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CAPEL CAPERS Volume 6 • Issue No. 5 • MARCH 2016

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We endeavour to keep adding new brands to our already impressive string. Stocking quality lifestyle clothing and footwear, at Out and About you will find a wide variety of products that balance function and comfort for on trend styling. With our full range of clothing for all occasions you can live and breathe the country life wearing the best selection of outfits to be seen in this season, whether it’s a day at the Races, off shooting or out for lunch in town!

We have extensive off street parking facilities and our experienced staff will provide you with the support you need to make your visit an enjoyable shopping experience.

Our customer service is top priority, our staff are always on hand to help, whether it is advice, information or ordering in a specific garment from our valued stockists.

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I went along to an e-safety workshop for parents at Jack’s school last week and I’m still shaking my head in horror. I’m relatively tech-savvy, or at least I though I was, but I’m not what they call a ‘digital native’, i.e. a person born or brought up in the age of digital technology and familiar with computers and the internet from an early age. In fact I can remember being introduced to a fax machine in my first year at university and being utterly amazed that we could send a sheet of paper from one side of the room to the other! Those of us who aren’t digital natives acknowledge the wonder of digital technology and most of us use it daily, some more effectively that others, but I don’t suppose I will ever truly appreciate how ‘normal’ it is for natives like Jack. That said it is my responsibility to protect him from the negative aspects of digital communication ­– such as the possibility that someone could be watching him through the webcam on my iPad using a remote access tool! How creepy is that?

Taking what I’d learned at the e-safety session I went into Settings on the iPad and set all the appropriate restrictions. I also downloaded a child-friendly version of YouTube called YouTube Kids and a childfriendly browser. Jack hasn’t actually noticed the difference yet, but I know he’s not going to be bombarded with inappropriate content or accidentally follow links to sites which aren’t age appropriate. For now he’s safe, but kids being kids, I know he will challenge the boundaries and find ways to circumvent my efforts to control his digital adventures so I have to stay one step ahead at all times. Ironically there are some very useful websites you can visit to learn more about setting restrictions and understanding how young people use social media.

The e-safety session ended with a question: “Would you abandon your children in central London unsupervised and unaccompanied?”

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NEWS SCARECROW TRAIL This year’s annual Scarecrow Trail will take place over the weekend of June 11/12. Last year we had 57 scarecrows and hope for even more this year. As a result of our success we will be again be extending the time the scarecrows come out to play and they will be out between 9am and 8pm each day. Forms will need to be returned by Monday evening on June 13 – details will be on the forms.

If you have never made a scarecrow and would like to make one this year please contact me at: 01473 311102 / chrismterry@yahoo.co.uk Trail forms will be available from early June. Details of where to purchase these will published in next month’s edition of Capel Capers.

Chris Terry

CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS TEACHING FITNESS If you have ever been to an aerobics, circuit or pilates class run by Jill Sharp then you are warmly invited to a celebration of 20 years teaching in Capel (and more recently Bentley).

It’s on Saturday, April 9 at 7pm in Capel Methodist Church. The band will be playing favourites from the 60s onwards to sing and/or dance along to. It would be great to see you whether you still come each week or haven’t been for a few years. Partners welcome.

I’ll be providing soft drinks (no alcohol allowed on the premises) and tea/ coffee and a few nibbles, so it will be useful to know if you can come.

RSVP by March 31 to jill.sharp@btinternet.com / 01473 311546 or see me in class.

Thanks, Jill

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CAPEL ST MARY AND LITTLE WENHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION The annual general meeting of Capel St Mary and Little Wenham Community Association is to be held on Monday, March 21 in the library at 8pm.

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JEWELLERY FOUND ON LINK ROAD A small item of jewellery in the shape of a bow was found on Link Road on Sunday, February 24. It has been handed in to Capel Police Station which is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10am-noon.

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NEWS

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Celebrate The Queen’s 90th Birthday LET’S SHOW WHAT CAPEL CAN DO Celebrations in Capel St Mary to mark the Queen’s 90th Birthday on April 21 will have a bright start when a gas-fired beacon flame lights up the night sky in or near the centre of the village at the same time as hundreds of other beacons across Britain. The cost of the beacon is being met by the generosity of local sponsors whose names will be published later if wished.

There will be more celebrations in Capel after Beacon Night, especially in May running up to the main national celebrations of the Queen’s official birthday weekend, June 10-12. A happy birthday balloon race or flight, launched during the day on April 21, is being proposed by the parish council. This could bring a good profit to go towards a village project. Tags on the balloons will give the senders’ details. The balloon which flies the longest distance and is returned within a set time will be the winner of a cash prize. The more people there are to sell tickets, the more tickets will be sold, the bigger will be the prize and the greater the profit for a local project.

A Birthday Book for the Queen, which all villagers can sign, will be a major part of the celebrations. There will be an accompanying small photograph exhibition of the life of the Queen. When completed, the Birthday Book will be sent to Buckingham Palace.

A fundraising raffle, with the aim of 90 prizes, and a quiz about the Queen’s life with 90 questions are also being pursued. As of February 10, there were already six raffle prizes worth about £25-£30 each and one prize of £50. We need a lot more prizes. We would be very happy to receive small as well as large prizes, or vouchers for goods, meals or services.

The quiz form can be completed over several days if necessary with norestriction on using the web or reference books. There will be a £90 cash prize for the person with the most correct answers or for the person whose name is drawn from a hat.

The events organised or promoted by the parish council are not meant to be the main part of the celebrations. It is hoped that all the clubs, groups, sport teams and others, including the churches, the school and individuals, will have royal theme events of their own. These events could be restricted to their own members at one of their regular meetings or be open to everybody.

As of February 10, we know of a number of events which are already being planned.

A Service of Thanksgiving at St Mary’s Church on June 12 Art Club – royal theme painting Bowls Club – annual dinner, royal theme Capel Ladies – royal theme and quiz at the summer social / red, white and blue theme at the Fun Day tombola stall Coffee Club – morning with a royal theme Dove Court – Queen’s garden party, villagers invited Friends’ Scarecrow Trail – a red, white and blue theme Friends’ Scarecrow Week – teas with a royal theme, villagers invited Garden Club – royal theme spring show / summer lunch with a royal theme St Mary’s Breakfast Club – tea party with a royal theme The White Horse Inn – BBQ with royal theme WI – red, white and blue cakes at Fun Day There are many ideas with a royal theme, some being undertaken by other councils. They include an informal concert of music and songs from 1926 to today, a treasure hunt, sponsored walks and cycle rides. It’s also hoped that homes, businesses, shops and other buildings will be dressed in Union Flags, bunting and/or a photograph of the Queen for the main local and national celebrations, the Queen’s birthday on April 21 and afterwards, particularly for the weekend of her official birthday, June 10-12.

For further information about the parish council’s plans, to let us know what you or your group or club are planning, to volunteer to help or to contribute to funds please contact the parish clerk, Julie Lawes, Parish Office, 27a The Street, Capel IP9 2EE / 01473 314103 / capel.parishclerk@btinternet.com or David Thompson: 01473 314185 / davidf.thompson@btinternet.com David Thompson A SEARCH FOR VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE Are there any Capel residents who, like the Queen, celebrate their 90th birthday this year. If there are, will they, their relatives or their friends please let us know.

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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: FEBRUARY 2016 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SUE CARPENDALE Major planning developments in Babergh In the new Local Plan adopted by Babergh in 2014 covering the period up to 2031 some 2,500 new homes are planned. 60% of these are destined for the urban centres with 40% going to the rural areas. While there are policies in place to ‘protect’ existing settlements from inappropriate development, there is now an over-riding ‘presumption in favour of development’.

Chilton Woods For many years, Babergh has been working with the county council and major developers to bring forward this scheme. A planning application (ref: B/15/01718/FUL) has now been registered for the development of 1,100 homes with supporting facilities. The application is in ‘outline’ at this stage to establish the principle of the site. It seeks to establish the broad parameters of the proposal including the highway access arrangements, but all other matters such as house designs are ‘reserved’ for subsequent planning applications to determine at a later date. Chilton Woods will be a large mixed use strategic development site located on the northern edge of Sudbury. The site has long been identified for growth, creating both jobs and homes.

