The Grundisburgh and District Spring 2021 ISSUE NUMBER 259

Serving ASHBOCKING . THE BEALINGS . BOULGE . BREDFIELD . BURGH . CHARSFIELD . CLOPTON . CULPHO DALLINGHOO . DEBACHN . GRUNDISBURGH . HASKETONews . OTLEY . PLAYFORD . SWILLAND . TUDDENHAM . WITNESHAM

A Freedom of Information answered the original or emailed to: Still saying NO to request revealed that an officer objections by the Parish Planning Policy@eastsuffolk. of ESC had suggested that Council or individual gov.uk to arrive by 8 March, Chapel Field details of the need to remove residents. to be on the safe side even fter the planning protected trees and hedgerows All objections need to be though various emails from Aapplication for housing on for road widening be removed resubmitted quoting the two ESC contain dates to 15 Chapel Field Grundisburgh from the site promoter’s reference numbers - March. was received last autumn, the technical drawings, before DC/20/3362/FUL and Flyers warning of the need to Parish Council submitted a 36 being presented to a DC/20/3284/FUL as the respond and guidance on how page objection opposing the Government Inspector. developer submitted duplicate to do so have been delivered plans. Its three appendices This resulted in an official applications. Comments need to all homes in the village. were written by residents with complaint by the Parish to be posted to: Planning Peter Kendall, Chair, Grundisburgh & expert knowledge of traffic, Council to ESC and the county Dept, Riverside, 4 Canning Culpho Parish Council, transport and landscape/visual council. This was rejected. The Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ [email protected], 01473 738267 impact. Parish Council’s request for a Their focus was on the reasons review of its complaint was why the plans were unsafe, also rejected. An application New rector for Carlford churches particularly in regard to the by an individual resident to the he Rev'd Katrina Dykes dangers to pedestrians, cyclists, Local Government and Social Thas been appointed as children and vehicles on the Care Ombudsman is now being Rector in the Carlford narrow, surrounding roads. In formulated. Benefice, replacing addition, 351 individual Hopkins Homes have Rev'd Clare Sanders who objections were submitted to submitted revised plans, but retired last summer. Katrina East Suffolk Council (ESC). none of the changes have will be moving from Hampshire where she is currently Priest in Charge of three villages, known as The Anna Benefice. Katrina comes with much experience of working and is looking forward to with children and young living in The Rectory in people, having been a youth Grundisburgh. worker and a school chaplain. The Carlford Benefice covers She is married to Phil and Ashbocking, Boulge, Burgh, they have two grown up sons Clopton, Culpho, and two Border Collies! Grundisburgh, Hasketon, Katrina arrives in early May Otley and Swilland.

