THE NEEDHAM MARKET NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL May 2016 - No 478 and Distributed Throughout Needham Market Free of Charge

Needham Market Raft Race 2016 ‘Movie Madness’ Sunday 12th June

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BE ANNIS OBE Grinstead House, Grinstead Hill, NM IP6 8EY 01449 720531 Telephone: (07927 007895) 01449 722246. D CAMPBELL ‘Chain House’ 1 High Street, NM, IP6 8AL 01449 720952 An answerphone is in operation when the office R CAMPBELL The Acorns, Hill House Lane, NM, IP6 8EA 01449 720729 is unmanned. TS CARTER Danescroft, Road, NM, IP6 8EG 01449 401325 The office is open to the RP DARNELL 27 Pinecroft Way, NM, IP6 8HB 07990 583162 public Mondays and JE LEA MA Town Mayor/Chair of Council Thursdays 10am to 109 Jubilee Crescent, NM IP6 8AT 01449 721544 12noon. I MASON 114 Quinton Road, NM IP6 8TH 01449 721162 E.mail: MG NORRIS 20 Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871 clerk@needhammarkettc. KMN OAKES, 89 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8ED 07702 339971 f9.co.uk S PHILLIPS 46 Crowley Road IP6 8BJ 01449 721710 Web: D SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 401443 www.needhammarkettc. M SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 401443 co.uk X STANSFIELD Deputy Town Mayor/Deputy Chair of Council Hope Cottage, 7 Stowmarket Road IP6 8DR 07538 058304 Town Council meetings are held on the first and AL WARD MBE 22 Chalkeith Road, NM, IP6 8HA 01449 720422 third Wednesdays of each month at 7:25 p.m. in the COUNTY COUNCILLOR: Green Room at Needham J TRUELOVE, Bildeston Road, , IP14 2LA 01449 678652 Market Community Centre. You are all welcome to DISTRICT COUNCILLORS: attend and you will have a W. MARCHANT, 137 High Street, NM, IP6 8DH 01449 720965 chance to air your views. MG NORRIS, 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871 Useful Telephone Numbers p.23

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721994 or 720067 Email: [email protected] 2 Needham Market Newsletter May 16 Introduction Newsletter Copy: All copy for the Newsletter must WELCOME TO THE MAY NEWSLETTER. either be delivered to the Town Council Office, School Street, in As I write this it is raining quite attended the Annual Evensong are undertaking on behalf of hard format i.e. hand written, but heavily and is really quite cold. Service of Her Majesty’s Courts our service community. On 21st preferably emailed to: The lovely days we enjoyed a of Justice in the cathedral in March I attended the Area Police [email protected] , couple of weeks ago seem a . This was Meeting where the changes to for the attention of Kelaine. dim and distant memory and it hosted by the High Sheriff for our local policing were described. Copy deadline is always the 8th appears that winter has returned. and was a wonderful On 5th April our local MP, Jo of the month prior to publication event. On 14th March, along Churchill, visited the town and Plans are well in hand to and deadline for the June 2016 with many of you, I attended celebrate the Queen’s 90th the Deputy Mayor, Councillor the consultation regarding the issue is 8th May please. Birthday. She really is quite Annis and myself escorted her proposed new development by amazing. I hope the weather round the town to show her All Advertising queries should be Hopkins Homes at land adjacent is kind on 21st April so that the areas identified for possible referred to Kelaine at the Town to the Needham Market Country the beacon can be lit and the development. Council office on (01449) 722246 Practice on Barking Road. On firework display takes place. On 1st April my Charity Fund or email as above. 18th March I judged the Easter The Town Council is sending a benefitted by over £300 thanks Bonnets at Bosmere School. This birthday card to Her Majesty on to my fashion show. I am was quite a splendid event with behalf of you all. grateful to those who attended, a parade around the playground. NEEDHAM all my models and, of course, M Since the last newsletter I have There were some really amazing & Co. who hosted the show. The attended several events around bonnets and it was very difficult MARKET proceeds from my Charity Lunch the county and in the town. On to choose just one from each on 10th April are not yet known, 12th March I visited the Fire Class to receive a small prize. LIBRARY but in June I will give you all a Station to welcome a young boy Well done to all of them. Also on the Autistic Spectrum who is on the 18th March I attended final figure for my Charity Fund School Street, aiming to visit every Fire Station the Annual General Meeting of raising. Needham Market in the country. He completed SSAFA at our own Community Cllr Josephine Lea Tel: 01449 720780 the Suffolk leg of his project Centre. It was interesting to Needham Market Town Mayor on that date. On 13th March I hear of all the good work they Chairman of Council Opening Hours:

