TALKING willMARTLESHAM sort them out. 1 PARISH MARTLESHAM MONTHLY Martlesham Monthly The “Talking Martlesham Monthly” PLAN MONTHLY is produced for the benefit of MARTLESHAM* YOUR FUTURE IN BLOOM * residents with impaired vision. It is Our next event:- incorporating an audio tape of the complete text Your chance to have your THE TALKING MARTLESHAM of the printed “Monthly” and is Spring into Bloom MONTHLY available free of charge. Launchsay ofto Martleshamimprove lifein Bloom in If you, or someone you know, Martlesham2007 MAY 2007 might benefit by receiving a copy Tuesday 8th May 7:30 pm Editor: please contact John Tyler on 01473 SinceSt Michael's mid-September Church Centre, Neal Goldsmith 612736. questionnairesMartlesham Heath are being (01473 430712) deliveredOur guest speaker to every will household be Graeme in Advertising and leaflets: POLICE theProctor parish of Crown of Martlesham. Nurseries, Ufford If you Paul Firman Community Police Officer haveand not the receivedBBC Radio one by the 45 Lark Rise (01473 622874) PC 651 Richard Wright secondGardening week of programme. October please Distribution: In case of emergencies please contact the clerk (details below). Launch of our Summer Competitions. Rob Webb (01473 625786) always call 999. In non- emergency ThePlants Martlesham for sale, quizzes, Parish raffle Plan and is Talking Martlesham Monthly: situations call the main switchboard being preparedlight refreshments. by the Parish Plan John Tyler (01473 612736) on 01473 613500; you can also SteeringEverybody Group welcome - over - admission 20 people contact PC Wright on the following from all walks freeof life who want to Latest copy date is the 18th of numbers for non-urgent matters: help you improve and influence the preceding month. Please Office—01473 334980 Futurethe future events:- of Martlesham. e-mail contributions to:- E-mail—richard.wright@suffolk. *Jumble, If you Plant would and like Book to help Sale, in [email protected] or pnn.police.uk Saturdayany way 16thplease June leave in The your Pavilion, name deliver your copy to Martleshamand contact Heath. details with Mrs 54 Rosebery Road, , IP4 COMMUNITY RESPONDERS *GardenLynne Lodge,Party, Sunday Parish 29th Council July. 1PS preferably word Martlesham Community Responders Office, Both of these events Road, are processed. are a group of 4 volunteers beingMartlesham, held jointly Woodbridge, with Martlesham IP12 (funded entirely by donations) who Community4PB, tel: Council 01473 612632 In order to standardise the are trained to provide first aid and or e-mail: If you martleshampc@btclick. would like any further resuscitation skills. detailscom . on the above or any other publication of telephone We provide a first response Martlesham in Bloom activity please numbers, all contributors are to most 999 calls received by the contact J Maureen Burrows asked to include their STD code East Anglian Ambulance Trust within (Secretary) on 01473 625196. with their telephone number. Martlesham, Martlesham Heath, , and MARTLESHAM COMMUNITY Contributors are also requested Brightwell, in support of and until COUNCIL to limit their articles to the arrival of an emergency The Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan ambulance. approximately 250 words. This Society are putting on a concert at For further details, contact the Martlesham Community Hall, is being done in an effort to limit Andy Oxborrow 01473 620432 Felixstowe Road, Martlesham on the number of pages of text in (e-mail Andy.Oxborrow@suffolk. Saturday 28th April at 7:30pm. the Martlesham Monthly. sja.org.uk ), or see our web pages Tickets are £8 (£7.50 concessions) on www.martlesham.org.uk . and are available from either MARTLESHAM MONTHLY Jackie Bear on 01473 623007 or ONLINE NTL PHONE NUMBER the Post Office Stores, Black Tiles www.martlesham.org.uk We are still trying to establish a Lane, Martlesham. telephone number that we can call This popular group not only for all enquiries about the NTL sings G&S but have a wide range DISCLAIMER Cable service here at Martlesham of music in their concert repertoire The views expressed in the Heath. from Bach to Beatles. Martlesham Monthly are those of For the time being can you ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING the contributors and are not call Paul Keane on 01206 507473. This will be held on Monday 21st necessarily supported by the Paul is a manager with NTL and is May in the Parish Room, Felixstowe editor. trying his best to help us. He is Road, Martlesham at 7:30 pm and based at Colchester is as frustrated will include an update on our as we are. So please call him for projects. We are always interested all your problems and hopefully he in trying to provide facilities for the residents of Martlesham. We meet on the second Monday in every the enjoyment of those who wish to month at the Parish Room. Our enjoy it. The Police are aware of Miss Ann Berg has served her three Chairman Mr David Ely on this and patrol the area. year term of office we also had to 07944882706 will be pleased to The next monthly MCL elect a new Chairman. Luckily Mrs answer any question you might Directors meeting will be held on Margaret Forbes agreed to take on have. Monday 21st May. This is an open the role and we were also pleased JUMBLE/PLANT AND BOOK SALE meeting and all who subscribe to that Ann agreed to remain on the We are have another Jumble/Plant the maintenance charge are Committee as our Vice Chairman for and Book sale on 16th June in the welcome to attend. 7:30 pm in the a one year term. Thanks were given Pavilion, The Square, Martlesham Committee room at St Michael’s to the other committee members all Heath from 10 am to 12 noon. Church Centre. of whom agreed to stand for a Contact us on voicemail – 01473 further year. MARTLESHAM CONSULTANTS 612207 We then welcomed Mr LIMITED E-mail – [email protected] Graham Proctor from Crown After long and detailed discussions By letter – C/O 6, The Square, Nurseries, Ufford who brought with Natural , Greenways Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3SL along a large variety of shrubs and project, Martlesham Conservation cuttings. He explained the best way Group and MCL, work has finally MARTLESHAM COMMUNITY of growing them and also showed been carried out on the greater HALL us how to prune several different access to the Western Corridor To contact Martlesham Community plants. SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Hall or Richards Room for details of The club meets at St Michael’s Interest), site. This access has been booking them, or any other reason, Church Centre, Martlesham Heath created to allow the emergency please use any of the following on the third Wednesday of each services quick and easier access on methods: month at 2:30 pm. The annual to this area and to clear the area - phone and leave a message on subscription is £12.50 with visitors of scrub and overgrown gorse. The the answer phone. The number is welcome at £2.50 per session. altogether too frequent heath fires 01473 623203. There is a plant and flower must be accessed swiftly. - e-mail martleshamcommunity arrangers stall at each meeting. This area is subject to strict [email protected] The next meeting is on 16th terms and conditions which are - send post to Martlesham May when Ruth Mellen’s title of governed by Natural England and Community Hall Management ‘Have Another Go’ will be in the MCL are subject to these conditions. Committee, Martlesham Community form of a ‘hands on’ afternoon. ALL The enhancement of the SSSI status Hall, Felixstowe Road, Martlesham, ARE MOST WELCOME. is our ultimate aim and a few Woodbridge, IP12 4PB. Barbara Bown - 01394 383033 comments have been noted on the (Martlesham Community Hall is a condition of the area cleared , the registered charity - no. 1009602) MARTLESHAM HEATH W.I. contractors are due to return when ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ – given permission by Natural MARTLESHAM & DISTRICT not a showing of the Hugh Grant England, to tidy up and level some FLOWER CLUB film but the title of a talk at our of the uneven areas. Reaction has The Club held its 16th Annual April meeting. been 95% favourable and we are General meeting with 48 members Jane Parker, who is a sure that once completed, and with present. The Minutes of the 15th registrar at Deben Register Office further sterling work by Martlesham AGM were adopted after which our in Woodbridge, explained that Conservation Group, this area will President, Mrs Catherine Newton, nowadays civil wedding ceremonies become healthy, natural heathland gave her address followed by far out number church weddings. again. reports from the Chairman, Miss Ann Civil funerals are a new choice of Further information will be Berg, the Secretary, Mrs Barbara ceremony being appropriate for posted on the MCL Noticeboards Bown, and Mrs Ann Chisem, our any non-religious building or and the website. Anyone wishing to Treasurer. The annual cups for the woodland burial site. Computers join in with the work carried out by flower arranging competitions held are now in place in most register Martlesham Conservation Group throughout the year were won by offices so the beautifully scripted, should contact Phil Smith Mrs Jean Smith in the Senior class fountain pen written certificates and The Birchwoods are a and Mrs Gillian Maylin in the forms will soon become a thing of wonderful asset to be enjoyed by Novice class. Unfortunately our