July/August 2019

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

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

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

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]

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 ………...

……. 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. All we need to know is that you have lived in the Parish of Haughley for more than one year, your reasons for wanting to become a Council member, how you might contribute and ideally a short CV outlining your skills and experiences. A list of Council members is posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards in Haughley, Haughley Green and Haughley New Street.

We will continue to report on Parish Council meetings each month on our website and in the Haughley and Wetherden Parish News and if you find this Message useful, I will write again in six months.

Alf Hannan

Chairman, Haughley Parish Council

E: [email protected]

T: 07714 697367

Chairman: Mr Tim Hart Vice Chair: Mr R Buttle Secretary: Mr Lewis Van Slyke Email: [email protected]

When we set out on the journey of organising a further village fete we chose June simply because the probability of lovely weather is rather high. Well, that theory went due south didn't it! Unfortunately the vast majority of stalls and attractions were weather dependant such as the birds of prey. On a brighter note the weather did not dampen the spirits of stallholders nor people coming through the door. We would like to give a special thanks to the little people of Stowmarket Stars Majorette troupe who battled the elements to provide an outstanding performance in the 'arena'. Thank You to Palmers Bakery of Haughley who sponsored the performance from the Stowmarket Boys Brigade and opening the fete. Roys thought for the month Where there's blame there's a claim? When they kept asking did I want cash back no one explained it would come out of my bank account Do I have a claim? Branch calendar July 11th - Branch meeting 7.45pm August 8th - Branch meeting 7.45pm Have a great month! To view our full calendar of events go to our website: www.britishlegion.org/branches/Haughley Or search Haughley Royal British Legion www.thehaughleywarmemorial.wordpress.com

Pip Jackson, Mary Shave, one of the MacMillan nurses, and David Fleetwood presenting a cheque for £1,154.50 to the MacMillan Unit in West Suffolk Hospital .

NEWS FROM YOUR NEW DISTRICT COUNCILLORS

Joint Local Plan

In 2014 Mid Suffolk District Council started work with Babergh District Council on the groundwork for creating a Joint Local Plan across the two councils. There have been many delays – most recently to take account of the local elections. We are now at the stage of agreeing the Regulation 18 Draft Joint Local Plan at the June Council meeting. This draft sets out the preferred strategic policies, development management policies and site allocations to guide and support development in the two districts. Any planning application must conform to the policies set out in a Local Plan.

If agreed it will go out for public consultation for eight weeks. Unfortunately, Mid Suffolk have chosen to ignore the work of the Neighbourhood Plan group and not included their housing allocations in the current draft. Given a Neighbourhood Plan must conform to a Local Plan, this must be changed.

Neighbourhood Plans

Stowupland’s Neighbourhood Plan went forward to a referendum and achieved a positive result. It is expected to be formally approved at July’s Cabinet meeting. Haughley’s Neighbourhood Plan is now ready to go forward to a referendum as is Thurston’s.

Rachel Eburne Keith Welham 01449 673311 01449 673185 [email protected] [email protected]

Joint Mid Suffolk District Council Ward Members (Green Party) for the Ward of Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden – including Old Newton (with Gipping and Dagworth)

Suffolk Historic Churches Trust

Sponsored Bike Ride 2019 Saturday 14th September, 9am to 5pm

Raise money for St Mary’s Haughley and for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust (proceeds divided equally) by cycling or walking – choosing your own route – to as many churches and chapels as you wish.

