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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR One recent Sunday morning, Jack and I got up early to bake cakes for one of our little charity stalls at the front gate, this time in aid the Cyclone Idai appeal. We’d watched the news reports about the cyclone which has left around three million people in need of help and Jack’s immediate response: let’s bake! And so we did. We cut out letters to make a Cyclone Idai Appeal banner and set up the table with cupcakes at 50p each. It was a lovely morning and the lane was busy with dog walkers and cyclists so trade was brisk. The little money pot was filling up nicely, but when we realised we’d forgotten to tell grandma what we were doing, and knowing how much she loves cake, we ran next door to tell her we were almost sold out. When we returned our little money pot had disappeared! At first I thought it had just blown off the table, but there was no sign of it anywhere. It was well and truly gone. Jack’s little face was a picture, and not a pretty one. I still can’t quite believe it happened. I just don’t understand how anyone could be so heartless, or even have the nerve to do it! But the story doesn’t end there. Feeling the need to vent, I posted a message on the local Facebook page and was humbled by what happened next. The first person who posted a reply also made a £25 donation to the appeal. Then a man I don’t know turned up at the door with a £5 donation. He wanted to meet Jack and to tell him not to be disheartened by what had happened. There were a few angry comments on Facebook, but most people wanted to express sympathy and to ask when we were having our next cake sale. Many others donated to the appeal and in addition to the £10 we received from a lady who dropped by the house later in the day, and our own contribution to cover sales, the total donated on the day was £160. Clearly there is an odd bad egg in the world, but so many, many, many more good eggs who can achieve great things when they come together. Of course, I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. In every area where we publish there are multiple fundraising events happening all the time, but isn’t it lovely when a negative becomes a positive and doubts are overcome. And on that basis we shall be running another cake stall very soon!
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NEWS 179th HADLEIGH SHOW Saturday, May 19 Preparations for the 179th Hadleigh Show on Saturday, May 19 are nearly complete and we hope you will join us for a great family day out at Holbecks Park. To mark the Royal wedding and the end of the First World War, the showground will have a quintessentially British feel with red, white and blue bunting. The Grand Ring will welcome Broke FMX with their motocross display team and Little Nippers Terrier Racing, while Titan the Robot will be touring the park – so do come and say hello. The flower marquee will mark the end of the First World War with a theme of Nostalgia and Memories for the floral art exhibits while the children will create poppies and doves to hang on a tree. Mark David from The Cooking Experience in Hadleigh and his team of chefs will be cooking up a host of dishes throughout the day using local produce in our cookery marquee. Advance tickets can be purchased online at: www.hadleighshow.co.uk Tickets can also be purchased at Avis Newsagents in Hadleigh, Hollow Tree Farm Shop in Semer, Boxford Post Office, Bates Wells & Braithwaite in Sudbury, Hall Farm Shop in Stratford-St-Mary, Hintlesham Barns and Elmsett Post Office and Stores. If buying before 5pm on Friday, May 18, visitors can take advantage of the early-bird discount. Gates open at 8am. Parking is free with larger car parks and improved traffic flow this year.
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HADLEIGH VISITOR INFORMATION Training for VI Volunteers Thursday, May 16, 9.30am-noon at Hadleigh Pool and Leisure In addition to our Visit Hadleigh website we know visitors value a place for Visitor Information – face-to-face local knowledge when they arrive, or indeed want to think about where to go next. This is an opportunity for customer services work experience at a high level for those who want to develop effective communication skills and love their town of Hadleigh. For full details and to register please contact Jane Snowdon at Visit Hadleigh Voluntary Enterprise: 01473 824957 / snowdonjane@hotmail.co.uk
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NEWS HIDDEN GARDENS OF HADLEIGH Saturday, June 8, 11am-5pm A wide variety of gardens both large and small
HADLEIGH & BOXFORD PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP Are you living life to the full? Living Life to the Full (LLTTF) provides low intensity online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). As a self-directed programme it is very useful for anyone experiencing stress, anxiety and/or low mood and gives instant access to practical help for managing mood. It is also useful for people waiting for further help for their emotional difficulties. The programme offers its users an option for three supportive telephone sessions over a six-week period in addition to self-directed online therapy and is suitable for anyone aged 18 or over with common mental health and emotional issues. Benefits • Offers an effective evidence based alternative to medication
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
FLOWTON IN FLOWER – JUNE 22-23 The tiny Suffolk village of Flowton is opening its gardens for the first time in four years. As well as a dozen very different gardens to visit, there will be an exciting display of military vehicles and a range of other events to keep the whole family happy. Flowton’s delightful 13th century church will also host a colourful flower festival on the theme of Nursery Rhymes.