the past. all. Unfortunately there has been a President felt unable to continue in The talk finished with a light- fire in the centre which has her role but Mrs Sheila Woods hearted quiz based around destroyed a large area and agreed to take her place. Mrs weddings and this was won by digging has taken place in another Sheila Goddard and Mrs Dorothy Mariette Batterham who went home area for use as an obstacle course Willett were welcomed onto the with a lovely large Easter egg as for bikers. This mindless vandalism committee. As her prize! is anti-social and illegal and spoils Our next meeting on May the Pavilion. Any lady is most dual dietary needs can be catered and they are: welcome to join us and hopefully for. Please come along and discuss become a member. your needs with our producers. Local *10th May - ‘History of Playing Mary Bloomfield – 01473 honey is now on offer. Cards’, speaker: Colin Hopper 625577 Our craft section can offer (We had to postpone Mr Hopper on items that include tatting, crochet, 18th January because of extreme MARTLESHAM W.I. embroidered covers, and fancy pin weather conditions) At our monthly meeting we were cushions that would make a unique *24th May - ‘Of Cabbages & Kings’, pleased to welcome Mrs Doreen gift. We have a range of greetings speaker: John Goodhand Loran with her talk on how she cards; these are all individually *7th June - ‘Scrapbooking’, speaker: became ‘hooked’ on quilting. She designed using bobbin lace, Stella Mitchell showed us many different patterns embroidery, hand stitching and an *21st June - AGM she had used over the years and extensive Our meetings are held explained some of their origins. range of sculptured decoupage fortnightly at 7:30 pm in the Richard The designs all had fascinating designs. Cards can be ordered to suit Rooms, Martlesham Community Hall, names such as Celtic Knots, Suffolk your particular needs. If you are Martlesham. New members are most Puffs, Cathedral Window, Log looking for that special card that is welcome. Cabin, Clam Shells and numerous just a little bit different, come along Margaret Green others. She also gave us a short and browse through our range. history of quilting and told us A fascinating array of CALLING ALL MUMS… stories of her experiences both in brilliantly coloured beadwork can The next meeting of the Mums’ Club the classroom and at competitions. also be found in our craft section. The will be held at St Michael’s Church She said that at championship beadwork designs include necklaces Centre, Martlesham Heath on competitions it was always a (with matching earrings if required), Tuesday, 1st May from 12:45 to patchwork quilt that won first bookmarks, key fobs, scissor tassels 2:30 pm. A light lunch will be served prize. She brought along many and wedding keepsakes. These items at about 1 pm. After lunch our samples of her work all of which are definitely worth considering speaker will be from Suffolk Real were beautifully done. Mrs Loran when looking for that unusual gift. If Nappy Network who will talk about also spoke of an incomplete quilt you don't find exactly what you the benefits of using cloth nappies. that had originally been started want, discuss your requirements with All mums with babies and toddlers by two sisters in the 1800s. The the producer, who will be only too are welcome to join us. sisters had argued and in anger pleased to help you. For more details please 'phone the quilt was cut in half and one If the lovely warm spring Sue on 01473 624130 or Kay on part was discovered many years weather has enticed you into the 01473 626169. later. Because of its age it was garden, you may like to consider difficult to find suitable material to visiting the market to see if you can MARTLESHAM CHILDMINDING finish the quilt but nevertheless it f i n d GROUP was eventually completed with the something that will brighten up that We all enjoyed making the most of help of Mrs Loran and exhibited special spot in the garden. We are the marvellous sunny weather during at the Chilford Vinyard Quilt Show now offering flowering shrubs and the Easter holidays which enabled us about 18 months ago. perennials. Advice is always to carry out many outdoor activities We are a small group but available to help you make the right with the children, including Easter Egg always pleased to see new faces decision. A small selection of hunts - several of us also had plenty so do come and join us. Our next seasonal cut flowers is also of creative fun making Easter meeting will be in the Richards available. Bonnets. If you missed our first article Room, Martlesham on 18th May. If you have not been to visit us last month: we are a small, friendly, This will be a Resolutions meeting. yet, do come along and view our voluntary group of Registered Contact can be made to selection of items. We are sure that Childminders, providing help and Audrey Burnell on 01394 386738. you will not be disappointed. support to each other on childminding Tea, coffee and cakes are available issues. We meet on a monthly basis MARTLESHAM COUNTRY while the market is open. to swap ideas and news – and most MARKET Robyn Pye importantly to organise stimulating Don't forget to visit your local (Country Market producer) and ‘fun’ activities for the children in Country Market (formerly W.I. our care. Several of our members Market) held every Tuesday at the MARTLESHAM LADIES CLUB have recently joined the Suffolk Martlesham Heath Pavilion At our Meeting on 12th April we had School Childminding Scheme – which between 9 and 10:30 am. A free a fun evening with a quiz on the will formally link registered car park is nearby. theme of ‘colour’ followed by an childminders with schools to provide A wide variety of baked Easter Supper and a special raffle. before, after school and holiday goods is available and can be We have just four more care to meet parents’ needs – ordered for special occasions. meetings before the summer break Gorseland and Birchwood primary schools are two of our local schools If you wouldv like any further sponsored s Teddy Obstacle participating in the scheme. Special information, pleasev do not hesitate Course – all our children will be thanks this month go to Jean Bridle, to call Dawn onv 01473 610188. bringing in theiri favourite teddies for organising First Aid and Child to challenge andn put them through Protection training for the group. THREE BEARSI PLAYGROUP their paces on the obstacle course. Congratulations go to Tricia Burrows Last month the children enjoyed Good luck teddyt bears! All money who recently enjoyed success in learning abouta the natural cycles of raised will beh split between the achieving an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Spring, in particularm frogs, sheep NCH (Nationale Children’s Home) Inspection and as a result attended and chickens. Our topic, Animals/ and the Pre-School. Anyone not a celebratory reception at New Life/Spring,' now continues connected withr the Pre- School who Knebworth Park, hosted by Christine with the childrenr learning about a would like too make a donation, Gilbert, Her Majesty’s Chief range of wilde and domesticated please feel freel to contact us. Inspector. For further details on how animals. t Our themee for this half term to join our group, or more We looki forward to a visit is ‘Animals’, big. and small. We will information about the group, from our photographer,r Hazel, on be looking at fish – making fish including childminding vacancies, Friday 15th Junei after the morning shaped pizzas, learning about please phone Julie-Ann on 01473 session. n ladybirds, snakes,I dragons and 611630 or Tricia on 01473 From timeg to time we have a much more overf the weeks. On St 625837. number of small' jobs that need George’s Day we will be making a doing and are looking for an ‘odd St George’s y Dragon out of cotton MARTLESHAM HEATH BABY & job’ person whoa would be willing to reels. The childreno will be making TODDLER GROUP assist with theset on a ‘as and when’ pet portraits,u playing with Our Annual General Meeting will basis. If you would be interested dinosaurs, baking dinosaur cookies take place on Monday 21st May at and would t like further details and making dinosaura footprints. 