In Touch with East Bergholt - October 2015

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I was busily, and rather angrily, removing ice-pop wrappers from down the side of the sofa when I heard Jack say “Is that a real boy mum? Is he really dead?” Needless to say I turned rather quickly to discover that Jack was sitting on the floor watching the news. It was the horrific story of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old who drowned as his family tried to flee from Kobani to Europe. The image of his tiny body being carried from the beach was still on the screen, but at that moment it was the shock on Jack’s face which made me catch my breath. What was I to say? Jack often sits to watch the news with me and we have had some good discussions about elections, bank robberies and the like, but was this a subject I was prepared to deal with?

I sat beside him on the floor and we listened to the end of the report together. Aylan drowned after the boat ferrying him from the Turkish beach resort of Bodrum to the Greek island of Kos capsized, killing 12 passengers. Aylan’s five-year-old brother, Galip, and his mother, Rehan, were also among the dead. His father, Abdullah, was the only family member to survive. Aylan’s journey was supposed to end in sanctuary in Europe; instead it claimed his life.

DEDHAM FILMS The Assembly Rooms, Dedham There is no monthly film in October, but please check out the full programme for the Village Film Festival in Dedham, Langham, East Bergholt, Polstead and Wivenhoe, from October 2-18 (see page 4 or visit: www.villagefilmfestival.co.uk).

DEDHAM FILMS LIVE Friday, October 30, 7pm: Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch, live from the Barbican Theatre Tickets £10 from Shakespeare House Gallery, Dedham High Street, or online at: www.dedhamfilms.co.uk

I then tried to explain why Aylan and his family were in the boat, but the subject is just too big and too complicated for a five-year-old to digest. The image of Aylan, pictured face down in his red shirt and blue shorts, has shocked the world and highlighted the plight of desperate people caught in the gravest refugee crisis since the Second World War. Suddenly my token donation to ActionAid felt entirely insufficient so I abandoned the sofa and Jack and I went to the post office to make a donation. Jack donated the contents of his money box saying “this is for Aylan’s daddy”.

We can learn a lot from children, not least how to be better humans.

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NEWS

THE VILLAGE FILM FESTIVAL

From Friday, October 2 to Saturday 17, seven local venues in North East Essex and South Suffolk will be screening new and classic films from British and world cinema. A weekend film-making course for 12-18 year olds will be run by Signals of Colchester on October 3 and 4. For further details of this event and all other information please visit: www.villagefilmfestival.co.uk

2.30pm Close Encounters of the Third Kind (PG), Constable Hall,

East Bergholt

VILLAGE FILM FESTIVAL 2015 PROGRAMME

7.30pm The Imitation Game (12A), Constable Hall, East Bergholt

Key: S: Speaker / St: Subtitles / U: Universal FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 7.30pm The Salt of the Earth (12), Nottage Institute, Wivenhoe

7.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd (12A) (S),

Assembly Rooms, Dedham 7.30pm Withnail and I (15) (S), Duchy Barn, Dedham

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 2.30pm Dark Horse (PG), Assembly Rooms, Dedham 2.30pm Au Revoir Les Enfants (PG) (St), Duchy Barn, Dedham

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

2.30pm My Life as a Dog (PG) (St), Constable Hall, East Bergholt

2.30pm The Tales of the Princess Kaguya (U) (St) (S),

William Loveless Hall, Wivenhoe

7.30pm Frank (15), Constable Hall, East Bergholt

4pm

The Spirit of the Beehive (U) (St) (S), Nottage Institute, Wivenhoe

7pm

Still Alice (12), Langham Community Hall

7.30pm X + Y (12), William Loveless Hall, Wivenhoe SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 3pm

My Accomplice (15), Nottage Institute, Wivenhoe

5pm

Avengers – Age of the Ultron (12A), Langham Community Hall

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Timbuktu (12A) (St), Nottage Institute, Wivenhoe

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 7.30pm Force Majeure (15) (St), Assembly Rooms, Dedham 7.30pm Selma (12A) (S), Duchy Barn, Dedham 7.30pm Leviathan (15) (St), Constable Hall, East Bergholt

7.30pm London Road (15) (S), Assembly Rooms, Dedham FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 7.30pm The Battle of Britain (U) (S), Polstead Village Hall SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 4pm

The Tales of Beatrix Potter (U), Polstead Village Hall

7pm

Ex Machina (15), Langham Community Hall

A short film will be shown at the beginning of each main feature selected from the Best of Colchester Film Festival’s Short Film Competition 2014.

Speakers will include film producer Richard Johns, Time Out film critic Nigel Floyd, film writer and lecturer in film studies James Clarke, and writer Sydney Bayley.

Tickets range from £3 to £5. Book online at www.villagefilmfestival.co.uk/tickets or for local screenings go to: Dedham: The Shakespeare House Gallery

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

East Bergholt: The Fountain House Tea Rooms

2.30pm A Most Wanted Man (12) (S), Assembly Rooms, Dedham

Langham: The Community Shop

2.30pm The Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (12A)

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EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL Matters at the August meeting • Seven planning applications were considered – recommended four refusals and three approvals • Recycling – Clerk awaiting update from Mid-Suffolk – may be sited in the high school • Councillor Abbs accepted as representative of parish council on Constable Country Medical Centre Patients Participation Group • Remedial works have commenced on Red Lion Car Park convenience block and car park low walls prior to parish council taking over • Approval given to parish council contributing to sports pavilion

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window replacement • Application for contribution towards Action Group for Views Consultant report not agreed due to legal restrictions on making Section 137 payments • Agenda item for September – Footpath proposal along B1070 as contained in Suffolk Highways consultation response to Moores Lane Development application (overtaken by receipt of amendment

by Knights to the Moores Lane Planning Application which will be dealt with under planning in September) Valerie Ayton, parish clerk

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NEWS CONSTABLE COUNTRY MEDICAL PRACTICE Update following March CQC inspection We wrote to all patient households back in May informing you of the outcome of the CQC inspection on March 10 and assuring you that the practice was committed to addressing all the concerns highlighted by the CQC and improving the service we offer to patients.

Since then, we have been working very hard, and we hope this hard work is being reflected in the service you experience. Although the following list is far from exhaustive, I hope this update reassures patients that we are making good progress: •

We have changed the way we process clinical correspondence.

The practice receives literally hundreds of items of clinical correspondence every day including test results and hospital discharge letters. We now have a robust system for processing these and every single item is seen by a doctor.

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We have established a new Patient Participation Group (PPG).

We have 13 excellent PPG members who represent a wide spectrum of patients. We are working closely with them to ensure we understand patient needs and make improvements to the practice.

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We have launched a new appointment system which we hope will improve access to our clinicians. We don’t want patients to feel they need to queue at either site or phone at 8am to get an appointment. We now have more pre-bookable appointments and many of these are available to book online. Also, any patient who contacts the practice and needs advice from a doctor will get an appointment to see or talk to a clinician the same day.

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The practice has made a concerted effort to ensure we learn from any incidents. This includes positive events, for example genuine emergencies being handled in an effective manner, as well as problems experienced by patients.

The practice now has regular meetings where we review complaints and incidents, patient feedback from the website or comment cards, and our clinical performance, e.g. prescribing and referral rates. We review all this information with the aim of improving efficiency and offering our patients a better experience.

In such a busy environment, issues will inevitably arise. However, when this happens we aim to deal with them quickly and effectively, and to learn from them so they don’t happen again. Overall, I hope you can

see an improvement in the service we provide. If you have had cause to contact the practice recently then please let us know how we fared using either Friends and Family or PPG comment cards available in the waiting areas, NHS Choices, or via our website.

Syria Appeal Dr Ayache would like to thank all patients who have donated bedding to the Syria Appeal over the last couple of years. The response has been extremely generous and all items donated have been transported to Syrian refugees. Unfortunately, the cost of transportation is now prohibitive and we are unable to accept any further items.

