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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I hope you value the fact that we aim to produce a monthly magazine with a balance of advertising and editorial content, providing essential information about products and services we all require and supporting local business in doing so, while also providing relevant local news which enables residents to engage with the local community and keep in touch with local news and events. As editor I juggle this rather delicate balance very carefully and encourage readers to support the advertisers who enable Mansion House Publishing (MHP) to design, print and deliver the magazine every month and to support an enormous range of fundraising activities and charities. You’ll find quite a few in this edition and I hope you can support the efforts of those who make them happen. One which I’d like to highlight this month, and which we have made a commitment to support until the project has been completed, is The Blossom Appeal, a Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals charity set up to develop a £2.5 million Breast Centre at Ipswich Hospital. The new centre will bring all elements of breast care at Ipswich Hospital under one roof and provide an environment where patients can be imaged, biopsied where necessary, and see their clinician in one appointment without the need to get dressed and undressed several times. There will also be new dedicated clinics for men and young people. We’ll provide regular updates, promote fundraising events and let you know how you can help. Right now they are looking for people to open their gardens in 2019. All types and size of garden are welcome. You choose when to open. Simply ask visitors for a donation to view your garden and sell refreshments, plants or crafts to boost your fundraising. Register your garden at www.colchesteripswichcharity.org.uk/opengardens or for more information contact: charity@esneft.nhs.uk / 0300 770 1369
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Entrance to gardens by programme which you can purchase from St Mary’s Church, Idler Bookshop or any participating garden Entrance £5 / Children (12-18) £3 Refreshments including ploughman’s lunches and stalls in the church For more details visit: www.hadleighgardens.co.uk Friends of St Mary’s Church Hadleigh
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FOOD AND ART THROUGH THE AGES Quay Theatre, Sudbury, Tuesday, March 19 at 2pm Food & Art through the Ages is a whistle stop tour of the history of food as an artistic medium starting with 16th century sculpture up to 3D dessert printing and beyond. The exploration into the realms of dessert as a spectacle includes an accompanying display to illustrate and enhance the subject. This lecture is a treat for those with a sweet tooth! Tasha Marks is an award winning food historian. Her practice champions the use of food as an artistic medium with projects ranging from museum exhibitions and sculptural installations to interactive lectures with linked edible confectionery.
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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: FEBRAURY 2019 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SUE CARPENDALE Online Portal for Residents and Businesses Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, along with Ipswich Borough Council have launched MyAccount, an online portal which provides residents and businesses with paperless bills, 24-hour account access and other services. Users can sign up to MyAccount via the councils’ websites: • For Business Rates: www.Babergh.gov.uk/ndraccount • For Council Tax: www.Babergh.gov.uk/ctaccount You will need some basic bank information and your Babergh Council Tax account reference number and the key code, both from your last bill. Public Database Nominated for an Award A Babergh and Mid Suffolk database that is the first of its kind in the country has been nominated for the prestigious Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Award for Planning Excellence 2019. The councils’ Exacom Database, which went live in December, has been shortlisted for the awards. The database, which gives web-users access to data on developer contributions for development in Babergh and Mid Suffolk going back to 1974, is the first of its kind in the country with Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils designated pilot authorities by the software’s developer. Details of all S106 and CIL payments are available on this database, and show how money has been allocated to parishes.
