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Volume 9 • Issue No. 5 • MARCH 2019
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I hope you value the fact that we aim to produce a monthly magazine with a balance of advertising and editorial content, providing essential information about products and services we all require and supporting local business in doing so, while also providing relevant local news which enables residents to engage with the local community and keep in touch with local news and events. As editor I juggle this rather delicate balance very carefully and encourage readers to support the advertisers who enable Mansion House Publishing (MHP) to design, print and deliver the magazine every month and to support an enormous range of fundraising activities and charities. You’ll find quite a few in this edition and I hope you can support the efforts of those who make them happen. One which I’d like to highlight this month, and which we have made a commitment to support until the project has been completed, is The Blossom Appeal, a Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals charity set up to develop a £2.5 million Breast Centre at Ipswich Hospital. The new centre will bring all elements of breast care at Ipswich Hospital under one roof and provide an environment where patients can be imaged, biopsied where necessary, and see their clinician in one appointment without the need to get dressed and undressed several times. There will also be new dedicated clinics for men and young people. We’ll provide regular updates, promote fundraising events and let you know how you can help. Right now they are looking for people to open their gardens in 2019. All types and size of garden are welcome. You choose when to open. Simply ask visitors for a donation to view your garden and sell refreshments, plants or crafts to boost your fundraising. Register your garden at www.colchesteripswichcharity.org.uk/opengardens or for more information contact: charity@esneft.nhs.uk / 0300 770 1369 To find out more about The Blossom Appeal please visit: www.colchesteripswichcharity.org.uk/breast
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JIGSAW PUZZLE CHALLENGE EVENING In aid of Sproughton Millennium Green Saturday, April 13 at Sproughton Church Hall “Second place is really first place for losers” Anon Prove you really are the best in this village at jigsaw puzzles by coming along to our Jigsaw Challenge Evening on Saturday, April 13 at 7pm in the Church Hall, Lower Street, Sproughton. Each team has an identical jigsaw puzzle to do in a limited time with only a ticking clock for company. OK, maybe a bit of friendly barracking, and possibly the odd act of sabotage, but otherwise it’s all down to you. Complete the puzzle in the time, or have the fewest pieces leftover at the whistle and you’ll be crowned 2019 Jigsaw Champions. Fame and fortune await you. Come with family and friends as a team of up to six, or turn up and make up a scratch team on the night. Tickets bought in advance are £5 for adults, children under-12 are£3. Please note: adult tickets bought on the night at the door will be £5.50 each. Bring your own bottle(s) for sustenance. Light refreshments will be served at half time, and we’ll be having a raffle to raise funds for our Millennium Green. As always, your support for this event is vital to help keep the green safe and pleasant for all and is much appreciated. For advance tickets, call in at the community shop or call/text: 07578 552324
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TENDER FOR GRASS CUTTING Tenders are invited from self-employed contractors to make 16 cuts at approximately fortnightly intervals in the parish of Burstall. The contract runs from mid-March for one year. For further details please contact the parish clerk, Jo Brown: 01473 652677 burstall.pc@btinternet.com Tenders must be received in writing by March 11.
MOCK ORANGE SHRUBS (PHILADELPHUS) As many of you will know, we have a fair sized garden and are able to grow quite a number of the things we need, such as firewood, pea and bean sticks for the vegetables, etc. Heavy pruning of two large mock orange shrubs gave rise to a large number of beansticks (which we think look better than bamboo canes). Although not used for several months after cutting, two of these large beansticks have rooted, so we now have two well rooted philadelphus shrubs for anyone who would like an old fashioned shrub in their garden. Beware though! Once established they can become very large shrubs needing a fair bit of room. If you are interested, please speak to Michael or Heather: 01473 742766
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NEWS SPROUGHTON PARISH COUNCIL
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SPROUGHTON MILLENNIUM GREEN LIMITED
Until a clerk has been appointed the acting clerk is Catherine Hibbert: pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk Pigeon Development on Burstall Lane/Lorraine Way Pigeon have had their say. Now it’s time to have yours.
Wednesday, March 13 at 7.30pm
As you may already be aware, Pigeon Developments are planning to build 114 dwellings behind and around the Wild Man pub in Sproughton. This development will be on 18 out of 27 hectares of Special Landscape Designated land that presently forms the green border of the village separating us from Burstall and Bramford which will include a mixture of housing and offices, relocating the allotments further outside the village, permanently closing Burstall Lane to traffic at the Wild Man, redirecting Burstall Lane traffic through the development to Lorraine Way, provision for a nursery, new village green the size of a cricket pitch and provision for B1A use offices.
