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award winning flower meadows, woodland, ancient Eco Luxury on trees and ponds. Secret Meadows is an our doorstep extension of this ethos he village of Hasketon holds the – the accommodation Tkey on how to combine allows people to stay environmental activities with luxury at the wildlife site in a glamping facilities in the award low impact way while winning ‘Secret Meadows’. encouraging guest interaction with the Set up in 2012 to fund the outdoors and giving conservation work at White House them an appreciation Farm Wildlife site, Secret Meadow of the environment. has already won Suffolk’s ‘Creating the Greenest County’ award for Continued on page 11 Greenest Micro Business in 2015, and in 2017 was in the top three for the ‘Visit England Glamping Provider of card support Above: Grundisburgh Football Club players (in the Year’ award, as well as receiving blue) in action against Coplestonians. recognition in a number of national An update on GFC’s current season so far is newspapers. Most recently, on 8 included on page 18. February at Bury St Edmunds A players’ reunion is being held on Saturday 21 Cathedral, Charlotte Daniel and her April from 2pm to celebrate 20 years since the club ‘did the treble’ - winning the SIL Senior Division, Suffolk Senior Cup and SIL Ko Cup. GFC is still the only club to achieve this feat. All those who played under manager Steve Potts between 1994/95 to 2004/05 are welcome .

Carrie and Rupert Herries visited East Anglian Children’s Hospice in Ipswich. They handed over £500 raised from the sale of their Hallo Christmas cards, thanks to Williams Stores, Grange Farm Shop and Woodbridge Charity Card shop Charlotte Daniel and Ross Troup at the selling the cards for no profit, making a award ceremony in Bury St Edmunds. total of £1500 over three years. Really In rehearsal for the Grundisburgh Symphony impressed by what they saw, the Herries Orchestra’s concert on Sunday 4 March. See eight colleagues were delighted to are determined to do even better this year. page 5 for full details. discover they have won in the Sustainable Tourism category for the Norfolk and Suffolk Tourism Awards. An invitation from The News’ team ...... The Sinfield Nature Conversation ... to join us at our annual general meeting on Friday 23 March Trust was established as a charity in in Grundisburgh Parish Room (opposite Forge Stores) starting at 1994 with the main objective of 7.30pm. We’d like to offer you a glass or two of wine and to hear advancing the conservation of wildlife your views and your suggestions - and even offers of help in and wild places to benefit the public, producing the paper! the site covers 115 acres of wild- News Diary MARCH Thursday 22 Saturday 5 Contact 735352 Craft Group GrPR 9.30am St Mary’s Grundisburgh Thursday 1 Contact 735517 Coffee Morning GrPR Nostalgic Slides of 10.30am Contact 735775 JULY Grundisburgh Rosie and Thursday 22 Clare from Williams Shop Retreat Day for Easter Led Saturday 5 Thursday 5 Grundisburgh WI BCR by Revd Fred Woods Otley Plant Sale Morning Otley & Mystery Tour Outing 7.30pm Contact 735838 Hall 10am-4pm Contact District Gardening Club Otley Grundisburgh WI Contact 890264 VH 10.30am Contact 890563 735838 Saturday 3 St Mary’s Grundisburgh Friday 23 Saturday 12 Saturday 14 Coffee Morning GrPR Grundisburgh News AGM Village Quiz Tuddenham VH Charsfield Flower Show 10.30am Contact 735775 GrPR 7.30pm Contact 738886 7pm Contact 785682 Charsfield Village Hall 2pm Contact Saturday 3 Monday 14 [email protected] Eve Appeal Easter Tea Party APRIL ‘Over the Garden Wall’ - Coffee Morning Burgh Gardening Stories Otley & Grundisburgh Village Show School Room 10am Contact Tuesday 3 District Gardening Club GrPF 12.30-5pm Contact 735554 Baby Cafe GrPR 9am Contact OtleyVH 7.30pm Contact 738997 735183 890056 Saturday 3 Thursday 19 TADPOLES “One More Thursday 5 Thursday 24 Wateraid Talk by Sue Night Variety Show” Quick Suppers Demonstrator Craft Group GrPR 9.30am Brenham Hasketon WI Tuddenham VH 7.30pm Jane Sago Grundisburgh WI Contact 735517 Hasketon Victory Hall Contact 785682/785400 BCR 7.30pm Contact 735838 7.15pm Contact 735579 SOLD OUT! Saturday 7 JUNE Saturday 28 Sunday 4 St Mary’s Grundisburgh St Mary’s Grundisburgh Grundisburgh Symphony Coffee Morning GrPR Saturday 2 Church Fete GrVG 1pm Orchestra Spring Concert 10.30am Contact 735775 St Mary’s Coffee Morning Contact 738066 Burgh House Barn 3pm Monday 9 GrPR 10.30am Contact Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 Tickets Olde Forge Stores or Propagation - Cuttings and 735775 Grundisburgh Art Club 738944 Seeds Otley & District Saturday 