As well as 1,100 dwellings, there are nearly 16½ hectares allocated to employment (with a hotel, a household waste recycling centre and a district heating network), a village centre with retail floor space and a village hall, a primary school, pre-school and car parking. Sustainable transport links are planned, community woodland, open space including children’s play areas, a sports pavilion, playing fields and allotments.

Chilton Woods is clearly an exceptionally ambitious project, likely to be delivered over a lengthy time span, but it will be an important contribution to the 300-plus homes Babergh must provide every year.

It is well known that there are some 800 permissions already approved but building has not even started. The lack of progress has an adverse impact for the council.

Hadleigh and Ipswich fringe Other key strategic sites identified in the Local Plan are to the east of Hadleigh and south of Ipswich. A additional site in Pinewood (5.7 hectares) was given approval recently for 155 homes plus a 65-bed care home at Belstead House, and another application is due to be heard for 475 homes on land north and south of Poplar Lane (this runs off the A1071 from the Holiday Inn to the Thompson and Morgan site. Still in the pipeline is the Brantham regeneration project.

Capel St Mary and its ‘cluster’ of surrounding hinterland villages are in line for development. The current planning regime is driven by central government which sees new homes as the key to job creation and economic growth. The figure of 1,050 homes to be allocated amongst the core and hinterland villages should be seen as a minimum. Finding the balance between these pressures and the quality of life we have come to expect will generate some huge challenges for all of us. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk

BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FENELLA SWAN Community Infrastructure Levy At a full council meeting on Wednesday, January 20, Babergh councillors voted by an overwhelming majority to adopt the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), a framework to collect funds for infrastructure from new developments. As a result, from April 11 this year Babergh District Council will charge CIL on residential and convenience retail developments in the district, collecting between £50 and £115 in CIL per square metre of floor space depending on the type, size and location of the development.

This will work alongside contributions collected under Section 106 of the Town and County Planning Act and will deliver a clearer and more transparent system for funding infrastructure, providing clear information on costs to both developers and the local authority throughout the development process.

Babergh District Council will be responsible for managing the CIL funding.

CIL will give the district council a predictable funding stream that allows councillors to plan ahead more effectively, while giving developers much more certainty from the start about costs they would expect. As a result of this development communities will receive a direct allocation of either 15% or 25% of the CIL funds.

The proposals for CIL in Babergh have been through a strict planning process, including consultations, engagement and an examination by an examiner appointed by the Planning Inspectorate who described the evidence informing Babergh’s charging schedule as “robust, proportionate and appropriate”.

Developments on strategic sites, as identified in Babergh’s Core Strategy, will continue to collect funds via Section 106 payments rather than CIL. The Joint Strategic Plan The Joint Strategic Plan sets out how the councils aim to provide services

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to deliver positive, sustainable change in our individual and business communities over the next five years. The plan is being updated following last year’s election as the two new administrations want to review and update the strategies of the two councils in light of key local, regional and national factors that have changed since the Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) was developed in 2013/14.

After strategic planning workshops with portfolio holders were held, councillors confirmed that the vision and priorities in the previous plan had not changed – Economy & Environment, Housing, Strong & Healthy Communities – and that these priorities would be delivered under five key strategic themes or outcomes: • Housing delivery: More of the right type of homes, of the right tenure in the right place • Business growth and increased productivity: Encourage development of employment sites and other business growth of the right type in the right places and encourage investment in skills and innovation in order to increase productivity • Community capacity building and engagement: All communities are thriving, growing, healthy, active and self-sufficient • Assets and investment: Improved achievement of strategic priorities and greater income generation through use of new and existing assets (Profit for Purpose) • An enabled and efficient organisation: The right people are doing the right things, in the right way, at the right time A report seeking councillor approval for this refreshed plan is being presented at the Strategy and Executive Committee meetings on February 4 and 8. A full plan document containing more detail is being developed. fenella.swan@babergh.gov.uk

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NEWS CONSTABLE COUNTRY MEDICAL PRACTICE Managing winter demand and prescribing

conjunctivitis. Our reception team can advise on whether our nurses can treat you.

This is one of the busiest times of the year for the practice and on some days demand can be extremely high. Since last September we have operated a triage system. When all our doctor appointments are full and you feel you need to speak with a doctor, you will be placed on a list for the doctor to phone you back and either address your problem over the phone or ask you to attend an appointment later in the day. Each day, one doctor has responsibility for contacting patients added to the list.

Also, pharmacists can provide sound advice on many conditions and treatments are often available over the counter without prescription. Please note that the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have issued guidelines for our clinicians not to prescribe treatments that are available over the counter.

Paracetamol, for example, is available very cheaply in supermarkets but cost to the NHS is significantly greater if it is prescribed.

Some days, this list has extended to more than 40 patients and the nominated doctor for that day will contact them all in addition to their morning surgery and dealing with the clinical administration work (test results and letters from the hospital relating to patients they have referred).

The CCG have recently issued guidelines on prescribing gluten free products. These can no longer be prescribed for patients over 18 years old and only in limited quantities for patients under 18.

Our clinicians have also been asked to reduce antibiotic prescribing. This is because many viruses are becoming more resistant to antibiotics and very few new antibiotics have been discovered over the last 20 year or so. This means that if they continue to be prescribed at high rates then there is a very real danger that the antibiotics currently available cease to

Many of the problems patients present with can be addressed by our excellent nurse practitioners and our minor illness nurse. Many of their appointments are pre-bookable as well.

These include problems such as cough/colds, rashes, headache, earache, minor injuries, and

become effective. Our clinicians will, of course, prescribe the medication they believe is most appropriate to treat a problem.

Christmas gifts Thank you to all patients who handed presents to the practice over the Christmas period.

All these gifts were distributed to all doctors and other members of staff. Last year was very challenging for us and we were all very grateful, and moved, to receive so many gifts of appreciation.

Training days Just a reminder that the practice will be closed from 1pm on the following dates for staff training: Thursday, March 10; Wednesday, April 13; Thursday, May 19 On these afternoons the doors will be closed so please ensure any prescriptions are picked up well beforehand. If you phone the practice the recorded message will ask you to ring 111 for medical assistance if your problem cannot wait until the next day.

Practice Manager Pete Keeble

COMMUNITY INTELLIGENCE The police gather information which may include one or a combination of the following: • Protecting life and property • Preserving order • Preventing the commission of offences • Bringing offenders to justice • Any duty or responsibility arising from common or statute law

The management of community intelligence is different from the process to manage criminal intelligence. Whereas criminal intelligence tends towards the collection of evidence, community intelligence can impact on a wider set of policing issues. Community intelligence can be a vital tool in the fight against crime and we would encourage this at all times. There are different ways in which intelligence can be submitted, as indicated below.

These provide the legal basis for collecting, recording, evaluating, sharing and retaining police information. This will include information relating to crime investigation, racial and community tension, anti-social behaviour, roads policing, public order, counter-terrorism, or protection of children and other vulnerable groups.

1. www.suffolk.police.uk and click on ‘Report Crime’ on the left hand side of this page 2. Via your local Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) or their officers – either phone 101 (ask to speak with an officer within your local SNT) or visit the Suffolk Police website (as above) to obtain the email address for your local SNT. Click on ‘Find My Safer Neighbourhood Team’ in the centre of the page.

3. Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org 4. www.suffolk.police.uk clicking on ‘Contact Us’ on the top right hand side of the page, then Crimestoppers’ on the right hand side of the page to view the ‘most wanted’ and ‘appeals’ for your local area.

The intelligence/information is received from various sources including victims of crime, prisoners, the community including Neighbourhood Watch members, professional partners and the various departments within the police force itself. Often community intelligence reflects the perceptions of members of local communities and may not be supported by evidence. However these perceptions and their impact on the community are important even where they are not based on fact.

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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT CAPEL ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL Capel St Mary Parish Council meeting held Monday, February 8.

Present: Councillors Bishop, Bryant (chairman), Fenn, Harris, Kilby, Matthews, Powell, Rogers, Streatfield, Thomas, Thompson, Weaver, County Councillors Jones, District Councillors Carpendale and Swan and three members of the public.