Parking Plan and Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) Parking enforcement in Suffolk has always been the responsibility of the police, but this is to be transferred to local councils. The plan will provide a ‘tool-kit’ for councils to investigate requests or to review the need for waiting, loading and parking controls. When the idea of CPE was considered some years ago, it was favoured by the coastal areas where parking was a problem. Babergh did not want to take on CPE in the district, and were told they would have to charge for all parking if CPE were to be introduced. That situation seems to have changed. Requests to do something about parking in Suffolk have increased year on year along with the increase in vehicle ownership and use. There is much debate around the relationship between car parking and town and village centre prosperity. There are also issues with inappropriate parking, especially near tourist or local beauty spots, and conflicting demands for residents, visitors, shoppers, business and workers. These must be balanced against the adverse impact that unrestricted parking can have, leading to congestion, obstruction, pollution and spaces being occupied by the wrong users at the wrong time. Up-coming May Local Elections The next edition of In Touch will appear in the pre-election period when our usual monthly reports will not be published. Thank you for reading them and for your comments. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk
BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FENELLA SWAN Area Parking Plan The draft Joint Area Parking Plan, which does not include any proposals to increase car parking charges in Babergh, sets out eight parking policy objectives and what they are intended to achieve. They include proposals that will: • Establish a principle whereby parking will be allowed where possible and controlled where necessary • Utilise off-street parking places to assist with traffic management and support local communities • Set out how parking petitions and consultations will be managed • Establish standard on-street parking scheme operating hours, with scope for different timings where need is proven • Make clear the council’s position on parking on footpaths The policies will be used to guide councils’ decision making around parking. The proposed plan does not set out specific proposals for parking restrictions for specific areas, nor is it a blue-print to change current paid parking arrangements. A consultation will be launched in February and run for six weeks. New Affordable Housing for Hadleigh Babergh District Council’s Planning Committee has approved an application to turn the former Angel Court care home in Hadleigh into affordable housing. The committee approved the application to demolish the existing buildings at the disused care home and construct 21 new dwellings, nine of which are intended for affordable rent and 12 of which will be available under shared ownership schemes.
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The approval of the application marks the first step to bring the empty site back into use after the former care home closed in August 2014 and will bring much needed affordable housing to the town. The scheme approved will provide: • Seven 1-bedroom flats for affordable rent • Seven 1-bedroom flats for shared ownership • Two 2-bedroom flats for affordable rent • Five 2-bedroom flats for shared ownership Community Infrastructure Levy In 2018 Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils passed £549,674.93 from developers to local infrastructure projects in their districts. The figure, available on the councils’ new online developer contributions database, follows over £279k paid in 2017, and over £377k in 2016. In total £1,207,029.06 has been paid out for community infrastructure over the last three years across the two districts. The money, funding a variety of infrastructure from sports facilities to public transport, was collected from developers who have brought forward developments, both residential and commercial, in Babergh and Mid Suffolk. Collected under the Community Infrastructure Levy, a set charge levied by the square meter of development, or by agreements under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act, these contributions are used to offset the impact of more development in the district. fenella.swan@babergh.gov.uk
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NEWS HADLEIGH & BOXFORD PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP Have you recently changed your address? Have you changed your telephone number? This month, we are asking patients of Hadleigh & Boxford Group Practice to confirm that their contact details, held on the practice database, are correct. If you have recently changed your address or your telephone number, please inform the practice to ensure that this information is kept up-to date as we may need to contact you urgently. You can do this by calling the Health Centre on 01473 822961 or by completing a contact details form available from reception. If you are registered for SystemOnline, the Patient Online Service, you can update your contact details on your account page. The purpose of this exercise is to make sure the practice lists are as accurate as possible. Accurate records help you to receive the support you need from your GP. Practice lists of NHS patients with their correct, up-to-date address and contact details are essential for making sure patients can be contacted about their healthcare. Surgeries need to be able to contact their patients to provide them with test results, invite them for screening to protect against cancer for example, or to be vaccinated against infectious diseases such as flu or measles. Hospitals also rely on GP lists to ensure they can write to patients with appointments and results of tests or other information. Naturally, people change address or move to a different area. This can result in the database being inaccurate and means important information may not reach patients. Debra Elliott, Director of Commissioning at NHS England, South, said: “It’s really important that GP practices can maintain accurate lists of the patients they serve, and for this reason we call on everyone to let us know their contact details are correct. You will be supporting your practice to provide the best possible service to all its patients and ensuring the NHS uses its resources efficiently.”
STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC Sunday, March 10: Rautio Piano Trio & Robin Ashwell, Viola 4pm at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt CO7 6TG Programme: Mozart, Piano Quartet in G minor K478 Mahler, Quartet Movement in A minor Brahms, Piano Quartet no 1 in G minor op 25 The Trio is an award-winning and critically acclaimed ensemble. They have performed in major UK venues and in France, Austria, Germany, and Israel. The piano quartet is completed by Robin Ashwell, well-known as the Sacconi Quartet’s viola player.
SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM You said your concerns were: • Anti-social behaviour and drug use in Hadleigh • Speeding in the Hadleigh area We responded: • Targeted foot patrols in uniform and plain clothes in local parks. One male youth found in possession of Cannabis and issued with a youth caution. • Speeding day of action results shown below. CRIME UPDATES Four teenage males have been identified for causing damage at Beaumont Primary School. All have been referred through the Youth Offending team for the Restorative Justice Process. Following reports of four motor vehicles damaged in the George Street area of Hadleigh, another four teenage males have been identified as suspects and enquiries continue. So far one male has been reported to court and another is due to receive a youth conditional caution. In addition to our anti-social behaviour pro-active patrols, we conducted a day of speed enforcement and action with our partners Community Speedwatch and the Safety Camera Team. This was part of a national road safety campaign. The areas covered were Woolverstone, Shotley, Brantham, Pinewood, Great Blakenham, Bramford, Holton St Mary, Lady Lane Hadleigh and Sproughton. In total 53 offenders were identified and now face fixed fines, penalty points or driver improvement courses. If you are interested in reducing speed in your, you can become a Community Seedwatch volunteer. Visit our website for further details about how to apply. There have been a number of rural domestic burglaries across Suffolk. Please remember to secure your property when you leave and look out for suspicious activity in your area. Our website has home crime prevention advice under our ‘First Principle’ scheme. Another reminder in relation to Police Connect. This is a free messenger service, which means you can receive text messages or emails with upto-date information about policing in your area. Sign up at www.suffolk.police.uk/services/police-connect or request a form from us via: CEOlowestoft@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Police Constable 710 Michael Small If you have any quires or questions please contact Hadleigh SNT: Hadleigh Police Station, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh IP7 5AD Hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Emergency: Call 999 / Non-Emergency: Call 101 Follow us on Twitter @HadleighPolice Police Connect: Suffolk.police.uk/police connect
This concert is held in memory of the late Mrs Sheila Grove-White and is supported by a generous legacy. Sunday, March 24: Quartet 4pm at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt Programme: Mozart, Quartet in B flat K 458 The Hunt Mendelssohn, Quartet no 2 in E minor op 44 Dvorak, Quartet in G major op 105 Winners of the St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition 2017, the Manchesterbased Zelkova Quartet has established a reputation as one of the UK’s upand-coming string quartets, praised for performing “with a remarkable zeal and intensity” (Edinburgh Fringe, Herald Scotland 2015). Generously supported by Grier and Partners, East Bergholt. Tickets for each concert are £15 for non-members via: www.svam.org.uk / svamtickets@btinternet.com / 01206 298426
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OUT & ABOUT LIBRARY LIFE: HAVING A TOP TIME
HADLEIGH & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB
Is it just me, or is everyone else really starting to feel the fidget of spring take hold?
After a brilliant day at Cambridge Botanic Garden in February we are back on home ground this month with our AGM. If you are thinking of becoming a member, or just want to find out a little more about the club, this would be the perfect opportunity to have a chat over a cuppa. The meeting starts at 7.30pm in Hadleigh Town Hall, and we look forward to seeing you there.
