Winter 2016 FREE The and District ISSUE NUMBER 242

Serving ASHBOCKING . THE BEALINGS . . . . . CLOPTON . N. . GRUNDISBURGH . HASKETONews. OTLEY . PLAYFORD . . TUDDENHAM . VIP VISITOR TO ST. MARY’S

t Mary’s church in Grundisburgh was Spacked on 21 November to hear Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, talk on the role and significance of the Virgin Mary. This was the culmination of the Cribfest which attracted 1,400 visitors this year. Just two of the nearly 300 exhibits are shown here: the carving of the crib on a single matchstick from Chile and this colourful creation (below) of the nativity scene from Spain. Paul Bruce was the artist in residence shown here sculpting a Madonna. To hear Rowan Williams’ talk in full, scan this QR code or visit www.grundisburghnews.org.uk/rowanwilliams.org.html The church windows Top: work commences on the crumbling old were illuminated in bridge; centre: Claire cuts the ribbon and colours during Cribfest celebrates the opening of the new one. and will remain like this until Twelfth Night. (fatal ones are shown in black). Readers can look for their home area by putting their postcode into www.crashmap.co.uk Fact: young drivers in Coastal areas are 72% more likely to be more involved in injury crashes than young people from - just look at the map on page 15. Suffolk County Council is funding a Speed Indicator Device (SID) for the SAVID parishes. SIDs can be moved to different locations to warn drivers of their speeds and are

photos: Peter Kendall and Eilir Rogers a positive piece of equipment in the road safety toolkit. We aim to carry more news about our SID in the next issue. We’ve got our bridge back! words: Tanya Fosdick and Richard Watkinson; photos: Peter Kendall fter nearly five weeks’ closure, the bridge in Grundisburgh Ais back in service. Deterioration of the old structure meant a totally new bridge was needed: the new one will be able to carry the loads imposed by those HGVs (up to 44 tonnes) that come through the village. Claire Williams, whose mother’s shop is next to the bridge, cut a symbolic ribbon and danced a jig for joy! She said “initially, the work did affect our business but things got better towards the end. We are most grateful for the support from our lovely, loyal customers - they made all the difference”. Donald, a spokesman for residents of The Green, quacked that he and all his friends were delighted to be able to swim under the bridge again and to reclaim their resting places on the grass! Claire urged drivers to drive carefully: speed is a determining factor in a quarter of all fatal collisions. The map (right) shows reported injury crashes in part of our area over the last five years NEWS DIARY NOVEMBER Monday 5 JANUARY 2017 Monday 13 Horticultural Christmas Grundisburgh & Culpho Sunday 27 Decorations Otley & District Tuesday 3 Parish Council Council Charity Fair Gardening Club Otley VH Baby Café St Mary’s Meeting GrPR 7.30pm Hasketon VH 2pm Entry 7.30pm Contact 890563 Grundisburgh GrPR 9 - Contact 735541 10.30am Contact 735183 £1.00 Contact 01394 386297 Monday 5 Indoor Bowls Tuddenham VH Thursday 5 APRIL DECEMBER Contact 610067 Social Evening and Quiz Monday 3 Thursday 1 Grundisburgh WI BCR Growing from Seed and in Tuesday 6 7.30pm Contact 735838 Christmas Songs and Poetry Pilates Tuddenham VH 9am, Containers Otley & District Led by Erik Punaks GrWI 10.30am and 11.45am Saturday 7 Gardening Club Otley VH BCR 7.30pm Contact 735838 Booking 07977 049332 St Mary’s Grundisburgh 7.30pm Contact 890563 Friday 2 Coffee Morning GrPR Tuesday 6 10.30am Contact 735775 MAY Ashbocking Coffee Morning Baby Café GrPR 9am Contact Hawthorns, The Green Monday 8 735183 Monday 9 Winter Vegetables - Ashbocking 10.30am Contact Gr. & Culpho Parish Planning and Growing Otley 890836 Friday 9 Council Council Meeting Pilates Tuddenham VH 9am & District Gardening Club Friday 2 GrPR 7.30pm Contact 735541 Otley VH 7.30pm Contact and 10.30am Booking 07977 890563 Upbeat! Christmas Concert 049332 Tuesday 17 St Mary’s Church Quaker Burial Grounds in JUNE Grundisburgh 7.30pm Contact Saturday 10 Suffolk Talk by Val 735853 or 07834 984591 Elliott’s Remedy ‘Live’ Norrington Grundisburgh Monday 5 GrVH 7.30pm Contact 738944 Plant Sale Evening Otley & Saturday 3 Local History Society GrPR District Gardening Club Otley Upbeat! Christmas Concert Tuesday 13 7.45pm Contact 738195 VH 7.30pm Contact 890563 TuddenhamVH 7.30pm Christmas Medley Contact 785682 or Tuddenham WI Tuddenham FEBRUARY Saturday 10/Sunday 11 VH 7.30pm Contact 785368 07834984591 Thursday 2 Hidden Gardens of Gr, Burgh & Culpho 2-6pm Sunday 4 Tuesday 13 Hats and Flower Making Contact 738267 Toy Service iao Refuge St The Suffolk Yeomanry and Demonstration by Magdalen Mary’s Grundisburgh 11am World War II Talk by Nick Snowden BCR 7.30pm ------Contact 735775 Sign, Grundisburgh Local Contact 735838 History Society GrPR 7.45pm Key to abbreviations: Contact 738195 Saturday 4 PBE - pre-booking essential St Mary’s Grundisburgh P/VH - Parish/Village Hall Monday 19 Coffee Morning GrPR PR - Parish Room Christmas Walk GrVG 6.15 10.30am Contact 735775 PF - Playing Field for 6.30pm Contact 738219 Tuesday 7 VG - Village Green Wednesday 21 Baby Café St Mary’s Pav - Pavilion Christmas Meeting with Grundisburgh GrPR 9 - BCR - Baptist Chapel Room Wendy Gourlay Carlford 10.30am Contact 735183 BSR - Burgh School Room Gr - Grundisburgh Network Group GrPR 2.30pm Tuesday 21 Contact 735098 St Audry’s Melton 1767 - All codes are 01473 unless Saturday 31 1993 Talk by David Phelan given otherwise. New Year’s Eve Barn Dance Gr Local History Society Brief details of events with With Skylarking Clopton VH GrPR 7.45pm Contact 738195 date, name of event, venue, 8pm - late Contact 737417 time and contact phone MARCH (More New Year’s Eve events on number should be sent by 1 page 14). Saturday 4 February for the next issue to St Mary’s Grundisburgh Ingrid McIvor, 21 Thomas   Coffee Morning GrPR Wall’s Close, Grundisburgh */' 2*/'%&!.*(!!.'%&!(%) ! -%(%',#! +!*+'!%).$! 10.30am Contact 735775 IP13 6XB, ingrid.mcivor '* ',! $!2-*),*/-'/+,*0% !-"*,/("*, @btinternet.com ,!.%,! *,-!(%,!.%,! /-%)!--*,+,*"!--%*)'(!)%)",%!) '2 Saturday 4 TADPOLES present “For Please indicate if tickets must -!..%)#(!(!!.(*).$'2.$*.!'"*, ,%)&)  $. be bought in advance. "*''*1! 2'/) $) -+!&!,(*,(*,!%)"*,(.%*)+'!-! 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The concerts include a variety 738997 for more details . of songs, including a tribute to the late David Bowie as well as some festive offerings – including the ever popular Twelve Days of Christmas with audience participation! PLAY AT PLAYFORD furniture, silver, metalwork Upbeat! is a community choir. he Deben Bridge Club and sculpture of the 18th Its members, aged from 17 to T(above) meets at Playford century. 70, come from Grundisburgh, village hall on Monday Burgh, Clopton, Otley, He played a significant role in Tuddenham, Woodbridge and evenings from 7 to 9.50pm the design of many notable and extends a warm welcome Ipswich. It is open to all ladies buildings in , Euston irrespective of age or singing to new members. Started in Hall in Suffolk and Houghton 1990s, we play Duplicate ability – there is no audition to and Holkham Halls in join. It meets during term time Bridge and are affiliated to the Norfolk. Chester and friend hard at play EBU and offer a friendly at the ‘Baby Café’. on Thursday evenings at membership of intermediate Paul’s talk will be followed by Grundisburgh Primary School. and upwards ability who enjoy an auction of paintings by Café society If you are interested in joining an evening of competitive celebrated artists - all in aid of us in the New Year please play; a host system available Playford Church roof fund. n the first Tuesday of contact me on 07956 106437 for members and guests who Wine and nibbles also laid on! Oeach month from 9 to or visit our Facebook page. come on their own; a serviced For further details, contact 10.30am the Parish Room in Carol Jopling website with next day results Paul on 01473 738265 or Grundisburgh hosts the Baby and club information. Annual [email protected] Café where I welcome mums, New classes subscription £70, includes dads, carers, babies and ulia Endacott moved to EBU membership and LOOKING AHEAD toddlers for play, chat and free Tuddenham in August 2015. benefits. No table money coffee, tea and biscuits. It’s J n evening of clairvoyance A Chartered Physiotherapist charge – guests welcome £3 all very relaxed. Next café is and Pilates teacher, she has set per evening. Ample parking.· Awith Stephanie Carr will on 6 December. Do come! be held in Hasketon Victory up Pilates classes at For further information: please Tuddenham ring Ann Kent 01473 785262 Hall at 7 for 7.30 pm on Friday 2 December. £10 per village hall on or me on 01473 738510. Tuesday and Lynette Chapman ticket which includes nibbles, tea or coffee. Raffle. In aid Friday of Victory Hall fund. Ring mornings William Kent - 01394 389330 or 07857 601753 during school designing or email term time. [email protected] for Julia says that the benefits of Tiddlywinks is a church-based Georgian Britain. tickets. Pilates include the release of group for pre school children unnecessary tension; enhanced hat’s the and babies with parents/ carers whole body awareness and Ttitle of the which meets on Thursdays in emotional and physical health. illustrated talk the Upper (Parish) Room from Everyone works at his or her the well- 2.30-3.15pm – it’s now too known own level and in their comfort cold in church! We offer a zone. Give it a try - the first Culpho artist story, activities and songs – Paul Bruce session is free and all along with tea/coffee – equipment is supplied - just will be giving children’s drinks and food! at Playford wear clothing that stretches Clare Sanders village hall at and moves easily. To book a 7.30 pm on place or for more information, 17 March Getting ready! contact Julia on 07977 049332 2017. Paul is Holkham Hall pbeat! ladies’ choir has a painter and Ubeen practising for weeks sculptor and Vice President of for their annual the Friends of Ipswich Hidden gardens Christmas concerts Museum and has made a taking place at St particular study of William revealed Mary’s Church in Kent. One may not be familiar Grundisburgh on idden gardens of with Kent but he was a man of Friday 2 December Grundisburgh, Burgh and extraordinary talent: an artist, H and at Tuddenham Culpho will be revealed on landscape gardener, illustrator Village Hall on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 and the foremost designer of Saturday 3