The meeting began with a one minute silence in memory of Councillor Clive Amoss following his sudden passing. Councillor Amoss served his community within the council for 25 years and will be greatly missed.

The annual parish meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 23 with Kathy Pollard, chair of the Constable Country Medical Practice Patient Participation Group, being our guest speaker and a certificate presentation from Shona Bendix, CEO of Suffolk Association of Local Councils on the parish council achieving Local Council Award Status.

The parish council has recommended approval to Babergh District Council for the following planning applications; Transport Depot, London Road; Dovefield Farm, Old London Road and 33 Longfield Road.

Various celebrations will take place within the village to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday including a commemorative birthday book and photo display, tea parties and a service of thanksgiving. (See page 4) The War Memorial group has disbanded from the parish council and will be running independently due to The War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923 advising a local council has power to maintain, repair, protect and adapt war memorials but not to provide/fund a new one.

The group has the full support of the council and would encourage community support.

The results of the drop-in event at which residents were asked their views on development of the village are to be circulated to each home detailing the responses given.

Accounts were approved and presented for signing.

Julie Lawes, clerk The next meeting of Capel St Mary Parish Council will be on Monday, March 14 in the library. There is an open session at each meeting when members of the public can air any problems.

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.

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 to: capel.parishclerk@btinternet.com

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Capel St Mary Parish Council ANNUAL PARISH MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 7.30pm in the Library Have your say in the Open Forum GUEST SPEAKER Kathy Pollard, Chair of the Constable Country Medical Practice PPG Plus a presentation to the parish council from Shona Bendix, CEO of SALC Hear reports on activities in 2015/16 from: The Police, Suffolk County Council, Babergh District Council and Capel Parish Council See displays from local groups and organisations who have benefitted from grants received by the parish council.

Get to know your representatives and join them for refreshments and nibbles after the meeting.

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OUT & ABOUT NEWS FROM CAPEL LIBRARY

FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY

Our next Creative Arts East showing is Billy Elliot on Thursday, March 31. Tickets are just £8 each. Doors open at 1.30pm with the production starting at 1.45pm. Do get your tickets in advance if possible, but they will also be available on the day. Refreshments included.

The friends held their annual general meeting in the village hall on Saturday, January 16. It was a fairly difficult meeting in that we had to compete with music from the pantomime going on next door.

The outgoing chairman reported a year of consolidation, with some innovations in the library including the introduction of Wi-Fi and the installation of a digital projector and screen enabling film presentations.

Our financial position was good despite expenditure during the year, but we anticipated additional expenditure in the light of the cut backs imposed by Suffolk County Council. One new trustee was elected for the coming year.

Advance Notice: We will be holding a Jurassic Encounters Mobile Petting Zoo on Friday, April 8 in the village hall. Tickets are just £4 to include a drink and biscuit. May we kindly request that only one adult accompany each family due to space restrictions. Tickets are available for 3-4pm and we will hold a waiting list in case of oversubscription. Animals may alter on the day but we are expecting Pinky the skinny pig, Pascal the panther chameleon and Phineus and Ferb the meerkats among others. Do come and get your ticket early to avoid disappointment.

BabyBounce will continue to meet every Tuesday at 2pm but will take a break during the school Easter holiday so no meeting on March 29 and April 5. Some new mums and children have joined the group recently so if you can come and join with us for singing of nursery rhymes and shaking of instruments, it can be very lively and noisy.

Book group meets on Friday, March 18, starting at 2.30pm. Do come and join in the group – they are very friendly and some lively discussion takes place on the current read.

Please note that we will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, March 25 and 27. Books may be posted through the letterbox in the wall and will be dealt with when next open. We are open as usual on Saturday, March 26.

Katharine Liu, a member of our staff, and her friend Ali Stark are running in the Colchester Half Marathon on Sunday, March 13. They are seeking sponsorship with all funds raised going towards events for our community and to provide resources for the library. You may sign the form in the library or donate online at https://crowdfunding.justgiving. com/katharine-liu. We of course wish them all the best.

The Friends of Capel library would like to thank Chris Yule for his valuable work as their chairman, a position he held for two years. During that time Chris played a key role in getting the group up and running, raising money to enhance and improve the library and giving support to the manager and staff. Chris has now stepped down from the role, although he is remaining as a trustee. The group is actively seeking a new chairman.

If you have a few hours each month to spare and are keen to make a positive difference to your local library, we would love to hear from you.

Suffolk Libraries is facing financial challenges over the coming years and the role of library friends’ groups in helping and supporting libraries is set to become increasingly important. If you are interested or would like to know more please contact Jackie Harman, library manager.

OPENING TIMES Monday: closed Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 2-5.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm Friday: 2-5pm and 5.30-7.30pm Saturday: 9am-3pm Sunday: 10am-3pm Contact: 01473 311699

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Our 100 Club continues to grow. We are now able to offer three prizes each month, one of £10 and two of £5. The winners in January were Christine Phasey £10, Kevin Austrin and Nancy Hunt both £5, and in February Doreen Parker £10 and Dave Busby and Ann Powell both £5.

Please make a date in your diary for our evening event (see below) on March 30.

Please also support the events being organised in the library – Billy Elliott on March 31 and the Jurassic event for children in the Easter school holidays. (See opposite) Please support Katharine Liu and her friend Ali who are running the Colchester Half Marathon to raise funds for the library (see News from Capel Library opposite).

Wednesday, March 30 at 7.30pm: Landscape and Wildlife Photography in the UK The Friends of Capel Library have invited Andrew Bailey to give us an illustrated lecture on landscape and wildlife photography in the UK. Andrew won the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 1995, and more recently has had several pictures published in the international Garden Photographer of the Year. He also won prizes in the Royal Photographic Society international slide competitions. Andrew will be talking about the making of one of these photographs. The evening promises to be a feast for the eyes, as well as an incentive for us to get our cameras out.

Light refreshments will be served, and tickets will be priced at £5 (£4 for friends). The lecture takes place in the library.

ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE After four years of having a soft toy tombola at the annual Funday we have decided to have a change and will have a tins, toiletries and bottles tombola this year on June 4. Hurray I hear parents throughout the village shout as there is a limit to how many times toys can be recycled (we had more than 200 last year!).

Please take any items you wish to donate to 86 The Street, Capel St Mary any Saturday morning (9-30am-11-30am). Thank you in anticipation for your generosity in supporting St Elizabeth Hospice.

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LOCAL LAW FIRM CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGHOUT THE SUFFOLK REGION Gotelee Solicitors has reached agreement with Suffolk Coastal law firm Margary + Miller about merging parts of the two businesses.

Gotelee currently has offices in Hadleigh and Felixstowe in addition to its Ipswich HQ. Margary + Miller is based in east Suffolk with offices in Southwold, Melton, Woodbridge and Felixstowe. The Woodbridge, Melton and Felixstowe offices will merge with Gotelee in the early spring of this year. The Southwold office will continue to operate as Margary + Miller, and there will be no changes to this office.

Stephen Leach, Director of Margary + Miller, comments: “We are delighted to have reached agreement with Gotelee to ensure the continued provision of service to our clients in and around Woodbridge and Felixstowe by merging those offices with Gotelee.

The same people will provide the same service as always, simply under the Gotelee banner.”

For Gotelee, CEO Alistair Lang added: “Our vision of a Suffolk law firm deeply rooted in the local communities will be hugely enhanced by this move. We are very pleased to have the opportunity and look forward to working with Stephen and his colleagues in Woodbridge, Melton and Felixstowe. The full range of legal services provided by the Margary and Miller team will be maintained and indeed in some ways strengthened by some new faces.”

