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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!
NEWS ANSELL CENTRE DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING Awareness training sessions for use of this equipment are to be held on: Wednesday, April 18 at 3pm and 4pm Thursday, May 10 at 7pm and 8pm To book a place please ring: 01473.823642 If you’re confident with your knowledge of how to save a life using this machinery – great, but if you’re uncertain it could be the best 40 minutes spent of your life. The free sessions are held in the Community Room of the United Reformed Church.
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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179th HADLEIGH SHOW Preparations for the 179th Hadleigh Show are well underway so put Saturday, May 19 in your diary and join us for a great family day out at Holbecks Park. This year, to mark the Royal Wedding and the end of the First World War we will have a quintessentially British feel to the showground with red, white and blue out in force. Joining us at the show this year are the Broke FMX motocross display team and Titan the Robot. Other ringside entertainment includes The Sheep Show, the Young Farmers Tug-O-War, The Dog & Duck Show, Little Nippers Terrier Racing and Dog Agility by TAG. There are more than 150 classes of cattle, sheep, goats and horses on show, over 160 trade stands, the art exhibition and sale, rural crafts, a flower tent and an education tent. The food hall will, as usual, showcase the very best of our local food and drink producers while two food court areas will provide lunch for all the family. Advance tickets are now available – see website for further details: www.hadleighshow.co.uk Schedules for livestock and horses classes, the art exhibition and the flower and horticultural shows are all online. Entries are now being taken.
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DEMENTIA TOGETHER, ONE YEAR ON On April 3 last year Dementia Together sprang into service as the single point of contact for people curious, concerned or living with dementia across Suffolk. I hope many of you are already aware of us and the work that we are doing in and around your communities. My name is Anne Marie O’Rourke and I support the Mid Suffolk area as a Dementia Together Navigator, an interesting term, and one that has invited much interest from everyone I meet; I am, as the name suggests, a ‘Navigator’. I support people by signposting and helping them find, make contact and engage with support and services around them. Our aim is to help people to find out more about living well with a diagnosis of dementia. We provide a variety of information and help through a free phone number for people living with dementia and those looking after them. The aim is to enable people to get support at the right time to prevent them reaching crisis point. Our service runs in partnership with Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and Suffolk County Council. We work closely with these organisations and spent our first months building up our partnership working with other services in order to work together to ensure the best possible support. There is much work to do around engagement and inclusion of people with dementia and their communities; this was addressed in the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia of 2012 and part of the challenge ahead was to increase understanding of dementia and to improve on the services and support available to the people affected by it. Hadleigh was the first recognised Dementia Action Alliance set up in Suffolk and as a Mid Suffolk Navigator I was able to work closely with them to offer personalised support within the peer support groups in the area. Together Tuesdays and The Memory Café at The Ansell are growing in numbers of attendees and I have been able to signpost and support people to attend the groups. This has allowed us to support people with maintaining their independence as well as plan for their futures alongside their families and friends. I am delighted to say that as part of the DAA initiative I have been able to see first-hand how support in the community can improve the lives of people living with dementia. It proves to be an invaluable link in the support chain,
both for people pre or post diagnosis and just as importantly, their families. There are 27 local business members in the DAA in Hadleigh, all supporting people with dementia and I was soon engaging with them in the quest to make all of Hadleigh a dementia friendly town. Through networking we are able to engage our communities; this includes local business and with their support, people affected by dementia are able to feel included and can enjoy days out, relaxed theatre and cinema, energising exercise classes, music therapy and so much more. We were soon building up a great service, and by September 2017 were supporting more than 600 people. As well as engaging with the peer support groups all over Suffolk, we were able to signpost and refer to services through referrals gained through GP practices and memory assessment teams. The highlight for us so far, apart from the working relationships that we have established, has been the nomination and winning of a prestigious Health Service Journal Award. Dementia Together works all over Suffolk, supporting the DAAs already set up and growing at this moment and we are looking forward to supporting others to really get involved with their local DAAs. Dementia Action Week is coming soon, May 21-27; watch out for details of events in Hadleigh and its surrounding area. Dementia Together will be hosting two volunteer information events at The Chantry in Ipswich on Wednesday, May 23; please go to our website (www.dementia-together.com) for details on that, as well as event news across Suffolk. There is a real need for volunteers within dementia support. We look forward to welcoming new members and local businesses; you could be engaging with your community in your own events throughout the coming year. I look forward to our continued support in Hadleigh and to meeting many more of you in the coming months. If you are curious, concerned or living with dementia, you can contact us for support: Call free: 0808 168 8000 Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10am-4pm You can also visit: www.dementia-together.com
For more information on dementia visit: www.alzheimers.org.uk For more information on the alliance or dementia friends visit: www.dementiaaction.org.uk/local_alliances/9401 www.alzheimers.dementiafriends.org.uk/websession If you would like to get involved and become a dementia friend or dementia friendly business, contact Tracey at: hadleighdementiafriends@ssleisure.co.uk / 01473 823470
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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM 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. 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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.
