Leiston-cum- Town Council Newsletter

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n Museum To find out more about o Bo eist n mb these truly remarkable L ed master pieces then turn to pages 14 & 15... 2 East Council with Leiston Town is now subject to Planning 3 Council and Leiston Together. As part of Inspectorate (PINS) examination Chairman’s this enhancement work, local businesses and hearings, which have commenced. Communication are also being encouraged to tidy up their The Town Council is working hard on how shop fronts, damaged or missing signs all the issues that a major project such are being replaced and community litter as this could impact on our community. BEM Cllr John Last picks are being organised with partner As the town nearest to the project we organisations. will feel the most impact should this elcome everyone to the project. We will strive to ensure suitable This is a project generated entirely by summer edition of the Leiston- and appropriate mitigation is achieved. the local community and which has real cum-Sizewell Town Council The process will go on for sometime, and W potential to improve the mental wellbeing Newsletter. councillors will be very much involved of those involved, and of local residents with the proceedings to ensure Leiston is Once again, it is a honour and a privilege and visitors who can enjoy the artwork well represented by putting forward our to serve as Chairman of the Leiston-cum- important as part of that we try to support on display. In addition, the project is concerns. Sizewell Town Council for the forthcoming our local businesses and shops the best helping to enhance the appearance of year. I look forward to working with my way we can, because it has been a very the town and increase community pride. As I have mentioned above, there is a lot councillor colleagues on trying to do what tough time for them all, and of course The group have also been making bunting for us to enjoy this summer and I hope is best for Leiston. I know from working the Film Theatre is now back and up and for display in the town centre, as part of you are able to experience some quality alongside the Town Clerk, office staff and running. the reopening of the high street. The bus time with your families, loved ones and fellow councillors how hard everyone stop in the High Street has even been friends. It looks as though the Town Centre of works on behalf of our community. The repainted and coupled with the usual Leiston is set to become a bright and On behalf of Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Town Council has been carrying out display of hanging baskets is something vibrant area over the summer months. Council, I wish you all the very best. council business for sometime now via to be looked forward to. As I pen these notes, plans to enhance Zoom and Teams virtual meetings and the town for the benefit of the local The displays will all be complete in although very functional, it does lose the community and for visitors, a group preparation for Suffolk Day on Monday personal side of meetings, which face of Leiston residents have been getting 21 June. This will include an exhibition of to face meetings bring. So it was good John involved in a community-led ‘yarn works from students to be able to conduct the May Town bombing’ project. displayed in The Long Shop Museum who John Last BEM Council meeting as a face to face meeting are opening their doors to the community with councillors in attendance at the Chairman Creative Leiston residents have been for free on the day. It is something for us Community Centre and hopefully subject Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council knitting and crocheting a huge variety of all to enjoy. to there being no set-backs with the Covid items which have been popping up across pandemic, it will remain that way. the town. Many of the yarn-bombers have During the lighter evenings, it has been Council Office: 01728 830388 been shielding during the pandemic. very pleasing to see how well our parks, As we follow the Government’s roadmap www.leistontowncouncil.gov.uk There are numerous people involved in the Community Orchard and Haylings out of the Covid-19 lockdown and following the project, which aims to help brighten Pond have been used, we are so lucky to Facebook.com/leistontowncouncil on from the vaccine roll-out programme the town and boost the local economy have these amenities on our doorstep. I we are all hopeful that we will be able to by attracting visitors and encouraging hope once again they can be enjoyed by enjoy the summer months ahead with residents to shop locally. all. a degree of responsible freedom and pursue all the things that are important The project builds upon town The Sizewell C Development Consent to us, which we have missed of late. It is improvement work being carried out by Order (DCO) submission by EDF Engery Keeping Posted with Council and Local Services Keeping Posted with Council and Local Services 4 COVID 5 LEISTON-CUM-SIZEWELL VACCINATION PROGRAMME TOWN COUNCIL We have now commenced ‘Phase 2’ of anyone would be interested in volunteering the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme at please contact Sarah McLennan Practice CASUAL VACANCY Leiston Surgery, and have reached out to Manager – [email protected] all registered patients, aged 18 and over, vacancy currently exists on Leiston Please send your expression of interest to offer them their Covid-19 Vaccination. We would also like to thank those at - cum - Sizewell Town Council for a with a brief outline on who you are and Sizewell Sports and Social Club for A Councillor. why you are interested in the post, to the