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OUT & ABOUT VILLAGE HALL DIARY – MARCH 2016 Tuesday 1 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 adult, 8-9pm, hall Wednesday 2 Carpet bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Thursday 3 Coffee shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Capel Ladies, 7.30-10.30pm, library Saturday 5 Dog training, 9.30-11.15am, hall Sunday 6 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 7 Allotments, 7-10pm, library Bagpipes, 7-10pm, hall Tuesday 8 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 adult, 8-9pm, hall Wednesday 9 Carpet bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Flower Arranging, 6.30-10.30pm, library Thursday 10 Coffee shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Women’s Institute, 7.30-10.30pm, library Saturday 12 Dog training, 9.30-11.15am, hall Michael Bublé, 7.30-11.30pm, hall Sunday 13 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall

Monday 14 Parish council meeting, 7.30-10.30pm, library Bagpipes, 7-10pm, hall

Saturday 26 Association children’s Easter party Tuesday 29 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet bowls, 1-5pm, hall Under 16s ballroom and Latin, 6-7pm, hall Courses/private lessons ballroom and Latin, 7-8pm, hall Ballroom and Latin dance adult, 8-9pm, hall

Tuesday 15 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 adult, 8-9pm, hall Wednesday 16 Carpet bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall

Wednesday 30 Carpet bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Wildlife talk, 7.30-10.30pm, library

Thursday 17 Coffee shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Bingo, 7.30-10.30pm, Vine Lounge

Thursday 31 Coffee shop, 10am-2pm, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Film show, 1-5pm, library

Saturday19 Dog training, 9.30-11.15am, hall

FUNCTION ROOMS FOR HIRE Are you organising a birthday, anniversary, wedding, engagement, christening, children’s party, celebration, social event, business meeting or just want a get together with family and friends?

Sunday 20 Trampoline Club, 9.30am-noon, hall Monday 21 Community Association meeting, 8-10.30pm, library Bagpipes, 7-10pm, hall

Why not book the village hall, Vine Lounge, library or stage? We can cater for parties between 20 and 200 people at very competitive rates. Rooms are available during the daytime or evenings.

Tuesday 22 Beacon Coffee Shop, 9am-12.30pm, Vine Lounge Carpet bowls, 1-5pm, hall Under 16’s ballroom and Latin, 6-7pm, hall Courses/private lessons ballroom and Latin, 7-8pm, hall Ballroom and Latin dance adult, 8-9pm, hall

Facilities include a fully licensed bar and kitchen preparation area with prices starting from as little as £10 an hour for the library and £15 an hour for the hall. The Vine Lounge is £88 for an evening. For all enquires please contact Mandy.

Wednesday 23 Carpet bowls, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Parish Council AGM, 7-10.30pm, library Thursday 24 Coffee shop, 10am-noon, hall Orchard Players, 6.30-10.30pm, hall Gardening Club Spring Show, 7-10.30pm, library Saturday 26 Dog training, 9.30-11.30am, hall

CAPEL SINGERS TO PERFORM THE CRUCIFIXION BY JOHN STAINER

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE If someone you loved has passed away and you wish to celebrate his or her life, you can hire the Vine Lounge in the village hall complex most weekdays for just £75. For more information please contact Mandy.

CONTACT Village bar: 01473 311766 Mandy Marshall, events and hiring: 01473 312026 / bookings@capel-trust.freeserve.co.uk

TEA & COMPANY Monday, March 21 at Wenham View, Dove Close

Capel Singers are to perform The Crucifixion by John Stainer at St Mary’s Church, Capel St Mary on Palm Sunday, March 20 at 6.30pm.

This well-known work tells the story of the Crucifixion in a series of choruses and arias, punctuated by congregational hymns. It makes an ideal preparation for Holy Week and looks forward to the celebration of Easter Day. Tenor and bass soloists will be Chris Hall and Chris Yule, with Graeme Bentley accompanying on the organ, as well as solo voices from the choir. Admission will be free with a retiring collection for charity.

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All welcome to come along from 2.30pm £1.50 for tea/coffee and homemade cakes Raffle Supported by The Capel Ladies

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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!

“KAI McKENZIE - MICHAEL BUBLE TRIBUTE ACT” SATURDAY 12th March - DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In In the Village Hall Tickets: £10 Members £12.50 Non-Members “Michael Buble Tribute Act Kai Mckenzie has been performing to audiences for over 5 years with his tribute to Michael Buble.

He is the UK's most authentic representation of Michael and continues to wow clients with his near identical vocals.”

“BINGO” THURSDAY 17th March - DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In the Vine Lounge Books £1 Or 6 Books £5 EYES DOWN 8.30pm “CAPEL BEER FESTIVAL” THURSDAY 24th March - MONDAY 28th March 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 “STIFF IN THE MORNING” SATURDAY 16th April - DOORS OPEN AT 7.30pm In the Village Hall Tickets : Members £5.00 Non-Members £7.50 Back by popular demand, covering a vast range of songs and guaranteed to get the party started!

To buy Tickets or book Quiz Teams, call in the Village Bar or ring Ruth - 07548130293 Fiona - 07528725658 Tracy - 07917440459 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE EVENTS MENTIONED ON THIS PAGE VISIT CAPEL VILLAGE BAR FACEBOOK PAGE OR THE WEBSITE

2016 Association Membership Membership renewal is due in January each year. The costs for 2016 are: Junior 16-17 £2.50, Single including Over 65’s £6, Family £10

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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 all-inclusive 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 12: Michael Bublé tribute night Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com March 26: Children’s Easter party at the village hall Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com April 16: Band in the Vine Lounge Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com May 7: 80s disco at the village hall Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com May 7: Cake & Plant Sale & Coffee Morning at Capel Methodist Church, 10am-noon Contact: Sally 07875 366120 Saturday, June 4, 1-5pm: Capel Funday Contact: fi-ruth-entertainments@hotmail.co.uk June 11 and 12: Friends of St Mary’s Scarecrow Trail Sunday, June 26: 2016 Orwell Walk, Run and Ride June 26: Car boot sale on the playing field Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com August 20: Quiz Night at the Village Hall Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com September 10: Barn Dance at the village hall Contact Tracy: 07917 440459 / novatrax@hotmail.com

STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC Sunday March 13, at 4pm: Pirates of the Baroque, a family concert with Red Priest at St Mary’s Church East Bergholt This unconventional and virtuosic group of outstanding musicians has been described by music critics as “completely wild and highly imaginative” with a “break-all-rules, rockchamber concert approach to early music”.

They have performed all over the world and thrill their audiences wherever they go. Their family friendly programme for our concert includes music by Vivaldi, Bach and Telemann.

Bring the whole family and show your children or grandchildren that classical music can be great fun.

Adult tickets are £14 and a family ticket (two adults and up to four children) is £16.

For further details and tickets please contact Doreen Weatherall: 01206 298426 Tickets are also available from Grier and Partners and you can also book online at: www.svam.org.uk

TEA AND CHAT Tea and Chat will continue to meet bi-monthly in St Mary’s Hall behind the church. We meet for a sociable hour or two from 2.30pm over tea or coffee together with a nice piece of homemade cake. This is totally informal, providing a meeting place for old and young, individually or as a group. A drink and slice of cake is just £1.50.

We welcome you to join us on the following dates (always the third Monday of the month): March 21, May 16, July 18, September 19 and November 21.

Hope to see you there!

Jean Yule, 310992

October 27: Friends of St Mary’s Trianon Community Concert December 3: St Mary’s Christmas Coffee Morning, 10am-12.30pm

ACORN VILLAGE Join us for our Easter half term coffee shop events. From 2pm on Tuesday, March 29 there will be story time in the onsite bookshop with one of our volunteers and coffee shop table activities all day. At 2pm on Wednesday, March 30 there will be the Easter egg treasure hunt followed by a relaxing story time. At 3pm on Thursday, March 31 we will be planting flowers in pots in the coffee shop gallery, and from noon-3pm on Friday, April 1 we will be having a ‘Fools Fancy Dress Day’ with a fool’s themed lunch and music. Call 01206 394124 (ext 239) to book your lunch with the coffee shop.

Don’t forget to come and visit our onsite charity shop and furniture shed open between 10am and 4pm. If you love up-cycling you will find the perfect pre-loved piece at Acorn Village and help raise money for adults with learning disabilities at the same time.

Save the date: Due to popular demand Marc Winter and the team will be coming back to help celebrate St George’s Day on April 23 with an antiques valuation day.