The infamous term ‘Spring Clean’ starts being bandied about as many of us feel the urge to shake off the dull winter months of being bundled up indoors and our homes and activities not having had the opportunity to be aired. However, in my household at least, this mythical Big Clean often gets sidelined because the call to get outside or do something refreshing, perhaps even a new hobby or interest to pursue, yells louder than the emptying of the kitchen cupboards. (I often feel this onerous task is much better tackled in the winter anyway, as you are more likely to be captive inside and have less opportunity to sidle past the drawers that get interminably cluttered and instead, just hunker down and get on with it while there’s not much else that can be done.) Sometimes though, it can be hard to know where to begin in discovering new opportunities and friendship groups, especially into mid and later life when you finally start finding you have more time than you used to to spend on or by yourself. If you think that this sounds familiar, then perhaps you would like to come along and visit the Top Time Group who meet at Hadleigh Library. It’s an informal gathering for anyone over 55 who would like to enjoy a cup of tea, a chat and various activities. They meet in the top room at Hadleigh Library, every Wednesday from 10.30am to 12.30pm to play games, discuss current affairs and enjoy talks and visits. Membership costs £5 a month or £2 for visitors. To find out more, do drop into the library and talk to a member of staff, or call us on 01473 823778. For everyone else, don’t forget your local library could have just what you need, whether it’s the latest book on de-cluttering (if you are feeling the lure of the Spring Clean) or maps of walking routes (if you’d prefer to ignore the pile of bags, cloths and goodness knows what else accumulated under the kitchen sink). We can help you with most things – although, your cleaning is your own to tackle (although, we do have books on that too!). www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/libraries/hadleigh-library
HINTLESHAM’S PRE-EASTER GUINEA PIG & RABBIT PET SHOW Central Suffolk Rabbit & Cavy Club’s spring show is on Saturday, April 6 at Hintlesham & Chattisham Community Hall, Hintlesham IP8 3PS (A1071). The club offers a welcome to all to visit or show their pets. Entering is easy: contact the pet secretaries on March 28 by 9.30pm (rabbits) or April 1 by 9.30pm (guinea pigs), then turn up on the day (between 9.30 and 10am) for judging at 10.30am. Entry fee is £2 for a guinea pig and £1 for a rabbit, with prizes for winners. CONTACTS Rabbits: Amanda Leadbitter, 01638 490403 (evenings) Cavies: Amanda Tibbles, 07460 631001 / horsemad20868@aol.com Just want to come along? There are lots of animals to admire at this British Rabbit Council two-star show and you can even watch the judging. The East Anglian Lop Circle and the Eastern Counties Rex Circle are also holding events. The hall opens at 9.30am and admission is free with all-day refreshments and a large raffle. Free car parking and the local pub (The George) serves delicious lunches. Pre-show queries: patriciagaskin@btinternet.com / 01473 652169 (evenings)
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SPRING JUMBLE SALE Clear the Clutter – Bag a Bargain! Saturday, April 6 from 2pm at Bentley Village Hall If you have anything you wish to donate, please bring it along to the hall from 9am on the day or telephone Pam (01473 310283) or Aimée (01473 311311) who will arrange to collect it from you. If you would like to come to our sale, the hall will be open from 2pm with tea and coffee available. We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support.
VILLAGE LINK The Mystery of Going Underground is the title of the talk at our meeting on March 13 in Tattingstone Village Hall at 10am. The club aims to bring communities together and we have over the years attracted members from many villages, men and women of various ages. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 10am to noon. I would like to welcome back any former members and to see new members from all local villages at our meetings, either as visitors or members in readiness for our 25th celebration. Chairman Linda Evans: 01473 311262
STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB We held our New Year Lunch at the popular Haywain in Little Bromley on February 6 when our spouses and Probus widows joined us for what was an enjoyable event and a tasty meal. On February 20 Brian Wilcox introduced us to New Ways of Working, which, though mostly retired, members still found most interesting. Brian Wills will present a lecture of particular local interest on Wednesday, March 6 when he speaks about Constable and his Paintings. Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 20 and on April 3 Chris Parfitt will introduce us to Bhutan, Land of The Thunder Dragon and David Ablewhite will return to present The Horrible Hanoverians. 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 CAPEL IRISH SET DANCE GROUP Capel Irish Set Dance Group meets at St Mary’s Church Hall on the third Sunday of every month (except August and the second Sunday in December) from 2-5.30pm. We are a friendly group and it’s not necessary to have a partner. In fact you’re welcome to come along just to enjoy the music. Dates for 2019: March 17, May 19, June 16, July 21, September 15, October 20, November 17 and our Christmas Dance on December 8. Hope to see you, Hille and Trevor Peartree, 01473 310146 Chris and Marjorie Haste, 01473 311615
