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Hello Hope you all had a fabulous christmas. As I am writing this earlier than usual, I am trying

not to worry, well panic... 5 more sleeps til christmas and I haven’t written any cards! But on a good note, I have almost finished my shopping. Just need to sort out a list like Andrew Southwood on page 44, so that I am organised for the big day, as there is always that worry when cooking the christmas dinner that, when serving up, there is something missing, like the cranberry sauce or the christmas crackers, or worst still, the brussel sprouts! That would be a disaster in my house, not that I like them, or even the kids, but hubby would be very disappointed if they were missing off his plate. Pigs in blankets are my favourite, so they will be top of the list. Anyway, hopefully all went well with everyones day and you all got what you had asked for, and didn’t over endulge with the food and drink too much.

But if you did, the magazine is jam packed with diet clubs, dance clubs and even pole dancing lessons, if you fancy shedding off the extra pounds now the new year has begun. Lets all get motivated, I will definately have to join up with one of them. Our recipe on page 20 is a slimmers favourite so that will get you started with your health and fitness routine.

January is always a little bit of a let down, with the weather getting even colder and the nights still dark and gloomy, so why not take your mind of it with a little bit of home decoration, starting in the bedroom? Go to page 58 where the colour theme is pastel and gorgeous, just a lick of paint and new soft furnishings will get you in the mood for spring.

Whatever your plans this year, have a good 2014, Happy New Year to all our readers and advertisers, see you in February.

Gemma

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January 2014

health & beauty Self Centre PT Joe Personal Trainer Rosemary Connely Success Story

Diet Success Story

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P40 home & lifestyle

Abbots Green Update

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MHD Recipe of the Month 20 Restaurant Vouchers 23 Frank Warby 24 Woodland Ways 28 Church 32-33 Abbots Green Update 39 Andrew Southwood 44 Moreton Hall Residents Association News 48 Pauls Gardening Advice 50-51 Things for Sale 60

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“Until August 2012 I had worked at Marshall (formerly Tim Brinton Cars) as the manager of the petrol station for more than 20 years.

After sadly being made redundant from a job I enjoyed, it was a time in my life when I thought about what I wanted to do next and then I decided to retrain and do something that I have been interested in for a long time, nutrition.

I first became interested in this when my mother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. With help and guidance from a nutrition expert she was able to manage the condition with diet alone for 7 years before having to take a small amount of medication.

At the age of 80 she was then diagnosed with coeliac disease, an autoimmune disorder caused by gluten intolerance. As you can imagine she found it very daunting, to suddenly not be able to eat the everyday foods that she had eaten all her life, it was very hard, but with a little time and effort we realised that this doesn’t have to be a hardship and after I did some research on the condition, I found it extremely interesting and discovered many new ways to make the foods she was used to, just by changing the ingredients to exclude gluten and wheat.

Eating the correct diet tailored to an individual condition can make a huge difference to your health and well being.

I made the decision and went on to study at The Blackford Centre for nutrition which I successfully passed with a Diploma in Nutrition, and proudly with a distinction. I am now in the process of starting my own business as a nutritional therapist.�

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We visited The Cutting Edge hair salon on a chilly December day, but the atmosphere inside was anything but…

As you walk inside, you can tell instantly what a warm and friendly salon this is. It’s busy, considering it’s a tuesday morning, but busy in a nice ‘buzzy’ way, there’s nothing frantic about these fab stylists that work here. They have time for their clients and it really shows with happy, smiling faces on all their customers.

Owners Julie and Lorraine

Julie and Lorraine are the owners (and both are senior stylists) at this gem of a salon, tucked away in Stamford Court, Bury St Edmunds (opposite The Spread Eagle pub). They founded The Cutting Edge back in 2004, and now have a total of 6 stylists plus assistants on hand to help clients of all ages with their hairdressing needs. Other stylists include Anne, Beth, Nicola and Jo. As well as offering all the traditional hairdressing services such as cuts, blow dry’s, perms and hairstyling for men, women and children, they are also specialists in colouring, foiling and highlighting.

Colouring that’s band on trend Beth and Nicola are the colour technicians, and offer all the latest trends in hair colouring such as dip dyeing and colour chalks. Colour chalks are a fun way to inject some extreme colour into your hair. It lasts for a couple of washes and comes in a range of vibrant shades - fancy blue hair for a big night out?

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By Carole Baker

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This month as January is often the most stressful month of the year we look at yoga poses for stress relief.

There are many different styles of yoga from the strong flowing workouts of Hot Yoga and Vinyasa Flow to the gentle and de-stressing Restorative Classes. All yoga poses have specific benefits on muscles, joints, organs, glands and key areas of the body and the overall idea is to restore your body to a sense of balance and ease rather than the state of “dis-ease” we often find it in due to the constant pressures of stress.

CHILD’S POSE

SHOULDER STAND POSE Benefits

• Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression • Stimulates the thyroid and prostate glands and abdominal organs • Stretches the shoulders and neck • Tones the legs and buttocks • Improves digestion • Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause • Reduces fatigue and alleviates insomnia • Therapeutic for asthma, infertility, and sinusitis

Benefits

Precautions

Precautions

How to do it Step by Step

• Stress • Gently stretches the hips, thighs, and ankles • Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and fatigue • Relieves back /neck pain when done with head/ torso supported • Diarrhoea • Pregnancy • Knee injury: ask for the supervision of an experienced teacher.

How to do it Step by Step Kneel on the floor. Touch your big toes together and sit on your heels, then separate your knees about as wide as your hips.

Exhale and lay your torso down between your thighs.

