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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Gosh life is a juggling act sometimes. I find myself running from one responsibility to the other at such a ferocious pace these days I wish I didn’t need to sleep and could use those hours to catch up instead. Add something extra to the mix, such as making an Iron Age costume for school, sewing on Beaver badges, ordering a guitar case which has no chance of arriving on time, feeding the neighbour’s chickens while they are away... well I don’t know which way to turn. But I cope, perhaps not to everyone’s satisfaction, least of all my own, and treasure the moments when I can hit the pause button, take a deep breath and just stop. Everything we do to relax has involved some degree of work or stress for someone else, whether it’s watching a movie (consider how many hours of planning and effort go into making a 10 second clip of a movie like Moana) or going to the football (imagine the paperwork required to run an Under 8 football team), but when I snuggle up on the sofa or sit on the side of the pitch with a nice cup of tea I really don’t care. It’s my turn to escape. I’m ashamed to admit I’m equally selfish when it comes to many local events. Of course I want them to happen, but I want to enjoy the experience without any of the responsibility. Thank goodness there are others who are far less selfish than I. Presumably they find other ways to escape, but as you read through this month’s edition consider those who do make things happen, who open village halls, who schedule speakers, who organise fundraising events, who make the calls, send the emails, get the quotes, who cajole and harangue others to help, who take the minutes, boil the kettles, buy the biscuits, put up the posters, complete the funding applications... These are the people who provide moments of escape and fun and togetherness for the rest of us to enjoy. One day soon I will raise my hand and get more involved, but right now I need to make a torque!
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SSAFA FUNDRAISING EVENT SSAFA, the armed forces charity which offers lifelong support for our forces and their families, is holding a fundraising event as part of Operation Big Brew Up on Friday, October 13 from 10am-2pm. The event takes place at St Andrew’s Church Hall, The Street, Rushmere IP5 1DH. There will be coffee, tea, cakes and tombola.
COME AND SING IN IPSWICH CHARITY CONCERT Local choirs and musicians will gather in Ipswich on Saturday, October 7 to perform a variety of popular, barbershop and vintage music – and you could be part of it. Following the success of last year’s In Harmony concert at the Museum Street Methodist Church, local choir leader Helen Wheatley is planning another concert this year to support a well-known local charity Fresh Start – New Beginnings (FSNB) was set up in October 2012 so that they could help child victims of sexual abuse and offer support to their families. October’s concert will showcase local singers as well as raising money, which will enable FSNB to continue their vital work. As well as award-winning barbershop group Portobello Road and the well-known London Belles, the concert will feature singers from local choirs including the University of Suffolk Singers, Stellar Acapella and the Endeavour Singers. So if you’ve recently discovered the fun of singing in a choir or you’re an experienced singer looking for new opportunities and challenges, why not get involved and take part in the concert on October 7 and help to raise money for a local charity? For more information or to join one of the choirs, please contact Helen Wheatley: helenwheatley@btinternet.com / 07852 276762 You can buy tickets (£10) for the concert at: www.ticketgun.com/events/in-harmony
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. 3
NEWS / OUT & ABOUT THE OAK TREE LOW CARBON FARM
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The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm in Playford Lane, Rushmere St Andrew will be holding its annual guided farm tour on Saturday, September 30 between 10am and noon. The tour is open to all and a donation of £5 per adult is requested. Accompanied children can visit free of charge. Woodfired tea or coffee and biscuits are included. The farm is home to Suffolk’s first Community Supported Agriculture Scheme, where more than 40 local households get involved in producing their own food, sharing the risks and rewards of farming. Community Supported Agriculture schemes first developed in the USA and Japan, and are now spreading in the UK. The Oak Tree CSA was one of the first schemes in the UK. Visitors will see vegetable beds, rare breed pigs, chickens and cattle, a wood fired clay oven, orchard areas, flower and fruit gardens. Sturdy waterproof footwear and warm clothing is recommended. The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm is a not-for-profit social enterprise which offers naturally grown vegetables, eggs, meat and flowers to its members. The aim of the farm is to supply good, nutritious food in an environmentally sustainable way. For more details about the Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm please visit: www.the-oak-tree.co.uk Car parking spaces are very limited. If you live locally please walk or cycle if possible.