• Allows instant access to resources enabling you to start treatment immediately • Convenience – you can access the materials in a place and at a time to suit you • Courses are easy to follow, in an easy read format and not too lengthy • Access to a support worker if needed • Gives you the tools to help yourself How does it work? Living Life to the Full is a life skills course that aims to provide access to high quality, practical and user-friendly training in life skills. The course content teaches key knowledge in how to tackle and respond to issues/demands which we all meet in our everyday lives. Courses cover low mood, stress and resilience which enables people to work out why they feel as they do, how to tackle problems, build confidence, get going again, feel happier, stay calm, tackle upsetting thinking, and more. The courses offered are: • Living Life to the Full • Living Life to the Full for farmers • Living Life to the Full for parents of children facing life threatening illness • Reclaim your Life – long term conditions
Refreshments, lunches and cream teas will be available throughout the weekend at St Mary’s Church.
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The flower festival and church will be open from 11am to 5pm on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June. Gardens will be open from noon to 5pm. Flowton (IP8 4LG) is signposted from the B1113 near Bramford and Sproughton to the west of Ipswich, and also from the A1071 (Ipswich, Hintlesham, Hadleigh). There is easy access from Junction 54 on the A14 (Sproughton exit). For further information please contact Rob Clements: 01473 658241 / 07772 313253 / flowton.suffolk@gmail.com / clementsrc@hotmail.com www.flowtonopengardens.co.uk
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• LLTTF diabetes • LLTTF Without Walls for those who have recently left prison or become homeless How to get started 1. Visit www.LLTTF4Suffolk.com 2. Complete the mood quiz 3. Register and change your life On initial entrance to the site, you will be asked to complete a brief mood quiz. If you meet the threshold for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and agree to support, a ‘pop up’ box will appear and you can fill in brief details which will enable an IAPT worker to contact you by phone to check appropriateness for this level of treatment. If you are deemed as needing a higher level of treatment, you will be stepped up within the Wellbeing Service. As you work through the course of treatment, there will be routine contact from the IAPT worker via phone/email to motivate you to use the online resources to improve your wellbeing and reach recovery. Patients wanting immediate help with panic need only select the big red ‘Panic Button’ to access an e-book on dealing with panic attacks. You don’t need to contact your GP to use this resource. For patients who prefer not to use an online resource, the LLTTF publications are available in all local libraries via Books on Prescription. We are actively seeking new members. For more information about the Patient Participation Group, or to join our online virtual group, please email: hadleighboxfordPPG@gmail.com
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NEWS YOU CAN WING IT IF YOU SING IT! If I had a pound for every time I heard somebody say “I sing in the shower, but I can’t sing”, I would be exceedingly rich by now! As a member of Hadleigh Community Choir, I sing in the shower, the car, everywhere and anywhere because singing is extremely therapeutic, and when you use muscles to deliver the notes you can even lose weight while having fun! We are a friendly bunch which, if you will pardon the cliché, does what it says on the tin. Meeting for a 7.30pm start on a Thursday at Hadleigh United Reformed Church, Market Square, the choir is based in Hadleigh and embraces everyone from the community and surrounding areas. If you are around on Monday, May 13, you might even get the opportunity to hear us in action at the Hadleigh Steering Group meeting, held at the Leisure Centre at 4.15pm, together with a talk from Simon Thompson, co-founder of the choir. Our summer concert is on Saturday, July 13 at 7.30pm in Hadleigh URC. There now, don’t say I didn’t give you sufficient notice. And just a quick word to those who attend our concerts on a regular basis: Thank you – your support is duly noted and appreciated Please tell a friend (or even better, bring one or two) Just when you think you have heard it all, you haven’t! We don’t hold auditions, we do support local charities, and for the lady I had my most recent discussion with about singing, we encourage even those who think they can’t sing, to sing!
