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CAPEL CAPERS Volume 7 • Issue No. 4 • MARCH 2017
Update on Capel St Mary War Memorial Project (See page 3)
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UPDATE ON THE CAPEL ST MARY WAR MEMORIAL PROJECT The project to raise a war memorial to the fallen of Capel St Mary and the surrounding area continues to make good progress. This month’s cover illustrates the design that our committee is about to submit for planning permission. We are grateful to local architect Iain Bramhill for lending his creative talents in support of the project. The proposed site is the grassed area opposite the shopping centre where it will be positioned adjacent to the village sign. At the end of the First World War the residents of Capel St Mary raised funds in memory of those local men who had lost their lives in the conflict. The money was not used to build a memorial, but instead given to Ipswich Hospital to help treat the wounded. The absence of a permanent memorial in Capel St Mary led in 2015 to the formation of the Capel St Mary War Memorial Trust. This is being administered by a committee of local people and has two objectives: •
The raising of a permanent and fitting memorial to ensure that the sacrifices made by the soldiers of Capel St Mary and the surrounding area are properly recognised
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The raising of awareness within the community, particularly the younger element, of the stories behind the events of the time and the local people involved
Chalkboard outside a small convenience store and bakery in Co Kerry. For once I’m going to let the picture do the talking! Happy shopping. Sharon
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The trust has been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in support of the second objective. This part of the project will involve significant research and the results will in due course be published in the form of a book to be distributed to the local community and made available as an online resource. The Heritage Lottery grant cannot be used towards the raising of the memorial itself, hence the need to seek the support of the local community. It is of course entirely fitting that local people take on the challenge of remembering their own. The 33 men we will commemorate include three who were aged just 19 when they made the ultimate sacrifice. The committee is planning a garden party to raise funds on Sunday, June 25 (see page 4) which will include an exhibition covering the progress of the project. The memorial itself will be unveiled on November 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the Armistice marking the moment when the guns fell silent. The committee has already received support from the following organisations: Capel St Mary Women’s Institute, Capel Ladies, Capel St Mary Primary School, Capel Castles, Upstix Estate Agents, Capel St Mary Parish Council, Capel St Mary Methodist Church, Capel Capers, Capel St Mary Bible Study Group, The Orchard Players and the many Capel St Mary residents who have contributed. We welcome your support in whatever way you can. Details of the project can be found at www.capelmemorial.org.uk and if you wish to support our efforts email: garybunkell@aol.com Gary Bunkell Chairman, Capel St Mary War Memorial Trust Next month we launch our 18th title, In Touch with Beyton, Drinkstone, Elmswell, Haughley, Hessett, Norton, Tostock & Woolpit. To advertise in this new edition contact the sales team on 01473 400380. All editorial enquiries to: sharon@intouchnews.co.uk
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SCARECROW TRAIL WEEKEND Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18 I know it seems a long time off but this year’s scarecrow trail will take place over the weekend of June 17 and 18. If you would like to make a scarecrow please let me know. If you have never made a scarecrow, it’s actually very easy; just remember it’s a scarecrow! One thing to bear in mind is that paper maché does not respond well to rain unless it has been varnished. Anything can be used to stuff your scarecrow, old newspapers, shredding (put into plastic bags or it goes very soggy in the rain) or, of course, the traditional straw. If you would like further information please contact me: 01473 311102 / chrismterry@yahoo.co.uk. Even if you are unable to make a scarecrow please put the date into your diary, invite the family for a fun family outing and finish at St Mary’s Church for a cup of tea/coffee and delicious homemade cake.
Big congratulations to Dot and Pat Clifford who celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 18 March 2017. With love and best wishes from Danny, Kay, Leah, Matt, Hannah, Jessica, Joseph, Zac & Ella xxx
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– SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF CAPEL ST MARY World Book Day: Thursday, March 2 www.worldbookday.com Research has proven that reading for pleasure makes a huge difference to a child’s development and educational performance. Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day have a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of cultures. It is also a brilliant opportunity to bond with your child. I was surprised to discover that apparently reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background. Parents are the most important educator in a child’s life, even more so than their teachers. Reading to your child from birth can comfort them as they hear your voice and it increases their exposure to language. Children who see adults reading are much more likely to read themselves and enjoy it too. Maybe you could make it part of your night time routine to read together – sometimes read a story aloud together and sometimes snuggle up quietly together and read your own books. Caroline: 07588 706869 / Caroline@CapelParishNurses.org.uk Wednesday and Friday, 9.30am-2.30pm
THE GARDEN PARTY NOT TO BE MISSED A garden party to raise money for Capel War Memorial Monument is to be held on Sunday, June 25 at Tudor House, 1a The Street. It is planned to have entertainment, exhibitions and stalls with some themes of life in Britain from the First World War, through the 1930s to the Second World War and on to the early 1950s. There will also be games, food, a bar and a raffle prize draw. The War Memorial Monument Committee will be grateful for other ideas and offers of help. We will also be grateful for the loan of period clothing and photographs. Please contact: davidf.thompson@btinternet.com / 01473 314185 Further details will appear in the next issue of Capel Capers.
EASTER EGG-STRAVAGANZA On Sunday, April 2 from 2-5pm at Capel St Mary Village Hall in aid of Somersham Ward Supporters Group. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate, homemade cakes, biscuits and confectionery for sale, second hand book sale table, raffle with Easter prizes, indoor Easter Egg Hunt for the children. Every child will get an Easter egg from the Easter Bunny and his special guest! Balloon release in memory of all those who have faced cancer. Why not come and join in the fun and have cup of tea and a delicious slice or two of homemade cake and help us to raise money for this amazing charity? Who are Somersham Ward Support Group? The members, who work on a totally voluntary basis, come from all walks of life and many have had first-hand experience of cancer. There are many ways in which the group has improved the quality of life for those on the ward at Ipswich Hospital, both in the provision of medical equipment and added comforts. In addition, there is also a visitor’s room with tea and coffee making facilities and overnight accommodation is available. In recent years the group has expanded its activities to include the oncology unit and radiotherapy department. Why am I raising funds for this group? I am currently being treated for breast cancer and have had first-hand experience of the difference this organisation makes, having had to stay in Somersham Ward twice in the last few months.
Margaret: 07588 698284 / Margaret@CapelParishNurses.org.uk Monday and Wednesday, 9am-4pm
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NEWS If you have unwanted books please donate them to the Harvest Moon Café so that they can continue to support local charities.
STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB On Wednesday, February 1, Peter Gant presented a talk entitled 100 Years of Postcards and on February 15 Dudley Chignell presented The Four Seasons in East Anglia. Both meetings were much enjoyed by our members. On Wednesday, March 1, Joyce Kimber presents Ciphers & Enigma and the Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 15 when club president Hew Naylor will stand down after his year in office. On April 5 Julian Wong will talk about the good work undertaken by the charity Mary’s Meals. 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 Wednesday of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB at 10.30am. For further details please contact Brian Rolfe: 01206 393665
VILLAGE LINK CLUB Please note a change of date and venue for our March meeting which will now be on Wednesday 15 in Tattingstone Church. At our January meeting, Simon Gallup spoke about how Lavenham, Dedham and surrounding villages became very prosperous in Tudor times as a result of the woolen cloth industry in the area. In February, Alicea Holmes spoke about her role as chaplain of Norwood Care Home (one of the Methodist Homes), catering mainly for the elderly who are unable to fend for themselves due to dementia. Methodist Homes are a not-for-profit organisation relying on volunteer carers and charitable donations to cover costs. After the meeting we decamped to a local hostelry where members enjoyed our annual pub lunch. Future talks: Wolves, Dogs & Us (March); Easter Parade (April); The Building of Bury Tower (May). 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. Roger Felgate, 01473 311684
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DOCTORS’ SURGERY ROTA January and February so far have been relatively quiet months, which is good for the scheme. We sometimes get requests from Holton St Mary, but these should be covered by the East Bergholt transport scheme. We also get requests about transport to hospital. Our scheme is for the local surgeries only, but you can ring the WRVS on 08456 005 885 and they can often help. We had one patient needing to get to Papworth who was helped by them. You do have to meet the mileage costs however.
