THE NEEDHAM MARKET NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL November 2018 - No 506 and Distributed Throughout Needham Market Free of Charge
9th November 2018 NEEDHAM Needham Market MARKET Community Centre REMEMBERS 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m
TICKETS £10.00 Inc. Hog Roast available from Needham Hardware & DIY or the Community Centre Or contact: 07756 575158 Needham Market Town Council Newsletter Copy: All copy for the Newsletter must TOWN CLERK: DEPUTY TOWN CLERK: TOWN COUNCIL be emailed FAO: Kelaine to: [email protected] Kevin Hunter Kelaine Spurdens OFFICE preferably in word format. Town Council Office, LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS: TELEPHONE: Copy deadline is always the 8th School Street of the month prior to publication BE Annis (01449) 720531 Needham Market and deadline for the December 2018 N Andrews (01449) 721302 Suffolk, IP6 8BB Issue is 8th November 2018 please.
D Campbell (01449) 720952 The office is open to the public All Advertising queries should be TS Carter (01449) 401325 Mondays and Thursdays: referred to Kelaine at the Town Council Office on: 10 am to 12 noon. RP Darnell 07790 583162 (01449) 722246 or email as above. JE Lea MA (01449) 721544 Telephone: NEEDHAM I Mason (01449) 721162 (01449) 722246 An answerphone is in operation MARKET LIBRARY MG Norris (01449) 720871 when the office Is unmanned. School Street, P Potter (01449) 723948 Needham Market S Phillips (01449) 721710 E.mail: [email protected] IP6 8BB (Deputy Town Mayor / Deputy Chair of Council) Tel: (01449) 720780 D Spurling (01449) 401443 Website: Opening Hours www.needhammarkettc.co.uk (Town Mayor / Chair of Council) Monday Closed M Spurling (01449) 401443 Town Council Meetings: Tuesday 10am – 1pm & These are held on the first and X Stansfield 07538 058304 2pm – 5pm third Wednesdays of each month AL Ward (01449) 720422 at 7:25 p.m. in the Green Room Wednesday 2pm – 7pm at Needham Market Community Thursday 10am – 1pm & Centre. COUNTY COUNCILLOR: 2pm – 5pm T.B.C You are all welcome to attend and Friday 2pm – 5pm DISTRICT COUNCILLORS: will have the opportunity to air Saturday 10am – 1pm & your views. W Marchant (01449) 720965 2pm – 5pm MG Norris (01449) 720871 Useful Telephone Numbers: P. 23 Sunday 11am – 4pm
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This month we are hoping to As I am sure you are aware, Mayors and Chairman from different re-home Candie who has come parts of Suffolk hold their Civic Services throughout the year, into our care as she wasn’t happy often on Sundays, and Mayors from other areas are invited, in a busy household with young together with members of the public. Usual procedure is to turn children. Candie is a beautiful long haired tortoiseshell girl who up, put on all the Mayoral gowns, ruffles and chains and then is approx. 2yrs old. She is a sweet at a given time, ‘parade’ from the Council Offices to the nearby natured cat who loves to play and (hopefully) Parish Church and after the service to ‘parade’ back climb and is very fond of treats! again and have refreshments whilst networking. She also enjoys being brushed. Candie can be a little shy at first but she has already gained confidence since being in care and On 23rd September, It was Hadleigh’s Civic Service, when I’d given the right home will be a lovely family pet. Candie is neutered, asked my son Josh, and his girlfriend to act as my consort and I microchipped and vaccinated. gave them a brief rundown of events. Apparently too brief – they thought we were just having a long walk whilst all dressed up, If you are interested in giving a home to Candie or another cat in our so sensible walking shoes then but they swear I didn’t mention care please ring: (01449) 674584. More information can found on our website: www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-edmunds and our Facebook Church and they felt underdressed for such an occasion!! They page. If your cat has not been neutered and your circumstances were fine actually but they felt awful and said never again. mean that you need financial help towards the cost, please ring The following week, it was the turn of Sudbury to host their Civic Margaret on: (01284) 851055 and leave a message. Your call will be returned as soon as possible. Service and this time my friend Tina accompanied me. As we D.A.R SERVICES LTD travelled to Sudbury she was wondering whether her shoes were On Sunday 2nd December we are having a table in Needham Market too tight. Don’t worry says I, we can park right near the Council Community Centre 10am -3.30pm (same DOMESTIC day as APPLIANCEthe Street REPAIRS Fayre). Offices, and we did. Unfortunately, the Church and robing rooms We will be selling Christmas Cards Calendars 01379 and CP 898062 goodies and were miles away and we trudged halfway across Sudbury and will also be having one of our very popular tombola’s. Our supply of RICKINGHALL then back again carrying the Mayoral robes, chain and hatbox. prizes is currently low so if you have anything suitable