8 pm at the Martlesham Heath please contacth me on the number Our extrar session on a Pavilion. We really need as many below. e Tuesday afternoone started after the members as possible to attend, so If you would like to receive a Easter break and our Friday if you can make it, it will be much copy of oure Prospectus and afternoon Risingi 5s session at appreciated. We are also looking Registration n Form, or require Birchwood alson began. Don’t forget to recruit new committee members, further informationd about our if your child t will be 2 ½ from if you are interested, please do not Playgroup, please e-mail your September ande you are interested hesitate to talk to any current contact detailso to me at in sending r your child to St comittee members. [email protected] Michael’s, nowe is the time to Our group is a friendly, fun uk or contact me on 07842 register with uss ready for the new place to meet with lots of toys, a 193727 (mobile).t school year. Wet don’t ask for the sing-a-long music session and a Elizabeth Leonard,h Administrator child to be pottye trained. We are great craft activity for the children. i still looking d for new committee Refreshments are included for the ST MICHAEL’Ss PRE-SCHOOL members. However big or small you children together with a much Martlesham Heath would like youra involvement to be, needed cup of tea or coffee for the www.stmichaelspreschool.org.uky we can accommodaten you. If you accompanying adult! The first visit is A big thanke you to those who would like generald information ABSOLUTELY FREE and you are attended oura AGM. Your support about the Pre-School why not visit assured of a warm welcome. was appreciatedr - we hope you our websitew at www. If you would like to join us, found the evening interesting and stmichaelspreschool.org.uka , or if our play sessions are held at the helpful. Anothera thank you to you are interestedn in a place at St Martlesham Heath Pavilion on Birchwood Schoolf for allowing us to Michael’s Pre-Schoolt and would like Wednesdays and Fridays from use the schoolt and for supporting to come and visit us then please 9:30 am until 11:30 am and 1:30 us. e contact Sarahm Tait on 01473 614 pm until 3:30 pm during term-time. The childrenr had a lovely 174. o During the school holidays, we run morning out at the end of last term r just one session a week on the on the train s from Woodbridge to GORSELANDe PRIMARY Wednesday afternoon. Our Melton. Theyi walked along the SCHOOL P.F.A. members pay just £2 per session for river and fedx the ducks en route to Our next plannedi event is a Quiz the first child and only £1 for each Kingston meadow.t During the first Night on Saturdayn 12th May; if additional child attending (subject week of terme the children also had you haven’t alreadyf bought your to a small £6 annual membership a morning oute at Waldringfield tickets, do hurry!o Watch out for fee). Please note that our play catching crabs.n At the end of last further detailsr of our Summer Fun sessions are unsupervised and the term we were able to buy a new Day on Saturdaym 16th June - there children do remain in the full care bookcase for your “cosy corner”. will be lots ofa stalls and activities of the accompanying adult at all Our fundraisinge event for this for the wholet family - barbeque, times. half term is a on 30th April – a ice creams, ponyi rides, coconut shy, r o hook a duck, roundabout, bouncy Sunday afternoons. Organised available on our website www. castle, tombola, grand draw, cake parties of schoolchildren are martlesham.org.uk/ stall and much more!! frequent visitors and we are portalwoodlandsgroup (now at Elizabeth Leonard pleased to be able to assist the 4,024 hits). PWCG look forward to MARTLESHAM LADIES CLUB schools curriculum in the important seeing you in the woodland! Our Harvest Supper on October work to keep our history and We would be grateful if 14thMARTLESHAM was a great WIVES success, GROUP with an heritage alive. Other voluntary people could contact the group if Fridayarray 18th of May, appetizing 7:30 pm food, all organisations have pre-arranged they see anything unusual going on. Annualwashed Meal down with with Guests members’ own daytime and evening visits and the atdrinks. Terrace There was Restaurant, a special Seckfordraffle in Museum continues to be a great MARTLESHAM Golfaid ofClub this year’s charity and the success. CONSERVATION GROUP Bookingevening necessary. was enjoyed by all those Our next meeting will be on May is the month to appreciate the that attended.Contact Our Elaine thanks (01473 go to Friday 4th May. Mr Robert Mynn beauty of our heathland birdsong 622269)Sheila Swanwick or Maureen and Vera (01473Pawsey will give an illustrated talk entitled with resident birds and summer 622670).for organizing the food and to “The USAAF 9th Air Force”. This visitors in full voice especially Joyce Moore for the raffle. WW2 bomber force flew mostly around dawn. MARTLESHAM Due to the HISTORICAL Richards Rooms medium bombers from bases in We are very fortunate in being decorated, we were unable Essex. being able to enjoy such a wide to hold a meetingSOCIETY on October 28th. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson – if All meetings are held in the range of songsters right on our Martlesham Ladies Club Community Hall, Felixtowe Road doorstep with the star of the show everwould a person like to was take worthy this opportunity of having a hospital wing named after her, it and will start at 7:30 pm. Non- for many, being the Nightingale. to wish you all a very Happy members are welcome for a Arriving from central Africa in April, wasChristmas. this lady. Our speaker at the meeting payment of £2 at the door. the Nightingale can be heard After our Christmas Party, Alan Powell - 01473 622458 regularly between April and early onwhich Monday, will be April held 16th on was December Mark Mitchels, the distinguished local June both night and day but due to 9th, we do not meet again until PORTAL WOODLANDS its skulking nature is rarely seen. historianJanuary and6th. Whyauthor not who come gave and a fascinating illustrated talk in which CONSERVATION GROUP Though it may not be readily join us at 7:30 pm? March saw Luke Horsfield working visible, its song is both unmistakable he was able to list a number Rita Smith of “firsts” which this lady accomplished on trees that had been damaged in and remarkable for its richness, the storms. One broken pine branch variety and vigour. Many elements in herMARTLESHAM lifetime. The first HEATH woman to qualify as a doctor in England, the which was over-hanging the path have clear, liquid bubbling and first womanAVIATION to build SOCIETY a specialist was cut, lowered to the ground and piping qualities and once heard hospitalOur meeting for theon November treatment 5th of found to be housing a squirrel lasts long in the memory. women,featured the an first illustrated woman talkto serve by Mron nursery. The mother squirrel Sadly, the UK trend for AldeburghTerry Gates-Grimwood. Corporation and The the title first of removed her three kittens and took Nightingale is a probable decline womanthe talk was to become “The R101 Mayor – Suffolk of them to another drey. We also and it is on the amber list as a bird AldeburghConnection”. – and Terry in so should doing, have the cleared much of the wood chippings of medium conservation concern. firstdelivered woman this Mayor talk ina England.few months As and laid paths through the woods However, based on a 1999 survey, ourago speaker but his wife said, was “Not taken bad ill for and a which are settling nicely. our county was second only to Kent littlehe wasgirl from obliged !!” to postpone it. The next PWCG work in numbers of singing males Terry Our kindly next stepped meeting in will at be the held last morning is Saturday 19th May. If probably due to a high degree of onmoment June 18th when in the ourPavilion advertised at 8 pm you would like to join in, meet us at its favoured scrub habitat. Each andspeaker there had will to be cancel. further This details was to in the back entrance of the Police year, a few pairs breed on the nexthave month’s been a ‘Monthly’. talk entitled “Hawker Head Quarters at 10 am. Work heath to the delight of its admirers. Aviation John in Tyler the 50’s”- 01473 and 612736 will now mornings last for two hours. All On Sunday 20th May we will take place at a later date. volunteers are very welcome and be undertaking a bird survey by After the talk, a vote of all equipment is supplied. walking round our woodland on the thanksMARTLESHAM was given HEATH by Gordon AVIATION SOCIETY Nature Watch Club (for children heath looking and listening for the Kinsey. aged 5-11) birds present. We may even hear a Our meeting on Friday 13th May Our next meeting promises to If you would like to contact the Nightingale. Please come along and was the occasion of our AGM. be a light-hearted affair. Our own Nature Watch Club the address is bring a pair of binoculars if you The Society continues to be in member, Stan Ward will be giving naturewatch.pwcg@martlesham. have them. No expertise is a most healthy state and we have us a talk entitled “Humour in org.uk The next Club meeting is on necessary as there will be others now have in excess of 300 Aviation”. Stan was a flying Saturday 12th May. You will need there to guide you. Please meet members. Many of our monthly instructor of immense experience to book a space for this meeting. outside the Douglas Bader at 10 meetings are attended by at least and a great sense of humour. It’s The Group is contactable via am. 150 members and friends. not to be missed. The talk takes the e-mail address which is Please look out for wildlife The Control Tower Museum is place at the Community Hall at [email protected] or and let us know if you see self-sufficient and we continue to 7:30 pm on December 3rd. Non- Martlesham Parish Council (01473 something interesting. have a steady influx of visitors members are very welcome for 612632). More information about Phil Smith 01473 625630 and when the Museum is open, on payment of just £2 at the door. PWCG and its activities are Steve Goddard Alan Powell 01473 MART [email protected] simply because of a change in Good luck to all those practices, it also has something to members who have entered County SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST do with a wider picture of team competitions. Hopefully we will Woodbridge Group working with community partners, in have some success in all that we In May we have a Plant Sale at having officers out and about to be have entered both as a club and as Grange Farm shop, on seen and to deter, and it has a lot individuals but most importantly that