Punctuality for appointments Occasionally, patients are late for appointments due to unforeseen circumstances such as traffic delays, and we try to accommodate these patients if possible. Recently, however, we have seen an increase in patients arriving up to 40 minutes late for their appointment. As our clinicians are generally fully booked through the day, accommodating these patients would cause our clinicians to run late which we don’t think is fair to others. If you are late for an appointment you may therefore be asked to rebook at another time.

Flu Clinics Eligible patients who are unable to attend our flu clinics on October 6 at East Bergholt or October 15 at Capel are asked to contact the practice after October 15 to book an appointment at one of our mini flu clinics which will be scheduled weekly. If patients wish to decline any of the vaccinations offered, please inform the practice.

Training days A reminder that the practice will be closed from 1pm on the following dates for staff training: Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, November 12 Wednesday, December 9 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

PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP (PPG) From Kathy Pollard, chair of the Patient Participation Group (PPG) at Constable Country Medical Practice

practice and Healthwatch Suffolk to monitor your views. We are also looking at how other PPG groups operate so we can learn from them.

The Patient Participation Group (PPG) had its first meeting on July 22 and we have been meeting every two weeks since then.

An early priority has been to discuss the improvements being made by the practice following the inspection by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year. On your behalf we want to ensure that all issues highlighted for improvement are being addressed.

PPG members will be attending the two flu days in October. We will have badges on so we can easily be identified. A list of the 13 members is on display in both waiting rooms, along with photographs and contact numbers.

We have also discussed, amongst other things, how best to engage with you, the patients of the Constable Country Medical Practice. We’ve had two comment boxes installed in the waiting rooms and will be working closely with the

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Although our role does not include dealing with the details of individual complaints, we can advise on the complaints process. We do want to hear about issues which affect patients generally, such as difficulty getting appointments – and your experience, good or bad, with the new appointments system.

We would also like to be made aware of any

problems you have with transport to and from either surgery. East Bergholt and Brantham already have volunteer driver schemes and it would be great if we could set these up in all the villages covered by the practice. If you would like to volunteer to transport patients to appointments at either Capel or East Bergholt surgery we would be grateful if you would either fill in a comment card at the surgery or email us at: constablecountryppg@gmail.com PPG members have volunteered to attend parish council meetings across the practice area as part of making the group more visible and accessible. We also intend to publish meeting agendas and minutes on the practice website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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NEWS NOTES FROM THE CASE – Suffolk’s first Co-operative Pub! Well done to all our supporters – we’ve reached our £100,000 fundraising target!

In September we reached another milestone for our community pub, raising £100,000 working capital following our community purchase of The Case is Altered.

When we launched our share offer in October 2013, our target was to raise £350,000 to buy, refurbish and reopen the pub, and have a contingency fund. The initial share offer barely raised enough money to buy the pub, and when we got the keys in February 2014 we had no working capital at all.

Our Christmas menu will be available from Wednesday, December 2 to Christmas Eve. Full menu and prices are shown on our website and available at the pub. Book now to avoid disappointment.

Please note we will be open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day but will not be serving food.

For more information on these events and details of our Christmas menu, please visit www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk, follow us on Facebook (www. facebook.com/SaveTheCaseBentley), call The Case on 01473 805575 during opening hours, or email us at: savethecase.bentley@gmail.com

We therefore decided to adjust our plans and build the business gradually, initially operating with volunteers and serving drinks only, and postponing our major refurbishment until early 2015. We set a new target to raise the remaining £100,000 needed to achieve our objectives, with the running total displayed on a chalkboard outside the pub.

Over the past 18 months we successfully raised this amount from a variety of sources, including trading profits (boosted by our fantastic volunteers who have generously given their time and effort), new share subscriptions, grants and donations.

We have recently been asked whether it is still possible to buy shares in The Case, and can confirm that new share subscriptions are still very welcome. Although we have raised £100,000 it doesn’t mean we have this amount in the bank at present (most of this money has already been ploughed back into the business) and further improvements and repairs to the building will be required in future. Just as importantly, we want to encourage as many people as possible to become involved in the ownership and running of the pub – the more members we have, the more of a community pub we become!

COMING UP AT THE CASE • Quiz Nights: Saturday, September 26, October 31 and November 28.

Food served 6-8pm, quiz starts at 9pm.

• Children’s Halloween Party: Sunday, November 1, at 4pm.

• St Edmund’s Day: Friday, November 20 – a medieval theme night to celebrate England’s true patron saint.

• Mini Craft Fair: Saturday, November 28, 10am-noon • Senior Citizens’ Christmas Lunch: Wednesday, December 16 • Carol Singing: Sunday, December 20, from 4pm • New Years Eve Party Night From Saturday, October 3 our opening hours at the weekend (except when we have events on, see above) will be noon-3pm and 6-11.30pm on Saturday, and noon-4pm and 7-10.30pm on Sunday.

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NEWS REPORT TO PARISHES, Mid-Samford Ward: September 2015 Babergh District Councillor, Fenella Swan SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

SUFFOLK DEVOLUTION

Housing Revenue

The Devolution Working Group is continuing to work on putting a potential bid to government for a ‘Suffolk Deal’. They are planning later this month to present their proposals to councillors at Suffolk’s eight councils and gain support.

The Scrutiny Committee met in August and received a report on the Housing Revenue Account and Income Collection Performance.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are responsible for the administration and collection of rent from all council properties (both houses and garages). The total sum of collectable rent collected across Babergh in the year 2015/16 is £17,191,467. Progress has been made since the beginning of the year to improve collection rates while creating efficiencies and improving the service to tenants. With changes to welfare benefits and the introduction of Universal Credit later this year it is recognised that how rent is collected will need to continually evolve and it is anticipated that the cost of collection may increase. This is as a result of benefit payments being paid directly to tenants rather than straight to the landlord. This cultural change will be significant for both landlord and tenant.

Corporate compliments, Comments and Complaints Annual Report Babergh has introduced a new corporate compliments, comments and complaints process which has enabled the provision of consistent information across the organisation by service area over the past year.

The council is trying to improve the services that are provided for the customer and this is one way that dissatisfaction can be identified. The statistics and information are shared with the management board and relevant teams on a regular basis and any specific areas for concern can be identified and acted upon.

VISION DOCUMENT The Babergh Conservative Group have released a Vision document setting out its objectives for the next five years. These include expanding the retail, leisure and heritage offer in the district’s market towns, protecting and sympathetically enhancing rural growth areas, increasing social and affordable housing stock and introducing better infrastructure to support growth in homes, jobs and the economy. The Vision document recognises the need to collaborate across borders, working with councils like Braintree District and Essex County to deliver on projects like the Western bypass for Sudbury.

CUSTOMER SERVICES Babergh are offering more and more services online including information, application forms, Report it, Request it, Pay for it, and many others.

There are PCs that customers can use in the reception areas at Needham Market and Hadleigh and customers can also access free PCs at Sudbury Advice Centre and at the various CABs. Fenella.swan@babergh.gov.uk

REPORT TO PARISHES, Mid-Samford Ward: September 2015 Babergh District Councillor, Sue Carpendale Devolution proposal by Suffolk Councils Central Government’s ‘growth objective’ means that the ‘local’ economy and people’s choice of home and location will impact on councils over a wide geographical area; they must work together beyond administrative boundaries. New proposals from Suffolk were lodged with government early in September for devolved powers to run locally functions currently delivered centrally.

The so-called Northern Powerhouse plus other metropolitan and unitary councils are already heading down that route in a bid to reduce costs, as well as to improve and co-ordinate services for people in need. Suffolk is one of four bidding groups from two-tier areas (i.e. with both county and district/borough councils).

