Kedington Community Association At the Centre of Village Life Ketton Review
Summer 2020 Individual copies £1 • Annual subscription £3 kedington-community-association.org.uk Contents
3 Chairman’s message Quick guide to what’s on 4 Village groups and organisations Every Thursday afternoon 7 Centre Café 2.00pm–4.00pm Centre Café (p7, p19) 8 Kedington Library NB Closed until further notice 9 Thank you! 11 From the Editor May 8 Kedington Royal British Legion VE Day 12 Kedington Parish Covid-19 volunteers anniversary virtual street party (p39) 14 Ketton Folk – Linda and Laurence Freel 17 KCA Bingo Night August 18 Night skies 29 Bobstock Live Music and Beer Festival 19 Centre Cafe volunteers 2020 (see our website for further 20 Ketton Early Birds needs your help! information) 23 Kedington Gardening Club September 25 1st Kedington Cubs 12 Kedington Horticultural Show 2020 28 Connecting Communities (p34) 29 Kedington Film Club 2020–2021 Season October 30 Church in the Field notice 16 KCA Bingo Night (p17) Centre Cafe – free advice Thursdays 23 Film Club presents our first film of the 31 2nd Kedington Jigsaw Festival update new season (p29 – full details will be 33 Lockdown rhubarb soda bread published on our website) 34 Kedington Horticultural Show 2020 36 Our new Rector Monthly regulars 38 Kedington Art Group NB All clubs are cancelled until further 39 Kedington Royal British Legion notice Photography Club: fourth Monday (p5) 41 Haverhill and District Twin Towns Ketton Bookworms: first Tuesday (p8) Association Gardening Club: first Tuesday (p5, p23) Ketton Lotto notice Ketton Lunar Society: third Wednesay (p8) 42 Flora and Dorothy Kedington WI: first Thursday (p5) 45 Matt Hancock MP writes Science Club: first Saturday (p8) 48 KCA recycling for charity Secret Reader: (p8) 49 Ketton Lotto results Ketton Characters: (p8)
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Normally this edition would be full of information, time, and dates relating to our many summer activities including Meadowlark Week and Fete. Sadly, due to the social distancing policy, they are now cancelled or on hold. Ketton Lotto is also on hold. When that resumes the months will be drawn together. The Centre has been closed to all regular users, clubs and private hire for the duration of this pandemic. However, it is being used as an emergency hub for volunteers to use as a base from which to work. It brings back memories of organised hot water at the Centre during the 1987 hurricane. Looking forward to Covid-free days, we are hoping that Bobstock Live Music and Beer Festival can go ahead on August 29, as well as plans for a ‘Fun Day’ in the Autumn, and possibly a skating rink at the Centre in November or December. Please do look after yourselves and your neighbours. Stay home, save the NHS and keep loving Kedington. Tony Farr lolandtony15 @gmail.com 01440 704179 kedington-community-association.org.uk
‘And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently. And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways the earth began to heal. And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they have been healed.’ Kitty O’Meara
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Ketton Review Summer 2020 3 Village groups and organisations
Kedington Community Association (of which this is the official publication) consists of a Community Council made up of village members and representatives of village organisations, to manage and maintain the Community Centre and Great Meadow. If you would like further information please contact Barbara Tyler on 01440 703491, come along to the AGM held in April, and visit our website kedington-community- association.org.uk, which also details all our current events and projects. For Community Centre bookings, Community Association membership and Ketton Lotto, please contact Barbara Tyler on 01440 703491. Please make use of our recycling banks located in the Community Centre car park.
KCA associated groups 1st KEDINGTON RANGERS (14–18 yrs) CARPET BOWLS CLUB Meet at the Every other Tuesday 7.15–8.45pm. Community Centre Wednesday Contact Sarah Sprigg 07875 694647. afternoons, and Sundays for matches. For more general questions regarding Contact Bill Summers, email Guiding please visit enquiryym.girlguiding. [email protected] org.uk CENTRE CAFÉ Open every Thursday BEAVER SCOUTS (6–8 yrs) Wednesday 2.00–4.00pm (4.30pm BST) 5.00–6.15pm. Contact Katie Birnie 07789 KEDINGTON FILM CLUB Contact 115962, or Anita Hunt 07715 747915 Peter Deeks 07903 622736 CUB SCOUTS (8–10½ yrs) Wednesday KETTON PLAYERS Amateur Drama 6.30–8.00pm. Contact Sharon Eames Group. Meet at the Community Centre (Cub Scout Leader) 01440 707673 Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7.30pm Contact Sue Brown 01440 704320 SCOUTS (10½–15 yrs) Wednesday K.C.GIGGS Supporting live music locally. 7.00–9.00 pm. Contact Andrew Hattam Contact Ross Van de Zande 07768 352154, (Scout Leader), email [email protected] or Bob Dellar 07802 703395 STOUR VALLEY EXPLORER SCOUTS Children’s clubs (14–18 yrs) Meet Hundon Village Primary School Wednesdays 7.30pm. Contact RAINBOWS (5–7 yrs) Tuesday 4.30–5.30pm. Contact Nicola Lyons, email Andy ‘Jacala’ Brown 07977 927276, [email protected] email [email protected] BROWNIES (7–10 yrs) Tuesday MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP 5.30–7.00pm. Contact Sarah Lyons Meet Tuesday mornings at the British 01440 703288, email Legion Hall. Contact Val Farthing [email protected] 01440 761643, email farthing.family@ GUIDES (10–14 yrs) Tuesday 5.30–7.00pm. btinternet.com Contact Sarah Lyons 01440 703288, email [email protected]
