Hadleigh Community News, March 2013 by Keith Avis Printers Ltd

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March 2013

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DOES HADLEIGH WANT TO KEEP ITS HIGH STREET? Hadleigh has one of the few remaining traditional High Streets in the Country, it has retained small independent shops alongside the Co-op supermarket and together over the last century they have changed to meet the changing trends of the decades. Unlike most of the country we have not needed governments and celebrities to ‘re-vitalise’ our shops nor are we full of charity shops and boarded up ex-shops. 92% of our High Street buildings are listed and are of no interest to the large national traders and are only of commercial use for small independent shops If Morrisons perform the task of keeping the estimated 80% of monies that is spent in supermarkets in the towns surrounding Hadleigh and our other shopping patterns do not change then our High Street would survive. Unfortunately since they have opened, the shops in our High Street and surrounding villages have taken a serious fall in custom, the

amount of the losses they are suffering would make headlines if they were one of the national stores. We read quarterly of the one or two percent losses of companies like Tesco, and the concerns as their share prices drop. How loud would they scream if they were suffering the fifteen to 40 percent drop in customers our independent shops are sustaining at the moment. They could not continue trading with those losses, so can our shops survive? If we want to keep our High Street then we need to return to our preMorrisons shopping patterns, we either use our High Street shops or say goodbye to them.

So EITHER USE IT OR LOSE IT

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Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Every Tuesday morning (term time only) Hadleigh Craft Club at URC Hall (Ansell Centre), Hadleigh from 9.40am-12pm Every Tuesday Afternoon Knitting, Crocheting & Natter, 1.30 to 3.30pm at Waterfield House, Ring Hilary 824245 or Maggie 823883 SYDNEY BROWN COURT Coffee Morning Every Monday 10.00am -12.00 - Why not pop in for a cup of coffee or tea and make new friends Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Friday 1st March 2.30pm Churches Together, Women’s World Day of Prayer – Hadleigh URC 8.00pm Folk & Acoustic Evening – Hadleigh URC Saturday 2nd March 10-11.30am Coffee Morning - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Tuesday 5th March 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.0011.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC, 2.30-4.30pm Churches Together Meditation, St Joseph’s, 7-9.00pm Churches Together Meditation, St Joseph’s Wednesday 6th March 7.30pm Churches Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Thursday 7th March 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Community Room, 12 noon Churches Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Saturday 9th March 10-11.30am Coffee Morning - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Sunday 10th March 10.30am All Age Service for Mothering Sunday – Hadleigh URC, 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Monday 11th March Hadleigh & District Garden Club meeting 7.30pm, Ground floor of Town Hall, Market Place Hadleigh Annual General Meeting. Monday 11th March Hadleigh & District Twinning Association AGM. Seminar room above the library at 7.30 Tuesday 12th March 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.0011.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Tuesday 12th March Hadleigh & District Flower Club 7.30pm at Beaumont School, Durrant Road, Hadleigh. Flower demonstration by Mr Lionel Clark of Braintree entitled "A Touch of Glass" Members £1.50 - visitors £4 includes refreshments. Bring a seasonal arrangement along. Wednesday 13th March 7.30pm Churches Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Thursday 14th March 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Community Room, 12 noon Churches Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Saturday 16th March 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 7.00pm Celebration Service – Hadleigh URC Tueday 19th March 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.0011.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Wednesday 20th March 7.30pm Churches Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Thursday 21st March 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Community Room, 12 noon Churches Together Lent Study Group, Salvation Army Saturday 23rd March Hadleigh & District Twinning Association presents JT Steppers with their 3rd annual line dance. Starts 7.30 in the Ansell Centre. Tickets from Kathleen Freeth at The Framestore

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Saturday 23rd March 2.00-4.00pm Scrabble - Hadleigh URC, Community Room Saturday 23rd March LINE DANCE with JT Steppers. 7.30 in the Ansell Centre. Tickets £6 each from Kath at The Framestore. 822334 Tuesday 26th March 10.00-11.30am Come in for Coffee - Hadleigh URC, Community Room, 10.0011.30am Church open for Prayer - Hadleigh URC Wednesday 27th March 8.00pm What Do You Think?, The George Thursday 28th March Fidelis monthly gathering. Change of previously advertised programme due to unforeseen circumstances. Talk will now be “The 21st Century Belongs to China” by former journalist, Josie Stephenson. Meet at 7.30pm in the Dining Room (opposite the Ram). Sec. Barbara Tryon Tel 01473 824 417. Thursday 28th March 9-11am Little Angels Toddler Group – Community Room Thursday 28th March Waterfield House coffee morning raising awareness and money for ovarian cancer from 11.00am. Contact Sarah on 01473 829103. Friday 29th March 10.30am Churches Together Good Friday Procession, St Mary’s Sunday 31st March 6.30am Sunrise Celebration, Constitution Hill, 9.00am Easter Breakfast – Hadleigh URC, 10.30am Easter Celebration for All – Hadleigh URC

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Hadleigh

£495,000

An extended 3 double bedroom detached house situated in a popular residential area & within close proximity to a nature reserve. The spacious property has been well maintained throughout & benefits include 3 reception rooms, ground floor WC, garage & off road parking. www.bychoice.co.uk www.bychoice.co.uk www.bychoice.co.uk

A spacious detached home in a sought after village. The property benefits from 4 bedrooms, lounge with dining area, fitted kitchen, family & garden rooms, ground floor WC & refitted first floor bathroom, double garage, parking & all situated on a 0.7Acre plot (sts).

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Semer

£645,000

Boxford

£240,000

A 2 bedroom Grade II listed cottage in the centre of the Converted in the 1990's is this former granary offering good village. Features include beamed sitting room with inglenook accommodation as well as being set in a semi rural location, fireplace & kitchen with range style cooker. Small 2 storey only 2 1/2 miles from Hadleigh. In a peaceful location offering outbuilding, garage, parking & courtyard terrace with a 4 bedrooms 4 large reception rooms, double carport, large Chattisham £495,000 Hadleigh £175,000 Layham £135,000 Hadleigh £164,995 Chattisham £495,000 Hadleigh £237,500 Upper Upper Layham garden (64ft £145,000 Hadleigh £159,995 separate x£145,000 44ft). Hadleigh workshop set in a£495,000 0.4 Acre plot (sts). Hadleigh £237,500 Chattisham £495,000 Upper Layham £145,000 £159,995 Hadleigh Chattisham Chattisham Hadleigh Hadleigh £237,500 £237,500Upper £495,000Hadleigh Upper Layham Layham £145,000 £159,995 £159,995 A spacious spacious detached detached home home in ainsought ina asought sought after after village. village. TheTheThe AAspacious detached home after village. property benefits from 4inbedrooms, bedrooms, lounge with dining area, benefits fromfrom 4 bedrooms, with dining area, Aproperty spacious A spacious detached detached home a sought in lounge a sought after village. after village. The The property benefits 4home lounge with dining area, fitted kitchen, family & garden rooms, ground floor WC& &area, fittedfitted kitchen, family & garden rooms, ground floor WC &area, property property benefits benefits from 4 from bedrooms, 4 bedrooms, lounge lounge with dining with dining kitchen, family & garden rooms, ground floor WC refitted first floor double garage, parking &WCall& refitted firstfirst floor bathroom, garage, parking & all fitted kitchen, fitted kitchen, family family &bathroom, garden &double garden rooms, rooms, ground ground floor WC floor refitted floor bathroom, double garage, parking && all situated 0.7Acre plotdouble (sts). situated on afloor 0.7Acre plot (sts). (EPCdouble - F) garage, refitted refitted first first bathroom, floor bathroom, garage, parkingparking & all & all situated onon aa0.7Acre plot (sts). situated situated on a 0.7Acre on a 0.7Acre plot (sts). plot (sts).

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£187,000

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Greener Hadleigh One of the 'green' things we have asked you to try is to 'eat local', and last September suggested the 30 day, 30 mile challenge, which is also undertaken by other local groups. The reason is, by supporting local growers and producers there is a reduction in transport, therefore pollution; also benefits to the local economy, jobs and food security. Farmers have had a particularly difficult time over the last year because of extreme weather, but if we stop supporting them and rely on imports there could be other problems. The world weather is changeable and other countries can experience drought and floods, as well pests and war wiping out crops. Transport costs are also rising and there is a potential shortage of fuel. So it is really is best to grow our own as much as possible. At the time of writing this we are in the middle of concerns about beef contamination. One problem is the variety of source countries and large distances travelled. Now is a really good time to shop locally and it need not be too difficult to cook 'from scratch'. For instance a beef burger is just minced beef with some salt and pepper - and our local butchers have them ready made. Try looking on the Internet for recipes - bbc.co.uk/food, or check the local newsagents for magazines or library for a variety of recipe books. Hadleigh is very lucky to have a vibrant High Street and to keep it we need continued support. The butchers have locally reared meat and its products, the farm shop stocks locally grown, seasonal fruit and vegetables, as well as their own pork products, local dairy produce, eggs and honey, and only a few miles away there is another wellstocked farm shop. The Co-operative supermarket in our High Street has a section dedicated to locally sourced produce and other items are clearly marked. So, be Green - shop and eat local. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

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Kersey Mill Newsletter Welcome to the first newsletter for all those interested in the restoration of the mill at Kersey set in the heart of the delightful Suffolk countryside. When Alison and I became the proud owners of the mill we had little idea of the support and guidance we have been receiving since an early appeal for help. There have had a number of people who worked the mill getting in touch one visitor, a Mr. Fred Richardson, now in his 90's, who remembers the mill working - as a young child he can recall collecting flour for local bakers with his father. Our aim is to get the mill in to working order in the not too distant future and grind our own flour – with regular open days to visitors and school groups. Thank you all who have made offers of help and should you have any old photographs of the mill, or memories, please get in touch. We see the mill as a sleeping beauty just waking to show off her deeper spirit of place we know she has been hiding away for so many years and with your help we can make this a reality. Stephen de Lara-Bell The Challenge The mill last worked in 1929 and soon fell in to disrepair – becoming a dumping store for unwanted tools, rubbish and furniture. Some time ago the lead was stolen from the roof valley allowing torrents of rain to do so much damage to the mill it was feared that, at one point, the roof and top floor would collapse into the rooms below. Thankfully swift intervention on taking on the mill saved the upper floors for now. There is much water damage with support timbers reduced, in places, to the size of a match stick. To stabilise and repair the timber frame is the first job needed to be undertaken in the restoration of the mill. The first of many challenges is to draw up the list of timbers with sizes before we source them as close to the mill as possible as the original builders would have done. The floors would be the next to restore as here too the water ingress has done its worst. Chris Hulcoop, from Suffolk Mills, will be advising on the complex restoration of the machinery as the timber frame is restored and leading a dedicated group of able volunteers. As the building is made watertight, timber frame made good and the floors repaired we will also be working on what some people see as the icing on the cake – getting the water wheel and gearing working to turn the millstones once again…now that is a real challenge. From the repair and replacement of the ring gear wheel wooden teeth to the paddles on the main undershot wheel it will take time and money - yet the effort will see the mill back in working condition for many more years to come. With the ever increasing cost of electricity there is also the possibility that the mill could also produce enough electricity for the complex businesses. As the project moves forward we shall be sending out a newsletter to update interested individuals, groups and businesses so if you want to receive the next newsletter please let us know. Thank you for reading and do get in touch if you are able to volunteer, make a donation or provide memories of the mills – working or not. Allan Scott Davies For any information contact Stephen or Alison de Lara-Bell Kersey Mill, Kersey, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 6DP Mobile 07768 828361 Office 01449 741327

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Howard in the heart of Hadleigh As I write this column I am delighted that it is staying lighter longer in the evenings and Spring is on its way. There are though more serious matters that concern me in that Hadleigh as a vibrant town is under threat of cataclysmic proportions. As I briefly mentioned in my last column, the Morrisons supermarket had just opened. You will know that I am about in Hadleigh all the time whether on foot or with Frank my chauffeur. One is immediately conscious that since the arrival of Morrisons you my readers are no longer in the Town. I understand that you are also forsaking the shops in the villages. The new supermarket has had an immediate impact upon the Co-op which appears only ever now to have a handful of customers. As a result the footfall to the other shops in the High Street has evaporated. It is self-evident that the future viability of the shops in the High Street is “on the edge” even as I pen this piece. Hadleigh has a proud history and through all the changing scenes of life, it has evolved. Do you want to see “the Town” struggle, gasp and die. I certainly do not. If shops become empty, rental levels will fall and the capital values of the properties will follow. Who will want to site a business or come shopping in a place that has nothing. Hadleigh has an Aladdin’s cave in Partridges, there are two good butchers and Andrews in particular has won prizes for being the best in the Eastern Region. Partridges Farm Shop, the Post Office, the Idler, the Delicatessen, Aingers the garage, the banks, Frosts and Mortons the Estate Agents, Threadneedle the dressmaking shop, the Co-op, Greggs the bakers, Avis the newsagent and printers, Patels the newsagents and Gwinnells the Undertakers to name but a few of our shops. Morrisons may sell stamps but it will not provide all the other services to be found in our Post Office and the whole range of goods in the shop there. So what is to be done. In short, the answer lies with you. I would urge you to think as you shop. Whilst you may enjoy some of the convenience of Morrisons do make sure that you also visit your Town and use your shops and the shops in your villages. Enjoy the service that you get there. Without commerce the Town has little and we will all be the poorer. Please carry these words around with you and make sure that Hadleigh is not another casualty of the modern age. Thank you for entering my competition in such numbers and I will announce the winner in my next column. If you haven’t got a Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney perhaps now is the time to pay me a visit. Happy Easter! Howard Gibbons

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Hadleigh shoppers get new delivery service Shoppers in Hadleigh and surrounding villages can now have their shopping delivered to their home, thanks to the introduction of a new service at the East of England Co-op Supermarket. When customers visit the store they can choose a timed delivery slot from the magnetic board in store, before they pick up a trolley or basket and do their shopping as normal. Once they get to the checkout they simply hand over their time slot, and their shopping will be delivered later that day at their chosen time. Gary Spink, Hadleigh Co-op Supermarket Manager, said: “This is a great service and will save our local customers having to carry home heavy shopping bags. It also means that people can do their shopping in our store and then visit the rest of Hadleigh High Street, or head back to work, without worrying about leaving chilled or frozen food in the boot of their car.” Home delivery is free for orders over £25, or £3.49 for orders below £25. The store will deliver to homes in a five mile radius of the store covering all of Hadleigh, and local villages including Raydon, Layham, Kersey and Whatfield. Just ask in store for more information and a map of the delivery area.