The AGM of Sproughton Millennium Green Limited, the sole trustee of Sproughton Millennium Green, will be held on Wednesday, March 13 at 7.30pm in the Barley Room, Tithe Barn, Lower Street, Sproughton, by kind permission of Sproughton Parish Council. This is a public meeting which everyone is warmly invited to attend. Amongst other matters on the agenda will be: Appointment of Directors Election of Officers for 2019 Chairman’s and Treasurer’s Reports Review of 2018
This would double the footprint of our village, coupled with the planned development by Hopkins Homes on Loraine Way which includes up to 79 houses. The planning application went in prior to the exhibition and we are waiting for it to be uploaded to the Babergh website. The parish council will be collecting everyone’s views and sending Babergh a consolidated response as we are an official consultee. But it is critical that you have your say, to either object or support this proposal. You can do this by creating an account on the Babergh website, clicking on to ‘MAKE A COMMENT’ where you can make your views known, or you can send in an email or letter. This is the most important step in determining if this application will be accepted or declined. The parish council may be holding a parish meeting to get your thoughts on the development. Don’t miss out on your chance to have your say. Watch out for announcements locally and online at: www.sproughton.onesuffolk.net If you need advice or help to make your comments heard, please get in contact with us at: pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk DATES FOR YOUR DIARY March 13: Planning Meeting at 7pm followed by a Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm March 27: Planning Meeting at 7.30pm These are held in the Barley Room behind the Tithe Barn May 1: Annual Parish Meeting in the Tithe Barn Sproughton Beer Festival The 2019 Sproughton Beer Festival will take place in the Tithe Barn from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 May We currently have vacancies for councillors, please contact: pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk
MONTHLY INDOOR MARKETS AT CHAMBERLIN HALL Monthly Indoor Markets are held at Chamberlin Hall, Bildeston IP7 7EZ. The hall is a sizeable venue with ample parking and hosts a range of stalls offering cakes, jams, pickles, game, crafts, beauty, homewares, fashion and much more. We offer refreshments throughout the event which runs from 10.30am to 2.30pm. Interested stallholders should contact Jayne at: chamberlin.indoormarket@gmail.com
The meeting will be an ideal opportunity for you to learn more about our Millennium Green and to ask any questions or to make suggestions about the green and its use. We hope to see you there. Chairman Ken Seager
SNOASIS PARISH ALLIANCE (SPA) In the autumn of 2016, Onslow Suffolk Ltd put in an application to Mid Suffolk District Council for SnOasis Reserved Matters to be considered – Planning Application no. 4494/16. Full details can be found at: www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning A number of local parish councils and meetings joined together to form SnOasis Parish Alliance to work together to represent the residents of their communities – over 11,000 people – who will be affected by this development. The SPA member parishes are Baylham, Barham, Bramford, Claydon & Whitton, Great Blakenham, Little Blakenham, Needham Market, Nettlestead and Somersham. The SPA has commented in depth on Reserved Matters, but has not received a satisfactory response from the developer. Therefore, it was both surprising and concerning when we were recently given to understand by BMSDC Planning that they intend to take Reserved Matters to committee in March. As I write, the SPA is trying to arrange an urgent meeting with Planning to discuss this. We have serious concerns over, amongst other things, the unanswered questions about Reserved Matters, the process that will be followed, how much time will be given to scrutinise the final documents and whether the SPA, as well as councils and residents, will have sufficient opportunity to put their views across to the committee. For further information, please email SPA Clerk Janet Gobey: snoasispa@icloud.com Steve Plume, Chairman SnOasis Parish Alliance
FROM THE ARCHIVES On 26 January 1910, 59 Sunday School scholars sat down to a good tea. Afterwards prizes were distributed to the children by the Rector, helped by the Misses White and Miss Fletcher. This was followed by a display of lantern slides of scriptural scenes and some nursery rhymes. Mr and Mrs Cobbold provided a tea for the sexagenarians of the parish on January 15. Unfortunately it rained very hard but a good number attended. After a delicious tea there was a magic lantern display by the rector.
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Mr Freeman, the organist, the choir men and bell ringer Mr Mee Master and his company partook of an English roast beef and plum pudding supper. Afterwards they enjoyed a sing-song.
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NEWS SPROUGHTON COMMUNITY SHOP: Something for Everyone This year is really on its way now and March is full of enjoyable occasions. First of all, pancakes! On Shrove Tuesday, March 5 there is a pancake tea for all the family in the Church Hall, starting at 4.30pm at £2 per head. We’ll start with savoury and move on to sweet, with some entertainment along the way. Tickets are available at the shop. Next up is Comic Relief on March 15. We’ll have a range of Red Nose cakes for sale and all the proceeds will be sent to Children in Need. We want to sell as many as possible and there’ll be lots to choose from. March 25 is our ninth birthday! We invite you to come and share cake and coffee/tea at our expense. Imagine, there are volunteers like Tara who have been with us for at least 12 years, helping create our business years before the shop opened in 2010. How grateful we are to all our volunteers, several of whom have been with us from the opening, who add so much value to Sproughton community. Talking of cake, you will have noticed that the supply we used to get from The Shed, made by Gillian and Ian (AKA Gill-Ian), is now in stock again. Phew! It took some time for the business to be re-established, but for those of you who need the total experience, not just the cake, Gill-Ian are to be found at ‘Nutshells’, Walnut Tree Farm, Stowmarket IP14 4BD. Some of our regulars just couldn’t resist. I bet you didn’t know the Duchess of Cambridge shops with us! Rosalind Lavington: enquiryatsproughtonshop@mail.com
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VEGAN OR NOT: RECIPE OF THE MONTH The phone-in discussion at the weekend debated veganism and various aspects thereof: its healthfulness (or not), its environmental impact (or not), and the current vogue for it. As usual, the discussion elicited strong responses from both sides of the argument with little basis in scientific fact, but plenty in emotion. On one side were the historical, anthropological and medical reasons it might not be a good idea, while proponents cited health and environmental factors in their decision. What I found surprising was the sheer lack of sound nutritional science on either side. Since this is an article featuring a monthly recipe and not a radio show review, I will stop there and say I recognise benefits to both sides of the argument, provided one has researched the nutritional needs of the human body and its impact on disease and various ailments. There are pitfalls in both. Suffice it to say, all needs are not being met by the typical diet of this country in this century for maximum health maintenance and disease prevention. While the arguments are still going on, the best course is to seek a balance in everyday eating habits, and that would probably require a top-up with nutritional supplementation. For this you need a proper qualified nutritionist. A wide variety of foods from all food groups has always been standard advice, so for a bit of variety, my input to you on both sides is something that makes a nice starter for a chicken or vegetarian meal, or main course in its own right. Mary Bright Basan
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SPROUGHTON SCHOOL REUNION Pupils from the 1930s and early 1940s
all pupils were inspected. The rector of the time was The Rev Septimus Lee who had been a missionary in China. He always sat on his chair back to front! All remembered the army practising driving their lorries through the river from the entrance to the mill to the other side during the war, and the spitfire which crashed on the field which used to be a football pitch near to Sergeants Scriggens’ house. Apparently the boys remembered it going through the goal posts. The pilot got out and the RAF came from Martlesham. Freeman’s cows walking up from beside the river to be milked at the cow sheds on the high street before being returned to the meadow by the river. The boys remembered Eddie, Clifford, Gwen and Doreen Freeman as well as Jimmy and Henry Thorpe. John remembered being taken on the back of a truck to Skegness by Charles Mee to deliver a gravestone. He was given lemon and orange to drink.
