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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.