13th May from 11 am to 1:30 pm. to do with parents being made we all enjoy our time spent on the We will have a great selection of aware of what is really going on Bowls Green. plants, refreshments, cakes, raffle 'out there' - and then taking some Our two Weekend Open responsibility for the actions of their Tournaments are filling up nicely but and the Suffolk Wildlife Trust gift stall. This is a change from our usual young ones. In all, the overall effect if you live in Martlesham but bowl has been quite dramatic. for another club and have never venue at Foxburrow farm due to the renovation work that is taking place The benefits to date have visited our club, why not enter one there. Please contact me if you have meant that we have been able to of our Open Tournaments and get any plants that we could sell. Do spend some time targeting issues to see what our club is like? We come along and support us in our identified to us by yourselves such pride ourselves on providing changed venue. as parking, or anti-social behaviour outstanding refreshments and We also have a Dawn (not necessarily a crime) - things although the bowling is competitive Chorus at Captain's Wood on that make a difference to you. we like to think that having an Sunday 27th May starting at 5 am So what about crime levels enjoyable day is just as important followed by breakfast with bacon then? Well, we hit the reduction of as winning. Holding up the trophy rolls, croissants, tea and coffee. 3% for sure...in fact, we ended up and pocketing the prize money is with a whopping drop of some 27% just the icing on the cake! Booking is essential for this event. Price £5 for adults £2.50 for overall - not bad eh? *Sheila McIntyre Rose Bowl - 3 This coming 12 months will be bowl Pairs - Saturday 9th June children. Please contact myself or Mervyn Miller on 01394 411237 much harder - not only do we have *Cyril Marsh Memorial Shield - 3 for further details. to maintain what we have done so bowl Pairs - Saturday 1st On Friday 1st June we have far, we need to find another 6% September an evening walk in search of reduction on top...and when I say If you are interested in Nightjars in Forest from 'we', I mean 'us' - all of us! This has playing in the above tournaments 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Meet in the got to be one huge team effort, please contact our Secretary Linda Rendlesham Forest car park - OS and everybody is a part of that Brown on 01394 384698. grid reference TM355482. team - and I look forward to We are holding an Open Phil Smith - 01473 625630 working with you all. Afternoon on Saturday 5th May