2 Exhibition in St Mary’s Monday 5 Gardening Club OtleyVH Bredfield Church Fete The Church Sat 1pm - 4pm Sun Easy Gardening - Low 7.30pm Contact 890056 Old Rectory Bredfield 2pm 10am - 5pm Contact 738265 Maintenance Gardens Otley Tuesday 10 Contact 07770 406222 & District Gardening Club Gardening for Wildlife Talk Thursday 7 Otley VH 7.30pm Contact by Mike Powell Evans Garden Party Grundisburgh 890563 Tuddenhham WI Tuddenham WI 2.30pm Contact 735838 Key to abbreviations: PBE - pre-booking essential Tuesday 6 VH 7.30pm Contact 785368 for details P/VH - Parish/Village Hall Baby Cafe GrPR 9am Thursday 12 Saturday 9 PR - Parish Room Contact 735183 Craft Group GrPR 9.30am Day Trip to Pensthorpe PF - Playing Field Contact 735517 Saturday 10 Natural Park Otley & District VG - Village Green Mother’s Day Special Saturday 14 Gardening Club Leave Otley Pav - Pavilion Events Otley Hall 2pm - Car Boot/Table Top Sale VH 9.15am Contact 890563 BCR - Baptist Chapel Room 4.30pm To book contact Bredfield Village Hall 12noon Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 Gr - Grundisburgh 890264 - 4pm To book a space contact Hidden Gardens of All codes are 01473 unless [email protected] Sunday 11 Grundisburgh, Burgh & given otherwise. Annual Litter Pick Saturday 14 Culpho Programmes on GrVG Brief details of events with Grundisburgh Walking Group Soup & Sweet Luncheon 2pm - 6pm Contact 735228 date, name of event, venue, Meet at GrVG 2pm Contact Tuddenham VH 12 noon Saturday 9 time and contact phone 738219 Contact 785454 or 785682 Village Fete Poplar Farm number should be sent by Tuesday 13 Thursday 19 Tuddenham 2pm Contact 2 May for the next issue to Diary of a Norfolk Parson Resolutions Meeting Bring 785454 Ingrid McIvor, 21 Thomas Talk by Sheila Harrison and Share Supper Hasketon Thursday 14 Friday 15 Walls’ Close Grundisburgh Tuddenham VH 7.30pm WI Hasketon Victory Hall Saturday 16 IP13 6XB, or Contact 785368 7.15pm Contact 735579 Murder at Mole End GADS [email protected]. Please Thursday 15 Friday 27 GrVH 7.30pm Details later indicate if tickets must be Cooking Various FOGS Ceilidh Grundisburgh Saturday 23 bought in advance. Demonstration by Eunice School 7pm PBE Tickets from Open Garden Lark’s Hill The diary was introduced to Mayhew Hasketon WI School Office Clopton Road Tuddenham promote planned events and Hasketon Victory Hall 7.15pm 1.30pm Contact 785248 to help organisers avoid Contact 735579 MAY Saturday 23 clashes of future events. Tuesday 20 Playford Fete Playford Hall Details can be sent up to a Country Houses in East Thursday 3 2pm - 5pm Contact 624556 year ahead for inclusion for Fuchsia Society Grundisburgh Anglia Gr Local History Saturday 23 the website diary. Society Talk by Ben Cowell WI BCR 7.30pm Contact 735838 Duck Race 1st Grundisburgh GrPR 7.45pm Contact 738195 Scout Group GrVG 4pm 2 What’s On Otley Hall events on the chapel car park. On Easter Sunday we have a tley Hall is holding a Family Service at 10.45am, Ospecial event for preceded by bacon butties and Mother’s Day on Saturday 10 hot cross buns from 10.15am. March. Between 2 and Everybody is welcome as we 4.30pm guests will be treated think about how the to a unique tour of Otley Hall resurrection of Jesus is Gardens in the company of relevant to us. Head Gardener Simon Nickson. He will explain the Our Seekers group now fascinating history and White peacocks in front of Otley Hall. comprises primary age planting of the gardens and children and meets from 6.30 their development over the by aiming to find better ways to 8.00pm on Mondays during centuries. to prevent and earlier diagnose Bredfield Church term time. We have a varied programme of games, The tour will be followed by a cancer in women. Burgh Fete Schoolroom is next to Burgh competitions and craft, with delicious afternoon tea in the s the sun comes out and important lessons from the Great Hall and Linenfold church. Eily Buffone 01473 735554 Athe temperatures rise, we Bible. There is also a cut price Parlour. In front of roaring log can look forward to a tuck shop. It is free to join - fires the tour guide will regale Car boots and wonderful summer in 2018 just turn up on the nigh t. visitors with stories of the and how better to start it than hall's famous and often Our Ladies’ and Men’s groups table tops with the biggest and best are now combined and meet at surprising previous residents. garden fete for miles. The cost is £19 per person. redfield Village Hall is 2.30pm for an hour on the Braising funds for a Bredfield Church Fete on first Wednesday afternoon of There will be a Retreat Day conservatory extension. We Saturday 2 June, starting at the month. We