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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I’m sitting at my desk with aching limbs after an unexpectedly adventurous morning. At approximately 7.30am I heard by son shout “Oh my God” from the sitting room. I could tell it wasn’t a normal ‘I’ve just spilt my cereal on the sofa’ howl so I ran to him. I found him staring at what can only be described as a flash flood running through the garden. We both ran to the front door and sure enough it was there too, rushing down our neighbour’s drive, into our garage and garden, and a short time later, into my kitchen. I’ve often wondered how I would cope in an emergency situation and now I know. I shout very loudly! “We have an emergency down here,” I roared to Daniel as I grabbed my wellies and coat and went to investigate. When Daniel arrived on the scene I was waist deep in the ditch with a garden hoe, having assumed the culvert where it goes underground was blocked. On further anaylsis we realised the problem lay elsewhere and Daniel set off to find the source. I won’t go into the details here, but while others tried to fix the cause we set about trying to divert the flow away from the house and outbuildings using everything we could lay our hands on. Meanwhile Jack used every towel he could find (even the good ones we keep for guests!) to mop up in the kitchen. It was quite a team effort (practically a ‘meitheal’ as we might say in Ireland) and soon others, including neighbours, joined in and a pump was set up to divert water into the brook. I left them to it at this point (it was deadline day after all) but I’m not sure I want to go home tonight! Just imagine how many towel washes I’ll have to do? And grandma’s garden hoe is still firmly lodged in the ditch! Thank goodness better weather is predicated for next week and summer is on its way. And there’s still plenty of Easter chocolate in the cupboard! Perhaps the one positive I can focus on is the satisfaction of working together with others which I highly recommend. You’ll find many opportunities in the following pages.
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NEWS MAYFLOWER CROSS COUNTRY RUN AND WALK 2018 Preparations are now well in hand for Manningtree Rotary Club’s 2018 Mayflower Cross Country Run and Walk which will be on Sunday, May 27. It will follow the usual route of the beautiful Essex Way from Harwich to Manningtree through 13 miles of lovely Essex countryside. For walkers wanting a shorter route there is an alternative finish at Wrabness. Registration is now open online at www.eventrac.co.uk/listed-races/ mayflower and entries are coming in steadily. Entry costs £12 in advance and £14 on the day. Children under 12 go free, but must be registered. The entry fee covers the administrative costs of the event and contributes to the club’s own charity fund. It’s also a great opportunity for participants to get sponsorship for their own favourite charity. Check in on the day is at the Harwich Low Lighthouse from 9.30am where friendly Rotarians will be ready to greet you. Runners will start at 10.30AM and walkers will leave 10 minutes later. Rotary President Paul Leech said: “The runners loved it last year, but it’s still a great day out for walkers, picnic friendly, and dog friendly.” The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley is a friendly club of men and women who meet every Thursday night at The Crown Hotel, Manningtree. Our members work together to support local and international charities, and do hands-on local projects while enjoying the fellowship of friends in the club. We also enjoy social events throughout the Rotary year. If you wish to know more about the club, please contact David Willis: 01473 310076.
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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NEWS ALL ROUND HEALTH FOR ALL CHILDREN Constable Country Medical Practice Patient Participation Group has arranged a talk on May 16 at 7.30pm at Capel Methodist Church entitled All Round Health for All Children. A speaker from OneLife Suffolk will talk about healthy lifestyles and making physical activity fun. In addition, Jan Cavanagh, an experienced play therapist, will talk about the importance of play from infancy to adulthood.
RAYDON VILLAGE HALL SALE Saturday, May 12, 10am-noon Plants, crafts, cakes and much more
HADLEIGH & BOXFORD PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP Have you heard about Care Navigation? The role of the receptionist in our surgeries is evolving, changing and expanding. As part of the valuable work they do, they will ensure that patients are directed to the right person for their particular need at the right time and the right place.
Representatives from Healthwatch Suffolk and Constable Country Medical Practice will also be there to answer questions. The East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group will be encouraging us to sign-up to share our medical records within the NHS. Parents, carers and grandparents welcome. There is no charge and light refreshments will be available. Capel St. Mary Methodist church is on The Street, adjacent to the village shops. Constable Country Patient Participation Group Chair Kathy Pollard
SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM The weather is finally getting warmer so it’s time to get out into your gardens. There are small changes that can be made outside your house to make it more secure.
