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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Some years ago I was invited to take part in a ‘Grumpy Women’ segment on Radio Suffolk. Each guest was asked to choose one topic, a task I set about with relish. When I met my fellow grumpy women in the green room before the show we chatted about how difficult it had been to choose. I was embarrassed to discover that while they had struggled to find a topic, I had struggled to select from a rather long list. I’d chosen people who eat from noisy packaging at the theatre or in the cinema, but the shortlist had included people who interrupt all the time, rude drivers who don’t acknowledge when you give way, the pseudoscience used to sell skin creams and cosmetics (just what is a free radical?), people who spit in the street… When I told my husband about the green room conversation he howled with laughter, until he noticed my silence. “Well you’re hardly surprised are you,” he said. “I’ve never known anyone who gets so easily annoyed about small things.” I’m sure you can imagine how that conversation went, but I’m making no apology for my grumpiness, though I prefer to see it as sensitivity! Of course this conversation took place at least 10 years ago and I think I’ve become a nicer person since I started working at In Touch. It’s impossible to be angry and judgemental when I’m constantly reminded of the good in people. Every month I hear from people who are raising funds for charity, organising local events (a significant and often thankless undertaking), setting up or leading support groups, promoting social opportunities for people who are otherwise isolated… the list goes on. We are so fortunate to live in a society where people care, where they look out for each other and give their time to make local communities stronger. The least the rest of us can do is turn up. Of course locally owned businesses are the beating heart of every strong local community, often supporting local causes, investing in the local economy and creating local jobs. Support each other and together we can look forward to a ‘grump free’ future!
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NEWS CAPEL ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL VILLAGE LITTER PICK Saturday, April 28 10am to noon Meeting on the Village Green by the village hall As part of the Spring Clean Suffolk Week hosted by Babergh District Council, Capel St Mary will be taking part in the village litter pick. We are very grateful to those who have attended in previous years and it was clear to see what a difference was made by a few individuals. This year we would love to see lots of residents taking part, even if just to clear the area by your own property. We will supply litter pickers, hi-vis jackets and bin bags. BRING THE FAMILY AND SHOW YOUR COMMUNITY SPIRIT
DOVE CLOSE SOCIAL EVENING Friday, April 27, 7-9pm Everyone welcome to enjoy an evening with The Constable Singers. Refreshments will be available.
In aid of Capel St Mary War Memorial Fund
World War One
Concert Exciting programme of war music, songs, poems, letters from the Front Line, art show and a stirring singalong finale Prize for the best period costume.
In Capel St Mary’s Parish Church on Saturday, 14 April 2018 from 6pm to 8pm. Tickets £10, school students £4, include sparkly and nibbles served bet ween 6pm to 6.40pm Available from organisers Penny Thompson, 01473 314185, Peter Hollis, 01473 652566, Mike Woodward, 01473 310688,
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NEWS CAPEL@50
SCARECROW TRAIL: JUNE 21-24
2018 is a special year for 1 Capel St Mary Scout Group as we are celebrating our 50th Birthday. We have various activities planned to mark this but our big event will be a group celebration camp from Friday, June 29 to Sunday, July 1 at Vauxhall Christian Trust, Vauxhall Farm, Great Wenham. On Saturday, June 30 from 4pm onwards we are inviting friends and past members to join us for a gettogether around the campfire and a light buffet supper to help us celebrate.
Many people have asked if the scarecrow trail could take place over a longer period of time as, due to its popularity, is now quite large and takes a long time to get round. In response to this request we have decided to start the trail on Thursday, June 21, which is Suffolk Day and the longest day of the year, and run through to Sunday, June 24.
If you have been associated with the group at all during any of those 50 years and would like to attend, please email scouts. enquiry@gmail.com or phone 07837 154947 by Friday, June 15. We would also be pleased to borrow any memorabilia or photographs that you may have for us to put on display. Thank you.
The scarecrows will come out to play between 9am and 8pm each day. Forms will need to be returned by Monday evening, April 25 – details will be on the forms.
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WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ RUGBY WARRIOR CAMPS Over the last eight to 10 years rugby has become one of the fast growing female participation sports in the UK with in excess of 18,000 women and girls regularly playing in England alone. That number is increasing all the time and the RFU is working to grow this to 100,000 through a number of strategies. Success at the top level with England’s Red Roses lifting the World Cup in 2014 and finishing runners-up in 2017, along with the creation of the Tyrrells Premier 15s women’s league, have helped to raise the sports profile and the opportunities now available, but where can they go to begin to fulfil their potential? It’s not all about being the best and playing for England. Rugby is a sociable game; more women and girls are playing because rugby clubs have a welcoming, family atmosphere and the sport is a great way to get fit. Mistley RUFC is one of those clubs which has been offering girls aged 11 and below the chance to learn and play rugby in a mixed environment with the boys. Now many of those girls are reaching the age where they can no longer play alongside the boys, so Mistley have launched a girl’s section this year for 11 to 18 year olds who want to continue playing or want to take up rugby with an eye on progressing to a full women’s team in the future. Mistley Rugby Club will be hosting an ‘Inner Warrior’ camp which is a fun-packed, commitment-free way for girls to get outside, get muddy and experience the dynamic, exhilarating sport of rugby for the first time. With plenty of help on hand, we will introduce you to the basics of rugby – passing, kicking and tackling, coupled with enjoyable fitness routines – helping you step out of your comfort zone and unearth your Inner Warrior. This free event will take place on Tuesday, April 17 from 6-8pm at Furze Hills Playing Fields, Shrubland Road, Mistley CO11 1HS and is open to all girls in School Year 6 and above. This month’s cover image by Terry Bramer is of a fieldfare in his back garden on a snowy morning in March. I hope we don’t have snow when this edition arrives, but I couldn’t resist this picture. And if we do have snow for Easter, don’t forget to feed the birds.
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If you have never made a scarecrow and would like to make one this year (it’s easy – just remember it’s a scarecrow) please contact Chris at: 01473 311102 / chrismterry@yahoo.co.uk If you have made a scarecrow in previous years I hope to have spoken to you by the time you read this. If not, I will be in contact with you soon or you are welcome to contact me. Trail forms will be available in early June. Tea, coffee and homemade cakes will be available in St Mary’s Church Hall from 2-5pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE Once again I will be running a tombola stall at this year’s Fun Day on June 9 in aid of the hospice. I will be grateful if anyone wants to donate prizes such as toiletries, bottles of drink and cans of food. You can leave items at my address which is 86 The Street. The hospice improves life for those living with progressive and terminal illnesses through palliative care. They focus on the individuals needs including specialist support if required. They can care for people in their homes, in their communities or at the hospice and they can help you and your family cope with problems such as pain, anxiety and fatigue, as well as offering practical advice. The hospice is an independent charity providing free services and costs £9.1million to run each year, three quarters of which comes from the local community. They rely on fundraising, donations and volunteers to keep going. Your support helps them to grow local hospice care in the neighbourhood. Linda Morrison, Hospice Rep for Capel St Mary
It was a great honour for my husband Bob and myself to lead Ipswich Town onto the pitch before the home game against Hull City on Tuesday, March 13. We were selected for this after winning the Community Champions Award which is run by Ipswich Town Football Club. We were nominated by St Elizabeth Hospice following the work that we have carried out supporting them during the last 22 years, as well as all the other projects that we have supported within the village since 1971 which is when we moved here. These include Capel Scout Group, Capel Plough Football Club, Capel Ladies, WRVS and Friends of Capel Church. We both enjoyed the evening despite the fact that Ipswich Town were beaten by three goals to nil. Bob and Linda Morrison
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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: MARCH 2018 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SUE CARPENDALE Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Update Cabinet’s recommendation on a new framework for spending CIL monies is likely to be approved for action by council this April, with the first bidding round open in May. CIL is a levy imposed on development by the council. CIL is payable on permitted development as well as planning permission development when building work starts. With few exceptions, all new buildings over 100m² (gross internal area) and all new dwellings (including holiday lets) regardless of size must pay CIL; usually in our area this is £115 per square metre. Mid Suffolk and Babergh charge for new dwellings, residential extensions (including garages), residential annexes and convenience retail development. The framework includes key principles, such as support for the Joint Strategic Plan and Joint Local Plan objectives, and will divide what’s left after admin costs and allocations to parishes, into a local infrastructure fund (20% of the money) and one for strategic infrastructure (80%). Planning decisions which approve housing or employment and need infrastructure to make them sustainable, will be prioritised. All the bids and all expenditures will be published so that these are transparent and open to view. Costs which will not be eligible include feasibility studies, maintenance or interest on loans. All parishes and community groups will be able to bid for funding twice a
year, in May and October, with decisions available four months later. Strategic infrastructure will be something that has a significant effect on a wide area, not just one district. Local infrastructure could include extensions to early years, primary, secondary or further education; bus stops; real time passenger information notice boards; expansion of libraries and GP practices; leisure and community facilities, play and sports equipment; waste recycling, etc. Automatic six-monthly allocations to town/parish councils – April and October – will continue. CIL monies can be spent flexibly alongside S106, provided this adheres to the S106 agreement. S106 funds can take a long time to materialise but CIL will be available quickly and could involve significant sums that parishes can apply for. Former Hadleigh offices The future of this site is still uncertain, but the likelihood is that most of it will be converted into homes. We had hoped to see an outline planning application in the spring, but that seems to have faded. People have also asked about the future of Angel Court in Hadleigh. Given that the council is keen to provide more affordable homes – and that both these sites are currently in Babergh’s ownership – there could be a move to link the development of both sites. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk
BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FENELLA SWAN District Council Boundary Review The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is giving local people another chance to have their say on council ward boundaries across Mid Suffolk and Babergh. An eight-week consultation on the commission’s recommendations has started and closes on April 30. The consultation is open to anyone who wants to have their say on the names and boundaries of wards represented by councillors elected to both authorities. The commission’s proposals would mean changes to every ward in Babergh. The commission proposes that the council should have 32 councillors in future: eleven fewer than now. The recommendations are that councillors in Babergh should represent thirteen one-councillor wards, five two-councillor wards and three three-councillor wards. The commission originally published draft recommendations for its electoral reviews of Mid Suffolk and Babergh in October 2017 and held a public consultation on them. During that period of consultation, local organisations alerted the commission to possible anomalies in its electorate forecasts upon which the wards are built. Following an analysis of the figures by the commission and each council, the commission has decided to change its forecasts in parts of both districts. It has also changed some of its proposed ward boundaries to take account of the revised forecasts. Given the changes to the figures and proposed boundaries, the commission has decided to hold a new phase of consultation on its recommendations and invites local people and organisations to comment on them. To view the recommendations and have your say go to: www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/eastern/suffolk/babergh The Commission will finalise its recommendations in August 2018.