Photo by Dario Vitellini Saints Beer & Blues Fest is launching at St Peter’s By The Waterfront on Friday, October 20 and is helping raise funds for Musica, a local chairty which supports young people and adults disadvantaged by personal circumstances such as disability, ill health, poverty or isolation. Beer&Co are coordinating the festival in partnership with Musica, GrapevineLive and West End Music Shop, which will celebrate the best of American and homegrown blues alongside a unique offer of craft beers, real ales, cider and wine. Event partner Sue Stone of GrapevineLIVE said: “Saints Beer & Blues Festival promises a feast for music lovers. The BBC’s very own Stephen ‘Foz’ Foster will be hosting Friday Night Blues with special guests Ainslie’s Vibes, Back Porch and Keno Kings, while West End Music are presenting the very best up-and-coming talent through a Saturday Sessions slot. The event will even include an outstanding vinyl collection (for sale) during Friday Daytime Blues courtesy of Steve Langdon’s pop-up records.” Event coordinator Greg Cooper of Beer&Co says: “We are all very excited about Saints Beer & Blues Festival which we hope will become a regular event on the local music scene.” Open from midday to midnight from October 20-21, the festival will also include street food from La Tour Cycle Cafe. Tickets for Friday Night Blues are available from: www.beerandco.uk www.beerandco.uk facebook.com/beerandco.uk twitter.com/beerandcouk
YOU’RE IN CONTROL A new Children in Need funded project working with seven-12 year olds in Ipswich We are recruiting volunteers to give time and support to children and young people for two-three hours a week – including evenings and weekends – providing one-to-one support, helping to build their self-esteem, giving them the opportunity to join local clubs and organisations, make friendships and have fun! Training and ongoing support is offered, and DBS checks and references will be undertaken. For more information contact Rosie: rosie@homestartinsuffolk.org 01473 621104 www.homestarteastsuffolk.org 4
We hope everyone enjoyed our birthday concert on September 30, and congratulations to all our members who received awards that evening. October is a relatively quiet month for the band – a chance to prepare for a busy November and December when we have lots of events coming up. 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 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
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OUT & ABOUT IPSWICH COUNTRY MARKET As we move into October and mark the end of British Summer Time our garden produce is coming to an end, but we always have a wide variety of genuinely home-baked goods and preserves, home-produced craft items, plus home-grown seasonal flowers and plants. Cakes and preserve recipes have often been passed down through the generations, so you won’t find anything like them in your local supermarket. Our products do not contain any added artificial preservatives, and we always have on offer a range of increasingly popular gluten free items. Our producers are of all ages and from all walks of life, but they are all passionate about offering the best quality local produce. All products sold at Ipswich Country Market are made by the members themselves in their own kitchens, grown in their own gardens or crafted in their own homes. With half term this month, why not bring the younger members of your family along for a treat? You will find a warm welcome and a real community atmosphere. 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 refreshments with a free tea or coffee on your first visit. Where else could you have a cheese scone or sample a slice of cake with a drink for around a pound? On the first Thursday of the month we sell bacon rolls for only £1! You can find out more about our market on our Facebook page: Ipswich Country Market
ORWELL SINGERS CHARITY CONCERT The Orwell Singers will be holding a concert in aid of Ipswich charity FIND (Families in Need) on Friday, October 20 at Museum Street Methodist Church at 7.30pm. Admission at the door will be £6 for adults and £1 for accompanied children. Refreshments will be served in the interval. The programme will be light and varied with the singers being joined by pupils from Copleston School who will be performing various musical pieces.
UNFOLDING ENLIGHTENMENT EVENTS Mind, Body and Soul and Quality Crafts Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge IP12 4AU Saturday, October 21, 10am-4pm. Admission £2.50 with 100% of door proceeds being donated to Over The Rainbow Children’s Charity which Unfolding Enlightenment Events are proud to support.
MARTLES HAM HISTORY SOCIETY Monday, October 16: The Rendlesham Project by Faye Minter Bede, an English monk writing in the eighth century, mentioned an East Anglian Royal settlement at Rendlesham. Is this royal settlement of the people buried at Sutton Hoo? Come along and find out. Meetings are held at Martlesham Heath Pavillon at 7.30pm, admission £2.50.