you would like Poor Tina, how she would have wanted Josh and Charlottes to donate please ring: (01449) 720003 REPAIRS to arrange AND INSTALLS collection. OF ALL MAKES sensible shoes. We look forward to seeing you there. AND MODELS OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES On Sunday 14th October, it was Needham Markets turn to hold D.A.R SERVICES LTD their Civic Service and, apart from the drizzle everything went very D.A.R D.A.R D.A.R SERVICES SERVICES LTDLTD LTD smoothly, thanks to the organisation of our Town Clerk and the D.A.R SERVICES LTD DOMESTIC DOMESTIC DOMESTIC DOMESTICD.A.R SERVICESAPPLIANCEAPPLIANCE APPLIANCEAPPLIANCE REPAIRS REPAIRSLTD REPAIRS catering done by The Internet Café [my husband, Martin]. And DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS yes, Josh and Charlotte turned up beautifully dressed and even DOMESTIC 01379 APPLIANCE 898062 REPAIRS 01379 01379 01379 01379 898062 898062898062 enjoyed themselves. RICKINGHALL 01379 898062 RICKINGHALL RICKINGHALL RICKINGHALL Cllr Dawn Spurling REPAIRS RICKINGHALL AND RICKINGHALL INSTALLS OF ALL MAKES REPAIRS AND INSTALLS OF ALL MAKES Needham Market Town Mayor REPAIRS REPAIRS REPAIRS AND AND AND INSTALLS INSTALLS INSTALLS OFOF OF ALL ALL ALL MAKES MAKES MAKES REPAIRS AND AND MODELS ANDMODELS INSTALLS OFOF DOMESTIC DOMESTIC OF APPLIANCES APPLIANCES ALL MAKES Chairman of Council AND AND ANDMODELS MODELS MODELS OF OF OF DOMESTIC DOMESTIC APPLIANCES APPLIANCES APPLIANCES AND MODELS OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
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Needham Market Newsletter November 18 3 Clubs & Community NEEDHAM MARKET W.I. NEEDHAM MARKET AND DISTRICT We had a very enjoyable evening at our September meeting when HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY we welcomed guests from other institutes in our group to our The autumn programme is now under way, and in September we harvest supper. Everyone enjoyed the company, the food and the had a talk by Matt Long, who knows all there is to know about chat. bulbs, on bulbs for spring colour. One of our members recently At the end of September we put in a team for the murder mystery entered the Bressingham Gardens ‘Pot Off’ competition with a evening at the Community Centre - unfortunately Miss Marple planted pot for all year round interest. She received a third place wasn’t available to join us and we didn’t uncover the murderer! We and we are all thrilled for her! also entered the Mayor’s Charity Quiz where we did quite well, just October’s meeting was about herbaceous perennials with Tim Fuller missing out in the top three places. from The Plantsman’s Preference, just over the border in Norfolk. He showed us slides of various perennials that may be grown in East We recently hosted the group meeting at the Centre and provided Anglian gardens and tried to explain why an Aster is not necessarily refreshments. The speaker gave a very entertaining and amusing talk an Aster any more. entitled ‘How to do Everything and be Happy’ which we all enjoyed. The November meeting will be on lawn care – a subject many will It was good to catch up with friends from the other institutes. be interested in given the stress our lawns received over the long hot Our November meeting is our annual meeting where we review the summer. past year and look forward to the next. The programme for 2019 will be available at the November meeting and we look forward to interesting speakers and outings next year. We meet at the Community Centre on the second Monday in the Our AGM will be held on February 7th 2019 and we welcome new month at 7.30pm, visitors are always welcome to join us. members. Margaret Bond, Tel: (01449) 722788. Meetings are usually held on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30 p.m. in the Community Centre. We have varied, interesting and entertaining speakers, refreshments and a bring and buy plant stall. We also organise coach trips and evening visits to local places of ‘A JOLLY, JINGLING CHRISTMAS’ interest. If you are interested, just turn up at one of the meetings or What are you doing on Tuesday 11th December at 7.30pm? visit the website – www.nmdhs.onesuffolk.net Forget about sitting in your old arm chair watching the same P.R. old TV programmes, do come along to the United Reformed Church, Stowmarket where you will receive a warm welcome from the Jubilee Ladies Choir, our Conductor Simon Welham and Creeting St Mary Firework Display Accompanist Calvin Goymer. Friday 9th November For your evening’s entertainment we will be singing a selection of seasonal music. Tickets: £7.00, including light refreshments. There at 6.30pm will also be a Raffle. On the field behind the Village Hall Tickets can be purchased by ringing: (01449) 736374/723424 or BBQ & Mulled Wine will be on sale. at the door. All are welcome. Individual prices & family tickets available. Why not take a look at the Jubilee Ladies Choir Facebook page where you can listen to our rehearsal and concert tracks! Come and join in the fun!