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Doug Gandy his local friends for support: took village life to his heart. twenty-five, they were married he coped extremely well and He enjoyed the job of village at St Mary’s in Grundisburgh. 1927 - October 2016 continued meeting them handyman and loved to chat to She had an aunt in Witnesham; oug was the youngest of regularly, particularly at the the people who stopped. two cousins, (one in six children. He started Luncheon Club. His health did D Recently a man asked a Grundisburgh), a brother and work as an apprentice baker deteriorate a couple of years villager who had renovated a sister-in-law in Ipswich and a going out on deliveries: that’s ago and he moved into seat: he was told that it was niece in Norfolk. She will be how he learnt to drive and was Woodbridge Lodge: he loved probably Paul Finch, our local much missed by all of them - very proud that he had never the staff there and was always good Samaritan. Paul would particularly, of course, by her taken a driving test! He well looked after. dearly beloved husband Fred. joined the family building firm have been chuffed with that. Iain Langdon Madge Nicholas and carried So would I. on as a Paul Finch Penny Finch Peter Bishop jobbing 1944 - October 2016 1930 - November 2016 builder for Muriel Alice Copping aul loved life, even in his eter Bishop moved to the rest of 1930 - October 2016 his career. P60s he tried sky diving and PFinndale House in He met his climbed the Sydney harbour uriel was born in Grundisburgh wife bridge. He was a true Suffolk MGrundisburgh, the family when he Peggy at man, born in , where living in Stoney Road, her retired from dance he lived with his parents and mother’s maiden name being the financial classes in brothers Tony and David. Harris. She attended world in Brentwood and married in After leaving school, he went Grundisburgh school and for London in 1952. Retiring to to college to study painting, more than twenty years she 1987. He was Grundisburgh, they both loved decorating and sign writing. worked at Grundisburgh Hall, soon hard at gardening: Doug was proud of He supervised many of the cooking and helping nanny work researching the history his connection to Gandy’s major projects in the area such look after the children. She of the village and published roses. He grew sweet peas and as the hospital and ASDA. loved dancing and first met ‘Grundisburgh: The history of won R.H.S. medals for them. her future husband Fred, at a a Suffolk Village’ in 1992. They quickly became involved dance at Grundisburgh village This was highly praised for its in many aspects of village life, hall when she was just sixteen. style, the research and setting up the ‘Gardeners Get Fred, 19, was from Charsfield readability. Histories of Together’ group and and would cycle over to Ipswich and thoroughly enjoyed visiting Grundisburgh three or four followed. nurseries and meeting times a During the 1990s, Peter served potential guest speakers. Doug week to as chairman of Grundisburgh was also a regular grass cutter see her & District News for several and player for the bowls club but it years and helped put us on a and helped found the indoor was sound financial footing. He bowls club. For many years, Paul had three sons: Daniel, three also chaired Grundisburgh Grundisburgh had miniature Craig and Robin of whom he years Local History Society. traction engines taking people before was immensely proud. His When the lovely garden at around The Green on trips just he was main interest was Badminton. Finndale House became too before Christmas with Doug invited He played throughout his life much, Peter and his wife often at the front, bowler to the and become Suffolk coaching Helen moved to a house in the hatted and waving a red flag house! And so it continued, co-ordinator. He helped to middle of Woodbridge in to warn of the oncoming with Fred cycling to train coaches and taught many 2009. hazard! Doug regularly generations of Suffolk players. Grundisburgh and Muriel Nicola Hobbs delivered about 1000 copies of cycling to Charsfield - the News to local distributors. We moved to Grundisburgh sometimes staying over. In later years, Doug relied on about 20 years ago and Paul Finally, when Muriel was

