Bury St Edmunds Directory November 2022

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have really drawn in and with bonfire night on the 5th, we’ve got the perfect

page 40 to come home to after some fireworks. Chunky beef chilli is a great way to warm up after a chilly evening out. Serve it with rice or fluffy jacket potatoes. It’s particularly good if you’ve got guests as you can bulk it up to serve more quite easily.

Orissa have an early bird deal running in November. From 5.00–6.30pm, you can get a main course, rice or naan and a drink for just £15 per head when you dine in. A great little early evening treat!

Did you know that Thomas Ridley, based on the Rougham Industrial Estate, offer a click and collect service for local residents? You can order on their website and often collect same day. Better still, they are offering a 10% discount for our readers, see page 5 for more details.

You’ll notice there’s quite a lot of Christmas talk in this issue. There’s so much on in Bury St Edmunds over the next couple of months, it’s good to have a bit of notice!

We hope you enjoy this issue, we’ve got all the usual local information, local businesses, news and events. Take care, and we’ll see you again in December.

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Step into Christmas in Bury St Edmunds

At this most wonderful time of the year there’s no better place to enjoy a Bury Merry Christmas than our welcoming and historic town centre. Whether it’s gift ideas, festive food or events to get you into the Christmas spirit – Bury St Edmunds has it all.

The festive season starts in earnest on Thursday November 17. Make sure you’re in town that afternoon and evening when the Christmas Lights will be switched on for the first time and there’ll be live entertainment from 3pm. One of the highlights of the Our Bury St Edmunds event is the special free admission festive market where charities, community groups and a number of local businesses will host stalls on Cornhill and Buttermarket. The stage returns to the front of Moyses Hall museum with entertainment including music from talented youngsters from schools in and around Bury St Edmunds. They’ll be joined by the panto cast from Bury’s

Theatre Royal and one of the region’s most popular magicians Paul Pleasants will be adding his own Christmas magic to the show.

Father Christmas is expected to take time out from his busy schedule to visit the town and another much-loved character from our screens might also be spotted at locations around the town centre to wow children and adults alike. There’ll also be street entertainment including the Victorian carol singers, the amazing illuminated fairy, fairground rides and plenty of opportunities for Christmas shopping as well as the Christmas lights brightening up the town centre after dark. The special giant ornament lights that first appeared around the town last year for festive Instagram-able fun are back. This year Our Bury St Edmunds has invested in new lights and upgraded some of the existing displays to ensure they are the most energy efficient they can be.

Also launching on the same night as the Christmas Lights Event is a special social media competition with three chances to win a £75 Our Bury St Edmunds gift card. Watch out for details on the Our Bury St Edmunds socials and post your pictures of your favourite giant ornament lights around the town to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

The Our Bury St Edmunds gift card is just one way to take the headache out of present buying and can now be spent in more than 60 town centre businesses, including big brands, independent shops and popular places to eat. They’re easy to use and don’t have to have the full amount spent all at once. For more information or to buy the card online - visit www. ourburystedmunds.com. You can also find them in town centre shops including Lorfords, Buy the Light, Hunter Club, Pro-Cook and Vinyl Hunter. And as you shop in the town centre don’t forget to check the LoyalFree app to find out where the best special offers and deals are available.

Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn

The popular Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn event is an absolute delight and this year there is even more to see and enjoy.

As you approach Blackthorpe Barn, hidden in the woods in Rougham Estate just outside Bury St Edmunds, you may think it looks like any other medieval thatched barn, yet when you step inside you will feel an amazing warmth and

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tingles of excitement as it is home to the most wonderful annual Christmas event. With the most delightful Christmas shop, arts and crafts, workshops, trees and so much more.

The doors are now open to the popular Country Christmas Shop, open from 24th October, every day until 22nd December. The shop is brimming with indulgent festive loveliness. There are hand-sculpted and creative decorations in all colours, shapes and sizes, pretty wreaths, aromatics, gifts for all, and treats galore.

For genuinely one-off, unique and high-quality gifts, treats and creative decorative items, the arts and crafts weekends

start on 12th November and continue for six weekends. This year there are many new makers with interesting items such as artisan metal work and sculpture, ceramics, kilnformed glass, sculptural textiles, fashion textiles, art, prints and leather items, health and natural beauty products and indulgent tasty treats.

Christmas is not complete without a Rougham Estate Christmas Tree, famous for their quality and longevity. For two weekends, 12/13 November and 19/20 November, you can pick your own Nordmann Fir tree and collect it after it has been cut for you. Smaller pot grown trees are also available and you can choose a freshly cut tree from 25 November.