NOTES FROM THE CASE Suffolk’s first Co-operative Pub 01473 805575 / www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk First and foremost, a reminder that we have now re-launched our popular share offer. You may have received one of our flyers, with the picture reawakening memories of the day Bentley celebrated its success in buying the Case for the community. Can we repeat that massive effort by recruiting more shareholders? You don’t have to be resident in Bentley – we have shareholders from the other side of the world. Our target is £72,000 but every little counts and just £15,000 would replace the bay windows, which are on their last legs. For more information see the flyer, or log on to the website. Please join us and part-own your own pub! Our first quiz of the year was a huge success, fuelled by a delicious Chinese menu to celebrate the Year of the Rooster. The next quizzes will be on February 25 and March 25, and these will be curry nights. If there’s sufficient demand, they’ll become a regular feature, so book your table early. Following the success of our Chinese night, we are planning an exciting Round the World menu, starting with A Taste of America on Saturday, March 11. We hear home-made burgers will feature, so book early. More Tastes of… will follow! Keep an eye on the website. Other events to look out for are an Easter Egg Hunt and Bonnet Competition on April 17 and a Garden Party in July, featuring all the home-made cakes we enjoyed so much at the Queen’s Birthday. And following the success of our Bentley Celebration of Beer last year, how could we not do it again? Plans are on-going for around the early May Bank Holiday so keep the date and join us to sample some superb real ales. Finally, a reminder that none of this happens by itself. We rely on our wonderful volunteers to provide support in lots of ways, from pulling pints to tidying the garden. No one gets thrown in at the deep end, so even if you’re not sure about joining us, pick up a leaflet from the pub or come in for a chat.
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NEWS CAPEL ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL Capel St Mary Parish Council Meeting held on Monday, February 13 Present were Councillors Bishop, Bryant, Fenn, Harris, Hole, Matthews (chair), Rogers, Powell, Streatfield, Thompson, Weaver, White, County Councillor Jones, District Councillors Carpendale and Swan, Julie Lawes (clerk) and five members of the public.
Parish Green. A garden party is to be held on June 25 (see page 4) to help raise additional funds. Donations are gratefully received. Accounts were approved and presented for signing. Julie Lawes
Concern was raised following a media release by Babergh District Council regarding the closure of the Hadleigh offices and the main public points being located in Sudbury and Stowmarket.
The next meeting of Capel St Mary Parish Council will be on Monday, March 13 in the library. There is an open session at each meeting when members of the public can air any problems.
Capel St Mary Parish Council has recommended approval to Babergh District Council for the following planning application: Ostler House, London Road.
The actual minutes of the meeting are available for viewing at the parish council office at 27a The Street, Capel St Mary, which is open on Tuesdays from 10am-noon and on Fridays from 1-3pm.
A duplicate planning application has been received for land off Days Road for the provision of 100 new homes. See separate article below.
The parish clerk can be contacted on 01473 314103 during these times. An answer phone operates outside these hours and messages are picked up everyday. Alternatively contact can be made by email: capel.parishclerk@btinternet.com
The War Memorial Committee advised they will be submitting a planning application to Babergh for permission to erect the new memorial on the DEVELOPMENT IN CAPEL ST MARY Both the application by Hopkins Homes for 100 houses on land off Days Road and Persimmon for 150 houses off Longfield Road are still on hold while BDC considers the implications of the Judicial Review for 10 houses at East Bergholt. Details can be viewed via a link on the East Bergholt Parish Council website. Hopkins Homes have submitted a second duplicate application for the Days Road site which means that all comments for the first application must be resubmitted under the new application reference B/17/00122. It would seem that by submitting a second application the appeal process could proceed more quickly for non-determination of the first application. Capel St Mary Parish Council will be discussing the Hopkins Homes application at their meeting on Monday, March 13 in the library at
7.30pm at which a recommendation will be resubmitted under the new reference number. The planning officer will be meeting with all developers who have applications pending to discuss the implications from the Judicial Review. Under policy CS11 they must demonstrate a local need; also there must be exceptional circumstances to build outside the Built Up Area Boundary (BUAB). No site meetings will be arranged for the planning committee to view the sites until the date for applications to be considered is imminent. BDC continue to work on the new Draft Local Plan which will include all large and small sites put forward in the call for sites. We are informed that this will be published for consultation in spring. Chris Matthews, Chair, Capel St Mary Parish Council
CONSTABLE COUNTRY PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP Two PPG members spent a morning at Capel and East Bergholt surgeries and were impressed by the helpfulness and attitude of the staff and the systems in place. Phone calls were constant and answered on average in 30 seconds. There were many requests for input from doctors, from prescriptions to urgent queries. These requests are immediately passed on electronically and an ‘urgent task’ pops up on the doctor’s screen. One item of feedback from patients was acted on immediately – you will notice that your name is now on the screen for much longer!
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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: FEBRUARY 2017 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SUE CARPENDALE Judicial Review (JR) CO/2375/2016 Councillors recently had a briefing on the outcomes and potential impact of the JR relating to East Bergholt Parish Council’s claim against Babergh DC and the planning permission given with respect to 10 single-storey dwellings for the over-55s on a site off Hadleigh Road between two listed buildings – Gatton House and The Gables (Ref. No: B/15/01678). There were four challenges. The one upheld, concerned proven ‘local need’, and how this is defined. Babergh has specific policies relating to land outside a settlement’s built up area boundary. They affect ‘core villages’ like East Bergholt or Capel St Mary. That permission has now been quashed. At some stage the application should be re-heard. There are implications from the ruling on other development applications currently tabled (there are presently 14) are now subject to further deliberation. Two applications in Capel St Mary fall within this group. Many Capel residents will know about a duplicate application submitted relating to 100 homes on land north and west of Capel Community Church, off Days Road (Ref. No: B/17/00122.). The original application (Ref. No: B/16/01365) is now unlikely to be decided within the accepted time frame. Residents are advised that any comments made to the first application need to be re-submitted. Some issues for core and hinterland villages arise from policies intended to remove the shackles from settlements where some development was desirable but prohibited under older regulations.