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I’d be happy to hear from they fully intend to continue alleviate any problems. GRUNDISBURGH anyone with ideas or wanting to promote this aspect of the The question of security has ILLAGE HALL further information. store. They gained useful been raised. A new alarm has Peter Kendall relevant experience at Old been installed and plans to he architect is now Chair, New Village Hall Steering Group Newton, serving a village with develop living quarters above [email protected] preparing the technical similar requirements to the shop should help increase T 01473 738267 design for the new village Grundisburgh. They will build security. The plans for a one hall. This includes all on the foundation already bedroom flat were submitted architectural, structural and What’s in store? established at The Olde Forge by Justin and permission was Stores regarding suppliers and building services information, concerted, granted but allowed to lapse. and any specialist Aalmost audible These plans subcontractor design and sigh of relief went may now be specifications. He has up in Grundisburgh re-submitted requested guidance from the when we learned to SCDC. A management committee on a that negotiations for base here number of issues including the sale of The would be kitchen design, stage area, Olde Forge Stores particularly landscaping and flooring. had been useful for Advice is now being sought completed. There Sanket who from professionals on these was no longer any commutes issues, using local individuals danger that we Minesh, Sophie and Sanket ready to serve. from and contractors wherever might lose our Cambridge - possible. village shop (perhaps there not an easy journey at any opening hours and the Post time, especially in winter. It This technical design will be never was!) - and, furthermore, Office (PO) will also be open used to seek estimates on the the Post Office too was safe - occurs to me that having a on Sundays. This will be five-month old son may also cost of construction so that the albeit with a change of site. alongside the tills and will village hall management The new joint owners, Minesh mean some sleep deprivation offer the services offered at occasionally! committee can then match and Sanket share the same last the present site. Early in the these with the business plan name, Patel, but are not New Year is the proposed time Continuity which is currently being related. In fact they met when for the change over but, Although with Minesh and prepared. Applications for both were studying for a though no firm date has been Sanket there are two 'new' grant funding can then be Bachelor of Commerce set, I am assured there will be faces at the shop we are all made and the tender degree. After graduation, they no gaps! Information leaflets very familiar with the 'old' documents organised. arranged to meet up again in about the move from The faces - Michaela, Charlotte, Cambridge where both had Your say Street to The Olde Forge Sophie, Andrew, Michael, family and friends in the retail Stores are available at both Richard, Luke and Gemma - When this point is reached, business. Experience gained sites. all still serving us with a smile we plan to hold a further from working with and for (most of the time!) and public open meeting so that these friends and families gave Environment adjusting to the new situation. everyone can have full, up to them the confidence to open Some concern has been date information and another their first store in Old Newton. voiced to me regarding Sanket and Minesh say their opportunity to discuss the plans for the future are, Hub parking problems when the whole project. The Post Office moves but broadly, to serve people in the application for developing the Minesh and Sanket are very facilities will remain the same village and wherever possible current village hall site has aware that the shop is valued as ever - 'on street' mainly. make things even better. It now been revised to take not just as the place to buy Minesh and Sanket are seems to me to be a happy account of planning your newspaper and groceries looking at this to see if combination of established requirements. but also as a social hub and anything can be done to custom and innovation. Madge Nicholas Rat or mouse problem? SP Boiler Services Give us a ring for a no-nonsense service Domestic Oil Fired Boilers sYEARSEXPERIENCE  Boiler Servicing & Repairs s-EMBERSOF#225nHELPINGWILDLIFE ANDSTOPPINGSECONDARYPOISONING  Breakdowns s.OCALLOUTFEE  Local Business s.O6!4  Prompt & Reliable s&ULLPUBLICLIABILITYINSURANCE s0UBLIC INDUSTRYANDFOODSERVICES Tel: 01473 785095 Tel 01473 735168 Website: www.spboilerservices.co.uk or 07765 643484 Witnesham, Ipswich IP6 9HG

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farm, where he still lives. He including barn dances that celebrated the Queen's 90th WI NEWS became a much respected most people will have danced birthday at a street party at the e had a good turn out in wheelwright and though at weddings etc. There are school which we shared with WSeptember for our supposedly retired, he still also historical dances from the the Lunch Club and the Harvest Supper, (our keeps busy renovating gypsy 16th and 17th centuries and children. In July our members membership is on the increase caravans amongst other dances written in the last enjoyed a festive lunch at the and we are thriving once things. What an evening, and decade. None of us are Fountain celebrating the again). After a satisfying what a character he is. Even experts but we have a lot of Club's 60th, and three meal, we settled down to be singing a few ditties to amuse fun trying to be! members’ 90th birthdays. We are looking forward to another entertained by our guest us. All the dance moves are happy year and maybe some speaker, Gus Kitson. Gus is a Mary Moore, also a well explained in simple terms and new members, particularly true Suffolk man, and lives on known Suffolk character, it is not necassary to have a gentlemen - please come and his farm in a quiet corner of joined us in October, to tell us partner. Come along and start our county surrounded by his join us. of her life and work at the your week happy: do contact Mary Bean - Co-ordinator family, dogs and horses. The Forge in , where me on 01473 735788 for her husband, Hector, was more details. the local blacksmith. One Sally Talbot of his most memorable pieces was the Clubbing processional cross for Bury St Edmunds together Cathedral, designed by e have enjoyed another Some of the members of the Jack Penton. It was cast happy year and W Lyttleton and Lunch Clubs and electroplated in gold celebrated on several having enjoyed fish and chips and silver. occasions. This year marked and apple pie at the street Hector died in 1999 but the 60th year of the Golden party. Pat Doggett and Roy (Carol’s husband) gives Gus Mary continued designing Club (now known as the Gordon Bolton (seated); (behind the steam) a hand at village signs with the help of Lyttleton Club), founded in Marian Penson (standing). In wheelwrighting. a couple of friends. Over 50 1956 by Humphrey Lyttleton's background, Daisy Rayfield, signs emerged from mother who lived in the latest addition is a young Betty Poyzer and Barbara Suffolk Punch called Foxy. He Brandeston forge. (See News village at the time. Ward . photo: Mary Bean sadly lost his 27 year old issue 236) Mary Suter and MaryThompson Punch - Adam, last year, but Two very interesting meetings took over in 1976 and did a as with all Gus's animals he which complemented each great job until they both SCOUTPOST had a good life and was well other. moved from the village in loved. 2010. This year in June we he Scouts’ Christmas Carol Barker - 01473 735838. Tcard scheme runs this The youngest of 12 children year until 8 December - and, while still at school, he Stepping Out! cards of any size can be did a paper round followed by here can you go on a sent for 25p to certain a baker's round each day. Gus Monday evening from areas. Collection boxes said that on leaving school at W 7.45 to 9.45 for only £2? in Grundisburgh at Mrs. 15, the only certificate he had And meet a happy, friendly Williams Store; doctors’ gained was one for swimming. dance group? surgery; Grange farm He had a variety of jobs, shop in Hasketon; working with horses first, then Try Grundisburgh Folk Wotsits shop and the as a cowman, brickie and Dance Group at the village library in Woodbridge - plasterer, before settling down hall (IP13 6UP). We dance a and 3 Post Mill Crescent. with his wife, Mary, on the wide range of styles,

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6 Back row: 1 Friend of 2? 2 Glacice Watling; 3 Jennifer Harris; 4 Jennifer hese two pictures have been found in Grundisburgh church. Heale; 5 Maureen Shenstone; 6 Graham Leach (cross bearer); TThe left one is of the choir taken in 1956: John Dunnett has 7 Ann Dunnett; 8 Veronica Watling; 9 John Andrews; 10 Janet been able to identify most of the people - I would be interested Heale; 11 Maureen Churchyard; 12 Susan Wells; 13 Rosalind to know who the others might be. Leach (Organist); 13 Mrs Broom; 14 Mrs Kersy-Wellard (Choir Trainer); 15 Dorothy Coates; 16 Janet Gladden. The picture above John thinks might be of a ‘rogation Middle row: procession’ and the rector possibly Rev Sutton. Date? John guesses 1930 but I think it might be earlier, judging by the dress 1 John Cotton; 2 ? 3 Ian Rayment; 4 Rev Anthony Thursfield; and hat worn by the lady in white. More like 1910 (my 5 John Dunnett; 6 Howard Leach; 7 Neville Rayment; 8 Susan Jessup. grandmother had just such a dress and hat for her wedding in Front Row: 1909!) What do our readers might make of it? 1 John Sammels; 2 Michael (?) Beale; 3 Mervyn Jessup; 4 David If you have any information, please email me at Rayment; 5 Trevor Spurling; 6 ? Davies?; 7 Jeanie Dunnett; 8 [email protected] Richard Sammels.