DEDHAM FOOTPATH GROUP Enjoy walking, meeting new people? Then why not come along to walks organised by Dedham Footpath Group. We walk four to five miles on the first Sunday morning of each month. On Sunday, March 3 we will meet at Manningtree Co-op car park at 10.30am for a four to five mile walk through fields, returning via the river. Dedham Footpath Group welcomes all walkers and those with well-behaved dogs, kept on leads at all times, are welcome to join us. For more information email: DedhamFG@gmail.com
DO YOU HAVE AN UP TO DATE WILL? Most of us are living longer and at present the over 65s make up 18 per cent of the population and this is due to increase to 24 per cent in 2036. As we live longer we need to be aware that most of us will require temporary or permanent care whether this is in our own home or in residential care. Age Legal Services was established by Sacha Tiller in 2011 as she realised that making the important decision about planning for your later life is something that many of us keep putting off until an accident, injury or illness occurs. As Sacha says: “Sometimes it’s heart breaking. I do a visit to discuss Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, but have to advise that it could be too late as I have concerns about their mental capacity. When you live with someone every day, sometimes you don’t see how quickly they can deteriorate.” In later life we will all need to appoint someone we trust to manage our finances and healthcare needs. Over one million of us last year took out a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). A LPA enables us to ‘safely’ nominate a person/s we trust to make decisions for us ‘only’ when we are no longer able to. Sacha works extensively in our community helping people to put their legal affairs in order. Having an up to date Last Will and Testament avoids costly probate fees, enables our estate to be distributed earlier and reduces the likelihood of a challenge or dispute amongst beneficiaries. For a no-obligation discussion call Sacha: 01206 820638 www.agelegalservices.com
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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. We meet at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 1JF at 7.15pm. Our next meeting is on March 19 when Nick Collinson, general manager for East Suffolk National Trust, will talk about the National Trust properties in East Suffolk. He will be placing particular emphasis on Sutton Hoo where major changes across the site have transformed the way in which the stories of one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time are presented to the public. The meeting will be preceded by a short AGM. On April 16 an ambassador from Trinity House will talk about the lighthouses around our coast. For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary at: membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 / www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk
STOUR VALLEY U3A An Afternoon with Joyce Grenfell by Gillian Grinham was the subject of our meeting on February 13. Gillian is an author, former teacher and a director of plays and musicals. She performed a series of monologues and songs from Joyce’s repertoire, interspersed with details of her much loved entertainer’s life. Toni Neobard and Kate Broad, family historians and authors, will present For Better or Far Worse on March 13. This will be a light-hearted look at marriage and relationships through the eyes of Victorians. What happened if they didn’t marry and what if you did but were not happy with your choice? It will be a glimpse at bizarre goings-on showing wedded bliss wasn’t always so! On April 10 the popular speaker Mark Mitchels will talk to us on The Genius of Charles Dickens. Dickens rose to become a great novelist by sheer talent and determination. He worked a self-imposed schedule that never relaxed and in the end he probably brought about his early death. But the novels survive, to be rediscovered by each generation. What sort of man was he? His genius is astonishing and this talk uses biography and extracts from his books to re-create the man and his achievements. Member’s Quiz Night On Wednesday, March 20 our first member’s quiz night is scheduled to take place at 7pm in The Constable Hall. Bring your own drinks and nibbles and partake in a team of six for just £2 each. Help will be given to form a team on the night. Please register before March 12 by contacting June Escott: 01206 231707 / jescott@btinternet.com Each month The Coffee Grinders meet at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt CO7 6SD from 10am to noon. 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, March 22. Our main purpose is to encourage lifelong learning for those who are no longer in full time employment and emphasis is always placed on making learning active and fun as well as helping in developing friendships. For further information please visit www.stourvalleyu3a.org.uk where membership secretary Gillian Gibbs may be contacted. 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.
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SCHOOLS LAYHAM PLAYGROUP The birds have been visiting to eat the food we have put out for them. We are also very excited as some birds have shown an interest in our new birdboxes in the playgroup garden. We celebrated Chinese New Year with music, dance and crafts, as well as noodles and prawn crackers for snack time. We also turned our role-play area into a Chinese restaurant.