Unfortunately these policies, and a number of sites identified (but not ‘allocated’) under the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, have invited applications in locations which are more opportunistic than strategic. At this time, we have no indication of when two major applications in Capel St Mary will be decided, but site visits and referral to committee have been requested, and they are likely to be heard in due course on the same day. I am pressing the point that combinations of applications have a cumulative impact on infrastructure and that random, windfall development proposals are not in the best interests of our communities. Civil Parking Enforcement in Suffolk Parking enforcement powers are presently vested in the police but are to be transferred to Suffolk County Council. Parking offences are a low priority for the police whose resources are better directed elsewhere. Babergh have agreed that a working group should be set up to develop the case for a whole system approach to on- and off-street parking across the county. Implementation should start in spring 2019, and be much more robust and effective than at present. The responsibility will rest with SCC but Ipswich BC, West Suffolk and East Suffolk will undertake the enforcement for the whole county. Babergh does not anticipate significant additional costs impacting on the budget. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk
BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FENELLA SWAN Babergh HQ Move Following the decision to move the headquarters of both Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils to Endeavour House in Ipswich, the councils have announced that the locations of the customer services points will be in Stowmarket and Sudbury. The number of residents making visits to council offices in both districts is extremely low and the council have had to make the decision to end the expensive and inefficient maintenance of two HQs while also recognising the need to continue to have customer service points in the communities they serve. The specific locations in Sudbury and Stowmarket are yet to be announced. The council is also still committed to having a small office in Hadleigh, but are not yet in a position to announce where. Public Realm Service Councils are responsible for cutting approximately two million square metres of grass, emptying 1,800 dog and litter bins and maintaining around 19,000 trees across the districts? These responsibilities and many more – including street cleaning, litter clearance and highway verge work – come under the remit of the Countryside and Public Realm Service. Currently, Public Realm services in Mid Suffolk are largely delivered by an in-house team; in Babergh, the service is largely contracted out. Community litter pickers and community caretakers also play a role in keeping many towns and villages tidy. The Public Realm Transformation project is now getting underway and will be looking at how Public Realm services, worth over £2m, should be delivered in the future. Consultants have been commissioned to carry out
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OUT & ABOUT CLASH AVOIDER This diary has been introduced to help avoid date clashes in the village. Every effort will made to keep this list up-to-date, but please be aware that sometimes dates may be cancelled, postponed or re-arranged at short notice. This diary is not intended to be an allinclusive what’s on and will only highlight significant dates. If you want to add an event please submit in the following format (date, event, venue and contact) to sharon@intouchnews.co.uk with Capel Event Diary in the subject line. March 18: Nearly New Sale at Days Road Church, Capel Sunday, April 23: Capel Allotments Association Spring Work-in, 8am-noon / followed by the AGM at noon Saturday, May 6: Cake and Plant Sale and Coffee Morning at Capel Methodist Church, 10am-noon. Contact Sally: 07875 366120 Saturday, May 6: Garden Party at Old Hadleigh, London Road, Capel St Mary in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, 2-5pm. Sponsored by Capel Community Church. Contact Frank: 01473 730101 Sunday May 21: Open Garden in aid of Age UK Suffolk at Windmill Cottage, Mill Hill, 2-5pm Saturday, June 10: Capel Fun Day Contact Sandra Bumphrey: 312114 / capelcommunitytrust@gmail. com Saturday, June 10: Capel Allotments Association’s We’ve Been Growing for 40 Years exhibition at Capel Fun Day Saturday & Sunday, June 17 & 18 2017: Scarecrow Trail Weekend Contact Chris Terry: 01473 311102 Sunday, June 25: Garden Party at Tudor House, 1a The Street to raise funds for Capel War Memorial Monument (see page 4) Contact: davidf.thompson@btinternet.com / 01473 314185 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 6, 7 & 8: Summer Musical Show, Capel Village Hall at 7.30pm. Contact Ticketline: 07754 175399 Saturday, July 29: Capel Allotments Association Summer BBQ Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 September: Annual Flower & Produce Show Sunday, October 8: Capel Allotments Association Autumn Work-in, 9am-noon October 21: Nearly New Sale at Days Road Church, Capel Saturday, December 2: Christmas Coffee Morning at St Mary’s
CAPEL LIBRARY ‘Spring into something new’ is the catchphrase we have come up this month, whether it be a new book, DVD or just something different that you want to try. We have a great selection of books and DVDs to captivate you, from re-designing and updating your garden to new curtains for the lounge or bedroom, new knitted tops and cardigans for yourself or the grandchildren or just treating yourself to a different and exciting holiday. One happy borrower is currently reading a book on the Trans-Siberian railway ahead of his journey in the summer so that he knows what to expect. Groups meeting regularly this month Baby Bounce: Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 2pm. Join our little group for some shaking of instruments and enjoy action nursery rhymes. Open to all children from birth to five years old. Book Group: Friday, March 17 at 2.30pm. Come and join in the discussions of the latest book. Open to all. Minecraft Group: Meeting every alternate Sunday (March 12 and 26) from 10.30am-12.30pm. All you need to bring is a tablet or phone with Minecraft Pocket edition loaded or a laptop with Minecraft Windows 10 edition. Make sure to charge the device that you bring. Children undereight must be accompanied by an adult. The next Friends of Capel Library Community Cinema presentation is Sully on Tuesday 21; doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. Members advance tickets are £4, non-members £4.50 or £5 on the door. May we kindly ask that borrowers bring in their library card on each visit and that you update any new address by bringing in an official letter for verification? Thank you. OPENING TIMES Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm Friday: 2-5pm & 5.30-7.30pm Saturday: 9am-3pm Sunday: 10am-3pm Contact: 01473 311699
SING FOR FUN We are pleased that Jim Ross has agreed to cover as many of our sessions as possible. We still need back up pianists or guitarists to help lead us when Jim is away. If you fancy a really good sing, come along to the Church Hall at St Mary’s on the second Monday of each month at 2pm. Even if you were told to keep your mouth closed at school when the class sang, you will be welcome at our sessions. We sing everything from pop to Gilbert and Sullivan, and we find that it really lifts our spirits on dull days. Tea, biscuits and chat afterwards!
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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL COUNTRYSIDE CLUB In February Mike Johansen presented an illustrated a talk about his ancestor King Harold of Norway who invaded England in 1066. We learnt how they lived in those days and events leading up to Harold’s eventual demise. Following our talk in January on the Energy from Waste Facility at Gt Blakenham, 19 members and friends had a guided tour of the site on February 13. This facility processes an average of 5,000 tons a week of black bin waste that would otherwise go to landfill. This waste generates enough electricity to power 30,000 homes. It employs 47 staff of which three-quarters were recruited locally. At the end of the 25 year contract between Suffolk County Council and Suez the facility will be owned by the council. Landscaping is underway to transform the front of the site into a wildlife area, with woodland and a wildflower meadow. On March 14 Jennifer Jones will present The Story and Slides of Stained Glass. We meet at 7.30pm in the lounge at Capel Methodist Church. Visitors are welcome join us. Doreen Parker, 01473 311267
QUIZ IN AID OF 1st HOLBROOK GUIDES & SHOTLEY PIER Holbrook Primary School on Thursday, March 9, 7-9pm. £5 per person, teams of six maximum. Cake stall, teas and coffee and a raffle. To book a table email: holbrookguides@outlook.com One-third of the proceeds will be donated by the Guides to Shotley Heritage Communicate Benefit Society Ltd.
EAST BERGHOLT HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION QUIZ NIGHT At East Bergholt High School on Friday, March 24 at 7.30pm. Individuals and teams of eight welcome. Tickets £5 per person including nibbles. Licensed bar serving alcoholic and soft drinks opens at 7pm. For further information please phone: 01206 298122 / 07753 422474 Over 18s only unless accompanied by an adult.
FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY Many thanks to all of you who came to our Annual General Meeting on January 28. It was good to see so many faces, and to be able to talk about how we might go forward developing our library as a community hub. Make a date now for our Community Cinema. This will happen every third Tuesday of the month at 7pm. You will save by being a friend of the library and we will have some great films for you to see. We began in February with Bridget Jones Baby and this month we present Sully. You can get a drink at the bar, as well as tea and biscuits. One big benefit… there’s no rustling of popcorn tubs and packets and everyone actually wants to watch the film, which isn’t always the case at Cineworld. Membership of the 100 Club has increased to 66, which means that from March onwards our treasurer is able to increase the size of the prizes. First prize each month now goes up to £20, with second prize up to £8 and third prize up to £6. If you haven’t joined yet now is a good time. You could make a profit on the year’s subscription of £12. The winners for January were Marion Parnell £20, Dudley Davies £5, Nicola Moxey £5 and for February Ann Hawes £20, Sandra Robson £5, Irene Carder £5.
