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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
NEWS
It hardly seems appropriate to write about anything other than the tragedy at Grenfell Tower which continues to dominate our news with new horrors exposed almost daily. It’s a shocking sight in print and on TV, but a friend who passed close to the blackened tower last week tells me the pictures don’t come close to capturing the awfulness of it. She found herself staring at it in disbelief as people walked by, heads bowed. The outcome of the official investigation won’t be known for at least a year, but thankfully action is being taken to prevent similar disasters elsewhere. We can only hope this work is completed before more lives are lost and send our condolences to those who lost family members, friends and neighbours at Grenfell Tower, and indeed all those who lost everything except the clothes they were wearing. When horrors such as this occur we tend to hold our loved ones a little closer and appreciate what we have a little more. Often our own problems seem a little less all-consuming, at least for a little while. It’s also a reminder to check that our own homes and those of vulnerable neighbours or elderly relatives have adequate fire protection and working smoke alarms. Did you know you’re four times more likely to die in a fire if you don’t have a smoke alarm that works? Around half of home fires are caused by cooking accidents while two fires a day are started by candles and faulty electrics (appliances, wiring and overloaded sockets) cause around 6,000 fires in the home across the country every year. Take a moment today to inspect your home and then take any necessary action to protect it and those who live in it. You’ll find lots of information online and you may even be eligible for a Home Fire Risk Assessment or Home Fire Safety Check which you can book with your local fire and rescue service. You can also make enquiries on behalf of another person: Suffolk: 01473 260588 / Essex: 01376 576000
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St Elizabeth Hospice’s Bubble Rush at Christchurch Park last summer
HOSPICE’S BIG, BUBBLY EVENT IS BACK FOR 2017 This August, St Elizabeth Hospice is bringing back its highly popular family event Bubble Rush! Bubble Rush is a fun-filled, foamy 5km walk or run that will see people of all ages getting covered in colourful bubbles this month in aid of the local charity. On Sunday, August 13, hundreds of people will run, walk, dance or skip around a 5km route at Christchurch Park. The route will feature four ‘bubble stations’ which each have different coloured bubble cannons, covering you in safe, frothy foam! Catherine Sheppard, St Elizabeth Hospice’s events and challenges fundraiser, said: “Last year was the hospice’s first ever Bubble Rush and the event was a huge success, with more than 1,500 local people taking part and getting covered in colourful bubbles all for a good cause! “Bubble Rush is an ideal event to take part in with your family, friends or co-workers as it’s fantastically frothy and fun for people of all ages – whether you’re six or 60!” Registration is now open and this year there is also an option to get the cost of registration back if you raise £100 or more for St Elizabeth Hospice. All the money raised from St Elizabeth Hospice’s event will go towards improving life for people living with a progressive illness such as cancer, motor neurone disease and heart failure. To sign up to be part of the fantastic frothy fun, call 01473 723600 or visit: www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/bubblerush
NEWS RAVENSWOOD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION IPSWICH COUNTRY MARKET 2017 – SCARECROW COMPETITION Ravenswood Residents Association is pleased to announce plans are underway for the fifth annual scarecrow event for all residents of Ravenswood. The event will be extended over the weekend of Friday, September 1 to Sunday 3. Every entrant will receive a certificate of merit and there will be a prize for the most likeable scarecrow. This year we hope to encourage more people to enter and to display their scarecrows in a prominent position at home over the course of the three days. You will need to complete an entry form so that we can include your location on the route map. An entry form will be available on the Ravenswood Residents Association website from August 1: www.ravenswood-residents.org.uk We hope even more people will take part this year as numbers are increasing each year. Visit our website over the coming weeks for more information and keep watch for our posters!
MARTLESHAM HISTORY SOCIETY Monday, August 14: St Audry’s Melton, 1767-1993 – Workhouse to Asylum by David Phelan Asylums are regarded as being grim places and many were. However, St Audry’s had a reputation for being a progressive regime, but why? What caused it to be different? Come along and find out. Meetings are held at Martlesham Heath Pavillion at 7.30pm. Admission £2.50.