An open invitation to The News’ annual general meeting on Friday 26 March, starting at 7.30pm. Due to Covid regulations this will be on Zoom. Penny and Andrew Sunaway with their award for outstanding Details of how to join the meeting will be shown contribution to the community during the Covid pandemic on our website grundisburghnews. org.uk presented by Deputy Lieutenant Col. Anthony Fairbanks-Weston nearer the time. We always welcome hearing TD CStJ DL VR, More information about this and about other ideas and views about The News. awards for community service is included on page 12. WHAT’S ON TAP CLASSES CONTINUE ONLINE lthough village halls are Acurrently out of bounds, my tap classes have continued online throughout the pandemic. Those who had been regularly attending the sessions in Grundisburgh and Otley Village Halls, and in Ufford and Woodbridge, are continuing to make progress on Wednesday mornings via Zoom. After getting enquiries about beginners' classes, I decided to start a new series of lessons Jo Streatfeld teaching at a fund raising event for Doctors Without Borders. for those who had never danced before. These are Tuesdays. To sign up or for their next annual Christmas Easter. Take a photo and send taking place on Tuesday more details see concert at St Mary’s for it to Charlotte afternoons at 2.30pm and last http://woodbridgetapdance. December 2021! ([email protected]). 40 minutes, with a cost of £3. weebly.com or contact me. Jean Ellinor, Please send these in by 14 No previous experience is Jill Streatfeild, 07778 746315 [email protected] March. The winner in each needed, and it is not essential category will have their design to have tap shoes, although Upbeat! In Tuddenham St made into a card. participants will get more We are planning some outdoor enjoyment from the classes Lockdown Martin Easter services and events - with them as they progress. everyone is welcome. t’s a year since the members espite lockdown Tap shoes are not expensive, restrictions we were able Jean Ellinor, Iof Upbeat! ladies’ choir D [email protected] are easily available to were able to meet and sing to celebrate Christmas at St purchase online and the sizes together. But choir leader Martins. We set up a correspond to normal outdoor Carol McConnell-Theobald Christmas tree and an Horticultural shoes. I recommend that if has been working hard to keep illuminated crib scene on you don't have tap shoes, any in touch with choir members. Church Hill. We held a drive- events hard-soled shoes that you can in carol service in the club car rundisburgh, Burgh & make a noise with are fine There have been Zoom coffee park and a lovely outdoor (not trainers). If you do have mornings and social evenings, GCulpho Horticultural carol service around the Society is planning to hold its tap shoes, make sure you are and in December Carol and. Christmas tree. We were also tapping on a suitable surface the committee members two major events this summer able to have socially distanced - provided government or board, as the metal taps can delivered a Christmas services in the church on cause scuff marks on a Cyclamen plant to every restrictions have been lifted in Christmas Eve and Christmas time. Hidden Gardens is due polished floor! member. Carol is currently Day. running ‘How to read music‘ to take place over the weekend New members are welcome to sessions via Zoom for choir We are now looking forward of 12 and 13 June, and the join either class. The members . to Easter – Rev. Charlotte has Village Show is planned for Improvers class is at 10.30am launched an Easter art Saturday 10 July. every Wednesday and the Always upbeat, Carol and the competition. All submissions Beginners class at 2.30pm on committee are busy planning We are so looking forward to welcome. There are four age getting back to normal. Class categories: 0-5. 5-8, 8-11 and lists for the show are on our 11+. Please paint, draw, website and printed copies can photograph, make, or create be found in Williams Stores something on the theme of and the Olde Forge Stores. . Hopefully this gives time to plan entries and we can look forward to seeing Design – Installation – Maintenance – Repair you on show day. Fencing Driveways Patios Paving Turfing Please keep For a Free quote call Stuart on checking our Tel: 01473 735642 website for information. or visit Martin Cripps, www.hawthornhardlandscape.co.uk chairman@ grundisburgh.show 2 A publicity campaign is also ROAD SAFETY MATTERS being planned to draw drivers’ attention to the initiative. tley and nearly 140 other Grundisburgh Geoff Caryer, Project leader, Grundisburgh Oparish councils, including Grundisburgh and Culpho, update Note: please look at the Great Bealings, Hasketon, relevant parish council Maid2Clean is the largest domestic Playford, Swilland and n December, a flyer websites for more information cleaning agency in the UK. Tuddenham are considering Iinforming residents of the or at the Quiet Lanes website Cleaners are paid cash on the introducing almost 500km of quiet lanes project was (https//sites.google.com/view/ day they clean (from 9.85ph). ‘Quiet Lanes’ across the distributed throughout the quietlanessuffolk) Regular permanent part-time work county as part of the Suffolk village, plus an electronic for good, reliable, honest people Quiet Lanes Project. copy on Grundisburgh Google SAVID update who take pride in a job well done, and information posted on to clean for our domestic clients These are small lanes with Grundisburgh Facebook he work of SAVID (Safer in IP13 & IP12. fewer than 1000 vehicle Group. TVillage Driving) continues TO APPLY: movements per day and via zoom meetings, with www.maid2cleansuffolk.co.uk/looking-for-work/ About 80 responses were 0843 289 6858 (24/7) text 0776 970 0258 regularly used by vulnerable sufficient on-going support to received: none objected to the road users such as children, enable Playford and Little scheme in general. However walkers, Bealings to utilise the shared a few issues were identified cyclists, SID (speed indicator device). and details of these concerns horse riders Several of the SAVID villages were shared via email and and those on are taking part in the Quiet Facebook. mobility Lanes initiative. scooters. On 11 January, the parish At our next meeting we will Green signs council agreed to request that be exploring how we might will show the following be designated develop a shared approach which lanes Quiet Lanes: through our Speedwatch hold this special status: the • Meeting Lane/ Chapel activities and the Police signs remind drivers they Road/Chapel Lane/ Half Moon towards the continued should ‘expect’ to find other Lane excessive speed of many road users in the road and that • Elm Tree Farm Lane/Gull drivers through our villages. they should 'respect’ their Lane See also the SAVID website presence. • Sandy Lane (lane in front of (https://savidsafervillage. Getting the signs in place St. Mary’s Church) onesuffolk.net). requires public consultation, • Newton Hall Lane up to Pauline Procter SAVID Chair which will be happening in the boundary with Swilland Parish first half of 2021. The ‘Suffolk (Swilland has requested their Quiet Lanes Project’ website section) (https://sites.google.com/view/ • Grundisburgh Road between quietlanessuffolk) gives full Park Road/Lower Road up to details of the project and a boundary with Great Bealings map showing all the proposed parish (Bealings has requested lanes. Highway code rule 218 the section of road between sets out the requirements for the boundary and Boot Street). drivers using these lanes. Newton Hall Lane and Quiet Lane designation aims Grundisburgh Road will not to prioritise people over traffic be progressed until the other in a similar way to ‘Home parishes are ready to proceed. Zone’ schemes in towns and cities. For the lanes that get the go- ahead from Suffolk Highways, Quiet Lane designation does a statutory approvals process not restrict vehicle access, is necessary. As part of the provide traffic calming process, a formal ‘proposal to measures or reduce speed designate’ notice has been limits. If these are required, published and distributed to all then lobbying Suffolk residents on the lanes Highways, local councillors, concerned with a request to MPs, and central government respond to Suffolk County is the way to get them. Council before 15 March. Funding of the project is Responses, both in favour or shared between parish against, can be emailed to councils, Suffolk County [email protected] or Council and, for parishes posted to Disputes, Education within their district, East & Employment Team, Suffolk Council. 5 Constantine Road, Ipswich, Implementation should be IP1 2DH. completed by the end of 2021, so look out for the green Subject to successful signs! completion of the process, signs will be installed. Chris Taylor, Project Lead for Otley

3 News Tributes Wendy Witt, 1935- January 2021 The Right Reverend hen my cousin Wendy Dr , KCVO, Wdecided to return to the GCStJ, 1930 - December UK after working in America 2020 for many years, I told her that t has never been reported by Grundisburgh would be the Inational media nor does it ideal place for her to live. get a mention in Wikipedia, And so it turned out to be. that not only is there a Bishop She bought a house off-plan in of St Edmundsbury and the last section of Gurdon Ipswich, but there was also a Road and took every Bishop of Grundisburgh. We opportunity to get involved – all knew and loved said with the horticultural society Bishop John receives his 90th birthday tribute cake. Photo by bishop, simply as “Bishop running the open gardens, John Pollard, church warden at Ashbocking. John” and translated him into taking photos and writing for the little known see of he took a keen interest in his reported to him when he left Grundisburgh News, joining Grundisburgh, by affection. clergy and people, as well as the pulpit at the cathedral in bridge and French in Ipswich Town football club, Bury St Edmunds. I always conversation groups, John and Pat came to live in of which he became a keen checked home fixtures with Grundisburgh in 1996, when entertaining visitors from supporter. He moved from 4 him, before asking him to do France for the twinning group, he retired as Bishop of Park Road, the Bishop’s an 11am service! Chelmsford, but he began his even playing a pirate in a House in Ipswich to become In Grundisburgh and the GADS panto. Soon she knew life many miles away to the in 1986 north west. He attended Carlford parishes, John was far more people than I did. and served there until he came hugely loved; sermons were Prescot Grammar School, to Grundisburgh. During this It was the Deben branch of going on to Manchester always spot on and he didn’t NADFAS (National time he became Clerk to the shy from controversial topics. University. Closet, the most senior cleric Association of Decorative & His call to ministry took him in the Queen’s Household, a He was a gifted musician and Fine Arts) with which she got south to Ridley College post he held until 1997. when organists were not most deeply involved, starting Cambridge, but he returned to available, John would both as minutes secretary and Bishop John was active in play, preach and preside. At going on to be its the north west for curacies in retirement and enjoyed his West Derby and Sutton; then Hasketon, he would often photographer and organising trips to London to serve as a limit the congregation to a their UK visits programme. incumbencies in Ditton, member of the Press Southport and in Kirkby, all in beginning and ending hymn, Complaints Commission. He in order to reduce the number Liverpool . He clearly loved to travel and took the was a man with great ability of times he had to walk up opportunities afforded to him and down the aisle! and in 1975 he was as Prelate of the Order of St consecrated as a bishop by John, a post he held until His preferred service was the Donald Coggan and became 2017, to travel the world, 8am at Grundisburgh and he Bishop of , a suffragan visiting the work of the order was a faithful member of that in the Diocese of . all over the world. You could congregation and at least once His time there was short and call that travelling “work”, but a month, often more, would three years later he was called John also loved to cruise and preside at that communion to Suffolk, as the Diocesan enjoyed many a visit overseas service. Bishop of St Edmundsbury courtesy of a cruise liner. For his 90th birthday in June, and Ipswich. A keen supporter of Ipswich a group from the benefice This is where many of us got Town, when it came to cricket, gathered at his home, suitably She enjoyed their talks and to know him and love him. He he supported Essex and was socially distanced to sing several cultural holidays. had an extraordinary ability to Happy Birthday and present even known to have the scores Wendy grew up in what was remember people’s names and him with a cake, such was the from both football and cricket then Cumberland and after love and affection that he was leaving university in Belfast held in. (her mother’s home area), In John and Pat’s home there worked for a few years in HANDMADE CURTAINS, is a collection of owls - owls Paris and Monaco before BLINDS AND SOFT FURNISHINGS are known as a symbol of moving to America and joined wisdom; John was a man of an advertising agency in New wisdom, wit and worship, his York. She married American faith shaped him and he lived photographer Bob Witt and it his faith out in service to his was after his death that she Lord. May he rest in peace. decided to return to England, Rev’d Canon Clare Sanders by then in her early sixties. Many tributes have been paid Sadly later Alzheimer’s slowly to Bishop John nationally and took hold of her life and she internationally. Links to some spent her last four years being of these are given in the well cared for in Woodbridge obituary section of our Lodge Care Home. m 07816276601 e [email protected] w lizhendryinteriors.co.uk website. Nicola Hobbs

