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Generous Emily has hair cut off for charity (see page 3)
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I heard an interesting term the other day, ‘world whelm’, defined as ‘crashing anxiety caused by a never-ending, nerve-fraying news feed’. Most of us will have experienced this at some point in recent months, but I hope we can provide a brief respite. I have my moments and occasionally despair when I watch the news, but as deadline day approaches and my inbox fills with emails from groups and individuals organising fundraising events or undertaking personal challenges to raise money for charity, I find comfort in knowing there are many, many, many good people doing good things every day of the week to help others. So when ‘world whelm’ strikes, pick up your In Touch magazine to ease the anxiety and perhaps you’ll be inspired to do ‘your bit’. You don’t have to jump out of a plane! Just supporting others in their efforts, whether it’s a local event or a fundraising activity is worthy. And there’s nothing quite like the exhausted contentment you experience walking home from a local event. Somehow it makes ‘home’ a little bit more special. You’ll have no problem finding things to do or events to support this month. Your problem may be fitting it all in! There’s a Strawberry Tea at Alasdair Place, a day out to Dunwich and Aldeburgh, Henley Player’s summer show (page 9), Claydon High School’s Community Tea Party (page 12), the Fete & Flowers Weekend at Barham Church on June 10 and 11 (page 16), pig racing, live vintage music with The Three Chordettes, a barn dance, a sumptuous summer buffet (page 12), a local craft and produce fair, daily activities at the community centre and the village hall… What a list, and I haven’t even mentioned the many, many regular groups offering opportunities to join others in an activity or just to chat and enjoy a cuppa.
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FUNDRAISING FOR LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST
On May 6, Emily Sparrow, aged nine, from Claydon had one foot of her hair cut off to donate to Little Princess Trust to be made into a wig. Little Princess Trust is a charity providing real-hair wigs, free of charge to boys and girls throughout the UK and Ireland who have sadly lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other illnesses. Alongside having her hair cut, Emily is raising money for Little Princess Trust so that when necessary they are able to purchase wigs which can cost up to £500 each. The donation page will remain open until June 6 if anyone would like to give to Little Princess Trust: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/katherinesparrow1
STRAWBERRY TEA AT ALASDAIR PLACE Residents at Alasdair Place invite you to join them for strawberry tea on Thursday, June 29, starting at 2pm. There will be refreshments, a raffle and a table sale, plus a chance to look around and to view properties that are up for sale. All money raised will go to the Stroke Association so please come along and support.
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NEWS COMMUNITY GIVE AND TAKE DAY Claydon and Barham’s first community Give and Take event took place on Saturday, April 22 at the community centre. This was not a fundraiser, but rather a way of encouraging people to reduce the amount of materials unnecessarily thrown away by making use of each other’s unwanted quality household items. Local residents exchanged unwanted clothes, books, toys, bric-a-brac, furniture and electrical items which were kindly safety tested by charity The Benjamin Foundation. It was a great success with requests for another event soon. Forty people donated items and 56 people took items away for free. Any remaining non-textile items were given to The Benjamin Foundation for sale at their Foxhall Reuse Shop and unwanted textiles went in the Claydon High PTA textile recycling bank. Mid Suffolk District Council and Suffolk County Council were pleased to support the event run by Claydon High School PTA and the community centre. Craig Renton, Waste Advisor for Suffolk County Council, said: “It was great to see so many people finding new homes for all these perfectly usable goods and in doing so the event has diverted hundreds of items from costly waste disposal. Hopefully other communities will take a lead from this and try hosting similar events themselves.”
DAY OUT TO DUNWICH AND ALDEBURGH: FRIDAY, JUNE 9 Alasdair Place Retirement Complex on Drury Road invites you to join them on an organised coach trip to Dunwich and Aldeburgh on Friday, June 9. We have a large coach with tail gate for easy disabled access, but room for only two wheelchairs. If you are frail and need assistance you will need to bring someone with you for support. However, everyone is welcome regardless of age or abilities as many organisations cannot get a full coach together. The coach will leave Alasdair Place at 9.30am, returning at approximately 5pm. Other pick ups can be arranged if there are enough people in one location. The cost for the coach is £12 and if you want a two-course fish & chip meal this is extra payable on the day. If you are interested please contact scheme manager Gail Cornish – 01473 830140 / 07785 720293 – to check if places are still available and to arrange payment.
Free advice and resources for anyone wanting to host their own Give and Take day can be found at: www.greensuffolk.org/recycling
BARHAM PARISH COUNCIL (BPC)
SnOasis PARISH ALLIANCE (SPA)
Parish Clerk: Joanne Culley, 8 Lancaster Way, Claydon IP6 0DX 07717 899073 / barhampc@outlook.com
In the autumn of last year, Onslow Suffolk Ltd put in an application to Mid Suffolk District Council for SnOasis Reserved Matters to be considered – Planning Application no. 4494/16.
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Full details can be found at: www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/planning-andbuilding/planning It is important to be aware that this is not a renewal of the original planning approval for SnOasis, which remains in place. Reserved Matters cover the detail of such topics as design, appearance, transport, drainage, ecological mitigation, etc. This means that your local council and residents are not being asked whether they want the development to go ahead. Instead, the developer will put forward their plans regarding, for example, the external appearance of the ski slope, and we will be asked for comments on that and similar matters.
Report from May 2017 meeting
Suffolk Association of Locals Councils: Andrew Deveney Recreation Ground Committee: Stephen Carr and Wayne Allan Claydon and Barham Village Hall Committee: Gordon Musson Community Trust: Wayne Allan Parish Liaison: Stephen Carr, Gordon Musson and Jo Culley Barham Green Resident’s Group: Andrew Deveney Planning Sub Committee: Stephen Carr, Gordon Musson and Neil Cooper / Reserve: Darren Milward Future meetings, all 7pm at Claydon and Barham Village Hall: Mondays, June 5, July 3 and September 4
SPA is committed to working with Mid Suffolk District Council to obtain the information that is necessary for councils to be able to make informed and constructive comments. Therefore, it is particularly worrying that yet another month has passed with no information being available on any of the outstanding Reserved Matters. As the August deadline comes increasingly close, the SPA is concerned that all the information will only be available at the last possible minute, meaning that not just the SPA, but all the organisations involved in commenting, will be forced to consider a great amount of detailed information in an impossibly short timescale. This will mean that this project, which will have a great impact on the local area and it’s residents, may not be given the detailed level of scrutiny it needs, despite the best efforts of the SPA.
If you would like a specific topic discussed as an agenda item, please contact Parish Clerk Jo Culley: 07717 899073 / barhampc@outlook.com
Sadly, the delays in receiving information mean that, yet again, there is nothing new to report this month.
