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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR This summer we celebrated my brother’s 50th birthday (the first opportunity we’ve had since he turned 50 last November). I was in charge of the playlist so my task was to compile music he has liked over the years into one handy iTunes list we could play on repeat for the afternoon and evening. The opening song had to be Neil Young’s Old Man with the line ‘Old man take a look at your life…’. John appreciated the sentiment! Bob Dylan also featured as well as The Cranberries, The Waterboys, The Stunning, The Bangles, The Pogues The Pretenders, The Undertones (who knew so many band names began with THE?), U2, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Johnny Cash, Christy Moore and Hothouse Flowers. With a few additions (a whole lot more Leonard Cohen along with Regina Spektor, Snow Patrol and Nick Cave), I now have a playlist which brings me a lot of joy. I sing-along when I’m in the mood (and alone) and sometimes I find myself in tears (don’t ever play Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars when you’re feeling sad). I remember people and places from times gone by. I remember items of clothing (my Bananarama phase was a sight to behold!), bus journeys with my Walkman, cycling around Dublin to Lou Reed’s Perfect Day… Music is incredibly powerful and there are many studies into how it can improve brain health and function and make you smarter, happier and more productive at any age. It’s even used to help Alzheimer’s patients. Music therapy has been very successful at getting through to patients even when nothing else has. It seems that musical memories far outlast other kinds of memories and help alleviate depression, anxiety and agitation. Imelda May helped me though many long days when I was on maternity leave. Jack and I still dance like lunatics when Johnny Got a Boom Boom comes on the radio or TV. I hope you have access to the music you love, but if you know someone who doesn’t, perhaps an elderly friend or neighbour, wouldn’t it be lovely to make it possible. I’m currently working on a list for my parents. Ever heard of Ray Lynam?
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NEWS CHARITY SCREENING OF BREATHE Manningtree Rotary in association with The Manifest Theatre are presenting a charity screening of BREATHE on Friday, September 28 at the Manifest Theatre, 2 Oxford Road, Manningtree CO11 1BP. The folks in Manningtree Rotary are known for their activities and events in our local community, but Rotary’s work around the world is not so well known. The eradication of polio worldwide has been one of Rotary International’s goals for many years. With other partners such as the World Health Organisation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the number of children succumbing to this terrible disease worldwide has dropped from 300,000 each year in the 1980s to just 15 this year. Today we are lucky that polio is no longer the big fear in was in the 1950s when the dreaded disease affected many, many families in Great Britain and across Europe. BREATHE is an inspirational and highly emotional celebration of bravery and human possibility, a love story about living every breath as though it’s your last. Adventurous and charismatic, Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield) has his whole life ahead of him when he is paralysed by polio while in Africa in 1958. Contrary to all advice, Robin’s wife Diana (Claire Foy) brings him home from hospital where her devotion and witty determination transcends his disability. Together they refuse to be imprisoned by his suffering, dazzling others with their humour, courage and lust for life. Against the odds, Robin’s illness gave him new purpose, fighting tirelessly for the rights of disabled people, and his pioneering work had a huge impact on mobility and access for the disabled. The film company have waived their performance fees and the Manifest Theatre are providing their facilities free of charge to allow all proceeds of this charity event to go to the End Polio Now project. Doors open at 7pm and tickets are £5 plus £2 Manifest Theatre membership. Tickets are only available in advance from Rotary Manningtree: 07746 858326 / rotarymanningtree@gmail.com
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150 YEARS OF MISTLEY BOOK CLUB For a century and a half, members of Mistley Book Club have met quarterly to eat, drink, choose books and be entertained after supper by one of their number, or on occasion by a guest holding forth on a topic of their choosing. Down the years, members have been inducted into a variety of dark arts, hearing what’s involved in the drone of bagpipes, what it takes to singlehandedly stop the Orient Express on its track and, no less intriguing, new insights on supping with the devil. The next quarterly meeting of the club is to be marked by a talk on a topic as eclectic as any of these, The Re-interment of Richard III, to be given at St Mary’s, Dedham by The Rt. Rev Timothy Stevens, sometime Bishop of Leicester. Members welcome anyone interested in hearing Bishop Stevens’ talk to come and share the marking of Mistley Book Club’s sesquicentenary at Dedham on October 10 at 6pm.
HALLOWEEN CRAFT FAIR The local branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, October 20 between 10.30am and 4pm at Lawford Venture Centre to raise funds to support local people who are affected by MS, a neurological condition that affects around 100,000 people in the UK. Thirty local crafters will be selling a wide range of unusual crafts including, candles, pyrography, shabby-chic homewares, jewellery, cards and even decorated gourds. Sample a locally-made beer, enjoy a cup of tea and a bacon roll or a home-made cake and get inspiration for that perfect Christmas gift, while your children have their faces painted and enjoy the trick or treat stall. They may even meet a witch or two! There’s something for everyone. Free entry and free parking. For more information contact: 01206 396868 / louisejoplin@btinternet.com
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NEWS BROOKLANDS ROAD GARAGE SALE We would like to say a big thank you to the organisers, our many helpers and everyone who donated goods, making this another very successful day for our charities. Along with the money we had made prior to the day, we have been able to make donations to St Elizabeth Hospice (Carla Dawson Tribute Fund) and JDRF (Junior Diabetes Research Fund) of £500 each. Any remaining funds will be donated to the 1st Brantham Scout and Guide Group Project for a new community hut. From Ronnie Dawson and Yvonne Amoss
MANNINGTREE TOWN COUNCIL The minutes of Manningtree Town Council meetings are available on their website, on the two town noticeboards (one at the Co-op Fiveways store and one beside the library) and at the clerk's office by appointment: 01206 390285 www.manningtreetowncouncil.org.uk
CONSTABLE COUNTRY MEDICAL PRACTICE Flu Clinics The influenza vaccination programme will be different this year. Public Health England has decided that all patients aged 65 on or before 31 March 2019 will be offered a free trivalent adjuvanted vaccination. This is more effective for over 65s than the quadrivalent vaccine administered last year. There is only one supplier of the adjuvant vaccine in the UK and the practice is currently waiting for vaccine delivery dates to be confirmed.
CONSTABLE COUNTRY PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP NHS 70th Anniversary Tea Parties
Patient Participation Groups across East Suffolk were asked to run NHS 70th anniversary tea parties in July. We ran two, one at Holton St Mary and one at Capel St Mary. We are grateful to the organisers of the monthly lunch in Holton and the Beacon Coffee Shop in Capel for hosting the events with us.
