In Touch with Hadleigh - March 2016

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with Chattisham, Hadleigh, Hintlesham, Raydon, with Hadleigh Layham & Holton St Mary Volume 1 • Issue No. 5 • FEBRUARY 2016 Volume 1 • Issue No. 6 • MARCH 2016

Bluebells at Layham by Peter Cutts

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Out and About is a country clothing store at agricultural specialists P Tuckwell Ltd, located at the company’s Ardleigh showroom in Colchester.

We stock many of the leading outdoor and country clothing, footwear and accessory brands, such as Aigle, Alan Paine, Crew Clothing, Chatham Marine, Le Chameau, Joules, Jack Murphy, Pioneros, RM Williams, Vedoneire and more, including our own brand of trousers.

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

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

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

As well as our base in Ardleigh, we also travel to Country shows up and down the county such as The Tendring Hundred Show and The Suffolk Show, displaying the in season favourites!

For frequent up-to-date information on our events and new stock like our facebook page: Out and About at Tuckwell’s

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I went along to an e-safety workshop for parents at Jack’s school last week and I’m still shaking my head in horror. I’m relatively tech-savvy, or at least I though I was, but I’m not what they call a ‘digital native’, i.e. a person born or brought up in the age of digital technology and familiar with computers and the internet from an early age. In fact I can remember being introduced to a fax machine in my first year at university and being utterly amazed that we could send a sheet of paper from one side of the room to the other!

Those of us who aren’t digital natives acknowledge the wonder of digital technology and most of us use it daily, some more effectively that others, but I don’t suppose I will ever truly appreciate how ‘normal’ it is for natives like Jack. That said it is my responsibility to protect him from the negative aspects of digital communication ­– such as the possibility that someone could be watching him through the webcam on my iPad using a remote access tool! How creepy is that?

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

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

If No is your answer, find out what you can do to protect them online.

Last month I published a typo, not an entirely uncommon offence I admit except this time it was a placename and that, in my books, is as bad as it gets. I apologise to the residents of Raydon and anyone else who was annoyed by my error. It won’t happen again and I hope the magazine will, in time, help to focus attention on Raydon for all the right reasons.

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NEWS BECOME A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY BUSINESS The Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance has been working to become a dementia friendly community for over a year now.

With over 17% of our adult population having become dementia friends we are now looking to focus on our high street.

A recent study by the Alzheimer’s Society found that one in four people with dementia have given up shopping since being diagnosed, even though the majority feel this is the most common activity that enables them to feel part of their community.

Many people with dementia tell us that shopping and visiting their local high street can be very stressful. Raising awareness and understanding to dementia in Hadleigh will enable people with dementia to feel more independent when they go out. Sometimes this can mean the difference between staying in the community and being forced to move to a care home prematurely.

We are now calling on other businesses to sign up to the National Dementia Declaration.

South Suffolk Leisure is all signed up. Seventy-seven members of our staff and trustees are now dementia friends and we aim to get all new staff trained within three months of joining the trust. The dementia friend’s information session has improved the teams understanding towards dementia and staff feel more empowered to interact on a community level.

Claire Turnbull, Business Development Manager for South Suffolk Leisure says: “By raising awareness and understanding towards dementia we aim to help people live well in our communities for longer. Leisure centres are no longer just for the fit and healthy. We deliver a number of sessions each week that are attracting people with dementia. Supporting them to stay fit and well is incredibly rewarding.”

Tracey Loynds, chair of the HDAA said: “We now have 15 business signed up to support the work of the alliance and it is the alliances aspiration that Hadleigh High Street will become dementia friendly from one end to the other in the next few years. The alliance can offer support on how this can be done for your business.”

Paddy and Scott’s are hosting a dementia friends information session on Wednesday, March 16 at 9am. Come and see what everyone is talking about.

If you would like to get involved and become a dementia friendly business, you can contact Tracey at: hadleighdementiafriends@ssleisure.co.uk / 01473 823470 Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance, 2016 Winner of the Babergh Community Achievement Award for their work and commitment to our community.

4th HADLEIGH BROWNIES BECOME DEMENTIA FRIENDS On Tuesday, January 26, 17 Brownies, Wise Owl, Brown Owl and Tawny Owl joined Dementia Champions Kelly and Tracey to find out a little more about dementia as part of their community award.

Each and every brownie was fully engaged during the session and went away with a greater understanding of how dementia affects people in our community.

When asked what she could do as a dementia friend Matilda age 7 said: “I will wear my dementia friend’s badge every day and I will help people if they need help.”

Megan aged 11 said: “I will help anyone I see with anything they are struggling with, I will wear my badge, I will try and understand anyone with dementia, I will be patient with people.”

Talia aged 7 said: “I will help people and be kind.”