4 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Sports and keep fit first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm Contact John Carpenter 01440 705275 FOOTBALL CLUBS Saturday Football. Contact Stuart Watson, email [email protected] KEDINGTON WI Meet at the British Legion Hall first Thursday of the month at HAVERHILL WALKING FOR HEALTH Contact 7.30pm. Contact Linda Stearn 01440 761440 Peter Wilkens 01440 702650, email [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Meet at the Community Centre fourth Monday of the month at KARATE CLUB Meet Thursdays at Stour Valley 7.30pm. Contact Bill Summers 07592 391448 Community School, Cavendish Road, Clare. Juniors (7–11 yrs) 6–7pm. Seniors (12–15 yrs), ROYAL BRITISH LEGION and adults 7.00–8.30pm. Contact Geoff Price Contact Kirk Pearson, email 01787 282703, email [email protected] [email protected] KEDINGTON YOUTH FOOTBALL ST PETER & ST PAUL CHURCH Contact Steve Dickens 01440 715324, Contact Church wardens Mary Upton 01440 email [email protected] 706237, or Beryl Bracken 01440 703473 ST PETER & ST PAUL CHURCH Other groups RESTORATION APPEAL COMMITTEE KEDINGTON ART GROUP Mondays Contact Daphne Smith 01440 705239 2.00–4.00pm. Contact Ruth 01440 704696 SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST, HAVERHILL BELL RINGERS Meet Monday evenings BRANCH Meet at East Town Park second Contact David Bush 01440 708218. Wednesday of the month, September–April. Contact Paul Sadler 01440 704277 CHURCH IN THE FIELD Plus Sunday School and Creche. Meet at the Community Schools and councillors Centre Sunday mornings 10.30am. Contact Brian Watts 01440 702977 KETTON EARLY BIRDS Pre school and out of school care. Contact 01440 709666 FRIENDSHIP CLUB For the over 55s and retired people. Meet at the KEDINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY Community Centre Tuesday afternoons. Contact Sandy Duers, Senior Administrator Contact Peter Deeks 07903 622736 01440 702787 HAVERHILL AND DISTRICT TWIN TOWNS BOROUGH COUNCILLOR ASSOCIATION Contact Beryl Wilkens Contact Karen Richardson 01440 708856 (Secretary to the Association) 01440 702650, COUNTY COUNCILLOR email [email protected] Contact David Roach 07738 264113 KEDINGTON GARDENING CLUB PARISH COUNCIL Contact clerk Marion Meet at the Royal British Legion Hall Farrant 01440 708577 (answer phone)
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Opening times We also provide NB The Library is closed until further notice • Tea and coffee – please see the Library news section for • Stamps further information. • Flamingo Paperie Greetings cards Monday Closed • Free Internet WiFi access Tuesday 11:30am–1:00pm, 1.30pm–6.00pm • Italian Conversation classes (Saturdays – see Sylvia) Wednesday 9.00am–1.00pm, 1.30pm–4.30pm • Room hire Thursday 1.00pm–5.00pm • Reservation from other Libraries for Friday 11.00am–3.00pm collection at Kedington Saturday 9.00am–1.00pm • Return of items from any Suffolk library Sunday Closed Library news Regular activities Your local Library is still here and we are Monthly (times vary) engaging with the community through Ketton Characters – play reading group social media (Facebook, Instagram and (all welcome) Twitter). Like all Suffolk Libraries we are Tuesday, monthly trying to provide our customers with a Secret Reader (11+ year olds). menu of online entertainment, activities and First Tuesday in the month 2.00pm recommendations. We are also beginning Ketton Bookworms reading group. to implement a lifeline service of contacting customers to keep in touch, check their Wednesdays 9.30am welfare and combat loneliness. Knit and Natter or anything crafty. Beginners and experts welcome The Library service will also aim to provide Third Wednesday in the month 7.30pm online Wordplay sessions with children’s NEW Ketton Lunar Society – meet to discuss songs and rhymes, crafts for all, Lego and issues of science and society construction challenges, quizzes and stories. Thursdays 4.00pm–4.30pm We hope to keep some of our groups running Storytime – stories and rhymes for through online chats on media such as pre-school children Zoom. We will be running the play reading group Ketton Characters using Skype and Fridays 11.00am–1.00pm are looking forward to doing this with other Top Time (for the over 60s) – activities, clubs and groups. games and talks from guest speakers The Ketton Bookworms have two books to First Saturday in the month read, and we are eagerly awaiting an update 9.30am–10.30am on what they think of their reads with a Science Club for ages 9+ year olds. review and score. Different themes each month The Kedington Library Friends have already had a Zoom meeting, which was a great
8 Ketton Review Summer 2020 way to interact and see all of our helpful share with many individuals and families and volunteers. We hope to continue meeting perhaps make an adult or child smile. this way regularly to keep in touch and share We will be back at the library as soon as we ideas and information. can. We wish the best to all of our customers, Kedington Library wants to do all it can to local supporters, organisations and the wider help with daily positive posts to help boost community. mood and promote mental health. We’d love Best wishes the local community to interact with us, ‘like’ Dawn our posts, comment on what you like, play the quizzes and share with us what you want to see more of and any ideas you have. Dawn Bamford, Kedington Library Manager You can email me at dawn.bamford@ Kedington Library, Community Centre, suffolklibraries.co.uk to share ideas, links, Arms Lane, Kedington CB9 7QQ pictures and other content that I can 01440 703449 hopefully post to help others and provide [email protected] community interest. We like local photos, Find us on facebook.com/Kedingtonlibrary/ facts and recipes. There is so much we can More info at suffolklibraries.co.uk
Thank you!