We invited people to share their NHS memories and we had many positive comments. This was one: “The NHS has saved several lives in my family. It saved my mother’s and my life when I was born, my mum’s life when she had a heart attack, my nephew’s life when he had an aneurism, my son’s life as he has anaphylactic reactions and also the tablets I take for my heart keeps me healthy. Amazing service.” Thanks to people’s generosity, we also raised just over £166 towards children’s toys in the waiting rooms. Access to your NHS Records In May the new data protection act came into force. Previously you could give verbal permission to look at your GP notes if you attended, for example, the out of hours doctors’ service. While you still must give verbal permission you also need to have signed a form in advance. This would also allow access to your records at A&E and if you had to see a GP when you were away. The forms are available at the surgery. Phlebotomy Appointments We’re aware that there has been a shortage of phlebotomy appointments recently due to staff shortages. Measures are being put in place to increase the number of appointments at both surgeries. Patient Transport Scheme Don’t forget to speak to the receptionists if you need a lift to attend your appointment. Teams of volunteer drivers are available throughout the area covered by the practice. Chair Kathy Pollard 01473 311384 / constablecountryppg@gmail.com
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Patients in ‘at risk’ groups under the age of 65 will be offered a free quadrivalent vaccination. Children in ‘at risk’ groups between the ages of two and 18, and all children aged two-three (born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2016) will be offered a free quadrivalent nasal vaccination. Note that children between the ages of four and nine years old will be offered a free vaccination via the school immunisation programme. In addition to offering flu vaccinations we will also be administering pneumococcal and shingles vaccinations to eligible patients. Because of the introduction of a third flu vaccine and staged vaccine deliveries, the vaccination programme is far more complex this year. We will therefore hold a number of flu clinics and will send personalised letters to every eligible patient inviting them to attend on specific dates. These letters will be sent through September and October. It is difficult to predict how serious flu outbreaks in the UK will be this year, but maximising vaccination of young children, over 65s and ‘at risk’ patients offers the best protection. If you receive a letter from the practice confirming you are eligible, please ensure you attend one our clinics. Patient Feedback Thank you to all patients who have completed one of our new comment cards or put a smiley face on the magnetic board in the waiting area at East Bergholt (we will shortly be installing one at Capel). We review all feedback received and discuss it with our Patient Participation Group to agree further improvements we can make to the service we provide. Comment cards are available from all our clinicians and our receptionists. You can also provide feedback via our website, NHS Choices or the Healthwatch Suffolk website. We appreciate all feedback. Training Days A reminder that in 2018 the practice will be closed from 1pm on the following dates for staff training: Thursday, September 13 and Wednesday, October 10. On these afternoons the Capel St Mary building will be open to enable access to the pharmacy, but the practice reception will be closed. East Bergholt reception will be open. Please note that there will be no clinicians at either building after 1pm as they will be attending training off-site. If you phone the practice the recorded message will ask you to ring 111 for medical assistance if your problem cannot wait until the next day. Practice Manager Pete Keeble
Lawford Parish Council You can read council minutes on the parish council noticeboards and at: www.essexinfo.net/lawford-parish-council Minutes can be collected from the parish office by prior arrangement as the offices are not open to the public.
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NEWS LAWFORD SURGERY 2 Edgefield Avenue, Lawford / 01206 392617 This innovative and growing GP Practice on the Essex and Suffolk border is currently accepting new patients from Brantham and East Bergholt. Please ask at reception for a registration form. We strive to the highest quality in medical care and have a diabetic nurse specialist and doctors with a special interest in heart disease, diabetes and women’s health. We also offer heart tracing (ECGs) blood tests, warfarin monitoring and minor surgery Doctor’s Appointments Two thirds of our doctor’s appointments can be booked in advance and one third can be booked on the day if a more urgent appointment is necessary. Every day we offer an evening surgery and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays we offer late appointments with the last appointment at 7pm. Appointments can be booked by ringing the surgery on 01206 392617 or you can speak to reception to organise patient access which allows you to book appointments online. Please note that this is for patients aged over 17 years old only. If for any reason you are unable to attend your appointment please let us know as soon as possible so that another patient is able to take the slot. Nurse’s Appointments Nurse’s appointments are for 15 minutes and we have a nurse in surgery Monday to Friday from approximately 9am-6pm. Phlebotomist/Health Care Assistant All blood tests are carried out in the morning with the first appointment at 8.40am and finishing at 11am. Between 11.20am and 12.40pm the heath care assistant offers additional appointments such as smoking cessation, hypertension clinics, diabetic foot checks and NHS health checks. Pre-Booked Flu Clinics Thursday, October 18, noon-4pm Thursday, October 25, 2-7pm Wednesday, October 31, noon-3pm If any of our patients would like early morning appointments please call and leave your contact details with reception and you shall be contacted when a clinic has been arranged. This flu clinic shall start at 7.30am. Dispensary We have a dispensary which dispenses for patients who live over a mile away from a pharmacy. If not applicable to this category, prescriptions can be sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice. In the dispensary we have a pharmacy technician who runs medication usage clinics, so if you have any queries regarding your medication an appointment can be made to discuss.
BUMPER BOOK SALE Manningtree Methodist Church in South Street on Saturday, September 29 from 10am-3pm. Free admission, refreshments available.
Babergh District Councillor Alastair McCraw REPORT TO PARISHES, ALTON WARD: SEPTEMBER 2018 WARD BOUNDARIES After a seemingly endless process of consultations on new ward boundaries for Babergh, we have received the final recommendations from the Local Government Boundary Commission. We had some wards that were getting too big or too small for equal representation. At the same time, the council decided that we didn’t need so many councillors. That might say something about the fair division of the work done. So, in cutting from 43 members to 32, we’ll end up with fewer ‘politicians’. I’m fairly sure that might be well received. It also means each member will represent more people, previously about 1,650 and, by 2023, an estimated 2,330. Obviously the wards have to change accordingly. The basic unit is always the parish (or divisions of the larger Sudbury and Hadleigh areas). I’ve always maintained throughout that the 12 largest communities should form the basis of a ward. Round here, that means Brantham, East Bergholt, Capel St Mary, Holbrook and Shotley. It’s also a very good idea to have single member wards. It means both accountability and an even sharing of workload. People will know who their district councillor is. Ideally, where there are smaller parishes, you’d like to group them with others that have similar concerns. It’s been my experience, so far, that parishes tend to focus on their own concerns. It’s fairly rare that shared concerns need to have the same councillor. We’ll have a larger number of single member wards from 2019, 17 of them. Brantham, East Bergholt and Capel St Mary will all be one-member wards. Across the peninsula, Shotley and Erwarton will form Ganges Ward. Stutton will be represented together with Holbrook and Harkstead to form Stour Ward. Tattingstone joins with Wherstead, Belstead, Freston, Woolverstone and Chelmondiston in a new Orwell Ward. It might seem an unusual shape, but it’s actually on the small side (less than nine per cent of the average) of the range. I have to confess that it’s not a perfect combination, but it is road connected. I think I looked at every other possible combination here (the same is true of Bentley) and analysed all the numbers. They were all either too big, too small or even weirder. These recommendations will now go to parliament. A draft order will be laid and about 40 days or so later, subject to scrutiny. The new electoral arrangements will come into force at the May 2019 local elections. On a personal note, the Alton Ward that Harriet and I represent will disappear. But not yet! I’m still here until the end. I also suspect I’ll always keep a weather eye out for the two villages. And I do like the new names! You can find the full report on this at: https://tinyurl.com/ycnehf6k (Click on Final Recommendations) We moved from Hadleigh last year. People asked for Customer Service access closer than Sudbury. A Customer Services Pilot is underway at Shotley Village Hall on Monday afternoons for eight weeks (not the bank Holiday) from August 13. Derek Davis (Independent Cabinet Member) has been instrumental in setting this up. If it’s useful, we’ll likely look at extending these ‘pop-up’ services. The warm weather is maybe gone for a while, but I’ve given the Claud Butler a good workout recently. Next up is the 37th annual Suffolk Historic Churches Bike Ride on September 8, one of my favourite days. I can always be contacted as below. Alastair McCraw 07812 564188 / alastair.mccraw@babergh.gov.uk Facebook: Alton, Alastair McCraw & Harriet Steer (a joint open group)
MISTLEY PARISH COUNCIL The next Full Council meeting is on September 24 and Planning Meetings are on September 13 and October 4. All meetings are at 7.30pm at Mistley Village Hall, Shrubland Road, Mistley. Please check our website for updates before attending any meetings. www.essexinfo.net/mistleypc