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EAST BERGHOLT DRAMATIC SOCIETY Old Actors Never Die… They Simply Lose the Plot by Lynn Brittney The Mount Home for Retired Theatricals is more like posh hotel than a home for the elderly and the residents are very happy at being waited on hand and foot. When Walter Neville (veteran of over 200 films) arrives, he’s delighted to find his best friends living there and looks forward to many enjoyable hours living in peace and harmony. But when the serial womaniser ex-husband of three of the ladies (Mrs Sullivan 1, 2 and 3) goes missing – apparently on the run from the Russian Mafia – the peace is about to be shattered.

Come and enjoy this very funny play which is full of wonderful characters ranging from the dramatically eccentric to the downright scary at The Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 14-16 at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £6 in advance (£7 on the door if any left!) from Fountain House Café and from 01206 396674 / 07891 974844

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OUT & ABOUT BUMPER BOOK SALE At Manningtree Methodist Church in South Street on Easter Monday, March 28 from 10am4pm

HADLEIGH CHORAL SOCIETY St Mary’s Church Hadleigh, Saturday, March 19, 7.30pm, with Colchester Symphony Orchestra Handel: Overture to the Occasional Oratorio Dettingen Anthem Chandos Anthem No 11 Let God Arise Zadok the Priest Dettingen Te Deum Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major

Conductor: Christopher Phelps

SOLOISTS Soprano: Zoe Brookshaw Counter tenor: Tim Travers-Brown Tenor: Julian Alexander Smith Bass: Christopher Borrett

Natural Trumpets: Victoria Rule, Stephen Keavy and Darren Moore Tickets (£14 / £12 concessions / under 16 £2) from The Idler Bookshop, Hadleigh or on the door.

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EASTER ART EXHIBITION AND SALE AT MANNINGTREE METHODIST CHURCH This is the 44th year of the popular art show at Manningtree Methodist Church. The first show was held in 1972 in the old maltings in North Street, near the quay, the inspiration of three church members, Eddie Acres, Lionel Lay-Flurrie and David Shearmur. The venue was pigeon ridden and insecure, which required someone to sleep-over each night.

The show quickly moved into the church hall and expanded into the new hall in 1982.

As an open show, any artist may enter. The rules are few and the charges modest, which results in a colourful show in all styles and mediums.

Originally a week-long show it is now held over the Easter weekend from Good Friday to Easter Monday.

OPENING TIMES Good Friday, March 25: 2-5pm Saturday, March 26: 10am-5pm Easter Sunday, March 27: 2-5pm Monday, March 28: 10am-4pm Additional attractions include a craft stalls and a photo exhibition. A large book fair on the Monday attracts many additional visitors and refreshments are available in the Red Dot Cafe.

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.

2016 Dates: March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, September 18, October 16, November 20 and December 11.

Hope to see you, Hille and Trevor Peartree, 01473 310146

GUIDES COFFEE MORNING The 2nd Capel St Mary Guides are holding a coffee morning on Saturday, March 12 from 10am-noon at Dove Close in Capel St Mary to raise funds for their new guide shed. Join us for refreshments, a raffle, a tombola and handmade crafts.

We hope to see you there.

SIXTH RANSOMES AND RAPIER REUNION Sunday, March 6 at Kesgrave Social Club (Edmonton Road, Kesgrave IP5 1EE), 12.30-5pm.

Former employees of this iconic Ipswich firm, families and friends are all welcomed. The hall has good seating and plenty of room. About 120 attended last year.

Easy parking and near the No 66 bus route. Food (toasties, sandwiches and salads) and drinks at reasonable prices. Please don’t bring your own food.

Admission £2 per person. To confirm attendance please contact: Elizabeth Townsend: 01206 734581 / estownsend@btinternet.com

BRANTHAM BOX OFFICE Presents Film Night Wednesdays at Brantham Village Hall: doors open at 7pm, film starts at 7.30pm, refreshments available.

Wednesday, March 16: Woman in Gold (12A) Wednesday, April 20: A Royal Night Out (12) Wednesday, May 18: Mr Holmes (PG) Tickets £4 in advance from Bakes and Blossom café, £4.50 on the door, £2 for under 16s.

Find out more at: Facebook.com/ BranthamBoxOffice

Enquiries to: 01206 298635 / 01206 391145

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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL LADIES

STOUR VALLEY U3A

There was a good turnout for our first meeting of 2016 when Kay Oxford told us how to look after our hands and nails and showed a small group how to give themselves a basic manicure.

Recent meetings On Wednesday, February 10 Brian Barker of E J Barker & Sons spoke on Farming with Wildlife in Mind. It was a most interesting presentation showing how a commercial farm can maximise wildlife diversity.

Kay began by telling us a bit about herself. She trained at Suffolk College and did her work experience at Shrubland Hall. Later she was asked back there to work over one summer and ended up staying for five years. She also worked at a gym in Manningtree doing aerobics and step classes as well as beauty therapy. For a while she became a mobile beauty therapist in the Ipswich area but as this involved a lot of evening sessions she gave it up and decided to open her own beauty salon in Ipswich – The Gentle Touch in Crown Street – where she has been for the past 15 years.

Kay began by getting us to name all the different parts of the nail by filling in the labels on a quiz sheet, and then talked about the different ailments affecting nails. She went on to describe step by step how to give yourself a basic manicure, and a small group of us (chosen by names in a hat) worked through each step as she talked.

It was a very relaxed and informative session and I’m sure all our nails will benefit from this gentle and correct treatment if we follow Kay’s advice.

On the same evening Magdeleine Hunt was selling her own handmade jewellery and crafts, and many of us bought necklaces and other pretty items from her in aid of AGE UK. Future speakers include a lady woodcarver, a wildlife expert and a theatrical costume designer, and we have trips out to Ipswich Records Office, The Brook Inn for a meal, and the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket. Why not join us? www.capelladies.com

ART FOR FUN EXHIBITION Capel St Mary Art For Fun is holding their 2016 Art Exhibition at the Harvest Moon Café from Saturday, February 27 to March 6, 9.30am3.30pm.

Paintings by members of the group will be on display, both framed and mounted, and will be available for purchase. A proportion of the sale proceeds will be donated to a local charity as agreed with the proprietors of the Harvest Moon Café.

Future meetings On Wednesday, March 9 Charlotte Harding will present An Introduction to Warner & Sons, a talk on the 120 years of textile design and manufacture in London and Braintree, highlighting the company’s royal connections.

Meeting venue We meet at The Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership is £12 and this entitles members to attend the meetings that take place on the second Wednesday of each month.

Membership 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 to develop friendships. We have a wide range of groups including language study, country walking, computer studies and gardens, churches and historic buildings visits. 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 Third Age Trust and have more than 200 members and 18 groups. For further information please visit www. stourvalleyu3a.org.uk where membership secretary Val Pretty may be contacted.

VILLAGE LINK CLUB For our February meeting Pip Wright gave a talk on Lady Alice de Breyene.

She was a noble lady who lived in Suffolk during the 14th century and was present at the court of King Richard II. She owned many large estates and Pip showed examples of the type of house she was likely to have lived in. Inventories which still survive show what they would have eaten throughout the year.

Our next meeting is on March 9 when our talk will be on the NT coast of East Anglia. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month in Tattingstone Village Hall starting at 10am. 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

STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS

Do come along to support local artists.

On February 3 Jessica Lewis spoke on The History of the Cutty Sark and two weeks later on February 17 member Dick Patterson talked on a most interesting subject, the history of and living in Sierra Leone during its last colonial days.

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On March 2 Richard Walker will present When Pirates Ruled the Waves and we will hold our annual general meeting on Wednesday, March 16 when Graeme Forsyth will step down after his year as president.

Monday, March 7: Gift Boxes (Janet) Monday, April 4: Plastic Canvas Butterflies (Jill) Samples of each month’s project are displayed the month before and other projects are available.

The Saturday Workshops (10am-4pm) and Monday meetings (7.3010pm) are held in Wherstead Village Hall Meeting Rooms.

For more information contact Ann (01473 780298) or Jill (01473 713534).

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We meet at the convenient St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB. 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 in Manningtree at 10.30am.

For further details please contact secretary Brian Rolfe: 01206 393665

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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL ST MARY WI Our January social meeting was held in the Methodist church due to the pantomime cast using the library. Our speaker was the very talented organist Karl Lockwood who demonstrated the differences between piano, organ and keyboard. Despite the snow this meeting was well attended and was enjoyed by everyone who unanimously requested an encore. It never ceases to amaze me what happy and positive people the WI ladies are.