4 Peter Brunning 1929 – They were both keen singers encouraged by friends to start December 2020 and belonged to the Ipswich travelling again. It was a few Choral Society as well as years later, on a cruise to the orn in Ipswich, Peter was being key members of Amazon, that she met John Bbrought up in the docks Grundisburgh’s church choir. and they married in Burgh where his father Reg was a Church in 2007. They had stevedore. After attending Peter also did much voluntary work at Ipswich Hospital, several years of travelling all Landseer Secondary Modern over the world until, alas, Jane Peter became an apprentice winning ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award not so long ago. became ill and was cared for electrician with R & W Paul’s at home for the last few years grain merchants, studying for He was a man who spent much of her life. his electrical qualifications at of his life helping others and Jane will be remembered Ipswich School of Technology. will be sadly missed by many. and the village show fondly by all who knew her, as He did his National Service in committee to name but a few! Compiled from information supplied by Sue a kind, compassionate lady, the RAF, stationed in Cairo by Matthews, one of Peter’s step children, Jane still attended services in who loved life and people. the Suez Canal. and Ann and Clive Willetts. Photo kindly Burgh Church and became provided by Ipswich Choral Society PCC secretary. Sadly, Joseph Monica Begg, with help from Jane’s family. Photo taken by Peter Kendall at Jane Hilliar – 1936 to died in 2001 and Jane was Janes’ wedding to John December 2020 ane was born and grew up Joan Hepburn, 1931 - Jin North London, although February 2021 she spent the wartime with grandparents in Norfolk. She he eldest of eight children, trained as a nurse in Tunbridge TJoan spent most of her Wells and later became a childhood in rural Norfolk. health visitor working She left school at 14 and went primarily at the Royal Free into service working for Lord Musker at Shadwell Park. Peter moved to Grundisburgh Hospital for many years. with his second wife Phyl in Jane’s first marriage was to Over the years she trained to the early 1970’s when he Joseph Awad, who worked for be a cook and had spent nearly returned to Paul’s to take the the BBC World Service in its 70 years cooking for many post of Chief Electrical Arabic department initially as people. This included the recent 90th birthday. She had Engineer. Phyl became the a presenter progressing to students at Bransons College so many cards that it took her local district nurse until she senior management. They had in Playford where she and her two hours to open and read sadly died young in 1986. three children Anthony, Peter husband John and daughter them all. We will miss her, our They briefly lived in Postmill and Helen and lived also in Caroline lived. WI meetings will not be the Gardens before moving to the North London. With Jane’s The family later moved to same!” bungalow in Stoney Road, love of East Anglia from Meeting Lane in Grundisburgh Joan’s daughter Caroline now where Peter stayed until his family connections, they and Joan served as cook at lives in the United States with death. decided to buy a cottage in Grundisburgh Hall for over 40 her husband ‘D’but has come Later Peter met and married Burgh which they visited at years. She was very proud that back for her funeral. Her Irene when they were both weekends and holidays, among the people who children Maya and Miles were deeply involved with The becoming involved in village enjoyed her food were devoted to their grandmother Samaritans, until she also was life. members of the royal family. and very sad not to be able to taken too early in 2010. When Joseph retired, they She loved to feed people and come too. Peter participated fully in decided to relocate and bought was even cooking deserts for Nicola Hobbs with help from Caroline and a house in Grundisburgh. Jane Brenda Garrett Grundisburgh life, both civic friends the day before she Photo taken by Peter Kendall at the and church. He was a parish continued to commute to went into hospital. WI’s 100th birthday party. councillor for many years, a London, still working at the Joan had been a member of A message to the village Royal Free as she loved her school governor, a lay Grundisburgh WI for some 60 from Caroline chairman of the PCC, job. years. Current committee delivered the Grundisburgh She soon became more member Carol Barker paid the Mum had lived in News and much more. involved in village life and following tribute: Grundisburgh for over 40 joined various clubs, including years and she loved the During his time on the parish “A unique character with village. She had made so council, he led the group that the French and German strong opinions, Joan always conversation groups. This led many friends over the years managed to get the Victorian called a spade a spade (which that many of them were more village school listed and on to joining the Framsden often raised a chuckle). She French Twinning Group, and like family. She turned 90 on converted into homes for the was caring, had a heart of gold 14 January and had a line of village elderly. He was the both Jane and Joseph enjoyed and would always do what she many trips to France and visitors throughout the day, parish representative and could to help others. waving at her through the trustee of the Parish Rooms welcomed their hosts back to “Joan was a superb cook and window and dropping off and, as chairman of the Grundisburgh. could always be relied on to cards. You all made her feel property committee of St When Jane retired in 1998, she supply us with cakes for those so special. Marys’, he oversaw the threw herself even more into special events. She served on building of the church toilets Thank you to all her friends village activities, including our committee for many years, (featured on page 6). becoming a helper at the that have taken her into their helping in a variety of ways. hearts over the years and been With Irene he helped start the Luncheon Club, a parish Joan’s popularity in the village councillor, member of GADS there for her, I truly appreciate very popular Lunch Club. was demonstrated on her all of you. 5 seen inside the Long struggle to achieve more church is the glorious oak door comfort for parishioners which when n the early 2000’s Property Group under Peter’s opened leads into IGrundisburgh Parochial chairmanship was infinite. the new extension. Church Council established a Slowly, very slowly over the Property Group chaired by following years planning No date has yet Peter Brunning and supported approval was obtained, been set for the by Rev Norman Davis to historic buildings permission formal opening, explore how additional given but all subject to the the first flush and facilities could be provided in granting of a ‘faculty’ from the ceremonial St Mary’s. The hand washing. original plan was to Watch this create, on the north Space! side of church, a signed with R&J Hogg. Work Words: Clive Willetts, Treasurer, meeting room, Photos Peter Kendall kitchen, toilets with began at the end of 2019 and an outside paved although progress has been Photos from left: Outside view; area. The estimated hampered by the pandemic New oak doorway leading to cost of £450,000 was restrictions completion is the extension; felt to be out of our expected by Easter 2021. The Original entrance from the reach. only obvious change to be north side. At this point the idea for an internal Work well underway on kitchen at the west end with the Diocese. Then we found Grundisburgh’s new village hall an outside toilet facility were that a bat had nested in the old examined further and boiler room. We needed a bat ultimately a faculty for the license, but another expert kitchen was approved. After could not find any recent signs the font was moved to the of bat activity, so no license front of church the space was needed. But it all took time, so created for the coffee corner, a much time. very welcome addition to the A compulsory archaeological social facilities available to all dig on the site found burials users of the building. which then needed to be re- The need to bring the facilities interred. Sounds into the 21st century straightforward, but cost the Digging the large hole for the ‘attenuation tank’ eventually led the PCC to church another £30,000. ollowing receipt of our improved planning consent, we agree to build an extension to Until approval of the faculty started work on the new village hall in early January with a include two toilets and a boiler F was confirmed no realistic hope of being able to finish by the end of the year. The local room. This simply left the fund raising could begin contractor, DAB was announced as our partner in this as they faculty to be obtained from the will not only be building the new hall but also buying and Diocese. But, oh dear, not at Then the unexpected developing the existing hall site. They have agreed not to all straightforward. The happened: after discussion demolish the old hall until the new hall is ready for us to use. Diocesan Advisory Committee with Canon Rev. Clare and English Heritage were Sanders,John Batchelor left There is a lot of work to be done this year, so do please follow happy to tell us that they were St Mary’s, among other our progress via the numerous photos on our website, Facebook unhappy with our numerous village organisations, a legacy group and Instagram page. of £200,000. That allowed proposals but would never tell We worked really hard to obtain almost £50,000 of grants from tenders to be sought us what they disliked about various bodies in addition to the £200,000 promised by the immediately and a contract them. The patience of the National Lottery Community Fund. The aim is to make the new hall as sustainable as sensibly possible and we will be using an efficient air source heat pump to heat it. We are giving careful thought to solar panels and are likely to seek donations from the public to help fund this extra element- more news on this appeal in due course. We are finalising a business plan to ensure the new hall runs smoothly and profitably from the outset and before long we will be talking to the previous users of the existing hall and the numerous other new groups who have expressed an interest in using the new hall. We aim to have a modern booking system in place to make it easier for everyone and we are looking at the likely booking prices at the moment. A huge thanks goes to everyone (especially my fellow trustees) who worked so hard, over many years to raise funds and organise events to get us to this start on site which allows us finally to see the long held dream become reality. Bryan Laxton, Chair, Village Hall Management Committee