As I write in early April we are in the grip of Coronavirus lockdown. Yet, despite the difficulties, our two shops continue to provide excellent service. Kedington Butchers is closed but Paul, Sharon, Steve and Sue are taking telephone orders and delivering to the doorstep. The Nisa village store is open and owners Dilip and Daxa plus staff Tracey, Heather, Rebecca and Natalie are keeping us fed and watered. A big thank you to all these people who have soldiered on bravely and offered a lifeline, especially for those unable to leave the village. Our gratitude also to Ann Naylor and Stella Wilsher who, under the patronage of the Parish Council, are helping the vulnerable and housebound by doing shopping and collecting prescriptions. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by all of us. Shaun Jarvis
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10 Ketton Review Summer 2020 From the Editor
As I write, we are not sure when we shall be able to distribute physical copies of this issue of the Ketton Review, but we have decided to go ahead with an on-line copy, and to be ready to send out copies as soon as restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so. This issue contains a message of thanks from Shaun for the work of volunteers in the village that I’m sure we’d all like to endorse. For the next issue of the Review I’d be pleased to include any other messages of thanks for acts of neighbourliness in the community. Do please also send me your stories of your time in lockdown. I’d like to publish a selection of them. For our younger readers, this is your chance to become a published author! You will see from Dawn’s article about the Library and Kirk’s about RBL, as well as perhaps from your personal experience, that people are turning to on-line meeting places such as Zoom, Houseparty and Skype to keep in touch in lockdown. I too have Housepartied with my family and read bedtime stories to my granddaughter on Skype, as well as our regular Facetime. As Dawn says in her report, the Library Friends are hoping to keep some of their activities going using video conferencing. Do let Dawn know if you’d like to join us. For me, even as a non-user of social media, the use of video links for meetings is nothing new. My first funding application in the 1980s was for hardware to use videoconferencing for university teaching. That application was unsuccessful, but by the turn of the century we were using specialist videoconferencing software for meetings and for teaching. In recent years this not only allowed me to take classes from home – avoiding the drive to Leicester – but also for students to benefit from shared expertise across the world. (We exchanged sessions with McMaster University in Canada.) The national Society to the management of which I contribute meets monthly by Skype, as do its sub-committees, with face-to-face meetings just twice a year. Of course, in the beginning we had the usual communication issues (“can you hear me?”) and sometimes still do; and we can sometimes suffer from dodgy internet connections. In the early days this led to the abandonment of more than one video meeting. However, in general the saving of the time and expense of travel, and mitigating its deleterious environmental impact, is well worth the effort of getting the set-up right. Derek Raine [email protected]
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Ketton Review Summer 2020 11 Kedington Parish Covid-19 Volunteers
Not quite the Spring 2020 we were all looking forward to, but what did spring into action was the team of Kedington Parish Volunteers who immediately took up the challenge of supporting our wonderful residents of Kedington and Calford Green, during this pandemic. A number of volunteers were quickly mustered, with many offering their time to help our team get up and running within 48 hours. A letter was sent to every household in the Parish from the Parish Council (whose ‘umbrella’ the team is working under) offering our support with shopping, prescription collections, or a ‘listening ear’ to anyone who needed one. The team has engaged with many other agencies: Suffolk County Council, Families & Communities Team at West Suffolk Council and the Lifelink Team at West Suffolk Council, who have given us lots of information, and we are now in a position to help residents if they request assistance. Word quickly spread about our team and we were contacted by Christmas Maltings & Clements Practice in Haverhill, requesting our help. Two lead volunteers attended a meeting at the Practice with the Practice Manager, where it transpired the Pharmacy at the Practice could no longer offer delivery of medication to patients, as their drivers were in the process of being retrained to assist other urgent areas of Covid-19. The Practice were also concerned about people visiting them to collect medication in the current pandemic. A way forward was discussed and within a few hours, a system was set up to collect medication from the Pharmacy and deliver it to residents in the Parish. Other GP Surgeries in Haverhill and Clare are also having our volunteers deliver medication to their patients. We are pleased to confirm we are delivering medication twice a week around the Parish. The team have also engaged with Reach Food Bank in Haverhill and have been able to offer our services with regard to delivering food boxes to any of our residents that need them. Everyone is incredibly grateful for the many telephone calls, thanking volunteers for their support and for the work that we are all carrying out. It is a privilege to be able to help so many wonderful people in our Parish, many of whom carry out a lot of ‘unpaid’ work to make it the great place it is today. We know many of you want to be out there with us, but it is our time to help you. On behalf of the team, special thanks to everyone for your support and words of wisdom.
12 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Finally, thanks to Nisa Stores and Kedington Butchers who, without a doubt, have played a huge part in supporting us too. them giving something back to Scouting and enjoying it, going with those sections Stour Valley Explorers If onwe their can helpcamps please and expeditions contact us, towe help have guide a ‘yes the we younger can attitude’! ones and Stay pass safe on everybody. the Ann,scouting Stella knowledge and Kedington they have.Volunteers Leadership Team is a great Skill for Life that they are Contactlearning details: at a young age, ready to set themselves up for the future. StellaLooking Wilsher forward 07549 to 2020,076488 we are working with Sudbury district to run more D of E Annexpeditions, Naylor 07515 and many 557111 of our Explorers have already signed up to take part (plus [email protected] number who are doing their Bronze award through school). We have a packed Marionprogramme Farrant sorted Parish for Clerk this term,01440 and 708577 we are (answerphone) also looking to run a trip to one of the [email protected] Monopoly run activities close to Easter. We have also had some volunteers to help at local events, so look out for us at those. We are also fund raising forequipment and towards a storage container. I will be running the AncientTrails Challenge in March to raise funds. If you would like to sponsor me, my justgiving page is justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ stourvalleyexplorers
