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Thurs 3rd June at 3.00 & 7.15 Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and Jesse Plemons in

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH 15 ————————————————————— Fri 4th June at 3.00 & 6.00 Sat 5th June at 11.00, 2.00 & 5.00 Sun 6th June at 12.00 & 3.00 Mon 7th June at 5.00 Tues 8th & Wed 9th June at 6.00 Thurs 10th June at 5.00 Sat 19th June at 11.00, 2.00 & 5.00 Sun 20th June at 12.00 & 3.00 A man struggles with aging as his daughter moves into his flat with Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson and James Cordan in him and he refuses all assistance from her as he ages. As he tries PETER RABBIT 2: to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and the fabric of his reality. The performances by THE RUNAWAY U Hopkins and Colman are phenomenal. On screen from Friday 11th June. ————————————————————— Mon 7th June at 7.30 Tues 8th & Wed 9th June at 3.00

Thurs 10th June at 7.30 Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried and Lily Collins in

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top tribute acts including Buddy Walker THE FATHER 12A as Buddy Holly, Steve Wickets as Jerry ————————————————————— Lee Lewis and The Temple Brothers as Fri 25th June at 12.00 The Everley Brothers. In aid of the East Sat 26th & Sun 27th June at 7.15 Anglian Air Ambulance. Mon 28th June - Thurs 1st July at 3.00

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A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR INSIDE YOUR Community spirit is not lacking in Saxmundham Tues 1st June at 7.15pm – from litter pickers to the members of the Good MAGAZINE... SHINE A LIGHT 7 Neighbour Scheme launching a new playgroup, Thurs 3rd June at 3.00 & 7.15 Follow the Mask Trail made by Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and Jesse Plemons in manning the community fridge and helping out students at SET Saxmundham school at Warden’s Trust by fixing and painting fences, highlighting those who help others JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH making repairs, decorating and gardening. Well 15 done all! A NEW PLAYGROUP FOR 8 & 9 ————————————————————— SAXMUNDHAM Fri 4th June at 3.00 & 6.00 For a bit of fun why not follow the ‘Shine a Light’ And other news from the Good Sat 5th June at 11.00, 2.00 & 5.00 Louise mask trail around Saxmundham? The trail has Neighbour scheme IP17 GNS Sun 6th June at 12.00 & 3.00 Gissing been created by the students of SET Saxmundham school as part of the Dora Love project, see page 7 for details of how to get Mon 7th June at 5.00 SCULPTURE IN THE VALLEY 2021 11 involved Tues 8th & Wed 9th June at 6.00 New artists announced for a flagship Thurs 10th June at 5.00 event for Waveney & Blyth Arts at Please visit Tide Collection Online Magazine Archive | Leiston Press to view our Sat 19th June at 11.00, 2.00 & 5.00 Potton Hall other titles and ‘Online Extra’ Sun 20th June at 12.00 & 3.00 A man struggles with aging as his daughter moves into his flat with 14 & 15 Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson and James Cordan in QUOTE OF THE MONTH him and he refuses all assistance from her as he ages. As he tries Students championing the PETER RABBIT 2: to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his environment, getting creative and loved ones, his own mind and the fabric of his reality. The performances by People who volunteer at the recycling center or soup kitchen through a church or learning life skills neighborhood group can come to feel part of something ‘larger.’ Such a sense of THE RUNAWAY U Hopkins and Colman are phenomenal. On screen from Friday 11th June. belonging calls on a different part of a self than the market calls on. The market ————————————————————— ST JOHN’S CHURCH, 17 Mon 7th June at 7.30 calls on our sense of self-interest. It focuses us on what we ‘get.’ SAXMUNDHAM Tues 8th & Wed 9th June at 3.00 A welcome from new Priest in Arlie Russell Hochschild Charge Dave Preece Thurs 10th June at 7.30 Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried and Lily Collins in

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DREAM HORSE PG ————————————————————— ENVIRONMENT Fri 25th June at 7.30. LIVE ON STAGE We know how important it is to look after our planet for our future generations, Tickets: £17.50 - NOW BOOKING which is why we love being members of the Woodland Trust Carbon Capture Scheme. In the production of our Tide Collection magazines 16m2 of native THE EVERLY BROTHERS & woodland is created every month.