Wayne Allan, 831973
For further information, please email Janet Gobey, the clerk to the SPA on: snoasispa@icloud.com Regards, Steve Plume Chairman – SnOasis Parish Alliance
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Your councillors are: Stephen Carr (chairman), 831122 Gordon Musson (vice-chairman), 830759 Neil Cooper, 01449 760493 Jeremy Lea, 07956 149905 Darren Milward, 830891 And our new councillors: Andrew Deveney, 833304
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NEWS COUNTY & DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT JOHN FIELD’S REPORT TO GIPPING VALLEY: MAY 2017 I am pleased to say that I was re-elected as county councillor for Gipping Valley by a narrow majority of 30 votes, a nail biting experience for me and for my Conservative opponent John Whitehead. Thank you to all who voted for me and can I assure those who did not that I did collect their views while canvassing and will work for them just as hard as I work for my supporters. The Liberal Democrats lost three members in Belstead Brook, Hadleigh and in Bosmere where Julia Truelove retired after many years advocating improvements in services for children and young people. County Council Activities County council meetings have yet to re-start and there will be quite a period of induction activities before we really get started again. Committee positions will be re-allocated in line with the new political ratios and the dominant Conservative group will appoint cabinet members and chairs of committees. I hope to retain a position on the Scrutiny Committee where I can exert some influence on the reviews of service efficiency and on the effectiveness of policy. Time will tell, as it will for the Pension Committee where I was involved for the last four years. It will be no surprise that the dominant issue on the doorstep and in the residents’ surveys that I carried out was the repair and subsequent rapid failure of potholes. The new structure in Highways will I hope address these issues, but requires a close watch. I will now be able to follow up on the flooding, parking and mud on roads issues and, of course, the zebra crossing in Great Blakenham just as soon as I establish the new contact points in the Highways integrated teams. District Council Mid Suffolk and Babergh are pressing ahead with their plan to borrow
CLAYDON & WHITTON PARISH COUNCIL Current vacancies for parish councillors We still require three parish councillors and are anxious to fill these vacancies as soon as possible. Maybe you have recently retired from fulltime employment and now have a few hours to spare that you could use to serve your local community. Being a parish councillor is a good way to do this. If you are interested in finding out what this would involve please contact our parish clerk, without obligation, for further details. An important message for dog-walkers There have been problems with dog walkers who use the footpath which runs from Claydon Church Lane/Rede Lane through to Akenham. It has been reported that one dog has recently killed a chicken and dogs are regularly allowed to bathe in ponds on private property. Signs have been installed which indicate where the public have a right of way and everyone is asked to ensure that they do not trespass on private land in the future. Dog walkers are also asked to keep their dogs on leads at all times and to particularly avoid areas where there is livestock. Fly tipping Residents will be aware of the increase in incidents of fly tipping in the countryside, much of which is on private land which owners are required to clean up at their own expense. While we are not aware of this being
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a joint £50 million to invest in commercial property. This will yield some 7% rent they hope to be offset against the need to raise council tax. Similar investments have been successful for other councils, but the risk of borrowing from the public works loans board to invest on what is currently a falling market is for me a risk too far. I hope I shall be proved wrong, that rental yield is high and the capital value grows rather than shrinks. Parish Councils I attend almost all parish council meetings, but there are problems when they clash with school governor meetings or with each other, a common occurrence. I am asking for meetings to be arranged on different days of the week or on differing weeks. I believe I and my fellow district councillors should be available to answer your questions and hear your views. If this were a division with some obvious place to meet, a library perhaps, it would be much easier to hold regular surgeries. Compared to the market towns we are rather spread out for that. One good point is that I understand that SALC (Suffolk Association of Local Councils) is changing the guidance that has been restricting resident participation and encouraging a more flexible approach to meetings. I hope that if you can contribute more freely, you will find it rewarding to attend and challenge us all on our performance. However, the parish councillors remain the decision makers. If you have queries please phone me on 01473 831306 (you will need to say your name and press #) or 07545 423808. You can also email me at: john.field@suffolk.gov.uk Twitter @JohnFieldjd Facebook /fieldjd accounts www.johnfield.suffolk.libdems.org
a major problem in Claydon, there is evidence that waste has been dumped in some places. Therefore members of the community are asked to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity that might indicate that fly tipping has taken, or will take place. This can then be reported to Mid Suffolk District Council by telephone or using the online form at: www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/report Information regarding the type and registration of vehicles and how much waste has been dumped (together with photographs) will assist in identifying who might be responsible. Waste should not be touched or moved. The parish council is always pleased to welcome members of the community to parish council meetings and their input, via the public forum at the start of each meeting, is greatly appreciated and helps the parish councillors to be made aware of and to target areas of concern within Claydon and Whitton Rural. Written comments from residents are also welcome at any time. Please send these, including your name and address, to our parish clerk, Mrs S Eagle: 01473 687384 (answer machine available) / claywhit@btinternet.com / 7 Leicester Close, Ipswich IP2 9EX For the very latest news and information about village life, planning applications and other items of interest, please visit: www.claydonandbarham.onesuffolk.net / Twitter @claywhitpc
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NEWS SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM With summer close by, here’s just a little reminder about shed and garage security. Think about: • Fitting a good quality padlock (there are even alarmed ones that are activated if tampered with) • Checking that your door hinges are secure • Obscuring windows with a net curtain or fitting internal bars/grille • Keeping doors and windows locked • Security marking items of value with your postcode (make a note of any serial numbers and photograph items) • Install external dusk till dawn lighting and consider an alarm which can deter intruders Should you require any further advice please contact: • 101 in a non-emergency or 999 for emergency calls • Email the Safer Neighbourhood team: hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk • Follow us on Twitter @HadleighPolice • Join up to Police connect www.suffolk.police.uk/policeconnect Alternatively for any further crime reduction advice please contact the local crime reduction officer on 01473 613500 or visit: www.suffolk.police.uk Any information you may wish to pass about any crime can also be passed by calling CRIMESTOPPERS: 0800 555 111 Regards, PC287 Sarah George, Hadleigh SNT