If you are between 14 and 18 and would like to give Explorers a go, you do not need to have been in Scouting or Guiding previously. We meet on Wednesday evenings at Kedington Community Centre in term time (when we aren't out in Clare or other locations). Contact me for details at [email protected] Andy In the last quarter of 2019, we have had great success with our younq I > 12 Ketton Review Spring 2020 Ketton Review Spring 2020 13 Ketton Review Summer 2020 13 Ketton folk – Linda and Laurence Freel We moved to Kedington from Romford in 2002. At the time I was working at Hertford Regional College, teaching students with learning difficulties and Linda ran a pottery business, making and selling her own work. In our wisdom we thought it would be expedient to move nearer to my work. In the event we moved even further away, the reason being that during the house hunting process we came upon the Dell as it was then called, we liked the village, the people seemed friendly and there were plenty of local amenities to enjoy. The cottage itself needed a lot of work doing to it; Linda saw the potential, I saw the challenge. Then we both set to work on making it home. I have a background in carpentry, which enabled me to carry out most of the work. Linda, always a keen gardener, did wonders to what was basically a blank canvas. Over the years we have had a few repairs done and a new ridge to the thatch to keep it going until it needed a full rethatch. Around January this year that time duly arrived. The work took six weeks and was carried out by (father and son) Brian and Tom Mizon, based in Horseheath. Their work is exemplary; they were very considerate of our needs, and of our neighbours, and cleared up daily. Their website will clarify, but I believe their business goes back several generations and they have their own fields for growing the thatch. Whilst the work was in progress, passers-by were showing considerable interest in the processes, and Brian in particular was more than happy to explain and answer questions. In short, they were a pleasure to have around and I would recommend then unreservedly. Finally, I know you want to know, Tom is the one who suggests and makes the animals. Laurence and Linda Freel Dingle Dell Cottage Thanks to Mike Jesky for images this page and opposite page centre left, and Vivi Brar for the remaining images. 14 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Ketton Review Summer 2020 15 16 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Night Friday 16 October 2020 Kedington Community Centre Doors open 7.00pm Eyes down 7.30pm Entry £2 per person Cash prizes Refreshments (Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks, Tea/Coffee) Persons playing must be aged 16 years and over kedington-community-association.org.uk Registered charity number: 304906 Ketton Review Summer 2020 17 Night skies On the 20 March, we passed through the Spring equinox. These means that the nights will now continue to grow shorter and, I hope, warmer. Currently dominating our evening skies is the brilliant planet Venus. High up in the western skies after sunset it is brighter than anything else in the sky apart from the Sun and the Moon. If you have a pair of binoculars or a small telescope now is a good time to look at the planet: you will find that it looks rather like a small gibbous moon. Only Mercury and Venus show phases like this, because they are closer to the Sun than the Earth. If you continue to watch Venus after sunset, you will find the phase will continue to shrink down to a thin crescent. The size of the planet will gradually increase as Venus moves closer to the Earth until it reaches ‘inferior conjunction’ on 3 June when it lies between the Sun and the Earth. It will by then have vanished from our evening skies and will have moved into the morning skies. It quite possible that you have never seen the innermost planet, Mercury. Usually it is rather low down and close to the Sun making it harder to see. However, there is a good opportunity to spot the planet in May. Go out in the early evening on 21 May and locate the planet Venus (it will be a little lower in the sky by then). If you look just below Venus in about the 6 o’cock position you will see the planet Mercury looking like a fainter, somewhat orange coloured star. The outer bright planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are all to be found low down in the morning skies. During the summer Mars will be a splendid sight in our night skies, but for now it is languishing low down in Capricorn. However, two of the largest planets in our solar system – Jupiter and Saturn can be found fairly close together in the morning skies. If you look towards the south-east before sunrise you will see the brilliant planet Jupiter. If you look to the left you will see the slightly fainter Saturn. A small telescope will show the rings which are currently rather wide open. A Gibbous Venus sketched by Paul G Abel (Leicester, UK) on 21 May 2018 using an 8-inch (203 mm) Newtonian reflector telescope at 167x magnification. The sketches were produced (left) in white light and (right) with a deep yellow eyepiece filter. Note the planet’s characteristic ‘W’ or ‘Y’-shaped cloud markings and how the illuminated phase appears slightly greater when seen through the Image: ALPO-Japan / Paul G Abel Image: / Paul ALPO-Japan deep yellow filter. 18 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Finally, you may have heard rumours that we were due to have a bright naked eye comet visible in June. Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS had been showing promise – it has continued to rise in brightness and had it continues to do so, there is no doubt that it would have been easily visible to the unaided eye in the May evening skies. Alas, recent amateur observations have shown that the comet has disintegrated – for anyone who follows comets this is not at all unusual. Comets are essentially lumps of ice. If the core is made more of ice and loose rock then the Sun’s influence tends to pull them apart as they come closer to the Sun. Comet Atlas not withstanding, there is still plenty to see in the early summer skies! Paul G Abel Centre Café volunteers We are looking for volunteers to help serve at the Café and/or to make cakes and scones. Servers will only be required once every four weeks and bakers will be reimbursed for ingredients. We are a friendly bunch and it is a good way to meet other villagers. We look forward to welcoming you on to our team. Contact Lol Farr on 01440 704179, or email [email protected] NOTICE: The Centre Café is currently closed until further notice. BROOK COTTAGE GARDENS Professional Garden Care Bob Dellar Brook Cottage, Silver Street, Kedington, Suffolk CB9 7QG QUALIFIED TREE SURGEON . RHS Qualified Gardener Phone/Fax 01440 718393 Mobile 0780 2703395 Email:[email protected] Ketton Review Summer 2020 19 Ketton Early Birds needs your help! Established in 1969 and previously known as Kedington Playgroup, Ketton Early Birds expanded into pre-school and out of school care in April 2008. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2018 awarded the setting an ‘outstanding’ report in which it commented ‘children show high levels of independence’ and their behaviour is described as ‘exemplary’. It was also noted that the children are ‘highly motivated’ and ‘making excellent progress’. Many people are not aware that Ketton Early Birds is a charity run by a committee of volunteers. We have some members who have volunteered for a number of years, making a significant and valued contribution, stepping down at the AGM this year. It is vital that we recruit some new members for the setting to continue to run. What is the role of the committee? The committee members are the trustees of Ketton Early Birds and together they are responsible for ensuring the overall management and smooth-running of the setting. This can mean anything from organising a fundraising event to negotiating with the landlord over the terms of a lease. Why should you get involved? The committee includes parents, carers and family members of children that attend the setting plus members of the local community. Being part of a committee can be satisfying and rewarding. It’s a great addition to your CV and you will personally benefit from this experience by putting something positive back into the community. We also have cake at every meeting! What is involved? We generally meet once a term and hold a fundraising event once a term. There are lots of ways you can contribute to the committee and you can choose to give as much or as little time as you can spare. The good thing is you don’t need any experience to make a difference. Becoming a member includes: Regularly attending committee meetings and contributing to the decision-making process on items such as staffing and fees; Assisting with organising and running fundraising events. Assisting with annual tasks such as reviewing the setting policies, taking part in staff; observations and researching the summer trip; Undertaking Ofsted suitability checks as required. 