This is a politically-led process. The Suffolk Public Sector Leaders (SPSL) group, chaired by Babergh’s Leader Councillor Jennie Jenkins, has set up a devolution working group. The aim at this stage is to formulate some broad principles and ideas to open a conversation with government. Areas in the frame are: education and skills, health, housing and productivity, and growth. More details will emerge in coming weeks, but the proposed outlines will be put to all Suffolk’s councils for endorsement during September.

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Accommodation update The current political context will affect issues such as Babergh’s office accommodation review – especially where to locate the joint back-office staff teams. During the next six months there will be some rationalisation of where officers are located and how existing space at the two sites is deployed.

Land supply and development pressures Every council must have a ‘five-year land supply’, plus an annual build target for the number of new homes. For Babergh this is 300, but last year only 173 were built. For the so-called functional clusters of villages and settlements of Capel St Mary and East Bergholt these are the figures: Basically this means we are way below target, both for Babergh and various core villages. It’s therefore inevitable that development applications of some size will be coming forward. With new applications, there is ‘a presumption in favour of sustainable development’ provided the proposal is in line with the local plan. This means social and economic factors, not just ‘environmental’. Once a site is developed, another must come forward to replace it to keep the supply going. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk

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NEWS STOUR VALLEY ARTS AND MUSIC REPORT TO PARISHES: DODNASH WARD, SEPTEMBER 2015 Babergh District Councillor John Hinton Government business is starting to get going again after the summer slowdown. It never stops but holidays and parliament recess means that important decisions are delayed.

The bid for devolved powers will have been submitted, but at the time of writing local councillors have not been told what has been requested. I think that Suffolk is too small to take on much in the way of extra powers, certainly without there being a net increase in costs! The lack of a physical barrier, we butt up to Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire, means that it is difficult to predict the effects of cross border activity. Housing for instance tends to be demand generated and that demand appears to be from migration, particularly from Essex. There are still several large developments working through the system, but the release of more planning documents make prediction of an outcome more difficult. Imagine a game of soccer where the goal gets bigger or smaller and even the ball changes shape and size! Welcome to the foggy world of development control!

The 65th season opens on Sunday, October 18 with a concert given by the *Trio Isimsiz generously supported by Scrutton Bland, Colchester.

Their name is Turkish for without a name. All three members enjoy success individually. Erdem Misirlioglu (piano) was a concerto finalist in the BBC Young Musicians Competition in 2008, Pablo Hernán Benedí (violin) is a member of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, formed by Alina Ibragimova, and Michael Petrov (cello) represented the UK in the European Concert Halls Organisation Rising Star series during the 2014/15 season.

Programme: Schubert, Notturno in E flat D897; Beethoven, Piano Trio in D op 70 no 1 (Ghost); James Macmillan, Piano Trio 14 Little Pictures (1977); Brahms, Piano Trio in C minor op 101.

The concert will take place at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt on Sunday, October 18 at 4pm. There is car parking behind the Red Lion Pub in Gaston Street. Bring a cushion.

Trio-Isimsiz by Kaupo Kikkas

I have recently caught a couple of the old Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister repeats. The dialogue and manipulation of events make the real world look like a comedy programme!

I need a break, so please forgive an absence of comments and reports in the next issue as I am going on holiday. I will return refreshed and with new news as soon as I can. Hopefully there will be some positive news on the A12 campaign.

Councillor John Hinton Dodnash Ward, Babergh District Council

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The season continues with: Sunday, November 1, 4pm: Extra event Young Musician’s Concert at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt Sunday, November 22, 4pm *Eeden Quartet with guest Graham Oppenheimer (viola) at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt *Thursday, December 3, 8pm Lecture by Professor John Deathridge – Historic Buildings, Magnificent Performances: Evoking the Lives of Great Classical Composers – at East Bergholt High School, Heath Road Sunday, January 10, 4pm *Antara Duo (harp and flute) at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt Sunday, January 31, 4pm *David Owen Norris piano, Camilla Scarlett violin and Jonathan Byers cello at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt Saturday, February 20, 7.30pm: Extra event Jazz concert: Beauty of the Bossa Nova with singer Georgia Mancio performing Brazilian jazz at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt Sunday, March 13, 4pm *Family Concert with Red Priest, Pirates of the Baroque, at St Mary’s Church, East Bergholt Tickets: weatheralld@btinternet.com / 01206 298426 / www.svam.org.uk * Event included in season ticket.

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Yoga for strength, flexibility and peace of mind. Including asana (physical poses) for strength and flexibility, pranayama (breathing practices), mudras (hand postures), mantras and meditation. First class £5, block of three £30.

www.little-acorn-csc.com / Facebook BUBLE, SHUFFLE AND CRUMBLE Presented by 1st Lawford Scouts • Friday, October 23, 7.30-10.30pm: Shuffle Shuffleboard tournament. A competition for teams of three. Prizes for the winners. Adults £3 and children under 16 free.

• Saturday, October 24, from 7.30pm: Buble Michael Buble tribute act, live band from the DARC and real ale. Tickets £10, children £1, including a ploughman’s supper.

• Sunday, October 25, from 11am: Crumble Steak and real ale pie, seasonal vegetables and apple crumble, £9pp.

Lunch served at 1pm. Please book your tickets in advance.

sarah@yourspace-online.co.uk / 07956 664702 www.yourspace-online.co.uk/yoga-classes FREE VALUATION DAY Bishop & Miller Auctioneers is holding a free specialist valuation day at The Venture Centre on Tuesday, November 10, 10am-2pm. They are based in Stowmarket and regularly hold valuation days throughout East Anglia and auctions every other month at their premises. The valuation days are free of charge and no appointment is necessary. Items are welcomed for consignment to auction.

Items for valuation include: jewellery, wrist watches, silver, gold, fountain pens, books and maps (pre-1900), pocket watches, works of art, clocks, scientific instruments and slides, tribal art, ceramics and antiquities, coins, medals, militaria, paintings and antique furniture.

Admission by ticket only. To book or for further information contact Ann Robinson, (01206 393093) or Mick Lang (01206 395581).

Bishop & Miller Auctioneers: 01449 673088 / enquiries@bm-auctions.co.uk www.bishopandmillerauctions.co.uk

All proceeds to the Urology Cancer Support Group Colchester.

MUSIC IS FUN WITH JO JINGLES Enrol now for your first free class.

Jo Jingles is the country’s largest pre-school music and movement provider. We aim to give young children a fun introduction to music, singing and movement. Each week we run age specific classes that are tailored to meet the needs of your little one’s age group. Babies from as young as three months can join and for a limited time, babies up to five months in age can join for free! And what’s best about Jo Jingles is as your child grows and develops, so do our classes, meaning you can enjoy this special time with your child right up until they go to school.

In our themed classes your child will get to use at least two musical and percussion instruments each week, enjoy lots of action and movement songs, sing nursery rhymes, play with our fantastic props, dance to our classical music and so much more! Classes run at the Lawford Venture Centre on Thursday mornings in term time from 9.30am. Get in touch now to book your free trial class.

Call Beth on 07877 343307 or email: jojinglestendring@hotmail.com

EAST BERGHOLT DRAMATIC SOCIETY East Bergholt Dramatic Society presents a mysterious thriller, 13 Past Midnight by Billy St John, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 26, 27, and 28 at 7.30pm in the Constable Hall.

The action takes place in the games room of Victor Winslow’s mansion.

Attendants at his party from the show-biz world are expecting to have a murder mystery party. Do they get more than they bargained for?

Be prepared… With a variety of characters, this play will keep you on your toes in suspense, as well as amusing you with its witty comedy.

Tickets will be on sale from October 28 at East Bergholt Post Office, priced £6 if ordered in advance and £7 on the door if there are remainders. You may also book by calling 01206 396674 or texting 07891 974844.

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OUT & ABOUT

BUMPER BOOK SALE On Saturday, October 17 at Manningtree Methodist Church, 9.30am-2.30pm.

Free admission, everyone welcome.