This means our reception staff will not necessarily book everyone with a GP, but will recommend the most appropriate medical professional, which may include a practice nurse, a healthcare assistant or a pharmacist to name but a few. They may also use a comprehensive directory of information about services in the community as well as in the practice. These could include, for example, leisure and social community activities, befriending, carer respite, dementia support, benefits advice, employment support and sensory impairment services.
For example having shingle put down instead of block paving or slabs will deter unwanted visitors because of the noise it makes on approach to your house. Making sure your fences and hedges around the perimeter are all secure and that repairs have been done after the winter. Perhaps having CCTV installed or a security light put up. All will keep your home more secure.
This will help to reduce GP appointments, releasing about five per cent of the demand for GP consultations, and will at the same time benefit patients by giving them faster access to the right service, helping to improve quality of life for patients and carers alike.
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Receptionists acting as care navigators can ensure the patient is booked with the right person first time. It will be quicker for patients to get an appointment with the GP when needed and the receptionists will have the satisfaction of knowing that they are making a significant contribution to the success of the practice by helping patients to get the most appropriate treatment or advice. For further information about the PPG please contact PPG Chair Lindsay Panton – hadleighboxfordPPG@gmail.com – or Practice Manager Tracey Squirrell: tracey.squirrell@nhs.net / 01473 820127
FEMALE SUPPORT WORKERS – HADLEIGH An exciting opportunity has arisen for two support workers who are motivated, friendly and caring to work alongside a lady who loves life and needs support to live it to the full. Help will be needed with evening routines and planning for the next day’s adventures. A sense of humour is essential. Personal care is required and a love of dogs a must. Post 1: 8.25hrs pw, including weekends Post 2: 4.25hrs pw including evenings/weekends For an informal chat please call: 07752 729173 To apply, forward a CV and accompanying covering letter: FAO Cat Parmenter, Hadleigh Baptist Church, George Street, IP7 5BE – stating ‘Post 1 or 2’. Closing date: 31/05/2018
Make sure you put your garden furniture and garden tools away at the end of the day, preferably in a locked shed. You could also have a shed alarm fitted for added security.
Finally, we have received a number of reports of vehicles being broken into. Please do not leave any valuable items on display, including sat navs, even if your vehicle is parked on the driveway. Take them indoors or lock them away in the boot. And keep your keys safe. If you require further crime prevention advice please do not hesitate to call 101 and ask to speak to a member of the Safer Neighbourhood Team. And remember to call the police on 999 in an emergency and 101 in a nonemergency. Have a great month, PCSO 3048 Denise Ford Safer Neighbourhood Team, Hadleigh Police Station, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh IP7 5AD
THE ORCHARD PLAYERS DANCEATHON The Orchard Players are organising a Danceathon, a fun and energetic afternoon with local dance and fitness instructors leading a variety of dance styles. Saturday, June 16 at Capel St Mary Village Hall from 12.30-4.30pm Keep this date in your diary! Further details will be available soon so keep an eye out for further advertising. THE ORCHARD PLAYERS PRESENT OLIVER Wednesday, July 4 to Saturday 7 Capel St Mary Village Hall Watch this space for more details!
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Families Welcome
Dementia Action Week
21st to 27th May
Come and find out what support is available to help you and your family to live well with dementia. You can also meet volunteers and find out how you can get involved in the Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance.
Saturday 28th May 7.00pm - 9.00pm £5.00 per person (maximum 4 people in a team) Royal British Legion, George St, Hadleigh, IP7 5BB. In aid of HDAA
Saturday 19th
10.00am - 4.00pm
Hadleigh Show - Come and visit our stall (and sow a sunflower!)
Holbecks Park
Monday 21st
10.00am - 11.00am
Dementia Friends Session
Ipswich Building Society
Tuesday 22nd
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Together Tuesday Tea Dance - Free Community Event, All Welcome
Ansell Centre
Wednesday 23rd
8.00am - 10.00am
Dementia Friendly Business Breakfast - Find out how you can serve your customers better
Paddy & Scotts
Thursday 24th
11.00am - 3.00pm
Ansell Memories Café Take part in our regular inclusive social event
Ansell Centre
Friday 25th
8.00am - 2.00pm
Market Stand - Come and visit our stall (and sow a sunflower!)