FHP Ipswich – Charlotte Dowe I decided to train as a foot health practitioner while working within the care industry. I noticed that most of the clients I visited required routine foot care. However many found it difficult to arrange transportation or just to leave the house to attend appointments. Having now set up my own mobile foot clinic I am thoroughly enjoying visiting my own patients in the community, many of whom had been suffering with painful feet for months. So if you have painful feet or would just like to be pampered I look forward to meeting you.
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OUT & ABOUT TEA & COMPANY Monday, March 20 at Wenham View, Dove Close All welcome to come along from 2.30pm £1.50 for tea/coffee and homemade cakes Raffle Supported by The Capel Ladies
CAPEL ART FOR FUN ART EXHIBITION & SALE March 4-12 at the Harvest Moon Café, 9.30am-3.30pm For more information call Pauline: 07923 470404
STOUR VALLEY ARTS AND MUSIC Sunday, March 5, 4pm: Young Musician’s Concert, Constable Hall, East Bergholt Another opportunity to hear some of the many talented young musicians in our area. This is an extra event not included in the season ticket. Tickets are just £6 which includes refreshments.
CLEAR THE CLUTTER – BAG A BARGAIN Bentley Toddler Group is holding a fundraising jumble sale on Saturday, April 29 at Bentley Village Hall from 2pm.
Sunday, March 19, 4pm: Kammerphilharmonie Europa at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt
If you have anything you wish to donate, please bring it along to the hall from 9am on the day or contact Pam (01473 310283) or Aimée (01473 311311) to arrange collection.
Back by popular demand this exciting ensemble is an excellent finale to our 66th season. The Chamber Philharmonic Europe was founded in 2001 in Cologne. The orchestra engages talented young musicians from 18 European nations. Generously sponsored by Scrutton Bland, Colchester.
We hope to see you there; the hall will be open from 2pm and tea and coffee will be available.
Box office and information: www.svam.org.uk / 01206 298426 / svamtickets@btinternet
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CAPEL ST MARY & LITTLE WENHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
IN THE VILLAGE HALL COMPLEX
BT SPORT Available on the Big Screen in the Vine Lounge!
FREE WI-FI In both Bars!
CARD PAYMENT SERVICE now available!
FREE TABLE TENNIS Subject to Hall availability! The Member’s Draw takes place every Friday night in the Vine Lounge. BIG CASH PRIZES The winning member must be present in the Village Hall Complex to win or have had a go on the FRIDAY NIGHT DRAW!
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“LADIES (& LITTLE LADIES) PAMPER & SHOPPING AFTERNOON” SATURDAY 18TH March 2PM - 7PM In the Village Hall FREE ENTRY “BINGO” THURSDAY 23rd March DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In the Vine Lounge Books £1 Or 6 Books £5 EYES DOWN 8.30pm “CAPEL BEER FESTIVAL” THURSDAY 13th April - MONDAY 17th April In the Village Bar Come and try a special selection of Real Ales! Special drink deals available at this event! “CHILDRENS EASTER PARTY” SATURDAY 26th March - 2pm-4pm In the Village Hall Arts & Crafts/Disco & Games/ Egg Hunt Tickets £5.00 per Child “SHANE & THE KORRADOS” SATURDAY 27TH May DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In the Village Hall Rock ‘n’ Roll & Rockability Tickets - Members £5.00 Non - Members £7.50 To buy Tickets or book Quiz Teams, call in the Village Bar or ring Ruth - 07548130293 Tracy - 07917440459 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE EVENTS MENTIONED ON THIS PAGE VISIT CAPEL VILLAGE BAR FACEBOOK PAGE OR THE WEBSITE
2017 Association Membership Membership renewal is due in January each year. The costs for 2017 are: Junior 16-17 £2.50, Single including Over 65’s £6, Family £10
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OUT & ABOUT VILLAGE HALL DIARY MARCH 2017 Wednesday 1 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Thursday 2 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Capel Ladies, 7.30-10.30pm, library Friday 3 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Saturday 4 Dog Training, 9.30-11.15am, hall Sunday 5 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 6 Allotments, 7.30-10pm, library Tuesday 7 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5.30pm, hall Under 16s ballroom and Latin, 6-7pm, hall Courses/private lessons ballroom and Latin, 7-8pm, hall Ballroom and Latin dance for adults, 8-9pm, hall Wednesday 8 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Flower Arranging, 6.30-10.30pm, library Thursday 9 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Women’s Institute, 7.30-10.30pm, library Friday 10 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Saturday 11 Dog Training, 9.30-11.15am, hall Sunday 12 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 13 Parish Council Meeting, 7.30-10.30pm, library Tuesday 14 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Under 16s ballroom and Latin, 6-7pm, hall Courses/private lessons ballroom and Latin, 7-8pm, hall Ballroom and Latin dance for adults, 8-9pm, hall Wednesday 15 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Thursday 16 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Friday 17 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Saturday 18 Dog Training, 9.30-11.30am, hall Sunday 19 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 20 Community Association Meeting, 8-10.30pm, library Tuesday 21 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Under 16s ballroom and Latin, 6-7pm, hall Courses/private lessons ballroom and Latin, 7-8pm, hall Ballroom and Latin dance for adults, 8-9pm, hall Film Screening, 7-10.30pm, library
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Wednesday 22 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Annual Parish Meeting, 7.30-10.30pm, library Thursday 23 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Gardening Club, 7-10.30pm, library Bingo, 7.30-11pm, Vine Lounge Friday 24 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Saturday 25 Dog Training, 9.30-11.30am, hall Sunday 26 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 27 Community Trust Meeting, 8-10.30pm, library Tuesday 28 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet Bowls, 1.30-5pm, hall Under 16s ballroom and Latin, 6-7pm, hall Courses/private lessons ballroom and Latin, 7-8 pm, hall Ballroom and Latin dance for adults, 8-9pm, hall Wednesday 29 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall Carpet Bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Thursday 30 Coffee Shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Friday 31 Leap Frog, 9am-1pm, hall FUNCTION ROOMS FOR HIRE Catering for parties between 20 and 200 people at very competitive rates. Facilities include a fully licensed bar and a kitchen preparation area with prices starting from as little as £10 per hour for the library, £15 per hour for the hall and the Vine Lounge is £88 for an evening. Enquires to Mandy. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE If you would like to celebrate the life of someone you loved who has passed away, you can hire the Vine Lounge in the village hall complex most weekdays for just £75. Enquires to Mandy. CONTACTS Village Bar: 01473 311766 Mandy Marshall (events and hiring): 01473 312026 / bookings@capel-trust.freeserve.co.uk ST MARY’S FUNCTION ROOMS SPECIAL OFFER FOR A TRIAL PERIOD Do you have a celebration coming up? If you are a member of the community association you may be eligible for free room hire on an adult party in the hall or Vine Lounge. Terms and conditions apply. For further details, please contact Mandy: 01473 312026 PARKING AT THE VILLAGE HALL Capel Community Trust relies on the rental achieved from hall hires to be able to maintain the hall and the rest of its premises around the village. We are pleased that the hall continues to be the venue of choice for many local clubs and associations and the extensive modernisation works have led to an increase in usage. One of the key attractions to hirers is the availability of parking, particularly for older and less-able users. Unfortunately for hirers it is often difficult for them to park at the hall due to unauthorised parking from users of other facilities, e.g. the shops and the church. The trust requests that parking at the village hall is used only by those who are users of the hall.