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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM Over the past month, officers from the local SNT have been busy carrying out high visibility patrols in Hadleigh and the surrounding villages as part of Operation Parkland, the constabulary’s initiative in South Suffolk to tackle anti-social behaviour and associated criminality in the summer months. Working alongside officers from the other Ipswich SNTs, a number of youths have been encountered at various locations and a large amount of alcohol has been seized from either underage drinkers or because Hadleigh has a DPPO (designated public place order) with the alcohol then being disposed of. Having received reports of antisocial behaviour in Stoke by Nayland, extra patrols have now been implemented to deal with the issues. If you witness any anti-social behaviour, whether drug related, alcohol related or simply people shouting and being abusive, then please report this to the police. As part of a TISPOL campaign, officers from the Road Casualty Reduction Team have been out and about in several villages, including Woolverstone, carrying out speed enforcement and the SNT are hoping to complete another speeding enforcement day in the next couple of weeks. If there is a particular problem in your area then please get in touch and we will add it to our list of locations to try and visit. With one of the SNT priorities being the illegal use of roads, officers on the team have seized two vehicles for having no insurance and have dealt with the drivers for other document offences as well as carrying out a number of breath tests. Bobbits Lane continues to be a priority for the SNT with patrols being carried out to target off-road motorbikes illegally using the area. There have been a number of reports of bikes in the area and also criminal offences where the installed warning signs have either been damaged or stolen. These are being investigated and a number of options are being considered to try and prevent any further offences taking place. Due to recent residential burglaries across the area in the past month, officers have been carrying out reassurance patrols and we would again like to remind people to ensure their houses are secure before going out. Please also consider items left outside which offenders may be able to use to force entry to your property and ensure that outbuildings are secure. The Constabulary has secured a number of RING video doorbells which can be applied for by residents in Suffolk free of charge and act as a deterrent to potential burglars. This is a great initiative and opportunity and would allow people to feel safer when away from their property. To register an interest please email: doorbell@suffolk.pnn.police.uk If you have any quires or questions please contact Hadleigh SNT at Hadleigh Police Station, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh IP7 5AD. Hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Emergency: Call 999
JAMES CARTLIDGE, MP FOR SOUTH SUFFOLK At last, some good news for constituents on the controversial matter of housing. Of all the issues that face our communities, I can think of none more controversial – including Brexit – than where homes should or should not be built. But for the time being at least, we have just gained a little more control over that difficult decision making process. Babergh’s biggest issue with housing developments has been the five-year land supply planning policy. Since April 2017, Babergh has not been able to demonstrate this supply which left them open to speculative planning applications that would not normally have been accepted under their local planning policies. In fact, I recently held a parliamentary debate on this policy to outline the issues that we have faced. As such, I am delighted that Babergh District Council has now announced that they have restored the five-year land supply bringing much greater control over planning decisions back to local people. It also means that local policies once again become the priority in considering applications, including neighbourhood plans, ensuring the development is decided by our locally elected representatives, instead of increasingly relying on the planning inspector over whom we have little or no accountability. Of course, it is worth stressing that this doesn’t mean we will suddenly stop seeing new homes built in Babergh. Nor will ‘unpopular’ development cease since homes have to go somewhere. What we need to see is a sustainable level of delivery, a sweet spot resulting in neither disproportional development in inappropriate locations nor seeing any single proposal for new homes opposed and defeated. We should also remember that developers could potentially appeal the presence of a five-year land supply and so it remains vital not only that Babergh continues to work to deliver its joint local plan, but that communities continue to prepare neighbourhood plans. If anyone in a village considering a neighbourhood plan thinks this positive change is reason not to produce one I would argue the opposite: this is the ideal time to get a neighbourhood plan in place so that communities are ready if at some point in the future we once again lose our five-year land supply. I hold regular advice surgeries offering help and support to local people. Please see page 25 for my contact details.
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POETRY NIGHT WITH A TWIST! Calling all adults! On Friday, September 7 some kind supporters of Acorn Village are putting on a poetry night with a twist at The Red Lion in Manningtree to help raise funds for adults with learning disabilities. Join them for an evening of humorous verse and music, hosted by Indie Skreet and Ephraim Crud. Tickets are just £5 and include entry to a raffle with all proceeds going to Acorn Village. Buy your tickets from the The Red Lion or call 01206 391880. Strictly over 18s due to some of the more colourful language! The evening starts at 8pm. Why not get a group of your friends together to experience this unique event?
BRANTHAM W.E.A. Meets at Brantham Leisure Centre, New Village CO11 1RZ with a series of illustrated talks by Sue Pownall entitled Gardens in British Art starting on Tuesday, September 18, 7.30-9pm. Come and join in for a taster evening. The AGM is on Tuesday, September 11 at 7.30pm at Brantham Leisure Centre; all welcome.
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OUT & ABOUT CONSTABLE SINGERS A huge thank you to all who supported our recent fundraising concert for EACH at the Constable Hall in East Bergholt. We had a very successful evening and with the raffle raised in excess of £700. We sang songs from the musicals, films and popular songs from the forties to 2018 and had wonderful solos from Willow (aged seven) and Lillia (10). We shall be singing in October at Bentley Tuesday Club and at Capel in November, and also taking part in St Mary’s Church celebration of the end of the First World War. We welcome new members and have singers aged 16 to 80 at sessions at Lambe School, East Bergholt from 7-9.30pm each Thursday, but meet at East Bergholt Congregational Church on the second Thursday of each month. Choir recommences on September 13 at the Congregational Church. Words are provided and there’s no need to be able to read music. We sing to enjoy ourselves. It’s just £5 per session, but the first session is free. For further details contact Mel (01206 298628), Yvonne (01206 298428) or email: paulagraham716@btinternet.com
MANNINGTREE MUSEUM AND LOCAL HISTORY GROUP On a very hot evening in July Sue Pownall entertained the group with an illustrated talk on the artists of the Stour Valley. She showed unfamiliar paintings by the artists involved. Gainsborough, who was a founding member of the Royal Academy, was a leading portrait painter of the day. Sue showed us one of his landscapes. Similarly, with Constable she showed us a portrait instead of a landscape. Other artists featured in her talk included Munnings, John Nash, Maggi Hambling and Elizabeth Frink. Sheila also introduced us to printmakers of the Stour Valley such as Glyn Thomas, Norman Ackroyd and Valerie Thornton. Her final picture was a landscape by John Nash. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, September 26, 7.30 for 7.45pm in the Methodist Hall, South Street, Manningtree, when Dr Hugh Frostick will present a talk entitled Churchill’s Secret Army in NE Essex. Visitors £3, members and under-16s free. Everybody welcome as usual.
MANNINGTREE & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Two recent social events enjoyed by club members were the summer BBQ very kindly hosted by Harold and Hasje in their beautiful garden, and a delightful afternoon on Wrabness Beach (picture by Jill Sullivan) courtesy of Jill and Brendan who offered their beach hut as a base for photographic opportunities together with a welcome cup of tea and cake. Both events benefitted from the glorious weather we have seen this summer and with our summer programme break continuing until September we should see some good images for our first meeting of the new season which will be an internal competition to be judged by members. Our 2018/2019 season will commence on September 13 and run through to May 2019. We meet at 7.30pm on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at St Johns Ambulance Centre, Station Road, Manningtree CO11 1EB. A number of informal ‘Rookie Club’ evenings are also arranged where members can refresh their skills and share experiences. New members are welcome to join for the forthcoming season or may attend initially as a visitor. Please contact our secretary for details: 01206 393751 / madps@post.com www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk
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BRANTHAM AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY AUTUMN AUDITIONS Brantham Amateur Theatrical Society is proud to announce that a pantomime will be presented from February 20-23 with a matinee on Saturday 23 from 2.30pm. The panto is called Off to Treasure Island and will be filled with all things piratey, dancing and singing. While including contemporary themes, it’s a traditional romantic story, with principal boy and girl. The original script was written by Lisa Butler, also our secretary and the executive producer. We shall be holding auditions in Brantham Village Hall. The first audition will actually be an information session on Sunday, September 30 from 9.30am-noon where we will introduce you to the story and some of the music. Children from the age of eight are welcome and some dancing ability would be helpful, but can be taught by us. There are plenty of parts for older children and teenagers, as well as adults of all ages. After you have taken in the information and possibly decided to join our crew, our first audition, mainly for adults, will be on Thursday, October 4 at 7.30pm. The second will be on Sunday, October 7 from 10am-1pm with Alice Eldridge, our children’s director, for all children interested in the chorus (this does include some small speaking parts). Please bring suitable footwear, such as jazz shoes or trainers. You may be disappointed if you cannot make some of these dates for any reason; do contact us as we may be able to arrange another time: Director Val Eldridge – 01473 311553 / Lisa Butler – 07905 392606 BATS will need backstage crew for sewing, make-up, props, lighting, setbuilding and painting. We shall also be needing chaperones. If you are interested come along to our information session.