We have given a total of 9955 doses of their assistance with the set-up of the Town Clerk at the Leiston Town Council the vaccine, this includes 5316 first doses Vaccination Programme, and their The Council has been asked to co-opt an Offices in Main Street (IP16 4ER) by 25th and 4639 second doses. continuous understanding and support eligible resident to fill this vacancy. June 2021. throughout. The Leiston Surgery would like to thank This is an opportunity for you to become More information on what the post the members of the community that have We have been blown away by the amazing a Town Councillor and for you to help involves can be talked through with volunteered their services to help us with feedback received regarding the success and serve your fellow residents as a civic the Town Clerk on 830388 or with any the set up and running of the Vaccination of our Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, leader without having to be nominated for councillor. Programme. We are incredibly grateful and would like to thank the community for election etc. for all of their help, and cannot express their support and encouragement during Contact and questions can also be made enough how vital their support has been. If these unprecedented times. This notice is therefore asking for you through: to give an expression of interest if this would be something you would like to do. [email protected]. Leiston Surgery Patient Participation Group ‘Thank You’ Leiston Surgery At the time of writing, the PPG are nearing is costing £2,081 and is expected to be the end of our ‘Thank You’ Leiston Surgery delivered within a couple of weeks. As campaign which was launched on 1st well as updating the staff room a picnic March and ends on 31st May. We have bench has been requested to allow staff been astounded at the response and the to enjoy having their breaks outside. amount of donations, cards and letters Plans are underway to clear a site for this that have come in as a ‘Thank You’ to the purpose and further requests for the staff Surgery team which has far out exceeded room are awaited. our expectations. Once the campaign has finished and we We had asked the Surgery what they have the exact figure that has been raised would wish to receive as a collective gift we will be able to publicise this and say from funds received, they had requested a huge Thank You to everyone who has to have their staff room up dated and, if contributed and to the Thank You Stations possible, an additional ECG machine. I am for collecting the donations. Please remember Wash Wear a Make delighted to say that with sufficient funds already received, the PPG have asked the Lesley Hill to still... Mask Surgery to order the ECG machine which Chairman - Leiston Surgery PPG Keeping Posted with Council and Local Services Keeping Posted with Council and Local Services 6 An Update from Leiston Library 7 Leiston Library has reopened for prizes along the way. browsing… and we’re making plans to Creative open ‘normally’ if everything goes well… Please look at our Facebook page and the Suffolk Libraries website for further So, as you read this, we can have limited updates, of course it’s all very changeable. Leiston 2021 numbers of people back in the library – you can browse and choose your own We do have to continue to follow books. Our reservations are up and Government guidelines for those using the he students at Alde Valley Academy will be colourful, creative and fun. They running, however we can still offer our library – to keep us all safe, so remember are working hard towards their will also be displaying ‘sock monkeys’. Select and Collect service if you need it to pop a mask on if you’re coming along. contribution to Creative Leiston The students began to construct these or have enjoyed it. You can also book to And of course we’re keeping things clean. T 2021. As we come out of strict lockdown, before lockdown, recycling old pairs of use of one of our PCs, and we’re offering We look forward to seeing you soon! the students are excited to have the socks to make creative creatures. printing and photocopying. If you have chance to showcase their achievements books to return, for now just put them in outside of the school. In a normal year we We hope the local community enjoy our our letterbox. offer the students as many opportunities students’ creativity. You can also pop in and collect your as possible to display their work in the Mr Hanger Lateral Flow Home Test Kit. community. For example, we hold annual exhibitions at St Margaret’s Church in We are still opening with our temporary Waterloo Avenue and at the George Covid hours - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Farnham Gallery in . With Saturdays 9.30-2.30. those opportunities reduced this year, it is great that the students can now take part The plan is to look forward to reopening in this transformation of Leiston! 5 days a week towards the end of June with a return to our longer hours. The The GCSE students will be exhibiting a children’s Summer Reading Challenge wide range of work at the Long Shop will be taking place this year, when we Museum. Each student on our GCSE challenge children to read 6 books during course develops their own portfolio of the summer holidays and come in and tell individual, self-directed work. This results us about them, collecting rewards and in a wealth of different pieces being made, from sculptures and paintings to prints and drawings. You can look forward to a DATE FOR THE DIARY very varied exhibition with the students investigating a wide range of ideas, Do you have a club you would like others to know about? working processes and materials.