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Gainsborough House, Sudbury Babergh’s Cabinet have voted to gift the building known as Gainsborough’s Chambers in Sudbury to the society which runs Gainsborough’s House, as part of the society’s project Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace – A National Centre for Gainsborough. Gainborough’s Chambers, which previously housed a Labour Exchange, is on Weavers Lane in Sudbury and adjacent to Grade I listed Gainsborough’s House. It has been leased to the Gainsborough’s House Society by Babergh District Council since April 2014. Council officers will now begin working to transfer the ownership of the property to the Society, to allow it to be fully incorporated into the project’s wider £8.7million investment in the regeneration of the centre of Sudbury. An economic impact assessment by Gainsborough’s House Society has predicted that the Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace project could provide 60 temporary full time equivalent (FTE) jobs, nine permanent FTE jobs and 20 indirect FTE jobs. This would be part of a wider economic impact, once the project is completed, of £2.9million gross value added (measuring the contribution to the local economy) per annum, a 72% increase on the museum’s 2015/16 impact, including an additional £1.02million predicted spend on goods and services in the local area. Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace – A National Centre for Thomas Gainsborough is an £8.7million project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund which has earmarked £5.2million towards the project. With thanks to widespread support, Gainsborough’s House Society has so far gained donations and pledges worth over £8million. fenella.swan@babergh.gov.uk
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NEWS CONSTABLE COUNTRY MEDICAL PRACTICE Requesting Repeat Prescriptions When a repeat prescription for medication is generated by one of our doctors, it will normally be authorised for up to six months of medication. This means that when the white repeat slip is received by the practice, our admin staff will print out a prescription for the requested medication ready for a doctor to review and sign. It is then sent either electronically or by paper to the patient’s nominated pharmacy, or held by the practice for them to collect. It may take up to three working days to process a repeat request. The nominated pharmacy will then need time to dispense the medication. When the authorised date has passed, the prescription will need to be reauthorised by a doctor before it can be issued again. A review date is stated on the white repeat slip and this is the date by which all medication must be reauthorised by a doctor. Depending on the medication, reauthorisation may entail a review of the patient’s record, a telephone call with a doctor or a face-to-face consultation. Please ensure you submit repeat requests in plenty of time if you are nearing your review date. You can order repeats online, drop a white repeat slip into the practice or ask your pharmacy to complete the white slip for you. However, if you ask your pharmacy to complete the white slip for you they still need to send it to the practice for the prescription to be issued and signed by a doctor, then sent back to the pharmacy to be dispensed. We regret that we are unable to accept requests for repeat medication over the phone. This is to ensure appropriate and safe prescribing. Use of Antibiotics You may have seen the recent TV adverts about limiting the use of antibiotics. Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection. They work by killing bacteria or preventing them from reproducing and spreading. But they don’t work for everything. When it comes to antibiotics, take your doctor’s advice. Antibiotics don’t work for viral infections such as colds and flu, and most coughs and sore throats. Many mild bacterial infections also get better on their own without using antibiotics.
ASTHMA Asthma has been in the press in recent weeks because of the untimely death of Ellie-May Clark, a five-year-old girl. It made me reflect on asthma deaths and how many are preventable. I thought I would share some of the statistics and advice. The Royal College of Physicians wrote a paper in May 2014 titled “Why Asthma Still Kills: The National Review of Asthma Deaths” (NRAD). With a team of highly skilled respiratory specialists, they reviewed all asthma deaths in the UK within a 12-month period and then looked for patterns. The whole article is 115 pages and makes for sombre reading. I will summarise some of the key points for you. • During the final asthma attack, 45% died without seeking medical assistance or before emergency medical care could be provided. This means they were either unable to seek help or they did not realise they needed help until it was too late. • 57% of people who died were looked after in General Practice, meaning their asthma was not complex enough to need consultant care. • Everyone who has asthma is invited into the surgery for an annual review and yet 43% of the people who died had not been for a review. I am shocked by how many times I have had a patient who tells me their asthma is well controlled, only to realise that they need their medication stepped up. People get used to what is their “normal” and so do not always notice their lungs are not as good as they should be. Some think it is ok to need their salbutamol daily or multiple times a day (blue reliever inhaler). Well controlled asthma means needing your salbutamol a handful of times in a month. • Poor recognition of risk of adverse outcome was found to be an important avoidable factor in 70% of children and 83% of young people in primary care. Our children and teenagers do not realise that you can die from asthma. • The average age of diagnosis was 37 years. People think that asthma is a childhood illness and that we only diagnose children. • The vast majority of people are not actually taking their inhaler using the correct technique. Take home messages • Please attend your annual asthma review
Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them encourages dangerous bacteria that live inside you to become resistant. That means that antibiotics may not work when you next need them most. This puts you and your family at serious risk.
• Make sure you know the correct technique for taking your inhaler – advice has changed.
Training Days The practice will be closed from 1pm on the following dates for staff training: Wednesday, April 25; Thursday, May 24; Thursday, June 28. 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 off-site. 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.
• Take your preventer every day, even when you are feeling well (if you would like to know why then email me).
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• If you need to use your blue reliever regularly then you need a review.
• Make sure your child or teenager is taking their medication when they should and how they should. • Ask your practice nurse for a written asthma action plan • Any questions – please get in touch with me. Blessings, Caroline Caroline: 07588 706869 / Caroline@CapelParishNurses.org.uk Wednesday and Friday, 9.30am-2.30pm www.CapelParishNurses.org.uk
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NEWS A WORK OF TRANSFORMATION We would like to thank all of you who have supported local events for NewDawn India over the past 25 years. We are a small, registered charity based in Capel that raises funds for Vidiyal (meaning New Dawn in Tamil), a charity run by a social worker and his wife (a doctor) and their team in the city of Madurai, South India. The focus is to give hope to the slum and street children of the city. These are children of the lowest caste (Dalit), often referred to as the ‘untouchables’. They face discrimination and are usually excluded from education. To survive, they engage in rag-picking and begging. They are often taken for bonded labour or are subject to exploitation, trafficking, abuse and prostitution. The slums are places of desperate poverty, with no sanitation, no clearing of rubbish and where homes are often beside open sewers. Dalits are generally excluded from employment in decent jobs and landowning, so parents resort to panning sewers for anything they can sell or try to scrape a living in menial tasks. Vidiyal has pioneered child rights for over 20 years and is now running the Childline service in Madurai, under the national scheme. They have supported the slum communities to effect changes and negotiated with schools to provide places for the children. Over 300 children come daily to the Vidiyal drop-in centres in the eight slum areas of the city. They are helped with their school work, learn to play games, sing and dance and are provided with nutritional meals and medical checks.