Pictured left to right are June Mee, Bob Hardwick, John Constable Reeve, Eric Mee, Dick Pegg and Alison Mansfield. Six former pupils of Sproughton School met up and it seems to me from their conversation that the boys were very naughty in those days. Discussion started about their first teacher, Mrs Cook, who taught in the Church Hall. All remembered the use of sand trays to learn about forming letters and numbers. Dick Pegg in particular remembers having to sit next to Cynthia Payne who, apart from being beautiful, did the most perfect figure 2. When Mrs Cook came around, Dick made sure he jogged Cynthia’s tray as hers was better than his. Mrs Cook made him apologise and say he didn’t mean it, but he has now confessed to us he did it on purpose! We used to sit at our desks around the fire in half circles for warmth. All remembered Mrs Cook taking her class out into the playground (where there are now two bungalows) to read a story under the lime trees. If you wanted to go to the lavatory you had to put your hand up and say if you wanted paper or not. How embarrassing! Small bottles of milk were given to every pupil and it was a badge of honour to be the milk monitor. Other names which most remembered were the Welhams who lived in Burstall Lane with some from Hintlesham, Reggie Lawrence, Esther and Ruth Drake, Gordon Woolard, Peter Robinson and Ga Ga Webb who lived in Lower Street. Mr and Mrs Bennet had a daughter called Dorothy who was a wonderful seamstress and made many costumes for Sproughton Amateur Dramatic Society. She later married a Mr Murfitt. Miss Harrison, the ‘Big School’ teacher in Church Lane, was mostly remembered by John Constable Reeve as the lady with the big bicycle who had to have her saddle pumped up. The boys also remembered the piano tuner who arrived on a tandem with his wife leading the way. The nit nurse and a dentist occasionally took over a small room in the hall and
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Another thing remembered by all were the steam rollers that flattened the roads after they had been tarred and had stones thrown on them, and the water for the steam roller came from the stream which went under the road from Abbey Oaks and on down to the river by what is now the playing field. The steps to the stream are no longer there. Dick and John remember a tree in Caulfield’s garden at Monks Gate that produced walnuts, or perhaps conkers. They delighted in nipping over the wall to get them. Memories too of going to Stoneman’s shop or to Mr Albert Last to get the accumulators topped up in order for the wireless to run. Collecting sugar beet that fell off the tractors and carts on the way to the factory was a fun thing to do, and when the smelly slurry left the factory the boys used to hold onto the back of the lorries to be pulled up the hill. Discussion followed on what they all did for a living after school with some going on to Bramford for secondary education. June went to Stowmarket Grammar School and Eric stayed at Thornley House in Ipswich. Dick, the eldest at 90, ran By Pass Nurseries at Bramford before moving to Capel St Mary. John Constable Reeve had proved himself as an artist, winning many prizes for his paintings but working on a farm. He continued painting aeroplanes throughout his life and has been involved in the Flixston Air Museum. Bob Hardwick went into the building trade, Eric Mee became an electrician and the ladies did various jobs, with June working at Burton Son and Saunders and at County Hall and Alison working with children before they both concentrated on being stay-athome mothers. It was a delight to listen to the chatting between this group and quite difficult to record all of what they said. If you are aged between 80 and 90 years, I would love to hear of your stories about life at Sproughton School in the 1930s and early 1940s. Your names too would bring back many memories I am sure. June Webb (formerly Mee/Gray) 01473 742778
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NEWS LENT SOUP LUNCHES EASTER BRIC-A-BRAC SALE 1st Sproughton Brownies are holding our annual Easter Bric-aBrac Sale on Saturday, March 23 in Sproughton Church Hall from 2-4pm. This year’s sale is in aid of Save the Children, H.O.P.S and Brownie funds. Please come along, support us and grab yourself a bargain. Admission is free! Stalls include white elephant, toys, books, clothes, next-to-new, cakes, a draw, tombolas, games and refreshments.
SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM You said your concerns were: • Anti-social behaviour and drug use in Hadleigh • Speeding in the Hadleigh area
Once again during Lent you are warmly invited to Soup Lunches taking place in Sproughton Church Hall on Thursdays between noon and 1.15pm. They start on Thursday, March 7 and continue every Thursday until April 11. On each occasion there will be a cake stall (contributions are invited), and the proceeds from this and the lunches will go to World Vision. World Vision is a Christian organisation currently helping more than 100 million people in nearly 100 countries in their struggle against poverty, hunger and injustice, irrespective of their religious beliefs. Come and enjoy a bowl of soup (home-made whenever possible) and a roll, buy a cake for your neighbour and have fellowship with others, knowing that your money is helping some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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We responded: • Targeted foot patrols in uniform and plain clothes in local parks. One male youth found in possession of Cannabis and issued with a youth caution. • Speeding day of action results shown below. CRIME UPDATES Four teenage males have been identified for causing damage at Beaumont Primary School. All have been referred through Youth Offending team for the Restorative Justice Process. Following reports of four motor vehicles damaged in the George Street area of Hadleigh, another four teenage males have been identified as suspects and enquiries continue. So far one male has been reported to court and another is due to receive a youth conditional caution. In addition to our anti-social behaviour pro-active patrols, we conducted a day of speed enforcement and action with our partners Community Speedwatch and the Safety Camera Team. This was part of a national road safety campaign. The areas covered were Woolverstone, Shotley, Brantham, Pinewood, Great Blakenham, Bramford, Holton St Mary, Lady Lane Hadleigh and Sproughton. In total 53 offenders were identified and now face fixed fines, penalty points or driver improvement courses. If you are interested in reducing speed in your, you can become a Community Seedwatch volunteer. Visit our website for further details about how to apply. There have been a number of rural domestic burglaries across Suffolk. Please remember to secure your property when you leave and look out for suspicious activity in your area. Our website has home crime prevention advice under our ‘First Principle’ scheme. Another reminder in relation to Police Connect. This is a free messenger service, which means you can receive text messages or emails with upto-date information about policing in your area. Sign up at www.suffolk.police.uk/services/police-connect or request a form from us via: CEOlowestoft@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Police Constable 710 Michael Small If you have any quires or questions please contact Hadleigh SNT Hadleigh Police Station, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh IP7 5AD Hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Emergency: Call 999 / Non-Emergency: Call 101 Follow us on Twitter@ HadleighPolice Police Connect: Suffolk.police.uk/police connect
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OUT & ABOUT WOMEN TOGETHER RECOVERY GROUP (WT) Meetings are self-help recovery groups for all women regardless of their addiction or life problem. They are facilitated by women who are in recovery themselves and people who have supported others in their journey to freedom. We provide an environment where women can talk about their daily struggles, share their experiences, strength and hope openly and honestly in a safe place. They can be with others who share a common desire to overcome addictive behaviour. It’s somewhere women can seek healing for one another. WT wants women to regain the self-confidence, self-belief and self-worth that addiction has stolen from them. Meetings are held on Monday at 10.30am at Whitton Baptist Church, 209 Highfield Road, Ipswich IP1 6DH, on Monday evenings at 7.45pm at Shepherd Drive Baptist Church, Shepherd Drive, Pinewood, Ipswich IP8 3SL and on Thursdays at 1.1 pm at Ipswich Community Church, Clarkson Street, Ipswich IP1 2JL
BURSTALL WI Even though it was Valentine’s Night, WI members were happy to forego an evening out with their other halves to enjoy female company while making a fascinator. Ann Reeder demonstrated how to shape filmer into bows, twist and lilies and the results were quick and spectacular. While sewing, gluing and twisting everybody made their choice of a ceramic that they would like to paint in March. Once painted these items will be fired and returned in time to be an Easter gift. In addition to painting on March 14 we will be raising a glass in celebration of Suffolk East Federation of WI’s centenary. Burstall WI always welcomes visitors.
