She was rummaging around in her bag and looking around the house, but couldn’t find them. She sat down, put her head in her hands and exclaimed: “I’m losing my mind!”

What happened next was amazing. The concerned little boy went up to his mum and very concerned said: “Mummy whatever you do, don’t lose your heart, because I’m in there!”

What a profound remark to make! No doubt the mother had expressed her love for her child and perhaps said “I love you with all of my heart”. The child had grown up in the security of a loving family. For the child it wasn’t serious that the keys were lost, or even the mind, but to lose the security of a mother’s love for her child would have been devastating. The child knew he was loved because it had been expressed and shown. He knew he was in her heart.

Sadly there are many people who haven’t had that same start in life with loving parent(s). I know how privileged I have been to have had two loving parents, whose love was unconditional. For many there has been rejection, or emotional trauma, indifference or neglect.

This mother and the observing grandparents were touched by the profound statement of this young boy. They were reminded of the father heart of God’s love for them. God knows and loves each of us, whether we know it or not.

He loves us even when we are unlovable, when we have ignored him, when we have turned our back on him.

That love is there for you, even if you were starved of love as a child, or have been rejected as an adult. God does long for us to recognise his love and to develop a relationship with him. God hasn’t lost his heart for you whatever you are going through. If you want help to discover that love, please get in touch.

The Rev Andrew Sankey Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 OCTOBER AT BRANTHAM METHODIST Minister: The Rev Ian Gardner, 34 Medway Road, Ipswich IP3 0QH ig.gardner@ntlworld.com / 01473 411507 Sunday 7

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Worship and Communion with Rev Ian Gardner

Sunday 14

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Worship with Mr Colin Westren

Sunday 21

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Sunday 28

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OCTOBER AT CAPEL METHODIST Home groups and prayer meetings on various days and times.

Sunday 7

10.30am 6.30pm

Worship with Mr Andy Jelfs Prayer

Sunday 14

10.30am 6.30pm

Worship with Mrs Alyson Ellis Worship with Rev Sankey

Sunday 21

10.30am

Worship with Mr Simon Scott

Sunday 28

10.30am 6.30pm

Worship and Communion with Rev Sankey United Prayer at St Mary’s

FAIR TRADE WEEKEND Beautiful crafts from third world countries, Fair Trade foods and cards will be on sale at Holbrook Methodist Church on the Friday and Saturday at the end of October. An ideal time to buy that unusual Christmas present and some Christmas cards, as well as delicious biscuits, dried fruits, advent calendars and much more.

Helmet replica by Andreas von Einsiedel

Burial mounds by Robert Pattinson

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On Friday 26 we will be open from 9.30am-4pm with a soup lunch and refreshments. On Saturday 27 we will be open from 9.30am-noon with coffee and cake. Money raised from refreshments will be donated to Tear Fund.

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CHURCH NEWS LINK LINE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES DEDHAM AND ARDLEIGH PARISHES www.dedham-and-ardleigh-parishes.org.uk 01206 322136 / stmaryda@gmail.com SERVICES AND EVENTS FOR OCTOBER Sunday, October 7 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Dedham 9.30am Rise ‘n’ Shine, Dedham 11am Harvest Celebration, Ardleigh 5pm Songs of Praise, Dedham Sunday, October 14 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Ardleigh 9.30am Holy Communion (CW), Dedham Sunday, October 21 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Dedham 9.30am Matins (BCP), Dedham 11am Parish Eucharist, Ardleigh 3pm Sunday@3, Ardleigh Sunday, October 28 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Ardleigh 9.30am Morning Praise, Dedham 5pm Revive at 5, Dedham Sunday, November 4 8am Holy Communion (BCP), Dedham BCP – Book of Common Prayer / CW – Common Worship Midweek Services Tuesday Morning Prayer at Dedham at 10.30am Thursday Evening Prayer at Ardleigh at 5pm SPECIAL EVENTS Monday Lunch Club: Monday, October 1, 12.30pm at Essex Tea Room in Dedham Ardleigh Flower Festival: Friday, October 5 to Monday, October 8, Ardleigh Church Men’s Breakfast: Saturday, October 13, 9am at The Vicarage, Dedham Friendship Group: Tuesdays, October 9 & 23, 10am at Ardleigh Church Mission Bake Sale: Saturday, October 27, 10am outside Dedham Church

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Un-denominational / All events at the Ogilvie Hall, Wignall Street, Lawford unless otherwise stated.