20 Ketton Review Summer 2020 There are some regular jobs too: Chairperson: Organises and chairs the committee meetings and AGM; Sets the agenda for the meetings together with the Setting Manager; Produces and presents an annual report at the AGM; Acts as the ‘nominated person’ for Ofsted purposes; Provides any necessary support to the Setting Manager and other committee members. Treasurer: Presents accounts to the members at the AGM; Periodically reviews the bank account, updating the list of signatories as necessary; Supports the Accounts Administrator in reviewing and returning financial reports as necessary. 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In February we had a talk from Tom Cole, An Evergreen For all Occasions. Tom was able to provide many interesting ideas of how evergreens may be used, singly and in combinations, to add interest throughout the year. In March, Lucy Hollis and Flis Plent brought their varied experience to discuss planting designs and combinations with the group. This included examples of commissions they had carried out for clients (using both before and after pictures), along with pictures of their own gardens. These had a real theatrical effect, which provided real food for thought for many of the members of the group. Our meetings are normally held in the RBL hall on the first Tuesday of the month. The topics of the upcoming talks are advertised on notices around the village. Any non-members can attend one of our meetings for £1.50 if they think that they would like to find out more about any of the topics. It’s worth remembering that you do not have to be an expert gardener, or even much of a gardener at all, to come to our talks and admire the pictures. We would like all our members to be inspired by what they see but it’s not compulsory and there is no quiz afterwards – only homemade cake. Janice White Ketton Review Summer 2020 23 24 Ketton Review Summer 2020 1st Kedington Cubs – coping with our extra time at home A round-up of your incredible efforts so far One day you will all be scouts or look back on your cub scouting days and think, I did my best in a tough situation, I made the most of my time at home in 2020 and didn’t moan I was bored, I always looked to be useful and be a part of the team that is my family and help make things work and run smoothly at home. Sir Robert Baden Powell said about the duties of Scout (that’s all Cubs, Beavers and Scouts, plus Explorers and Leaders,) – we are all living by the Scout Law: A Scout’s honour is to be trusted. A Scout is loyal. A Scout’s duty is to be useful and to help others. A Scout is a friend to all and a brother/sister to every other Scout. A Scout is kind and courteous. A Scout is a friend to animals. A Scout listens to his parents, sixer/lodge leader or Patrol Leader or Cub Scout leader. Most important a Cub always smiles and whistles, making the best out of any bad situation! Leaving any situation better than he/she found it. And overleaf is the proof! You have posted your fantastic pictures, your clever videos and creations, colourful drawings, tasty cooking, Zumba, arduous gardening, tough Joe Wicks work-outs, scrumptious afternoon tea, cake making, beautiful art paintings, clever model making, knot tying, lovely campfire songs, super camp bed making, and tents your sleeping adventures, showing us all what an amazing bunch of CUBs you really are. Be proud 1st Kedington; we shall all emerge from this time as different people but maybe in a good way, so much achieved by you all and so much yet to do. Remember this time and draw upon it in the future to keep you strong in hard situations through your life. A huge ‘well done’ to Mum and Dad, relatives, step-parents and carers who have encouraged and supported you to complete your tasks and badges – it’s teamwork and that’s our thing at 1st Kedington; it’s all about the team. Enjoy the summary of your work on the next two pages, and look forward to next week to see new challenges there will be to do – we could not be more proud. Akela & Team Sharon Eames Ketton Review Summer 2020 25 26 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Ketton Review Summer 2020 27 Connecting Communities Connecting Communities is a demand responsive service helping people to travel who would otherwise be unable to do so, the service was previously known Dial a Ride. 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We were not able to show our final film Metropolis, but it is our aim to screen it as soon as things are back to normal so that our members don’t miss out on this pioneering science fiction movie. Next season will be our 10th – a decade of bringing Cinema to Kedington at our Community Centre. Assuming the virus is well under control our first Film Club date will be Friday 23 October, followed by a further five films over the winter period offering a variety of genres. Full details will be published on kedington-community-association.org.uk and our village Facebook groups. The Club has an active committee devoted to providing its members with a diversity of cinema for all tastes. The cost of membership – just £8 per season plus £2 KCA membership, and you can ‘bring a friend’. Exceptional value. Kedington Film Club does more than provide entertainment; we also help with fundraising to maintain and improve the Community Centre and Great Meadow as all profits go to the KCA. Kedington Film Club is committed to making cinema accessible to as many people as possible in our community. Contact Peter Deeks 07903 622736 to join and for further information. Join today and Watch Great Films Locally! Kedington Film Club is a Section of Kedington Community Association Ketton Review Summer 2020 29 Church in the Field is at present in lockdown and awaiting further instructions from the Government as to when we can re-open. UNDERSTANDING COMPANIONSHIP LOVE, HELP, HOPE Centre Café – free advice Thursdays First Thursday of the month Bill Nicholls will be available for advice on Hearing Aids Last Thursday of the month David Adams will be available for advice on laptops, iPads and tablets Kedington Community Centre 2.00pm–4.30pm NOTICE: The Centre Café is currently closed until further notice. 30 Ketton Review Summer 2020 2nd Kedington Jigsaw Festival in aid of Kedington Church The Jigsaw Festival planned for 16 and 17 May 2020 has been postponed. No new date has been set. Please continue to solve the jigsaw puzzles you have at home and store them under the bed, under a coffee table, or under a tablecloth on the dining table. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions we are unable to leave the Church unlocked. If you would like a jigsaw puzzle to complete or a piece of cardboard for a puzzle you already have, please contact: Jill Davis on 01440 713137 or via Facebook Messenger Ketton Review Summer 2020 31 The Green Room Landscapes and construction • Fencing, gates, decking, patios, and gardens designed and built to the highest standards of craftsmanship • Tree surgery and hedges including planting, management, pruning, shaping and removal • Free estimates and friendly, helpful advice. 