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FAMILY QUIZ Our next fundraiser is a family quiz on Saturday, March 9 from 4-6pm at Layham Village Hall with rounds suitable for all ages. Entry is £10 for adults, £5 for children, including a fish and chip supper. Please call us on 07999 866419 to book your tickets. LADYBIRD TODDLER GROUP Ladybird Toddler Group is part of Layham Playgroup. It takes place every Wednesday morning during term time from 9.3011am and is open to all children from birth to five years. We have a variety of toys and activities ranging from a quiet baby area to role-play, small world, playdough and crafts. On Wednesday, March 6 Ladybirds will be celebrating World Book Day with cakes and stories. Please contact us at: 07999 866419 / admin@layhamplaygroup.co.uk
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mentabusiness Baby Bears Baby Bears have been busy engaging in activities relating to Chinese New Year. They have been exploring the texture of noodles through sensory play, creating some lovely cherry blossom fans with bingo dabbers and making pig-shaped cupcakes for Year of the Pig. This next month we are planning to reintroduce our outdoor sleeping area and the Baby Bears will be sleeping to the sounds of nature and breathing in all that lovely fresh air. Toddling Tigers The children have been listening to There’s a Tiger in the Garden and using their creative skills to make a lovely wall display of Nora and the tiger. They have also made their own tiger masks with paper plates and butterflies using wet wipes and bingo dabbers. The children are learning how to talk about what they can see in a book and some can even recall the story in their play and relate their pictures back to the story. The Toddling Tigers loved taking part in Bird Watch Week and together we made nest cakes, bird feeders, binoculars, tree pictures and nest boxes for the birds. We have enjoyed listening to the different sounds of the birds singing and chirping. Our handmade binoculars made spotting the birds so much fun. Gruffalos Over recent weeks the Gruffalos have been involved in a spot of ‘Twitching’ (bird watching). They have created their own spaces to sit quietly and see which birds they could spot. This created many wonderful conversations and sharing of knowledge amongst the Gruffalos. They didn’t always manage to keep quiet, especially when an enormous flock of seagulls arrived on the field! They have created their own binoculars and explored the differences between our garden birds. We were also fortunate to have a snowy pre-school day, so we were straight out to explore the wonders of snow and ice. As it doesn’t happen often we made sure we made the most of it! If you would like to enquire about our nursery or pre-school please contact Emma Deakin: 01473 310767
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SPORT HADLEIGH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Essex Prestige Homes Ltd has sponsored our Reserve Team, providing them with a new kit and also taking two pitch side advertising boards. Thanks go to Shaun Barnes for his kind support. Our old website provider have recently been taken over, so the committee decided it was the right time to change to a new provider, which if you care to take a look is much more user-friendly than the old site. Thanks go to Andrew Crisp for his time and hard work in setting up the new site and transferring data from one to the other. Quiz Night: Tuesday, March 29 A general knowledge quiz night has been arranged to start at 7pm. Tickets are £5 with a max of six per team. Tables can be booked by contacting Lynda Ward: 07515 128947 On behalf of the Suffolk FA we will be hosting the following matches which are played on neutral grounds: Suffolk Premier Cup: Tuesday, March 12, 7.45pm Felixstowe & Walton Utd v Stowmarket Town Suffolk Senior Cup: Friday, April 5, 7.45pm Ipswich Wanderers v Cornard United On behalf of the Thurlow Nunn League we will be hosting the following match: Chell Trophy Final: Wednesday, March 20, 7.45pm Halstead Town Res v Walsham-le-Willows Res FORTHCOMING MATCHES First Team Mar 2: Hadleigh v Framlingham Town Mar 9: F.C. Clacton v Hadleigh Mar 23: Godmanchester Rovers v Hadleigh Mar 30: Gorleston v Hadleigh Reserve Team Mar 9: Wivenhoe Town Res v Hadleigh Utd Res Mar 23: Walsham-le-Willows Res v Hadleigh Utd Res Mar 30: Mildenhall Town Res v Hadleigh Utd Res Under 18s Mar 6: Hadleigh v Felixstowe & Walton Mar 14: Leiston v Hadleigh Mar 28: Felixstowe & Walton v Hadleigh Veterans Mar 3: Framlingham Town v Hadleigh Mar 24: Hadleigh v Kesgrave Kestrels January 200 Club Winners 1: Lynda Ward (53) £100 2: John Day (78) £50 Millfielder www.hadleigh-utd.teamexpert.co.uk Facebook: Hadleigh United Football Club - Official