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NOT JUST A STRICTLY ANNUAL EVENT! Apologies for the late delivery of a Christmas Present Trust update. I had the small matter of a family bereavement to deal with and it hasn’t been easy. Nevertheless, back now, so what have we been up to since we last met? The Christmas Present Trust catered for 111 people on Christmas Day (115 if you count the takeaways!). Simon (Master of the Sprouts) and I continue to be grateful for the support from the Hadleigh community, bearing in mind that he was not solely responsible for peeling and cooking 45kg of seasonal vegetables! The event is currently in its fifth year (Yay! Happy Birthday to us) and we appear to be growing in number with every successive occasion. To help us celebrate, we cordially invite anybody who has volunteered their services at any of the last four events to join us for what I call a Reunion Reduction. This is an opportunity for a get together (drinks and nibbles will be provided, of course), but we also need to sift through our collection of lights and decorations to decide as a team what we should keep for future use and what can be recycled within the community. The Christmas Present Trust get-together is at The Ansell Centre on Sunday, May 12 from 2-6pm. By the way, thanks to two of our volunteers, we have a Strictly Come Dancing annual signed by dancers and judges from the last series. This will feature at this year’s fundraising event, The Big Celebrity Christmas Card Auction coming to a Hadleigh venue near you. Sarah Thompson
LIBRARY LIFE: DO AS ELEPHANTS DO Elmer Day at Hadleigh Library, Saturday, May 25 We humans are a funny old species. We have so much capacity for love, care and inventiveness, but alongside these positive traits, we often create for ourselves circumstances which we find difficult and upsetting. Sometimes then, it may be beneficial for us to take inspiration from our animal friends. Elephants are a wonderful example and bring smiles to many people’s faces as they represent gentle strength, resourcefulness and mutual support; certainly these are values that we can’t do without in challenging times.
Shelley Art Group present their second exhibition at Shelley House Studios on Saturday and Sunday 8/9 June from 2-6pm. All Saints Church, Shelley, will be open with floral displays and Shelley House Gardens will also be open with plant stalls and teas along with several other gardens in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice. Shelley House, Shelley, Ipswich IP7 5QY. From Hadleigh to Lower Layham then sign to Shelley. After one mile Shelley House is on the right.
On Saturday, May 25, Hadleigh Library will be celebrating Elmer Day and invites you to come along and join in. There will be story time and craft activities suitable for ages five to eight from 10.30-11.30am as well as rag rug style Elmer making from 11am-1pm for ages eight plus. Earlier this year, Hadleigh’s Community Artist Charmaine McKissock won the prize for designing and painting a beautiful elephant statue based on Elmer the patchwork elephant and entitled Together We’re Stronger. Completed with a team of community helpers, the finished elephant will be shown in Ipswich and auctioned to raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice. As part of Elmer Day, Charmaine will be at Hadleigh Library demonstrating the rag rug craft, creating a textile Elmer, with a chance for anyone to have a go at this fun activity. And let’s not forget (as an elephant indeed wouldn’t!) the Elmer (and other) storybooks we have at the library which are perfect for reading together. Let’s do as the elephants do and show that together we can be supportive, strong and resourceful and what better place to find people to share these common traits with, than within your community – at your local library.
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CHATTISHAM CHURCH FETE In the gardens of The Old Rectory, Chattisham Saturday, June 8, noon-3pm BBQ lunch and Cream Teas Win Dinner for Two and/or a Spa Day for Two Pimms Tent, Cakes, Sweets, Ice cream Tombola, Plants, Books Bowling for a Pig and Splat the Rat, Tug of War And many more stalls, games and sideshows Free admission and parking Sorry, no dogs allowed
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 May 21, when, in a change from the previously advertised programme, Mark Mitchels will be giving a talk on London’s Globe Theatre. He will be bringing the theatre to life, describing the atmosphere, and explaining what it was like to attend a performance. Why were all classes of London society, from the noblest to the poorest, able to enjoy and appreciate the genius of Shakespeare? It promises to be a fascinating journey back in time. This the last event before the summer break. We meet again on September 17 for a talk on Churchill and his part in the First World War. Visitors (even if not National Trust members) are welcome; the entrance fee is £3. National Trust members/volunteers can join us for £8 per year (£12 per couple at same address). We publish three newsletters a year for members and enjoy interesting day outings and other events. For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary at: membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk
Our speaker on May 8 is Dr Helen Geake, National Finds Adviser at the Portable Antiquities Scheme. She will talk about local finds recorded by PAS, archaeology found by the public and explain what to do if you find an historic artefact while gardening, beachcombing or walking the dog. This talk look at how archaeologists reconstruct items and will include details of local finds. Dr Stephen Ashworth, Senior Lecturer at UEA, will present a talk entitled Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics on June 12. How good are we at intuitively judging probabilities? Should everyone be able to earn more than the average wage? Is it a scandal that doctors, dentists and academics are below the national average? An excursion into statistics and probabilities, which is hoped, will encourage critical consideration of the statistics with which we are bombarded every day. 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, May 24. 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.