From Charsfield MacMillan Cancer Support. A chocolate will be available. You can find out more about Baptist Church.... grand total of £210 was raised. Every blessing to all. us on our website A special note of thanks to our www.grundisburghchapel.org. Bruce Francis tel 277182, friends in for the [email protected] uk where you can also any thanks for your bric-a-brac and books they download our Sunday Mwonderful support and donated. ....and Grundisburgh sermons. encouragement throughout a Baptist chapel busy summer of events, we Games galore If anyone would appreciate a hope you all enjoyed Every second Thursday of the visit at home or in hospital or yourselves. Our summer month, come and enjoy a e look forward to wish to chat about Christian started with Songs of Praise variety of table top games or WChristmas celebrations things, please feel free to get on 5 June celebrating the bring your own favourite once again with an in touch with me or Bruce at Queens 90th birthday with a along to share from 6:30pm opportunity to take a break Charsfield.. brief history of Charsfield onwards at the Chapel Hall. from the hustle and bustle to Colin Grimwood tel 738856. Mobile 07979 village. Thank you to all who Age 6-106? From Mid-Loes think about what the birth of 120549, email [email protected]. shared your personal and beyond - you are all Jesus means for us. We recollections, photographs and welcome to join in the fun! warmly invite you to our statistics to help us better As usual, tea/coffee and hot Christmas services: see below. appreciate our wonderful village. CHRISTMAS CHURCH and CHAPEL SERVICES Harvest Ashbocking: Carol Service 18 December 4pm; Holy Communion 25 December 11am During the ‘Harvest Supper’ Boulge: Holy Communion 25 December 11am on 18 September, £157 was raised for the Charsfield Burgh: Carol Service 24 December 6pm; Holy Communion 25 December 9.30am defibrillator fund: this will be Charsfield Baptist Chapel: Village Carol Service 18 December 6.30pm; Morning Service 25 used to support training days. December 10.30am (jointly with Grundisburgh chapel) Thank you for your generosity Clopton: Carol Service 24 December 6pm; Holy Communion 25 December 11am and also to all who used their creative talents preparing Wild Grundisburgh: Carol service 18 December 7pm; Crib Service 24 December 4.30pm; Berry and Seed Mosaics to Midnight Service 24 December 11.30pm. exhibit during the evening and Grundisburgh Baptist Chapel: Family Service 18 December 10.45am; Carol Service 24 for the Harvest Celebration December 6.30pm Service the following day - they all looked great! Hasketon: Carol Service 18 December 5.30pm; Crib Service 24 December 3pm; Midnight Service 24 December 11.30pm. Again, it was great to welcome many of you from Otley: Carol Service 18 December 5.30pm; Crib Service 24 December 4.30pm; Midnight the village to worship with us Service 24 December 11.30pm. and give thanks to the Lord of Swilland: Carol Service 18 December 11am; Holy Communion 25 December 9.30am the Harvest. On Friday, 30 Tuddenham: Carol Service 18 December 6.30pm; Children’s Service 24 December 3.30pm; September we joined in with the World’s Largest Coffee Midnight Communion 24 December 11.30pm; Family Service with Communion 25 December Morning in support of 9.30am

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that's what it looks like at the Objection! moment!). Playford and Little Good byes and hello at hanks to well-attended Bealings have been assured Tuddenham! Tpublic meetings held in that local footpaths will only and Playford in be closed for the very August, over 150 letters of minimum time possible while objection were received by work is being carried out but, fter 33 years as a SCDC planners from residents of course, if they strike an ATuddenham and interested parties. The unforeseen snag, who resident in which she focus of the objections was knows?...... has given freely of her time and expertise Town Council’s A large temporary depot is to proposed boundary for their in many ways, Dr be built to the north of Gill Cruickshank has Neighbourhood Plan which Playford on the south side of had included parts of the moved to a new home the C324 (Bealings Road) and in Woodbridge. adjoining parishes. Kesgrave will be in operation for two or TC has now reduced the area three years, thankfully they The village held a encompassed to coincide with haven't started it yet as, bring and share tea its own town boundaries. despite what we've been told, party in Gill’s honour Now this has been accepted on Sunday 16 I cannot believe it won't Bill Pipe and Gill Cruickshank by SCDC, Kesgrave can disrupt traffic in that area. October to say thank you and progress with their Plan. goodbye. Chairman of the Marian Hedgley parish council, Bill Pipe, TADPOLESʼ Plans afoot (see also planning notes on p .15 - Ed.) made a presentation to Gill Playford has been exploring and in his short speech REPRIEVE the possibilities of developing acknowledged the work that ean, Alan and Catherine its own Neighbourhood Plan she has undertaken – most Jhaving stepped down from for the last year or so and now notably chairing the village the production team – and that Theresa May has advised hall committee, being a nobody stepping forward to it's in every parish's best member of St Martin’s PCC take over the reins - interest to have one, we will and organising the annual TADPOLES will not be almost certainly go ahead! church fete and the bi-annual performing their usual Panto has been Burns Supper. in 2017. However from an working on their In her response, Gill thanked idea initially proposed by 13 Neighbourhood Plan for the the village for supporting her year old Hayden Becket, last three years - it's now in through difficult times. She TADPOLES have decided that the final stages and should be added that, in leaving, she has they will instead perform a accepted in January or Saturday 8 October saw a realised what she has left ‘One Night Only’ variety show February 2017. ‘political’ marriage in Playford behind. on Saturday 4 March 2017. Disruption Church when Marian Rosling, We wish her well in her new Put the date in your diary - clerk to Playford parish council and if you wish to be involved Initial work on laying home – but it’s not goodbye married Colin Hedgley, District (on or off the stage) please underground cables for just au revoir! Councillor and Great Bealings contact Liz or Trevor on EAOW project has started and Words: Rev Alan Forsdike. councillor. Colin is also the 785400 we've had van loads of present Playford workers standing around churchwarden. The Church scratching their heads looking Introducing Sarah... was full for the ceremony and at bare fields and trying to the reception was held in Sarah Jenkins is a student at Westcott House Theological remember where they said Playford village hall. The College, Cambridge, where she is training they would dig (I'm hoping it's couple plan to take their for ordination. Sarah is ‘on attachment’ to more organised than that but honeymoon later in the year. St. Martin’s benefice for the two years of her training. During her time with us, Sarah will be taking as active a part in our church life as possible. She will worship Lynda Braybrooke with us on Sundays and be involved in leading parts of some services and will i n t e r i o r s  have opportunities to preach each term. Sarah will also attend some of the a complete professional service meetings we have during each year and for curtains and soft furnishings will become a temporary member of the ministry team. supply your own fabric or choose This is an exciting opportunity as much for us, as for Sarah. from a wide selection of fabric books Jean Ellinor free design and measuring service p.s: St Martin’s held its annual Gift day and Bring & Buy on Church Hill on 22 October. The event was well supported and raised over £2,200 for the church fabric fund. Church wardens, Monica & Jim, t:01473 251592 / 07887556981 thank everyone who supported this event. e:[email protected]