Broaden your sacrum across the back of your pelvis and narrow your hip points toward the navel, so that they nestle down onto the inner thighs. Lengthen your tailbone away from the back of the pelvis while you lift the base of your skull away from the back of your neck.

Lay your hands on the floor alongside your torso, palms up, and release the fronts of your shoulders toward the floor.

Feel how the weight of the front shoulders pulls the shoulder blades wide across your back. If you can’t get your head on the floor put a cushion or block down or similarly put under your bottom.

This is a resting pose. Stay anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes. Beginners can also use this to get a taste of a deep forward bend, where the torso rests on the thighs.

Stay in the pose from 1 to 3 minutes. To come up, first lengthen the front torso, and then with an inhalation lift from the tailbone as it presses down and into the pelvis

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Diarrhoea, Headache, High blood pressure Menstruation Neck injury Pregnancy: If you are experienced with this pose, you can continue to practice it late into pregnancy. However, don’t take up the practice after you become pregnant.

Option: Fold two or more firm blankets into rectangles measuring about 1 foot by 2 feet, and stack them one on top of the other. You can place a sticky mat over the blankets to help the upper arms stay in place while in the pose. Then lie on the blankets with your shoulders supported (and parallel to one of the longer edges) and your head on the floor. Lay your arms on the floor alongside your torso, then bend your knees and set your feet against the floor with the heels close to the sitting bones. Exhale, press your arms against the floor, and push your feet away from the floor, drawing your thighs into the front torso.

Continue to lift by curling the pelvis and then the back torso away from the floor, so that your knees come toward your face. Stretch your arms out parallel to the edge of the blanket and turn them outward so the fingers press against the floor (and the thumbs point behind you). Bend your elbows and draw them toward each other. Lay the backs of your upper arms on the blanket and spread your palms against the back of your torso. Raise your pelvis over the shoulders, so that the torso is relatively perpendicular to the floor. Walk your hands up your back (toward the floor) without letting the elbows slide too much wider than shoulder width.

Inhale and lift your bent knees toward the ceiling, bringing your thighs in line with your torso and hanging the heels down by your buttocks. Press your tailbone toward your pubis and turn the upper thighs inward slightly. Finally inhale and straighten the knees, pressing the heels up toward the ceiling. When the backs of the legs are fully lengthened, lift through the balls of the big toes. If this is not possible do the whole posture lying with your bottom against a wall and walk your legs up the wall instead.

The remedies and advice suggested in this article are the personal opinion of the author. Please also inform your GP if you are planning to take any natural remedies and you are already on long term prescribed drugs.

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health & beauty Soften the throat and tongue. Firm the shoulder blades against the back, and move the sternum toward the chin. Press the backs of your upper arms and the tops of your shoulders actively into the blanket support, and try to lift the upper spine away from the floor. Gaze softly at your chest. Start with 30 secs and build up daily. To come down, exhale, bend your knees into your torso again, and roll your back torso slowly and carefully onto the floor, keeping the back of your head lifted.

PLOUGH POSE Benefits

• Calms the brain • Stimulates the abdominal organs and the thyroid gland • Stretches the shoulders and spine • Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause • Reduces stress and fatigue • Therapeutic for backache, headache, infertility, insomnia, sinusitis

Precautions

• Diarrhoea • Menstruation * Neck injury • Asthma & high blood pressure: Practice it with the legs supported on props e.g. a chair • Pregnancy: If you are experienced with this pose, you can continue to practice it late into pregnancy. However, don’t take up the practice of Plough after you become pregnant.

• With the feet on the floor, this pose is considered to be intermediate to advanced. It is not advisable to perform the pose in this way without sufficient prior experience or unless you have the supervision of an experienced teacher

How to do it Step by Step From Shoulderstand , exhale and bend from the hip joints to slowly lower your toes to the floor above and beyond your head.

As much as possible, keep your torso perpendicular to the floor and your legs fully extended. If your toes don’t reach the floor try walking your legs down a wall or onto the back of the sofa, they will reach the floor in good time.

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With your toes on the floor, lift your top thighs and tailbone toward the ceiling and draw your inner groins deep into the pelvis. Imagine that your torso is hanging from the height of your groins. Continue to draw your chin away from your sternum and soften your throat.

You can continue to press your hands against the back torso, pushing the back up toward the ceiling as you press the backs of the upper arms down, onto your support. Or you can release your hands away from your back and stretch the arms out behind you on the floor, opposite the legs. Clasp the hands and press the arms actively down on the support as you lift the thighs toward the ceiling.

Plough is usually performed after Shoulderstand for anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes. To exit the pose bring your hands onto your back again, lift back into Shoulderstand with an exhalation, then roll down onto your back, or simply roll out of the pose on an exhalation.

With thanks to www.yogajournal.com/poses Please take care in all poses, if unsure please come to a class or ask for a private lesson For the new January timetable of yoga, hot yoga, pilates, tai chi, meditation classes and workshops or to find out more scientific research on complementary therapies and mind/body exercise please visit www.the-self-centre.co.uk or download our mobile app from the app store and book on your phone!!

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Happy Feet!

by Sally Walters

Karen Bonser at Holisic Harmony, one of our newest advertisers in the MHD, recently invited me along to try out one of her many treatments, Reflexology, and I must say, it was well worth it.

Before going for my reflexology treatment with Karen, I was a little nervous, as I had never indulged in this before, I was completely oblivious to what I was having done. After arriving at Karens home, she led me into her treatment room, very tranquil, with soft music in the background, I felt at ease straight away.

Karen is a fully qualified reflexologist who also offers other holistic therapy, Indian Head Massage, Back, Shoulder and Neck Massage, Shellac Nails, Pedicures, Manicures and Waxing. Reflexology is a safe alternative medicine involving the physical act of applying pressure to the feet, hands, or ears with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques. It is based on what reflexologists claim to be a system of zones and reflex areas that they say reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.