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FROM PETER THOMPSON, MAYOR

Bury is the Business

After recent sadness following the passing of the queen, civic life resumed in an almost normal fashion last month. One of the big events is the annual business awards at the Apex. I attended with the BID, which for those who don’t know is an organisation which promotes our town centre businesses and which has the “Bury and Beyond” and “Our Bury St Edmunds” arms which promote our town to the wider world and which brings in tourism and footfall and drives our local economy.

BSE Town Council recently supported a medium term funding package to ensure our local independents and our self employed residents have this support for the next three years. The awards were a huge success and congratulations to all those involved, but I will pull out one or two to highlight. First of all, there was a lot of buzz around the Shuffleboard Cafe and I particularly congratulate the owners, who have shown what can be done to recover in the hospitality sector post-Covid.

Talent Shows Up

I was pleased to have been invited again to attend the now annual Recovery's Got Talent show last month. This is a fundraising and awareness event to celebrate and promote those who are on or have gone through a recovery journey and who have had to overcome some truly heartbreaking challenges.

Organised by Turning Point, this year we saw the return of Bury St Edmunds friend and ally Rick Wakeman as guest judge and I can honestly say he is a true gentleman, supporting all those participating in the show. We saw the return of Dario (pictured), last years winner and this year we saw Grace take the trophy with her own uplifting composition written during lockdown. Her song was about togetherness and perseverance and was one of the most inspirational things I've witnessed in a long time. Well done all.

Most of all though, I was really pleased to see Roly Hollings from A&R Logistics win the Business Leader of the Year award. For regular readers, you will know that Roly was the amazing guy who organised the logistics for our Ukraine support appeal and who got all of that aid out to the Ukrainian border back in the Spring. Thoroughly deserved and truly heartwarming to see recognition not only for business, but also for community and humanitarian work.

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event planned by Jessica Rudd is an Indoor Christmas Market to co-incide with the Light Trail on Saturday December 10th. This will be an evening of festivities commencing at 3.30pm

running until 9.00pm along with the Light Trail which starts as soon as it gets dark!. There will be stalls with ideas for Christmas gifts, charity stalls ... and of course the opportunity to meet Santa! If you would like to book a stall or take part let Jess know on email southgatecommunityevents@gmail.com

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Family Harvest Barn Dance

The main hall was bedecked with orange and yellow autumnal colours as we welcomed back the Hoxon Hundred Ceilidh Band for a splendid evening at the Family Harvest Barn Dance.

The band last entertained us back in 2016 and 2017 and it was so good to have a traditional evening back, post pandemic, and you can see from our montage all ages enjoyed dancing the night away fueled by some delicious jacket potatoes with a selection of savoury toppings.

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of a social group, making new friends and enjoying wider social activities. So, being in a choir does not only provide you with an added pastime; it also has the potential to extend your circle of friends and your social calendar. The act of singing can have health benefits simply due to the breath and lung control required. But there is also the sense of achievement and pride when you help to create a harmonious sound and feel the buzz of appreciation and applause from an audience. These factors, together with a wider social circle, have the potential to add positivity and improve wellbeing.

At St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir, we enjoy weekly rehearsals with a relaxed and fun atmosphere. We perform at approximately six concerts a year and, by doing so, raise money for various charities. Concerts are mostly held in the villages and towns surrounding Bury St Edmunds but we

also tour to other parts of the UK to perform with other choirs, musical ensembles and solo artists. We have even toured into Europe on several occasions and sung in several historic locations. I addition, we organise wider social activities such as choir dinners, barbecues, days out, walks, bike rides, Christmas events and fun evenings etc.

No part of what we do is compulsory, and members are free to opt in or out of rehearsals, concerts and activities as they wish.

If you feel you want to give our choir a try, you are welcome to come along to three of our rehearsals to see how you get on, without any obligation to join. We do not require any auditions and there is no need be able to read music.

If you are interested, feel free to phone Nick Gane on 01284 700347 for a chat or email him at semvcgane@hotmail.com. You can also visit our website at www.semvc.com for more information. There is no obligation, no auditions and no need to read music. We meet for rehearsals every Thursday evening at Howard Community Academy, Bury St Edmunds IP32 6SA.

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Do you have any nearly new or unused items that are of no use to you, other than creating unnecessary clutter? Why not try to recycle them and gather a few extra pounds in the process? Please include: Brief description of the item, the price and your telephone number.