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by “Past Times” with songs from In May we shall be discussing the Please drop your letters into the WOMEN’S Town Council offices or E.mail: CLUB the 60’s 70’s and 80’s. It was an resolutions for the National A. G. enjoyable meeting. M. in Brighton and hearing about [email protected] For information please call the 10th March - We had a talk the work of St Elizabeth’s Hospice. Chairman, Mrs Ann Squirrell on by Andy Malcolm about the Some of our members are busy Thank You 01449 721156 Fisherman’s Mission. working on their entries for W. I. 11 Theobald Close, Needham competition at the Suffolk Show. We meet at 7.45pm in the 17th March - We went to Market Needham Market Bowls Club Our walking group will be out Christchurch Hall to hear the Sandra and Hazel Parker House, Crowley Park, Barretts and about hopefully enjoying the Birbeck choir sing. They sang some would like to say a very big Lane, Needham Market. spring weather. If you would like numbers from musicals, some folk thankyou for donations to The On May 3rd we shall learn all songs and some popular songs. to join them please give me a ring British Heart Foundation in about metal detecting with Alan They were very good. We finished for information and, as always, you David’s memory which totalled Edwards. with tea & cake and a raffle. would be most welcome to join £500.16. us for any of our meetings that Anne Tomkinson will be giving 24th March - We held a Beetle Once again, thank you all so interest you. us the history of Kentwell Hall on drive. Lots of laughter! The member very much. May 10th. We meet in the Lounge at the who got the least number thought Sandra & Hazel Parker Cakes, Ale and Partying will be she was well off as she won a small Community Centre on the second the subject of Kate Jewell’s talk on easter egg for her efforts. We had Monday in the month at 7.30pm. May 17th. some gentlemen turn up. There was Margaret Bond : (01449) 722788 May 9 - AGM Judy Wright will be telling us about an Easter Raffle. Tea, hot cross buns June 13 - Club night – EAF the work of the Samaritans on May and sausage rolls. STOWMARKET AND Exhibition DVD 24th. 31st March was our bring and buy DISTRICT CAMERA June 27 - End of season sale, which helps to raise money for photoshoot – venue TBA There will be no meeting on May CLUB 30th as it is the school’s Half term. our outings. We finished with raffle, New members are always very Please come and give us a look, tea and biscuits. We welcomed a Alan Sarsby gave his usual witty welcome at the club. All you need is plenty of parking, on a Tuesday new member, Pam. critique for the entries to our Open a camera – any camera and a real evening in School Term Time. Contact: Kate, Tel. (01449) Competition (4) on 14 March in his interest in using it. Our members 720628. somewhat unconventional style, use DSLRs, mirrorless, compacts and which is quite refreshing. He drew bridge cameras. ASHBURNHAM OVER us all in and invited comments from NEEDHAM MARKET W.I. Regular meetings are held at 60’S CLUB the members too. Stowmarket Community Centre, New members always welcome! We all enjoyed the talk in March Next meetings: Hillside, Stowmarket, IP14 2BD, when our speaker showed us how, usually on the 2nd & 4th Monday We meet at the Needham Market Apr 11 – Colin Stubly shield for by drawing a few basic shapes, of the month between September Community centre, 2:30-4PM on portraiture and the Audio Visual you have the beginnings of some & June. We start arriving at around Thursdays. trophy: Judge Vic Hainsworth ARPS interesting pictures. We were busy 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start. We’d DPAGB love to see you there, so why not There is a community bus to pick serving refreshments at the Art Apr 25 - Open Competition (5) join us? people up and take them home Show and a few of us went to again for all our meetings and incorporating the Len Backhouse the Mayor’s fashion show. We are trophy for the best PDI on the night For more information outings. (There is a small charge still looking forward to our April and the Cyril and Mary Hall salver see our web site www. for this). meeting, the Group meeting and for the best print on the night: stowmarketanddistrictcameraclub. 3rd March – We were entertained lunch at the Crown. Judge George Buxton onesuffolk.net FRENCH GERMAN ipping ENGLISH alley Windows Private Tuition Suppliers & installers All levels up to GCSE, of top quality Rehau AS & A2 products. ELIZABETH JOLLEY M.A. • Windows • Doors • Conservatories. Tel: 01449 720251