FRIENDS TRIBUTE SHOW The Carbon Capture Scheme helps us mitigate our carbon emissions by ————————————————————— planting trees right here in the UK. We’ve helped fund the planting of 250,000 Sat 26th & Sun 27th June at 4.00 already! Each tree planted will grow into a vital carbon store, helping us reduce our environmental impact. Mon 28th June - Thurs 1st July at 7.15

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Cillian Murphy in The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Working with

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KEEPING SAXMUNDHAM LITTER FREE

Award-winning developer, Hopkins Lee Barnard, Group Managing Director The group has also been supported by Homes, has donated a number of high at Hopkins Homes, said: “We are very Parish Council and Saxmundham visibility jackets to a community litter pleased to support the Saxmundham Town Council with the donation of a picking group to support their efforts and District Litter Pickers group who do number of litter picking sticks. to keep Saxmundham clean and litter such vital work keeping one of ’s free. finest and most beautiful areas clean and Hopkins Homes has developments litter free. across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire The Saxmundham and District Litter and Essex and regularly supports Pickers group, which currently has “Due to the pandemic, we all know charities and community groups through a dedicated team of more than 20 more than ever just how important its Hopkins Charitable Fund. volunteers, received a welcome boost outside green space is, and that it’s an with the generous donation as they plan area appreciated by all ages. Therefore, To find out more about Hopkins Homes their clean up events for the months we need to care for these spaces and and the Hopkins Charitable Fund, visit: ahead. together if we all take a small action and www.hopkinshomes.co.uk/hopkins- properly dispose of our litter, we can charitable-fund The group is also working in make a big difference.” collaboration with Saxmundham Town Council and the IP17 Volunteer Group Geraldine Barker, Volunteer at the to hold a litter picking event during the Saxmundham and District Litter Pickers school summer holidays where the 20 group, said: “We are so thrilled with this new jackets will get their first proper kind donation. It’s great to know that outing. we have support from local businesses who share our commitment and passion Last year, Hopkins Homes launched for protecting our local environments. its latest phase of homes at its Priors’ Thanks to Hopkins Homes, our Grange development in Saxmundham volunteers will be safer, more visible, and and is proud to support the areas where protected when they litter pick.” it builds communities.

Greetings and warm wishes, hoping that you are remaining safe and well through such very difficult times for us all. Changes to Covid-19 SUMMER SEASON 2021 restrictions on May 17th allowed live, indoor theatre to begin once Live theatre is back at more, and Aldeburgh Classic Theatre are very pleased to be able ALDEBURGH to announce an exciting and extended summer theatre programme Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall! CLASSIC THEATRE for 2021 with four laugh-out loud comedies; a Roaring 20s classic by Noel Coward, Ayckbourn’s only Comedy Whodunnit, a Spy-themed Noël Coward’s Adventure Romcom, and a Noises-Off style Farce in a Fawlty-style hotel! Fallen Angels 19th to 31st July Indoor audiences may be required to wear face masks, and we plan to continue to provide some measure of social distancing so that our It Could Be Anyone of Us! audiences can be confident as we reacclimatise ourselves to sharing by Alan Ayckbourn space with people not from our families or Bubbles. 2nd to 14th August Although Covid prevented us from performing live, a significant Our Man in Havana investment was already committed prior to Lockdown 1 in 2020, and by Graham Greene, adapted by Clive Francis expenses to enable us to survive as a viable theatre company into 2021 16th to 28th August have continued - albeit as reduced as overheads permit. So, we are most grateful for funding from Arts Council ’s Cultural Recovery Who's Who? Fund which will help offset the additional costs and reduced income by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall of the past year, and also means we will be able to continue to offer 30th Aug to 4th Sept affordable ticket prices.

For more details and to pre-book tickets As the company that officially took over production of summer theatre Call: 07771 593218 seasons from Jill Freud & Company, AFS, and Suffolk Summer Theatres Ticket Source, website, and in-person booking available soon. (SST) we have strong links with experienced and talented local creatives Supported by Arts Council England and HM Govt. Cultural Recovery Fund – developed over many years. We are passionate about producing #Covid safe environment ACT is a trading name of high-quality live theatre and entertainment, and are confident that we Southwold and Aldeburgh Theatre Ltd. can do so again this year. We look forward to seeing you all very soon.