8 Somersham Ward at Ipswich Smartie tubes (kindly LOCAL HEROES hospital. What did Rachel do organised by headmistress, with her hair that was cut off? Libby Brown - the proceeds n our Autumn edition we saves so many little lives being shared between Tommy every day. She donated it to Locks of Ireported Mike Stiff of Love - a charity that makes and the Ipswich Night Stoney Road Grundisburgh They began with a 2.4km run, hair-pieces for children who Shelter); and an evening of and James, his autistic son, then jumped on a bike for a have lost their own hair choir song in Grundisburgh were in the planning stage of 15km cycle ride and finished through cancer treatment. church, courtesy of Upbeat! an 80km/50 mile sponsored with a gruelling stair climb to Nothing wasted. on 2 December (and again at walk from Woodbridge to the 29th floor of the world's Tuddenham church on the Things have finally begun to celebrate their tallest hospital tower. following evening). 80th and 50th birthdays moving on to the home Between them they raised Tom and his family would respectively. approximately £1,500. straight for Tom Brown and the family’s desire to provide also like to thank everyone The walk duly took place in him with a who donated their spare October and was a great ‘window to the change in Grundisburgh post success in that James world’. As office over the last few thoroughly enjoyed the featured in our months, raising £50 for the experience, being up and autumn issue, cause. Without the support of ready to walk on the four Tom faces a local residents and businesses, mornings in question. To number of daily it would have been so much have cover for any mishaps, harder to achieve this for Mike had a guest walker Tommy. accompany Tanya Fosdick them each day: on the final End of the line? stormy day it was James's T are proposing to remove sister Sarah. Bfrom service about 60 public phone boxes. Places Whilst being a affected in The News’ area are further lifetime Playford, Little Bealings, experience for Clopton, Tuddenham and James to add Otley and each box should to his two have a notice posted inside. Lands End to SCDC has a 90 day John O'Groats consultation period and will be cycle rides, the writing to each affected parish prime Clockwise from top: Diana Pipe council for their views. If the incentive for the walk was and Lucie Clayton; Rachel Ward; telephone service removal is the raising of money for the Tommy Brown; James Mike Stiff accepted, parishes will have Home Farm Trust. This is a with Sarah on Southwold pier. the opportunity to adopt the charity which supports some box for another form of 3,000 people with a learning community use. disability. James has so far More than challenges due to raised an amazingly £8,146! 80 people his cerebral and C shows assembled at Mike would like to thank pseudobulbar The Dog on wo new reactors are most sincerely the generous palsy. Unless to cheer on proposed for Sizewell C. folk of Grundisburgh who there are any T Rachel Consultations are scheduled to supported their cause, not delays in the Ward as she take place between 23 forgetting the daily ‘gofer’ planning process, suffered the November 2016 and 3 Heather who, when building work is 'indignity' of February 2017. EDF are convenient, appeared with her due to start having all holding public exhibitions mobile Costa Coffee services. in the new her hair shaved off - in with staff on hand to answer Well done on this family year. public! Rachel's mother died your questions: these will be achievement! of cancer three years ago and The target held from 11am to 3 pm as Margaret Quinton of she wanted to do not only amount was follows: reached, Grundisburgh would like to something positive to help Ufford Park Hotel, Melton say many thanks to everyone other cancer sufferers but thanks in no small part to on Monday 28 November; who supported her for staying also to draw a line under Village sober for October in aid of what Rachel called a series a generous donation of Hall on Thursday1 December; Macmillan. She raised the of personal tragedies. The Ipswich Town Hall, Friday 9 grand sum of £435. head-shave followed two materials from SEH December; Woodbridge On 30 September two fund-raising 25-mile walks Community Hall, Tuesday 13 (which netted nearly £1,500) Windows. The local Gurdon Tuddenham ladies, Diana Trust also donated £500. December. There will be Pipe and Lucie Clayton went and three entries in the Race further exhibitions in , for Life in as many years. Further fundraising efforts to to London to compete in the come include a stall at the and : Urban Challenge to raise Rachel's shave attracted to be advertised locally once support to the tune of £800 - Hasketon village fete on 27 money for Evelina Children's November; a collection from timings and venues have been Hospital, which saved James four times her expectation - confirmed. which has been donated to the pupils at Kyson Primary Pipe's life 5 years ago and School in Woodbridge using

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In civvy street, Brian started HEARTFELT ART Beth says “I believe that as a farm machinery lecturer eth Taylor has been handing on the skill is very at the Rope Walk in Ipswich. Bcreative her whole life. important and that gives me In 1960 he pioneered the Her mother was a very skilled great satisfaction". She has Witnesham Agricultural seamstress who made all her indeed taught others: in her Education Centre on the site own clothes and Beth first year of staging an open of the present primary school. absorbed everything from her, studio she had more than 90 Walter Hayles, the then beginning with making visitors. Textile working is County Farm Machinery clothes for her teddy bears as currently enjoying a Adviser, who lived in a child to then dressing resurgence in popularity and is Bealings, was often brought in herself. Sewing is just a huge by no means a ‘dying art’. She to provide specific expert pleasure for her. feels strongly that textile art advice. In the same year, and felting should indeed be Brian became a founder Her professional career regarded as art and not a member and Secretary of the culminated as headmistress of craft. From what I saw, I (East) Suffolk Farm a school in Colchester but it completely agree with her. Machinery Club which used to wasn't until she retired and She is planning a solo meet over the Cock and Pye in knowledge immensely. exhibition in Woodbridge Upper Brook Street. Still In the final year of the Library in August 2017 going, with Brian as its course she worked on entitled, appropriately enough, Secretary, the 120-strong club the altar frontal for ‘Wearable Art’. now has centres at Debenham, Bury, and Dedham church and Amanda Cooper wrote about embroidery Woodbridge. He organises through the ages as part visits to farms and factories of her diploma. around the UK and the continent. The club also has a Beth was interviewed to Stacks of active social and lecture join the ‘02 textile programmes. Group’, so named as knowledge! most members f you want to completed their C & G Iknow anything course in 2002. It is a about farm very professional group machinery - from which meets once a early hand- month to share ideas. operated seed They have exhibited drills to the latest Above: the green felt jacket nominated widely at Snape, Hyde GPS-controlled for gold medal; below: a close-up of Hall, Chelmsford and tractors (some Beth’s intricate felt-work. in a Southwold art now are even gallery. driver-less), then The studio in Brian Bell of Beth’s Debach Ashbocking is garden is your man. overflowing with Farm machinery wonderful things has been his life- - from pictures long passion from the time that have been when, as a young boy in machine Norfolk, he learnt at first-hand embroidered to how mechanisation could jackets which can vastly improve productivity only be described and profitability for the farmer. as ‘wearable art’ - Following a particularly they are so successful commercial embarked on a four-year City beautifully crafted and relationship with a local store, and Guilds (C & G) textile original. his father was able to buy a and embroidery course in Beth showed me some brand-new Ferguson tractor for 2005 that textiles really examples of felting and I was the princely sum of £325 became a passion. One of her not expecting the delicacy of which enabled him to do final pieces for the course, a the pieces she put in front of lucrative contracting work for Pictures from top: a Bamford’s green felt jacket was me. The wool had been other farmers in the area. Brian Patent No 3 ‘Rapid’ grinding mill nominated for a gold medal. worked with immense skill took an engineering restored by Brian; receiving his Inspiration and many examples have apprenticeship after he left MBE from HM The Queen; the beautiful silk threads running Paston grammar school in sprayer found at Charsfield and She particularly mentions her through them, which only North Walsham and did his restored; a half-track Model N teacher Chris Bojan who adds to the intricate detail of national service with REME. Fordson tractor from the 1930s inspired her to try new her work. Naturally. displayed at an enthusiasts’ techniques: this broadened her agricultural machinery show. 10 ... personal passions ...... personal passions ...... personal passions ... After ten years at Witnesham, found virtually derelict in an This all began when Chris Brian moved to the newly- apple orchard in Charsfield. worked at Sea Pets in opened Otley College which The machine (which still and was then comprised only two works) was used to mix water allocated to the reptile workshops, four classrooms, a and chemicals and pump the section because none of the library and a dining room: resultant cocktail through a other staff wanted to work nonetheless 250 farm students network of buried pipes there (particularly with the a week would attend day- leading to hydrants around the tarantulas!). release orchard. The trees could then Leo, the leopard gecko, was courses be treated with minimal effort the first to arrive at Chris’s there. Brian and manpower. Grundisburgh home, lectured until As if machinery wasn’t followed by the corn snakes. he retired in enough, Brian also has a large The two adult ‘beardies’ are 1993 collection of domestic Yoshi and Bowser, plus whereupon glassware including antique Yoshi’s four offspring. Chris he received bottles, stoppers and meat had problems when her eggs the MBE for paste jars. Much of this were being incubated due to his services collection was dredged from a a major power failure for to nearby pond which had been two to three days and he had young ones. The menu for the agriculture. used as a rubbish tip. to try creative ways to keep pets includes live insects, He was a them warm. Two are a bit fresh vegetables and salad - Vice undersized as a result, but and ready frozen rats. Principal of they are healthy Chris says. the college, organised The beardies many ‘Power seem to be in Action’ Chris’s demonstrations and has favourite authored many text books plus and he finds some 17 DVDs on farm them very machinery: in fact he still responsive. writes for The Farmers Guide And he showed me the “Their body magazine under a pseudonym. ‘mystery object’ pictured language is above. If you want to know easy to read Collector what it is, go to page 19! as their Not content with the academic words: Richard Watkinson beards side of mechanisation, Brian change photos: Richard Watkinson and Brian Bell has his own collection of colour and agricultural and grass Here be puff out if machinery. Restoring them to Chris’s day working order and in their Dragons! job is with original colours is all part of Gull the fun which he enjoys with hris Turner has been Cottage his son Jonathan. Cpassionate about Cattery in His oldest artefact animals since childhood. Dallinghoo is a Ransomes Then it was cats and dogs where he cultivator from but he has now become cares for 1890. Of fascinated by more exotic the cats particular local pets. Currently he has six being interest is a 1930s bearded dragons, two corn boarded Ruston & Hornsby snakes and a leopard there. He petrol/paraffin- gecko, all with their own also runs powered sprayer individual tanks. his own small enterprise, Turner Pet they get grumpy; and they Services*, which offers a love running around the range of animal services from lounge”, he says. Yoshi, now pet sitting to behaviourist renamed ‘Mumma’ which she work. seems to like, particularly enjoys being outside in the He takes his care of all those garden – on a lead – in fine in his charge very seriously weather. and has studied animal care on-line for a number of years, Many of the creatures arrived gaining many qualifications. with Chris because they needed new homes. Words Nicola Hobbs, photos Peter Kendall Food needs to be served once a day – and more for the *www.turnerpetservices.co.uk, 07729 424484 11 Planning Cambridge has agreed to C.W. continue as treasurer. Grundisburgh’s The society’s main Gardening event, Grundisburgh Village Show for Village Show, is booked Services for Saturday 15 July and Regular Maintenance 2017 Hidden Gardens for the weekend of 10 and 11 Mowing • Digging new year has already June. The date for our started for Grundisburgh Hedge Cutting A evening garden party Burgh & Culpho Horticultural Turfing & Grass Seeding will be fixed later. Society. At our AGM, I was Clearing Financials elected chairman while former Sharon and Martin Cripps. chairman, Peter Kendall, Over the past 10 years or so, becomes vice chairman. the society has been able to schedule, and more show Sharon Cripps is the new pass on money to charities – patrons (formerly known as Tel 01473 890144 secretary and Michael amounting to some £10,000. vice presidents) who make an