HINTLESHAM & CHATTISHAM ANNUAL PARISH MEETINGS Hintlesham Annual Parish Meeting is being held on Thursday, April 12 at 7.30pm in the Community Hall. Chattisham Annual Parish Meeting is being held on Thursday, April 19 at 7.30pm in the Parish Church.
CHOIR DONATION IS SOUND AS A BELLE Hadleigh Community Choir likes to donate some of the money raised at their concerts to local charities. For the recent In and Out of Love concert, they chose the Shelley Centre for Therapeutic Riding. Once the roads were clear of snow, John and Stella from the choir visited to hand over the £125 cheque. Lyn Bensusan, the stable manager, was delighted to receive the donation and choir members were very happy to support such a worthy local cause. Part of the money (£25) was to sponsor one of the horses for a year. The choir chose Belle. She is a lovely Irish pony, strawberry roan and standing 12.2 hands high. She’s also extremely lively – she wouldn’t stand still to be photographed for the handing over ceremony and in fact would probably have eaten the cheque! So we used Parys instead, who is also available for sponsorship along with several others. The Shelley Centre provides horse-riding experiences for people with disabilities. The benefits of contact with the animals, a feeling of being in control and getting out in the fresh air are enormous. For those unable to sit on a real horse, there is a model horse that can simulate walking, trotting and even cantering. Either way, it is one the few times a wheelchair bound person is able to look down on people. The centre is always keen to hear from potential volunteers – no previous experience required – or from those interested in coming to ride (01473 824172). There are always fun things to get involved with like an annual Ragwort and Pimms Day! Hadleigh Community Choir is still open to new members. Look out for our next concert at Kersey Church on April 28 or our full summer concert on July 7. John 01473 823791 / Stella 01473 823477
• 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. • 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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HIDDEN GARDENS OF HADLEIGH SATURDAY, JUNE 9 A variety of gardens, large and small will be open from 11am to 5pm Refreshments including ploughmans’ lunches will be available in the church Entrance to gardens by programme obtainable from St Mary’s Church, Idler Bookshop and participating gardens Entrance £5 / Children (12-16) £3 This event is organised by The Friends of St Mary’s Church, a charitable organisation dedicated to preserving the architectural heritage of Hadleigh’s magnificent historic Church and Deanery Tower For more details visit: www.hadleighgardens.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT RACE NIGHT
FINDS OF A LIFETIME What do you know about the Hoxne Hoard? Have you been to Sutton Hoo? Do you know the story of the excavation?
Saturday, April 21, 7.30pm Community Hall, Hintlesham
What did they find at Snettisham?
Eight exciting on-screen races / first race 8pm Why not become a horse owner for just £2? If your horse wins, you win a prize. Local businesses – why not sponsor a race?
