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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR My parents celebrated their golden anniversary in June and, as you do at times such as this, we have talked at length about the trials and tribulations they faced over the years, some good, some not so. I’m proud their marriage was rock solid throughout, even when faced with tough financial times on the farm, a variety of health challenges, a rather rebellious teenage daughter and, in recent years, the collapse of the Irish economy which has impacted on everyone in one way or another. Married in 1966 and parents for the first time in 1967, my mum and dad showed remarkable resilience when it may have been easier to walk away. Back then when farm machinery was either unavailable or unaffordable, farming was not for the fainthearted, but they were a formidable team. Mum was the ultimate survivor. She baked, she sewed, she kept a garden, she helped on the farm, she managed the books… she did what had to be done to make ends meet and she and dad were totally committed to giving my brothers and I every opportunity they had been denied. They also knew how to have fun. My mum could turn a Sunday picnic in the garden into an unforgettable adventure. That said I don’t ever want to eat ox tongue sandwiches again as long as I live. Our annual daytrip to Kinvarra beach and the annual pilgrimage to Knock were the highlights of summers spent in the garden and on the farm. Every year I bought red heart-shaped sun glasses in Kinvarra and one of those little toy camera picture viewers in Knock and I was the happiest little girl in the world. My life is remarkable different to theirs, but I suspect my everyday worries are not entirely dissimilar. Making my own butter or knitting socks aren’t realistic money-saving options for me, but, thanks to my parents, I do have a ‘pull your socks up and get on with it’ approach to most things, and this I’m grateful for in these rather disconcerting political times.
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NEWS ASHBOCKING VILLAGE EVENT 2016 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 2-6PM AT MANOR FARM Come and join in the fun! PRODUCE, ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW Entry form deadline: September 7 Bring your exhibits between 9-11.30am on the day
REFRESHMENTS / BARBECUE / BAR Clay Pigeon Shooting (timed slots) Tractor Trailer Rides Pony Rides Roll-a-Ball Games Tombola Face Painting ...and more Tickets: adult £3 (inc. a cup of tea/coffee and a piece of cake) Children under 16 free (food extra) Tickets available now from: Emma Read: 07881 076377 Jo Gilbert: 01473 890997 Liz Stegman: 01473 785592
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WESTERFIELD CHURCH FETE SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 FROM 2PM IN THE PADDOCK Come and join us and support our church in a fun-packed day! Bargain stalls: bric-a-brac, homemade cakes, books, crafts, good as new clothes, plants, toy raffle, tombola and toys Fun games: Coconut shy, ping-pong, bowls, human fruit machine, Splat the Rat and Sjoelbak Entertainment: Swing dancing, face painting, Suffolk Punch Horses and music Refreshments: cakes, cream teas, ice cream and drinks £100 Grand Draw: including lots of prizes from our sponsors, plus many other donated gifts
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NEWS EXPLORER SCOUT LEADER Are you aged over 18? Do you enjoy a challenge, like adventurous activities and camping? We are looking into setting up an Explorer unit in the Westerfield area. We have a number of Scouts at 1st Westerfield who have reached the maximum age and would like to continue into Explorers, but their needs have not been met by the nearest units. Explorer Scouts are aged 14-18 years and come under the district so are not a part of a Scout Group although we would have close links. Explorer Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme including traditional Scouting skills such as camping, survival and cooking, as well as a wider spectrum of adventurous activities, from abseiling to zorbing. Previous Scouting experience is not essential as training and back up would be provided. If you think this could be for you then please contact me, Peter Runnacles: 01473 785298 / peter@runnacles.plus.com
WITNESHAM AND SWILLAND VILLAGES SHOW 2016
RECOGNISING SUFFOLK’S INSPIRING VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITIES
We had a wonderful show on Saturday, July 9, with more entries than ever this year and all of a very high quality. The weather was extremely kind to us too.
Nominations are now open for the Community Action Suffolk Awards 2016 which recognise the volunteers, communities and young people making an impact on the lives of people in Suffolk.
It has not been an easy growing season this year, but although the vegetable and fruit section were a little light the flowers were beautiful. It is great to see the talent we have in our villages for flower arranging, crafts and cookery.
Nine awards will be presented to individuals and organisations in Suffolk, from Village Hall/Community Building of the Year to Most Inspiring Volunteer story. If you know of someone or an organisation making a real difference, you have until Friday, August 12 to make your nomination via the CAS website: www.communityactionsuffolk.org.uk/awards One of the 2015 winners was Youthbase from Stowmarket who won The Roddy Macleod award for Youth Club of the Year. They were nominated as an inclusive, volunteer-run youth club welcoming all young people from the age of nine. Several of the young people have behaviour issues and are struggling at home and at school, but through the support and the value the team place on them as individuals, there has been a real difference in their behaviour. The club does not make any charge for attendance as many of the families come from deprived areas and the club needs to be open to all. Beccles Lido won the Colonel Probert award for Community Initiative, as a project which involves the whole community. Suzanne Gibbons from Beccles Lido Limited said she accepted the award on behalf of the team, but it was also an award for the community of Beccles, many of whom have supported the project from the beginning: “It shows us that when the community feels passionate about something, then they all do their best to help where they can.”