For more information please visit the Women Together Recovery Group Ipswich Facebook page, or contact us at: 07503 416576 / womentogether@talithakoum.org.uk
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, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 1JF at 7.15pm. Our next meeting is on March 19 when Nick Collinson, general manager for East Suffolk National Trust, will talk about the National Trust properties in East Suffolk. He will be placing particular emphasis on Sutton Hoo where major changes across the site have transformed the way in which the stories of one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time are presented to the public. The meeting will be preceded by a short AGM.
For more information contact: annfday@gmail.com
SPROUGHTON SENIOR CITIZENS The children from the nursery school recently paid us a visit and we spent a very pleasant half hour watching them play and draw. It was very tiring but very interesting! We are now looking towards spring and will arrange a few talks and outings, but meanwhile Wednesday meetings will be the usual card games, refreshments and bingo. Eunice
COUNTRY RAMBLES
On April 16 an ambassador from Trinity House will talk about the lighthouses around our coast.
In January a small group of walkers had short walks locally. For one walk we went round the back of the building site off Church Lane and were surprised to see a building which looked as if it was going to be flats and others which were half built.
For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary at: membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761
Weather permitting we hope to walk locally on March 10 at 2pm and on Tuesday 19, meeting at 10am at Sproughton Church.
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OUT & ABOUT WORK ALONG THE RIVER GIPPING After closure of the Stowmarket Navigation in 1934 there followed many years of neglect, which resulted in the navigation becoming impassable and in some places, little better than an open drain.
SPRING JUMBLE SALE Clear the Clutter – Bag a Bargain! Saturday, April 6 from 2pm at Bentley Village Hall If you have anything you wish to donate, please bring it along to the hall from 9am on the day or telephone Pam (01473 310283) or Aimée (01473 311311) who will arrange to collect it from you. If you would like to come to our sale, the hall will be open from 2pm with tea and coffee available.
GREAT BLAKENHAM CRAFT CLUB Open to anyone living in Great Blakenham and the surrounding areas, the club meets every Monday other than bank holidays in Great Blakenham Parish Room (opposite the Chequers PH) from 2-4pm. The building is fully accessible. Members pay £2 per meeting to cover hall hire, refreshments, the monthly workshop goody bag and weekly raffle prizes. Alternatively you may wish to bring your own project and enjoy our company and make new friends. Members take it in turns to make the tea. We started back in February and were pleased to welcome Sue Grayston from Nettlestead to the club. Our first workshop for the year was a new baby and toddler card making workshop with lots of materials in the goody bags to make at least five cards or a picture or mobile for the nursery.
The River Gipping Trust was formed just over 10 years ago to help preserve the historic heritage of the Stowmarket Navigation by restoring the structures that enabled navigation of the River Gipping from the centre of Stowmarket to the docks in Ipswich and to care for the flora and fauna of The Gipping Valley. Over the last few years, members of the River Gipping Trust have put in tens of thousands of hours of volunteer work along the river. Much restoration work on the four locks between Needham Market and Baylham has been done, but there is still much more to do. Three of the locks are virtually complete, ready for lock gates. The Trust is hoping to complete work on the fourth (at Pipps Ford) this year, so it too will be ready for lock gates. Over the next couple of years the Trust is planning to build a new footbridge across the river near Baylham and thus restore the original footpath route alongside the river bank. Discussions with the landowners to build the bridge, with a permissive path to it are ongoing, and the Trust needs to raise the necessary funds for the bridge material. Our team of volunteers will carry out bridge installation works. Work has already commenced on the permissive path alongside the river leading to the bridge. If you would like to join our work party please contact Martin Bird on 01394 380765. Find our more at: www.rivergippingtrust.org.uk
IPSWICH MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE 5 OUR PROGRAMME FOR 2019 March 4: Seaside April 1: Fact and Fantasy May 13: Village Life and Little Mice June 3: Summer Sewing July 1: A Bit of Bling August 5: Autumn’s Coming September 2: Take Heart October 7: Fabric Cards November 4: Christmas Cards with a Twist December 2: AGM There is currently room for new members so please get in touch if you would like to join us. Although the club is all ladies at present, gentlemen who would like to learn crafts are welcome. Unfortunately I can’t accommodate children. Jackie Durrant: 01449 672690
BRAMFORD COMPUTER CLUB The club will meet every Wednesday in March from 10am until noon in the upstairs room of the Methodist Church in Bramford. Ultra+ broadband and refreshments are available. Membership for the year, payable in September, is £1, plus £3 for each two-hour session. There is no set programme, but we are here to help you to get the most out of your computer. Why not give us a try?