BRANTHAM LEISURE CENTRE Upcoming events New to the club: Sons of Boudicca (live band), October 3 at 8pm Halloween disco for children, October 31

CONSTABLE SINGERS

Firework’s Night, November 7, from 7pm

Our last concert on Saturday, July 11 at Stratford St Mary Church was warmly received with everyone dancing in the aisles at the invitation of the choir.

Voodoo Child (live band), November 28 at 8pm

We went to The Brantham Bull for a meal in August where there was a power cut after our starter course. A rendition of Shine a Little Light On Me was sung and a miracle happened as the lights returned just as we finished the song. Chef invited us to sing again after our meal and we were more than happy to oblige.

Christmas HELLOFADO, December 6, 11am-4pm Christmas lunch, Christmas Stalls and a visit from Santa.

All events open to members and non-members.

For more details on any of these events please contact: 392506 / info@branthamlc.co.uk

We meet each Thursday at Lambe School at 7pm, apart from the second Thursday when we meet at Holton Village Hall. Songs from the musicals and popular songs make up the majority of our repertoire. New members very welcome. No audition and a free first session when you first come along.

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT ST MARY’S EAST BERGHOLT

For further details contact Yvonne (01206 298428) or Mel (01206 298628).

The church will be beautifully decorated especially for harvest, and the decorations will be open to the public from Saturday, October 3. The arrangements will incorporate the Experience Harvest Stations that will be the focus for reflection when the primary school children visit the church on October 6 and 7. There will be a collection of non-perishable food for the foodbank. Cash donations will go to Ipswich Night Shelter.

HADLEIGH CHORAL SOCIETY Hadleigh Choral Society’s autumn concert takes place at St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh on Saturday, November 21, at 7.30pm. The programme includes Faure’s much loved Requiem and Pavane, and Poulenc’s Gloria.

Special Service, October 4, 10am

On the afternoon of October 4 we will be hosting the Ecumenical Harvest Festival at 4pm. All welcome.

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The Colchester Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Phelps, will perform Franck’s Chorale No 1. Soloists Julie Roberts (soprano), Owain Browne (baritone), with John Cooper (organ).

Tickets (£14 / £12 concession / £2 under 16) are available from The Idler bookshop, High Street, Hadleigh, or on the door. www.hadleighchoralsociety.org.uk Saturday, November 14 7.30pm at The Assembly Rooms

QUIZ NIGHT Hosted by The Friends of St Mary & St Michael, on Friday, November 13 at Mistley Church Hall, starting at 7.30pm.

Tables of six to eight, tickets £8.50 each. Fish and chip supper but please state your preference when ordering; options include chicken, sausage or vegetarian burger and chips. Bring your own drinks and glasses.

Contact: Valerie McLachlan (01473 327164) or Judy Ward (01206 397330)

Seadog Supper with Fish and Chips and Sea Shanties in aid of Friends of Dedham Church Fancy dress optional Bottle of champagne for best dressed Tickets £15 from Dedham Pharmacy, High Street, Dedham CO7 6DE

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New Wolsey Theatre, October 8-10 From October 8 to 10, Transport, the critically acclaimed Folkstone-based theatre company behind Invisible, 1001 Nights and Elegy will present a brand new devised production, The Edge, at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich.

Inspired by real life narratives taken from the south coast of England and the Sundabans in India and developed in collaboration with leading lecturer in coastal oceanography Dr Ivan Haigh, The Edge is an extensive exploration of climate change and migration.

Based on an encounter between two people from different cultures that encompasses myths from the sea, the history of human migration, the formation of rivers and seas, the piece has been devised and directed by Douglas Rintoul and the creative team behind Elegy.

A woman steps into the English Channel. A man is swept up by a great storm in West Bengal. Two decades later their children meet on a beach by an English town that’s been abandoned to the sea. She’s training to swim the Channel. He’s a climate change refugee.

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Powerful and poetic, The Edge is a love story between two people from different continents and cultures, connected by weather patterns and the shared experience of a radically changing world.

Douglas Rintoul, Artistic Director of Transport Theatre, was awarded the British Council Connections through Culture Award to visit the Sundarbans in West Bengal India where he worked with the Kolkata based theatre company Ranan, drawing real life narratives from an area directly on the frontline of climate change.

The company also worked with young adults in Folkestone, developing an audio and visual work exploring narratives from the Kent Coast. Combining this quantative research from two different continents, Rintoul’s production questions what it really means to live on the geographical edge and explores the universal issue of climate change.

Developed in collaboration with leading lecturer in coastal oceanography Dr Ivan Haigh, with music by award-winning composer Raymond Yiu, The Edge fuses text, movement, music and projection to transport its audience between continents, exploring the place where the sea meets the land.

To book call 01473 295900 or visit: www.wolseytheatre.co.uk

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OUT & ABOUT CAPEL LIBRARY NEWS Capel St Mary Library celebrated its 30 year anniversary with a special event on September 8 with previous staff members and library users.

The library was set up 30 years ago after local residents raised money to extend the village hall and create a permanent library. Jackie Harman has been library manager for the last eight years.

Pictured left: Library Manager Jackie Harman and former manager Eileen Blomfield

Jackie said: “It’s been really good to celebrate with the community. It’s not just Capel we serve, it’s East Bergholt, Tattingstone, Bentley, Copdock and Manningtree, so we are used by a wide network. We just want to say a big thank you to the support of the friends group and the village.”

The library is planning to launch additional activities soon, including a Minecraft Club on Sundays and is screening a performance of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors on Wednesday, September 30 at 1.45pm as part of the Suffolk Libraries Presents... arts programme. The screening is of a performance filmed at the Globe Theatre which is being screened using the latest digital equipment.

Tickets are £8. Call 01473 311699 for more information or visit: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/presents The Summer Reading Challenge was an excellent success with 95 children finishing the scheme by reading six books throughout the summer break. Children were presented with their medals and certificates at a presentation on Sunday, September 13. All Capel Primary School children were also awarded a Book Smart badge in recognition of their achievement. Well done to all who took part. A big thank you goes to

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all our willing volunteers and to the younger volunteers who spent time with us during the scheme.

Baby bounce continues every Tuesday afternoon this month at 2pm.

Capel Library Book Group meets on Friday 16 at 2.30pm.

We will be a collection point for Samaritans Purse, otherwise known as The Shoe Box Appeal. Information leaflets will be available telling you what you can put in the box and how to make payment.

Opening times Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm Friday: 2-5pm & 5.30-7.30pm Saturday: 9am-3pm Sunday: 10am-3pm Tel: 01473 311699

FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARY August 1 marked the third anniversary of the formation of Suffolk Libraries, and with it the establishment of friends groups at all the libraries in Suffolk. Capel Library was 30 years old at the beginning of September, so there is much to celebrate.

Suffolk is almost alone in that all its libraries are still open, with enhanced equipment and improved services to the community. When you consider that the budget has been cut by 30% from the old county council budget for 2010/11, you begin to appreciate the value that has been added by the friends groups. Given the cuts that Mr Osborne still intends to make, we suspect that more will be expected of friends groups in the future. But this is local service being delivered with the help and support of local people, and the friends group provides a forum where we can provide for our own local needs.

If you haven’t joined yet, make a resolution to do so.

The winners of the September draw were Clive Powell (£10) and Marion Parnell (£5).

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NEARLY NEW SALE Capel St Mary CEVC Primary School is planning a Nearly New Sale on Saturday, October 17, 1.30-3pm, in Capel Community Church, Days Road, Capel St Mary.

Maternity clothes, baby equipment, clothes (aged 0-11 years), toys, books and games will all be on offer.

There is a 50p entrance fee but children go free.

Do you have any baby or children’s items that you would like to sell? You choose the price – 70% goes to you, 30% goes to our charity (plus a £1 administration fee per seller).

For more information or a free seller’s pack, contact Lisa (01473 312248) or Jo (01473 730771).