The book group had a lovely afternoon full of laughter where all 12 members were present. This was unusual considering the number of family commitments everyone has. We reviewed Rachel Joyce’s first novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which got the ‘thumbs up’ as highly recommended.

The sequel, The Love Story of Miss Queenie Hennessy, is now in demand by the members who have yet to read it.

The craft group was led by Jenni Lucas who supplied us all with a vast assortment of beads, enabling us each to make a choker style necklace.

It was a beautiful morning, just sitting with the sun shining through the windows and quietly (that’s debatable) working together while drinking tea/coffee.

We enjoyed a lovely walk from Broomheath car park in Woodbridge via Notcutts and along the River Deben to The Duke of York for lunch. The walk was led by Jill Deasy.

Our monthly programme is: First Thursday, 9.30am: Walk – meet outside the Co-op Second Thursday, 7.30pm: Meeting in the library with guest speakers Our speakers for the next two months are: March 10: Spring Plants by Claire Muckleston April 14: The Proposals for Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station by Nicky Corbett from Sizewell C Communications Office Fourth Thursday, 10am: Craft group at the Harvest Moon Cafe Last Tuesday of the month, 2.30pm: Book group in a member’s home There is something about our WI I find special. The warmth and friendship radiates regardless of the activity. If you would like to be part of this and would like to join the WI there is no age restriction and you don’t have to live in the village. Don’t worry if your friend doesn’t want to join – come on your own, you will be made very welcome.

For further information please contact me, Sue Dale: 07773 042910

CAPEL ALLOTMENTS GUIDE TO GARDENING IN MARCH THE VEG PLOT: If it’s still too wet to dig or rotovate get out right now and spend just an hour cleaning up your plot, clear away bean poles, weeds and brassicas so that you can make a start as soon as the weather conditions are right. Once cultivated rake 4oz per sq yd of a general feed prior to sowing or planting. Plant early seed potatoes, onion sets. asparagus and Jerusalem artichokes. Use fleece as frost protection or to warm the soil. Sow carrots, beetroot, Brussels sprouts, calabrese, parsnips, cauliflower, leek, salad onion, radish, peas and spinach. Sow the herb’s fennel, dill, parsley, marjoram, rosemary, sage and thyme. Harvest broccoli, parsnips, radish and spinach.

FRUIT: Plant grape vines, blackberries, black, red and white currants, 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 to each clump. 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. Take cuttings of winter flowering begonias, dahlia and heliotrope.

GREENHOUSE: Minimise heating costs by lining with bubble plastic. Sow French beans, peppers, tomatoes, sweet peas and half-hardy annuals.

Prick out into plug 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 trenches 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 whole 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.

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CAPEL COUNTRYSIDE CLUB Stuart Bowells gave a talk about his childhood upbringing in the Waveney Valley at our February meeting. Many members could relate his memories to their own childhood.

Our next meeting is on March 8 with an off-the-cuff talk on a countryside theme led by Sonya Burrows.

April 12: A talk and slides on Suffolk estuaries and wildlife by Alex Bass May 10: A talk on Ipswich Waterfront by Ann Day Visitors are welcome to join us for these talks which take place in the lounge of Capel Methodist Church at 7.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month. Refreshments are provided after the talk.

The Hut is open for members from 10am-noon on Saturdays.

Half plots are available at £16 a year. If you live in Capel and fancy a go at growing your own please contact Dennis: sitemanager@capelallotments.co.uk The spring work-in and plot holders meeting and AGM are on Sunday, April 17.

If any groups would like to visit the site and the wildlife area to discuss what is available to you please contact Philippa: info@capelallotments.co.uk For a more extensive version of this report please visit: www.capelallotments.co.uk Email: hut.manager@capelallotments.co.uk

Roger Felgate, 01473 311684

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OUT & ABOUT / SCHOOLS CAPEL ST MARY GARDEN CLUB Twenty-nine members and a guest enjoyed a delicious lunch at Hintlesham Golf Club on January 28. Despite the date it was almost warm enough to sit outside with the sun shining from a cloudless sky and a reminder that lots of plants, flowers and shrubs were coming out well before their normal times.

After the meal we had a general knowledge quiz, organised by David and Louise Evans, which led to a draw and a tie-break between two teams.

NEWS FROM COPDOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL This half term has flown by, but the children in all classes have been extremely busy.

Squirrels Our topic this half term has been centred on learning about wild birds.

We made a bird feeder from recycled plastic bottles. We also learned about how different birds adapt to their surroundings and what their beaks and feet are used for. As part of our learning we enjoyed a trip to the Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Barns where we saw the owls and birds of prey. Mr Kell visited us at school and taught us about the albatross. Our learning about birds carried through to our ICT lesson where we used Angry Birds in our coding sessions.

Woodpeckers Our topic for this half term has been focused on learning about light and sound. In literacy we have been writing about sound and how fast it travels. Mr Hawes visited to talk about light and sound. He brought with him some equipment which showed us how sound is transferred into waves. In numeracy we have been looking at factors and factor pairs.

Our numeracy work has flowed into our ICT lessons where we have been making maths games and looking at variables.

Foxes Our learning this half term allowed us to use our imagination to write our own stories in literacy. It has been really good to be able to put our own thoughts into the story. Numeracy has seen us looking at fractions and how to simplify them into lower numbers. The topic in our science lesson has been light and what it does. We discovered that our brains actually turn the image we are looking at the right way up. We also looked at shadows and how the light can change the size of a shadow.

In ICT we have been looking at e-safety and how it is very important to keep our details private. We are also very excited about our new topic in history which will see us learning about the Egyptians. We have already learned that our teaching will come from what the Egyptian people have left behind including the wall paintings they have done.

Thank you to Mr Bennett (one of our parents) and BQP Dalehead Foods, Stradbroke for donating a dozen Mitre rugby balls to the school.

The school is collecting Sainsbury vouchers so if you would like to donate any please put in our post box or drop them in to the office.

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Excitement was high. The winners went home with more goodies to eat.

Then we had our lucky dip of garden-related items followed by a raffle.

We have our spring show on March 24 in the library and hope that a few of the plants now out will still be around by then. Non-members are welcome to come and look around and have refreshments when judging has finished at about 8.15pm.

We are always happy to welcome new members – £8 a year or £2 to come to a particular meeting as a visitor. Any queries, please let me know.

Edwina Cox, chairman, 01473 311121

BENTLEY CEVC PRIMARY SCHOOL As ever, the last month was a hive of activity, starting with Wolves class visiting Suffolk Owl Sanctuary. The children had great fun while enhancing their learning on their current topic, birds. Although we all enjoyed seeing the feathered creatures at the centre, it was the meerkats that stole the limelight as we were treated to a talk about them and a great view of their feed time. The red squirrels were a little more elusive. We think we may have spotted a tail at one point but we can’t be sure!

E-safety has been the watchword this half term with lessons, activities and discussions on how to stay safe online taking place across the school.

The children have taken on board the importance of keeping safe on the internet and what can go wrong. The feedback from the pupils has been enlightening; one child has told us that their details are on the internet because their mum is selling them on eBay! Another whole school event has been the Lord’s Prayer Day that was organised by the Worship Group. This group of pupils worked with Mrs Rudge, the deputy head, to arrange some super workshops and activities to stretch all our understanding of what the Lord’s Prayer is and what it actually means. The day gave us all food for thought and a much deeper understanding of those familiar words we say so often here in school.

Finally, we are very excited about recent developments in the school.

As a result, we are experiencing the fastest growth this school has ever seen. Our pupil numbers have increased by a staggering 25% in less than a term and we have welcomed many new faces to year groups across the school. We are now over-subscribed in every year from Reception to Year 3 and are unfortunately unable to take any more applications for places in these year groups. We’d like to thank the local community and the wider community for their support as we go from strength to strength. The volunteers, the local churches and parent and grandparent involvement really does make a difference, thank you.