If you appreciate good home cooking and like to shop locally, then why not shop at Ipswich Country Market for a great selection of hand baked, grown and crafted goods? We sell an array of food. Why not try our sausage rolls and pork pies served with unique tasty chutney? We also have quiche, cheese straws, pizzas and scones. Our fresh bread could be topped with our homemade jam or local honey and we have a huge variety of cakes, individual or loaf types to finish off with. Each week our gardeners have flowers and freshly picked vegetables. Soft fruits are now available and some are being turned into new season jam by our cooks, all free of artificial additives. You may also be interested to know that we sell local free range eggs from hens, ducks and bantams and you can order these along with many other items in advance, to collect when you need them. Our crafters also offer variety. If the sun keeps on shining you may need some protection with a sun hat, available in all sizes from kids to adults. You might also need a beaded cover for your glass to stop flies spoiling your drink. We have other practical items from aprons to peg bags, and gift items like beaded jewellery too. We offer unique handmade cards and gift bags and boxes, and don’t forget we are also happy to take your individual orders. You can find more information about the market on our Facebook page: Ipswich Country Market Please note: there is no market on August 17 due to floor refurbishment. We are open on Thursday mornings from 10.15-11.30am at Rushmere Village Hall on Humber Doucy Lane. We have plenty of free parking and home baked cake or scones for refreshments with a free tea or coffee on your first visit. We also have bacon rolls on offer on the first Thursday of the month for only £1. A warm welcome awaits customers old and new so why not come and see us soon?
Martlesham Brass is taking a well-earned rest during August. When we return in September we will be busy rehearsing for our 21st birthday concert on Saturday, September 30, so please put this date in your diaries. Tickets for the concert will be available in September – more details next month. We would love to hear from new players, young and old, with or without experience. Our aim is to encourage anyone who feels they would like to play in a brass band to come and have a go! If you would like to join us, or if you already play or have previously played a brass instrument and feel that you would like to come along and meet us, please contact us via the website or use the contact details below. Publicity Officer Liz Howard e_m_howard@talk21.com / 01473 625617 www.martleshambrass.co.uk
CRAFTERS UNLIMITED A craft club for people who like to try different crafts in a light hearted atmosphere with refreshments, we meet on the fourth Thursday of each month in Rushmere Village Hall from 7.30-10pm. Thursday, August 24: Ring Pull Jewellery (Emma) Thursday, September 28: Heather Prince demonstrating the Art of Barge Painting There are always other projects available with assistance from the committee and other club members. New members are always welcome. For more details contact: Jill 01473 713534 / Emma 01787 373850
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NEWS EAST IPSWICH CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITION
U3A OPEN DAY
Saturday, September 2
While sunning ourselves at home or abroad, the University of the Third Age in East Suffolk want to remind members and announce to prospective members that our annual open day will take place on Friday, September 1.
East Ipswich Camera Club will be holding an exhibition of prints and projected digital images at Tower Hall, Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew IP4 5SU (close to Bixley Farm Centre).
We hope the date is already in your diaries to come and see what U3A has to offer for retired and semi-retired people. The event takes place at Kesgrave Community Hall, 12 Acres Approach, Bell Lane, Kesgrave between 10.30am and 12.30pm. If you use public transport the number 66 bus from Ipswich and Martlesham areas passes the community hall approximately every 20 minutes.
The exhibition of members’ work will be open from 10.30am4.30pm. Entry is free and refreshments will be available for everyone.
Currently we have more than 150 interest groups including architecture, history, arts and crafts, literature (both reading and writing), walking groups, lunch clubs, science, languages and discussion groups, many of which will be represented on the day along with news of future planned subjects. Also there will be details of talks and meeting at our campuses in Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and Saxmundham.