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OUT & ABOUT SURA SUSSO: RURAL KORA ON TOUR

STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Recent meetings Following our August break, during which we held our popular summer lunch at the Venture Centre, our autumn programme recommenced on Wednesday, September 2 with John Floyd speaking on Electric Tramways of East Anglia. This interesting talk was followed on September 16 by Catherine Dell recounting a past holiday visit entitled The Lost World of the Incas with many colourful slides.

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Arts La’Olam is proud to present Rural Kora on Tour, a series of world music concerts featuring Gambian virtuoso Sura Susso and the entrancing music of West Africa. The tour ends at East Bergholt Old Hall on Sunday, November 1 The Kora, a traditional harp, much like a lute with its complex arrangement of 21 strings, creates beautiful fluid rhythms across a range of styles from high-energy dance anthems to sacred lyrical ballads. Ancestral stories and legend are told through the music of the Kora forming an essential part of the rich heritage of West Africa.

This series of relaxed afternoon concerts provides a unique and uplifting opportunity for everybody, particularly families and children, to become immersed in the vibrant music and folklore of a proud culture and enjoy the talents of one of Africa’s finest musicians.

This remarkable meeting of African music with rural villages has come about through the kind generosity of Arts Council East, Essex County Council Arts Development, Babergh and Mid-Suffolk District Councils, Norfolk County Council, North Norfolk County Council, Colchester Soup, Suffolk County Council and East Donyland Parish Council.

On October 7 Grant Elliot will speak on Monopoly – Not Just A Game and Probus member Paul Oliver will present Quiz Time in Manningtree.

Please note, we now meet at the St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree.

New members Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, be 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 opportunities 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

The last concent takes place at East Bergholt Old Hall on Sunday, November 1. Doors open at 2.45pm and the performances last one hour, 3-4pm. Children are invited to bring a cushion.

Tickets are £10 which ensures entrance for up to two adults and two children. Tickets may be available on the door, but are available to purchase in advance at local outlets and at: www.wegottickets.com (search for Sura Susso).

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STOUR VALLEY U3A – 2015 PROGRAMME October 14: Signs of the World by Mark Davis of Flitwick U3A November 11: The EU – What is it all about? by EU civil servant Elisabeth Sweeney Meetings are held at the Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP, at 2.15pm, on the second Wednesday of the month. No booking required, all welcome. Donations of £3 requested from guests. Annual membership: £12 Publicity contact: Ian Rose, 01206 392870 Membership contact: Alma Bowen, 01206 299055 www.stourvalleyu3a.org.uk

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OUT & ABOUT VILLAGE LINK CLUB For our September talk, Gerald Jenkins spoke about the Berlin Wall, giving us some of the history which led up to it being built.

Following the defeat of Germany at the end of the Second World War, Germany was divided into three regions, British, American and Russian.

Berlin was in the Russian sector, but it was agreed that, as the capital, it should also be divided into three sectors. As time progressed, the Americans, and to a lesser extent the British, were ploughing money into rebuilding and reviving the economy in their sectors. Russia did not have the funds to do the same in theirs, so ‘Russian’ Berliners were moving into the neighbouring sectors.

The Russians decided this had to stop so the wall was built. Russian funding eventually dried up and as the economy collapsed the East Berlin people were reduced to a life in poverty and began attacking the wall to get to a better life. The troops guarding the wall had also become dejected at not being paid and did not repel them. When the people realised this they became bolder and large breaches began to appear.

Thus began the destruction of the entire wall.

Our next talk on October 14 will be on plant heritage, presented by Jim Marshall.

FUTURE TALKS Sound Safari; It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas; History of Advertising; Lady Alice de Breyne; NT coast of East Anglia; Secrets of the Royal Jewels; The Galapagos Islands.

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. After the August and February meetings, we normally hold a members’ lunch – funds permitting.

Roger Felgate, 01473 311684

MANNINGTREE AND DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY As the nights draw in we are gathering again in the snug at St Johns Centre, Station Road, Manningtree, for the start of our autumn and winter season. Meetings take place on alternate Thursdays at 7.30pm.

New members are welcome to join our friendly and enthusiastic group and to take part in a varied programme of talks, competitions and outdoor events planned for the forthcoming season.

October 8: Colour Contrasts of India and Nepal – a presentation by John Wrigley, an experienced and entertaining local speaker.

Please contact our secretary for more information: 01206 396958 / madps@post.com

October 22: Pets and Children Competition

For further details visit: www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk

October 29: Art in Photography with Elaine Allan, LRPS CPAGB

DEDHAM FOOTPATH GROUP Sunday, October 11, 10.30am Meet at the free car park in East Bergholt village centre for 5-mile stroll.

Leader: Ian Chapman, 07914 749520 Sunday, November 1, 10.30am Meet at the visitors car park on the B1352, one mile before Ramsey, for a two-hour walk in Stour Woods.

Leader: Sue Everett, 07712 240449 Friday, January 1, 12.15pm Meet in car park at Case is Altered PH in Bentley for a walk of under two hours. Pub afterwards; check with walk leaders as to limited lunch.

Leaders: John Osborn, 07919 521607; Marlene Townes, 07938 808157

BABERGH & SAMFORD DISTRICT FRIENDS OF GUIDING Thursday, November 5, 12.30-2pm: Ploughman’s lunch at Constable Hall, East Bergholt. Tickets £6, includes a glass of wine and tea/coffee. To book please contact Margaret (01206 298627) or Sue (01473 310946).

ROTARY CLUB MANNINGTREE STOUR VALLEY The club is holding its annual senior citizens entertainment and tea party on Friday, October 23, starting at 3pm, in the Foundry Court, Colchester Road, Manningtree. Attendance is free for senior members of the community. To put your name on the list and any requests for transport please contact Richard on 01206 396367 or any Rotarian.

WEA LAWFORD The next 10-week Workers’ Educational Association course starts on Monday October 5, 2.30-4pm in The Methodist Hall, South Street, Manningtree.

The course is on the Tower of London and the tutor is Roger Mannion.

All are welcome. The fee is £48. For more information contact: 01206 547405

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OUT & ABOUT / SCHOOLS EAST BERGHOLT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Although the day was rather chilly we had a very successful annual show at the beginning of September. Entries were up to just over 400 and our new Best Kept Allotment class judged in June had nine entries, which is very encouraging. Thank you to all who exhibited and to those who came along to enjoy the afternoon.

The store has now closed for the winter but if there is anything you would like over the winter months please give Joe a call on 392098.

Our last speaker evening of the year is on Friday, October 16 at 7.30pm in Constable Hall. Renowned garden writer, broadcaster and professional gardener Geoff Hodge will give an amusing and informative illustrated talk on creating a winter garden full of interest to help beat those winter blues. Geoff will give many suggestions for plants which can add colour, scent and interest to winter borders. Tickets (£3 members, £5 non-members) are available from the Fountain House Tea Rooms, or call Louise for details: 01206 298122.

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Stroud Cup – Evie Slade Best Child Exhibit – Zoe Asbury Cleaver Dahlia Trophy – Marguerite Wrigley Best in Show Silver Salver – Steven Noy Banksian Medal and Winner’s Shield – George Harris Gardening tips October is the month to think bulbs, inside and out, and to start putting the garden to bed, which wouldn’t be so bad if we had had a decent summer. You may like hyacinths to flower indoors for Christmas, in which case buy prepared bulbs. For blooming in the garden, ordinary bulbs are okay. Plant daffodil, tulip and allium for a stunning spring display. Protect them from squirrels – they stock up on food for winter and bulbs are a delicacy. Small mesh chicken wire will protect until the foliage appears.

Plant up your winter containers and baskets for a good show of colour.

Prune climbing rambling roses. Sweet peas can be sown in a frame or greenhouse. Now is an ideal time to move and plant trees and shrubs, as well as hedge planting.