COMMUNITY MARKET CELEBRATES AUTUMN BOUNTY A wonderful array of fresh produce as well as plants to brighten up your garden will be on offer at our community market on Friday, October 13, at the CRESS Pavilion, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE, from 10am to 12.30pm. Please come along and share the bounty, meet your neighbours, have a chat and treat yourself to a cuppa and homemade cake at the CRESS Café. The community garden will be open for ideas and inspiration, and perhaps you’d like to make an ‘over the hedge pledge’ to come and volunteer over winter – keeping yourself active in the cold months and preparing for the growing season next spring. ActivSheds will be in full swing ready to take orders for bug motels and hedgehog homes to help our wild creatures through the winter. Plus there will be a range of stalls run by our community partners. There is parking on site and in surrounding roads. The CRESS Pavilion is fully accessible with a disabled toilet. Our Christmas special will be on Friday, December 8. Please note there will be no CRESS Market in November. For more information, or if you would like to get involved please contact ActivGardens Development Manager Susannah Robirosa: 07530 407302 / susannah@activlives.org.uk
Friday, December 8: CRESS Christmas Market Special with stalls, café and special events and activities. THE APPLESEED SESSIONS As part of the Opportunity Suffolk project, Appleseed Social Enterprise is running outdoor-based, friendly group sessions promoting good physical and mental health, social inclusion, recovery, personal empowerment, skills development, and routes to employment, training or job-searching. Participants sign up for six weeks, attending two days per week (Mondays and Fridays) working as part of a group taking part in a range of gardening, horticulture, nature and conservation projects based at ActivLives People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE. Absolutely no prior experience is needed; the emphasis is to gain selfconfidence to move towards employment, training, education or job searching. Sessions are for adults aged over 24 living in Suffolk who are of working age and have been unemployed or economically inactive for two years. Referrals from minority groups, over 50s, ex-offenders and people with mental health issues are positively encouraged.
Thursday, October 12, 10am-3pm: Chantry Walled Garden Autumn Plant Fair, Chantry Park, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich IP2 0BS. End of season sell-off – perennials and other plants at excellent prices.
The sessions run from 9.30am-4.30pm every Monday and Friday for six weeks and we are looking for new starters to join us. There’s no cost to attend. Opportunity Suffolk is a multi-year project running until September 2019 funded by the Big Lottery and the European Social Fund. We can also reimburse the cost of an Ipswich one-day bus ticket if anyone needs to catch a local bus to come along.
Friday, October 27, 11am-2pm: Halloween Family Fun Day at the People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE. Pumpkin carving and other activities – please come dressed for the occasion.
You’ll need safety boots or sturdy, waterproof footwear (we can lend if you don’t own), a raincoat, clothes you don’t mind getting grubby and a packed lunch. We provide a warm welcome, teas and coffees, lots of activities to take part in and a step forwards.
Thursday, December 7: Chantry Walled Garden Christmas Fayre. Festive displays, bulbs and plants to brighten up the winter, refreshments.
Visit www.appleseed.org.uk to make a referral or contact Steve if you have any questions: 07880 746413 / info@appleseed.org.uk
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OUT & ABOUT IPSWICH & DISTRICT SOROPTIMIST CLUB BRING OUT YOUR BRAS! Obviously not the ones that you are currently wearing, but how about those that are hiding at the back of your underwear drawer? Maybe they were an impulse buy or you got tired of them or they didn’t fit comfortably. If you could use the space we could use your bras! We shall be in Sailmakers in Ipswich on Saturday, October 7 from 10am-4pm to collect new or ‘gently used’ unwanted bras. What are we going to do with them? They will go to a project which supports women and girls who have survived being trafficked and forced into the sex trade in Mozambique, El Salvador and Kenya. To escape from this horrendous experience they need a sustainable way of earning their own living. Every 100 bras that we collect will enable a woman to set up her own business selling second hand bras, which are a status symbol in these countries and command a good price. It seems such a simple idea to us, but it can have amazing results. Economic independence can give a woman back her self-esteem and self-confidence. As the project says ‘Empowerment gives women the opportunity to be who they were designed to be’ (freethegirls.org). Somehow donating a bra feels a rather personal way of holding out a hand to another woman. Soroptimists in Southend have collected 1,500 bras. Far be it from us to suggest that we are in competition with a sister club but with your help… Please come and bring your contribution on October 7 – and tell your friends about it. For more information please call our secretary Joyce: 01394 615659