We do hope you will come along to share and enjoy our photographs. http://eastipswichcameraclub.co.uk
To whet your appetite these will range from Music Hall to Recycling a Car in 60 Seconds and Chocolate to The Black Death. To find out where and when these take place please join us on the day which is open to everyone and you can join in the fun and become a member for only £12.50 per year. We look forward to seeing you on September 1, but if you can’t make it details will be available on our website and from our secretary on 03001 233913. www.u3aeastsuffolk.org.uk
ROGER DAVID BURROWS MUSIC FUND The exhibition and sale of works by Suffolk artist Sonya Burrows, with live music by Helen Ellison and her students, on June 10 was very successful and we are grateful for the support we had for this event. The Midsummer Music concert presented by Helen Ellison and her students on June 17 in St Michael’s Church Centre, Martlesham Heath, was very enjoyable and successful; thank you to everybody who took part. Helen Watson and Kate Parish and their piano students presented a concert on July 1 at Warwick Road Evangelical Church in Woodbridge. This was a very enjoyable and successful concert and we are grateful to Helen and Kate for arranging this and to everybody who took part. Further details about The Roger David Burrows Music Fund can be obtained from the Burrows family (01473 625196) or at: www.rogerdavidburrows.co.uk
IPSWICH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL TRANSPORT SOCIETY Wednesday, September 27: On the Railway Lines to Yarmouth and Lowestoft, illustrated talk by Stuart Mcnee We meet at 7pm at the Salvation Army Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich. Entrance via the rear car park. Visitors welcome – £3.50 at door including tea/coffee. Details from: 01473 414746/422145 www.idhts.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT LEARN TO DANCE THE ARGENTINE TANGO Staring on September 13, you have the chance to learn the elegant, evocative social dance of Argentine Tango on Wednesdays with teachers Richard and Mandy of SuffolkTango.
exciting range of dancing opportunities near and far opens up. After this course you will be able to progress into our structured courses for improvers and intermediates.
The 10-week course (in two five-week blocks) aims to provide a solid foundation in the key elements of Argentine Tango in an enjoyable sociable environment. It concentrates on how to lead and follow the fundamental steps of tango. The dance is improvised to the music so there are no long sequences to learn.
Prior booking is essential, but there is no need to book with a partner as we will match followers and leaders if we can. Bookings will be confirmed once we have checked leader and follower numbers (all the better if you can bring a partner). We always rotate partners during the class to speed the learning process and to make the evening more fun.
Our current dancers are of all ages, some coming with a background of ballroom, salsa or modern jive, but many have never attended dance classes before. Once you try Argentine Tango you will soon get hooked and an
ORWELL DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY We are on our summer break now and are looking forward to our next season. It starts with Mark Hill, who is often on the Antiques Roadshow, giving us an introduction to mid-century modern and includes talks on Sir Edward Lutyens, glassware, Giles jewellery and much more. So why not join us and enjoy good company and interesting talks? We meet at Tower Hall, Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew on the first Wednesday of most months, starting again on September 6. Meeting last about an hour and start at 2.15pm, with tea and coffee served from 1.30-2pm. Guests are welcome provided we have enough space. Exceptionally popular lectures will have a visitor limit of 20 spaces, so please contact Wendy Robbins before the day on 01394 823807 to check for available space. For latest events and news visit: www.orwelldfas.org.uk WOVEN THEATRE PRESENTS
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IPSWICH AND DISTRICT SUPPORT GROUP Our next meeting is on Thursday, August 10 at St Augustine’s Church Hall, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich IP3 8TH from 7-9pm. Guest speakers will be community podiatrist Trudi Wollard and Lucy Boddington, a diabetes specialist podiatrist from the foot clinic at Ipswich Hospital. They specialise in diabetic foot problems and care. This is a social gathering of people who have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes to share information on diabetes and to talk to other people in similar situations. Refreshments will be available free of charge. No admission charge or joining fee. For further information contact: 07547 513730 (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri) / dsgipswichduk@gmail.com / www.ipswich.diabetesukgroup.org