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By SET Saxmundham School students for in food poverty. as ‘different’ for whatever reason. Dora the Dora Love Project Love died on 26 October 2011, but The ‘Shine a Light’ Mask Trail has been the Dora Love Prize continues her work As part of the Dora Love Project our ‘Shine delayed due to lockdown, but students are encouraging school children to campaign a Light’ Mask Trail around Saxmundham pleased that the trail that they have created against these attitudes that are sadly still has over 25 businesses displaying masks can hopefully play a part in attracting far too common. The Dora Love Prize is that students have designed, decorated visitors to Saxmundham businesses. awarded each year for the best Holocaust and painted. The trail runs until 30 June, awareness project by a school in the East of The students have also produced a including half term week to allow families England. This year the Dora Love project is beautifully drawn map to help everyone to enjoy the trail. using the theme set by The UK Holocaust find all of the masks and this has been Memorial Day Trust ‘Be the light in the Businesses in the town have been distributed to local primary schools and is darkness’. approached personally by the students also available to pick up at many locations and have been keen to display a specially in the town. All SET for Summer! designed board featuring one of the masks in their window. Mrs S Thompson, a Higher Level Teaching We are holding our Summer Open Assistant who has worked with the students Evening (4.30-7pm) on Wednesday Inspired by the past and to Shine a Light on the project said “From the initial start 9th June; this is either in-school at a on people who helped others in difficult of the project, our students have thought ticketed event, or via Zoom. Followed by situations, the Mask Trail also represents about and taken this beyond anyone’s our ‘drop-in’ sessions on Monday 14th people who are helping others today; expectation.” June (9-10.30am) and in the afternoon highlighting things that are relevant to us on Wednesday 16th June (2.30-4.30pm) all. The students were inspired by many of Dora Love Prize when you can arrange to speak to a senior the incredible people that shone out during Dora Love, a Holocaust survivor, spent member of staff via phone or Zoom. the pandemic such as NHS key workers, much of her life raising awareness of shop workers, the fund raising efforts of Visit www.saxmundhamschool.org.uk for the attitudes which made the Holocaust Sir Captain Tom Moore and the work of more information and to register. possible – intolerance, discrimination and Marcus Rashford supporting children living outright hatred of those who are regarded Mrs Lizzie Girling, Head of School

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has responsibility. railway station, which was the subject of an arson attack well over three I am glad to be back writing monthly years ago. Like other things, rail travel articles for Saxmundham News and will pick up as life and work returns wish the magazine well after a very to normal, and it is important for the difficult year. I hope sincerely that the town that our rail link with the rest of restrictions caused by Covid-19 will nor the country looks as smart as possible, re-occur and that we can look forward and is well kept into the future. One to a resumption very soon of near- reason Saxmundham is the hub of our normal life. locality is the railway link which is well used and popular. We can, at long last, The most remarkable fact about the last get used to travelling on the new trains, few months has been the success of the all of three coaches, so that the days vaccination programme, and Doctor of overcrowding caused by jamming John Havard and all his colleagues everybody into just one carriage is at Saxmundham Surgery deserve our an experience only of the past. The grateful thanks for the prodigious expanded and resurfaced station car efforts they have made in giving us the park looks good, but costs £3 to use. first and then, increasingly, the second Thank you for electing me as your The effect of on-street car parking in vaccination. I know this programme has County Councillor for a second four adjacent streets (including where I live) some way to go before it is complete, year term. Blything Division is the will be monitored and may need to be but at one point Saxmundham was at area I represent: Saxmundham and addressed. the very top of the English chart for the twelve villages of Blythburgh, the greatest percentage of vaccinated Bramfield, , , - There remain so many good reasons people and that success continues. cum-Carlton, Middleton, , to live and work in Saxmundham. The friendliness of the townspeople is , , , I will highlight other successes in the legendary and I believe the health of and Yoxford. town over the next few issues, but the our businesses will be good and that completion of the refurbishment works This is the last full-term election for those empty premises which exist will at the County Council Street Farm Road Blything as in 2025 the County Council be snapped up, thus ensuring the town building needs to be marked, and the will consist of 70 rather than the remains a thriving trading centre as well far end of the building has been passed present 75 Councillors. The resulting as a happy social centre. I still wonder on a long lease to Saxmundham & boundary changes, already agreed if the weekly market can be revived District Community Interest Company by the Boundary Commission, will or whether we are witnessing the last (SADCIC) for community use. It will be put Saxmundham in a new Division gasps of an important institution which different from the other community which will have its northern point at is 650 years old. spaces in the town in that it will have Kelsale and head south to encompass ample on-site car parking. This should . But that is four years Please feel free to contact me be especially useful in securing day- away… on any matter which is within the time bookings when finding somewhere responsibilities of the County Council, I realise that many people did not vote to park in the town can be challenging. and many thanks to those of you who for me, but that matters little now as I wish the management committee well have taken the trouble to get in touch. I am the local County Councillor for in opening the new facility and getting My contact details are below. everyone of whatever political view it into use. Do look out for the official and none, and will do my best to serve opening and do visit this new facility Richard Smith, County Councillor for everyone. As usual, my contact details when you have the chance. Blything Division are at the end of this article. Please After a long delay, Greater Anglia is [email protected] do get in touch if you have an issue or completing its renovation works on the 01728 602714 concern over which the County Council