Men came to the fore this year with our first ‘men only’ chocolate cake, which were all delicious and the judge said she found it very difficult to differentiate as they were all very good. We will have to find something else for them to do next year now. The children also made some lovely entries and we are so pleased to see their work. We would like to thank everyone who entered and helped to make the show successful. Our thanks also go to all the volunteers who help to organise the show on the day and throughout the year, including the WI who served everyone with tea and lovely cakes. Finally a big thank you to all the visitors who came to support on the day, admire the entries, play the games and enjoy the teas.
CAS Awards categories include The Anne Dunford OBE award for Youth Participation, The Roddy Macleod award for Youth Club of the Year, The Andrew Towers award for Young Person of the Year, The Colonel Probert award for Community Initiative, The Ian Campbell MBE award for Individual Initiative, The Village Hall/Community Building award, Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering, Event Organiser of the Year and Most Inspiring Volunteer story. Awards will be presented at CAS’s Annual Celebration event on October 18 at the Museum of East Anglian Life. Local businesses are welcome to sponsor a table at the event and can find out more by contacting: belinda.couldridge@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk
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Every child loves painting or drawing or making something. Please just have a go. It would be wonderful to match or exceed the number of entries in 2014.
Last month I reported that the new speed restriction we hope will be implemented next year would run from Otley College to the Hare and Hounds Corner.
Nearer the time we will be asking folk to bake a cake to go towards the teas we will be serving. You may prefer a pint with a slice of chocolate gateaux. It will be our pleasure to provide both.
I’m afraid this was not accurate. Please see the map above for the proposed speed limit. Apologies for the previous incorrect information.
We are hoping to carry out a survey of all the rights of way in the parish. This will include whether hedges are preventing safe usage of any footpath and right of way, and broken or non-existing signage. If you have a footpath on your boundary, or over your land, then please make sure access to the path is safe for all and that any hedging on your land that is invading the footpath or right of way, is cut back. Thank you.
The continued wet weather has hampered work on the community land. Most of the drainage work has been completed, but we have still to install the benches and picnic tables.
residents 2,500 years ago. The larger loom weight was well worn so used a lot to weave wool. There evidently were sheep in the Fynn Valley. Later, nearer the time when the Romans were here, flax was grown in the valley, as evidenced by the smaller, finer weights. Flax is still grown here some years, and in the 19th century a Flax Mill was built in Tuddenham Lane (now a private residence).
We were shown the skull of a pig and pieces of cooking pots. Pigs are still farmed up in Swilland (Swine-land in Saxon). Jezz Meredith, the archaeologist in charge, was on hand with some of his diggers to explain everything.
Finally, good luck with all your preparations for the Ashbocking Show. Surely the weather will be glorious by September and we can all meet up together and have some fun. See you there. Liz Stegman
ANCIENT WITNESHAM More than 100 residents enjoyed a special treat on the afternoon of Witnesham Church Fete. Suffolk Archaeology were commissioned by the owners of Jack’s Field prior to building work, and they brought along some of the finds from the recent dig. Among the artefacts it was particularly exciting to see the loom weights used by our Iron Age
We were put in touch with those people who lived here so long ago and it gave us a real sense of continuity and an appreciation of how small a time we occupy this piece of England. Thanks are due to Erica and Terry Burrows who commissioned the dig. There was only one burial found. When the final report is issued and the artefacts verified, they would like it shared with the village, and some of the finds to be returned to us, including the human remains which they hope will be re-buried in the churchyard. Village Historian Barbara Butler
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OUT & ABOUT DIARY DATES FOR WITNESHAM, SWILLAND AND ASHBOCKING All events take place in Witnesham Village Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Saturday, September 17
Booking clerk: Mrs Anne Debenham, 785798 Parish clerk: Mr Steve Barron, swill-witpc@outlook.com / 07719 176917
Saturday, November 26
Ashbocking Produce, Arts and Craft Show Village Concert in St Mary’s Church, Witnesham WITNESHAM CHURCH FETE
WEEKLY EVENTS Monday Dance Classes with Kelly Fear from 3.30pm. Classes resume from September 5. Contact: 07799 130967 Tuesday • • •
Post Office at Witnesham Baptist Church, 12.30-4pm Drop-in Cafe at Witnesham Baptist Church, 2-4pm (not meeting in August) Carpet Bowls Club from 7pm. Contact Peter Elmy: 785754
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Post Office at Witnesham Baptist Church, 9am-12.30pm Carpet Bowls, 2pm. Contact: 785754 Tai Chi Classes for beginners (5.45pm) and the more experienced (7.30pm). Contact Marc: 07860 471748
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Mums and Toddlers in Witnesham Baptist Room, 9.15-11.15am. All welcome. No meetings in August. Contact Jean Pearson: 785478 Pilates Class, 10-11am. Sessions all though August, no sessions on September 2 or 9. Contact Kat: katspilates@live.com / 07804 909083 Sewing Classes. Contact Kim Shaw: 785678
Wednesday, August 3: Friendship Club meets from 2-4.15pm for chiropody (if desired), a quiz, a draw and light refreshments. All are welcome to come but please book in advance for the chiropody. Contact Heather: 785464
Our thanks to all who braved the weather to support our fete on Saturday, June 25 and to those who donated goods or helped us run the stalls. The grand total raised was £1,550 which will go towards our share of diocesan funds/national expenses of the Church of England. It was a really enjoyable afternoon, despite having to seek shelter from the periodic showers or having to cope with the hazards of chairs sinking into soft ground as people sat to enjoy their cream teas. The Community Wind Band enlivened the proceedings as did the demonstration by Peter Elmy’s gun dogs and the presence of the llamas. The highlight for the many young children were their races, a new experience for several as they coped with races involving an egg and spoon or a sack. Their obvious enjoyment as they finished was a delight to us all. We were indebted once again this year to the generosity of Erica and Terry Burrows in letting us use their meadow, to Antony DarrellBrown for car parking facilities and to Adrian Cross for providing the bales. St Mary’s Church Family DEGREE CONGRATULATIONS We congratulate the following students who have recently graduated and we wish them every success in the future: •
Genevieve Cook from Witnesham graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA (Hons) in Linguistics, Communications and Society.