6 LOCAL ENTERPRISE

Sharon, who grew up in an Serving the adjacent village is well aware of what it takes to run a nation’s successful business. knitters She says: "The Knitters Attic is fulfilling one of my dreams ith your eyes on the and passions. I live, breathe, Wroad, it is easy to spot eat and sleep yarn and it was the home of The Knitters Attic inevitable that my spirit would at Bredfield, standing as it shine through. Being a Suffolk does immediately opposite yarn-shop owner, especially in the three-way Pump Corner the very locality I was born junction. And what lies and bred in, has ensured that beyond the garden-hedge of many Suffolk dwellers have The recent bush-fires in Above: Inside The Attic. 2 Peartree Cottage may well been inspired, encouraged and Australia caused a terrible loss Below left: Sharon Cane. surprise you. rewarded by producing of wildlife and Sharon and bespoke items themselves, Negotiate the inquisitive goats friends have been raising fulfilling a desire to and other livestock on your funds to help with the relief until they can be returned to enrich their own lives with the way in and, on a sunny day, effort there: in fact she takes the wild. Clearly a lady with passion creativity brings". you might come to a courtyard in abandoned animals at her many strings to her bow. with an animated group of Sharon welcomes home and looks after them Richard Watkinson people calling themselves enquiries about the best Knitting Bees, with either colours and textures to use for needles and/or cups of tea in a particular application and UPDATE ON THE LOCAL PUB SCENE their hands. during these times she is The Knitters Attic is fast happy to offer a virtual shopping experience - via a ike other businesses, our pubs will be taking advantage of becoming a Mecca for the gradual relaxation on the lock-down rules as set out by enthusiasts of the ancient arts smart video call - L without customers having to the Prime Minister. It has been tough for all of them and once of knitting and crocheting. they reopen, don't forget the maxim: Use them or lose them! 'Ancient' because the leave the comfort of their Egyptians knitted garments armchairs. She is aware that if The Moon and Mushroom at Swilland will be operating full from cotton a thousand years much time, energy and love is table service for food and drink outside after 12 April and a full ago and until relatively to be put into an item, it has to indoor service after 17 May. The current takeaway service will recently knitting was largely be right. No wonder that she continue as many customers will want to carry on using this the preserve of was Highly service - which has attracted many new patrons to the pub. For men. The uptake Commended in the instance, one 86 year old lady now has a cooked dinner every by women latest British Sunday and wants to carry on doing so! Knitting and boomed during The Grundisburgh Dog will resume serving in its heated outside Crochet Awards for Victoria's reign marquee after 12 April if the weather continues to improve and the Best Yarn Shop and was spurred will go to a full service indoors after 17 May. Meanwhile, their in the whole of on by WW1. pizza and burger takeaway service carries on for as long as it's South East wanted. Details will appear on their website and social media. Perhaps England. surprisingly, What’s happening at the Fountain? The Tuddenham Fountain Not only does knitting mechanically had may be closed but it’s not quiet. It’s a hive of activity! A Sharon sell yarns, she also been invented some 300 years number of vans and workmen have been spotted in the pub car colours her own, using earlier: the first knitting park. What’s going on ? You’ll see when they reopen.... machine dates back to 1589, dyestuffs derived from her the brainchild of one William own garden produce. And she Jemima at The Turks Head said that they will be opening their Lee of Nottinghamshire. will resume her on-site classes outside terrace for customers from 14 April and are looking in knitting, crochet, lace- forward to meeting all their friends again. They will serve Today, knitters use a variety of knitting, felting, spinning and indoors again just as soon as they are allowed to - people are materials: sheep's wool is, of dyeing after lock-down. already booking for meals as from 17 May. Their Thursday to course, common but synthetic Sunday takeaways will continue until at least April. Work will yarns and even alpaca wool Zoom sessions also be starting on their eight-bedroomed barn-style hotel on are much used. Sharon Cane, For now, she is holding Zoom site, together with more dining space and a much enlarged founder and owner of The sessions and yarn crafters are kitchen. Knitters Attic, sells them all - very welcome to join in on At the Otley White Hart, Lynda is keen to get back to normal as for this is a thriving walk-in Tuesday afternoons, and internet business, stocking soon as the restrictions are eased: the community there has Wednesday evenings and benefited enormously from the pub's activities and, hopefully, what Sharon thinks is Saturday mornings. probably the widest range of will do so again in the very near future. Their take-away service yarns in Suffolk. To see it, go For details as to how to join in continues - for details see their Facebook page. to her shop or website: or to find out more about the Richard Watkinson business, contact Sharon on theknittersattic.co.uk - it is ps The Deli at the Dog in Grundisburgh is maintaining its walk- quite impressive! 01394 547077 or email [email protected]. in service and will also be offering its popular made-to-measure Set up seven years ago, hampers for Mothering Sunday and Easter.