Brown Owl Wendy said “This term we have been working on our Communicator Badge and particularly discussing emotions. It was interesting for the girls to chat about how emotions are affected for people with dementia. The Brownies really enjoyed the evening with Tracey and Kelly, and hopefully we have a better knowledge of people dealing with dementia in our community.”

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NEWS

Living with Dying Saturday, May 14, 2016

As May gets closer we are keen to help you see how visiting the stands in St Mary’s on May 14 can help you. Here is a personal experience to share with you.

If only I’d known…

Not asking a simple question many years ago meant that I have never had the peace of knowing that I did the very best I could by both my mother and my grandmother. And it would have been so simple.

I was a teenager at the time of my father’s death. Terminal illness and death, with all that encompassed, was never spoken about in our family – certainly not in terms of making any plans beforehand or asking what people wanted for themselves when the inevitable time came. It was taboo – something to be swept out of sight and dealt with at the time with a stiff upper lip and as little fuss as possible.

My mother had made ‘the arrangements’ when my father died and we simply attended our first funeral. I don’t remember any discussion whatsoever, either before or after. There was no stone or marker to commemorate his passing.

I wasn’t a great deal older when my mother died and needless to say, despite the fact she had been very ill for nearly three years, there had not been one conversation about what was happening or what would happen. It was left to my brother and me to ‘sort things out’ and, in our ignorance we did. We didn’t want to leave it to my grandmother (my mother’s mother, in her nineties) who lived with us, as we felt it was appalling enough for her to have outlived her daughter and so we wanted to spare her any additional burden. Needless to say, she would not discuss whether this actually would have been a burden or not and she refused to attend the funeral saying only that she didn’t want the fuss her wheelchair would cause. Mum died in hospital so they organised a funeral director and told us who it was. My mother did not belong to any church so we organised a minister to take her funeral at the crematorium. As my father had been cremated, we simply assumed this was what we should do.

My mother had arranged for my father’s ashes to be scattered in the Garden of Remembrance at the crematorium by the staff, so we did the same for her. We followed the same procedure when my grandmother died a few years later. I don’t know why my mother chose to do this but I know why I did.

I had absolutely no idea what went on ‘behind the curtain’ at a crematorium and, of course, no-one spoke of such things or asked any

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questions. I simply assumed that they waited until they had enough bodies then lit the fire. I knew some families had the ashes returned to them but I didn’t see how they could be sure they got back the remains of their loved one and I didn’t want part of someone else’s loved one.

If only I’d known...

As I grew older and wiser and the world became a more ‘open’ place where all sorts of things that had once been taboo, certainly within our own family, were being openly discussed, I realised how easily I could have made things more bearable both at the time and for the future. I should simply have asked what happened at a crematorium.

I am embarrassed to say that I actually only asked that question in my sixties and of course discovered the huge amount of integrity and care that is taken with every soul that passes through their doors, both in terms of ensuring the ashes are indeed entirely uncontaminated and that every consideration and dignity is offered to the deceased and the deceased’s family and friends.

Had I asked that simple question 40 years ago, we would have been able to scatter my mother’s and grandmother’s ashes privately, where we thought might be appropriate for them instead of leaving them for strangers to scatter. We might have been able to do a lot of things differently, but we just did what we thought was right at the time. I can see there’s no point whatsoever in feeling guilty for what might have been. We have now learned and can make sure we talk to our own loved ones and let them know what we would like, to make it easier for them. I think I might just write it all down for them too.

Today, there is so much information out there to help everyone educate and inform themselves. Putting things in place and making little preparations now will help so very much later, at a difficult and emotional time. Don’t be afraid to talk about your wishes, hopes and fears. Always ask questions and, most of all, never put yourself in the position of having to say, “If only I’d known...”

Jess Janas To avoid this pitfall, and many others, come and visit us at St Mary’s Church for our LIVING with DYING event, from 10am-4pm, on Saturday, May 14 where we will have all the professionals and services available to talk with you and answer all your questions. An hour spent browsing and enjoying a coffee with us could save you wishing later that you had done something differently. We look forward to seeing you and being of service.

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NEWS SALVATION ARMY LAUNCHES NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE The Salvation Army’s new emergency response unit to support emergency service personnel and the community was launched in January.

The Salvation Army’s previous emergency response vehicle attended 210 events and emergencies, providing hot food and drink to emergency personnel such as the fire service, the police and the council’s emergency response team. This saw Salvation Army volunteers and officers serving those working on the front line and the community in emergencies from large fires to hunts for missing people, floods or even providing support for people at sporting events.

The replacement vehicle is funded by Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and The Salvation Army after the previous van became unreliable after 13 years of use. The vehicle is based at Stowmarket Fire Station.