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Kesgrave and Martlesham had and all those who help keep the GAME OF BOWLS? been running that way for a year Green in pristeen condition have as a pilot site. been very hard at work with all IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US

So - you have had an SNT that has to be done to get things AND HAVE SOME FUN now for a full 12 months. When we ready. A few of us members have PLEASE CONTACT OUR started, our target was to try and been busy cleaning and tidying CLUB SECRETARY: LINDA BROWN reduce crime by some 3% - and I where necessary in order that ON TELEPHONE 01394 384698 have to say I had no idea if it could everything looks as nice as it can. be done by changing the way we We have a full programme WE BOWL BOTH SOCIALLY AND worked in the 'old' days to the SNT of social bowling, club competitions, UP TO COUNTY LEVEL method, but I'm please to be able league matches, friendly matches SO WHY NOT GIVE THE GAME to say that it has indeed and open tournaments. So OF BOWLS A GO worked. hopefully the weather will be kind

That doesn't mean that any to us and the sun will shine when we MARTLESHAM CARPET BOWLS successPORTAL we AVENUEWCEILIDH have had has been need it to. CLUB BARN DANCE at St. Michaels Church Centre On Mothering Sunday we held our typing with crossed fingers for a going via Diss and ) club fours competition. This proved win). then back to Martlesham. The total to be a very close competition with All of this earned the boys distance will be around 90 miles the team lying in last place prior to the Sunday League “Team of the over the three days, as well as the the final round finishing up the Month” for March which is measured challenge of completing the route; eventual winners. This was a very on results and fair play, for which the boys will be collecting sociable afternoon with tea and a The MOB have an excellent sponsorship for the St Elizabeth plate of delicious cakes made by reputation. I think we have had one Hospice. Anyone wishing to support one of our members. yellow card this year and no reds, their effort please contact sl. The winter league has now and a referee commented after a [email protected] for more finished and we have ended in an recent game that “it had been a details. We wish them well and excellent second place – well done credit to Sunday football”. hope the weather is kind to them! to all those taking part. Things slipped a bit in the last Our Friday afternoon sessions game when the bottom team beat Personality Type will end for the Summer Season on us 3-1...doh! Not what you would Follow-up Workshop the last Friday in April. expect but Worlingworth have Maureen Banthorp beaten us in second place plus the on personality and faith third and fourth placed teams as 10 am - 4 pm MARTLESHAM YOUTH well, so they have hit a good spell Saturday 23rd June FOOTBALL CLUB of form. We are still on course to St Michael's Church, Martlesham Youth Football Club is a get into the promotion play-offs Martlesham Heath. community team, providing football (unless the league promote two £35 for day for boys and girls in the Martlesham from each division, which they could Places limited, please contact area in Suffolk. We have teams given that a Premier division team Christine Rigden ranging from U7 to U16 age has withdrawn - watch this space). (07857 644337 The Mobster groups, all playing in the Felixstowe or [email protected] ) and District Youth Football League. The U10 ‘Meteors’ are currently 2ND MARTLESHAM HEATH looking for a sponsor to help them GUIDES WOODBRIDGE PROBUS CLUB provide the team with kit and invite you to their Woodbridge Probus Club met for general football provisions. Community Spring lunch at Waldringfield Golf Club on Martlesham Youth Football Fayre the 2nd April when Probus member, Club has been awarded the ‘FA Peter Fells from St Albans described on Charter Standard’. This is awarded his visits to the Eastern United States Tuesday 1st May to clubs who display a commitment under the title "Fall from Vermont to 7:15 – 8:15 pm to delivering a quality experience the Everglades." Besides in Martlesham Scout Hut to its players and who are taking geography, his talk covered part in a genuine grassroots historical visits from the American revolution. There will be a cake stall, raffle, Revolution to the Korean War If there are any local side stalls, plants and Traidcraft Memorial. businesses or companies that would items The next meeting is on be interested in sponsoring the Tuesday 8th May when Mr Bill ‘Meteors’ please could they contact Parker will talk about "Looking the manager, Mark Whinney on Come & find out about Guiding in the 21st Century After This Special Place." 01473 611506. Retired or semi-retired men

