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THE BENTLEY COMMUNITY & BUGLE CHURCH NEWS Please mention the Bentley Bugle when responding to Adverts MOT’s - Class 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7 Servicing & Repairs Tel: 01473 730002 or 730033 Fax: 01473 730269 NELSEPTEMBERSON P O2015TTERR QUALITY FENCING & GARDEN BUILDINGS Fence Panels, Trellis, Willow Panels, Post & Rails, Poles, Stakes, Wire Netting, Sheds & Summerhouses Local Deliveries £5 TEL: 01473 311905 Dodnash, Bergholt Road, Bentley IP9 2DQ www.nelsonpotter.co.uk Advertise your business here for only £20 per issue and reach every house in Bentley. Contact Peter Day Tel: 01473 310518 Email: [email protected] PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TRADERS Copy Deadline for Jun 2018 – Jul 2018 issue is Friday 18th May. Parish Diary APRIL 2018 2. Traditional Easter Egg Hunt and Bonnet Competition - The Case - 2.00 pm. 3. Open Mic Night at Case - 8.00 pm. 4. Bentley Comrades - Village Hall Committee Room - 7.30 pm. 4. Whist Drive - Village Hall 7.30 pm. 5. Bentley Parish Council - Monthly Meeting - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 5. Coffee and Company at 19,The Link - 10.00 am - 11.30 am. 10. Tuesday Club - Entertainment - Maria King - Village Hall at 2.30 pm. 11. W.I. - 69th Anniversary - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 12. Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm. 14. Fun and Games at The Case - 8.00 pm. 16. Annual Church Meeting - 7.00 pm. 18. Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 19. Link Lunch - Village Hall - Servings at 12 Noon and 12.30 pm. 19. Bentley Parish Council - Annual Parish Meeting - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 20. Horticultural Society - “Pelargoniums” - Ken Abel - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 24. Tuesday Club - “The History of Playing Cards” - Colin Hopper - Village Hall at 2.30 pm. 26. Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm. 28. Case - Robbie Gladwell and Friend (Duo) - 9.00 to 11.30 pm. MAY 2018 1. Open Mic Night at Case - 8.00 pm. 2. Bentley Comrades - Village Hall Committee Room - 7.30 pm. 2. Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 3. Coffee and Company at 19,The Link - 10.00 am - 11.30 am. 8. Tuesday Club - Phoenix Handbell Ringers - Village Hall at 2.30 pm. 9. W.I. - Resolutions - “Foundling Hospital” - Mrs Miller - Village Hall at 7.30.pm. 10. Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm. 10. Bentley Parish Council Monthly Meeting - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 12. Bentley Toddler Group - Jumble Sale - Village Hall at 2.00pm. 16. Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm. 17. W.I - Fundraising Lunch - Village Hall. Two sittings 12 Noon and 12.30 pm. 18. Horticultural Society - “ Hedgerow, Herbs, and Medicines” - Dr Martin Sandford - Village Hall at 7.30 pm 19. Horticultural Society - Coffee, Cake, and Plant Sale - Village Hall at 10.00 am. 22. Tuesday Club - Chair Aerobics, Cards & Scrabble, Bettacare Shoes followed by AGM - Village Hall at 2.30 pm. 24. Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm. 26. Quiz Night and Curry at The Case - 8.30 pm. OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE VILLAGE. CARPET BOWLS - Every Tuesday 7.30 pm & Wednesday 2.30 pm – Village Hall. AEROBICS CLASS - Tuesday morning at 9.45 am (Term Time only) – Village Hall. PILATES CLASS - Tuesday 11.00 am to noon (Term Time only) – Village Hall. Contact Mrs Jill Sharp for information – 01473 311546. TODDLER GROUP - Monday and Wednesday mornings 9.30 am to 12 noon (Term time only) at Village Hall. Bentley Bugle – Apr 2018 / May 2018 Page 2 Bentley Directory PARISH, DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILS Parish Council - Chairman Dr Michael Bamford 01473 730164 Parish Council - Clerk Mrs Joy Scott 01206 298174 Babergh District Councillors Mr John Hinton 01206 298309 Mr Stephen Williams 01206 298877 County Councillor Mr Gordon Jones 01206 262799 Police Community Support Officers Stephen Cooper, Melissa Cohen 101 BENTLEY ORGANISATIONS AND CLUBS Bentley Primary School (Head Teacher) Mrs Jo Austin 01473 310253 (Chair Governors) Mr Dennis Kell 01473 730087 (Chair PTA) Aimee Louis 07906 696454 Bentley Community Pub (The Case) Mrs Kate Spicer 01473 314187 Bentley Comrades Mr Ray Savage 01473 311122 Bentley Community Stores Mr Bob Feltwell 01473 310182 Bowls Club Mrs Lillian Calvert 01473 311756 Carpet Bowls Mrs Jill Mills 01473 311103 Coffee and Company Mrs Sandra Mehen 01473 310383 Computer Clinic Mr John Blackmore 01473 310655 Footpath Society Mr Allan Cribb 01473 310623 Horticultural Society Mr John Blackmore 01473 310655 Link Lunch Group Mrs Veronica Howe 01473 310344 Parent and Toddler Group Mrs Pam Rayment 01473 310283 Recorders Mrs Moira Usher 01473 310322 Scrabble Club Mr Robin Owen 01473 