Mike Baker, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Response Co-ordinator for Suffolk, said: “The Salvation Army has a long history of supporting the community in times of need. People think it is God’s work with its sleeves rolled up. We are in partnership with the fire services – they support the community and we are pleased to support them. As a church and a charity The Salvation Army is dedicated to providing compassionate support, a listening ear and practical help to those in need in the community, and see our support of emergency personnel and the local community at emergencies as a vital part of our work.”

Since 1978, The Salvation Army’s emergency response team in Suffolk has supported 28,685 emergency personnel and members of the public, served more than 51,331 hot and cold drinks, made 3,487 loaves of bread into sandwiches and served 2,300 hot meals.

Major Derek Jones, The Salvation Army’s Divisional Commander for its Anglia division, said: “The dedication of Salvation Army volunteers and officers in this emergency services support is a real asset. They respond and serve at any time of the day or night to support emergency services personnel working at the front line with hot drinks, soup, sandwiches or hot dogs. The emergency services often put their lives at risks to support people in the community during fires and floods, and we look to do what we can to make their time easier while serving, while also supporting the local community.”

Art for Cure 2016 is expected to be the largest contemporary art and sculpture show held outside London in 2016.

Art for Cure 2016 will be held in the magnificent grounds and stately residence of Glemham Hall from Saturday, April 30 to Monday, May 2.

This second show follows after the staggering success of Art for Cure 2014 when £200,000 of art and sculpture was sold in one weekend and over £100,000 was donated to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Art for Cure 2014 was the most successful privately run event for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in terms of funds generated for the charity. The organisers Belinda Gray and Sally Ball are organising a second show for spring 2016 and once again, will be supporting Breast Cancer Now (formally Breakthrough Breast Cancer) and also helping East Anglian services that provide care and support to those affected by breast cancer.

There will be over 70 artists and sculptors exhibiting, great names such as Vanessa Gardiner, Henrietta Dubrey, Maggi Hambling, Michael Speller, Carol Peace and Paul Vanstone, as well as a superb selection of artists drawn from Suffolk’s great wealth of talent. All have agreed to donate a percentage of their sales to support the charity and generate a really significant total to help fight breast cancer, a disease that over 50,000 women are diagnosed with each year.

The event kicks off with a glittering private view party on Friday, April 29 for 350 guests and artists and then the exhibition continues over the bank holiday weekend Saturday, April 30 to Monday, May 2, 10am-5pm.

For more details please visit: www.artforcure.org.uk

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

(l-r) Chief Fire Officer Mark Hardingham, Temp Deputy Police Constable Steve Judd, Salvation Army Divisional Commander Major Derek Jones, Police & Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore, Emergency Group member Mike Caley, Suffolk County Council Cabinet member for the Environment & Public Protection Matthew Hicks, SA Territorial Emergency Services Officer Major Maureen Hepburn In the hatch – Mayor of Ipswich Councillor Glen Chisholm, Mayor of Stowmarket Councillor Barry Salmon, Mayor of Bury St Edmundsbury Councillor Patrick Chung

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Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major

Conductor: Christopher Phelps

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

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

www.hadleighchoralsociety.org.uk

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NEWS CHERNOBYL CHILDREN’S LIFELINE Our annual Easter Bunny Chocolate Bingo is on Saturday, March 5. Please get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. It’s not your normal bingo! Using a big screen all the bingo numbers are called by celebrity voices such as Michael Cane, Victor Meldrew, Ozzie Osborne and others.

Prizes are given for one line, two lines and a full house and everything is of course chocolate related. That doesn’t mean to say it’s all edible chocolate! We have in the past had chocolate smelling socks, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory DVDs and Hot Chocolate CD’s to name a few. Of the six games of the evening, game three will be for children only. Cards for games one to five are £1 each and for game six they will be £3 each as the full house prize is £100 cash!

small and everything is really appreciated: We are collecting: plasters, blister plaster, Lemsip, paracetamol (caplets not capsules so can be halved), ibuprofen (caplets not capsules so can be halved), Lockets or Strepsils throat sweets, thermometers, mouth ulcer cream for children, decongestant capsules or drops, vapour rub, menthol nasal sticks, cold sore cream, Drapolene cream, menthol crystals, lip chap sticks and Immodium.

There is an interval for food service when a hot meal is provided followed by scrummy deserts. During the interval there will be a free competition with a prize for the winners. We also have a magnificent raffle with over 30 prizes, all Easter and chocolate themed. If you want a really good family night out, where children are welcome, a full bar is available and you even get fed, all for an entry fee of £6 (half price for under 10s), tickets are now available from the charity shop on Coddenham Road in Needham Market, Stowmarket Tourist Office, 01449 760343 or 07974 424374.