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN’S LIFELINE MID SUFFOLK LINK Unbelievably we are now in our tenth year and to date more than 200 children have benefitted from our program coming to the UK, plus many more in Belarus who were unable to travel but received support from the people of Mid Suffolk. Having returned from Belarus with details of all of the children who will be visiting in July, we are now really busy raising the necessary funds to make sure we can cover all the expenses for bringing them here. We also want to make sure they have a great time during the visit and are able to go home with plenty of aid to help them and their families through the coming months. All of this will go towards creating memories that will last them a lifetime, a ‘forever’ gift that will be both priceless and irreplaceable. Please help us by coming to our Pig Racing night on Saturday, June 17. This event is being held in The Old Timber Barn, Church Farm, Somersham, approximately 12 minutes from Needham Market and a bit longer from Stowmarket. (See page 16) The Pig Racing is hosted by Stowmarket Lions and tickets will include a lite bite supper and dessert. There will also be a bar providing a selection of beers, wines and soft drinks. This is a family event and will take place between 6.30 and 9.30pm to allow children to attend without being too late to bed! The event provides great fun for all. Eight pigs will run in each race, each with their own jockey on board. Jockeys change pig for every race so no one pig can be identified as the fastest on two batteries. Each pig has an ‘owner’ who gets to name their pig for that race and the winning pig owner also receives a prize. Some of the best names we have had to date are: That’s an Offal Joke, Porkie Pies, Auntie Chops and Smokin’ Bacon & Cracklin Rosie. Could you do better? Get in touch and find out about sponsoring a race. Tickets for the tote are £1 each and 50% of the money from bets received will go to the charity with the other 50% being divided amongst the holders of the tickets for the winning pig. The value of each ticket is announced before the start of each race. There will also be our usual fantastic raffle with enough prizes for everyone to stand a good chance of winning. Tickets can be purchased from the Chernobyl Children’s Charity Shop in Needham Market, or by calling 07771 550868 or 07905 791207 and are £6 for adults and £4 for children under 10. With grateful thanks to all who support us throughout the year. Link Chair Elizabeth Parker
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NEWS HENLEY PARISH COUNCIL Parishes are obliged to have an annual parish meeting. The reason for this is lost in the mists of time, but no doubt goes back to an era when it was the only chance for people to find out what was going on in their community. After all, they didn’t have an email list back in the 18th century. Nowadays the annual parish meeting might feel like a bit of a chore, with me badgering people to come up with reports on their organisation’s activities over the past year and then people being expected to turn up and hear all the reports being read out. But you know what? It’s amazing to hear about all the things that happen, even in a small village like this, and fantastically impressive. Henley Athletic Football Club having their best season ever; the WI meeting every month and drawing more people into their activities; the church thriving and busy; Henley Folk Night pulling in a crowd every month; the redoubtable Senior Citizens doing their thing to the huge benefit of their members; Henley Players putting on shows to the great entertainment of the village. The golfers golf, the bowlers bowl, the school goes from strength to strength, pulling in pupils from an increasingly wide geographical area and constantly over-subscribed. And at the centre of it all, the community centre, providing a venue for umpteen events, a social centre for the activities of the Henley chefs and a real, well, centre for the community. So, the annual parish meeting does make you feel as though we live in a busy, lively, interesting place. Is it perfect? No, of course not, but is there a lot going on? You bet there is. All you need to do now is volunteer to take up the two vacancies on the parish council. You may mock, but without the parish council an awful lot of things simply wouldn’t happen. In the end, democracy travels up from the parish councils to the UK parliament, and every bit of it counts. By the time this is published the general election will be about to happen. Whatever else you do that day, use your vote! And encourage everyone entitled to a vote, young or old (especially young), to get out there and put a cross in the box they choose. If you are not on our village email list and would like to be, just send a simple request to henleyparishcouncil@gmail.com or rodcaird@yahoo. co.uk and we will sort it out. And don’t forget to keep an eye from time to time on our own website where we publish all sorts of useful (we hope!) information and contacts: www.henley.onesuffolk.net Henley Parish Council Clerk Rod Caird: 07785 331217
FOUR COMMUNITIES ACTION GROUP The Four Communities Action Group (4CAG) was created in 2010 by members of the churches of Barham, Claydon, Great Blakenham and Henley. We aim to work together as four parishes to develop new activities and support networks, especially for those in need, and to provide spiritual support and encouragement with a view to enhancing the lives of all members of the community. We currently have five organisations under our umbrella. Meet ‘n’ Eat Lunch Club The Meet ’n’ Eat Lunch Club meets at noon on the first Friday of each month at the Parish Rooms in Great Blakenham. For only £4, we serve a choice of soup with a roll and butter, then home-made puddings with cream or custard and a cup of tea or coffee. In addition, we offer the chance to sit and chat with old friends, make new friends, play a game of bingo, win the raffle and have a bit of fun. If you need more information, telephone Mike on 07805 507497 or just come along on the first Friday of the month with your friends – you will be very welcome. The Book Club Do you fancy reading something different to what you would usually choose? The Book Club has a few places left for new members on the last Thursday in the month at The Crown at 10.30am. Just come along and join us for a light-hearted discussion on the book we’ve chosen to read (we don’t go in for debating the author’s use of metaphors!) and perhaps the moral or social implications raised. The Gipping Valley Art Society We meet every Tuesday afternoon at Great Blakenham Parish Rooms. We are a small, friendly group who enjoy art. We take our own materials and have our own ‘projects’ for painting in various medias, including watercolour, acrylic, oils, pastels, pencils and ink. Membership is free but we pay a weekly subscription to cover room hire, refreshments and so on. We hold a local exhibition of our work once a year and also show our art at other exhibitions and attend small shows and galas. We are open to invitations to have a stand or stall at local events and can be contacted on the telephone numbers shown below. If anyone is interested in joining our group we are now taking contact details as the group membership is almost full for the size of the room. Please contact Ann (secretary) on 01473 831031 or Margaret (treasurer) on 01473 830135. 4Ever Young Men’s Club The 4Ever Young Men’s Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 10.30am in the Crown at Claydon. We’re visiting the Museum of East Anglian Life in May, and our June meeting is the AGM when we will be electing a new chairman and secretary to take the club into 2017/2018. For more information, contact Mike Biddle on 07805 507497, or just turn up on the third Wednesday of the month – you will be very welcome. The Knitting Group Do you enjoy knitting or want to learn how to? The Knitting Group meets in the lounge at Alasdair Place on the first Thursday in the month from 10.30am-noon. We pay £1 towards refreshments. You can bring along any knitting you want, but if you need ideas, we have plenty. At the moment some of us are knitting small teddy bears for the fire brigade to take for children involved in incidents or hats and scarves for the soup kitchen.
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Dancing to: Ducking and Diving with caller: Phil Smith
Saturday 1st July 2017 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Henley Community Centre, Church Meadows, IP6 0RP Bar, Raffle, Cakes and BBQ
Raising money for
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Hannah Woods, originally from Witnesham and now a student at Durham University, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in the summer of 2017 to raise money for COCO, a charity which helps the education of children in East Africa
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On: 2nd July 2017 Welcome drinks from 12.00pm, Meal at 1.00pm Tickets £20 adult, £7.50 children under 12 In aid of The Sick Children’s Trust and St.Peter’s Church Henley For tickets please contact Margaret Gerrard on 01473 831463 or Sarah Hazelwood via minesapimms@gmail.com
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Thursday 1
Sunshine Service Slimming World
10am-noon 5.30 & 7.30pm
Church Lane Claydon Ipswich IP6 0EG 01473 831805 / info@candbcc.co.uk
Saturday 3
Private Hire Private Hire
11am-5pm 5.30-11.30pm
Monday 5
Barham PC Meeting
7-10pm
Tuesday 6
Mums and Tots
1.15-3pm
Thursday 8
General Election
7am-10pm
Friday 9
Stowe School of Dance
4-5.30pm
Saturday 10
Private Hire
1.30-5.30pm
Monday 12
Craft Addicts
1-4pm
Tuesday 13
Mums and Tots Women’s Institute
1.15-3pm 7.30-10pm
Thursday 15 Young Families Silver Surfers Slimming World
9.30-11.30am 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Friday 16
Stowe School of Dance
4-5.30pm
Tuesday 20
Mums and Tots
1.15-3pm
Thursday 22 Young Families Silver Surfers Slimming World
9.30-11.30am 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Friday 23
Stowe School of Dance
4-5.30pm
Monday 26
Craft Addicts
1-4pm
Tuesday 27
Mums and Tots
1.15-3pm
Thursday 29 Sunshine Service Silver Surfers Slimming World
10am-noon 11.30am-2pm 5.30 & 7.30pm
Friday 30
4-5.30pm
Stowe School of Dance
For more information on village hall activities visit the Claydon and Barham website and follow the links. Hall bookings now only online.