IPSWICH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL TRANSPORT SOCIETY Wednesday, October 25: The Seddon Atkinson Story, illustrated talk by Richard Grey 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 Martyn (01473 422145) or Peter (01394 420490). www.idhts.co.uk
U3A WELCOMES MEMBERS OLD & NEW We were joined by many visitors at our open day on September 1 who went on to become new members. We are delighted to have 2,000 members in well over 170 interest groups with new subjects in the pipeline. Details of talks in our campuses in Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and Saxmundham are in the current member’s handbook (blue version) and I hope to update any changes in this column. KESGRAVE COMMUNITY CENTRE Monday, October 30, 2pm: The Ipswich Charter Hangings by Isobel Clover SALVATION ARMY HALL, FELIXSTOWE Thursday, November 2, 10.30am: An Afternoon with Joyce Grenfell by Gillian Grinham MARKET HALL, SAXMUNDHAM Thursday, October 12, 2pm: A Year in the Life of Minsmere by Alex Bass Thursday, November 9, 2pm: Women Can Fly by Sally Dearman-Cummings Please remember to show your blue membership cards at talks. Visitors are invited to come to one talk before actually enrolling as a full member. If it is your first visit please make yourself known to the campus coordinator so they can welcome you accordingly. Full details are also available at www.u3aeastsuffolk.org.uk or by telephoning our secretary on 03001 233913.
IPSWICH PHILATELIC SOCIETY The new season started in September with a really entertaining evening with Bill Gibb talking about the stamps of Nevis and British Virgin Islands. Unfortunately in the days since this talk the Islands have been devastated by the hurricane and are in the news for all the wrong reasons. October brings two more talks from visiting speakers. On October 4 Bernard Mabbett will present a talk entitled Around the World to St Helena and will talk about the island’s association with the Boar War. On October 18 we have two speakers and displays – Pat Adams talking about Norway and Allen Boyce talking about Greece, two countries I’m sure many of us will have visited for holidays. Membership gives access to all the talks and displays and also to a circulating packet that allows you to buy material from other members and vendors from your own home. Meetings are held at Cedarwood Primary School, Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, 7 for 7.30pm, visitors welcome. For further information contact Mike Smith: 01473 403904
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OUT & ABOUT IPSWICH AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB IPSWICH AND DISTRICT SUPPORT GROUP, DIABETES UK Our next meeting is on Thursday, October 12 at St Augustine’s Church Hall, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich IP3 8TH from 7-9pm. Our guest speaker will be Alison Byard, a Diabetes Specialist Dietician from Ipswich Hospital. 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 please contact: dsgipswichduk@gmail.com / 07547 513730 (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri) www.ipswich.diabetesukgroup.org
BROKE HALL WI Friday, October 13: Craft Group Friday, November 10: AGM followed by Bring and Buy stall, food and time to socialise.
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. 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. If membership appeals to you, please contact our secretary, Ken Stanley, for further details: probus174@gmail.com / 01473 274898
ORWELL DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY September 6 saw our first meeting of the new season and everyone agreed that the talk, by Mark Hill of Antiques Roadshow fame, was, in the words of our president, fantastic. Mark entertained and enlightened us with his exposition on Curves, Colours and Cool – An Introduction to Mid-Century Modern.
Friday, December 8: There’s Nothing Like a Dame, by Horry and Sue Parsons We meet at 7.30pm at St Augustine’s Church Hall, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich IP3 8TH. New and former members are welcome. For more information contact Sue (414746) or Cynthia (726068).