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Classes are held at the Richards Room, Martlesham Community Centre (behind Tesco) from 7.30-10pm on Wednesdays from September 13. To apply please fill in the online form at www.suffolktango.org.uk or contact: Mandy@suffolktango.org.uk / 07766 694618
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Something fabulous is happening in Felixstowe. The story of Philip Thicknesse, Governor of Landguard Fort 1753-66, is being brought to life in the place where it all happened. This site-specific production developed by Woven Theatre Company offers a whole new perspective on a man who should be better known as an important figure in Felixstowe’s and Suffolk’s history. As you know, Landguard Fort is a spectacular location with a big central courtyard surrounded by rooms, fortifications, underground passages, an outer bailey and a moat and Philip Thicknesse is a character you will never forget. He was a man with very little respect for authority, but gained great loyalty from his men and was adored by his wives! Written by two local playwrights, Peppy Barlow and Sally Wilden, and led by four professional actors with the involvement of members of the public, Felixstowe Community Choir and the historic re-enactor volunteers based at the fort. Specially commissioned puppets – the governor’s monkey Jacko and his wife Ann’s parakeet –will add to the fun. Tickets (£12 / £6 for under 18s) are on sale through Eastern Angles: 01473 211498 / www.easternangles.co.uk For more information visit: www.philipthicknesse.com Do book up early and be part of the fun. Landguard Fort will never feel the same again.
OUT & ABOUT THE LIONS CLUB OF IPSWICH
IPSWICH AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB
The Mayor of Ipswich, Councillor Sarah Barber has been made an honorary member of The Lions Club of Ipswich. The mayor said that she was very pleased to be a part of such a great organisation. She will remain an honorary member for the next year (during her term in office).
Probus clubs are for retired or semi-retired business gentlemen. The primary objective is to provide fellowship between members and to share similar interests in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Lions Club International is the largest service club organisation in the world. Its 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs are serving communities in 207 countries and geographical areas around the globe.
We meet monthly at the Masonic Hall in Soane Street, Ipswich on the last Wednesday of each month for lunch, followed by talks and lectures on a variety of subjects. In addition we hold social events including outside visits when we invite our spouses, partners and friends to join us.
Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit: www.lionsclubs.org
If membership appeals to you, please contact our secretary, Ken Stanley, for further details: 01473 274898 / probus174@gmail.com
For more information about The Lions Club of Ipswich call 0845 833 2804 or visit: www.lionsclubofipswich.org.uk
RUSHMERE ST ANDREW’S MOTHERS’ UNION August 16 sees us welcoming Dr Graham Platts who will talk to us about being a school principal in Oman. We are very much looking forward to a very interesting talk. Once again, after our Wave of Prayer service reaching out around the world, we will learn more about another country. Closer to home we continue to contribute to local organisations with knitting, sewing, collecting, supporting and prayer. You are very welcome to join us at a meeting every third Wednesday in the Church Hall at Rushmere St Andrew’s at 2.30pm. For more information, contact Hilary: 01473 421073
SUFFOLK DEMENTIA HELPLINE CALL 01473 353350 We are here to help 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The helpline can provide a listening ear as well as information and signposting to services that can help. The Suffolk Dementia Helpline can support anyone who needs to talk. Perhaps you have memory worries yourself or even a recent diagnosis and want someone to talk to. Maybe you have concerns about a loved one, or need support in your caring role. Perhaps it’s just information you are after, or a confidential chat with someone. The line can help anyone who is looking for practical support and is able to provide you with local information and get you in touch with organisations that can help.