Best wishes to all and thank you, Link Chair Elizabeth Parker 01449 760343 / 07771 550868

Can you help us to help our children?

As many of you may know, the children arrive with only the clothes they are wearing. We are busy collecting ‘nearly new’ items which we give to the children at a clothing party the day after arrival. They take clothes not only for themselves but also for siblings at home. If you have any clothing suitable for ages six to 13 that you would like to donate we would be extremely grateful. Donations can be left at the charity shop or collected by calling the numbers as given above.

We also give each child a selection of basic medical items to take home with them, any of which are either not available to them, of inferior quality to our products or just not affordable. If you could donate any of the items listed below it would be a tremendous help. No donation is too

If you are interested in finding out more about the charity, our charity shop, hosting or helping with the children please do feel free to get in touch.

www.ccllmidsuffolk.org.uk

Easter Themed Chocolate Bingo!

Saturday 5th March Fantastic Family Night Out!

Needham Market Community Centre doors open 7.00pm Full Bar Open — Entry £6.00 (Under 10’s half price) To include hot Supper with dessert

Bingo with a real difference!

Six exciting games with Special “Kidz only” Game Chocolate related prizes and raffle. Final Game Cash Prize First game 7.30 prompt ONE FREE BINGO CARD £££££££££ WITH EACH £7.00 TICKET Tickets£££££££££ available from CCLL Charity Shop Needham TICKETS ON SALE AT : NEEDHAM MARKET POST OFFICE Mkt PURCHASED(adjacent to Rampant Horse Public House) NEEDHAM MARKET COMMUNITY CENTRE

Tourist Office Stowmarket (opposite Asda) Or call 01449 760343 or 07974 424374

A CHARITY EVENT FOR CHERNOBYL CHILDRENS LIFELINE REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1014274

COMMUNITY INTELLIGENCE The police gather information which may include one or a combination of the following: • Protecting life and property • Preserving order • Preventing the commission of offences • Bringing offenders to justice • Any duty or responsibility arising from common or statute law These provide the legal basis for collecting, recording, evaluating, sharing and retaining police information. This will include information relating to crime investigation, racial and community tension, antisocial behaviour, roads policing, public order, counter-terrorism, or protection of children and other vulnerable groups.

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

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The management of community intelligence is different from the process to manage criminal intelligence.

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

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

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

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OUT & ABOUT BATTISFORD & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB

EAST BERGHOLT DRAMATIC SOCIETY Old Actors Never Die… They Simply Lose the Plot by Lynn Brittney

You have seen him on TV’s Big Allotment Challenge, now come and listen to the former Superintendent of the Royal Parks and head judge of Britain in Bloom tell of his love of gardening.

The Mount Home for Retired Theatricals is more like posh hotel than a home for the elderly and the residents are very happy at being waited on hand and foot. When Walter Neville (veteran of over 200 films) arrives, he’s delighted to find his best friends living there and looks forward to many enjoyable hours living in peace and harmony. But when the serial womaniser ex-husband of three of the ladies (Mrs Sullivan 1, 2 and 3) goes missing – apparently on the run from the Russian Mafia – the peace is about to be shattered.

Tuesday, March 29, 7.30pm Ringshall Village Hall, Lower Farm Road, IP14 2JB

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

TICKETS £10

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

65 YEARS IN HORTICULTURE An evening with Jim Buttress

Contact: Bill Baldry, 01449 672168 12 Tannery Road, Combs IP14 2EL

STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC Sunday March 13, at 4pm: Pirates of the Baroque, a family concert with Red Priest at St Mary’s Church East Bergholt This unconventional and virtuosic group of outstanding musicians has been described by music critics as “completely wild and highly imaginative” with a “break-all-rules, rock-chamber concert approach to early music”. They have performed all over the world and thrill their audiences wherever they go. Their family friendly programme for our concert includes music by Vivaldi, Bach and Telemann.

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

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

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

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

We hope to see you there.

CAPEL IRISH SET DANCE GROUP Capel Irish Set Dance Group meets at St Mary’s Church Hall on the third Sunday of every month (except August and the second Sunday in December) from 2-5.30pm.

We are a friendly group and it’s not necessary to have a partner. In fact you’re welcome to come along just to enjoy the music.

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

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

Acorn Village Fundraising Clacton Road, Mistley, Manningtree, CO11 2NJ Tel:01206 394124

EASTER FOR EVERYONE

Acorn Village Coffee Shop (10am to 4pm) Tuesday 29th March

Wednesday 30th March (2pm)

Thursday 31st March Flower Planting

Friday 1st April (Midday--3pm) (Midday ‘Fools Fancy Dress Day’

Coffee Shop Activities Story time with Ann (2pm) Easter Egg Treasure Hunt Story time with Ann (3pm)

Come in any fancy dress & enjoy our ‘Fools’ themed lunch.