1ST MARTLESHAM SCOUT over fifty interested in membership THE MOB should contact Dick Bason (01473 March has been a very good month GROUP 720995) or Ron Fisher (01473 for The MOB on three fronts. We are well into our Centenary 631347). Undefeated through all Year, and looking forward to all games is a good record for any the celebrations. The District LIONS CLUB OF WOODBRIDGE Centenary Camp is to be held on month and all players should take a & DISTRICT big pat on the back for that. One the second Bank Holiday weekend in May at Heveningham Hall, where Events this month are overshadowed of those games was the semi-final by the untimely death of Peter of the Suffolk FA Sunday Shield we will be taking part in a wide variety of activities with other Oswald, our Vice-President. Peter where the lads won 2-0 to earn was one of our longest serving themselves a date at Needham Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from across the District. Before then, the members and would have been Market for the final against Exning President during our 25th year. He from near Newmarket. By the time Scouts will be taking part in a Cycle Camp from 5th – 7th May. This contributed enormously to the Club, you read this that game will have not just through Club activities but been played on 22nd April (I’m year’s route will start at Thetford on Saturday September 25th 4 pm until 7:30 pm also with a personal, often CHRISTIAN AID WEEK There is a sense in which we unpublicised commitment. Whilst he 13th-19th May 07 still have the opportunity to ‘vote’ sought no recognition for himself, he It's an occasion for celebration - for Jesus Christ. We can put our was quick to note the efforts of Christian Aid Week celebrates 50 cross against His name, thus putting others and to praise their years of making a difference this the Son of God in a place of contribution. Genial and year! And once again we are authority in our lives. approachable, Peter valued the invited to play our part. In the words of the Apostle company of everyone he met. The theme for 2007 is all Paul, we can “confess Jesus Christ as Anyone who knew him will know about growth for poor communities. Lord” in our lives. they have lost a friend; the Club has We've all seen pictures of the lost an outstanding Lion. All our difficult and desperate situations SUNDAY SERVICES thoughts are with Sheila, Andy and many of the world's poorest people Family Service - 10 am Simon - their loss is so very much have to struggle with every day. Communion - 11:45 am greater than ours. But we don't often realise that their lives are being made all the more Weekday activities COFFEE MORNING difficult by the effects of global HOUSEGROUPS - Tuesday and in attractive garden warming. Wednesday evenings at 7:45 pm for Now we can help to do ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE something about it. Christian Aid not THE “HUB” - Youth activity on only provides disaster relief. They Thursdays from 7 pm

