crease of £5000 on the involved in the first instance, or current year's precept (£55,000) speak to any parish and although large in percentage councillor. MARTLESHAM terms it equates to an increase Litter and Dog Fouling of about £2.30 per year for a Martlesham is a clean and tidy MONTHLY band D property. For this you have place and to help keep it that way a fully accountable parish the Parish Council will council that undertakes a lot of soon be installing some new litter work to help keep Martlesham well and dog dirt bins. Please use these FEBRUARY 2003 maintained with many and the many existing bins Editors: facilities and acts on the parish's around the parish to help Mart- Neal Goldsmith behalf in an increasing number of lesham continue to be clean and 10 Lark Rise (624124 or issues (that may affect the tidy. 255121) parish both directly and indirectly) County Councillors Fred Hunter that are raised through the plan- At the moment Martlesham has one 2 Ravens Way (624935) ning process, from both County Councillor, John Kelso, Paul Firman central and local government and shared with Kesgrave. The (Advertising) by residents. Boundary Committee for England 45 Lark Rise (622874) This budget includes £2750 of the Electoral Commission is now for grants including a grant to help reviewing the County Council's electoral arrangements Latest copy date is the 18th of keep Kesgrave Youth Club and is currently seeking views, the preceding month. Please e- (to which many Martlesham young- comments and suggestions; the mail contributions to:- sters belong) open on an extra Parish Council will be considering [email protected] or de- evening each week. Much of this at its February meeting and a liver your copy to the editors these grants will come from the in- main concern is that having (preferably word processed or come of £2300 which the Parish only one councillor representing at the very least clearly hand- Council anticipates it will both Martlesham and Kesgrave is written). receive from bank interest and re- insufficient and this needs to cycling credits. be improved. MARTLESHAM MONTHLY Working Parties Website ONLINE There are often a number of tasks There is now a Martlesham Parish www.martlesham-monthly.com needing to be undertaken that can Council website with lots of infor- be safely carried out by mation about the parish, volunteers. It has been decided to the parish council and parish activi- POLICE have a monthly working party on ties; we welcome any comments or Community Police Officer the last Saturday each month suggestions. Its address is PC Ian Rafferty when parish councillors and any www.martlesham.suffolk.gov.uk In case of emergencies please al- other volunteers will be carrying out Meetings ways call 999. In non-emergency these tasks; volunteers are · Parish Council - W ednesday situations please call the main most welcome and if you are inter- 5th February and 5th March switchboard on 01473 613500; ested please contact the Clerk for · Development Plans Commit- you can also contact PC Rafferty on further details. tee - W ednesday 12th Feb- ruary the following numbers for non- Forthcoming Elections urgent matters: · Recreation & Amenities Com- On 1st May there will be elections Office—01473 383467 mittee - W ednesday 19th Mobile—07810 654145 for both the District and the Parish February E-mail—ian.rafferty1@ntlworld. Councils in which both of All meetings are at 7:30 pm in the com these entire councils will be elected. Parish Room, Felixstowe Road but There will be different arrange- please check the notice boards for ments regarding the new further details of the above and MARTLESHAM PARISH council wards and the Parish Coun- other meetings. COUNCIL cil is hoping to provide full details All meetings are open to the Budget and Precept for 2003/2004 of these in the Martlesham public and there is an opportunity The Parish Council has agreed a Monthly nearer the time. If any- at Council meetings for residents to budget of £73,010 for next year body is interested in becoming a ask questions or make comments to and a precept (the money parish councillor please contact the council. Contacting the Council that it receives via the council tax) the Clerk, who can explain what is of £60,000. This precept is an in- In writing to the Clerk, Mart- lesham Parish Council Office, Felix- descriptiondescription of the Amish community MARTLESHAM W.I. stowe Road, Martlesham, W ood- and their lifestyle. REPORT OF MONTHLY MEETING - bridge, IP12 4PB. Telephone or fax The Amish people are a self- 17TH JAN. 2003 01473 612632 via any councillor. supporting group who still farm and At the first meeting of 2003 MR & E-mail: [email protected] live thetheirir liveslives asas inin thethe 1890’s 1890’s and and MRS KELSEY turned a wintery eve- Laurence Burrows—Chairman beforebefore. They have no machinery, ning into a summer delight with using horses and wagons or bicy- their beautiful slides of butterflies. MARTLESHAM VILLAGE cles for transport. They have no MR & MRS Kelsey have travelled tractors but use old-fashioned widely to study and to photograph PRODUCE ASSOCIATION ploughs in the fields. They live in a The winter programme got off to a many species of British butterflies in closed community, only venturing their own habitats. The photographs fine start with a good attendance into the towns to trade their farm to hear Miss Ann Berg’s enjoyable were accompanied by a lively and produce or craftwork. The children informative commentary combined presentation on her visit to Japan. are educated in their own schools The next topic will be "Autumn Col- to make a most interesting and until they are 12 years old, then pleasant evening. The vote of our in the Garden and W inter In- are expected to work the farms terest in the Garden" to be ex- thanks was given by the President, and homes. This practice is proving Mrs Audrey Burnell. plained by a speaker from Otley a problem with education authori- College on 14th February. Then we The competition for a Christ- ties as most children attend full-time mas card was won jointly by Mrs have that popular presenter Mr C school until they are 16 years old. Parfitt with a surprise subject on Betty Darke and Mrs Maureen The Amish people still dress in old- Simpson. Both were interesting and 28th February. fashioned plain serviceable cloth- The date for the Spring Show unusual, Maureen’s being a card ing. They have no frills and the col- given to her by her Great Uncle by has had to be changed and will ours they wear are usually dark now be on the following week on his sister in 1923 and Betty’s being and muted. Bright colours and flow- an actual photograph of garden 12th April. Show schedules are now ery patterns are forbidden. available from Mr Brian Davey (tel: birds at Christmas. So we wondered what the Birthday posies were pre- 624789). The show will be open quilts would be like. The colours for exhibits from any resident inn sented to Mrs Heather Richards and again were all fairly muted and Mrs Sheila W oods. Martlesham as well as V.P.A. mem- plain with no patterned material at bers. Please ask for details from Mrs Audreen Lillistone was all. The designs were all on straight given a card to wish her well as she Brian if you are interested. W e will lines, for example