Please pre-book your table

BUMPER BOOK SALE At Manningtree Methodist Church in South Street on Easter Monday, March 28 from 10am4pm In Touch with Hadleigh

The Acorn Village Charity was established in 1975 by a group of parents to provide a secure and positive future for people with Learning Disabilities. Acorn’s philosophy is that people with a learning disability are people first with their disability second and the right to lead as full and fulfilling a life as possible. Thank you for helping us to do that. Registered Charity No:263954

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

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

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

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

MT, CAP, COP & EAST B OPENING TIMES Good Friday, March 25: 2-5pm Saturday, March 26: 10am-5pm Easter Sunday, March 27: 2-5pm Monday, March 28: 10am-4pm

SET UP AS A POSTER

Plans are progressing for this popular and enjoyable day.

A variety of gardens, both large and small will be open from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, June 11.

Refreshments will be available in the church.

This event is organised by The Friends of St Mary’s Church, a charitable organisation dedicated to preserving the architectural heritage of Hadleigh’s magnificent historic church and deanery tower. www.hadleighgardens.co.uk

TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS… Volunteering at Orchard Barn is great fun but we occasionally get the chance to work off-site. Regular winter visits to a 200 acre wood near Hadleigh is a case in point.

Calvin, Kevin and Richard – a trio of timber tong users

Several of us met at the woods one fine January day and were asked by Graham, the woodsman, to help him stack logs. He had felled all the trees in one small section of the wood and cut them into 1m lengths.

Using timber tongs we stacked many of the logs and cleared a path so they could be taken away, not this summer but in the summer of 2017.

Lunch was a barbecue, cooked over charcoal produced in the woods by Graham, and eaten in the January sunshine.

A very rewarding and productive day as Orchard Barn will have some building timber in return for our much appreciated efforts.

We’re going to the woods again soon. Why don’t you join us?

Additional attractions include a craft stalls and a photo exhibition. A EAST BERGHOLT HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION large book fair on the Monday attracts many additional visitors and refreshments are available in the Red Dot Cafe.

QUIZ NIGHT

Enquiries to: 01206 298635 / 01206 391145

EAST BERGHOLT HIGH SCHOOL East Bergholt High School

ASSOCIATION Friday, March 11, 7.45pm QUIZ NIGHT Teams of up to eight East Bergholt High School 11, 7.45pm Friday, March Bar open from 7.15pm Teams of up to eight

Bar open from 7.15pm Tickets £5 per person including nibbles Tickets £5 per person including nibbles 01206 298122 ( 01206 298122

EAST BERGHOLT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SPEAKER EVENING Friday, March 11, 7.30pm Natalie Finch presents Fragrant Plants to use in the Garden Throughout the Year Constable Hall, East Bergholt Licensed Bar Tickets available from the Fountain House Tea Room in East Bergholt: £3 members / £5 non-members

To find out more come along any Wednesday (we are south west of Mill Road, Battisford), visit www.orchardbarn.org.uk or call 01473 658193.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PLANT HERITAGE SUFFOLK GROUP At 2.30pm on Saturday, March 19, Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter will present a talk entitled Succession Planting in the Mixed Border at Stowupland Village Hall, IP14 4BQ. Admission is by ticket only (members £5 / guests £10) available from Maggie Thorpe: 01787 211346 The plant stall will include rare and unusual plants. Refreshments are available for purchase following the talk. www.suffolkplantheritage.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, March 30 at 7.30pm: Landscape and Wildlife Photography in the UK The Friends of Capel Library have invited Andrew Bailey to give us an illustrated lecture on landscape and wildlife photography in the UK. Andrew won the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 1995, and more recently has had several pictures published in the international Garden Photographer of the Year. He also won prizes in the Royal Photographic Society international slide competitions. Andrew will be talking about the making of one of these photographs. The evening promises to be a feast for the eyes, as well as an incentive for us to get our cameras out. Light refreshments will be served, and tickets will be priced at £5 (£4 for friends). The lecture takes place in the library.

EAST SUFFOLK NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION If you are a member of, or a volunteer for, the National Trust, we invite you to get more out of your membership by joining our association where a warm welcome awaits you. We meet at Ropes Hall, Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre at 7.15pm.

Our next meeting is on March 22 when Luke Potter, the new East Suffolk general manager for the National Trust, will give us an insight into the current work and future plans of the trust for our area. This will be preceded by a short AGM. Visitors (even if not National Trust members) are welcome. The entrance fee is £2. National Trust members/volunteers can join us for £8 a year (£12 a couple at same address). We publish three newsletters a year for members and enjoy interesting day outings and other events.