Or maybe you have some interesting stories or facts to share with your The key stage three students are working community. Then please do email any news you would like to towards two different displays. They will be transforming some of the bollards see in the Autumn 2021 Newsletter to around Leiston by recycling unwanted [email protected] by Monday 23rd August 2021. knitted garments. The bollard coverings

Keeping Posted with Council and Local Services Educating Leiston 8 The Church Walk Square, through the The CLT are closing in on our target of project: Contact via Website, or 9 gardens, into the Co-op car park (following £300,000 for the Church Walk Square, the visit our office 22 Sizewell Road on the removal of the wall), continue the CLTs plan for August / September start Tuesday mornings. Progress on our main walk through to Sizewell Road and the with completion before end of year a very objective the new Town Centre continues, planned new Market Square, which will much hoped for goal. The CLT is grateful The CLT is in discussion with potential Leiston Community Land Trust was extend back to the rear of the High Street for all donations coming from a variety High-Profile Architects who are qualified incorporated as a Community Benefit car park to a large area of land ripe for of sources, church and other grants, to plan large multi facet Town Centres. Society in 2018 and is a member of development. funds, commercial contributions. Local the National Community Land Trust. businessmen John Balls, The CLT will be having an information We have been working in partnership To date the CLT have been working with Builders Duncan and Son, have led the table at the Long Shops ‘Suffolk Day’ on st with Council to build a new the United Church’s elders and Co-op to way in showing confidence in the CLT June 21 , with an opportunity to become town centre. We have an office at No. develop phase one, opening the Church plans. a member for £1 one off joining fee. Come 22 Sizewell Road, a Facebook page and Square. The partnership has applied and along and let us answer your questions. website – leistonclt.co.uk. been granted planning permission for the The CLT has also joined online shopping removal of the wall, agreed development group easyfundraising web site, and For further information you are invited to th The trust of nine Trustees, all local people, plans to create an environmentally crowd funding sites, where contributions attend our AGM to be held on July 20 , all ambitious to see Leiston a thriving town friendly area designed by Roger Gladwell from online sales are paid to CLT, 7.30pm at Leiston Community Centre that tourists and local people will choose Landscapes, a quiet reflective area, (COVID rules permitting) search our web to visit and shop. Our main aims are local available for meeting friends, seeking The CLT still seeks grants, donations, page leistonclt.co.uk (Inspiring Change), affordable housing for local people, a new quiet solace and peace throughout the commercial contributions from any or Facebook page. businesses wishing to support the town centre with retail units for small year. CLT Trustee Bing Boast. independent shops, a communal square for local markets, fairs, entertainment Redevelopment of the Church rear events and community units for new entrance with new ramps, bi-fold doors library, Town Council offices etc. Plans and steps which would double as seating Suffolk Day that will help unite the whole town from for music, dance, entertainment from Old Post Office Square, through Church the new Band Stand. It is an ambitious 21 June 2021 Square to new town centre. development with considerable cost, which when complete will demonstrate All CLTs plans are in accordance with the CLTs commitment and ability to fulfil the Leiston Town Neighbourhood Plan its plans for the whole town. (2015- 2029) and the wishes of the town residents. The CLT have been pleased to have been part of the Leiston Traffic Management The CLT have been working hard Group developing proposals for a new throughout COVID, zoom meetings with town centre traffic infrastructure. On Monday 21st June, The Long Shop and celebrate everything that’s great other stakeholders and potential partners. Museum will be celebrating Suffolk Day. about Suffolk! The CLT plan three squares linking the Recent developments have seen the whole town together, with the Old Post recruitment of two new Trustees Andrew After a difficult year for many, we want to You can prebook your FREE tickets by Office Square, (Heritage Square) with a Crisp and Maria Chapman-Beer, one do all we can to support local businesses. heading to: Leiston Museum depicting the history of replacing Sammy Betson one of our initial That’s why we are offering free pitches www.longshopmuseum.co.uk/. Leiston in addition to Long Shop’s Leiston pioneers who has moved from the area, and tickets. For more information please email: Garrett Works history. and one an addition, we still have one [email protected] or call us vacancy. Come down to The Long Shop Museum on 01728 832189.

A Greener Leiston A Greener Leiston 10 Sizewell To 11 m- wn communities. After launching in London mental wellbeing has never been cu C Ellis Offshore Limited n- ou in 2014 where Our Parks now works more evident. I am delighted to be nci isto George East Housewares l Le with 30 boroughs running more than working alongside District and Borough Leiston Enterprise Centre 300 classes a week, Born and his team councils to launch Our Parks in Suffolk, Leiston Veterinary Clinic have chosen Suffolk for their first multi- this will provide residents with a fantastic Munchy Seeds regional programme. opportunity to come together safely and take part in regular exercise activities Yuan Feng Restaurant Leiston’s hanging baskets will be going Our Parks sessions will support the outdoors within their community at no up shortly and we are sure they will look Belle Coaches work of Suffolk’s Most Active County cost. We know that being active helps as wonderful as before! Many thanks East of Funeral Service partnership and the recent Keep Moving us to be more resilient and contributes Suffolk initiative to encourage more to Geaters, who produce the hanging Fairweather Law towards a happier and healthier life”. Suffolk residents to get active. baskets for our town and to NORSE for Gracie’s Kitchen keeping them watered and looking at their Born Barikor, Founder of Our Parks, Leiston Surgery The programme of weekly classes being said: “We can’t wait for the next chapter best. offered will be suitable for all fitness levels Marshall and Lilley in Suffolk. Suffolk is blessed with some and all classes will be Covid secure, with The hanging baskets really do bring a Simply Delicious beautiful parks and green spaces and vibrant feel to the town and despite a classes are bookable through Our Parks’ diverse communities surrounding them The Original Factory Shop challenging year for many of our local at www.ourparks.org.uk which we’re keen to tap into and use them Seahawks Fish and Chips businesses we have been very successful Stuart Keeble, Director of Public Health as an opportunity to get hundreds of in our quest for donations. Leiston-cum- Hair and Beyond said: “Over recent months the importance people socialising through fitness within Sizewell Town Council would like to Leiston United Church of being active for both our physical and their community. kindly thank the following businesses Leiston Community Land Trust for their generous donations this year: More importantly than ever, please Victory Car Sales support these great businesses and other Beach View Holiday Park local business: Shop Local, Save our High Street. Coastal Building Supplies FREE Exercise Classes at Your Local Park! Sign Up Today... The largest free outdoor fitness and 4XD every Thursday 6-7pm for bootcamp. TURN UP, TONE UP online craze has arrived in Leiston. King George’s Recreation Ground, Leiston Our Parks, is an initiative which has IP16 4JQ every Tuesday at 9.30 – 10am GET FIT FOR FREE partnered with East Suffolk Council and for a full body circuit. EAST SUFFOLK Suffolk County Council to organise and run free workouts in parks and green Founded by entrepreneur and fitness expert Born Barikor, Our Parks’ mission Supported by spaces, with support from Leiston Town Delivered by Council they are taking place in: Victory is to make exercise more accessible Road Recreation Ground, Leiston IP16 for everyone, getting people training together to support healthier and happier