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. Remaining Dates for 2019: 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
STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB At our recent AGM Dave Carman was voted in as president and speaker secretary, Graeme Forsyth as secretary and Val Pretty as treasurer. On April 3 Chris Parfitt introduced us to Bhutan, Land of The Thunder Dragon and David Ablewhite returned on April 17 to present The Horrible Hanoverians. Francis Boardman will present Son Of A Gun – Woman in Nelson’s Navy on Wednesday, May 1 and on May 15 Bill Roberts will recall Memoirs of An Armed Protection Officer. On June 5 Norman Jacobs will bring back memories of Light Entertainment from the 1920s to the 1950s and two weeks later on June 19 Cathy Shelbourne will present In the Wake of the Mayflower. Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, free of the constraints and We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB at 10.30am. New members are welcomed. For further details please contact Dave Carman: 01255 880202
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OUT & ABOUT / SCHOOLS VILLAGE LINK Our next meeting is on May 8 at 10am in Tattingstone Village Hall when the talk will be Life of a Thames Waterman/Lighterman by Brian Cornell. The club aims to bring communities together and over the years we have 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.
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Monday, May 13: This month sees us return to Hadleigh Town Hall where our speaker, Martin Gibbison, will share his knowledge of climbers. The meeting begins at 7.30pm and entrance is £4 for visitors and £2 for members to include refreshments. There will be the usual raffle and plant sales table and the competition for May is ‘ three alliums in a vase’. Looking ahead to June, the club will be involved with Hadleigh Hidden Gardens on Saturday, June 8 and Sue, one of our members, will be opening her garden in Semer on Sunday, June 23 as part of the National Garden Scheme. More details next month. E: hadleighgardenclub@gmail.com
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THOMAS MORAN: The Turner of the American West Quay Theatre, Sudbury, Tuesday, May 21 at 2pm Thomas Moran (1837-1926) was the greatest American landscape painter of his time. Inspired by paintings of Turner, Moran was an explorer as well as an artist. His greatest paintings of the Yellowstone in 1871 and the Grand Canyon in 1873 were purchased by Congress for 10,000 US dollars each and revealed for the first time the scale, colour and light of these extraordinary places. Roger Mitchell studied History at Oxford and Fine Art at Leeds. He was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to travel and study in the USA and followed an academic career. He organises and leads Country House Study Tours and researches British and American Country Houses.
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Baby Bears The Baby Bears have been enjoying the warmer weather, spending lots of time out in the garden learning through using our senses. We have been following the Baby Bears interests by planning activities in the garden where we explore sights, sounds and touch. Some of the activities we have enjoyed are feeding the birds, blowing bubbles, playing in and exploring sand, mud and leaves. These activities provide lots of opportunities for learning and furthering development with links to the EYFS including their physical development, understanding of the world, listening, attention and communication. Toddling Tigers The Tigers have taken part in a variety of messy crafts. They have printed on tin foil and large scale paper using toothbrushes, building bricks, animals and their hands. They have noticed the different patterns and like to feel the different textures. Chalk drawings, colouring with pencils and bubble popping have been keeping their little fingers busy. The Tigers have loved getting messy, concentrating on their pattern making and challenging their fine motor skills. Dressing up is always popular in our room as the Tigers explore our dressing up area. Recreating yourself or your friend is a great way to bond and find confidence. Gruffalos As well as enjoying the Easter break, the Gruffalos have squeezed lots into April. We have loved having tadpoles to look after and have been learning about the Christian celebration of Easter and exploring new life by planting seeds. There has been lots of discussion about the flowers that died and how they won’t come back to life like Jesus did. Our planting led us to adding fresh herbs to the playdough and using real tools and equipment the children have explored the playdough with all their senses. They have used herb leaves to create patterns in the dough and have discussed which smells they like and which they don’t. They have used knives, scissors, mallets, mashers and other items that you would find in the kitchen, making sense of what they see adults doing and having a go themselves. We allow the child the space and freedom to explore this activity by making it accessible for the whole week. This means they can go back to it and consolidate their learning, sharing what they have learnt with their peers. We step back, supporting them if they need us but allowing them to explore and learn so much. We would never achieve this with a table full of plastic cutters. If you are interested in Robin’s Childcare’s Nursery, Pre-School or Out of School Clubs please contact Emma Deakin on 01473 310767 and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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SUFFOLK ROCKETS NETBALL CLUB Most of our junior teams have come to the end of their winter league season in the Colchester League. Congratulations to Celestial Rockets (School Years 5-7) who played in the Year 7 division and finished fourth, a great achievement as most players hadn’t played netball prior to this season.