EAST SUFFOLK NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION Our next meeting is on October 17 when John Field will be exploring the history of Ipswich Wet Dock and its impact on the town. John will follow the dock from its opening in 1842, covering its decline during the latter stages of the last century, and conclude by detailing the planning of the area to create arguably the most successful and exciting regeneration project between the Thames and the Humber. A must for all those interested in local history. We meet at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre (Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave IP5 1JF at 7.15pm. Visitors (even if not National Trust members) are welcome, entrance fee £3 each. National Trust members/ volunteers can join us for £8 a year (£12 a couple at same address). We publish three newsletters a year for members and enjoy interesting day outings and other events. For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary – membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 – or visit: www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk
THE WHITE EAGLE LODGE The White Eagle Lodge is based on spiritual principles with members in 25 countries. Our path is one of love, tolerance and service to all life; seeking inner peace and awareness of our eternal, spiritual nature. At the Ipswich Group we offer services and retreat days. The Ipswich group meets at the Millennium Hall in Kesgrave on the second Sunday of each month. Our next meeting is on October 8, 10am for a 10.30am Harvest Service. We would love to see you if you feel in sympathy with our work. Find further events on the calendar at www.whiteagle.org/east-anglia or email: weeastangliaregion@gmail.com 10
Our next talk, on Wednesday, October 4, will be given by Hugh Belsey, a former curator of Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, and is entitled Sir Edwin Lutyens: Domesticating the Country House. 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. Talks last about an hour, commencing at 2.15pm, with tea and coffee served from 1.30-2pm. Guests and non-members are welcome provided we have enough space. Please contact Wendy Robbins in advance on 01394 823807 to check if there is available space. For the latest events and news please visit: www.orwelldfas.org.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, October 26: Basket Weave Christmas Card (Emma) Thursday, November 23: Beaded Snowflake and Candy Cane (Jill) and Christmas Party No meeting in December 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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IPSWICH BRANCH, SUFFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Thursday, October 26 at 7.15pm: Remarkable Women of Ipswich by Ann Day The talk is a reminder of many inspiring women who have either been born or have lived in Ipswich. There are Blue Plaques on some buildings in Ipswich, relating to these women. Others, who did sterling work – especially during the war years – have often been forgotten. We meet at the Co-op Education Centre where the pedestrian entrance is at 11 Fore Street, Ipswich IP4 1JW, and the car park entrance is in Waterworks Street IP4 1JG. Admission is £2 for society members and £2.50 for non-members, who are warmly welcomed. You can join the society at the meeting if you wish. Tickets are not required, just turn up and pay on the door.
Suffolk-based Common Ground Theatre Company will be touring East Anglia in October and November with a riotous, theatrically inventive adaptation of Dickens’ masterpiece, with original music by Pat Whymark and featuring Julian Harries as (among others) Nell’s grandfather, Samson Brass and Mrs Jarley. Common Ground’s work was recently described by Libby Purves, in Suffolk Magazine, as “wonderfully inventive and creative”, and Andrew Clarke, writing in the EADT, said of their adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo: “It takes real skill to take a sturdy piece of classic literature and turn it into one of the most imaginative shows of the year.”
For more information contact Howard on 01473 274300 or visit: www.suffolkfhs.org.uk
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The story follows ‘Little’ Nell Trent, who lives with her devoted grandfather in his London shop, a magical place filled from wall to wall with dust-laden treasures. He keeps his nocturnal gambling a secret, but becomes deeply in debt to the villainous loan shark Quilp. When he gambles away what little money they have, The Old Curiosity Shop is seized by Quilp as payment and Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee London. On the run, and with Quilp on their trail, the pair fall in with a succession of colourful characters, some friendly, some ominous. Over time, she becomes the parent and he the child, a burden which starts to take its toll on her.
Wendy Munnion from Maldon Essex will present a demonstration entitled Tempus Fugit on Tuesday, October 10 at 7.30pm in Kirton Church Hall. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available after the demonstration and Wendy’s arrangements will be raffled.
The novel was a sensation when it was serialised in 1840-41. The excitement at the release of the last installment has been compared to the publishing of the last Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was so popular that New York readers stormed the wharf when the ship bearing the final instalment arrived in 1841.
QUIZ NIGHT Deben Flower Club is holding another of their now very popular quiz nights on Saturday, October 14 in Kirton Church Hall, Church Lane, Kirton IP10 0PU, 7 for 7.30pm. Once again this will be a light-hearted fun evening and will include a ploughman’s supper.
Julian Harries (pictured) and Pat Whymark are the creative team behind Stoat Hall, The Mystery of St Finnigan’s Elbow and many more Eastern Angles Christmas shows. As an actor Julian has appeared in Eastenders, Detectorists, Spies of Warsaw, Doctors, and has just completed the recent UK and international tour of Dirty Dancing, playing Dr Jake Houseman.
Why not join in the fun and bring along a team of six? If you don’t have six people for your team you may be asked to share a table with other club members. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are £8 each including supper. Please bring your own drinks and glasses.