Plant autumn onion sets and garlic bulbs for a summer crop. Cut back the fruited canes of your raspberries, leaving the new green canes for next year’s crop. Hopefully some of the green tomatoes will ripen, if not make some chutney with them. Broad beans can be sown in October.

Raise the height of cutters on your lawn mower and scarify if moss has accumulated. Most lawns will benefit from a top dressing. John Innes No 3 loam-based compost is good. Turf can still be laid in October in dry spells.

The days are shortening, enjoy your gardening, we will soon be sitting in our armchairs looking out on our efforts. www.eastbergholthorticulturalsociety.onesuffolk.net ebhs@btinternet.com

CAPEL FLORAL CLUB It was lovely to catch up with friends and start our flower arranging year again in earnest at our first meeting after the summer. We made decorative floral handbags led very ably by our tutor Janet after a very short AGM. Our next meeting is on October 14 at 7.30pm when we shall be flower arranging with a wedding theme and we will be having a go at making buttonholes, pew ends, and a wedding crate to be used as a table decoration. If any future brides are reading this article, please come and join us – it will be invaluable to you.

We have an extremely varied programme set for the year and feel sure that any ladies who would like to join us will find it very interesting. Capel Floral Club meets on the second Wednesday of the month (excluding January, February and August) and subs for the year are £35. We are a group of ladies of all ages and abilities, even beginners, with a love of flowers and flower arranging. We meet in the library at Capel St Mary (plenty of parking), 7.30-9.30pm.

If you would like any further information, please contact Janet (01473 313191) or Sylvia (719893).

BENTLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL We’ve had a fantastically busy start to the new school year! Already in the short time we’ve been back we have had the circus visit us, held a workshop for parents on computer coding and had a coffee and cake afternoon for Macmillan.

We have welcomed eight new children into our Reception class: Reuben, Hugo, Laura, Jack, Declan, Isla, Edward and Harry. We also welcome Jennifer who joins us in Year-2.

Circus Ferrel returned to Bentley this month to thrill the children (and adults) with tricks and skills from the circus. We are grateful to Marty and company who provided workshops for all the children at no cost to the school. It was great seeing some of the children performing in the actual shows that the circus put on.

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success. It really helped with gaining some insight and understanding to what coding is and how it is taught in the new curriculum.

Parent support has always been a strength of our little school and it was good to see so many parents getting involved in this event.

Thank you to all of the members of the community who supported our Macmillan coffee and cake fundraiser. We hope to organise many more events during the year that involve the community. If you feel you have a particular skill or expertise that could be shared with the children, please do get in touch. We actively encourage the community to get involved with school life.

Chicken update – our hens are now laying!

The children have been very excited about gathering the eggs and our Reception children had great fun making scrambled eggs on toast with the first batch of eggs.

Finally, we still have a vacancy for a Midday Supervisor. If this is of interest to you, please do call the school office: 01473 310253

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Award-winning fruit grower opens The Farm Shack

Local Suffolk apple growers, Boxford (Suffolk) Farms Ltd, who were recently awarded ‘Top Fruit Grower of the Year Award’, have opened Pippin Farm Shack in Lawford. Pippin Farm Shack, located next to Craft Nurseries on Harwich road, is a small farm shop offering high-quality, farm-fresh produce, direct from their farms.

Boxford (Suffolk) Farms, who distribute to the major supermarkets, opened Pippin Farm Shack last month to provide local residents the opportunity to buy their award-winning fruit direct from the farm.

Farms Director, Robert England, said: “The Farm Shack is a great opportunity for our neighbours to get the very best we have to offer. The fruit is picked fresh every day, yards from the Pippin Farm Shack and brought direct to the shop from the field. You can’t get fresher than that!”

An award-winning business The 77-year-old family business, that created Copella Fruit Juices and the AA 4-star Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa, was recently recognised with a national award for their highly innovative technology and growing systems; this award was the culmination of a 10-year investment strategy. These developments reflect the family tradition of innovation and enterprise, while, at the same time, helping to build a sustainable business for the future.

Particular focus has been placed on planting intensive systems, with environmentally friendly irrigation systems and with the most suitable apple varieties – both traditional and new – all maximising and protecting yield, whilst minimising the environmental impact.

Robert Rendall, Group Director said: “We are so excited to have received this prestigious award as a first time entrant, and to have all our hard work recognised in this way. As a team we challenge ourselves to be the best growers that we can be – in a global marketplace. Our Farms Director, Robert England, and our highly motivated and capable team have delivered this and more with their energy, enthusiasm and dedication.”

The farm itself is unique, growing over 40 different varieties of apple with a balance of new modern and old traditional orchards, all of which fit well with the local environment. One of the first to supply Morrisons and Sainsbury’s with ‘traditional’ and unusual English varieties, the farm sometimes has to pick and grade the apples directly into the tray in the orchard in order to supply the quality required.

Pippin Farm Shack open now Throughout the season, Pippin Farm Shack will be stocking many of the different varieties of apples grown on the farm along with strawberries, raspberries and blueberries grown in the glass houses directly behind the Pippin Farm Shack.

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GRUFFALOS

After a busy summer spending lots of time out in the garden and on the school field, we are now looking forward to starting our autumn activities and watching the seasonal changes outside.

What a lovely few days we’ve had welcoming back our Gruffalos and getting to know our new children. We’ve been looking a lot at The Gruffalo story and what it means in pre-school to be a Gruffalo.

We have been very busy over the last couple of weeks doing lots of artwork to display around our beautiful Baby Bears room. In August we went on a nature walk and collected lots of objects to make our pictures.

With our focus being ‘fine motor’ we have been encouraging ‘Gruffalo fingers’! The children gather in small groups to participate in fine motor activities such as pegging, threading and playdough. The importance of fine motor activities is to build up the strength in our hands which is necessary when it comes to writing and navigating our mark making tools.

TODDLING TIGERS After a warm and busy summer it’s wonderful to say hello again to our new and existing Tigers! We have all enjoyed exploring new crafts and activities while settling in and meeting our new friends. We are very excited to experience our scissors week and to explore the different textures and objects we will be cutting. We shall also be busy fighting fires and exploring life as a fireman. Tigers to the rescue!

If you would like any information about Robin’s Childcare please contact Vicki on 01473 310767, visit www.robinschildcare.co.uk or follow us on Twitter/Facebook.

VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL RATED OUTSTANDING BY OFSTED Staff, children and parents at abc Pre-school in Stratford St Mary are celebrating after being awarded ‘Outstanding’, the highest inspection rating given by early years governing body Ofsted.

The Ofsted inspector praised the pre-school’s excellent progress in their learning and development in a welcoming and highly stimulating environment. Both indoors and outside are fully equipped to provide challenging and worthwhile experiences in all areas of learning.

abc Pre-school currently has spaces available for children aged two to Rising Fives. For more information or to arrange a visit for you and your child please call: 01206 322466 abc Pre-school is situated in the grounds of Stratford St Mary Primary School, just ten minutes drive from Colchester and Ipswich, and is open term time 9am-3pm. For more information visit: www.abcpreschoolstratford.co.uk

“We are truly delighted to be recognised by Ofsted as an outstanding early years provider,” explains pre-school manager, Sarah Simmons.

“The pre-school team work tirelessly to do the best they can for every child and provide a nurturing and friendly environment for children to play and learn.”

The pre-school, which achieved a ‘Good’ rating at its last inspection six years ago, has gone from strength to strength with the addition of an outdoor classroom as well as extensive resources which support each child’s development needs.

Carolyn Halsall, a parent at the pre-school, added: “For Ofsted to agree with what the parents and children at abc Pre-school already know, is fantastic. It truly is an amazing setting for parents looking to give their little ones the best start in life.”

EAST BERGHOLT BOWLS CLUB The club’s main fundraising event, The John Furnish Open Trophy, which was held in August, was another huge success. Sixteen teams entered the competition on a hot sunny day, with Kesgrave Bowls Club eventual winners, overcoming Ipswich and District (3) in the final. A charity spider was bowled and the proceeds of £82 donated to Heartwatch.