7 SCHOOL REPORTS

Training Administrator from Lighthouse Women’s Aid, ran a Learning Muscles at Otley and Witnesham virtual assembly for the children to explain how their thoughtfulness will help. uring school closures this half term, we have been Secondly as part of the ‘Suffolk says thanks’ campaign, the Ddelivering all our lessons using Google Classroom. Each school has furthered their links with Handford House Nursing child at home is set daily tasks: lessons in reading, writing, Home set up during the summer lockdown. The pupils had maths and PE, and weekly lessons across the curriculum. The discussed the campaign, ‘Cards for Kindness’, an initiative children have a mixture of live lessons, recorded videos and which aims tasks set. All tasks are submitted for feedback from the class to reduce teacher. loneliness in Across all of these lessons, children are encouraged to use their our care 'learning muscles'. As part of our renewed vision last academic homes by year, we introduced the system based on Guy Claxton’s encouraging ‘Building Learning Powers’. This aims to encourage children to members of develop their behaviours for learning that will last them a the lifetime. These key facets and expectations have been paired community alliteratively with animals: Curious Crocodile, Independent to send a Iguana, Motivated Monkey, Responsible Rhino, Teamwork Tiger card to a and Persevering Penguin. local care home. The Handford House residents had kindly sent the pupils a handmade Christmas card and the children reciprocated with great enthusiasm creating a wonderful collection of Christmas drawings made into a large book full of festive wishes (pictured right above). Mrs Foster, who is a teaching assistant at the school and the lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing, said “The staff are so proud of how the children have thrown themselves into this task, and how much thought they gave about the people it was going to, with a genuine desire to bring happiness to If the class teacher believes that a child has excelled in any of other people that these learning muscles, they are awarded with a badge which they don’t even they can wear with pride, in our celebration assembly each know. We look Friday. This fits with our vision statement to create resilient forward to learners and celebrate their achievements so they perform to the continuing links best of their abilities, whether they are in school or not. with this nursing Michaela Harris, Executive Headteacher home in 2021.” The school has been delighted to be able to raise lots of money for various charities this half term, particularly when so many The Great 38 spread people have found this year financially challenging. Pupils and staff dressed up in spots and stripes for Children in a little happiness Need, designed and sold their own Christmas cards to raise money for the Salvation Army and finally donned their festive n this unprecedented time, pupils at Charsfield Primary School jumpers for the Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Ihave been looking at how they can make a difference in the 11 December. In total, the school raised £150 for these charities. community and improve mental health and wellbeing of themselves and others around them. For a small school of just 38 PTA show the way pupils, they have made an incredible difference to the lives of In true “the show must go on spirit,” the PTA stepped in to fund many others this term. Here are just a few of the things that the a virtual showing of Cinderella for the pupils as they were not school has been involved in at the end of last term. able to attend the Wolsey Theatre Panto. This was made all the The school was delighted to be able to support the Lighthouse more special by the staff surprising them by dressing up as Women’s Aid in Ipswich with their reverse Advent calendar characters from the story, and then being ushers showing them to appeal. Pupils and their families generously donated gifts and their seats and issuing them with popcorn. Even Father essentials throughout the beginning of Advent, to help families Christmas upped his game this year to reward the pupils and that are less fortunate than themselves through a particularly ‘went virtual’ and sent the pupils an incredibly special video challenging time in their lives. Debbie, the Fundraising and message and a small gift each.