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12 A great big ‘Thank will be sowing these in the autumn with You’ to everyone help from East Suffolk Norse. ENE who has picked up SC free wildflower and There are many other ways you can E sunflower seeds help Leiston Make Space for Wildlife and are joining in by being creative and building projects l CRIM like bee hotels and bog gardens. Keep a Leiston Makes with our campaign Space for Wildlife to make our Leiston checking our Facebook page for helpful links - @leistonmakesspace. And send gardens more wildlife friendly. Also, a us your progress photos to office@ shout out to the retailers who hosted the leistontowncouncil.gov.uk for our gallery. seed giveaway, Coopers, Screwbolt (shop), ENVIRONMENT Simply Delicious and Refill. It’s not been the Perhaps you already have a wildlife easiest time to add another element to your friendly garden or joined in with No Mow Why retail offer and we are very grateful to you for May https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ do peop finding space for the seeds and collecting features/take-part-in-the-no-mow-may- le the names of the participants. challenge? Please let us know, so that we Toss l can see and share what a great job we are La itter It hasn’t gone without notice that this spring doing in Leiston. zine ? has been the coldest on record for decades ss - and April was also the driest. That’s not Leiston’s Swifts good news for tiny flower seeds attempting they to germinate. Perhaps there are still folk who Swifts return to our Victorian buildings don Lei ’t car are waiting to start your wildflower project - in Leiston every year but they too, are in ston e ab you can still sow in June. If you have already trouble. These avian acrobats are truly out sown your seeds and they have failed to remarkable (even sleeping on the wing) th respond, thank you for trying and perhaps - read about them here https://www. ey th once the weather picks up, they will jump rspb.org.uk/our-work/conservation/ peop ink le other into life. conservation-and-sustainability/ u shoul safeguarding-species/swiftmapper/ p d Your sunflowers have probably had more clean about-swifts/ and find out how you can success. In late summer, we will be holding send your sightings to the RSPB swift a competition for the biggest and tallest mapper. sunflower, so keep a record of your progress and keep us updated (contact details below). Thank you once again to our outgoing Suffolk County Councillor, Russ Rainger, Leiston Primary School are creating a e meadow area outside their south facing for helping us to finance our project from fac his locality budget and to Leiston Town uld o classrooms as part of our project - we wish up t them luck and look forward to seeing their Council. FINEDYou co photos. a fine Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council has £2,500 identified areas within our public open Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council spaces to create wildflower meadows. We Supports a CLEANER Leiston A Greener Leiston ’s b n e e