squares, trian- be staging a second show and this leaves Martlesham to live in Risby, gles and diamond shapes. But we near Bury St. Edmunds. will take place on 20th September were amazed at the beautiful fin- with details coming later. On February 21st at 7:30 ished designs and patterns on the pm in the Richards Room MRS Several members have quilt, so cleverly blended by shapes booked for the Norwich coach trip SULCH will give a talk on and colours. Then the hand quilting ’Volcanoes and Earthquakes’ and and are looking forward to a within the squares and so forth was pleasant day out there. I’m looking the competition will be a piece of a sight to behold. W e were all rock or stone. forward to better weather to be thrilled with Mrs Moss’s display of able to get onto the garden. I here Visitors and new members finished quilts. are always welcome. Contact:- some folks are cutting grass al- Our next meeting will be on ready this year! Happy gardening. MRS BETTY DARKE tel: 624193. February 10th at 7:45 pm in the MRS S D HARRIS Stan Harris—tel: 623427 pavilion. W e would welcome any visitors to join us . If you need more MARTLESHAM HEATH W.I. information please phone me, Olive MARTLESHAM LADIES W e began our new W .I. year with Smith, on 626885. CLUB a meeting of 30 members plus sev- On the evening of January 9th our eral visitors. Our new president Kay Chairman welcomed us all back af- Hall introduced the new Treasurer ter the festive break and intro- Ann W helan and new Secretary duced us to Mrs W estren whose Judy Smith. Kay thanked all the East Anglian Slides and Quiz eve- members for their support in mak- ning proved to be a winner. ing 2002 a most successful year Mrs W estren is an official and asked for continued support Ipswich Town guide and was there- for 2003. fore very knowledgeable on her After a short business meet- subject. W e were shown many ing, Kay introduced the evening’s slides of various interesting places speaker Mrs Pippa Moss who was and buildings in Suffolk, Norfolk to talk on ‘The Amish Quilts’. and Essex, including Christchurch Mrs Moss first gave a short Mansion, Ipswich Docks and Cus- toms House, Flatford Mill, and the set off with green chrysanthemums, would like to dispose of, monument to the Tithe W ars at Elm- angelique tulips and angel hair to please give me a call. sett. Lovely Lavenham was not give the impression of coal dust. John Tyler – tel: 612736 missed out and neither was the Singapore red orchids gave a touch pretty village of Kersey nor the of colour. MARTLESHAM MOTHERS’ Kings Lynn Customs House. San- Stately homes and gardens in Yorkshire were depicted using a UNION dringham with York House was on classic urn. Pennyused carnations, A Mary Sumner rosebush, named our ‘tour’ and we finally ended up yellow irises and purple hyacinths after the founder of the Mothers’ at Audley End which has a Geor- accompanied by bronze formium, Union, was presented to Canon gian set of rooms, a Jacobean Hall, Hebe and variegated Viburnum. Brian Lillistone after he had co State Bedrooms and rooms of the From her own garden she ducted his last MU quarterly service Victorian period. Its gardens were choose a basket filled with a selec- as Rector of Martlesham. He will be designed by Capability Brown, with tion of evergreen shrubs including sadly missed but hopefully we shall a ha-ha to keep animals and hu- Lonicera, Sarcochilus, rosemary, still meet him in his role as MU mans in their own confines, and is as piltosporum, garyya eliptica and chaplain. notable a place to visit as all those Viburnum. The flowers were tulips, In his address he told us that mentioned during the evening. hyacinths and daffodils. the MU theme for 2003 was ‘Love This great slide show was followed The last arrangement was a and Service’. He referred us to the pedestal to represent Pompeii. As- by a quiz. Not all questions were Epiphany Gospel which he had just pidistra leaves sprayed gold set based on what we had been told off this arrangement of liatris, del- read and reminded us that the but a new slide accompanied each phiniums, yellow lilies together with Magi's first attempt to find the new one. Beryl Dyer earned a prize for leather leaf fern , Elaeagnus and King at the palace of King Herod coming first with 31 correct answers cotoneaster. was a disaster but they persevered out of 33, a notable feat. Vera The competition “An Ar- in Love and eventually found the Pawsey gave a vote of thanks to rangement with a Child’s Toy” was King they sought in Bethlehem. Mrs W estren for an absolutely su- won by Margaret Forbes and the There they offered the King of per evening and for sharpening our novice class by Sheila Swannage. Kings gifts which signified ‘Service’ wits with a quiz. Our next meeting will be on 19th to others. February meetings are on February when Mrs Jill Clark will The act of worship was fol- the 6th and 20th with further infor- be our demonstrator, her subject lowed by our AGM. Florence, our “Dutch Design”. There will be a mation obtainable from Vera secretary, gave a brief summary of workshop session too. Pawsey on 01473 610366. The club meets on the third events in 2002 and Elizabeth, our Rita Smith W ednesday of the month at 2:30 branch leader, reminded us of pm. Annual subscription is £9. Visi- some of the highlights and thanked MARTLESHAM & DISTRICT tors are most welcome at £1.50 everyone for their support in a very FLOWER CLUB per visit. There is a plant and successful year. Margaret Rollins, W e welcomed Mrs Penny Stone to flower arrangers stall each meet- our Deanery leader, thanked Eliza- our meeting. Her theme was ing. beth for all her hard work as “Thanks for the Memory”. Her ar- A. Chisem branch leader. rangements were reminders of past Brian then presented a com- holidays in places as far afield as MARTLESHAM memorative plaque to Ruby How- Yorkshire and Singapore. The first HISTORICAL SOCIETY ard to celebrate her 60 YEARS piece, arranged in a rectangular Our next meeting will be held in St. membership of the Mothers’ Union. iron frame using yellow irises, roses Michael's Church Centre on Tuesday Quite an achievement! and lilies accompanied with ivy, February 11th at 8 pm. The speaker at next month's acuba and twigs of bottlebrush re- The speaker will be Mr Michael meeting on February 5th at 2:30 minded her of a panel of Tiffany W eaver who will talk of "The glass seen in the Metropolitan Mu- pm will be Andrew Payne from the W oodbridge Story". Mr W eaver is Mission To Seamen. So please keep seum in New York. A pot in blue a member of the staff at W ood- and white held yellow orchids, those knitting needles clicking so bridge School and has written sev- that we have plenty of woolly hats twisted willow, fern and fatshedera eral books on the history of the to give him to keep the visiting sail- reminding her of holidays in Singa- town and some of its notable for- pore. Being born in W ales she re- mer inhabitants. ors warm. Please remember Ena, membered the W elsh valleys and All are welcome. Admission is Nesta, Doreen and Peg in your the coal mines, now no longer work- £1 which includes refreshments. prayers, together with any ing. The next arrangement repre- If anyone has a six-foot wide others you feel need our support. sented the pithead wheels using folding projector