For more information, contact membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 or visit: www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk

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U16 Girls Football Congratulations to the U16 Girls football team who defeated Stowmarket High School 10-1 in the Suffolk County Cup quarter finals. The girls now progress to the semi-final stage.

It’s panto time again… Oh yes it is!

The Hadleigh High cast of Aladdin had a fantastic week! All performances were well attended and all the hard work had certainly paid off. This version of the classic story was set in ancient China, where a genie (played by Morgan Dee) waits to be uncovered by the unlikely adventurer Aladdin (played

by Tom Hipkins). With an updated script filled with bad puns, laugh-outloud moments and genuine suspense, you paid for a whole seat, but you only needed the edge! Jared White, who played the part of Aladdin’s brother, Wishy Washy, said that the pantomime was “a great opportunity for different years to work together.” While head girl Lois Cooper, a member of the band, said: “the artwork looked amazing, and everyone was getting heavily involved with all aspects of the production.”

The cast comprised of students from across all years, which helps to create bonds between the year groups: Tom Hipkins – Aladdin; Eliza Bennett – Princess Jasmine; Tom Hindson ­– Widow Twankey; Aidan Roberts – Abanazer; Jared White – Wishy Washy; Jess Simmons – Lotus Blossom; Laura Flockhart – Hi; Laura Meldrum – Lo; Morgan Dee – Genie of the Lamp; Jasmine Robinson – Spirit of the Ring; Daniel Flockhart – Emperor; Casey Cook – Clap; Harriet Field – Chop; Charlotte Storrer – Allsorts the Panda.

Chorus: Bethany Hudson, Chloe Robinson, Eleanor Chaplin, Fern Ramplin, Georgia Broomfield, Jess Miller, Josie Ebbs, Lucy Maskell, Megan Barlow, Tilly Lambert, Sophia Bearman, Rosie Bevan and Silvana Pickett The band: Mr Betts – piano; Lois Cooper – flute; Poppy Simmons – guitar; Vito Calvino – bass; Tomas Grayston – drums A big thank you goes to the numerous members of staff and pupils who worked hard back stage to help put on this fantastic show!

Maths Challenge On February 4, eight students from each year took part in the Maths Challenge. They were challenged with some unusual sums, but the pupils worked through the experience and found it thoroughly worthwhile.

Charlie Kebell (Year 10), stated that: “It was a great opportunity to enrich

my maths learning.” The pupils will be awarded their certificates later in the year.

Year 8 Pen Pals Jenny Pötzsche, the current German Assistant, has set up a blog with Hadleigh High School’s partnered school in Germany, Europa-Gymnasium Wörth. Many Year 8 students are enthusiastic about this project and have now gained pen-pals. One of the most recent activities that the students took part in was creating a music timeline in which they explained what genres of music had influenced them throughout their life. The students from both schools can comment on each other’s work on a website which has created a wonderful community and has allowed easy communication between the students.

PTA Quiz Night The PTA are holding their annual quiz night on Friday, March 11, 7-9.30pm, and would welcome any donations of raffle prizes. Offers of unwanted Christmas gifts, wine and chocolates would be gratefully received. Please deliver any items to the school reception.

Exam Invigilator Vacancies We are currently recruiting individuals on a casual basis to assist the Exams Officer with the organisation and running of various examinations at Hadleigh High School. We are looking for reliable, calm and confident people to join our invigilation team for the coming year. Successful applicants will be able to work alone or as part of a team, have a good eye for detail, be able to remain calm under pressure and have the ability to run a large examination room of around 160 pupils. IT literacy would be an advantage.

For an application pack and further details please contact Mrs S Tapp: 01473 820957 / stapp@hadleighhigh.net Hadleigh High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide references, undergo employment checks and an enhanced DSB check FORTHCOMING EVENTS • PTA Quiz Night: Friday, March 11, 7-9.30pm • Acoustic Night: Tuesday, March 15, 6.30-8.30pm Hadleigh High School, High Lands Road, Hadleigh IP7 5HU T: 01473 823496 E: office@hadleighhigh.net www.hadleighhigh.net

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adult winter training sessions are about to start with all sessions free.

These have been organised from 2-4pm every Sunday at St Joseph’s College, Ipswich. The dates are as follows: March 6, 13, 20 and 27 and April 10.

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

If you or anybody you know is interested in playing cricket for HCC this year, please don’t hesitate to come to the above sessions. If you have any questions about the sessions or adult cricket for HCC, contact 1st Team Captain Ben Wallis: 07502 417522 / wallis2008@live.co.uk

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

Hadleigh CC have four senior teams with the 1st X1 playing in Division 1 on the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties League. There are two Sunday teams with the exciting addition of Sunday T20 cricket to look forward to this summer.

