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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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HEARTWATCH COFFEE MORNING Saturday, October 21, 10am-noon The Lambe School, Gaston Street, CO7 6SD Working to help our community Free Preparing for Later Life talk and coffee morning Come and learn more about preparing for later life – we can make life easier for ourselves as we get older and help our friends and relatives to support us in the best way possible. Age UK Suffolk has agreed to come along and speak. Join us for coffee and cake, and find out a little more about what we can all do to get ready for or keep ourselves safe in advancing years. Any questions? Contact Val Ayton (01206 298692) or Charlotte Fitzgerald (01206 299294).

HALLOWEEN CRAFT FAIR The local branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding a craft fair at Lawford Venture Centre on Saturday, October 21 between 10.30am and 4pm to raise funds to support local people who are affected by MS, a neurological condition that affects around 100,000 people in the UK. Thirty local crafters will be selling a wide range of unusual crafts including candles, pyrography, shabby-chic homewares, jewellery, cards and even decorated gourds. Sample a locally-made apple juice, enjoy a cup of tea and a bacon roll or a home-made cake and get inspiration for that perfect Christmas gift while your children have their faces painted and enjoy the trick or treat stall. They may even meet a witch or two! There’s something for everyone. Free entry, free car park, refreshments, fully accessible. For more information: 01206 396868 / louisejoplin@btinternet.com

YOUTH WORKED REQUIRED Youth Worker sought for a few hours per month to assist with the East Bergholt and Brantham Benefice Youth Group which meets on Sunday evenings in St Michael’s Church, Brantham. An honorarium is paid to the right person who must be in sympathy with the Christian faith and values which are our reason for existing. This would suit a student or someone considering youth work or ordination perhaps. The candidate will also be expected to undergo safeguarding clearance. Apply in the first instance to The Rev Steph: 01206 392646 / revstephvdt@googlemail.com

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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES: DODNASH WARD – SEPTEMBER 2017 DISTRICT COUNCILLOR JOHN HINTON Did I mention that August was the ‘silly season’ for politics national and local? I am sure I have, if not this year in the recent past, and this year has been no exception. Established routines to allow councillors to plan their life outside of council seem to be out of the window, with planning being the main offender. The normal routine was always a committee meeting once a month with site visits held the week after so that it could come to committee at the next meeting. Now it seems to be a committee every two weeks. Apparently we have so many applications that we need to clear them, but often a meeting is for one item, and site visits when it suits with no idea when they will come to committee. A case in point was a site visit to see the Chiltern Woods strategic site at Sudbury. Held a little over a month ago and we still haven’t even got an application to look at, let alone to put before the committee! It could be a completely new council before it comes forward. Staff struggle to keep up with minutes from meetings held every two weeks, with often four to six weeks before they actually come forward for approval. Office management should be the first training course for senior officers or so it would appear.

The recent item in In Touch by our MP is interesting, if only for its avoidance of one of the main focal points for tourism, in South Suffolk in particular, namely Constable’s birthplace and Flatford Mill. Perhaps he feels that covering the approaches to the access to the Stour Valley with housing is the best way to attract visitors! If the development currently approved goes ahead tourists will have to fight through a building site for several years. Infrastructure spending is being increased across the country with some £100million extra being put forward. When put alongside the cost of one bridge in Lowestoft, or several in Ipswich, I wouldn’t hold my breath that the A12 and its dangerous junctions will get anything. The traffic approaching Copdock Mill interchange from all directions seems to be getting worse, but according to planners that is caused by people going to work in Ipswich. In the evening in a 40ft articulated lorry? Despite Brexit we still have some four million containers arriving in Felixstowe each year and only 53 trains worth leaving every day (about 30%) so that leaves a lot of lorries. (Did anyone notice the traffic increase when the Ely line was recently blocked by a derailment?)

The move to Endeavour House seems to be staggering forward, but as yet still no sign of a business case laying out the financial implications. We now appear to have a problem with staff terms and conditions which have to be changed, but as yet have not been agreed. We could end up with no staff, which could be why there are currently five vacancies for planning staff. Babergh does not appear a happy ship, which could explain the high staff turnover.

Add into the mix 600,000 unaccompanied trailers arriving at Harwich and Felixstowe a year that must go out on the roads and you can see where the problem is and yet the powers that be seem oblivious to the problem.

There are still several potential legal challenges in the offing, all currently awaiting a response from the secretary of state to concerns drawn to his attention. If Brexit is complicated, try sorting out planning! It appears that ‘sustainable’ means as long as you have a car and a viable road to get to somewhere, as the approval of 21 homes in Raydon indicates.

The challenges still exist but I hope we are making some slow progress to a logical and desirable conclusion.

Houses without jobs creates commuting and further pressure on our overloaded transport network, as well as children commuting to school, patients commuting to hospital, and local pressures on doctors and all other associated local infrastructure.

Watch this space! john.hinton@babergh.gov.uk / 01206 298309

A GOLDEN OCCASION FOR DEDHAM ARTS GROUP and their florists will be providing a display reflecting the golden colours of autumn. Children from Dedham Primary School have been actively involved too. Early in the year, they took part in an art competition, the winning painting being used for posters advertising the event. A display of their artwork will also be on view in the church during the exhibition.

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Dedham Arts Group is celebrating its golden anniversary with a very special exhibition in the beautiful surroundings of Dedham Parish Church. The exhibition, from October 24-28, will be in support of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). It promises to be full of colour, vitality and originality, with a range of styles, subjects and media characteristic of the artwork produced by the group’s 30 plus members. Unframed paintings, sculptures and greetings cards will also be on display and will be for sale. In addition, a small number of professional artists who have helped the group at studio sessions in recent years have kindly agreed to contribute paintings for this special occasion. The exhibition has generated a great deal of enthusiasm within the local community who are keen to celebrate Dedham’s artistic heritage and support a very worthwhile charity at the same time. Members of the church have been very helpful in the plans for the exhibition,

An additional fundraising activity will be the sale of tickets for a prize draw, with all proceeds going to EACH. Local businesses and organisations have been very supportive, with generous offers of prizes, as well as other forms of sponsorship. The exhibition will be open from 10am-4pm each day, with the official opening taking place at noon on October 24. The group’s chair Angella Horner FRSA will formally open the exhibition. Throughout, there will be a competition, with visitors selecting their favourite painting from the work exhibited by Dedham Arts Group members and there will be a trophy for the artist whose painting is voted the most popular. Dedham Arts Group is delighted that Lady Rosemary Ruggles-Brise DL of Finchingfield, who served as High Sheriff of Essex 2011-2012, will be coming to announce the winners of the prize draw and present the trophy. This event will start at 3pm on October 28, the inaugural meeting of Dedham Arts Group having been precisely 50 years earlier at 3pm on October 28, 1967.