EAST BERGHOLT MEN IN THE GREAT WAR: AN ILLUSTRATED TALK An illustrated talk on the lives of some of the East Bergholt men who served in the Great War of 1914-1918, including many of the 65 who made the ultimate sacrifice, will be presented at the Constable Hall in East Bergholt at 7.30pm on Friday, October 19. Bar and refreshments will be available. Tickets cost £5 and all proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Royal British Legion. For further details see the posters in the village or call: 01206 394576 This talk is a part of the village’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which brought an end to the fighting in this terrible conflict. At the Going Down of the Sun and in the Morning We Will Remember Them.
TEA & SUPPORT Tea & Support, the friendship and self-help group formed some five years ago for those who have been bereaved or are living alone, meets on the third Wednesday afternoon of each month from 2-4pm, normally in the Church Hall, New Road, Mistley. We have a talk or activity followed by an opportunity to chat over tea and home-made cake. Several times a year we have an outing to somewhere local for either lunch or afternoon tea. To cover our costs for transport we ask our members for a donation of £1 each per meeting attended. September 19: A speaker at the Church Hall October 17: An outing with afternoon tea November 21: A musical afternoon Wednesday December 12: Christmas Lunch – Please note that this is not the third Wednesday! For further information please contact Joy or John Baker (01206 391918) or for transport please call Paskell’s (01206 396709). The 2018 programme is available from Paskell’s in Manningtree, in St Mary & St. Michael’s Church, Mistley and St Lawrence Church, Bradfield.
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OUT & ABOUT MANNINGTREE POETRY GROUP The next meeting of Poetry Plus will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, September 11 at the Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree. All those interested in poetry are invited to attend either to listen to the spoken word or to read poetry themselves. Some people will be reading their own poetry and some will choose to read the work of other poets. There is no admission charge. To keep up-to-date please visit: www.poetryplus.org.uk
MANNINGTREE ROTARY CLUB
Manningtree Rotary Club has just completed the presentation of 167 dictionaries to the leavers of local primary schools in the area. These illustrated dictionaries are financed through local fundraising and over the last few days were donated to Ardleigh St Mary’s, Bradfield Primary, Brooklands Primary in Brantham , Dedham C of E, Highfields Primary, Lawford St Mary’s, Mistley Norman C of E Primary Schools. The picture is of Ardleigh St Mary’s Primary School with their dictionaries presented by Rotarians Diana Grice and David Shearmur. Manningtree Rotary Club seeks to serve the community and meets on Thursday evenings in the Crown Pub function room at 7.30pm for a meal and at 8.30pm for its meeting. The club is active in seeking ways to promote the town and area and raise support for local, national and international good causes. We welcome women and men to support and join in our efforts. Bra Collection for Against Breast Cancer Last year with the support of Manningtree Co-op and the general public we collected over 450 pair of spectacles on behalf of Vision Aid. We are collecting again his year with support of Manningtree Co-op. This time its bras for Against Breast Cancer, so ladies, if you have any unwanted bras don’t throw them away; put them in our collection box which can be found in the entrance lobby of Manningtree Co-op.
STOUR CHORAL SOCIETY The new season begins with rehearsals on Monday, September 10 at 7.30pm in the Methodist Hall, South Street, Manningtree. New members, any age, able or less able voices, are very welcome as we prepare for the Christmas concert on Saturday, December 1 in Mistley Parish Church.
STOUR VALLEY U3A Our summer dinner and social was held at a new venue, The Ipswich Best Western, Copdock, and this sell-out event was enjoyed by all members present who enjoyed good company and food. As suggested by members, we introduced our first August meeting on Wednesday 8 when Tania Harrington MA, artist, art lover and researcher talked on Art Attack – A History of Vandalism in Art. She looked at works of art that have been vandalised over the years and the reasons behind these criminal attacks, divided into political motivations, mad attacks and artist attacks. It was a serious, at times disturbing, but also humorous illustrated talk. On September 12, historian Taff Gillingham will present a very British view on Remembrance and The Great War. Taff advises film makers, emphasising the need for historical accuracy on the 1914/18 war. Richard Heap, Production Director of Stephen Walters & Sons Ltd, will talk on silk weaving in Sudbury on Wednesday, October 10. In a talk entitled The Silk Road from China to Sudbury, he will cover the history of silk weaving and how it came to Sudbury, how silk yarns are processed, the silk trade, partnerships and relationships between supplier and customer and how the company engages with the local community and the environment. Our November 14 meeting will feature Davis Simmonds, a National Trust speaker and volunteer, introducing The Coast of East Anglia. The East Anglian coast is full of contrasts and has much beauty, history and wildlife. His presentation will focus on National Trust coastal properties in Essex and Suffolk. The Coffee Grinders meet at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt CO7 6SD from 10am-noon on the fourth Friday of each month. This meeting especially welcomes new members and gives all members the opportunity to meet the activity group leaders and the committee while enjoying a cup of coffee. The next meeting is on Friday, September 21. We meet at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership is £12 which entitles members to attend meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, except August and December.
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BRANTHAM OVER 60’s CLUB STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Our autumn term begins on Wednesday, September 5 when Tracey Mackness of the Giggly Pie Co will present her life story. Then on Wednesday, September 19 David Ablewhite will return to tell us about The Other Prince William. Norman Jacobs talks about Pie ’n’ Mash and Prefabs on Wednesday, October 3 and two weeks later on October 17 Sally Chicken’s talk is on The Regeneration of Shotley Pier. Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, free of the constraints and obligations of service clubs and involve members at minimal cost. The club is directed primarily to providing fellowship between members who are compatible with each other and the opportunity for development of acquaintances. New members are welcomed. We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB at 10.30am. For further details please contact speaker secretary Dave Carman: 01255 880202
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Meetings are held on Tuesday afternoons (bar the first one in the month) from 2.30-4.30pm at Brantham Leisure Centre. Visitors and new members very welcome. For more details contact Jean Lace: 01206 396242 Brantham Over 60’s Club is the oldest club in the village. In spite of the title, you don’t have to be over 60 to come along to enjoy interesting speakers, Bingo and quiz afternoons, monthly lunches and occasional outings. DATES FOR THE DIARY September 11: Old London Bridge by Colin Hopper September 18: Roast Lunch (or choice of dishes) followed by a quiz September 25: I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside by David Whittle October 9: Speaker yet to be decided October 16: Fish and chip lunch followed by a games afternoon October 23: India (Rhanthanbore Barrattur) by Brian and Ethel Murphy October 30: The True Cost of Fish by Andy Malcolm
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MANNINGTREE FIT CLUB
The new chess season starts on September 5 and Manningtree will be fielding three teams in the Suffolk League. The A team retained the title of Suffolk champions last season and hope to be challenging for the title again this season. The B and C teams will both be playing in the third division.
Open to anyone looking to lead a healthy active lifestyle. Every Wednesday evening from 7-8pm at Mistley Village Hall. Contact: Bridie 07403 316735 / Tanya 07920 76245
Manningtree Chess Club meets in Methodist Church Hall (South Street) at 7.30pm on Wednesday evenings from the beginning of September to the end of April. However, this season we hope to occasionally start at 6pm to cater for younger players. Please check the meeting times on the club website. New players are always welcome.