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Route 5 Town/village 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 5G 5H 5I 5J 5K
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Sproughton Church Lane Sproughton Wild Man Bramford St Mary’s Close Bramford Paper Mill Lane Great Blakenham Chequers Great Blakenham, Blue Leighs Mobile Home Park Baylham Post Box Claydon Crown Claydon, Edinburgh Gardens Barham Bacon Road Bramford Packard Place
9.10-9.25am 9.30-9.45am 9.50-10.05am 10.10-10.25am 10.35-10.55am 11-11.15am 11.25-11.45am 11.55am-1pm 2.05-2.20pm 2.25-3.50pm 4-4.30pm
2019: 12 March, 9 April, 7 May, 4 June, 2 July, 30 July, 27 August, 24 September, 22 October, 19 November, 17 December
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Crowfield Lay by Coddenham Haysel House Barham Sorrel Horse Creeting St Mary Whissels Farm Creeting St Mary Village Hall Creeting St Peter The Lane Earl Stonham Village Hall Little Stonham Church Little Stonham Magpie Inn Mickfield Church, Debenham Road Stonham Aspal, Walnut Tree Meadow Pettaugh Old Bull Henley Garage
Time 9.25-09.45am 9.55-10.50am 11-11.10am 11.20-11.30am 11.35-11.45am 11.55am-12.10pm 12.20-12.50pm 2-2.10pm 2.15-2.25pm 2.30-2.45pm 2.55-3.30pm 3.35-3.55pm 4.05-4.30pm
2019: 22 March, no visit in April, 17 May, 14 June, 12 July, 9 August, 6 September, 4 October, 1 November, 29 November, 27 December
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A NIGHT OUT WITH IPSWICH TOWN PASTORS Town Pastors is a voluntary organisation that operates in a number of towns in Suffolk and beyond. Visible in their yellow hi-viz jackets with the Town Pastor Logo and baseball cap (woolly hat in winter), they patrol in pairs on Friday and Saturday nights, late into the night, looking out for people who have had a little too much to drink, lost their friends, or who may just need some water or a bit of chocolate. Over the past twelve years we have become known and respected by late-night revellers, often with a remark such as “You saved my brother from a night in the cells”, or “You looked after my mate when she was blind drunk”.
IPSWICH & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION Ipswich & District PS stages its 2019 Annual Exhibition in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Cornhill Ipswich IP1 1DH from Tuesday 5 to Saturday, March 16, 10am-5pm each day (closed Sundays and Monday, March 11 and at 4pm on Saturday 16). Entrance is free and visitors are very welcome. There will be prize draw for visitors to win a framed image of their choice. Nearly 300 prints and 250 digital images (on wide screen TV) will be on display covering a wide range of genres including monochrome and colour, landscape, pictorial, creative, record, photojournalism, sport, record, portraiture and natural history. In all some 40 members of the society will have their work exhibited. The exhibition is always independently selected. This year, from around 1,000 entries, the prints where selected by Chris Palmer FRPS EFIAP DPAGB APAGB and the projected digital images by Ian Wilson ARPS.
The night-time economy – bars, clubs, fast food outlets and taxi services – that operate until up to four in the morning (and the police presence required to cover it) is something of which most of us are totally unaware. At night a different animal walks the town. Nighttime Ipswich is nothing like Ipswich in the daytime. Young and notquite so young people come into the town centre in groups to have a good time. The main flow of pedestrian traffic is between the Cattle Market and Cardinal Park. At two in the morning Silent Street is not particularly silent as alcohol seems to make people think everyone else is hard of hearing. The atmosphere is largely friendly and safe. In our early days it was more like the Wild West, with tension and fighting going on all around, but things have settled remarkably over the years.
IDPS has an impressive collection of silverware to be presented for the best image in each of the genres. The trophies and awards will be presented by the Worshipful the Mayor of Ipswich, Councillor Jane Riley at the society’s annual awards dinner at the Ipswich and Suffolk Club. This will include the Mayor’s Cup for the image selected personally by the mayor as the Best in Exhibition at a preview on Tuesday, March 5 at 3.30pm.
Our work is often with people who have become casualties of drink, and sometime people who’ve been taking other substances. We’ll stay with them, give them water, help to sober them up, and eventually get them to a taxi. Taxi drivers do not take anyone who looks drunk in case they throw up in the taxi. Sometimes we’re able to call mum or dad, or hubby-at-home, and they’ll come out to fetch their loved ones. We meet and assist many people celebrating their eighteenth birthday who have seriously miscalibrated their capacity for alcohol.
The IDPS programme includes lectures, competitions and practical meetings including evenings when new members can get help and advice. IDPS particularly welcomes new members.