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CAPEL ST MARY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Playscheme is organised and run by a committee of mums from Capel who provide children aged five-11 years the opportunity to participate in a fun-packed week of arts and crafts. We also have a range of visitors who come and add to the fun too. Playscheme will run from Monday, August 1 to Friday, August 5 this year. Booking forms will follow in due course but in the meantime please mark the date in your diaries.

Term continues at a fast pace with lots of fantastic learning taking place.

It’s lovely to see how enthusiastic children are with their learning and how full of faulous work their books are.

ROBIN’S NEWS Baby Bears Baby Bears have been busy with Valentine’s crafts, making cards and pictures, even printing with painted celery to make roses! Chinese New Year has also been really enjoyable with Baby Bears taking part in a range of activities from noodle play, making monkeys and trying prawn crackers! They have also been making the most of the frosty mornings, wrapping up warm and putting on their wellies to go for walks on the crunchy grass!

Toddling Tigers The Toddling Tigers have been very busy this term exploring lots of stories, their favourite being We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. They have loved making crafts and exploring the different textures found in the story. Tigers have also been celebrating Chinese New Year. They created their own restaurant and experienced Chinese culture and food through snack time role play.

Gruffalos Kung Hei Fat Choy! – Happy Chinese New Year!

The Gruffalos have been super busy celebrating this special time of year in many ways, making lots of Chinese crafts including fans, lanterns and money envelopes. They even took part in some Chinese fan dancing, making big circular movements and practising balancing on one leg, and spent a lot of time on the field and in the garden with our colourful sheets. They used the sheets to dress as a dragon, working together to move around, thinking how the dragon would move up and down and wiggling as they walked. Gruffalo’s Chinese Takeaway opened for business at snack time with the Gruffalos sampling lots of Chinese food including rice, noodles, prawn crackers, spring rolls and an assortment of sauces. Using chopsticks also helped to develop their fine motor skills.

If you would like further information about Robin’s Childcare please contact Vicki: 01473 310767 / info@robinschildcare.co.uk Don’t forget you can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook www.robinschildcare.co.uk

CAPEL ST MARY CARPET BOWLS Following all the ‘days off’ for the Orchard Players we have settled down to regular sessions again. It’s good to see some of our ‘invalids’ back but some of our members are still missing and we wish them a speedy termination to all their troubles.

We even had to get our fourth carpet out! We can cater for 32 players with this, so there are still vacancies. So why aren’t you visiting to see what this carpet bowls is all about? Remember there is Wednesday evenings for those who are still earning their crust. Ernie is the fellow to contact to find out more, or you can just call in when you’re passing. Mr Carpet Bowls of Capel (Ernie) can be contacted on 310628.

Hot foot from the mats I can report on the club singles competition. This was played on Wednesday, February 10 (deadline date), with 12 players competing in three leagues of three. The three league winners, David Allen, John Doye and Sheila Hazell, were joined by the highest runner-up, Neville Rumsey, in the semi-finals when Sheila beat John 7-6 and David beat Neville 8-5. The final ended after five ends with David the victor. The games were played in good order and surprisingly in good time. Thank you very much to everybody, and to Bill Curtis for organising it all.

Derek

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One initiative we introduced last year was 100 Reads in Unit 2 and it proved very popular indeed so this year Unit 2 and Unit 3 are taking part.

When children read every day at home their parents sign their reading diary and teachers count up how many times they have read each week, aiming for one a day and seven a week as the best. There are target points to reach with certificates at 25, 50 and 75 reads, but 100 is best.

When children reach 100 reads they are able to choose a brand new book from the special 100 reads cupboard which is presented to them in their celebration assembly each week. What is amazing is that this academic year so far more than 30 children have managed to read at home more than 100 times and have been rewarded by a new book of their choice – they are now working their way to another 100 in an attempt to reach 200 reads in one year.

This has made such a difference for so many children as we can never underestimate the value of being a confident reader before high school.

Our Book Buddies continue to help every week with extra reading so reading ability is becoming a strength for us, preparing our children for the future.

If you have any questions or queries including to arrange visits if you would like your children to join us please contact the school at: ad.capelstmary.p@talk21.com / 01473 310386

CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB The First team’s chances of winning the Senior Division of the Suffolk and Ipswich League for the first time in the clubs history received a setback when the team lost 1-0 at Leiston St Margarets, the only league game played in January. This defeat saw the team go from second to fourth in what is turning out to be a very close race for the league title with just five points separating the top four teams at the time of writing these notes (February 4).

The other game played saw the side record a 3-0 win in the Bob Coleman Cup against Old Newton United with the game being switched to their ground as ours was unfit for play. Scorers were Lee Barrett, Ben Baldwin and Chris Stewart with the lads playing some excellent football. The local derby at East Bergholt is on Easter Monday, March 28, kick off 2.30pm.

Our young Reserve side remain bottom of the Senior Reserve League after losing 4-2 to Westerfield United with goals from Harry (Speedy) Taylor and Warren Campbell. They were then beaten 4-3 by Crane Sports in the league cup after conceding three goals in the last seven minutes.

Scorers were Ross Dorward, Chris Wall and Joe Bigmore with Spencer Gideon playing well in defence and Ben Carty having a good game in midfield.

The Sunday side played one game in January, beating Chantry Phoenix 4-1 with goals from Ben Boosey, Abdul Kaium, Kevin Long and a Stephen Morrison toe punt from the penalty spot with Long and Boosey both having excellent games. The only game played by the Veterans (over 35) team saw them lose 4-3 against Whitton United with our scorers being Steve King, Glen Crisp and Matt Sage.

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SPORT / CHURCH NEWS CAPEL ST MARY BOWLS CLUB

EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

That’s it then folks. Christmas decorations are well away again, the turkeys can relax for another year and our minds are turning to the new bowls season. But we haven’t idle. Essential winter green maintenance continues, our social programme is underway and as I write I am putting together the new season fixtures. So we are now starting to check over our equipment and clothing. Let’s resolve to make this another great season for Capel Bowls Club.

The First team are now leading the field in the Senior Division having been unbeaten through January. They have also progressed to the quarter-finals of the Bob Coleman Cup, a competition in which they reached the final in 2014.

What a great day we had at Potters this year on January 20 for the World Indoor Bowls Championships. A full coach made the trip through border control into Norfolk. We were delighted that friends from Capel Carpet Bowls Club joined us this year. The morning match saw Stewart Anderson beat Mervyn King in a close run tie, but the best was to follow after lunch (very nice thank you) when Alex Marshall MBE took on relatively unknown outsider Mark Dawes. And what a show they gave us.

Commentators reckoned that this was one of the best matches ever at Potters and the crowd gave both players a standing ovation at the end.

The ladies match play Singles semi-final followed between Ellen Falkener and Laura Thomas, and another good game saw eventual champion Ellen Falkener win in another tie break.

Next up we played our annual friendly at Harwich on January 24. Eighteen members played in three woods Triples on six rinks. The match was played in good spirit and enjoyed by all. The overall result was Harwich 101 shots to Capel’s 98. Three shots, how close was that? Pretty good considering several of our players are very novice indoor bowls players.

Our hosts were very welcoming as always and we look forward to beating them next year.

Important dates April 17: Green clean up morning April 23: Pre-season Dinner April 24: Opening Club Drive May 3: First League Match Never played bowls but fancy giving it a go? We’d love to welcome you to our great club. Call Les Bryant (311717) to discuss and arrange a roll-up once our green is open.

Jack High

The Reserves are in a lower mid-table position (Intermediate A) but have a number of games in hand, while the A team lies second in their division (Intermediate C) after some impressive results and stretching their unbeaten run to eight games.

Perhaps the success this season is in part at least due to the smart new team wear that players and officials are now wearing, which has been generously sponsored by Travel Plus Tours.