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Emma Lunney from Henley achieved an MA (Hons) in International Relations and Anthropology from St Andrews University. She is now working in London with a firm which deals in luxury yachts.
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Kerry Miller from Witnesham gained a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies with Practitioner Options from University College Suffolk. She will be applying shortly to take a teacher training course after this gap year.
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Ben Townley from Witnesham graduated from the University of Coventry with a BA (Hons) in Theatre and Professional Practice. Ben is now employed by the same university to direct second year students in performance and will be continuing his work as a technician in local theatres.
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David Watts from Ashbocking graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from Southampton University.
Thursday, August 4: Mobile Library visits The Green, Ashbocking, 12.25pm Wednesday, August 10: WI meets to hear Liza Jones talk on The Painted Face – A History of Make-up, 7.30pm Thursday, August 11: Mobile Library visits Weyland Road, Witnesham (9.50am), M&M in Swilland (10.25-10.40am) and Sunset Cottage (10.45-10.55am) Saturday, August 20: Summer Fete at Witnesham Nursing Home, 2.30-4pm Various stalls, tombola, a draw, light refreshments and competitions, including a golf game. This is organised by the Friends of the Nursing Home to raise money for entertainment, craft work and personal gifts for the residents. Wednesday, August 31: Friendship Club meets from 2pm (details as above) FUTURE DATES Thursday, September 1
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I should be glad to hear details of other young people who have recently taken examinations so that I can include them in a future edition of In Touch. Heather Cade: 785464 / heathercade@btinternet.com
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ON A NATURAL HIGH WITH THE JUICE GUY Lawrence, AKA The Juice Guy, founded The JuiceWorks, a small independent juicery based in Suffolk, in 2013 for very personal reasons. When juicing transformed his own health and friends asked him to make juices for them with equally beneficial results, The JuiceWorks was formed with one simple philosophy: NEVER HEATED, NEVER TREATED. “We take all the hassle out of juicing,” says Lawrence. “We prepare and clean all our produce by hand, carefully checking for quality and then freshly extract the juice from the variety of fruits and vegetables using only our juicers. They are then simply strained to remove the pulpy bits and frozen right away. Our juices are unpasteurised and don’t have any added chemicals, sugars, acids or colours, nothing added whatsoever.” You can choose from a varied selection of juice packs including a daily juice selection, a breakfast and lunch selection or a juice cleanse program which includes an assortment of juices and a daily ginger shot. The juices are all made fresh to order and delivered across the UK (mainland) in 500ml bottles. Children’s juices and the six pack taster collection come in 250ml bottles. You can purchase these surprisingly tasty pure, raw juices online and have them delivered straight to your door. To place an order, to find out more or to read what customers have said visit: www.thejuiceworks.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT 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 Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre at 7.15pm. Our next meeting is on September 20 when our speaker will be Hugh Belsey, a renowned art historian who was curator of Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury for 23 years. He is a lecturer, book reviewer and a contributor to the TV programme Fake or Fortune. Hugh has travelled extensively visiting galleries and unearthing many unexpected treasures. In his talk he will be sharing some of his discoveries, so it promises to be an interesting evening.
GREAT BLAKENHAM OVER 50S CLUB The Great Blakenham Over 50s Club is open to anyone of that age living not just in Great Blakenham but anywhere in the surrounding area. We meet from 2-4pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the Parish Room, Stowmarket Road, Great Blakenham. The cost per meeting is £1.50 which includes whatever activity is programmed for the afternoon, refreshments and raffle. On afternoons when we may play a couple of games of bingo the tickets are £1 each. Members take it in turns to make the tea. The Parish Room is the building with a green door more or less opposite the Chequers Public House and it has its own parking area behind the hall. It is fully accessible for anyone in a wheelchair and has disabled facilities within.
On October 18 architectural historian Dr Simon Bradley will be exploring the life and work of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Visitors (even if not National Trust members) are welcome for an entrance fee of £2. National Trust members/volunteers can join us at half the normal price (£4/£6 for a couple at the same address) for the rest of 2016. We publish three newsletters a year for members and enjoy interesting day outings and other events. For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary: membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk
For our second meeting in June we had a strawberry tea party with red, white and blue outfits optional.
IPSWICH PHILATELIC SOCIETY
July 27, or last meeting before our summer break, will be a social afternoon including quiz time with Brenda Cooper. We will start back again on September 14 with our AGM and our new programme will follow in due course.