However, this year all our annual donation. current funds need to be An enthusiastic team is in retained to mount next year’s place to organize the events show and we have not been but we could still do with able to release any money. more help, particularly on So, we have decided that the show day itself.  two good causes chosen for 2016 – Grundisburgh Scouts Details of the classes for the and the Country Trust – will 2017 show will be published benefit next year. in January and be available on the website – While a highly successful www.grundisburgh.show - and event, the show costs a lot to in Grundisburgh shops. I can run and we are looking at be contacted on more ways of increasing [email protected] revenue. This will include a drive to recruit additional Martin Cripps 01473 738997. sponsors who cover prize money and advertise in the

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12 assembly where the children much hope the matter will be SCHOOLS AND PLAYGROUPS were given the opportunity to settled. Thankfully, the talk about the day and say peppercorn rent remains and Siren voices at a wonderful singing project what they had enjoyed. SCC have agreed that the called ‘Everlasting Light’ in playgroup can provide their The School has for many Charsfield aid of the charity ‘Tear Fund’, own annual inspections for the which is aiming to raise years taught French to all Key n Class One at Charsfield, building which, incidentally, £50,000 to support children Stage 2 pupils and early in the children have been very they have always previously I and families in some of the September received the busy learning about our term carried out anyway! poorest regions of Uganda. Bronze Linguamarque Award topic - Superheroes - and have The children attended a for the quality of its teaching More widely been designing their own recording session at Kesgrave of French. Sadly, Grundisburgh is not the Superhero comic strips. Class High School with many other On Friday 7 October the only playgroup facing similar Two pupils have been local schools on 8 October and school held its annual harvest challenges and we hope to thoroughly enjoying their from this a CD and DVD of festival celebration. Pupils provide updates for elsewhere literacy lessons, re-writing the traditional and contemmporary brought in packets and tins of in the area in the next edition opening chapter of the BFG. Christmas songs will be food which were then donated of the News. They focused on using produced to go on sale at the to the local charity FIND, descriptive language to draw You may have heard through end of November. In early supporting families in need. in the reader and to create National media about the December the children have The next day, many children suspense. Some are very proposals for 30 hours free been invited to perform at a gave up their Saturday spooky! child care where both parents concert at Spa morning to join with other work and earn under £100k Children in Class Three have Pavilion. Their singing is schools (including Charsfield - per year. As you can imagine, been learning about what it beautiful and the children have see above) at Kesgrave to this may be an offer that many was like to have been a WW2 shown real enthusiasm for record that CD of Christmas parents take up and which will evacuee: they made gas learning the 14 songs! songs for Tear Fund. have a significant impact on masks, gas mask boxes and small groups like labels for our evacuee day. We Swings and Grundisburgh, Hintlesham, Witnesham and Otley. In Roundabouts at order for it to meet the anticipated number of places the Playgroups required, SCC are asking rundisburgh Playgroup groups to offer extended hours Gwelcomes a new member and a 50 week per year of staff, Alison, who brings a service, as opposed to the wealth of experience and current term-time only service. knowledge to the team - she Fortunately, these playgroups joins following the departure meet to discuss the common challenges they face and they built an Anderson shelter in of Anna Greenwood, who has work together to exchange our classroom for the retired and Maria Garcia who information and provide children to use when we hear has returned to Spain. The mutual support. the air raid siren. Several playgroup wishes them both commented that they found well in their new pursuits. Have your say the sound very unnerving but Earlier this year Suffolk Playgroups want to meet the it helped them to imagine County Council (SCC) needs of local parents and what it would have been like dropped a bombshell on welcome your views: to gauge in the war. Earlier in the term, Félicitations, playgroups, seeking massive the demand for this service in the class took part in our bi- Witnesham! hikes in rents and fees but, Grundisburgh, you are invited annual residential visit to following meetings between to take part in a survey: forms Hilltop in Norfolk, t Witnesham Primary Grundisburgh Playgroup are available from Olde Forge challenging themselves at ASchool on 27 September committee and SCC, a deal Stores or ring 735161 for a various different activities, all pupils and staff came may be in sight over the copy by email or post. The such as the super swing, dressed in the flag colours of a ground lease for the results of the survey should be orienteering, bush craft and country of their choice - some playgroup building, built 25 out in January and the service the tree-top trail. even painted their faces! This years ago by the community offered will hopefully meet colourful occasion was to Song and dance for local children. Originally, parents’ needs. promote the European Day of the playgroup also faced In September, a Caribbean Languages to celebrate the significant charges for SCC If you would like more Steel Pan workshop from 6000+ languages spoken annual building inspections, information about playgroup, London came to the school, around the world; promote plus a charge of £1,000 for the please feel free to call in at with the children playing the language learning and to have drawing up of the new 25 year any time and see it yourselves. steel pans, dancing and some multilingual fun. lease! SCC have agreed terms Or email [email protected] singing. This was an amazing Throughout the day pupils to allow the playgroup to pay for a brochure and application experience which all loved took part in a number of the fees for the drawing up of form. Current session times and which was a great chance different activities including the lease over two years, are: Monday: 9.10am - 12.10pm to see something quite unusual Brazilian salsa drumming, which is a big help for a small and 12.10-3.10 pm; Tuesday: for them. making and eating Dutch children’s charity. The 9.10am-12.10pm and 12.10- 3.10 pm; Wednesday, Key Stage 2 children from apple flappen pastries, Indian playgroup is currently waiting Thursday and Friday: 9.10 am Charsfield and Witnesham had dance and Japanese art. The for the detailed terms of the day ended with a whole school -12.10 pm. the opportunity to take part in new lease and then they very Tanya Fosdick