screen that they A thought for the month - the cones, mahonia leaves and cormus, moment may be temporary but the thank you to everyone who contrib- two halls linked together by a cen- memory lasts forever. GOD BLESS. uted to the fundraising activities tral reception area with support Sheila Smith before Christmas. These raised a facilities including changing rooms, total of £113.50. fitness suite, meeting rooms and Of course, visitors are al- CALLING ALL MUMS… bar. On one side will be an interna- ways welcome to come and see us. tional six-rink bowls hall. On the The next meeting of the Mums' Club If you would like more information other side will be a multipurpose will be held on Tuesday 4th Febru- about the playgroup please contact ary at St. Michael's Church Centre Sarah Elmer, our bookings secre- sports hall. Research into the need from 12:45 to 2:30 pm when the tary, on Ipswich 620042. for a quality bowls hall has demon- speaker will be Alison Davies, Regards, Liz Martin strated a strong need with present headteacher of Gorseland School. waiting time to join existing clubs of The last time that Alison visited us up to two years. she gave much useful information on MARTLESHAM WIVES To investigate the need for a Join us for "Sushi for Beginners", a Early Education and how to pre- multipurpose sports hall, meetings pare your child for school so we demonstration by our new Japa- nese member on Monday 24th Feb- have been held with local and look forward to welcoming her county representatives of badmin- again. ruary at Jenny’s—43 W estland, ton, basketball, volleyball, table The Mums' Club is a group of 8:15 pm. mums with their young children who New members are always tennis, netball, gymnastics, archery, meet together once a month to welcome (marital status immaterial!) fencing and short tennis. share lunch and friendship. All mums Contact Jenny (on 01473 626253) All were enthusiastic about with pre-school children are wel- for further information or just come the proposed multipurpose hall and come - why don't you join us? along on the night. anticipated a ready flow of addi- For more details please ring Elaine Everitt tional people being attracted to Brenda on 625449 or Sue on their sport. 624130. MARTLESHAM In some cases it would allow COMMUNITY COUNCIL much needed expansion, in some MARTLESHAM HEATH (Registered Charity 273769) the setting up of new clubs, and in BABY AND TODDLER Happy New Year to all residents – some it would allow participation I hope this will be a year of lots of by disabled players. GROUP progress on our 3 main projects: National lottery funding will W e meet in the Martlesham Heath · Sports Hall project with Kes- be essential and at a meeting with Pavilion on W ednesdays and Fri- grave SPARK. days from 9:30 to 11:30 am and the regional representative of · Sports & Social centre at Kron- from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Drinks and Sport England, which is the distribu- jies Piece next to the Recrea- biscuits are provided. Our group is tor of lottery funds to sport, it be- tion Ground. aimed at children under the age of came clear the lottery financial sup- 4 and their carers. New members · Support for the Fusion skating port for building a bowls hall is a are always welcome, and for those club and their bid for a new strong possibility but that support with young babies there is a special Skate Park. for building a multipurpose sports Multi Purpose Sports Hall Update area to provide some protection hall would depend on proof that Rumours that the Sports Centre Pro- from the larger children. Feel free there is a shortage in the area. to call me on 01473 623020 if you ject is dead are false. £800,000 has been raised. How’s that for a That is what our meetings with the want any further information. various sports representatives have Apart from our regular ses- start? been about and our belief that sions, things are fairly quiet at the In fact, with Kesgrave and, there is a need is being borne out moment. If you have any ideas for subject to further discussions with events, then feel free to contact me, W oodbridge, Kesgrave and Rush- more and more with each succeed- or any of the other committee mem- mere as well, the Sandlings Sports ing meeting. bers. Centre is planned on about 2.5 So far, against an estimated Vivienne Midwinter (secretary) acres of land near the Farmhouse total cost, including land, of Pub roundabout, of Hartree W ay, £3,700,000, we have a finance MARTLESHAM PRE- Kesgrave This first class site has package worth well over £800,000. The second Stop Shop SCHOOL PLAYGROUP been generously donated by the landowners subject to agreement next to Tesco (Kesgrave) is a major W e hope all the new children are contributor. The aim, along with our settling in well. This term the chil- that the area set aside for employ- partners, is not just to build the dren are busy with activities on the ment on which it stands is reduced topic of communication. by an equivalent amount of land Sandlings Sports Centre but to W e would like to say a big The building will consist of make it a centre of sporting excel- lence with a wide range of sporting MARTLESHAM HEATH down-link enables operations to be activities. overseen by the control room at AVIATION SOCIETY Suffolk Police Headquarters. Alto- MCC may be contacted on Our first monthly meeting of the 01473 623007 for any enquiries gether an extremely sophisticated New Year was held on Friday 3rd addition to policing in Suffolk which on this project. January in the Community Hall as Fund Raising operates around 700 flying hours usual. Our speaker was Adrian per year. MCC continues to fund raise to Bleese from the Suffolk Police Heli- keep monies coming in to pay for Tasks include emergency re- copter Unit. sponse to accidents, etc. searching planning applications, consultants This talk had been post- fees, insurance, etc. required to for offenders and missing persons, poned from November and we evidence gathering, vehicle pursuits, keep the projects going. Our next were all looking forward to it. event is a Body Shop Party. command and control capability Adrian explained that the involve- and traffic management. ment by the Police in surveillance Adrian, who is a flight observer, is by air was nothing new. The 1921 MARTLESHAM COMMUNITY ex-RAF. G-SUFF carries a civilian Derby Day saw the airship R33 pilot and two police flight observ- COUNCIL overhead to monitor the crowds. Invites you to a ers. 1936 saw the first police air unit A vote of thanks was given formed and fixed wing aircraft by Stanley W ard and the whole ‘BODY SHOP PARTY’ were often used by various police audience very much appreciated forces in the post W W 2 period. the excellent presentation by 1953 saw the first trials of the use Adrian Bleese. 