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Mrs Ann Sheldrake and Family Rev Christine Everett; for a would like to express their warm and heartfelt service sincere thanks to everyone for Caroline Barnes; for the the kindness shown to them beautiful flowers during their recent loss of David. Roy Mark; for a poignant and moving tribute that touched It is truly humbling to have us all. received so many cards and expressions of sympathy and And finally, to Mike Vorndran - Suffolk First Responders - who it is very comforting to know was so caring and supportive. how much David was loved and respected by so many. The family had requested donations be made to Suffolk Particular thanks to all at First Responders, and we are Meredith Greengrass for their very pleased to announce that compassionate handling of the total currently stands at the arrangements and to approximately £500.00 Creeting House for providing all the refreshments. Our thanks to all those who so generously contributed Special thanks are also due to to raising such a wonderful the following; amount.

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6 Other offices at: Temples Estate Management, Boldero Road Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 7BS Needham Market Newsletter May 16 Telephone: 01284 761616 Email: [email protected] Community News Below is an extract from the history of the Taylor Wimpey 'Needham Maltings' development which is displayed on one of the four plaques attached to the brick monolith on the site (see also Town News on page 12) NEEDHAM MARKET RAFT RACE 2016 NEEDHAM MARKET MALTINGS ‘MOVIE MADNESS’

HISTORY OF THE SITE AS A MALTINGS AND FACTORY From 1867 until 2007 there has Mr Fred Goddard, were the only two been, at the heart of Needham Mill Foremen employed throughout Market, a malting and food related the next 60 years. manufacturing site making food In 1918 a new company, The products ranging from barley malt to United Phosphate & Malt Company, dairy cream. took over the site and added the Following purchase of the 2.8 acre production of fondant, various cream Sunday 12th June site a year earlier for £1,500, in 1868 fillings and marshmallows. A new Raft judging 1.30pm a company ‘G A Clowes Brewers’ boiler house was built in 1924 as started the first use of the site for demand for products from the site, Races start 2pm malting and brewing. The company including a bread improver based on also produced a boiler de-scaler and Malto-Peptone and called “Cereax”, Charity and Local Groups Stalls “Rain Water Powder” which claimed increased. The mid 1930’s saw the to turn hard spring water into clear most modern mill in the country, at Food, drinks and ice cream soft water. that time, built here. Children’s attractions Later in the nineteenth century two A random aerial bombing of the town Scorpion Martial Arts Academy