The club was conceived in October 1945 by a group of doctors at Ipswich Hospital and a local stamp dealer. The club began meeting in 1946 and organising displays by members and guests. The following year they introduced an Exchange Packet to enable members to buy and sell stamps from the comfort of their own homes. These two activities are the core of our club today. We meet twice a month and now have just over 100 members. The Exchange Packet has also expanded with more than 60 members viewing the packet that has contributions from both members and other vendors giving a very wide and high quality selection of material to choose from. Over the years the club has hosted some significant events including the 33rd Philatelic Conference of Great Britain at Felixstowe in 1951, The Annual Convention of the British Philatelic Association in 1965 and The East Anglia Philex Exhibition in 1966. When the town celebrated Maritime Ipswich in 1982 a souvenir cover showing The Old Custom House and a handstamp featuring Lord Nelson, once the High Steward of Ipswich, were designed. We continue to organise large events from time to time to celebrate milestones in the club’s history and celebrated 60 years with a large stamp fair. We are now organising a stamp fair to celebrate 70 years which will take place on September 10. The current year has included talks and displays from a range of guests including Tony Bosworth with Anti-Communism in Europe 1919-1945 and Jennifer Toombs with Fifty Years of Stamp Designing. We also have an annual trip to Stampex, a stamp auction open to all who wish to attend, as well as talks and displays from members. We meet at Cedarwood Primary School on Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave at 7.30pm on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. The next season runs from September 21 to June 7, 2017. New members and guests are always welcome. If you wish to join us or find out more please contact our secretary, Mike Smith: 01473 403904 Or visit our stamp fair on September 10 at Kesgrave Community Centre, 10am-4pm. Free parking and free entry.
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IPSWICH AND DISTRICT SOROPTIMIST CLUB We wonder how many readers are being plagued, as some of us are, by a recorded phone message which begins ‘Now that winter is here..’. We might seem equally ridiculous if we start this report by saying ‘Now that autumn is here..’. In the warmest summer days we have had this year our thoughts are indeed turning to September. August feels like a time for winding down; we meet to enjoy a social meal together. September on the other hand feels like a new start, the beginning of a period in which we often do our most productive work and planning. Our club meets regularly on the second Wednesday of each month. Our autumn programme reflects issues we are working on or want to know more about. September 14: A book reading to mark International Literacy Day. We shall discuss What Was Never Said by Emma Craigie about FGM in the UK October 12: Progress report on our regional project in Africa which provides simple medical treatment to rid children of a parasite causing great pain and preventing them from going to school November 9: A talk about the work of Survivors in Transition, a voluntary organisation set up in Ipswich to support people who have suffered sexual abuse in childhood We often feel that particular topics in our meetings might be of interest to other women. We are always pleased to welcome anyone who would like to come and hear a speaker or join in a discussion on a one-off basis. Please just call Jackie on 01473 659314 for more details and directions.
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OUT & ABOUT WESTERFIELD CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS Westerfield Bowls Club The club has more than 50 members who enjoy playing outdoors from April through to the end of September. Our teams compete in local leagues as well as playing friendly games against other clubs. For further information contact Tony Baker: 01473 411347 Village coffee mornings Coffee mornings are held in the village hall every Wednesday at 10am. Everyone is welcome Westerfield & District Gardening Club The gardening club meets at Westerfield Village Hall on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.15pm. •
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September 7: Thompson & Morgan – 50 Fab Plants in 50 Minutes with Michael Parry
Everyone is welcome. For further details contact Barbara Bell (01473 231411), Michele Doick (01473 252330) or Barry Reeve (01473 251 843). Beavers, Cubs and Scouts The 1st Westerfield Scout Group was founded in 1955. Using the village hall as its headquarters the group consists of: Beaver Colony Thursday, 5.45-6.45pm Boys and girls, 6-8 years old Beaver Leader: Jenny Kent 01473 435711 / jennyk.kent@ntlworld.com
Boys and girls, 8-10½ years. Cub Leader: Joan Gibson 01473 785510 / joan_gibson785@yahoo.co.uk
Boys and girls, 10½-14 years.
If your child is interested in joining us please use the contact form on our website from where your enquiry will be forwarded to the appropriate leader:www.westerfieldscouts.org.uk Westerfield WI Lively meetings on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in the village hall with different speakers on a variety of topics. The membership is 42 at present. •
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New members and visitors are always welcome. For further details please contact Kath Richards: 01473 217829. Pilates The classes are in the village hall on Mondays, 10.45-11.45am or noon-1pm. Beginners welcome and equipment provided. £6.50 in advance/£8 drop-in. Contact Kat: katspilates@live.com / 07804 909083 Chi Kung Exercise Class at Westerfield Village Hall on Thursdays, 7.15-8.05pm for beginners, 8.10-9pm for improvers. Cost £6.50 a class or £12 if staying for both. Suitable for all ages. Contact Sally Askew: 01394 384013 / sally_askew@hotmail.com Yoga At Westerfield Village Hall on Thursday mornings, 9.40-11am. Stretch, breathe and de-stress with 80 minutes of yoga stretches, breathing practices and relaxation. British Wheel of Yoga qualified teacher. £48 for a block of six (£9.50 drop-in). Contact Caroline Glason: caroline@ still-yoga.co.uk / 01473 464204 / 07746 860380
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CHAPS is a men’s health charity dedicated to raising awareness of men’s health problems. Why? Because UK men’s health statistics are so poor in comparison to both women and our European neighbours across the whole spectrum of disease. Sixty-thousand UK men of working age die prematurely every year at a rate one and a half times that for women. The causes are well known: heart disease, smoking, cancers, diabetes, suicide and risk-taking behaviour to name but a few.