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Facebook: claydonandbarhamcommunitycentre Daily activities currently include the Community Café, Monday to Saturday inclusive, zumba on Monday evenings and karate from 4.457pm on Tuesdays with junior and senior classes. The club opens the bar at 7pm until approximately midnight and we have indoor bowls most weeks and occasionally ladies darts. Wednesday is bingo, with the bar opening at 7pm until approximately 11.30pm. The bar doesn’t open on Thursdays and on Friday there is karate again from 4.45-7pm and the bar opens until approximately 12.30am. On Saturday the bar opens at noon through until 3pm and reopens again at 7pm, through till approximately 12.30am. On Sunday we open at noon and usually close around 5pm. The hall has received a lot of bookings enquiries, some well into next year. So if you are thinking of hosting an event, party or celebration at the club please call us ASAP to reserve your dates. Forthcoming events include an 80s Tribute night on Friday, June 23, 8pm until late. The tickets cost £7.50, optional 80s dress code. On Saturday, September 23 the community centre is hosting a cabaret event featuring the extremely talented Richard Whymark. Richard is a comedy magician, ventriloquist and impressionist and was voted one of East Anglia’s funniest comedians. We also have the very talented Mr Terry Lee Travis, an accomplished solo singer and entertainer. Doors open at 7pm with entertainment due to start at 8pm. We were fortunate to receive funding from a variety of sources to help towards the purchase of an AED defibrillator. Donations were received from Claydon & Whitton and Barham Parish Councils and from the short mat and indoor bowls clubs, together with In Touch money and money raised from the Christmas cake raffle. The defibrillator is now ‘live’ and is situated on the outside of the premises. Our sincere thanks to everyone involved.
BRAMFORD COMPUTER CLUB Now that the May Bank Holidays have passed, the Monday (7.30-9.30pm) and Wednesday (10am-noon) groups will meet every week in June. Cost £2 per session, with membership of £1 per school year now payable in September. We meet in the room above the Methodist Church and aim to help you to get the most out of your computer. Why not give us a try?
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OUT & ABOUT AFTERNOON TEA DANCE WITH THE THREE CHORDETTES
SPEND AN EVENING WITH JULIET BARKER
The Three Chordettes bring you an afternoon of traditional afternoon tea and live vintage swing music at the Loraine Victory Hall, Bramford IP8 4AL on Saturday, June 24, 2-3.30pm. Tickets (£12 including afternoon tea) are available from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/thethreechordettes For more information, contact Sarah – thethreechordettes@gmail.com / 07508 472142 – or visit: www.thethreechordettes.co.uk You can also follow The Three Chordettes on Facebook, Twitter @ ThreeChordettes and Instagram.
Juliet Barker is a historian specialising in the Middle Ages and literary biography. Her books include The Brontës, Conquest and the bestselling Agincourt. Her latest book is The Brontës: A Life in Letters, described as “exhilarating because it is a portrait of six extraordinary people in their own words”. Juliet will be appearing at the Ipswich Institute Reading Room (15 Tavern Street, IP1 3AA) on Wednesday, June 7 as part of Suffolk Book League’s 2017 programme of events. Doors open at 7pm with the event starting at 7.30pm. General admission is £8 (members £4). Students free with ID. Tickets to be paid for on the door. Reservations can be made by emailing: tickets@sbl.org.uk
CLAYDON & BARHAM WI BAR-CLAY MUSIC MAKERS LOOK AHEAD Following another successful panto in January 2017 (Goldie Locks and Some Other Guys), Bar-Clay Music Makers are gearing up for our next production. With no fewer than six scripts to choose from at the recent AGM, members voted by a large majority for The Little Mermaid. This original show, written by BMM member Linzi Hall, will be staged on the last two weekends of January 2018. But first you are invited to a read-through on Wednesday, July 12 and auditions a week later on July 19, both at 7.30pm in Claydon and Barham Village Hall. Director Linzi Hall and assistant director Tom Hitchcock look forward to welcoming members old and new (including youngsters who will be in Year 6 in September 2017) to join in the fun, on stage, back stage or front of house. What better way to fill those long winter evenings? For more information contact Vera Rogers: 01473 836972 / vera.rogers1@btinternet.com
IPSWICH MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE 5 Route 5
Town/village
Location
Time
MIP/5A
Sproughton
Church Lane
9.10-9.25am
MIP/5B
Sproughton
Wild Man
9.30-9.45am
MIP/5C
Bramford
St Mary’s Close
9.50-10.05am
MIP/5D
Bramford
Paper Mill Lane
10.10-10.25am
MIP/5E
Great Blakenham, Chequers
10.35-1055am
MIP/5F Great Blakenham, Blue Leighs Mobile Home Park 11-11.15am MIP/5G
Baylham
Post Box
11.25-11.45am
MIP/5H
Claydon
Crown
11.55am-1pm
MIP/5I
Claydon
Edinburgh Gardens 2.05-2.20pm
MIP/5J
Barham
Bacon Road
2.25-3.50pm
MIP/5K
Bramford
Packard Place
4-4.30pm
2017 DATES: June 6, July 4, August 1, August 29, September 26, October 24, November 21, December 19
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Our resolutions evening on May 9 engendered much debate on the subjects Alleviating Loneliness and Micros Plastics in the Sea. The latter subject brought up things most of us did not know. Apparently, 1,900 micro plastics can be rinsed off one garment – 140,000 per washing machine load. These are from synthetic fabrics. Natural items like silk, cotton and wool are far better for the environment. The resolution was passed by all, and our delegate will take this result to the national AGM in Liverpool. Our competition for homemade scones and biscuits was won by Pat N, joint second Barbara and Linda P. We next meet on June 13 when Jane Sago presents Super Scrimpers. The competition is a favourite cheap supper recipe. Should anyone wish to get in touch we will be pleased to hear from you. Please ring Barbara on: 01473 832330
GREAT BLAKENHAM OVER 50S CLUB The club is open to anyone of that age living not just in Great Blakenham but anywhere in the surrounding area. We meet from 2-4pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the Parish Room, Stowmarket Road, Great Blakenham. The cost per meeting is £1.50 which includes whatever activity is programmed for the afternoon, refreshments and raffle. On afternoons when we may play a couple of games of bingo the tickets are £1 each. Members take it in turns to make the tea. The Parish Room is the building with a green door more or less opposite the Chequers Public House, with its own parking area at the rear. It is fully accessible for anyone in a wheelchair and has disabled facilities within. In April we had an Easter themed social afternoon which included a yellow raffle and at our meeting on April 24 we were pleased to see Peter Banham on a return visit with his interactive talk on old sayings and their meanings which everyone found very entertaining and informative. We were also pleased to welcome Maureen and Michael Hall, Gill Glaister and Pam Rudland as new members to the club. Our programme up to our summer break is: June 14: Social Afternoon with Brenda June 28: A visit by Hannah Barton from the Citizens Advice Bureau explaining the work they do and the services they provide to the community July 12: Social Afternoon with Sandra July 26: Summer Tea Party with entertainment by one of our members, Dot Chapman, on her accordion As you can see we have quite a varied programme. New members are always welcome but if you would just like to come along and see what goes on we will be pleased to see you. Jackie Durrant, 01449 672690
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OUT & ABOUT BRAMFORD TREFOIL GUILD The guild met on May 8 and had a short but interesting insight into Riding for the Disabled by Judith whose granddaughter Hannah uses the facility. Our meeting on June 5 is a trip to Sandringham. I’m sure the members who are going will have a wonderful time and I hope the weather is good to them. In July we are meeting at the Washbrook Brook Hotel and going on a nice walk.