Austrian brothers discovered, during in 1942 by the German Luftwaffe the malting process, a by-product resulted in bomb damage to the site called Malto-Peptone which was a (see also the ‘People’ plaque). Teams of 4 very effective fermenting product Post Second Word War the companies £16 entry fee for use in brewing. This brought on the site merged to become UPM Fancy dress optional about the formation of a separate Limited and, in the mid 1950’s a new company on the site which built up a factory was built and a larger boiler successful national and international installed. In 1958 a new company, Time trials & final races clientele. Malga-UPM was formed and four Tracey Cadman Challenge In 1900 and following a family years on, following a merger, the Contact: Julie Kett, Tel: (01449) 721430 marriage the original company company, now employing six office renamed itself Clowes Walker staff and 46 workers, became Malga [email protected] Limited. The main activity remained Vita find us on malting but they also produced In 1972 Unigate Foods Limited ‘Glasso Black Enamel’, used to treat bought out the companies on site the inside of wooden fermenting and concentrated on the packaging vessels. of sundry products in blue plastic In 1982, major investment in the site In 2004 site owner Unilever Within a few years Brax Limited was buckets, which featured in many created a UHT processing plant and announced the removal of formed and until the end of the first homes and gardens in the town. the following year the production all production to Purfleet World War the use of the site was Three years later Unigate sold its of Elmlea Dairy Cream was started, and the site was destined for focussed on milling of malt for the interests to Craigmillar, a division of followed a year later with production redevelopment. Manufacturing bakery trade. Mr Watkinson was the Van den Bergh & Jurgens who moved of bread, cake, gravy and custard dry finally ceased on Friday 30th March Miller and he and later his son-in-law, its cream division to the site. mixes. 2007.

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HOSPICE SHOP OPEN The St Elizabeth Hospice shop is sold. 131 people attended the The money raised will as always IN NEEDHAM MARKET located at 75 High Street and is Preview Evening and over the be used to help with the upkeep open Monday – Saturday 9.30am weekend 757 came along to the of the Community Centre and St Elizabeth Hospice opened – 4.30pm. exhibition. We are very grateful their 26th shop on the High will also be given to various St Elizabeth Hospice is an to everyone who helped make Street in Needham Market at the organisations within Needham independent charity which the Art Show a success, without end of last year and they have a Market. provides vital services free of great variety of lovely stock for your help we would not be able charge to patients living with sale, with many bargains to be to stage such a large scale event. Thank you all very much. progressive illnesses, and their had. families and carers across East The shop specialises in vintage Suffolk. and collectable goods, as well SUMMER CRAFT FAIR St Elizabeth Hospice costs as having a lovely library full of NEEDHAM MARKET millions of pounds a year to run, books upstairs for customers to and relies on fundraising events, COMMUNITY CENTRE browse in comfort. donations and the income SUNDAY 12TH JUNE 2016 Jade Woodrow, St Elizabeth generated from its shops to meet 10am – 4pm Hospice’s retail area manager, the majority of these costs. said: “We’re really excited to have opened a hospice shop CAR PARKING in Needham Market and it’s 42ND ART EXHIBITION A VARIETY OF CRAFTS well supported by the local AND SALE REFRESHMENTS community. We’ve got 15 The members of Needham amazing volunteers assisting in Market Community Council ADMISSION FREE the shop with many local people would like to thank everyone donating lots of lovely items. who helped with the annual Art THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT ORGANISED BY “We’d like to say a big thank you Exhibition and Sale which took NEEDHAM MARKET COMMUNITY COUNCIL to everyone for their generosity place over the Easter weekend. HAVE A LOOK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE and support so far and I’m sure it The event raised £3,565 and will continue.” a total of 109 paintings were Contact [email protected] to book a stall