Once we had gone through the medical questionnaire we were ready to begin. Karen proceeded to rub some oil into both my feet, very relaxing, as she talked me through the treatment. This will help with sleep patterns, stress levels, anxiety, circulation and more. Karen started by covering one of my feet with a nice warm towel,

she put all her attention on to the other, rubbing gently, Karen Bonser telling me how everything in the feet leads to a body part, by just rubbing and massaging certain areas of my feet/toes she could tell if any other part of my body had any signs of problems, not being a doctor, she then went on to say that although she can advise clients, she cannot diagnose, very interesting stuff, so interesting that, although I really wanted to fall asleep as the relaxation levels took over me, I was intrigued and wanted to know more. “Are you drinking enough water?” Karen asked as she was rubbing the sole of my foot. “Well I must admit, I don’t tend to drink gallons of the stuff, unless I am working out (Which is very rare!)” I told her “How can you tell?” I asked.

“I’m feeling your kidneys right now” she said, puzzled, I was wondering how an earth she could feel my kidneys in the sole! And apparently my toes are connected to my head, relating to headaches, eye strain, sinuses and earache. After spending around 15 minutes on that foot, she turned her attention to the other, for a further 15-20 minutes, and vice versa again, telling me which parts of the body she was working on each time.

It was a full hour or more before my treatment had finished, and I felt so relaxed and was ready for a nap, but work beckoned, on my return to the office I was feeling sleepy and very relaxed. After being a bit sceptical in the beginning about this alternative treatment, I really must say, I would recommend reflexology to all our readers, I will be booking another treatment soon! Thank you Karen!

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by Charlotte

An experienced therapist set in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere.

Based on the Moreton Hall.

Welcoming old and new clients.

Using OPi and creative products.

• Manicures & Pedicures • Waxing • Creative acrylic nails • Opi gel nails • N’applique • Ear candling • Swedish massage • Eyelash perming • Wedding make up

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This month I would like to offer the readers of the Moreton hall directory the opportunity to a FREE online consultation.

Beginners guidelines for fat loss If this January you have made a New Years resolution to lose body fat and don’t know where to start this article is for you. I use the internet to gain lots of information which I then use on my own clients. These are the best tips from trainers such as Nick Mitchell, Mark Coles and Charles Poliquin.

1. Start out very basic, by cleaning up your diet. Eliminate processed food, dairy, gluten, wheat and any food that you know causes inflammation and bloating. Also eliminate starchy sugary foods such as white bread and pasta, and replace them with gluten free oats, sweet potato and brown rice. There is no counting calories, no weighing of food, just simply cleaning up your diet. You eat food that runs, swims, is grown in the ground or it can be plucked out of a tree. Very simple.

2. Eat a portion of essential fat with each meal. This could simply be a drizzle of olive oil over vegetables or salad, a few nuts, or to cook with a teaspoon of coconut oil. The essential fats are not just vital for hormonal and cell health, they should make up at least 20% of your daily calorie intake. Low calorie eating is a major reason why people don’t lose body fat.

3. Hit a water goal. I make sure everyone I work with drinks at least 2 - 3 litres per day.

These first tips along with training a minimum of 3 times a week, will help you see very good results. There will come a time when you start to stall, this is where a consistent food diary will come in.

4. Make a record of your food daily daily. This will show how consistent you are being. Inconsistency leads to poor results. So this next step is to just make sure you remain consistent at all times.

5. If you have been training in the gym 3 times a week, this is the time when you could add in an extra training session.

This extra session will produce another level of results.

So you see, you don’t have to be all that fancy, you don’t have to count everything at the start, you just have to do the basics and make sure you remain consistent.

As you get leaner, and you lose weight, then you do have to become slightly more specific to see more results.

Following these simple guidelines can see someone lose a large amount of body fat over a good few months, give them a try.

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I would never have believed I could do it ...Until I went along to Rosemary Conley Food and Fitness classes and saw how motivational and supportive the group leader was. She explained the plan to me and showed me the portions pots that are so easy to use. There were 4 sizes depending on whether I was going to eat rice, pasta, potato etc...... no weighing food......what a relief.....I was encouraged to do a little exercise (optional) even though I was so unfit, I enjoyed the music. I knew from being a nurse that exercise was the way to succeed but at 21 ½ stone I did not think I could do it, but it was not as bad as I thought, in fact, I felt it really did me good.

I had got to the stage where I was very miserable, my confidence was zero...

I cringe when I remember at a work ‘do’ I overheard someone say “Get to the buffet quick before Nicky, as there will be nothing left.”

I was desperate to do something, but I did not know where to turn. I had tried most slimming clubs and lost weight but then regained it. I just did not think I would ever be slim. I dreaded shopping for clothes, I was so ashamed of my size. My works ‘scrubs’ had to be especially made because even the XXL would not fit. I used to be a size 32 but the dress you can see me in is a size 10!!

I encourage anyone who wants to lose weight to come along to one of the 19 classes in Suffolk, you will not look back, I lost 6 lb in my first week and had lost a stone in just over the month.....MAKE that first call.

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This fruit cake is not only really tasty, it’s fat free too. Guilt free cake, now you can have your cake and eat it!

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For many of us the New Year is the perfect time to tackle a goal to get fitter, healthier and lose a bit of weight. But sometimes it’s those little niggles, aches and pains or even feeling stressed and low that put us off starting something new.

Whilst it is often a good idea to consult a doctor before embarking on any kind of vigorous exercise programme, complementary therapies can play a big part in overcoming ailments and helping get you started on the road to a fitter you.