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Contacts: Carl 01206 391051 / John 01206 391628 / Jim 01473 310561 www.manningtreechess.info
VILLAGE LINK CLUB Meets at 10am on the second Wednesday of each month at Tattingstone Village Hall. Village Link will celebrate 25 years in March 2019. The Children’s Day Centre parents, staff and personal friends had a big had in getting Village Link started at Raydon Village Hall. It moved to Tattingstone as the club grew. Its aims were to bring communities together and we have over the years attracted members from many villages. I would like to see new members from all local villages at our meetings, either as visitors or members in readiness for our March celebration when members will be able to enjoy a free main meal paid for by the club. As membership is only £5 per year, this is good value for money. A small admission fee is payable at each meeting. We are a mixed group of men and women, with partners and without. I feel it is one of the few groups offering professional speakers on a variety of subjects throughout the year in a rural setting. We would like to attract more housewives and househusbands when their children are at school or retired, part time workers of all descriptions and ages, and anyone who would like company for one morning per month. I hope you will join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, September 12 when Derek Firman presents a talk entitled Collecting Hobby or Obsession?
ARDLEIGH WEA Meets at Great Bromley Village Hall, Parsons Hill, Great Bromley CO7 7JA An eight week course by Alexander Bass entitled Wildlife & Habitats of East Anglia begins on Thursday, October 25, 2.30-4.40pm with a 15-minute tea break at 3.30pm. Alex will use colourful slides of wildlife and landscapes, focusing on the range of flora, fauna and nature reserves of East Anglia. This will include birds, mammals and butterflies of the Stour Estuary, RSPB Minsmere, Dunwich Heath and the Norfolk Broads. The course fee is £52. For more information contact: Jill Frostick 01206 250263 / John Terry 01206 397101 / john@terrys.org.uk
STOUR VALLEY LADIES PROBUS CLUB Stour Valley Ladies Probus Club meets at Brantham Leisure Centre at 10am on the first and third Thursday in the month. The first meeting in the month includes lunch and the second is for coffee. At every meeting there is a general interest speaker. The aim of our club is to encourage interest and fellowship among our members, all of whom are retired and have a lively and informed outlook on life. New members are welcome and anyone interested in attending a coffee morning should contact our president, Doreen Gant: 01206 395548 / deegant@tiscali.co.uk
Founder & Chairlady Linda Evans / 01473 311262
LAWFORD W.E.A The autumn series of illustrated talks begins on Monday, September 10 in Manningtree Methodist Church Hall at 2.30pm.
LAWFORD & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The talk on natural pests was sadly cancelled at the last minute, but as many members were looking forward to this we are hoping to reschedule it. Luckily Mr Barry Gayton from Desertworld in Brandon was able to come along to give us the rundown on his career in horticulture. He does a lot of radio work and some TV, as well as spending most of his waking hours working on his garden. Desertworld itself looks like an interesting place to visit, especially if you are interested in cacti and succulents. The September meeting will be the AGM. We always make it as brief as possible so that we can enjoy a sociable evening and a fun quiz. Don’t be afraid to come along and join us. It will be held on Thursday, September 20 at 7.30pm in Ogilvie Hall, Wignall Street, Lawford. The autumn show is going ahead on Saturday, September 1 in the Ogilvie Hall and will be open to visitors from 2pm.
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ORWELL DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY We hope you will join us when our new season starts on Wednesday, September 5, when Rosalind Whyte will be giving a talk entitled 250 Years of the Royal Academy. In 2018, The Royal Academy of Arts celebrates its 250th anniversary. We will look at the position of artists in London before and after the formation of the academy in 1768 and some of the characters involved, including the first president, Sir Joshua Reynolds. Like any important institution, the academy has been embroiled in intrigue and controversy over the course if its history and no scandal or outrage will remain unexposed! We shall be holding our second informal study day at Rushmere Village Hall on Friday, September 7, when the subject will be Feisty Ladies – Women Travellers from Victorian Britain. Roger Mitchell, the speaker who made last year’s study day so memorable, will once again be entertaining us with a fascinating look at those intrepid women from days gone by. We meet at Tower Hall, Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew on the first Wednesday of most months. Talks last about an hour, commencing at 2.15pm, with tea and coffee served from 1.30-2pm. Guests and non-members are welcome provided we have enough space. Exceptionally popular lectures will have a visitor limit of 20 spaces. Please contact Wendy Robbins in advance on 01394 823807 to check if there is available space. For the latest events and news please visit: www.orwelldfas.org.uk
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OUT & ABOUT / CHURCH NEWS GENTLE FITNESS GROUP
THE CO-OP WOMEN’S GUILD
Ladies are invited to join this gentle fitness group in Manningtree Methodist Church Hall on Wednesday mornings at 9.30am. We restart after the summer break on September 5.
The new season starts on Tuesday, September 11, 6.30 for 7pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Manningtree with a series of talks, activities and excursions. All ladies very welcome.
EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD
MANNINGTREE HIGH SCHOOL
September is a great time to register for new and exciting courses or take up a new hobby. The Embroiderers’ Guild welcomes you if you enjoy the creativity of textile and embroidery art. There are always so many techniques and materials used to craft beautiful pieces of work that boredom is a non-existent word. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced stitcher, the guild is for you. The Colchester branch meets at Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH from 10am-12.30pm every second Tuesday of the month. Find them on Facebook at: embroidererseast.org.uk. The program for the next few months includes folded books, AGM and annual exhibition, kantha workshop and temari, a Japanese thread ball decoration. Colchester also has a young embroiderers’ group for ages seven to 16.
LINK LINE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES Un-denominational / All events at The Ogilvie Hall, Wignall Street, Lawford unless otherwise stated. OUTREACH & ACTIVITIES IN SEPTEMBER Saturday, September 8 9.30-10.45am: Cafe/Oasis Event 11am: Praise & Worship Service Sunday, September 9 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service, Venture Centre Wednesday, September 12 7-8.30pm: Key to Love Fellowship Christianity Explored Seven consecutive Wednesday evenings, Venture Centre Sunday, September 16 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service, Venture Centre 3pm: Outreach Ministry Songs of Praise, Fingringhoe Methodist Chapel Thursday, September 20 Mini Bus Fellowship visit to Woodbridge and Waldringfield including a river boat trip Transport Division: Gt. Horkesley Friendship Club Friday, September 21: 10am: Link Line Ministries Prayer Meeting, Venture Centre Sunday, September 23 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service, Venture Centre Sunday, September 30th 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service, Venture centre ADVANCE NOTICE Saturday, October 13 at the Ogilvie Hall from 9.30am: Combined Cafe/Oasis Coffee Morning Event, Mini Bus Support Gift Day and Harvest Thanksgiving Service. Come and join us. Link Line Heart & Home We are now inviting bookings for our autumn and pre-Christmas Resources Sales Unit to churches and Christian Fellowships in the area. Ministry can be included if desired. Contact: 01206 272064
In May and June of this year Manningtree High School embarked on their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions. Students from Years 9 and 10 took up the challenge with the help and support of staff at school. The group rose to the challenge by completing some of their volunteering, skills or physical sections in preparation for their qualifying expedition. The expedition took place on June 23/24 in and around Rendlesham Forest. It wasn’t difficult to spot the groups from Manningtree with one group sporting a green alien attached to their rucksacks and another filming their experiences using a model doll’s head to create Amanda, an imaginary character who commentated on their journey. The groups have proved themselves worthy of achieving their Bronze Award with many wanting to take on the next challenge of the Silver Award.
KEY TO LOVE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Where Jesus is Love and Love is Jesus COME AND WORSHIP THE LORD JESUS WITH US – ALL ARE WELCOME Hear the teaching of our saviour and King, lively praise and worship every Sunday at 11am at the Ivell Suite at The Venture Centre 2000, Bromley Road, Lawford CO11 1AH. New from Wednesday, September 12, 7-8.30pm CHRISTIANITY EXPLORED COURSE Seven week video and teaching about Jesus Christ: What’s it all about anyway? Come and join with us in this relaxed and informal atmosphere and discover what the meaning of life is. Do you need someone to listen or in need of prayer? Please contact David and Rosie: 01206 615228 / 07787 572977 / info@thekeytoloveministries.co.uk www.keytoloveministries.com
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OUT & ABOUT / CHURCH NEWS MANIFEST THEATRE
MANIFEST MOVIES
Our next production is The Matchgirls (the musical) by Bill Owen and Tony Russell which runs from Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 October.