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OUT & ABOUT Capel St Mary CEVC Primary School
Nearly New Sale
Saturday, March 18, 1.30-3pm Capel Community Church Days Road, Capel St Mary GOOD QUALITY ITEMS ONLY Maternity clothes, baby equipment, clothes (0-11 years), toys, books and games 50p entrance fee (children free) For more details or to order a seller’s pack, please contact: Lisa 01473 312248 / Jo 07709 724133
CAPEL IRISH SET DANCE GROUP
Capel Irish Set Dance Group meets at St Mary’s Church Hall on the third Sunday of every month (except August and the second Sunday in December) from 2-5.30pm. We are a friendly group and it’s not necessary to have a partner. In fact you’re welcome to come along just to enjoy the music. Remaining dates for 2107 are as follows: March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 10 Hille and Trevor Peartree, 01473 310146 Chris and Marjorie Haste, 01473 311615
CRAFTERS UNLIMITED A craft club for people who like to try different crafts in a light-hearted atmosphere with refreshments, we meet on the first Monday each month (except on Bank Holidays when it’s the following Monday) in Wherstead Village Hall, 7.30-10pm. Monday, March 6: Felt Tissue Holder with Jill Monday, April 3: Flower Brooch with Debbie Samples of each project are displayed the month before and other projects are available. Contacts: Ann 01473 780298 / Jill 01473 713534
Presents
a Klezmer Ceilidh with live music from Tanz
Saturday 11th March 2017 7:30 to 11pm Copdock Village Hall Old London Road, Copdock. IP8 3JN Fancy a Freylechs? Think you can handle a hora? Then take a trip from East Anglia to Eastern Europe at a Klezmer Ceilidh. Learn some classic dances from a rich tradition based on Jewish wedding celebrations.
...with Copdock Mill’s complete Wild Bird Care range, available from Gladwells Pet & Country Store. Copdock Mill, Old London Road,
Dances will be taught by Jon Hooton, with music from Tanz, a Norwich-based Klezmer trio with Helen Boreham on accordion and clarinet, Fran Broady on fiddles and vocals and Louisa Young on clarinet and vocals.
Bring you own refreshments and enjoy a great evening of dancing with live music. Price £8 per person on the door (£7 if pre-paid) Open to all aged 16 and above
Copdock, IP8 3LA
Spaces are limited so best advised to book
01473 731117 Mon - Sat: 8am - 6pm,
For Booking & Pre-payment before Friday 3rd Mar 2017 email: janet@fundancing.co.uk call / text: 07506 350 455
Sun: 10am - 4pm gladwells.copdock@copdockmill.co.uk www.copdockmill.co.uk
FolkEast 2016 - Klezmer Workshop
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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL LADIES CLUB
CAPEL WI
Twenty members attended the AGM on January 19, including five members of the 2016 committee. The minutes of last year’s AGM were approved and the audited accounts were officially adopted. In her chairlady’s report Linda Evans said it had been another busy, varied and enjoyable year. She listed the many outings which were well supported by members, and thanked all the committee. Thanks were also given to Val and Dorothy, our esteemed tea ladies, who get the refreshments laid out at every meeting. One or two new members had joined during the year, and Linda asked that regular members encourage newcomers to join their friendship groups to help integrate them into the club. After all, we were all new members once! Those retiring this year are Jean Rollings, Maureen MacNeil, Cathy Sweeney and Linda Evans. Several new committee members were then proposed, seconded and accepted onto the 2017 team. These include Di Barker (who was proposed as the new chairlady), Shirley Ward, Pat Bradford and Irene Carder who will join remaining members Liz Gulliver (treasurer), Audrey Broadbent and Sue Woolgar (secretary). After the business was finished cakes, coffees and teas were served, and then came the raffle and a few games of beetle to end the evening. Body Shop Evening There was an excellent turnout for our first ‘in’ meeting of the year on February 2. Our new chairlady, Di Barker, began by welcoming everyone and introducing the new committee for 2017 before handing over to Lindsey Imlach, the Body Shop consultant. Founded in 1976 by the late British environmental and human rights campaigner the late Dame Anita Roddick, The Body Shop started life as a small outfit in Brighton selling just 25 products. Customers were encouraged to recycle packaging and there was a real emphasis on natural ingredients that were ethically sourced and cruelty-free. Now the range consists of more than 300 products and there are 2,500 stores worldwide. The natural ingredients of these products come from all over the world, from Guatemala and the Brazilian rainforests, Ecuador and Cameroon to Ghana, Sudan and even Norfolk in the UK. They are all community-traded raw ingredients which play an important part in keeping village co-operatives and farms in very rural areas of the world as thriving businesses. Moneys raised help to pay for the education of children and young people, and also conserve the environment in which they live. Here in East Anglia there are nine flourishing family farm businesses, which might otherwise have failed, now growing crops such as camomile to produce Norfolk Essential Oils. Lindsey passed round various creams and lotions for us to try and then there was an opportunity to buy some of the products. It was a very interesting and enlightening evening, and a very sociable time for everyone who attended.
This month I want to rectify an omission from previous issues which I consider deserve highlighting. In April 2016 the WI groups from Bentley, Brantham, Ex-Stratford St Mary, Copdock and Washbrook and East Bergholt held a joint meeting. A competition was held, the subject of which was to make a mobile depicting the seaside. There were some very interesting entries, but we were delighted that the winning entry was made by Nicola Dodds who at that time was a fairly new Capel St Mary member. Her string-covered mobile included a beach hut, a boat, seagulls and seaweed. We felt Nicola’s artistic flair and her unusual mobile deserved recognition.
BENTLEY TUESDAY CLUB We began the New Year with a return visit by Moira Usher who presented a very informative illustrated talk on her holiday to Cambodia. At our second meeting in January we had a session of chair aerobics followed by our Annual General Meeting when annual reports are filed by both the treasurer and the secretary. It was agreed that the annual subscriptions should remain at £5 and thanks were extended to all the helpers at the meetings and also the members for their ongoing support. The club presented gift vouchers to the treasurer, Veronica Howe, and the secretary, Margaret Blackmore, in appreciation for all their hard work during the year. In February, Tom Tyler presented an amusing talk entitled When Motoring was Fun that members thoroughly enjoyed. Later in the month we welcomed back Catherine Dell whose illustrated talk entitled Cider with Rosie – The Sequel was a follow up to her talk when she visited us back in 2016.
Coming up we have a visit to Suffolk Police Museum, a meal out to the Wenham Queen, a talk entitled The Funny Side of Policing and another about knickers! Come and join us.
The dates for our March meetings are March 7 when the Bass Hicks will be entertaining us, followed by March 21 with our two monthly sessions of chair aerobics, cards and Scrabble. Both start at 2pm in Bentley Village Hall. If you would like a copy of our programme please contact me.
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OUT & ABOUT BENTLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
CAPEL ST MARY GARDEN CLUB
On Wednesday, February 8 the society organised a coach outing to Walsingham in Norfolk to see the display of snowdrops which normally come into flower at Candlemas (February 2) and continue into early March. It is thought that they were originally introduced into this country by the Romans and became popular by the 17th century.
On January 20 we held our annual lunch at Hintlesham Golf Club. We had a lovely meal followed by a raffle and exchange of Christmas related gifts.
There are many different varieties and Walsingham Abbey has instigated a programme to introduce some of the rarer varieties into the 18 acres of grounds. Our party was well wrapped up to counter the seasonally cold weather and it was a very enjoyable day. The next horticultural meeting will take place on Friday, March 17 at 7.30pm in Bentley Village Hall. Sonya Burrows will present a talk entitled Planning your Summer Garden.