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Due to our dramatic being affected by the increase in student numbers use of the chemical we will be moving our Thiamethoxam. Maths department to a new location in the building that Following this is currently being used by Maddie was invited Suffolk New College. This to appear on BBC is an extremely exciting Radio Suffolk to air time for the school as we her views to a wider continue to grow. In order to audience. As a result maintain our ethos and small of this appearance class sizes, we are recruiting she has been asked to become Radio six additional teachers for a Suffolk’s Teenage Ambassador. September start. Maddie has produced a detailed PowerPoint for all of the students at HEADTEACHER UPDATE It gives me great pleasure that we are now beginning our transition Alde Valley Academy and local primary I very much hope that you and your programme for Year 6 students who have schools. She wants to make them aware families have been able to enjoy some chosen Alde Valley Academy for their of the problem and to become involved of the benefits of the relaxation of the secondary education. This begins with in supporting her cause by highlighting Covid -19 restrictions. visits to the Primary schools followed by the damage that this chemical does to two induction days which will take place the bees and in turn to our ecosystem, I would like to take this opportunity to in July. To support this transition we have impacting food webs resulting in dire commend our Year 11 students in the appointed a group of Year 9 students as consequences for humans as a whole. way that they have approached the Transition Ambassadors. These students Maddie is also encouraging more ‘evidence gathering’ process over the have already met to discuss strategies students to sign petitions to help protect past 4 weeks. The majority of students which we will implement to support the the bees and our wildlife. More recently are well-prepared, focused and co- smooth transition for our new Year 7 she has also constructed an amazing bee operative and we are confident that cohort. we will be in a strong position to award hive in her garden. them the grades that they deserve in Due to the very kind donations of Well done, Maddie. You are an the summer. The Student Ambassadors electronic devices from our community inspiration to us all! are busy planning the Year 11 Prom at during the pandemic, we are delighted High Lodge in Darsham for their final to introduce the laptop loan scheme celebration together (Covid restrictions here at Alde Valley Academy. We permitting). recognise that access to devices has been invaluable for families during Every half term we have a theme of the these challenging times, and recognise term. The aim of the themes is to build the importance of access to a suitable on students’ personal development as device for all the learning tools required part of their wider curriculum, through for children’s educational journey. Any assemblies, form activities and key student in attendance at our school can events taking place. This half term we borrow a laptop to take home through have been looking at diversity. We have the scheme. been working with students to raise awareness on many aspects of diversity Once again, may I take this opportunity which have included LGBTQ+, Race to thank parents and the local and Ethnicity, Additional Needs, Young community for your support and Carers and Culture. Having an awareness resilience during this difficult year. Please regarding the importance of diversity do not hesitate to contact me if you remains an important part of our school have any feedback about any aspect of community throughout the year but we Alde Valley Academy. Email: d.mayhew@ felt it was important to build on this even aldevalley.suffolk.sch.uk. further to support our inclusive culture. Dan Mayhew – Head Teacher We are planning to have our second Financial Skills for Life Celebration Evening at Snape Malting, Help to ‘Save our Bees’ says Maddie as we did two years ago. Those families Representatives from Leiston, who were able to attend the last event in Maddie Brown, a keen environmentalist Saxmundham and District Citizens’ May 2019 will remember what a fantastic and Year 9 student at Alde Valley Advice visited Year 11 students to talk evening of celebration it was; a real Academy, has been on a crusade since to them about financial capabilities and opportunity to showcase our fantastic lockdown to save our bees. This is to offer lessons about handling money students. If any local business would like an issue she is particularly passionate and to understand the complexities of to be a sponsor for the event, please about and so wrote to our Prime financial matters, preparing them for life contact the reception at school. Minister, Mr Boris Johnson explaining after school. her concern for the colonies of bees Different types of borrowing money were

14 ALDEBURGH TIMES HALESWORTH HOOT LEISTON OBSERVER VIEW OUR FULL COLLECTION AT TIDECOLLECTION.COM discussed and possible consequences The GCSE students will be exhibiting a arising from various types of debts. These wide range of work at the Long Shop included credit cards, pay day loans and museum. Each student on our GCSE loan sharks to name a few. course develops their own portfolio of individual, self-directed work. This results Citizens’ Advice will be offering Year 11 in a wealth of different pieces being made, lessons in financial capabilities, preparing from sculptures and paintings to prints them to manage their own finances and and drawings. You can look forward to a showing how to avoid unmanageable very varied exhibition with the students debts and other money problems in the investigating a wide range of ideas, future. working processes and materials.