List items FOR SALE free of charge to Moreton Hall and Southgate Residents, email: studio@burystedmundsdirectories.co.uk

BRITAX ROMER KIDFIX XP SICT CAR SEAT WITH ISOFIX

Child’s car seat for 4 - 12 years. It has Isofix fittings. Used only in Grandma’s car so in excellent condition. Only 4 years old and used approximately once a week. Not involved in any accidents. Smoke free and pet free household. Weight category is 15 kg - 36 kg. £45 ono Tel. 01284 702476 or 07932005222

PLEASE NOTE: The publisher can take no responsibility for the claims made by sellers regarding the goods for sale, nor are they liable for any claim with regards to the item or any payment transactions between buyer and seller.

Moreton Hall WI – 25th Anniversary Celebration

Moreton Hall WI celebrated their 25th Anniversary at their meeting in October with a cream tea.

The meeting was well attended, lots of memories were shared and the evening culminated in a round of ‘Handbag Bingo’ which resulted in some hilarity, as we got to know each other a little better over our handbags!

Our secretary had put together a presentation of photos showing twenty-five years of

Moreton Hall WI and we all enjoyed looking back, sharing stories and memories and commenting on our varied achievements over the years as well as noting familiar faces. Some of the members at the meeting had been present at the inaugural meeting in 1998 whilst others had only just joined. What shone through the evening was the fun that is to be had from being a member of a WI, whatever your age and whatever your interests.

We are a friendly group and prospective members are always welcome. Contact Alison on 01284 701433 or Annette on 01284 769407.

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What’s been happening at… HARDWICK Primary School

By Zara Cowling, Head of School & Andy Abbott, Governor & FoHPS Chairman

Well October certainly got off to a winning start

Following in the footsteps of the triumphant England Ladies Football Team winning the European Championships, Hardwick’s own Lionesses headed for a 7-a-side tournament at the King Edward School accompanied by Coach Mrs Goodenough and Mr Rampley.

The ten girls from Year 5 and 6 had only three short training sessions squeezed into their lunchtimes but brilliantly won all four of their matches. Not only did they show great skills on the pitch, the sportsmanship they demonstrated to all the other players was outstanding. Well done girls! An excellent start to our Inter-Schools Competitions for 2022/23 and we look forward to partaking in lots more over the course of the year. Year 3 also had a visit to KES and had an excellent afternoon watching a ballet performance from older students, watching some of the moves and dances they have been learning about put into practice. Again they were excellent ambassadors of Hardwick. Our Harvest Festival was hugely well attended and thanks to all the parents and carers that watched the celebrations and contributed to the incredible donations for the Bury Food Bank. We also took

part in Hello Yellow Day, wearing something yellow for Children’s Mental Health.

And so as we hurtle towards Christmas, the Friends of Hardwick Primary School (FoHPS) have been busy planning some exciting events. Following on from the re-arranged Hallowe’en Disco we welcome back the popular Movie Mania showings with the festive film Arthur Christmas for all year groups in the main hall on Thursday November 17th. The following day on Friday November 18th quizmaster

Mr Jones will again be testing the brain cells with an adults only Quiz Night open to teams of up to eight. Into December there is planned a recycling Christmas Jumper stall from the 5th to 8th, the return of the Christmas Fair on December 12th with a nonuniform day for tombola prizes on Friday the 9th. Details of all these exciting initiatives on FoHPS posters and in the newsletters, so exciting and fantastic to be back holding our fund-raising activities again after such a long pandemic break. All funds raised by the Friends helps benefit every child in the school.

Latest news from

Maria del Mar Marais, Programme Manager for Bangladesh and New Programme Countries (PT) and Mowmita Basak (Programme Manager for India), from the charity Lepra attended LSS’s 3rd October meeting, updated us on the work of Lepra during and after the worst of the Covid pandemic.

LSS is pleased continue its long association with Lepra and was proud to donate three large bags of used and new compression garments to Lepra to help

those suffering with Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in India and Bangladesh. This painful condition can cause swelling of body parts and alter the immune system and it is the second major cause of long-term disability in the world after mental health. 36 million people, women, men and children are estimated to live with this chronic condition.

To find out more about the important work that Lepra does please use the website: www.lepra.org.uk

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

LSS 2023 MEETING DATES:

16th January, 6th March, 5th June, 7th August, 2nd October & 4th December

7pm – 9pm in Room 2 at Moreton Hall Community Centre. There is no joining fee or referral needed, do come along and find out more about living with, and managing, Lymphoedema and Lipoedema in a relaxed and friendly setting, along with a cuppa and biscuit. Carers, partners and guests are welcome too. - observing Hands - Face – Space, so that it is safe for all to attend.