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NEEDHAM MARKET LIBRARY By now, the High Street containers will have been planted up with winter flowering pansies and wallflowers, and will be settling in. NeedhamRegular events Market and activities: Library They should last well into the spring, so giving a year round display. Top Time: Tuesday 10.00 – 12.00 We received lots of positive comments on the summer planting. “MischiefScrabble Makers” for older people competitions Considering the hot weather, the plants lasted very well and continued to give colour till the end of September. Any offers of Baby bounceOpen and to tot all rock: children Thursday registered 09.45 – 10.30 help with watering next year will be gratefully received. We were Stories, songs andto rhymestake forpart babies in andthe toddlers Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challengepleased to see that many residents put their own pots out and the High Street looked wonderful. Storytime and crafts: Sunday 11.15 – 12.15 ChildrenStories aged and crafts 9 – for 11 children aged 3 – 8 years New members to our group would be most welcome. It is not hard work, you do not have to give lots of time and you don’t have to be Write aBoard story games about club: a Sunday Mischief 13.30 Maker:– 15.30 This couldan expert. be based onBoard a gamesperson suitable or animalfor all ages you know or a Our meetings are usually the last Saturday of the month in the made-Pleaseup character. contact the Library for further details: Community Centre at 10.00. If you would like to join us or offer Tel: (01449) 720780 help, please contact Vera on 723424. Children aged 6 – 8 www.suffolklibraries.co.uk P.R. Create your own Mischief Maker (this can be a person or an animal): Draw a picture of your Theobald’sMischief Maker Endowed and describe Foundation what naughty Alder Carr Farm Thethings Theobald’s he/she Foundation does. is a charity whose purpose it is to assist Christmas Fayre local young people with the cost of further education, vocational Saturday 1st December, courses and recognised apprenticeships. The Trustees will also Children aged 3 – 5 10 a.m to 3.30 p.m considerCreate, grants and for projects draw and a pictureactivities thatof, encourage a Mischief personal Make r: development. We’re now getting ready for our Don’t forget to give him/her a name! Christmas Fayre at Alder Carr Farm! Applications are now being invited, providing they meet the following conditions: Nose bags are being filled for Closing date for entries: reindeers and the magic hay is 1. The applicant’sSaturday parents or1st guardians September currently or have2018 been on order to hopefully be with us Pleaseresident rememberin Needham Market to putor Barking your for name, a minimum age of (as onbefore Santa’s visit on Saturday 1st 1st5years September), prior to the application; library card number and contactDecember. It’s £5 to visit Santa, sing a song with him, collect your 2. The applicant attendedtelephone for not number less than 2 on years, the prior to magic reindeer food and present. the age of 16, any localback school of your in, or substantially entry. serving This year we also have a Christmas Craft Corner - make a Christmas Needham MarketKindly or Barking; sponsored by: keepsake with the elves who will be helping again. 3. The applicantNeedham is under 25 Market years of age; Town Council We welcome back to the courtyard our lovely crafters who will bring Application forms may be obtained from the Clerk to the along their handmade wares which make beautiful Christmas gifts. In Trustees: Mrs www.suffolklibraries.co.ukLouise Mills, 23 School Street Needham Market, the farm shop there will be free tastings of locally produced food and IP6 8BB, Telephone( 01449) 722494, Email: mallards23@ drink and keep an eye out for some Christmas jumpers peeping out from behind those aprons! btinternet.com The Fayre runs from 10am -3.30pm and all profits go to our charity Closing date for applications: November 30th 2018 for courses of the year which this year is Poppy’s Creche, a local hedgehog rescue commencing in the autumn term. and rehabilitation centre. We currently have a few spaces for craft Other applications will be considered on an ongoing basis stalls which are £25. throughout the year. Email [email protected] for details.