Alde Valley Academy strive to provide The key stage three students are working their students with not only educational towards two different displays. They will qualifications but also to prepare them be transforming some of the bollards with skills and knowledge for adult life and around Leiston by recycling unwanted this is just one excellent example! knitted garments. The bollard coverings will be colourful, Creative Leiston 2021 creative and fun. They The students at Alde Valley Academy are will also be displaying working hard towards their contribution to ‘sock monkeys’. The Creative Leiston 2021. As we come out of students began to strict lockdown, the students are excited construct these before to have the chance to showcase their lockdown, recycling achievements outside of the school. In a old pairs of socks normal year we offer the students as many to make creative opportunities as possible to display their creatures. work in the community. For example, we We hope the local hold annual exhibitions at St Margaret’s community enjoy our church in Waterloo Avenue and at the students’ creativity. George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham. With those opportunities reduced this Mr Hanger year, it is great that the students can now take part in this transformation of Leiston!

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The new season started well on 1st May chance we will reach a century mark by will follow is also attracting new members with a home win against Braintree in the the end of the summer which would be and will start in July at the same time 2 Counties Division 6. Yoxford were put a fantastic milestone! Matches are now as The Hundred. This brand new in to bat and started well but then began underway and on 27th April, the U11s competition will see cricket return to free to lose wickets. William Driver, batting got off to a winning start against Melton to air on the BBC this summer holidays at no. 3, steadied the situation and was Youth , scoring 165 runs against 102 in and hopefully inspire the next generation the mainstay of our innings with 53 runs, an enjoyable first Super 8s game. The to pick up a bat and ball and join in the including eight 4s and a 6, and he was Girls U11 also played Melton Achilles fun. the last man out. The innings closed on on 2nd May and narrowly lost by just 138 for 9. Our bowlers then took control 1 run in their first softball fixture of the Our Womens softball cricket also returns and Braintree were soon in trouble. The summer. Our U9s were also in softball with weekly coaching sessions every first 3 wickets only added 6 runs and action on May 9th with both wins and Sunday morning 11 - 12 for any ladies after a brief rally they were 27 for 5. Keith losses in a mini festival as we hosted or young girls who would like to get Merrell and Andrew Gowers then put on against Walsham & . Our first U13 involved. Monthly softball festivals will 50 runs for the 6th wicket but when the fixture was sadly lost to the weather, but follow later in the summer for those also latter was out it was the beginning of there are lots more fixtures to come for looking for social evening activity with the end and the innings closed on 121 all our teams in the coming weeks. For friends. If you are interested, please for 9, leaving us the winners by 17 runs. more details on our youth cricket please contact: [email protected] William Driver was our top performer in contact: [email protected] Groundsman: We continue to look for the Braintree innings, taking 4 wickets someone to help look after the ground while only conceding 11 runs off his 8 At the time of writing, we are looking during the week. This would ideally overs. He was well supported by some forward to launching this year’s ECB All suit a local retired person. Full training economical bowling and excellent Stars Cricket scheme for 5 – 8 year olds from our existing grounds volunteers fielding by his teammates. on 16th May. This has again proved very popular with over 20 young boys and would be provided. Further information The match against on 8th girls eager to get started on Sunday can be obtained from Jamie Thurston May was cancelled owing to rain and, mornings. The new ECB Dynamos [email protected]. with Caribbeans being unable to raise a initiative for older 8 – 11 year olds which full team for the scheduled match on 9th May, it was a frustrating weekend for our players after their excellent start.

We are looking forward to the further easing of Covid-related restrictions so that we can again welcome spectators to our beautiful Grove Park ground. For details of future fixtures, please check our website: www.yoxfordcc.co.uk.

As reported previously, our youth cricket is going from strength to strength with new players and volunteers joining regularly. At the time of writing, the club has already brought up its half century of youth members and across all our club and ECB schemes there is a very good

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