It is all in a good cause, is excellent exercise, and makes for a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

If you would like to take part or would be prepared to help out with manning the church on the day, please contact:

David Fleetwood tel. 01449-614113 or email [email protected]

As it is, there are many parts, but one body.” 1 Corinthians 12:20

I am pleased to announce the safe arrival of my shed (May edition!). A shiplap, with apex roof, shed; in pieces, to be precise. I dutifully checked to see that all the bits were present and correct. There seemed an awful lot of screws! I carefully, read the instructions and set about putting it all together. Brother, Keith, held up bits for me to join together and somehow, I managed to avoid securing him to any part of the shed. Duly, it was accomplished and one shiplap, with apex roof, shed stood resplendent in all its glory. Amazingly, there were two pieces of wood which remained on the side-line and also an awful lot of screws of all sizes with no place to call home! I duly looked at my instruction sheet and could find no mention of these two pieces of wood and there were a set of screws which did not appear on the list of ingredients, but no matter, the shed wasn’t leaning over and there was a roof to keep the rain out so I’ll save them for a rainy day as I’m sure they will come in handy one day.

If you study your Bible you will find that there are quite a large number of references to “shed”, but not the shed I’m referring to. Those in the Bible mainly refer to blood or tears being shed. I have to say blood was shed in the making of my shed (caught finger on rough piece), but fortunately no tears – it went amazingly smoothly.

But, while painting the shed I had time to think and it came to me that my shed was, in many ways, so like our church. Individually we are many parts but when we come together we form one sound church. One which can sing out as one voice the greatness of our Lord. Each of us has a part to play in being an effective witness but when we come together as a church and bring together the talents of the people of our church we can form a greater service for our God. Sometimes we have more than one person with the same gift, for which we must be truly grateful so that the load can be shared, or so that when the time comes for someone to step down there is someone to take up the role. But, what of the bits of my shed left over? Well, sometimes we have people with God given talents which we have not used before and we should do all we can to find a place for them. God is able to use all of his people and it is for us to ensure that we do the best we can in his name. And, those screws which did not feature on the shed’s list of bits, perhaps they are our visitors, the people who come into our company either for a single visit or for a short time and it is down to us to make them feel a part of our church and to show them God’s welcome.

Every blessing to you all. Anne Scarff (Secretary to Stowmarket Group of Churches.)

WETHERDEN VILLAGE HALL

It’s a little known fact that June 14th is International Bath Day! This goes back to ancient Greece, when Archimedes leapt out of his bath crying “Eureka!” when he discovered that an object’s volume could be accurately measured by being submerged in water. International Bath Day now celebrates that “Eureka!” moment, and the joy of relaxing, and having thoughtful moments in a bath, rather than taking a shower! We could cry “Eureka!” ourselves on International Bath Day, as we had seven tables in play at our Monthly Whist Drive, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves a great deal. The evening would not have been complete though, without drawing our Monthly Lottery with the following coming up trumps:-

1st Pat Laflin £35 2nd John Gibson £20 3rd John Cobbold £11.25

PLEASE NOTE:- Our next Whist Drive will be held at Wetherden Village Hall on FRIDAY 12th July commencing at 7.30pm - admission price only £1, Why not test the water yourself???? Whether you are a regular player, haven't played for years or have always wanted to play Whist, you will be made very welcome in a warm and friendly atmosphere!

HAUGHLEY IN BLOOM SUMMER 2019

Haughley in Bloom owned by and for the benefit of Haughley Parishioners

The Spring display was well received and thanks go to Alf and Gerald who together ensured our maintenance programme is on track by treating every container in the Village, Haughey Green and Haughley New Street with Ronseal to help weatherproof them.

The containers were weeded after which, and with great excitement, our 110 litre water bowser had its maiden voyage. (Note: Filling the bowser from a metered supply costs just 34p, because water bills comprise mainly of standing charges.) However, with regards to manoeuverability, the bowser is more of a container ship then a catamaran! Once filled I couldn’t budge it, but Alf came to my rescue and pulled it around the village, so I could do the watering. David Evans has offered us free access to his water supply and this community-spirited gesture means that the full bowser will not need to be pulled so far. Finally, with Chris’s help the central village containers were planted up for the Summer. The adopted containers in Haughley New Street, Haughley Green, Harvest Close and outside the pub continue to be managed by a small band of much appreciated and dedicated volunteer parishioners.

