The Grundisburgh and District

April/May 2008

FREE ISSUE NUMBER 204

SERVING LITTLE & GREAT BEALINGS . BOULGE . BREDFIELD . BURGH . CHARSFIELD . CLOPTON . CULPHO DALLINGHOON. GRUNDISBURGH . HASKETONews. OTLEY . PLAYFORD . SWILLAND . TUDDENHAM . WITNESHAM MORE CHANGES TO BUS SERVICES ith Buses at suffolkonboard.com, as can the Wwithdrawing its commercial individual timetables. Bus drivers bus service, County will also have information before Council is making changes to the changes come into force. services which will come into effect on Monday 7 April. Thefts from Suffolk County Council will be sponsoring a new Service 70 homes made serving Grundisburgh and surrounding area. This will be a easier circular service with buses pportunist thefts are operating in both directions, Ooccurring around the area providing direct journeys through warn the local police. They Tuddenham to Ipswich. It reinstates recommend that all vehicles kept links for villages such as Bredfield, on driveways should be locked Clopton and Charsfield with and any valuables removed. Ipswich, and also operates to Thieves are aware of all hiding Woodbridge, with buses running places in vehicles and will cause on to Ipswich from Woodbridge via damage to gain entry, if necessary, Bealings. to remove items. All property The buses are being operated by should be kept secured, including , Carters outbuildings. Coaches and Galloways on behalf Information on crime reduction is of the county council. available from the Wickham Details will be included in the Market Rural Safer Woodbridge area, Ipswich East and Neighbourhood Team (SNT). This Ipswich North booklets. Ahead of covers Little and Great Bealings, the availability of the printed Boulge, Bredfield, Burgh, All in a churchwardenʼs line of duty - Doris Main (in red) copies they can be viewed on-line Clopton, Culpho, Dallinghoo, inspects the cracks in Cloptonʼs church tower. More on page 16. Debach, Grundisburgh, The box below gives the vital Hasketon, Otley, Playford, phone numbers provided by Swilland, Tuddenham, the police for contacting them. Westerfield, Wickham Market They recommend you cut it and Witnesham. To find the out and put it somewhere it team’s website see can be found easily when www.safersuffolk.org.uk. when needed.

CONTACTING THE POLICE In an emergency always dial 999. To report a crime, dial 01473 613500. ¡ The Community Intelligence Hotline, 0800 783 9112, is a means of contacting the police (anonymously if preferred) and providing us with any information that you feel would assist us in the prevention and detection of crime. News Diary

APRIL Wednesday 30 Sunday 4 Disco iao G’burg, Burgh & Grand Quiz Night iao Age Open Day Otley Hall 1-5pm Culpho Hort Soc. 7.30pm Thursday 3 Concern, Moon & Mushroom Contact 890264 Contact 735469 ‘Potions & Possibilities’ Gr Swilland 9pm Contact 785320 Burgh & Culpho WI GPR Saturday 31 Monday 14 7.30pm Contact 735838 Car Boot Sale iao Gr Football Gr. & Culpho Parish MAY Club GPF 8am-1pm Contact Council Mtg GPR 7.30pm Friday 4 735681 Contact 735541 Grundisburgh News AGM Thursday 1 GPR 8pm 738866 Resolutions/members evening Saturday 19 Gr. Burgh & Culpho WI GPR Duck Race and Fun Friday 8 JUNE 7.30pm Contact 735838 Activities iao Gr. Scouts VG Molly’s Quiz Hasketon VH Sunday 1 early eve Contact 735352 2.30pm 01394 388970 Saturday 3 Fun day iao Witnesham Coffee Morning iao St. Saturday 26 Saturday 5 Church, Moon & Mushroom Mary’s Church, Gr. GPR Car Boot Sale iao Gr Football Coffee Morning iao St Mary’s Swilland from 12noon Contact 10.30am Contact 735481 785320 Club GPF 8am-1pm Contact Church, Gr PR 10.30am 735681 Contact 735481 Family Disco iao Gr. VH Saturday 7 7.30pm Contact 735459 Plant Swap, Burgh 10am- Hasketon Children’s Sports Wednesday 9 The Green 2pm Contact 01394 Sunday 4 12noon Schoolroom Contact Quiet Day Otley Hall 10am- 388970 4pm. Contact 890264 Open Day Otley Hall 1-5pm 735783 Contact 890264 Thursday 10-Saturday 12 Bredfield Fete Old Rectory ‘Off The Hook’ Otley Players Monday 5 2.15pm Contact 01394 383156 AUGUST OVH Contact 890715 Plant & Book Sale Hasketon Tuddenham V. Fete Poplar Saturday 2 VH 2.30pm Contact 01394 Sunday 13 Farm 2pm Contact 785415 Hasketon Village Fete 2pm 383106 Walk to White House Farm 1940’s Dance iao Debach Contact 01394 388970 G’burgh & Culpho PC, Gr May Day Fair iao FOGS Gr. Airfield 7.30pm Contact Friday 8 Green 2pm. Contact 738267 School 11.30am-3.30pm 737236 Evening Garden Party Contact 738907 Tuesday 15 Friday 13 G’burgh, Burgh & Culpho ‘Burgh in its Iron Age Thursday 8 ‘Deben River’ Talk by Mark Hort Soc Little Thatch, Culpho Context’ Gr. Local History ‘School Days’ WI Group Mtg Mitchell Hasketon VH 7.15pm 6.30pm Contact 738330 Society GPR 7.45pm Contact Bredfield Village Hall Contact 01394 388970 Monday 25 738321 Contact 623985 Saturday 14 Fun Day & Car Boot iao Gr Wednesday 16 Friday 9 Abba Dance iao Debach Football Club GPF 2-5pm Bible Story & Bring & Buy Time of our lives - Music Airfield 7.30pm Contact Contact 735681 Sale Mother’s Union Gr PR Hall Hasketon VH 8pm 737236 2.15pm Contact 735604 Contact 01394 388970 Saturday/Sunday 14/15 SEPTEMBER Thursday 17 Creation evening: 'What do Hidden Gardens Gr Burgh & Saturday 6 Grundisburgh Village Hall the fossils say?' Gr Chapel Culpho Hort |Soc 2-6pm Annual Church Fete Gr AGM PR 7.30pm Contact 7.30pm. Contact 738836/56 Contact 735932 735459 Village Green Contact 736481 Saturday 10 Saturday 28 Saturday 27 ‘Whole Foods’ - Cookery Big Day Out Otley College Car Boot Sale iao Gr Football Crossroads Concert Gr Dem. Bealings WI VH 10am-5pm Contact 784268 Club GPF 8am-1pm Contact Parish Church. 7.30pm 2.30pm Contact 623985 Monday 12 735681 Contact 01394 388970 Saturday 19 Gr. & Culpho PC mtg GPR Sunday 29 Bowls Club Open Day 7.30 Contact 735541 Jazz & BBQ Shrubbery Farm Bredfield 10.30am-4pm Wednesday 14 Hasketon 12.30pm Contact OCTOBER Contact 890277 Environment meeting 01394 383106 Friday 10 Tuesday 22 Bredfield VH 7.30pm Contact Ceilidh Hasketon VH Contact Grundisburgh & Culpho 01394 388161 01394 388970 Annual Parish Mtg GVH Thursday 15 JULY 7.30pm. Contact 735541 Resolutions Mtg. & Holidays Thursday 3 Key for venue abbreviations: Saturday 26 Bealings WI VH 7.30pm Garden Mtg & BBQ Gr WI P/VH - Parish/Village hall Car Boot Sale iao Gr Football Contact 623985 Contact 735838 PF - Playing field PR - Parish rooms Club GPF 8am-1pm Contact Wednesday 21 735681 Saturday 5 VG - Village green ‘Hatch-Match-Dispatch’ Otley Village Fete 2.30pm Quiet Day Otley Hall 10am- Gr. Mothers Union PR 2.15pm and Evening of Live Music 4pm. Contact 890264 Contact 735604 7.30pm OPF Contact All codes are 01473 unless Annual Plant Sale Bealings Saturday 17 890970/890283 given otherwise. Entries must be separated from any VH 10am-12noon Contact Food and film evening Otley Saturday 12 editorial sent and must 735565/610219 VH Contact 890970/890283 Gr. Village Show include a contact phone no. Sunday 27 Gr. Burgh & Culpho Hort Soc Saturday/Monday 24-26 The diary is prepared to help GPF 12.30 Contact 738267 Morning walk around Otley Flower Festival Clopton Ch organisers plan events, as & brunch Contact 890970 10am-5pm Contact 737602 plus car boot Contact 735238 well as to publicise them. 2 What’s On