usually have a for Easter on Thursday 22 will be holding a number of 2pm is full of fabulous fun couple of hymns and a March led by the Revd Fred events, the first of which is a and is unequalled as a speaker, followed by Woods, looking at famous car boot/table top sale on traditional garden event. refreshments and time to chat. paintings relating to the Holy Saturday 14 April from 12 The wonderful grounds of The Some of the speakers tell us Week and Easter events. This noon to 4pm. Old Rectory (IP13 6AX) will about their life story or runs from 10am to 4pm. The interests, while others give us 'Car boot' spaces on the be open to welcome people £25 pp fee covers some thoughts from the Bible. playing field can be booked from far and wide. Admission refreshments throughout the and parking are free Once again, all are welcome. day and a two course lunch for £5 per car and a limited number of 'table top’ spaces in The usual massive range of If anyone has any questions or To book for either event, the hall can be booked for £10 attractions will be available. would like to talk over matters contact me on 01473 890264 per table. Food and drinks will There will be some exciting of faith we are always happy or see the ‘shop’ page on our be available. To book a space new games this year but you to help or you can listen to website www.otleyhall.co.uk contact [email protected]. will have to come along to see our messages on www. Karen Gwynne-Vince, Event Manager, And of course everyone is what they are! We have over grundisburghchapel.org.uk Otley Hall, Hall Lane, Otley IP6 9PA welcome to come and buy. 40 stalls and games, Come Colin Grimwood, 01473 738856, In late November an along and join the fun. For [email protected] and Easter Tea Party more information contact the Bruce Francis, 01473 277182, extremely successful [email protected]. Coffee Morning! Christmas Fair raised over organizer Andrew Miller on £1,110 for hall funds. There 07770 406222 or myself. upporters of The Eve Carlford Easter were stalls selling Christmas Roswyn Bradshaw, 07846 279326 Appeal are hosting tea S wreaths, and cards, handmade parties up and down the services bags, all things knitting, country to raise funds during Chapel events Ashbocking: Extended handmade stained glass, March. The party in the Burgh rundisburgh Baptist Family Communion 11am homemade jams, chutneys, Schoolroom on Saturday 3 Chapel’s annual Easter Boulge: Extended Holy bread, gins and pickles, G March will take the form of Hunt at the Millennium Communion 11am delicious baps with turkey and an Easter coffee morning, Meadow (off Lower Road) is Burgh: Holy Communion all the trimmings, tea, coffee from 10am to 12noon. planned for Good Friday at 9.30am and mulled wine. At 1pm 2.30pm. Clopton: Holy Communion Everyone is welcome and will Santa arrived and lots of 9.30am find lots of delicious children spent some time There will be our usual format Grundisburgh: Family homemade cakes and fudge telling him what they wanted of mini games followed by the Communion 11am for sale, lovely homemade for Christmas and assuring great hunt itself, with a brief Hasketon : Holy Communion jams, marmalades and him how good they had been. reminder of what Easter is 9.30am chutneys, handcrafted At the end of the afternoon, really all about. It should be a Otley : Family Communion greetings cards, spring flowers the amazing raffle was drawn fun afternoon for all the 11am in pots and a raffle with great - fantastic prizes donated by family. The minimum Swilland : Holy Communion prizes local people and businesses. donation per child is £1 which 9.30am The Eve Appeal raises funds Many thanks to everyone who goes to the East Anglian Children’s Hospice. There is for research and to save lives helped, contributed and came More What’s On from gynaecological cancers and spent money! limited parking near the Anne Henderson Meadow, but plenty of room overleaf

3 lovely photos and hopefully The main open day will be from 10am until 4pm. GrEEN some useful gardening tips. held on Saturday 23 June There will be new games to Martin Cripps, Grundisburgh Burgh & starting at 1.30pm, but once play on The Green at the fete s Hoots oN Culpho Horticultural Society, 01473 again we are going to host with refreshments served in 738997, [email protected] private parties of 15 or so the church, and a fancy dress people at any agreed time sHoW contest with a space theme. repa rations for t his year’s Hidden gardens between late April and Full details will be included in PGrundisburgh Village September. For more a flyer being distributed in Sho w are well un der way. needs helpers too information please