However, despite all this activity more needs to be done to tackle the on-going issue of lack of watering in the Village. The bowser is intended for augmentation of regular watering during LONG dry spells, so PLEASE

1. Think to regularly water the containers near your homes, and 2. Let me know if you can help move the bowser when needed

Green fingers are not required, but a bit of muscle for “bowser duties” could be useful!

Yvonne Hannan (Lead for Haughley in Bloom) [email protected]

07531 774438

REMINDER …...

The print date for the September issue has been brought forward by one week due to the Bank Holiday Weekend. This means that ALL copy must be submitted no later than: 5.00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH

Open Day Dhamma Sukhakāri Vipassana Meditation Centre Walnut Tree Manor

Sunday 7th July 2—5 pm Guided tours of the centre— 2.15 pm, 3 pm Introductory talk and films on Vipassana Meditation—2.45-4.45 pm Meditation taster sessions—3.15 pm, 4.15 pm

Refreshments all afternoon

All welcome - Admission free

Please call 01449 833080 for further information—www.uk.dhamma.org Dhamma Sukhakāri, Walnut Tree Manor, Haughley Green, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3RQ

BONJOURS, BIENVENU ET AU REVOIR

Keen observers amongst the residents of Haughley and Wetherden would have noticed a sudden local outbreak of French accents last month. This unusual occurrence was due to the annual get together of the Haughley and Wetherden/Noyelles-les-Seclin Twinning Association over the weekend of May 17 to 19.

A total of 34 French people from 12 families came over this year, accommodated by an equivalent number of local families, determined to renew friendships, explore a little of Suffolk, enjoy some entertainment and, needless to say, sample the occasional beer or three. And what a cracking weekend it turned out to be.

After the obligatory 20 minutes of continental cheek-kissing and handshaking (I know, all this concentrated physical contact is a bit of a shock when you are English but you get used to it) we were enjoying convivial drinks and canapés at Haughley House (thank you, Jeffrey and Caroline). Thank you, too, to Alf Hannan, our Parish Council Chairman, for taking the time and trouble to welcome the delegation in French.

Mention of which brings us to the subject of the language barrier. With none of us professional translators there is a barrier, true, but it certainly isn’t an insurmountable one. Utilising our rudimentary grasp of each other’s languages, enhanced by mime and google translate and lubricated with beer, there wasn’t much we didn’t cover in our Friday night dinner conversation. It was certainly interesting to get another nation’s take on Brexit and its implications.

Saturday and we were off to Landguard Fort in Felixstowe. The perfect choice, given its raison d’etre (see what I did there) was to keep the French out. To be fair, it also served to keep the Spanish, Dutch and Germans out as well, so that kind of evens things out a bit. It is a fascinating place, and the curators did us proud by preparing a translation of the audio guide. A hop over to Harwich on the foot ferry for a long and leisurely lunch (we are dealing with French people here) and the daytime programme was complete.

Saturday evening saw all 65 of us in Haughley Village Hall continuing the seaside theme with a Punch and Judy Show (OK, it originated in Italy and was delivered in English but you hardly need a degree in modern languages to understand sausages, crocodiles and hitting people with a stick). Photo opportunity of the weekend comprised one of those quintessentially English ‘fat lady and thin husband in period swimwear’ boards with holes where you stick your face through, made and superbly painted by David Hewlett. The live band, Aches and Painz, were brilliant and we owe a big thank you to Roger and Yvonne Tricker for coordinating and organising the lion’s share of the whole event.

A buffet lunch at Wetherden Village Hall on the Sunday and it was time to wave au revoir to a group of people that have become, over the course of these visits, genuine friends. Next May, we look forward to doing it all again in Noyelles-les-Seclin.

If you are interested in getting involved with the twinning Association, please contact Dave Ward: 01359 241554 email [email protected]. Alan Shaw

TICKET ONLY Saturday 6th July 2019 From 5pm

All Welcome ~ Great Food Live Music ~ Raffle & More!

Tickets Adults £6 Children £4

Bring your own drinks & chairs!