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Creative Leiston: The Creative Leiston Displays will reach a crescendo Sunday 20th June with all displays Yarn Bombing both indoors and out being completed. This You may have noticed recently a splash of will include an exhibition of works from colour appearing in locations around the Alde Valley Academy students displayed in town and wondered why? The Long Shop Museum who are opening the doors to their Community Hub for Well, a group of local artists and crafters free! There will be craft stalls and activities had the seed of an idea! After the darkness around the town, a Spelling Bee trail for the and isolation many of us suffered through kids to follow and even Alpacas in the Post the pandemic, we thought some colour Office Square! and life would help the town blossom again and bring us all safely back together. Creative Leiston would love to see you on With over 60 displays now going up around the day between 10:00 & 16:00 and if you’ve the town, the Creative Leiston group are been inspired and would like to get involved, looking to share their amazing talents with find us at: all, whether local or visiting and help raise creative_leiston on Instagram some funds for our Community Garden email: [email protected] project with the Community Land Trust. 16 tidying a garden or changing a lightbulb. 17 volunteering - when you get involved, assessments, including a Covid During lockdowns, we have been you’ll know your empowering girls to be secure location to meet at. (Note: collecting a lot of medication and themselves and to grow in confidence so There is no pressure being placed upon prescriptions for people who were that they can be the women they want to Units to commence face to face meetings isolating. However, now restrictions are be. Volunteering with us isn’t just about at this time and units can take this step easing, we are encouraging people to campfires and helping girls to get their when they feel able to do so) next badge - although those are special start collecting their own so that we can Leiston Rainbows, are our first unit to moments that we all share. You don’t give more time to other things. However, have received approval to meet face to Hello Everyone, need to have been involved in guiding in an urgent situation, of course we will face. They have now been meeting face to before or have loads of spare time to make help. face for several weeks, what enthusiasm We at the Leiston Good Neighbour a big difference. Whatever your skills and Scheme would like to wish you all a happy it gives everyone to see them being with We would like to thank all our volunteers interests there’s a role to suit you. summer, now that life will hopefully be their guiding friends having lots of fun and for their tireless work, as they make what less restricting and we can meet with our Do something for you and your community learning new skills. we do possible. We hope to be able to friends and families and go to places we have a get together for volunteers this Meet new friends living near you Our local Brownies and Guide units are love and value. in the processing of getting approval to summer and hold an AGM. Take a refreshing break from your commence ‘face to face’ meetings. We are hoping to start our normal service everyday routine Please contact our phone on 07724 soon, which we are greatly looking Guiding is alive, alert, awake and 777465 if you would like any help, or if Share a skill or specialism forward to. This includes meeting up enthusiastic be part of it. For your you are interested in volunteering. Make a difference to the lives of girls in for a chat, helping to fill in forms, going enjoyment, a fun song and just a bit of your community exercise (to the tune: If you are happy and with people to social activities and one- Leiston Good Neighbour Scheme you know it). off help with problems at home such as Management Committee Spend time laughing, playing and being inspired by incredible girls and young I’m Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic! women I’m Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic! We now ask you to make a difference I’m Alive, Awake, Alert, and join the fun! In return we provide volunteers with training opportunities so that they have I’m Alert, Awake, Alive, This last year has been a tough time for the skills to offer girls the best possible I’m Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic! everyone. We have all had challenges and guiding experience. Actions: adapted. What do you need to do next, please When you say ‘Alive’, put your hands on Guiding, both nationally and locally has register your interest at: https://www. your head. done a brilliant job of running guiding girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/become- ‘Awake’, put your hands on your 3, 2, 1 throughout lockdown with lots of girls a-volunteer/register-your-interest/ shoulders. enjoying a blend of activities whether Guiding is a GO! There is brilliant news, as lockdown ‘Alert’, cross your arms and touch your through activity packs / challenges to do shoulders. Previously, the Rainbows, Brownies and at home, using online guiding activities restrictions lift, Girl Guiding UK has recently confirmed (Rainbows, Brownies, ‘Enthusiastic’, touch your knees, clap Guides of Girl Guiding Leiston District (‘Adventure at Home’), virtual meetings your hands then click fingers. challenged you all to come up with 26 using zoom or just staying in touch with Guides and Ranger units can meet random acts of kindness and carry them each other. Guiding was always there. ‘face to face’. This is subject to each Repeat as many times as you want, Going out, one for every letter of the alphabet. unit complying with Government, NYA faster every time. You know when you Your kindness challenge to us is: A small act of kindness can have a big (National Youth Association) and Girl are going fast enough when you start impact on people around you and bring It’s time to get involved with Girlguiding, guiding guidance and advice in line with laughing and running out of breath! a smile to their faces, how many did you whether it be through registering your Covid-19 best practice, approval of risk achieve? daughter, fundraising, donating or Sports & Social Update Sports & Social Update 18 Leiston Town Bowls Club 19 Top players from across Norfolk & Suffolk ABC Radio Programme Schedule are always happy to play at Leiston Town

Bowls Club. The LTAA open tournament Friday attracts 96 players and supporters from

17:00 – 18:00, Stage and Screen with Wayne and Becky. across all eastern counties. 18:00 – 20:00, My Kinda Folk with David Grimwood. 20:00 – 22:00, 70’s Flashback with Paul Payne. Survivors of the members who built the green in early eighties form part of the Saturday Bowls Committee and welcome new members to come and enjoy the facilities. 10:00 – 12:00, Wayne at the Weekend with Wayne Burns. Leiston Town Bowls Club proudly displays 12:00 – 14:00, Community News. its top class green, pavilion with changing The bowls club is a section of the parent 14:00 – 17:00, Easy as ABC with Brian Smith. club Leiston Town Athletic Association 17:00 – 18:00, Maverick Music Hour with Paul Spencer. rooms, veranda, toilets & refreshment 18:00 – 19:00, ABC Sports Roundup with Dale and Paul. facilities. who are responsible for all the sports facilities, but allow the bowls club to 19:00 – 21:00, Saturday Night In with Matt and Harry. Leiston Town Bowls Club was founded in 21:00 – 23:00, Strange Days with Steve Boyce. independently run its own facilities, the 1921, following the Garrett Works Sports green, fund raising, membership. Its Association handing over all their sports Sunday success is a measure of their management facilities to the local council for the benefit skills, answering to members at its AGM 10:00 – 12:00, Wayne at the Weekend with Wayne Burns. of Leiston Town residents. 12:00 – 13:00, The Decision Makers with Paul Widdowson. in November each year. 13:00 – 14:00, Tuner Fish. The old bowls green on the car park In season 2019 we played in Saxmundham, 14:00 – 16:00, The Listen Inn with Tom Lagden. provided wide success for 80-100 16:00 – 17:00, For the Love of Country with Dan Knights. Woodbridge, Fynn bowls leagues plus members of the day, winning all leagues, 17:00 – 18:00, The Classical Hour with John Alderton. variety of cup/shield competitions. It is cups and tournaments. 18:00 – 20:00, Ladies’ Night with Gill Hewlett Case. hoped that we can get back to this level 20:00 – 22:00, Sunday Sessions with Jamie Archer. Old green was replaced by the new green of playing as soon as COVID will allow. In Our programme may be subject to change. For our latest in 1983, funded, designed and built by the the meantime a gradual return to bowling programme listings, please visit: www.abcradio.co.uk members, with no financial support from allows the opportunity for new bowlers to anywhere. join and learn the game.