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Above: Gwen Williams, Secretary of LSS, Mowmita Basak, Maria del Mar Marais and Sharon Phillips, LSS Treasurer

For further details on LSS and the West Suffolk Lymphoedema Service: LSS email: lssuffolk@gmail.com Facebook: LSS@lymphoedema West Suffolk Lymphoedema Service: wslymphservice@wsh.nhs.uk T: 01284 712732

For further details on Lymphoedema and Lipoedema: British Lymphology Society website: www.thebls.com Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN) website: www.lymphoedema.org Macmillan website: www.macmillan.org.uk

HOW CAN WHITLEY MORGAN HELP YOU?

Together

Run by Patients for Patients

You are more than your illness!

Not the person you were before? Hate not being that person? Until you fully accept, you’ll never be that person again, you will never move on properly. Putting far too much pressure on yourself trying to be what you consider ‘normal’ it is not easy, once you let the old go and move on with the new version of you, it gets easier however hard it is at first. You’ll come to it in your own time, you can’t rush it. A long-term illness is there all the time hiding, waiting to unleash itself (if you use up too

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much energy) and you cannot get away from it as much as you would like to. Do not do more than your energy levels are capable of and stop before you need to. Exhaustion will soon overcome you if you do not rest properly. Pacing is so much easier said than done.

Listen to your body instead of burying your head in the sand hoping it’s going to be alright. Ignoring your body’s warning signs, the price is freedom. Slow down when your body is telling you to.

Learn to accept assistance if you can, be grateful that people care about you enough to want to help, it’s easy to push them away at first but you soon realise your protecting no one, let alone yourself. Let those that care for you, help you, remember they’re not just helping you; you’re helping them as well. No one really knows what it is like unless they have their own experience. You may feel your illness is a life sentence, it is always in the background. Every one’s illness is unique to them. It is PART of you NOT all of you!

A Christmas card was achieved in the October session. Materials used were a black card + 3 pieces of card cut at different sizes (2 white, 1 black,) the top piece of white card has the stamped design on it in a blue ink. The finished card then has a subtle dusting of glitter over it just to enhance the snow scene effect. An added sentiment completes the front of the card.

DIARY DATES

Positively Crafty - Thursday 3rd November from 1.30pm - 4pm at Southgate Coffee Morning - Monday 7th November at Dobbies from 10.30am

CPSG Meeting - Thursday 17th November from 2pm-4pm at Southgate Zoom art on Wednesdays and virtual coffee morning on Saturdays both from 10am

No referral necessary to join the group.

virtual Christmas Appeal

Merry Christmas! Sorry to bring the C word already but November means, here at My WiSH Charity, we are starting to think about how we can make the festive season a little easier for those who find themselves in hospital on Christmas Day.

Each year we give the wards some money for each of their patients and they in turn buy a gift for them to unwrap on the big day.

Past years have seen them receive nice smellies, fluffy socks, little ornaments plus toys and goodies for the young patients. This is thanks to donations from the community, and we hope you can help us again this year.

To donate a gift please go to our virtual Christmas Appeal where you can choose a ‘gift’, write a message and even put up a photo if you would like. https://visufund.com/wishchristmas

Make a difference as you shop

Many of us use Amazon on a regular basis but did you know those purchases can benefit your local hospital charity?

By going into your Amazon account via Smile Amazon every purchase you make means we will get a donation.

Sign up at smile.amazon.com by logging in using your usual Amazon details. You can then choose to support My WiSH Charity.

Each time you buy you can either add to your basket via your Amazon app and then log in to Smile Amazon or just go straight to Smile Amazon and start your shopping. It really does add up and helps us continue to enhance the care of patients and to support staff at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

Visit our website to donate or to find out more. We are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, @mywishcharity, do give us a follow to keep up with our latest news. www.mywishcharity.co.uk @mywishcharity mywishcharity

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Goodbye Red Tape

As the drive to reduce ‘red tape’ is stepped up, We hear cheers from business owners along with the remark – “about time too”. When you read this, changes in the so-called ‘small company threshold’ should have filtered their way down the system to your business. Announced a month ago, revisions around ‘red tape’ in relation to SME boundaries are expected to remove 40,000 businesses from certain reporting regulations.