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Grundisburgh. Towards the end of term, the children enjoyed decorating their class Christmas trees which were lit up and displayed in the window of every class for the parents to also enjoy our Christmas tree festival. The children (and staff) thoroughly embraced the festive spirit and the event really started the Christmas season off well for us all. The children’s Christmas parties took place during the last week of term along with their Christmas film afternoon, with popcorn and Christmas gift of a book, kindly organized and sponsored again, by FOGS. Last term saw the start of our monthly e-safety newsletter for Surprise in-house panto: Charsfield staff as Cinderella characters. parents. It has proved to be an informative and helpful addition that is helping to keep us all up to date with current social media Head of School, Mrs Amie Reeve said, “Charsfield Primary and games that our children may be playing and offering tips School have certainly shown that a bit of thought and kindness and strategies to help them to use them safely. Parents are can make such a difference to so many people lives, in what will invited to let the school office know if there are any e-safety ertainly be a Christmas to remember for a very long time to areas they would like to know more about, and we then aim to come.” include some information about these in future monthly e-safety Sadly, for the start of the Spring Term, the school has had to issues. Unfortunately, the Spring term did not start as expected move to online learning for the majority of our pupils, using and presented our whole community with another period of Google Classroom. Teachers are running daily online lessons lockdown to negotiate. with pupils, as well as setting independent tasks across all the However, by working together and helping each other we are subjects (not just Maths and English!). Feedback from parents navigating this period calmly: all our teachers have been in and pupils has been really positive and many of our children school, supporting our children and each other to the very best were disappointed not to be able to return to the classroom of our ability whilst keeping a smile on our faces. Our values of because of the 3rd national lockdown. We hope to see our pupils respect, kindness and gratitude come to the fore in these times return to "normal" learning very soon. and help us to appreciate the beauty of where we live and the In the meantime, the school is still open for some pupils, so if help from those that care for us. you would like to find out more about us, please do call 01473 Thank you to all our community for their continued support of 737347 or look at our website both our children and our school. Your help is very much www.charsfieldprimaryschool.org.uk appreciated by us all here at Grundisburgh Primary School. Mrs Reeve, Head of School Sue Marks, Headteacher Late news ... FOGS AT THE NORTH POLE OGS members are excited to announce that they have been e had a very busy and exciting second half of autumn term Fawarded a grant of £1500 from the Kesgrave, Rushmere St Wat Grundisburgh Primary School as all our children took Andrew, Martlesham Carlford & Fynn Valley Community part in our whole school ‘Race to the North Pole’ fund raiser. Partnership Environmental Grant Scheme which is aimed at The Friends of Grundisburgh School (FOGS) organised this fun enabling environmental care within the local community. event in which our children counted the miles they had An application was made in December 2020 for outdoor completed during their daily exercise activity - in their PE learning equipment to support our Creating Safe Spaces lessons or at home on their bikes, space-hoppers, scooters or Campaign which is raising money to create, expand and enhance whatever else they could travel on as part of achieving the whole the outdoor learning potential of the school and grounds of school goal of 2,600 miles to the North Pole before Christmas! Grundisburgh Primary Thank you to everyone who sponsored this event and the School, Suffolk. Trees Christmas Raffle, both organised by the amazing FOGS. and other outdoor features Despite these strange and will be planted near the difficult times, FOGS have existing woodland. remained incredibly active The benefits of being outdoors in green space are scientifically and positive with their proven to improve mental and physical wellbeing and with our fundraising on behalf of our children in another lockdown, the area being created is going to school. be of utmost importance for our children and the school, so we They have adapted and are thrilled that we were awarded the full amount! managed to run events Emma James, Chair FOGS despite the Covid-19 restrictions and raised an unbelievable total of over £3,500 throughout the autumn term! I cannot thank The News welcomes contributions from them enough for the support schools in our catchment area. they offer us: they give their time, expertise, commitment Contact Richard Watkinson, and enthusiasm, with greatest [email protected] of good humour, and their 01473 735540 support really makes a huge difference to us all at

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Lighting up Grundisburgh Bed & Breakfast any of us put up lights at Christmas to create some festive Mcheer. Few of us, however, take the task as seriously as Self-contained accommodation in large Chris and Lucy Shemmings. The photo above shows an converted barn in tranquil surroundings. extraordinary effort to shine some light into a Christmas characterised by Covid restrictions and cancelled gatherings. Big sitting room with TV and games, fridge, kettle and toaster plus two twin bedrooms, The summer is when the Shemmings usually create a palette of all at ground floor level. colour for the neighbourhood, being keen gardeners and participants in Grundisburgh’s Hidden Gardens. Chris only got Continental breakfast provided. the gardening bug four years ago but has since attended garden Tennis court. Child friendly. shows at Hampton Court and the NEC to find plants to nurture at home. ROBERT &ANNE HUTCHISON,HAWTHORN COTTAGE, LOWER ROAD,GRUNDISBURGH IP13 6UQ, 01473 738199 The gardening bug (no, not aphids) has led to his family’s [email protected] company, Homestyle UK Windows, becoming the main sponsor of the Grundisburgh Village Show. Prior to joining the family business, Chris was a professional drummer, playing with various bands around the country and a drum instructor at Planet Music and local high schools. He now has to make do with drumming with the likes of me in our local band now called The Lark Side (formerly Elliott’s Remedy). Lucy’s interests are as colourful, conferring fame upon her in the 1990s. She was taught how to cook by her father, a chef, and at the age of only 13, she applied to the BBC programme ‘Junior Masterchef. She was accepted into the competition - and won! Loyd Grossman was the main judge and awarded the trophy to Lucy. Lucy was a chef at Ufford Park, where she met Chris who was also working in the kitchen at that time. Lucy retrained and is now an advanced paramedic. Perhaps the real star of the household is their son Ted, now in Year 2 at Grundisburgh Primary. He could claim, with good reason, to be the curator of the little known ‘Grundisburgh Natural History Museum’. Over the last few years he has collected literally hundreds of exhibits, including ammonites and other fossils, skulls and bones, shells, preserved spiders and insects, all of which are neatly arranged in special display shelves in the house. Like most children, Ted is home schooling with remote learning; his Mum and Dad are full of praise for the efforts made by the teachers at Grundisburgh Primary School to ensure the continuity of education despite the current restrictions. Perhaps Ted’s love of natural history and his Mum’s experience in TV will come together in the future. After all, David Attenborough will surely retire one day… Paul Whittingham Photo of the Shemmings’ house in Orchard End, Grundisburgh, taken by Chris.

