THE NEEDHAM MARKET NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED by NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL May 2016 - No 478 and Distributed Throughout Needham Market Free of Charge
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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 See Page 7 for more details www.needhammarkettc.co.uk TOWN COUNCIL Needham Market Town Council OFFICE TOWN CLERK: ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK: Town Council Office, Kevin Hunter Kelaine Spurdens Community Centre, School Street, LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS: TELEPHONE: Needham Market IP6 8BB 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, Ipswich 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 Stowmarket 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, Little Finborough, 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 S. GOSTLING Domestic Painter & Decorator Appliance Interior & Exterior DARRELL I. 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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 Bury St Edmunds. 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. Suffolk 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: Tue 10am - 3pm Mid Suffolk Citizens Advice Bureau Wed 2pm-5pm & Quality Advice – Locally 5.30pm-7.30pm Mon: 9.30am - 3.30pm • Tues: 9.30am - 3.30pm • Weds: CLOSED • Thurs: 9.30am - 6.30pm • Fri: 9.30am - 12.30pm Thu 10am-1pm & FREE ADVICE on DEBT, BENEFITS, RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, 2pm-5 pm GOODS & SERVICES, LEGAL and much more Fri 2 pm - 5 pm Tel: 01449 676060 or 676280 Sat 10 am - 5 pm or call in at 5 Milton Road South, Stowmarket Sun 11 am - 4 pm Supply and wall-mounting [email protected] of Plasma & LCD TVs www.wavelengthaerials.co.uk Needham Market Newsletter May 16 3 Clubs: Letters: by “Past Times” with songs from In May we shall be discussing the Please drop your letters into the GIPPING 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.