Oh my goodness – what a summer we’ve been having! June broke temperature records, with the hottest temperatures recorded in 40 years, and as I’m writing this it looks as if July is going the same way. Wonderful as this may be for the sun-lovers amongst us, it has meant that our poor plants have needed a lot of TLC. Water, water and more water, and even then, many are showing signs of stress because of the heat. Vegetable harvesting is well under way and you should be able to start lifting onions at the end of the month. Just watch for the tops starting to fall over and then start to lift (fingers crossed they haven’t bolted with all this sun). Soft fruit bushes are at their most bountiful right now – as long as they’ve been well-netted to keep the birds away! Apples and pears can be thinned a little, giving remaining fruit a chance to swell without being cramped as they begin to ripen in the sun. It feels harsh, but you really will notice the difference in the fruit that you leave behind. If your tomatoes are displaying black sunken splotches, then have a look at your watering habits. This can be a sign of calcium deficiency, so make sure you’re watering regularly. Don’t allow the soil to dry out; they really don’t like it. One last thing, though… in the midst of all the hard work, don’t forget to enjoy your garden, or allotment. Take time to sit in the sun and survey the fruits of your labours. Bask in the warm, long evenings and spend time just watching, and listening, to nature revelling in the last weeks of the summer. Unplug, switch off, and just be. Your sense of well-being will thank you for it. If you’ve ever fancied growing your own, we do have a few plots available at our picturesque Rushmere St Andrew site. New members are always made very welcome. If you’re unsure if allotmenting is for you, why not go for one of our half-plots? For more information, please contact our membership secretary, Angela Brown: membership@kesgraveallotments.org.uk / 01473 612283 Becki Ritson
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OUT & ABOUT / SPORT BRIGHT STARS At our Bright Stars session on Monday, July 10 we sadly said goodbye to Jennie Fidler who has been on the Bright Stars team for more than three years. Everyone at Bright Stars would like to thank her for all her help and enthusiasm and we wish her all the best in her future activities. Youngsters from birth to five years old are welcome to join us at Bright Stars for a fun start to the week with their parents, grandparents, friends, family and/or carers. We meet at St Michael’s Church Centre, Martlesham Heath IP5 3PL from 10.30am to noon on the second and fourth Mondays of each month during term times. These mornings are free and usually involve singing, games, making crafts to take home and telling stories from the Bible for the first half hour. We then have refreshments when the adults can chat and the children can play until approximately noon.
FAMILY SUMMER DAYS AT RSPB FLATFORD WILDLIFE GARDEN Well, it’s August already and the summer’s flying by. The swifts are on their way back to Africa, but we can still enjoy the sight of swallows and martins wheeling above us at Flatford Wildlife Garden. Generally our garden birds are rather quiet and a little more difficult to spot at this time of year. They’re going through their annual moult and as they renew their feathers they can’t fly with their usual speed and agility. This leaves them more vulnerable to predators so they tend to lay low for a while. They still appreciate a regular food source though, so do keep the feeders and water topped up even if their presence isn’t quite so obvious in your garden. Did you know that bumble bees have smelly feet? Or that sparrows have an extra bone in their tongues? Or that the silver birch is known as the ‘Lady of the Forest’? All will become clear if you come along to the garden during weekdays in August as we continue our programme of family activities. These are the themes we have planned for the following weeks, commencing with the Monday dates: July 31: What’s so special about trees? August 7: We haven’t forgotten the birds! August 14: The humble bumble bee August 21: What’s so special about trees? August 28: Round up of the holiday activities We will be offering a selection of theme-related activities each weekday, so there’s bound to be something that your children will enjoy. There is a small charge per child that covers all the activities on offer that day, with a discount for members, or free on that occasion for those who join the RSPB on that day. For more details visit: www.rspb.org.uk/flatford We look forward to seeing you. If you have some spare time available and would be interested in volunteering with the RSPB locally, do get in touch for information about the range of roles available: 01206 391153 / shirley.sampson@rspb.org.uk Visitor Experience Officer Sharon Barker