HENLEY MOTHERS’ UNION Mothers’ Union is an active campaigner on many issues to do with family life. One of the most successful recent campaigns is the Bye Buy Childhood campaign which aims to empower families to challenge the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood through positive action. Mothers’ Union believes that children should be valued as children, not consumers. For more information on the campaign visit: www.byebuychildhood.org Parents will find useful information including internet safety on the ParentPort website: www.parentport.org.uk Visitors and new members are always welcome to our meetings, so why not come along and find out more? Future meetings are: Monday, June 12 at 6pm: Visit to Otley Hall Monday, July 10 at 7.30pm: Wave of Prayer Service at the Bishop’s Chapel
Saturday 17th June Grand Pig Racing Evening! Including Lite Bite Supper Bar serving a range of Beers, Wines & Soft Drinks
Tote and Pig Races hosted by Stowmarket Lions
Doors open 6:00 pm first race 6.30 prompt To be held at: The Old Timber Barn, Church Farm Church Lane, Somersham IP8 4PN (10 mins from Needham Market)
Tickets £6.00 each under 10’s £4.00
Tickets available by calling 07771 550868 or 07905 791207 Also available from CCLL Charity Shop Needham Market; 9 Coddenham Rd. A Charity event for Chernobyl Childrens Lifeline Registered Charity Number: 1014274
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For more details and meeting locations contact Clare Thomas: 01473 832808 / clare.thomas@btinternet.com
HENLEY WI At our last meeting we had a visit from John Goodhand who gave a talk entitled Cabbages and Kings, which had us all guessing as to what the topic would be. It turned out to be all about old pub signs. Pubs and their signs are disappearing at a frightening rate, which is very sad as much social history can be found in many of these signs. John has been collecting unusual signs now for over 50 years and had many amusing anecdotes about many of them. His talk was most interesting and provoked many questions afterwards and much discussion during our refreshment break. Next month is our resolution meeting followed by a quiz. Also later this month a group of us will be going to Shelley’s (the restaurant at Suffolk New College) for afternoon tea. We went last year and had a marvellous time so decided we couldn’t miss the opportunity to try it again.
STOWMARKET AND DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB The meeting on Wednesday, June 28 at Needham Market Community Centre is an open meeting. Doors open at 7pm and there will be craft and plant stalls, handbags, scarves, jewellery and other interesting items. The demonstration, titled Rosabundance, will be given by Mrs Katherine Kear and will be followed by refreshments and more opportunities to look at the stalls. Admission is £5 for members and £8 for visitors. Any queries, please contact chairman Vicki Hease: 01449 770900
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CLAYDON HIGH SCHOOL
As I write this article, we are heading into summer and it’s hard to believe how quickly this year has flown by! We are now coming to the end of the GCSE examination period and Year 11 students have made the most of revision days and catch-up clubs, demonstrating maturity and commitment as they approach their final exams. They have contributed greatly to school life and we wish them all the very best of luck and hope that all their hard work is rewarded with success. I would like to take this opportunity to thank parents/carers of Year 11 for their support during the last five years. Students are looking forward to celebrating the end of their exams at the school prom on June 22. In May, we were delighted to hear that Claydon High School achieved accreditation for transforming practice under SSAT’s Framework for Exceptional Education. The Framework for Exceptional Education is a self-review and planning tool incorporating SSAT’s 30 years of experience in school improvement. Co-developed with a group of high-performing schools and reviewed by leading academics, the framework supports schools in quality assuring their work and sharing effective practice. To achieve accreditation as transforming in practice, two other high-performing schools and an independent moderator from SSAT reviewed us. SSAT’s Chief Executive, Sue Williamson commented: “For a school to be accredited for transforming practice is a real credit to their team and the quality of the work that they are doing.” I would like to take this opportunity to thank my dedicated team of staff for their hard work and support. On Tuesday, May 2, students in Years 7 and 9 took part in a three-day ‘Humanutopia’ workshop. An external group of skilled team leaders visited the school and worked with both year groups to guide them through a process that helps them to reflect on some of the major issues and barriers that young people face. On day one, using the flagship programme ‘Who am I?’, Year 9 students were asked to consider how their past actions have led them to be the person they are today and to identify what changes they need and may want to make. It was an opportunity to realise that they can be in control of their life, their future and their own destiny. At the end of this powerful experience, they were given the opportunity to become advocates and ambassadors by volunteering to become a ‘hero’. Day two was spent with these new volunteers, training them in how to be effective Hero Mentors for students in Year 7. On day three, the Hero Mentors helped facilitate the ‘Who are You?’ experience to the whole of Year 7 as a kick-start to mentoring them. The aim of this project is for students to get involved with activities that have an impact upon their own personal development, but in
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doing so they make a huge contribution to a better community and society by ‘being the change’ they wish to see in their world. Last month a large number of Year 10 students applied and were interviewed to be prefects. Claydon High School appoints prefects each year to undertake various roles and responsibilities around the school, both during the school day and at extra-curricular events. This is a perfect role for students in Years 10 and 11 who want to take on extra responsibility, extend their experience, develop leadership skills and provide themselves with opportunities which will support their applications to sixth form, college or an apprenticeship. The interview process is quite formal and applicants were questioned about the qualities they possess to be an effective leader as well as their solutions to making an impact on the future development of Claydon High School. As usual, I was very impressed, not only by the original and creative ideas that students presented to us on the day, but also the effort and commitment that all applicants had put into the process. Prefects are expected to establish and maintain the highest standards of behaviour and attitude at all times, providing a positive role model for other students across the school and I have no doubt that the successful candidates will do a fantastic job when they are trained and take up their posts in September. On Tuesday, June 27 and Wednesday 28, we will be putting on our Claydon Spotlights Show. The cast have been extremely busy rehearsing and are looking forward to showcasing their music, drama, dance and performance skills. Tickets are now on sale and can be obtained at reception from 8am-4pm. We hope you will be able to join us for a fantastic evening. Both performances start at 7pm with refreshments available. Congratulations to all the students who took part in this year’s sponsored fancy dress fun run. There were some great costumes and £2,557 was raised. This money has been spent on outdoor table tennis tables for use at lunchtimes. Finally, we have lots still to look forward to in the last half-term of this academic year including: Sports Day, Year 5 Primary Arts Festival, Community Tea Party (see page 12), Transition Days, GCSE Art Exhibition, Headteacher’s Praise Tea Party and Sports Award Evening. If you would like to visit the school and see us in action, please come along to one of our open mornings. The next one is on Thursday, June 22. Please telephone my PA, Mrs J Pedersen, to book a place: 01473 836110 Headteacher Mrs S Skinner
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SCHOOLS CLAYDON PRE-SCHOOL 100 CLUB
CLAYDON PRIMARY SCHOOL
April prize-winners No 30: Linda Firman £15.90 No 2: Alison Brown £7.95 No 42: Lisa Read £2.65
The children came back refreshed from a lovely Easter break and have been busy learning about their new topics and enjoying the sunshine – which means they get to go onto the field for break and lunchtime.