Saturday May 12th also provide training in skills which encourage people to improve their TODDLER GROUP - Thursdays at 10- 12 noon income, diet and regenerate the 10 am at areas where they live. And Mill Farmhouse, they actively challenge injustice and TUESDAY CIRCLE Felixstowe Road, Martlesham inequality wherever it is found. On May 8th Christian Aid relies on the “A Musical Matinee” (with Julia ENTRY £2:50 donations of people in the UK and and friends) Ireland. Please donate generously THE MOTHERS’ UNION when you receive your red FRIENDS ON FRIDAY Have you watched any of the envelope. By completing the gift A relaxing morning for coffee and 'Nanny' programmes that have aid slip, your donation will be worth fellowship, every Friday 10 am to become so popular on TV recently? nearly 30% more at no further cost 12 noon. They usually show really badly to you. For further details, and to behaved children and parents who volunteer as a collector in your need help with parenting. area, please contact Carolyn Smith “The Living Room” You do not have to be a bad 01473 625630 or Chris Cobb Sunday 13th May 6 - 8 pm parent to benefit from parenting 01473 622585. Let's work for a An informal evening of worship, courses. Good parents find mutual world where everyone is included in refreshments and activity. support and share ideas and the feast of life! Guest Speaker = Peter Holloway experiences and learn together. (Christian entertainer) They also make friends through MARTLESHAM CHRISTIAN these group sessions. FELLOWSHIP We have recently run a Black Tiles Lane For more information, please parenting course for a few weeks www.m-c-f.org contact John Mellen on 01473 here in Martlesham and all those VOTING TIME!! 624401 Julia Faulkner on 01473 who took part really enjoyed it and District and Parish Council Elections 625482 are planning to meet with each will be held on 3rd May. other now the course has finished. Candidates will be given the BRIGHT STARS We are hoping to run another opportunity to make decisions, Due to bank holidays, there will be c o u r s e . affecting us and our communities. one service this month on Monday Perhaps you would be Howdo we decide to vote? Do we 14th May. interested in joining a group or you vote for a party or an individual? A We welcome all pre-school may know someone who has a small man or a woman? An experienced children and babies and their child and would be interested. You councillor, or a fresh councillor with carers to our fun, child-friendly will be surprised what goes on in new ideas? Many years ago services which are held on the the Mothers' Union. another vote took place. Pilate second and fourth Mondays of each Do you want to find out asked, “Do you want this man, or month, during term time. We meet more? Phone Elizabeth on 01394 Barabbus?” They voted for the at 10:30 am in St Michael's Church 210793. criminal and rejected Jesus, the King Centre. There is a chance to meet of the Jews. for refreshments and a chat after the service, which lasts about half the Holy Family are celebrated at 6 Did you know that there is some an hour. For more details about pm on Saturdays and 9:15 am on time available if you want to Bright Stars please call Pauline on Sundays. Weekday masses are start a new club or society? For 01473 625061 or Jo on 01473 normally on Wednesdays and more information on any of 622160. Fridays at 10 am. these, please contact 01473 621406