First Team Round-Up The last four First team matches have seen us complete a tour of East Anglia. On March 23 a long trip to second place Godmanchester Rovers saw us return home defeated by five goals without reply. March 30 saw us visit Gorleston where a goal by Mehki McKenzie late in the game saw us return home with three points in the bag. Wroxham was the next trip on April 6 where despite taking an early lead through an own goal and Kyron Andrews scoring on 25 minutes, Wroxham got on level terms at half time and won the match mid-way through the second half. Our last long trip was back to Cambridgeshire to play league leaders Histon. Unfortunately we lost this one 2-1 with Romario Dunne scoring a late goal. Histon received the league trophy after the match.
Well done to Cosmic Rockets (Years 7-8) for finishing seventh in the Year 8 division. This team improved so much during the season. Apollo Rockets (Years 7-8) also played in the Year 8 division, finishing in a fantastic second place, and a massive well done to Saturn Rockets (Year 8) who played in the Year 9 division and finished first, losing only one game all season by one goal. Though a new team, they weren’t fazed by playing older teams and kept their cool at all times. Galaxy Rockets, our Year 9/10 team, still have two games left but are currently sitting in fourth place in the Year 11 division.
Reserves Team Round-Up A visit to Walsham le-Willows on March 23 saw a narrow 3-2 defeat with George Crowe and Max Tate scoring our goals. Next up we had a trip to Mildenhall where again a 3-1 defeat put pay to our chances of a top two finish. Sean Liggett was our scorer. The last match of the season on April 6 was at home against Wivenhoe Reserves. We ran out 7-2 winners with Sean Liggett (4) and one each by Chris Warren, Jack Benee and Shane Murphy. Our final league placing can be confirmed next month. Under 18’s Round-Up A hard fought match at Felixstowe on March 28 saw us get a deserved 2-1 win with Curtis Harvey and Ryan Chidlow our scorers. Our next match was a 5-1 defeat at home to Needham Market with George Crowe getting our solitary goal. April 11 saw a 3-1 win at Stowmarket with Ryan Chidlow, Shane Murphy and Curtis Harvey on the score sheet. April 15 saw probably their best match of the season as we went goal crazy against a hard-working Ipswich Wanderers outfit as we ran out to win 10-0 with a Regan Partridge hat-trick, a brace each for Felix Vardon Barber, Curtis Harvey and Ryan Chidlow and one for Dan Leggett. With two matches left to play, there’s an outside chance they could win their league. Veterans Round-Up The Vets secured the Division 4 title with an emphatic 7-0 win at home against Kesgrave Kestrels, with Paul Dodsworth getting a hat-trick and Gary Bignell, Ben Dixon, Ben Goodchild and David Spraggons chipping in with a goal each. Suffolk Police were next up, but we came back down with a bump as they beat us 3-0. The last match of the season was a trip to Diss Heywood where we ran out winners 4-3 in a hard fought match. The ever youthful Greg Hills scored a hat -trick with the equally youthful Ben Goodchild scoring the other so another successful season for the Vets with back to back league titles. Social Round-Up Friday, May 17 sees our annual presentation evening in the clubhouse from 7.30pm. All supporters are welcome to attend with admission on the night. Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 is our beer festival with music on Friday night from 7.30-11pm and from 3pm on Saturday. The bar opens at noon on Saturday. There will as be a selection of hot food available. For more details look out for posters around the town or take a look at our website or Facebook page. March 200 Club Winners 1: Felix Vardon Barber (96) £100 2: Andrew Crisp (39) £50 Millfielder www.hadleigh-utd.co.uk Facebook: Hadleigh United Football Club – Official