8 pm, Thursday February 20th at of helicopters in police work. Martlesham Heath Pavilion Our meeting next month The decision by Suffolk Po- should feature an illustrated talk by lice to obtain a helicopter was Mr Ian W hite. The title of the talk is Admission £2.00 on the door made in 1998. The cost of including refreshments “Night Fighters from 1939 to £2,000,000 was covered by a cen- 1955”. Our meeting in March tral government grant of one million should feature an illustrated talk by pounds. A condition of the grant The evening will have a ‘Make Up Mr Roger Freeman who is an ex- was that the remainder of the cost tremely knowledgeable author and & Facial Skin Care’ theme including be made from efficiency savings a talk and makeover demonstration aviation historian. Non-members within Suffolk Police Force. Annual are always welcome at a cost of by a Body Shop representative fol- running costs are in the region of lowed by the chance to try out test- £2 for admission. It will be held in £500,000. the Community Hall and should start ers of the products shown, receive The helicopter is based at W at- advice and, at the end, order any at 7:45 pm. tisham and is the only police heli- Alan Powell 622458 products you fancy! All ages wel- copter in the country to be based come and we look forward to see- within a military site. This is ideal ing you there. because security is good and W at- THE RED LION tisham is quite central in Suffolk. MARTLESHAM The helicopter is an A99 with “It wasn’t love at first sight Another event for your diaries is a twin French turbojets. Both Cam- when I first met him Tupperware Party to be held at the bridgeshire and Essex have their I didn’t know he was rich” Pavilion on 12th March. own helicopters and the three coun- Finally a big thank you to ties work together so that they can W e can’t change the weather this Jackie and the Gilbert & Sullivan cover for each other when one of winter but hopefully we can make Society for a highly enjoyable eve- the helicopters has to be serviced. you chuckle. W e have humorous ning before Christmas where we G-SUFF, which is, as Adrian said, a quotes and sayings dotted around raised over £1000 for Martlesham “personalised number plate”, nor- our pub, which along with the roar- Projects. mally operates at around 1000 ing log fires and mulled wine, will (MCC scribe), dave. feet. give you some winter cheer. [email protected] The high-tech equipment in- If you have any funny quotes you cludes two cameras, a powerful would like us to display please call searchlight, a 700 watt loud- Jane on 01394 382169 or contact speaker, a video down-link and us at - satellite navigation equipment. One www.redlionmartlesham.co.uk of the cameras is for daylight use and the other is a thermal imaging “Money isn’t everything camera which is able to pinpoint A man with 9 million pounds humans on the ground by the body Can be just as happy heat they generate. The video As a man with 10 million” MARTLESHAM come along and join us for the eve- tree seedling destroyer who unfor- ning. Everyone is welcome. tunately has started on the hedge CONSERVATION GROUP Our meeting in March will be In January our working party along the A1214, and is also on Thursday 20th March at the ear- probably the chipping path de- brought us into the woodland on the lier time of 7:15 pm when we will heath. It was a beautiful, bright, stroyer. He/ she is being very care- have a talk on "Welney W ildfowl ful as to when he/ she acts and any cold sunny day with a sharp frost Refuge" by the W ildfowl and W et- information from woodland users and with the woodland looking lands Trust warden Mark Mitchell. lovely showing hues of brown, W e will also hold our brief AGM. would be gratefully received. How green and white. W e worked just W e are also planning a talk we will explain to young school chil- below the village green, clearing for some time in April, probably at dren that trees they have planted some of the gorse, bramble and W ickham Market village hall - are being wantonly destroyed is scrubby trees from a glade in at- more details to follow in due beyond me. tempt to make it more open. This course. The other work days for your practice helps to reveal the heather Phil Smith - 625630 diaries are the 15th March, 20th and grasses and encourage them to re-establish. It provides more light April, 17th May, 15thJune and the to the ground allowing the smaller PORTAL AVENUE WOOD- 19th July. W e are always on the plants and shrubs to flourish with LANDS MANAGEMENT/ look out for more helpers from out being crowded and overshad- CONSERVATION GROUP youngsters up to pensioners like owed. This activity is vital to the Martlesham Heath myself, and if you feel like a bit of woodland as a whole as it helps to The Group would like to thank all fresh air and exercise (as much or maintain a mixture of habitats, and our volunteers for ensuring that last little as you can manage) then any- promotes a higher diversity of wild- year we accomplished over 800 one is welcome. If you require more life species. W e have attempted to hours of voluntary work in the information Group contacts are: manage the woodland on this basis Chairman - Duncan Sweeting since the inception of the group, woodland. Hopefully this year we can improve on this figure, al- 01473 622859 mainly conducting working parties Secretary – Peter Izzard 01473 though it will be difficult. The next in mid-winter to clear out glades 611291 and cut the grassy areas in late working day is Sunday the 16th of summer and so keep a more di- February and as always we meet verse ground flora with its depend- at the Force HQ Sports Field THE OAKS NEIGHBOUR- ent wildlife. W e have also trans- entrance at 10 am for a two hour HOOD WATCH planted new trees from the glades session. The 16th is the start of Bird Including Pine Bank & Holly End into other areas to provide addi- Box W eek and one task we shall On Saturday January 4th we held our first social event of the year, tional tree cover and so provide a be undertaking will be mounting namely a cheese and wine evening. succession of trees of varied age Group produced boxes throughout and structure. Glasses were ‘charged’ and the woodland. Also, dependent Our next working party will Mr Mortlock made a brief speech be on Sunday 9th February. Meet upon the turnout, we need to carry of welcome to the 30 or so mem- at 10 am outside the Douglas on with the never-ending tasks of bers present and on behalf of the Bader or give me a call to find out chipping branches, path improve- NHW coordinators, wished every- the exact location. W e will be ments, revetment repair and TLC one a Happy New Year. working on the Martlesham Heath for our 140 metre hedge. Projects W e thank our new police of- site of special scientific interest, fol- planned for later in the year are ficer—Ian Rafferty, his wife and his lowing up some of the excellent the production and mounting of bat family for attending. It was an work done last year. Please come boxes. To this end the Chairman ideal way of meeting those mem- along and give us a hand. Fresh had a bat expert visit the wood- bers present. air, exercise, conversation and land who has given advice on con- W e have to thank Elizabeth Mortlock for organizing and pro- hopefully wildlife are on offer. struction, siting, etc. of the boxes Phil Smith – 625630 viding such a splendid table. W e and promised to revisit if more ad- hear that Elizabeth has since re- vice is required. W e will also be SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST ceived some ‘Thank You’ cards— constructing wooden pyramids, us- richly deserved. The W oodbridge group of the Suf- ing varying lengths of trunks of folk W ildlife Trust continues its win- A final thanks to all members trees