contact me. March. Class lists are available on our ach year with its Hidden John Lambert, Larks’ Hill, Clopton Road, website or from W illiams EG ardens weekend, the Tuddenham St. Martin, IP6 9BY, John Ledgley, [email protected], 01473 Stores. Ou r colou rful sc hedule village raises money for the [email protected] , 01473 785248 738066 and Jenny Taylor 01473 738205 will be out in earl y may with Grundis burgh sho w an d local full list of “ what’s on” . good cau ses . As well as Charsfield Flower Putting spring con tin ui ng to sh ow old We stil l need vo lu nteer s on Show into steps! show day to help with the car favourites, we are looking for t’s time to get growing and ith the warmer weather parks and tea tent, you would new gardens, so if you live in planning for Charsfield on its way and signs of be most welcome. Just a Grundisburgh, Burgh or I W Culpho and are considering Village Show, say the spring all around us, we couple of hour s wou ld be so organisers. This is being held would like to invite people much appreciated - it doesn’t opening your garden or if you on Saturday 14 July with from all areas to join us in have to b e all day! P lease could help by volunteering classes for flowers, vegetables, exploring the countryside contact the show secretary: over the weekend, please contac t Cat he rine L ax ton o n fruit, floral art, around Grundisburgh. The [email protected] Grundisburgh Walking Group 01473 735228. baking/cooking/preserving, This year our Hidden Gardens photography and children's meets on the second Sunday Hidden Gardens this year is event is on 8 and 9 June - see sections. We welcome entries of every month and we do a on 9 and 10 June, from 2 to below. Our ann ual garden from anyone within or outside good circular walk lasting up 6pm. Do help us to spread the party will be on F ri day 10 of the village, and of any age to two hours. It is a great way August in t he beaut iful garden word. to meet up with old friends, or ability at A kenfi eld in M eetin g L ane, This y ear Hidden Gard ens make new friends and enjoy The schedules will go out by kind p er miss ion of Davi d features an art e xhibition at the fresh air, while getting locally in early May but and G ill Twisse ll. The Grundisburgh H ouse, showing healthy exercise! anyone wanting an electronic horticultural society has sculpture, ce rami cs, paintin gs copy or have any queries There is no charge for our launched its Facebook pages and silve rwork from some should contact me: walks, just turn up. Bring a for our main events, with magnificen t Suffolk artis ts. [email protected] friend or two and dogs on Local artist Reg Snook has Joanna Alexander leads are very welcome. For donated a watercolour to be information look for the A Painting and sold. There will also be an board on The Green or contact opportunity for the village art Charsfest 18 738219 or 738108. Decorating and group to exhibit. P lease follow harsfest is on Saturday 26 Annual litter pick Ceramic Tiling us on facebook at CMay this year, from 2pm www.facebook.com/Grundisb until late, on the Recreation All over Suffolk villages are urghHorticulturalSociety/. all competitive prices Ground in Charsfield. All the taking part in the annual litter Linde n Hibbert usual stalls and games will be pick in March. We would love FREE ESTIMATES there plus several new as many people as possible to Larks Hill garden additions. Licensed bar, BBQ, join our group on Sunday 11

Garden and Grass crepes and pizzas available all March at 2pm. If possible Cutting Service opening day plus homemade evening bring your own litter picker and bag, but we do have some ur gardens at Larks’ Hill food and entertainment from D. HANNATT Oin Tuddenham will be 6pm. available! Please help us to 27 Newlands, Otley, Ipswich opening again this year for the make Grundisburgh village National Gardens Scheme. Grundisburgh look spick and span. Tel 01473 890310 church fete Ingrid McIvor GADS Go for murDer Professional Tree Surgeon and team changes that can maintain your gardens big or small hanges are afoot for he play chosen by Grundisburgh Amateur Trees & Hedges CGrundisburgh Church T Felled, Pruned, Shaped, Dead / Broken & dangerous hanging branches Fete! We have moved the date Dramatic Society for its removed to make them safe. summer offering is called Hedges cut and maintained to your specification to 28 July after two wet years, in an attempt to catch some ‘Murder at Mole End’. This is Gardens the story of a murder that Lawns cut, Borders trimmed, Shrub beds cleaned better weather and therefore more visitors. happens at a murder mystery Ground Clearance Large or small areas of scrub cleared and removed weekend and it will be In order to do this we are performed at Grundisburgh Fences sharing the weekend of 28 and Panelled. Wired, Post & Rail, Erected or Mended Village Hall on 14, 15 and 16 ——————————————————- 29 July with the Grundisburgh June. Free, no obligation, quotations Art Exhibition. Both events to ——————————————————- run between 1pm and 4pm on The director will be Ian Frost. 01449 720157 / 07788590779 28th and the Art Exhibition More information in the next [email protected] / www.treesandfences.com issue of The News. will continue on the Sunday