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Needham Market’s New which has a substantial affect within the area is a brick Town Councillor on the ability of Towns/ monolith structure. The Town Parishes in the District to Council commissioned and has The Town Council is pleased to resist inappropriate housing had produced four plaques, announce that Adrian Morris development. To add further each of which conveys an aspect has been co-opted to its vacant contextual concern, the Town of the history of the site, which Newsletter contact details where seat (the Council has now all Council is unable to progress are attached to the monolith. information can be obtained of its 15 seats filled). Adrian its Neighbourhood Plan for the To acknowledge the transfer of regarding volunteering. Each was one of four applicants town in the continued absence the Public Realm area to the are always in need of new and the Council thanks all of that policy and other critical Town Council, a small event those who applied for doing volunteers that are able to offer documentation, which has will take place at 6:30pm so. Those candidates who were some of their time to help with been promised now for months on Monday 16th May, when unsuccessful can rest assured fundraising and raise awareness and which I have referred to in Needham Market Town Mayor of EACH. If you would like there will be other opportunities Josephine Lea, will officially earlier Newsletters. The Town to know more please contact should they remain interested unveil the plaques. All residents in becoming a Town Councillor, Council, in its submission to the Hannah Walker on 01473 Planning Inspector, described are most welcome to come From the Town Council’s 276193 or visit their website the position Mid Suffolk along. Particularly for people perspective it is very good news who have taken up residence in www.each.org.uk . to have such interest from District Council has caused as the town more recently, there people in joining the Town being “hugely and inexcusably may be some surprise as to why, Council. Adrian will be formally detrimental to our local for example, that piece of the NMPYFC 5-a-side installed as a Town Councillor community”. High Street is out of character Needham Market Phoenix Youth on Wednesday 20th April with the remainder of the Football Club is holding its and we wish him a long and town’s historic core. The reason annual 5-a-side tournament on enjoyable stay in office. Needham Maltings for that, along with many other Sunday 26th June, at Crowley (Taylor Wimpey interesting historical facts, is housing development Park. This event always attracts explained on the plaques. large numbers of participants Hill House Lane off the High Street) Planning Appeal – and their families and therefore Formal transfer, to the please be aware there will be a Planning Application Town Council of the ‘Public EACH – appeal for new volunteers lot of vehicles in the town, and 3679/13 Realm’ area included in the parked in the vicinity of Crowley At the time of writing, the development was concluded on The Town Council agreed to Park, on that day. Planning Inspector is yet to 16th March. This area includes help the East Anglian Children’s make a decision on the appeal, the public car park. Also located Hospice by including in this Kevin Hunter, Town Clerk which was first registered over a year ago. Whilst the appeal process is at an advanced stage, the Planning Inspector, responding to recent Court of Appeal judgments which may impact on the final decision, has allowed the parties involved to make comments on the perceived sustainability of the proposed development. The Town Council has taken full advantage of this late opportunity to try and influence the Planning Inspector to dismiss the Planning Appeal. With the help of our Planning Consultant Stephen Andrews, the Town Council submitted a lengthy and detailed submission to the Planning Inspector on 15th April. In contrast, the Town Council is aware of the submission made by the Planning Authority (Mid Suffolk District Council) on 6th April Needham Market serving Town Councillors April 2016 which really adds nothing to the debate. This is coupled with Back row (left to right): Richard Campbell, David Campbell, Mike Norris, Tony Ward, Ian Mason, Mid Suffolk District Council’s Martin Spurling and Brian Annis failure to maintain its 5 Year Housing Land Supply Policy, Front row (left to right): Terrence Carter, Steve Phillips, Kevin Hunter (Town Clerk), Josephine Lea (Town Mayor), Xy Stansfield (Deputy Town Mayor), Dawn Spurling and Kay Oakes. 12 Needham Market Newsletter May 16 Neighbourhood Watch Join the local team that makes Suffolk may be one of the middle of the night wondering a difference safest counties in the UK and if you did lock the patio door. Needham Market one of the safest towns in Suffolk as Most of us fail to make that far as domestic burglaries is extra effort to make our homes concerned but with the recent secure. 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01449 720856 07752 027568 Together we make a difference 18 Needham Market Newsletter May 16 Church News MOODY & SANKEY EVENING ST. JOHN the BAPTIST CHURCH The Moody & Sankey evening the refreshments at the end; Revd. Diane Williams: in the Ark (Parish Church Hall) Margaret Cowey and her (For Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals) please ring 01449 720316 Needham Market, on Saturday friend Sandra who looked after or 07714016554 evening 9th April, 2016, raised the draw, and all those who Church Warden: David Sewell 720969 £327 for the Parish Church generously donated draw prizes; Ian Jeffreys: 721346 Roof fund. THANK YOU to David Sewell who put out The Ark enquires: 01449 721672 David Freeman who provided the chairs and Paul & Sharon Morning Prayer the evening of gospel songs, who booked the hall. It was a with interesting anecdotes, 9.00 am Said in Church (Monday to Thursday, check pew sheet) thoroughly enjoyable evening and also the posters, fliers, with rousing exhilarating SERVICES in May 2016 and song sheets, and claimed gospels songs sung in a very st no expenses; thank you also wholehearted way by the people Sunday 1 8.00am Holy Communion to Margaret Wilcox who put there - there is a message in the 10.00am All Age Worship the posters up around the Sunday 8th 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Sunday Club music. th town; Margaret Savill and Sunday 15 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Sunday Club 4.00pm CHRISTIAN AID SERVICE 4.00pm with SKYLARKS Peter Groom who provided Wendy Marchant and a Speaker from Christian Aid Sunday 22nd 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Sunday club Sunday 29th 10.00am Fifth Sunday Eucharist Service with children in Church CATHOLIC PARISH OF OUR LADY, STOWMARKET