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Our two adult teams have one game left in division 5 of the Adult Colchester League. This game is Rockets V Rockets, a great way to end their first season! On April 3 the club held its annual fundraising event, Silly Socks, to raise money for Autism Anglia. Our training was filled by players and coaches wearing their most outrageous and funny socks and we raised £61 for the charity which supports children and adults with Autism Spectrum Condition, and their families in East Anglia. Our Walking Netball continues every fortnight at Hadleigh High Leisure Centre. The fun Saturday morning session runs from 9-10.30am for over-16s, females and males, with refreshments and cake at the end. Our next sessions are May 4, May 18, June 1, June 15 and June 29. If you have any questions feel free to email Michele: suffolkrocketsWN@yahoo.com Raffle Prizes and Sponsorship The club is looking for raffle prizes for our upcoming presentation evening where we celebrate player and team achievements from the season. This is our opportunity to fundraise for the club, which is vital for the club to grow and be able to accept new players. We are also looking for companies who may want to sponsor a team or the club. Again sponsors allow us to open our doors to more players, provide more kit and help the junior teams to compete in larger tournaments and leagues. If you would like more details please email the club: suffolkrocketsnc@hotmail.com Head Coach Hayley Greenhill www.suffolkrocketsnetballclub.weebly.com Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: Suffolk Rockets NC
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SPORT / ON THE GRAPEVINE EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FC The season is drawing to a close. It has been a good campaign on the whole for the club with a lot of players progressing well. The club is also the leading Senior Club in the Sportsmanship table, mirroring the success of last season, which is very satisfying. The 1st Team had a good March with two draws, but also two victories, one a 5-2 success against league title favourites Achilles. They still sit in the middle of the table, but go into the final three games of the season looking to cement a top half position. The Reserves continued their very up and down season with two defeats, but also two wins in which they scored 14 goals. They have scored 83 goals already this season but are destined for a mid-table finish. Two wins and one defeat through March have left the A Team needing to win their last league game of the season, and hope that their narrow goal difference advantage doesn’t get overturned in order to gain promotion. The club held its inaugural FIFA tournament in the Gandish Road Pavilion. This was a very successful event attended by 32 people who took part in a World Cup style group and knockout tournament. Winner Andrew King went home £120 the richer. The runner-up was Jamie McGrath, who benefitted to the tune of £50. We will be looking for new kits for all three teams next season. This is a great opportunity to support a local organisation and publicise your venture. There are a number of options available and anyone interested is invited to make contact with the secretary in the first instance. The club would like to place on record their appreciation of Paul Willis at Armour Engineering for resolving problems with the rope wheel. Steve Butcher: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com
HOW MANY BISCUITS DO IPSWICH’S MIDNIGHT WALKERS NEED? Last year more than 2,473 walkers joined the St Elizabeth Hospice Midnight Walk, walking more than 20,000 miles in total, raising more than £230,000, eating more than 7,000 biscuits and consuming more than 5,000 drinks! This annual St Elizabeth Hospice event takes more than nine months of planning and needs 150 volunteers to make it possible. The Midnight Walk is now in its 13th year, which means more than 20,000 local people have walked for St Elizabeth Hospice since 2006, raising almost two million in total for St Elizabeth Hospice so far! Watch these statistics come to life in our latest video: https://youtu.be/BGFCvW0FTe8 Joanne Rodgers, Events Manager at St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “On Saturday, May 11 we need the people of Ipswich to join us and walk for their local hospice to help us continue helping local families. The Midnight Walk can raise enough money to run the hospice for a week, so it’s a really vital fundraising event for us and we need people to keep supporting us each year.