mini country show will have Music hall events for all the family. College spokesperson, John comes to Nice, said, “This is the fourth time that we have put on an Hasketon event of this scale and we are n Friday 8 May at 8pm, hoping that this year’s Big Day OHasketon will welcome Out will bring even more the 'Time of Our Lives Music visitors than the thousands that Theatre' to The Victory Hall. came to see us last year. In the This will be an evening of last few years, the college has light-hearted fun by a visiting changed beyond all troupe, with an affectionate recognition. The day is an look at Brits, their hobbies, opportunity for people to habits, eccentricities, history come and see these changes and culture. It will be a fast for themselves whilst having a moving mixture of musical The Time of Our Lives Music Theatre group who will be fun day out at the same time.” medleys and comic sketches. performing in Hasketon on 8 May. Songs from Vera Lynn to the SUMMER FETES Spice Girls via Flanders and Please think of us when keep the children amused Swann, Noel Coward, British dividing and thinning out your leaving their parents free to - in Bredfield Soul, Lional Bart, Merseybeat, plants in the coming weeks. browse. Parking is also Brit Pop and Andrew Lloyd The event will be combined available. Just down the road n 7 June Bredfield Webber, all rounded off with a with the launch of the Burgh is the Admiral's Head so OChurch invites you to its rousing Last Night of The Cookery Book, and runs from visitors may consider a stroll traditional summer fete with Proms medley for all to sing- 10am to 12noon. down to the pub for lunch. over 40 stalls including many along to ... bring your flags! Again there will be no charge; The event runs from 10 am to fun and varied games, jumble, just bring whatever you have 12 noon, and is in aid of Great book stall, mini auction, pony Tickets will be £10 and are rides and afternoon teas. The available from Richard Smith to spare and take home and Little Bealings’ churches. anything that catches your eye. For more details contact venue is the gardens of The (01394 388970) or Lyn Old Rectory, Bredfield. Berwick (01394 387302), Refreshments will be Norman Porter 01473 735565 provided, also free of charge. or Geoff/Paddy Bills 610219. Admission is free and there cheques to be made payable to will be ample free parking. The Victory Hall. As with other schoolroom events, we hope to make Flowers featuring Gates open at 2.15pm. Dancing at enough from the raffle and the fifties donations to pay for the next ... and in Debach event. Any surplus goes he flower festival in Clopton Church on 24, 25 Tuddenham wo dances are being held towards the project to provide T and 26 May will be entitled he annual summer fete in at Debach Airfield this water and toilet facilities at the T 'Stepping back to the Fifties'. Tuddenham will be held at summer to raise funds for the schoolroom. T The displays will all depict the beautiful setting of Poplar second world war museum events that happened between Farm on Saturday 7 June at there. The first is a 1940s BEALINGS 1950 and 1959, and provide a 2pm. This run is by the Dance on 7 June featuring The BUMPER trip down memory lane. Can church, with much village Jonathan Wyatt Big Band and you remember what happened support, to raise funds for the a 1940s disco by David PLANT SALE then - the music, toys, royal upkeep of the church. It is a Tuthill. An Abba Dance is he variety of stock at events, sport and much more, great day out to meet and being held on 14 June with TBealings Plant Sale on a real taste of nostalgia! If you socialise. Abba UK, the well known Saturday 26 April should were born after this period We will have the Martlesham tribute band, and disco by Paul satisfy every requirement. In then come and see what was Junior Brass Band, the usual Redhead. this sixteenth year, it gains in happening half a century ago. delicious cream teas and Both last from 7.30pm to reputation and popularity with The festival will be open from icecream, and amongst the midnight. Food, licensed bar the range of plants growing 10am to 5pm daily; home stalls will be plants, produce, and camping will be available ever wider. made refreshments will be cakes, white elephant, books, on site. Tickets are £16, or £15 In addition to the plants, there served. Anyone who would china, glass etc. Of course if purchased before 1 May, will be other things to buy; the like to sponsor an arrangement there will be a grand draw and from Richard Taylor 01473 ever-popular homemade cakes please contact 01473 737602. a tombola. There will be a 737236 - or via the form on and second hand gardening All proceeds to Clopton children's area for play, games the website. books. Refreshments will also Church Tower fund (see p 16). and stalls, and also games of be served. many varieties to suit both Burgh plant swop Bealings Village Hall is a new BIG DAY OUT young and old. here will be a repeat of venue for this year and very tley College is hosting Tlast year’s hugely popular appropriate since the newly Oanother 'Big Day Out' on Plant Swap at Burgh opened John Belstead Playing Saturday 10 May. The event More whatʼs on Schoolroom (next to the Field is just behind it. For will last from 10am to 5pm at church) on Saturday 7 June. families, the apparatus will the main college campus. The on next page.

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Sunday 1 June. An all day time of ticket purchase on FAMILY DISCO programme with activities for 01394 383106 or 388970. The family disco - proceeds to children and adults will event runs from 12.30 to 4pm. AGrundisburgh Village culminate in a Race Night in All levels; maximum of Hall funds - will be held in the the evening. The pub will be Brass on two participants. Your hall on Saturday 3 May, from open all day. Details about place or mine or better still 7.30pm and 11.30pm. John both events from Nikki Gavin Bredfield grass Richards will be spinning the at hut number 10 in the 01473 785320 rass on the Grass presents music for young and oldies to Ferry Boatyard. the Stour Valley Stompers enjoy. Please bring your own B May Day Fair in a Trad Jazz Concert on 5 Tel 01473 735 300 drinks. For tickets contact July at the Old Rectory, Judith Bignell 01473 735459 May Day Fair is to be www.culpho-hall.co.uk Bredfield. Bring picnic and or Linda Baxter 735763. Aheld on Monday 5 May, 11.30am to 3.30pm, at drinks. Parking is free. Tickets Moon & Grundisburgh Primary School, are £8 in aid of the Samaritans with stalls and games run by and Bredfield Church, and are The dictionary says: Mushroom many of our local available from Andrew Miller fund raisers organisations. Planned on 01394 383156. Gates open Lonely: unhappy, single activities include morris at 6.15pm. Bored: fed up, lethargic wo fund raising events are dancing, maypole dancing, being held at the Moon & Open gardens We say: why not call us? T maggot racing, bouncy castle Mushroom pub in Swilland. and gladiators, football he chosen charities for this In Good Company On Wednesday 30 April there penalty competition, fancy Tyear’s Hidden Gardens will be a Grand Quiz Night in dress, and traditional races for event run by Grundisburgh & aid of Age Concern with all the family. There will also Culpho Horticultural Society We offer a wide variety of buffet/music/auction etc , social events each month be a licensed bar as well as are Marie Curie Cancer Care starting at 9pm. The cost is lunches and other and the children’s hospice. If you still feel 45 then £3.50 per person including a refreshments. Wendy Witt is hoping to offer buffet at half time. you are welcome! Amanda Sheridan 01473 738907 a wide range of gardens for A Fun Day to raise money for visitors to see during the 01394 459459 for St Mary's Church Jazz on a weekend of 14/15 June - Witnesham takes place on anyone willing to support the Summer’s Day event by opening should contact her on 01473 735932. he 12th Jazz/Barbecue at URBAN JUNGLE Shrubbery Farm Hasketon, Details of the Village Show T classes are available in LANDSCAPERS is booked for Sunday 29 June. As always it is to be real Grundisburgh Post Office, and traditional jazz with the great the full schedule will be out in Tree and hedge care by insured barbecue to which many local early May. Classes are open to and qualified tree surgeon helpers contribute. people from all areas. Stump grinding Mike Barry & his Uptown EATING OUT Hard landscaping, decking & fencing Gang, who were much enjoyed Garden and site clearance in 2005, are returning. The rundisburgh Dining Club’s next meal will be Design and planting barbecue food will be the G usual high standard with at the Queens Head, generous portions, salads and Brandeston, on Saturday 12 To arrange a free initial visit please call Nick Dow on pudding included in the £12 April. To reserve a place ring T: 01473 727686 M: 07889 365202 ticket. Vegetarian or special Jane Hilliar on 01473 738891 diets available if ordered at or Roy Compton 735495. Kiss Dress Hire Call Apryl 07879 414407 or 01473 735189 Situated near Woodbridge If we don’t have it, we’ll find it, revamp it or make it! For that Prom • Wedding • Ball Or to simply stand out at that Party! No ridiculous prices! Also New Wedding Gowns to Buy Do Not Stress – You’ll Have the Dress!