Market Place, Hadleigh
Saturday 26th
7.00pm - 9.00pm
Quiz Night - Come and have a great night and raise funds! Families welcome. Tickets are £5 per person available from The Idler, Avis’s and Hadleigh Pool and Leisure Centre
Royal British Legion
Sunday 27th
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Coffee & Cake - Come and have a cuppa and help raise funds!
Magdalene House
Tickets can be purchased at The Idler, Avis's and Hadleigh Pool & Leisure
For more information please contact Jill Mason on 07522 935179
For more information about the Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance or for how to get involved contact hadleighdementiafriends@ssleisure.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT A WILLIAM PRETTY DAY Saturday, July 14, 9.30am-4pm 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
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 to raise vital funds to support refurbishment of the kitchen and ladies toilet.
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.
CAPEL IRISH SET DANCE GROUP
You can also support Macmillan who will have a table laden with homemade goodies for sale.
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.
If you can sew, make or create and would like to hire a table (£10) please contact: 07981 335859 / market@belsteadvillage.co.uk
2018 Dates: May 20, June 17, July 15, September 16, October 21, November 18 and December 9
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.
NORDIC WALKING TASTER SESSIONS Four Nordic Walking taster sessions, each lasting approximately an hour under the professional instruction of Lesley Krause from Suffolk Striders, are to be held in Capel St Mary for anyone looking to benefit from this healthier way of walking (poles will be provided). The dates and time depend on the interest and the availability of those wishing to take part. After the recent demonstration at the Countryside Club several members showed an interest but more are required to make Capel a viable centre of this activity to grow. For more information please contact Linda Evans giving times and days available: 01473 311262
Hille and Trevor Peartree: 01473 310146 Chris and Marjorie Haste: 01473 311615
CAPEL LIBRARY May sees a difference in the length of the day and warmer temperatures. This makes for the ideal opportunity to sit outdoors to read with a nice drink – the housework can wait until you have finished reading your books! Keep an eye on our Suffolk Loves collection for some up-to-date releases; you can’t reserve these books online so do keep popping in to see some new editions added to the collection. Groups meeting this month Baby Bounce: Tuesdays, May 1, 8, 15 and 22 at 2pm to enjoy nursery rhymes, hand rhymes and to shake musical instruments tunefully. We will not meet on May 29 due to school half term. If there are any requests of nursery rhymes to sing then please let us know and we will try to get to know the words and tunes to share with you all. Open to all under-fives and their parents/carers. No charge. Minecraft: Meets on Sunday, May 6 between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Children under eight to be accompanied by parent/carer.
KERSEY OPEN GARDENS Saturday 9 June at 11.00am – 4.00pm £5.00 per adult Children under 16 – free Tickets available from participating gardens Refreshments at Village Hall Parking at Kersey Mill with free shuttle service to gardens Plants and produce stalls For more information search for Kersey on opengardens.co.uk 6
Capel Creators: Meets on Saturday, May 26 between 10.30am and 12.30pm. A charge of 50p per child, which includes a drink and a biscuit. Children under eight to be accompanied by an adult. Capel Library Book Group: Meets at 2.30pm on Friday, May 18. Do come along and join in the discussion of the book read. Do look out for Friends of Capel Library events this month: Community Cinema: Tuesday, May 15 Scrabble Club: Saturday, May 19 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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OUT & ABOUT FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY Our membership continues to grow and now stands at 240, which we are really pleased with but would obviously like to see increase further. If you would like to join please call at the library and complete an application form. Annual membership is only £1 and don’t forget that being a member allows you to benefit from a discounted ticket price for the Cinema Club. On May 15 we will be showing Their Finest, another must-see presentation starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy. The film is based in 1940’s London where the government commissions a film based on the Dunkirk rescue. While bombs are falling on the capital the cast and crew work furiously to make a film that they hope will raise the morale of the nation. Following the success of last year’s fundraising that enabled us to replace the reception furniture, this year we are turning our attention to the equipment used within the library. Included within our ever-growing list, we wish to replace a number of the mobile book units which are now showing their age, together with some of the kit in the children’s area. To support the on-going success of the Cinema Club, we hope to enhance the sound quality of the films by adding further speakers. We are also hoping to have a new cabinet built for the public computer to match the reception desk. The Scrabble Club has now been launched; dates and times can be found in the library or on our Facebook page (Friends of Capel Library). Over the coming months, as usual, we will be attending Capel Funday and Bentley Fete; please come along and say hello and take the opportunity to buy some of the many books we will have on sale. We are also in the course of planning an event for all of the children who complete this summer’s Reading Challenge and for the adults our annual quiz is being planned for October. As always, if you are able to assist at any of the planned events we would love to hear from you.