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JOIN US AT THE OLDER PERSONS’ THE NEEDHAM MARKET SOCIETY JOIN US AT THE OLDER PERSONS’ Our AGM held at the end of September was JOJINO INUI SNU AS OTA RTT HTHAEE TO OIOLLDNDEE R R A PIERR SSOONNSS’ ’ Having hosted successful information fairs well supported with a splendid turnout of ININ OORR ATIONN AAIRIR in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket,HOINST EOD Jo R JAO T IHOUNR HAILILR P members and several new-comers. Andrea Davies HOSTED JO HUR HILL P Churchill, Member of ParliamentHHOOS forTSET DEBuryD J OJO HHUURR HHILILLL PP conducted the meeting as Chair and all members St. Edmunds, is hosting an Older Person’s of the committee were re-elected. Thanks were Having hosted successful information fairs expressed to David Hill, the retired treasurer for his valuable Information FairHaving in hostedNeedham successful Market. information fairs in BuryHaving St hostedEdmunds successful and Stowmarket, information Jo fairs work over the years. Gordon Crosby drew members’ attention to Havingin hosted Bury St successfulEdmunds and information Stowmarket, fairs Jo Churchill,in Bury MemberSt Edmunds of Parliamentand Stowmarket, for Bury Jo in BuryChurchill, St Edmunds Member and of Stowmarket, Parliament for Jo Bury the recent Town Plan proposals, emphasising the importance of St.Churchill, Edmunds, Member is hosting of Parliamentan Older Person for Bury’s Churchill,St. Edmunds, Member is of hosting Parliament an Older for PersonBury ’s the townsfolk’s views, and the opportunity afforded to express InformationSt. Edmunds, Fair is in hosting Needham an OlderMarket. Person ’s St. Edmunds,Information is hosting Fair in Needhaman Older PersonMarket. ’s those views at the two Open Meetings in early October. Plans Information Fair in Needham Market. Information OnFair in FridayNeedham Market. 30th November 2018 of the proposals were on display and attracted much interest. All Welcome between 10.00am to 12.00pm On to the evening’s talk – an intriguing insight into the OnOn Friday Friday 30th 30th November November 2018 On Friday 30th November 2018 successful recent reconstruction of St John’s Parish Church roof, At AllNeedham AllWelcomeOn Welcome Friday Marketbetween between 30th November10.00am Community10.00am to 2018 12.00pm12.00pm Centre, given by non-other than the Architect, Stephen Claydon, who All Welcome between 10.00am to 12.00pm has been involved from start to finish. David Long’s wonderfully AllAt Welcome AtNeedham NeedhamSchool between Market Market St, 10.00am Community IP6Community 8BB to Centre,12.00pmCentre, At NeedhamSchool Market St, CommunityIP6 8BB Centre, clear pictures showing almost every detail of the structural School St, IP6 8BB BringingAt Needham together Market organisations Community operatingCentre, in problems and how they were rectified, were accompanied BringingSchool together St, organisations IP6 8BB operating in School St, IP6 8BB by Stephen who expertly explained in detail the work as it Bringing togetherandand around around organisations the town town operating in Bringing together organisations operating in progressed. Bringing togetherand around organisations the town operating in Highlighting andand advising around issues the townheading into Winter Highlighting and advising issues heading into Winter Highlighting andand advising around issues the town heading into Winter New leaflets about the church were available from Ray Levett Information about accessing services and Highlighting and advising issues heading into Winter who has steered the church throughout this difficult period. The HighlightingInformation Informationcommunity and aboutadvising about groups accessing issuesto enhance heading services wellbeing:services into and Winter and Information about accessing services and town now has a church ready for the 21st century! health, technology, crime prevention… community community groups groups to enhanceenhance wellbeing: wellbeing: Informationcommunity aboutgroups accessing to enhance services wellbeing: and The next meeting of the Society will take place on Wednesday Comecommunityhealth, to thetechnology, groupsfair and toenjoy crime enhance a freeprevention… cuppawellbeing: and health,health,refreshments, technology, technology, mingle crimecrimeamongst prevention… prevention… friends, 21st November when Mark Mitchels talk on the Cretingham Comehealth, to the technology, fair and enjoy crime a free prevention… cuppa and Come toand the browse fair and the enjoyinteresting a free stalls. cuppa and Murder will keep us all on the edge of our seats! Come torefreshments, the fair and mingle enjoy amongst a free friends, cuppa and Comerefreshments, to the fair and mingle enjoy amongst a free cuppafriends, and and browse the interesting stalls. Our meetings are held at 7.30 p.m. in the Burton Room at refreshments,refreshments,and Forbrowse more mingle mingle information,the interesting amongstamongst contact: friends,stalls. friends, Needham Markets’ Community Centre. and020and browse7219 browse 8487 the orthe [email protected] interestinginteresting stalls. stalls. For more information, contact: For more information, contact: Visitors are always welcome (£3 entrance fee). Membership for 020 7219For 8487 more or information,[email protected] contact: the NMS year ending in September ’19 is £7.50. New Members 020 For7219 more 8487 information,or [email protected] contact: 020 7219 8487 or [email protected] always welcome. 020 7219 8487 or [email protected] For further details please contact Andrea Davies: (01449) 721 056.