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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: SEPTEMBER 2017 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SUE CARPENDALE More about planning at Babergh There have been several complaints lately about the difficulty of contacting planning officers. I have taken this up with Babergh’s leader and the relevant portfolio holder and they have promised to investigate. It seems there was some unfortunate timing with both a change of software system and a backlog of stalled planning applications running concurrently. Extra resources have been provided now, but apologies to people nonetheless for their inconvenience, with an acknowledgement that it should not have happened. Babergh/Mid Suffolk are currently advertising for a Corporate Manager for Strategic Planning, three Principal Planning Officers in Development Management (these are the people who deal with planning applications) and two Area Planning Managers. This reflects the significant growth that is planned for our area. The job ad for the corporate manager, for example, states: “Suffolk is going places as it plans to deliver significant new housing and economic growth over the next 25 years, with new infrastructure and key projects proposed across the county. Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councils are crucial to the delivery of Suffolk’s growth plans and will be expected to deliver about a third of all the growth being planned for in the county.” Together, Babergh and Mid Suffolk are proposing the build-out of some 17,000 new homes in the next 20 years. Villages along the A12 corridor south of Ipswich are part of the Ipswich Housing Market Area. This means that we are in line to absorb many more homes

than those merely required by purely ‘local’ need. This will put substantial pressure on infrastructure of every kind. We need to do all we can as a community to influence the type and location of these homes, bearing in mind the needs of our aging population and the drive for economic growth. Endeavour House move This month, officers and councillors are being inducted into the new accommodation. We all have to go through some training to familiarise ourselves with the locations and health and safety requirements. The final council meeting to be held at Hadleigh HQ is scheduled for September 19. Babergh’s Council Chamber is possibly the finest in Suffolk. Both the original listed buildings and the new are very distinctive. They are part of ‘brand Babergh’. Many of us – officers and councillors – are reluctant to leave it. We are promised a change of culture towards more ‘agile’ working – hot-desking, teleworking, business Skype, being mobile, flexible and spending more time out of the office and in the community. There will be some ‘touchdown’ points for officers to work in while out and about, and a new customer/resident access point in Sudbury for people who want face-to-face contact appointments. The location was chosen to be nearest to the largest concentration of Babergh’s population. Casual drop-ins are no longer available. As more details about how these changes will actually work for all of us, we will report them to you. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk

BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FENELLA SWAN The consultation period for the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan began on Monday, August 21. This consultation will be held over a period of almost 12 weeks, to end at 5pm on Friday, November 10. All addresses in the district will receive a mailshot in the week commencing September 11 and throughout September there will be a series of briefing sessions with town and parish councils and parish meetings. In early October public drop-in sessions will be held throughout the districts, details of which can be found on the councils’ websites. The Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan consultation document is the document which will provide the strategy for the growth of the districts, setting out what and where development will take place up to 2036. Once adopted, the new plan will replace the existing local planning policies for both Babergh and Mid Suffolk. The plan will set out a vision for the area and will include policies and land allocations. The plan is needed to address key social issues. The population is expected to continue to grow over the period 2014-2036. The official 2014 Sub-National Populations Projections identify an increase of around 8,000 people in Babergh. There will be fewer younger people and an increasingly aging population. As the population ages there will be different demands on services and facilities, in particular housing and medical care. National planning policy requires local plans to promote economic growth proactively and address barriers to investment. Babergh and Mid Suffolk sit within the Ipswich Functional Economic Area.

The existing local plans for Babergh and Mid Suffolk protect existing employment sites from alternative uses. This helps to maintain a stock of offices, warehouses and factories. The councils will need to consider through the new local plan whether to continue to protect these areas and whether the areas currently protected are the right areas to protect in the future. The councils have commissioned an assessment to advise on the amount of employment land that needs to be provided and the sites that are best placed to meet these needs. The Retail and Town Centres Study identifies that the challenge for the main centres in both districts will be to maintain and strengthen their market share by increasing the range, quality and choice on offer. In particular the study recommends that the mix of leisure uses in Sudbury, Hadleigh and Stowmarket is strengthened. The NPPF requires planning authorities to apply a sequential test when planning for retail and town centre uses. Proposals should be located in town centres, followed by edge of centre if no suitable town centre sites are available, with consideration only given to out of centre if no suitable town centre or edge of centre sites are available. The full consultation document is online and can be viewed at www.babergh.gov.uk/JointLocalPlan with paper copies available in libraries and at the councils’ offices. fenella.swan@babergh.gov.uk

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NEWS SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM Once again yet another month has rushed past and the year is running steadily onwards towards autumn and winter. As was mentioned last month, please do leave a light on when you go out; it’s getting darker earlier in the evenings now and it’s really obvious when no one is at home. And do remember to close and lock your windows and doors when out and that includes the windows upstairs. I know it sounds like we are nagging, but the alternative could be a lot of heartbreak, time and money. This month we appear to be having a few fly tipping incidents around some of the villages and in some of the more remote locations away from the villages and main roads. It’s very unsightly and sometimes a health hazard to the public and animals in the area so I would urge you to contact Babergh District Council to report any fly tipping if found or if seen being dumped to the Environmental Department. If you see people fly tipping – and if it is safe to do so – take the index mark and make/type of vehicle, but do not place yourself in a position of danger or possible conflict. Do report the time and place and any details taken to the council. Hopefully if the culprits can be found we can nip this one in the bud and stop others from doing the same. Now we come to gardens and the autumn rush to clear up and beautify before the rain and ice turn up during the next couple of months. Please lock away your mowers and tools; they are expensive and will cost you time, effort and money to replace if stolen. Fit a decent padlock and make sure you use it! Chain your mowers to something substantial and fit a shed alarm. Mark your tools and photograph them, and don’t forget to record the serial numbers, makes and model numbers as it helps us to find them if they do get stolen. You will need all these details if you do have to claim, so it’s best practise to have them to hand if you have to make a claim or tell us. Have a great month. PCSO 3041 Cooper, Hadleigh SNT As always, Hadleigh SNT is at Hadleigh Police Station and can be contacted at: hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Emergency: 999 / Non-Emergency: 101