For tickets please contact Geoffrey Kay 673313 Rachel Eburne 673311 Viv Sydell 673461

All donations of desserts & raffle prizes greatly appreciated

PARISH CHURCH SERVICES JULY 2019 Benefice of Haughley, with Wetherden and Stowupland

JULY Haughley Wetherden Stowupland

11.00 am 11.00 am 9.30 am Sunday 7th Worship for All Morning Worship Parish Communion 4.00 pm 1st @ 4 11.00 am 9.30 am 9.30 am Sunday 14th Parish Communion Parish Communion Morning Worship BCP Trinity Starz 6.30 pm Evensong - BCP 11.00 am 11.00 am 8.00 Sunday 21st URC/Anglican Worship for All Communion Service (Baptism) BCP 5.00 pm 9.30 am The Dwelling Place Morning Prayer

9.30 am 11.00 am 9.30 am Sunday 28th Communion - BCP Parish Communion Worship for All (Sea Scout Parade) 6.30 pm Parish Communion

PARISH CHURCH SERVICES AUGUST 2019 Benefice of Haughley, with Wetherden and Stowupland

AUGUST Haughley Wetherden Stowupland 11.00 am 11.00 am 9.30 am Sunday 4th Worship for All Morning Worship Parish Communion 4 pm 1st @ 4 11.00 am 9.30 am 9.30 am Sunday 11th Parish Communion Parish Communion Morning Worship BCP Trinity Starz 6.30 pm Evensong BCP 11.00 am 11.00 am 8.00 am Sunday 18th URC/Anglican Worship for All Communion BCP Service 9.30 am Morning Prayer 9.30 am 11.00 am 9.30 am Sunday 25th Communion BCP Parish Communion Worship for All 6.30 pm Parish Communion CHURCH NOTICES

SERVICES AT MERE VIEW / THOMPSON COURT Monday 8th July at 2.30 pm Monday 12th August at 2.30pm

Songs of Praise, Followed by Holy Communion

Haughley Festival

The Festival is over ..… but wasn’t it wonderful? Not only was it enjoyable but it was also highly successful in bringing our community together and in raising funds both for our community and also for the MacMillan Cancer Charity.

Visitors to the Flower Festival during the first weekend enjoyed the beautiful flower arrangements, the Art & Craft exhibition, the Photo Competition “Top 20” Display, the Stalls, the Festival Bake-Off, a Fun Dog Show and the launch of New Local Books. During the first weekend of the Festival we were also treated to a talk about Reg’s Adventures with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir, and the Road to Freedom Concert given by our 20+ church and community choir.

The Festival continued through the week. On the Wednesday families enjoyed an outdoor event in Gallowsfield Wood. This started with a “Be a Nature Detective” challenge followed by a Campfire and Barbecue. Then on the Thursday we had the Kimberleys who treated us to a feast of excellent folk music. And we celebrated the success of the Festival on the final Sunday with the BIG SING in the church, our final event.

The Festival has raised around £4,500, 25% of which has been donated to the local MacMillan Cancer Charity, with the remainder of proceeds going towards the upkeep of our community buildings i.e. the Post Office, the Maxwell Charnley Community Room and the Church, and an amount allocated to the Haughley Voluntary Service.

So many people have worked so hard for several months to make the Festival possible. Particular thanks are due to: Flower arrangers for their creativity, hard work, and in many cases providing flowers and materials at their own expense; Musicians who played during the Festival; Those involved with the Arts & Crafts Exhibition; Those involved with the various stalls and those who provided refreshments; Those involved with the Fun Dog Show, the Bake-Off and the Photo Competition; Those who made possible the Reg & London Welsh Male Voice Choir event; Our Haughley Community Choir; Those who organised and ran the Gallowsfield events; The Kimberleys Folk Duo; The Festival Committee; And all who came along and supported the various Festival events. And special thanks to our Festival Sponsors, individuals and Businesses for their generosity. Businesses sponsoring the Festival included:

Lamberts Service Station Ltd Palmers Bakery East of England Co-op Gidney Plumbing & Heating Taylor Commercials Ltd Van Hire Haughley Feet & Balance Haughley Park Eastern Frames Diaper Poultry Butterworth & Son Stowmarket Golf Club World of Wood Joinery Woolpit Nurseries Taylor-Made Trees Travelodge, Stowmarket Digital Copy Centre Stowmarket Pomegranate Education Ltd

David Fleetwood on behalf of the Festival Committee

Dear Friends:-

Our news these days seems full of foreboding carrying nothing but woes. If we’ve not come to tough times already we are promised plenty on the way. Well our notion of hard times finds perspective in the plight of so many of this world’s poorest peoples, as well those suffering at this time through conflict and disaster.

Our self-observation ‘how will we cope’ becomes our wonder at other’s strength in their survival ‘how do they cope’. Our faith asks of us love for one another, that through bearing each other’s burdens we will know our Lord Jesus come near. Indeed in this He assures all His followers at the close of Matthew’s gospel ‘I am with you always, to the end of the Age’ - with us in joy, with us in sorrow, with us in trial.

Another theme for many in these times is travel, whether at home or abroad and I offer for all a prayer after St Patrick, for those facing trial, for those facing journeys, whether for yourselves or for others in their need; a prayer of protection as each day St Patrick would break camp from temporary shelter in his journeying through the land, bearing the good news of God’s presence in each and every day, and considering the more permanent shelter surrounding him in all things through Father Son and Holy Spirit. In the strength of this prayer he built a life of good works in sharing the shelter of his faith with others.

Christ be with you: Christ within you; Christ before you: Christ behind you; Christ on your right: Christ on your left; Christ above you: Christ beneath you; Christ around you: now and ever. Bind unto yourself the name, the strong name of the Trinity; by invocation of the same, the Three in One and One in Three. Of whom all nature hath creation; Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: praise the Lord of your salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord. Amen.

Yours in Christ. Brin - Parish Priest at Haughley with Wetherden and Stowupland 01449 770921 - [email protected]

CATHOLIC PARISH OF OUR LADY, STOWMARKET

Parish Priest: Father David Finegan, The Presbytery, 29 Lockington Road, Stowmarket IP14 1BQ Tel: 01449-612946 E-mail: mailto:[email protected]

MASS TIMES:

Saturdays (First Mass of Sunday) St Mary’s C of E Church, Woolpit IP30 9QG - 6.00 pm

Sundays Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket IP14 1AW - 8.30 am & 10.15 am

Holy Days Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket - 8.00 am, 10.00 am & 7.30 pm

Weekday services: in the Parish are advertised outside the church, in the weekly Newsletter and on the Parish Website: www.ourladys-stowmarket.co.uk

HAUGHLEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE, 2019 A REPORT

The Parish Council still has two casual vacancies. If you want to know more about what we do, come and observe a Parish Council meeting, or email Parish Clerk, Claire Pizzey [email protected].

Council Policies. Work to develop the Parish Council policy framework continues. This month the following policies were agreed, adopted and will be made available on the Parish website. We will continue this process each month until the work is concluded.

Banking Policy Document and Data Retention Policy Freedom of Information Policy Request of Information (IOR) Request Model Publication Scheme

County Councillor Andrew Stringer and District Councillor Rachel Eburne gave their reports. For details, see Parish Council minutes on Parish website. Planning Applications reviewed by the Parish Council: DC/19/02605: for 134 dwellings on site of former poultry processing plant, Haughley Park: amended scheme to refused application DC/18/03592. OBJECTED TO DC/19/02373 to change use of current building, Old Bells Farm. NO COMMENT Planning Decisions by MSDC: DC/19/01643: Erection of a single storey rear extension. Old Bells Farm: GRANTED. DC/19/01626: Erection of a two-storey rear extension. 4 Station Road, GRANTED. DC/19/02197: Erection of detached garage 22 Windgap Lane, GRANTED Annual Audit

The annual internal independent audit has been satisfactorily concluded and the external audit will now be scheduled.