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Dates for the autumn term: September 11 and 25, October 9, November 13 and 27 and December 11 You are welcome to come along to any of our mornings; just turn up, no need to let us know in advance. If you would like further information please contact: Sonya & Maureen Burrows – 01473 625196
IPSWICH WANDERERS FC The FA Cup and FA Vase draws have not been kind to Wanderers. The 1st Team have been drawn away from home in the early rounds of both competitions. However, the first Premier Division fixture will be at home to Walsham Le Willows on August 1. The club have decided to make this a ‘Pay What You Like’ match. The normal admission charges will not apply, but fans are invited to give what they think the matchday experience at The Doucy Stadium is worth. Admission is normally £6 (£4 concessions). The FA Cup has seen Wanderers drawn away to Hullbridge Sports of the Essex Senior League in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup. This tie will be played on Saturday, August 5. Away support is most welcome. The winners of the tie will receive £1,500 and an away tie in Essex or Hertfordshire in the Preliminary Round. The prestigious FA Vase, that also has its final at Wembley Stadium, has drawn Wanderers at Spixworth, a Norfolk side new to the Thurlow Nunn League. Victory would give us a next round match at Wroxham. Forthcoming fixture at The Doucy Stadium, Humber Doucy Lane: Tuesday, August 1: v Walsham Le Willows, KO 7.45pm Please look at the Ipswich Wanderers website for other home fixtures as, at the time of writing, the league have not published these. News on the player front is that almost the entire squad from last season have re-signed for the coming campaign, along with some promising youngsters from the academy and the Under 18s. Goalkeeper James Bradbrook has transferred to Ryman League Bury Town, but Jack Spurling, who kept goal for Brantham Athletic last season, has replaced James. Fans may remember Jack’s previous spell at Wanderers and his wonderful saves that ensured an FA Cup victory over Canvey Island. Club captain, the experienced Mark ‘Goldie’ Goldfinch, will again lead the side. Rumours of Mark’s retirement from the game proved to be just that and it would be great if cup success were to come our way in what might be his last season playing football at this level. Mark started his football at Wanderers and went on to play at a higher level before returning to The Doucy. The club is hoping that manager Shane Wardley and his team can build upon the top-half finish achieved last season. Come and join the growing band of Wanderers supporters as we look for success in league and cup… Ipswich’s premier football club. Keith Lloyd
ON THE GRAPEVINE / CHURCH NEWS HONOUR A LOVED ONE WITH HOSPICE’S SUNFLOWER MEMORIES St Elizabeth Hospice is inviting people to dedicate a beautiful sunflower emblem to remember someone special this summer with the return of their Sunflower Memories appeal. The name of loved ones no longer with us will be written on the sunflower emblems which will then be displayed in sunny yellow wheelbarrows in the hospice’s garden in return for a donation. The sunflowers will be on display from Sunday, August 20, and anyone is welcome to come along and see the display of sunflowers and take time to reflect on memories. Pauline Donkin, St Elizabeth Hospice’s fundraising development manager, said: “Once again, this summer, anyone is welcome to make a donation and dedicate a sunflower in memory of a loved one, whether they have been cared for by the hospice or not. Our glorious garden will host hundreds of little sunflowers, creating a sea of colour, displaying the names of loved ones who are no longer with us. All the money raised from the donations for the sunflowers will go towards providing vital care and support to more than 2,000 patients and their families every year.” The preview day on Sunday, August 20, will be held at the hospice on 565 Foxhall Road, Ipswich. The sunflowers will remain on display until August 31 for patients, families, volunteers, staff and visitors to enjoy. The sunflowers will then be available to collect from the hospice reception until September 30. Last year’s Sunflower Memories appeal raised more than £14,000 and it is hoped that this year will be just as successful. To find out more and to dedicate a sunflower, call 01473 723600 or visit: www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/sunflowers