13 PUB NEWS and EVENTS Charsfield Three Horseshoes are hosting a New Year's Eve every other Tuesday and we menu £35 per person 7pm for 7.30pm (pub closes at 10.30). s usual, every Friday party starting at 6.30 with a are thinking of starting a Aevening it’s fish and fabulous curry buffet and craft/knitting/crochet group to Looking ahead: our Burns’ chips; on the last Wednesday dancing to The Jack Starr meet on the alternate Tuesday Night supper will be at 7pm of the month it’s curry evening Band. Tickets £45 per head – contact me on 01473 890312 on Friday 27 January and with a choice of five home- are available at the bar. if you’re interested. there’s a special Valentine’s made curries. Our Christmas Incidentally, did you know - Christmas is nearly upon us Dinner menu on the day itself menu is now available. On 3 our leaf sphere sculpture and and we are looking forward to - Tuesday 14 February. celebrating with you all. Our December we celebrate four our wonderful seagulls are by Swilland Moon and Mushroom years at the pub with a party local artist Paul Richardson, website – and lighting up the Christmas famous for his dancers www.thewhitehartotley.co.uk n 27 November come and tree. On Christmas Eve there at Ipswich hospital and the will keep you up to date with Ohave a 3-course Taste of will be carols by candlelight man swatting flies above the all that’s going on at your very India for £25. The next day and a prize draw (7pm start). loos, near the Ipswich Regent! local pub. it’s the Men’s Group with Grundisburgh Dog dinner and speaker. Our We are open at lunchtime only Otley White Hart Christmas menu runs from 2 on Christmas and Boxing any thanks to all who n addition to the normal to 23 December: 2-course Days and closed on New Mmade summer at the Hart Ifare, we are running a lunch £16.95, 3-course £18.95. Year’s Day. But see 2017 in so enjoyable... Now Autumn special game menu from 24 to Three course evening meals at our New Year’s Eve party has her grip, the roaring fire is 27 November (inclusive). £22.95. On 12 December it’s from 7.30 - posh dress, posh back in commission and we Our BIG Christmas quiz - will our lunar ladies group dinner nosh. £5 a head! have a couple of new red be on Sunday 3 December at and quiz. Ashbocking and Hasketon Turk’s Head wines on our list for your 7pm; our New Year’s Day Swilland carol singers are here quiz will be at the same time on 15 December; on 21 e are delighted to have delectation and delight. Our on 1 January 2017 as will the December we have carols by made it into the Good annual charity poker W Valentine quiz on 5 February. candlelight from 8pm. We are Food Guide in our first year - tournament on 13 November open for lunch and dinner on a real tribute to chef Mauli's this year was in aid of Our Christmas party menu is Christmas Eve; lunch on wonderful dishes. We have Lighthouse, a local charity on from 1 to 24 December: Christmas Day until 6pm; also just been added to The which helps women and lunchtime - 2 courses £14, 3 lunchtime only on Boxing Good Beer Guide. We will be children escape from domestic courses £17.50; Evening - 2 Day. New Year’s Eve: drink open on Christmas Day for abuse. courses £19, 3 courses £23.50 and a buffet - £10 a head. drinks from 12 to 3pm and we The Ukulele group still meets New Year’s Eve set dinner

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14 having a Christmas party at Regent as their Group outing, considered for one of these Grundisburgh Ten Pin Bowling, Martlesham. and lots of exciting activities properties should ensure they scouts A very active few weeks! and camps are already being are on the housing register organised for next year. www.gatewaytohomechoice.org. his December the 1st Scouts went on an Incident Hike in September, attended 1st Otley is a very successful Anticipated completion date is TGrundisburgh Scout Group March 2017. will celebrate 60 Years of district link camp, had an scout group and is always continuous scouting having international badge night, looking for new children and restarted for the third time in district cooking competition at adults to join. We especially Risky young 1956. The Group originally Kesgrave and visited the need more adults to enable us began in 1921 but all records Police headquarters’ famous to carry out a full and rural drivers have been lost, then again in museum. They, too, will be rewarding programme. If act: nationally, young 1936 but because of the ten pin bowling at Christmas. you’d like to know more about Fdrivers living in rural areas Second World War the Group Explorers went on a navigator joining or helping (you don’t are 44% more likely to be and we held our first fireworks badge hike in October, have to make a regular involved in an injury crash display in November to attended district camp and commitment – just come along than their urban cousins. A celebrate those 60 Years. It sold Glow-sticks and sweets at and join in the fun of combination of rural roads and raised £1,200 for scout funds. the firework display, taking scouting), please contact inexperience means that rural Martyn Osborne on 892180. We welcome Sam Brown as part in Chief Scout badge youngsters are over- Assistant Cub Leader giving work and having a Christmas Jayne Vaughan represented in crashes on Archie much needed help with party sleepover. bends; in darkness; on wet the Cub section. Paul has left Pat Ross, Group Secretary 01473 735352 HOUSING roads and with loss of control with our best wishes but he as a factor. They are also over- www.grundisburghscouts.org.uk represented in single vehicle will support the group when www.fynnvalleyexplorers.org.uk OPPORTUNITY he can. crashes and where alcohol ight of the 24 homes plays a part. One reason for Otley appeal Ecurrently being built on their over-involvement is that he 1st Otley Scout Group Ipswich Road, Grundisburgh, rural young people start to Thas been very busy over will be available for rent. learn to drive earlier than the last year. Cubs attended The eight ‘affordable’ units those from towns and cities - the District 100 year birthday comprise four 1-bed not surprising, given public camp at Glemham Hall and apartments and four 2-bed transport options. the scouts went to the Forest bungalows. These will be Highest risk area of Dean for their summer owned and managed by camp, spending a week Orwell Housing Association, Recent work for Suffolk hiking, pioneering and on 0345 60 100 30, County Council compared the Above: Grundisburgh Beavers kayaking. The Beavers went [email protected]. crash involvement of residents preparing shoeboxes for the on a sleepover to Sizewell across the county and found appeal (see also p.20); below: The properties will be made that young people in The Charsfield Cubs and Scouts on available to those on the News’ area are amongst those the Deben. Housing with the highest collision Register through Homechoice rates, as shown in the map Beavers hiked to Great who make a bid, with priority below. The darker the area, the Bealings village hall given initially to those with a higher the number of young where new Beavers were local connection to drivers per head of population ‘invested’ into the group. Grundisburgh. After that, involved in crashes, with We had the story of Guy priority will be given to young people from our area in Fawkes and made a guy; people with a local connection particular over 3 times more had a great Halloween to one of the neighbouring likely to have a collision than parishes (Clopton, Otley, party when all Beavers came and had a super campfire on those from Ipswich. in fancy dress; ‘Experiment Burgh, Hasketon, Great the last meeting of the summer More on Suffolk crashes at: Night’ with a parent and Bealings, Culpho, and cooked marshmallows and www.suffolkroadsafe.net Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox and bananas on the fire, ending National research data is at: Gift Night. We will, of Swilland). with campfire songs. www.roadsafetyanalysis.org course, be making Christmas Anyone wanting to be decorations and having a party! Ben Dines (Scout Leader) ran Tanya Fosdick a very successful kayaking Cubs have been working course for cubs and scouts: it towards the ‘Our Skills’ lasted 10 weeks and all the challenge badge, involving young people thoroughly athletics, problem solving, the enjoyed the experience. They human body and many other kayaked down the Olympic things. Cubs visited ‘Pets At course at Lee Valley for their Home’ with the older ones last session! going to link camp with scouts. Most cubs attended a The group had a good turnout Halloween camp at Hallowtree harvest festival on 2 October with the added bonus of a and were very proud of Joseph major firework display. They (Cub) as he read the prayer. will join scouts to hike along The Beavers, Cubs, Scouts the Fynn Valley, ending at and Leaders are all going to Accident rates in Martlesham fish shop and are see the ‘Wizard of Oz’ at the Suffolk.