BRIGHTWELL CHURCH MARTLESHAM HEATH RSPCA MUTT STRUTT May brings us round to our Parish PAVILION The Suffolk East and Ipswich Walk which gives us an opportunity Did you know that there are regular Branch of the RSPCA are holding to see parts of the Parish, normally meetings and activities going on in their annual Mutt Strutt (sponsored hidden from the roads. We meet the pavilion for at least 24 hours dog walk) on Sunday 20th May. this year on Saturday 19th May at each week? The walk starts from the RSPCA 2:15 pm at The Church Hall ready Each week there are – Animal Centre, Mill Lane, to step out at 2:30 pm. Following • Bader Court coffee Martlesham at 11 am, registration the Walk light refreshments will be mornings is at 10 am. The walk takes served at the Hall. Last year over • Weight Watchers meetings approx 1½ hrs. Sponsorship forms 50 people joined us and • Country Market and more information can be experienced a variety of weather • Tuesday Games Club obtained from Mo Reid 01394 conditions but nevertheless enjoyed • Brownies 276678, e-mail mo. the fellowship. Please do join us this • Rainbows [email protected] or the Animal Centre 01473 623280 or year. • Bridge turn up on the day and pay a During July The Diocese of • 2 Parent and Toddler Ipswich and St Edmundsbury are donation of £5 per dog. sessions hoping that all Churches in the • Yoga classes Diocese will be open during Open • Youth Club Churches Week from 15th to 21st • July and for our part Brightwell Street Dancing • Church will be holding some special Computer Training • events during this period so please Lip Reading watch this space in the June and July issues. Every two weeks there are – Geoff Lambert, PCC Secretary • Cross-Stitch classes St. Michael’s • Kick Boxing HOLY FAMILY & ST MICHAEL • Crossroads Church Holy Family & Saint Michael on the main A1214 is the Catholic Chapel Every month there are - Centre is open serving Martlesham and Kesgrave. • WI meetings It is part of the parish of Saint Mary daily on in Ipswich. Occasionally there are - On May 7th bank holiday the • Martlesham Historical Society weekdays from diocesan pilgrimage to Walsingham meetings will take place, where the Latin • Woodbridge Model Boat 10 am—12 noon Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Club meetings Beatitude Michael Sabbah, will join • Martlesham In Bloom for tea, coffee, us from one of our twin dioceses. At meetings the end of May we will be • Conservation Group information, etc. celebrating the Ascension and meetings Why not drop in Pentecost. During the Easter season • Village Produce Association we are asked especially to pray for meetings to meet friends new members of the church, • Martlesham Consultants vocations, right use of the media, Limited meetings old and new? the church and human work. • Choir Group meetings If you would like to be kept • Ipswich Photographic Society informed of services and activities meetings ask to receive a regular copy of the weekly parish newsletter and During the summer there are – monthly parish magazine by • Martlesham Nomad Cricket telephoning the Presbytery on matches 01473 728115.

Regular ‘Sunday’ Masses at THE CHURCH IN MARTLESHAM & BRIGHTWELL

PARISH MINISTER: The Revd. Ian Naylor, 17 Lark Rise, Martlesham Heath, IP5 3SA, BUILDING Tel: 01473 622424 and e-mail address: [email protected] GOD’S CLERGY: The Revd. Elizabeth Corker, 12 Fairfeld Avenue, Felixstowe, Tel: 01394 210793 FAMILY The Revd. Heather Cooke, 9 Swan Close, Martlesham Heath, Tel: 623770 TOGETHER READERS: Carolyn Smith, 74 Heathfield, Martlesham Heath, Tel: 01473 625630 Lewis Currie, 18 Parkers Place, Martlesham Heath, Tel: 01473 625320 ELDERS: Margaret Rollins, 9 Angela Close, Tel: 01473 623868; Monica Twaits, 39 Angela Close, Tel: 01473 623194

Services for Brightwell Martlesham Martlesham Heath the Month St. John’s St. Mary’s St. Michael’s

Sunday 6th May 8am Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion 9:45am All Age Worship Easter 5 BCP 6:30pm Informal Worship

Sunday 13th May 6:30pm Evensong 8am Holy Communion 9:45am Family Holy Communion & Easter 6 11am All Age Worship Junior Church

Thursday 17th May 7pm Holy Communion Ascension Day

Sunday 20th May 8am Holy Communion 11am Family Holy 9:45am Worship & Junior Church Easter 7 Communion 6:30pm Informal Worship

Saturday 26th May 4pm Pentecost Praise & Refreshments

Sunday 27th May 6:30pm Evensong 8am Holy Communion 9:45am Family Holy Communion & Pentecost 11am Matins Junior Church

Sunday 3rd June 8am Holy Communion 11am Holy Communion 9:45am All Age Worship Trinity Sunday BCP 6:30pm Informal Worship

MIDWEEK SERVICES : Holy Communion each Wednesday at 10am in St Michael’s. Bright Stars on Monday 14th May in St Michael’s. A warm welcome awaits you at all the above services.

PRAYER DIARY FOR MAY Pray each day for peace in the world and for the following: 6 give thanks that Christ rose for us 27 give thanks for the Holy Spirit 7 for the Diocese of Kagera 28 for the elderly in our parishes 8 give thanks for spiritual writers like Julian of Norwich 29 for the United Nations peacekeepers 9 for the residents of Chandos Drive 30 for residents of Coopers Road 10 for wisdom for PCC members 31 for everyone at the Suffolk Show 11 for sick people everywhere JUNE 1 for peace in our world 12 for families enjoying the weekend 2 for our armed forces 13 give thanks for God’s grace 3 praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit 14 for Christian Aid week 4 for all young victims of aggression 15 thank God for the crops 16 for residents of Church Lane 17 Ascension Day - give thanks to God for his risen son 18 for local government 19 for all Bishops 20 give thanks for our daily bread 21 for all suffering from allergies 22 for all scientists and chemists 23 for residents of Clayton Court 24 give thanks for John and Charles Wesley (hymn writers) 25 for all who are in service to God 26 give thanks for Augustine (first Archbishop of Canterbury) 10