Have you heard of the Mildenhall treasure? Come and learn more at a talk given by Mark Mitchels on Saturday, April 21 at 7.30pm at Raydon Village Hall. Tickets including refreshments are £7.50 and available from: 01473 310320 / 310422
It’s just £20 to have your name on race cards and on screen.
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Hotdogs on sale Contact Lauren: 07539 172064 / hintleshamevents@gmail.com
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HORIZON THEATRE PRESENTS BETTE & JOAN BY ANTON BURGE With Petra Risbridger as Bette Davis and Jayne Lindill as Joan Crawford, directed by Philip Steward. One of the greatest rivalries in the history of show business is portrayed with humour, wit and affection. Once grande dames of Hollywood, by 1962 Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were in danger of becoming has-beens. Then an opportunity came along to appear together in a new movie called Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Bette & Joan depicts the two stars, in adjacent dressing room, between takes on the set of Baby Jane. While Joan manages her anxiety by lacing her Pepsi with vodka and signing photographs for her beloved fans, Bette chain-smokes and muses on her love life and her ability to pick a decent script, never a decent man. Behind the bitching and practical jokes we see each woman’s insecurities and regrets, and their rivalry is revealed to be underpinned by a grudging respect as they attempt to identify their new roles in life as well as in their careers. Horizon Theatre will donate a portion of ticket sales for this production to Woolverstone Wish at Ipswich Hospital: www.woolverstonewish.org.uk Follow Horizon Theatre on Facebook and Twitter: @suffolkhorizon performance starts at 7.45pm: Felixstowe: Wednesday, April 18 – Orwell Hotel, Hamilton Road, Felixstowe IP11 7DX Hadleigh: Friday, April 20 – Hadleigh Ansell Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh IP7 5DL Shotley*: Wednesday, April 25 – Shotley Village Hall, The Street IP9 1LX Shotley: Thursday, April 26 – Shotley Village Hall Sproughton: Friday, April 27 – Sproughton Church Hall, Lower Street, Sproughton IP8 3AA * Horizon Theatre will donate a portion of ticket sales for the Shotley performances to the Shotley Pier restoration project.
An Edwardian Ipswich family, their department store and corset factory and the Hadleigh connection Presented by Julia Barrett and Roger Kennel, at St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh Tickets are £30 and include buffet lunch This event is organised by the Friends of St Mary’s Church, a charitable organisation dedicated to preserving the architectural heritage of Hadleigh’s magnificent historic Church and Deanery Tower
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
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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.
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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL IRISH SET DANCE GROUP Capel Irish Set Dance Group meets at St Mary’s Church Hall on the third Sunday of every month (except August and the second Sunday in December) from 2-5.30pm. We are a friendly group and it’s not necessary to have a partner. In fact you’re welcome to come along just to enjoy the music. 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
CAPEL LIBRARY 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.
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.
BELSTEAD VILLAGE MONTHLY MARKETS A market is set to take place in Belstead Village Hall from 9am-noon on the first Saturday of every month – starting on Saturday, April 7 – to raise vital funds to support refurbishment of the kitchen and ladies toilet. With an extensive range of tables, a raffle and refreshments, the market is the perfect place to meet with friends for a chat over a cuppa and a piece of cake while supporting this essential local amenity. You can also support Macmillan who will have a table laden with homemade goodies for sale. If you can sew, make or create and would like to hire a table (£10) please contact: 07981 335859 / market@belsteadvillage.co.uk
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.
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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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
ALLOTMENT PLOTS AVAILABLE AT CAPEL Half plots are available now at £16 per annum plus £5 membership. 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 If any groups would like to visit the site and the wildlife area, May and June are particularly good months to do so. To discuss what’s available to you please contact Philippa Brandon: info@capelallotments.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT 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
STOUR VALLEY U3A 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. 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. 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. 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.