Parish Priest: Father David Finegan, Children's Sunday Club 2nd,3rd, 4th (1st and 5th Sundays, children in Church) The Presbytery, 29 Lockington Road, Stowmarket IP14 1BQ Prayer Group 11.00am – 12 Tuesday mornings in Church Tel: 01449-612946 E-mail: [email protected] Home Worship - First Monday 10.00am at 137 High St. MASS TIMES: Cameo (Come and Meet Each Other) Linda Ruby Mid-Week Communion in Church 1st and 3rd Weds. 10.00am Saturdays (First Mass of Sunday) Uvedale Hall Communion: 2nd Wednesday at 11.00am St Mary’s C of E Church, IP30 9QG - 6.00 pm 4th Wednesday – Fellowship & Bible Study Sundays Tuesday Tots: 9.30am - 11am in the Ark (Term Time only) Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket IP14 1AW - 8.30 am & Mothers Union: 3rd Wednesday at 12.00 in the Ark Christians Together: Thursday mornings in Term time (Christchurch) 10.00am 10.15 am EVENTS Holy Days BEATING THE BOUNDS Sunday 1st (Please watch for times in Town Newsletter) Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket - 8.00 am, 10.00 am and JUBILEE LADIES CHOIR in Concert at St. Johns. Friday 6th May, 7.30pm 7.30 pm CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15th - 23rd May (House to House Collection and events, Weekday services in the Parish are advertised at the front of Our please watch for posters around the Town) COFFEE MORNING in Church on Saturday May 7th and on first Saturday Lady’s Church, in the weekly Newsletter and on the Parish Website of each month 9.30am – 12noon. www.ourladystowmarket.org.uk MONTHLY PRODUCE STALLS Saturday May 7th d outside Church Father David Finegan. and then 1st Saturday of month until October 9.00am – 11.00am