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Mix the lemon juice with the milk and leave to curdle for a few minutes. 3. Mix the flour and bicorbanate of soda in a bowl and stir in the rhubarb. Grate in the ginger (if using). 4. Make a well in the mixture and gradually pour in the milk and lemon. Mix with a wooden spoon to form a sticky dough. If it gets too dry add more liquid, if too wet add more flour. 5. Tip the dough on a floured worktop, shape lightly into an oblong (or the shape of your tin). To achieve a light and fluffy soda bread, resist overworking! 6. Lightly flour a 1lb loaf tin and pop in the dough. (It doesn’t have to fit exactly.) Score a 1cm deep split along the centre of the dough and dust the top with a little more flour. 6. Cook in a preheated oven 180C for around 40 mins, until the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped and feels light. 7. Remove from the tin and allow to cool on a wire rack. Eat warm with butter and/or jam, or wrap in clingfilm when completely cool to keep fresh. TIP Use up any old plain yoghurt with, or instead of, the milk. Vivi Brar From a recipe by Jack Monroe. See more recipes from Jack at cookingonabootstrap.com Ketton Review Summer 2020 33 Kedington Horticultural Show 2020 We sincerely hope the Horticultural Show at Kedington Church will still go ahead on Saturday 12 September. There may need to be different procedures for delivering and collecting exhibits to comply with social distancing guidelines. However, the Show may be cancelled, depending on the level of restrictions still in place in September. Please look out for up-to-date information on notice boards and Kedington Facebook pages. Please check the schedule carefully, there have been a couple of revisions. Rules k. The Barbara Mouton Trophy will be All entries to be grown or cooked in the awarded to the exhibit which the judge decides is the best in Show in the Culinary parish of Kedington, or by Kedington Church section. worshippers, or by members of the Kedington 1. The Jeannie Lee Memorial Trophy will Garden Society, or by members of Kedington be awarded to the winner of class 10 in WI or members of Kedington Uniformed the Flowers section – one container of Youth Groups or pupils of Kedington School. six mixed stems of any garden flowers, a. Cost – 20p per entry excluding shrubs. b. No more than two entries per class, l. The Rose Driscoll Memorial Trophy will be per household. awarded to the winner of Class 1 in the c. Exhibits to be brought to the Church Flowers section – one rose, any variety. between 9.00am and 11.15am on Saturday m. The Mike Driscoll Trophy will be awarded 12 September. to the exhibit which the judge decides is d. Exhibits not to be removed until after the best in the Children’s Classes. 3.30pm on the day of the show. Collect n. The Kedington Rocks Trophy will be between 3.30pm and 4.00pm if you intend awarded to the best painted rock from to take your entries home, otherwise it will classes 1, 2 or 3 in the #kedingtonrocks be assumed that it is your wish that they section. will be auctioned. e. The auction and sale of the exhibits will Thank you to all our competitors, visitors and take place at approx. 4.00pm on that day. buyers for your usual splendid support. All proceeds to Church Funds. f. Judging will take place between 11.15am and 2.00pm on Saturday 12 September. No exhibitors will be allowed in the area during judging. g. Points will be awarded as follows: 1st: 5 Schedule 2020 points, 2nd: 3 points, 3rd: 1 point. All prize winners will receive prize cards. VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND PRODUCE h. Trophies will be presented at 3.30pm. 1. Six runner beans on a plate i. The Keddy Trophy will be awarded to the 2. Six dwarf beans on a plate exhibitor achieving the highest number 3. Three beetroot, trimmed and tied of points overall. j. The Les Moulton Trophy will be awarded 4. Three carrots, long, pointed, trimmed – to the exhibit that the judge decides is the any variety best in Show. 5. Three onions, trimmed and tied 34 Ketton Review Summer 2020 6. Four tomatoes on a plate, for quality POT PLANTS 7. Six cherry tomatoes on a plate, for quality 1. One fuchsia, bush or pyramid 8. Four potatoes, white, on a plate 2. One foliage plant 9. Four potatoes, coloured, on a plate 3. One African violet 10. Heaviest potato 4. One pelargonium 11. Six small shallots, (diameter not to exceed 5. One flowering pot plant (not otherwise one inch) arranged on a plate classified in the Schedule) 12. Six large shallots (over one inch diameter) 6. One cactus or succulent (named) arranged on a plate 13. Heaviest marrow CHILDREN’S CLASSES (up to 12 yrs) 14. Longest stick of rhubarb 1. Garden arrangement on a saucer 15. Four courgettes on a plate (max. six 2. Flower arrangement in a yoghurt pot inches/15cm) 3. Funniest shape vegetable or fruit 16. Heaviest onion 4. Six cherry tomatoes on a plate 17. Longest runner bean 5. Three decorated biscuits 18. Four eggs in a basket 6. A home-made and decorated card 19. Three fruits or vegetables (all the same) 7. Bookmark decorated with pressed flowers of any kind not otherwise specified in 8. Four cup-cakes, decorated the schedule 20. Two sweet corn (foliage intact) CULINARY 21. Four kinds of culinary herbs, named, 1. Chocolate sponge with filling (not iced) in a container of water 2. Six cheese scones 22. Three dessert apples, on a plate 3. Eight cheese straws 23. Three cooking apples, on a plate 4. Loaf of bread – any size 24. Six dessert plums, on a plate 5. Four jam tarts 25. Three dessert pears on a plate 6. Apple pie on a plate 7. Victoria sponge with jam filling (not iced FLOWERS or decorated) 1. One rose, any variety 8. Fruit loaf – any size 2. One container of six asters; single or 9. Plate of six sausage rolls double 10. Plate of six decorated cup-cakes (judged 3. One container of three different annual on decoration only) flowers, two stems of each 4. One container of dahlias, three blooms PRESERVES 5. Dahlias, any variety, specimen bloom 1. Small jar of home-made apple sauce 6. One bowl of floating flower heads 2. Jar of fruit jam (diameter of bowl not to exceed nine 3. Jar of marmalade inches) 4. Jar of chutney 7. One container of gladioli, three blooms 8. Gladioli, any variety, specimen bloom #kedingtonrocks 9. One container of six mixed stems of any 1. Best painted rock – face. 11 yrs and under garden flowers, excluding shrubs 2. Best painted rock – animal. 11 yrs and under 10. One container of three stems of one 3. Best painted rock – freestyle. 11 yrs and variety of a shrub in flower under 11. A green arrangement, to include grasses 4. Best painted rock: freestyle. 12 yrs and over Ketton Review Summer 2020 35 Our new Rector The Right Revd Martin Seeley, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, is delighted to announce that the next Rector of the Stourhead Benefice will be The Revd Christopher Giles. Christopher is presently Assistant Curate Saint Augustine’s Church Thorpe Bay in the Diocese of Chelmsford. ‘Father Chris’, his wife Laura, their sons Logan and Jacob plus the family dog, Buddy, will move to the Rectory in Kedington once the current restrictions for house moves are lifted. He will almost certainly be licensed in his new role via video link as soon as they have moved. A service of welcome and celebration will be arranged sometime in the future. Jill Davis From Fr Chris Giles – Rector designate – the Stourhead benefice Dear friends As I write, we as a family haven’t moved yet to Kedington. We were due to move on 31 March, as like you, we are self-isolating at home in Thorpe Bay, Southend on Sea. Our removal company have temporary closed, as is the case with so many businesses recently, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, so we are not certain at this time when this will go ahead. I am due to be installed and inducted