4 Sunday 12 April. This follows VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING an extremely interesting visit to the conservation project last summer, and again we have WHITE HOUSE FARM been promised a guided tour. t has been a busy winter at White House Farm, the Our cattle are due to start The free walks are organised Iconservation project in Hasketon, and much is calving at the end of April by by Grundisburgh & Culpho planned for the future. The Sinfield Nature which time it is hoped the land Parish Council for the second Conservation Trust has been accepted into a ten-year will be dry enough for them to Sunday of each month, and stewardship agreement with Natural which be turned out to graze. are open to anyone. They leave will involve creating four new ponds, existing pond A number of grant The Green at 2pm. maintenance, hedgerow coppicing and management of applications are being made to the varied types of grassland at the farm. fund educational events and if successful there will be an Grazing will be introduced to sites and provide for additional interesting choice of activities Community additional meadows to young owls when they at the farm this year, including enhance the diversity of flora. disperse to occupy new sites. children's maypole dancing, recognition Volunteers have been a great In February a group of pond-dipping, earth-oven eorge Butters, well known help in clearing areas for volunteers planted a large building and baking, butterfly to many at JADS Youth livestock fencing. Wildlife G 'compass' tree circle of 49 picnics, herb walks, and Club, has been shortlisted in a surveys are ongoing as they native trees grown from dowsing. A variety of willow category of the Community help the trust to monitor the English seed. An outer weaving workshops Champion Awards for his wildlife at the farm and assess circle comprises will be taking work as a volunteer at management practices. four English place through Hasketon, Grundisburgh and In recognition of the work oaks and 12 the year. Bredfield. over the past year at White small- Retreat Nominated by Just42 as a House Farm, the Sinfield Trust leaved days will contender for the MV Suffolk was highly commended for limes. resume on Young Volunteer of the Year 'outstanding work to promote There are the last Award, he has been invited to biodiversity' by Suffolk 32 trees Sunday in attend an Oscars-style County Council's ‘Creating the within an April and ceremony organised through Greenest County’. I hope this inner circle continue Young Suffolk at the St accolade will help to promote including red monthly until Nicholas Centre, Ipswich. the trust's work as funding is hawthorn and September. We still required to secure the white hawthorn. are fortunate to future of White House Farm. This tree circle was have Sig Lonegran, one Last November the trust raised inspired by a similar design at of the leading figures on funds to install two barn owl Bramfield and it represents a dowsing and labyrinths, nest boxes as part of Suffolk map of the sun and moon running a talk and workshop Wildlife Trust's Community throughout a year's cycle. In for us in May. Hamish Miller, Barn Owl Project. The boxes the centre is a Worcester an internationally respected will be monitored as part of Pearmain apple tree which dowser and author, will be the voluntary scheme. The people can sit under and look coming to the farm in July. number of Barn Owls has up at the blue skies through This year's open day at White been declining since apple blossom.We plan to House Farm is on Saturday 21 agricultural intensification open the tree circle to visitors June. across the UK but the every May for meditation. For further details about population is now showing Also in May, a turf labyrinth events or becoming a signs of recovery. Well-sited can be walked at the edge of volunteer or member of The nest boxes will help to address woodland. Further details can Sinfield Trust please contact the shortage of natural nest be found on our website me. Our website is regularly updated with news and photographs. Charlotte Daniel, trustee, [email protected] or 01394 382992, Just42 say it is a fitting tribute www.sinfieldtrust.org to the guidance and The regular monthly encouragement given to walk from George by Baz Wilkinson, one Grundisburgh Green of its youth work managers, will be heading to before Baz leaves to take up a White House Farm on new role as Area Co-ordinator for Young Suffolk. “George attended the youth club at Hasketon long before I Top: White House Farm arrived,” said Baz, “but I have bull Boland Alpha with seen him develop from a club two of the heifers. member into a committed Left: Clearing to install stock fencing on volunteer who now helps with volunteer day, . the running of the club.”

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offence, and will either be with their opposition. It is more homes in the district. VANDALISM taken home to face the wrath always worth putting forward Most will go in large COSTING THE of parents or a trip to the your views. Thanks also to developments east of Ipswich, police station. Good advice is County Councillor Peter Felixstowe and, possibly, COMMUNITY DEAR - don’t mix with trouble Bellfield who alerted County Martlesham, but a smaller rundisburgh has been makers. Highways to the grave number will be allocated to Gplagued by an There is a cost. It is estimated concerns of the parish council market towns and large unprecedented wave of anti- that to repair the damage and and residents in the area. villages. Once the sites have social behaviour and remove graffiti is going to cost So this battle is won but if been agreed for the large vandalism recently. well over £1,000 which will Flagship Housing go to appeal developments, the district have to come out of parish we shall have another battle council will then turn its Children banging on doors, attention to deciding where the windows and running away, council funds. Your council tax where our support of the and money which would have district council will be needed. houses will go in market running through gardens, towns and large villages. particularly frightening for been far better spent on things There is already existing elderly people on their own, to benefit the whole permission to build four A decision was planned for intimidating behaviour and community - including young properties on the site. 2007 but now will not be verbal abuse to passers by, the people. Ann Willetts, chairman, parish council made until sometime next destruction of the seat on The There is another greater cost: planning sub committee year. As a new hall for Green, setting two waste bins to elderly residents who are Grundisburgh is dependant on on fire, spraying graffiti on afraid to leave their homes Annual housing being allocated for seven locations throughout the after dark and the hurt caused meetings Grundisburgh as part of an village, alcohol abuse... These to those who have suffered ‘enabling development’ to are just a few of the 39 items damage. rundisburgh & Culpho’s provide land and some so far recorded but this list Gannual parish meeting is funding, this is a could be much longer as many So we ask all parents “Do you arranged for Tuesday 22 April disappointment. crimes have not been reported know where your child is and will provide an tonight, what he or she are Nevertheless, the Village Hall to the Police. opportunity for local issues to Management Committee and doing and who are they with? be aired and local groups to The parish council arranged a the landowner of the site John Ager, parish clerk, Grundisburgh & update on their activities. meeting of voluntary remain fully committed to Culpho Parish Council, 01473 735541, There will be a display of organisations looking after [email protected] building a new hall once this paintings from the two art young people in Grundisburgh hurdle has been overcome. groups run by Paul Bruce. at the end of February with Meeting Lane Among the presentations will representatives of development rejected be the three scouts who Bottle collections Neighbourhood Watch, Police attended the World Scout and the Primary School. The arish councillor Sally Grahn he application to build six Jamboree last summer. school has suffered Thouses and six bungalows Pwill collect bottles from particularly badly in Meeting Lane has been The meeting starts at 7.30pm elderly/disabled people without in Grundisburgh Village Hall. cars who find it difficult to get Some very useful ideas were refused by Suffolk Coastal Refreshments will be served at up to bottle bank at the put forward which might help District Council (SCDC). The the end. playingfield on first Thursday but the most important main reason given in the of the month. Anyone wanting information which came from refusal was : The Grundisburgh Village Hall to take advantage of this free the meeting was that the “Meeting Lane is in places of AGM is being held on 17 April service should phone her on Police desperately need our insufficient width for two cars in the parish rooms, starting 01473 738219. She will also help. They are powerless to do to pass, has no continuous at 7.30pm. take unwanted stuff to the anything unless residents footways provision and its waste disposal tip in return for report incidents promptly. junction with The Green is UPDATE ON NEW petrol costs. Please use the numbers in the sub-standard in width and VILLAGE HALL cut out box on the right. Do visibility. It does not therefore not leave it to someone else. form a suitable access to serve lans to provide a new Village Clean Up village hall for the level of development P Saturday 12th April The Police have a range of Grundisburgh on a site measures that they can take proposed and would give rise to traffic safety problems opposite the existing hall are Village Green 10-12 against offenders and will not being held up because of hesitate to use them. We know contrary to Policy AP27 of the Bring litter pickers - Suffolk Coastal Local Plan.” delays to the district council’s gloves and bags that only a few young people overall planning review. are doing the damage but Concerns were also expressed provided. many more are looking on and about the house adjoining the Suffolk Coastal District Make Grundisburgh doing nothing to stop the footpath and the bungalow Council has been set a target tidier!!! offenders. next to 6 and 7 Meeting Lane by the government to build Hangers on should also both would adversely affect beware. If they are caught in a the neighbouring properties. group causing vandalism or Grundisburgh & Culpho Grundisburgh & District Newsʼ annual general anti social behaviour they will Parish Council would like to meeting takes place on Friday 4 April at 8pm be implicated with the thank the 32 residents who in Grundisburgh Parish Rooms. offenders although they might attended the January meeting not have committed any and those who wrote to SCDC Everyone welcome.