On March 23 we will be holding our spring show in the library, which will be open to the public from 8.15pm when judging has finished. If any member requires a schedule, please contact me. Please come and look around; it may inspire you to join the garden club. And refreshments will be available! We are always happy to welcome new members (£8 a year / £2 if you want to come to a particular meeting as a visitor). Any queries please let me know. Edwina Cox, chairman: 01473 311121
CAPEL ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION GUIDE TO GARDENING IN MARCH 1977 to 2017: We’ve been growing for 40 years ALLOTMENT PLOTS AVAILABLE AT CAPEL Half plots are available now at £16 per annum plus membership, so if you live in or around Capel and fancy a go at growing your own please contact Dennis: 01473 310988 / sitemanager@capelallotments.co.uk THE VEG PLOT Get out right now and spend an hour clearing your plot of bean poles, weeds and brassicas so that you can make a start as soon as the weather conditions are right. Once cultivated, rake 4oz square yards of general feed. Plant early seed potatoes, onion sets, asparagus. Use fleece as frost protection and to warm the soil. Sow carrots, beetroot, Brussels sprouts, calabrese, parsnips, cauliflower, leek, salad onion, radish, peas, spinach and herbs. FRUIT Plant grapevines, blackberries, currents, gooseberries, raspberries and rhubarb. Feed established plants with potash and mulch. Spray fruit trees affected by mildew, apple scab, aphids or codling moth. Pick rhubarb. FLOWERS Remove dead flower heads of daffodils and apply 2oz of general feed. Lift and divide perennials. Plant roses incorporating a large handful of bone-meal, prune and feed all established plants with rose food. Prune hardy fuchsias. Sow hardy annuals. Plant autumn-sown sweet peas. Plant heathers and mulch. GREENHOUSE Minimise heating costs by lining with bubble plastic. Sow French beans, peppers, tomatoes, sweet peas and half-hardy annuals. Prick out into plug
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tray. Protect seedlings from damping off and foot rot with copper fungicide. Feed geraniums, fuchsias and pot plants every 10 days. Support with 2’ canes. Control insects. Sow peas in old guttering filled with compost and slide into shallow trench when plants are 1½” high. Sow broad beans, stand outside when 1½” high for a week and then plant out. Sow a few seeds in 10 plug strips or 5” pots of spring onions and beetroot, do not thin out. Sow a few seeds in 10 plug strips of Lettuce, thin to one plant. Repeat fortnightly for the rest of the season. Plant outside when large enough. Sow dwarf French beans or climbing French bean hunter direct into a grow bag and pick beans a month ahead of outside plants. LAWNS Re-seed worn areas. Premix grass seed with John Innis seed or No.1 then spread. Aerate with a wire rake. On a fine, dry, day cut grass with the blades set high. Apply a lawn feed, a selective weed killer or spot weed spray and lawn sand to control moss or spray with an iron sulphate solution of 30g per litre of water per 5sqm of lawn or use a weed, feed and moss killer. Contact Steve Blake for repairs and service on 07813 814623. ALLOTMENT NEWS The Hut is open for members from 10am-noon every Saturday. Spring Special – phostrogen 120 can feed just £4.60. Spring work-in and plot holder’s meeting and AGM is on Sunday, April 23. If any groups would like to visit the site and the wildlife area please contact Philippa to discuss what is available to you: info@capelallotments.co.uk. For a more extensive version of this report visit: www.capelallotments.co.uk
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SCHOOLS SCHOOL COUNCIL AT CAPEL ST MARY CEVC PRIMARY SCHOOL This month I thought it would be worth applauding our amazing school council.
ROBIN’S NEWS Baby Bears We had a busy month celebrating Chinese New Year and tried many new foods. The Baby Bears also created ‘love bugs’ to hang in our room and have been busy cooking biscuits to take home and share with their families. By allowing the Baby Bears the opportunity to get involved with food preparation at a young age we hope to encourage turn taking, sharing and an enjoyment of working together. Toddling Tigers We have been learning about our emotions and looking at our expressions in the mirror. We have also created a new birthday board so we can celebrate our birthdays and look at our smiling, happy faces. Our role play area has been extended and we have been on many picnics and tea parties both inside and out. We have celebrated Valentine’s Day by making heart shaped pizzas and cows and we have even visited the library and brought back a selection of books to enjoy during our group times.
Every September a new school council member is voted on from every KS1 and KS2 class to make a team of nine hardworking individuals who seek to make our school an even better place. This year Owen S, Jack S, Corey T, Toby O, Ryan O, Jacob S, Ellen T, William B and Ralph B are the class reps. Over the last few years a series of events have been started, built upon and improved by each new council. In the autumn term the new council met and organised a drawing competition and a Christmas competition. They also began talking about the events they wanted to repeat from previous years. Last year’s school council arranged their first ever sponsored silence and raised just under £1,000 which they used to buy a wooden castle for the playground and other toys. Another sponsored silence was held this year and the school was spookily silent for an hour one Monday afternoon. The council’s sponsored silence has raised £575 at the last count, which they want to donate to the charity Cancer Research. Well done to everyone who took part, their kindness and generosity is amazing. The next target is the annual talent show. This is where each class holds a set of auditions and one winning act goes through to a final in the hall for a KS1 and a KS2 star to be crowned. This is always a fantastic event when we discover what hidden talents our children have. The council also wanted to introduce a Friday treat this year. Firstly they wanted to run a sweetie based tuck shop, but too much sugar on a Friday afternoon is never a good plan. Then they costed out fancy fruit and that proved to be too expensive. Finally they hit upon Flapjack Friday! Every fortnight our kitchen uses the school flapjack recipe (lower in sugar than any flapjacks I’ve ever made!) and orders are made and filled for Friday afternoon play time. The small margin of profit is being saved up to spend on playground toys. What an enterprising school council! I wonder if in 20 years time one of our amazing school council members will be helping to run the country – they would be great! Wendy Kelway
PLAYSCHEME 2017 DIARY DATE Playscheme is a wonderful event run by a committee of mums from Capel who provide children aged five-11 from Capel St Mary Primary School the opportunity to participate in a fun-packed week of arts, crafts and activities. We have a range of visitors who come along to add to the fun. This year playscheme will run every morning from Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 4. Booking forms will follow in due course. In the meantime please mark the dates in your diaries.
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Gruffalos The children became fantastic ornithologists for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, excitedly telling us that they had just seen a bird in the garden and beginning to correctly identify and name them. They loved hiding in the garden with binoculars, waiting to see the birds. Some children created their own bird feeding stations and we made fat balls for the birds to eat. We followed this with a big Chinese New Year celebration. The children particularly enjoyed tasting different Chinese foods at each snack time. They made Chinese dragons and created wonderful dragon dances. We also tried to do Chinese writing, made lanterns and fans and explored the tradition of money envelopes. If you would like information about Robin’s Childcare please contact Vicki on 01473 310767, visit www.robinschildcare.co.uk or follow us on Twitter/Facebook.
COPDOCK & BENTLEY PRIMARY SCHOOLS As spring approaches we turn our attention to getting outdoors. The pupils have begun taking part in Forest Schools activities and the number of sporting events and tournaments is constantly increasing. We are looking forward to some tag rugby, cross country and maybe even some cricket. Just before half term, the children were excited to be involved in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Some of them made fat balls to encourage the birds into our grounds so that we could get a closer look at them. Everyone has taken a keen interest in trying to identify the different varieties. The Change4Life festival saw 12 of the federation’s pupils given the opportunity to participate in a bowling event to celebrate the effort and learning that they had put in during the previous term. An enjoyable time was had by all. As part of Science Week, KS1 will be visiting the synagogue and science museum in Colchester. Squirrels and Wolves classes have already been practicing being scientists with several experiments involving rocks, liquids, flames, oranges, balls and erupting volcanos. E-Safety has been explored this term. Pupils have explored the advantages and the dangers of social networking. Some pupils have been creating their own emojis. Digital Parenting magazines (available from the school) contain useful information about staying safe online and reinforce some of the children’s learning. The schools are collecting Sainsbury’s vouchers to help fund sports and cooking equipment. If you are wondering what to do with any you receive, please pop them in our postbox or send them into the office. Please encourage friends and relatives to share their vouchers with the schools too. Thank you.