The Richard Worn Singles one-day competition was won this year by John Taylor, who overcame Neil Farthing in the final. Twenty-four players took part, plus bowling in a spider, and another £27 was donated to Heartwatch.

Our league teams finished with some success, the Eagles and the Seagulls finishing as runners up in their respective leagues and gaining promotion. The Falcons finished in a mid table position. The Swallows, Hawks and the Kestrels all finished sixth in their leagues. The Herons

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narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing joint second, only to lose out by an inferior shot difference. The Magpies finished low down in the Sudbury mixed triples league.

The club’s three-match tour in Eastbourne took place in September with more than 40 members travelling.

By now carpet bowling at Holton St Mary Village Hall will be in full swing, with the league season starting this month. A friendly match has been arranged with Capel St Mary, and Stratford St Mary will be hosting the John Mann Challenge on Sunday, November 1. Roll up evening is every Monday, starting at 7pm.

Melvyn Powell, secretary: melpowell46@gmail.com

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SPORT EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB The new season is now under way. The first team kicked off their campaign away at Wenhaston on the last Saturday in August and they started in perfect fashion with a one-nil victory, albeit with a last minute goal. The Reserves and A Teams started their fixtures in September.

Fixtures subject to change. To confirm please refer to the SIL website: http://touchlinesil.co.uk/fixtures-results/

FIXTURES

Race Night, November 21, to be held in the Gandish Road Pavilion.

FIRST TEAM, Senior Division Saturday, October 3: Westerfield Utd (H) Saturday, October 10: Ipswich Athletic (A) Saturday, October 17: Wenhaston United Suffolk Senior Cup R1 (H) Saturday, October 24: Achilles (H) Saturday, October 31: Capel Plough (A) Saturday, November 7: Stanton (H) Saturday, November 14: Haughley Utd (A)

We are always looking for people who can help the club as a committee member, whether it be on the playing side or just in the background.

RESERVES, Intermediate A Saturday, October 3: Sporting 87 Res (A) Saturday, October 10: Grundisburgh Res (H) Saturday, October 17: Coplestonians Res (A) Saturday, October 31: Achilles Res (H) Saturday, November 14: Mendlesham Res (H) A TEAM, Intermediate C Saturday, October 3: Somersham Res (H) Saturday, October 10: Ransomes Sports Res (H) Saturday, October 17: Bacton United 89 Res (A) Saturday, October 24: Trimley Red Devils Res (H) Saturday, October 31: Old Newton United ‘A’ (H) Saturday, November 7: Cedars Park Res (A)

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EVENTS

EBUFC is a community club with very strong village traditions. The majority of the players either live in, or have links to, the village. Please come along and give us a look sometime.

Steve Butcher, secretary: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com

EAST BERGHOLT TENNIS CLUB The evenings are drawing in, but if you wrap up warm, nothing can bring a glow to your cheeks like a run around a floodlit tennis court. If you would like a taster, come along to a club night on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. Experienced players and beginners will all be made very welcome.

For more information and contact numbers visit: www.eastbergholttennis.co.uk

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SPORT EAST BERGHOLT CRICKET CLUB Well, the 2015 season has come to a conclusion, and a happy conclusion to boot. On the back of an unbeaten run of 10 matches, the 1stX1 have for the second season in a row gained promotion, from Division 3 of the Two Counties to Division 2 for 2016. In a touch of irony, EBCC have finished as runners-up to Clacton on Sea which is a carbon copy of how promotion was achieved last season.

Four notable performances have underpinned this impressive season: Richard Pickford 1,024 runs, captain, Ian Gedny 837 runs, Nathan Philpot 76 wickets (a new Two Counties record) and wicket keeper Rob Smyth with 12 catches and 20 stumpings plus over 400 runs. However, it goes without saying that everybody who played in the team contributed

greatly to help achieve success. Just as pleasing is the number of homegrown youngsters who regularly appear in the 1st x1, not just to make up the numbers but as vital members of the team. Congratulations to all.

The 2ndX1 have also had a very good season winning 14 matches out of their allotted 20. They have an identical playing record to runners-up West Bergholt who have managed to squeeze just seven more bonus points than East Bergholt over the course of the season. Promotion to Division 6 of the Two Counties could still be achieved but his depends on the outcome of Sudbury’s EAPL play-of match and how the lower divisions are structured for 2016. Leading performers for the 2ndX1 are: Robert Hunter 330 runs and 27 wickets, David Taylor 301 runs and Kevin Crossley with 35 wickets.

In the Hunts County Bats League, the Academy X1 continues to produce good results, and at the time of writing can finish no lower than third in Division 4. Normally, this would not be good enough for promotion, but with some higher Division teams pulling out during the season it could be Division 3 next year. The relative success of this team is of course down to the emerging talent that is emanating from the club’s junior section.

A huge pat on the back to all the boys, the coaches, and to the parents for their contributions. Unfortunately, at the present time, no stats are available.

To finish, an interesting little snippet: in all the league matches played at Gandish Road this summer, East Bergholt CC have suffered just one defeat. That was the 1stX1 match against Clacton on Sea.

CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB The village football club was founded in 1969 and for several seasons ran with just two teams, one Saturday and one Sunday, before a youth team was started during the 1980s. This season sees the club create a record by running 13 sides, four adult teams and nine youth teams with more than 80 adults signed on as well as more than 120 youngsters. All this takes a lot of work and the club are very grateful to all those you give up their spare time to help run what is now one of the biggest football clubs in Suffolk.

The Saturday First team have now been in the Senior Division of the Suffolk and Ipswich League for 18 years. For those who like their stats this league is nine leagues below the league that Ipswich Town play in and 10 leagues below the Premier League. Food for thought.

After playing several friendlies the league season started with a 2-0 defeat against Felixstowe United, but was followed by a terrific 2-1 win over last season’s champions Crane Sports thanks to goals from captain Miles Donovan and Daniel Alderson.

We have some attractive games coming up in October with homes games against Bramford United on Saturday 10, Sudbury Town Reserves in the Suffolk Senior Cup on Saturday 17 and the local derby against East Bergholt on Saturday 31. Refreshments are available at all home games so give us a look and support your local side.

Next month a look at our other three adult sides and youth set up.

The club runs a 100 Club with a chance to win some cash. The recent winners were as follows: May: 1. M Foxhall / 2. A Wilshaw / 3. M Hall June: 1. C Woolgar / 2. S Mayhew / 3. N Ward Bob The Ploughman

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CHURCH NEWS STRATFORD ST MARY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP We are a lively and progressive non-denominational Evangelical/Charismatic Church with a congregation comprising all age groups but made up principally of families.

Our meetings are as follows: Sundays 10am

Morning Worship with groups for children and young people

6.30pm

Prayer and Praise

Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am

Mums & Tots (term-time only)

9.30-11.30am

Coffee Rendezvous (term-time only) beginning in October

7.30pm

Men’s Recreational Group (second Tuesday in each month)

Midweek

House groups and Christianity Explored groups as announced

Fridays 5pm

Sparks Children’s Club (for ages 7-11 years)

7.30pm

Ignition Youth Club (for ages 12-16 years)

Address: The Chapel, Upper Street, Stratford St Mary CO7 6JH For further information, call Phil (01473 310728) or Becky (01206 323095) or visit: www.stratfordstmarychapel.com

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Services for October

Sunday, October 4, Harvest 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Harvest Festival, East Bergholt 11am Harvest Festival and baptism of Stuart and Harry Fraser, Brantham 4pm Ecumenical Harvest Festival, East Bergholt Wednesday, October 7 9.30am BCP Communion, East Bergholt Sunday, October 11, Trinity 19 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Holy Communion, East Bergholt 11am Family Service, Bantham Sunday, October 18, Trinity 20 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Baptism of Elizabeth Harris, East Bergholt 11am Holy Communion, Brantham Saturday, October 24 3pm Wedding of Sheila and Robin Cranch, East Bergholt Sunday, October 25, Last Sunday of Trinity 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Matins with Healing, East Bergholt 11am Informal Service, Brantham Sunday, November 1, All Saints’ Day 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Benefice Communion, East Bergholt 3.30pm All Souls’ Service, Brantham This service schedule may change without prior notice if needed.