The club members of the day cleared a This could be a new beginning for this derelict site at the top corner of the sports top bowling club, new bowlers are of all ground, they dug and laboured and built ages welcome, young, novice bowlers the new green, the best bowls running particularly welcome to complement surface in the county. Today’s facilities, the aging club members. Leiston has a pavilion, dressing room, toilets added growing population, new housing estates, through the years for all bowlers to enjoy new occupants, flat green bowling today the top flat greens and facilities provides today’s health benefits, exercise, in the county. The Suffolk County Bowls open air, social interaction and levels of Association are proud to use it for many competition to suite all comers. of their top county, regional, competitions. Continued on the next page...

Sports & Social Update Sports & Social Update 20 Minimal costs, yearly subscriptions, experience our quality facilities and an 21 match fees makes it affordable, open air enjoyable sport suitable for all equipment provided for new bowlers, all, juniors welcome. Watch the World Concerts restarted in May coaching and guidance for all free. Future Championships on TV to see what a great costs for personal equipment as cheap or sport Bowling is, modern champions as expensive as you choose. vary from teens to mid forties, old mans Book your Tickets TODAY! game? Don’t you believe it! Come and see This means there is plenty of room for all A game of skill, the basics quickly learnt, for yourself. don’t be put off by talk of bias, length, to enjoy the music and food and to relax line, it’s a game to be enjoyed first and Contact – Chairman 07759918387, In the last newsletter we were expecting in a very special setting. foremost, to win a bonus. Treasurer 01728830391, Secretary, our concerts to restart during April 2021. The tickets for all the above events are 07761390352. or visit the green most Unfortunately, this was not to be as the Come and join Leiston Town Bowls Club, very reasonably priced at £15 per person weekends, evenings April / September. government regulations did not allow us for a standard ticket, which includes the to all be back together in time. Undeterred, concert, food, and a soft drink. Or why not we have been working away behind treat yourself and upgrade to a VIP “Fizz” the scenes planning all our upcoming ticket for £25. concerts ready for the time we are able to share our music and food with you again. To see our full upcoming event schedule and purchase tickets for upcoming The exciting news is that we can now events, or to find out more about what we recommence our concerts here at Leiston Leiston Worry Tree has resumed weekly do and support our charity, please visit Abbey starting on the 22nd of May with a meetings at the Community Centre in the website: concert cryptically entitled “Dreams”. The King George’s Avenue. The LWT team https://procorda.com performers will be ’s CEO are delighted to welcome anyone in need Or purchase ticket via Ticketsource: and pianist Andrew Quartermain joined of a friendly face, some company and a https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ by the wonderful violinist Noel Vine, who chat. All ages welcome. Every Thursday procorda/events some of you will know from local radio. As afternoon, 2 - 4pm. Refreshments free of Or call the office on 01728 831354. well as sharing their music and musings charge. with you there will be themed food and a We very much look forward to welcoming soft drink from our Abbey House kitchen, you to The Abbey soon! Saturday 4th December 2021 all served “take away” style in boxes. Katy Osborne-Palmer Leiston’s Lovely Jubbly There are more concerts to follow and on PA to CEO at Leiston Abbey Christmas the 5th of June we bring you the “Music of East Anglia”, on the 19th of June we have Fri 3rd & Sat 4th June 2022 a “Colours” theme, it is “South American rd Leiston’s Big night” on the 3 of July followed by “Elements” on the 17th of July. Jubilee Weekend We follow all government guidelines and If anyone is interested in helping with these events and have strict covid safe policies in place and would like to join the Events Group please contact us via we are very lucky to have a large medieval email: [email protected]. barn in which to hold our events which now has a new heating system installed.

Sports & Social Update Arts + Heritage News 22 23 Are you ready to rock ‘n’ roll at Leiston Film Theatre? Live entertainment returns to Leiston Film Theatre in June, with not one, or two, but three top tribute acts, all in one unmissable show and in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Fri 11th & Sat 12th June at 7.15pm The Everly Brothers and Friends features over two Sun 13th June at 6.00 hours of classic hits from some of the UK’s finest and award-winning tribute acts, including Buddy Mon 14th-Thurs 17th June at 3.00 & 7.15 Walker as Buddy Holly, Steve Wickets as Jerry Lee Fri 18th & Sat 19th June at 7.15pm Lewis and The Temple Brothers as The Everly Sun 20th June at 6.00 Brothers. Mon 21st-Thurs 24th June at 3.00 & 7.15 Colin and Steve Temple, officially known as ‘The

Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Coleman and Mark Gatiss in Temple Brothers’, present their show as a faithful celebration of the music of one of the greatest harmony

duo’s ever and just as the Everly Brothers were, the Temple Brothers are real life brothers, performing with THE FATHER 12A live acoustic guitars and flawless harmonies, leaving audiences captivated by their uncanny resemblance.

————————————————————————————————————————— The Everly Brothers and friends appear LIVE at Leiston Film Theatre on Friday 25th June at 7.30pm. Fri 25th June at 12.00 Tickets: £17.50 are available by contacting the Leiston Film Theatre box office on 01728 830549 and at: Sat 26th & Sun 27th June at 7.15 www.leistonfilmtheatre.co.uk Mon 28th June - Thurs 1st July at 3.00

Toni Collette, Damian Lewis and Joanna Page in Wayne Burns: Funny at 50!