sunk into the ground next to ter programme of meetings on that attended this function and for Thursday 20thFebruary at 7:30 pm each other, to form rotting wood the excellent raffle prizes that were in the W oodbridge Community Hall habitats for, in particular, stag bee- donated. with a talk on "W ildlife of the River tles which we identified in the Orwell" by the Suffolk W ildlife woodland last year. Trust W arden Mick W right. Please W e still have the phantom HOSPICE DANCE are participating in the East An- ing league football are having their A Dance/Social evening has been glian Brass Band Association Youth usual mixed bag of results. In terms arranged at the Martlesham Com- Training Project, with a training ses- of the future of the club its very munity Centre on Saturday March sion to be led by Composer and pleasing to see that we now have 15th, 7:30 to 11:30 pm. Tickets £7 Conductor Stuart Johnson; he will two U7 age groups (making 12 per head, to include a Plough- be assisted by the country’s leading teams in all) with a second group mans supper, tea/coffee. No bar. brass ensemble ‘Sonar Brass’. having started just before Christ- Bring your own drinks. The music The study piece will be ‘A Sutton mas. It’s quite inspiring to turn up on will be 40s/50s Big Band sounds. Hoo Suite’ by Stuart Johnson. This is the Village Green on a Saturday Don’t worry if you think your a new work, recently commissioned morning and see so many boys dancing days are long gone, by the EABBA. playing football. W e continue to come and listen, and enjoy an The session on Saturday 8th look to make improvements in our evening of nostalgia. We are hav- will take place at St Michael’s infrastructure and have now in- ing a grand raffle with all pro- Church Centre, with open rehearsals stalled the container at the W estern ceeds going to St. Elizabeth Hos- between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm Corridor (which is a vast improve- pice. Tickets from P.O. Stores, and again from 1:30 pm until 3:30 ment on the portacabin it replaces). Black Tiles Lane, or ring Norman pm. There will then be a Sonar W e continue to make improvements Rose on 01473 625236. Brass recital from 4 pm until 6 pm. to the fencing around our two 11- There will be free admission a-side pitches with the W estern throughout the day, with a retiring Corridor being a particular chal- SAINT ELIZABETH silver collection towards band lenge as it is a regular subject of HOSPICE USED STAMPS & funds. Everyone is welcome. vandalism. FOREIGN COINS APPEAL Final Christmas Fundraising On the playing front there is Firstly may I say a great big Figures not much to report due to the THANK YOU to all of you who have Firstly a big thank you to all of you Christmas and New Year period. collected used stamps for me over who gave to our collections over The new U7 age group has started the Christmas period. Last month I Christmas and to those who came to training on a Saturday morning was able to take FOUR bags our Christmas concert. Special with a very good turn out with more thanks also go to Tesco at Copdock, stuffed full of stamps to the Hospice than 20 attending the sessions so Kesgrave and Martlesham, and in Foxhall Road, Ipswich. You may far, keeping new coach Howard not consider that your small dona- Sainsburys, W arren Heath. Our busy. The U10 teams have been tion makes much difference to the bands raised the fabulous sum of hospice - but as one supermarket £2345 with street and supermarket busier than most over the period, not far from here says “every little collections, and the concert raised with 3 matches played over the helps”! £535. This has enabled us to do- festive season with 4-0 and 2-1 de- Can I remind you that the nate £240 to each of our four cho- feats respectively to Kesgrave in hospice in Foxhall Road, Ipswich sen charities, these being Hope the league cup followed by both also collects old British and foreign House Kesgrave, Sargent Cancer the ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams recording 3-0 coins. They are able to exchange Care for Children (Suffolk), PITPAT victories in the same competition them for much needed funds to help (Ipswich and Suffolk), and The Lep- against a spirited Framlingham them in their essential work. rosy Mission. Hope House will also team a week later. Finally the ‘A’ I collect stamps and old and benefit from the donation of our team started the New Year with a fee for the Kesgrave W ine Circle foreign coins all year round - not fine 5-2 away win at Brantham, just for Christmas! So please keep concert. This gives a grand total for while an under par ‘B’ team went bringing them to me so we can help Martlesham Brass charity donations the Hospice – it’s the best form of this Christmas of £1160. Fantastic! down 3-1. The next fixture is away recycling there is! If you wish to book one of at Kirton on January 25th. Mean- Bev Read our bands, please phone Julie on while the U14 team has had a 15 Demesne Gardens 01473 620240, for general infor- topsy-turvy season with many Martlesham Heath Tel: 622721 mation about the band please games being closely fought but go- phone Nicol on 01473 404472, or ing the way of their opponents. MARTLESHAM BRASS log on to our website www. However, things are better in the Band AGM martleshambrass.btinternet.co.uk cup with two fine wins against Martlesham Brass is holding its Alison Eyley W oodbridge Res. 14-0 and Head- AGM on Friday 7th February at Martlesham Brass Publicity Officer ingham Hawks 2-0. Back next 7:30 pm in St Michael’s Church month with hopefully more to re- Centre, Martlesham Heath. MARTLESHAM YOUTH port. East Anglian Brass Band Associa- FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS Latest info. on teams and tion - Youth Training Project The season has come to its mid- club matters can be found on the On Saturday 8thFebruary our Pre- point and all 10 of our teams play- club’s website at http://www. liminary and Intermediate Bands martleshamyouth.co.uk/ The Mobster Lunch at St Audrey’s Sports and So- cial Club, Melton. Our popular THE MOB MARTLESHAM WANDERERS Vicar, Revd. Robin Spittle, offici- So what have you missed in the last FOOTBALL CLUB ated at the Draw and our special few weeks? W ell not too much ac- JUMBLE SALE guest Norman Howard, Chairman tually. Due to the weather and TO BE HELD AT of the Kesgrave Community Centre, Christmas we have had four weeks THE PAVILION, MARTLESHAM drew the winning tickets. Many of off. Rory Jackson and Tom W ells HEATH the prizes were donated by local came back from their scouting mis- ON SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY organisations including BBC Radio sion to Brazil with no new players AT 2:00 PM Suffolk, Kingpin Martlesham, Or- but a healthy tan and a taste for ADMISSION 20p well Vetinary Group and Tesco. South American / German lager. By popular request we are W e'll just have to send someone JUMBLE REQUIRED—CAN BE currently arranging two further out- else next time. Tom has now DROPPED OFF AT THE PAVILION ings to the Red Cross Centre, Felix- taken employment in London which ON THE MORNING OR IF YOU stowe, probably for May and Sep- means he may well have played his W OULD LIKE IT COLLECTED PLEASE tember. Details to follow. last game for The MOB. If that PHONE BRENDA CHANDLER Coffee mornings continue proves to be so, we all want to 01473 611066 OR ALAN each Thursday in the Kesgrave thank him for everything he did WARNER 07747115311 Community Centre. The Office is while he was with us - he will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 missed. Our last game before am to noon. Requests for our trans- WOODBRIDGE PROBUS port service may also be made on Christmas was at home to Pauls Re- CLUB serves which we duly won 9-1. 