Friday, September 21: Walt Disney’s Christopher Robin
The Matchgirls musical is a political story of women’s empowerment and is quite relevant this year as it is 100 years since the Suffragette movement made a difference for women. It focuses on the lifestyle of the women match cutters at the Bryant and May factory in Bow, London who went out on strike in July 1888 to protest about the poor working conditions and severe health threats in the match factory. Essentially it’s a musical designed, like all musicals, to tug at the heart strings. The box office is now open: www.manifesttheatre.co.uk / 07444 724271
Christopher Robin – now a family man living in London – receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With Christopher’s help, Pooh embarks on a journey to find his friends Tigger, Eeyore, Owl and Piglet. Once reunited, the lovable bear and the gang travel to the big city to help Christopher rediscover the joy of life. Doors and bar open at 7pm on film nights and films begin at 7.30pm. Tickets are just £5 for Manifest Theatre members. Non-members pay an additional £2 annual theatre membership. This entitles them to reduced prices on all Manifest productions during the year. Pay on the door.
HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Smith 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963 www.stmarksparish.org.uk SERVICES FOR September Sunday 2 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 4 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 9 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 11 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration 10am Mass Sunday 16 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 18 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 23 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 25 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 30 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass The weekly newsletter, with weekly mass times, is always displayed in the cabinet alongside the church’s front door. This month we say farewell to Father Christopher who has been our very popular parish priest for seven years. He moves to Newmarket and we welcome Father Peter Raj who joins us from Cambridge. Catholic Commentary Pope Francis recently said that God does not conform to people’s expectations and he often presents himself and his graces in surprising ways. “God does not conform himself to preconceptions. We have to make an effort to open our hearts and minds to accept the divine reality that presents itself to us.” He said, for example: “The people of Nazareth could not understand how Jesus, a simple carpenter with no formal education, could perform miracles and outdo even the scribes with his teachings. Being so familiar with Jesus’ family and modest roots, the residents go from being in awe to being incredulous at what the Lord had to say.”
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“Instead of opening themselves up to reality, they are scandalised,” he continued, “because in their minds, God would never lower himself to speak through such an ordinary man. It’s the scandal of the incarnation which still exists today when people have preconceived notions about God, which keep them from recognizing him. It’s about having faith; the lack of faith is an obstacle to God’s grace. Many baptised live as if Christ didn’t exist, they repeat the gestures and signs of faith, but these do not correspond to a real bond to the person of Jesus and his Gospel. “The Lord invites us to adopt an approach of humble listening and waiting meekly because God’s grace often presents itself to us in surprising ways that do not match our expectations. St Teresa of Kolkata is a good example of this, she was a petite, poor nun who with prayer and good works did miraculous, great things and revolutionized the charitable work of the church.” Pope Francis concluded: “St Teresa is an example for our day, asking that people open themselves up to God’s grace, truth, mission and mercy, which is meant for everyone, without anyone excluded.” Events and Diary Dates The 100 Club draw took place on Sunday, August 26 at Holy Family when three lucky winners shared a £154 prize pot. The next draw takes place on Sunday, September 30. The club, set up to support the life and mission of our parish, has grown from strength to strength since its launch. New members are always very welcome and the newsletter, that includes an application form, can be found at the rear of the church or online at: www.stmarksparish.org.uk Every last Thursday of the month a Bring & Buy Coffee Morning takes place from 10.30am-noon at Viv and Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR. We are raising funds for a new carpet for the Parish Room and all are very welcome to join us. The next event is on Thursday, September 27. Supporting our local hospice All parishioners are asked to collect used postage stamps, all year, not just at Christmas, and place them in the box at the rear of the church to help support the outstanding work of our local hospice. Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital Father Adrian Gates is the Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital. Please contact him (01473 726701) if you or a Catholic is in or due to go into hospital and requires his services. All are very welcome to attend Holy Family services, it is not necessary to be a Catholic and enquiries about the Catholic faith are always welcome. Please contact the presbytery, as above, or a local person whom you know is a Catholic.
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CHURCH NEWS BRANTHAM & CAPEL METHODIST CHURCHES
ST MARY’S CHURCH, LAWFORD Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Simon Heron, 01206 392659
What did I (almost) forget to say?
Services for September
I’ve just got back from holiday and it’s deadline day for In Touch. What should I write about? Well first we had a wonderful holiday. The weather has been amazing, though farmers, gardeners and water industry authorities are anxious for more rain. Having lived in Zimbabwe for 10 years, we also love rain – you long for it after seven months of a dry season and there is great excitement when the first rains come. I’ve even sensed some British people getting excited about the rain this year, and we have come back to an almost green lawn, which was very brown when we left.
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On holiday we did the things I wrote about last month; we walked, swam, sailed, read, relaxed, went on a ferry, ate in and out, worshipped and met with friends, family and acquaintances. My parents had been leaders in a church in Falmouth and we left when I was five years old. I met for the first time since then the son (then 19 now 80) of some dear friends of my parents. A 61-year gap and yet a fascinating conversation with many shared memories with him, his wife and the next two generations!
Sunday 23 8am Holy Communion BCP 10.30am Morning Worship
I also visited my first Sunday School teacher, recently moved into a residential home and will be 90 by the time this is printed. My father had conducted her marriage service and they had celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary before her husband died. She kept in touch with my parents until they died and continues to keep in touch with me and my siblings. I was able to thank her for her faithfulness in teaching me, my siblings and many other children about Jesus and for her regular prayers for our extended family over the years. She was one of several people who helped me in my Christian walk. I am glad that I was able to say “thank you” before it was too late. I know there are others whom I wish I had thanked, but who had already died. Don’t put off thanking people who have made a difference in your life. If you have no idea where to find them, contact Radio 4’s Saturday Live for it to be broadcast. I would like to say “thank you” to the many volunteers who offer service to individuals and communities. Perhaps you have thought about giving up because few or even no-one has said thank you. What you do for even the least important person is still a significant gift of time, of love and of yourself and God has noticed. On behalf of all those unsaid thank yous please accept this thank you. The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 AT BRANTHAM METHODIST Please note that as from September 1, The Rev Ian Gardner will be the Minister at Brantham Methodist, 34 Medway Road, Ipswich IP3 0QH ig.gardner@ntlworld.com / 01473 411507 Sunday 2 Sunday 9 Sunday 16 Sunday 23 Sunday 30
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Harvest Songs of Praise with Rev Gardner Circuit Service at Chelmondiston Worship and Communion with Rev Allen Worship with Mr Nichols Worship with Rev Ayden Ecumenical Harvest Worship at St Michaels
AT CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST Home groups and prayer meetings on various days and times with a new group starting in September. Contact Rev Andrew Sankey. Sunday 2 Sunday 9 Saturday 15 Sunday 16 Sunday 23 Sunday 30