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The children are very keen to learn and it’s amazing that we have now seen the first young people from the slums achieve graduation; they are going into careers such as social work, nursing, office work and even with the government. NewDawn India in Capel funds the work and runs a sponsorship scheme that enables the children to attend school. Sponsors in England exhange letters with their sponsor children (facilitated within recognised safeguarding procedures). Being a small charity run by voluntary trustees and helpers, we have virtually no overheads. Our supporters appreciate that any money raised goes directly into the work with the children and every penny is accounted for. Our close relationship with the directors in Madurai and their staff, means that we are able to provide first-hand news of the work. If you would like further information, leaflets are available at our events or visit: www.newdawnindia.org
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NEWS CAPEL ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL Report from the meeting held on Monday, March 12. Present were Councillors Bishop, Bryant, Harris, Hole, Kilby, Matthews (chair), Rogers, Streatfield, Thomas, Thompson, Weaver, White, County Councillor Jones, District Councillor Swan, Julie Lawes (clerk) and six members of the public. Capel St Mary Parish Council recommended approval to Babergh District Council for the following planning applications: DC/17/06152: 16 The Street – Erection of a one and one half storey dwelling (following demolition of existing) DC/18/00850: 30 Snowcroft – Tree Preservation Order – Works Related – T1 (Oak) – Prune back the canopy by 2m on the ones that grow towards the clients house. Following changes in the General Data Protection Regulations and the way we hold your data, the parish council will be reissuing residents with emergency lanning leaflets to be completed and returned. These will be delivered to residents over the next few weeks. The floral display will again take place in the shopping precinct with flowers grown by the allotments association. Sponsorship is available to local clubs and businesses at £35 each. A new litter bin is to be purchased and placed on the London Road link road (Bentley side) and an additional dog bin to be purchased and placed by the playing field.
contacted and a plan implemented. Julie Lawes, Clerk The next meeting of Capel St Mary Parish Council will be in the library on Monday, April 9. There is an open session at each meeting when members of the public may speak. The actual minutes of the meeting are available for viewing at the parish council office at 27a The Street, Capel St Mary, which is open on Tuesdays from 10am-noon and on Fridays from 1-3pm. The parish clerk can be contacted on 01473 314103 during these times. An answer phone operates outside these hours and messages are picked up everyday. Alternatively contact can be made by email at: capel.parishclerk@btinternet.com www.capelstmary.onesuffolk.net
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE A planning application has been submitted by Persimmon Homes for 100 dwellings on land off Little Tufts / Longfield Road. This is in addition to their appeal of Babergh’s refusal for 150 dwellings to be decided by the Planning Inspectorate in September 2018.
Following a positive response from residents to the creation of a Neighbourhood Plan with 286 ‘Yes’ votes, nine ‘No’, one ‘Don’t Know’ and 65 volunteers this will now progress to the next stage with volunteers being
Scott Properties are yet to submit a planning application but are expected to do so soon. This is for land off Red Lane, by the Capel St Mary Playing Field and is currently expected to be 450 to 500 dwellings plus employment land. Additional land has been acquired. Once an application is submitted further details will be advised.
CAPEL ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL VACANCY
POTENTIAL / FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN CAPEL ST MARY
Following the resignation of one of our councillors, Capel St Mary Parish Council is advertising a vacancy for a parish councillor. We shall be looking for someone to join us in this position in April/ May 2018. To become a parish councillor, which is a voluntary position, you must: be an elector of the parish; or during the whole of the last 12 months have either occupied as owner or tenant, land or other premises in the parish; or your principal or only place of work is in the parish; or you live within three miles of the parish boundary. The main purpose of a parish councillor is to represent the views of all residents within your village. As part of a local council you will have responsibility working with the parish council to manage many aspects of the village, deciding on how much to raise through the Council Tax in order to deliver your council’s services, influencing and shaping the development of the village and as part of the planning process, commenting on planning applications. You would look to improve the quality of life and the environment in the local area, working to identify issues which are important to the lives of the residents you represent and working to bring about improvements through local projects. Capel St Mary Parish Council meets at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month in the library to which you would be expected to attend; we do not meet in August. In addition we also have further working parties and committees to cover additional needs, for example allotments, finance, planning, neighbourhood planning, all of which are optional. If you are interested in becoming a parish councillor, or would like further information on what is involved, please contact the parish clerk Julie Lawes (01473 314103) or visit the office on Tuesdays between 10am and noon or Fridays between 1 and 3pm. We are situated to the rear of Drayton Insurance Services.
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(Update Tuesday, March 13, 2018)
Hopkins Homes – Land off Days Road 97 New Homes Babergh District Council Planning Committee approved an application for 97 houses on land off Days Road in September 2017. Hopkins is active on the site and work will commence on site in the near future. Persimmon Homes – Land east of Longfield Road 150 / 100 New Homes Persimmon Homes has appealed the decision of refusal by Babergh District Council for the 150 houses off Longfield Road. An additional application has also been submitted for 100 houses on this site using the same access through Little Tufts. Scott Properties - Land north of Red Lane 450 New Homes plus Employment Land Scott Properties are progressing their scheme for 450 to 500 houses and light industrial units on land off Red Lane. They have been waiting for further information from Suffolk County Council Highways, and will be having further pre application discussions with Babergh District Council.
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During April and May 2018 PLC Business will be donating £5 from every PC Health Check we carry out to the local charity FIND.
If your PC or Laptop is slow please contact us for a Health Check for just £20 01473 710044 40a The Street, Capel St Mary, IP9 2EP
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NOTES FROM THE CASE
Hadleigh SNT (Safer Neighbourhood Team) is based in Hadleigh and cover 49 parishes in parts of Babergh & Mid Suffolk. The area is diverse, covering a predominantly rural area, but also the Pinewood Ward on the outskirts of Ipswich and the Shotley peninsula south of Ipswich.
Suffolk’s first Co-operative Pub
Hopefully by the time you read this the weather will be getting warmer and you will be thinking about getting into the garden or onto the allotment. We are fortunate that many of the areas we cover have access to allotment space; on the downside, due to the locality of many allotments they can often be vulnerable targets for damage and thefts. It is worth considering the guidelines below to ensure you do not become a victim of crime. • Fit good quality mortise locks to BS 3261 standard or closed shackle Sold Secure police approved padlocks and hasps.
Firstly, on a sad note, we have to report that our chef, Becky, has decided she would like experience in a broader catering environment than The Case can provide and has moved on. We will miss her, but wish her every success in her future career. So for the time being, in view of the fact that there is a lot of internal building work to be done this year (particularly the replacement of the two bay windows, which you may have noticed are showing their age) we have decided to close the kitchen for main meals until we’re in a position to re-open with our new ‘face’ on. More information on this as it becomes available.
• Cycle locks and good quality closed shackle Sold Secure approved padlocks and chains can be used to secure equipment to a strong anchor point or to each other using a closed shackle padlock.
In the meantime we’re pleased to say that you need not go hungry at weekday lunchtimes as we’re able to offer a range of freshly prepared snack meals, including a mouth-watering variety of sandwiches, traditional ploughman’s lunches, pies, scotch egg, sausage rolls and a warming soup of the day. Food served from noon to 2pm, with a limited selection of pies and scotch eggs at weekends and in the evenings. You can see a menu at: www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk/whats-on
• Protect your shed with a ‘shed bar’ across the door to prevent access. This and other approved security products will improve the security of your shed or outbuilding and can be found at www.soldsecure.com or www.securedbydesign.com.
Our monthly quizzes continue on Saturday, March 31. Please note quizzes will now start at 8.30pm, which we hope will enable more of you to come along and test your wits against our guest quiz-setter. If you would like a curry meal (choice of veggie or meat) booking is essential. Food is served from 6-7.30pm.
• Consider whether you really do need a window as it is another way in for thieves. Make sure you lock windows and either paint over or cover the glass to avoid people looking in to see what you have to steal. Wire mesh can be used on the inside to improve overall security.
The next Open Mic Night will be Tuesday, April 3. PA system provided, just bring your instrument.
• Don’t forget hinges as they can be a weak point, so use coach bolts or oneway security screws so they cannot easily be undone.
• Remove high value items and store at home. • Gates should be securely locked out of hours and have anti-climb features. • Perimeter fencing should be in good condition, visually open, 2m high, (removed) so any suspicious or criminal activity can be seen. • Consider planting thorny shrubs inside the fence at low level to stop climbing. Shrubs/trees adjacent to fencing gates should not provide climbing aids. • If shed alarms are in use, consider noise to adjacent properties and have procedures in place for if the alarms are activated. If secluded, consider GPS alarms or similar. • If there is an electricity supply, good levels of lighting are advised especially if allotments can be seen from passing members of the public via footpaths, adjacent properties and roads. • Make a property list detailing the make, model, serial number, value and description of valuable items. Use photographs to aid identification. • Overtly mark your property with your house number and postcode so that marking is permanent and property is less attractive for a thief to sell. See property marking section for more information. • Consider setting up an ‘asset register’ for the whole allotment scheme.