Visitors are always welcome for £4. If you would like directions or further information please email: wa@sandlings.co.uk
For further information and tickets: 01394 411422 / wa@sandlings.co.uk
The tour runs from October 25 to November 25. For performance dates and venues, go to www.commongroundtc.co.uk or call 07807 341364.
ORWELL FLOWER CLUB On October 26 Crystal Dyball from Norwich presents a demonstration entitled Let’s Celebrate. Orwell Flower Club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Tower Hall, Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew IP4 5SU. Demonstrations start at 7.15pm, but the doors open by 6.45pm to allow you to browse at our sales table and buy raffle tickets for the arrangements created in the demonstration and raffled at the close of the meeting. The annual subscription, due at the AGM in April, is £40 and visitors are always welcome at £5 per meeting. For further details please contact Delcie Corbett: 01473 623371 / gil.corbett@btinternet.com
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out & about / SCHOOL RSPB FLATFORD WILDLIFE GARDEN STARLINGS AND CONKERS AND 11-YEAR-OLD BOYS Have you noticed groups of starlings gathering together towards dusk lately? Have you seen them wheeling through the sky in a fluid everchanging shape, swooping, shrinking closer together, then expanding again as they go from dense tear-drop to scroll to funnel? These changing shapes, or murmurations as they are known, are often shown on television at this time of the year, filmed where enormous gatherings come together to roost, often in reed beds, but sometimes somewhere unexpected, like beneath Brighton Pier! Well, we don’t have massive clouds of starlings in this area now, although there have been in the past, but if we’re lucky we do still see small murmurations.
HEATHLANDS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB After a lovely summer break, we welcome back existing families into our setting and extend a warm welcome to those who will be joining us soon. We are delighted to open our Development Movement Play area, which enables children to access the movement play that they need and love. Our playroom has been redesigned and we are pleased to introduce lots of new and interesting resources. This term we will be looking at Africa, learning about different traditions, ways of life and animals. We are also making a Heathlands family tree to celebrate all the children who attend.
Starling numbers have been declining over recent years and it would be great if we all made them welcome in our gardens to help them survive. If we leave our lawns to grow a little longer and avoid using chemical sprays, we may be rewarded by having them arrive in a gang to dig out the leatherjackets (larvae of Photo by Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com) crane flies, or daddy-longlegs) this autumn. They may also raise a smile from us if they decide to make use of the facilities and take a dip in our birdbaths. Groups of starlings at a birdbath behave in a way reminiscent of 11-year-old boys at the swimming baths – pushing and shoving, shouting and splashing. The bath will need to be topped up again after they’ve left!
We will be holding an open evening for parents of perspective pre-school children early in November. If you are interested in seeing us, this is a great opportunity to view our setting, meet the team and learn more about the Early Years framework we follow. If you are interested, please telephone Marie Fennell on 01473 417517 to book a place.
We can also help other garden wildlife as the season changes. Plants that flower into the autumn, such as sedums and asters, will provide late supplies of pollen and nectar that help over-wintering insects. These insects may, in turn, become food for the birds in early spring.
Fun activity sessions for pre-school children at St Michael’s Church Centre, Martlesham Heath IP5 3PL on the second and fourth Mondays of each month during term times from 10.30am-noon.
Leaving the seed heads on some of the flowers that have finished flowering will also be helpful. The seeds will be gratefully gobbled up by birds and small mammals. Native plants and trees that bear fruit or berries provide a winter store cupboard for birds. Holly, hawthorn, elder and crab apple all make attractive additions to the garden as well as helping wildlife, so if you have room, why not think about adding one of those to your garden? October is a good time to plant, while the soil is still warm.
Ages 0-5 are welcome to come along to Bright Stars for a fun start to the week with their parents, grandparents, friends, family and/or carers. 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.
From October 23-27 we will be running autumnal family activities at Flatford Wildlife Garden. Talking of 11-year-old boys – anyone for conkers? For more details visit: www.rspb.org.uk/flatford Visitor Experience Officer Sharon Barker
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Heathlands is a well-established, committee-run pre-school situated in the grounds of Broke Hall Community Primary School. We can offer funded places for eligible two year olds and for all other children the term after their third birthday. A breakfast club and after school club also available. We are pleased to accept applications for a place for terms starting January 2018 and beyond.