NOTES FROM THE CASE Suffolk’s first Co-operative Pub 01473 805575 / www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk Open Mic Following the success of our first two Open Mic evenings, it is now a regular event. The next one is on Tuesday, October 3 at 8pm. Come along and join in the music-making, whether as a performer or a spectator. Local author presents… On Sunday, October 15, amateur historian and author Nicky Moxey will talk about her new book, Sheriff and Priest, published this month. Set in the 12th century, it tells the story of Wimer who rises from lowly beginnings to be High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. A victim of the stormy relationship between Henry II and Thomas a Becket, he is excommunicated three times and is guaranteed a place in hell unless he can redeem himself with a spectacular act of penance. But no more spoilers! Come along from 7-8pm and hear Nicky talk about her book and the fascinating research that went into it. We guarantee you’ll learn something new about your local area and its history. Goodbye to Jay We are sad to report that Jay, our chef, left us on September 23. She has been very much a part of our pub ‘family’ and we wish her every success in her future career. We will remember her Jay burgers with affection and respect! And welcome to Becky We are delighted to welcome as chef Becky Stockdale, who many of you will already know and who has been a very able back-up – and standin – for Jay for some time now. We hope as many of you as possible will come along and give Becky your support by booking a meal. Watch out for updated menus on the pub website. Staffing a pub is never easy and we are constantly looking for staff, both paid and volunteer. Although we are still working through the implications of staff changes, it’s likely we’ll need some support in the kitchen and front of house. If you’d be interested in working in these areas, please contact the pub. More details on the website in due course. A reminder that our pub quizzes continue on September 30 and October 28. Food is available up to 8pm with the quiz starting at 9pm. For this and other meals, if you are a party of five or more, please book in advance. If eight or more, we will ask you to pre-order to ensure you get exactly what you want.

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CAPEL SINGERS CHRISTMAS CONCERT Please make a date for our annual Christmas Concert which will take place on Tuesday, December 12 at 7.30pm. There will be that usual mix of carols by the singers, congregational carols and also Christmas readings from a very wide selection of sources. There will be refreshments afterwards in the hall. The singers have lost one or two voices this year due to house moves and commitments. We would welcome new sopranos and basses. If you know of anyone who might be interested please contact Chris: chris.yule2@tiscali.co.uk / 07723 333238

October’s showing will include a talk by director Charles Sharman-Cox about his two short films Caliban Remix and The Tell-Tale Heart, a faithful adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s horror story and psychological thriller. A unique chance to ask questions and hear from someone who has been both behind and in front of the camera. Having spent his early career working as an actor and director in British repertory theatre, Charles set up Television Projects, a film and video production company making programmes not just in the UK and Europe, but also Africa, the USA, China and Japan. Alongside his television work, Charles continues to work on his own personal drama and arts projects, most recently with the Starving Artists Theatre Company of Los Angeles and The Thames Group of Artists in the UK. After the interval we will see another new film by director Alex Barrett, London Symphony, a silent film accompanied by an original score. It has been described as: “A beautiful, accessible production that paints a unique portrait of one of the very best, most diverse cities in the world.” (Stefan Pape, Flickreel) Friday, November 10: Their Finest (12A) Catrin is a writer who blazes her way through the male dominated film industry during the Second World War. She joins a film crew attempting to boost morale after the Blitz by making a propaganda film. Warm, funny and well-acted. Starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy. Films start at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets (£4 / £2 for 18 years and under) are available in advance from Fountain House Tea Room, East Bergholt, to reserve on 01206 299774 or to buy on the door. Bar and refreshments available.

Wednesday, October 18: A Quiet Passion (PG13) Directed by Terence Davies 2017 Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the poet whose genius only came to be recognised after her death. Acclaimed British director Terence Davies (House of Mirth, The Deep Blue Sea) exquisitely evokes Dickinson’s deep attachment to her close knit family along with the manners, morals and spiritual convictions of her time as she struggled with and transcended in her poetry. Wednesday, November 15: Whisky Galore Directed by Gillies MacKinnon 2017 SS Politician, an 8000-ton cargo ship was sailing for Kingston, Jamaica and New Orleans with a cargo including 28,000 cases of malt whisky. On 5 February 1941, during gale force winds, she ran aground off the Island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. Assembly Rooms, Dedham, tickets £4, admission 7pm, films begin at 7.30pm. Refreshments available before screenings and in the interval. Tickets from Shakespeare House Gallery or: www.dedhamfilms.co.uk

FUNDRAISING JUMBLE SALE Saturday, November 11 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 telephone Pam (01473 310283) or Aimée (01473 311311) and we 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.

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OUT & ABOUT STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC Castalian String Quartet: Sunday, October 22, 4pm at St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt Programme: Haydn’s Quartet op20 no2, Schumann’s Quartet in A minor op41 no1, Beethoven’s Quartet in A minor op132 Formed in 2011, this outstanding young quartet with its “richly romantic energy and passion” (Strad Magazine) is fast becoming a favourite of audiences in the United Kingdom and abroad. Almost immediately they were offered an award by the Elias Fawsett Trust and also the Countess of Munster Trust among others. In 2011 they achieved a Masters Degree in Chamber Music at the Hannover University of Music, Dance and Theatre. SVAM’s 67th season continues with:

ST MICHAEL’S MONTHLY MARKET The next monthly market at St Michael’s, The Church on the Park, Woolverstone is on Saturday, October 14, 9am-12.30pm. Fruit, vegetables, cakes, bread, meat and an interesting range of handcrafted items which make ideal presents. Get in some early Christmas shopping. East End Butchers are pleased to be the market’s resident meat supplier. If you would like to place on order with them it can be collected at the market each month. Their number for orders is 01206 392190. Come along to mingle with your friends, have a cup of coffee and a bacon buttie and enjoy the lovely venue.