Bowen pain relief is a simple and powerful technique that can help relive all kinds of pain and is particularly effective for back pain.

It also works well for stress relief and the physical symptoms that stress can manifests itself in - back, shoulder, hip and knee pain aswell as migraines and stomach issues.

The aim of Bowen is to treat the whole person, physical, emotional and spiritual, to recover the body’s natural state, boost the immune system and improve overall welllbeing.

Local Bowen practitioner and expert Anita Costello explains: “Bowen affects the body primarily through the nervous and the bioenergetics systems to bring it into a state of balance and pain relief. A treatment lasts about 45 minutes and most of the work can be done through light clothing. Bowen is not a massage, acupressure or chiropractic treatment, there is no manipulation or force used and it is suitable for everyone.”

Most conditions respond within 2-3 treatments and even long-term conditions can improve very quickly. Anita uses her thumbs and fingers to gently move muscles and tissues to offer rapid and long-lasting relief from pain and discomfort.

Anita specialises in Sports Injuries, Cerebral Palsy/ Autistic treatment and back pain. Founder of the Bowen Childrens Clinic, she has also worked with war victims in Bosnia and currently works voluntarily with Combat Stress and Help the Heroes.

Anita Costello has a Clinic at the Risbygate Sports Club, Bury and at Rattlesden on Monday afternoons and evenings.

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Local news

From Councillor Frank Warby. Contact Frank on 07818 455472 or email frankjwarby@aol.com

WASTE TRANSFER ROUGHAM HILL They said the were listening, well here is the reply given to a couple off our estate who wrote to the leader of Suffolk County Council, Cllr Mark Bee. Dear XXXXXX Thank you once again for your recent message regarding our planned changes to the Household Waste recycling at Rougham, Bury St Edmunds.

Redevelopment of the site will allow an improved split level HWRC to be developed; providing a safer and easier to use facility.

More efficient use of the existing expanded site will also see the construction of a modern indoor waste transfer station for Bury St Edmunds which is needed to support Suffolk’s move away from landfill to Energy from Waste. The transfer station will help to minimise the number of vehicle miles associated with our waste reaching its destinations for recycling or energy recovery at the energy from Waste facility.

The HWRC will be relocated to the rear part of the site to make room for the transfer station building at the front of the site. This design will allow public traffic to be kept separated from the waste vehicles visiting the transfer station. The operational area of the revised HWRC is approximately the same size as the existing site, as the new combined transfer station and recycling centre is on a expanded site

and makes more efficient use of space. It should also be noted that co-location with a transfer station is more efficient, providing the same service with less containers and customer visits will be quicker, requiring less parking. In addition, the new household waste recycling centre will be a “ split level” site, which is in line with industry best practice and will mean customers no longer have to carry waste up steps and won’t have to carry it as far to the right skip – quicker and easier and a clear improvement in health and safety.

It has been suggested in the media that the HWRC will be half as big. The statement is not true and was never made by Suffolk County Council. In fact the waste service is of the view that there will be an improved customer experience at the new household waste recycling centre.

Kind regards Mark Bee Leader of Suffolk County Council So there you have it, straight from the horses mouth, any comments would be gratefully received.

Notice there was no mention of the increased lorry traffic to or from the site, considering that ALLrefuse collection lorries collecting for all around the area will be using this site.

Girls Night Out

A big thank you to everyone on the Moreton Hall estate who supported the 1025 ladies who took part in our 5th annual Girls Night Out walk in aid of St Nicholas Hospice. We are so lucky to live in a town with such fantastic community spirit. Residents along the route handed out drinks, biscuits and sweets, drivers beeped their horns and were considerate to walkers crossing the roads, people waved and cheered and offered encouragement to everyone. In addition we had over 125 people give up their evening to help marshal the 11.2 mile route. To date we have received over £113.000 (excluding gift aid) and the money is still coming in. What a wonderful success, and thank you to everyone who made it possible. Date for next years dairy is 13th September. Best wishes Jenny.

A nice note to finish on, many thanks to all of you who have contacted me through the year, I hope I have served you well. Have a prosperous and happy new year. Take care until next time, spare a thought for the elderly in your area. Frank

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Moreton Hall’s Monthly Nature Watch by Woodland Ways

Moreton Hall’s Wildlife A – Z part 2 Wildlife can be less visible in winter, so as a reminder of better weather to come, here is part two of Woodland Ways’ A – Z of our wildlife.

Firewood for sale Firewood

is a woodland product that is ever-renewable, fun to burn, and sales contribute to the running costs fo Moreton Hall. WoodlandWays has bags of Norway Spruce seasoned firewood for sale at just £3 per bag. Like all conifer wood, it does spit out hot embers so be careful.

Glen Chalk Caves, the Site

of Special Scientific Interest underneath Natterer’s Wood.

The cave entrances are private, but used by many bats each year as they fly into the old chalk tunnels to hibernate.

Many old houses in Bury St Edmunds were built with lime mortar made from chalk dug out from here.

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the paths in good condition and plant up gaps in the wood. Like all our woods, St Edmundsbury is responsible for tree safety and occasionally cut down dangerous trees before they fall on you.

Ivy, one of the best wildlife

plants there is. Birds will nest in it, hiding from predators in the dense leafy mass. In October, its flowers teem with hoverflies, bees and many other insects especially when the sun shines.

And ivy does not kill trees, but if a tree is dying then the ivy can grow into its canopy.

Jays and Jackdaws are both

members of the crow family.

Jackdaws are common in the grounds of Moreton Hall health Club, alongside the rookery.