OUTREACH & ACTIVITIES IN OCTOBER Sunday, October 7 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at the Venture Centre Saturday, October 13 9.30-10.45am: Monthly Cafe/Oasis Coffee Morning 11am: Annual Harvest Thanksgiving Service Sunday, October 14 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at the Venture Centre Thursday, October 18 Community Service, Gt. Horkesley Friendship Club Sunday, October 21 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at the Venture Centre 3pm: Community Outreach, Fingringhoe Methodist Chapel Friday, October 26 10am: Link Line Prayer Meeting at the Venture Centre Sunday, October 28 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at the Venture Centre ADVANCE NOTICE Saturday, November 10 at The Ogilvie Hall 9.30-10.15am: Monthly Cafe/Oasis Coffee Morning 10.45am: Annual Service of Remembrance For pastoral visits (home and hospital) further information and bookings contact: 01206 272064 / linklinecm@hotmail.co.uk

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CHURCH NEWS BENEFICE OF EAST BERGHOLT AND BRANTHAM Rector: The Rev Canon Stephne van der Toorn 01206 392646 / revstephvdt@googlemail.com

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Aggression and rudeness have crept not only into sport, but our politics and daily life. Where once it was possible to disagree politely, remain friends and move on, now we always have to win.

SERVICES IN OCTOBER Sunday, October 7: Harvest 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Harvest Family Service, East Bergholt 11am Harvest Family Service, Brantham 4pm Family@Church (check website for venue) Sunday, October 14 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Communion, East Bergholt 11am Baptism of Dottie Barnes, Brantham 3pm Celebrating Guide Dogs for the Blind, East Bergholt Sunday, October 21 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Communion, East Bergholt 11am Communion, Brantham Sunday, October 28: Bible Sunday 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Choral Matins, East Bergholt 11am Informal Service, Brantham Saturday, November 3: All Souls’ 3.30pm Service of Memories, East Bergholt Sunday, November 4: All Saints’ 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Benefice Communion, East Bergholt Ecumenical Harvest Festival St Michael The Archangel, Brantham Sunday, September 30 at 3pm Service Celebrating Guide Dogs A service celebrating the work of Guide Dogs for the Blind will be held at St Mary’s East Bergholt (CO7 6TG) on Sunday, October 14 at 3pm. Well behaved owners and their pet dogs are most welcome. The short service will be followed by refreshments. There will be a retiring collection for the work of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Parking around the church is limited but there is a carpark behind the Red Lion. Coco and I look forward to welcoming you!

RAMBLING RECTOR By the time you read this the news will have moved on to other things, but lying in bed listening to Serena Williams exploding in every direction during the Ladies Singles Final at the US Open, and subsequent interminable phone in radio shows, I have been musing on the subject of courtesy. A lifelong tennis fan, I am mystified now at the amount of prize money players receive, the number of people needed to keep you in the required form to be able to hit a ball over the net, rumours of corruption in terms of fixing of matches, and ‘tanking’ when people have paid good money (lots of it) for tickets to watch you play.

Hearing people complaining about Serena’s lack of courtesy to not only the umpire but her opponent (in the end a worthy winner) – interrupting other people who are expressing their opinions on the show, and talking very loudly to shout them down without realising that they too are being rude. Very odd! I stand in awe of what Serena has achieved: a great tennis player who has overcome poverty, life threatening illness, racism and sexism. She doesn’t need to prove anything anymore, we know how great she is. However, she is a flawed human being, as we all are. One who in the heat of several critical moments down the years has resorted to rude and regrettable behaviour. Would the umpire and the press have treated

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Meaning we all lose.

Rev Steph An Invitation to A Service of Memories At the end of October, the church celebrates All Saints’ and the next day All Souls’ – the commemoration of the Faithful Departed. There will be an opportunity for anyone who has lost someone they love either recently or long ago, to remember them especially in a simple service at St Mary’s in East Bergholt at 3.30pm on Saturday, November 3.

There will be three ways for remembering. A bowl will be placed at the back of both St Mary’s and St Michael’s from Saturday, October 20 and removed on Saturday morning, November 3. Please write the names of those you remember before God on the paper provided and place the paper in the bowl. (The names of those for whom we have conducted services in the last year will be read out from our records so you don’t need to write these down unless you wish to.) During the All Souls’ service at St Mary’s, the bowl with all the names will be brought up and placed gently on the altar at the beginning of the service. These names will not be read out; they will be silently offered to God. Secondly there will be an opportunity to light a candle during the service.

A lit candle is a symbol both of God’s presence with us and of our prayers offered to him.