IDPS continues to be one of the largest photographic societies in East Anglia and one of the leading photographic clubs in the country. The society meets at Burlington Baptist Church Centre, London Road, Ipswich IP1 2EZ. Meetings are on Mondays at 7.30pm. For further information visit www.idps.org.uk and for membership enquiries email: membership@idps.org.uk
Exhibition Secretary David Robinson ARPS
We sometimes come across people who are by themselves. One young lady had been ditched by her friends because she’d got too drunk, and they left her on a bench by herself and went off to the next club venue without her. Another had been in an abusive relationship and we spent time listening to what she’d been through and how her partner’s manipulative treatment of her left her with no self-worth. One young man asked us where the nearest car park was. He didn’t look like he’d be safe driving a car. He was actually looking for a highrise building so that he could throw himself off it. We tried to get him to talk, but he marched off at speed. Town Pastors are recruited from churches, so prayer is one of our tools in situations like these. We did just that, praying that he’d find a couple of police officers who could assess and refer him. We tried to keep up, but lost him. As we came out into the Cattle Market he was nowhere to be seen. We looked back and realised we’d walked straight past him, flanked safely by two police officers. A young lady poured out to us the story of her abortion a few months ago. She was overcome by guilt and shame, and said she didn’t deserve to be alive. Her friends, mother and the boyfriend had pushed her to get rid of the baby, and now she was filled with grief and selfcondemnation. Our offer to pray for her was taken up, and she joined us in a prayer for forgiveness, and accepting that she was loved. Homelessness is a problem in all our towns. We meet people who are clearly living rough, but we are also aware of people who, even though they have somewhere to live, will still come out to beg. Some of our homeless are casualties of their poor mental health, unable to meet the expectations of housing and other rehabilitation agencies. Have you considered joining us? Take a look at our website and Facebook page to find out more. www.ipswichtownpastors.org.uk
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OUT & ABOUT / SPORT IPSWICH & DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB Probus clubs are for retired or semi-retired gentlemen. We meet monthly at the Masonic Hall in Soane Street, Ipswich on the last Wednesday of each month for lunch, followed by talks and lectures on a variety of subjects. In addition we hold social events including outside visits when we invite our spouses, partners and friends to join us. If membership appeals to you, please contact our secretary, Ken Stanley, for further details: 01473 274898 / probus174@gmail.com
CLAYDON HIGH SCHOOL Despite last half term being short, we have been busy with various trips, visits and activities including, our bi-annual ski trip to Austria, GCSE Bootcamp at Mersea Island, indoor rock climbing as well as some successful sporting achievements in cross-country and basketball. We recently enjoyed hosting students and staff from schools in Shanghai, China. These students joined us to experience lessons in an English school, but the cultural exchange has been both ways. Year 7 students have been taught some basic Mandarin phrases, how to count to ten on one hand and to write some basic characters using traditional calligraphy. Our Year 10 mathematicians worked alongside the students from China to deliver some Maths Mastery lessons to students in Year 7 and also to students at Claydon Primary School. We are looking to explore a future fuller exchange visit with some of the people we have met. On February 4 a group of students were joined by a fantastic local band called Gemma and the Night Jars and a team from I.E.M. (Industry Education in Music) to take part in a rock band workshop and concert. Students from across all year groups split into groups to form nine separate ’bands’ and spent the day composing original pop music from scratch. With a very tight deadline, this was a huge challenge but our talented students worked extremely hard, using advice and guidance from the professionals to come up with some impressive and original material that was performed at a concert on the very same evening! Elsewhere in the school, auditions for this year’s production of We Will Rock You have taken place and the cast will soon be busy rehearsing the popular songs by Queen as we look forward to staging another fantastic musical. Our Duke of Edinburgh students are busy planning to undertake their expeditions, doing a test run first a bit closer to home where they can practise their walking, map reading, cooking and camping skills. Donations of unwanted, good quality two/three man tents will be gratefully received. Please contact Mr Davenport at gdavenport@claydonhigh.com for more information. We are also currently painting our baby ‘Elmer the Elephant’ who will form part of Elmer’s Big Parade and be on display at the Suffolk Show in May to raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice. As I write this article, we still have so much to look forward to including an art exhibition featuring work from our feeder primary school students alongside Years 7-9, BBC School Report Day, a visit by students from the Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria Alixar on the return leg of our Spanish Exchange programme and our PTA Quiz Night on Thursday, March 21 at 7pm. If you would like to join us for this fun and popular evening, please contact Lisa on: admin@claydonhigh.com If you would like to visit the school and see us in action, please come along to one of our open mornings. The next one is on Thursday, March 7. Please telephone my PA, Ms J Saunders, on 01473 836110 to book a place. Headteacher Maéve Taylor
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BELSTEAD VILLAGE MONTHLY MARKETS A market takes place in Belstead Village Hall from 10am-1pm on the first Saturday of every month (from April 6) to raise vital funds to support refurbishment of the kitchen and ladies toilet. With an extensive range of tables, a raffle and refreshments, the market is the perfect place to meet with friends for a chat over a cuppa and a piece of cake while supporting this essential local amenity. You can also support our chosen charity at a table laden with homemade goodies for sale. If you can sew, make or create and would like to hire a table (£10), please contact: 07981 335859 / market@belsteadvillage.co.uk
SPRING IS IN THE AIR – IT’S TIME TO PLAY TENNIS! Spring is just around the corner and at Bramford Tennis Club we hope you are getting ready to get outdoors as the weather improves and will join us at your local community tennis club. We aim to have lots on offer for all ages and abilities. Our AGM is set for Sunday, March 24 and Carl, the tennis coach, will return with some great coaching offers and fun events including:
Quorn Family Cup: Saturday, April 6 at 2pm Fun doubles parent/child competition based on the mini tennis format, using soft balls and short rackets. Road to Wimbledon: Saturday, May 4 at 2pm Fun singles tournament for kids 14 and under (14U) with the winner going on to represent the club at regional finals and possibly going all the way to Wimbledon! Tennis for Kids 2019 The LTA’s flagship Tennis for Kids programme will return in the spring for beginner players in the 5-7 or 8-11 age brackets. TFK is a great way to introduce your kids to the fantastic sport of tennis and each six-week course includes a racket, t-shirt and set of balls. Mini Tennis Mini Tennis RED (5-7) and Mini Tennis Orange (8-11) squads will return to the club after the Easter break and are a great way for kids to continue to build their tennis skills after Tennis for Kids. Tennis 3’s One for the adults and older kids, a fast paced and fun version of tennis played as a team. This one will get your pulse racing and help develop your skills, reaction levels and tactical awareness. Cardio Tennis Cardio Tennis is a high energy fitness activity that combines the best features of the sport of tennis with cardiovascular exercise, delivering the ultimate, full body, calorie burning aerobic workout. No prior playing experience required and all equipment is provided. To sign up or express interest in any of the above please contact our coach, Carl Douglas: 07553 966380 / carl.douglas@talk21.com To find out more at about any of the items mentioned above please visit: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/BramfordTennisClub www.facebook.com/BramfordTennisClub
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SPORT / CHURCH NEWS CHERNOBYL CHILDREN’S LIFELINE Easter Chocolate Bingo April 6 is our Easter Chocolate Bingo. Do remember that this was sold out in 2018 so get your tickets early! It’s not your normal Bingo! Using a big screen, all Bingo numbers are called by celebrity voices such as Michael Cane, Victor Meldrew, Ozzie Osborne and others. Prizes are given for one line, two lines and a full house and everything is chocolate related, though not all edible! There are six games played, cards for games one to five are £1 each and for game six they are £3 each as the full house prize is £100 cash! During the interval a hot meal is provided followed by scrummy deserts. There will also be a free competition with a prize for the winners. We have a magnificent raffle – all Easter and Chocolate themed of course. If you want a really good family night out, where children are welcome, a full bar is available and you get fed as well, all for only £6 (£3 for under10s), tickets are available from our charity shop on Coddenham Road in Needham Market or from: 01449 760343 / 07974 424374 Can you help us to help our children? As many of you may know, the children arrive with only the clothes they
are wearing. We are busy collecting nearly new items which we give to the children on arrival. They take clothes not only for themselves, but also for siblings at home. If you have any children’s clothing, particularly for ages six to 13, which you would like to donate we would be extremely grateful. We are now collecting clothing for all ages as any surplus to requirements for the summer group will be taken to the social shelter in Belarus, a home for children who have been removed from their parents care. The children can be in the home for up to six months while a decision is reached as to whether they can be returned home or will go on to be fostered or adopted. Donations can be left at the charity shop or call the number below to arrange collection. If you are interested in finding out more about the charity in general, or maybe you would like to help in our charity shop we would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch. Thank you to everyone for your support as always. Link Chair Elizabeth Parker 01449 760343 / enquiries@ccllmidsuffolk.org.uk www.ccllmidsuffolk.org.uk / www.facebook.com/ccllmidsuffolk
MEADLANDS INDOOR BOWLS CLUB
SOMERSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
This is my first article about MIDC and is mainly aimed at outdoor bowlers who haven’t tried indoor bowling and anyone who would like to try bowling, especially those looking for a sport/pastime in which to participate, bowls being an ideal sport for everyone whatever their age.
Our popular culture has a tendency to trivialise. Serious world problems are ignored by UK based TV news programmes for the trivial and serious debate is interrupted with music.
So who and where are we? We are the bowls section of Stowmarket Meadlands Recreation Club and our three lane rink is situated on Needham Road, Stowmarket (next to the Cedars Hotel). It is open seven days a week all year round from 10am to 10pm. Daytime and evening league matches are played between September and April at the following times: • Birdie League, 3-wood Triples: Monday to Friday mornings, 10am-noon • Rivers League, 3-wood Triples: Monday and Friday afternoons, 2-4pm • Herbert Rampling Mixed Pairs (one male one female), 4-wood: Tuesday afternoons, 2-4pm • Alan Pile Mixed Pairs (any combination), 4-wood: Thursday afternoons, 2-4pm • Roll-ups (social bowling): Mondays at noon, Wednesdays at 2pm and Thursdays at 6pm • Freddie Dew (Drawn 3-wood Triples): Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 6-8pm, September to December
Many churches have the season of Lent for 40 days before Easter, a time to consider the death and suffering of Jesus and reflect on our part in it. Jesus spent 40 days in the desert following his baptism, being tempted. But for us temptation is reduced to chocolate, tobacco and alcohol. The concept of temptation highlights that having all we want is not good. We enjoy luxuries at the expense of poverty of others, we consume energy at such a rate that we ruin the environment, we pursue pleasures that rob other people of their dignity and freedom. When faced with temptation in the desert, all three of satan’s temptations are countered by Jesus with God’s Word. Temptation is not resisted by strong will, but by faith in God, when even he seems to have abandoned us. Temptation is a true test of faith. Who matters most, me or God? Jesus said, “whoever loses his live for me will save it”. Luke 9:25. Christianity Explored @ The Duke Our final session is on Thursday, March 7. If you wish to eat, come at 7pm (order at the bar, prices from £5.50), or for the start of the video at 7.45pm, with discussion finishing at 8.45pm. You are welcome to join our regular meetings of worship and fellowship:
• Ken Wright (Drawn 3-wood Triples): Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 6-8pm, January to April
Sunday
• Freedom League (Drawn Triples): Wednesday at 7pm. A relaxed format league played either 14 ends with 3-woods or 18 ends with 2-woods. A point is awarded for hitting the jack and team formations can be changed at any time. This is a very popular league.