Calling all former members of 4 Group Royal Observer Corps! The ROC Association is delighted to announce the reformation of the No. 4 Group (Colchester) ROCA branch. Formed in 1925, the Observer Corps was vital to Britain’s air defence during the Battle of Britain as the eyes and ears of the RAF, and as a result earned its Royal title in 1941. For the remainder of the Second World War the ROC played its part in the war effort, and continued to serve throughout the dangerous Cold War years as part of the UK Warning & Monitoring Organisation. The ROC’s posts and group HQ’s stood down in 1991, with the remaining Nuclear Reporting Cells following in 1995, however the spirit and comradeship of this 70 year old organisation has remained strong across the UK in the many branches of the ROCA, and the annual reunion. No. 4 Group served a large geographic area from North London to Cambridge, taking in Suffolk, Essex and the eastern areas of Hertfordshire. If you served as a member of 4 Group ROC and would be interested in joining this newly reformed branch of the ROC Association, we would be very pleased to hear from you. Membership is open to those who served in the Royal Observer Corps while family members of former personnel and those with in an interest in the Corps’ history are also very welcome to join us as associate members. The newly reformed 4 Group branch is currently in the early stages, but a warm welcome awaits you! For more information you can email us at: roca4group@rocketmail.com or contact the 4 Group ROCA secretary on 01449 258645 or 07791 649751. You can also visit our website at www.4grouproca.org.uk

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MUGA, or MUGGA? - neither, simply MUGGED, that is how many of the residents of the neighbourhood immediately surrounding Hadleigh High School feel. Why? - well just imagine what it would be like if frequent visitors to YOUR neighbour's property were to shout, clap, whistle, bang, clang, discard litter, park vehicles inconsiderately, until late at night, and be immune to challenged in any way for so doing as a direct result of decisions made by planning authorities whose officers do not have to suffer personally the inevitable results which their uncaring 'recommendations' give rise to. No-one directly affected has expressed a desire for the MUGA to be closed down, despite the destruction of the residential and visual amenity, the detrimental effect on the biodiversity/wildlife habitat of the neighbourhood, and the suffering inflicted on the surrounding residential property owners which has now been experienced over an extended and continuing period. What is however being sought, is consideration being given to reducing the use of this misplaced facility to much more realistic hours, thus provided at least some relief to the suffering being experienced. Daytime normal school use of the MUGA is considered by most to be acceptable. However, particularly during the summer months when alternative facilities are available, to continue use of the MUGA beyond normal school hours for commercially based community use inflicts the further suffering which stems from poor and wholly inconsiderate planning decisions, and is therefore understandably considered to be unacceptable, leading to a request for the hours of use to be reduced. Is this really too much to ask ? It would appear so, and set to continue to be so as long as those with the 'power' to bring about the necessary changes continue to hide from their responsibilities. I am mindful that it is all too easy to criticise the decisions and action of others. However, it can only be frustrating when the views of those most affected, particularly when accompanied by intended constructive proposals to perhaps provide a solution, are dismissed out of hand. Such frustration is amplified when the dismissals emanate from the governing body of the neighbour concerned. Ken Lewis

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Meet Lisa & Zach at The Porch Project! Hi my name is Lisa Joy Gordon and I’m 22 years old. In the summer I got married to Tom Gordon. I am in my first year of studying for a degree in Youth and Community Work with Practical Theology. As part of this I am working on placement at the Porch Project and Hadleigh United Reformed Church. I want to be a Youth Worker so that I can help young people to develop their identity and reach their full potential. I love working at the Porch Project because I get to work with lots of amazing young people who have a wide variety of gifts and talents. Working with young people can be challenging and frustrating at times but it’s always worth it when you see them achieving, smiling or just have a really good conversation. Last year I did a gap year working in Newham, East London, with urban youth work charity XLP. When I have time off I enjoy reading, walking, cycling, swimming, ice skating, watching musicals and movies, spending time with friends and family, playing the saxophone and helping my mum run a toddler group. Hi I'm Zach Corrie I'm 18 from Hitcham, and I'm the year out trainee at the porch project. The reason I started the role is because I enjoyed going to the project and chilling with my friends but also realised I'm also a good listener and was able to relate and chat to people about their problems. I now work alongside Craig and Martin to help run and develop the porch project and keep it up to date with the needs of the young people who attend. I also work with the young volunteers who help us set up and pack down on the tuesday and friday evenings, this is one of my favourite parts of my job as I get along with these guys really well and we have some good laughs. My favourite part of working for the porch project is seeing how the project helps and develops people and how it has brought a real sense of community to the young people of Hadleigh. It has certainly helped me to be a lot more understanding and social With the different groups of people I meet with in my time With porch.

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The people of the churches in Hadleigh are committed to praying for our town. Over the course of each year we plan to pray for every street in Hadleigh. Starting from Easter Sunday, 31st March we will be praying for the following streets: Week commencing Sunday 31st March: Aldham Road, Boswell Lane, Red Hill Road, Freeman Close, The Square & The Terrace Week commencing Sunday 7th April: Angel Street, Spooners Lane, Threadneedle Street, Weavers Close Week commencing Sunday 14th April: Long Bessels, New Cut, Joseph Close. (Subsequent weeks will be detailed in HCN.) If you know people who live in these streets, we would be very pleased if you also would pray for them. If you live on one of the streets being covered during a particular week and would welcome prayer, please get in touch. Hadleigh Baptist Church: Greg Frost 823804 pastorgregfrost@btinternet.com Hadleigh URC: Jim Dalgleish 827895 james.dalgleish@talk21.com St Joseph’s RC Church: Anita Rosbrook 810057 a.rosbrook@btinternet.com St Mary’s CoE: Joyce Willis 823165 willisjm@lineone.net Salvation Army: Liz & John Tubby 464184 hadleighsuffolk@salvationarmy.org.uk

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News from The Station Welcome to this month’s edition of news from the Police Station. This month I would like to talk a little bit about dogs, a subject very close to my own heart. Approximately three weeks ago I left work at 4am on a Saturday morning and was walking home in the bitter cold and the snow only to come across a very friendly and very cold Staffordshire bull terrier that was lost. I was aware via a report earlier in the week that a similar dog had been reported missing, and it transpired that this was one and the same. Despite having a collar and identification tag with its name and a telephone number on it, I was unable to get hold of the owner. Like any concerned citizen, I phoned Suffolk Police asking for contact details for the out of hours dog warden service and was promptly put through only to be told that the dog warden doesn’t operate at 4am in the morning, but they would send someone out at 8! Now, many of you will see the dilemma instantly, or think that the Police will take the dog from you. Unfortunately, Suffolk Police do not have the resource or the facilities to look after stray dogs. If you phone Suffolk Police for advice, we will give you the relevant numbers for dog wardens, but if it is late at night, they will tell you to look after the dog until they can send someone out in working hours. Please don’t let this put you off rescuing stray dogs. Those of you who have pets will know how distressing it can be to lose a pet or for one to go missing. To help prevent these situations, the Dogs Trust has some useful tips at http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/_resources/resources/factsheets09/factsheetlostd og10.pdf. Remember, by law a dog must have a visible tag with your name and address on it. If we all make sure this happens, animals can be returned immediately. In recent times, Police locally have been criticised for not taking stray dogs in, but before you question this, please think about what this would mean. If we look after a dog at a Police Station we need to make sure it is fed and watered, we also need to make sure that somebody keeps an eye on it. Due to the nature of 24hour policing, we could never guarantee an officer or other member of staff would be free to look after the dog. For further information or advice you could also speak to your local kennels, or vetinary practice. Whilst on the subject of dogs, it is very much evident that our open spaces continue to be blighted by excrement being left on fields and pavements by owners unwilling to clean up after their dogs. You don’t need me to tell you the health dangers of this, or that it is an offence for which you could be fined. Dog waste bags are not expensive, and it is part of the ownership ritual of pet owners that we must keep the streets clean. I would urge any of you that has information relating any persistent fouler to contact Babergh District Council, or Suffolk Police. Alternatively you could drop me an email, address as usual is at the bottom of the page. Finally, there has been recent press interest in changes to the dangerous dog legislation. Any dog can be classed as dangerous if it is deemed to be out of control in a public place. If you know your dog won’t always come back to you when you call it, it will arguably be out of control. To avoid possible prosecution, or sanctions against your dog, please keep it on a lead. If you would like more information about dangerous dog legislation, or to talk about anything else that might be effecting the safety and peace of our communities, please contact me for a chat. Until next time, Matt PC 1455 Matt Paisley Matthew.paisley@suffolk.pnn.police.uk. Telephone: 101

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Update from Hadleigh Chamber of Commerce There is so much going on at the moment in the business community in Hadleigh and District that we often forget to cover it all in the Community News. So if you have something that particularly worries you, or you want to shout about a success please do get in touch either with a committee member (they are all on the website) or email to contact@hadleighchamber.co.uk.

Quarterly Lunch – Thursday 14 March 2013 At the Bildeston Crown from 12:00 to 2:15 After a couple of quiet months on the breakfast front we are getting back in gear with the next lunch meeting at the Bildeston Crown scheduled for 12:00 for 12:15 start. Our speaker is Roger Hermiston, author and broadcaster who will be talking primarily about his forthcoming book on the traitor and spy, George Blake. I’m sure he can be persuaded to chat about his previous book Clough and Revie and about his 20 years editing the Radio 4 Today programme. The booking form is on the website (www.hadleigh4u.org) linked on the home page - and it is still the best £20 meal in Suffolk by a long chalk. We seem to be getting more people from Ipswich and Colchester coming to these lunches now so you need to be quick.

Healthy High Street Meeting on Wednesday 6 March 2013 at the Town Hall Dining Room, at 6pm. The High Street has seen a significant drop in footfall since the opening of the Morrisons store. It is Government policy to have healthy High Streets and where these can be full of independent stores all the better. But we need to help ourselves first before we can attract investment and activity from central and local government and then private organisations. This event is extended to be a positive exchange of ideas on how we can reverse the drop in footfall and then attract new shoppers to Hadleigh and, if we can, the outlying local shops. The Chamber launched the loyalty card before Christmas and has some ideas on taking that forward but we need to do more.

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The Loyalty Scheme, which was started last November is going from strength to strength. The winner of this month's £50 prize is Mrs. S. Hall. If you have not already done so, pick up a card from a participating shopkeeper. Every time a purchase is made ask for the card to be stamped and when the card is full return it to The Idler, 37 High Street. There is no limit to the amount spent in a shop, or to the time the cards have to be entered into the draw. Nor does it matter how many cards you enter each month. By shopping in the High Street you are not only supporting the local shops but also the small producers who supply the goods. A number are near neighbours in the surrounding parishes including Polstead, Layham, Lavenham, Capel, Acton, Sudbury and others from Suffolk villages further afield. The shops and producers also support the small businesses which help maintain services in the area from decorators, electricians to window cleaners. The money which is spent in the High Street goes back into the local economy unlike money poured into supermarkets which goes straight to their headquarters. Each month more shops are joining the scheme and Tatty Broyds has increased the number to 23. It is not too late for other businesses to join. Contact Jane Haylock on 01473 827752 or e-mail jane@theidler.plus.com

Brett Works Planning Application The other elephant in the room is the new application to develop the Brett Works site with yet another supermarket. Even before the Morrisons store opened the Chamber had a clear mandate from its members to oppose the plans previously submitted for the site. The grounds had nothing to do with the company concerned but rather of the impact on the High Street of a store of 2500 square metres which was neither on the High Street nor on the outskirts (with the entrance as far away from the centre of the town as the plot allowed) and the traffic access around the White Hart - a location specifically excluded from the planning considerations. We can all see the damage that the new almost 5000 square metre store has done to the town centre and so the effects of a further 2500 square metres of supermarket are not hard to imagine. We need time to repair this damage and need the threat of the third supermarket removed whilst that is done. All at a time when central government are calling for support of our local traders and, through the Mary Portas schemes, trying to fix some of the areas affected. Babergh Council commissioned a report just before Christmas on the viability of a new supermarket on the Brett Works from NLP who also work for Tesco. Leaving the errors and omissions aside for a moment, the report could never have taken into account the full extent of the effects of Morrisons. So why is this not a simple decision for Tesco to withdraw their plans, if not, for the town and planning committee to reject the application on clear grounds of the adverse retail impact, on grounds that the situation has fundamentally changed so the local plan and Government Inspectors decision are no longer relevant. Please think what attracted you to Hadleigh and surrounding villages in the first place. Now remove a large number of local shops from that picture, High Street, Farm Shops, Markets and Village Stores. Now remove other stores that cannot survive the footfall drop. We are not advocating against change, just that it progresses at a managed rate and reflects what the residents, all of them, actually want. If you don’t want to use the High Street stores, they will go – and faster than you may think.

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£8500 raised in less than a year in memory of Rebecca Phillips We can not thank everyone enough for all their support and kind donations for our fund raising to have a CRY ECG Testing Session for 100 local youngsters, it has been amazing how quickly we have managed to reach our target with help from family and friends it has taken less than a yeat to raise the £8500. When our darling daughter Rebecca suddenly collapsed and died in November 2010 at the age of 25 we were helped and supported by CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) we were horrified to hear that like Rebecca there were at least 12 young people dying a week of undiagnosed heart conditions which some do not even show any symptoms. There is evidence to show that screening can save lives and help prevent 600 fit and healthy young people dying each year, this is why we decided to do the fund raising so we can get 100 young people from the age of 14 to 35 screened. It takes at least twelve months to set up an ECG Testing Session so we will keep everyone informed with an update in the Community News. If anyone would like to know more about the ECG Testing we can be contacted on 01473 823665. Many thanks again for all who made donations, it means so much to us. If we can help prevent families going through the agony that we have losing our daughter it will be wonderful. Peter & Julie Phillips Special thanks to: Councilor Mrs Mary Munson, Hadleigh Town Mayor, Barbara Boyd, The Hadleigh Thrift Shop, The Leiston Charity Shop, Partridges, Hadleigh & Boxford Medical Practice Charitable Trust, Plum Mate Hadleigh Branch, St. Mary’s Primary School, Hadleigh, Faithfull Floor Coverings, Mitch and Shaun, The Brewers Arms, Polstead.

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Bloomfield Furniture celebrate their 10th Anniversary! Our East Anglian showroom, is situated on the Essex and Suffolk border, in Bures. It boasts one of the largest permanent displays of quality plantation teak garden furniture. If you visit us you have the opportunity to browse and try out all the garden furniture on display. All items can be mixed and matched. Any purchases made can be delivered immediately or at your convenience. Bloomfield Furniture, which in 2013 are celebrating their 10th year supplying quality teak furniture, is owned and managed by Richard and Noreen Bloomfield. We offer a hands on personal service and endeavour to make your garden furniture buying smooth and as easy as possible. If you are unable to visit and you require any information, about stock or delivery, please do not hesitate to contact us. Teak is one of the worlds most valuable timbers. It has a naturally high oil and rubber content, which makes it extremely durable and resistant to rotting when exposed for many years to extremes of both summer and winter. It is resistant to wood worm and it is these qualities that for centuries have made teak the first choice for decking, construction and the finest garden furniture. The teak used in our furniture comes from plantations created by the Dutch 200 years ago and which are now controlled by the Indonesian government which ensures new planting for a continuing supply. Teak does not require any protective coating, and the use of applied oils is purely cosmetic and will not extend the life of the furniture. Our furniture is guaranteed for one year from the date of purchase against breakage, other than caused by misuse. Bloomfield Furniture Fysh House Farm, Cuckoo Hill, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5LD Tel: 01787 228184 www.bloomfieldfurniture.co.uk

Evening Service There will be an all age evening service at Hadleigh URC on Saturday 16th March at 7pm led by Inspired and Eternal. The theme will be 'Love God, Love People'. There will also be an evening service on 20th April.