The term SME entered common parlance six years ago for Small and Mid-Size Enterprises companies. Small companies qualified if they fell within two or more of these criteria:

Annual turnover: £10.2m

Gross Assets: £5.1m

Average number of employees: 50

They had to meet those criteria for two consecutive financial years. From last month, as part of the Brexit ‘dividend’ package, the average number of employees will be increased from 50 to 500. This may rise to 1,000 subject to consultation on the impact of this change.

Immediately it means an increase in the number of businesses that qualify as ‘small’ and therefore, able to take advantage of some

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Theatre

Beauty and the Beast

Sun 13 — Tue 15 Nov

Join Ballet Theatre UK with one of the most enchanting love stories of all time, Beauty and the Beast.

Inspired by the original tale, this production tells the story of Belle, a beautiful and intelligent young woman who feels out of place in her provincial French village. When her father is imprisoned in a mysterious castle, Belle’s attempt to rescue him leads to her capture by the Beast, a grisly and fearsome monster cursed by a magical Enchantress.

to a stunning classical score this production will showcase new choreography by Artistic Director Christopher Moore.

out more at: theatreroyal.org

Film

Black Adam (12A)

Dwayne Johnson stars in the action-adventure “Black Adam.” The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the DC Super Hero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”). Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lavenham

Valerie Reid mezzo-soprano

Graeme Danby bass

Christopher Moore organ Anne Reece piano

Bury Bach Choir Gill Gane conductor

A life in the woods…

By Tom Brown, CEO Green Light Trust

Trees and our innate connection to woodlands are something that has fascinated me for most of my adult life. After a dismal, unfulfilling start to my career in corporate sales, I fell into working for a tree surgeon. The money was awful, but I felt at home in the woods in a way I hadn’t experienced before.

At the time, I didn’t know why I felt so at ease, but I do now. Science has proven that people have evolved to be in nature. As human beings we can see more shades of green than any other colour. When surrounded by plants and trees, our brains simply don’t have to work as hard to process.

Evolution has driven plants and trees to adapt to their surroundings. Mangroves have evolved to thrive in salty and inhospitable environments. Conditions change too fast, evolution cannot keep up and the tree dies. People, just like mangroves are struggling to live in a rapidly developing urban world bombarded by technology, separated from trees and nature.

Suffolk has some truly amazing trees and woodlands from large forests like those in Rendlesham through to nationally significant ancient woodlands like Bradfield and the wood at Frithy (Laws Hall) which we manage. Trees and woodlands are a quintessential part of what makes the county that has always been my home amazing. Even the county flower

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the Oxlip, is a graceful woodland dweller. Suffolk quite literally has an abundance of nature which is our greatest untapped asset.

As CEO of The Green Light Trust, a charity which believes in the power of nature. I see the influence that engaging with nature and woodlands can have on our lives. Both physical and mental health can be positively influenced by our connection and access to nature. Science has proven that significant health indicators such as cortisol levels, dietary choices, exercise habits, how long, and even the quality of life itself are impacted by access to nature.

I am fascinated by the fact that just seeing plants and trees through a hospital window can significantly speed up a patient’s recovery.

Sadly, access to nature is also an indicator of inequality in society. Many of our towns and cities have been surveyed and it is always the most affluent areas that have the greatest number of trees. It isn’t just socioeconomic standing that influences access to nature.

In 2020, Friends of the Earth published research on green space deprivation. This can be broadly described as not living within ten minutes of a green space such as a park. In the UK, if you are from a minority background, you are over three times more likely to be nature deprived than a white person.

At The Green Light Trust, we harness the power of nature to

support the most vulnerable, marginalised and those who society chooses to ignore. We work with people of all ages who are faced with multiple challenges in their lives. Individuals who have poor mental health or living with addiction, children and adults who have additional learning needs or for whom mainstream education does not quite work. The common thread in almost all of their lives is that they have stalled for one reason or another. I am often struck by the stories of the people we work with. It’s usually only one poor decision or unfortunate event which has put them in their current position and I realise how close we all are to being in their shoes.

Moving on with their lives and getting on the road to recovery is about acceptance and belonging. At Green Light Trust, we take the time to support individuals using the healing power of nature as the catalyst in our stunning Suffolk woodlands. It is that sense of coming home, that I felt when I started climbing trees for a living.

Adapted from the second Suffolk anthology written by students from the University of Suffolk.

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Rougham Control Tower Aviation Museum

PrideProbably the hardest report to write in our season is the final chapter. The summer time has flown past, April seems only weeks past but in reality, it’s been seven very rapid months.