CHATTISHAM MIDSUMMER OPEN GARDENS Sunday, June 17, 11am-5.30pm A great family day out with 12+ gardens open in this friendly village. Enjoy visiting a wide range of types and ages of gardens including formal, natural and aquatic features. Attractions include plant sales, cakes, lunches and cream teas. Family competition. Admission £4, accompanied children under-14 free. Tickets on the day from car park or any open garden. All proceeds to Chattisham Church Restoration. Three miles west of Ipswich, one mile south of the A1071 at Hintlesham / Sat Nav ref: IP8 3QE. Further information: 01473 652359 / r.d.chase@uwclub.net www.hintleshamandchattisham.onesuffolk
THOMAS KING MEMORIAL GOLF DAY
Sarah Wilson, one of our trustees, leaves us this month and is in the process of setting up a Friends Group in Felixstowe. I would just like to take the opportunity to thank Sarah for all her hard work and support over the last few years and wish her every success with the new group. Trevor Stevenson
THE ARTS SOCIETY – SOUTH SUFFOLK The society offers an interesting and stimulating monthly lecture programme delivered by experts on all aspects of the arts. Lectures take place at 2pm at The Quay Theatre, Sudbury on the third Tuesday each month (excepting July/August and December). Make new friends in convivial surroundings in the heart of the lovely market town of Sudbury with ample parking, shops and eateries within easy reach. Membership is £43pa for nine lectures and a quarterly arts magazine plus the additional option of visiting places of interest during the year. To find out more and to join contact the membership secretary via: www.tassouthsuffolk.org.uk Or come along and enjoy a free taster session with the voucher below:
VOUCHER ADMIT 1 PERSON Art & Revolution: Russian Culture in the 20th Century Quay Theatre, Sudbury on Tuesday, May 15 at 2pm Dr Rosamund Bartlett spent 15 years pursuing an academic career before becoming a full time writer, translator and lecturer. Amongst her very many achievements, she edited the first unexpurgated collection of Chekhov’s letters and produced the first new translation of Anna Karenina in 96 years! She is a trustee of the Anton Chekhov Foundation and in 2010 was awarded the Chekhov 150th Anniversary medal by the Russian Ministry of Culture.
Keen golfers in the Hintlesham and Ipswich area are invited to play in the Thomas King Memorial Golf Day at Hintlesham Golf Club on Sunday, June 10. Jack and Larissa King are organising their second golf day event to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) who supports families who have children in hospitals far away from home. Jack and Larissa’s son Thomas was born with a heart condition and rushed to Evelina Hospital in Central London. He was looked after for six weeks until he sadly passed away from his condition. They continue raising money for RMHC after raising almost £4,800 at last year’s event. The charity allows families to stay free of charge in a house which has 59 rooms, kitchens and other essential facilities and support networks to enable families to live near their children who are being cared for in intensive care units in such hospitals. The golf day is £45 per player which includes 18 Holes at Hintlesham Golf Club and a meal following your golf round. Competitions on the day include individual prizes for first, second and third including an engraved claret jug for the winner to keep for a year. There will be team prizes and individual prizes for nearest the pins, longest drives and holes in one (TBC) and a raffle on the day. Jack and Larissa are also looking for hole sponsors with good exposure on the day and through their Facebook event page, and prize donations to help them raise money for this important but relatively little known charity. If you would like to participate or support the day through sponsorship or donations please contact: Jack King 07971 210690 / Larissa King 07707 785868 / thomas_kingfundraising@hotmail.com Facebook: Thomas Kings Memorial Page