10 A FAMILY HISTORY STARTING IN GRUNDISBURGH

hen a pandemic swept Wthe world in 2020, I found myself with records of my family history, my mother’s stories of her English and Canadian ancestors, and plenty of time on my hands. I have organized this information into a book, The Cottons of Grundisburgh, for my family and anyone interested in our English Cotton heritage. During the middle of the 1800s, several Cotton families lived among the 800 residents Left: Bob Rietz on his travels - here walking the Camino of Grundisburgh. The 1881 pilgrimage trail in Spain. Census indicates that Cottons Above: Charles Cotton in his 1902 Benz which was comprised almost 8% of the Grundisburgh’s first car. population of Grundisburgh. Yet the 1911 Census reveals both as a genealogy research contains over 30 photos, that Cotton inhabitants were book and as a Cotton family several family trees and less than half that. history book, while timelines of selected eras. It is Emigration simultaneously entertaining available through Facebook readers who are searching (Cotton of Grundisburgh), The Cottons of Grundisburgh for an enjoyable overview of Amazon and the publisher tells the story of nearly 300 250 years of English and (store.BookBaby.com). members of this lineage – who I hope to visit Grundisburgh American history. The book Bob Rietz, [email protected] they were, their families, their this year, once it’s safe to occupations, and when and travel, to continue my research where they moved. It narrates and walk the same roads as the compelling stories of those my Cotton ancestors. I would Cottons who emigrated to the enjoy meeting any Cotton United States, Canada, relatives, no matter how Australia and South Africa. distant, and seeing the houses My book poses many where his forbears lived. unanswered questions, such as My wife Nancy and I have a Providing all aspects of garden and grounds maintenance “What prompted Charles passion for travel, having been to both domestic and commercial customers Cotton to buy a 1902 Benz, to six continents and are the first petrol-powered considering a trip to the Ride-on lawnmower available automobile in Grundisburgh?” Ũ seventh. We live in Asheville, ŨGreen waste removed and “How did George Cotton North Carolina and have five react when arriving in Chicago children and ten Call: Oliver on 07779 152936 or 01394 823798 from Grundisburgh, and grandchildren. Email: [email protected] encountering 40-story skyscrapers in a city of I hope The Cottons of 3,000,000 people?” Grundisburgh will be useful EXPERIENCED | QUALIFIED | INSURED

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3 11 Their papergirl, Kate, also partnership into next year Awards for community support greatly extended her paper with the students. They during the pandemic round to include the managed to keep a continuous vulnerable who used to collect supply of compost thanks to wards have been made by Last autumn Otley Village their papers from the shop. their local supplier and, as no Athe Lord Lieutenant of Stores was awarded the Lord The shop has remained at the one could get hold of seeds to Suffolk, Clare, Countess of Lieutenant’s Certificate of centre of the village providing grow, they instigated a seed Euston, and the High Sheriff, Merit (see photo on page 1) help and information to the swap outside the shop where Bridget McIntyre, to recognise Their nomination came from community and surrounding envelopes or packets of seeds exceptional service and one of Lady Euston’s Deputy villages. They have created an could be donated/swapped or support to those in their Lieutenants, Anthony Otley Village Store Facebook taken for free prior to the community during the Fairbanks Weston TD DL who page full of updates, Otley Virtual Flower Show. pandemic. made the presentation to information and a forum for They held a flower show competition on Facebook Recent recipients include Penny and Andrew Sunaway. people to interact. They have covering 8 categories, for old Colin Grimwood, Minister at We have reproduced the run quizzes, competitions, and young, novice and the Baptist Church in citation here to illustrate the craft suggestions and posted accomplished gardeners, Grundisburgh and the Rev very many ways in which items for sale and needed. The ranging from windowsill Mark Cresswell of St Mary’s support was provided to the aim of the Facebook page has growing to complete garden Church, Grundisburgh. Their community . been to try and combat some makeovers. They had 135 nominations were made by of the loneliness and isolation photo entries and everyone East Suffolk Council. Among many people have felt through Citation for Lord could interact with the photos the supportive activities for lockdown, it has also helped Lieutenant’s Covid 19 online. which they were chosen was Certificate of Merit Penny and Andrew to put the food bank they run jointly. villagers in touch with the The shop has always had a “I should like to nominate village volunteer Covid strong connection to the 1st Mark told The News that he Otley Village Store for the helpline and sort out Otley Scouts supporting them was surprised and honoured to award of a Lord Lieutenant’s problems. with fundraising and joining get the award. “Grundisburgh Certificate of Merit for their forces on the annual village is such a lovely place to live During the last 8 months outstanding contribution to litter pick. Their main and the food bank and problems faced by the lonely the Community in Suffolk. fundraising event of the year facebook group are very much and isolated have become Throughout the last 8 months is the Scout Hog Roast; sadly, a team effort with many kind increasingly more Otley Village Store has not this has had to be postponed contributions coming in. The pronounced, finding someone missed a single day; the shop so Penny and Andrew have facebook group had over 100 to talk to after bereavement, has been open 7 days a week been raising funds to send offers of help within hours - a or getting the dog to the vet and the Post Office has them on their next camp in the testament to the kindness of are all roles that the small but remained on full service 6 new year. people across the village”. dedicated team at Otley days a week. Penny and Village Store has undertaken Having been put forward by Sentiments echoed by Colin Andrew understand the customers, Otley Stores was who added “It is lovely to be Through social media they importance of being able to awarded a BBC Radio Suffolk appreciated but I feel it has all have been able to link to other send food, comfort parcels ‘making a difference’ award. been just a part of my work surrounding villages and and letters and to have the Throughout the pandemic, for the Lord and the hugely extend their food home ability to send online Penny and Andrew and the community. So many people delivery service for those self- shopping returns, together team at Otley Village Store have done so much to support isolating and shielding. with the ability to access has sought to maintain an air others in the village and really Customers are able to email, banking and bill payments. of ‘keep calm and carry on’ they all deserve an award!” message, text and WhatsApp It has been their aim to their orders to the shop as for all their customers, to Pop up Pantry maintain a safe, efficient well as phoning them in. The offer support, kindness, The food bank - called the Pop village shop and post office, shop now delivers to over 30 reliability and a Up Parish Pantry - re-opened where people feel comfortable households with an army of comprehensive product range at half term and will be to do their shopping, taking volunteer drivers from the in these difficult times. operating until early April in way some of the fear and village. In order to fulfil all Otley Post Office was also St Mary’s Church. A selection anxiety caused by Covid 19 by the orders, they have taken on awarded the ‘Local Hero’ of basic foods are available in using strict social distancing a new member of staff to help award for the ‘East of the church porch for those that and stringent hygiene pick and pack orders and have England’ in June 2020 for need them and people are protocols, whilst still also extended the service to ‘service to the community encouraged to help maintaining a welcoming offer collect by car. going above and beyond the atmosphere. themselves. With the popularity of call of duty’. Another local recipient is During the early stages of the gardening taking off at the Most important of all, Penny who virus they had to travel to beginning of lockdown the and Andrew have just wanted lives in Otley and heads up the Booker Cash and Carry every shop quickly sold out of their to keep going as normal and Lightwave Project which is day at 6am to top up their home grown plants and those to offer some stability to the based at Otley College. She is weekly Booker delivery to from their usual suppliers, so community, even continuing Archdeacon for Rural Ministry maintain stock on the shelves they formed an alliance with events such as the Macmillan and her nomination for the as their customer footfall Otley Rural College to sell the Cake Sale (under an awning award came from the High increased hugely. By using bedding plants grown by the outside in the rain!) and Sheriff of Suffolk, Bridget local suppliers they also students prior to lockdown, keeping everyone Covid-safe. managed to offer a continuous McIntyre. the aim has been to raise supply of fresh meat, fruit, some funds for the NHS and vegetables, bread and flour! they will continue the