4 GruNdisburGH sympHoNy orcHEstra ormed in 2015, the GSO (Grundisburgh Symphony Orchestra) Fgave its first performance at the midsummer music day that year. It has gone from strength to strength and, with a grant from the Andrew Lloyd Weber Foundation, has continued to make orchestral music accessible and affordable, and more importantly fun, for local musicians. Our members range from year 3 (age 7) who have only been playing a term, to experienced semi-professionals, to pensioners and everything in between. It has been lovely to see people taking up an instrument in later life, and adults returning to music after a lapse of sometimes decades. The teenagers keep conductor John “I'm in year 10 at Farlingaye Richards on his toes by requesting fun and challenging music and started playing the which he then has to go and find and put in the right key! trumpet at Grundisburgh “Every Thursday, my Daddy, The orchestra meets on Thursday evenings in term time. The School when I was in year 3. sister and I go to The Although I play in several beginner orchestra from 5.30 to 6.15pm and the main orchestra Grundisburgh Symphony (grade 3 and up) 6.15 to 7pm. If you are interested in joining bands at school, and with Orchestra. I am in year 5 (10 Suffolk Youth Music, I really please email John on [email protected] years old) and I have loved We would love to see you. enjoy the GSO, especially Sarah Cavanagh, 01473 738944 playing the violin since because Ellie and I get the January 2015. As well as a tune as we are the only two junior orchestra there is an trumpets. It's also convenient The orchestra’s next concert is adult one too. In the adult as the rehearsals are in the on Sunday 4 March at 3pm in rehearsals, I and some of village and are only 45 Burgh House Barn (courtesy Bill my friends from school play minutes long. I have started & Jacqui Mayne). Tickets £4 (£2) percussion. We play: the helping with the beginner in aid of the new village hall are drum, glockenspiel, wood orchestra, as part of my Duke on sale in Olde Forge Stores. block, cymbal and triangle. of Edinburgh award. This has The varied programme will last My favourite thing about been good fun, particularly the orchestra is that you when John gave me the less than hour, followed by tea, don’t have to be amazing to coffee, wine and cake. responsibility of playing the be in it. (And the conductor, triangle!” Oliver Cavanagh John Richards is great!)” Rosie Moore-Smith

“I have always had a passion for music and started playing the violin at the age of seven. Having achieved a performance diploma, I then went on to study music at degree level. I am currently a primary school teacher but “I am 11 years old and go to “I play the flute in the music is still a big part of my Woodbridge School. I am orchestra with my Dad who life; I thoroughly enjoy being preparing for my Violin Grade plays clarinet. I am in year 4 at Grundisburgh Primary part of the orchestra and 6, taking my Flute Grade 5 “I joined the orchestra School and I am taking my also sing and play in a local this term and have just started because I was new to the Grade 1 flute exam in March. band called 'Elliott's playing the Organ. At school, violin and wanted the It is really fun playing in the Remedy'. I have two children I am in a number of groups experience of playing with orchestra and my favourite who are following in my and ensembles, including other musicians. It makes you piece we are playing is " musical footsteps and also Concert Band, Seckford listen to them, watch the Waltz of the Flowers". I am play in the orchestra - Sinfonia, the Allegro Quartet, conductor and adjust how really looking forward to the Isabelle plays the violin and the Cantina Trio, and the loudly or softly you play. The concert.” Asha Turner Francesca the flute.” Lynsey Junior and Senior Flute experience is positive and Ratcliffe ensembles. I also sing in a rewarding.” Judith Bignell school choir called Photos Peter Kendall Cantabile” Oliver Laxton an invitation to join upbeat! and sing pbeat!, the ladies choir started in Grundisburgh six years towards its 2018 summer concert - date and venue to be Uago, is looking for more members. It meets on Thursday announced shortly. Since it was formed, Upbeat! has raised over evenings at 7.30pm at Grundisburgh School. No auditions are £14,000 for various charities from its concerts, singing a wide held - the invitation is to just turn up and sing. The ability to range of light music. Anyone interested can contact Jean Ellinor read music is not necessary. The choir is currently working on 07766496160 - or just drop into a rehearsal.