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OUT & ABOUT STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Our AGM was held on Wednesday, March 21 when Graeme Forsyth (president), Paul Holmes (vice-president), Peter Stanway-Williams (treasurer), Hew Naylor (secretary), Dave Carman (speaker secretary), Russell Howe and Paul Oliver were voted in to form the new committee. Bob Milne presented a talk entitled The Assignation of the Italian Barber on April 4 and Oliver Paul from Suffolk Food Hall presented Food and Farming Heritage on April 18. We have two interesting speakers in May. On May 2 Joyce Kimber will speak on Britain’s Finest Hour and on May 16 Brain Kelly will enlighten us on The Life of a British Consul. On June 6 Dr John Knight will talk on the life of John Betjeman in a talk entitled The Man & His Poetry, and on June 20 Chris Parfitt will present A Portrait of a Suffolk River. On July 4 John Field will introduce us to The Treasures of Ipswich. We hold our summer buffet at the popular Haywain on July 18 when our spouses and Probus widows join us for what is sure to be an enjoyable event and a tasty meal. 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
STOUR VALLEY U3A On April 11, Professor Wendy Harwood, a senior scientist at the John Innes Centre who works on genetically modified crops, gene editing and similar, presented a talk entitled GM Crops – Where Are We Now? on April 11. Wendy has 20 years’ experience in the GM field and she covered 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’s subject is chocolate and he will tell us of the spread of the hot drink in Europe, the astonishing aspects of chocolate and an overview of its financial importance 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. It’s never too late to learn! Join the 361,477 members across 969 U3As throughout the UK today.
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OUT & ABOUT / SPORT CONSTABLE SINGERS: SONGS OLD AND NEW
SUFFOLK ROCKETS NETBALL CLUB
Constable Hal, East Bergholt on Saturday, July 21 at 7pm Tickets £7 to include tea and coffee Up to June 11 contact Mel for tickets: alantuttlebury@hotmail.com After June 11 contact Paula: paulagraham716@btinternet.com
HADLEIGH & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB We are out and about on Monday, May 7 month with a visit to the garden of Philippa Burrough in Ulting Wick near Maldon. This is an eight acre garden which has something for every season, but in May there should be thousands of tulips for everyone to enjoy. Followed by tea and cake – what could be better? Back at Hadleigh Town Hall in June – more details next month.
RSPB FLATFORD WILDLIFE GARDEN Following a rather damp and cold re-opening at Easter, the RSPB Wildlife Garden at Flatford is now fully back into the swing of things for the new season. As I write this our nestcams are showing us lovely clear images of what’s going on inside four different nest boxes. One blue tit nest is well under way, with the female forming a cup among all the moss and grass that she has brought in. The next stage will be for her to line it with soft material such as feathers before she lays her eggs. Her partner has occasionally brought in material, but it’s mainly the female who builds the nest. She will start to lay eggs soon, usually one a day. She could lay up to 16 eggs, but blue tits usually lay between eight and 12. Our nestcam blue tits at Flatford produced 11 eggs last year, with 10 of them hatching successfully. The female bird will start to incubate the eggs the day before the clutch is complete and she will do all the ‘sitting’ until they hatch. The male will bring her some food, but these are gestures rather than life-supporting and she will leave the clutch regularly during the day to feed herself. This is one of the reasons why it’s good practice for us to keep providing food throughout the year, and not to stop just because the winter has ended. If the female can find nutritious food quickly, she won’t need to be away from the eggs for too long at a time. Similarly, it’s helpful for us to provide clean drinking water too. If all is well, the chicks will hatch after about two weeks and they will be completely dependent on their parents bringing in suitable food for them. Their main food will be caterpillars and so it’s very important that their hatching coincides with the time when these are plentiful – another reason for making sure our gardens include butterfly friendly plants! At this stage, the male plays a full role and both parents can be seen flying back and forth from the nest as they try to keep up with their hungry brood. Each chick can eat about a hundred caterpillars a day! The chicks are usually ready to fledge by about early June, depending on the season, and their parents will call them from outside the box to persuade them to join the big wide world. Once outside, they will stay fairly near to their parents for a couple of weeks as they learn to find their own food and avoid predators.