New members are welcome at any time. Entry is just £1 per month and the draw takes place on the last Friday of each month from September through to July. The more entries we get the greater the prize money and all money raised is used to enhance the lives of our children. For an entry form please contact Nadine Harrison: 01473 831857 / admin@claydonpreschool.co.uk
CLAYDON PRE-SCHOOL Well hasn’t the first half of summer term gone quickly? We have all enjoyed the week long break, ready to see the last half term before the six week break. The children who will be leaving us to move on to Reception have been having lots of information and visits to help them with their transition in September. All the children are enjoying being able to play in the garden and see how all the fruit and vegetables are growing. They can’t wait to try them. There have been lots of activities going on to help the children bring on their creative side. From September 2017 the government is introducing free 30 hours funding. This means that working parents who both earn the equivalent of 16 hours at National Minimum Wage (£115.20) or more per week and less than £100,000 per year (or just one carer if a single parent) will be eligible to claim up to 30 hours of funding. You can register at Childcare Choices to see if you are eligible and also register for the Government Childcare Vouchers Scheme. The pre-school will be open for the five weeks in August of the summer holidays. Any child from two years old to Reception age is welcome to attend. We will be open from 9am to 3.30pm. Prices are £20 per day (bring a packed lunch) or £12 for half day (9am-noon or 12.30-3.30pm). Further information and a booking form are available from the pre-school. If you would like an application form or any further information please contact Lisa Read, administration assistant: Claydon Pre-school, Old Scout Hut, Thornhill Road, Claydon IP6 0DZ / admin@claydonpreschool.co.uk / 01473 831648
CLAYDON & BARHAM YOUNG FAMILIES Claydon and Barham Young Families is a Mothers’ Union project which has been run by Mothers’ Union members and supporters for 26 years. We welcome mums, dads, carers and grandparents from Claydon, Barham, Great Blakenham and the surrounding villages with babies or children under five. Entry is just £1.50 per family. This month we meet on June 15 and 22 from 9.30-11.30am in Claydon and Barham Village Hall. At our regular sessions we enjoy imaginative play, singing and lots of fun. Families can enjoy a different craft activity with a theme where children can be creative and try out different materials to produce an individual masterpiece. Playdough and all sorts of toys that encourage children’s imaginative play and physical and social development are available. It’s a good opportunity for parents and carers to meet others with pre-school children or babies. There is also a prize draw for the children. This month we would like to wish a happy birthday to Coby and Isaac. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can make friends and enjoy some valuable play. Hope to see you there. For more information contact me on 01473 833788 or check our listing on Netmums.com.
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Our Year 6 pupils have been working extremely hard this academic year in the build up to their impending SATs. We are very proud of how dedicated and committed they have been to their learning outside of school as well. Many of them have been using revision books and completing additional homework tasks, as well as using the various online programs we have available to them. Also, a huge thank you to parents, carers, siblings and all the other adults and family members at home who have supported them to do this. Everybody at the school wishes all of our year pupils the very best for SATs week. We have had a special visitor in school who came to assess our teaching of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) across Key Stage 2. Marina Dixon, the Linguamargue assessor, spent the day with Mr Wardrop, who is our MFL subject leader, to observe the teaching of French, discuss leadership of MFL across the school and complete a learning walk. She was extremely impressed with what we have in place in school, the quality of the teaching of French, the profile of French across the whole school and our plans for the future. We were therefore awarded the Bronze Linguamargue, which we are delighted with and are already working towards silver. A huge thank you and well done to Mr Wardrop (pictured with our new multicultural ambassadors) for all his dedication, and our staff and pupils. Many of our pupils attend clubs outside of school and we always love hearing about them and their achievements. We were delighted to hear that seven of our pupils who are part of the CDC Streetdance team recently won the National United Dance Organisation Championship. As a result of this they will be competing in the UDO World Streetdance Championship in August, which is being held in Glasgow. To help fund the trip they have been carrying out various fundraising activities and to support them they held a cake sale at school and managed to raise £237. We can’t wait to hear all about it when they come back in September. The school council recently had a breakfast meeting at the Community Café to interview Jill (who used to work at CPS) about her new adventure for our next newsletter. The children thoroughly enjoyed their squash, banana muffins, pain au chocolat and fruit while they fired questions at her. We found out all about her favourite cakes to bake – as well as her favourite cakes to eat – what her biggest challenge has been setting up her own business, what she misses about CPS and much more. You will have to read the next newsletter to find out all the answers. Many of our Year 5 pupils have become games leaders over recent weeks, where they organise and manage games for younger pupils at lunch time. Each week Miss Ashcroft introduces a new game to the leaders for them to then organise and run throughout the week with pupils from all year groups able to join in. The Year 5 pupils have been doing a fantastic job and have demonstrated great leadership skills and really contributed to make lunchtimes more fun and active, especially for our younger pupils. As the end of the school year draws nearer there is much to look forward to including our Year 4 residential to Blaxhall, Nursery visit to Alder Carr Farm, Year 5 and 6 production, numerous sporting events and competitions and much, much more.
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HENLEY PRE-SCHOOL
We write this still wrapped up in three layers of thermals hoping that you’re reading it in much more ambient conditions. This half term has flown by and the children have been working harder than ever, particularly Years 2 and 6 who have been concentrating on their SATs. We have lots of treats for all the children during the summer, let’s hope we get one.
Henley Pre-School is located in the village of Henley, a short five minute drive from the centre of Ipswich. We operate from the Boughton Room in Henley Community Centre and have sole use of a lovely outdoor garden which allows free flow play throughout the session. Session times are Monday to Friday 9am-noon and noon-3pm with an optional lunchtime club each day. We open term time only.
Our Class 1 children have been making very good use of their lovely new garden. The slide is especially popular and the all-weather surface means they can take their learning outside as often as possible.
This term the children have been busy in the garden planting strawberries, runner beans, potatoes, peas, spinach and herbs and we are planning on developing our flower bed over the next few weeks. Many thanks to Bob, our wonderful volunteer gardener, for all his hard work with the children which has transformed our garden.
We now know who our new Reception children will be, some of whom are siblings of current children, but we will also be welcoming some new families to our school. We hope they will enjoy the induction sessions which will be with us before we know it. Class 2 had a visit to Ipswich Library at the end of April. The children were given a tour that included the amazing Northgate Room with its stained glass window and the basement containing a vast collection of music scores and mechanical bookshelves. Classes 3 and 4 have also been treated to a musical feast with visits to Ipswich School to hear an African choir. It was an exciting experience for them and hopefully will have inspired them to use their voices in a more melodic way than usual. We have two more exciting pieces of news. Watoto (Swahili for children), our new wraparound childcare provision, has started up. It has been received enthusiastically in its first few weeks and we have happy and engaged children to vouch for it. Our second major piece of news is our impending conversion to academy status as a member of the Consortium Multi Academy Trust. The trust comprises like-minded small primary schools passionate about providing outstanding education without sacrificing the familiarity and congeniality that a small school can provide. We are very excited about the conversion and feel that this move best secures the future of the school for many years to come.
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We have also been looking at pets and have put together a pet board of photos of all our lovely cats, dogs, rabbits, fish, ducks, horses and even a rhea. The children have also enjoyed various craft and cooking activities and we will soon be thinking about Father’s Day and transition to school. We aim to provide a safe, friendly and stimulating environment where children can expand their own individual and creative skills through imaginative and social activities. We cater for the individual needs of the children and ensure quality of opportunity through carefully planned activities to help them develop in all areas of learning. Come to our open day on Saturday, June 24, 10am to noon. Refreshments will be available and plenty of fun, family activities to take part in. Our friendly, qualified staff will be on hand to chat and answer any questions you may have. If you already attend our pre-school we would love to see you and if you are thinking about sending your little one this is the ideal opportunity to find out what we do. We look forward to meeting you. Bridget and the team
BRAMFORD TENNIS CLUB In an earlier edition of In Touch we alluded to some exciting developments at Bramford Tennis Club and we are pleased to finally be able to share those developments with the local community.