5 techniques. However it all began with the most challenging aspect was taking a ‘Educating rita’ three hour handwritten he Open University is a for “sissies”. Consequently exam where she had Tworld leader in distance Gill failed 3 science A- to write legibly. In her learning and enables people to levels leaving her feeling words “Terrifying!” achieve both career and life cheated out of the chance Her tutor for the goals in a unique way which is to get a degree. Determined current module ‘The both flexible and supportive. to succeed academically European Empires Two Grundisburgh residents Gill publish a novel ‘Rest from 1492-1970’s’ has are currently undertaking a Upon the Wind’ (on sale in so far led two face-to- degree course and are finding Williams store). However, face tutorials which were this was still not enough opportunity to attend tutorials very helpful. He made the that it fits in with family life with other students there has and other commitments. hence she embarked on a next task seem achievable degree at the age of 75. been sufficient guidance and with advice and pointers on However it does take support. Along with the body persistence and self discipline. It will take her six years. how to start. Also notes have of knowledge being gained been provided online along Gill Twissell has recently Because she has no A-levels Gill is also learning to be she is doing a foundation with support via email when commenced studying for a disciplined in her writing and there has been a problem. All B.A. (Hons) in English course which is taking 12-14 is loving the whole OU hours a week. the tutors have been helpful Literature. Her best subjects at experience. and are respected academics. school were English, French Gill is just about to study Joanna Crowe is studying for Joanna has met other students and Art but her parents – one ‘Tradition and Dissent in a History degree as a at tutorials and the discussions with a ‘First’ in Chemistry and English Christianity’ which complete contrast to previous have been both fascinating the other a doctor made it will be challenging but as her studies and experience. She is and thought provoking. clear that such subjects were scientist father was also a doing 60 credits per year On previous modules Joanna parish priest it is a subject rather than the full time 120. close to her heart. The has been part of ‘Facebook (360 credits for a full degree). closed groups’ providing topics she has enjoyed This involves about 15 hours most so far include opportunities for exchanging per week although the load is hints, tips and support. Some analysing poetry and increasing now and 20 hours studying Dr. Faustus. of the students she has met is nearer the mark. One of the are working mothers who The most challenging benefits is that being retired it have to be well organized. aspect has been the chapter is keeping her mind in good Joanna really respects these on Cezanne where his order. women as she sometimes get work had to be compared The OU has a great deal of behind even though retired! with that of a seventeenth experience of remote and Both Gill (photo left) and century French painter. online studying which shows Having no previous Joanna (above) are certainly in the quality of the course up for a challenge so they are knowledge of Art History materials. Joanne enjoys made this difficult. wished every success in their academic learning but also studies. With a personal tutor and how to use new tools and Jenness Proctor