Sunday, November 12: Trio con Brio Copenhagen, St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt, 4pm

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Sunday, December 3: Gold and Dirt – Reflections on an Architectural Journey, illustrated lecture by architect John Lyall, Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt, 4pm

UNFOLDING ENLIGHTENMENT EVENTS

Sunday, January 21: Bartosz Glowacki, classical accordion, Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt, 4pm

Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge IP12 4AU

Sunday, February 18: Savitri Grier (violin) and Richard Uttley (piano), St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt, 4pm Sunday, March 4: Young Musicians Concert* with talented local musicians 16 and under, Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt, 4pm Sunday, March 18: Sacconi Quartet and Michael Collins (clarinet), St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt, 4pm *not included in season ticket 01206 298426 / svamtickets@btinternet.com / www.svam.org.uk

THE LONG DAY CLOSES Music for an autumn evening by The Abbot Consort of Voices, directed by Martyn Bagnall, presented by Brian Robinson at St Michael and All Angels, Woolverstone on Saturday, October 7 at 7.30pm. Tickets (£10 / £5 students including light refreshments in the interval) are available on the door. Venue details from: 01473 780777 / jane.gould@btinternet.com Fundraising concert for St Michael’s Church. Facebook: @AbbotConsortofVoices

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Mind, Body and Soul and Quality Crafts Saturday, October 21, 10am-4pm. Admission £2.50 with 100% door proceeds being donated to Over The Rainbow Children’s Charity which Unfolding Enlightenment Events are proud to support.

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Weekly Zumba fitness classes will start on Tuesday, October 31 in Capel Village Hall at 9.30am and a Zumba Gold class will follow at 10.45am. Zumba is a Latin inspired dance workout that is lively, energetic and great fun! Drop the children off at school and come and start your day in the best way. Zumba Gold still has the lively Zumba music and moves, but at a modified pace with no impact. It is great for the older active adult or people new to exercise. It helps improve muscle strength, balance, range of motion and co-ordination. My classes are friendly, welcoming and fun! Come and give it a try on October 31. I look forward to meeting you. Sarah: sarahjlaflin@gmail.com

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TAKING THE PAIN AWAY WITH ACUPUNCTURE Residents of East Bergholt and the surrounding area can now treat aches and pains with the help of one of the world’s oldest and safest systems of medical care – acupuncture. Dr Hong has set up an acupuncture clinic at Constable Country Medical Practice and hopes to share his expertise with local people. In China acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have been used for more than 2,500 years. It has been the first choice of countless millions of Chinese people. Chinese medicine is not seen as an alternative form of therapy, but is used in state hospitals alongside modern medicine. With acupuncture you can improve the condition in the long term with no side effects. Dr Hong, from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, trained in Chinese medicine and western medicine at medical university in China for six years to get a medical master degree. He specialises in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine and has worked for more than 30 years, including 14 years work experience as doctor, teacher and researcher in a university teaching hospital in China. Dr Hong can use his acupuncture and herbal medicine skills to treat many kinds of diseases or problems including

OUT & ABOUT CAPEL LIBRARY We have had a very busy summer with children completing this year’s reading scheme entitled Animal Agents. 122 registered, 86 finished and 20 didn’t get off the ground. Our presentation was on September 24 with Councillor Gordon Jones awarding certificates and medals. The children are now looking forward to seeing Olly the Magician, courtesy of The Friends of Capel Library. We thank all our volunteers who have helped us over the summer, an amazing 112.5 hours of valuable time. We could not have run the scheme successfully without you. CLUBS THIS COMING MONTH Babybounce Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17 (not 24 as it is half term holiday) and 31 at 2pm. Come and join in our little group of instrument shakers and movers. All are welcome, open to all children under the age of five accompanied by an adult carer. Minecraft Sunday 8 from 10.30am-12.30pm. Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. Capel Creators Saturday 28 from 10.30am-12.30pm. Open to all children at a cost of 50p per child. This includes a drink and a biscuit. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult.

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Capel Library Book Group Friday 20, starting at 2.30pm. Come and join in our little group and suggest a title to read and share at the next meeting. Don’t forget that we sell stamps and book tokens of any denomination.

Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm

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FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY Thanks to all who supported and helped at Bentley Fun Day. It was good to have the sides back on the gazebo. Thanks too to County Councillor Gordon Jones for presenting the certificates to all those youngsters who completed the Summer Reading Challenge, and to the parents who supported their children throughout the challenge. This month we will be showing Churchill by popular demand. Make sure you book your tickets early to ensure you get a seat. Have you entered a team for our October quiz yet? This takes place in the village hall on October 21 at 7.30pm. It should be a good evening and the tickets include a ploughman’s supper The September winners of the 100 club were Kevin Austrin (£20), June Hall (£10), Isla Budgen (£10) and Bryn Hurren (£5). Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook.

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OUT & ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING IN ESSEX AND SUFFOLK Every year thousands of UK men die unnecessarily from preventable causes. CHAPS charity exists to raise awareness of this and to provide tests to detect at a curable stage some of the causes of these deaths. Prostate Cancer (PCa) and heart disease represent our biggest health challenges. Heart disease is the number one cause of premature death and PCa is our commonest major cancer. PCa causes over 11,000 deaths each year. This is one of the highest death rates in the world yet no UK screening programme exists despite European programmes showing up to 50% falls in mortality. We recommend screening should start in a man’s forties, particularly for men with a family history of prostate cancer or breast cancer on his mother’s side and especially for black African or Caribbean men who have a one in four lifetime risk of Prostate Cancer. Being in a screening programme can halve the risk of dying from Prostate Cancer. Running screening events and providing awareness literature costs money. We can only do this through the generosity of donors and sponsorship of events. Since the beginning of 2017, the Provincial Grand Lodges of the Essex and Suffolk Freemasons have been sponsoring a programme of screening for Masons, their relatives and friends. In collaboration with individual Masonic Halls and Temples and their attendant Lodges, we have provided free NHS Health Checks for men aged 40-76 and, for a small charge, have provided PSA Prostate Cancer Screening blood tests for men over 40. The Health Checks look for heart disease, the number one killer, stroke and diabetes risk. PCa screening is done with the simple PSA blood test which can halve a man’s risk of dying from this unpleasant cause by detecting the cancer at an early, curable stage. We have one more major PCa screening event on Saturday, November 18 at Ipswich Town Football Club. We are running this in collaboration with

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SAVE THE DATE IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE Saturday 18th November

The Prostate Cancer Screening Day 10am - 2pm (minimal charge £5)

In partnership with Registered Charity No.1045849

Supported by ITFC Legends Jason Dozell and Titus Bramble ITFC Sir Bobby Robson Suite, Ipswich Town Football Club, Portman Road, IP1 2DA For CHAPS events check at www.chaps.uk.com or email info@chaps.uk.com

Ipswich Hospital, the East Suffolk Prostate Cancer Support Group and, crucially, the financial support of The Barry Kilby Prostate Cancer Appeal. This allows us to make a minimal charge of only £5 for the PSA test, but all attendees will receive our comprehensive Men’s Health Booklet and our Men’s Health Passport. We are also grateful to the Caribbean African Community Health Forum, the ITFC Supporters Club, Ipswich Town Football Club and former Ipswich players Titus Bramble and Jason Dozzell for promoting the event and especially in helping to get the message on PCa screening across to black men who carry such a high racial risk of developing PCa. www.chaps.uk.org / 01206 321253

OUT & ABOUT MANNINGTREE POETRY GROUP The next meeting of Poetry Plus will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, October 10 at the Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree. All those interested in poetry are invited to attend either to listen to the spoken word or to read poetry themselves. Some people will read their own poetry and some will choose to read the work of other poets. There is no admission charge.