311844 Table Tennis Mr Jim Farrow 01473 730474 Tree Warden Mr Colin Hawes 01473 310678 Tuesday Club Mrs Margaret Blackmore 01473 310655 Village Hall – Bookings Mrs Margaret Blackmore 01473 310655 Village History Recorder Mr John Tombs 01473 310737 Whist Club Mrs Veronica Howe 01473 310344 Womens Institute Mrs Sandra Ford 01473 310072 ST MARY’S CHURCH, BENTLEY Rector Rev Annette Shannon 01473 807674 Benefice Administrator Ms Hayley Purnell 07904 972116 Churchwarden Mr Peter Day 01473 310518 Verger Mr Ray Savage 01473 311122 Assistant Priest Revd Don Mehen 01473 310383 BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Mr. Craig Whale 01473 311976 Bentley Parish Council website is at http://www.bentleypc.onesuffolk.net Further information about Bentley can be found at www.krpa.co.uk Other Village Web sites are listed on page 25 Page 3 Bentley Bugle – Apr 2018 / May 2018 Bentley Directory THE BENTLEY BUGLE - COMMUNITY & CHURCH NEWS COORDINATORS The Bentley Bugle is published and distributed bi-monthly on a voluntary basis for the benefit of the local Village and Church community. Information is published in good faith and we reserve the right to edit copy submitted. Errors and exceptions are regretted. Advertising in these pages does not constitute a recommendation. Editor / Production Robin Owen 18 West Mill Green, Bentley, IP9 2BN Tel: 01473 311844 Email: [email protected] Treasurer Michael Anderton 26 West Mill Green, Bentley, IP9 2BN Tel: 01473 310014 Email: [email protected] Advertising Peter Day Greenacres, Capel Road, Bentley, IP9 2BL Tel: 01473 310518 Email: [email protected] Copy / Distribution Adrian Mills 15 West Mill Green, Bentley, IP9 2BN Tel: 01473 311103 Email: [email protected] Church Correspondent Sandra Mehen 19 The Link, Bentley Tel: 01473 310383 Email: [email protected] COPY DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE – Copy Deadline for June 2018 – July 2018 issue is Friday 18th May. Copy can be submitted either on paper or electronically (preferred). Please try to ensure that any copy submitted electronically is in a standard format, e.g .DOC, .DOCX, .JPG .PDF or .TXT, and the preferred font is Arial 14 pt. We will always try to include copy that arrives after the published deadline subject to space being available. PLEASE SEND COPY AND INFORMATION DIRECT TO ADRIAN MILLS. BENTLEY FAMILY FUN DAY The Annual Bentley Family Fun Day will take place on SUNDAY 9th SEPTEMBER, between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm. Please watch out for further details in due course. Jo Willis FRONT COVER Hellebores at Anglesey Abbey Photo by Bob Mawkes Bentley Bugle – Apr 2018 / May 2018 Page 4 ✞ St Mary’s Church News SERVICES IN APRIL 1st April Easter Day Communion 10.00 am 8th April Family Communion 10.00 am 15th April Healing Service 10.00 am 22nd April Family Communion 10.00 am 29th April BENEFICE COMMUNION 10.00 am BELSTEAD Easter Day Communion Sunday 1st April – 10.00 am Easter Egg Hunt Special Pentecost and refreshments Holy Communion after the Service at Bentley Church Sunday 20th May – 10.00 am SERVICES IN MAY 6th May Family Service 10.00 am 13th May Family Communion 10.00 am 20th May Pentecost Communion 10.00 am 27th May Family Communion 10.00 am Ascension Day Holy Communion Belstead Church Thursday 10th May – 7.30 pm Come and celebrate a very special event as Jesus returns to heaven HOME COMMUNION - we hold a short service of Communion on the first Wednesday of each month. It is a short service in a home setting and is followed by refreshments and a chat. If you would like to join us please contact Sandra on 310383 or Carolyn on 311090. There are children’s activities provided for all our services and delicious refreshments served after each service in Bentley. All services advertised are at Bentley Church unless otherwise stated. For services at other churches in the Benefice see ‘In Touch’. Page 5 Bentley Bugle – Apr 2018 / May 2018 St Mary’s Church News EVENING PRAYER IN THE SUMMER If you like a short quiet service At the end of a busy week then come along to Evening Prayer on a Friday. The service lasts about 20 minutes and is an oasis of quiet at the end of a week. Services start at 6.30 pm and the dates are: Friday 11th May Friday 15th June Friday 13th July Friday 24th August Friday 14th September CAN’T GET TO CHURCH? Would you like to come to church but need a lift? Please let us know and we can organise lifts. Please contact Doreen on 311122; Carolyn on 311090 or Jane on 310518. COFFEE AND COMPANY You are invited to join us for coffee and biscuits at 19 The Link on the first Thursday of each month between 10.00 am and 11.30 am. Everybody welcome - please come and bring a friend. OPEN CHURCH Bentley Church is open for visiting or private prayer during the week on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from April to October between 10.00 am - 3.00 pm.