Correspondence received and considered. Appropriate actions and/or responses agreed.

Date for your Diary: 6th July Haughley Green Cricket Annual B-B-Q

Full minutes of the Meeting are available on the Parish Website.

The next Council Meeting will be:

On Tuesday 16th July, 2019 At 7pm In the Green Room, Village Hall

We do hope you will join us.

Councillor Yvonne Hannan On behalf of Haughley Parish Council

Stowmarket Chorale performed their Summer Concert Shakespeare meets Jazz at the United Reformed Church, Stowmarket in June. It was a refreshing blend of songs and sonnets by Shakespeare, set for 4-part voices and performed in a jazz style with Samuel Hollis playing double bass and Thomas Hawkes on piano. Various passages from works by Shakespeare were read and recited by Henry Stanford and Jamie Glasse from Earl Stonham Theatre Guild.

For something completely different, we are hosting a Dog Show at Rattlesden Pavilion on Saturday 27 July, 10.00 am - 4.00pm. There are many classes, and the day is aimed to be a fun day out for you and your pet. For further details contact: Lucy at [email protected] (01359 240676).

The Chorale is having a break during the summer and will return for rehearsals to Combs Ford Primary School, Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PN on Wednesday 18th September, meeting at 7.30pm. Contact: [email protected] (07901 758009) for further details.

HAUGHLEY PLAYING FIELD 50/50 CLUB

Second Public Prize Draw, 2019

We currently have 73 50/50 Club Members - 23 above target and 6 more than 2018. This is good news for the Playing Field and also for the Prize Money Fund and our 50/50 Club membership

Results of June 2019 Public Prize Draw Rescheduled to inclement weather 8th June Held: 6.50pm June 18, 2019 Venue: Green Room, Village Hall Witnessed by: Members of the Parish council and members of the public

First Prize £50 won by Bernie John Second Prize £15 won by Ross Dawson Third Prize £10 won by Mark Turnbull

Winners have been notified individually by the Club Administrator and for one calendar month, their names and the value of their prizes will be put on the Haughley Playing Field Notice Board, in the Ron Crascal Pavilion and embedded in a Parish Magazine article. CONGRATULATIONS to all our Winners! And here’s looking forward to our 3rd Draw, September 2019

For more information about the Club, or to apply for membership and automatic entry into the two remaining 2019 Draws contact:

Yvonne Hannan, Administrator, Haughley Playing Field 50/50 Club Email: [email protected] - Text: 01359 408008

~1869 to 2019~ THE GREAT FIRE OF HAUGHLEY 1709 This is the Proclamation by Queen Anne in 1710 appealing across the nation for donations to aid of the town of Haughley following a fire which started at 9am near the church on Monday 11 th April 1709. It ‘did burn for five hours consuming dwelling houses, shops, malting’s offices, barns…. and household goods’. One Christopher Palmer claimed for loss, a descendant of today’s Palmer Family – it is said Haughley never recovered and ‘like a phoenix Stowmarket rose from its ashes’.

HAUGHLEY PLAYING FIELD AND PAVILION NEWS

The British Legion held their summer fete on Saturday 8th June. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons I was unable to attend but I understand that those among you who braved the weather had a wonderful afternoon. Let’s hope the weather is kinder for Palmer’s fun day to celebrate 150 years of baking bread in Haughley on 29th June. The lower part of the field via the entrance opposite the school will be used as an overflow car park. This will be manned for safety purposes.

The Playing Field Committee AGM also had to be postponed and I am aiming to arrange this for early in July. The 50/50 draw took place at the June Parish Council meeting. 1st prize £50 Bernie John 2nd prize £15 Ross Dawson and 3rd prize Mark Turnbull.

We have a new Zumba class on Wednesday nights at 5.45pm. Come along and join us for an hour if you enjoy a dance type fitness class. Our new instructor Lucy Johnson can be contacted on email: [email protected] or Mobile: 07502 464778.