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Needham Market Newsletter November 18 7 Community NEEDHAM MARKET BOWLS CLUB We are at the end of the outdoor league season and it’s been a mixed bag for our Stowmarket League teams. Congratulations to our Wednesday evening team who won the league for the second year in a row and thus retain the trophy. Tuesday afternoon was also successful with the ‘A’ team finishing fourth in division one, the ‘B’ finishing second in division two and gaining promotion to division one, next season should interesting, and the ‘C’ team finishing second in division three and being promoted to division two, so congratulations to captains Joyce Walton, David Hindley and John Milliard and all their players. However Monday nights teams and the Thursday team were not so successful but I believe all the matches were played in a good spirit SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL BUSINESSES and were enjoyed by all the players. Carole Druyoga Dip DYT Bsc Hons PGCE The green played well and came in for a lot of praise and the after match refreshments were enjoyed by both ourselves and our I’ve recently moved to Needham Market and am excited to share opponents so thanks to everyone involved. The green has now been Dru yoga with you. My classes are held at Christchurch Halls on ‘put to bed’ thanks to Parkers Pitches for a job done in a day that the High Street. Additionally, I have sessions at Needham Lakes, would have taken our green team a week of backbreaking work. where we can enjoy nature, the air, the water and the earth. Please We played two friendlies against our friends from Coney Weston do find my Advert in this Newsletter for details of classes and how and lost both matches, must do better next year! to contact me. The club pairs competition was won by George Holmes and Audrey The word ‘Dru’ is another word for the North Star, around which Mayhew who beat Paul Copping and Charlie Lawson in the final. The club triples was won by Mike Suffling, Paul Copping and Charlie it appears to us, all the other stars are moving. Dru is all about Lawson who beat George Holmes, Joyce Walton and Teresa Westwood helping you to find your still point within; ‘Stillness in Motion’! in the final. The closing drive was well supported and in first place There are special sequences called ‘Energy Block Release’ was Teresa Westwood, thank you to everyone who attended. sequences. They are huge energy boosters. Dru yoga especially A special mention for Pat Goodrum who was mainly responsible for focuses on working the spine with the breath. Therefore, if you providing the food for the pairs and triples competition, the bacon can sit on a chair and breath you can do Dru! My classes have sarnies went down very well. modifications to make them accessible to all but also harder Details of the winter socials will be published in the next article. options for those who wish to work more intensively. Another We are now back indoors at the Meadlands, anyone wanting thing a little different is that in Dru yoga we always warm the information about the indoor bowling can contact, David Hindley body up with some quite lively ‘activations’, stretches and core on (01449) 613144 or 07717 940270.Meet and Greet days will strength work. This part of a class is fairly high vibe and fun with be resumed on Saturday mornings in April when hopefully the weather will be kinder than this year. great music to move to and makes Dru yoga very safe. The class ends with a deep relaxation. Many of my yoga students report Anyone wanting information about any aspect of NMBC can contact either Alastair Bailie on: (01449) 720759 or Pat Hadden improvements in sleep as a result. Bliss! (01473) 831308. Another exciting and joyful aspect of my business is my work with the hypnotherapist and coach Nathalie Noyau (DipHyp HE). We DRU YOGA CLASSES are, in fact, childhood friends and have a very likeminded approach Gentle flowing yoga for all bodies and mission, but different tools in working with you. Together we Mondays 7-8:15pm Christchurch Halls, Needham Market £8 are running some workshops and weekend retreats. Take a look at Wednesdays 10-11:15am Christchurch Halls, Needham Market £8 our Advert on Page 2 of the Newsletter for our ‘Yoga and Coaching ‘Welliebootyoga’ Outdoor yoga Fridays 10-11am and every first Sunday 10:30-11:30 Energy Workshop’, to get you through the winter months in joyful Meet at the mushrooms at Needham Lake. £5 and energised good form. There is a New Year Yoga and Coaching Rest Revive Renew day for women coming up too. Phone /Text: Carole 07976119081 E-mail [email protected] See you soon or sooner if you’d like to hook up on Facebook @ Find me on Facebook: Carole Druyoga Carole Druyoga.