HALLOWEEN FANCY DRESS DISCO PARTY 1st Lawford Scouts are hosting a Family Halloween Fancy Dress Disco Party on Saturday, October 29 at The Venture Centre, Lawford, from 7.30pm to midnight. There will be a disco, bar and hot food available (hot-dogs, bacon roll and burgers).

To keep up-to-date with this group, please visit: www.poetryplus.org.uk

COMMON GROUND THEATRE PRESENTS THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP

Prize for the best dressed under 16. Tickets £5 for adults and £2 for under 16s. All money raised to go to the Scout Fund. Tickets from Mick: 01206 395581

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.” 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. 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. 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. The tour runs from October 25 to November 25. For performance dates and venues, go to www.commongroundtc.co.uk or call 07807 341364.

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OUT & ABOUT STOUR VALLEY U3A

MAMMOTH BOOK FAIR TO HELP CHILDREN Attracting bookworms from near and far, and now in its 28 year, the Colchester NSPCC Mammoth Book Fair will be taking place on Saturday 28 and Sunday, October 29 at Holmwood House School, Chitts Hill, Colchester CO3 9ST. th

Open from 9.30am-4pm on both days, the event will offer around 35,000 books, plus games, jigsaws (all completed in advance to avoid disappointment), CDs and DVDs. Stock is replenished on Sunday and entry is £1.50, with under-16s free. Funds raised will go towards the NSPCC’s Helplines available 24/7, every day of the year. They are Childline, for youngsters who have a problem and feel there is no-one they can turn to, and the NSPCC Helpline for adults who are concerned about a child’s welfare. The event will also support the NSPCC Schools Service which delivers Speak Out – Stay Safe assemblies and workshops for primary school children to enable them to recognise different forms of abuse, including bullying, and tell them how to seek help should they need it. More than 90% of the NSPCC’s revenue comes from donations, gifts, legacies and fundraising activities so public support is paramount in enabling the organisation to reach out to vulnerable children.

MANNINGTREE & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY A haven of peace, coffee and scones in the Tendring District can be found at Beth Chatto’s Garden in Elmstead Market. Captured here by Ella Garnham, is the vivid geranium with its parasol like petals complementing the green leafy background. Members were pleased to take part in this enjoyable hands-on session during the summer break and also a sunset photography workshop at West Mersea ably led by George Fossey, chairman of Harwich and Dovercourt Camera Club.

Our speaker on September 13 was David Whittle, vice-chairman of the Harwich Society, with a presentation entitled I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside. The presentation informed us how the Victorians were suddenly able to travel due to the harnessing of steam in the form of paddle steamers and railways, leading to the development of seaside resorts on the Essex and Suffolk coasts, including Harwich and Dovercourt. Being a woman racing driver and racing at Le Mans is the subject of our talk by Celia Stevens on October 11. She will talk of her experience of racing historic cars three times at Le Mans Classic, once at Nuremburg and all over the UK. And she is still racing! On Wednesday, November 8, event organiser Eve Regelous, who worked closely with Harrods, will give a glimpse of behind the scenes of day-today life in this world famous company, including its history. We do not have a speaker meeting in December, but have our popular Christmas lunch at the Constable Hall on Wednesday, December 6. This is always a popular event and so early booking is advised. 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.

FUTURE MEETINGS September 28: A Humorous Look at my Photography by David Hall LRPS October 12: Encouraging a Photographic Eye by Alan Sarsby October 26: Open Colour Competition (Digital Projected Images) Judge: Roger Winter October 30: Five Way Challenge Competition at Harwich & Dovercourt Camera Club Our autumn/winter programme commenced in September and runs through to May 2018 comprising a series of talks, competitions and practical sessions. Our friendly group includes members with a wide range of abilities, always willing to share their advice and experience. We meet twice monthly, on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm at St John’s Centre, Station Road, Manningtree CO11 1EB. New members are welcome to join (subscription £40) or may attend initially as a visitor (£3). Please contact our secretary, Margaret, for details: 01206 396958 / madps@post.com www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk

ROTARY CLUB MANNINGTREE STOUR VALLEY The club has just achieved a complete restoration project by replacing the weed ridden old boat display in the centre of Manningtree with a new boat and flowers. Thanks to Roger Sutcliff of Dovercourt who donated the boat and Hearts Delight Garden Centre, Lawford who donated the compost and plants and the four Rotarians (pictured l-r) who completed the task in record time: David Shearmur, David Perrott, John Bishop and Rob Sharratt.

ALLOTMENT PLOTS IN CAPEL Half plots are available at £16 per annum. So if you live in or around Capel and fancy a go at growing your own please contact Dennis: sitemanager@capelallotments.co.uk / 01473 310988

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OUT & ABOUT 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. 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 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 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. 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. From October 23-27 we will be running autumnal family activities at Flatford Wildlife Garden. Talking of 11-year-old boys – anyone for conkers? (Of course, all ages and genders are welcome) For more details visit: www.rspb.org.uk/flatford Visitor Experience Officer Sharon Barker

VILLAGE LINK CLUB On October 11 John Wrigley will present a talk entitled Jewel of the Canaries. Future talks this year: A Year as Mayor of Ipswich, Christmas Special Message & Carols, First Aid & AED, Dad’s Army Legendary TV Programme, History of Scarecrows, Pray Silence for ? and History of Butley Priory. Meetings are held at 10am on the second Wednesday of every month in Tattingstone Village Hall. Following the speaker we have refreshments (when there is time for a chat with other members) and a raffle. New members and visitors are welcome to join us.

STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Returning after our summer break on Wednesday, September 6, Tom Williams presented Everyone Has a Book in Them, and two weeks later on Wednesday 20, Philip Roberts talked about The Mary Rose. Both presentations were enjoyed by our members. Our first October meeting is on Wednesday 4 when Andrew Morton will talk of the work undertaken by Colchester Food Bank, followed on Wednesday 18 by David Ablewhite who returns to present The Royal Family. On November 1 Ted Wheatley presents Overland to India and on November 15 Dennis and Ann Kell will present Wildlife in the Falklands. On December 6 Paul Oliver presents his popular Christmas quiz and at the final meeting of the year Barbara Faulkner will tell us about The Man in Red. 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

East Bergholt Horticultural Society

ASPECTS OF HERBS A talk by Daniel Wheals whose business, Herbaculture, is an example of sustainable healthcare involving plant medicine

Judging of Giant Pumpkins from 6.30 pm onwards

Friday 13 October 2017 Constable Hall East Bergholt

Tickets for the talk are available from the Fountain House Tea Room in East Bergholt - £3 for members, £5 for non-members www.eastbergholthorticulturalsociety.onesuffolk.net email: ebhs@btinternet.com

Roger Felgate: 01473 311684

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SCHOOLS / SPORT BENTLEY CEVC AND COPDOCK PRIMARY SCHOOLS What an exciting start to the new school year! Our topics are well under way already, including the Stone Age, All About Me and Africa. As ever, if you have any interesting artefacts that could help us in our projects, and you are happy for us to borrow them, we would love to hear from you. Years 5 and 6 from both schools are ever so excited about their upcoming residential trip to African Adventure. They will be taking part in exciting and challenging events throughout the course of the week and we can’t wait to hear all about their adventures. Online safety is an ever present concern for parents and schools and this term we are focussing on staying safe on the internet. We are being visited by the NSPCC who will be leading workshops with all the children across both schools, looking at how to keep safe and what to do if something goes wrong. There will also be a free workshop for parents, grandparents and carers to help adults understand the threats that are out there and how to support our children to keep themselves safe. The community are warmly invited to join us for our annual MacMillan Coffee and Cake fundraiser. This year we will be holding these events at 2.30pm on Friday, September 29 at both Bentley and Copdock Schools and you are very welcome to attend either. Please do come along to help raise money for this amazing charity.

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Finally, we are very pleased to welcome new children to our federation in both Reception classes and across other year groups. The Bentley and Copdock family looks forward to travelling on your learning journey with you.

CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB The season started for our Saturday First team on August 19 with a 2-2 draw at home to Grundisburgh. After being two goals down at the break the team did well to come back in the second half, especially as we had a player sent off with half an hour left to play. Goals from Nick Middlebrook and an own goal gave us our first point of the season in the Senior Division of the Suffolk and Ipswich League, with the team having now been in the Senior Division for the last 20 seasons. Wednesday, August 23 saw us play away to Crane Sports with the side throwing away two points after playing well and leading 2-0 after 90 minutes play only to concede two goals in injury time and having to settle for a draw with both goals being scored by new striker Harry Parkes. August 26 saw us play our third game in a week when we played Ransome Sports at home with teenager Joe Whitley giving us an early lead in a game which we dominated, but were unable to add to our early goal and conceded an equaliser with two minutes remaining and ended up drawing our third game in a row in what was a frustrating start to the season.

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The Reserves started their league programme on September 2 and reports on their early games will follow next month. Refreshments (tea and cakes) are available at all First team home games and you can check the fixtures on the Suffolk and Ipswich website or on the posters displayed at the clubhouse. Bob the Ploughman

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SPORT / CHURCH NEWS EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FC The season has kicked off for the First Team and Reserves, albeit a limited schedule and a slow start for both teams. However, from September 8 there is a full fixture list. UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team / Senior Division Sat, Sep 23: Grundisburgh (A) Sat, Sep 30: Bramford Utd (H) Sat, Oct 7: AFC Hoxne (H) Sat, Oct 14: Bramford Utd / Suffolk Senior Cup (A) Sat, Oct 21: Haughley Utd (A) Sat, Oct 28: Henley Athletic (H) Sat, Nov 4: Colpestonians (A) Reserves / League A Sat, Sep 23: Mendlesham Reserves (H) Sat, Sep 30: Newmarket Town Res / Suffolk Senior Res Cup (A) Sat, Oct 7: Sporting 87 Res (A) Sat, Oct 14: Wenhaston Utd Res (H) Sat, Oct 21: Ipswich Athletic Res (H) Sat, Oct 28: Henley Athletic Res (A) Sat, Nov 4: Framlingham Town Res (H) A Team / League B Sat, Sep 23: Benhall St Mary Res (H) Sat, Sep 30: Claydon Res / Suffolk Primary Cup (H) Sat, Oct 7: Cedar Park Res (A) Sat, Oct 14: Trimley Red Devils Res (A) Sat, Oct 21: Haughley Utd Res (A) Sat, Nov 4: Stowupland Falcons Res (A)

KEY TO LOVE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Where Jesus is Love and Love is Jesus COME AND JOIN US IN OUR NEW FELLOWSHIP – EVERYONE IS WELCOME Hear the teachings of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus, with our lively worship and service. Refreshments served afterwards. Every Sunday morning at 11am in The Ivell Suite at Venture Centre 2000, Bromley Road, Lawford CO11 2JE. If you or someone you know needs prayer for anything, please contact us. David and Rosie Rhule 07787 572977 / 01206 397533 info@thekeytolove ministries.co.uk www.thekeytoloveministries.co.uk

LINK LINE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

Fixtures are subject to change. To confirm visit: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=4358069

Un-denominational / meeting at the Venture Centre, Bromley Road, Lawford CO11 2JE (unless otherwise stated)

EVENTS Saturday, September 30: Quiz November 18 (provisional): Race Night

Sunday, October 1: Harvest Thanksgiving Service

We are always looking for people to help the club as committee members, either 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. Steve Butcher: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com

Sunday Services: 3pm Saturday, October 7: Our popular monthly Café Oasis Coffee Morning at Ogilvie Hall, Wignall Street, 9.30-11.45am Monday, October 9: Minibus Fellowship visit to Harwich Sunday, October 15: Community Outreach Service Wednesday, October 18: Minibus Fellowship Mystery Tour Friday, October 20: Prayer Meeting at the Venture Centre, 10am