FIXTURES DATE

1st TEAM Senior Division

RESERVES Intermediate A

Felixstowe Harpers Utd

Felixstowe Harpers Utd Res Ipswich Valley Rangers Res

Sat, February 27 Sat, March 5

Old Newton Utd Res H

Sat, March 12

Wenhaston Utd

H

Sat, March 19

Bramford Utd

A

Mon, March 28

Capel Plough

H

Sat, April 2

Westerfield Utd

A

Sat, March 26

A

“A” Team Intermediate C Stowupland Falcons Res

H

A A

Cedars Park Res

H

H

Leiston St Margarets Res Somersham Res

A

H

Bacton United 89 Res

H

Westerfield Utd Res

H

Wenhaston Utd Res

Capel Plough Res

A

Fixtures subject to change. To confirm please refer to the SIL website: http://touchlinesil.co.uk/fixtures-results EVENTS Quiz Night: March 19 / Please contact the secretary for more details Awards Dinner: May 21 We are always looking for people who can help the club as a committee member, whether on the playing side or just in the background. If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you.

Steve Butcher, secretary stevebutcher55@btinternet.com

RAYDON HALL ARCHERY CLUB – INDOOR AMERICAN

MESSY CHURCH The next Messy Church is on Saturday, March 5 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 which this time will be leading up to Easter. Often Granddad and Lucy (puppets) make an appearance. After that we all sit down for a meal together and 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. No need to book, just turn up.

Hope to see lots of you there.

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More than 80 archers from across Essex and Suffolk, including some of the counties elite archers, attended Raydon Hall Archery Club’s sixth annual shoot at the Wix Equestrian Centre. The competition, based on the American round but set as an indoor shoot, comprises of 90 arrows split over the distances of 60, 50 and 40 yards.

Raydon Hall Archery Club have already booked the venue for next year, and have also set a date for their annual soup shoot in April at their shooting ground in Raydon.

If you would like further details please contact tha club by email: richard@raydonhallac.co.uk

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CHURCH NEWS CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST CHURCH A TIME FOR EVERYTHING My mother-in-law, Marjorie, celebrates her 90th Birthday on March 1. The weekend before we are holding a surprise party when all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will be with her. It doesn’t matter that I have let the secret out as this won’t be published until after it has happened!

I still remember the day I met her daughter, Margaret, December 14, 1970. Marjorie was then 44 years old. She saw me across the balcony of the Central Hall in Coventry and said to her husband, “Margaret will like that young man.” Little did she know that in 20 months she would be my landlady (while her daughter was in college at Exeter) and in threeand-a-half years would be my mother in law! Now 45 years later we are celebrating her 90th Birthday.

Time is always moving on. We can sometimes be frightened at the pace of it, at other times it seems to just drag on sapping our strength.

Looking back there have been a great variety of wonderful moments with Marjorie – our wedding day, her care at the birth of our first child, her visits to Zimbabwe often coinciding with the birth of another child.

There have also been some difficult moments, most recently a stroke on December 7 which has left her needing care – the one who had been a carer now needing care herself. But in all of this a hope in Jesus has not faded.

The secret with time is knowing how to respond to it – will we embrace it, will we respond with the right action or reaction? The writer of Ecclesiastes (in the Bible) says: “there is a season for everything, a time for every activity under heaven” and goes on to contrast 13 pairs of opposites “a time to grieve and a time to dance”, “a time for silence and a time for speech”, “a time to tear and a time to mend”.

Time changes us – I have sometimes grieved and other times danced, I have sometimes been silent and other times spoken out. I realise I have been very fortunate to have had so many positive relationships around me to help me cope with the up and downs that life brings, but even more than that a secure relationship with God that affirms me as a child (even though sometimes it might be as a prodigal son). I need to seek God’s guidance and help for he is the one who holds all time in his hands; the one who in all the changes and chances of this life will not change.

The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07726 299968 SERVICES IN MARCH Sunday, March 6 10.30am Worship led by a Home Group 6pm Prayer Stations Sunday, March 13 10.30am Worship with Miss Emma Bowyer Sunday, March 20 10.30am Worship with Mrs Emily Hannah Good Friday, March 25 10.30am Worship with The Rev Andrew Sankey Easter Sunday, March 27 8am Communion with The Rev Sankey 10.30am All Age Worship with The Rev Sankey

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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 all up to date information please visit www.stmarksparish.org.uk The weekly newsletter is displayed in the cabinet alongside the church front door.

Services for March Sunday 6 Fourth Sunday of Lent

9am Mass Tuesday 8 9.30am Morning Prayer

10am Mass Sunday 13 9am Mass Tuesday 15 Fifth Sunday of Lent

9.20am Eucharistic Adoration

10am Mass Sunday 20 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

9am Mass / Children’s Liturgy Tuesday 22 9.30am Morning Prayer

10am Mass Sunday 27 Easter Sunday

9am Mass Tuesday 29 9.30am Morning Prayer

10am Mass Diary Dates Every last Thursday of the month a Bring and Buy Coffee Morning takes place at Viv and Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR, 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, March 24.

Children’s Liturgy Children are very welcome to join the Liturgy of the Word that takes place on the third Sunday of each month.

Supporting our local hospice All parishioners are being asked to collect used postage stamps, all year, not just at Christmas and 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 (Tel. 01473 726701). Please contact him if you or a Catholic is in or due to go into hospital and requires his services.

All are very welcome at Holy Family, Brantham 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.

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CHURCH NEWS EASTER 2016, A REFLECTION At the end of March, Christians around the world will celebrate Easter. I am grateful to the late Reverend Dr Bill Self, Retired Senior Pastor, Johns Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta, Georgia, for the following reflection.

In the early part of the Second World War, a US Navy submarine was stuck on the bottom of the harbour in New York City. It seemed that all was lost. There was no electricity and the oxygen was quickly running out. In one last attempt to rescue the sailors from the steel coffin, a diver went down. The trapped sailors heard the metal boots on the exterior surface, and they moved to where they thought the rescuer would be. In the darkness they tapped in Morse code: “Is there any hope?” The diver on the outside, recognising the message, signalled by tapping on the exterior of the sub, “Yes, there is hope.”

CHRISTIANS in Capel 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.

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

Sadly, this is the picture of our dilemma as we will worship this coming Easter Day. Humanity is trapped in a dreadful situation. All around we are running low on hope, and we look for a word from beyond offering it to us. This world in which we live is plagued with war and famine, mounting debt, inequality, bombings and continual destruction. The more we try to rescue ourselves the more we seem to fall behind. We cannot help but wonder: Is there any real hope?

The Methodist Church The Rev Andrew Sankey 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary www.capelmethodistchurch.org.uk 01473 311178 / 07726 299968

Individually, we are no different than the early disciples who stood at the foot of the cross on Good Friday. They surely saw their hope for the future die at that place. How would they live? How would they go on? How can we go on?

TREKKERS For ages 7-11, meets on Thursdays at the Methodist Church from 3.45 to 5.15pm during school term time. Contact Carolyn Love, 01473 311490

We all face the burden of ageing, the destruction of family life, debilitating diseases, an increasingly unstable economy and a culture that appears to be crumbling from within, not to mention the fact that there seems to be violence everywhere. We see in all of this the emptiness of secularism in the celebrity and consumer culture. We long for a word from the outside; and we ask God: “Is there any hope?”

As we hear the Easter story, we see that the word does come back, and that the sum of that story is loud and clear: yes, there is hope. It comes in the form of a Galilean carpenter and itinerant teacher, crucified and resurrected from the dead 2,000 years ago in an obscure part of the world. The accounts written about him give witness to no less than 10 appearances after he was raised from the dead, and the event of his resurrection has become the spinal cord of a new community of faith that formed around him. Not only was he resurrected, but he also ascended to his father in heaven and now gives us the hope we long to have.

This vitalises the most oppressed, disillusioned and defeated of all people into a resurrection personality and conquering soul. This theme inspires our music and preaching and empowers our witness. The same power that rolled away the stone that day is the power available to us for living, as well as for dying. In the words of John Donne, the early 17th century Dean of St Paul’s, London: “Death be not proud, thou hast died.” Christ has risen. Hallelujah! Yes, there is hope!

So, may God bless you and yours richly this coming Easter-tide, as ever.

Priest-in-Charge, Capel St Mary and the Wenhams

INTER-CHURCH MIDWEEK ACTIVITIES The following church groups welcome new members:

YOUTH GROUP Fridays at The Methodist Church, 7-9pm, for school years 7-9.

Contact The Rev Andrew Sankey, 01473 311178 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 • Thursday – 1.45-3.30pm, St Mary’s Church Hall 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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