IN WORDS – SUFFOLK LIBRARIES’ SPECIAL SUFFOLK DAY COMPETITION Suffolk Libraries is reminding budding writers there is still plenty of time to enter a special Suffolk Day competition. The first ever Suffolk Day last month also coincided with National Writing Day so Suffolk Libraries invited people to submit their own Suffolk-inspired piece of writing. The best entries will be published in a library eBook compilation through the Suffolk Writes project which people will be able to download for free from the online Suffolk Libraries eLibrary. Anyone is welcome to submit their own short stories, essays or poems with the theme of Suffolk, or what they love about the county. Suffolk Libraries can only accept entries submitted electronically in a Word document via email to: suffolkwrites@suffolklibraries.co.uk All entries should have a theme of Suffolk and can be a short story, essay or poem. Entries might feature a place in Suffolk, be inspired by Suffolk, or could focus on what you love about the county. Entries should be your own work and in submitting them you are agreeing to allow Suffolk Libraries to publish them in an eBook compilation which will be available for all library customers to download and read for free. Anyone submitting an entry should also fill in and attach a permissions form: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/assets/doc/suffolk-writes-permissions-formfor-contributors.doc Entries should be no more than 2,000 words or 40 lines for poetry. The deadline for entry is Monday, August 14. Anyone looking for inspiration can also check out Suffolk Libraries’ online list of suggested titles which celebrate the county’s fine literary tradition: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/ new-suggestions/articles/titles-for-suffolk-day
Humans are funny creatures, aren’t they? We come in all shapes, sizes and shades with as many opinions as there are people. Some like church hot weather, some prefer it colder. If everyone who ever lived made a list of their likes and dislikes there would be no two the same.
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Whatever your preferences we have a God that loves us all equally, showing no partiality whatsoever. That God loves you whether you believe in Him or not, and wants to welcome you home into His forever family. We are told in the Bible that Jesus returned to heaven with a promise to come back for His children, to take them back with Him to live evermore. That’s the hope for Christians around the globe, a better life to come beyond the one we currently see. Want to find out what it takes to become a Christian? Come and visit us soon. Be blessed this August. Join us on Sunday mornings throughout the year at 11.30am (Café & Children’s Church at 10.30am), for Wednesday Bible Study at 8pm or Young People’s Night on alternate Fridays (see website for details). The Ark Church, Wolsey House, The Drift, Nacton Road, Ipswich IP3 9QR. We can also be found online at: www.arkipswich.co.uk / Facebook @ arkofthelord / Twitter @arkipswich
CHRIST WILL ALWAYS BE ENOUGH We recently had a smart meter installed and as part of the process the installer had to check the whole gas and electricity system to see if it was safe and if it met the current regulations. There has been a lot in the news recently about buildings being tested to see if they meet the current standards. We thought everything was OK – but it wasn’t. In our case, although at some point in the past they would have passed, because the standards and regulations are constantly being updated, on this occasion we had some things which were below par. These didn’t cause any immediate concern, but they would need to be addressed at some future time. As a Christian, it is comforting for me to know that Jesus has paid everything that is necessary for my salvation through his death and resurrection. We sometimes sing in church “Christ is enough for me”. He always was enough and He always will be enough. If you would like to find out more about Jesus, we would love to welcome you on any Sunday morning. We meet in Heath Primary School, Bell Lane, Kesgrave from 10.30am-noon.
BIXLEY FARM CHURCH LAUNCH EVENT Sunday, September 3 at Tower Hall from 4-7pm You are warmly invited to come along to Tower Hall on September 3 at 4pm for the launch of a new community church that will be starting up in Bixley Farm. There will be live music, a bouncy castle, games, crafts, a BBQ and some cracking cake! Join us from 4pm for a half-hour service and an introduction to who we are, followed by what promises to be a really fun afternoon for the whole family. The event is completely free and all are welcome. We would absolutely love for you to come and join us! Mission Ipswich East
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