Jays are harder to spot, but their distinctive electric blue feathers are unmistakeable.

Jays bury acorns for eating later, but miss many and new oaks grow.

Join us at Woodland Ways...

Woodland Ways is now on Twitter @NatterersWood

Why not join in with a Woodland Ways work party to help improve the Moreton Hall woods?

No experience is needed and all are welcome; we’ll show you what to do.

For more information please see www.woodlandways.org.uk, see the Woodland Ways noticeboard in the Community Centre, contact Nick Sibbett on 01284 723847 or email information@woodlandways.org.uk.

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Christ Church Moreton Hall 2014 marks some significant anniversaries. For some it will be the fifty-first year of Dr. Who; for others the end of their time in office as an elected official.

For Christ Church, Moreton Hall, it marks the twenty-first year of ministry in our building, and the twenty-eighth year of a church community on this estate.

In the twenty-three years I have been here I have watched the estate grow from barely one thousand homes to nearly three and half thousand. Soon another five hundred homes will be constructed around the Flying Fortress public house.

Then possibly a further one thousand two hundred on the other side of the railway tracks. How are we to respond to all these new people joining us here on Moreton Hall?

For me, at this time of year my thoughts turn to Christmas and its true significance. Jesus Christ was born as a baby to achieve many things – to teach the truth about God; to heal people; to perform miracles; and above all, to die and rise again for our sins.

But he also came to create a new sort of community – the church. This was to be a community that worked within the larger community showing by example and through love and forgiveness what human relationships could be like; a place of joy and contentment, laughter and fellowship, but also where the deeper issues that trouble our souls can be dealt with and healed as well as our bodies and our relationships.

These are the things we will be celebrating at Christ Church, particularly on Sunday 19th January when we will be welcoming Bishop Sandy Millar, and through a series of events throughout the year

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which we hope the estate will join in. To that end we seek to influence society and to improve it with Christian values and lifestyles. Moreton Hall is a very wonderful place to live and carefully designed.

Each part of the estate is sub-divided into smaller communities of five hundred or so houses, which means we enjoy all the closeness of community without feeling swamped by the vastness of it all. It seems that the two new developments will follow this overall design pattern and therefore others can join in all the good things we have here without spoiling it for us.

We are also blessed by a local government which does listen. Despite many cynical comments to the contrary, the meeting Frank Warby, Terry Buckle and I had with the Borough has borne fruit.

The Borough has obtained what they call ‘Preventive Injunctions’ so that none of our public spaces will be invaded again. Equally, we have to be welcoming ourselves. During the winter period the travellers will be located on the far side of the railway track on the land which will become a new community in a few years time. This is our chance to show them that we wish them no ill will and that we hope, as they overwinter near the estate, they will do so with peace and harmony. This time they will have a contractual relationship

with the Borough over waste disposal and other issues.

This is good news for all and I do hope in the long term a permanent site, appropriate to their needs and those of the larger community of Bury St. Edmunds, will be found.

My New Year resolution is to try to build a better sense of family in the church and a better sense of community in the parish. I hope that everyone on the estate will take a long hard look at all their relationships and seek to improve them and then, as we reach out to others, we will find ourselves being loved, supported and helped.

Sometimes difficult things have to be said and received and I notice that Jesus, although He loved everybody, never ducked away from hard issues. The result was that He brought greater peace and joy to those whom He met. Let us follow His example and build a better community for ourselves and our children on Moreton Hall this coming year.

Yours sincerely, Revd. Canon Jonathan Ford.

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For a change and to have some fun, we jangled our way towards Christmas with belly dancing. Brilliant idea from two of our committee members! Alison came from Diss and is a free lance belly dancer. We started off sitting down and learning some of the upper body moves. A shimmy here and an upwards thrusting of the body and chest there and we had begun. Our arms came into play next and then some the facial expressions by which time we were all laughing at ourselves.

Then we were asked to join in with Alison while she showed us some more moves. Well most of us got to our feet with very few looking on! We borrowed the decorated scarves to put around our waists and began to jingle our way to Christmas! Everything shook and wobbled – wobbly bits being a good thing in belly dancing – and generally had a real bit of fun trying to imitate our talented teacher. Age was no bar to this activity and we soon knew we had woken up a few muscles. Our teacher is clearly used to getting ladies on to their feet and having a go!!

Then we had a couple of demonstrations of how it should be done in two different ethnic styles, very impressive!

It was a good night and made a good start to the run-up to Christmas! Well done ladies!

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We hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and happy new year.

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Whilst this is great for health and environmental reasons there has been a marked increase in casualties both nationally and here in Suffolk.

A new Department for Transport THINK! Campaign calls on drivers and cyclists to stay safe by looking out for each other and pointing out that drivers and cyclists have more in common than is often realised. With 80% of cyclists holding a driving licence, with 1 in 5 drivers cycling at least once a month, they’re often the same people.

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Almost one quarter of the cyclists killed or injured are children Around three quarters of cyclists killed have major head injuries.

There are a number of reasons why collisions occur but conspicuity is a major factor, cyclists need to be visible, wearing bright clothing, using lights and reflectors at night or in poor weather will help other road users to see them.

Wearing a cycle safety helmet reduces the risk of serious head injury.

At the same time we want to encourage drivers to look for cyclists and other vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and motorcyclists. Some drivers continue to use mobile phones and other devices whilst driving and this distraction can have disastrous consequences.