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Dates for the autumn term: October 9, November 13 & 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. We look forward to seeing you. If you would like further information please contact Sonya & Maureen Burrows: 01473 625196
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ON THE GRAPEVINE / SPORT CELEBRATing IPSWICH TOWN’S 1978 FA CUP VICTORY The New Wolsey Theatre has officially launched its fundraising campaign to stage a production to celebrate the legendary Ipswich Town FA Cup win of 1978, Our Blue Heaven, a musical production timed for the 40th Anniversary of the victory in May 2018. In order to meet the production costs involved in staging this sporting musical chronicling Town’s FA cup run, the theatre has launched its campaign to raise £45,000 in public sponsorship to cover a proportion of the costs needed to create the production. At the fundraising launch event held at the theatre, theatre patrons and local business owners were invited to view the ITFC sponsorship packages available via crowdfunding site Indiegogo. The theatre has created 12 levels of pledge packages, each named after a player and manager Bobby Robson from the winning Wembley squad. Individuals can “feel good for a fiver” with a £5 donation for the Cooper package, or donate right up to £10,000 for the ultimate package for any Ipswich Town fan, the Robson. Every package combines a unique level of gifts, some including premium tickets to the show, limited edition prints and specially selected, signed memorabilia from the 1978 team donated by Ipswich Town Football Club. Speaking at Tuesday’s event, Peter Rowe, artistic director of the New Wolsey Theatre and writer of Our Blue Heaven said: “2018 will mark 40 years since Ipswich Town’s Historic FA Cup Victory, a moment when Ipswich united to celebrate success as the underdog became victorious. We are working to commemorate this anniversary by producing a brand new musical production, using the stories and memories of the people of Ipswich and Suffolk at the time. The production is planned to open at the theatre exactly 40 years on from the Wembley Final and will really be a show drawn from the local community, for the local community. This production can only happen with your support. Help us to relight that fire and ignite the town in celebration again, 40 years on from Ipswich Town’s historic FA Cup Victory!”
IPSWICH WANDERERS FC The club will have announced the new First Team manager by the time In Touch goes to print. This follows the sudden resignation of Shane Wardley and Ian Cornforth in August. The welcome first league win of the season at home to Wivenhoe ignited new hope for the coming months and increased attendances at Humber Doucy Lane. The seasonal average is now well above 100, which was set as a target before a ball was kicked. Star player Danny ‘Percy’ Thrower was side-lined in September by a serious leg injury and we wish him a full and speedy recovery to full fitness and a return to the Wanderers team at a later stage of the season. The club has thanked Mark Goldfinch for his spell as caretaker manager in early September, stepping in when the first team was managerless. We hope to see you at The Doucy in October. Our home fixtures are: Saturday, September 30: v Godmanchester Rovers (3pm) Premier Division Saturday, October 14: v Saffron Walden Town (3pm) Premier Division Tuesday, October 24: v Long Melford (3pm) Premier Division Tuesday, October 31: v Woodbridge Town (3pm) League Cup If we have been successful in our FA Vase adventure, there could be changes to the above. Please check www.iwfc.co.uk for details. There will also be fixtures for our Reserves, Under 18s, Ladies, Academy and Youth teams. Keith Lloyd
As part of the creation of the show, the theatre has collated stories from those who were caught up in the events of 1978, whether they attended the match or not, from the third round victory in Cardiff in January to the final in May, and the euphoria of the Victory Parade. Stories that are funny, quirky, co-incidences and twists of fate, the scramble for tickets, the making of banners, trips to Bristol, Millwall, Highbury for the semi; Peter Rowe has created the ultimate feel good show directly from these memories, combined with the hits from the era. Ipswich Town Supporters Club co-ordinated the collection of the reminiscences, which will also be used as part of the ITFC Heritage Project and by the East Anglian Daily Times for a commemorative publication. Elizabeth Edwards, ITFC Supporter Liaison Officer, has said: “Our Blue Heaven provides a chance for one of ITFC’s greatest achievements to be immortalised on stage. It’s not just about what happened on the pitch on the day of the final though – fans have provided their stories of the whole cup run, that wonderful four-month period of our lives when Town worked their way through to Wembley glory from the midwinter third round.” To pledge to back the project and make the production a reality visit: www.ourblueheaven.co.uk For more information from the New Wolsey Theatre, please contact Jeni Raw: 01473 295924 / jraw@wolseytheatre.co.uk For more information from the Ipswich Town Supporters Club, please contact Liz Edwards: 07968 876504 / officialitsc@btinternet.com