8 Needham Market Newsletter November 18 Community Needham Market complaints of cars skidding and tyre marks on the road next to the lake. If you have been bothered by this, please let me know: my Neighbourhood Watch telephone number is (01449)720122. I did report the problem to the Safer Neighbourhood Team at Stowmarket, they in turn have Having recently returned from a holiday in informed the traffic division and I have been assured they will Canada it was noticeable that they too are make regular patrols in and around the town in the next few weeks. suffering from scams just as much as we are here in the UK. Every bank we passed had big notices telling their customers they will In the last few weeks we have seen another reorganisation of the never contact them asking for pin numbers or passwords over the Local Police Force. It was sad to learn that all PCSOs working in internet or by telephone. Adverts appear in newspapers from Suffolk had to reapply for their jobs as there was another shake the police telling residents they too will never cold call at their up on the cards and on September 3rd it was confirmed that the properties trying to sell alarms for home security. They do, however, number has now been reduced again this time from 81 down to offer advice but only if the home owner makes the request. The 48. The Police and Crime Commissioner, Tim Passmore, said the same advice applies to us here in Needham Market, by all means changes were necessary to increase the visibility of officers in take every precaution to make your home secure and do seek the community. How reducing the number of officers in the force advice from the police, your neighbour or relations but do not will make them more visible I can’t quite figure out. However, respond to cold callers or fake phone calls. As I have said many we do now have a new (CEO) Community Engagement Officer times, if you do receive a call from somebody you do not know in post who is responsible for communicating with residents of put the phone down immediately, it is unwise to get involved in Needham Market. It is PC 1443 Stefan Henriksen tel. 01473 a conversation as it is so easy to give away personal information 613888(3398). His job is to keep us informed of what the force is without realising it. doing locally, identify crime trends in the area and he is responsible for organising particular public meetings. He tells me he would like Closer to home and on a different subject, I have recently had a to attend our next Neighbourhood Watch meeting and if possible, complaint from a resident of traffic speeding through the high visit us when we carry out Speedwatch. In addition, he will work street especially after dark, apparently it is dangerous and very with partners including schools, town, parish and district councils noisy. We had this problem two years ago and it was teenagers and the voluntary sector to provide timely information. That’s all meeting on the car park behind the old council building and doing good news as we have been asking for this since our PCSO left two time trials with their souped up cars around Needham. We had a years ago. PCSO at the time, he had a quiet word with them and the problem went away. It could well be happening again as there has also been TDG
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The Town Council welcomes the positive comments fed back in the town causing a totally from survey participants who attended the recent Needham disproportionate amount of Market Neighbourhood Plan Public Engagement Event. As nuisance and damage, they will many participants identified the monthly Newsletter as a key be severely dealt with. Parents should be aware they can be source of information, the Town Council resolved to continue held responsible if their child repeatedly gets into trouble or if the practice of inserting a supplement in the centre of each they do not take reasonable steps to control their behaviour. Newsletter to carry articles on the progress of the Needham Market’s Neighbourhood Plan. The centre insert also allows Planning Applications for the for, space permitting, a new item in the Newsletter which will provide information on general planning matters that have refurbishment of the Community Centre come before the Town Council. ‘Planning Matters’ commences Sports Courts and for a Temporary Public in this edition and will include, other than for relatively small planning applications/approvals, information on the Town Toilet Building on the High Street Car Park Council’s support or objection to applications and, decisions The Town Council has undetermined Planning Applications taken by the Planning Authority (Mid Suffolk District Council). outstanding in respect of the above two projects. In the former case the Planning Authority’s (Mid Suffolk District Town Council – Casual Vacancy Council) deadline for determination is 22nd August 2018 and for the temporary toilet building is 26th October 2017. Both There is a casual vacancy on the Town Council and determinations are overdue, the latter incredibly. Both delays Councillors will seek to co-opt to this at the Town Council are causing enormous frustration as the projects will bring meeting to be held on Wednesday 21st November. benefits to the local community and attract more visitors to Expressions of interest are invited from anyone who satisfies help support the local economy. These two examples illustrate the qualification criteria and wishes to become a Town and endorse the view held by many that the District Council’s Councillor. Please contact the Town Council Office (details Planning Control Service has not been fit for purpose over on page 2 on this Newsletter) for advice on the qualification an extended period. Added to the failures in maintaining an criteria. There is no application