12 of two schools who contacted clinicians give up their time APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS families struggling financially, and provide their skills and we have been able to get without charge. This the pet food to them. Apart ‘donation’ of time equates to Supporting families from it helping the families, it many hundreds-of-thousands ello, my name is the team rose to the stops animals being abandoned of pounds each year, and the HAli and I am challenge, quickly which is especially important benefit that SARS clinicians proud to say I’m a adapted to meet as all the large rescue places can bring to a patient in terms Home-Start in Suffolk demand and has are now closed and not taking of life-saving interventions, volunteer. continued any animals in. relief from pain and quicker supporting families I have teamed up with Kitty recovery times is I have lived in our immeasurable. village for over 25 throughout. Home Kat Rescue in Stowmarket, years, where my visits have been which is still taking in cats and The last year has been a really husband and I have temporarily kittens that people cannot challenging time but the brought up our three replaced with keep, and we have the funds to amazing SARS volunteer children (now grown up all in online and pay for any vet treatment they clinicians gave over 6,000 their 30s) and love being a telephone support, but I have might need. hours of advanced prehospital still been introduced to some granny to our granddaughter Georgina can be contacted on medical care throughout and grandson. fabulous families and from the Suffolk in 2020. They were feedback received they all animalreliefneutering1@ gmail.com , 07907 122888. called out to over 100 So how did I become a enjoy their calls and feel more locations across the county volunteer for Home-Start in confident and able to cope as a Accident including callouts in this area - Suffolk you may ask. Well, result of the support they all of this during a pandemic! my journey began over five received. It has been different Rescue And 2021 looks set to be years ago when visiting an but still enjoyable and very another busy year, with SARS event in Grundisburgh. Home- rewarding. Service responders being mobilised to Start in Suffolk was hosting a 72 incidents in January alone! stand and wanted to find out Home-Start in Suffolk staff uffolk Accident Rescue more. After a friendly chat teams offer all volunteers SService (SARS) is a SARS is also helping combat and having learned more about support and they are always voluntary emergency medical the pandemic with charity what Home-Start does to just a phone call away if I charity, operating in Suffolk volunteer and retired support families in our county have any concerns or and its border areas. Our responder, Dr Andy Mason I knew I wanted to be questions. I really feel like I volunteer clinicians offer currently vaccinating staff at involved. am part of the team. specialist assistance at serious the West Suffolk Hospital. So if you're reading this and or life threatening medical Andy is very keen to continue I was invited for an interview incidents. vaccinating in the local followed by a full training feel you could offer some time to become a volunteer for Since we started in 1972 we community after the initial program and from there my programme at the West volunteer journey began. Five Home-Start then please email have helped treat thousands of [email protected]. patients and saved countless Suffolk Hospital has been years on and what an completed. interesting and rewarding to find put more. lives. SARS volunteers are journey it has been! I have Or if you live in Suffolk, have specialists in prehospital care There are many ways you can met some incredible families, a child under the age of 12 and include anaesthetists, also get involved and help all unique, but all needing and feel you could benefit consultants in emergency support SARS this year. Please support and a friend; someone from Home-Start support, medicine and critical care take a look on the SARS you can rely on, whether please get in touch on 01473 paramedics. They carry website www.sars999. visiting or calling to ask; “how 621104 or visit equipment and drugs not org.uk/get-involved/ Or why are you feeling?”, “how’s your normally found on frontline not sign up to the SARS 999 week been?”, and to generally ambulances and can undertake Lottery? For as little as £1 a Help with pets be someone to be there just for advanced procedures at the week you could win up to them offering emotional and have been doing animal scene of an incident, which are £25,000 while helping save practical support. Irescue for 40 years, and have not normally possible outside local lives. We are always been neutering feral cats on the hospital environment. keen to hear from you so By providing that listening please get in touch via email ear, the extra pair of hands, local farms for 20 years. Our charity receives no central Recently I secured funding to government funding and relies [email protected] or that friendship – whether it’s phone 01359 244186. that hour on the phone or a neuter, microchip, and worm on voluntary fundraising to three hour home visit, the and flea any cats over five maintain its activity. The positive impact on a family months old, and have set up can be amazing. For me, it’s accounts with 11 vets. We are knowing I have made a now neutering over 100 cats a difference. To be told that the week. family feel they have made a Animed, part of the CVS friend during a time when life group which is the largest pet is particularly difficult for food distributor in Europe, is them, is what makes now on board. We get given volunteering so special to me. nine pallets of pet food three In 2020 the pandemic arrived times a year to support the and at Home-Start in Suffolk animal charities we already we have had a huge increase help. in families needing support in Since Covid, we have been these challenging times. But able to link up with the heads

13 National census due soon

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15 Culpho’s Lockdown Carols. uring a year like no other some things Dremain firmly in place, one of those being the Christmas Carol Service at St Botolph Church, Culpho. Ipswich Choral Society had been invited to sing the carols for the service, so on Saturday 19 December members of the choir supported by their Music Director Robin Walker, arrived smiling and wrapped-up warm to rehearse in the church. Lockdown has left choirs unable to meet and sing together, so to be invited to indulge in some ‘live’ singing for the first time since March, albeit in ‘COVID formation’, was simply a joy. On the following day the COVID-shaped service was led by James Hall, attended by our Patron, Lord Cranworth and a small congregation. Our Church Warden, Richard Garnham, had set out the church for the safety of all, and Christobel Grundisburgh sings by torchlight Garnham’s beautiful windowsill decoration with tea lights provided some very welcome sparkle. hanks to Covid, TGrundisburgh’s annual carol Although still very cold, the choir and service was held on the village congregation finished the service outside, with green instead of inside St. the final carol and a traditional Christmas Mary’s church. Luckily it was a farewell ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’. It fine evening and the green was was a particular pleasure to greet our newest filled with self distancing neighbours and their children, who were able to singers carrying their own form join us at a safe distance and enjoy the sound of of illumination. Christmas almost on their doorstep. The service was led by Colin In these difficult times one thing is certain, Grimwood and Mark Cresswell, nothing will take away the joy of Christmas or and the carols accompanied by the need to make and enjoy music together. church organist John Cooper, Chris Pearce, Culpho resident supported by the church choir. and chair of Ipswich Choral Society

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