EAST BERGHOLT UNITED fc The new year started in a very positive way for the 1st Team as they recorded a three-nil Home victory against Bramford Utd. Their mixed form returned however as they then lost at Crane Sports, were involved in a remarkable comeback from three-nil down to draw with bottom of the table Grundisburgh, before producing their performance of the season to end the month by winning three-two at high flying Henley Athletic. The first game in February was another defeat to Cranes to leave the team in a lower mid-table position in the Senior League. The Reserves were high scoring but inconsistent in January with a four-all away draw, a home defeat and a five goal home win, but then started February with a remarkable fifteen goal home victory. The team now sit right in the middle of the Intermediate A table. The A Team’s fine form slipped a little as they started 2019 with two wins and one defeat before drawing with league leaders Ransomes Sports Reserves in the first match in February. They are now in a group of three clubs on twenty-one points chasing the second promotion spot. UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team – Senior Division Sat, Feb 23: Bramford Utd (A) Sat, Mar 2: Westerfield Utd (H) Sat, Mar 9: Trimley Red Devils (A) Sat, Mar 16: Westerfield Utd (A) Sat, Mar 23: Achilles (H) Sat, April 6: Capel Plough (A) Reserves – League A Sat, Feb 23: Bramford Utd Res (H) Sat, Mar 2: Framlingham Town Res (A) Sat, Mar 9: Westerfield Utd Res (A) Sat, Mar 16: Wenhaston Utd Res (A) Sat, Mar 23: Bacton Utd 89 Res (A) Sat, Mar 30: Mendlesham Res (H) Sat, April 6: Achilles Res (A) A Team – League C Sat, Mar 2: Kesgrave Kestrels Res (A) Sat, Mar 9: Sporting 87 A (A) Sat, Mar 23: Grundisburgh Res (A) Sat, Mar 30: Framlingham Town A (A) Fixtures are subject to change. Please refer to the fixtures website to confirm: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=4358069 LADIES AND JUNIORS We are looking for new teams, boys or girls, of any age group to join us as we look for the club to grow. If you are interested please contact David George at: davidgeorge5000@hotmail.com The darts competition night was held on January 5 and was a very successful event. The results were as follows: Singles: Ben McGrath (£75) beat Jamie Greig (£25) Doubles: Ross Copper & Aaron Chinnery (£50 each) beat Jonny McGrath & Alvin McMasters It is anticipated that the darts tournament will become a regular event and will be open to all, so darts players, keep an eye for the next event. If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you. Steve Butcher: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com
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CAPEL & ELMSETT METHODIST CHURCHES PLANNING FOR… I began my working life as an engineer almost 50 years ago, first with Dunlop in Coventry and then with a local authority. In 1977 I was working as a newly chartered engineer on the planned M1 – A1 link road in Northamptonshire, now the A14. Our design year was 1991 and one of my tasks was to predict the volume of traffic on this completely new road. The original brief we were given was for a largely single carriageway with only a few grade separated junctions. My traffic predictions showed it need to be dual carriageway with every junction grade separated (i.e. through traffic going on a flyover or underpass – only joining and leaving traffic going to the roundabout). I left engineering to train for the ministry and then went to serve in Zimbabwe. In the meanwhile the road was completed in 1991 as planned, my section dualled and all junctions grade separated, except the beginning and end. I returned from Africa in 1992. In that year I travelled the full length of the A14 to pick up some friends from the port of Harwich.