form and expressions of up-to-date Local Plan and a 5-year Housing Land Availability interest can be emailed, posted or handed in to the Town Policy (although a recent announcement from the District Council Office. The advice I give to those considering Council stated the latter is in place, it has since lost a expressing an interest is to provide a brief personal overview Planning Appeal case in which the Planning Inspector found and what one can add to the Council by way of commitment. the District Council has a Housing Land Availability of 3.4 Alternative to submitting an expression of interest in advance years, at best) it paints a pretty bleak picture for communities is for any applicant to come along to the Town Council in the Mid Suffolk District trying to improve their locality. meeting on 21st November and opportunity will be given for them to make a verbal submission to Councillors during the meeting. Further information on being a Local Councillor can Bosmere Community Primary School be found in The Good Councillors Guide, which is available on The School’s Headteacher recently presented a proposal the Suffolk Association of Local Councils website for expansion of the school to a Town Council meeting. The www.salc.org.uk or, hardcopies are available from the Town expansion is due to provide additional accommodation at Council Office. the school from September 2019. Both the Headteacher and the Town Council are supportive of the proposal apart from Anti-Social Behaviour its lack of acknowledgement of the dire need for improved access to the school. If you have knowledge of the last time Late afternoon Saturday 13th October, Police attended the the school was expanded (2015) the access issue came to the Barretts Lane car park (former permanent toilet building site), fore and has never been satisfactorily resolved. Options to where the temporary toilet located there had been pushed alleviate the access issue, in particular the impact on Quinton over. The contents of the toilet sump leaked out onto the car Road residents at school drop off/pick up times, will therefore park and the toilet had to be taken out of use. Our suppliers be pursued (again). The School and the Town Council are also replaced the toilet the following Monday. The Police suspect keen to see better use made of the former Needham Market a group of youngsters pushed the original toilet over and Middle School Playing Field both from an educational and are making enquiries. If you witnessed the incident or you community perspective. It has simply laid dormant since the have any relevant information, please notify me at the Town Middle School closed in Mid 2015 and whilst the District Council Office (contact details on page 2 of this Newsletter). Council is proposing to develop the actual former Middle The incident reflects numerous other acts of recent Anti-Social School building site for housing, nothing tangible has come Behaviour possibly involving the same group of youngsters. forward in relation to the future of the playing field. The descriptions of suspects are becoming consistent and, if it is the case there is simply a small group of rogue youngsters Kevin Hunter, Town Clerk 12 Needham Market Newsletter November 18 NEEDHAM MARKET COMMUNITY COUNCIL FIREWORKS DISPLAY FIRED BY THUNDERBURSTEVENTS
A professional fired display of cat 3 & 4 fireworks
Torchlight Procession from the Community Centre Car Park, leaving at 7.00p.m
Torches £2.00 each available from 6.30p.m
Admission to display £5.00 per person, under 5’s free
Refreshments by: Needham Market Phoenix Youth Football Club
SATURDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2018 AT CROWLEY PARK FROM 7.30p.m. November 2018 Neighbourhood Plan Update
The Town Council is most appreciative of the people who attended the Public Engagement drop-in event held at Needham Market Community Centre on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October.
A feedback form was available at the event for attendees to register comments. One of the feedback form questions asked people what they thought about the concept set out in the AECOM Feasibility Study on the creation of a relief road which would establish a new development boundary to the North/West of the town. A sound majority of feedback forms were completed indicating support for the concept. Across the board, responders, including those who registered support, raised comments and concerns. One objective of the event was to draw out those comments and concerns and this was successfully achieved. In analysing the feedback, several themes/thoughts were consistent amongst the generality of comments and concerns. The themes/thoughts that occurred most regularly were:
1. A solution for an improved link road between the B1113 and the A14 is required associated with a ‘bypass’ around the entire town
2. Concerns relating to preservation of green space and inherent wildlife.
3. Public transport availability should increase in comparative scale to the housing growth the proposal would deliver.
4. The proposal doesn’t answer the many questions residents have regarding the District Council’s proposals for their former office and former Middle School sites.
5. The proposal, if supported, will at least give the town some influence over its destiny.
6. There are no timescales defined in the current proposal.
7. Careful thought needs to be given to the impact of the proposal on neighbouring parishes and their residents, who rely on coming to Needham Market to use its services.
8. The density of new housing development is important and should reflect the aspirations of the community whether that be existing or new residents coming into the town.
9. Residents should have been asked their opinion on the relief road concept prior to the Town Council embarking on the project.