As I write, the outdoor season is two weeks old and our Tuesday and Wednesday teams have made an impressive start. Tuesday A team has played two and won two, as have the Tuesday B team. Our new Tuesday C team narrowly lost the one match they played. The Wednesday team has also played two and won two and the Monday and Thursday teams started their campaigns on May 8.
Firstly, we have completely relaunched our club website through which we are now able to offer access to online memberships, online court booking and a range of coaching services. The site is fully responsive so that it supports laptops, tablets and mobile devices. Feel free to have a look around via the following link:
Social occasions will be held throughout the summer and non-members are always welcome. Details will be published later.
As part of the relaunch of the club website we are offering reduced membership rates for adults, families and juniors looking to try tennis for the first time, or those returning to the game after a prolonged absence. These special rates represent significant savings over normal membership and are offered on a limited basis at adults £25, juniors £10, family £60, so act quickly to secure your place by visiting the membership page.
MEET AND GREET DAYS AT CROWLEY PARK Our meet and greets on April 22 and 29 were successful so we are holding another one on Saturday, June 3 at 10.30am. Please come along and enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit. Bowls and basic instruction will be provided, but if you just want to watch and chat that’s fine. Although bowls is an ideal sport for the active older person, remember YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BOWL! Contacts: Pat Hadden, 01743 831308 / Alistair Bailie, 01449 720759
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Finally, we are very excited to tell you that adult and junior coaching will be returning to Bramford Tennis Club from this summer. Coaching will be delivered by Carl Douglas who is an LTA Accredited + Coach with many years experience. Carl is also one of the national coaches for Tennis for Kids, the flagship programme for junior beginners run by the LTA. More information is available via the coaching page on the website. There has never been a better time to get involved in tennis in the UK with the success of Andy Murray and Jaimie Murray in the men’s game and Jo Khonta in the ladies game. So why not get involved in the wonderful sport of tennis yourself by getting in touch and meeting us out on court?
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CHURCH NEWS THE CLAYDON GROUP OF CHURCHES The Church of England in Claydon and Barham, Henley and Great Blakenham We offer you a warm welcome to all our events and services. For enquiries about baptisms, weddings and funerals contact: Priest-in-Charge, The Revd Carl Melville, Claydon Rectory 01473 833542 / carlmelville@hotmaill.com
Weddings May 6: Cassandra Evans and David Chilvers May 20: Karen Tomkins and Alan Havelock
Or visit: www.claydonchurches.com
NEWS Pentecost Picnic, Sunday, June 4: All are welcome to picnic in the rectory garden, Back Lane, Claydon, from 12.30pm as we celebrate Pentecost. Please bring a picnic and something to sit on. Music and singing will be provided. All welcome.
SERVICES IN JUNE Barham Church: every Sunday at 10am Henley Church: every Sunday at 10am Great Blakenham Church: every Sunday at 11am Trinity – what is God like? Sunday, June 4: Gt Blakenham Church, 11am Sunday, June 11: Henley Church, 10am Sunday, June 18: Barham Church, 10am Our series of family@church continues with Trinity. Refreshments available, all welcome. Sunday, June 4 – Pentecost 8am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion 10am Quiet Communion 11am family@blakenham 12.30pm Picnic and Praise
Barham Church Barham Church Henley Church Gt Blakenham Church The Rectory Garden
Sunday, June 11 – Trinity Sunday 8am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion 10am family@henley 11am Holy Communion 4pm Songs of Praise
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Sunday, June 18 – Trinity 1 8am Holy Communion 10am family@barham 10am Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion
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Sunday, June 25 – Trinity 2 8am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion 10am Café Church 11am Elevenses@GB 6.30pm Evensong
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Sunday, July 2 – Saint Peter’s Sunday 8am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion 10am Patronal Service 11am family@blakenham
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Further services can be found on our website. Hall Bookings Barham Church Hall: Zoe Groom, 831804 Gt Blakenham Parish Room: Paul Corbett, 830201 Henley Church Vestry: Margaret Gerrard, 831463 Funerals April 28: Peter John Bennett May 2: Malcolm George Beales
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Sunday’s Cool: A traditional Sunday School is starting at Gt Blakenham for any children within Henley, Claydon, Barham and GB. It will run on the second and third Sundays (June 11 and 18, July 9 and 16) from 10.30am in Gt Blakenham Parish Room. Under fives should be accompanied by an adult. Older children can be left unattended. Stories, games, songs, loads of fun! It’s free – no need to book. For more information, contact Irene: 01449 676567 Fete and Flowers, Saturday, June 10/11: This year is the 70th successive year for our popular church fete. As last year, we’ll be using the church grounds as the venue for the fete at 2pm on the Saturday. The church will be open all weekend with displays of flowers. We have been fortunate to secure sponsorship of the flower arrangements from Andrew Bingham Funeral Directors and the church will be well worth a visit over that weekend. We will finish the weekend with a Songs of Praise at 4pm on the Sunday. You can vote for your favourite hymn to be sung using the slips in church. (See page 16) Barham Family Barbecue: On Sunday, June 18 at 4.30pm at Barham Church, we invite families and individuals of all ages to our church barbecue. Tickets are £2.50 for adults, £1 for children. For tickets contact: 831079 / 831804 Slice of Summer: On Sunday, July 2, after our 10am Patronal Service, we invite you to a sumptuous summer buffet at Home Farm, Henley. Welcome drinks from noon, with musical interludes from various acts and choirs. Tickets from Margaret: 831463 (See page 12) Barham Hall Picnic Band Concert: The first 200 tickets for this year’s Picnic Concert on July 8 have already been sold. As before we will provide great music in a great setting, but the quality of the food, drink and company is up to you. Unfortunately, none of us can guarantee the British weather, which is why we offer a discount for buying in advance. Before May 31 tickets are £11, after that date they’re £14. Gt Blakenham Doggy Day: Saturday, July 15, 11am-3pm in the Parish Room and garden. Following on from last year’s successful Doggy Day, this year’s event will have all things to do with dogs, including doggy competitions, grooming, refreshments, tombola and raffle. Everyone welcome. Pet Service: A special Pet Service will take place at St Mary’s Church, Great Blakenham on Sunday, July 30 at 4pm to celebrate all God’s creatures. Please bring along your animals for a blessing. Refreshments for humans and animals provided. J-Team Reunion 2017: This year we are celebrating our 30th year of J-Team. This year J-Team runs from August 9-11 at Barham Church. To book see our website. To celebrate being 30, we’re having a re-union. If you or your children have ever been to J-Team in the past, please come along to Barham Church at 10am on Sunday, August 13. If you know others who have attended, please pass the date to them too.