7 Grundisburgh Gleanings New leader for MU branch

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REFLEXOLOGY Sandra Billings (right of banner) with other Grundisburgh MU members. SPORTS MASSAGE he Mothers' Union is a Billings, whose enthusiasm AROMATHERAPY Tworld-wide Anglican and fresh ideas can help us organisation whose purpose is focus on the future. Reflexology & Aromatherapy treatments are to be concerned with all With all this in mind our main deep relaxing and healing aspects of christian family life. aim is to encourage new The Grundisburgh branch Sports Massage can be calming or stimulating, members from this benefice plays a very active part in the improves flexibility and performance and beyond with a superb life of St Mary’s church. We programme to look forward to. Special offer available now! meet monthly in the parish To find out more, phone Pat rooms with a variety of Outside our monthly meetings 07788 972 972 activities and speakers. Last we are busy with a monthly year our programme included bible study group, an annual a very successful garden party church coffee morning and we held in Molly and Gordon help with the fortnightly THE VEHICLE SURGEON Bolton’s beautiful garden. 'Tiddlywinks' toddler service and making of posies for the Our January AGM meeting Mothering Sunday service. For • Servicing and repairs to all makes and model of motor vehicles was crucial and, with the more details please contact Reverend Clare’s guidance and me. • All work carried out to MOT standard encouragement, we were able including welding & repairs to find a new leader, Sandra Marian Penson, Branch Secretary, 738450

• Class 4 MOT test facilities, petrol, diesel and catalyst Doris Clarke March 1908- between Charsfield Baptist Tyres at competitive prices February 2008 Church and Wickham Market Valves, Balancing & Tracking etc. ylvia and Albert Usher and Health Centre. Also a special family would like to thank thank you to Geoff's family, LOOK OUT FOR OUR SIGNPOSTS ALONG S and our friends and THE B1079 GRUNDISBURGH ROAD, HASKETON all those friends who sent their condolences on Doris's death, neighbours for all their help together with generous and support. 01473 735575 contributions in her memory, to the Friends of Grundisburgh Origins at the Chapel Parish Church. Thanks also to ollowing the interest Canon Clare Sanders for her Fgenerated by his visit two support and the sensitive years ago we have invited Paul service she conducted. Garner from Biblical Creation Geoff Frost Society to speak at Grundisburgh Baptist Chapel heila and family wish to again on Friday 9 May at Sthank everyone who sent 7.30pm. He will be looking at the numerous cards and the fossil evidence to see letters, which were a great whether it best supports comfort. A big thank you to evolution or the Bible's Bernard Catchpole for a lovely account of creation. It will be service in Geoff's memory, geared at ordinary people and to the many people who rather than scientific experts, attended and all those who so everybody is welcome - and gave donations, which came to admission is free! £905 and will be divided Colin Grimwood, 01473 738836/56

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day - wearing leeks, WI REPORT daffodils and dancing. We n January Grundisburgh counted all in IBurgh & C ulpho WI Welsh and enjoyed members were grateful to delicious Welsh Nicola Hobbs who, at very cakes. St Patrick's short notice, gave an excellent Day was celebrated illustrated account of her trip with 'shamrock' to Ethiopia. She explained printing and Irish how the Send a Cow charity is flag making. changing the lives of families who would otherwise be living And thinking about in desperate poverty. Easter Rev. Clare Sanders came to Paul Bruce, local artist and visit and to tell the historian, visited us in children an Easter February, and gave a story, and we talked fascinating look at life in about spring and Christchurch Mansion new life. throughout its history. The group operates Seventeen members were five sessions/ awarded silver spoons in Scouts need Above: Mothering Sunday parade mornings per week. Each March for having accumulated troupe outside St Maryʼs; session starts at 9.15am to 20 points in the monthly more adult Below left: a job well done - the 11.45am. An optional lunch competition. The overall Meeting Lane stream cleaners; club operates due to parental annual winners with the helpers on Below right: St Davidʼs Day at demand offering care through highest points were Pat Polley, playgroup. till 1.00pm at an additional Jill Johnson and Carol Barker. Fridays cost. For further details Ken Hazel from Aldeburgh he 1st Grundisburgh Scout The scout group is looking for contact 01473-753161. brought Antiques Roadshow to TGroup and Fynn Valley adult helpers with our our March meeting, where he Explorers have been very busy meetings on Friday talked about the antiques over the last few weeks with evenings. For more brought along by members for Mothers Day parade, ditch information please valuation. Some were cleaning, hikes and cooking contact Stuart Ross pleasantly surprised by the activities. (GSL) on 07855 089520 value of their object, while or myself. others had interesting items of During half-term three scouts - Pat Ross, 01473 735352 sentimental value. Matthew, Tom and Daniel - kindly helped Stuart (Group Two members attended the News from Suffolk East Federation’s annual general meeting on 4 playgroup March on behalf of the branch and were very impressed with eading up to the the day generally and the LEaster holidays was speakers who included Jackie a short term, but Cheer, Suffolk’s Deputy Chief Grundisburgh Playgroup Constable. had lots we wanted the Carol Barker, 01473 735838 children to experience and explore. We thought about how we can re-use household items to create new things from old, including games, models and how we can sort our rubbish - 'recycle'. We went for a walk to the playing fields where each Scout Leader) clean out a child had the chance to recycle ditch in Meeting Lane. On 2 some glass in the bottle bank. March we had the annual Local resident Ann Harston, Mothering Sunday Flag Parade who originates from Wales, at the church. We had a good came to help us celebrate St attendance and thanks go to all David's day and brought in the cubs, scouts, brownies and costumes for the children to Ring Peter Kendall on 01473 738332 or guide, and the members of the wear, talked about how the visit www.tracemyrelatives.com to find out flag parties who looked very children in Wales would how he can discover your family history. smart. celebrate the patron's saint's

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through ‘Woodend Muckers’ Tom’s video over the years (and he still has transfer service bags on sale for 50p a go). eventeen year old Tom The artistic and practical SNewman has a passion for streaks also showed anything to do with film. Soon themselves early when every to finish at Kesgrave High year Tom won the cup for School, he plans a year most points in his age group at developing a video/dvd the village show. business instead of going Village show success runs in travelling like many in their the family. His grandmother gap year. He has been offered a place at university in Ipswich for 2009 to study Film and Media Vanessa Ling’s Papermaze Studies. anessa Ling loves paper, also a keen scrapper (the Tom has already Vand her business technical term for someone written, directed and Papermaze that she runs from who scapbooks) and also helps edited one short film the family farm in Otley out in the shop which has been called ‘Stop Me’ reflects this. open for nearly a year. which was based on Out of nearly 8000 products The entrepreneurial spirit in his experience of lost sold on line, there are over the Ling family will also see love, as well as being 3000 different coloured and involved in other patterned papers. The website projects under the came on line in October 2003 name Summerisle Tom Newman with the Canon HV20 camera he and began from a desire to do Studios. Tom is uses for most of his filming. something other than teaching hoping the film and being able to combine community will develop in Brenda Garrett has won many work with looking after her Ipswich and he already has cups over the years for baking, three children, Nicholas 11, collaboration work with preserves and flower arranging Madeleine 10 and Jemima 5. Dropout Studios. - and has now become a judge at other shows for the Suffolk Vanessa, who began making The commercial service that Horticultural and Produce cards and then became Tom offers is to convert Association. His mother obsessed by scrapbooking, analogue video tapes to Becky regularly appears found that many others also DVD's, thus ensuring precious among the prize winners, had a love of paper and occasions such as weddings, while younger brother Ben has papercraft, and she decided to birthdays and christenings are also been taking home the set up a shop at The Grange. preserved as technology cups for his age groups. Ben’s One of the farm buildings has advances. passion is working with dogs - been converted into the The entrepreneurial skill and he has won a number of scrapbookers’ equivalent of a showed itself early when as a rosettes for junior handling. sweetshop. This gives her an opportunity to meet customers 10 year old Tom started selling Contacts: Tom Newman, manure produced from a face to face, as the internet Woodend, Grundisburgh Road, can be quite anonymous. neighbour’s horses in Great Great Bealings IP13 6PE, Bealings. He has earned 07796 363 557, thomas Papermaze is a family affair. several hundred pounds [email protected] Vanessa’s mother, Lesley, is