FIXTURES DATE

1st TEAM Senior Division

RESERVES Intermediate A

Felixstowe Harpers Utd

Felixstowe Harpers Utd Res Ipswich Valley Rangers Res

Sat, February 27 Sat, March 5

Old Newton Utd Res H

Sat, March 12

Wenhaston Utd

H

Sat, March 19

Bramford Utd

A

Mon, March 28

Capel Plough

H

Sat, April 2

Westerfield Utd

A

Sat, March 26

A

“A” Team Intermediate C Stowupland Falcons Res

Please get involved, get in touch.

H

A A

Cedars Park Res

H

H

Leiston St Margarets Res Somersham Res

A

H

Bacton United 89 Res

H

Westerfield Utd Res

H

Wenhaston Utd Res

Capel Plough Res

A

Fixtures subject to change. To confirm please refer to the SIL website: http://touchlinesil.co.uk/fixtures-results EVENTS Quiz Night: March 19 / Please contact the secretary for more details Awards Dinner: May 21

EAST BERGHOLT TENNIS CLUB We are situated behind the playing fields in Gandish Road. The club welcomes new members of all ages and abilities. We currently have more than 40 adult and 55 junior members. The club has three all-weather floodlit courts and teams take part in inter-club friendlies, men’s, ladies’ and mixed leagues.

Two professional coaches offer group and individual coaching sessions for children and adults, and club night is on Tuesdays from 7.30-10pm.

Current membership subscriptions (allowing free use of the courts until 10pm every day) are: adults £50 or £90 for a couple, juniors (under 18) £15, students £25, plus special offers for family membership.

If you would like to know more, visit www.eastbergholttennis.co.uk or email Jenny Cox: jennycox1000@gmail.com

We are always looking for people who can help the club as a committee member, whether on the playing side or just in the background. If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you.

Steve Butcher, secretary stevebutcher55@btinternet.com

RAYDON HALL ARCHERY CLUB – INDOOR AMERICAN

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

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

For further details please email: richard@raydonhallac.co.uk

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ON THE GRAPEVINE HELP US BUILD THE WOOLVERSTONE MACMILLAN CENTRE! As spring unfolds across the county, one local fundraiser is making a heartfelt thanks to communities across Suffolk who are supporting a local appeal to build the Woolverstone Macmillan Cancer Centre at Ipswich Hospital.

Helen Glenholmes from Macmillan Cancer Support has been working on the appeal to raise funds for the £4.7million centre, which will see the outdated and overcrowded cancer facilities at Ipswich Hospital transformed.

The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has contributed the first £1million to the new centre, including all donations previously raised by the Woolverstone Wish fundraising group. A new appeal was launched last year to raise the additional £3.7million which is now needed to complete the centre later this year.

With more than 27,000 people living with or beyond cancer in Suffolk, and more than 4,000 new cases each year, the new centre will provide state of the art outpatient chemotherapy, oncology and haematology services. The staff in the unit are admired for their skill, hard work and compassion, but it is the lack of space that means patients don’t always have the privacy and comfort they deserve.

Helen adds: “The support we have received from the public has been overwhelming – people have been inspired to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by cancer and I would encourage everyone to get involved. As well as sponsored runs and coffee mornings we’ve had fashion shows and even men posing in their pants for a charity calendar! We’ve come a long way already, but still desperately need the help of groups, businesses and individuals to make this muchneeded centre a reality. Sadly, almost one in two of us will face a cancer diagnosis in our lifetimes and we need your support to make sure that our local services are ready for the future.”

The new centre will more than double the size of current facilities allowing for 30 patients to be treated at any one time, with enough space for loved ones to join them during treatment.

There will also be new consulting rooms and quiet rooms so patients can discuss their case in private and with dignity.

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If you are interested in holding a fundraising event or would like to choose Macmillan as a charity partner, please contact Helen on hglenholmes@macmillan.org.uk or call the Fundraising Support Line on 0300 1000 200. www.macmillan.org.uk

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CHURCH NEWS EASTER IN THE 4 MARYS BENEFICE HIGHAM, HOLTON, RAYDON, STRATFORD Four churches united by God and his people Do come and join us on Friday, March 25 for our annual Good Friday walk. This year we shall start at 9am at St Mary’s, Raydon, and walk from there to each of the other three churches in the Benefice, ending up at Stratford St Mary at 3pm. A bread and soup lunch will be provided at Higham.

You will need stout walking shoes as we walk all sorts of highways and byways. All are welcome, including children and dogs.

On Easter morning, Sunday, March 27, there are two family services to choose from, both at 10am, one at Holton St Mary and one at Stratford St Mary. Easter eggs will be laid on for the children!