Thursday 15th & Friday 16th July at 7.30pm DREAM HORSE PG ————————————————————————————————————————— Having celebrated his 50th birthday during lockdown Showing at Leiston Film Fri 25th June at 7.30pm. LIVE ON STAGE number one, Wayne takes to the Film Theatre stage, Theatre from Friday 11th June Two hours of classic hits from three top tribute acts, albeit a year older now, for an evening of unpredictable including Buddy Walker as Buddy Holly, Steve Wickets as A man struggles with aging as his daughter moves adult comedy and contemplation of reaching the big 50, into his flat with him and he refuses all assistance Jerry Lee Lewis and The Temple Brothers as The Everly plus support from vocalist Abi-May. If easily offended, Brothers. In aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. from her as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his please sit in the front! THE EVERLY BROTHERS loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality. The performances by Hopkins and Colman Limited Tickets: £17.50 - NOW BOOKING are phenomenal - an absolute ‘must-see’. & FRIENDS The National Lottery Cinema Day is coming ————————————————————————————————————————— Winner of two BAFTA’s and two Academy Awards, Sat 26th & Sun 27th June at 4.00 including Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins. Players of The National Lottery can claim a pair of free cinema tickets for Leiston Film Theatre. Mon 28th June - Thurs 1st July at 7.15

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Cillian Murphy in Tickets can only be booked in advance via the National Lottery Cinema Day website. A QUIET PLACE PART II 15 Please visit the Leiston Film Theatre Find us at: 74 High Street, Leiston. IP16 4BZ website nearer the time for more details and Box Office: 01728 830549 a link to the National Lottery Cinema Day SAT 19th & SUN 20th JUNE www.leistonfilmtheatre.co.uk booking site.

Arts + Heritage News Arts + Heritage News 24 in the process of creating a Community after famous Suffolk ladies. We plan to We are always looking for new 25 Hub. Although it hasn’t been as smooth use both the restored Elizabeth Garrett volunteers. to help with our of a process as hoped, it is starting to carriage and Jumbo to carry visitors on restoration work. Age, ability or past come together now, and we have great the Works line in the future. experience not important. We can find expectations for it. As well as this, the interesting work for everyone. So why Museum Garden has had some play There is also another Great Eastern not volunteer and restore the railway equipment added, giving our younger Railway carriage which we are restoring. heritage of Leiston and help make visitors a space to let off steam! This one is named and will history. Contact us on facebook, email On Tuesday 18th May, The Long Shop one day become our own station building [email protected] or Museum, were pleased to open their The first half of this year, whilst the on the Works line similar to the famous phone Julian Warner on 01449711445. doors to the public once again. So far, it museum has been closed, has been a ones that formed the Thorpeness station. has been a great turn out and it has been welcome opportunity to get to know and wonderful to see everyone come down work alongside, various social groups We plan to continue to relay the track on and support the museum! within Leiston. The museum is excited the Works line over the summer months. to be working with Leiston Events Group, We have been fortunate enough to planning some fantastic events for the receive funding from the Governments remainder of this year. Culture Recovery Fund and Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. This has enabled the We are looking forward to seeing what museum to get started on some long the rest of 2021 holds for the museum awaited building works. We are currently and hope to see many of you there.

With the lockdowns it has not been We are now starting to have socially possible for us to organise full working distance limited working parties in parties for our keen volunteers. However, accordance with the government’s many of them have been working on Covid 19 volunteering guidelines at our restoration of our smaller railway items workshop. in their own workshops and sheds at home. Restoration work is continuing on the 1936 Brake van ‘Jumbo’ (named after the We have been very active on facebook Works railway man Jumbo Brightwell). over the last few months and have had The wooden side panels and roof have a number of new members join us online now been replaced and we are about to and our daily posts have build up a world fit the water proof canvas to the roof. wide group of fans and followers. We are just about to pass the milestone of 4,000 We are also restoring the 1869 Great ‘Likes’ on facebook. We have also had Eastern Railway carriage that we have a number of financial donations made to name the Elizabeth Garrett. Each of us via the facebook donate option. its five compartments will be named