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10 the opening of the next door building to sell animal feeds, bird seed, bedding and wood shavings as a diversity to farming in May. This will be run by husband Anthony, the fourth generation of Lings to farm here. At the entrance to the farm track you see small sign for Papermaze as well as 'Eggs for Sale', which are supplied from their 3000 Hybrid Lohmann chickens. Vanessa advertises in national magazines where her specialism in paper makes her business stand out. Specialist shops like Vanessa's are few and far between, and customers will travel from all over East Anglia. The latest crazes in papercraft include felt, ribbons, buttons and textures, and Vanessa keeps up to date with latest trends by Local artist Reg Snookʼs painting of his grandchildren in front of Christchurch Mansion depicting devoting a week each year to their first impressions of Ipswich. It shows them enjoying a picnic amongst the wildlife in visiting the Craft and Hobby Christchurch Park before their mother takes them into Christchurch Mansion to enhance their Association trade show in cultural education. On seeing this painting Paul Bruce, Chairman of the Friends of Ipswich California. Scrapbooking Museums, felt that it should be included in Ipswich Boroughʼs Fine Art Collection as this is recording originated in America, but history for the future. Paul is seen here presenting Reg with the cheque from the Friends of Ipswich the UK has really taken to Museums. Photo courtesy Peter Kendall this hobby. Vanessa invites scrappers to a monthly ‘Crop’ (the name is scissors and glue - reliving OPEN STUDIOS thought to come from your childhood! Lesley says photograph cropping) at that you do not have to be eekends in June will again see studio Otley Village Hall which artistic – if you can match and Wdoors opening to visitors around focuses on learning new co-ordinate colours for your Suffolk. Within The News area the artists skills and attracting 30-35 living room, you can taking part this year are Leah Hinks and each time. The group aims to scrapbook. Chris and Judy Chestnutt from Great provide a social event where Bealings, Cindy Spear whose studio is in Papermaze is definitely a key Grundisburgh, Edward Morgan, Culpho and members can trade contributor to village life in information Ferial Evans, Little Bealings. Details of their work, the weekends Otley. They they are open and how to find them are in the booklet which will and ideas, and believe in have some be available at the end of April and on supporting www.suffolkopenstudios.co.uk. The prelude to the event is a fun. The cost local is £3.50 per showcase exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, near Bury business, St Edmunds, from 17 to 26 May. session, and such as the people bring their own Post Office projects. and the local pub, and the News editor The Papermaze website is Ling family are heavily also home to the Papermaze involved in village activities marries blog, where help can be such as the Kids Drama and sought from other crafters. the village hall. picture Vanessa's expertise has led her The Papermaze shop is open editor to be a sponsor on the UK on Tuesday, Wednesday and Scrappers website Friday 9.30am-3pm (to fit in Nicola Hobbs, editor of (www.ukscrappers.co.uk). with school times) but can Grundisburgh News, and Vanessa defines scrapbooking also be opened by Peter Kendall were as being threefold. Firstly - appointment for those unable married at Deben preserving photographs, all to come during the week. Registrar Office in products used are acid free - Words Roswyn Bradshaw, February. Newsʼ photographs will yellow in photos Wendy Witt photographer Wendy normal photo albums. Witt (front left) and Trish Secondly - preserving Contacts: Vanessa Ling, Lewis - who had been memories - journalling can Grange Farm, the matchmaker - were help to describe events, Otley IP6 9NS, witnesses. Nicola will be thoughts and feelings, almost 01473 892195, retaining the name like a picture diary. Thirdly - www.papermaze.co.uk Hobbs for her community creativity, playing with paper, activities and other work.

11 FENCING AND FORESTRY Hasketon Highlights SERVICES esides the regular events, questions to encourage the less OVER 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE BHasketon has had several knowledgeable amongst us, • FREE QUOTATIONS • good parties since Christmas but also some teasers which Providing all types of Quality Fencing & Gates in The Victory Hall for the will be more intricate, to sort Supplied • Erected • Repaired • Close-board • Post & Rail enjoyment of villagers and 'the sheep from the goats'! • Panels • Chain Link • Stockfence • their friends. The 'Cool Britannia' show by Domestic • Agricultural Matthew Field ran an early 'Time of our Lives Music evening Beetle Drive for Theatre' on 9 May is featured families with youngsters ... on page 3. Do be certain to great fun. At the end of book tickets for this show as it Tel: (01473) 735710 Mobile: 07779 986033 January, following a delicious will be a very entertaining 30 Gurdon Road, Grundisburgh, Suffolk hot meal prepared by Chloe evening. and Lyn, The Shebeen Irish We have second Friday events Band took over the hall with booked for the rest of the year its typical vibrant dance except for August when we SP Boiler Services music, getting many of us to shall be having our Village our feet. Local historian Dr Fete instead, and in December Domestic Oil Fired Boiler Servicing & Repairs John Blatchly, who has been when we will enjoy the Village headmaster of Ipswich School, Dance. Let me know if you gave a fascinating talk in Donʼt Get The Winter Blues ! would like a copy of the February, showing us his programme. Have your boiler serviced and ready artifacts from the school before Jack Frost comes to visit. museum. Afterwards he told As well as the usual litter bin us about his work with the next to the bus shelter, we We also offer a breakdown service. Redundant Churches of have now got a dog litter bin Ipswich and plans for their nearby and a cigarette stub Tel: 01473 785095 future. box outside the hall door ... all in a bid to keep the Green Mobile: 07782 164406 Grundisburgh Bowls Club tidier. There are large Website: www.spboilerservices.co.uk have had social evenings with containers near the Turks Head us, happily using our carpet for glass and tins, for which bowls mats and equipment, the parish council receives a despite the differing tactics to payment following a those they will use later on collection. We have kitchen WOODBRIDGE INTERIORS LIMITED their green behind The Dog! bins inside The Victory Hall, In the future we look forward suitably marked with recycling SMITHFIELD, MELTON, SUFFOLK TELEPHONE 01394 386390 FAX 01394 386404 to Molly's Quiz Night on 11 in mind. Please use all these April. She has promised to facilities when in Hasketon! include some simpler Richard L Smith

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'I'm not dead, of 89 - concerned villagers Do you care I'm soaking advised her to wear a helmet up the power and waited under the steps about the of the earth!' afraid she would fall. She environment of Dinner parties shouted from the top of the were proudly stairs. “It will be alright, I Bredfield? made from came up to practise yesterday vegetables on my own!”. e all have an important and fruit from She played a key part in the Wrole to play in her garden conservation and ecology by Bredfield over 60s Club, and she modelling hats and scarves at working together to create an insisted that environment where wildlife her stall at the village fete and she did not a wearing traditional white can thrive. Wild flowers, birds need help and animals are all under apron to serve teas at the fund with the raising events. Win will threat from loss of habitat and washing up. even a small change can make continue to be missed by all a big difference for wildlife. Win was that knew her and even by instrumental those that did not. The local parish plan for in the setting Roswyn Bradshaw Bredfield identified residents’ up of the concern about environmental Community ... and Emily Greaves issues in the village, and to Shop in mily Greaves who lived in improve the wildlife habitat Bredfield, EPrimrose Cottages in we need to put together a after the old Bredfield and in London sadly group of people to promote shop and post died on 6 March, aged 44, biodiversity. The first stage is office had after a seven year battle with to identify areas where been closed leukaemia. improvements can be made two years Emily was born in Sudbury and then put together an action earlier. The where she went to school. She plan to help wildlife. Some of shop was was married to Daniel for 21 the projects under started in a Wyn Masters aged 89 christening years and they have a consideration are the creation the Brewfield slide. Photo courtesy Portakabin selling general daughter, Ella, who is 16. of a conservation area, East Anglian Daily Times. groceries and fresh bread. Emily loved Suffolk, and management of hedgerows, Win hand typed the monthly Bredfield in particular, and creation of habitat to rota and delivered them all on Tribute to Win enjoyed being involved in encourage birds, pond surveys foot. She sometimes spent village activities despite her plus other initiatives to Masters three mornings a week in the illness. Her funeral was held promote wildlife. shop, where she would in Masters passed away on 14 March in St. Andrews entertain her fellow workers The success will depend on Win early March after a Church in Bredfield where she who would arrive home the support given by residents, short illness. She was 96 years is laid to rest. Her cheerful exhausted having laughed so so if you care about your old and although she had enthusiasm for life was an much. environment and wish to make moved away from Bredfield inspiration and she will be a difference then please give four years ago, she remained She was very hard-working, greatly missed, but not your support to create a better one of the characters of lively and talented and a great forgotten. environment in which we live. village life that epitomises her sales person. She opened the We are holding a open era. playground in typical Win News of Bredfield’s fund meeting in the Bredfield Unfortunately, I did not meet fashion by christening the raising events are in What’s Village Hall on 14 May Win, but we bought her house slide herself at the tender age On on pages 3 and 4. starting at 7.30pm to promote here. Eventually it will biodiversity. We will have become more ours than Win's, members of other local but the garden certainly environmental groups and the expresses her love of Suffolk Wildlife Trust to pass vegetables and flowers. In our * Music, Singing, Movement for Pre-school on their experiences so we can small close, residents describe Children aged 6 months - 5 years target the important Win as a delightful neighbour environmental aspects to have of 17 years who made * Fun sessions with an educational slant the greatest impact in everyone feel very welcome. * Children’s Percussion Instruments Bredfield. These residents often found * Children’s parties Please make the effort to Win in the garden in the early support the group and if you morning, even at nearly 90, wish to know more about how climbing the fruit trees and Classes in we can improve our mowing the lawn (although IPSWICH, WOODBRIDGE, STOWUPLAND, SUDBURY environment then please come this was later taken over by a AND MANY OTHER SUFFOLK VENUES along to the meeting. kind villager). She was seen Call Kathryn on 01440 730155 Stephen Cook lying on her grass exclaiming [email protected] www.jojingles.com/westsuffolk