Where does pride come in?

The museum relies totally on volunteers – we are very proud of you all. We rely on the committee’s commitment, time, dedication and enthusiasm – for which we are very proud. But we are mostly proud of ALL our Visitors. Thank you, a very BIG thank you for your support, visits, donations and making our season very successful.

Chairman Graham’s post on social media at ‘close of play’, ending our season –“Fabulous last open day of 2022 with 80 visitors through the gates, bright sunshine, a lot of laughs and a great deal of cake consumed! Thank you so much to everyone who has visited through the year and also to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help keep this history alive. AGM and December Departure to come and then months of hard work to maintain the buildings, exhibits and grounds ready for Easter Sunday 2023.”

As the winter ‘work schedule’ begins we are still looking for volunteers. Chairman Graham is ‘mustering the troops’ with jobs, projects, tasks which will prepare the site and exhibits ready for 2023. Can you help please? Any input is gratefully received – from ‘hands on’ input to donations of memorabilia for display. We would love your involvement in whatever form. Please contact Graham via the address/number below.

I think this says and reflects my thoughts exactly.

Success is not just measured by the financial donations we have received - it’s reflected by our attendance figures – and our seasons visitors have exceeded previous years. From local ‘regulars’ to regional and National ‘first timers’ to Internationals from ‘Across the Pond’, visitors have contributed greatly, with a support not previously seen. Total figures will be available in next months magazine but over 2,500 people have graced us with their presence. Again, a very BIG Thank You.

Two important dates for your diaries:

The Museum Annual General Meeting (AGM) – in November (date to be advertised on the RCTAM web and FB pages). Full information in next month’s mag. Sunday 11th December will be the Annual Departures Service (11.00)

On this day we commemorate the sacrifice’s that were made during the conflict. We welcome everyone to join in this remembrance event.

So – as they say ’that’s a wrap’!! - at least for this year – We Need You in 2023 !!

Thanks again Graham and all the team, without you all we wouldn’t have a museum.

A very important PS. Thank you, BSE Directory (Amplify), for providing us with this great info platform. Every month you print our report, which is a direct link to so many of our visitors. Thank you for helping us in such a big way, we are extremely grateful.

See you again next month in December, here in The Directory.

For our details please refer to our website: www.rctam94th.co.uk E-mail info@rctam94th.co.uk

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When we started this feature in the magazine in 2016, the cost per kWh of electricity was 14.05p. Can you believe in just six years it has risen to a staggering 58.5p, and of course most of that has been in the last few months. So what does this mean to the costs of using simple household items? We will look at a comparison of then and now. At the same time we will compare the CO₂ imprint produced by each of these items. Happily this has gone down over the last six years due to the increased use of renewable energy alongside a decrease of coal fired power stations to produce our electricity. This is a big win and a good start towards a zero carbon economy.

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If you used the tumble dryer 150 times a year, in 2016 it would cost £53 per year, today that has risen to £220, however the CO₂ imprint has dropped from 176kg to 113kg. At these prices it is even more important to put clothes on a line or clothes horse.

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Five spot lights running for 3 hours a day

Running 5 x 50W halogen spot lights for a year was £39 in 2016 (128kg CO₂) now it is £160 (82kg CO₂).

5 x 5W LED spot lights was £3.90 (12.8kg CO₂) in 2016 now it is £16 per year (8.2kg CO₂).

It’s a good time to change to LEDs if you haven’t already done so.

An average daily power shower of 40°C using an 89% efficient new gas condensing boiler usually lasts 8 minutes. 8 minutes (136 ltr of water) 60p in 2016, a staggering £2.50 in 2022. 4 minutes (68 ltr of water) 30p in 2016, today it is £1.25.

It’s a good time to persuade your family members to spend less time in the shower.

Run your dishwasher only when full to capacity.

Washing a half load simply uses and wastes twice the water, detergent and energy.

Dishwasher (assuming a 1 hour program) cost 19p in 2016, that has skyrocketed to 79p in 2022 If you run it half full it still costs 79p. Think carefully before you hit the start button.

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55 inch LED TV (60W) running for 4 hours a day

In 2016 this cost just £12.30 (41kg CO₂) per year.

In 2022 the cost has risen to £51.25 (26kg CO₂) per year.

At least we can enjoy some entertainment without excessive cost.

We will give more information next month to help you make decisions about when, if and for how long you switch on an appliance.