Arts + Heritage News Arts + Heritage News 26 The Band of the Royal Handy Information... www.suffolk.police.uk/your-area/leiston British Legion, Leiston Suffolk Police:101 (ask for Leiston SNT) Email: [email protected] seafronts at and Southwold so 101 is the police number to report any non emergency. if you are there on the right day, come and Tel: 01728 830526 say ‘hello’ to us. Main Street, Leiston, IP16 4ES Email: th th [email protected] We are at Southwold on 30 May, 27 DOCTORS: N Maggs, K Blades, S Pai, I Qureshi, M Barstow Making Brass Band Music June, 11th July and 5th September; and Public Defibrillator:Outside Co-op (Sizewell Road) and Children’s Centre at Aldeburgh on 22nd August and 19th in Leiston since 1859 (Waterloo Avenue). September. We usually play from 10.30 Other defibrillators are available (when open) in the Community Centre, the It’s been a quiet few months for the Band am to about 4pm depending on how cold Library and the Film Theatre. as it has been for most organisations and wet we have got thanks to the British during the pandemic but with the easing summer weather. of lockdown restrictions, we are now Report It! at www.suffolk.gov.uk/about/online-services To hire or join the band, please contact looking forward to a promising schedule EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL: www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk Tel: 03330 162000 us: via our Fb page or website: of rehearsals and events. We are always SC NORSE: refuse collection/dog bins/recycling Tel: 03450 402020 happy to welcome new members to www.leistonband.org SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL: Tel: 08456 077055 our Band and at the moment would Ring/text: 07989 979810 or Highways: Tel: 0800 591055 Social Care: Tel: 03456 066067 Bus Passes: Tel: 03456 000659 particularly welcome any experienced email: [email protected] cornet or trumpet players who are looking for a friendly, sociable band to join. Local Services... Local Organisations... Community Car Service: Tel: 831215 Leiston Children’s Centre: Tel: 642930 New for this season is our Corps of Job Centre: Tel: 401004 LFT Support Club: (Leiston Film Theatre) Tel: 831714 Drums – a dedicated group of marching Library: Tel: 831252 Leiston Scouts: (Steven Burch) Tel: 832479 drummers who it’s hoped will accompany Long Shop Museum: Tel: 832189 Leiston Guides, Brownies, Rainbows: the Band on its many marching Leisure Centre: Tel: 830364 (Vicky Taylor) Tel: 07530697826 engagements throughout the year. So if Citizens Advice: Tel: 832193 Leiston Youth Club: (Lucy Pickett) via Facebook you are a drummer, or even a wannabe LEEWAY: Tel: 0845 2142171 Leiston WI: (Judy Geater) Tel: 831628 drummer, please get in touch with us as (Domestic violence & abuse service) CYDS: (Stuart Watson) Tel: 830716 we’ll be delighted to hear from you. CRUSE : Tel: 01394 670770 CATS: (Accessible Transport on demand) Tel: 830516 (Bereavement Care) Leiston Worry Tree (Richard Corbett) via Facebook Also we have our own Training Band which The Ferns: Tel: 01473 668974 Leiston Swimming Club: (Matt Dye) Tel: 833266 is for beginners and less experienced (Sexual Assault Referral Centre) Email: [email protected] players of all ages. So, again, if you are Leiston Primary School: Tel: 830745 PISCES Disabled Swimming Club: Tel: 648270 already a beginner brass player or would Alde Valley Academy: Tel: 830570 Rose and Sweet William Club: Tel: 832028 like to be one, please do get in touch with SCotC Tel: 07767114770 The Band of Royal British Legion: Tel: 833458 us. (Suffolk New College on the Coast) Email: [email protected] We are now taking on bookings for the rest Leiston Good Neighbour Scheme: iston SAMARITANS Helpline: of the year, mostly out and about on the Tel: 07724 777465 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm e Tel: 08457 909090 L Leiston Town Pastors: [email protected] Tel: 603221

Arts + Heritage News Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council Your Town Councillors... Cllr David Bailey: 8 Garrett Crescent, Leiston, IP16 4LB Tel: 01728 831032 Cllr Bing Boast: 10 Buller Road, Leiston, IP16 4HA Tel: 01728 830391 Cllr Tony Cooper: 28 King Georges Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4JG Tel: 01728 830181 Cllr Nicky Corbett: 13 Kings Road, Leiston, IP16 4DA Tel: 07891 623284 Cllr David Dix: 42 Carr Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4JA Tel: 01728 832036 Cllr Susan Geater: 19 Haylings Grove, Leiston, IP16 4DU Tel: 01728 833501 Cllr Colin Ginger: 20 Heath View, Leiston, IP16 4JP Tel: 01728 832400 Cllr Phil Harle: 4 Lime Tree Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4EH Tel: 01728 833578 Cllr Trevor Hawkins: 78 King Georges Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4JG Tel: 01728 830234 Cllr Lesley Hill: 45 Garrett Crescent, Leiston, IP16 4LF Tel: 01728 830514 Cllr John Last BEM: (Chairman) 14 Poppy Way, Leiston, IP16 4UG Tel: 01728 831017 Cllr Selena Levermore: 16a Aldeburgh Road, Leiston, IP16 4ED Tel: 01728 635608 Cllr David Morsley: 16 Aldeburgh Road, Leiston, IP16 4ED Tel: 01728 830150 Cllr Mary Anne Woolf: 58 Westward Ho, Leiston, IP16 4HU Tel: 01728 830469 (e-mails to any Town Councillor should be through [email protected])

EAST SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Cllr Tony Cooper: Email: [email protected] Tel: 01728 830181

COUNTY COUNCILLOR Cllr TJ Haworth-Culf: Email: [email protected] Tel: 07899 063702

TOWN CLERK Mrs. Caroline Rinder: Email: [email protected]

ASSETS OFFICER Mrs. Hannah Everett-Spearing: Email: [email protected] ADMIN ASSISTANT Mrs. Beverly Kemp: Email: [email protected]

Address: Council Offices, Main Street, Leiston, IP16 4ER Tel: 01728 830388

OFFICE OPENING HOURS: eisto Monday & Tuesday: 09:00 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 16:45 L n Wednesday: Closed Thursday & Friday: 09:00 - 12:30