If you haven’t heard the news, where have you been? ENGLAND NETBALL WON GOLD at the Commonwealth Games, a huge achievement and a boost for the sport. Since Sunday, April 8 we have had a lot of emails asking about joining the club, which is great! Because of this we are running a netball taster session for ladies aged 16+ on May 5 from 10am-noon at Hadleigh High Leisure Centre. So grab those trainers and come on down for a really fun, sociable session. Our two Back to Netball teams played in the Suffolk B2N festival held in Ipswich in March. There were five teams entered and our ladies did fab. Sparkling Rockets just missed out on the final, but all our ladies showed how much they have improved and they all had a great day. In May our first two ladies teams play in the Colchester Summer League. This is a fun league, but with a slight competitive edge. This is the first adult league the club has joined and we are really excited to see how the teams do. We choose our two team names – Suffolk Stars and Suffolk Solar – after asking for ideas on our Facebook page. Our junior teams continue to thrive in the Colchester League. Both teams had a match on March 29. Cosmic Rockets (fourth) took on KATs Kestrels (fifth). Kestrels started the game very strong and Cosmic had to play catch-up. Unfortunately couldn’t get ahead and the final score was 19-9 to Kestrels. Saturn Rockets (third) played KATs Osprey (sixth). Saturn had a dominating game and showed their improvement throughout court to take the win 13-4. Cosmic POM Kloe, Saturn POM Esme. We have a mixed team taking part in the Year 7 Suffolk Tournament on April 22; good luck to the girls who are taking part. We are looking for girls who will be Year 7 in September to join the club; if your daughter is interested please contact us! We are happy to announce Michele Bates has joined the club as a Level 1 Coach, C Award Umpire and Suffolk Umpiring Mentor. Michele brings experience and passion to the club and will be working with some of our ladies taking them through their umpiring journey. suffolkrocketsnc@hotmail.com FB/Twitter: Suffolk Rockets NC www.suffolkrocketsnetballclub.weebly.com
Why not come along to see how our nestcam families are progressing? The screen is in the barn, where we also have plenty of information about how to make all of our gardens more wildlife-friendly. At halfterm we’ll have family activities available as usual. Please see our webpage for more details. We look forward to seeing you. Sharon Barker www.rspb.org.uk/Flatford
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SPORT / SCHOOLS EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB The very poor weather that we experienced through March and into April meant that games were few and far between, which has left the end of the season far more congested than is desirable. The 1st Team managed two games and achieved victories in both of them to cement their mid table position. The Reserves had only one fixture, another emphatic win, which leaves them just outside the top five in League A. One big win and a narrow defeat kept the A Team just above the relegation places with games running out. UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team / Senior Division Fixtures should be completed, but if the rain continues, who knows? Reserves / League A Sat, Apr 28: Old Newton Utd Res (A) A Team / League B Sat, Apr 28: Wickham Market Res (A) Fixtures are subject to change. Please refer to the fixtures website to confirm: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=4358069 End of Season Awards: Saturday, April 28 We are always looking for people who can help the club as committee members, whether on the playing side or just in the background. If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you. Club strips, dugouts, banners and boards on match days are all potential exposure for your business while supporting a local organisation. Steve Butcher: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com
EAST BERGHOLT TENNIS CLUB Spring is here, so why not shake the dust off your racquet and come along to East Bergholt Tennis Club for a game of tennis? We welcome new members of all ages and abilities on our allweather floodlit courts located behind the playing fields at Gandish Road, East Bergholt. Whether you are a complete beginner, coming back into the game after a number of years off or a regular player, there is something in it for you. The club will be offering a range of coaching programmes for members and non-members, catering for both children and adults. Annual membership subscriptions (allowing free use of the courts until 10pm every day subject to prior booking) are: adults £50, family £70-100, juniors (under 18) £15, students £25, junior summer special £10. Prices for coaching programmes, which are higher for non-members, will depend on the course. All enquiries about the coaching programmes should be directed towards Pete Richmond, whereas membership enquries can be directed to either Pete Richmond or Paul Lake. Chairman/Coach Pete Richmond: NEETacademyHQ@gmail.com Acting Membership Secretary Paul Lake: 55paullake@gmail.com