By popular request our Games Evenings continue on Saturday, April 14. Join us at 7pm for a light supper and choose your table for a game at 8pm. Games we’ve played so far include Mexican Train, Balderdash, Logo – Scattergories… you get the idea! Nothing at all serious! Please note there will be no quiz in April. Instead on Saturday, April 28 we have a special guest appearance by Robbie Gladwell + Friend (Duo). Robbie plays with the Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel Band and has also played with Suzi Quatro and many other chart acts over the years. He will play a wide selection of music from soul to rock and we promise a great evening’s entertainment. Music from 9-11.30pm. We will be holding our traditional Easter Egg Hunt and Bonnet Competition on Bank Holiday Monday, April 2. Children are invited to scour the pub garden for the coloured corks which they can exchange for Easter eggs. There will be two classes for the Bonnet Competition – children under 16 and adults. Last year’s contest was won by a gentleman, so come on ladies – there’s a challenge! We hope also to sell Easter cream teas in the pub (or even outside if the weather allows). Festivities start at 2pm. Keep an eye on the What’s On website and the posters for more details. 01473 805575 / www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk/whats-on
• Consider investing in one large secure metal alarmed container for the storage of valuable items for all allotments. • Consider holding property marking days with the local Safer Neighbourhood Policing team. • Register your property at www.immobilise.com. This is a free web based property registration service approved by the police. See details below for help organising a property marking day or to contact police on any other matter. The next parish forum meeting is on Wednesday, April 11 at 7.30pm at Hadleigh Leisure Centre; all are welcome to attend to discuss local priorities and concerns. EMERGENCY: ALWAYS CALL 999 NON-URGENT INCIDENT: CALL 101 EMAIL: hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk (non-urgent, should you wish to contact local officers FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @HadleighPolice
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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT CONSTABLE COUNTRY PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP Remember this date: May 16 Our next talk, aimed at families, will be on May 16 at 7.30pm at the Methodist Church, The Street, Capel St Mary. Jan Cavanagh, a qualified play therapist from OneLife Suffolk, will be talking about nutrition and healthy lifestyles and there will be presentations on all round health for children including ideas for play. Medical Record Sharing: Why you need to take action now Until the end of March this year if, for example, you used the GP+ or the GP Out of Hours service they could access medical records held by your GP with your verbal consent. However, from April 1 onwards you will need to give permission to your GP practice in advance. If you were entitled to a free flu vaccination this winter you would have had a form printed on the back of your flu invitation letter and we know many patients filled this in. You can still fill in a form to give your consent. Please enquire in the surgery. Volunteer Patient Transport Service We are pleased to say that the Capel and East Bergholt volunteer transport services are both running again. Thanks to all those who volunteer their time. If you need transport to either Capel or East Bergholt surgeries then please tell the receptionist when you make your appointment. If you need to contact us: Email us at: constablecountryppg@gmail.com Fill in a comment card at either of the surgeries Phone Kathy on 01473 311384 Notes of our monthly meetings are available on the Constable Country Medical Practice website: www.constablecountrymedicalpractice.co.uk Just click on the ‘Patient Participation Group’ link on the right hand side. PPG Chair Kathy Pollard
FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY I don’t know about you, but having experienced a short blast of Siberian winter, I’m now looking forward to getting out into the garden in the spring sunshine. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to gardening or an old hand, we can all do with some inspiration at times. So why not call into the library and get some ideas by browsing through the selection of gardening books? The monthly Cinema Club continues to present to sold-out audiences. During April we will be showing two films. Only the Brave on April 17 is based upon a true story about a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire. For our younger audience we will be showing Coco on April 13, a computer animated fantasy produced by Pixar. As membership of the 100 Club is growing, I am pleased to announce that we have been able to increase the monthly prize pot. The first prize is now £20, second and third is £10 and fourth is £5. Good luck to all those that play and if you haven’t joined yet please call into the library for more information. We are always looking for new ideas for events, so if you have any please contact us via the library. In this respect we are hoping to start a Scrabble Club; if you are interested in attending please look out for posters in the library detailing times and venue. You may also keep up-to-date with our events or others happening in the village or surrounding areas by liking our Facebook page: Friends of Capel Library Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to Claire Pike of Sew Soft Furnishings who has kindly made us protective coverings for the new reception area. Trevor Stevenson
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CLASH AVOIDER This diary has been introduced to help avoid date clashes in the village. Every effort will made to keep this list up-to-date, but please be aware that sometimes dates may be cancelled, postponed or re-arranged at short notice. This diary is not intended to be an all-inclusive what’s on and will only highlight significant dates. If you want to add an event please submit in the following format (date, event, venue and contact) to sharon@intouchnews.co.uk with Capel Event Diary in the subject line. Sunday, April 15: Allotments Spring Work-in, 8.30am-noon Sunday, April 15: Allotments Plot Holders Meeting & AGM from noon Saturday, April 21: Messy Church, 3.30-5.30pm. Contact Maggie Boswell: 01473 310766 / maggie3@btinternet.com Saturday, April, 28: The Orchard Players Quiz Night, Capel Village Hall. To book a team contact: 07917 582709 Saturday, May 5: Cake & Plant Sale & Coffee Morning at Capel Methodist Church, 10am-noon. Contact Sally: 07875366120 Saturday, May 26: Messy Church, 3.30-5.30pm. Contact Maggie Boswell: 01473 310766 / maggie3@btinternet.com Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24: Village Scarecrow Trail. Contact Chris Terry: 01473 311102 Saturday, June 30, 2-5pm: Health Fair hosted by Capel Parish Nurses Saturday, June 9: Fun Day at the Playing Field Wednesday-Saturday, July 4-7: The Orchard Players present Oliver, Capel Village Hall Saturday, July 14: Messy Church, 3.30-5.30pm. Contact Maggie Boswell: 01473 310766 / maggie3@btinternet.com Saturday, July 28: Allotments Summer BBQ from 5.30pm Saturday, September 1 & Sunday, September 2: Capel St Mary Allotments Association Annual Flower & Produce Show, Capel Village Hall. Contact: show.secretary@capelallotments.co.uk Saturday, September 29: Scout Jumble Sale. Contact Sandra: 01473 312114 Sunday, October 14: Allotments Autumn Work-in, 9am-noon Saturday, November 3: Firework Night at the Playing Field Saturday, December 8: St Mary’s Christmas Coffee Morning, 10am-noon
EAST BERGHOLT DRAMATIC SOCIETY Presenting the hilarious farce Don’t Get Your Vicars in a Twist by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bown at The Constable Hall, East Bergholt from April 19-21 at 7.30pm. Desperate to find the funds to pay for his daughter’s wedding, churchwarden George seizes the opportunity to rent out the vicarage for a murder mystery weekend while waiting for a new vicar to be appointed. Unfortunately for George, a new female vicar is appointed to the parish before this murder mystery can take place. He is delighted though when the new vicar, Caroline, announces that she is attending a college reunion. However, events take a turn for the worse when Bishop Herbert rings to announce that he is coming to visit his new incumbent today. Chaos ensues as half of Dickie’s cast fail to make an appearance and the remainder including a bishop and a female vicar, spend most of their time either fighting with each other, getting drunk, or both. This is even before we meet the guests! Come along to this fast-moving farce full of fun, frolics and lots of doors! Tickets are £6 in advance and available from 01473 311553 or 07803 475750.
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CAPEL ST MARY & LITTLE WENHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE
BT SPORT Available on the Big Screen in the Vine Lounge!
FREE WI-FI In both Bars!
CARD PAYMENT SERVICE now available!
FREE TABLE TENNIS Subject to Hall availability! The Member’s Draw takes place every Friday night in the Vine Lounge. BIG CASH PRIZES The winning member must be present in the Village Hall Complex to win or have had a go on the FRIDAY NIGHT DRAW!
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“CAPEL BEER FESTIVAL” THURSDAY 29th March - MONDAY 2nd April In the Village Bar Come and try a special selection of Real Ales! Special drink deals available at this event! “KARAOKE” SATURDAY 7th April DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In the Vine Lounge FREE Entry! “BINGO” THURSDAY 19th April & 17th May DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In the Vine Lounge Books £1 Or 6 Books £5 EYES DOWN 8.30pm “NOASIS” SATURDAY 21st April DOORS OPEN 7.30pm In the Village Hall Tickets - Members: £12.50 Non-Members: £15.00 “ DEBUT GIG - THE SEVENTH HOUSE” SATURDAY 19th MAY DOORS OPEN 7.30pm In the Village Hall “The Seventh House are a new function band, bringing together some talented musicians. Something for everyone….covers of Queen, Eagles, Ray Charles, Elton John, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, UB40, 70’s Disco, amongst many other’s….” FREE Entry!