Our next production will be on the last weekend of the summer and will run from Friday 28 to Sunday, October 30. You will therefore have three dates to choose from. The times and ticket prices have yet to be decided, but again all profits will be going to EACH.
There are numerous health programmes devoted to women’s care, but few equivalent services exist for men, while men themselves remain largely unaware of health issues and reluctant to use the services that do exist. For instance, NHS health checks aimed at detecting the top seven causes of premature death are offered to men aged 40-74, yet less than 50% are actually taken up! Furthermore, although prostate cancer kills 11,000 UK men annually, there is no national screening programme and only 8% of UK men avail themselves of the PSA prostate cancer screening test available to them via the NHS. Our objective is to raise awareness on the premise that if a man knows what can go wrong, he at least will have the knowledge to make an informed choice as to whether to take preventative action. Over the last five years CHAPS has run men’s health days, typically at football stadia, where we have provided free tests to men for aortic aneurysm screening, heart disease and stroke risk assessment, diabetes, skin cancer and prostate cancer screening. At ITFC last October 138 men attended and we even had a team from the Medical Detection Dogs collecting urine samples from men having prostate checks to train their dogs to recognise prostate cancer! So far we know 11/94 prostate checks were abnormal and one man with an unknown aneurysm underwent potentially life-saving surgery within two weeks of the event. Another first on the day was a successful seminar, Mental Health in The Workplace, run by Suffolk User Forum, Suffolk Mind and Picasso HR. At our last event in Clacton in December an exceptionally high attendance thoroughly endorsed our raison d’être. For instance, 21 heart checks and eight prostate checks were abnormal while eight skin cancers were diagnosed. These results typify our activity and overall in 2015 we performed a total of 1,944 clinical tests for 814 men at eight events.
This time our production is a comedy set in 1966 and revolves around the claims department of well known insurance brokers Cripps, Cripps and Cripps based in Fenchurch Street, London. Details of how to book will appear in the next issue of In Touch. If you wish to be involved back stage or front of house then please let me know as we can always do with more hands. Contact me on 01473 785707. Steve Henley
OTLEY AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB 2016-2017 New Season Programme We meet at 7.30pm on the first Monday of the month in Otley Village Hall on Chapel Road when we welcome invited speakers on a wide range of subjects. Monday, September 5: Cambridge College Gardens with Rodney Tibbs Compare gardening notes over tea or coffee and biscuits. All welcome – join up or just come along. Admission (£1.50 members / £4 non-members) includes refreshments. Annual membership £10. To find out more contact Alan Trevelyan (01473 890563), Jenny Vince (01473 738244) or Isabel Lincoln (01473 890826).
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We are concentrating our activity in Essex and Suffolk on the principle that ‘charity begins at home’ and in recognition of considerable local unmet health needs. Sadly we have all lost friends to preventable and curable diseases, but through local support at local events we can make a difference. We are therefore encouraging male orientated groups such as Rotary, Masons and Lions and employers of male workforces to commission us to provide smaller, private health check events for the members or employees. To find out more, please check our website at www.chaps.uk.com or contact us at: chris.booth@chaps.uk.com / info@chaps.uk.com / 07734 747854
The Westerfield Scout Fete was held on Sunday, June 26 and despite the poor weather in the morning and being on the same weekend as Witnesham Church Fete, we raised £1,176. This is only achieved with the help of many and the support of local organisations. We thank everyone who came to support us.
This year’s event at Ipswich Town Football Club on Thursday, November 3 will offer the following health checks: • Aneurysm screening • Cardiovascular risk assessment – your risk of a heart attack or stroke over the next 10 years • Diabetes screening • Skin cancer • Prostate • Physiotherapy, blood pressure and BMI checks
Suffolk based author Sheila Wright will present a really useful talk for amateur genealogists entitled Tact and Diplomacy in Family Research on Thursday, July 28 at 7.30pm at the Co-op Education Centre. The pedestrian entrance is at 11 Fore Street, Ipswich IP4 1JW, and the car park entrance is in Waterworks Street IP4 1JG.
The day is co-ordinated by CHAPS and the clinical services will be provided by Onelife Suffolk, Ipswich Hospital, the Suffolk Nuffield Hospital, Day Lewis Pharmacy and the Co-op (hearing tests).
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SCHOOLS THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE NURSERY The children have just been on their summer outing to Foxburrow Farm in Melton where they were told the story of The Little Red Hen. We started by looking and feeling lots of different seeds that can be grown on the farm. Each child then made a recycled paper seed pot in which to plant their own bean and take home. Then off we all went to see the crops growing in the fields around the farm. A lovely old cart track took us past a huge oak tree where we acted out the growing of a seed – lots of stretching up to the sun and rain. A game of animal snap had us hunting for young animals to match our mummy ones and as we walked back we made sticky pictures collecting leaves and twigs. After a picnic lunch we visited the centre’s barn garden where we hunted for bugs after trying our hand at grinding corn and sampling rape oil with crusty bread. Finally we took part in forest fun in the copse where we made mud faces on the trees, did magic painting on leaves, threaded a texture mobile and took leaf rubbings. Parents collected very muddy, tired but happy children who we are sure fell asleep on the journey home. A marvellous day out for everyone. If you are interested in your child joining in with this type of experience then please give us a call on 01473 890850 or visit: www.theoldschoolhousenursery.com
CLAYDON HIGH SCHOOL As you read this article we are all busy enjoying the summer holidays. However, the last few weeks of term were once again action packed, full of trips, events, productions and, of course, learning.