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT ST MARY’S, EAST BERGHOLT Sunday, October 4, 10am The church will be beautifully decorated especially for Harvest and the decorations will be open to the public from Saturday, October 3. The arrangements will incorporate the Experience Harvest Stations which will be the focus for reflection when the primary school children visit the church on October 6/7.

There will be collection of non-perishable food for the Foodbank. Cash donations will go to the Ipswich Night Shelter.

In the afternoon of October 4 we will be hosting the Ecumenical Harvest Festival at 4pm. All welcome!

ALL SOULS’ – A SPECIAL SERVICE FOR REMEMBERING In November the church celebrates All Saints’ and the next day All Souls’ – the commemoration of the Faithful Departed. There will be an opportunity for anyone who has lost someone they love either recently

or long ago, to remember them especially in a simple service at St Michael’s in Brantham at 3.30pm on Sunday, November 1.

There will be three ways for remembering. A bowl will be placed at the back of both St Mary’s and St Michael’s from Sunday, October 25 and removed after the morning service on Sunday, November 1. Please write the names of those you remember before God on the paper provided and place the paper in the bowl. The names of those for whom we have conducted services in the last year will be read out from our records so you don’t need to write these down unless you wish to. During the All Souls Service at St Mary’s a bowl with all the names will be brought up and placed gently on the altar at the beginning of the service. These names will not be read out, they will be silently offered to God. Secondly there will be an opportunity to light a candle during the service.

A lit candle is a symbol both of God’s presence with us and of our prayers offered to him.

Thirdly the names of those on our records who have died during the last year will be read aloud.

Please accept this invitation to the All Souls’ Service, a special time of remembering.

REMEMBRANCE DAY The annual Remembrance Day service will take place at St Michael’s at 10.45am on Sunday, November 8 and at 10am at St Mary’s in East Bergholt. For those who would prefer a shorter ceremony there will be a 10 minute Act of Remembrance at St Mary’s in East Bergholt at 10.50am on Wednesday, November 11.

RAMBLING RECTOR When we were in SA recently we were introduced to the church where our daughter worships, and I had the privilege of baptising our new granddaughter. The ceremony took place in a small church away from the huge auditorium that is used for the main Sunday services. With an electoral roll of nearly 5,000 people and 3,000 people who attend church regularly on Sundays, it is no exaggeration to say that it is different from what we are used to! I prefer not to worship in something that looks like an enormous theatre but it obviously appeals to many others. What I do admire is their commitment to social engagement. The church serves 1.6million meals a year in and around Johannesburg. They have placed containers that have been converted into classrooms in the squatter camp and children are being educated. They pay people to recycle thereby not only cleaning the environment but providing work as well. How wonderful! And exactly the sort of thing Christians should be involved in.

I was very glad that our benefice was able to participate in the collection for refugees which took place between printing dates of the various parish magazines so was advertised by word of mouth. The generosity of the community was staggering, from which I gathered that not everyone shared the view of one person who wrote to me complaining about what we were doing. Thank you very much to you all.

Advance notice that I am planning to take a group to the Passion Play in Oberammergau in 2020. Start saving now!

Rev Steph

MASS FOR CATHOLICS IN ARDLEIGH AND MISTLEY

HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, BRANTHAM

There is a mass each Sunday in St Mary’s Church, Ardleigh, at 8.50am, and in St Mary’s & St Michael’s Church, Mistley, on Wednesdays at 9.45am and on Saturdays at 6.30pm.

Services on Sundays: 9am • Holy days anticipatory: 7.30pm Tuesdays: 10am

Father Jon Ravensdale, 01206 870460

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CHURCH NEWS HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, BRANTHAM Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB

the parish to discuss topics concerning the church now and in the future.

Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Smith, 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963

DIARY DATES

We are part of St Mark’s RC Parish, Ipswich. For 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 October Sunday 4 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass

Every last Thursday of the month a Bring & Buy Coffee Morning takes place at Viv and Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR, from 10.30am to noon. We are raising funds for the recently installed audio and loop system. All are very welcome to join us and the next event is on Thursday, October 29.

Volunteers are needed for the autumn garden tidy up. Please consider giving a few hours of your time to help – just sign up to the list at the back of church.

100 Club

Tuesday 6 9.20am 10am

Morning Prayer Mass

Sunday 11 9am

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

Tuesday 13 9.30am 10am

Eucharistic Adoration Mass

Sunday 18 9am

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Children’s Liturgy Mass

Tuesday 20 9.30am 10am

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

Morning Prayer Mass

Supporting our local Hospice

Sunday 25 9am

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

Tuesday 27 9.30am 10am

Morning Prayer Mass

On Friday, September 11 a very enjoyable Beetle Drive was held in St Mark’s Parish Hall, and on the following Friday Sister Marion, Catholic Chaplain at the Port of Felixstowe, gave a most informative talk on her ministry entitled The Apostleship of the Sea. A very successful cake sale in support of The Church in Need was held at Holy Family on Sunday, September 27. The bi-monthly Holy Family Forum was held after mass on Tuesday, September 29. The forum is an opportunity for members of

We welcome new members to the 100 Club which was set up to raise much need funds to support the life and mission of our parish. Already a member? Then why not take out another number? Application forms may be found at the back of the church or at: www.stmarksparish.org.uk The next monthly draw is planned to take place at Holy Family after mass on Sunday, October 18 when the prize pool will be £131.

Children’s Liturgy

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 (01473 726701). Please phone 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.

EAST BERGHOLT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Cemetery Lane, East Bergholt, CO7 6RZ Pastor: Mrs Maralyn Bambridge, 35 Birch Drive, Brantham CO11 1TG 01206 393022 / maralyn.bambridge@yahoo.com Organist: J Stuart Rees GRSM, LRAM, ARCO Telephone: 01255 508222 Services: Sunday morning, 10.30am – all welcome.

Communion: Taken at the end of the service on the second Sunday of each month.

Coffee mornings: Thursday mornings, 9.30-11.30am Speakers, Services & Events in October Sunday 4 Fellowship Service led by members Sunday 11 Harvest Festival Service, 10.30am Sunday 18 Pastor Maralyn Bambridge Tuesday 20 Casserole and Pudding Lunch, noon Sunday 25 Pastor Maralyn Bambridge Sunday, November 1

Pastor Maralyn Bambridge

I hope you all managed to enjoy the August Bank Holiday even though

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the weather on Monday was, to say the least, dismal. It can take a great deal of encouragement to ensure that children enjoy themselves on such a wet day; but then we do all need encouragement, whatever our role in life. The Apostle Barnabas was known as the encourager. In fact his given name was Joses, and he earned his nickname, if you will, through his attitude to people and situations.

Through the years that I have run Engalynx, there have been many ‘Barnabas’ on the journey who have brought me back from giving up. So I would ask you the question: Are you a Barnabas or a Job’s comforter?

I hope you identify with Barnabas. Having mentioned Engalynx please come along to our annual coffee morning, this year at 35 Birch Drive, Brantham, on October 24, 10-30am-12.30pm. There will be coffee and cake, Christmas cards and gifts for sale. Blessings to you all.

Maralyn CASSEROLE AND PUDDING LUNCH Tuesday, October 20 is the date for our next lunch. As this event is so popular it is by ticket only at £8 for two courses booked in advance.

Please book early to avoid disappointment.

We hope to have your company and support.

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