Remember our mantra at Ecofrenzy - a lot of little actions add up to a big action.

We have loads more ideas at ecofrenzy.com to help our wonderful world.

EcoFrenzy is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Tony Whittingham. If you have any queries please visit www.ecofrenzy.com/contact-us or email tony@ecofrenzy.com

MORETON

Thank you all for your very generous support for the food bank at our Harvest Festival Family Service at the beginning of October. You will be pleased to hear that a large car was filled to the gunnels with all sorts of foodstuffs and toiletry items so that those families in real need can be supported in what is a very difficult time for us all.

ALL HALLOWS EVE

We hope all the children taking part in Hallowe’en celebrations will do so safely and will be properly escorted as they go round the estate. This can be seen as a fun time for all but we must keep our youngsters safe.

I hope you will remember that All Hallows Eve is just the beginning of an ancient Christian celebration which reminds us that one day we will all rise from our graves, and we will meet Christ face to face. On that day we will all give an account to Him of our lives, and we will receive our new resurrection bodies. These will not be like the ghouls and horrors we show on All Hallows Eve, rather they will be beautiful, glorious, and eternal.

This is the central hope of the Christian faith, that although our outer bodies waste away our inner selves are being renewed every day. The only

way you can access this renewed inner self is by coming to Jesus, confessing your sinful ways, and asking Him to send you the Holy Spirit.

I have been reminded that many people, even in the church, either never knew this or have forgotten it. The transforming power of Jesus through the Holy Spirit is better than any exercise course or dietary plan and gives you a much greater sense of wellbeing than anything a human can devise. As we all face the ongoing stress of all the uncertainties and tragedies of our world, may I commend to you the need to get in contact with God and receive His Holy Spirit. Only He can totally transform your life.

ALPHA

A new Alpha course will start at Christ Church, Moreton Hall, on Tuesday evening, 1st November 2022. It will last up to Christmas and slightly beyond. During the worldfamous Alpha course, you can learn all you need to know about Jesus and the church and also how you can receive the Holy Spirit and become a true Christian. As we all need something positive in our lives why not give Alpha a look. Please contact me on

revdjonathanford@gmail.com or phone me on 01284 769956 We hope to serve a light meal, watch a video and then discuss what we have learnt together. Over the years this has always proved to be a wonderful time meeting people and making friends.

SHOEBOXES

This is when we fill a shoebox with items suitable for a child that will receive nothing this Christmas. We will have a special service on Sunday 6th November when we explain what Shoebox is all about and we will be opening the church from 14th to 19th November to collect filled boxes. For anyone who would like to fill a box, they are available to collect free from the church together with a instruction leaflet.

At a time when we are thinking about ourselves and our families, we must remember that food security and heating problems are hitting the third world for harder than they are us. If we can make one young person’s Christmas by giving them a shoebox it will make a huge difference to them and bring blessing on us.

With every good wish,

Revd. Canon Jonathan Ford. Minister Christ Church, Moreton Hall

Moving on up...

On Friday 30th September, ADCO Construction Ltd, at Woodside Business Centre in Ingham, Suffolk, held an open day to celebrate the move to, and launch of, their new office. The move from their previous office in Elsey’s Yard, to this new facility, provides accommodation for a greatlyenhanced team size, and also includes a conference suite, a welcoming reception area for visitors, as well as break facilities for staff and materiel storage for the wide range of consumables and equipment used on their projects.

The office was officially opened by Town Mayor of Bury St. Edmunds, Cllr Peter Thompson, who was keen to show his support for the growth of small businesses, especially during the challenging economic times currently being faced:

“Coming to ADCO today, meeting the team and officially opening their new offices gives me great pleasure. The council already has a strong working relationship with ADCO, and to see them grow out of their old location and move to a new facility shows that the company is going from strength-to-strength” – Cllr Peter Thompson, Town Mayor of Bury St Edmunds.

Other invited guests also included a variety of people from both ADCO’s most recent customers, and their supply chain – from architects to building control inspectors, to suppliers of materiel and subcontractors that provide many of the specialist skills needed to complete projects.

After a buffet lunch and drinks welcoming people to the opening, ADCO’s Managing Director, Hass Laoukili addressed the assembled guests before inviting Cllr Thompson to cut the ribbon.

“It’s been an exciting 5-year

journey so far, with the move to these new offices being the next big step taken by us as we continue to grow and develop the company into the modern, dynamic construction firm that I originally set out to create. I’m incredibly grateful to all those attending today, as well as our rapidly-expanding team of staff, for being part of the success story to-date. We have a really clear vision of where ADCO is heading and the role it can play in delivering the visions and projects of our future residential and commercial customers” –Hass Laoukili, Managing Director, ADCO Construction.