Apprenticeships and mentoring it is crucial in helping apprentices develop their career. We offer a half day training programme to help the mentors get a aston and Otley College is a land-based organisation that thorough understanding of their role. Eteaches a range of courses for people of all ages. From leisure options to commercial programmes via further and higher It is a relatively new idea to offer this (workplace mentoring) education courses, the organisation – that has campuses in both scheme but we feel that it adds value to an individual Suffolk and Norfolk – has helped individuals in this region and apprentice’s development. In general, we have an excellent track beyond for almost 100 years. record of supporting apprentices in the region and beyond. The college also has a large team of people supporting the delivery of increasingly Previous apprenticeship successes include two popular apprenticeship programmes that help grounds people who ended up working for people of all ages earn and learn. To help championship football clubs, a youngster who apprentices achieve, a new mentoring course became landlord of a pub at the age of 19 and a has been set up to give learners the vital former army sergeant who left the forces to study additional support and guidance they need in horticulture with us and is now working in her their workplace. dream job as the head gardener at Kentwell Hall. The college trains new mentors on how to Big Day Out support their apprentices at work. They (the The college has a family fun day taking place at mentors) are given advice on a range of skills our Otley campus on Sunday 20 May between that allows them to offer professional support 10am and 4pm. For details about this, the and guidance, meet regularly with the mentoring programme, apprenticeships or the apprentice to discuss their progress, access additional training for college in general, you can call 08000 224556 or visit them and provide consistent non-judgmental feedback. www.eastonotley.ac.uk As a college, we oversee this mentoring programme and believe Mark Stead, head of work based learning at Easton and Otley College, based in Otley. 6 tell as a story. We also sing booKs oN WHEELs and have a prayer, but we also have activities that link to the story. Wet fish printing? Bread over a fire? Gardens in an Eggshell? Actimel Nativities? Yes, we’ve done them all and plenty more f you thought that faith and besides. They were lots of fun Ichurch are dull, involve and we always finish up with sitting still in a cold church a sandwich tea to restore the and just listening, we hope energy levels. that ‘Messy Church’ is something that can change We get a good crowd coming your mind. but we can always welcome more. As we are catering ‘Messy Church’ had a great though, we do ask if you first year last year with could let us know in advance activity-based services where if you’d like to come. (Details on the website) ita Johnson has used the Suffolk Mobile Library Service for This year apart from Rmany years. Each month when the van calls at Ashbocking running monthly we she chooses about 16 books to take out. “I would really hate to are also going to be be without it” she says. offering a one-day The service has three mobile library vans of which two between children only (sorry them stop in nine of The News’ villages. The van serving grownups) holiday Ashbocking is based at Saxmundham and the regular manager club along the same is Peter Fiske, a retired policeman, who has got to know all his lines. It’s going to be regular customers and enjoys a good chat and a laugh. on Saturday 21 July The mobile library service gives free access to hundreds of and details will be thousands of books, including large print, audiobooks and available later. children’s books. It also lends CDs and DVDs for a small If you are interested charge. If the items wanted are not on board they can be in knowing more, we reserved from the library catalogue at no cost and delivered all the family can participate have a website page with the van at a later date. The steps convert into a lift for together. This year we are carlfordchurches.org/messy- anyone with limited mobility. changing to meet every month church which has a link to This valuable service to rural and often isolated communities and will still alternate around sign up for our monthly can also be an opportunity to meet up with other people and four of the village halls in the emails and this year’s catch up with the local goings on says Helen Hudson, the other area – Grundisburgh, Clopton, programme. We look forward manager of the Saxmundham van. She is very anxious that Hasketon and Otley. to hearing from you! people take advantage of the service. “The more people who Each Sunday afternoon Words & photo Mark Cresswell, use it, the less likely we are to lose it. Everyone is welcome,” service is themed on a well- [email protected] says Helen. known bible story which we The stops in The News’ villages on the Saxmundham mobile library route are every fourth Thursday at: KEYHOLE SURGERY Dallinghoo Village Hall 0945-1000 LOCKSMITHS Charsfield, South View, The Street 1005-1030 SIMON CHITTOCK Otley Spring Park 1100-1125 NO CALL OUT FEES – NO VAT Otley Village