I learn contentment where he places me, as the Psalmist says “the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places… I keep my eyes always on the Lord, with him, I shall not be shaken.” Psalm 16:6-8 The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary Ipswich IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 AT CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST Home Groups on various days and times – contact the Minister Sunday 3
10.30am 6.30pm
Worship with Mr Rod Stone Prayer
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Worship arranged locally
Sunday 17
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Worship with Mrs Marilyn Watsham
I also went back into my office and found my colleagues had just checked back to the report I had signed off in 1977 and compared the current traffic flows with my predicted ones. I was told they were amazingly close. For its first 15 years the A14 has largely coped with the traffic, but the growth of traffic and, in particular, the container port of Felixstowe shows the road under strain.
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Sunday 24
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Worship & Communion, Rev Sankey United Prayer at St Mary’s
Sunday 31
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Worship with Mr Richard Spencer
As soon as I have completed this article, I am off on a two-day course to plan for retirement. If I live to my parent’s age, I could have over 30 years of retirement (the current lifetime of the road I helped plan).
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Worship with Rev David Keeble Worship with Rev Derek Grimshaw
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9.45am 6.30pm
Café Style Worship Worship with Mr Martin Ellis
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9.45am 6.30pm
Worship with Rev Jo Jacobs Worship with Rev Derek Grimshaw
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Worship with Mr John Gillett Worship with Mr Roger Fern
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Worship with Rev Derek Grimshaw Worship with Rev Martin Dawes
Will my retirement feel the strains that the road is under, will finances be enough to keep a roof over my head, what about my health and wellbeing, what about family and friends, what are those things that I most enjoy? Will it be the time of my life? Will I be busier in retirement than I have been working? Where do I live? I have no roots anywhere, and family are north, south and west, hundreds of miles apart. Where does God want me? God still has a plan for my life and
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I want to be in a place where he can use me. Lots of questions that I need to think about and plan for. But I’ve been here before, each time a move has come and each time lots of questions, but also a peace. God has it in hand.
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The Rev Derek Grimshaw, Minister at Elmsett Methodist 2 Henley Avenue, Ipswich 01473 805486 / dkgrimshaw@msm.com Lay Pastor Alicia Holmes: ajnholmes@gmail.com / 01473 831120
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COME AND MEET US We are a family of ordinary people who love God and trust Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. We would be delighted to welcome you to our Church office in George Street and to any of our services, activities, courses and events. Sunday Services (live streaming) 10.30am: All Age Worship including crèche, teaching and activities for three-13 year olds 6.30pm: Evening Service To advertise in this section, which appears in 18 magazines in areas across Suffolk and Essex, please contact a member of our sales team on 01473 400380
Audio recordings of our services are available on our website, YouTube and as podcasts from iTunes. Christianity Explored If you are unsure what Christianity is all about but would like to find out, we regularly run free, friendly and informal Christianity Explored courses. You will not be asked to read or pray aloud but will be given the opportunity to ask your questions. Many people have found this course helpful. Please check out our website for the starting date of our next course. Midweek Small Groups We have seven small groups meeting on two evenings (Tuesday and Wednesday) and one that meets Thursday daytime in the Chapel lounge and in homes around Hadleigh and the surrounding area for Bible study, fellowship and prayer. FREE CAP Money Management CAP Money is a comprehensive yet surprisingly simple money management course that has received national recognition. It lasts three weeks to help you get, and then stay in control of your finances. Proven to be effective for thousands of people. Please check our website for the starting date of our next course. Baby, toddler, children and youth groups We have two-midweek groups. One, run jointly with our friends from the URC, is for babies and toddlers with their parents or carers and is called The Ark. It meets on Friday mornings from 9.30-11.30am. A new group called ‘Equip’ began on Thursday, January 31. It’s for School Years 5 and 6 and will run every Thursday in school term time between 6.30 and 8pm. Easter Egg Hunt Our enormously popular Easter Egg Hunt is on Saturday, April 20 from 10am to noon. Please arrive dressed appropriately to go outdoors. It’s free!
Further Information and where to find us George Street, HadleighIP7 5BE (free parking in nearby public car park on Magdalen Road) Tel: 01473 829602 and speak to Chris. Website: www.hadleighbaptist.org.uk Twitter: @HadleighBaptist Facebook: HadleighBaptistChurch YouTube: Hadleigh Baptist Church
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