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ROBIN’S NEWS Toddling Tigers We have been busy focusing on spring flowers and bright colours. Using pink and purple paper we had a go at cutting out our own flowers and used flower shaped sponges dipped in brightly coloured paints to make amazing flower paintings. We also filled egg cartons with cotton wool and sprinkled them with cress seeds to take home. Our little fingers are gaining strength from all these fiddly workouts! We still have a great passion in our room for dinosaurs and we have been using felt tip pens to help control our colour marking on dinosaur sheets. We had great fun stomping our dinosaurs through paint to look at the assorted sizes of footprints and we found that colours mix much better when stirred with a dinosaur! We also gave the dinosaurs a warm bubbly bath and enjoyed washing them with sponges. Meerkats Holiday club has been eggcellent for the Meerkats this Easter. We made bunny bread, mini-egg cookies, clay creations, flannel bunnies complete with cream eggs, and we even had an Easter bonnet parade judged by the Toddling Tigers. Our production line of slime makers managed a full flow of glow in the dark slime, lumpy slime and even unicorn coloured slime. We went out on the playground and scooted and pedalled or way through the puddles. We had bunny hop and egg and spoon races with real eggs, Now that’s a challenge! If you would like information about Robin’s Childcare please contact us on 01473 310767 or follow us on Twitter/Facebook. www.robinschildcare.co.uk
LAYHAM PLAYGROUP Thank you to everyone who came to our Easter Fun Morning during the Easter holidays. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves on the Easter trail around the village. When we returned to playgroup after the holidays our playgroup garden was looking very springlike as lovely spring flowers and sensory plants had been planted. Thank you to our Duke of Edinburgh volunteer who had worked hard during the holiday to make ready for our return. Congratulations to all the staff, trustees and children at Layham Playgroup CIO. Our latest Ofsted inspection, published on March 21, gives a glowing report that really reflects the core principles and values of the playgroup. A community playgroup, staff have a really close relationships with the children, clear monitoring of the children’s progress through learning journals and a focus on fostering independence and outdoor play. At this time of year staff are beginning to get the school-age children ready for more of a structured day at school so letter recognition, numbers and sharing games are all part of everyday fun learning We are making plans for our next social which will be a family games afternoon on Saturday, June 16, 4-6pm; see next month for more details. For more details about Layham Playgroup visit: www.layhamplaygroup.co.uk To keep up-to-date on all the latest news, check out our Facebook page. If you are interested in seeing Layham Playgroup for yourself and would like to arrange a visit, please contact us at: admin@layhamplaygroup.co.uk / 07999 866419 Ladybird Toddler Group takes place every Wednesday morning during term time from 9.30-11am and is open to all children from birth to five years. We have a range of toys and activities ranging from a quiet baby area to role-play, small world, playdough and crafts.
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church news CAPEL & ELMSETT METHODIST CHURCHES A FRAGILE WORLD We are living in days when there is much tension and uncertainty in the world scene. By the time this is printed, I don’t know what other things might have happened. At the time of writing we have had the tit for tat expulsion of diplomats/intelligence officers from over 20 countries in response to the nerve gas incident in Salisbury. There are more threats of further action. Then there is the awaited response to the chemical weapons used again in the Syrian war. Some world leaders are using inflammatory language and the danger of conflict erupting is very real. There is tension and division at local, national and international levels on many issues. I don’t think in my lifetime (post Second World War) it has been as tense and as unpredictable. Where are the peacemakers? With so much disturbing news, it is great to come across a good news story. A father was distraught with grief when his son was killed in an accident. Doctors asked his permission for them to transplant some of his organs to a patient in the hospital who was in urgent need of a transplant. You may say that often happens, but what was extraordinary about this case is that the donor was an Arab and the patient an Israeli! The father explained: “I wanted my son’s death to bring life, whether it be to a Jew or Arab”. It was an amazing gesture in the midst of loss and grief, but even more remarkable considering the pattern of enmity and hatred between Jew and Arab. It was a gesture that spoke of peace and reconciliation. I ask myself would I have been able to do the same thing if I were in that man’s place. Our situations are probably very different to the Arab/Israeli conflict, but there are ways in which we can act as peacemakers in our communities. All of us have the opportunity in our daily relationships to work for harmony and reconciliation, but few of us take the opportunity as often as we could. Are we peacemakers or do we prefer to allow disharmony to continue? SERVICES AT CAPEL Home Groups on various days and times – contact the minister for details Sunday 6