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At the time of writing at the beginning of February we have learnt that whilst it may be cold here, in Belarus where our children come from temperatures have been as low as minus 30 degrees. Despite these terribly cold temperatures the schools remain open and many children will be walking for up to half an hour each day to go to school. Most children will have a basic mobile phone so their parents (who are generally working from early morning till late evening) can keep in touch but at these temperatures many phones will simply not operate, even diesel which does not freeze turns to sludge making any form of transport difficult to say the least…………If you have any children who may have a warm winter coat they have grown out of we would be really grateful if you would consider donating them to us, all sizes are appreciated as many of the children coming in the summer have brothers and sisters at home. Coming up on March 16th is our annual Easter Bunny Chocolate Bingo. Do remember that this was sold out in November so please get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Tickets are always available from the Charity Shop, The Stowmarket Tourist Office or by calling 01449 760343 or 07974 424374. Full details of this event can be found in the fundraising section of our website at: www.ccllmidsuffolk.org.uk . Golf Players Wanted! On May 20th we will be holding our Annual Charity Golf Day at Waldringfield Golf Club. We are looking for entries from Teams of four but if you are a solo player we will be able to introduce you to others who would like to make up a team. You do not have to be a brilliant Golf Player, just be willing to enter into the spirit of the day. There will be a hot bacon roll and coffee welcome with a “Shotgun” start fo the golf. Refreshments will be served around the course and the day finishes with a two course meal and a Charity Auction and “Super Raffle” If you are interested in finding out more about the above events, our Charity in general, Hosting or helping with the children please do feel free to get in touch. Best wishes to all and thank you, Elizabeth Parker, Link Chair

Inside Beauty Is there any hope of stopping even further decline in the numbers of Swifts that breed here during the summer. From what I have seen, ‘no’ would be the answer. Not with all the re-roofing programmes that many local councils are carrying out on their properties. Babergh District Council are now commencing on their own re-roofing programme, on my house and many others in the Hadleigh area. I have had 2 pairs of Swifts that have bred behind the eaves for as long as I can remember, 40 years plus. The other seven houses in the row also have Swifts breeding, along with House Sparrow and Starlings. I think the main problem with the re-roofing programme is the PVC fascias that are fitted tight against the eaves, not leaving any gaps where the Swifts used to gain access to the eaves. Loft insulation should not be pushed into the fascias and soffit areas, as this will also obstruct any entry point. The Swift is another declining species and such big re-roofing programmes in our towns and cities where Swifts are breeding is not good news for the Swifts as they are particularly sensitive to sudden changes in the next site, and don’t take too quickly to new access gaps. It would be much better to retain the old access holes and fit an internal Swift nest box. Most people have no knowledge of Swifts breeding in their properties so roofing work is carried out without realising the impact on the Swift population. More care needs to be taken and observations by bird watchers and bat and bird surveys taken during the summer months before any work is done on roofs. Then if any bats or Swifts are found nesting nest boxes can be fitted. But if peoples negative attitude towards these birds along with the Housemartin nesting on their houses continue then things will only get worse for them. One good thing is that there is hope for the Swifts that lodge with me, as Babergh Council have asked the contractors to provide Swift boxes for my property, so that’s a start. Let’s hope the Swifts use them. I’m sure that the Swifts will notice that their nest site has changed from hundreds of feet up in the sky when they return back in May. What about the House Sparrow and Starlings that we use the roofs on the buildings? On my house Starlings managed to have one brood and had fledged just as the Swifts arrive at the nest site in early May. The same with the House Sparrow, I often see the first fledglings at the end of April or early May. If anyone out there is having their house re-roofed in the Babergh or Mid Suffolk programme who have Swifts that breed in the eaves and are concerned about them being deprived of a nest site, perhaps you should contact the Building Maintenance Manager at Babergh District Council! Jerry

Pause for Thought I am reflecting back on my past as we have been married fifty years this month. I wonder how the years went by and we never even noticed them passing. We also wonder at the many advances in technology. On our wedding day we received telegrams delivered by a telegram boy. Now it's emails, mobile phones, text messages and Skype. In my reflections I can see the hand of God who never changes, who is the same yesterday, today and forever. This God has been our constant companion all these years; on occasions we have distanced ourselves from Him, but He has always been there for us. We come with grateful hearts for His love and care all of our married lives. I leave you with one of the telegrams: Proverbs 3 v 5 & 6: 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.' Doreen Richardson

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The Orangerie is now offering freshly ground coffee from their new Espresso machine for just £1. To promote their new Espresso coffee machine and new quality coffee beans, the Orangerie is offering all freshly ground coffee options for only £1 throughout March 2013 (before 12 and after 2pm) including Latte, Cappaccino, Espresso and Americano. Telephone The Orangerie on 01473 823600

Porch Project & Red Nose Day! Red Nose Day is on the 15th of March and The Porch Project will be raising money for the cause. If £1000 can be raised then Craig Hutton will have his legs waxed, Zach Corrie will shave off his hair and The Very Revd Martin Thrower will have his ear pierced! If you’d like to donate then please speak to the Porch Project staff.

Daylight burglaries are occurring in the local area… Many people don’t pay as much attention to their home’s security during the daylight hours. This is because people tend to feel safer when not surrounded by darkness. However, when looking at statistics burglaries are just as likely to occur during the day. A burglary at a property can occur at anytime day or night, in fact many burglaries occur during the day, as offenders tend to blend in better with the surroundings and are able to offer more plausible excuses should they be challenged, such as “I am lost”, “I was looking for Mr X who lives somewhere around here”, “I thought this property was for sale” and “I’ve lost my dog”, along with various other excuses that can be more easily made during the normal daylight working hours. If your home is unoccupied during the day here are a few tips to help you to improve security: ALWAYS lock your doors and windows when you leave the house, even if it’s only for a few minutes. Make sure your locks reach British Standards and are fit for purpose. Never assume that your home, garage, shed or studio will be safe while unlocked, even if you’re currently at home. It only takes a minute for someone to enter and take what is not theirs. Remove ALL tools and objects from within your garden that could be used by an offender to break into your home with. ALWAYS set your intruder alarm if you have one, during the day AND night. And consider installing an alarm in any outbuildings too. Battery operated alarms can be purchased from Sudbury, Hadleigh and Capel Police Stations for £8 each. Use lights and, especially during the day, radios on timers inside your home. Property mark all electrical and valuable items with a UV & permanent marker pen, which can be purchased from the above stations for £1 each, or use a property marking solution like Smartwater or SelectaDNA. Register any items that have serial numbers on the UK property database www.immobilise.com for free, including any bicycles and power tools. Ensure your perimeters are secure with fencing or appropriate hedging and lock sidegates at all times with a padlock or mortice lock. IF YOU REMEMBER JUST ONE THING… Remember to store ALL important valuables including jewellery and cash out of sight and if possible in a hidden wall or floor safe. The first place an offender will look is in the top drawer of your dresser unit, or in the back of a wardrobe. DON’T MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM. Finally we are asking for residents to help to be our eyes and ears in the community. If you see something suspicious, or out of the ordinary then please report it and whenever possible report it straight away by calling 101. Please do not leave it to someone else, we would sooner have a number of calls on the same suspicious person, than none at all. Please remember that where you believe a crime is about to be or is in the progress or lives are threatened call 999.

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Hadleigh Community Primary School Nursery Stay & Play

Do you have a child born between the 1st September 2009 & 31st August 2010? We are offering six opportunities for you and your child to visit our nursery and see what we have to offer you

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Hadleigh Community Primary News Thomas Shares his Prize with the School. One of our pupils, Thomas Slator, won a competition run by Football League sponsors which had the prize of meeting a player from Ipswich Town Football Club. Thomas went one better than that and decided to share his prize with the whole school! Therefore, on the 28th January, Nathan Ellington and his former team mate, Simon Milton, met all of the pupils at a special assembly. They answered a range of questions and then presented Thomas with a signed Town shirt for the school and an Ipswich Town pennant for Thomas, which had been signed by the entire team! After the assembly, Thomas and his class played a game of dodgeball with the two players, and Nathan signed photographs for every pupil in the school. We’d like to thank Thomas for sharing his winnings with us. School Stays Open Despite the Snow On Monday 21st January, after heavy snowfall, the decision was made to open the school although a little later than usual. There was a great team spirit amongst the staff as they cleared paths and the car park ready for opening at 10:00am. Although some children were unable to attend, the vast majority did come to school and were able to enjoy a fun lunchtime building snowmen with their friends.

Sports News We’ve had a great start to the sporting year with various interesting events taking place both in and outside school. On 28th January, we took part in a basketball festival at Hadleigh High School. We were delighted to win the event, and now our team will represent the school in the Ipswich Schools Finals to be held at Westbourne High School in March. On 11th February, the eleven schools who use Hadleigh Swimming Pool for their swimming lessons took part in a swimming gala. We took a team of four boys and four girls taken from years five and six. We were delighted to be the overall winners of the event, and our team will now compete in the County Finals to be held at Bury Swimming Pool in July. During lunchtimes, our annual running club has restarted, and this will continue until the end of term. Unfortunately, due to a waterlogged field, we were slower to start the club than in previous years, but now it is in full swing, and this year is being held as an inter class competition, with a prize for the class who is able to run the greatest number of miles. Needless to say, some very competitive members of staff have also decided to join, although some insist they are only taking part to become fitter! It is great to see the children and adults running together and encouraging one another – true team spirit.

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If you have a child born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 and wish to apply for a Nursery place for September, then please ensure you have completed a Nursery application form. The Nursery Admissions Panel from Suffolk County Council will meet in May to allocate Nursery class places for September in all the Hadleigh Primary schools. It is almost certain that we will be full again in September and will therefore have no further intakes in that academic year, therefore if you have not already done so, please return your application for consideration. We are offering six 'Stay and Play' sessions in April - please see the advert on this page for further details. We hope to see you soon.

Whatfield Players 17 years ago when Whatfield Players were formed, our aims included our intention to raise funds for local charities. In the last seven years we have made donations to L’Arche, St. John Ambulance, St. Elizabeth Hospice, EA Air Ambulance, FIND, RNLI, Whatfield Salvation Army and on three occasions Whatfield Community Council. Despite rising costs in all aspects of production, these donations amount to £4450. We thank sincerely our supportive audiences. We are all next ‘on-stage’ on Thursday 25th April with another Murder Mystery night.. Who Killed The Soap Star’.. Tickets are £7.00 to include supper. Our Casting Night is Monday 8th April 7.30 pm in the Whatfield Salvation Army Hall. We are a welcoming group, bring along your talents and ideas Telephone 01473 822000 for further details

The Orangerie introduces a new hot takeaway menu The Orangerie has now introduced a new hot takeaway menu, starting 1st March 2013. You can now order Jacket Potatoes or Breakfast Bites with a good choice of fillings and toppings. Here is just a sample of what’s on offer. Home made chicken or vegetarian curry, on rice or jacket potato £4.50. Home made Chilli Con Carne on rice or jacket potato £4.50. Jacket potato topped with tuna and mayo £4.00 Jacket potato with just butter £3.00. Three rashers of grilled bacon in a crusty or soft roll £2.50. All large coffees £1.80 Large Twinnings Tea £1.00. Cold drinks available from £1.00. Telephone 01473 823600 for a menu or to place an order

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THE HADLEIGH SOCIETY Caring about Hadleigh, yesterday, today and tomorrow Any application for planning permission requires a vast amount of information to back the request for permission to build. As you can imagine with a large new development this amounts to numerous documents, and each Tesco application is accompanied by reports on the history of the site, landscape, identifying all trees, land contamination, flood plain, traffic, retail plus the design of the building and plans for everything. Knowing nothing about planning applications we learned with the first Tesco proposal to read carefully through all of the documents, and trying to understand topics of which we had absolutely no knowledge, written by professional companies and not intended for the eyes of an ignoramus such as me. However, although we may not know the technicalities we do know our town, and it has been amazing how many stupidities we found. Obviously these reports are being churned out for all of the large developments and the companies producing them do not know the vagaries of the town they are describing. While we derided the stupidities, and I name just a few such as the Gate to the ‘ Archbishops Palace’, in the 2008/11 application the reference to Morrisons in London Road, (Hadleigh Essex) or even the Lorry Route down Gallows Hill being designated by Norfolk County Council, reading these makes one look at the documents carefully so that a development is not approved on inaccurate information. A small group from Hands Off Hadleigh and the Hadleigh Society have spent a lot of time looking through two documents in particular, The Retail Assessments and the Traffic Assessments. Both Tesco and Babergh have, over the various applications, been required to produce documentation to prove that Hadleigh needed more shopping space. They have both used commercial companies to prove the need, using figures such as the population for the town and rural areas, the number of people that shop in Hadleigh, (the footfall) the % that shop outside of the town, and the amount of money and employment that a large national retailer would bring into the town. However when Babergh granted permission for the Tesco Copdock development in 1998 they identified that the large supermarket would damage the retailers in Hadleigh High Street, and Tesco had to provide an amount of money for ‘proposed environmental improvements' of Hadleigh Town Centre. By the end of 1998 Tesco were proposing to build a supermarket on the Brett Works site and although this was refused by Councillors in 2000, Babergh identified that there was a need for more shopping in Hadleigh and designated the Brett Works site for a supermarket up to 2,500sqm., which is exactly what Tesco wanted and had been working towards. Residents had differing views as to whether Hadleigh needed that amount of increased predominantly food shopping in the town, but that argument has now been superseded by the arrival of Morrisons with a store almost twice the size of that ‘identified’ by Tesco and Babergh’s professional advisors. Tesco’s current retail application shows little change to that registered in 2008 and refused in 2011, they take no notice of the arrival of Morrisons, and as yet Babergh appears to be still working on their retail assessment of 2006. Our group will shortly be sending our views on the current ‘retail need’ in Hadleigh but we were made aware at the last application in 2011 that the officers would bow to the professional arguments in preference to local views. We have been fortunate in having all of the documentation assessed by Professor Alan Hallsworth, a leading and widely-published retail academic who has advised the UK Government and various professional bodies on retail matters. Professor Hallswoth has registered an objection on behalf of Hands Off Hadleigh in which he states “If Babergh District Council seeks to determine this application – but without seeking an entirely new Retail Impact Assessment for this new, full, planning application – it will have failed not only to have taken heed of sufficient information in making its decision but also will have failed to comply with its own policies with regard to convenience floor space provision and will potentially invite a future legal challenge to any decision it makes.” He notes that he reserves the right to add more to his objection and requests to be allowed to address the Planning Committee if the current application is put before them. We do not know yet when the Babergh Planning Committee will have the Tesco application placed before them or if either Tesco or Babergh will be reviewing the Retail Assessments, but if there are no changes to the current documents, then both the Professor and our local group will be ready with their arguments against there being available new retail space in Hadleigh and the undoubted further detrimental effect it will have on our existing High Street shops. Jan Byrne

We have had a busy half term thinking about pets and animals. We talked about our own pets and thought about which countries other animals come from. We were lucky enough to have Millie’s mum come in to talk to us about her visit to see some orang-utans. The children loved hearing all about them and looking at some photos, especially the ones of the orang-utans climbing ladders and drinking cups of tea! We thought about the size of orang-utans and compared their hands to ours as you can see in the photo. The children also made some orang-utan masks. The children have also been thinking about China and Chinese New Year. We learnt all about the celebrations and turned the Role Play area into a Chinese restaurant. The children had great fun using chopsticks to pick up their noodles and pretend food. At Layham Playgroup we are collecting the Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers. Any donations will be gratefully received. Thank you. Bingo Night Friday 22nd March Following our successful Bingo Night last year we are busy in the process of organising another one on Friday 22nd March. This will be another fun evening with games and delicious food for only £10 per ticket. Please call us or look on our website for more details and to book tickets. Open Day Layham Playgroup is a small, friendly playgroup situated in a beautiful countryside setting. We are holding an Open Day on Tuesday 12th March from 10.00am-1200pm. Your child is welcome to join in with the activities whilst you can meet our friendly staff and parents. Please phone the number below to book your place. The children at Ladybirds have been continuing to enjoy their ‘yoga’ sessions, singing songs and doing17/12/2012 action rhymes. Ladybirds session Red Punt_A5_161112_95x135 14:07 The Page 1 runs from 9.30am-11.00am and cost just £2 per family. Layham Playgroup is a feeder group for all three Primary Schools in Hadleigh. If you are looking to creatively occupy your 2 – 4yr old and would like Hadleigh &contact Leisure an information pack or would like to arrange a visit,Pool please us on 07999 866419or email us at admin@layhamplaygroup.co.uk

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Hadleigh & District Twinning Association For the first time in our entertainment diary the Twinners held a whist drive in February. A healthy turnout saw a few tricks in hand and a hot supper was enjoyed in the break. The AGM this year is in the Seminar room above the library on Monday March 11th at 7.30. Membership fees are due and can be paid on the night, £16 couple/family and £8 single. Also bring along your completed forms and payment for the French trip in May. March 23rd sees the return to Hadleigh of J T Steppers with their unique mix of music to host another Line Dance in the Ansell Centre. Tickets are now on sale at £6 each from me at the Framestore. Red Punt_A5_161112_95x135 17/12/2012 14:07 Page 1 Kathleen Freeth

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Letter www.layham.org from Layham Are you new to Layham? If you have just moved to the village and would like to know more about it, please visit our website www.layham.org, where you can download a Welcome Booklet. However, if you do not have a computer and printer and would prefer a hard copy of the booklet, please contact Jane Cryer, Parish Clerk, on 07920 713940.