To buy Tickets or book Quiz Teams, call in the Village Bar or ring Ruth - 07548130293 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE EVENTS MENTIONED ON THIS PAGE VISIT CAPEL VILLAGE BAR FACEBOOK PAGE OR THE WEBSITE
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OUT & ABOUT VILLAGE HALL DIARY, APRIL 2018 Sunday 1 Blood Donating, all day, hall Tuesday 3 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Zumba, 9.30-10.30am, hall Zumba Gold, 10.45-11.30am, hall Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Ballroom Dance (private lessons), 6.15-8.15pm, hall Ballroom (all levels), 8.15-9.15pm, hall Cheetahs, 6.30-8.30pm, library Wednesday 4 Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Thursday 5 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Capel Ladies, 7-10.30pm, library Friday 6 Strength and Balance Class, 10.30-11.30am, library Saturday 7 Dog Training, 9.30-11.30am, hall Sunday 8 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 9 Parish Council Meeting, 7.30-10.30pm, library Tuesday 10 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Ballroom Dance (private lessons), 6.15-8.15pm, hall Ballroom (all levels), 8.15-9.15pm, hall Bereavement Counselling, 6-8pm, library Wednesday 11 Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Flower Arranging, 6.30-10.30pm, library Thursday 12 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Women’s Institute, 7-10.30pm, library Friday 13 Strength and Balance Class, 10.30-11.30am, hall Saturday 14 Dog Training, 9.30-11.30am, hall Sunday 15 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 2-6pm, hall Monday 16 Association Meeting, 8-10.30pm, library Tuesday 17 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Zumba, 9.30-10.30am, hall Zumba Gold, 10.45-11.30am, hall Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Ballroom Dance (private lessons), 6.15-8.15pm, hall Ballroom (all levels), 8.15-9.15pm, hall Community Cinema, 7.30-10.30pm, library Wednesday 18 Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall
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Thursday 19 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Bingo, 7.30-10.30pm, Vine Lounge Friday 20 Strength and Balance Class, 10.30-11.30am, library Saturday 21 Dog Training, 9.30-11.30am, hall Association event, Oasis tribute band, 7.30-11.30pm, hall Sunday 22 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 23 Community Trust Meeting, 8-10.30pm, library Tuesday 24 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Zumba, 9.30-10.30am, hall Zumba Gold, 10.45-11.30am, hall Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Ballroom Dance (private lessons), 6.15-8.15pm, hall Ballroom (all levels), 8.15-9.15pm, hall Bereavement Counselling, 6-8pm, library Wednesday 25 Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Thursday 26 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Gardening Club, 7-10.30pm, library Friday 27 Strength and Balance Class, 10.30-11.30am, library Saturday 28 Dog Training, 9.30-11.30am, hall Orchard Players Quiz Night, evening, hall Sunday 29 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall A CELEBRATION OF LIFE If you would like to celebrate the life of someone you loved who has passed away, you can hire the Vine Lounge in the village hall complex most weekdays for just £75. All enquires to Mandy. FUNCTION ROOMS FOR HIRE If you are organising a party, social event or business meeting, or just want a get together with family and friends, why not book the village hall, Vine Lounge, library or stage? We can cater for parties between 20 and 200 people at very competitive rates. Rooms are available during the daytime or evenings. Facilities include a fully licensed bar and a kitchen preparation area with prices starting from as little as £10 an hour for the library, £15 an hour for the hall and the Vine Lounge is £88 for an evening. All enquires to Mandy. CONTACTS Village Bar: 01473 311766 Mandy Marshall (events and hiring): bookings@capelcommunitytrust.org / 01473 312026
FREE ROOM HIRE: SPECIAL OFFER FOR A TRIAL PERIOD Do you have a celebration coming up? If you are a member of Capel Community Association you may be eligible for free room hire for an adult party in the hall or Vine Lounge. For further details, please contact Mandy on 01473 312026. Terms and conditions do apply.
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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL LIBRARY THE ORCHARD PLAYERS QUIZ NIGHT Saturday, April 28, 7pm for a 7.30pm start Capel St Mary Village Hall £10 per person (max six per team) Includes chicken & chips (vegetarian & gluten free options available) To book a team call: 07917 582709 THE ORCHARD PLAYERS PRESENT OLIVER Wednesday 4-Saturday, July 7 Capel St Mary Village Hall Watch this space for more details!
TEA & COMPANY Monday, April 16 at Wenham View, Dove Close All welcome to come along from 2.30pm £1.50 for tea/coffee and homemade cakes Raffle
We will be closed on Good Friday, March 30 and Easter Sunday, April 1, but open as usual on Saturday, March 31. If you wish to return books when we are not open, please use the letterbox in the wall and we will then deal with those returned books upon our next opening time. April brings warmer weather and our thoughts turn to our travels. Decided where to go but need further research? Browse the catalogue – www.suffolklibraries.co.uk – to find travel guides to help you in your choice of destination. If you are travelling abroad for a period of time you can request an extended loan on the books you take with you. Please ask staff for details; this service does not extend to renewing online. Take a look at the library service online to check out what is available to you. GROUPS MEETING THIS MONTH Baby Bounce: We don’t meet during the school Easter break so will start again on Tuesday, April 17 at 2pm, with our usual singing of nursery rhymes and shaking of the instruments, open to all children under the age of five with parents/careers in attendance. Capel Creators: Saturday, April 28 between 10.30am and 12.30pm, 50p per attending child which includes a drink and a biscuit. Children under eight must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Come along and let your inner creativity run wild. Theme to be announced on the day. Minecraft: Sundays, April 8 and 22, between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Children under eight to be accompanied by a parent/carer. Capel Library Book Group: Friday, April 20 at 2.30pm. Come along and join in the group discussing their latest read. All welcome to join. This month the Friends of Capel Library present two movies, Coco on Friday 13 and Only the Brave on Tuesday 17. Tickets for Coco are £2 per person, family ticket (one adult and two children of the same family) £5. Buy your tickets in advance and treat the children during the Easter break. Tickets available on the day at £3 per person. Please remember to bring in your library card every visit so that you can use the self-check-out machine. We sell book tokens and books of stamps. OPENING TIMES Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 2-5.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm Friday: 2-5pm and 5.30-7.30pm Saturday: 9am-3pm Sunday: 10am-3pm Contact: 01473 311699
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. 2018 Dates: April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, September 16, October 21, November 18 and December 9 Hille and Trevor Peartree: 01473 310146 Chris and Marjorie Haste: 01473 311615
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OUT & ABOUT DADDIES DIARIES BY JANE BOWER At 7pm on Friday, May 4, Manningtree Methodist Church hosts a one-woman play called Daddies Diaries by actress and storyteller Jane Bower. This play has toured across the UK to great acclaim and is based on the wartime diaries of her father Leonard Bower. Tickets are £8 and there will be refreshments and a raffle. For further information and to book tickets contact: 07867 546484
BUMPER BOOK SALE AT MANNINGTREE METHODIST CHURCH Saturday, April 28, 10am-3pm Bacon rolls, fresh homemade cakes and tea and coffee, all at £1 each
bentley toddler group FUNDRAISING JUMBLE SALE Saturday, May 12 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 contact 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. Tea and coffee will also be available. We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support.
JUBILATE SUNG EVENSONG AT WOOLVERSTONE Jubilate return to St Michael’s Church, Woolverstone on Sunday, April 22 to offer a real treat in the form of a Sung Evensong. Jubilate is a choral group under the directorship of Martyn Bagnall and have delighted a full church in Woolverstone with their sung evensongs before. The service starts at 4pm and is on Sunday, April 22. Tea, chat and cake to follow the service.
DANCEEAST OFFER DANCE FOR PARKINSON’S & CARE TO DANCE? DanceEast offers a range of dance to health classes including those for participants with Parkinson’s and Dementia. Based on English National Ballet’s contemporary and classical repertoire, Dance for Parkinson’s classes provide a fun and informal way for participants to discover the themes, choreography and music of the ballets. Participants also have the special opportunity to attend exclusive behind-the-scenes events and see the company perform. This programme is proven to support people with Parkinson’s to develop confidence and strength, while temporarily relieving some participants of symptoms in everyday life. Classes are expressive, creative and promote feelings of freedom from the physical and social constraints of having Parkinson’s. Classes take place Photo by Rachel Cherry on Wednesday afternoons in term time. Booking is essential prior to attending Dance for Parkinson’s classes. Care to Dance? classes are designed for family carers and those they support in the early stages of Dementia to share the experience together. The classes create the opportunity to socialise with like-minded people, benefit from improved mental and physical wellbeing and most importantly have fun in a high quality, energising dance class. Dance for Parkinson’s: Wednesday, April 18 – Wednesday, July 4 (half term: Wednesday, May 30) Care to Dance?: Thursday, April 19 – Thursday, July 5 (half term: Thursday, May 31) DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich IP4 1DW Box Office: 01473 295230 / www.danceeast.co.uk
ST MICHAEL’S MONTHLY MARKET The next market at St Michael’s, The Church on the Park, Woolverstone is on Saturday, April 14, 9am-12.30pm, when there will be a car boot sale in addition to all your favourite market stalls. Fruit, vegetables, cakes, bread, meat and an interesting range of handcrafted items which helps present buying. 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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VILLAGE LINK CLUB For our February meeting Dave Steward gave us a potted history of Dad’s Army and its main characters. Afterwards, members enjoyed lunch at a local hostelry. The title of the talk on April 11 is Pray Silence for ?. We then look forward to The History of Butley Priory and a further programme of talks is currently in planning. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month in Tattingstone Village Hall at 10am. Following the speaker we have refreshments (when there is time for a chat with other members) and a raffle. New members and visitors are welcome to join us. Roger Felgate: 01473 311684
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Shimmy, Shake, Wiggle & Giggle Dance Fitness
FunDancing Classes Wed
10am 7pm
Nayland Village Hall Boxford Village Hall
Thu
10am 7pm
St Mary’s Church Capel St Mary
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10am
The Institute Stratford St Mary
spaces are limited to reserve yours
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Mind Body Moment teaching the safe & personalised Solomon Yogalates™Method to adults of any age, gender & ability Start with a Welcome 121 (1 client) Then join Mind Body Moment Classes
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Meal at the Queen’s Head, Little Wenham on Thursday, February 15 We enjoyed another heart-warming meal in the cosy surroundings of The Queen’s Head, Little Wenham, on a chilly February night! A large group of Capel Ladies enjoyed good food and company on our first outing of the season. Chicken curry, beef stew and dumplings, chicken tagine and chicken tikka masala were all on the menu, along with a good selection of fresh vegetables, salad and chips, followed by cheesecakes, chocolate fudge cake and fresh fruit salad; in other words, plenty of choice, and seconds if you had room! Thanks to Mark, Patsy and Linda for their warm welcome.