30 TRAILMAKERS FOR 30 YEARS In just three months’ time, 55 beautifully painted, unique sculptures will be brightening up the parks and open spaces of Ipswich town centre and waterfront as part of Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk, St Elizabeth Hospice’s latest art trail, organised in partnership with Wild in Art and Andersen Press. And don’t forget the Learning Herd of 85 young Elmer sculptures, currently being decorated by schools and youth groups across the area, who will also be displayed in all their glory in herds across the town! Since November 2016, the Elmer team have been hard at work preparing the trail, but with the launch date drawing ever nearer, the time has now come to look for some additional help. This week they are launching a recruitment drive to find 30 Elmer Trailmakers, representing the 30 years being celebrated this year by both Elmer and the hospice. Campaign Manager Norman Lloyd said: “With our previous Pigs Gone Wild trail, it quickly became apparent that having good trailmakers is absolutely essential for the smooth running of the trail and the wider campaign. It was such an exciting, busy time when the sculptures were all installed in their locations around Ipswich and we really relied on having that additional support from our team of wonderful volunteers. We are looking forward to creating a new team of Elmer Trailmakers, or Elmer Guardians, as they have also been called!” The Elmer Trailmakers will be the public face of the parade. They will be out and about on the trail, ready to welcome, inform and assist any visitors they may meet. In addition, they are the eyes and ears of the team back at Elmer HQ, looking after the sculptures and working as part of a team to ensure the smooth and successful running of this high profile campaign. This is a unique opportunity for sociable, enthusiastic volunteers to use their passion for Ipswich, St Elizabeth Hospice and Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk to inform and inspire the community. Patrick Eade, a former Pigs Gone Wild trailmaker, said: “If Elmer is anything like the Pigs we can look forward to an influx of visitors and a huge feelgood factor this summer. It was great being a trailmaker and meeting so many people – Suffolk folk are a hospitable lot with a keen sense of fun so Elmer is bound to be a success. Science has proven that elephants have great memories, I’m sure seeing 140 Elmers in Ipswich this summer is going to be something we will never forget!” If you are aged 18 or over, enjoy meeting and talking to new people and are looking for something fun to do in summer, this could be just the role for you. To register your interest or have an informal chat about the role please contact Sue Joy: 01473 707016 / volunteer@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
“This year’s event will be a throwback to 1989 (the year the hospice was established) to mark our 30th anniversary, so we’re asking everyone to get their leg warmers on and support our annual charity walk 80s-style! “There is a six and 10 mile route to choose from which take our wonderful walkers around the outskirts of Ipswich but importantly both routes stop at the hospice. Tickets cost £15 and walkers can also choose to fundraise in memory of a loved one. Or, if you don’t fancy completing the walk this year but still want to be involved, we still need volunteers to help make the event possible.” Sign up to the Midnight Walk today at: www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/midnightwalk To volunteer, email: midnightwalk@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
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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 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. 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 for School Years 5 and 6 called Equip runs every Thursday in school term time from 7-8pm. Everyone has questions in life, but not all questions are created equal. Some questions are really big, and they can become sticking points to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. On selected Sunday evenings at 6.30pm we are seeking to answer those questions. Why not come along to hear more and be a part of the Q&A following each talk? Everyone welcome! Sunday, May 12: How do we balance reverence for a holy God with His desire for us to have an intimate relationship with Him? Sunday, May 19: Does God heal today? Sunday, June 2: Is going to Church important? Sunday, June 9: Does prayer change things? Sunday, June 30: What does the Bible say about gender identity issues? Further Information and where to find us George Street, Hadleigh IP7 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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Good Intentions How many times have you intended to do something and failed to do it? I expect, if you are like me, it’s many times. It’s easy to make a promise, and much harder to keep it. There could be many reasons for it. We can be busy with other things. We may forget, we may have taken on more than we can manage. We forget we are older and can’t do as much as when we were younger. There is a story of a father who asked a son to do a job. He flatly refused, to his father’s face, but later on thought better of it and did the job. He asked his second son to do a job, who said ‘sure, glad to’, but he never did. Jesus asked the question, which son did his father’s will, and the reply was the first. The second had good intentions, but failed. With luck, our failure to honour our intentions may not matter too much. On the other hand, it may affect relationships, cause financial hardships, cause pain or injury to someone. It may be we get a second chance to do it or it may be that this was the only opportunity we had to do something that might be life-changing for others or ourselves. If you have good intentions, or someone asks you to do something and if the job needs doing, don’t put if off. Act now before it’s too late. This may be your only chance. It may even be God calling you to do something significant. The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 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 5
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