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Worship with Mr Paul Gold Circuit Service at Chelmondiston Worship with Mr Victor Jack Worship with Rev Sankey Messy Church Worship with Mrs Emily Hannah Harvest Worship with Rev Sankey United Prayer at Capel Community Church Worship and Communion with Rev Dawes
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Sunday 9 8am Holy Communion BCP 10.30am Family Service Harvest Festival 6.30pm Evensong Sunday 16 8am Holy Communion BCP 10.30am Holy Communion 6.30pm Cafe Church
Sunday 30 8am Holy Communion BCP 10.30am Benefice Service at Great Bromley SOME OF OUR REGULAR GROUPS House Groups: Daytime and evening Solo Club: Third Wednesday of the month Pastoral Care: Upon request Coffee & Cake: Fourth Tuesday of the month Art Club: Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons Handbells: Every Monday Ladies in Friendship Together: Fourth Monday of the month Edward Bear: Monday mornings from 9.30am in term time Messy Church: Every half term, parents and children together Choir: Friday Practice Sunday School and Extreme: Sunday mornings during service Details from the rectory (01206 392659) or at: www.lawfordchurch.co.uk
Meeting at Old St Michael’s School on Trinity Road, Manningtree You’ve heard of Pirate Radio right? Well, have you ever heard of Pirate Church? The Pirate Radio guys wanted to share their tunes with as many as they could and Hollywood pirates are usually searching for treasure and would normally do anything to get it! Those of us who meet regularly at Trinity have found the greatest treasure and now would do (nearly) anything to share it with you. At 5pm on Sunday, September 9, Captains Yo-Ho and Heave-Ho will be joined by the Trinity Free Church family at our usual worship to find and share that greatest treasure. At the barbecue that follows there will be prizes for the best dressed pirate and a chance to chat. Don’t you want a share of the greatest treasure? Come and find it with us Sunday, September 9 at 5pm. Thereafter, each Sunday evening at 5pm there will another chance to hear what St Matthew thinks about the Lord Jesus as we study his gospel together. You will be most welcome to come to these services too. The church family meet regularly on Sundays at 10am to pray, followed by our lively worship and relevant Bible teaching at 10.30am. There’s always a warm welcome, an all-age programme and refreshments follow. On September 2, we have a believer who works in Afghanistan to talk about her work, followed by a bring-and-share lunch. If you would like us to pray for you, please drop down to Manningtree Market and speak to the Prayer on the Streets team (9.30-10.30am on Saturdays, September 8 and 22) or call us. After a break in August many events are starting back up again: Meeting Place (a trip on Wednesday 5), Youth Work (Monday 10 for all School Years), Home Groups (week beginning Sunday 9). For all meetings in September call Pastor Gaius on 01206 393745 or visit: www.trinity-manningtree.org.uk
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CHURCH NEWS BENEFICE OF EAST BERGHOLT AND BRANTHAM Rector: The Rev Canon Stephne van der Toorn 01206 392646 / revstephvdt@googlemail.com www.constablecountrychurches.co.uk SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER Saturday, September 1 1pm Wedding of Elizabeth Burch and James Willing, East Bergholt Sunday, September 2: Trinity 14 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Communion, East Bergholt with Bishop Mike Harrison 4pm Family@Church, East Bergholt Wednesday, September 5 9.30am BCP Communion, East Bergholt Sunday, September 9: Trinity 15 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Communion, East Bergholt 11am Family Service, Brantham Sunday, September 16: Trinity 16 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Communion, East Bergholt 11am Informal Service, Brantham Sunday, September 23: Trinity 17 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Choral Matins, East Bergholt 11am Communion, Brantham Sunday, September 30: Trinity 18 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 11am St Michael’s Patronal Festival and Benefice Communion, Brantham 3pm Ecumenical Harvest Service, Brantham Check the website for details. There is a BCP Communion every Sunday at 8am and Choral Matins is on the fourth Sunday, but not in March or August. ALL SOULS’ SERVICE This service, at which we remember by name those whose funeral services have been conducted in our churches during the year, will be at 3.30pm on Saturday, November 3 in St Mary’s East Bergholt. Details in the next magazine. WE ARE BEING INVADED! By hedges and cars encroaching onto the pavements in the village. Coco and I, and I’m sure people with prams and buggies, are finding it an exciting obstacle course to navigate. Some hedges have crept onto the pavements so that there is very little space for pedestrians, and some have twigs and branches sticking out at head height so that I get smacked in the face. Please could we implore you to keep your hedges under control? Also when a car is parked on the pavement it means that pedestrians have to step into the road to pass. Let’s keep roads for cars and pavements for pedestrians. Thank you so much. Rev Steph SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 6 at 7.30pm Brantham Community Choir in concert at St Michael’s Church, Brantham
RAMBLING RECTOR Last Friday we visited a young friend who had done what he should not, and is serving his sentence in Belmarsh High Security Prison in London. It was a daunting experience. Our first contact with the prison had been the night of his sentencing. The website said a chaplain could be contacted on this number. When Joop phoned to ask the chaplain to visit our friend and make sure he had a Bible, the voice on the other end told him it wasn’t possible no matter what’s on the website. When Joop drew himself up to his considerable height and demanded name, rank and number it was amazing what was possible after all. In my ignorance I thought prisoners were issued with stripy suits. Not so. If their loved ones don’t bring them clothes, they have to buy them from the prison shop catalogue with their pocket money. If no one from the property department is at reception, you have to go away and return another day with the bag of clothes, and no one is sure when the property department will be present so it can take several visits to make the delivery. In our case it took three. Once a prisoner qualifies for visits, booking is either by telephone, online or in person. Some days the telephone is never answered. Our contact tried 53 times in one day without success. The online system isn’t connected to the other systems so you can arrive for your appointment to find they have no record of it. If someone enters the wrong date of birth, there is no way of correcting it so that the visit can take place. Sometimes it takes so long to do the paperwork for a visit that the date of the visit is passed before the ink has dried. Rudeness to anxious family members arriving for a visit is shocking, reducing some people to tears. You begin to wonder who is being punished, the prisoner, the family or both! We were subjected to loud sighs, rolling of the eyes and downright unpleasantness by the person checking our passports and taking our fingerprints. We were the first visitors of the day and as there were only about eight visitors for what looked like three prisoners overwork wasn’t an issue, nor were we being difficult as no doubt some people are. Prisoners sometimes have to choose between going outside to have a walk in the courtyard, having a shower or attending classes. If there isn’t enough staff, outdoor exercise does not take place. Arriving for Bible Study our friend found that his name had inexplicably dropped of the group list meaning he had to return to his cell. Visits to the library are also controlled by a list and you can wait a month. Cost cutting is having a devastating effect on all our social services. It gets to a point where you can no longer cut, only irreparably damage. When I was at school we had four houses. I was in Pankhurst; the others were Nightingale, Curie and Fry. We were taught that Elizabeth Fry had worked wonders in prison reform in the UK. She was called the Angel of Prisons. I have learnt that her work is not yet finished. Rev Steph