St. Andrew’s – your parish church Services for March 3 10.30 am Family Worship 10 9.15 am Family Eucharist (Mothering Sunday) 17 9.15 am Said Eucharist (BCP) 10.15 am Cafe Church 24 9.15 am Sung Eucharist (Palm Sunday) 29 2.00 pm An Hour at the Cross (Good Friday) 31 9.15 am Easter Eucharist (Easter Day)

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Parish Council The main matters discussed at the Parish Council meeting of 30 January 2013 were: • Babergh DC report. With regard to the ongoing application by Tesco, Councillor Wigglesworth confirmed that a market impact study would be required. The new Morrison’s supermarket was situated out of the town, so there had been no requirement for a market analysis in that case. She emphasised that Babergh’s decision concerning the Tesco application would be made purely on planning grounds. It was noted that the retention of free car parking in Hadleigh would help to encourage shoppers to use the High Street – the cost of purchasing and maintaining ticket machines to issue free tickets was also questioned. • Suffolk CC report. The introduction of the new Oyster-type travel cards for young people was welcomed, as was the ‘Stay Safe’ scheme. With regard to recycling, the Chairman said he thought replacing the current black bins with half-size bins would help to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. An application for funding from Suffolk CC’s Locality Budget would be made to replace the existing stiles at each end of the field in Church Lane, which formed part of Footpath No 2. The new ‘kissing gates’ would make the footpath more accessible for everyone. • Grit bins. Laminated signs have been fixed to the inside of all the grit bins, informing users that the grit is for use on the public highway only, and should not be removed for personal use. • Babergh Community Achievement Awards. The Parish Council nominated David Pratt for an Achievement Award and has received confirmation that he was one of only 24 people selected to receive an award, which will be presented on 6 March at Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel & Golf Club. David has chaired the Village Hall Management Committee for many years, and is an active member of the Parish Council. • Discretionary donations. It was agreed to make donations of £75 to East Anglian Air Ambulance and £50 to Suffolk Accident Rescue Service. • Proposed social club. A parishioner has expressed an interest in starting a social club in the village – starting in March. It was agreed that the PC would help to get this started by paying for two sessions in the village hall; the Village Hall Committee had also agreed to fund two sessions. • Emergency Planning. John Curran, Layham’s Emergency Planning Officer, emphasised the need to have an action plan which would be logged with SCC and other interested parties. SCC had provided a template which, when completed, would list responsibilities and include a ‘communications tree’, as well as a list of people willing to loan equipment in an emergency, and those with special skills. JC had spoken to Babergh’s Emergency Planning Officer, who had agreed to provide online access to OS plans which would make identifying ‘clusters’ of dwellings easier so that a reporting hierarchy could be established. • National Grid. The Chairman was pleased that David Pearce had agreed to join the campaign group; following the December meeting of the Forum when several questions had been asked and not answered, they were due to meet two senior representatives of the National Grid on 6 February. • Annual Spring Clean. It was agreed that the annual Village Spring Clean would take place on Saturday 9 March. • Community owl nesting box. Due to a funding from SITA Trust, the Suffolk Wildlife Trust was able to provide free nesting boxes to be located on community land, and it was agreed that one should be sited in Layham. The Trust would advise on a suitable location, and would also provide advice and monitoring.

Layham gritters John Curran has set up a small team of people to make some of our roads and pavements safer in icy weather. The system worked very well in January when we experienced a week of treacherous conditions. Thank you to those who made sure the areas round the Recycling Site, at 22

the top of Mill Lane, at the end of Stoke Road, on Rands Road and in Old Orchard were treated. A special thank you to Katie Liggett, photographed at work by Doreen Sillett, who does not drive a car and is not part of John Curran’s team (yet!) but who turned out to make the roads that bit safer for the people of Upper Layham.

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You are spoiled for choice in the next few weeks. Plenty to do in Layham!

Curry Night in Layham Village Hall Saturday, 9th March 7.30 p.m. Delicious food is being provided by the chefs at The Royal Bengal Restaurant, Hadleigh. There will be a licensed bar and a raffle will be held during the evening. Numbers are limited so please buy your tickets in advance, price £10.00 each, by contacting either David Pratt on 01473-827667 or Richard Cromwell on 01473-822082, or buy them direct from Partridges' Farm Shop in Hadleigh

Layham Spring Clean Saturday 9th March 10.00am Here is your chance to help tidy up the village a bit as we move into the spring – pictured here are the volunteers from a previous year. Give yourself an appetite for the Curry Night by giving up a couple of hours on the morning of Saturday 9 March to rake leaves, sweep muddy lanes or collect litter. Meet on the Playing Field 10am – equipment provided although brooms, rakes and wheelbarrows would be useful. Look forward to seeing you there.

An Afternoon Social Club for Layham Residents How would you like to meet and talk with others over tea and cake in the Village Hall? Come along to the first session at 2.30pm on Tuesday 12 March and have a chat about what sort of activities you would like to arrange for future weeks. The idea would be to meet every other week. There will be no charge for the first few meetings due to the generosity of Hadleigh Thrift Shop that has provided a grant to enable us to get started. You might like to play cards or board games, have craft workshops, have a tea dance – or just enjoy each other’s company. It will be up to you to decide. Come along on the 12th. If you have any questions your contact is: Anne Mayhew of 19 Brett Green Tel: 827216

Hot Sunday Lunch in the Village Hall Sunday 17th March 12.30 Another one of those legendary lunches offered by the PCC with proceeds going to St Andrew’s Church. Two courses plus coffee with Vegetarian option. £8.50 Booking by 12 March Tel: Audrey 822081 or Sonia 822220 Transport can be arranged

Traditional Jazz in St Andrew’s Church Saturday 20th April 7pm Spring will be here soon and the Friends of St Andrews have once again arranged for a spring concert in the church on 20th April. This time the music will be very different with The Rance Rocking Chair Band bringing their distinctive style of traditional jazz. The catering during the interval will be of the same high standard that we have come to expect at Friends' events. Tickets will be £15 or £12 if you are a subscribing Friend. The concert starts at 7pm and will finish around 9pm.

The second Community Lunch Wednesday 17th April Put a note in your diary. Full details will appear in the next issue of this publication

Hare Coursing in Layham Since 2005 hare coursing has been illegal in this country but it has a long history as a pastime for landowners in the British countryside. Jeffrey Ward who lives in Colchester has provided photographs of his father Stanley who was employed by Major G.E.F. Tenison in the 1940s as a greyhound trainer. Major Tenison (ex 3rd Dragoon Guards) owned an estate in Northern Ireland as well as Overbury Hall here in Layham. During his years here he kept greyhounds in the buildings now owned by the Essex and Suffolk Hunt. It was Stanley Ward’s job to look after the dogs and to train them for coursing. The photograph above shows Stanley with three of the dogs probably standing in the kennels yard. The photograph on the left (taken in 1947) shows three competing dogs at a hare coursing event with Stanley in the foreground. The picture is captioned “Waiting for the slips” and refers to the handler letting the dog free when a hare is seen. The third photograph below shows, from the left, the Marquess and Marchioness of Bath, Lord Stavordale, Stanley Ward, Mr Dunn and Mr Harcourt Wood between courses at a meeting.

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Open coursing took place in open fields – the objective of the event was to test and judge the athletic ability of the dogs rather than kill the hare. The hounds were known as ‘sight hounds’ as they were trained to follow by sight not by scent. I wonder if any of the readers of this article remember these coursing events taking place or maybe even helped in some way. If you can tell us anything more please contact Michael Woods on 01473 823798 or email: michaelwoods@suffolkonline.net. Thank you

Waterfield House We will be holding a coffee morning raising awareness and money for ovarian cancer this will be held on Thursday 28th March from 11.00am. We will also be starting an over 65’s luncheon club on Wednesday 10th April from 12.00, Aprils dish will be stew & dumplings and will include a dessert & will be 4.95 per person – please book your place before the 28th March by contacting Sarah on 01473 829103. BILDESTON BOWLS CLUB PRESENTS

A Night At The Races On Saturday 30th March 2013 At Chamberlin Hall, Bildeston Come and experience the thrill of 7 action packed races (Including Auction Race) on the big screen Turnstiles Open At 7.30pm, with The First Race at 8.00pm Tickets £8.00 (Including Food) Race Sponsorship Available At £25 And Horses £4

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HADLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL Minutes of the Hadleigh Town Council Meeting held on the 17th January 2013 Present: Councillors Lazenby (Deputy Mayor), Angland, Byrne, Cook, Free, Grutchfield, Haylock, Nevard, Sheldrick and Whiting. In attendance: PC. Matt Paisley and Sgt. Milbourne (Suffolk Constabulary), Cllrs Grandon and Riley (Babergh District Council). In the absence of the chair Councillor Lazenby, Deputy Town Mayor, took the chair. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Councillors M Munson (Town Mayor), L. Munson, Matthews, Clarke and Amin. These apologies were accepted. The Youth Advisors had tendered their apologies. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Byrne declared a pecuniary interest in the Accounts for Payment as she was a payee. MINUTES The Minutes of the Meeting of the Town Council held on the 20th December 2012 were confirmed and signed. POLICING PC Matt Paisley presented the Police Report for December. It was noted that 23 crimes had been recorded. The offences comprised as follows: 5 thefts; 3 arsons; 3 burglaries; 3 criminal damage; 1 assault on Police; 1 racially aggravated fear or provocation; 1 wound with intent to GBH/resist arrest; 1 make off without payment; 1 racially/religiously aggravated harassment, alarm, distress; 1 possess controlled drug with intent to supply – cocaine; 1 possession Class B drugs – Cannabis; 1 driving whilst unfit through drink/drugs and 1 common assault. Of these four had been detected. He advised that Christmas Eve and New Year Eve has passed without incident and updated members on the DPPO, Speed Watch and parking. He answered questions on burglaries, lead thefts and wheelie bin fires. REPORTS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Councillor Lazenby thanked Councillor Riley for raising the tax base and care home concerns with the District Council. Councillor Riley reported on car parking charges and was asked if he knew the cost of discussing this matter each time it was brought to a District Council meeting. He was made aware of a press release on Waveney District Councils reduction in parking charges to bring people into their town which he would bring to Babergh District Council’s attention. Councillor Grandon had provided a written report Councillor Grutchfield spoke on planning time limits and the way Babergh handle planning applications, the Babergh and Mid-Suffolk integration and the effect it has had on staff, services and finances. REPORT OF THE COUNTY COUNCILLOR Councillor Grutchfield had provided a written report which led to a discussion on the subject of education as it was felt that Suffolk County Council changes in removing the Director of Education and Education Committee was having a detrimental effect on schools and teachers in Suffolk. Concern was expressed over the way in which school figures were arrived at and whether they reflect the exact situation especially at primary level. Mention was made on the large number of schools changing to academy status. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT It was RESOLVED that accounts amounting to £13,384.85 be approved for payment. BUDGET 2013/14 Councillor Lazenby opened the discussion regarding the 2013/2014 budget and precept by reporting the error that had been made by Babergh District Council when calculating the Tax Base for the year. Following intervention by Councillor Riley after the December meeting of the Council it had transpired that Babergh had omitted the inclusion of 190 MoD properties in Hadleigh which had given the large drop in houses in the Tax base. Although a letter had been received via email Councillor Lazenby had written a letter to the Chief Executive given the upset and alarm caused to both staff and Councillors alike. Councillors had been provided with a copy of the letter and unanimously agreed with the contents and that it should be sent to Mrs Adan following the meeting. The Council considered the Budget Report of the Finance & Personnel Committee which had reviewed the financial position of the Council, proposed revised estimates for the current year and estimates for the year 2013/2014 and outlined the position on the various separate Funds. It was unanimously agreed that the Precept for 2013/2014 be set at £298,468 which represents a no percentage increase on the 2012/2013 precept. The following recommendations were all approved unanimously: a) approve the ESTIMATES Year 2013/2014 showing revised net expenditure for 2012/2013 of £314,226. b) estimates of expenditure and income for 2012/2013 resulting in net expenditure of £277,583 c) endorse the proposals for the continuing use of Funds outlined in Sections 6, 7 and 8

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d) determine a Precept for the year 2013/2014 of £298,468 The amount requested from Babergh has actually reduced by £532 although this would have no significant impact on residents. The Clerk explained that due to changes made by the government to Council Tax benefits the tax base had reduced but this year there was a grant available from Babergh to make up the shortfall so the precept requested could be the same amount as this financial year. Without the grant the Town Council would be looking at a shortfall to their precept of over £28,000. The Clerk further explained that although a grant was available this year there was no guarantee that any grant would be available next year so Hadleigh residents would need to be aware that a rise in precept for 2014/2015 might be inevitable through no fault of the Town Council who had successfully budgeted for a low precept rise over a number of years. The Clerk reported that she and the Chair of Finance would be writing an article for the Hadleigh Community News explaining what could happen next year so Hadleigh residents would not be unduly shocked or surprised. TOWN MATTERS The Clerk reported that the Britain Australia Society had written to the Council asking if they would like to host the Anzac Commemorative Service on the 27th April 2014. This request was unanimously agreed. The Clerk would liaise with the Society and keep Council updated. The Clerk reported a letter received from a resident regarding the November Town Council Minutes which had appeared in the January edition of the Community News. Councillor Cook, who had been Mayor when the Astro Pitch at the High School had been raised at the Annual Town Meeting and mediation had been suggested, advised Council on the up to date situation. It was agreed that the Clerk and Councillor Cook would reply to the resident’s letter answering his queries, pointing out that the Town Council’s minutes are an accurate record of the meeting and that any inaccuracies reported do not mean the minutes are inaccurate. The reason why mediation has not been arranged is that not all parties have accepted the offer made by Hadleigh Town Council in 2012. The High School had advised that they would be holding a meeting in 2013 and would contact the Town Council after that had taken place. The original Suffolk County Council Planning Application for the Astro Pitch at Hadleigh High School had been noted in June 2009 under Any Other Business. Suffolk County Council reported that Hadleigh Town Council had made no observations but no record can be found of the Town Council having been consulted. Babergh District Council was recorded as having no objections when it appears they had concerns. Hadleigh Town Council had not received any letters of objection or seen the petition as Babergh District Council do not forward correspondence it receives to Hadleigh Town Council. Councillor Cook reiterated her comments that have appeared in the Community News on a number of occasions requesting residents to copy to Hadleigh Town Council any correspondence relating to Planning Applications. Hadleigh Town Council will continue to remain impartial on the subject of the Astro Pitch in order that mediation can still be considered by all parties involved. There being no further business the meeting closed at 20.35pm Mrs Carol A. Bailey BA(Hons) – Town Clerk Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 17th January 2013 Present: Councillors Cook (Chair), Angland, Byrne, Free, Haylock, Lazenby, Nevard, Sheldrick and Whiting APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors L. Munson, Matthews; Amin and Clarke. These apologies were duly accepted. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillors Cook, Byrne and Lazenby declared non-pecuniary interests in planning application B/12/01505/LBC as they are Trustees of Hadleigh Grand Feoffment Charity. Councillor Sheldrick declared a non-pecuniary interest in planning application B/12/01447/FUL as his wife is an employee of Morrisons. MINUTES The Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 13th December 2012 were confirmed as a correct record and signed. MATTERS ARISING Matters Arising – East House Application The Chair reported that she had been copied into an e.mail sent to a resident advising that no decision has been made as to when the East House planning application would be considered. Town and Country Planning B/12/01293/FUL Hadleigh High School The Chair reported a letter received from a resident regarding this application. It was agreed that a letter would be sent to the resident advising that it was unfortunate that his comments had been received too late for discussion at the meeting. Once Hadleigh Town Council has made a decision it is not possible to re-visit or discuss the issue for a period of a full six calendar months. Councillor Byrne advised that the lights are now on an electronic timer and will be switched off at the correct time. Department for Communities and Local Government extending permitted development rights for homeowners and businesses (Minute no: 78). The Clerk advised that to date no reply had been received to her letter. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING The Committee considered the applications for Planning Consent, details of which are listed below and upon which the following decisions were reached:-