as the new Rector of the Stourhead Benefice on 29 April. The service, at this point I imagine, will be postponed. We are very excited about our move to Kedington. We have visited a few times, including a visit to Kedington Primary School, where our youngest son Jacob will attend in year six once we arrive. In September our eldest son Logan goes off to university in Cambridge to study animation and illustration. On 5 March I was given a tour of the benefice, visiting each of the parish churches, then back to Kedington to visit the British Legion and the Community Centre. I was given a warm welcome by all and we look forward on our arrival to continue exploring this wonderful place. I have personally always lived by the sea, so it will be very different for me adjusting to life in the country, whereas my wife Laura (a second-year midwife student) grew up 36 Ketton Review Summer 2020 in a very small village, Moreton, near Ongar, Essex. She has missed country life ever since she moved away some twenty years ago. All her childhood memories come flooding back as we make each visit here. We have started some jobs to the Rectory. Laura has been busy decorating the front room and I have erected a garden shed. We want to send a big thank you to those who have been gardening for us. Laura as a gardener has big plans for the garden and making this house ‘home’ for us. Please, if you see us out and about, (if we are allowed by then) introduce yourself. Equally, if you go by the house and we are busying ourselves in the garden, we would love to meet you. If you can attend my induction service (whenever this may be) we would be very honoured to have you there. 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For further information 01440 706175 / 07951 312355 please contact [email protected] Ruth on 01440 704696 kpauto.repair 38 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Kedington Royal British Legion As you are aware at this moment in time we are in lockdown and like everyone else our lives are on hold, events that have been planned for months if not years have been postponed or cancelled and (at the time of writing) we have no idea when we can get back to some form of normality. We are attempting to hold a ‘virtual’ event online and streamed direct to social media to commemorate victory in Europe day Friday 8 May, details of which will be added to various online platforms. Whilst we are disappointed that the planned street party and evening event is not happening, we feel that we should at the very least have some kind of commemoration for the 75th anniversary of this important event in the Commonwealth’s history. We are at this time making sure that we are contacting our Branch Members just to make sure that all is well, and whether there is anything we can help with. This, is in addition to the fantastic work the Parish Council and the team of volunteers are doing, should ensure that no one falls through the net in our community. If you need to contact the Legion you can call Kirk (07951 312355) or Steve (07762 772281) and we will do our upmost to help you. Also, if you simply want to chat, we are here for you, so please do not hesitate to call us. It is at times like this when you are really reminded of what a fantastic country we all live in, and especially how good it Is to live in a village like Kedington where everyone is pulling together to get through this crisis. I can’t think of a place I would rather be in! Not much else to say except to stay safe and healthy and that we look forward to seeing you all again soon. Thank you from myself and the Kedington & District Branch team. 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But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, And wind comes off a frozen peak, And you’re two months back in the middle of March. Robert Frost, from Two Tramps in Mud Time. Ketton Lotto PLEASE NOTE Due to Coronavirus restrictions the monthly draws have been suspended until further notice. We will resume the draws as soon possible at which time all missing draws will take place and winners informed. Ketton Review Summer 2020 41 Flora and Dorothy – the stranger in the bed… …and the face at the window. Yes, we have another hen. Flora was depressed without a companion and coupled with her annual moult was a sad chicken, tapping her beak on a tin bucket at the hut door at bedtime to summon a companion. Before searching for another hen, I wanted to see how best to house her in the same hut as Flora, but not be attacked as previous hens. I measured an area near a nest box and estimated the height of wire needed to prevent either hen flying over, voicing my ideas, (well they do say talking to oneself is the first sign of madness, and having read previous chapters you may well say ‘this is not the first with her’). When I turned, Flora was beside me looking up and listening, seemingly joining in the discussion, hopefully approving my plans. As it turned out it was too much upheaval for what I hoped would be a short-term tenancy for the newcomer. With luck Flora would welcome her, but, although lonely, she was always suspicious of a new arrival, and I must say if I came home one day and found a stranger busying herself in my house I would be most indignant. Finding a hen was not easy. Previously Carol at Jaybeth Sanctuary had found me two, who, now sadly gone, were delightful, so I contacted her. Co-incidentally she had just taken in a brown hen. It was meant to be. Eric was promptly despatched with cat basket to inspect and decide if the hen was suitable. Had I gone I would probably have brought home at least one dog and several cats! It was exciting for me waiting for the new arrival (Flora was oblivious), wondering what she would be like and would Flora like her. Eric carried the basket, which appeared to be filled with a heap of brown feathers, into the adjoining hut and opened it. An enormous healthy brown hen stepped out and began foraging in the straw before wallowing in a glorious dust bath after which she tucked into a hearty meal, chattering non-stop in her joy and approval of the accommodation and facilities. This reminded me of when we go to a hotel for a holiday and immediately investigate the facilities. Perhaps there’s bit of chicken in all of us! We closed the door on her for the night. Next morning, she was keenly waiting to come through to Flora’s hut. I fixed a wire screen in the doorway. Through it the hens sized each other up, drawling all the time and in full view of each other 42 Ketton Review Summer 2020 strangely picking at straw in their respective huts. I’d love to know what that was all about. Then Flora lost interest and went about her business for the rest of the day leaving the as yet unnamed hen drawling sadly in her lonely room. The third day I opened the wire. All went well, apart from Flora giving the odd peck to show she was boss, whilst our new lady continuously drawled sadly. Was she homesick? I had no idea of her previous life, but she had obviously been loved. However, to cut a long story short, things improved, although it took some time before Flora allowed Bess, as she became for a while, to sleep anywhere near her. And quite right too: nobody wants a stranger in their bed – or do they? Poor Bess endured quite a lot of pecking at this time, eventually settling with her head hanging low to protect her face, looking such a sorry sight. But I was delighted when opening the nest boxes a few days later to find both crammed together into one which Flora had never used. It is said that possession is nine tenths of the law, and she needed to maintain her ownership. How there came to be three eggs in that nest one morning I will never know. As for a name – the poor newcomer was for a while Bess, but it did not suit her – I tried different names each day. My sister would enquire ‘who is she today?’ She became Miss Brown, Hilda, Polly, Molly until finally Dorothy fitted her persona, for she reminded me of the nursery rhyme: ‘To bed to bed says sleepy head, let’s stay a while said slow, put on the pot says greedy Dot let’s sup before we go.’ This hen never goes to bed without tucking into a hearty supper, whilst Flora waits on the perch. (Dot is of course a shortened version of Dorothy, which I preferred – apologies to all the Dot’s out there.) She is really is perfect and is like Ruby, my late hen, reincarnated as she looks exactly like her and automatically does the same things, as if she had been here for the four to five years Flora has. She walked across the yard to the garden for the first time with no problem as if she’d done it all her life. (I did have a bag of bread in my hand; she goes crazy for it.) She’s very keen to get in the house and Flora encourages her. I found the pair of them happily sitting on the kitchen mat by the sink. Unfortunately, it was Eric who spotted Dorothy strolling around on the carpet in the conservatory. Need I say more? If she sees me in there she taps the glass with her beak to get my attention. She can be destructive, as I discovered after finding a bale of straw, which had been in the run for three years, completely dismantled, strewn everywhere and two happy hens enjoying the fruits of their labour. (See the photo.) As we self-isolate, Flora can sympathise for she spent four months in quarantine during the dreadful bird flu epidemic when thousands of poultry were culled. It saved her, and I pray you will all come through this too. Maggy Chapman Ketton Review Summer 2020 43 Websites BEST FRIENDS Posters DOG GROOMING SALON Flyers Brook Cottage, Silver Street Kedington, CB9 7QG Adverts (Next to the footpath in Logos Silver Street Park) Labels Dogs groomed to a high standard Books in a friendly, clean environment by a fully trained dog groomer. Magazines • Registered with the Pet Care Trust Brochures vividesigns.uk.com • Member of the British Dog Groomers Stationery Association Weddings • Collection and delivery service Funerals Call Cathy on 07974 820195 Exhibitions for an appointment Vividesigns Designer Graphic Start a Business in 2019 Become your own boss and start a business with MENTA's FREE Start Right workshops. The three, half day training sessions are held regularly in Bury St Edmunds. For dates and booking details visit menta.org.uk and go to ‘start-up’ or call MENTA 01284 760206 44 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Matt Hancock MP writes There is no getting away from the fact that living in the time of coronavirus has been the most challenging episode in our nation’s history for the past 75 years. There is no one who has been spared its effects. Some of us have lost loved ones or watched family members struggle to combat the virus. And the consequences of the devastating reach of the virus extend to people who have lost their businesses, people who have lost their jobs and those who are finding isolation difficult, either in practical terms or in terms of their mental health and well-being. And although I could go on and name a myriad other ways in which coronavirus has been devastating for us as a society, there are some reasons to be optimistic – blue patches in a sky of grey. One of the best examples is how communities have come together to support those in need. West Suffolk Council has a dedicated service, Home But Not Alone, which matches volunteers to those who need a helping hand. This kind of community spirit is replicated time and again through our churches and voluntary organisations, often organised via local social media. This is a pandemic and there are very few places in the world that are not fighting coronavirus, but the solutions to the problems people have are being dealt with on a local level. I’ve seen so much of the friends and neighbours who are delivering food to elderly and vulnerable residents, walking their dogs, collecting their prescriptions or just having a chat over the phone if they are lonely. We’ve seen local pubs and restaurants that now offer takeaway or meal delivery services, and other businesses which have quickly had to offer services to the community in a different way which follows social distancing rules. It is heartening to see the kindness of the human spirit when we help those around us. When this health crisis comes to an end, we will be most likely operating on a more local level again – at least for a while, as globalism is under pressure and we are reminded of the value of the local. This has been an incredibly challenging time for all of us, and it is not over yet. But in addition to the sadness and heartache that coronavirus has brought to all of us, there are some good things, as well. And during these difficult days we must concentrate on the good things – the kindness and generosity of those around us and the most wonderful people looking after our health and well being when we are ill. I cannot think of two better things to focus on during these dark days. matt-hancock.com Follow Matt on Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / Matt Hancock App Ketton Review Summer 2020 45 EST 1952 REMOVALS & STORAGE UK - EUROPE - WORLDWIDE 0800 211 8030 REMOVALS ~ STORAGE ~ SHIPPING ~ SHREDDING www.perryremovals.com DO YOU NEED A CARPENTER? 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MOO TO YOU DAIRY Tel: 01440 848099 | [email protected] |www.mootoyoudairy.co.uk Ketton Review Summer 2020 47 Recycling for Charity – KCA Glass Many of you will have used the two bottle banks at Kedington Community Centre to recycle your glass bottles and jars. Please keep doing so as it raises much needed money for the Centre. NB If the banks are full please do not leave your bottles around the banks as this impedes collection – bring them back later. Thank you. Printer Cartridges Another way you can help to improve the Centre and Great Meadow is by recycling your empty inkjet printer cartridges. We receive a donation for each one sent in. You can either deposit them in a special box at the Community Centre or use one of our Freepost envelopes. Every little helps! Clothes and Shoe Banks We have two banks for recycling old clothes and shoes. These are situated beside the bottle banks. We receive an income from donations made so please do support us by using them to dispose of your unwanted items. Don’t just throw them away in your wheelie bin. Mobile Phones We now collect old mobile phones. Please bring mobile phones and printer cartridges down to the Centre and place in the box provided in the kitchen area. Thank you for your support Centre Caretaking Team 48 Ketton Review Summer 2020 Ketton Lotto results Date drawn 21 January 2020 Prize Amount Number Name and address 1st £36.00 1417 Fletcher, Kings Meadow 2nd £8.50 1425 Mizon, Barton Drive 3rd £8.50 1077 Parading, Dash End Lane 4th £8.50 1120 Upton, Westward Deals 5th £8.50 1108 Jones, Barton Griove 6th £8.50 1230 Adams, Silver Street 7th £8.50 1253 May, Barton Drive Total £87.00 Paid to KCA £87.00 Date drawn 18 February 2020 Prize Amount Number Name and address 1st £36.00 1179 Tyrrell, Railway Terrace 2nd £8.50 1421 Davison, Dash End Lane 3rd £8.50 1139 Walker, Barton Grove 4th £8.50 1308 May, Barton Drive 5th £8.50 1023 Jones, Barton Grove 6th £8.50 1383 Randall, Mill Road 7th £8.50 1076 Brown, Risbridge Drive Total £87.00 Paid to KCA £87.00 Date drawn 17 March 2020 Prize Amount Number Name and address 1st £36.00 1152 Payne, Barton Grove 2nd £8.50 1247 Raymond, St. Pauls Drive 3rd £8.50 1185 Coote, Dane Close 4th £8.50 1120 Upton, Westward Deals 5th £8.50 1351 Wyatt, Kings Hill 6th £8.50 1339 Stearn, Dane Close 7th £8.50 1130 Frost, Barton Grove Total £87.00 Paid to KCA £87.00 If you would like to join Ketton Lotto, please call Barbara Tyler on 01440 703491. 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