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CHURCH NEWS OTHER SERVICES AND EVENTS Friday, June 9: Alasdair Place Communion Service Saturday, June 10: Claydon and Barham Fete, Barham Church Sunday, June 18: Family Barbecue, Barham Church, 4.30pm Wednesday, June 28: St Peter’s Court Communion Service Sunday, July 2: A Slice of Summer, Home Farm, noon Saturday, July 8: Open Air Picnic Band Concert, evening Saturday, July 15: Great Blakenham Doggy Day, 11am-3pm Sunday, July 30: Pet Service, St Mary’s Church, GB, 4pm Saturday, August 13: Great Blakenham Church Quiz night, 7pm LETTER FROM THE VICAR By the time you’re reading this, we may have passed Pentecost, ‘Pent’ because it comes 50 days after Easter. We’ve celebrated Easter, we’ve celebrated Jesus returning to heaven, and now we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God. Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit when he lived and walked on earth. He described the Holy Spirit as the ‘Comforter and
Advocate’. Although Jesus couldn’t stay with us here on earth forever, the Holy Spirit can. When I speak to people, almost everyday, about their journey through life, it seems everyone, Christian or not, has encountered the Holy Spirit at some point in their lives. For some, the encounter comes in difficult times, such as an illness or at the loss of a loved one, or when they’ve said a quick prayer, even though they’ve never attended church before. For others, the encounter comes when they are helping those in need, sitting quietly, or being loud! So, the Spirit is comforter and advocate for us. The Holy Spirit is not a ghost (although we often say Holy Ghost). The Holy Spirit is God’s life and breath at work in our world – in your life – at this very moment. Felt ‘something’ when praying? Been moved to tears when thinking about life? Need inspiration? Come and encounter the Holy Spirit with us. The Rev Carl Melville
CROSS IN A BOX It will soon be time to vote again in the general election. This quiz question came upon a TV game show this week: “How many general elections have there been since the launch of the iPhone?” I don’t think I would have got the answer right and the contestant on the show didn’t get it right either. It was costly to him, as he would have won £7,200 had he got the answer right. We will have the opportunity to put a cross in a box at this next up-andcoming election. We will have the different manifestos to look at and updates on each party’s campaign each day on the news in order to weigh up the choices. We may even get fed up with it all! We know that we will have up to 10pm on the day to vote before the doors close. At a previous general election, one of my brothers wanted to be the last person to vote, but unfortunately he left it too late and found the doors closed and had missed the opportunity to put his cross in a box. In the same way we still have the opportunity to consider the life of Jesus, who He is, why He came and what He did. Joshua made a decision and said “as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD”, based on what he had experienced. So will you put a cross in the box this general election and more importantly take the time to discover who Jesus is and make a decision about Him? I thought you might like to know the answer to the quiz question correct at the time of the programme. Answer: 2 WEEKLY EVENTS Tuesday: Weekly Prayer Meeting, 9.30-10.30am Wednesday: Home Group, 10-11.45am Thursday: Home Group, 7.45-9.30pm Friday: Children’s Club (primary school age), 6.30-7.30pm Sunday Morning Service: 10.45am-noon We’ll be having a cream tea followed by well-known hymns on Sunday, July 2 at 4pm. For more information contact: info@blakenhambaptist.org.uk 01449 720357 www.blakenhambaptist.org.uk
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ON THE GRAPEVINE QUESTIONS ON CASH With Independent Financial Adviser, Nick Plumb
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE LAUNCHED WITH APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS Suffolk Libraries is launching this year’s Summer Reading Challenge and appealing for volunteers to help inspire thousands of children to get reading this summer. The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every year during the summer holidays and helps to get three quarters of a million children into libraries across the country. The number of children taking part in Suffolk has been increasing every year since 2013. It’s a fun way of encouraging children to keep reading during the holidays and is produced by the Reading Agency and delivered by libraries. The theme for 2017 is Animal Agents and a whole host of clever creatures has been created, ready to solve all kinds of crimes. The animal characters have been brought to life by Tony Ross, illustrator of the Horrid Henry series. The idea is for young children to read six library books of their choice and collect special stickers and other incentives along the way. A key part of the campaign is encouraging children to visit the library and speak to someone about the books they’ve read. The role of volunteers is vital to the success of the Summer Reading Challenge and it’s a chance to really make a difference to children’s reading and literacy skills. You just need to be able to come to the library for an hour or two every week during the holidays. Anyone interested can contact their local library or register online via: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/src Krystal Vittles, Suffolk Libraries Development Manager and Children’s Lead, said: “The Summer Reading Challenge is a very important campaign for us. Children’s reading can dip during the long summer holidays if they don’t have regular access to books and encouragement to read for pleasure and every year it seems to get more popular in Suffolk’s Libraries. Although it doesn’t start until July, the role of volunteers is vital so we’re always keen to get people on board as early as we can. It’s a great opportunity to get some experience working with children, it’s very rewarding and is something people of all ages can get involved with.” The Summer Reading Challenge will be running in all the county’s libraries and this year children coming to the new Suffolk Libraries Local sessions in Shotley, Red Lodge and Moreton Hall (which is due to launch in May) can take part too. In 2016, 8,260 children signed up to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge in Suffolk supported by hundreds of volunteers. There is no other free reading activity that involves so many children, introduces families to their library, encourages children to choose books freely and independently and is endorsed by parents, teachers and the Department for Education. For more information visit: www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk
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Jeanette from Ixworth asks: “I read with interest an article that you published on a financial advice website, where you indicated how it is possible for a married couple to save inheritance tax by having an Interest in Possession Trust drafted in their wills. My husband passed away just over a year ago and we did not do this with our wills before he died. Is there anything I can do now to save the potential inheritance tax that my children will face?” A classic example of using an Interest in Possession (IPDI) Trust is that of a married couple, who want to reduce inheritance tax for their children. Under the will of the first partner to die an IPDI Trust is created, allowing the surviving spouse the trust income for life but preserving the trust capital for the children. When the surviving spouse dies the trust ceases and the capital will then pass to the children. The surviving spouse would be the ‘life tenant’ and the children would be the ‘remaindermen’ of the trust. Although the trust assets do not actually belong to the life tenant, for inheritance tax purposes, they would be treated as if they owned them. Thus, when the ‘life tenant’ dies, the assets of the IPDI are aggregated to their estate and inheritance tax is due on the whole amount (minus any Nil Rate Band allowances). However, the IPDI buys the surviving spouse and the wider family another two or seven years. The trustees of the IPDI trust can either elect to invest the assets of the trust into assets that qualify for Business Property Relief (BPR) or they can make gifts into other trusts or absolute gifts of capital to the remaindermen. If the trustees invested into BPR qualifying investments, the life tenant could take an income from the investments for life, but the capital value of those assets would be outside the inheritance tax regime after just two years. Thus, on the death of the life tenant after two years, the assets of the trust would pass to the remaindermen with no inheritance tax being due. The good news for you Jeanette is that there is still a window of opportunity for you to take advantage of an IPDI Trust for your inheritance tax planning. Believe it or not, you can effectively ‘turn time back’ to a point before the death of your husband and re-make his will to include an Interest in Possession Trust, as if he had done this himself. This process is called a Deed of Variation. Providing all the beneficiaries are in agreement, it can be effected within two years of the date of death of your late husband. A notional will takes this process a stage further, allowing you to create a will for someone who died without one. Again, this must be done within two years of the date of their death. Nick Plumb is an Independent Financial Adviser and Practice Principal at Plumb Financial Services. Post your questions to Nick at Plumb Financial Services, The Old Police House, Baylham Business Centre, Lower Street, Baylham IP6 8JP, email nick at nickplumb@aol.com, or telephone him on 01473 830301. Nick’s answers to reader’s questions in this column are provided only as a general guide and do not constitute personal financial advice. Any readers who require advice should contact Nick to arrange a complimentary and without obligation initial consultation to discuss their own position and requirements. Plumb Financial Services are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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