B/12/01400/FHA 1 Place Farm, Erection of side and roof extension to existing garage to form annex. Refusal was recommended (Voting was unanimous). This was considered over development of the site and not in keeping with the other properties therefore inappropriate to the surroundings . B/12/01402/FHA Overall Lodge, Pound Lane, Erection of car port/store (following demolition of existing car port/store). Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/01447/FUL W.M. Morrisons, Calais Street, Erection of 8 no. 6m high lighting columns to overflow car park (retention of). Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous). This was approved in principle but the Committee would request that the height of the lights be lower and could they be timed and switched off at night in order to consider nearby residents. B/12/01451/FUL 95 High Street, Change of use of existing dwelling to 2 no. dwellings. Erection of single-storey extensions. Conversion of two-storey workshop to provide additional living accommodation. Erection of fence to separate gardens. Internal and external alterations. Construction of new vehicular access. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/01463/FHA Friars Cottage, Friars Road, Erection of conservatory to side of property. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/01487/TCA 18 Inkerman Terrace, Crown thinning and reduction to a Weeping Birch tree of approximately 20% to facilitate improved light into the house. This application was noted B/12/01489/FHA 58 Clopton Gardens, Erection of a single-storey outbuilding. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/01505/LBC 112 Benton Street, Application for Listed Building Consent – Replace rear external door and entrance screen. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) Additional Applications: B/12/01324/FUL Cross Farm House, Station Road, Erection of 1 no. detached dwelling and new vehicular access to Magdalen Road. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous). Approval was subject to the Highways Department being consulted regarding the access to the property as it is in close proximity to two busy junctions. B/12/01496/CAC 21 Long Bessels, Application for Conservation Area Consent - Demolition of garage workshop. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/01510/FHA 98 Benton Street, Erection of detached single garage, construction of new vehicular access and new vehicular access to Raven Way Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) B/12/01511/LBC 98 Benton Street, Application for Listed Building Consent Partial demolition of existing garden wall (to form vehicular access) and erection of a section of new wall. Approval was recommended (Voting was unanimous) To note Officer delegated decisions which have been taken on the following applications: B/12/01277/CEU Buy Right, Calais Street. Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of an Existing Use – Extension to existing car parking area. Approval was recommended – They are happy to corroborate with the evidence presented to them. B/12/00860/FUL The Ram, Market Place, Erection of a single-storey rear extension, as amended by agent’s e.mail received 12 December 2012 and attached revised drawing nos. 002 Rev.Q, 004 Rev.D, and 006 B/12/00861/LBC The Ram, Market Place, Application for Listed Building Consent – Demolition of existing single-storey rear lean to element, demolition of existing store room attached to existing outbuilding, erection of a single-storey rear extension, and internal alterations, as amended by agent’s e.mail received 12 December 2012 and attached revised drawing nos. 002 Rev.Q, 004 Rev. D and 006. Approval was recommended on both of these applications. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING The Committee noted the Schedule of Decisions of the Local Planning Authority. B/12/01108/FUL 21 LONG BESSELS The Committee noted that this application had been withdrawn. B/12/01486/TCA OVERALL LODGE POUND LANE The Committee noted that this application had been received over the Christmas period and was too late to comment. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Councillor Byrne advised that the Town Council Archives would be receiving all the documentation and the old deeds relating to 95 High Street. There being no further business the meeting closed at 7.28pm Mrs Carol A. Bailey BA(Hons) – Town Clerk

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'Guys and Dolls' at Hadleigh High School Every year a large group of our pupils audition to take part in the school production. After the success of productions over many years we have a strong team of committed staff (past and present) who support our pupils in showcasing their talents. This year's production of 'Guys and Dolls' was a hit with our audience on the 3 successive nights. Those of you who have attended previous productions such as ' We Will Rock You' last year, or ‘Bugsy Malone’ the year before, will be aware of the quality of our pupil productions which have earned us an enviable reputation in our local community. The performers and backstage support, involving pupils aged 11-16, have committed to a rigorous schedule of rehearsals after school and during weekends to hone the production in preparation for the performances since September. Pupils have also exemplified what effective teamwork can achieve. This type of activity is essential within any school as it offers pupils the chance to develop the skills which will enable them to be successful persistence, confidence and teamwork. In addition, all of them benefit from the experience of achieving a shared goal and the sense of accomplishment. We were delighted that pupils from our feeder primary schools supported us again this year by attending our dress rehearsal and providing the essential experience of performing in front of a large audience. This is always really helpful in enabling pupils to identify the tweaks which will further refine the production. A Taste of University On Thursday 17th and Friday 18th January, 4 students from Hadleigh High School went to University Campus Suffolk (UCS) to have a ‘taster’ of life at University. Victoria Tapp (Yr 9), William Hart, Esther Grey and Ellen Jay (Yr 8) were invited to attend on both days. On the Thursday, they were introduced to the University along with Yr 8+9 students from St. Albans and Thurston. They then did a number of ice breaker activities to get to know everyone. Afterwards they had a couple of University taster lessons to experience what the current students learn. Finally, after a quick spot of lunch, they did ceramic painting (painting mugs, plates etc) which they thoroughly enjoyed. On the Friday, activities had to be cut short due to the weather. Nevertheless they had an enjoyable day. Most of their parents came in for an insight into what the UCS had to offer. The day started with a couple of videos to show the students what courses they could take. This included an Arts and Humanities area with a film studio and art rooms. They then had a tour of the Waterfront (west) building up to level 4, as levels 5+6 were for staff only, before having a buffet lunch which included wraps, sandwiches, peppers and mouth-watering cakes. After that they had a talk from current students about their experiences at the University and about the help that disabled students and students with learning difficulties (dyslexia, autism etc) get. To finish off the couple of days, they got into small groups to create their own University. All four of the Hadleigh students were sad that the experience was over but would go back if they could. Victoria Tapp, 9T, said, “It was a fun experience which made me more confident about going to University. I’d recommend going there to anyone who wants to know more about University life. ‘Be Active's’ Newest Coach James Bark, aged 15 and student at Hadleigh High School, is ‘Be Active's’ newest recruit to Babergh's volunteer coach programme. James is a keen boxer and currently boxes with Needham Market Boxing Club. James will be mentored by Phill Francis, who is a level 3 personal trainer, kickboxer and Contender AM boxing coach – Phill hopes to involve James in coaching from the start and has worked with James before and knows he will make an able assistant. Stephanie 28

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Rugby Match All age groups of the Hadleigh High School Rugby Team have had a good year, with wins and their fair share of losses. As a reward for their hard work and effort a trip has been organised to see England and Italy play in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament at the England Rugby stadium in Twickenham. The game will be a fantastic opportunity to experience high-level, international rugby played at the home of English Rugby; the game is sure to have an incredible atmosphere. Duke of Edinburgh update Year 10 students completing their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards are beginning to complete some of their sections that allow them to complete the award. The students have to complete the two three month sections and one six month section in Physical Recreation, Volunteering and Skills. The physical recreation section can include sports such as Wrestling, Morris Dancing and even American football! The students are also approaching their qualifying expeditions. Students must walk 15 miles over 2 days in almost any weather carrying everything they need for each day. The Duke of Edinburgh award is recognised by employers for its challenging tasks. The award tests: teamwork, communications, thinking skills and determination as well as physical strength. Year 9 Box Clever The year 9 students have been studying ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as part of their English course this term. They have been reading and performing parts of the play. The pupils have the chance to watch an exciting live performance of the play by Box Clever in March. Box Clever is a professional touring theatre company, offering lively interpretations of the plays to capture the interest of young people. Previous year 9 students watched the performance last year; they found it very interesting and enjoyed the modern production. Cross Country Two Hadleigh students represented Suffolk in the East Anglian Cross Country Championships held in Lincolnshire on Saturday 2nd February. Jasmine Hayward finished 30th and was the 5th Suffolk runner to complete the course; as a result she should be selected to represent the County at the All England Championships to be held near Buxton in Derbyshire in March. Alex Baxter was feeling unwell on the day but still managed to finish 50th in the Junior boys race. He is young enough to compete in the same age group next year. At the beginning of January, Alex won his age group while competing for Ipswich Harriers in the Suffolk AAA championships held at Bury. Recommended books from the News Team In these cold winter months there is nothing like curling up with a book in the warmth so here are just a few of the news team’s recommendations; Ages: 1. Harry Potter - JK Rowling (any) 2. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkein (any) 3. The Fault in Our Stars- John Green (Year 8 +) 4. The Gone Series - Michael Grant (Year 9 +) 5. Threat Vector - Tom Clancy (Year 10 +) Adult book

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Easter Craft & Food Fair Hadleigh Town Forum presents The Hadleigh Easter Craft & Food Fair on the 17th March 2013 at the Town Hall complex in Hadleigh and is yet again bound to be fantastic. The Fair uses all the rooms in the Town Hall Complex which starts in the Grand Hall up stairs, which has access via lift or stairs. Then make your way to the other end of the Grand Hall and up the stairs, which takes you to the Old Town Hall, then though to council chamber then down stairs to the Guild Hall which is where you will find the Food Hall with jams, cheese and pies, breads, preserves, sweets and cakes and lots more. The dining room will be open for refreshments after you have spent out on all your gifts or treats for yourself. Entrance to the fair is £1 each with limited access to wheelchairs at 50p each and under 14 with a paying adult free. The craft fairs are an important event for the Town Forum Committee as they raise money to run other events in Hadleigh like the Christmas lighting up which costs quite a bit of money to put on. We are always looking for new members to take part too, with more help we can put on more events in Hadleigh and maybe bring back a carnival and maybe a summer event too. For more info on the craft fair or any of the other events the Forum put on please visit our web site www.hadleighents.webs.com

District Councillors Kathryn Grandon and Brian Riley will be holding their monthly walk in surgery on Saturday 9th March at Hadleigh Library from 11 until noon. You are welcome to drop in or to call 07866 581 556 to discuss your concerns and interest in the well being of our town. Appointments are not necessary.

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Easter Craft & Food Fair Sunday 17th March 2013 Town Hall Complex Market Place, Hadleigh 10am - 4pm Come and see a host of over 50 stalls exhibited throughout 4 halls including wood turning, knitted items, jewellery and bathroom products not forgetting an array of delights in our food hall.

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Good News! We keep the Evening & Sunday Bus We can report good news about the no. 90 evening, Sunday and Bank Holiday bus service between Hadleigh and Ipswich. The review meeting at Suffolk County Council to consider the trial six months of this service, attended by Councillors Brian Riley and Kathryn Grandon, along with Simon Wills and Shelley Pingo, was positive. The figures demonstrated that there was a need for the service and the contract with Hadleigh Community Transport has been renewed for a further year. Keep using it! We would love to hear your comments (positive or negative) on the service – please contact: Kathryn.Grandon@Babergh.gov.uk The timetable for the service is printed in this issue of the Hadleigh Community News.

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Please come and celebrate the publication of Pauline Stainer’s eighth book of poetry, Tiger Facing The Mist, in Hadleigh Library on Friday April 5th, from 6.30 to 7.30 pm. There will be wine, refreshments and a short reading. Pauline is an award-winning poet and President of The Suffolm Poetry Society, which is hosting this event. Do come.

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Sunday 8am & 10.45am (see website for details) Tuesday 11am at The Row Chapel. George Street 6-8pm The Porch Project (for teenagers) Wednesday 7.30am Morning Prayer & Eucharist followed by breakfast Friday 9.30am to 12noon Cafe Church 7.30 - 10pm The Porch Project (for teenagers)

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Sunday 3rd March, 6.15pm Choral Evensong sung by the choir of St Edmundsbury Cathedral Preceded by tea together at 5.15pm Mothering Sunday Sunday 10 March, 10.45am Informal all-age service (with uniformed organisations) Sunday 17 March, 10.45am Preacher: The Very Revd Philip Need (Rector of Bocking and co-dean of Bocking) Palm Sunday - 24 March 10.45am Hosanna Celebration with Communion 3.30pm Palms to Passion Holy Week - Monday 25th 7.30pm Solemn Mass with Meditation Maundy Thursday - 28th 7pm Eucharist, Foot washing, Stripping altars & Prayer Vigil Good Friday - 29th 9.45am Stations of the Cross, 12.15pm Music & Reflection Holy Saturday - 30th 7pm Easter Vigil Easter Day - 31st 8am Said Eucharist 10.45am Celebration Eucharist

Tesco’s Hadleigh plan threatens Co-op and independent stores, new report states. Greens say this spells “disaster” for High Street Allowing the proposed new Tesco at Hadleigh’s Brett Works site Morrisons store is likely to lead to the closure of the Co-op and up to two other stores on the High Street, according to a new report commissioned by Babergh District Council. But the report, commissioned by Babergh Council and written by consultants Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners, says that these closures are “unlikely to harm the vitality and viability of Hadleigh town centre.” Without any evidence, it claims that the new Tesco’s car park will draw extra customers in from outside town who will venture onto the High Street to buy things they can not get at Tesco. Robert Lindsay, a Bildeston parish councillor and co-ordinator of Babergh Green Party said: "The consultants appear blind to the fact that most people, when they've filled their car boot with supermarket produce, want to drive straight home to put it in the fridge. "The London-based consultants also fail to mention that drawing new customers to Tesco from outside town will take custom away from village shops such as those at Bildeston, Monks Eleigh and Polstead. "Smaller, family-run, independent stores employ more people per £1 of sales, use more local suppliers, plough more of their earnings back into the local economy and are more loyal to their staff and their area than stock market listed giants with remote shareholders such as Tesco and Morrisons.” "Having three boarded up, empty shops on Hadleigh High Street, including the Co-op, will be a disaster for the town. New tenants will be hard to find and the shops could remain empty for months, if not years. This would blight the High Street, driving it into a spiral of decline." He added: “We would also seriously question the independence of the consultants Nathaniel Lichfield given that their website openly claims Tesco as a client.” Contact Robert Lindsay 01449 741959

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I went to school in Nacton, Amberfield. The last year 1979 I lived with my nan in Angel Street because my parents and brother moved up to Lancashire with my dads job (BXL Plastics/Wardel Storeys) and I wanted to finish my education in Suffolk. Then for the next 2 years I moved up to Torrisholme and studied A levels at Lancaster & Morecambe College of Further Education. In the holidays I worked as a chalet maid at Pontins in Heysham – very well paid for a student and “such fun”! In 1981 I returned to Hadleigh and worked for my uncles company Castyne/Anupco Ltd in Lady Lane. What made you want to become a Police Community Support Officer? I had worked for 10 years as a visiting officer for Babergh District Council, not desk bound and loved being out and about, so when I felt I needed a change I looked for something similar. A friend of mine Sgt Trevor Smith was stationed at Hadleigh and mentioned being a PCSO – I had always wanted to follow my brother into the Police force, so thought this would be a good career route. I applied and the rest is history. (Thanks Trev). Describe your typical day at work... There is no such thing as a typical day in my job. Yes there are routine things I do, but every shift is different. When I book on duty I never know what I will have to deal with or encounter in the 8 hour shift. PCSOs concentrate on combating low level crime and anti social behaviour as well as enforcing parking restrictions, what happens if there is a need to arrest someone? Yes, PCSO’s do not have the power to arrest (except Citizens arrest) however in Hadleigh we are backed up by great teams of NRT (Response) officers who are only a radio call away and will come to our aid, should we need them. What are three positive things your inspector would say about you? Perhaps you should have asked him, but I would say 1) Good local knowledge, 2) competent and able to do my job, 3) Independent What irritates you about people whilst on duty, and how do you deal with it? Good question. Its not really an irritation, more a frustration. As you all know, Parking is my main bug bear in Hadleigh. Everyone knows or should know the rules about yellow lines, but most people choose to ignore them and park where they want thus resulting in not having to walk very far. Then along I come doing my job and enforcing parking regulations and often get a torrent of abuse or a sarcastic remark, when the driver knows what they have done is illegal. How I deal with it, depends on what sort of a day I am having – so beware! If you could be granted 3 wishes, what would they be, and why? To see my children Carly and Aidan achieve all they want in life. For all my family and friends to live long and healthy lives. And (tongue in cheek!) The High Street to be pedestrianised! What is your biggest regret and why? I have a few regrets, personally probably the biggest one is that my mum passed away before all the good things happened in my life. She did not get to see me become a PCSO, or Carly achieve her ambition to become a Police Officer, and move to a lovely cottage in the village where she grew up. She

did not get to see Aidan play football for Hadleigh, pass his driving test, start a job. But I often tell her, and I know she would be proud. If you were to move away what would you miss most about Hadleigh? I love Hadleigh and always will. Living here all my life I would miss the people, my friends, my family. Its not quite the same as it used to be, but I love walking in the High Street and seeing people and talking to people I have known for 40+ years. You do not get that in big towns. I speak to people I went to primary school with and grew up with, and now find myself dealing with their children. Its lovely. A great place to live. If your life was a book, what would the title be and how would your story end? I have had to think along time about this question, and have come up with “Complicated – No surprise there then !” How would it end ? – hopefully less complicated and everyone happy and enjoying life to the full, whatever it throws at me hopefully I will come through the other end. What is your idea of a romantic evening? I would like to say that this happens all the time, but romantic evenings are not something I do ! But that said, a log cabin surrounded by snow, roaring log fire, couple of bottles of red wine and a bag of marshmallows, for future reference ! Which 3 physical features do you often get complimented on? Not sure compliments would be the right word. But often my hair is mentioned. In my world, whoever invented straighteners deserves a knighthood. All of my childhood I had very curly hair, now I have the luxury of either a curly day or a straight day ! There are a couple of others but not worth mentioning. And finally, if you found PC Matt Paisley illegally parked would you give him a parking ticket? This is probably the most easiest question I have had to answer. Yes 100% of course I would give him a parking ticket BUT PC Matt Paisley would never park illegally – right Matt ? Thanks Julia, must admit I had forgotten about the apple orchard! Hope you had as much enjoyment answering those questions as I had thinking them up. Kelvin.