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SPORT CAPEL ST MARY BOWLS CLUB Summer is on its way, Christmas decorations are away, turkeys can relax for another year, days are getting longer and our minds are turning to the new bowls season. Essential winter green maintenance has continued and our social programme is already underway. We were once again invited to play at Harwich Indoors Bowls Club this year on January 15. Thanks to Pam Peers for organising us. Eighteen members played in three woods triples on six rinks with Pam substituting on a few ends. The match was played in good spirit and enjoyed by all. Overall this year we beat Harwich to make up for last year’s loss. Good considering several of our players are novice indoor bowls players. Our hosts were very welcoming as always and we look forward to beating them again next year! We had another great day at Potters Resort this year on January 25. A full coachload made the trip through border control into Norfolk. As previously, the BBC was transmitting live and several of our party were featured live on BBC2. The morning match saw Stewart Anderson beat Graham McKee comfortably, but once again this year the best was to follow lunch when world champion Nick Brett took on unknown outsider Charles Bence. What a show they gave us! The match went to the third end of a tie break, which Brett shaded to win the match. Seventy-one-year-old Charles had reached Potters for the first time in his relatively short bowls career and he loved every minute. The crowd were very much on his side and gave him a standing ovation at the end. What can we learn? Charles didn’t take himself too seriously, just set out to enjoy the occasion, play as well as he could, and he gave the world champion a fright. Also, it’s never too late to start playing bowls – Charles was a very late starter. So, if you haven’t done so contact our secretary Les Bryant (311717) for a no obligation information pack. You will be joining a great club on your doorstep. IMPORTANT DATES March 4 Beetle Drive March 25 Quiz April 9 Green Clean-up April 22 Pre-season Dinner April 23 Opening Club Drive May 2 Kites I&D Two Woods League, at Mendlesham May 3 I&D Triples; Kites Home vs. Kirton and Falkenham; Kestrels at Sproughton May 4 Kestrels I&D Two Woods League Home vs. Bramford May 6 Grunbaum Trophy May 8 Samford League; Kites Home vs. Suffolk Police; Kestrels at Delta
CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB A few seasons ago our club started a Veteran team for players over 35 who still fancied a game of football in their twilight years. Under the management of Archie Arnold the team won promotion four years running to reach the Premier Division of the Norfolk and Suffolk League. With Stephen King now in charge, the team plays in Division One with their latest game being a 5-1 victory over Ipswich Valley Rangers which included a hat trick from Aaron Marsh. Our Sunday morning side are mid-table in their league having lost 4-3 against The Features Public House with two goals from Kevin Long. This was followed by a 6-2 win against Claydon which included goals from Liam (livewire) Cole and Adam Moore. Our Saturday Reserves have had a tough season and are currently bottom of the Reserve league. They lost 6-3 to Stowupland with Nick Tigges scoring a brace, then beat Stonham Aspal 2-0 thanks to goals from Adam Oleary and Harry Taylor. Twice this season they have been unable to raise a side and have been deducted points by the league. The team are still looking for a manager so if interested please contact a club member. Our Saturday First team beat Shotley 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the Bob Coleman Cup, but lost 3-0 in the next round against AFC Kesgrave. The first game between the sides was abandoned after a Kesgrave player suffered a double leg break with our lads 2-0 in front with 10 minutes left to play so the game had to be replayed. The team has suffered this season with players being unavailable due to working commitments, holidays and injuries and are fourth from bottom in the Senior Division. They did beat bottom club Ipswich Athletic 10-0 which included a Gary Collins hat trick, but lost 5-0 to leaders Henley Athletic and thanks to Adam Rawthorn also scoring a hat trick drew 3-3 with Ransome Sports. Home games in March see the team play Leiston St Margarets in the Senior Cup on March 11 and Grundisburgh a week later. 100 Club Winners December: 1 The Warren Family; 2 The Felton Family; 3 The Fair Family
Let’s make it a season to remember!
January: 1 Eric Blacksell; 2 Brian Marr; 3 The Percy Family
Jack High
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CHURCH NEWS CAPEL METHODIST CHURCH Turn around when possible Have you ever missed your junction on a motorway and had to drive many unnecessary miles to get back on route? In my former life as a transportation engineer (before the days of Sat Nav and GPS systems) I remember a shocking statistic describing the number of miles we drive in the wrong direction. It was between 10 and 20 per cent of our journey. I suspect it may not have improved much with Sat Navs. How many times has it told you to turn around when possible? When we lived in Downham Market, people driving to our house would be told to take a short cut only to find concrete bollards blocking the narrow lane. How many times do we find ourselves going down the wrong pathway in our lives? Selfishness, greed and pride can lead us to do things that hurt others. Impure thoughts can get us dreaming of a wrong relationship. Arrogance that we’ve got it all sorted can lead us to make bad decisions. Personal ambition can lead us to override the feelings and ambitions of others and prejudices can lead us to judge others harshly. Sometime we may hear a voice in our head telling us to turn around when possible. In a recent service I was challenged by this prayer: “For the sin that has made us quick to condemn those who sin differently from us… For the sin that has caused us to be quick to divide people into us and them, and seek the welfare of us and ours above them and theirs.” I knew I was being told to turn around when possible. I knew this attitude was wrong. March is a good time to reflect on our lives and ask: Are we going in the wrong direction? Do we need to turn around? ‘Repent’ is an old fashioned word we sometimes use. Although I made a decision to follow Christ many years ago, I still find myself going in the wrong direction at times and end up in a cul-de-sac. Life is a journey, our destination is heaven but not all will get there. As I love maps for road travel, I also love the Bible. It is my road map for life; it gives me warnings and it shows me a wonderful way to live. If you want to discuss turning around or need a Bible, please get in touch. The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 SERVICES IN MARCH Saturday 4
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PEACE IN A TROUBLED WORLD The world stage is seen by the majority in quite a negative light. The television news broadcasts are full of depressing and disturbing information. There is talk of terrorist activity in many parts of the word. Wars continue to flare up in various locations. Great tribulation and mistrust are rife in all parts. Current volatile situations such as the new American administration, Brexit and international disagreements that result in emotive language all combine to create deep concerns. Do you, like me, wish that there was a television channel that highlighted the good news and reported on the huge numbers of delightful and heart-warming instances where people act out of real unselfish caring concern for those around them? If you are a Christian reading this, and I don’t mean just a ‘churchgoer’, but a person enjoying a personal relationship with God through Jesus, then your view of the world situation will be seen through different eyes. You will know the reality of peace with God and you will be looking forward to the fulfilment of the promise that Jesus will return and bring an end to all the evil of satanic activity around us. You will have read probably many times the words of Jesus in John 14: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in me’ and ‘Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid’. I know that many of you being reminded of these precious words will be thankful that in the same scripture passage, Jesus says that he is preparing a place for us and that he will take us to be with him there. I also know that others will see this as unreal silly escapism and ‘pie in the sky’, but it’s like anything, you don’t know the reality of something until you embrace it. Peter Beard, Capel Community Church
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Our next Songs of Praise will take place on Sunday, April 30 at 10.45am.
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We had a full church at the end of January with a good variety of hymns. If you want to nominate your favourite hymn let me know on 310992. Better still, come along and help swell the volume!