The Life and Times of Sir Alfred Munnings was the subject of Marcia Whiting’s talk on March 14. On April 11, in a talk entitled GM Crops – Where Are We Now?, Professor Wendy Harwood will cover what the technology is, how it has developed from the first GM crops, how the new technology of gene editing fits in, the current situation worldwide and what’s in the pipeline.
Unfortunately, our March meeting about Harrods had to be cancelled due to the bad weather, but we have a special treat in store for April. BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Mark Lane is coming all the way by train from London to talk to us about the Royal Gardens. That’s our next ‘in’ meeting on April 5 at 7.45pm in Capel Library. All welcome – admission £3 for non-members.
Our main purpose is to encourage lifelong learning for those who are no longer in full time employment and emphasis is always placed on making learning active and fun as well as helping in developing friendships. We have a wide range of groups including language study, country walking and computer studies and groups that visit gardens, churches and historic buildings. In the main, membership is drawn from communities in the lower Stour Valley and adjacent areas including Brantham, Capel St Mary, Dedham, East Bergholt, Holbrook, Lawford, Manningtree, Raydon and Stratford St Mary. We are affiliated to the ThirdAge Trust, have over 260 members and 21 groups. For further information please visit www.stourvalleyu3a.org.uk where membership secretary Gillian Gibbs may be contacted.
Apart from that, coming soon we have an afternoon outing to Monks Eleigh to enjoy Sounds of the Past and a talk from Brian Carline entitled Memories of a Head Teacher. Something for everyone, I think you’ll agree. Come along and find out for yourself. For more details, visit our website or contact Di Barker: www.capelladies.com / 01473 311870 Report by Sue Woolgar
STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Grant Elliot returned on Wednesday, March 7 and this time his subject was The Life of Chic Murray. Our Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 21 when the president, treasurer, secretary, speaker secretary and committee were voted in. On April 4 Bob Milne will talk on The Assignation of the Italian Barber and Oliver Paul from Suffolk Food Hall, voted the best local food venue in the UK and Ireland in the Countryside Alliance Awards (Rural Oscars), will present Food and Farming Heritage on April 18. We have two interesting speakers in May; on May 2 Joyce Kimber will present Britain’s Finest Hour and on May 16 Brain Kelly will enlighten us on The Life of a British Consul. 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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Roger Kennell will present William Pretty – A Suffolk Family & Corset Manufacturer on May 9. His illustrated presentation follows the major corset making business of William Pretty & Son at Ipswich (and its outpost factories) which was part of the Footman Pretty department store, now Debenhams. On June 13 Tony Diamond will tell us of the history of the colourful discovery and spread of the hot drink to Europe, astonishing aspects of chocolate and an overview of the financial importance of chocolate to the UK.
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 August and December. It’s never too late to learn! Join the 361,477 members across 969 U3As throughout the UK today.
CRAFTERS UNLIMITED A craft club which meets on the first Monday of the month (except for bank holidays when it’s the following Monday). Saturday workshops (10am4pm) and Monday meetings (7.30-10pm) are held in Wherstead Village Hall Meeting Rooms. Monday, April 9: Demonstration, talk and making of a wire bird with Louise Harward Monday, May 14: Henry or Janet (details to follow) Samples of each project are displayed the month before and other projects are available. Contacts: Ann 01473 780298 / Jill 01473 713534
MANNINGTREE POETRY GROUP The next meeting of Poetry Plus will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, April 10 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 with this poetry group, please visit: www.poetryplus.org.uk
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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION ALLOTMENT PLOTS AVAILABLE AT CAPEL Half plots are available now at £16 per annum plus membership. So if you live in or around Capel and fancy a go at ‘Growing Your Own’ please contact Dennis: 01473 310988 / site.manager@capelallotments.co.uk
GUIDE TO GARDENING IN APRIL Kill weeds on paths, patios and drives. Control slugs. Water plants thoroughly with an open ended watering can. THE VEG PLOT
Rake in a general feed prior to sowing or planting. Use fleece as frost protection or to warm the soil. Plant seed potatoes and cover shoots with soil if frost is forecast. Plant onion sets, salad crops, leeks, peas, winter cabbage, cauliflower, purple-sprouting and spring heading broccoli and broad beans. Remove rhubarb flowers and pick asparagus. Sow herbs. Thin seeds sown in March. Lift and divide chives and take mint cuttings. FRUIT Plant strawberries. Spray fruit trees with a fungicide and an insecticide if infected with mildew, apple scab, aphids or codling moth. Check for caterpillars, black fly and red spider mites. Protect buds with fleece. Feed blueberries with an ericaceous feed or iron sulphate. GREENHOUSE
Minimise heating costs by lining with bubble plastic. Sow French and runner beans, tomatoes, melons, cucumber and sweet corn. Protect seedlings from damping off and foot rot by treating with copper mixture. Prick out half-hardy annuals. Feed geraniums, fuchsias and established plants with a liquid feed. Support plants with split canes.
Control insect pests. Plant tomatoes. Sow peas in a length of guttering filled with compost and slide into shallow trench when plants are 1½” high. Sow broad beans in plugs and stand outside when 1½” high for a week or so and then plant out. Sow a few seeds in plug strips of spring onions and beetroot, do not thin out. Sow a few seeds in plug strips of lettuce, thin to one plant. Repeat fortnightly. Plant outside when large enough. Sow dwarf French and climbing beans into a grow bag to pick beans a month early then discard when the plants get mildew. FLOWERS Remove dead flower heads of daffodils and feed with Growmore. Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials. Prune and feed established roses. Sow hardy annuals. Plant sweet peas. Cut back heathers that have finished flowering and mulch with peat. LAWNS Premixing grass seed with John Innes seed and spread on worn areas. Aerate with a wire rake. Cut grass with the blades set high. Apply a feed, selective weed killer and lawn sand to control moss or spray with an iron sulphate solution or use a weed, feed and moss killer.
SUFFOLK BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Recently bereaved or experiencing a delayed reaction? Are you in need of help and support? Why not join a small focused group of five to 10 sharing bereavement issues? Groups are led by an experienced facilitator creating a warm, safe environment in which to explore the many aspects of loss. Groups are held in Hadleigh (afternoon) and Capel St Mary (evening) and are free to Suffolk residents. For more details or to reserve a place contact Patrick or Margaret: sbsg246@gmail.com / 01206 299832 www.suffolkbereavement.org.uk Main funders: Suffolk Community Foundation and Comic Relief Community Cash
CAPEL ST MARY GARDEN CLUB Penny Thompson, our programme secretary reports: “It was a garden club AGM with a difference. The AGM was in Capel Library on Thursday, February 22, with 20 members present. The difference was the serving of an assortment of cheeses, biscuits, cake and tea and coffee with an accompanying word-play quiz after the official business. “All the officers and committee members were re-elected and members approved the suggested programme of talks and events for 2018. Speakers will include Martin Gibbison talking about Clematis and Climbing Plants; Mark Tanton Brown on Unusual Fruit Trees; Bee Keeping by Paul White; The Watery Places in Suffolk by Pip Wright; Decking the Hall with Boughs of Holly by Claire Muckleston and, to end the programme, Composting by Karen Kenny. “The summer outing in July will be to Marks Hall, near Coggeshall, 200 acres of beautiful garden, an arboretum, two ornamental lakes and a spectacular walled garden. “Martin Gibbison will present Clematis and Climbing Plants at our meeting on April 26 and after that our annual plant sale will be on Saturday, May 5 outside the village hall next to a similar sale by the Methodist Church (they have refreshments!).” We are always happy to welcome new members (£8 a year or £2.50 if you want to come to a particular meeting as a visitor). Any queries, please let me know. Chairman Edwina Cox: 01473 311121
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Our next meeting is a talk and possible demonstration on the benefits of Nordic Walking by Lesley Krause from Suffolk Striders on April 10 at 7.30pm in Capel Methodist Church lounge.
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Visitors are welcome to join us for the evening; you don’t need to be a member.
Sunday, April 15: Spring Work-in from 8.30am and AGM at noon. THE HUT: Open from 10am-noon on Saturdays to end of October, and Sundays throughout April, May and June (members only). SITE VISITS: If any groups would like to visit the site and the wildlife area, May and June are a particularly good time. To discuss what’s available to you please contact Philippa Brandon: info@capelallotments.co.uk. For a more extensive version of this report visit: www.capelallotments.co.uk
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Our March meeting was well received with a talk on conservation of specimens at Ipswich and Colchester Museums. This included archaeology, costume, militaria, furniture, books, animals and a wide range of other objects. Mr Robert Entwistle also included Christchurch Mansion where a lot of paintings are displayed. His expertise was wide and his passion for his job was obvious. Doreen Parker: 01473 311267
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SCHOOLS PLAYSCHEME – SAVE THE DATE Playscheme is a fun activity week for Capel school age children in Years 1-6 held at Capel St Mary Primary School during the week commencing Monday, July 30. Please make sure you save the date and there will be more details to follow shortly.