Stowmarket Chorale perform Mendelssohn's Elijah Saturday March 23rd, 7.30pm at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Conducted by Leslie Olive and accompanied by soloists Mark Saberton (bass), Simon Gfeller (tenor), Mae Heydorn (mezzo) and Jay Britton (soprano). Tickets £18, £15, £10, schoolchildren free. Available from Stowmarket Chorale Box Office; 01449 737783, Stowmarket Information Centre 01449 676800, and Balaams 01284 766933 More information; www.stowmarketchorale.org

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Well done to all the children who have represented St Mary’s at sporting events recently. As always, the children have behaved brilliantly and supported one another really well. Also, we have bee delighted to see the great sporting skills on show! The children came third in the recent basketball tournament at Hadleigh High School and were very proud to receive their ‘bronze’ certificates! Our swimmers came joint-third out of eleven schools competing in the swimming gala at Hadleigh Pool this month. We are very proud of the children’s achievements! The children from St Mary’s art club have contributed two beautiful canvasses to St Mary’s Church for their display of the Stations of the Cross. They showed great creativity and imagination in designing art to represent ‘Jesus falls the first time’ and ‘Jesus accepts the cross’. We are delighted with the final pieces and look forward to seeing them displayed alongside the contributions from other organisations and individuals in the church community. The School Council have helped to choose lots of new play equipment that we have purchased to make playtimes more enjoyable. They have also been thinking about how to help new children settle into the school and reviewing the school’s Christian Values for a display in the school. Our classes have all been working on lots of exciting projects. For example, the children in Beech class have written letters to a partner school in Ghana and chestnut class has been transformed into a workshop for producing musical intruments! Chestnut have also been planning an Elizabethan banquet, which will include performances of Shakespeare’s plays and juggling to entertain the guests! The Year 6 children were lucky to spend a morning at Hadleigh High School, investigating science themes, such as ‘forces’, through designing and making rocket-powered dragsters. The dragsters were really fast and the morning concluded with an exciting race! The children of Rowan Class had a fascinating time with Mr Duncan Allen, from the Ipswich Archaeological Service, who spent the day with us. He told us all about a dig he did in the past and some of the mysteries he had helped to solve. Then, despite the below zero temperatures, everyone had a chance to dig and sieve the soil for clues as to who or what might have been on the school field. Amazing evidence was found from a variety of time periods, from pre-historic tool making to the wrapper of a Kinder Egg! We also found part of a Victorian lemonade bottle and fragments of pottery that might be over two hundred years old. Clay tiles and iron nails, suggested that there was once a building on or near the field. The excitement of the treasure hunt almost made us forget how cold we were! At the end of the day, Mr Allen also gave us lots of artefacts from other digs, which we sorted into evidence from building, household items or food. The day really helped us to understand more about Archaeology, which we are looking at in our Treasure of the Pharaohs project, as well as our own local history. Thank you Mr Allen, for a fantastic day of hands on learning. Thanks also to the parents who came and got very chilly helping us! Thank you once again to all the visitors who have helped to lead Worship for us this month. In particular, thanks to David and Wendy Atkins, who talked to the children about their recent trip to the Antarctic. We saw lots of wonderful photographs and enjoyed seeing all the clothes they had to wear to keep warm! Their talk filled the children with awe and wonder, helping us to think about looking after natural habitats and the beautiful world around us. Willow and Beech classes both invited parents in for class Worship this month. Both

were really well attended – thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came in to support the children. Willow class put on a marvellous performance of the story of Jonah and the Whale. Their assembly focused on the theme of ‘compassion’ and caring for others. The children shared some wonderful prayers they had written. Beech class talked to us about being thankful for what we have. Their reading was really clear and we were all really impressed by their performance of the story of King Midas. Well done to all the children involved!

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Library Link Fed up with winter? Come to Hadleigh Library and beat those winter blues. On Saturday 2nd March it’s our ‘Beat the winter blues’ campaign. You can watch or join in some strictly style dancing, you never know you might see your librarian having a go! You could also listen to the Hadleigh Armchair Players performing as well as talk to someone from the Mental Health and Wellbeing team about things you can do to make you feel more positive. Plus we’ll have the return of The Scrumptious Sisters stall with plenty of cake to put a smile on everyone’s face. 10:30-11:30 Fun Dancing – Strictly style solo dancing with Janet Drake 12:00-13:00 Hadleigh Armchair Players performing 13:30-15:30 Children’s craft session Come along, we look forward to seeing you. The Toptimers have an action packed month this month. Every Wednesday 10.30am – 12.pm. On the first Wednesday, Saving the Whales a conservation talk by Brian Dicks. Brian explains the challenges and threats to whales. Board games are on the 13th and newspaper cuttings on the 20th. Local poet Andrew Frolish will present his new book Retellings on Wednesday 27th March. Its foundation is in the stories we tell of love and loss, of the stories passed on to us and those narratives of life we write ourselves. We’re holding a special craft activity on Sunday 3rd March to celebrate this year’s World Book Day, highlighting the joys of reading to children. The library is one of thousands across the UK and Ireland marking the occasion by showing how magical sharing stories can be. We can’t wait to get budding readers buzzing about World Book Day. Children who use libraries are twice as likely to be above average readers. Our event is a fun way to get local children’s imaginations fired up and encourage them to become avid readers. For the latest news and updates about World Book Day 2013, visit www.worldbookday.com The Sunday team are also organising craft activities for Mother’s Day, St Patricks Day and Easter. Family craft is every Sunday from 10.30. Our regular Babybounce session is every Thursday from 10am – 10.30am. We have songs, rhymes and stories to share with babies and toddlers; a chance to catch up with other parents, grandparents and carers. Look out for the following exciting DVD releases to reserve. Watch the BAFTA award winning British film, Skyfall and Academy Award nominated Anna Karenina. The kidnapping action thriller sequel Taken 2, and family fun with Madagascar 3, Hotel Transylvania and Frankenweenie. You can even reserve from the comfort of your home via suffolklibraries.co.uk using your library card and PIN. It’s free! Tell your friends and family - it's free to join the library and everyone is welcome. Did you know that with a library card you can borrow up to 20 books, 6 story cassettes/CDs and 3 Ebooks for free? You can also borrow CDs, DVDs and computer games for a small charge – ask our staff for details. You can use the internet for free in every library too – our computer system means that you can book in advance to surf the net or just pop in and see if a PC is available.

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THANKS AGAIN TO CANTERBURY HOUSE Both the Ansell Luncheon Club and the Wednesday Lunch Club would like to extend their thanks to Matthew Scarlett and everyone at Canterbury House for continuing to provide such delicious lunches during the refurbishment of the Ansell Centre.

THE ANGELS’ SHARE (15) FRIDAY 8th MARCH at 7.30 pm This is a bitter sweet comedy from the acclaimed director Ken Loach. It is a charming story of four Scottish petty criminals who find redemption if not exactly rehabilitation through alcohol (in this case whisky!). The film's lead character is Robbie, who finds himself sentenced to repaint a community centre with a bunch of fellow young offenders. One Saturday their leader takes the group to a distillery where, to everyone's surprise, Robbie turns out to have a “nose” for the amber malt! The film is a wee heart-warming dram of Scots spirit – a fermentation of the best of British comedy filmmaking with a greater social agenda. It should be pointed out that this film contains strong language and for that reason it might not suit some patrons.

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (12A) FRIDAY 22nd MARCH at 7.30 pm This film is a 2012 fantasy based on a one-act play and is the battle for survival of six year old girl Hushpuppy and her father Wink as a relentless storm approaches a southern Louisiana bayou community. The film uses non-professional actors to tell a mythical tale of survival, although Hurricane Katrina was an influence in its making. “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is considered a masterpiece and has made a world-wide impact. Restoration to the facilities at the Ansell Centre is well under way. In view of this, our film presentations will continue to be shown at the URC. The film committee would like to reassure everyone that the same high standards of presentation remain, including refreshments!

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MEMBERSHIP: We are seeking new members who are active in the business community of Hadleigh, or further afield, and would like to give a few hours a month to Rotary's charitable and community work both here and overseas. Membership will enable you to meet new friends,get involved in new ventures and activities, help others less fortunate than yourself. Check out ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP on the Club website which also leads you to the main Rotary website providing all the information about Rotary activities. SPEAKERS: 1 Ed Austin, son of Rotarian Ron, gave a most interesting presentation about a voluntary project in which he was involved recently. He travelled to India with International Citizens Services Volunteers and was based in a village near Mysore, Karnataka province installing eco sanitation units. He was in a team of 6 and after training they stayed in the village with a local family. Accommodation was very basic involving sleeping on the floor, no toilet and just one shower. However there was a telephone and a tv set although only electricity for 2 hours a day. The village had a water supply but it always needed purifying. During his time there he helped to build 10 eco units which were more than just a toilet because all waste product was treated and recycled as fertiliser. The team also taught basic hygiene and repaired the village pump. He had many slides of the construction work and village homes. The work had been very rewarding and he had enjoyed the experience so much that he would like to return. 2 James Crow, a tour manager with Great Train Journeys, spoke about the company and his experiences. The business was founded in York as Mac's Tours in 1982 to cater for railway staff holidays and started offering holidays to the general public in 1987. In 1995 it changed its name to Great Train Journeys concentrating then on European Holidays but more recently has expanded to provide holidays worldwide.It has a sister company called Treyn which covers cheaper holidays whilst Train Select will tailor make your holiday. There are now 262 Managers all of which are self employed. He undertakes, on average, 7 tours each year and has completed 60 so far with numbers varying from 7 to 45 people. He had always worked for the railway and when he was made redundant some 8 years ago this seemed a natural progression. He has thoroughly enjoyed the work but much patience and stress management combined with some knowledge of languages is required. 3 Roger Kennell, Hadleigh Archivist, returned to tell members more about the history of Hadleigh. This time his chosen subject was Hadleigh Airfield which was situated on the back road to Hintlesham at the Hadleigh side of the boundary with Hintlesham. It had a relatively short but interesting life being built in 1916 as a Royal Flying Corps (later the RAF) base to defend the East Coast from airship attacks and the latest fighters, Sopwith Camels, were stationed there in 1917. However at the end of the war the airfield was abandoned and not reopened until 1929 when Hadleigh Flying Club was formed. It soon had 40 members who erected a clubhouse and flew regularly from there. Flying Displays were held and it even became a turning point for the famous Kings Cup air race. It changed its name to Suffolk and Eastern Counties Aero Club and, unfortunately within 18 months relocated to the site of the future Ipswich Airport, itself now a housing estate. In 1930, therefore, it was again abandoned, this time permanently for it was not required in the Second World War with Raydon being preferred. FUTURE PROGRAMME: March 7th Business meeting, March 14th Speaker, March 21st Open Discussion, March 28th Speaker For all information relating to this Club please visit Rotary Club of Hadleigh website or ring Rotarian Alan Williams Tel 01473 830229.

Found in New Cut An envelope containing a small amount of money has been found in New Cut, the envelope states ‘To Gleneis from Jonathan’. The finder of the envelope would very much like to locate the owner. Call 01473 823300 where details of ownership will be confirmed

Arthur Henry Edwards Arthur very sadly passed away suddenly on 22nd January after a long hard struggle. I would like to thank our friends and family for the many cards and letters. My thanks to all those who attended the service, conducted by Sheila Webb, at St. Mary’s Church and Hadleigh Cemetery. Also for the flowers and donations to British Heart Foundation and McMillan Nursing Care. Special thanks to Barbara, Helen and Tracy and to Hadleigh Health Centre, Dr. Cullen and the nurses, staff at Mill Pharmacy, Roy, Jill and team from Gwinnells, Rosebud Florist, Ipswich Building Society and to Joy and Kevin from The Cock Inn who looked after us so well after Arthur’s funeral. Jenny Edwards

Ebony’s Blog My life at The Shelley Centre Phew! With the weather improving and Riders being able to go outside I’ve at last time to take a breather! And what do I find as I look around my room but a copy of the new Shelley Yearbook, so being a bit inquisitive, I decided to take a read and good it is too. One item that drew my attention has been written by Sally Nielson, a relatively new Instructor from the Tuesday Group, about her day as an Instructor. It is really interesting to read of her whole experience and I recommend it to you but, as space is at a premium and our Riders come first I thought her insight into their development will demonstrate what the RDA is all about and the underlying benefits to those who ride with us. Sally writes “Our first Riders, a group of four adults, have been coming to The Centre for 20 years. Over this period we have been encouraging independent riding, with greater variety of pace and activity. The ride starts and I notice during our exercises that one of the Riders moves more easily, responds more actively, stretches further than previously – how exciting! We ride on, and I might notice greater response to an instruction, an improved seat, or more effective use of reins – small but significant developments. Each confirms for me the absolute value of our efforts”. Sally writes of her second ride “……this is a ride of four small boys between 4 and 7 years old, so it’s another period of concentrated, busy team activity……Each of the boys has a diagnosis of Autism, and all started riding with us 18 months ago. At first, they were extremely fearful of this new experience and, indeed, of the ponies. At times, we even wondered if riding would ever become a beneficial therapy for these boys – they have proved us so wrong! They now ride with obvious enjoyment and enthusiasm, even independently. Today we even manage a few steps of trot! What a joy, what a privilege to watch the courageous progress of these boys, and to see their smiles of pleasure at new achievements. The time just seems to race away”. Well, what do you think? Yes, to us the improvements appear but minor steps but, to many of our Riders these are momentous breakthroughs bringing both enjoyment and confidence and as this confidence grows, aided by Sally and her team, these small achievements can noticeably improve our Riders lifestyle and for those around them too! Being part of the Herd, I know we are all proud to do our bit but, without people like Sally and her team we would fail……Perhaps, having read this, you too might feel you could make a difference, and you can! Why not come to see us and consider becoming a Volunteer – I’d be delighted to meet you and might even let you have a ride on me! Website: www.rda-east.org.uk/shelley.html Telephone: 01473.824172

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Hadleigh Naturalists Society Invite members and visitors to the following Illustrated Talks Monday 4th March The Life of the Stag Beetle and its conservation - Colin Hawes SATURDAY 20th APRIL - SPRING FAYRE at The Ansell Community Centre, 10 am to 12 noon Please book the date, further info from Chairman G Taylor 01473 823787, Secretary B. Elliott 01473 310918 Visitors £2.50 Talks held at Town Hall Dining Room Market Place, Hadleigh at 7.30 pm Subscriptions due January 2013 £10 (Visitors £2.50 refundable if joining on same evening

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club The February meeting of the club had an excellent turnout despite the rotten weather and it was a great pleasure to welcome potential new members thanks one and all for coming. Mr Rodney Tibbs talked to us about "My Gardening Year" reinforcing a really interesting talk with terrific pictures. Also he was only too happy to tell us about his failures as well as successes, one of which was an interesting way of combating those pesky slugs and snails. He stressed too how the drastically escalated price of seed had made the minimal effort of saving ones own seeds well worth that effort. Having recently sown tomato seeds of both newly bought and own saved seed, the resulting germination has been identical. As a member of Gardening Which, I also take their research as being reliable, and that has found that even seed from F1 Hybrids produced little or no difference in the ultimate produce. Our next meeting will be the A. G. M. meeting where we like to be able to chat with members to find out their main interests for future planning and have a few nibbles - look forward to seeing you. Ruth Allen 822323