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CHURCH NEWS THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Continuing my monthly theme on saints, two of the most popular and well known are observed in March.
CHRISTIANS in Capel
Wednesday, March 1 is not only Ash Wednesday, but also St David’s Day. It’s a day of fasting and the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. Lent is 46 days (40 days of fasting excluding the six Sundays) before Easter and can fall as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. It derives its name from the practice of blessing ashes made from palm branches blessed on the previous year’s Palm Sunday and placing them on the heads of participants to the accompaniment of the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”.
The members of all the churches foster a closer fellowship and understanding between the respective Christian communities in Capel St Mary. They endeavour to co-ordinate common interests and where practical share common resources to meet specific needs.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS IN LENT Once again our local Roman Catholic Community will be offering this devotion on Fridays in Lent at 7pm in the nave of Capel St Mary’s Parish Church to which everyone is warmly welcomed. These services take less than an hour and have been very popular in times gone by. For further details contact Jan Cavanaugh: 01473 310017 St David’s Day is celebrated by Welsh people around the world. Daffodils are often worn and/or proudly displayed. The first day of March was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David as tradition holds he died on that day in 601. The date was declared a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century. In the middle of the month, it’s the turn of the Irish to celebrate St Patrick on March 17. It is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Modern celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of the Irish diaspora, particularly those in North America. In recent years, there has been criticism of Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations such as New York City Parade for having become too commercialised and for fostering negative stereotypes of the Irish. Although there are saints honoured every day of the year, at least two other major ones in March merit mention, along with two so-called ‘minor’ (local) ones. These are Joseph of Nazareth the Worker on Monday, March 20, The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mother on Saturday, March 25 (known as Lady Day), Saint Bishop Felix on Wednesday, March 8, and Edward, King of the West Saxons, on Saturday, March 18. In both Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions, Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers and is associated with various feast days. In 1870 Pope Pius XI declared him to be both the patron and the protector of the Roman Catholic Church, in addition to his patronages of the sick and of a happy death due to the belief that he died in the presence of Jesus and Mary. In popular piety, Joseph is regarded as a model for fathers and has also become patron of various dioceses and places. According to Luke 1:26, the Annunciation occurred in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy with John the Baptist. Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on March 25, an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before Christmas, the ceremonial birthday of Jesus. In England, this came to be known as Lady Day and it marked the new year until 1752. Felix of Burgundy, also known as Felix of Dunwich (died March 8, 647 or 648), was a saint and the first bishop of the East Angles. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom of East Anglia. Bede praised Felix for delivering “all the province of East Anglia from long-standing unrighteousness and unhappiness”. Edward the Elder was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He became king upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. He captured the eastern Midlands and East Anglia from the Danes in 917 and became ruler of Mercia in 918 upon the death of Æthelflæd, his sister. I hope you find these articles on saints of interest, and as always it comes with every good wish and blessings to you and yours throughout this holy season of Lent, as ever.
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For times and details of Sunday services, Alpha and Home/Life Groups, please contact one of the following: The Parish Church, St Mary the Virgin The Rev Canon Jim Pendorf The Rectory, Days Road, Capel 01473 312225 / 07973 265037 The Catholic Church Father Christopher Smith, St Mark’s Church 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich 01473 684963 Capel Community Church David Owen, 18 Bushey Close, Capel www.capelcommunitychurch.org.uk 01473 310454 / 07752 921135 The Methodist Church The Rev Andrew Sankey 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary www.capelmethodistchurch.org.uk 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 INTER-CHURCH MIDWEEK ACTIVITIES The following church groups welcome new members: TREKKERS For ages 7-11, meets on Thursdays at the Methodist Church from 3.45 to 5.15pm during school term time. Contact Margaret Sankey: 01473 311178 YOUTH GROUP Junction Club: Fridays at the Methodist Church, 7-9pm for School Years 7-9. Contact Jill Sharp: 01473 311546 Life Group: Wednesdays at the Methodist Church, 7.30-9pm. Contact Caitlan Mower: 07465 414870 PARENTS AND TODDLERS • Tuesday – 9-11.30am, Capel Community Church, Days Road Contact Margaret Beard: 01473 311219 • Wednesday – 9-11.30am, Busy Bees, Methodist Church Contact Maggie Boswell: 01473 310766 • Wednesday – 10am-noon, Twins & Multiples Group at CCC Contact Chris Matthews: 01473 311368 SENIOR CITIZENS’ LUNCH CLUBS • First Monday, Capel Community Church, 01473 311368 • Third Tuesday, St Mary’s Church Hall, 01473 310596 • Last Thursday, Methodist Church, 01473 310635 NETWORK FELLOWSHIP Third Tuesday, from 2.30pm, Methodist Church. Anyone welcome to come to the meeting. Contact Judy Steward, 01473 310799 BEACON COFFEE SHOP EVERY TUESDAY 9am-12.30pm, in the Vine Lounge, Capel Village Hall AEROBICS AT CAPEL METHODIST CHURCH Fridays from 10.45-11.45am, Young at Heart (slower paced). Contact Jill Sharp, 01473 311546 PILATES • Tuesdays – 7 and 8.10pm, Capel Methodist Church • Fridays – 9.30am, Capel Methodist Church Contact Jill Sharp, 01473 311546 R.O.M.E.O. Lunch for Men at The Harvest Moon, Capel First Thursday, 12.30pm. Book with Peter Ellis: 01473 310096
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CHURCH NEWS / ON THE GRAPEVINE The next Messy Church is on Saturday, March 4 at the Methodist Church from 3.30-5.30pm. What is Messy church, I hear you ask? Well it’s a fun, new way of doing church relevant to families today. We have an hour of craft activities and sports challenges suitable for all ages, followed by a short celebration including some singing and a Bible story/ drama related to the theme for the day. Our theme will be generosity. Sometimes Granddad and Lucy (puppets) make an appearance. This is followed by a hot meal together. It’s all free but donations are gratefully received. Who can come? All age families. Kids, you must bring at least one adult. If you haven’t been before, talk to someone who has and I’m sure they’ll tell you it’s great and you must come. There’s no need to book; just turn up. Hope to see lots of you there. For more information please contact: Maggie Boswell: 01473 310766 / Maggie3@btinternet.com Sue France: 01473 310034 / sue.france4@btinternet.com
Mae 2004-2017 Sadly we have lost our dear Lab x Dalmation, Mae. We would like to say a big thank you to all the four and two legged friends we made over 13 years walking around the lovely footpaths in the Capel area. In rain, snow, sun and fog we have met and greeted each other with hellos and wagging tails. Thank you for all the wonderful memories. Theresa and Peter Bloomfield, Days Green
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OPEN DAYS WITH A VIEW TO PURCHASING THE OLD CHAPEL Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 19 The Old Chapel on The Street was home to a number of childcare groups over a 30 year period and my home for the last five. It’s quite a unique building standing proud on the footpath, unlike others on The Street which are set back behind walls, hedges and fences, with a turntable to facilitate easy parking/turning. I’m now planning to move to a new property and invite those with an interest in purchasing to view on two dates in March: Saturday, March 11 from 9am-1pm and Sunday, March 19 from 10am-4pm. Alternatively telephone for a different date and time in March to look around with a view to purchasing. Offers/bids over £229,000 (for March 2017 only) to be made in an envelope with details including a telephone number by noon on March 31 (no agent involved at this point). The Old Chapel is a special building in which to live or work. Perhaps you know someone who is keen to move to our lovely village, or perhaps you fancy living in this unique building yourself. Please spread the word or come along on one of the open days to see the property which has seven rooms of various sizes. Linda Evans, 01473 311262 65A The Street, Capel St Mary IP9 2EG
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