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
HADLEIGH & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB On Monday, April 9 we welcome our first speaker for the new season, John Hewson. He will be sharing his expertise on the growing of sweet peas. After a cold and bleak spell the thought of the colours and scents of this lovely delicate flower should help us look forward to the next growing season. There will also be the opportunity to buy some of these beautiful plants. The meeting starts at 7.30pm in Hadleigh Town Hall (opposite the Ram PH). The entrance fee is £3 for non-members and £1 for members, which includes refreshments at the end of the evening. There will also be a raffle and the competition this month is a bowl of crocus. We look forward to seeing you there.
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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.
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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.
Why did Laura Knight become so famous? by Timothy Wilcox
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.
Dame Laura Knight was a war artist in both world wars. She was the first woman to be elected to the Royal Academy. She also won fame with her colourful circus and ballet depictions.
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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Quay Theatre, Sudbury on Tuesday, April 17 at 2pm
Timothy Wilcox is a former museum curator who is now an independent curator and writer. He holds a post graduate degree in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute.
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SPORT / SCHOOLS EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 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; to confirm visit: https://tinyurl.com/yb9x9ejp It has been decided to put the race night on hold for the time being. Steve Butcher: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com
EAST BERGHOLT BOWLS CLUB Well, it would be an understatement to say that the carpet bowls team have found it tough going in Division 2 this winter, after promotion last year. With only one win to date we sit rock bottom of the league, but it has certainly been a learning curve and the enjoyment has not waned. I’m sure we top the league for after-match refreshments! On a positive note, carpet bowling will be moving back to East Bergholt. With numbers increasing at the roll-ups, it was important that we found somewhere we could play on three carpets instead of the two at Holton. So with lots of help from the management at Heath Road Sports Centre, we will be playing carpet bowling in the main hall on Wednesday evenings from 7-10pm from April 18. If you fancy trying out carpet bowling please feel welcome to come along and have a go at our new home. In the club singles one-day competition held in February, Jenny Dines defeated hubby Reg Dines in the final. Outdoor bowling starts again from the middle of April, with newcomers welcome at roll-ups which are held on Sunday mornings from 10am and Tuesday afternoons from 2pm. Several members of the Swallows League team and other members attended the annual presentation, dinner and dance evening in February at the Ipswich Hotel, Copdock, where the Swallows were presented with the Division D trophy plus a money award for winning the league last season. Another fish and chip evening is planned for April 11 at the sports pavilion. A bowls tour to the Isle of Wight has been arranged for next September, for the outdoor bowlers, playing three matches against local teams from Cowes, Newport and Bembridge.
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, follow us on Twitter and Facebook or visit: www.robinschildcare.co.uk
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SPORT / church news SUFFOLK ROCKETS NETBALL CLUB A lot of people ask why netball is a winter sport. We have no idea! The juniors missed a league game due to the snow and we had to cancel a training session, however for the next month we are training indoors due to scaffolding on the courts so at least we are nice and warm – for now! The two junior teams continue to go from strength-to-strength in the Colchester Junior League, Cosmic Rockets continue to sit in third place and Saturn Rockets in fourth. On March 8 it was the battle of the Rockets with Cosmic V Saturn, and it was a really good competitive game with Saturn just taking the win 12-9. On March 15 Saturn played Kats Kestrels and despite a slow start Saturn won 11-6. Cosmic played Kats Savannah Meats who are top of the table; at half time there was only one goal in it, but injury struck Cosmics and KATs took the win 16-7.