15 LOCAL ENTERPRISES PICTURE PERFECT arrie Herries has been in Cbusiness with Hallo Cards for 30 years working from her Grundisburgh studio. During this time she has faced many challenges, such as the dramatic decline of shops and galleries on the high street in the recent economic climate. As a result there has been a complete rethink of marketing Carrie works in many media strategy. This has not been and particularly enjoys pen easy but Carrie and her and ink with coloured wash husband Rupert have worked which translates well into steadily to rebuild the local print. Gouache, oil paint, market by supplying cards to watercolour and coloured farm shops and new retailers, pencils are also used. Hallo as well as direct to the public Cards were originally silk- at the monthly screen printed using hand-cut market and online at stencils, creating a unique A Paradise for Pets ! www.hallocards.com They style which still proves have also staged events in popular. Carrie normally arol and Maston King ‘think dog’ and is confident popular tourist locations like begins by drawing doodles Cmoved to Burgh in 2009 they will "go home as happy Southwold and ; and sketches which are then and were keen to set up a as when they arrived". There last year Williams Stores in developed into finished business on site. They is always someone on site Grundisburgh did very well on designs. She then passes these decided kennels was the 24/7 and they even offer sales in aid of East Anglia’s on to her husband who obvious choice as they have a shampoo and blow-drying to Children’s Hospices. prepares them ready for digital huge love of animals. It took their canine guests (and day Inspiration printing. She also reproduces two years to complete state- boarders can enjoy these her paintings as cards, many of-the-art facilities which facilities too). Many of Carrie’s ideas and of which are local land and boast underfloor heating and So what does the future hold designs come from her own seascapes. air conditioning in the 12 imagination. Inspiration also for this conscientious Moving ahead kennels with outside runs. business? Naturally, the comes from constantly answer is a cattery which is observing life and particularly When asked if there were any due to be up and running by humorous moments as they plans for expansion, Carrie the Spring 2017. There will happen and which are said that things have changed be five cat pods but with recorded in her sketchbook. A so dramatically that they are work in progress shows a looking for new ways to group of ice-skaters with publicise their products. This Santa finding time to join in means updating and re- There are kitchen and and have fun whilst his designing their web-site with grooming facilities - reindeer look on. Often the help of their son Lewis. all very luxurious. They something stays in her head Despite the growth of social described the process as "a for years and re-emerges media and the decline in letter labour of love, blood, sweat unexpectedly fully formed as writing, people still enjoy and tears in equal measure!" flexibility for multiple cats a design. The aspect Carrie sending greetings cards. As Full attention from the same family to be enjoys most is making things Hallo Cards are blank inside it able to stay together. happen by following through The kennels have a large provides the space for a Everything will, of course, be her own ideas and initiatives. personal message and an client base with much repeat up to scratch. Also seeing people enjoying business as well as many opportunity to keep in touch her work and the satisfaction in a joyful and positive way - referrals. This reflects the To contact: 01473 738169 www.king- that they are sending Hallo ethos of the Kings who want kennels.co.uk which is great news for the Cards to friends and relatives business. to offer a small, exclusive and Amanda Cooper across the world. Jenness Proctor personalised service. Their approach to their canine guests? "We treat them as if they are our own". The dogs are let out to play and exercise a minimum of four times a day and any particular needs are catered for and Carol has happily hand fed dogs staying with her. She always tries to

16 J2O ? - no, JMO have a long time to wait. To a wonderful ‘Vintage’! to keep ourselves busy we So the future looks bright: we have interplanted with dwarf have plenty of regular work to ubilee Year and, to honour very beginning we have had fruit trees which are doing do and much fund-raising to that thought, the ‘Jubilee wonderful help from the J really well and which will achieve – but the prospect that Field’ became a new and Suffolk Wildlife Trust - give us fruit in only a few one day there will be such a distinct part of Bredfield. professional advisors on every years’ time. harvest to gather and to share Bought by the parish council subject and a personal is a delightful one and so true in 2013 with money from Community Leader for events Bats and botany to Suffolk and its values. sponsorship from Viridor and for the first two seasons. (We This year, we had a Next on my Agenda is to start others, including SCDC, miss her even now!). wildflower lesson from to ask neighbouring villages Adnams and Bredfield botanist Stephen Massey - a On 1 March 2014 we planted what they feel about creating a Charitable Trust, this was a lovely walk on a perfect June our traditional orchard trees - ‘co-operative’ of local brand-new venture for the evening; a bat evening - each sponsored (but not orchards so that we can begin whole population of our small learning about the different owned) by local families. to share our thoughts, hopes village and a new way of species and the rescue charity Again we had enormous and one day – big chopping thinking. caring for all bats. And in amounts of energetic advice October, a Juicing Day - an and juicing machines…… to This was extra space provided on grafting, planting and experimental afternoon when match the size of the harvests! with people in mind: what did choosing our trees - this time residents brought their own words Helen Young; photos Ingrid McIvor we each want to achieve? from the How could we make it Suffolk Painting and suitable for everyone to enjoy Traditional in their own ways? And also Orchard Decorating and make something of it for the Group - led village ‘as a whole’? A lot of famously by Ceramic Tiling thinking and a great deal of Paul Read. all competitive prices talking - just a marvellous way When mature, for people to get to know each the trees will FREE ESTIMATES other better and to choose be of a great Above: press coverage - bringing fruit into the gazebo ways forward which could height and give for the squeeze; below: Vincent Buckman hard at work. Garden and Grass meet some, if not all, of the good shade for picnics but just Cutting Service garden fruits, used the chopper answers. now they are youngsters so we and pressing machines and D. HANNATT Core features took home bottles of delicious 27 Newlands, Otley, Ipswich juices - mostly mixed apple There were plenty of different with pear. 2016 was declared Tel 01473 890310 ideas from every direction – and none any ‘better’ than the others: so it was decided that two main benefits should be gained from the field: the chance to develop a wildflower meadow and to plant a fruit orchard in the traditional Suffolk way. So you can see exactly how the name became the JMO – the Jubilee Meadow and Orchard – and why it’s shortened all the time! The Wildflower meadow was already in evidence, and establishing well as the field had not been cultivated fully for many years. From the

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19 Last year, we were privy to some of Santaʼs secrets from his grotto: this year, he is in a more reflective mood (itʼs his age, you know). t was over for another year! protruding antlers. This year, “Not a good start”, I thought At least there were no parking IThe rounds had been done you were spotted on many but the next will be from fines this year. And then I and only three parcels were occasions standing, upright, Amy, that sweet, innocent found that letter! left over. I had recuperated on a roof with no safety little girl I met. “Aha!” I exclaimed. It read: and the reindeer were harness, no helmet and no “Dear Mr Claus, “Dear Father Christmas, finishing off the carrots. As goggles. Please desist tradition demanded, I called in immediately or there could be You are required to make the Thank you very, very much all my helpers and they sat serious repercussions. following return to show how for my Christmas present. I many of your helpers have the around the big oak table Lapland Elf and Safety” really, really, really wanted a chewing on a miscellany of correct work permits for this little baby sister for Christmas mince pies and quaffing I sighed. All these years and I type of undertaking”..... and you brought me one! goblets of noggin. It was time haven’t fallen on anyone yet. This was getting rather Loads of love, to read out the ‘thank you’ I was sure the next letter tedious and I skim-read the Amy” letters from the grateful little would be better. It read: next few letters That one letter wiped out all children. There were nine: I “Cher Papa Noel, opened the first one and read “RSPCA – leaving wild disappointment of the others. aloud: You should be aware that if animals unattended on the My little helpers cheered, had highway…………” “Dear Sir or Madam, there’s a vote for Brexit, once another swig of noggin and Article 50 has been signed, “Save the Planet! Help set about starting the whole Last year we gave you a we could introduce tariffs for eradicate Global Warming. round again. special dispensation regarding all deliveries in the Eurozone Invest in an electric powered Santa Claus the absence of ‘hi-viz’ jackets made by a non-EU citizen. sleigh. Half way around the for you and for your transport Commission of the European Union” world on one charge! Cut out system with the dangerous the exhaust fumes!” IN THE REAL WORLD... n 10 November Rev Clare OSanders blessed the 142 shoeboxes that Jenny Taylor and her volunteers had filled the previous day at the parish room (see also Scout news on p. 15). The gifts in the boxes were donated by local people to send to Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child so that children who may otherwise get nothing The GSO in concert at the village hall this year. would receive a gift at Christmas. ood news, too, for the Grundisburgh Symphony GOrchestra: they have been awarded a grant from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation to enable them to buy Rev Clare Sanders blessing a professional upright piano for the village hall and to the 142 shoeboxes packed by fund other instruments and musical tuition for each the volunteers organised by section. The aim is to make the orchestra a sustainable Jenny Taylor (see also picture resource for the whole community. It will foster a love on p.15). of orchestral music, increase its accessibility and photos: Peter Kendall, Barbara Waltham affordability and inspire the next generation of musicians, whatever their age, background or ability. BOOK YOUR POWERPLATE SESSION TODAY!

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