13 CHARLES CLARKE & SON (BUILDERS) LTD Bealings Bylines Family Business for Five Generations LITTLE BEALINGS PARISH COUNCIL • New House Construction • Period Property Renovations • • Complete Refurbishments • Agricultural Farm Buildings • or the second year running the Parish Plan consultation Fthe Annual Parish Meeting may help to identify if such a THE COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICE was held in the Angela need existed in the village. Tel: Ipswich 01473 735317 Cobbold Hall on 10 March There were also reports on the and was well attended by year's activities from Parish CHARLES AVENUE, GRUNDISBURGH, IP13 6TH residents. Council Chairman, Ferial Parish Council Vice Chairman Evans, and from County Jenny Shaw reported on the Councillor Peter Bellfield, current Local Development District Councillor Ivan Framework (LDF) Jowers, the Joint Parish Plan consultations by both Suffolk Steering Group, the Parochial Coastal District Council Church Council and its mother (SCDC) and Ipswich Borough and tots Tiddlywinks Club, the TREES Council, and the allocation of Phoenix Dance Club, the 56,000 new houses for Suffolk. Benefice Newsletter, Bealings HEDGES & FENCING SERVICE The developers for the Annual Plant Sale, the redundant farm buildings at Women's Institute, Bealings Grove Farm in The Street Bowls Club, Wolsey presented their plans for the Miniaturists, the Village Hall site. Permission for housing Management Committee and had previously been refused as the Friends of John Belstead the site was not within the Playing Field, and Bealings boundary of the village for Youth Action Theatre Group. such development, and the Notes from parish council D. Gooch current application was for meeting on 10 March industrial and commercial units. Tel: 01394 387064 Mob: 07780 737398 A1214 and traffic Comments made included management in the area: concerns about road safety and The third meeting with traffic and that there was no Suffolk County Council need for such a development (SCC), Suffolk Police, in the village. The developers Kesgrave Town Council, and Upper Street, Witnesham, Ipswich responded that they would Martlesham, Playford and rather provide housing if Rushmere St Andrew Parish • Custom Built Systems & Laptops permission could be obtained - Councils was proposed for 16 • Repairs and Upgrades for example, affordable April and Mrs Shaw and Dr • Printers and inkjet cartridges housing. It was considered that • Accessories, Cables, Networking For friendly, professional advice. Competitive prices. Supporting local Business and Home Users Tel: 01473 785383 www.sbscomputers.co.uk

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14 Bealings Bylines Briefly... oth the plant sales being Rowe would attend. It was use only of brownfield sites WI report Brun by the Suffolk intended to turn off the traffic for new housing. The Ipswich Group NCCPG (National lights at the St Michael's LDF consultation included he speaker at the January Council for Conservation of roundabout in Kesgrave in reference to a northern bypass Tmeeting of Bealings WI Plants and Gardens) this mid-April to see if this had for Ipswich; the council did was Dr Clive Rowe who gave year will be at Helmingham any impact on traffic flow. not agree that this would solve a very interesting and Hall. The first is on Sunday SCC intended to resurface town centre congestion. informative talk on 25 May between 10.30am Martlesham Road in July and Planning Applications: Delphiniums. With the help of and 4pm. The £4.50 entry hoped to be able to provide Tresco, Sandy Lane - retention beautiful slides we learnt how fee gives access to the hall white lining around substantial of conservatory. SCDC had to grow from seed, take root gardens as well as to the trees at the same time. granted permission for this. cuttings and nurture them displays by specialist plant through the year. There were Footpath to Great Bealings: Colonels Farm, Playford Road nurseries. The first 800 many different colours and The works would be completed - erection of shallow pitch people to arrive will be heights of plants from 2-3 feet by SCC when the weather cattle building. SCDC had given a rare foxglove plant. up to 7 feet and spectacular permitted. SCC would be asked agreed to this development. to consider providing a barrier displays from small gardens to at the Little Bealings end in Grove Farm, The Street - sse Wisley trial grounds. uffolk ACRE is offering of land for the construction of view of concerns about The meeting on the afternoon to combat fear of B1 industrial and commercial S children running on to the road, of 21 February provided food computers. As an UK Online units (revised scheme). It was and to improve the surface of for both body and mind. After Centre it can provide access agreed that this development the verge opposite. It was a lunch of delicious jacket to online courses which can was totally unacceptable hoped the official opening of potatoes, we were invited to help improve language and adversely impacting on the the new permissive footpath view the Bealings WI computer skills, and provide character and appearance of would take place in May. archives. These contain many the opportunity to learn new the area. Footway from the church to photographs and documents skills. By spending a few Holly Lane: It was agreed to Walks leaflet: relating to various activities fun hours people will be ask SCC to assess whether a The text and map would be and programmes dating back able to access the Internet footway could be provided in passed to SCC for checking to 1924. Needless to say many and learn to do anything view of concerns about that the routes did use public happy memories were recalled. from searching for a job to rights of way and for advice ordering groceries online. damage to the churchyard The speaker, Mrs Linda bank and the safety of the on funding for printing. There is also a short, online Sexton, president of Rushmere course to help people route to school for those Date of next meeting: WI, then took us further back improve their English skills, parents parking at the village The next meeting will be the in time with a look at the especially if English is their hall car park. Parish Council Annual history of the Suffolk second language. For more General Meeting at 7pm on Planning Policy: landscape! Her talk was information call Karen Monday 12 May in the Village It was noted that the Strategic brought to life with slides of Richardson 01473 242513. Housing Growth consultation Hall Committee Room. the countryside and documents by SCDC did not propose any During the first 15 minutes of illustrating agricultural and extra houses for Little all council meetings the public village life. are welcome to raise any pswich Choral Society is Bealings. However, there was From the Anglo-Saxon matters of concern with Ipresenting ‘Carmina concern that proposed housing through the Norman Conquest councillors. They may also Burana’ by Carl Orff and in Kesgrave, Martlesham and to the 19th Century, she traced speak for a maximum of three ‘Rio Grande’ by Constant Rushmere may have an the history and development minutes on any item on the Lambert at a concert on adverse impact on the village. of the rural communities of agenda at the beginning of it. Saturday 26 April. This takes There was considered to be Suffolk. place at 7.30pm in the inadequate infrastructure to Carol Ramsden, Clerk, 01473 610088, Grand Hall at Ipswich [email protected] From report by Margaret Giblin support the new housing. The School, Ivry Street. 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together with donations, she last Sunday of the month from realised £188 - 22 an excellent 11am-4pm from March to CRACKS IN CHURCH result for the church tower September. Despite its name fund. Debach Airfield is actually in TOWER Clopton - apparently there was The Quiz night on 1 March in already another Clopton he tower of Clopton We applied to English the village hall was a great Airfield operational at this time TChurch has extensive Heritage for a grant in 2005 success and made £400 to be so it was thought it could cause structural cracks internally and and 2006 but were shared between Alzheimers confusion to have the same externally on the east and west unsuccessful. On the third and the Tower Appeal. name. faces, running through the attempt we were given a grant flintwork, the masonry of the The Mothering Sunday service and received the news a week was held at Otley Church this belfry windows, and the before Christmas! rendered internal faces of the year and was taken by Jane Parish council parapets. The work will be undertaken and Nigel. On the Saturday the in two stages. The first will children made the posies and needs new clerk These cracks were identified cost £14,276.00 and we have cards for their mothers, and some years ago, but were been given a grant of £11,000. distributed them on the lopton Parish Council is merely pointed externally Stage two will cost £98,700 Sunday. Clooking for a clerk to without any stitching or replace me. Sadly I am unable and we have been given an 'in The church AGM is on consolidation of the core. It continue due to increased principle ' offer of £66,000. Thursday 10 April at 2pm. was believed that they were family commitments, but have This is open to anyone on the caused by movement in the We hope to start as soon as offered to stay for the short church register, and others are bellframe during ringing. possible on stage one. As you term to help with the welcome to come and observe. However, following the can see from the figures we recruitment of a new clerk. cessation of ringing, the will need to raise over £30,000 Peggy MartinA The post is for 4 hours per cracks have opened up again over the next two years. I have week at a salary of £8.04 per on the exterior and areas of applied to other grant making hour. I have thoroughly masonry have become loose. bodies and await their replies. Airfield news enjoyed my time at Clopton The open cracks will have We are holding a Flower ebach Airfield was the and wish to thank everyone for allowed rainwater penetration, Festival on 24, 25 and 26 May Dlast airfield to become their help and support. Please resulting in further (details on page 3) and our operational in World War II, contact me for further details. deterioration of the core. annual strawberry tea, plus and the first mission flew out The closing date is 30 April. other events - so please come on 6 June 1944. 41 aircraft The Annual Parish Meeting in and give us your support and went missing in action, and Clopton will take place on save our tower! 234 personnel lost their lives Thursday 15 May in the Doris Main, churchwarden whilst serving there. village hall, starting at 7pm. Part of the airfield belonged to This is your opportunity to Fred Taylor, and after the war hear annual reports from More church he managed to buy it back various local organisations and again. His grandson Richard voice your suggestions or news now has a mission to renovate concerns about any aspect of n February, Beryl Birchmore the buildings, with the community life. All Ihad a coffee morning at her wonderful help and volunteers, parishioners are welcome to house, Meadowlands. and restore the site for future attend. The Annual Parish Although there were relatively generations. This year they are Meeting will be followed by few visitors she had an holding two dances to raise the Annual Meeting of the excellent draw and bring and funds for the museums - see Parish Council. buy stall. We enjoyed delicious page 3 for details. The Janet Clarke, Parish Clerk - 01473 cakes with our coffee and, museums will be open on the 830398, [email protected] P. WAT S O N Love Your Lawn GreenThumb’s series of 4 pre-scheduled annual treatments will get your lawn into perfect condition. Over 200,000 customers MOTOR REPAIRS nationwide value our straightforward, professional and reliable service. for • We are the UK experts • Our service costs less than DIY From as BODY REPAIRS, SERVICING, • Pay as You Go service little as £14 for • Start any time of the year a 100m. lawn RESTORATION AND VALETING • 140 franchises • Professional feeds not available Bridge Works, Hasketon at garden centres • Fully trained, uniformed staff Telephone: 01473 735588 Tel: 01473 737879