01473 622574 (24 hour answer W oodbridge Probus Club meets at phone) or by e-mail— Since then, as I've said, the weather Martlesham Leisure Club, Gloster has taken its toll and today (19th [email protected] Road, at 1 pm on the first Monday Ray Spratt 01473 624604 January) is the first we've played in every month. Lunch is taken first, since then. This was the quarter- followed by a talk given either by SUFFOLK EAST & IPSWICH final of the Junior Cup and we won a member or a visiting speaker. that 5-2 against a very strong Trin- The Meeting is usually over by 2:45 BRANCH OF THE ity side to progress to our first ever pm. At the Meeting on 6th January, R.S.P.C.A. semi-final. Keep your fingers an interesting and amusing talk was HOUSE-TO-HOUSE CASH COLLEC- crossed that we can turn that into given by the Revd. John Cotton on TION IN OLD MARTLESHAM AND our first final appearance. The the Suffolk dialect. The AGM will MARTLESHAM VILLAGE draw has yet to be made so we take place on Monday 3rd Febru- 2003 found the Animal Home in don't know against whom or where ary, and on March 3rd there will Martlesham very full with so many we will play but the date is 23 be a talk given by Brian Care of creatures in need of new and car- March. the East Anglian Air Ambulance. ing homes. This situation will fluctu- It has been proposed that we Prospective new members ate during the year. Nevertheless, start a reserve side for next season. are welcome to attend as guests in the supply is always greater than Now to do that we will need to sign the first instance. Please contact the the demand, caused by annual in- on in the region of 14 or so new Secretary, Ron Fisher, 5 Bader creases in abandonments, cases of players. Ideally we would like to Court, Martlesham Heath (01473 ill-treatment and various other inci- offer the chance to those lads fin- 631347). dents that occur when families ishing their playing time with Mart- break up, or the pet no longer fits lesham Youth Football Club’s oldest KESGRAVE & DISTRICT in with their present circumstances. age group. W e also need to take The lucky animals will find care and on an adult with the time and inter- HELP CENTRE comfort at Martlesham Home, if ac- est to run the reserve side along the Sadly Betty Ling, our Joint Organ- commodation permits. Some will be same lines and with the same ap- iser, passed peacefully away in "short stay" before being adopted proach to the game as the first Ipswich Hospital on Christmas Day. into a new home. Others, perhaps team. If anyone out there is inter- Betty was first appointed in 1997 elderly, not so attractive, or in need ested as a player, or as the team and despite recently failing health of special understanding, could re- manager then please ring either continued to work tirelessly on the main in the Home for many months. Ivor on Ipswich 623430 or Rory administration of the Help Centre. No creature is ever "put to sleep" Jackson on 611170. Our thoughts are with David, Je- at Martlesham unless terminally ill W ell, like I said earlier, there mima and Sheila. W e shall all miss or proven of unsound temperament. isn't much football to report on this Betty greatly. All, eventually, will find the right time but watch this space for news Over forty prizes were home. W e must be thankful for this of the semi-final of the cup and our awarded to the winners in our ruling, but both money and space is progress in the league. This could 2002 Grand Christmas Prize Draw required to put it into practice. be our se a son. held at the Help Centre Christmas It is necessary to consider a House-to-House Collections Organ- If you would like further in- new and larger cattery, isolation iser Suffolk East and Ipswich Branch formation and booking forms block and proper accommodation RSPCA please contact Dave Sumner on for small mammals. Improvements 01379 388238. such as these depend on public NATIONAL funding, Charity and fund raising. It OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY KESGRAVE TENNIS CLUB is accepted that one of the greatest Dates for your 2003 diary sources of revenue comes from Local Group Our first event of the New Year will · The annual ratings/Kesgrave Door-to-Door Cash Collections, Open Tournament will take which over the years has sadly seen be on February 20th at the Fred Reynolds Centre, Churchill Close, place starting 15th May. a decreasing total from Martlesham · AGM will take place 26th Village. This is not because of any W oodbridge at 10:00 am. This will be a presentation on ‘Living with a March. lack of generosity from the resi- · Play Tennis Day is on 10th dents, as their willing donations in- Long-term Condition’ by Bob May. crease annually. The reason is the W ake, Senior Tutor Expert Patients' W inners of the Mulled W ine Tour- "Collectors" decreasing from ten to Plan, and Josephine W alpole who nament held in December were Jim only four. That has resulted in a has attended one of his courses. Royal and Jenny W are. The run- vast area of Martlesham Village The Expert Patients' Plan is ners-up were Andrew Brunning and remaining “uncollected” during designed for sufferers from any Trevor W right. 2002 and many would-be- chronic condition, disease or illness, Anyone who wishes to join generous donations have remained not just Osteoporosis, and is al- the Club please contact Debbie untapped. ready proving its worth to an in- Stebbings on 01473 626919, Old Martlesham has seen an in- creasing number of people. leave your name and address and I crease from two to four Collectors, 2003 will be a big fund rais- will send you an application form but more are needed to cover the ing year for us so if you have any and details. area adequately. Collections can brilliant ideas or are willing to help, Club evenings are all year be made during light evenings or do please let us know - 01473 round on a W ednesday evening at weekends throughout the year. 625246 or 01473 624474. We 7—10 pm. If you would like to A little of your TIME is their great- are helping to raise the last play please come along and join in. est gift. I appeal particularly to the £13,000 still required to provide a good people who have adopted a DXA scanner for Ipswich Hospital - Coaching courses for Juniors and pet from the Home and others for those who do not Adults who enjoy unconditional loyalty already know, this scanner is for which an animal gives. Please checking the bone density of those JUNIORS spare a thought for the needs of with or at risk of Osteoporosis. Short Tennis—Mini-Tennis Red creatures who must wait for such Held at Kesgrave High School for a privilege and ring 01394 LEISURE & LEARNING ages 6-9 years old. 284605 - volunteer your help. “Arts Experience” Weekend Tuesdays 6-7 pm and Fridays 6-7 A happy and successful New Workshops pm. Year to you all. My special grati- A full weekend of Art, Drama and tude for all involved in the running Music workshops for all the family Transition Tennis—Mini-Tennis of Martlesham Home, the Clinic, the will be available at the 24th “Arts Orange continuous support of the residents Experience” workshops over the Held at Kesgrave Tennis Club courts of all Martlesham and most of all weekend of 1st and 2nd March at for ages 8-10 years old. for the few Collectors, without Stradbroke High School. Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm. whose help the following list would These are enjoyably informal not exist. workshops with professional artists Beginners—Mini-Tennis Green MARTLESHAM VILLAGE - and tutors giving demonstrations, Held at Kesgrave Tennis Club courts £390.44: Mrs Ann Bartholmew, Mrs and individual help, in different ar- for ages 9-16 years old. Caroline Hawkes and Eleanor, Mrs eas of the arts including watercol- W ednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm—Girls Sandra Martin and Mrs Nikki Rack- ours, sculpture, stained glass, mar- only. ham (leaving District). bling, silk painting, printmaking, li- W ednesdays 5:30-6:30 pm—Boys OLD MARTLESHAM - £280.86: noprints, wire sculpture and willow only. Mrs Jackie Coates, Mrs Ann Fenton, weaving. Fridays 4:30-5:30 pm. Mrs Mary Harlott and Mrs Sue The Roughcast Theatre Com- W hitbread. pany offers informal workshops Improvers—Mini-Tennis Green OVERALL MARTLESHAM TOTAL: working with members of the Held at Kesgrave Tennis Club courts £671.30 group, exploring and discovering for ages 10-16 years old. OVERALL BRANCH TOTAL: different aspects of drama. Friday 7:30-9:30 pm. £12,162.82 There will also be music and Patricia N.M. Monk 01394 284605 singing workshops available. ADULTSADULTS WOODBRIDGE EXCELSIOR Beginners and Improvers AN OFFER OF A FREE Held at Kesgrave Tennis Club courts BAND for any age from 16-80 years old. Est. 1846 NEW TESTAMENT Thursdays 10-12 noon. SaturSaturddaysays 11-12 noon. President: Stuart W hiteley Secretary: Sara Norris Please phone Dick on 01394 Musical Director: Evan Howells The new testament is an exciting 384791 for more information. book! It starts with panoramic W oodbridge Excelsior Band is al- views of the life of Jesus Christ, Wheelchair coaching ready busy preparing for the 2003 by four of his disciples. This is W e are now playing at Ensors Ten- season following a very successful followed by accounts of the rapid nis Centre at Henley Road, Ipswich Christmas. The Band’s festive season growth of the Early Church, on 2nd February and 2nd March. began in early December with a including several letters from the Starting outdoors end of March de- concert, which proved very popular Apostle Paul, written whilst he pending on the weather. with its audience. The two weeks was in prison. leading up to Christmas was spent carolling outside superstores and FELIXSTOWE SPEAKERS playing in W oodbridge Thorough- We are convinced that this is CLUB fare. The proceeds totalled over helpful, wise and relevant Wedding Plans? £2300 of which 20% will be paid reading for today’s society and If you are looking forward to a to St Elizabeth’s Hospice in Ipswich. are happy to send a free copy on wedding this year then the chances The Band would like to thank collec- request. are that you have already started tors Richard and Barbara Horne preparation. The planning will be and Morten Lamoey for their help meticulous as you will not want to without which none of this would be MARTLESHAM CHRISTIAN leave anything to chance. possible. FELLOWSHIP How many times have you Preparations for this year C/o John Mellen been asked to be a best man at a include rehearsals for the Boosey & 43 Manor Road wedding? Most people only get Hawkes National Brass Band Martlesham Heath one chance but do you want to Championships of Great Britain Ipswich leave it to chance to get it right? Area Qualifiers in Stevenage in IP5 3SX Our club can help you - you might March. Last year the Band came (Tel: 01473 624401) even enjoy the wedding breakfast! 5th out of 28 Bands in the 4th Sec- Felixstowe Club will be host- tion. This year it is hoped to not ing the East Anglian Area Speech only move up into the 3rd Section contests on Friday 28th February at but to also qualify to represent the the Cotman Hall starting at 7:30 South of England in Dundee at the pm. If you would like to see just National Finals in September. what can be achieved with a little The Band’s progress and di- BARN DANCE preparation and practise then come ary of events can be viewed online and join us. at http://members.lycos.co.uk/ If you would like to practise woodexcel/ and there are still slots DANCING TO THE “JIGSAWS” what we preach at our regular available for early booking. meetings then contact Ken on If anyone is interested in join- 01394 213148 or Peggy on ing either the main Band or the SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 01394 284649 for a warm wel- Training Band (all ages & abilities STARTING AT 8 PM come and free introductory visit, or welcome) please contact Band Sec- AT MARTLESHAM COMMUNITY e-mail: felixstowe.speakers. retary Sara Norris on 01394 CENTRE [email protected] 385749. OLD FELIXSTOW E ROAD Yours Faithfully, Sara Norris Band Secretary TICKETS £6 (INCLUDES REFRESHMENTS)

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ALL PROFITS TO CHENGELO SCHOOL IN ZAMBIA MARTLESHAM CHRISTIAN MARTLESHAM HEATH FELLOWSHIP PAVILION Have you got the winter blues? Are QUIET DAY you worrying about the threat of terrorism? Is "war and the rumour of St. Michael’s Church Centre on Saturday March 8th from 10 am Did you know that there are regu- war" preying on your mind? W e to 4 pm. All welcome, more lar meetings and activities going on believe that Jesus Christ can give details available from notices in in the pavilion for at least 24 hours "peace which passes all under- the churches or tel: 01394 385333 each week? standing" in every circumstance of life. If you would like to discover Each week there are – this peace for yourself, we invite you to come along to our services or other activities this month. W e RECEIVING FREEVIEW · Bader Court coffee mornings DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TV · W eightwatchers meetings would be happy to talk to you on Martlesham Heath · W I market about the things we believe and answer your questions. My interest in amateur radio led · Tuesday Games Club SUNDAY SERVICES me to write a brief article on this · Brownies 10:30-11:45 am - Family W orship subject which might benefit readers · 4 Parent and Toddler with Sunspot/Bible-Class. who are also DIY/TV enthusiasts. sessions 6:30 pm - Communion. Several of my friends have asked · Yoga classes Except last Sunday in the month me about it. The digital TV signal · Youth Club (23rd): 10:30 am—All-age Family from the Sudbury transmitter is Service including Communion. lower power than the conventional Every two weeks there are – WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES analogue one, so receiving an ade- Tuesday Circle: Feb. 11th at quate quality signal represents · Cross-Stitch classes 2.00pm - "Tools with a Mission" - a quite a challenge on the Heath talk by Des Stevens. where we are confined to indoor/ Every month there are - Feb 18th at 8:00 pm - American loft antennas