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A warm welcome from the Bury St Edmunds branch of the My name is Melanie and I am the Branch Co-ordinator for the Bury St Edmunds branch of the NCT. Our district covers Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Haverhill, Brandon, Mildenhall, Thetford, Newmarket and all of the villages in-between. Whether you are expecting a baby or already have a family the branch has lots to offer you including:

Bumps & Babies Group Our Bumps & Babies group runs every Thursday 10:00 – 11:30 at the café at the Abbeygate Picturehouse, 4 Hatter Street, Town Centre, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1NE. Everyone is welcome (NCT members and nonmembers) from bumps to cruising babies. The group has no admission charge so please come along and make new friends with other parents and mumsto-be. We are a social group for expectant and new parents, with refreshments, chat and toys for the kids. This is a self running group so there is no group leader, however group regulars will be there to make you feel welcome.

Open House Coffee Mornings These coffee morning groups are informal groups that are hosted in people’s homes and everyone (from bumps to pre-schoolers and members and nonmembers) are more than welcome. There are currently three coffee morning groups running in the district: • Central Bury St Edmunds Group (meet every Wednesday morning, 10:00 – 12:00), contact: helen_pirrie@yahoo.co.uk • Moreton Hall Group (meet every Friday morning, 10:00 – 12:00), contact: c_scovell@hotmail.com

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The next course is on Tuesday 18th February 2014 from 7 – 9.30pm at the Hyndman Centre, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3JT (free parking) and costs £25 per person, or £45 per couple (concessionary rates available, please email us for further details).

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Volunteering opportunities The branch offers a wide range of NCT volunteering opportunities - have fun helping with NCT branch activities, use your skills to support local parents and meet new people from your community.

For me the reasons for volunteering are two-fold.

Firstly, it allowed me to meet a lovely set of people through the branch committee and helped create a network of local friends when I relocated to the area last year. Secondly, it gave me a chance to give something back to the local community. I remember all too well how hard it was in the early days with my first son and my NCT group was a great source of help and support. As all activities at a branch (and indeed regional) level are run by volunteers, I felt it was important to “give something back” and help make sure others had the same access to support that I did.

The branch committee are a friendly bunch and we are always looking for new volunteers to help. If you would like to join the committee or feel that you would like to volunteer at an event next year, please do get in touch. We appreciate that with jobs, commitments and small children it can be a challenge finding time to help! Most roles take very little time and you really can donate as much or as little time as you like.

If you have any questions or enquires, please contact us on 0844 243 6068 or at generalenquiries@ burystedmunds-nct.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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By the time you read this the physical, emotional and financial excesses of the festive season will probably be a millstone around your neck, dragging you down.

The antique Woolworths decorations (que wavy dream sequence, walking the isles of Woollies as a child…) have been, on the whole, successfully crammed back in the boxes, in approximately one tenth of the time it took to lovingly remove them a few weeks ago. When you get in this post Christmas rut there is really only one thing to do. No, I’m not talking about abusing the credit card; I’m talking about making a list. Or even better, make lots of lists.

Lists make everything better.

Those that know me will not be at all surprised to hear that I am addicted to them. To my mind they have two primary aims. I can list them, thus; 1) to get things done, 2) to make you feel as if you have got things done even when you haven’t. The weighting of these two objectives can fluctuate

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considerably depending on the task at hand.

For example, I literally cannot go to the shop without a list. I kid you not. Even if I just need to buy bread and milk, I will forget them on the 2 minute walk and find myself pacing up and down every isle desperately trying to remember what the purpose of my trip was.

The other extreme is the ‘things to do this year’ type of list. They are pinned to the fridge door for months and occasionally, very occasionally, things get ticked off. However, (and here is where I go a bit crazy) I sometimes find I have accidently done a task, that wasn’t on the list!?

Yes, you probably know what I am going to say. That’s right, I write the completed task on the list, ‘paint bench’ or ‘fix shelf’ etc., and then tick it off

immediately! These lists are all about feeling better about stuff and not getting overwhelmed by life’s little challenges. To a certain extent their actual content is less important than the process of making them.

So, as the short term lists of December are completed, let the wishy washy feel good lists of the New Year steer you through the winter gloom. And for those of you who feel you want to embrace this ordered philosophy wholeheartedly, why not take it to the next level and start by making a list of lists you need to make.

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News from Moreton Hall Residents Association Education

The meeting on Monday 25th November at the Community Centre to hear the intentions of the three potential academy providers for the new secondary school was well attended. However it was a brief presentation by each of the three organisations followed by a truncated question and answer session. This was followed by an opportunity to talk to the providers. I suspect that there was insufficient information provided to enable parents and other interested parties to make an informed judgement on the choice.

I was also disappointed that having been promised some details of how the school and football facility would share resources this was not available. I am pursuing this matter and will report in subsequent articles.

Development The Taylor Wimpey presentation at the Flying Fortress on Monday the 24 November provided very little information to that previously available but they have reduced the number of homes to around 500 and reverted to the Eastern boundary set by the Borough. Messrs Berkeley

Homes provided their masterplan at the end of the same week in presentations in Great Barton and the town Library which provided more details of their scheme. I have a hard copy of the masterplan submission if anyone is interested in reading it.

Travellers The Delancey family have been given a winter site on the old A143 just beyond the Ortewell Road bridge until the 31 March with waste and toilet facilities being provided at their cost. This got them out of the town car parks for the busy pre-Christmas period but does not represent a permanent solution to the problem.

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Welcome to Gardening Tips a monthly feature providing you with hints and ideas of what to do each month in your garden. Along with a list of jobs that will enable you to enjoy and maintain your garden I will also feature a plant of the month. I have been a gardener for many years and run a small business called Pauls Garden Services.

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l Prune wall climbers such as ivy away from window frames and gutters l Raise pots of the ground to ensure compost drains freely l Knock snow from branches of evergreen shrubs to prevent branches breaking under the weight l Attract birds to your garden by regularly supplying bird food and fresh water

Vegetable and Fruit Garden l As rhubarb gets older it loses some vigour so now is the best time of the year to rejuvenate. Try to dig up as much of the crown as possible.