10.45-11.15am: Bible Study (Communion on the first Sunday)
• Village League (team of up to 9), 3-wood triples: Any evening, 8-10pm All free slots (daytime and evenings Monday to Friday and at weekends) can be booked via a diary located in the bowls hall. We are open all year round and a summer league runs on Wednesdays from 10am-noon. All other slots are free to be booked by any member. For further details, such as membership costs and rink fees, contact me at: 01449 613144 / 07717 940270 David Hindley
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10-10.30am: Prayer and Share 11.30am-12.30pm: Worship Service Refreshments are served between meetings, come when you can and leave when you want. Weekdays at the Chapel Lunch and Listen: Thursday, March 7 at noon Friends and Neighbours: Monday, March 18, 7.45pm CONTACTS Mark Newcombe, Pastor 01473 831940 / 07958 830103 / m.newcombe940@btinternet.com Edwin Mayhew: 01473 658100 WORSHIPPING AND FOLLOWING JESUS TOGETHER
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CHURCH NEWS THE NORTH SAMFORD BENEFICE Sproughton with Burstall, Copdock with Washbrook and Belstead & Bentley with Tattingstone For parish queries please contact: The Rev Annette Shannon The Rectory, Glebe Close, Sproughton IP8 3BQ revannettes@aol.co.uk / 01473 807674 Benefice Administrator Hayley Purnell northsamfordbenefice@gmail.com / 07904 972116 Friends, As we head into spring many of us are looking in pleasant expectation at the new buds on the trees, the insects starting to wake and looking forward to migrant birds arriving on their Northward journeys. Many of us do what we can locally to help our wildlife, such as setting aside areas of the garden to grow wild, installing bird and bee nesting boxes and avoiding the use of toxic chemicals and plastics. It is hard for us all, not only Christians, to see the destructive affect that man’s activities have both locally and globally, and evidence increasingly suggests that if we don’t change our behaviour very soon the destructive effects of climate change may become irreversible. The recent news of the mass deaths of half the population of spectacled flying foxes in Australia (thought due to sustained high temperatures) is only one of many dramatic warning signs. We don’t have to look far in the Bible to find analogies. Noah foresaw the flood and prepared accordingly, perhaps despite the mockery of his neighbours. Moses led his people away from persecution and plagues that beset Egypt. Great cities and temples were torn down without warning. Famine and pestilence were common. Humanity has coped with catastrophes in the past, but usually on more local scales, and the planet is now much more densely populated. When we look to our elected leaders it’s hard to see what they are doing to help as they are preoccupied with other apparently more immediate issues. We don’t seem to be good at seeing the bigger picture and planning ahead together. God has given us free will, but this allows us to engage in harmful and destructive activities as well as helpful and beneficial ones. I realise that as an individual living in a developed country I am as much at fault as everyone else for our current predicament. However it still seems appropriate to stand back and reflect on our responsibilities to ourselves, our families, our friends and our communities while enjoying the spring. I pray that God will guide us and may he continue to be with us all in peace and joy, Tattingstone Churchwarden Simon Harley North Samford Churches Baby and Toddler Group: 9.30-11.30am at Sproughton Church Hall on Mondays in term time. Suggested donation £2 per family. Contact: The Rev Annette Shannon (01473 807674) DixielandJazz Concert at Burstall Village Hall: Saturday, March 16 at 7.30pm. Includes a two-course supper. Tickets £12 from Gillian: 07985 558014 Death Café: Thursday, March 21 at Burstall Village Hall, 2-4pm FROM THE REGISTERS Funerals Graham Steward – Copdock Richard French – Belstead Jennifer Jones – Copdock MARCH Friday 1 Saturday 2 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Thursday 7 Saturday 9 Saturday 16 Wednesday 20 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21
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Burstall Women’s World Day of Prayer Copdock Morning Market, 10am Bentley Home Communions, 10am Bentley Coffee & Company, 10am Burstall Community Lunch, 12.30pm Sproughton Monthly Market, 10am Burstall Jazz Music Concert Tattingstone PCC Copdock Home Communions, 10am Ministry Meeting, 7.30pm
Thursday 21 Saturday 23 Monday 25
Death Café, Burstall Village Hall, 2-4pm Sproughton Beetle Drive, 7.30pm Belstead APCM
APRIL Monday 1 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Thursday 4 Thursday 4 Saturday 6 Wednesday 10 Thursday 11 Saturday 13 Wednesday 17 Tuesday 23 Wednesday 24 Saturday 27
Bentley APCM Bentley Home Communions, 10am Bentley Coffee & Company, 10am Burstall Community Lunch, 12.30pm Sproughton APCM Copdock Monthly Market, 10am Burstall APCM Copdock Approval of Accounts Sproughton Morning Market, 10am Copdock Home Communions Copdock APCM Tattingstone APCM Sproughton Beetle Drive, 7.30pm
SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE Sunday, March 3 8am Copdock 9.30am Burstall 10am Bentley 10am Copdock 10am Tattingstone 11am Sproughton
Holy Communion Holy Communion Family Service Morning Prayer Holy Communion Family@Church
Ash Wednesday, March 6 7.30pm Sproughton Holy Communion Sunday, March 10 9.30am Sproughton 9.30am Burstall 10am Copdock 10am Bentley 6pm Tattingstone
Croissant Church Family Service Holy Communion Holy Communion Evening Prayer
Sunday, March 17 9.30am Burstall 10am Copdock 10am Bentley 10am Tattingstone 11am Sproughton
Holy Communion Simply Sunday Family Service Family@Church Holy Communion
Sunday, March 24 8am Sproughton 9.30am Burstall 10am Copdock 10am Belstead 10am Bentley 6pm Tattingstone
Holy Communion Matins Holy Communion Morning Celebration Holy Communion Holy Communion
Sunday March 31 9.30am Burstall 10am Bentley 10am Copdock 10am Tattingstone 11am Sproughton
Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday
Sunday, April 7 8am Copdock 9.30am Burstall 10am Copdock 10am Bentley 10am Tattingstone 11am Sproughton
Holy Communion Holy Communion Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Holy Communion Family@Church
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Allotments/ Sproughton Parish Council
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Almshouses (Cooper Trust)
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Badminton Club
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Burial Ground / Sproughton Parish Council
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Bowls Club
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Brownies
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Carpet Bowls Club
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Children’s Play Area / Sproughton Parish Council
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Church Hall Booking
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Sproughton Community Shop
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Sproughton Football Club
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Footpath Warden / Sproughton Parish Council
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Jigsaw Pre-School
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Millennium Green Trust
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Toddler Group
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Parish Council Clerk Sue Frankis
01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk
Parish Council Chairman Simon Curl
01473 747114 / simoncurl@btinternet.com
Sproughton All Saints Church
awaiting
Playing Field Management Committee
pfmcandbar@gmail.com
Lunch Club
Rosalind Lavington 01473 213254 / 01473 747768
Quilters
Julie Hodges: 01473 226004 / martin.rl.hodges@btinternet.com
Ramblers
Doreen Bradbury: 01473 210008
Reading Room & Caretakers Trust House Charity
awaiting
Senior Citizens Club
eunice.pk585@yahoo.co.uk
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Details for organisations and activities in Sproughton
Dry Foam Upholstery Cleaning
Dry Carpet Cleaning
Sproughton CEVC Primary School awaiting
Professional Local Service
Sproughton Tennis Club
evercope62@gmail.com
call John Burch: 07870 347486
Tithe Barn Bookings / Sproughton Parish Council
01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk
Tower Captain (Church Bells)
ralphearey@gmail.com
Tree Warden / Sproughton Parish Council
01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk
Village History Recorder
Doreen Bradbury: 01473 210008
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