Bingo – every second Tuesday of the Month. Dates for 2019 are: 9th July, 13th Aug, 10th Sept, 8th Oct, 12th Nov and 10th Dec. Come along and join us. The more attendees the bigger the prize pot!

We are keen to increase the day time use of the function room at the Pavilion. If anyone knows someone looking for a venue it is an ideal room for sports groups or meetings. Please do email or call me. My contact details are below.

Please do support your playing field through easy fundraising if you are shopping on line. This helps us raise funds with no cost to you. www.easyfundraising.org.uk and search for us there or type in https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/kinggeorgefldhaughley/

There are three rooms for hire at the Pavilion – Contact details:

 Function room –Thirza Shaw – [email protected] or 07786 375441  Haughley Football club – Ian Wilkinson 01449 773399 or Lee Forsdyke 07472902302  Scouts Hut, table and chairs – Richard Stacy 01449 673311.

Regular activities in the function room:

 Indoor Bowls Monday afternoons Sept to March  Dance fitness Monday evenings  Zumba and Salsa class Wednesday evenings  Popchorus Choir Thursday evenings term time  Royal British Legion monthly meetings in the Football club.

Thirza Shaw Chairman, Playing Field Committee Email [email protected] Phone 01449 672295, Yvonne Hannan [email protected] 50/50 club Administrator.

Usual reminders – May I respectfully remind dog owners to clear up after their dogs. There are poo bins near each entrance to playing field. Also dogs should be kept on a lead on and around the playing field. Thank you.

WETHERDEN PARISH COUNCIL

Notes from the Parish Council meeting held in May 2019

This was the first meeting following the recent elections. We now have only 3 councillors so please please consider standing for one of the four vacancies and helping make the vital decisions for the benefit and future of the village. Your councillors are Chris Harcourt, Stephanie Hensley and Duncan Perry – please talk to any of them, or me, about what is involved.

Community Infrastructure levy – many thanks to the 18 people who took the time to indicate on the recent questionnaire what your spending priorities are for Wetherden for the next few years. We were disappointed at the low response. The projects that came out top were: improvements to the infrastructure of the village hall to prolong its life, disability access to the common and playing field and installing solar panels on the village hall and pavilion to move towards a greener village. Other comments and suggestions had been received, some of which are not allowable under the CIL criteria. We received one long anonymous letter – please let us know who you are so that we can respond.

Finance – the council ended the financial year with a healthy £32301. The audit will follow shortly, and the results will be on the website and available to view.

Playground and common – a grass snake has been spotted on the common, a good indicator that the plan for the area is on the right track. A volunteer has offered to put flowers on the triangle by Kate's Lane, and we thank her for this.

Assets of community value – listing had been applied for, for both the Maypole and the village hall, but not accepted as more information is needed on how likely it would be for the community to bid for the asset should it be necessary. How to find evidence for this will be discussed at a later meeting.

Crawford Educational Trust needs a new trustee – if this is something that would interest you, please contact me.

Planning applications - DC/19/02006 Batts Farm, Base Green, erection of 30 holiday lodges. This was objected to on the grounds of bad visibility splay, dangerous and inappropriate access, too many lodges and too crowded, no sufficient evidence of economic benefit to the village to warrant this planning application being granted.

DC/19/01964 Pulham Cottage, Elmswell Road. Erection of garden store. No objections raised.

DC/19/00434 land adjacent Dragonfly Barn, Elmswell Road – erection of dwelling with garage. Planning permission granted.

SCC/0022/19MS Lawn Farm quarry – erection of new modular office. Granted.

New clerk – I will be leaving the parish council as clerk, due to other pressures. I have enjoyed my time as Wetherden clerk, and thank you all for your support and kindness. Interviews are currently taking place for a new clerk.

Next meeting - Monday 10 June at 7.30. Please continue to follow us on facebook, and the website, where you can find the full minutes of the meeting and the agendas for the next.

Jen Larner [email protected]

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