and are out of range Male Voice—a fun singing group by postcode. If you visit - · W I meetings for men! Ring for venue. · Police surgeries Tuesday Evening http://www.geocities.com/ Feb 25th at 8:00 pm - Martlesham faulkndw/digitaTV.htm Occasionally there are - Singers—a fun singing group for men and women! Ring for venue. you will find out how I did it with · W oodbridge Model Boat Funfit—every Wednesday in term- inexpensive commercially available Club meetings time from 9:00am—workout starts parts. Depending upon your house's · National Childbirth Trust at 9:30 followed by a short read- situation it may be possible to re- classes ing and refreshments. (Children ceive Freeview on the Heath. Good · Childminding Group welcome.) luck if you try the DIY approach. meetings New Ladies Bible Study Group [email protected] · Martlesham in Bloom Wednesdays - coffee from 10:30 meetings am. Study/ discussion from 11:00- · Conservation Group 12:00. This would be an ideal op- meetings portunity for anyone who would · Village Produce Association like to explore what the Bible is meetings really all about. W e are an infor- mal group and everyone is free to St. Michael’s Church Centre During the summer there are – sit back and listen or to participate more actively according to your is open daily on weekdays from 10 am— · cricket matches wishes. Toddler Group - Thursdays 10:00 12 noon for tea, coffee, am-12.00. information, etc. Why not Did you know that there is Teens Club - Thursdays 7:00- some time available if you 8.30pm drop in to meet friends old want to start a new club or SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: and new? Barn Dance in aid of Chengelo society? For more informa- School, Zambia - Saturday 8th Feb- tion on any of these, ruary at 8:00 pm, in the Mart- lesham Community Hall. See main please contact Paul Firman advert for more details. on 01473 622874 CANON BRIAN to empathise with other traditions thethe ease with which she kept clout- was his frequently expressed warm ing the ball vast distances! LILLISTONE, To sum up: we shall miss RECTOR OF MARTLESHAM WITH appreciation of the witness and work of our neighbours in the Black them both sorely, but must be BRIGHTWELL FOR OVER 25 grateful for the foundation which YEARS: AN APPRECIATION Tiles Fellowship. More, he set an example to the rest of us not only in they both, with God’s help, have (by Edwin Still, retired Reader) provided for us for future worship that way, but also in the way he After Canon George Taylor retired and witness in the Benefice. W e in 1974, drastic changes took place saw the role of his congregations as wish them Godspeed in their future in the church life of Martlesham. The extending to the wider community. life together! Rectory and Glebe Cottage were As he made clear in his preaching, ld sma astonish both parish and sold, and Martlesham was to join we were here to serve all those liv- wildlife by the ease with which she with Brightwell to become a new ing in our area by being the best THE RECTOR WRITES Bishopkept clouting Jeremy theWalsh ball writes vast dis- benefice in a different Deanery neighbours we could. Brian's work It’stances! dark when we go to work. It’s over the years with the Parish (Colney’s). dark whenTo sum we up: get we home. shall miss How them we In May 1976 Brian Lillistone, Magazine, which is not a church longboth for sorely, light butduring must the be dark grateful days the new Rector, arrived in Mart- production but serves everyone in offor winter. the foundation which they both, lesham with his young wife and son our area, is an example of his ideal with God’s There’s help, darkness have providedin the world, for and daughter to give leadership in in practice. too.us for Threatfutures worshipof terror, and and witness talk ofin this new situation! Dudley Burgess, Brian Lillistone was a man of war.the Benefice. W e hope W for e wishlight themat the Go endd- former Church warden and tenor many parts. His skill as a chef was ofspeed the tunnel.in their future life together! extraordinary, tells me the parish- considerable. Halfway through a On February 2nd, we cele- ioners were suddenly confronted portion of his Mississippi Mud Pie, I brate Candlemas. It’s a festival of with a human dynamo! could never call to mind whether Light. W e remember when Jesus’ It was two years later that gluttony was one of the seven parents took their baby Child to the the "Martlesham experience" be- deadly sins, and fervently hoped it Temple in Jerusalem “to present Him to the Lord”. There, an old gan for my wife and myself, when was not! I am sure he helped build man, Simeon, was looking out for community by his culinary efforts, we also moved into Viking Heights. them. He welcomed Jesus as the Yes, for a few months Brian and and certainly gained good causes Saviour. He called Him “the Light Audreen lived at the far end of a lot of money! of the W orld”. "our" road, and proved kindly and Brian was a fine scholar, but he Candlemas is a celebration helpful near-neighbours. Then the did not flaunt his scholarship. It of Jesus the Light. Light in all our Rectory was switched over to the came out naturally in his well- lives, and Light in the world. Heath, which clearly was to become crafted and thoughtful sermons. Brian Lillistone leaves Mart- the main centre of population within Otherwise, if you wanted to know, lesham this month. As he and the area. you had to ask. And then he would Audreen move on to retirement in From that time on, Brian quietly give an answer that helped, their new home in Risby, may Jesus worked ably and hard with his Pa- and sometimes push the right book be their Light. The Church in Martlesham rochial Church Council to set up a in your direction as well! and Brightwell looks back on their Brian had a staunch and centre for worship on the new work here with great thanksgiving. Heath estate. At first we wor- able companion in Audreen. Her Now we too move on. May Jesus shipped in the Pavilion, but by the gentle manner belied a keen busi- be our Light as we look to the fu- end of a decade Brian's quiet de- ness brain. For a number of years ture. termination and ability to empa- in Martlesham we saw her mainly And in the world? W hat will thise with people's varied needs as a caring mother bringing up her the coming months bring? How we had paid off. A congregation com- children. But she also held a top- need Jesus’ light. May He be the ing from widely differing church quality secretarial post with an Ips- Light of leaders and statesmen. traditions - and none - had grown wich firm, and she showed us these And may He guide us all into the steadily, and at last it had its own other skills when she organized with ways of peace. permanent Church Centre. Now in calm efficiency the financial side of Martlesham and Brightwell the our recent parish trip to Iona. Benefice was able to offer a very I must add a lighter note: wide range of services, from more Audreen also has a sporting side to formal ones at St. Marys' and her. In earlier years we used to go Brightwell to less formal ones at the on parish picnics in W alberswick. new Centre, St. Michael's. After the meal we played rounders, and in these games Audreen would In keeping with Brian's ability astonish both parish and wildlife by