16 Otley Offerings Progress participate or watch their dogs experience”. For more details, Tickets are £5 from Ruth get spruced up. contact Vanessa on 01473 890970 or Diane 890283. on the Pampering options include 784247, vanessa.pooley The duo are also the contacts bathing, clipping and nail @otleycollege.ac.uk. for Otley Film Night on 17 Parish trimmings. No charges are May, when they hope to show made, although donations are NEWS FROM UNDER 'St Trinians' at the village hall. Plan welcomed. FIVES CENTRE This will be a themed evening, so the old school ties should tley's Parish Plan team College lecturer Vanessa his term Otley Under Fives be dug out! Omembers were delighted Pooley is in charge of Thave been looking at with the excellent attendance grooming at Otley. She has a ‘Planets and Space’, we also at their consultation meeting have been looking at shapes OTLEY HALL DATES on 26 January. Over 85 people on our interest table, with 9 April - Otley Hall Quiet Day visited the event, giving their children bringing in the shape 'Leaving the Boat Behind to views on everything from of the week. We decorated our Walk on Water' - God calls us speeding to play areas. Thank planets with different textures to take risks, Revd Martin you to everyone who took the which involved lots of messy Thrower. 10am-4pm, £17 per time to come and share their play - great fun! We also person including refreshments opinions. pretended to get dressed in our and lunch. Contact Lucy on The steering group is now space suits, take off in our 01473 890264. rocket and go on a moon working on questionnaires for 26 April - Otley Hall Quiet distribution to each of the walk- all to some beautiful classical music. Day 'Reflecting on Scripture households and businesses in through the medium of the parish. Based on the views Otley Under Fives Centre is paint/needlecraft/papercraft', expressed at the consultation Open Mon-Fri 9.00am until Revd Joyce Willis. As above. meeting, the questionnaires 12.00 for ages 21/2 to 5 years seek to gather specific data on of age, there is also a toddler 1 May - Otley Hall Quiet Day all the issues raised by the group which runs from the 'Sing and go on Walking: community. The results will be centre on a Tuesday afternoon. St Augustine, hymns and collated into an action plan for Prospective parents and spirituality', Bishop Clive the parish. We hope to deliver children are always welcome Young. As 9 April. questionnaires towards the end to visit. For more information 4 May - Otley Hall Open Day. of April and are on track to and to arrange a visit please House and gardens open to have a completed plan by the contact 07789 468853 or explore with lots of activities summer. If anyone would like 01473 890302. and attractions including further information on the Tudor dancing and a bouncy Parish Plan, please contact me. Early walk and castle. 1-5pm, adults: £5, Ian Beaumont, 01473 890264 children: £2.50. Contact Lucy Vanessa Poole with one of her bull late film on 01473 890264. terriers. Dog makeovers Spring walk and Brunch 13 May - Otley Hall Quiet solid back ground in this field Ais being organised by Day 'Prayer, Portraits and at the college as she regularly attends Crufts Otley Community Council for Landscapes: Exploring how tley College is offering with her Stafford- shire Bull 27 April. Breakfast to be works of art can help us know Ofree dog-grooming Terriers. She said; “We offer served between 9 and 11am. God and ourselves', Elizabeth service to owners. Sessions sessions all year round, from People can come along and Moore. As 7 April. last between one and three Mondays to Thursdays. walk and then have breakfast or simply join us for breakfast. 25 May - Otley Hall Open hours. Owners can safely leave Students participate in the Day. As 4 May. their pets at the college for the process as it allows them to One of the walks will be a makeovers. Or they can get some hands on guided bird watching walk.

