July/August 2019
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Haughley and Wetherden Parish News JULY/AUGUST 2019 ~1869 to 2019~ PALMERS BAKERY HAUGHLEY ‘CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF PALMERS BAKERY’ TRADITIONAL HIGH CLASS FAMILY BAKERS & CONFECTIONERS Ray Adams with Palmers First Van 1918 – Model T Ford Reg.BJ5637 © Palmers (Haughley) Limited FRESH BREAD & CONFECTIONERY BAKED DAILY BY CRAFTSMEN USING LOCAL INGREDIENTS & BAKED IN ANCIENT BRICK OVENS 01449 673286 The Village Green~ Haughley Largest Stockist of Tiptree Jams & Marmalades in East Anglia. Suffolk Honey, Free Range Eggs, Groceries & Local Produce. Freshly Made Sandwiches & Filled Rolls - Hot Drinks & Bacon Rolls Also at Stowmarket, Woolpit, Stanton, Ipswich and Brett’s Bakery Needham Market & Freshfills of Claydon 150 Years of Tradition, Service & Baking 2 NOTE FROM EDITOR: Welcome to the July/August double issue. It’s hard to believe that we are now half way through the year and the summer holidays are not far away. But before you jet off in search of the sun or enjoy what this country has to offer, we still have the Haughley Green BBQ to look forward to as well as Movie Nights which the Village Hall hosts on the first Saturday of the month. Kieron Palmer has supplied yet another interesting article concerning Haughley’s history and the Chairman of the Parish Council is keeping us up-to-date regarding village life. If you enjoy a natter and a cuppa why not try your luck at bingo! There are also some other interesting articles for you to read, and if you like a bargain, look at the small ads “For Sale” column. Until September …… DATES FOR THE DIARY … July Sat 6th Haughley Green BBQ, The Cricket, 5.00pm (see advert) Sat 6th Movie Nights, Village Hall 7.00pm (see advert) Tues 9th Bingo, Haughley Pavilion 7.30pm August Sat 3rd Movie Nights, Village Hall, 7.00pm (see advert) Tues 13th Bingo, Haughley Pavilion, 7.30pm September Tues 10th Bingo, Haughley Pavilion, 7.30pm Sat 14th Suffolk Historic Churches Sponsored Bike Ride (see advert) Wed 25th Illustrated talk on Buzzards, Stowupland Village Hall, 7.30pm (see advert) October Tues 8th Bingo, Haughley Pavilion, 7.30pm Sat 19th Haughley Quiz Night, Village Hall, 7.00 pm Thurs 31st Halloween in Gallowsfield Woods, 5.00 pm (details later in year) November Sat 2nd Wetherden Fireworks Display (details later in year) Tues 12th Bingo, Haughley Pavilion, 7.30pm December Tues 10th Bingo, Haughley Pavilion, 7.30pm 3 What’s on at your Village Hall FORTHCOMING EVENTS MOVIE NIGHTS Saturday 6th July ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ The Importance of Being Earnest is the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies. It’s the story of two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. This 2002 film stars Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon, Frances O’Connor, Tom Wilkinson and Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell. Saturday 3rd August ‘Ladies in Lavender’ – British Drama directed by Charles Dance Cornwall in 1936 and sisters Janet and Ursula Widdington discover a castaway on the beach below their house. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Miriam Margolyes star in this evocative, heart- warming story of unfulfilled dreams, innocence and unrequited love. REGULAR GROUPS/ACTIVITIES AT THE HALL Haughley Pre-School - Daily (times vary) LH Glow Theatre Arts - Mondays 4.30pm LH Haughley Amateur Theatrical Society H.A.T.S - Mon 7pm Sep-Mar LH Tai Chi - Tues 7pm LH and Wed 1.30pm LH Haughley WI - 1st Wednesday in each month 7.30pm LH Serenity Yoga - Wed 9.30am GR and Thurs 7.15pm GR Morris Men - 1st,3rd,5th Wednesdays 7pm GR (Jan-April) Moo Music (Interactive Music -0 5 yr olds) - Thursdays 10am GR Country Dancing - Thurs 7.30pm LH Disco Dancing - Fridays 5.30pm LH Stowmarket Taekwondo - Saturdays 10am LH Haughley Hoofers - Sundays 7.30pm (Sept-April) LH CAN YOU HELP? We are looking for someone to help distribute the Parish News to residents in either Denny Avenue /Denny Close If you can spare an hour each month please contact: David Bryant on 01449 774657 4 St Mary’s Church Wetherden Barbara Bonner-Morgan cordially invites everyone to a Coffee Morning on Wednesday 31st July from 10.30am to noon HAUGHLEY VILLAGE HALL at MOVIE NIGHTS Hollyhock Cottage, Brickwall Farm Wetherden FIRST SATURDAY IN EACH MONTH There will be tea, coffee & biscuits Doors open 7pm for 7.30 start a bring-and-buy table & raffle. Everybody is welcome: the more the merrier. Tickets £4 incs Tea/coffee and biscuits Sold on the door on the night Wine by the glass, soft drinks & chocolate on sale If you would like transport please telephone For details of films being shown see our Linde - 01359 241824 or Forthcoming Events ad in this issue Ron and Elizabeth Elbourne - 01359 245118 Stowmarket Wildlife Group - Suffolk