I must start by saying congratulations to the extremely talented cast and crew who transformed the school into Rydell High and took us back to 1950s America with a fantastic production of Grease on July 4 and 5. With high energy, humour, great choreography and all the well known and loved songs, the students did the school proud with outstanding vocals and strong performances all round. My thanks go to everyone involved including performers, back stage crew, front-of-house, staff and parents/ carers for their support during a very demanding rehearsal schedule. It really was a fantastic show. On Thursday, July 7, 150 Year 6 students joined us for an induction day to prepare them for the start of high school in September. Despite a few anxious faces in the morning, students soon settled into their activities, taking part in specially designed maths, geography, art, PE and French lessons throughout the day. By break time it was clear that many students had made new friends and are excited to be joining our warm and friendly school. Staff involved in the day were extremely impressed with the positive attitudes and enthusiasm shown by all students and we look forward to them joining us in the autumn. Year 5 students from our feeder primary school joined us on Tuesday, July 12 for an arts festival. Students were split into groups and took part
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Photo by Stuart Pearce in drama, dance, music and art based activities all designed around the theme of the sea. The afternoon of July 18 saw the school’s annual Headteacher’s Praise Tea Party which is held in order to celebrate those students who have been awarded four or more Headteacher Awards on their school reports and those who have 100% attendance throughout the year. I am delighted that a huge number of students were eligible for invitations. On the same evening the PE department hosted a Sports Award Evening. Celebrations got off to a brilliant start with certificates awarded to students in Years 7-10 for Endeavour, Excellence and Team Sports with the awards culminating in a trophy for Claydon High School’s Sports Personality of the Year. The winner of this special award was nominated and voted for by students in a secret ballot. It was a lovely evening celebrating so many individual and team sporting achievements across the year. On July 20, 28 Year 9 students took part in a residential, three day Battlefield Tour of Ypres and The Somme. Travelling by coach and ferry, students visited the key battlefield sites of the First World War in Belgium and France to mark the centenary and to pay their respects. Students stayed at The Poppies School Hotel in Ypres and while there took part in the Last Post Ceremony held at the Menin Gate, where two students laid a wreath on behalf of Claydon High School at this famous memorial for the soldiers who have no known grave. In other areas of the school we have had a trip to the Globe Theatre in London with Year 7 English students, KS3 students travelled to the market town of Boulogne in France for a day to practise their language skills and do some shopping, selected Year 9 science students visited the Big Bang Fair in Newmarket, the PE department held its most successful Sports Day with three school records (held since the early 1990s) being broken by one student, and Year 10 students experienced the exciting world of work on their work experience placement. I would like take this opportunity to thank colleagues who will be leaving Claydon High School for pastures new come September and welcome new teachers who will be joining us for what I hope is another very successful year. If you would like to visit the school and see us in action, please contact my PA, Mrs J Pedersen, on 01473 836110 to book a place on one of our open mornings in the autumn term. Mrs S Skinner, Headteacher
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SPORT BRAMFORD TENNIS CLUB Greetings guff lovers, After the customary humiliating exit for the England football team at the Euro championships you could be forgiven for assuming that all of our sportsmen are as woeful as Roy’s boys. In tennis at the moment it certainly isn’t the case that abject failure is a given, particularly with our men’s team who are blazing a trail in the summer league (by blazing a trail I mean they have “won a few and lost a couple” to quote Graham). There is also a certain Mr Murray who, should he win Wimbledon, will once again become British – and revert to Scots in the event of a defeat. It is important to ensure that you always have the correct kit when you play tennis and the decision by our team to bring snorkels and flippers along to matches have undoubtedly helped with the results given the monsoon like conditions so far this summer. In one of the matches last week Graham was given the choice of ends after winning the toss and elected to start in the shallow end. Unlike Wimbledon, we don’t have a roof over the courts so it is tricky playing a double handed backhand while holding a brolly. The season usually starts to wind down in July as holidays (and trench foot) start to impact upon availability. Then just around the corner is the start of the winter and floodlit leagues. One of the quirks of the winter Sunday morning league is that the conditions, particularly early in October, can be better than June / July. The benefit for me is that the pub is open after the game, although the rumour that I will play badly so that we can finish in time for opening is false. Any of my tennis partners will tell you I always play that way. More than once it has been said that I play better after being in the local hostelry. Just time for Joke of the Month: A man and his father were out fishing together. The man told his father that he was thinking of divorcing his wife. When his father asked why he replied that she hadn’t spoken to him in over six months. The man’s father took a long slow sip of beer and then said: “You need to reconsider it son, women like that don’t grow on trees you know!” More guff next month, Mick Russ
WESTERFIELD BOWLING CLUB Westerfield Bowling Club, located behind the church and village hall in Church Lane, is seeking to recruit new club members. Westerfield is a friendly club that endeavours to make guests and visitors most welcome. The club is set in a picturesque location in the heart of the village. Seasoned players and members of the local community who are interested in learning more about bowling are invited to come along to the club ground and introduce themselves on a Saturday afternoon at 2pm during the summer. Otherwise, contact secretary Tony Baker on 01473 411347. Two new members joined us at the beginning of the season and are now fully integrated into the club.