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Hadleigh Gardens Personal Thoughts I have not been well for the last few weeks, and am fed up with hiding indoors from the cold and wind when there is so much in the garden that ought to be done. Today as I start to write we have seen the first bit of sunshine for several weeks, and I am hoping that the improvement will be sustained so that I can tackle the most urgent of the overdue jobs. Already the bit of sunshine has brightened up the garden by bringing some early crocus flowers out. I have started sowing seeds on the windowsill, and in the greenhouse, and March is the peak month for sowing vegetable seed, so this activity will continue. I used to raise lots of flowering bedding plants from seed, but my garden is quite well established now, and there is not much space left to be filled with annuals and half hardy perennials. I will raise some miniature antirhiniums, some lobelia to fill in my display, some tagetes to brighten the edge of a border, and some sweet peas for my wife to pick. The sweet peas will be grown up a double row of bamboos, with the variety Royal Family mixed on one side, and a mixture of the old fashioned varieties on the other. The flowers of the old varieties may not be so spectacular, but their perfume is stunning. Weather Records In January at Kersey there were 42.2 mm (1.7") of rain. This included the snow that we woke up with on January 21st. It demonstrates that it takes a lot of snow to equal an inch of rain. The 3 month figure was 198 mm (7.8") which is still a bit more than the average rainfall. In January the maximum temperature was 10 Cel (50F) which is typical. The minimum was -9 Cel (16F), which is cool for January. In my garden the ground temperature at writing is 3 Cel (37F) , which is about normal for mid February. Open Gardens Sun 31st March: Tudor Roost, 18 Frere Way, Fingringhoe, Colchester CO5 8BP and Woodwards, Blacksmiths Lane, Coddenham, Ipswich IP6 9TX Hints March is the month when one really must make some time for the garden because :(a) Winter pruning of hedges, roses and fruit trees needs to be completed. Do not prune plum trees at this time because it can cause the silver leaf fungus disease. (b) It is the right time to sow a lot of flower and vegetable seeds. Even if you do not want the work of sowing seeds in pots and pricking out one can get a good show of colour by sowing hardy annuals direct where you want the plants about the third week of March. Suitable types are Annual Chrysanthemum, Calendula, Clarkia, Eschscholzia, Godetia, Larkspur, and Linaria. Most vegetables can be sown, but check the packets. (c) The weeds will be growing well, and should not be allowed to seed. (d) The lawn will be growing again. Ideally give it a first light cut when it is about 3 inches long. It is also a good time to give it a feed. (e) Garden paths may well need a good clean to make them less slippery. John Rye

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Dear Sir Following Brian Riley’s article “Out of the Frying Pan” I have lived at the Hintlesham end of Pond Hall Road nearly 25 years and during that time have noticed the huge increase in traffic as it is used more and more to avoid the long ‘Winding’ trek around the Hadleigh Bypass. In 1992 I had a horse myself and would regularly use the road to gain access to the bridleways. It would be very dangerous to do so now. When the Hintlesham By-Pass was dropped we were promised the upgrading of the Hadleigh Bypass but baring the recent work at the Hadleigh end for the new housing estate there are no visual signs of any upgrading. If you observe your picture of the bend after the Hook Lane junction on Pond Hall Road you will see the hedge has been allowed to grow out to the roads edge. If this was cut back properly, to leave a 1 metre verge, drivers would have a much better view and would be able to navigate it without being forced out towards the middle of the road. As for a 30 mph limit I would like to see some sort of limit extended the full length of Pond Hall Road. Trevor Milner

Dear Sir I have just read the independent report commissioned by Babergh District Council. The report was prepared by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners of Islington London N1. I feel that anyone who cares for Hadleigh should read it, reading between the lines the reports author would not be unhappy to see the demise of the Co-op and that it be replaced by the High Street friendly Tesco Corporation. I suggest that the report was a desk exercise only, with the author working from ordnance survey maps and data supplied by Babergh DC, the author probably never left his desk but was able to make assumptions and opinions that would turn us into just another Tesco town. As if by chance there was an article in the Daily Mail (Monday the 4th of February) in which the previous Chairman of Tesco Sir Terrence Leahy, stated that the decline of the High Street is “simply progress”. So much for Tesco wanting to integrate with the town. I will leave some copies of the article in the Idler Bookshop for anyone who wants to know the truth behind Tesco's wish to build a store here. Jim Bottley

Dear Sir Those Hadleigh residents interested in the supermarket saga might like to hear of my experience of how some of Hadleigh’s businesses could be benefitting from the new Morrisons store. In the past, although I have done a fair bit of shopping in the High Street, I have travelled to an Ipswich supermarket every few weeks for a “big shop”. At the same time, I have bought petrol and had my car washed. Now I do my “big shop” at Morrisons (also saving a lot of money on petrol) and so I get my petrol in Lady Lane and have my car washed by the lads on the industrial estate, so I hope these two businesses will find their trade improves. Cathy Snow

Dear Sir Well, now we have a supermarket if it goes on as it has begun it’s a very good supermarket. This is not a pretty thought for the High Street, Shopkeepers say “well, people are bound to be curious, at first”. I do hope they’re right, but I suggest that our Chamber of Commerce and our Town Council, and we, the people of Hadleigh have got to be a lot more positive than that. Here are a few thoughts:1. Acknowledge the arrival of a big supermarket. Draw up a scheme to highlight the town beyond the supermarket and encourage people to come on in. 2. Strenuously oppose the arrival of any other supermarket group. We now have enough competition and do not want our High Street to be a dull clone of every other town. 3. Aim to establish a reputation for friendly, high quality shopping in a ‘smart’ street. We all know this is possible. How many times have you heard “Hadleigh? isn’t that where you have that super ironmongers?” The fact is that the High Street needs public relations to continue to look the part. It is already, as we all know, an agreeable place to shop. 4. We, who live here have our part to play. Put simply it is the same message as that put out by village shops - “use it, or lose it”. Each one of us can help by encouraging people who don’t live in Hadleigh to come here and shop. In summary: one big supermarket challenges our Butchers, Bakeries, Delicatessen, Grocers, Newsagents, Electrical Stores - and it also has a 42

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Dear Sir Can you please inform your readers that stupidity is not a disability. The Disabled parking in the High Street is for Blue Badge Holders up to 6 pm, it is not for those waiting for their Chinese or Fish and Chips, The Zig Zag lines before the pedestrian crossing are NOT a parking zone for the feeble minded Chelsea Tractor drivers (it is an offence to park on the Zig-Zags) they are there to protect the public who want to use the pedestrian crossing. Can we start supplying you with Photos of illegally parked cars to "Name and Shame" these selfish, lazy people. I did not ask to be disabled, I did not want to be restricted in my ability to walk distances, but when Blue Badge holders cannot use the parking spaces allocated to them because of the selfish actions of ignorant people, then it is about time Babergh and the Police started earning their money. Robert D Gales

Dear Sir This has been traumatic week for Hadleigh High Street. Not only has the new Morrisons store hit some of the High Street shops hard and a few peoplehave already been made redundant, but Babergh finally published their “independent” review of the retail impact assessment which had been submitted by Tesco as part of its latest planning application. Imagine our horror when we discovered that Babergh had commissioned another of Tesco’s planning consultants to do the review! On their website the review authors NLP include among their services for Tesco Stores Limited: “Our role involves assisting Tesco to deliver new and extended stores across the UK, from ‘Extra’ stores in complex town centre developments, to ‘Express’ convenience stores…. NLP also updates Tesco on changes in planning policy and advises on implications for their trading operations and development aspirations.” Babergh officers had stated in the Agenda for the Development Committee’s 23 January 2013 meeting: “Independent retail evidence has been commissioned by the Council in relation to the current planning application by Tesco Stores Ltd to develop the former Brett Works site in Hadleigh with a new supermarket (ref: B/12/01052/FUL). This evidence has confirmed that the cumulative impact of the two supermarkets would not be significantly harmful to the town centre even with the enhanced car parking capacity being provided at the Calais Street (former Buyright) store.” Anyone who shops in Hadleigh knows this is biased nonsense: Tesco and Morrisons together would destroy the High Street. They are not just “foodstores”, the range of products that they sell would put them in direct competition with most shops on the High Street, who do not have the deep pockets or power to use the sort of aggressive marketing and “loss leaders” that typify the ‘supermarket wars’ . If that was not bad enough, in the same week that the “independent” NLP review was published, the guest on the BBC’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ was Tesco’s recently-retired CEO, Sir Terry Leahy, the architect of the company’s aggressive expansion policy. Kirsty Young asked him if it made him sad to see family-run businesses close because of the rise of larger multiples, he said: “It does but it is part of progress…” He added that the shift in shopping habits was “for the greater good”, taking the example of a family-run butcher trying to compete with the supermarket giants: “I think you have got to remember small benefits for thousands of families can be a big loss for the family of the butcher so you can never be casual about it but it’s the best way of ensuring that the better organisations come through. You don’t want a society that prevents the one that’s good at getting more customers and doing well." This is arrogant nonsense: few would believe that it would be “progress” for Hadleigh to lose either or both of its excellent independent butchers, where one has the opportunity to buy carefully-sourced quality meat, and instead have to buy from a supermarket which in Tesco’s case could mean Tescobranded “beefburgers” containing undeclared 29% horsemeat, which may or may not have come from Poland, or Luxembourg or Romania: they apparently did not know! We now also discover that Tesco has been selling Tescobranded spaghetti bolognaise containing an undeclared 60% horsemeat. Some “progress”! We will stick with Andrew’s for our “main shop” for meat! A further insult in the same ‘Desert Island Discs’ programme: Leahy dismissed some high streets as “medieval”, adding that “the way we live our lives is very different.” For him maybe, as the term medieval is probably meant to be derogatory. This gets to the heart of the problem with Tesco’s application. They just do not get it. The heart of Hadleigh, including the High Street, is indeed a beautiful medieval market town, in which most of the buildings are Grade I or Grade II listed and of which we residents are immensely proud. However we do not live in the past: our high street is still thriving, as is Hadleigh’s industrial estate. Furthermore for those who like to make infrequent bulk purchases, Hadleigh now already has two supermarkets, the large Co-op and the even larger Morrisons near the by-pass near where many new houses have been built. We just absolutely do not want to see our very special town

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Dear Sir I have been reflecting places which I have lived from birth, until the present. Twenty places I have lived to date: Bradfield Avenue has come very much to mind, where I had spent my mid teens living there. We arrived back in Hadleigh in 1953, after my father being demobilised from 24 years in the Royal Air Force. Cranworth Road was to be our home with my grandmother, Uncle Percy and Marina, there was a full house, seven of us, and the three already living there. 1954, we moved to Bradfield Avenue, the Caleys had arrived, each child carrying a chicken from Cranworth Road, to the Avenue, you would not see the likes again. My time living at the Avenue, has brought back fond memories, the late Tommy Goodluck and his theatre group, always the thespian, he used to put on shows, hold jumble sales etc: then there was the athletics, we used to have races around the Crescent, the pathway on the side of the Crescent was our running track, one person by the name of Brian Beaumont, was very hard to catch in those days, he could run like a hare, as did Janet Lidderman, she could also move very fast. I was more a long distant runner in those days, so did not take part in the short races. Winter times brought fun on the slides which we encourage, by feeding the slide with water, so as to have a better slide the next day, winter in the 50s seem to go on for longer than the present times, so it seems. The fun stopped for me, in December '57 when I joined the Royal Marines, to be almost the same as my friends who had their calling up papers, and had to serve their two years, where by I had signed for 9 years. I was demobilised November 1966, and with the kindness of my parents, I was able to return for a short while back at Bradfield Avenue. April '67 I moved to my present address, where we were able to raise our two sons, until they were ready to fly the nest, as I had done. With the kind permission of Kelvin, the following names have come to mind, who have lived, and are still living in the Avenue, families, Smiths and Normans 2, Mowles, Liddeman, Sams. Dyers, Woods, Mitchells, Grimseys, Hynards, Harris, Upsons, Clarkes (Several of this name), Caley's, Bennett, Allens, Warrens, Price, Gants, Vince, Riddlestons and many more, which at the present, I have trouble remembering. If your names are misspelt please forgive me. It would be nice if some one from all of these names, could offer more on the Bradfields, It would be nice to read about it in this magazine. The Bradfields were the living hub of Hadleigh, being the first council estate to be built soon after World War 2 here in Hadleigh, housing some very fine people, we had little, but we were happy!!!!!!! John Caley

Dear Sir I have recently been in South Australia where you would be lucky to find cans, bottles and plastic containers littering the streets. I say "lucky" because if you were to pick up such items you could return them to a recycling depot and be 10 cents (7 pence) richer for each one returned. There is a system in force for a deposit to be paid for such cans and bottles when purchasing a drink. In Hadleigh however such cans and bottles are frequently discarded and litter our town. Passing along Church Walk a few days ago I noticed a large number of bottles and cans littering the land at the side of the pathway. I decided to remove such items. Here is a picture of the 81 glass bottles, 71 plastic bottles and containers and 220 aluminium cans which I collected as well as the two bags of other rubbish deposited on the land. I am cleaning these items and they will be recycled but I won't be A$37.20 or ÂŁ22.50 richer for my efforts but nevertheless this eyesore has been removed! As a child I used to collect jam jars and other bottles to be paid a halfpenny or penny each for my efforts.. I am suggesting to Mr Tim Yeo and Mr Cameron that a deposit system for cans and bottles would help to reduce the unsightly mess which is present on our streets from such discarded items. John Cunningham

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Having watched Notting Hill recently, I was reminded about how Richard Curtis manages to combine brilliant writing with understated philanthropy. With that in mind, let’s all do something nice for Red Nose Day. Here is a tried and trusted recipe, but if all this seems like too much effort, try the current offer on 10 mini sponge cakes for £1 from the Co-op, together with some Betty by Sarah Thompson Crocker vanilla ready - made icing. Add your own decorations, big red noses etc. and nobody will be any the wiser! Red Velvet Cupcakes Makes: 12 Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 60g unsalted butter at room temperature, 150g caster sugar, 1 egg, 20g cocoa powder, 4 teaspoons red food colouring, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 120ml buttermilk, 150g plain flour, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1½ tsp white vinegar. For the frosting: 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature, 125g cream cheese, cold. 300 g icing sugar, sifted. Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. 2. Put the butter and sugar in an electric mixer or use a handheld electric whisk and beat on medium speed until light, fluffy and well mixed. Turn mixer up to high and slowly add egg. Beat until everything is well incorporated. 3. In a separate bowl, mix together cocoa powder, red food colouring and vanilla extract to make a very thick, dark paste. Add to the butter mixture and combine thoroughly until evenly mixed. Add half the buttermilk slowly. 4. Beat until well mixed, add half the flour and mix until everything is well incorporated. Repeat process until all the buttermilk and flour has been added. Turn mixer up high and beat until you have a smooth mixture. Turn mixer to low, add bicarbonate of soda and vinegar and beat until well mixed. Beat again on high speed for a further 2 minutes. 5. Make the frosting by beating the icing sugar with the remaining 20g of the unsalted butter until the mixture comes together well. Add the cream cheese in one go and beat it until it is completely incorporated. Continue beating until the frosting is light and fluffy, at least five minutes. Do not overbeat, as it can quickly become runny. 6. Spoon the mixture into 12 paper cases or greased 12 hole cake tin until two-thirds full and bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the sponge bounces back when touched. Leave the cupcakes to cool slightly in the tray before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely. When cupcakes are cold, spoon or ice cream cheese frosting on top.

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Hadleigh Healing Society The first signs of Spring have poked their heads out of the cold soil to cheer us, the snowdrop and aconites. The promise is there for others to follow. Nature has wonderful way of getting on with its job despite what we or the weather do to interrupt that cycle. It should remind us of the timeless quality and resilience of what the countryside around us gives us. There are times we abuse it and fail to nurture that precious gift that Nature has bestowed on us for the well being of future generations. Humans need that nurturing whether it be physically or emotionally. As a Healing Society our healers are there to help those who need that time or space to talk to someone, in confidence, all it takes is a phone call. Telephone: 01473 823282 (answer machine) or log onto www.hadleighhealingsociety.org for an appointment. We are having another Clairvoyant Day on Saturday, 6th April 10am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm. There will be three mediums who can give a 20 minute private reading for ÂŁ10. If you would like an appointment please book early because from previous Clairvoyant Days the appointments get taken quickly. Ring early so as not to be disappointed!