Wildlife Trust EVENTS: We have no meetings in July or August. Our next meeting is: BUZZARDS, an illustrated talk with Zoe Smith. Wednesday 25 September 2019 at 7.30pm in Stowupland village hall. The common buzzard is now the most common bird of prey in Britain. Join us to take a deeper look into the lives of these beautiful birds and find out how they have become so successful. We will look at identification, diet, nest sites and the overall ecology of Buzzards. Admission is £2.50 including refreshments. Hearing loop available on request. The complete 2019 programme can be downloaded from www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/wildlifegroups or by email CONTACT : John Thompson - 01449 676471 [email protected] 5 HAUGHLEY PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Alf Hannan BSc., Dip.M 6 Auction Yard Haughley Stowmarket IP14 3GA Suffolk ______________________________________________________________________________________ 18th June 2019 A MESSAGE TO PARISHIONERS FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN Now that a new Council year has started, and having been elected Council Chairman at the AGM, I thought I’d follow up on what was said at the Annual Parish Meeting in May. Improvement Works in the Village As you know, the Bus Shelter was refurbished recently, but now it has a new energy saving LED light. Our street lighting replacement programme continues, albeit at a slow pace. A unit in the Playing Field has been up-righted and reconsolidated. Units in St Mary’s Avenue, Old Street and in Haughley Green have been removed and a new LED lantern installed in Station Road. Further works are scheduled to be done in Old Street, St Marys Avenue and Duke Street. Reported elsewhere in this publication is the painting of the flower tubs, sleeper beds and planter outside Auction Yard so that it is seen more readily in the dark. The two wrought iron benches, one outside the Coal House and the other near the Moat, have been cleaned and painted, as have the iron railings on the bridge over the River Gipping, the ‘gates’ on Fish- ponds as you enter/exit the village, with foliage cleared away and also the Pump on The Green. The scaffolding has at last been removed at the corner of St Mary’s Avenue and the site now has a new waste bin and dog bin. What’s Next? The collapsed tree at the corner of St Mary’s Avenue has been reported to the District Council and should be cut down and removed in due course along with the red and white barriers and the manhole cover re- placed. As part of Palmer’s 150th celebration, there will be some excavation to lay a new foundation for a new bench to replace the old one on The Green at The Folly and a tree will be planted behind it. Also, on The Green, the diseased tree will soon be cut down along with the sprouting tree outside the Coal House. Work is underway on two new Village Maps, one to be sited at The Moat and another near the new bench. I hope these efforts are pleasing to you, making our village more welcoming but do please let me know if you feel there are other works that your Council could consider. Cont’d ………... 6 ……. Cont’d Haughley Neighbourhood Plan After almost 5, years the Haughley Parish Neighbourhood Plan is nearing the end of its process. The Final Report from the Independent Examiner has been received and it recommends to MSDC that it proceed to Referendum. It will be presented to MSDC Cabinet on 8 July. There is then a 7-day cooling-off period followed by 28 days before the Plan can go to Referendum. It is possible that the Referendum could occur late August, or early September. Each person in Haughley Parish, registered to vote in elections, will receive a ballot paper from MSDC to vote on whether or not to accept the Neighbourhood Plan. The Village Hall will be the Polling Station, as usual. Voting on your Neighbourhood Plan is important. If more than 50% of those voting approve the Neighbourhood Plan, it will become a legal document that both developers and MSDC Planning Department must consider when planning applications are made. The Neighbourhood Plan sets the direction of development for the Parish and prevents speculative developments occurring. With a Neighbourhood Plan, our Community Infrastructure Levy increases to 25%, allowing your Council to carry out more works of the type described above. Parish Council - Vacancies As mentioned at the Annual Parish Meeting, which had a good attendance by parishioners and parish groups, your Council now has 9 members. The Council should consist of 11 members and so there are two vacancies. Should you be interested in becoming a Councillor, do please come along to a Council Meeting, which are held on the third Tuesday of every month except August, in the Green Room, Village Hall, starting at 7:00pm, to see what we do and discuss your interest with me and our Clerk.