ROBIN’S NEWS Baby Bears The Baby Bears are thrilled to have new bears joining us, especially our youngest bear of six months. Even with our youngest bears we strive to encourage further development. We explore crazy foam and finger painting and love looking through books. We have created a new cosy area in our garden to provide a comfortable, spacious area for our smallest bears. Toddling Tigers The ‘water’ theme has been extended as one week just simply wasn’t enough! The Tigers have explored different concepts, such as hot and cold, dry and wet, and can now identify the hot and cold taps at the sink. Water can not only be fun and exciting, but can also provide a relaxing and soothing experience to learning and exploring. The Tigers have been working on skill control when using their knife and fork at meal times. They are willing and some able to cut up their own food and are very proud of their achievements and can’t wait to show us. Gruffalos
We have been having an exciting ‘woodwork’ time thanks to Graham Whybrow and Philip Fisher, two granddads we cannot thank enough for their support in teaching woodworking skills to the Gruffalos and to staff.
In preparation of our first woodworking lesson, Graham had been very busy getting bird boxes and mini beast homes ready for the Gruffalos to nail and saw ready to make new spring homes for the birds and bugs. These have now been placed around the school grounds so we can get ready for our own Gruffalo Springwatch. Philip made an amazing wooden xylophone which the Gruffalos have enjoyed tapping and listening to the different sounds each beat makes. Our fantastic granddad duo is being kept busy with thoughts of future makes after the Easter break; we look forward to welcoming them back! We had a wet, but fun celebration campfire and were blown away by the grown-up’s support for Forest School. All the adults fully embraced the various games, tree climbing, bug hunting, craft making, swings and Nordic maypole! The campfire was a great success with homemade pitta breads being toasted by all and whittling of sticks ready for yummy marshmallows. The session was finished by singing around the campfire while our musical granddads accompanied us on the xylophone. It has been really rewarding to share our passion of Forest School with so many grown-ups. It showed us we are never too old to toast a marshmallow or climb a tree for the first time. If you would like any information about Robin’s Childcare please contact us on 01473 310767, visit www.robinschildcare.co.uk or follow us on Twitter/Facebook.
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BENTLEY & COPDOCK PRIMARY SCHOOLS Spring has sprung and we are all feeling renewed and enthusiastic with the longer days and warmer weather. The month obviously didn’t quite start like that though, with snow creating an unexpected issue; but we made the best of it and the children had great fun building snow people and animals and having snowball fights. Even the headteacher got in on the act! The children’s enterprise schemes have rather absorbed us all this term, with some beautifully crafted items being sold and novel schemes being utilised to make the children’s initial investment money grow. The project comes to an end this term and we are eagerly anticipating what the final total will be. We have had a number of exciting visits out this term; some children from Squirrels, Wolves and Hedgehogs classes were lucky enough to travel to Bury St Edmunds to take part in a STEM Science Day. Pupils took part in hands-on workshops and experiments as well as visiting the planetarium and being enthralled by an explosive ‘Whizz Bang’ workshop. Years 4, 5 and 6 across both schools were treated to a visit from the New Wolsey Theatre, who put on a performance all about ‘difference’ and ‘diversity’ and that it is good that we are all different. The children were inspired by the performance and all came away with fresh ideas about how to celebrate diversity and ensure that our wonderful little schools are as welcoming as they can be. To celebrate the hard work in class of some of our pupils, children from Years 3 and 4 were chosen to receive an award trip out for a game of bowling at TenPin, Martlesham. As we were celebrating a belated World Book Day on that day as well, the children made an interesting sight bowling in their costumes, all dressed up as characters from Julia Donaldson books! The biggest trip this term by far has been the amazing trip to London, Wembley Arena, to take part in Voice in a Million. Selected children from Adders and Foxes classes travelled to the capital to participate in this huge, once in a life time event. Have a look at the school website for fun and fabulous photos of our day. As always, we welcome our local communities to come and share our learning with us; if you have an unusual skill that you would like to share with the children or can spare some time each week to hear children read, we would love to hear from you. If you have any questions about the schools or are a prospective parent and would like to arrange a time to visit, please do get in touch. Bentley: 01473 310253 /admin@bentley.suffolk.sch.uk Copdock: 01473 730337 / admin@copdock.suffolk.sch.uk
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SPORT CAPEL ST MARY BOWLS CLUB
CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB
Saturday, February 18 was a very special night for our bowls club. The Ipswich & District Bowls League held their annual presentation dinner and dance and our Kestrels squads were presented with trophies for finishing as champions of all three leagues in which they played in 2017. And the icing on the cake was the award of the Victor Ludouram trophy for achieving the highest average match points in the Triples League (see photo).
The Saturday 1st team were beaten 2-1 by league leaders Achilles at the Playing Field on February 24 with the top of the table game being watched by a crowd of 92 spectators, our largest attendance of the season (so far).
Interestingly, several members of the Kestrels squads joined us and started playing bowls very recently so if you’ve never played bowls and want to give it a go you’d be joining a very successful village club. We always give a warm welcome to new or potential new members. Just call club secretary Les Bryant on 01473 311717 to discuss. Our social programme is well underway now, and full reports of our events, fixtures and results can be found at: www.capelstmarybowls@onesuffolk.net IMPORTANT DATES April 8: Green Clean-up / Opening April 21: Pre-season Dinner April 22: Opening Club Drive May 12: Grunbaum Trophy May 13: Public Open Day May 19: Boxford Friendly (home) June 16: Presidents Day/Burman Bowl
Two goals down at the break, the team pulled a goal back from leading scorer Daniel Alderson with ten minutes remaining, but despite a lot of pressure were unable to get an equaliser. Crowds have increased this season with most home games being watched by 50 or more people and the club is grateful to those who buy half time refreshments in the warmth of our clubhouse. A goal from Andy Wilshaw gave us a 1-0 win away to Haughley United with Andy having joined the club as an eight-year-old many seasons ago and he is still enjoying his football. The side lost 3-0 against Crane Sports in the Bob Coleman Cup quarter final. The Reserves are second in the Inter C League after an 8-0 win against Somersham Reserves which included a hat trick for Alex Parry and two goals for Matt Noble. This was followed by a 2-1 victory over Ufford Reserves thanks to goals from Daniel Hudson-Smith and Matt Noble. Our Sunday team lost 3-2 against Ipswich Rangers with our scorers being Abdul Kaium and Joe Bigmore. All other games were called off due to the weather. The weekend of March 3 saw our pitches under several inches of snow with all local games in the Suffolk and Ipswich League and Sunday Morning League postponed. Roll on spring then! BOB THE PLOUGHMAN
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February was not a successful month for our three teams. The 1st team played four matches in February, winning just one and losing three they have now dropped to fifth in the league and also lost the Suffolk Premier Cup quarter-final, although they did have one good away win at Newmarket. They have league cup semi-finals to look forward to away at Wroxham; we hope for the right result there.
The 1st team had a very mixed February with one win, one loss and one draw. This leaves them in a low mid table position as the season moves to its conclusion. The Reserves had only two fixtures with one emphatic victory and one heavy defeat. Unfortunately, the defeat saw them exit the Travel Plus Tours Cup so they will not repeat the trophy success of last season. One win and two defeats mean the A Team’s efforts to maintain their League B status continue. UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team: Senior Division Sat, March 31: Capel Plough (A) Sat, April 7: Benhall St Mary (H) Sat, April 14: AFC Hoxne (A) Reserves: League A Sat, March 31: AFC Hoxne Res (A) Sat, April 7: Westerfield Utd Res (A) Sat, April 14: Framlingham Town Res (A) Sat, April 21: Wenhaston Utd Res (A) A Team: League B Sat, April 7: Trimley Athletic Res (H) Sat, April 21: Bacton United 89 Res (A) Fixtures are subject to change. Please refer to the fixtures website to confirm: https://tinyurl.com/yb9x9ejp It has been decided to put the race night on hold for the time being.