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Out of the Frying Pan First the good news: Readers will recall the successful efforts made by Simon Wills, Shelley Pingo, Kath Grandon and myself in obtaining the restoration (on a pilot basis) of the later evening bus service to and from Ipswich. This month brought us the very welcome news that the later evening bus service has been extended for a further year. Many thanks to everyone who has supported the bus service (by using it) and to those companies and organisations who sponsored the advertising. We must continue to use the service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; otherwise we will lose it. In addition to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;official purposesâ&#x20AC;? the bus service improves peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives in unexpected ways. One Sunday user told me that â&#x20AC;&#x153;...it lets me visit my mum in her Ipswich nursing home.â&#x20AC;? And one bus driver told me recently that several of his younger customers enjoy enhanced social lives thanks to the bus service. The later evening and week end service is a success on so many levels. Babergh is turning itself into a listening organisation. Following the January Out of the Frying Pan column, the lights in the Bridge Street Car Park are now switched off after 7 p.m. Our next target for easy money saving must be the staff car park lighting in Corks Lane. But the main building is also in darkness of an evening â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thus demonstrating that we can change corporate thinking if we need to do so. The planning application by the High School to rectify their planning situation was approved by the Council, despite the application subsequently being judged invalid. So the application has to be re-submitted afresh. The residents around the school who are adversely affected by the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late evening sports activities continue their battle. March sees the Planning Inspector coming to Hadleigh to hear representations regarding Baberghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Core Strategy. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secret that many of us regard mixing residential and industrial/commercial premises as undesirable. Nor do we feel that it is a good idea to have an industrial estate running southwards from the A1071 thus effectively limited the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future residential growth. Instead the industrial/commercial premises should be sited along the A1071 (like much of our existing Lady Lane Industrial Estate). Quite a few developers are making representation to the Planning Inspector and if it is good enough for them, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good enough for us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so I will be advancing my suggestions for Hadleighâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future on March 13th in the afternoon at Corks Lane. You are welcome to keep me company and watch a very important aspect of democracy in action. THIS ARTICLE IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF BRIAN RILEY, DISTRICT COUNCILLOR, HADLEIGH NORTH. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS THOSE OF BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Henry Morphew (1928-2013) I would like to pay tribute to Henry, who died recently aged 85. He lived in Bildeston all his life, having been born in the Bildeston part of Nedging Tye before changes in 1934 moved the parish boundary further westwards. Henry went to school at Station Road in Hadleigh, where he bacame very interested in history. He was self-taught expert at reading 16th and 17th century handwriting with all its abbreviations and other idiosyncrasies, which gave him the skill to transcribe Bildeston’s parish registeres and manorial court books. When I was asked to write a guide to St Mary Magdalene’s Church in 1985, Henry was only too happy to share his knowledge with me, which I much appreciated. Many people will remember Henry as office manager at Brook Farm Garage (Taylor’s) in Bildeston, where he presided over a very large black typewriter. During retirement, he contributed articles to Bildeston Bugle. Henry will be missed about the village doing his shopping and visiting the King’s Head. Sue Andrews

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This February Hadleigh Evening WI is 48 this year. Ann Porter made a large celebration cake that was much enjoyed at the monthly meeting. We were delighted to welcome a new member Sue Burgoyne and visitor Claver Hill who hopes to join. Debbie Logan from educator@cancercampaigninsuffolk.co.uk gave an excellent presentation dealing with the serious subject of cancer. It was laced with humour and given in a way that was interesting and easy to understand. It included details of how a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of and prevent the development of the disease. Self awareness of what is normal for our individual bodies and screening procedures available can ensure prompt identification of any changes and symptoms. It was reassuring to hear if cancer is diagnosed early by specialist staff using up to date scanners available and then effective treatment such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy is given, recovery can be as high as 80%. Next months meeting will be held on 19 March in the Seminar suite above the library starting at 7.30pm. Josie Stephenson will give a talk about her 50 year career in journalism. Visitors and new members are welcome Philippa Carruthers 01473 823057

Bildeston History Quarterly Issue 6 (Spring 2013) price ÂŁ3 Available at Bank House Stores and Brook Farm Studio in Bildeston, Hollow Trees Farm Shop in Semer and Keith Avis Newsagent in Hadleigh Spring 2013 Price ÂŁ3 Issue 6 The miniature portrait of a young woman dressed in the height of late 18th century fashion appears on the front cover. Although she lived in Bildeston for less than a year, her death prompted a local poet to pen verses about her. In the last issue, the history of Bildeston School was traced back to 1595 and now, the inside story is told â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;From the headmasters log book, 1887-1929â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Bad behaviour, absenteeism, dirty WC seats and special treats were all recorded in the book, which is in the care of Suffolk Record Office at Bury St. Edmunds. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hidden Historiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; looks at a thatched cottage, while Susan Beaumont, who lived in Chapel Street, is the first subject in the new series â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17th century peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. In 1993, Myrtle Gardiner, former teacher at Monks Eleigh School, recalled her childhood in Bildeston High Street where her father ran a butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shop and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bildeston on the mapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tells the story of Richard Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stud farm and reveals the reason why Paddocks Way is so named. Thanks to a start-up grant received from Bildeston Parish Council, I have been able to obtain permission from the National Portrait Gallery in London to reproduce a portrait of Queen Elizabeth Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite, whose biography is told in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lords of manor: the Devereux familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. I would like to invite you to make contributions that can be either personal reminiscences or original research and, of course, letters are always welcome. I hope that you enjoy reading Bildeston History Quarterly as much as I enjoy putting the magazine together. Sue Andrews

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Newton Seniors Support Arthritis Care The seniors' section of Newton Green Golf Club handed over a cheque for charity in the sum of £750 at its annual meeting. Present to receive the money from retiring captain Mick Barlow were Sudbury branch Arthritis Care secretary Muriel Shapley and treasurer Pam Hullet. The meeting heard the seniors section had continued to grow, with about half the members registered for the Muriel Shapley, Pam Hullet weekly Brian Eady Seniors & Mick Barlow Stableford series. As a token of thanks, long-term organiser of the competition, Albert Walls, was presented with an inscribed glass tankard in view of his likely forthcoming departure from the area. Incoming captain Bill Havers announced the charity being supported during his year would be East Anglia Children's Hospices.

Newton Golfers raise their game for children Cheques totaling more than £2,000 have been presented by golfers to East Anglia Children's Hospices (EACH). The ladies' section and seniors who play with the Old and Bold section at Newton Green Golf Club have each spent the last year raising money for the hospices. A sum of £1,182 was raised by the ladies and £825 by the seniors, with the cheques received at the club by Lady captain Di Cunningham, Nikki hospice represenative Nikki Brown (EACH) and recently retired Brown. Old and Bold captain Ken Rodwell. The donations brought the sum raised by the club for charity over the last 12 months to more than £4,000.

Hadleigh and District Footpath Volunteers 2013 Walks Welcome to the 14th. season of our accompanied walks around Hadleigh, and the surrounding districts. Greetings from Gerry, David W., Hugh, and David A. We hope you will be pleased with our plans for this seasons walks, which will contain something to appeal to the most discerning of walkers. Our first walk this season will be on Saturday 9th. March. It will be the traditional early season 6 mile walk to Boxford. The walk will be along well used paths and bridleways, and is suitable for all walkers, including children and dogs. We will depart from St. Marys School at 10am. and will walk through Tinkers Lane, Layham Road Sports Ground, Hill Farm, Bullocky Fen, Rands Farms, Polstead Heath, Bower House Tye, and on to Boxford. We will return to Hadleigh by bus arriving back at 1.30pm. The dates for the rest of the seasons walks are as follows:April 13th, May 18th, June 14th, 15th, 16th (Hadleighs Walking Weekend), July 13th, August 17th, September 14th, October 12th, November 9th. Also on Saturday May 11th. we will walk to Broughs Meadow for the dawn chorus. Please note we will be having some other interesting activities this season so please look out for our monthly news letter in the Community News . We are also hoping to recruit a few extra volunteers to help us keep the footpaths open and safe to walk on. Further information about these walks, and the other activities of the Footpath Volunteers please contact David Warner (Hadleighs Footpath Warden) on 07749 732941 or E-mail david.warner@stmaryshad.co.uk

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Busy Pre-Season at Hadleigh Bowling Club Our new resurfaced Green has had it’s first fertilizer dressing and is already starting to “green up”,thanks to the work of our Green team of volunteers. On Friday the 1st March and Saturday the 2nd March we are hosting the H.A.D.S. murder mystery production of “Wide of the Jack”, which is very much a first for the Club. On Saturday 23rd March the “Gentlemen” of the Club will put their baking skills to the test with our new traditional early spring Coffee Morning. Which apart from giving us men the chance to don our flowery aprons, the object is to get all the membership together to have a pre-season chat. It is also an opportunity to welcome potential new members. So if you would like to come along to the Club in Stone Street from 10.30am to 12.00 noon we would be happy to show you our facitities and give you an idea of what the club has to offer both from the playing and the social scene. Also on the evening of the 23rd March we are having our rearranged “Music Night” which was postponed in January due to the snow. Once again this is a new venture for the Club and we are expecting a very enjoyable evening of live entertainment. Members are reminded that David Miller would like an idea of the numbers attending so please put your name on the list in the Clubroom.

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Having gained promotion as Eastern Counties Div. 2 Champions last season, Hadleigh Rugby Club have found the step up a tough challenge, and club Chairman, Alan Murray, sees Division 1 survival as a priority. Following a strong start to the season with 5 straight victories, the absence and injuries to several key players since December has placed increased pressure on the squads in sustaining the run of victories.Club Coach, Adam Miles is determined to turn around the situation and with the gradual return of these players, the target is to link together a series of wins and remain in Eastern Counties Division 1 for another season. The 2nd XV have competed well in their inaugural season in the Suffolk Merit table and lie just below half way in the league, hoping that the second half of the season will also see a return of missing players..Meanwhile, the junior section of the club, including the Youth teams, is having another good season with the U-14s team winning the Suffolk Plate in December but unfortunately losing out to favourites, Woodbridge in the semi – final of the main cup competition. The U-15s team also were unlucky not to reach the plate final having lost narrowly in the semi-final draw.Hadleigh are now looking forward to the run in to the end of the season determined to return to form. The club is always open to anyone to come along and join. Players from the age of 7 through to senior levels are always welcomed. Juniors meet on Sunday mornings while training for the Youth teams takes place at Layham Road on Tuesday evenings from 7.00pm Senior training is on Thursday nights from 7.00pm and the coaches are always looking for any player who wishes to take part. Enquiries regarding playing can also be made to Club Chairman Alan Murray on 01473 652448 or just turn up at training. Spectators to our senior games are also welcome in the clubhouse.

Hadleigh United under 14’s Hadleigh's first game of 2013 against Felixstowe and Walton got off to a great start when within the opening 10 minutes of the game Boris Takem's neat footwork set up Oliver Peters to open up the scoring. Play flowed well from end to end with Hadleigh defending strongly and pushing forward. A superb cross from Tommy Thorby left the keeper with little chance and increased Hadleigh's lead. Felixstowe really upped their game and within a short space of time gained first one back and then the equaliser. Hadleigh remained calm and refocused on the game in hand. This paid off when Callum Morrin delivered a cross directly into the box and Tyler French blasted the ball past the keeper to regain the lead by half time. Hadleigh piled on the pressure in the second half and when awarded a free kick Chilli Wolf delivered the ball for Tommy Thorby to finish and gain his second of the match. Felixstowe once more upped their game and after many attempts gained their third. This was not to be enough though and the final score was Hadleigh 4 - Felixstowe 3.

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We are mid way through our 2nd season at 11-a-side and find ourselves 4th in the table. It’s been a tough season so far with unwelcome gaps in the playing schedule mainly due to the weather. The boys have really established themselves at this level and it’s great to see them mature on the pitch. We’ve always had a relatively small squad which can sometimes present problems, we would therefore like to invite any under 13 boys (In Year 8 at school) along to our training /trial sessions with a view to joining our team. We train mid week with match days on Saturdays. We are a FA charter standard club with Level One and Level Two Qualified Coaches and our aims are to further and develop the boys football. If you would like to be part of this great set up please contact Phil Longman 07776 395982.

Wattisham Flying Station Triathlon On Saturday 11th of May 2013 Wattisham Flying Station will hold its 7th annual Triathlon in aid of SSAFA Forces Help. This popular sporting event takes the form of a 300 metre swim, 20 km on-road cycle and culminates in a 5 km run, all within the confines of Wattisham Station. The triathlon consists of individual participants, relay teams and teams of three individuals, who all compete in a variety of race categories. The event attracts all levels of ability - from novice to professional, military, civilian and triathlon club members. Entrants for the 2013 event are encouraged to apply in good time to avoid disappointment. For more information please visit wattishamtriathlon.co.uk or call Mr Lee Bark on 01449 728972

Hadleigh United Football Club Sponsored by Hadleigh Tyre Group and Toppesfield Ltd www.hadleigh-utd.co.uk Snow and ice stopped Hadleigh United’s long awaited trip to Emley in Yorkshire for a couple of weeks. This match was in the fourth round of the F.A Vase and the improvement in the weather saw a large following of supporters heading north and a superb performance by the team on the pitch made the long journey worthwhile. Hadleigh scored after only two minutes when Marcus Josiah fired into the net and that turned out to be the only goal of the game. However, there was plenty of nail biting for our fans as the home team attacked strongly in the last few minutes, trying for an equaliser. The next round saw supporters and players at Ampthill in Bedfordshire and once again Hadleigh scored an early goal. This time James Evans was the scorer with the only goal of the first half. The home side equalised in the second half but Marcus Josiah headed a great goal to give Hadleigh a win by two goals to one. This success put Hadleigh into the quarter finals of this national competition for the first time ever. In league matches a trip to Mildenhall ended in a win for Hadleigh by two goals to one. Lee McGlone scored both goals. A home match against Brantham saw the visitors win with the only goal coming from a penalty kick in the final minute of the game. The Reserves reached the semi-finals of the Suffolk Reserve Cup by beating Achilles by a single goal at the Millfield. The only goal was scored by Tom Driscoll in the first half. This was a splendid performance by Hadleigh Reserves. Our Thurlow Nunn Youth team have gained a couple of victories on their return to action following a break for bad weather. Wivenhoe’s youth team were beaten by two goals for what was only our second league win of the season. Then Haverhill away saw Hadleigh Youths win by three goals to two with Harry Evans scoring twice and Toby Rose once.

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First team fixtures for Hadleigh United in March begin with an away trip in the quarter –finals of the F.A Vase against either Larkhall Athletic or Tunbridge Wells on Saturday 2nd. Next up is a home league match against Woodbridge on Tuesday 5th before Walsham visit the Millfield for another local derby on Saturday 9th. A long trip to Gorleston will be on Saturday 16th before we travel to highly placed Wisbech for another difficult contest on Saturday 23rd. Saturday 30th sees us on the road to Dereham. The Reserves have a Suffolk Reserve Cup semi-final on a date to be confirmed against Kirkley at a neutral ground. A league match at Walsham will be on Saturday 9th before a home match against Saffron Walden on Saturday 16th. A home match against Felixstowe takes place on Saturday 23rd before Sudbury visit Hadleigh Reserves to end the month on Saturday 30th. Our Thurlow Nunn Youth Team are due to entertain Halstead on Wednesday 6th before Long Melford come to the Millfield on Wednesday 13th. An away match at Long Melford follows on Wednesday 20th while a busy month ends at Felixstowe on Wednesday 27th. Supporters should note that fixtures could be altered as cup games take preference. Details are on the club website.

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3 bedrooms

2 bedrooms

EPC Rating:

£250,000

Elmsett

£139,500

Hadleigh

2/3 bedrooms

£345,000

Hadleigh

4 bedrooms

£220,000

4 bedrooms

£495,000

Hadleigh

4 bedrooms

£260,000 EPC Rating:

Brent Eleigh

Hitcham

4 bedrooms

£485,000

5 bedrooms

Boxford

3 bedrooms

£450,000

£230,000

Bildeston

Hadleigh

1 bedroom

4 bedrooms

£155,000

£499,950

Lettings

Hadleigh

3 bedrooms

£795 pcm

Bildeston

4 bedrooms

£1000 pcm

Hitcham

3 bedrooms

Open 7 days per week • Open until 8pm weekdays 76 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5EF sales@frostandpartners.co.uk

£700 pcm