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ON THE GRAPEVINE / CHURCH NEWS JOSS ARNOTT DANCE BRINGS A WORLD PREMIERE TO IPSWICH’S DANCEEAST
Image by Tom Pitts Joss Arnott Dance’s new programme for 2017 will take its audiences on a gripping journey through powerful and heart-pounding choreography that has established the company as one of the most exciting voices in British contemporary dance. The company will perform at DanceEast’s Jerwood DanceHouse on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 October, joined by DanceEast’s Centre for Advanced Training students for a unique curtainraiser ahead of the Saturday show. Created in collaboration with the some of the industry’s foremost, award-winning dancers, composers and designers, Arnott’s new triple bill consists of two brand new dance works – A Movement in 3 and RUSH – alongside the company’s internationally award-winning solo V which will feature live music for the first time. A Movement in 3 is set to an original score for piano and strings by composer Quinta. Exploring light and shadow, this collision of melody and dance creates a mysterious and dreamlike atmosphere enhanced by Yaron Abulafia’s lighting design. V reveals the contrasting qualities of an extraordinary dancer, ranging from hypermobile movement to sensual and graceful subtle moves. This work reveals the interplay between dance and live music, against a solo viola composed by James Keane and ever-changing asymmetric lighting by Fabiana Piccioli. RUSH perfectly captures the modern and athletic sense of power within the alpha female cast, through adrenaline-fuelled and gripping choreography.
Summer now seems like a distant dream and October brings us another step closer to the winter season. The weather is changing and we start to prepare for the colder days to come. This can be a strange month, sometimes warm, sometimes not and the British climate always throws up the unpredicted. For Christians we know we can rely on a God that never changes and can be depended on to always be the same no matter what. That’s a comfort in these everchanging times where nothing lasts for long, like shifting sand beneath our feet. God is our solid rock and something to build our lives upon. Have a blessed October. Join us on Sunday mornings at 11.30am (Café & Children’s Church at 10.30am) at The Ark Church, Wolsey House, The Drift, Nacton Road, Ipswich IP3 9QR. Contact us via email at arkipswichuk@gmail.com. We can also be found online at: www.arkipswich.co.uk / Facebook @arkofthelord / Twitter @arkipswich 18
Image by Brian Slater Joss Arnott said: “I am excited about presenting two brand new works, A Movement in 3, a trio production that resonates agility and serenity enhanced by an exquisite and mesmerising lighting design. “RUSH is completely different in nature. Infectiously energetic, this full company work will be ferocious, loud and creates a sense of empowerment through a rock and roll atmosphere. “The solo work V was created in 2014 and it was always an ambition of mine to tour this work with live music so it will be very special. I aim to excite audiences regardless of their dance knowledge or experience, and give them a multi-sensory experience.” The programme will be a visually stunning and musically-led evening of dance that explodes with power and technical brilliance. This is dance of the highest technical quality, designed to captivate its audience from beginning to end with cutting-edge collaborations and bold and exciting choreography. Arnott’s work is contemporary in nature, drawing on modern influences in dance, design and music, but the performance will also include influences from classical ballet, and many of the dancers are trained in both classical and contemporary styles, making it hugely accessible. It is a technical masterclass in performance. Suitable for age 11+ www.danceeast.co.uk
COME OVER AND HELP US As many of you will know we have been publishing our articles in this magazine for a number of years now. We are a small church with a big vision to see our community impacted by the love of God. There is a passage in the Bible where Paul has a vision and he sees a man from Macedonia saying “Come over and help us”, so Paul went there at once because he concluded that God wanted him to preach there. Recently our numbers have dropped for a number of reasons and we are seeking God as to what He wants us to be doing next. We are asking all fellow Christians, who live in and around Kesgrave, who don’t currently go to a church to prayerfully consider whether or not you can come and stand with us. Please feel free to drop in and see us on any Sunday morning and join us as we meet to worship our awesome God, encourage one another and hear His word. We meet in Heath Primary School, Bell Lane, Kesgrave at 10.30am.
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