17 Sporting stories Footballing league), and the Omnico Cup BOWLING NEWS beginners or bowlers. They where we are now in the semi Otley don't have to live in Bealings success story finals after beating Bacton 7-0 to join and can get more We now face Melton (our he season is fast information by phoning the rundisburgh Football Club local rivals) on 5 April. This is Tapproaching and the Otley secretary on 01473 626473. Gmembers are in held at a neutral ground to be Bowls Club green is being celebratory mood as once confirmed. prepared. Our subs night is on New season again we have made it to the Wednesday 2 April at 6.30pm, The reserves are enjoying a Suffolk Senior Cup Final. This and the bowling starts on at tennis club is played at Ipswich Town's good second half to the Saturday 19 April with the rundisburgh Tennis Club’s ground. At the season, but are always on the opening drive for the Leverett new season starts the time of going to press the date look out for more players. G Trophy at 2pm. Sunday after Easter, 30 March, of the final was not fixed but We would like to see more We have again entered four at 10.30 am. Everyone is notices of it will be posted supporters at home games. leagues so there will be plenty invited to come along and play around the village and we There is usually a game at of games for everyone. We with members to see if they hope as many Grundisburgh Grundisburgh playing field have four new members, but fancy joining the club. every Saturday - kick-off is at residents as possible will come we could do with lots more. to support their local team 2.30pm. The bar opens straight Some of the advantages of Anyone interested please joining the club are access to a We got to the final by beating at the end of the game, and contact me for details. Once Wimbledon ticket draw, Leiston St Margarets 2-0 after food is also available. Hope to you come through the gate you playing in the Ipswich extra time in a tense semi- see you there! will be made very welcome Summer League, club sessions final. It must be remembered Bob Renville and will soon find out that the every Wednesday evening and teams from the higher GFC 100 Club winners game is very enjoyable and Sunday mornings where balls Ridgeons League enter this can be played by all ages. are provided by the club and cup so it is a great effort by January Please come along to have a social events organized the boys and continues our £50 Sandra Walker, £35 Tye go. throughout the year. Coaching great record in the Senior Cup. Webb, £25 Mick Brown, £20 Bobby Crimble. We also have social events, for is available at a discount to As well as this success the February example we are visiting the members and access to the first team are pushing for £50 Sandra Walker, £35 Andy Suffolk Punch Stud on courts is free, apart from honours in the SIL (we are Grey, £25 Mickey Squirrel, Wednesday 9 April, and we during match and coaching. currently second in the £20 Edna Warren. occasionally meet up for pub Subscription rates for 2008 are lunches. Senior £58, junior £25, couple Bill Kemp, 01473 890277 £78, family £98, social £5. More information from Grundisburgh Monica Begg 01473 738830 rundisburgh Bowls Club or Chris Lee 735270. BROWNGATES Gcontinues to gain new Coaching courses members but we still have Junior and adult courses for Boarding Kennels & Cattery room for more! Such has been members and non-members the interest shown so far that a Ashbocking Road, Swilland, Ipswich IP6 9LJ will be held on Mondays from one-off carpet bowls event 4-7pm, starting at the end of Friendly family run business established for over 20 years. has, by popular demand, April. The coach will again be Open all year round – viewing’s encouraged and welcomed. turned into a regular weekly Large cat chalets, spacious dog kennels plus new family sized dog kennels Martin Denny. For more Services include deliveries & collections; grooming, event until the end of April - details or to book a place bathing & trimming of dogs; food sales by which time we hope our please contact Sue Haddock bowling green will be open. Feel free to ring or look at our website for more information: on 01473 738872 or 01473 785540 www.browngates.co.uk It is held in the Victory Hall in [email protected] Hasketon on Mondays at Those who attended last year 7.30pm. If anyone is interested will automatically be emailed in joining us, please contact with a booking form. Kay Fitzsimmons on 01473 John Ager is continuing his 738768 or myself. Ladies' coaching mornings on Roger Anderson, 01473 738918 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. For further details Bealings Bowls Club is from him on 01473 735541, looking for a few more [email protected] members, whether they are Design – Installation – Maintenance – Repair Fencing Driveways Patios Paving Turfing For a Free quote call Stuart on Thank you Tel: 01473 735642 he News would like to thank the parish councils, women’s or visit Tinstitutes and the Wood Trust, Burgh, for their kind www.hawthornhardlandscape.com contributions to its running costs.

18 Classified ABOUT THE NEWS For sale: above ground Desk fan, 30cm. three speeds. swimming pool (18' x 35' oval) hardly used, £8. Four arm rundisburgh & District News is a free and filter etc. Needs new liner. outside rotary washing drier, Gcommunity newspaper produced by Buyer to dismantle. £1. £15. 01394 383795. volunteers. Around 2,700 copies are distributed to homes and a range of central locations in 785355. For sale: two seater settee and Wanted: flower pots min 5” chairs in navy with cream Grundisburgh and 16 other villages (as listed on for plant sales. Ford House, pattern and barley twist frame. front page). Six issues are published annually. The Green, Grundisburgh vgc, 8 matching feather Ideas, comments and contributions are welcomed: Free in return for donations to cushions, £299. Standard The Ford House, The Green, Grundisburgh IP13 Send a Cow: wide range of lamp, light wood, £10. 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I promise Picture editor: Peter Kendall. shrubs, ground cover, 738267. inclusion next time if sent Distribution coordinator Iain Langdon. For sale: Bathroom cabinet, again. Ed Subscription service: Pat Hall. natural pine finish, single mirror, Treasurer Sue Haddock. interior shelf, h45cm, w30cm, It’s free to advertise in d16.5cm, still boxed, £15. Classified. Entries to be sent Administrator Ingrid McIvor. Reflexology Portaped foot to The Ford House by copy Website designer Angela Robinson. stool, excellent for home visits deadline date. All codes 01473 Typesetter Wendy Cole. or for use with a chair, £45. except where given otherwise. Chairman Terry Frost. Business consultant John Leming. Next issue No 205 June/July 2008 Your letters Publication Saturday 7 June Deadline for editorial Wednesday 21 May am delighted to say pets. The financial burden is IGrundisburgh area has more tremendous. Without sufficient (All phone codes are 01473 unless specified otherwise). than doubled its 2006 total for volunteers to harvest would-be the Royal Society for the donations from generous Prevention of Cruelty to residents, a vast amount of Animals, thanks to the efforts much needed revenue is lost to ADVERTISING RATES of local collectors Maggie the animal centre and clinic. A Goddard and Ann Franklin! collector has 12 weeks of their 1/16 page (44mm x 66mm or 33mm x 92mm) £14.00 1/8 page (92mm x 66mm) £28.00 There remains quite a portion choice between April and 1/4 page (92mm x 136mm or 190mmx 66mm) £60.00 of this area not covered, October to make their 1/2 page (190mm x 136mm) £120.00 including Tuddenham and collection. Please ring 01394 Otley. Help from volunteers is 284605 for information. Details of supplements for front and back pages, and full essential if Martlesham Many thanks for residents' colour, available on request. Animal Centre and Ipswich generosity and sincere Adverts are now to be placed in a run of three or five Clinic (assisting those on low gratitude to Ann and Maggie. only (except when advertising special events) income) will never be closed The Suffolk East and Ipswich Payment for a run of three adverts must be sent in to animals in need. Both branch house to house advance to Liz Binns with the order. venues receive no grants, must collection 2007 totalled An invoice will be issued for a run of five adverts. be self supporting and cater £13,482, and the Prompt payment earns a sixth advert free). for the treatment and care of Grundisburgh area £157. All advertisers will receive a copy of The News in all cruelty cases, Patricia N M Monk, RSPCA House to which their advert appears. abandonments and unwanted House Collection Organiser A charge of £10 is made for originating artwork. Local organisations advertising fund raising events are Late News charged at half the normal rate. he News is normally published on the last Saturday of Talternate months. However, being the only person who can Advertisements to be sent by put an issue together, I sometimes have to adjust the dates. For Wednesday 7 May example the June/July issue will not be published until to Liz Binns, e-mail [email protected] 7 June and the October/November issue until 4 October. Earlier booking of space is advised. Nicola Hobbs

19 RURAL ROADS CAMPAIGNERS WIN VICTORY e finally got there! After Wtwo public meetings, considerable time and effort and an expensive barrister's opinion, Suffolk Coastal has changed its mind. As the Save Our Rural Roads (SORR) campaigners have maintained all along, the A packed Bredfield Village Hall for the Save our Rural Roads meeting in February. On the platform expansion of the Debach were Barry Zinns (left) who had undertaken much painstaking research into the past history of the Enterprises operations onto site and the planning situation, Keith Gipp, SORR chairman and Tony Fryatt, secretary. the rear runway section and onto the land to the front of proposals for the expansion of application. It has been over 200 people from the local their site is unlawful. In the site. allowed to change the nature communities have signed up addition, the ‘Berlin’ wall at Although it accepts that of its operations from (the closing date for forms to the end of the runway must be Debach Enterprises has no agricultural to industrial be received has been put back removed. The council’s North planning consent for its storage simply through the to 31 March). The complaint Area Development Control current operations, Suffolk lack of action and negligence is not just about compensation Meeting on 5 March agreed Coastal will take no action by Suffolk Coastal. Councillor for the clear injustice suffered that enforcement notices will against the original site. Peter Bellfield said that many by many people. SORR is for be served on Debach Despite numerous complaints people had been let down by all parties to seek a settlement Enterprises to make them from local residents over many the failure of their local that will remove, or cease their operations in these years, the council’s Planning council to protect their amenity. substantially reduce, the HGV areas. Consequently, there will Department failed to take the It is SORR's view that Suffolk traffic generated by this site. be no new container depot at enforcement action that was Coastal is guilty of prolonged Our prime objective is to Clopton as had been planned clearly required. The result is and blatant maladministration. reclaim our country lanes from and SORR now hope that, that Debach Enterprises could It has registered a mass the lorries. after four years, we have probably now claim lawful use complaint with the Local Tony Fryatt, Secretary, Campaign to Save finally put an end to any should it submit an Government Ombudsman and Our Rural Roads.

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