The Reserves lost their Suffolk County Cup quarter-final after two postponements and are still mid table. The A team had a mixed February and are still sitting mid table. They have a quarter-final at home on March 30 and we hope for a win then. Unfortunately the weather has now taken a hand and the first Saturday in March saw all the games postponed. Still if it’s good enough for Ipswich Town, it’s got to be good enough for Brantham! There is also a thriving junior section with ages ranging from under-7 to under-16. Our Sunday teams play their matches at the leisure centre on Sunday mornings while our Ladies team play on Sunday afternoons. The 1st Team play their home matches at the leisure centre, kick-off 3pm on Saturdays and 7.45pm on weekday evenings. The A Team plays at Raydon. The under-18s play on weekday evenings, 7.45pm kick-off. HOME FIXTURES FOR APRIL 1st Team at Brantham Leisure Centre / KO: 3pm Monday, April 2: Stanway Rovers Saturday, April 7: Ely City Saturday, April 14: Thetford Town Saturday, April 21: Kirkley and Pakefield Saturday, April 28: Gorleston Reserves: See Twitter feed A-Team: See Twitter feed www.branthamathleticfc.co.uk
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CHURCH NEWS CAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Sunday, April 1 this year is much more than April Fool’s Day as Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection from the dead of the Lord Jesus Christ almost 2,000 years ago. It is of course the most significant and unique event in all of human history. St Paul, writing to the church in Corinth a few years after the first Easter, put it this way (New International Version – UK NIVUK). For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.’ 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 18
In view of this scripture, it is quite fitting that this year we are reminded that “foolishness” is part of God’s divine plan for his creation. So on the first day of the new month we do not greet one another by shouting “April Fool”. Rather Christians proclaim: “Alleluia! He is risen!” to which the faithful reply, “He is risen indeed”. Did you know that Easter celebrations continue for seven weeks until the Feast of Pentecost? This does not mean that the Church does not commemorate other important days. Below are just three of them. Monday, April 9 is the transferred observance of the Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel that she would be the mother of the Saviour. Mathematically this is usually celebrated on March 25, nine months before Christmas, but as this year the date is put aside for Palm Sunday, the date is moved to the first available one after Easter. Monday, April 23, is the annual observance of St George, Martyr, Patron of England (c304). According to legend, he was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity, and was especially venerated by the Crusaders. George’s parents were Christians of Greek background; his father Gerontius (Greek: Γερόντιος, Gerontios meaning ‘old man’ in Greek) was a Roman army official from Cappadocia, and his mother Polychronia (Greek name, meaning she who lives many years) was a Christian and a Greek native from Lydda in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. Wednesday, April 25 has been observed for Saint Mark for more than 1,500 years. He is the traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark. Mark is said to have founded the Church of Alexandria, one of the most important episcopal sees of Early Christianity. His symbol is the winged lion. This is believed to be derived from his description of St John the Baptist, as “a voice of one crying out in the desert” (Mark 1:3). The wings come from Ezekiel’s vision of four winged creatures as the evangelists. He is often depicted as writing or holding his Gospel. He is sometimes shown as a bishop on a throne or as a man helping Venetian sailors. As such, St Mark is the patron saint of Venice.
Neighbourliness I like to think that one of the great assets of our village is our neighbourliness. I certainly have good neighbours, and I believe that most of us here are in a similar position. But when we look around the world as a whole, sadly that is not so. Nations are fighting each other and extremists prevail. All You Need is Love sang The Beatles and there is a lot of truth in that: a good dose of love would cure a lot of the world’s ills. Indeed, one of the two most important commandments that Jesus himself emphasised (Mark 12.31) is to love your neighbour as yourself. Alright, I hear you saying, how can we love someone who ignores us or is always rude or offensive? Well, being understanding and forgiving might make it more likely to happen, but I admit that it’s easier said than done. We may have no problem loving our family and our friends who are close to us, but what about those who are different from us or who we just don’t get on with? Doesn’t it go against the grain to try to love them? Aren’t we more likely to just ignore them? You see, things were much the same in Biblical times, and the words of Jesus in the parable he told of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10. 25-37) really can apply today. The only difference is that instead of the major divide being between Christian/Muslim or Protestant/Catholic, it was between Jew/Gentile or Jew/ Samaritan and in Jesus’s day the Samaritans were, for various reasons, a despised people. What Jesus is teaching is something really radical. He says, for God’s people, love is something that reverses the natural response of human nature and that extends even to your worst enemy. Cast your mind back to what happened on September 12, 2011 when the World Trade Centre in New York was destroyed and we can bring the Good Samaritan parable into the 21st century. Let’s imagine a share trader managed to crawl out onto the street before the building collapsed. An off-duty share trader, uninjured, sees this man, half dead, lying there, but fears that the remaining building is about to collapse and runs off to get clear. Then another man who knows the share trader as a colleague comes across the desperately injured man, but, because he only does trading, not first aid, leaves his colleague to die. But then along comes a Muslim fundamentalist, checking on the results of the WTC terrorist attack, and – guess what – he sees the man lying there and takes pity on him. He picks him up, finds a taxi, and takes him to the nearest hospital where he makes sure the A&E services are up to scratch, and he comes back two days later to find out how the injured share trader is doing. Well, that was probably very unlikely to have happened in New York. But no less likely than the involvement of the Samaritan in the parable that Jesus told. And Jesus asked the question “Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”. The answer was, of course, “The one who showed him mercy”. Coming back to Capel, it’s not very likely that a catastrophe like the WTC attack will occur here, but individual events, involving the welfare of our neighbours, might quite often occur. Isn’t it then up to each of us to behave like the Good Samaritan? Frank Wells
Now that nature is more than coming back to life around us, it is fitting to celebrate our spiritual resurrection. My prayer for readers is that they too may experience renewed joy in the hope of Easter. As always, this comes with my very best wishes for God’s blessings to you at this special time of the year. “Alleluia! He is risen!”
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CHURCH NEWS The next Messy Church is on Saturday, April 21, 3.30-5.30pm in Capel Methodist Church. There is a long gap this time as Easter comes in between. Messy Church is a way of doing church particularly suited to families of all ages. We have an hour of craft activities with a Bible theme, games and challenging activities, followed by a short, celebration including songs, drama, DVD clips and an interactive story, and sometimes Granddad and Lucy make an appearance! We conclude with a meal together. There is no charge, but a donation tub is available if you would like to contribute.
CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST CHURCH THE LORD IS RISEN
Messy Church takes place in more than 30 countries worldwide. There are well over 2,000 running in the UK. To find out more about Messy Church please visit: www.messychurch.org.uk WHO CAN COME? All age families, all children must come with an adult. No need to book, just turn up. Why not come and join the fun with family and friends! For more information please contact Maggie Boswell: 01473 310766 / maggie3@btinternet.com Sue France: 01473 310034 / sue.france4@btinternet.com
CHRISTIAN IN CAPEL
Easter Day this year falls on April 1. It’s the day when Christians will proclaim “The Lord is Risen” and in congregations across the world people would respond “He’s risen indeed – hallelujah”.
CELEBRATING GOOD FRIDAY TO EASTER
I could imagine a prankster in church might be tempted to say “April Fool”. Two thousand years ago (before the days of April fools jokes), people struggled to believe that Jesus, who was crucified, had been raised from the dead. His close friends didn’t expect it (although he had told them it would happen), and one of these friends (Thomas), who wasn’t there when Jesus appeared, refused to believe them for a whole week, until Jesus appeared specifically to Thomas (for this reason he is sometimes called Doubting Thomas).
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In 1930, Frank Morison, a solicitor, planned to write a book that looked at the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. As he set out to write, his presumption was that the evidence was based on very insecure foundations. He was confident that he could present a case in court that would convince himself and a judge that Jesus was not raised. However, the evidence led him to the opposite conclusion and he wrote a very different book proving the veracity of the gospel accounts. Over 85 years later the book, Who Moved the Stone?, is still in print and available. During the Russian revolution in Petrograd (now St Petersburg again) a Communist leader addressed a rally, promoting communist propaganda and denigrating the Christian faith. At the end of the hour-long speech, there was no applause, but a single person shouted out “The Lord is Risen”, to which the vast majority at the rally responded in one voice “He’s risen indeed – hallelujah”. The 60-minute anti-Christian polemic was dismissed in eight words (in Russian, just four words): Христос воскрес! Воистину воскрес! Khristos voskres! Voistinu voskres! It’s no April Fool’s joke; Jesus truly is alive and I would love to introduce him to you. Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 SERVICES AT CAPEL METHODIST Home Groups on various days and times – contact the minister for details Good Friday 11am Service Sunday 1 10.30am Sunday 8 10.30am 6.30pm Sunday 15 10.30am Saturday 21 3.30pm Sunday 22 10.30am 7.30pm Sunday 29 10.30am
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Easter Day Worship and Communion with Rev Andrew Sankey Worship with Mr Andrew Docherty Prayer Worship with Mr Andy Jelfs Messy Church Worship and Communion with Rev Andrew Sankey United Prayer Time Capel Community Church Worship with Mr Richard Spencer
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Good Friday, March 30 Good Friday reflective walk starting at Capel Community Church at 9.30am and ending at the village sign at about 10.30am with hot cross buns at the Methodist Church Good Friday Services 11am Capel Methodist 11.30am St Mary’s, Capel Easter Saturday, March 31 9.30am Ecumenical Service led by Catholics at the Methodist Church Easter Day Services: Sunday, April 1 9.30am St John’s, Great Wenham 10.30am Capel Community Church 10.30am Capel Methodist Church 10.45am St Mary’s, Capel An Easter song at the village sign at noon CHURCH LEADERS OF CHRISTIANS IN CAPEL The members of all the churches foster a closer fellowship and understanding between the respective Christian communities in Capel St Mary. They endeavour to co-ordinate common interests and where practical share common resources to meet specific needs. For times and details of Sunday services, Alpha and Home/Life Groups, please contact one of the following: The Parish Church, St Mary the Virgin The Rev Canon Jim Pendorf: 01473 312225 The Rectory, Days Road, Capel: 07973 265037 The Catholic Church Father Christopher Smith, St Mark’s Church 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich / 01473 684963 Capel Community Church David Owen, 18 Bushey Close, Capel / 01473 310454 www.capelcommunitychurch.org.uk / 07752 921135 The Methodist Church The Revd. Andrew Sankey, 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary www.capelmethodistchurch.org.uk / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 Please refer back to the March edition for contact details of groups – it will be updated in May 2018 edition.
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