Then be ruthless and put a spade through it to chop it into smaller pieces each with some buds at the top. Replant adding plenty of manure. l Plant garlic cloves in midwinter to ensure your best harvest the following summer. Break garlic bulbs into individual cloves plant the cloves in well-prepared soil spacing them 10cm apart. Simply push the cloves into the soil so that the tip of each one is just below the surface.

Cover them with cloches in frosty weather. l As the trees are dormant in January prune your apple and pear trees.

If you don’t prune you will still get lots of fruit but it will tend to be smaller and ripen later because it will be shaded by the thicket of branches. Pruning therefore helps let more light into the tree enabling bigger fruits to grow. The aim is to create an open goblet shape with a framework of about five main branches. Remove any dead stems and crossing branches that rub together. Also remove any branches that point inwards to the tree rather than outwards. Shorten the previous year’s growth on each main branch by about one third to a bud facing in the required direction to encourage the development of new branches and spurs

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It’s best pruned in spring, immediately after flowering. Flowers develop on the previous year’s growth. Pruning after flowering gives the new growth time to mature and flower next season. As with a lot of pruning cut back flowered stems to a strong side shoot lower down; thin out crowded, crossing or misplaced branches and remove weak or thin stems.

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Our service will not only provide you with clean carpets but it is also Organic, Dry and Safe for Babies, Pets and Allergy Sufferers. Add to that the fact that the waste is biodegradable (All the waste micro sponge material goes on Sara's compost heap and eventually on to the garden!) and you can see why, when it comes to cleaning carpets with the environment in mind, Bone-Dry really does offer the perfect package.

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January 2013 List items for sale free of charge to Moreton Hall Residents, email: gemma@moretonhalldirectory.com For Hammond enthusiasts/collectors 1980s Hammond Organ with built in Leslie speakers - unique tone and good solid piece of furniture. £90.00 ono. Te. 01284 760139.

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Glasswells £1000 Autumn Competition Winner Glasswells Home Furnishing store in Bury St Edmunds are pleased to announce the lucky winner of their Autumn Competition. The winner, picked at random, won an amazing £1000 to spend in store.

The competition launched in October gave customers the chance to win £1000 gift card to spend on beautiful home furnishings at the Glasswells store and ran in conjunction with Glasswells’ Autumn Sale. Customers were asked to complete a question relating to the new Autumn Sale catalogue and submit their answers in store or online.

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The lucky winner, who was announced at the end of November, was local man Neil Penhaligan, of Bury St Edmunds.

Neil, along with his wife Weina, three year old son Joseph and baby Grace, age one, was presented with his prize in store by Paul Glasswell, Managing Director, on December 9th. Speaking on his win, Neil expressed his surprise, “The timing is ideal for Christmas shopping. We have a young family, so we are planning to spend the prize money on curtains, carpets and the children’s’ bedrooms. We also found a great present for Grandma and Grandpa.”

Paul Glasswell, Managing Director commented on how important it is to reward loyal customers. He stated ‘Competitions are always a great way to interact with our customers, whilst promoting the business. It is always a nice way to demonstrate to customers how much we appreciate their support.’

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Pasadena Roof Orchestra Saturday 11th January Puttin’ on the Ritz!

Since 1969 the Pasadena Roof Orchestra has been faithfully re-creating the glories of popular music from the 1920’s and 1930’s. The fun-packed show features timeless classics from the great American song book – those wonderful songs that miraculously lifted people’s spirits during the depression era, and which made household names of singers such as Bing Crosby, Al Bowlly, and Fred Astaire. The musicians master the arrangements and sound of the fabled American orchestras such as Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, whilst also paying tribute to the great British dance Bands like Ray Noble or Ambrose.

Presenting the show, and putting on the top hat white tie and tails, is the suave singer and band leader Duncan Galloway. So pack up your troubles, come on get happy, and experience an evening of superlative live music, with more than a dash of wit and humour.

Apex - 7.30pm, Tickets £18, concessions £16

An evening at the Theatre with the Ipswich Town Football Club Legends Tuesday 21st - Saturday 25th January An unmissable evening for Ipswich Town fans young and old, we will be joined by some of ITFC’s best-loved players (Bryan Hamilton, Simon Milton, Allan Hunter, John Wark and Mick Stockwell) as they host an evening at the Theatre full of stories and anecdotes about the club and their careers, this evening will provide a unique insight into the fascinating game that is football.

SPECIAL EVENT: Limited places available to meet and share a drink with the ITFC stars after the show.

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Friday 24th January A very prolific songwriter, many of Ruby’s songs have been covered by artists such as Lulu, Yazz and Maxi Priest, while her vocal prowess has been employed to good effect by Brian Ferry, Mick Jagger, Steve Winwood, and Jools Holland.

Described as truly the genuine article and blessed with a voice that has been likened to Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Ruby continues to win the hearts and minds of an ever growing and diverse fan base.

Money raised from this fundraising event will help to support the Theatre Royal’s community and education programme (Registered Charity 242977)

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Family Sessions one Sunday a month at the Moreton Hall Community Centre for children aged up to 8 years old Telephone Amanda on 07530 447006 or email amanda@littlesquigglers.co.uk for more information www.littlesquigglers.co.uk

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BURNS’ NIGHT SUPPER AND DANCE .