10.30am 6.30pm
Sunday 13
10.30am 6.30pm
Worship with Mr Mark Firmin Worship with Rev Andrew Sankey
Sunday 20
10.30am 7pm
Worship with Mrs Gloria Theobald Informal worship with Jim Ross and band
Saturday 26
3.30pm
Messy Church
Sunday 27
10.30am 7.30pm
Worship and Communion with Rev Sankey United Prayer Time at St Mary’s
Worship with Mr Rod Stone Prayer
The Rev Andrew Sankey, 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 SERVICES AT ELMSETT Sunday 6 9.45am 6.30pm
Worship with Rev Jane Cassidy Worship with Rev Derek Grimshaw
Sunday 13
9.45am 6.30pm
Worship with Mr Luke Rokobuli Circuit Service – Easter Offering
Tuesday 15
3.30pm
Messy Church
Sunday 20
9.45am 6.30pm
Worship with Mr Mike Stock Worship and Communion with Rev Jacobs
Sunday 27 9.45am 6.30pm
Worship and Communion with Rev Grimshaw Worship at Vauxhall Camp
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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church news / ON THE GRAPEVINE MASQUERADE CHARITY BALL IN AID OF THE BLOSSOM APPEAL The Ipswich Hospital Charity is excited to announce the Masquerade Charity Ball at The Venue at Kersey Mill on Friday, June 22 at 7pm in aid of The Blossom Appeal.
COME AND MEET US We are a family of ordinary people who love God and trust Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. We would be delighted to welcome you to our Church office in George Street and to any of our services, activities, courses and events. Sunday Services (live streaming) 10.30am: All Age Worship including crèche, teaching and activities for 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. 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, Hadleigh IP7 5BE (free parking in nearby public car park on Magdalen Road) Tel: 01473 829602 and speak to Chris. Website: www.hadleighbaptist.org.uk Twitter: @HadleighBaptist Facebook: HadleighBaptistChurch YouTube: Hadleigh Baptist Church
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This glamorous evening will include a night of live entertainment with a drinks reception and a three course meal with wine in a beautiful location. JS and The Lockerbillies, who have previously played at Glastonbury, will be our band for the night so get your dancing shoes on and get ready to rock ‘n’ roll! All money raised will go towards The Ipswich Hospital Charity, supporting The Blossom Appeal. Help us build a new £2.5million Breast Care Centre at Ipswich Hospital where every breast care patient can have the best possible experience when they come to hospital. The new centre will bring all elements of breast care at The Ipswich Hospital under one roof and provide an environment where patients can be imaged, biopsied where necessary, and see their clinician in one appointment without the need to get dressed and undressed several times. There will also be new dedicated clinics for men and young people. Your support can help patients like Jo: “There is a lot of getting up and down and walking to and from for imaging and treatment, and it’s a very impersonal space.” Former breast cancer patient Jo Whitelaw remembers the experience of visiting the hospital all too well, but the now 55-yearold also remembers the amazing care she received. She said: “The hospital was my security blanket. I got all the support and reassurance I could’ve asked for from the team. They were always there when I needed them.” Jo, from Great Blakenham, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 after discovering a lump in her breast. Initially she thought it was benign as she’d had others removed in the past, but it did turn out to be cancerous. When the lump was removed cancer cells were still found so Jo went on to have her breast removed and gruelling chemotherapy and drug treatment to fight the disease. She said: “It’s a very open and impersonal space. I remember when I first went to hospital I sat there and looked at all the people in the waiting room and felt very alone. The new centre could be more personal, but then there would be opportunities and spaces to talk if people wanted to.” Jo, married with two children, four grandchildren (and another on the way) has now been clear of cancer for five years. While the hospital team were Jo’s security blanket, she turned to the animals in her yard to relax. A keeper of horses, sheep and chickens, Jo credits them with helping her relax both during and since her cancer. Help us build a new Breast Centre at Ipswich Hospital while enjoying a glamorous night. To purchase tickets (£50) please visit www.ipswichhospitalcharity.co.uk or contact: 01473 702929 / charity@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk
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