have two adult teams taking part in a Back to Netball tournament on March 25 and some friendly matches booked in. It’s important that we ensure the ladies have match play to put into practice what they are learning. Our sessions are always open to new players; just turn up at Hadleigh High Sports Centre on Wednesdays from 8-9pm. We are pleased to announce Tara Corbett will be joining the club as assistant head coach. This is fantastic news for the club and players. Tara brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, and we welcome her with open arms. suffolkrocketsnc@hotmail.com FB/Twitter: Suffolk Rockets NC www.suffolkrocketsnetballclub.weebly.com
On February 24 the junior players were invited to a match play session with the South Development Netball Academy. The girls did really well playing nearly two hours of solid games. They really enjoyed the challenge and they took away a lot of positives as well as areas to work on. We are now looking for girls who will be School Year 7 in September to join us next season. If interested please contact the club for more details on taster sessions. Our Ladies/Back to Netball sessions continue to be as popular as always. We
CAPEL & ELMSETT METHODIST CHURCHES THE LORD IS RISEN 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”. 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). 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.
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AT CAPEL METHODIST Home Groups on various days and times – contact the minister for details Good Friday Sunday 1 Sunday 8 Sunday 15 Saturday 21 Sunday 22 Sunday 29
11am Service 10.30am Easter Day Worship and Communion with Rev Andrew Sankey 10.30am Worship with Mr Andrew Docherty 6.30pm Prayer 10.30am Worship with Mr Andy Jelfs 3.30pm Messy Church 10.30am Worship and Communion with Rev Sankey 7.30pm United Prayer Time Capel Community Church 10.30am Worship with Mr Richard Spencer
The Rev Andrew Sankey, 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 AT ELMSETT METHODIST Sunday 1 9.45am 6.30pm Sunday 8 9.45am 6.30pm Sunday 15 9.45am 6.30pm Sunday 22 9.45am 6.30pm Tuesday 24 3.30pm Sunday 29 9.45am 6.30pm
Easter Day Worship with Mrs Alicia Holmes Worship with Rev Diane Smith Worship with Mr Geoff Wilson Worship with Mr William Glasse Worship with Mrs Marilyn Watsham Worship and Communion with Rev Grimshaw Worship with Rev Derek Grimshaw Worship with Mr Roger Fern Messy Church Worship with Mr Bob Molton Worship with Rev Michael Cassidy
Minister: Rev Derek Grimshaw, 2 Henley Avenue, Ipswich dkgrimshaw@msm.com / 01473 805486 Lay Pastor: Alicia Holmes – ajnholmes@gmail.com / 01473 658478
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Sunday Services (live streaming) 10.30am: All Age Worship including crèche, teaching and activities for ages three-13 6.30pm: Evening Service Audio recordings of our services are available on our website, YouTube and as podcasts from iTunes. If you are unsure what Christianity is all about but would like to find out, we regularly run free, friendly and informal Christianity Explored courses. You will not be asked to read or pray aloud but will be given the opportunity to ask your questions. Many people have found this course helpful. Midweek Small Groups We have seven small groups meeting on two evenings (Tuesday and Wednesday) and one that meets Thursday daytime in the Chapel lounge and in homes around Hadleigh and the surrounding area for Bible study, fellowship and prayer. FREE CAP Money Management CAP Money is a comprehensive yet surprisingly simple money management course that has received national recognition. It lasts three weeks to help you get, and then stay in control of your finances. Proven to be effective for thousands of people. Spring Oasis Sunday, April 15 from 4.30-7pm. An informal opportunity to meet in a relaxed atmosphere enjoying tea, coffee and gorgeous cakes. Free transport provided. All ages welcome. Please see our website for full details or call the church office on 01473 829602 Baby, toddler, children and youth groups We have two-midweek groups. One, run jointly with our friends from the URC, is for babies and toddlers with their parents or carers and is called The Ark. It meets on Friday mornings from 9.30-11.30am. We also hold a group for young people in School Years 7-9 (Thursdays 7.45-9pm) called 7-Up! Further Information and where to find us George Street, HadleighIP7 5BE (free parking in nearby public car park on Magdalen Road) Tel: 01473 829602 and speak to Chris. Website: www.hadleighbaptist.org.uk Twitter: @HadleighBaptist Facebook: HadleighBaptistChurch YouTube: Hadleigh Baptist Church
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