WITNESHAM CARPET BOWLS CLUB We welcome new members to come and try carpet bowls at Witnesham Village Hall on Tuesday at 7pm and Thursday at 2pm. All equipment provided, £2 a session. The club caters for young and older people and has a very active social side. We play friendly matches against other clubs and have a number of internal competitions which are played on Sunday afternoons during the winter. Give us a try. You never know, you might enjoy it and make new friends. Peter Elmy, 01473 785754
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ON THE GRAPEVINE / CHURCH NEWS DR DAN POULTER, YOUR LOCAL MP, REPORTS BACK EU Referendum Column They say a week is a long time in politics and that has certainly rung true over recent weeks. With the EU Referendum having now taken place, the entire country has just gone through perhaps the biggest ever democratic exercise in our recent history with an almost unprecedented turnout of over 33 million people all taking their chance to vote and have their say on Britain’s future. It was an incredibly closely contested campaign and while I and my colleagues in Suffolk voted to remain as part of the EU, the wider electorate voted to leave the EU. This is the democratic right of the people and we now must find a way, regardless of our political persuasion, to respect the will of the voters and work together to deliver the future that the people of my constituency and Britain as a whole have voted for. Although the vote has been taken, there is no immediate short term change in our circumstances, no sudden changes to travel arrangements for UK citizens or their ability to move around the EU. Sometimes fear of the unknown is often far worse than the reality; in this case, I believe that we have a great opportunity here to go forwards and shout about all that is great here in Britain. In Suffolk, especially within my own constituency, we have much to be very proud of.
With our growing specialist technologies, such as telecommunications, the energy sector and life sciences, our booming food and drink industry, world-renowned agricultural sector and tourism offering, our next generation of young people have an exceptionally exciting future ahead. In fact, I would go one step further and say that Suffolk is vital in not only supporting and contributing to the UK’s vibrant economy, but we are already leading the way in many areas and remain perfectly placed to grow and prosper due to our excellent geographical links and educational offering. In Suffolk we already have an excellent track record of working collaboratively and innovatively and I strongly believe that we have the resilience and expertise to rise to this new challenge. I see the coming months as a time for reflection and great opportunity, a time where we can consider what we want for our future and how we can ensure that we are in pole position to get the very best outcome. So despite the result of the Referendum not being my preferred choice, I would like to see the result turned into a positive. We all have a role to play in restoring calm and stability and I believe, that through working inclusively and collaboratively, we really can be confident of a bright new future. For more information please visit: www.drdanielpoulter.com
WITNESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH We welcome you to worship at 11am each Sunday. Sunday, August 7: Morning Worship with Pastor Andrew Sunday, August 14: Morning Worship with Mr Sylvester Dengzee Sunday, August 21: Morning Worship with Team Ministry Sunday, August 28: Morning Worship with Pastor Andrew EVENTS Every Tuesday: Drop-in Café, 2-4pm Everyone is welcome to call in for tea, cakes and friendship. Combine a visit to the post office with a cup of tea. Every Tuesday, 7.30pm: Varied Church Open House Every Fridays: Babies and Toddlers Group, 9.15 -11.15am Contact Jean: 01473 785478 / no group in August Monday, August 1: The Munch Bunch Lunch Club, noon-2pm Light lunch and good company. Contact Karen: 01473 251787 Wednesday, August 10: Prayer Fellowship, 2pm Thursdays, August 4 & 18: Centrepoint,10.30am Wednesday, August 24: Bible Study, 2pm The church is open for prayer and listening every Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-5pm, or at other times. Please contact Pastor Andrew. The post office is open on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings in the conservatory. Pastor: Andrew Croft, 07851 060482 Secretary: Anne Camp, 3 Acre Close, Witnesham IP6 9EU / 01473 785448 www.witneshambaptist.org.uk
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In mid July a group of us from the church went on a boat trip down the River Deben from Waldringfield. We can so easily take for granted the beauty of nature all around us every day, so it was good to take the time to look around us as we gently went down the river: green fields some turning yellow as crops ripen, trees of numerous sorts and sizes, birds flying past and others grazing at the water’s edge. When I look at nature I always turn to consider how great our God that created all of this is. I cannot accept or rationally believe that all this could have simply happened by accident; to me it defies logic. More rational and logical to me is the thought of someone bigger than I actually designed and created it all. Even given millions of years I cannot accept that I evolved from a single cell through to a fish then on to land. I may have some ape-like features or behaviours but it is still illogical to me that I, or even you, evolved from apes. While some will no doubt question my belief in a creator God let alone one who is interested in me, I would question their confidence in an evolutionary process. Those that question my ‘faith’ in God I am led to understand that the word confidence derives from the same basis as faith. So those who believe in evolution have a faith which appears less rational than my faith in a creator. So as I travel down the River Deben I reflect on the creator God that created me, knows me and has a love for me that exceeds any other love to the point that he came to the earth he created in the form of a man and through the death of Jesus I am able to be in a living daily love relationship with this creator great God. So as you walk, drive, ride or sail through the country, town or seas and rivers of this country or any other around the world take your time to look around, marvel at what you see and think where it all came from. I hope that you may come to the same conclusion as me and then go on to seek to know the creator God for yourself. During August we are planning to redecorate the back room of the church and so there will be no weekly café or mums and toddlers, both restarting in September. Post Office will still be open as usual. Pastor Andrew
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Lots of the beach huts at Felixstowe have names and I’ve always liked the one called REST A WHILE. Whether people go to the beach to swim, watch the waves, walk their dog, have fun with their families or just enjoy the sun I hope it is restful for them.