MISTLEY CRICKET CLUB

Sunday, October 29: Link Line Fellowship Service

August 100 Club Winners 1: Michael Green (26) £105 2: Bruce & Pauline Gladwin (72) £50 3: Bruce & Pauline Gladwin (73) £50

For pastoral visits, further information and bookings, contact: 01206 272064 / linklinecm@hotmail.co.uk

Cricket Week went very well, the weather and the cricket was good. It started with a Junior’s Day which featured a session with former Essex star Graham Napier and concluded with a good win against MCC with close to 150 supporters watching on and enjoying a first class lunch. The week seemed to provide some impetus for the First Team as they then won the next three games, two of them against the sides in first and second place in the league, to give themselves a good chance of maintaining their Division One status. The Second and Third teams had a mixed month and are still holding mid-table positions. The Sunday sides also had mixed results, but the NECL side did qualify for the T20 Final’s Day at Castle Park where a young side won their semifinal before losing to Wivenhoe in the final. The champion ladies had completed their league fixtures, but they entertained a touring side from Moreton and won that game quite comfortably. New players are always welcome, please email: mistleycc@btinternet.com

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CHURCH NEWS BENEFICE OF EAST BERGHOLT & BRANTHAM

Rector: The Rev Canon Stephne van der Toorn 01206 392646 / revstephvdt@googlemail.com www.constablecountrychurches.co.uk

OCTOBER SERVICES Sunday 1 Harvest 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Harvest Family Service, East Bergholt 11am Harvest Family Service, Brantham Family@Church, East Bergholt 4pm

Sitting round the campfire at night and listening to the jackals singing to the full moon I felt deeply at peace and one with the world. You can feel the silence in the bush, and every rustle means something.

Wednesday 4 9.30am BCP Communion, East Bergholt

How easy it is then to miss what is very obvious, just because we are not listening properly, or expecting to see it.

I was startled by a deep snort off the path and realised we had walked passed a warthog without even noticing it. Good thing it wasn’t a buffalo – they are notoriously short tempered.

The Rev Steph

Thursday 5 9.30am

East Bergholt Primary School Harvest Assembly

Sunday 8 8am 10am 11am

Trinity 17 BCP Communion, East Bergholt Communion with guest Diane Payne of the Salvation Army, East Bergholt Baptism of Ella Clifford, Brantham

Sunday 15 8am 10am 3pm

Trinity 18 BCP Communion, East Bergholt Benefice communion and celebration of The Rev David Searle’s Ministry, East Bergholt Celebration of Guide Dogs for the Blind, East Bergholt

There will be three ways for remembering. A bowl will be placed at the back of both St Mary’s and St Michael’s from Sunday, October 22 and removed after the morning service on Sunday, November 5.

Sunday 22 8am 10am 11am

Trinity 19 BCP Communion, East Bergholt Choral Matins with Healing, East Bergholt Informal Service, Brantham

The names of those for whom we have conducted services in the last year will be read out from our records so you don’t need to write these down unless you wish to.

Sunday 29 8am 10am 3pm

Bible Sunday BCP Communion, East Bergholt Benefice Communion, East Bergholt Baptism of Harriet Hughes, East Bergholt

Wednesday, November 1 9.30am BCP Communion, East Bergholt Sunday 5 8am 11am 3.30pm

All Saints BCP Communion, East Bergholt Benefice Communion, Brantham All Souls’, Brantham

Check the website for details. There is a BCP Communion every Sunday at 8am and Choral Matins is usually on the fourth Sunday. This service schedule may change without prior notice if needed. RAMBLING RECTOR Our trip to SA was memorable in many ways, meeting with family and friends some last seen 16 years ago. We gazed at the magnificent scenery, and I am deeply grateful that I can still see enough to glory in its magnificence. We also enjoyed the sign in the mountain hut kitchen: ‘Kindly refrain from chopping wood with the kitchen knives!’ Less enjoyable was the note in the game reserve visitor’s book: ‘No swimming in the dam, there are crocodiles, hippos and pythons. If one of your party is attacked by a python, remain calm and dislodge the tail. Without a frim tail grip the snake cannot strangle its victim.’ We did not swim in the dam!

AN INVITATION TO ALL SOULS’ – A SERVICE OF HOPE AND MEMORIES At the end of October, the church celebrates All Saints’ and the next day All Souls’ – the commemoration of the Faithful Departed. There will be an opportunity for anyone who has lost someone they love either recently or long ago to remember them especially in a simple service at St Michael’s in Brantham at 3.30pm on Sunday, November 5.

Please write the names of those you remember before God on the paper provided and place the paper in the bowl.

During the All Souls’ service at St Michael’s, Brantham the bowl with all the names will be brought up and placed gently on the altar at the beginning of the service. These names will not be read out; they will be silently offered to God. Secondly there will be an opportunity to light a candle during the service. A lit candle is a symbol both of God’s presence with us and of our prayers offered to him. Thirdly the names of those on our records who have died during the last year will be read aloud. Please accept this invitation to the All Souls’ Service, a special time of remembering. You do not need to reply to this invitation, and anyone who wishes to come is most welcome on the day. I am most grateful to Brantham Community Choir who will be singing during the service. The Rev Steph

HARVEST FESTIVAL St Mary’s East Bergholt – Sunday, October 1, 10am Donations for Tools with a Mission to fund a container gratefully received.

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CHURCH NEWS

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

SERVICE CELEBRATING GUIDE DOGS A service celebrating the work of Guide Dogs for the Blind will be held at St Mary’s East Bergholt on Sunday, October 15 at 3pm.

Please note that the St Mary’s East Bergholt Christmas Eve Mass will begin at 10pm this year instead of 11.30pm as in previous years.

Well behaved owners and their pet dogs are most welcome. The short service will be followed by refreshments. There will be a retiring collection for the work of Guide Dogs for the Blind.

The usual 3pm and 5pm family services are unchanged. Because Christmas Eve day is a Sunday this year there will be also be an 8am BCP communion.

HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Smith, 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963 We are part of St Mark’s RC Parish, Ipswich. For up-to-date information please visit: www.stmarksparish.org.uk SERVICES FOR OCTOBER 2017 Sunday 1 26th Sunday In Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 3 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 8 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 10 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration 10am Mass Sunday 15 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 17 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 22 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 24 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 29 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass The weekly newsletter, with weekly mass times, is always displayed in the cabinet alongside the church front door. Catholic Commentary Our parish hosted a visit from the Catholic Bishop of East Anglia over the weekend September 2/3 which has boosted hopes for keeping Fr Christopher Smith as parish priest should there be clergy moves and reorganisation of the Ipswich parishes later this year. Change is often difficult, especially as we grow older; organisations and institutions including churches face the same problems.

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Church leaders usually readily accept the need to read ‘the signs of the times’ but how far they should go gives rise to debate, especially if social change challenges traditional Christian doctrine; new ethical dilemmas have arisen along with environmental degradation and many other evils. Catholic Christians have long held that reason and intellect are important tools to deal with human problems (for example see: Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas and in recent times Pope St John Paul). Aquinas was the great exponent of rational analysis in all things human. Aquinas’ thinking extends through into the present world still influencing peoples’ views on freedom, law, morality and political understanding. That there is a natural order under God is a principle which is regarded as self-evident. In spite of many failings, the Church is a teaching authority we can respect in matters of faith and morals. Events & Diary Dates The 100 Club draw took place on Sunday, September 24 when three lucky winners shared a record £150. The club, set up to support the life and mission of our parish, has grown from strength to strength since its launch. New members are always very welcome and the newsletter, that includes an application form, can be found at the rear of the church or please visit the parish website. The next draw takes place on Sunday, October 22. Every last Thursday of the month a Bring & Buy Coffee Morning takes place at Viv and Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR from 10.30am-noon. We are raising funds for the Parish Room refurbishment and all are very welcome to join us. The next event is on Thursday, October 26. Supporting our local hospice All parishioners are asked to collect used postage stamps (all year, not just at Christmas) and to place them in the box at the rear of the church to help support the outstanding work of our local hospice. Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital Fr Adrian Gates is the Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital (01473 726701). Please phone him if you or a Catholic is in or due to go into hospital and requires his services. All Welcome All are very welcome to attend Holy Family services, it’s not necessary to be a Catholic and enquiries about the Catholic Faith are always welcome. Please contact the Presbytery, as above, or a local person whom you know is a Catholic.

CHURCH NEWS DEDHAM AND ARDLEIGH PARISHES Services and Events in October Sunday, October 1 8am Holy Communion, BCP Dedham Morning Worship, CW Ardleigh 11am 5pm Evensong BCP Dedham Sunday, October 8 8am Holy Communion, BCP Ardleigh 9.30am NEW: Rise ‘n’ Shine, Dedham Holy Communion, CW Dedham 11am Sunday, October 15 8am Holy Communion, BCP Dedham 11am Parish Eucharist, CW Ardleigh Sunday, October 22 Holy Communion, BCP Ardleigh 8am 11am Matins, BCP Dedham Sunday, October 29 11am Joint Service, Dedham 5pm Revive@5, Dedham BCP: Book of Common Prayer / CW: Common Worship Weekly Midweek Services Tuesday Morning Prayer at Dedham: 10.30am Thursday Evening Prayer at Ardleigh: 5pm Men’s Breakfast: Saturday, October 14 at 9am at the Vicarage Harvest Supper: Saturday, October 14 at 7pm at The Assembly Rooms. £10 per ticket, curry supper, proceeds to Foodbank and Mary’s Meals. Dedham Art Exhibition: October 23-28 at Dedham Church in aid of EACH Mission Bake Sale: Saturday, October 28 outside Dedham Church, 10am www.dedham-and-ardleigh-parishes.org.uk

BRANTHAM & CAPEL METHODIST CHURCHES SURPRISE, SURPRISE! When I was 18, I went to a big youth gathering in the Potteries. There were about 150 young people meeting every week. I was struck by the number of young people who were saying “God said this to me”. I felt uncomfortable. I knew a story from the Bible of how young Samuel had heard God calling him, at night. He didn’t realise it was God and thought it was Eli, the elderly priest. Three times he went to Eli, in answer to the call. On the third visit, the penny dropped, and the priest said “it is God calling you”. Eli had grown so accustomed to God not speaking because many people were doing lots of wrong things – so even he was taken by surprise. As an 18-year-old, I had thought that it was just super good spiritual people who would hear God speaking to them. Here at the youth meeting ordinary young people like me were talking about what God was saying and doing in their lives. At the end of the session a 16-year-old girl got up and spoke and used the words of a very old hymn, Whosoever Will May Come. I realised I had learnt lots of facts and stories about Jesus, but hadn’t ever ‘come’ to Jesus. I knew about Jesus, but didn’t know him. Like I know about the Queen, but I can’t say I know her. At that meeting, I didn’t leave my seat, but I knew something had changed in me. Jesus knew all about me and my mistakes and failures and still loved me. As I read some of the stories of Jesus again, I realised how Jesus’s friends made so many mistakes and got things wrong. I was in good company when I didn’t get it right. The invitation of the hymn is to all but we have to choose to respond. My prayer life began to change – not just talking at Jesus, but with him – giving him a chance to get a word in. At church yesterday we had a timely reminder of the importance of prayer and listening for God’s voice, both as individuals and together as a Church. As in Eli’s time, we can get used to silence from God and forget he wants to communicate with us. That’s blaming God! The fact is He wants to communicate, and we are bad listeners, we are taught independence and choose not to give God time. Whether you have begun that journey or not, or whether you are in the doldrums and not hearing, you can always start again. If I can help, please get in touch. Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Brantham & Capel Methodist Churches 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 AT BRANTHAM METHODIST 11am Worship with Prof David Welbourn Sunday 1 Sunday 8 3pm

Ecumenical Harvest Service with The Rev Andrew Sankey

Sunday 15

11am

Worship arranged locally

Sunday 22

11am

Worship with Mr Luke Rokobuli

Sunday 29 11am

Worship and Communion with The Rev Andrew Sankey

AT CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST Home Groups on various days and times – contact the Minister Sunday 1

10.30am Worship with The Rev Bev Barclay 6.30pm Prayer

Sunday 8

10.30am Worship with Mr Victor Jack 6.30pm Worship with The Rev Andrew Sankey

Sunday 15

10.30am Worship with Mrs Alyson Ellis

Sunday 22 10.30 am Worship and Communion with The Rev Andrew Sankey 7.30pm United Prayer at St Mary’s Sunday 29

10.30am Worship with Mr & Mrs Tom & Lou Boswell

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