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CHURCH NEWS MANNINGTREE METHODIST CHURCH South Street, Manningtree CO11 2JB Minister: The Rev Tom Osborne, 01206 396654 Sunday Services at 10.15am September 2: Mrs Ann Beeton from Dovercourt September 9: Rev Tom Osborne with the Service of Holy Communion September 16: Mr Gordon Doyle from Clacton September 23: Deacon Janet Jenkins – Harvest Festival featuring bees September 30: Joint Service with Ardleigh Methodist Church Bible Study on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in the Committee Room, Holy Communion at 2.30pm on the fourth Wednesday and activities with tea and coffee on the second and third Wednesdays. COMING SOON Saturday, September 29: Bumper Book Sale, 10am-3pm plus refreshments October 13, 7.30pm: Boxted Methodist Brass Band; tickets £7 including light refreshments. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this popular and accomplished silver band. To book or for further information call Maggie Woods: 07867 546484 Wednesday, October 17, 2-4pm: By popular request, Edinburgh Woollen Mill Pop-Up Fashion Shop will be visiting Manningtree Methodist Church Hall. Free admission, raffle and refreshments, discounted clothing and gifts, changing room facilities available. All welcome. October 27, 11am-2pm: Autumn Fair with soup lunches and refreshments. Enjoy some lovely homemade soup or coffee and homemade cake. Stalls will include cakes. preserves, crafts, gifts, tombola and Fair Trade goods. Bras Against Cancer Appeal In conjunction with Rotary, Manningtree Methodist Church is providing an additional collection point for any old, unwanted or uncomfortable bras. The charity can use these to raise funds for research into breast cancer. ALSO MEETING ON OUR PREMISES Monday Workers Education Association, nine lectures in autumn and spring, 2.30pm Stour Choral Society (Sept-June), 7.30pm Tuesday: Women’s Guild, 7.15pm Wednesday Gentle Fitness Class, 9.15am Art Painting Group, 10am-noon Manningtree & District Chess Club, 7.30pm Museum & History Group (bi-monthly), 7.30pm Treasurer: Mr Gordon King Church Bookings: David Shearmur, 01206 395263
CATHOLIC MASSES Saturday at 6.30pm, St Mary & St Michael’s (Anglican) Church, Mistley Sunday at 8.50am in St Mary’s (Anglican) Church, Ardleigh Wednesday at 9.45am in St Mary and St Michael’s, preceded by Morning Prayer
As we start September and see children returning to school, we also approach the Jewish celebration of Rosh Hashanah – or New Year. It’s a celebration marked by looking back on the year just past, thinking about the year ahead and thanking God for His creation. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you, we have had a long, hot summer this year, and while it has been enjoyed a lot of the time by many, it has also caused difficulties for others, and maybe even you. There is illness and other problems for many families in our local area, and we hear about the struggles of those who are frail and particularly badly affected by the heat. We need to remember all those for whom the school holidays have been a worrying time when childcare needs to be arranged, extra meals have to be provided and many children see their friends going away while they stay at home. We hear about the, sadly, large number of children who go hungry when they don’t get school dinners and we know, locally, how many families need to use the Food Bank to keep going. We remember all those who work the land, locally and nationally, as the sun has shone on and the rain has rarely fallen. However your summer has gone, whether with joy, with worries or with sorrow, we pray that you would know the God who made everything from the tiniest of harvest mice to the largest of harvest moons with you, and that as we all step into this year ahead, we would all be walking with Him. SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER Sunday, September 2 10.30am Joint Worship with Communion & Treasure Seekers* at Mistley 6pm Evening Prayer at Bradfield Sunday, September 9 10.30am Holy Communion (Common Worship) at Bradfield 10.30am Family Worship with Treasure Seekers* at Mistley 6pm Evening Prayer at Mistley Sunday, September 16 10.30am Family Worship with Treasure Seekers* at Bradfield 10.30am Holy Communion (Common Worship) at Mistley 6pm Quiet Communion at Bradfield Sunday, September 23 8am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) at Mistley 10.30am Morning Prayer at Bradfield 10.30am Café Church with Treasure Seekers* at Mistley Thursday, September 27 7.30pm Deanery Partnership Commissioning Service at Mistley Friday, September 28 7.30pm Harvest Service and Supper at Bradfield Sunday, September 30 10.30am Harvest Communion (formal-style) at Mistley 10.30am Harvest Worship (more informal-style) with Treasure Seekers* at Bradfield *Treasure Seekers is our children’s programme for ages 3+ CONTACT INFORMATION Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Dom Turner 01206 391218 / 07934 717535 / dom@manningtreebenefice.co.uk
Manningtree, Mistley, Lawford & Ardleigh is served by the Parish of St John Payne, Greenstead, Colchester.
Associate Minister: The Rev John Brien 01206 397549 / brienfamily@btinternet.com
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Associate Minister: The Rev Claire Scargill 01206 395417 / revclairescargill@gmail.com
Also resident in the parish are Father Michael Rear (01206 392695) and Father Mathias Odigbo.
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SPORT EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team / Senior Division Tue, Aug 21: Felixstowe Harpers Utd (A) Sat, Sep 1: Leiston St Margarets (H) Sat. Sep 8: Benhall St Mary (A) Sat, Sep 15: Haughley Utd (H) Sat, Sep 22: Wenhaston Utd (A) Sat, Sep 29: Henley Athletic (H) Reserves / League A Sat. Sep 8: Westerfield Utd Res (H) Sat, Sep 15: Wenhaston Utd Res (A) Sat, Sep 22: To be announced Sat, Sep 29: To be announced A Team / League C Sat. Sep 8: Stowupland Falcons Res (H) Sat, Sep 15: Framlingham Town A (H) Sat, Sep 22: To be announced Sat, Sep 29: To be announced Fixtures are subject to change. To confirm please refer to: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=4358069 Ladies and Juniors We are looking for new teams, boys or girls of any age group to come and join us as we look for the club to grow. If you are interested please contact David George: davidgeorge5000@hotmail.com Steve Butcher: stevebutcher55@btinternet.com
CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB This season our village football club will be running 19 teams made up of four adult sides and 15 youth sides, the most that we have ever had, making us one of the biggest clubs in South Suffolk. All of this takes a lot of work and the club will always be grateful to all those adults who give up their spare time to help coach our many young players who now number over 200. During the summer break work was carried out at the Playing Field by members of the club as well as by Capel Community Trust who own the field. This included painting our two containers green, installing a new ceiling and lighting in one of the dressing rooms, completing the tiling and flooring in the kitchen at long last and clearing out the garage and fitting some new shelves which should help keep it tidy. Some new players have joined the club and we hope that they enjoy their football with us. The season should have started for our Saturday First team, who play in the Senior Division of the Suffolk and Ipswich League, on August 18 with a trip to Achilles (last season’s champions), followed by a home game on Wednesday, August 22 against last season’s runners-up, Crane Sports. Whatever the results it’s certainly a tough start for our players. Home games in September include Bramford United on September 8, Trimley Red Devils on September 15 and Leiston St Margarets on September 29. Kick offs at 2.30pm with refreshments available at half time. Finally, after the problems we had with illegal parking in Friars last season, which included parking in front of driveways and on pavements, the police have informed the club that tickets will be issued to anyone who parks in an illegal manner during games from now on.
MISTLEY CRICKET CLUB Men’s Cricket Our optimism was not without foundation and results have improved. The First Team defeated Maldon at home and the game at league leaders Woolpit ended in a tie. The Second Team have won five successive matches and the Third team were unbeaten in July. Both of the Sunday sides have also recorded victories. Most importantly, there have been very promising performances from a number of youngsters. Ladies Cricket The Ladies retained the Beaumont Seymour title by beating Colchester in the final to maintain their position at the top of the game locally. PERFORMANCES OF NOTE 1st XI Sizwe Masondo: 51 v Wivenhoe, 90 v Witham, 72 v Halstead, 95 v Worlington Tim Scott: 4-56 v Witham Matt Bibby: 132 v Maldon Danny Goff: 65 v Maldon James Scott: 61 not out v Maldon Callum O’Connell: 52 v Ipswich Adrian Stockton: 56 not out v Ipswich 2nd XI Bruce Leeke: 6-22 v Bury Mark Vickers: 5-25 v Walsham Le Willows George Hutton: 55 not out v Walsham Le Willows Paul Garwood: 107 v Kesgrave Myles Churchill: 63 v Kesgrave Tom Seabright-King: 4-44 v Kesgrave 3rd Xi Josh Jackson: 52 not out v Nacton, 69 not out v Ipswich Alastair Day: 5-28 v Nacton Rob Collett: 59 v Ipswich Sunday NECL George Hutton: 63 v Copdock & OIs Sizwe Masondo: 83 v Copdock & OIs, 90 v Clacton Tom Young: 51 v Copdock & OIs Dylan Day: 57 v Ipswich (T20) Sunday TC Charlie Bryant: 56 v Brightlingsea George Hutton: 52 v Abberton July 2018 100 Club Winner 1: Marny Macdonald (28) £120 2: Ruth Spendley (17) £55 3: Michael Green (26) £50 New players are always welcome; for more information please email: mistleycc@btinternet.com For upcoming fixtures please visit: www.mistleycricketclub.org.uk
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