The Rev Rosalind Paul, Rector of the Benefice of Higham, Holton St Mary, Raydon and Stratford St Mary & Assistant Rural Dean of Hadleigh

Synergy Café Welcoming people with dementia to attend together with their family carer or a friend • Enjoy meeting others living with dementia • Relax, chat or participate in enjoyable activities in a safe environment • Receive information, education and dedicated time with our facilitators

“We often get practical help, and people can understand. It is very informative and we are cheered up the moment we walk

through the door.”

Every fortnight, we also welcome older people with all health conditions, their family and friends.

Call: 01473 295 200 Email: community.services@sueryder.org Visit: www.sueryder.org/synergysuffolk

The Rectory, Raydon, Suffolk IP7 5LH / 01473 310677 www.4marys.org.uk

SILENT PRAYER GROUP

Cafés run once weekly at the following locations: • Felixstowe

• Lowestoft

• Newmarket

• Sudbury

• Bury St. Edmunds

• Stowmarket

• Haverhill • Ipswich

• Hadleigh

• Shotley Peninsula (fortnightly)

Every Monday at 11.30am a group meets in the Rectory at Raydon to pray together in silence. We pray for 25 minutes and then share some time together over a cup of coffee.

Do join us whenever you would like to – you don’t have to attend every session.

ELMSETT METHODIST CHURCH A TIME FOR EVERYTHING My mother-in-law, Marjorie, celebrates her 90th Birthday on March 1. The weekend before we are holding a surprise party when all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will be with her. It doesn’t matter that I have let the secret out as this won’t be published until after it has happened! I still remember the day I met her daughter, Margaret, December 14, 1970. Marjorie was then 44 years old. She saw me across the balcony of the Central Hall in Coventry and said to her husband, “Margaret will like that young man.” Little did she know that in 20 months she would be my landlady (while her daughter was in college at Exeter) and in three-and-a-half years would be my mother in law! Now 45 years later we are celebrating her 90th Birthday.

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

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

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

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

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

The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Elmsett and Capel Methodist Churches 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07726 299968 AT ELMSETT METHODIST Sunday, March 6 9.45am 6.30pm

Worship and Communion with The Rev Sankey Worship with The Rev Diane Smith

Sunday, March 13 9.45am All Age Worship with Mr Guy Fairweather 6.30pm Worship and Communion with The Rev Jo Jacobs Sunday, March 20 9.45am Worship with Mrs Alicia Holmes 6.30pm Worship with The Rev Andrew Sankey Good Friday, March 25 9.45am Worship with Mr Geoff Wilson Easter Sunday, March 27 9.45am Worship with Mrs Marilyn Watsham 6.30pm Worship with The Rev Kathy Flynn

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CHURCH NEWS Discipleship Explored Discipleship Explored is a course designed to give you the time and space to think about what it really means to live the Christian life. This eightweek journey through Paul’s letter to the Philippians helps you think through questions such as: How can I be sure I’m a Christian?, What is life really all about?, How can I grow as a Christian?, How can I enjoy being a Christian more?

Come and meet us We are a family of ordinary people who love God and trust Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. We would be delighted to welcome you to our church office in George Street and to any of our services, activities, courses and events.

Sunday Services (live streaming) 10.30am: All Age Worship including crèche, teaching and activities for three-13 year olds 6.30pm: Evening Service Audio recordings of our services are available on our website, YouTube and as podcasts from iTunes.

Leadership Pastor Greg Frost and his wife Jenny have been with us since 2001. Our assistant pastor, Chris Todd, and his wife Lorna joined us in 2011. We have one further elder and six deacons. Many members of the church participate in leading various ministries.

Christianity Explored If you are not sure what Christianity is all about but would like to find out, we regularly run free, friendly and informal Christianity Explored courses. You will not be asked to read or pray aloud but will be given the opportunity to ask your questions. Many people have found this course helpful.

Midweek Groups We have six small groups, five that meet on Wednesday evenings and one that meets on Thursdays during the day in the chapel lounge and in homes around Hadleigh and the surrounding area for Bible study, fellowship and prayer.

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Baby, toddler, children and youth groups We have three midweek groups. One is for baby and toddlers with their parents or carers that meets on a Friday morning from 9.30-11.30am. We also hold a group for children in School Years 3-6 called Link (Mondays, 6-7.15pm) and for young people in School Years 7-9 (Thursdays, 7.45-9pm) called 7-Up! CONTACT DETAILS AND HOW TO FIND US George Street, Hadleigh IP7 5BE Tel: 01473 829602 www.hadleighbaptist.org.uk Twitter: @HadleighBaptist Facebook: HadleighBaptistChurch YouTube: Hadleigh Baptist Church

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