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CHRISTIANS CHRISTCHURCH TOGETHER I like May – and not just our friends and families all because my birthday is over the world, or using social in this month! It’s a time media to make an instant of year when Spring has message, that I think we definitely grasped the year, don’t appreciate that so much it’s a busy time in the garden communication centuries Our summer term is underway and May begins with group and Summer warmth is ago was by word of mouth, discussion on ‘My favourite miracle’ and week 2 ‘For everything a tantalisingly close. or perhaps handwritten season’ after which we embark on a course called ‘Second Wind’ letters. There was a personal May is a month to be ‘doing with intriguing sessions headed ‘Are we there yet?’ and ‘The Half- connection with any news – things’ – to get out and about, time score’; aided by preparation notes this promises some lively good or bad. and I note that the Suffolk discussion and provoking thoughts! Walking Festival starts on the Now I’m a great social media All is completely free of charge. 15th of the month – I really user, but even I think that must book up! personal conversation, face We meet in room 4 at Christchurch on Thursday mornings during to face is still the best way to This year, May is a busy school term-time at 10am and welcome anyone who thinks this communicate. It’s when you month in the Church calendar group might be part of their faith life. The sessions usually last an see each other’s face, listen – with Thursday 5th being hour and end with refreshments. to the intonations in your Ascension Day (marking the voices that you really make a ascent of Jesus into heaven); Come occasionally, come regularly, come as a stranger ~ connection. leave as a friend… Sunday 15th is Pentecost Sunday and the following At Christchurch, apart from For further information contact Ian or Ann on (01449) 722484 Sunday is known as Trinity our weekly Sunday services or (01449) 721575. Sunday. we run other groups where people get together to chat, Pentecost is the time when to laugh, to play Scrabble, the early believers started to Spring Plant Sale to knit, to meet new and old ‘get out and about’ – they left friends. (See the list in the the sanctuary of their room Coffee Morning Newsletter). in Jerusalem and started to Open Church preach the gospel to anyone So, this May if you’d like and everyone who would to get out and about and Saturday 14 May 2016 listen. Within a few years the perhaps don’t fancy the word had spread to countries Suffolk Walking Festival, why 10am – 12pm as diverse as Syria, Macedonia not take a stroll down to at and Italy. Christchurch! Church IP6 8QJ We are so used to picking Revd Mary Playford up a telephone to speak to Further information: someone, texting or emailing 01449 722271

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CHRISTCHURCH, NEEDHAM MARKET Needham Market Cricket Club (Methodist/United Reformed Church) The new season has started Sunday 29th May: High Street, Needham Market IP6 8AP and by the time you read this at home. It Ministers three matches will already have has been a long time since The Revd Mary Playford (URC): Tel. 01449 711798 been played, all away from The Revd John Boardman (Methodist) Tel. 01787 372738 Saxmundham came here and home. we welcome Tony Garnett back. Sunday Morning Worship: 10.30 am Fixtures for May are as follows: (Including Creche and Sunday Club) Sunday 1st May: Woodbridge Our full, free fixture list, printed Service of Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday away. by Gipping Press, is now WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES IN CHRISTCHURCH HALLS Saturday 7th May: We welcome available throughout the Town. Tiddlers: (For Mums and Toddlers 12 months to 4 years) Wivenhoe to Crowley Park for We have good facilities at Monday 9.30 – 11.00 am (term time) the first time. Crowley Park for players, wives Contact – Hannah 07969482360 and children to play and enjoy Scrabble Club: Monday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Sunday 8th May: themselves, so do come along. at home.Saturday 14th May: New players please contact Sheila Norris on 01449 720871 It doesn’t cost anything and st away.unday 15th Knit for Peace: 1 Wednesday 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm tea and coffee are always Contact – Sheila Norris. Tel:01449 720871 May: Easton at home.aturday available. We would welcome Women's Fellowship: 2nd Wednesday 2.30 – 3.30 pm 21st May: Bury St. Edmunds at any new people who would like Contact - Linda Hills: Tel. 01449 721258 home. Christians Together Ecumenical Group: Thursday 10.00 am to play or help. Sunday 22nd May: Caribbeans Room 4 Christchurch at home. Please give me a call if Contact – Ann Devereux Tel:01449 721575 you would like any further Coffee Morning: 2nd Saturday 10 am – 12 noon Saturday 28th May: Mildenhall information, Alan Parsons, (Always with a selection of cakes for sale) away. Tel. No: (01449) 722725

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