Thirdly the names of those on our records who have died during the last year will be read aloud.

Please accept this invitation to the All Souls’ Service, a special time of remembering. You don’t need to reply to this invitation, and anyone who wishes to come is most welcome on the day. We are praying for you.

Concert at St Michael’s Brantham Brantham Community Choir will be in concert at St Michael’s at 7.30pm on October 6. All welcome! Tickets at the door or from Jane Pavitt: 01473 328512 Thank you to everyone who helped at or supported the St Mary’s August Bank Holiday Market. We raised £1,443.30, 10 per cent of which went to the charity Headway. I also wish to thank Cherry Spain who found the ring that I lost at the bank holiday market bookstall.

Festival of Remembrance (see page 3) ADVANCE NOTICE On Christmas Eve in East Bergholt there will be Family Services at 3pm and 5pm as usual. Midnight Mass has become a ‘nearly’ Midnight Mass and begins at 10pm. Anyone arriving later will find that we have all gone home to await Father Christmas. Carols by Candlelight is on Sunday, December 16 at 3pm and we have a short Communion Service at 9.30am on Christmas Day. At Brantham the service times are unchanged: 3pm Christingle and Midnight Mass at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve. Carols by Candlelight on Thursday, December 20 at 6.30pm and a short Communion Service at 9.30am on Christmas Day. Please do not allow your dog to foul the churchyard. If caught short (which can happen to anyone, I’m sure) please clear up after your dog. We had to take urgent action to clear the way for the bride at our last wedding. The dog owner must have noticed the pile in the path!

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CHURCH NEWS

HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB

Parish Priest: Fr Peter Raj 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963 www.stmarksparish.org.uk SERVICES FOR OCTOBER Sunday 7 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 9 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 14 28 Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass th

Tuesday 16 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration 10am Mass Sunday 21 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 23 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 28 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 30 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass The weekly newsletter, with weekly mass times, is always displayed in the cabinet alongside the front door.

News A very well attended farewell party for Fr Christopher Smith was held on Wednesday, September 12 at St Mark’s Church. After seven years, Fr Smith moved to take up the position as parish priest of Our Lady Immaculate and St Etheldreda, Newmarket. Parishioners had prepared an amazing array of tasty homemade main courses and desserts and presented the very popular priest with a cheque.

This month we welcome Father Peter Raj who joins us from Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge, to take up the position of parish priest for St Mark’s, Ipswich and Holy Family, Brantham.

Catholic Commentary After the hot days of early to mid-summer, the holidays and the school exam results, we have moved into autumn with its promise of ‘mists and

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mellow fruitfulness’. But we may also be wondering if extreme weather is threatening our normal pattern of four marked seasons.

Churches are slowly responding to the concerns now being voiced about man-made climate change.

In October St Francis of Assisi is commemorated. He passed from this life on the eve of October 3 1226. His life and times still hold great interest for many today and he is special for those who have serious environmental concerns and want to combat climate change, including Pope Francis.

The Pope’s 2015 document ‘Laudate Si’ (On Care for our Common Home) is authoritative, straightforward, is addressed to all and was well received.

St Francis underwent a conversion and became a passionate follower of Christ, only wanting to imitate his selflessness, goodness and sacrifice.

It was hard but not joyless, far from it as many of the anecdotes about him testify! As well as the detailed analysis in his document, Pope Francis calls for conversion, a change of heart, towards a new lifestyle and respect for the earth. Creation and nature per se cannot be the problem which points to ourselves as culprits, but also as the agents to restore ecological balance to the earth.

Events & Diary Dates The 100 Club Draw took place on Sunday, August 26 at Holy Family when three lucky winners shared a £156 prize pot. The next draw takes place on Sunday, September 30 at Holy Family, Brantham.

The club, set up to support the life and mission of our parish, has grown from strength to strength since its launch.

New members are always very welcome and the newsletter, which includes an application form, can be found at the rear of the church or online at: www. stmarksparish.org.uk Every last Thursday of the month a bring & buy coffee morning takes place at Viv & Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR from 10.30am to noon.

We are raising funds for a new carpet for the parish room and all are very welcome to join us. The next coffee morning is on Thursday, September 27.

Supporting our local hospice All parishioners are asked to collect used postage stamps, all year, not just at Christmas, and place them in the box at the rear of the church to help support the outstanding work of our local hospice.

Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital Father Adrian Gates is the Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital. Please contact him (01473 726701) if you or a Catholic is in or due to go into hospital and requires his services.

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