JOINING US IN MEMBERSHIP

Over the last year, we have welcomed a lot of new members to Southgate. These are people who commit themselves to the life of the fellowship. Here is the story of one of them.

PAUL’S STORY

I grew up just outside Bury St Edmunds in a Christian family, went to Church on Sundays and was a member of the Boys Brigade, all of which gave me a good grounding in Christianity.

During my late teenage years I’d slipped away from church. A few years later, however, I was talked into attending a Christian Youth Week at Sizewell Hall by my sister. Obviously this was a meant to be, as this is where I met my wife and the rest, as they say, is history.

I was baptised and married and along came my children. We were all happily involved at a local church and life was good. God had truly blessed our family and, if I was to freeze the story here, it would have all been good.

However, I thought I knew best and I split my family with the choices I made. This is where you might say I was

a long way from God, but I wasn’t. I was lost but through all of this I still felt God was with me and we kept talking. He may have had his head in his hands in despair but he didn’t leave me.

After a lot of soul searching our family pieced our lives back together but I wasn’t attending a church even though I knew I wanted to. My wife was attending Southgate Church and came home on Sundays saying how much she was enjoying it. I just needed an excuse to go. Christmas arrived which gave me the excuse - who doesn’t

love a Christmas carol? After Christmas I started attending church regularly and felt complete again in my Christian life. I realised that you can be close to God without Church, but Church makes you a complete Christian.

It’s been a rocky path over the last few years - I’ve hurt people but it’s taught me God doesn’t desert you. However, he does expect you to say sorry. Whatever you do, wherever you are, he is there waiting. It’s up to you and he will work it out with you.

s on in

Sundays 6th, 13th, 20th

10.30am

and

of all ages

Service on 27th November.

Friendship Club for older people, Thursday 3rd November for the Club’s 29th Birthday Celebrations Thursday 17th November at 2.45pm to hear about More Miracles in Myanmar

Thursday (Women’s) Club meet on 24th November at 7.45pm for a Christmas Wreath Making Demonstration.

During term time, the following mid-week

meet in Church Centre:- Liquid, for young people in school years 9 to 12, Mondays 7pm to 9pm Southgate Parent & Toddlers (SPOTS) meet in

Wednesdays 9am to 11am.

Club, for school years 5, 6 & 7,

6.30pm to

meet at 2.45pm on Thursday 8th

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THE 19TH HOLE

BY ADAM TRETT, PGA PROFESSIONAL GOLF COACH THE SUFFOLK GOLF CLUB

Email: adamtrettpga@hotmail.co.uk Facebook: Adam Trett - ADT Golf Coaching

Welcome back to the 19th Hole, we can safely say now that winter is here. November see’s the finish to the European Tour season in Dubai and of course we are building up to Christmas.

The colder weather is no reason to stop playing or working on your game. The winter months are a great time of year to target areas of your game that need some work before the next golf season.

So with this in mind I have set out below some things you may want to apply to your own game in an attempt to make next season as good as it can be for you personally.

If you wanted any guidance with this aspect, then please contact me on the details provided and I will be happy to help in anyway I can.

COACHES CORNER – STOP DUFFING CHIP SHOTS!

This month we look at a way that you can escape those nasty winter lies around the greens and not have any DUFF chips. The traditional way to play these green side chip shots has been to use your wedge or other iron. However, I have another way for you to play these… and it’s the HYBRID chip shot.

I have said HYBRID chip shot but it could also be played with a lofted fairway wood. The reason we have used this style of club is that the increased sole size will allow you some more forgiveness from these nasty winter lies.

SET UP: This is all about getting you in a neutral position to allow you to execute this shot to the best of your ability. We are looking for you to have the BALL CENTRED in a NARROWED STANCE, and feeling as though you are standing TALLER AT ADDRESS Then with a PUTTING STYLE SWING have a few of practice swings to allow yourself to estimate the power needed for the distance of shot you are faced and from the situation in which you are playing from.

The TOTAL ACCESS GOLF channel have a video on this topic if you would like a more in depth look at it. Please visit our YouTube channel and don’t forget to help us out with a LIKE and hit SUBSCRIBE to get all of our content FREE OF CHARGE.

I hope this edition of the 19th Hole has helped, if you would like any advice or help with your golf game please get in contact.

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