Bury Abbey Rotary Club is holding its first ever Burns Night Supper on 24 January 2013. Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759, and is known as Scotland’s favourite son. He wrote a song that many of us will be singing probably very badly quite soon called “Auld Lang Syne”. Traditionally this is sung on New Year’s Eve (Hogmanay to the Scots). Burns Night is a celebration of the birth of Robert Burns. Bury Abbey Rotary Club’s homage to Robert Burns will be celebrated on 24 January, and is a definite date for your diary.

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Held at Moreton Hall Community Centre, the event begins at 7pm, and comprises a two-course feast including a haggis piped in in the traditional way by a true Scottish piper. The ticket price is £24.00 a head, and after dinner there will be Scottish dancing complete with a genuine Scottish caller, which promises to round off the homage to all things Scottish, in a very appropriate way.

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All proceeds to local charities - St Nicholas Hospice, The Papworth Charity and WASH Sailability

 Two course Burns’ outstanding suppercare with coffee* for patients suffering from heart conditions. Finally, but by no means least, WASH Sailability, an organisation  Piper and Toast to the Haggisof members of the sailing community, who provide facilities for disabled people to help them enjoy sailing.  Scottish Dancing WASH sails from Lackford Lakes just outside

This early fundraiser is an important Bury,be and Bury Abbey Rotary Club have been *vegetarian alternative must ordered in advance event for Bury Abbey Rotary Club. The raising funds towards the purchase of a boat funds raised will be divided between for WASH for the last several years. In a tough three charities. St Nicholas Hospice economic climate, it is a tall order to raise many Venue: :£22to everyone in and is Tickets well known thousands of pounds to buy a specially equipped around Bury St Edmunds.

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appy New Year to all! 2014 is set to be a fantastic year at the centre, with lots to do, see (and drink!). Hope you are all recovering well from a season of excess and merriment!

This year at the centre we’re looking to bring a wider variety of entertainment at the club for a bigger mix of the best events. To help us to do this well, we would welcome any ideas from our members who may have something they’d like to see or do at the club, then please email or put your suggestion in the box in the clubroom. It’s your club; let us know what we can do for you.

Our new membership year has now started! Remember to renew your membership for 2014 so you continue to get great discounts on food, drink, events and hall hire throughout the year and of course you will get your name in for the members draw held every Sunday – the first Sunday of January 2014 is the 5th, so make sure you renew your membership before then! And some of you may have seen on our Facebook page that we will now be starting the draw at £100 the week after it’s won, just another good reason to join up at the club!

The prices are £6.50 for a single membership, £13.00 for a family membership, or if you are over 65 it’s free and you still get the discounts that a fully paid membership gives you. To give you an example of the benefits of membership – a 2 course roast dinner costs just £5.95 (available Sunday 12-4pm), and a pint of IPA will set you back just £2.50. We also have regular entertainment throughout the year, like hypnotists (March), live music, kids events (like an Easter egg hunt), themed parties, quizzes and much, much more!

Membership allows you free entry to these events.

One of the biggest perks of membership this year for January will be our ‘January Sale’. We will be upping the level of discount for one month only to 20%, rather than 15% on all of our drinks. This is only available to members, but of course as soon as you join, the discount will be available to you too!

In January we have a few events on to keep away that post holiday depression. On Saturday 18th January we have the Chairman hosting his comedy quiz – this has been a few months in planning, so be prepared for some great questions and a night of great atmosphere. If you want to pre book a team, please do give us a ring at the club so we can put names down. It’s just £1 per person to enter, and there’s cash prizes to be won on the night!

The Hall is available to hire! Bookings are filling up fast for 2014 – we provide a space for all kinds of events.

Bookings we have taken include Christmas parties, birthday parties, wedding receptions, ladies nights, race nights, fundraising events, wakes, even a Burns night – our hall is versatile and our team are creative in decorating and dressing the hall to however best would

suit your event. Best of all, because we’re a community centre, our prices are very affordable and adaptable for everyone.

Alongside that, we also have a catering team who have developed menus specifically for events, and are able to be flexible and provide whatever you have in mind.

We’re happy to work with anyone that comes in to ensure that their day is perfect and suits the desired atmosphere. To discuss what we can do for you, please just give us a ring on 01284 763402 and ask for Kerrie or Clare.

During the weekdays, we have regular sports teams coming down to hone their craft and compete in local leagues. If you’re interested in joining, watching, or just having a drink with a few friendly people then please do come on down and see if you could be fulfilling a new year’s resolution by taking up a new past time for 2014.

On Saturday February 1st, as most of us are wishing for better weather, better finances and a bit of a respite from the stark absence of the Christmas Season, we’ve decided that the best remedy for all will be a “Bring back the summer” Party! This is a beach party where we will do our best to run those frowns upside down, so come and join in (remember your flip flops) and have a drink or two!

Then on March 1st we’re having an evening with a hypnotist! Further details are to be confirmed nearer the time, but it’s bound to be a fantastic night of entertainment. The bar staff will definitely enjoy seeing you all act like trees in the wind, so come along for our entertainment as well as your own!

On 22nd March we’ve confirmed an 80’s Night with Phil the Rhythm, a club favourite. Everything will be eighties themed, so make sure you dress up for an explosion of eighties cheese! Free entry for all, and of course all are very welcome!

Later on in the year, we are of course looking forward to the World Cup! We’ve got some great things lined up at the club (as well as the games themselves!) including a samba party, so come on down for the best place in Bury St Edmunds to enjoy your football – our big screen, Sky Sports, BT Sports and modernised clubroom make it an ideal place to cheer on England.

So here’s to 2014! It’s been a brilliant year with lot of positive charge in the community centre to keep things interesting! We’ve been passing that on to members and all who use and value the community centre, and will always continue to do so. Thanks for all of your support, and a very happy new year to all!

See you all soon!

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