Attendees at the event also raised many questions, some of which could be answered but others that couldn’t. This situation reflects the stage at which the work being carried out in conjunction with AECOM (the consultants funded by Central Government to support communities seeking to create a Neighbourhood Plan) is currently at. The Town Council has made a further successful funding application to Central Government to enable engagement with AECOM to take the study to its next stage. Where relevant and applicable, the themes/thoughts recorded above will be included in the next tranche of engagement. November 2018 Neighbourhood Plan Update October 2018 Planning Matters
The Town Council is a consultee for most planning applications submitted in the town and below are the decisions and applications that have come before Town Councillors, in October. Planning Decisions Received Mid Suffolk District Council has granted Planning Permission to the following:
DC/18/03459 - 5 Steggall Close - Erection of single storey rear extension.
DC/18/03372 - 25 Barking Road - Creation of pitched roof over existing conservatory, erection of extension to front porch, conversion of garage and part cladding of conservatory, kitchen and garage.
DC/18/03419 - The Willow Hall, The Causeway - Change of use from kindergarden to form 1.no. dwelling and 1.no. artist studio/gallery.
Mid Suffolk District Council has Approved the following Conditions:
DC/18/02303 - Land to Rear of 8 Freehold Road Proposal and Location - Discharge of Conditions for Application 1127/17 allowed under Appeal APP/W3520/W/17/3182882-Condition 4 (Boundary Treatment) and Condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage). New Planning Applications Received DC/18/03965 - Land Adjacent To 96 Stowmarket Road - Submission of details under Outline Planning Permission DC/17/03201- Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for the erection of 9 dwellings with garages; Construction of vehicular access; and Provision of pedestrian link to rail underpass.
Town Councillors considered this application by discussing the plans and reading other consultees responses, reports and submissions (e.g. East Suffolk Drainage Board, G H Bullard & Associates LLP). All were considered appropriate. A concern raised was no apparent or clear indication where the provision of a pedestrian link to the rail underpass is to be routed.
The Town Council resolved to support approval of the application.
DC/18/04214 - 143 High Street Erection of detached summerhouse.
Town Councillors thought the summer house to be appropriate in proportion and size to the main house and lawn.
The Town Council resolved to support approval of the application.
DC/18/06260 - Chesters Woodyard, Coddenham Road - Written enquiry for the erection of a part single-storey and part two story building for A3 use (ground floor) and B1 offices first floor.
Following consideration of the detail of the application, Town Councillors concluded:
• The frontage of this site falls on an extremely hazardous and busy stretch of road for drivers. Travelling towards Needham Market divers encounter a 90° blind right-hand bend immediately after going over a narrow bridge over the River Gipping, followed by an entrance/exit (on the drivers right) to the existing Needham Lake car park and then navigate a single lane restricted height (2.5m) road under the railway line, potentially facing oncoming traffic.
• The addition of a sizeable car park situated off the approach to the Coddenham Road railway bridge would add a further potential distraction/hazard for car drivers.
• Almost daily, over-height Vehicles hit the Railway Bridge, although the majority go unreported. The evidence of collisions is the roadside debris which requires clearing up on a regular basis.
• Heavy Goods Vehicles frequently use the nearest Needham Lake carpark as a turning point when they encounter the low bridge causing large traffic tailbacks.
• It would be completely irresponsible to encourage pedestrians to cross the Coddenham Road (B1078) from the Needham Lake side of the road to a visitor facility whatever form of pedestrian crossing was put in place.
• The Written Enquiry documentation does not include a full traffic survey, which is essential in view of existing road usage and immediate environment.
The Town Council resolved to object to the application on the above grounds. Needham Market Remembrance Service 2018 Sunday November 11th, Remembrance Day, takes on an added significance this year as the centenary of the culmination of the First World War. The service will, this year, in anticipation of the number of participants, be held at Needham Market Community Centre in School Street. All in our community are welcome to attend. The service will start at 10:45am and is preceded by a procession of civic leaders and uniformed organisations that will set off from Station Yard at around 10:20am. There will be a temporary closure of the High Street to traffic whilst the procession is en-route. Following the remembrance service, there will be a short service of commemoration at the town’s war memorial which is located at the burial ground, off the top end of Barretts Lane. The commemoration service will start at around 11:50am.
Needham Market A collection of songs, readings and displays Remembers Bar open at 7pm with start at 7.30 Tickets £10 to include Hog Roast and Dessert On Friday 9th November there Available from Needham Hardware & DIY and will be an event in the Community The Community Centre, Tel: 07756 575158 Centre to commemorate the end of World War 1 In 1918. Full details on Town Notice boards.