August 17: Going Deeper Homegroup, 10am
We all need times to recharge our batteries and that’s one of the reasons I enjoy August. The schools are all closed, meetings stop, there is less traffic and life seems to slow down for a few weeks.
August 20: Baptism of George Dee and Jensen Kane Burke at Grundisburgh
August 18: Social Bridge Burgh Schoolroom, 7.15pm. All levels, tuition available: 01473 735544
August 25: Hasketon Community Lunch, 12.15pm August 27: Baptism of Chloe Rose Chambers, Grundisburgh Church, 2.30pm MONDAY HOUSE GROUP, GRUNDISBURGH
We all benefit from taking a holiday and enjoying a change of scenery or routine, but sometimes it’s hard to slow down and adjust to the freedom a break can bring. Even if you aren’t going away this August I hope you can rest a while, unwind a little and enjoy the moment noticing the little things that bring pleasure. Holy means “set apart for a sacred use”. Originally holidays were religious festivals and often part of a season of rest and re-creation such as Easter. Perhaps this August, whether you go away or not, you can set aside some time to reflect on your blessings or your anxieties. Try sitting quietly or being still, noticing what is around you, being aware of your own presence, breathing deeply and relaxing into the moment. If you consciously do this each day, even for quite a short time, I think you will feel some renewal and peace. I try to focus on the love of God and as I breathe in and out I use a mantra (Come, Lord Jesus, Maranatha or Deep Peace). It becomes a time of silent prayer, but for others it is mindfulness or meditation. Whatever you call the time, it enables us to rest a while and make our holidays Holy-Days too. May your August be blessed and wherever you are may you know: The deep peace of the running wave The deep peace of the flowing air The deep peace of the quiet earth The deep peace of the shining stars
Following our June meeting the group is now on its summer break. We shall gather together again in September for an informal meeting open to all. This is not a group that seeks to delve deep into a few subjects, but rather to broaden knowledge and grow understanding of the faith we hold and the church we support. Do join us. Contact Robert: 01473 735775 SIGNPOST This month we are signposting our PILGRIM groups which begin again in September. If you would like me to order the booklet for this session, please let me know, and if you would like to know more about our PILGRIM groups, please ask. It would be great to start another group. There are some spaces in the Friday morning group starting on September 9. The Monday group begins again on September 5 at 7.30pm. Contact Clare: 01473 735183 Read more about the PILGRIM project at: www.pilgrimcourse SECOND FRIDAYS AT HASKETON VICTORY HALL You are very welcome to join us on the second Friday of most months (not August) for A Ploughman’s Supper followed by a talk or some other entertainment. We start at 7.15pm and entrance is £5 each. Please let Katherine Smith (01473 735579) know by the previous Wednesday if you wish to come, but pay on the door. Friday, September 9: North East India by Bill Baston, featuring Himalayan foothills, birds, rhinos, elephants and a Guwahati rubbish dump. If you attended Bill’s illustrated talk on the birds of East Anglia, you will know we have something good to look forward to from this outstanding photographer. BURGH HARVEST SUPPER: Saturday, October 1, 5.30pm
And the deep peace of the Son of peace
The Barn, Burgh House, courtesy of Bill and Jacqui Maine. Further details will be circulated in September.
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AUGUST SERVICES Sunday, August 7: 9.30am Holy Communion, Swilland Sunday, August 14: 11am Family Service and Baptism, Ashbocking WHAT’S ON ACROSS CARLFORD BENEFICE August 2: Craft and Coffee at Shrubbery Farm, Hasketon, 10am-noon. August 3: Going Deeper Homegroup, Manor Farm, The Green, Ashbocking, 10am August 6: Baptism of Beatrice Ave Bickers at Grundisburgh August 7: Baptism of Harriet Adie at Otley Church, 11am August 8: Knit and Stitch Burgh Schoolroom, 10.30am-12.30pm. All
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Hasketon: Tuesday, August 2 at Shrubbery Farm, Hasketon, 10amnoon Ashbocking: Friday, August 5 at the home of Liz Stegman, Old House Cottage, The Green, Ashbocking, 10.30am-noon Grundisburgh: Saturday, August 6 at Grundisburgh Parish Rooms, 10.30am-noon Swilland: Saturday, August 6, hosted by Shirley Coady and Andy Ling at Swilland Church, 10-11.30am. If the weather is fine, we hope to be able to sit outside and enjoy some sunshine! Clopton: Wednesday, August 17 at the village hall, 10am-noon Otley: No coffee morning this month
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Mothers’ Union—are having a break for August and then meet on Thursday 1st September for Holy Communion in Westerfield Church followed by tea and a “bring and buy” (contact Ann Bennett 785685) Benefice Youth Group—are having a break for August and then meet on Wednesdays 14th and 28th September, 6pm (contact Julia 785497) Village Voices—Rehearsals restart in September (Thursdays 1st, 8th and 29th) at 7.30pm in the back room of Witnesham Baptist Church (contact Christine 785138) Kingdom Kids—are having a break for August and will restart in September in Witnesham Village Hall and then church (contact Gill Thorley 890821) Wednesdays—said Morning Prayer at Westerfield Church weekly at 9.30am recommences 7th September—(Holy Communion first week of month)
To enquire about Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals, telephone or email Alan & Catherine Forsdike.
Westerfield Church Fete Saturday 13th August opens 2pm in the paddock
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