Stores 1130-1210 FREE QUOTES – BEST PRICES IN THE AREA Framsden, The Green 1220-1245 01473 715794 – 07599 538917 The next dates are 15 March, 12 April, 10 May and 7 June. www.keyholesurgeryipswich.co.uk The van serving other villages in The News area is based in Ipswich, with Andrew Little being the regular manager. It also visits on a Thursday calling at: • New boilers, • All central Hasketon Victory Hall 1200-1215 maintenance heating work & servicing Bredfield Glebe Road 1220 -1235 • All general Bredfield Village Hall 1240-1305 • Hot water plumbing & Clopton Rous Hall Estate 1320-1345 cylinders maintenance Grundisburgh Post Mill Gardens 1450-1510 Grundisburgh Dog Inn 1515-1600 Heating and plumbing specialists Tuddenham Fountain 1615-1630 The next dates are 8 March, 5 April, 3 May, 31 May and 18 Friendly family FREE June, business quotes The Saxmundham van can be contacted on 07736 007604 and 222418 C7985 the Ipswich van on 07809 594685. Alternatively queries can be Tel: 01473 277073 Mob: 07766 464336 made or messages left via the Suffolk Libraries helpdesk on www.sleepsafe-ltd.co.uk 01473 351249, [email protected]. 25 Stoney Road, Grundisburgh, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6RD Words Nicola Hobbs, photo Peter Kendall 7 1771 when Grundisburgh Hall WHat’s iN a NamE? was purchased by Brampton Gurdon. He also had a family This is the first time for a while that we have had estate in Norfolk with the space to continue our series on the origins of village of Cranworth nearby, road names around our villages. which a descendant took as ranworth A few years his title when he became a CClose, off later, around peer in 1889. the gypsies would cut willow Stoney Road, was 1980, came As a footnote, there are two for peg making. part of the the extensive other Gurdon Roads in The Ablitt family were enlarging of estate in England, one in Colchester farmers and very early farm Grundisburgh that Gurdon Road the second in Charlton, contractors. Robert Ablitt began in the late which London, but in Arkansas, lived with his wife Kate in 1960’s to include completed USA there is another Gurdon Balcony House, now known also the Post Mill the link-up. Road in Clark County. as ‘Hillingdon’, in The Street, houses and The names Albert Usher Grundisburgh. They also lived Orchard End. at some time in Hill House on are linked Ablitt’s Meadow These because the Woodbridge Road. Two of developments Gurdon is the t the top of Stoney Road, their sons died in the 1st would in time family name AGrundisurgh, Ablitt’s World War and are bind the separate settlements of local landowner, Lord Meadow was built in the early commemorated on the village of the village near the Chapel Cranworth. The family has part of this century to provide war memorial. and the area near the Half been associated with Suffolk much needed ‘affordable So the development Moon with those around the for hundreds of years and its housing’ and the 24 homes are commemorates an old village centre. link with the village came in only available for people with family, a long forgotten field strong local connections. name and two brothers who The site was known in pre- lost their lives in the service war days as Ablitts Meadow. of their country. At that time !it was rough John Ager grass, a favourite place for More contributions to this gypsies to camp and children series will be welcomed, to play. At the bottom of the particularly from some of our meadow was a pond where other villages. Please send to [email protected].

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could not justify staff. tHE tHrEE And that if the pub cannot make money it HorsEsHoEs will likely be turned into a residential property or at cHarsfiELd suchlike in a similar way harsfield is the village on to The Castle. Cwhich the book and later In addition to the known the film of ‘Akenfield’ was pressures he explained based. It starts with the that in an incident where ethereal line: “The village lies the boiler blew up folded away in one of the demanding repairs shallow valleys which dip into coming to thousands of the East Anglian coastal plain” pounds that was not met which belies the later under the lease, strong descriptions of the extreme Gerry and Sharon at the bar. local support was harshness of life for farm mobilised, with a voucher workers in the days of horse the bar and the restaurant. The growing area with a poly system that could be redeemed drawn agricultural. bar sits comfortably between tunnel which provides for the at the bar and restaurant which Jerry and Sharon Bird are these two rooms. The kitchen. The pub food is helped meet the cost. restaurant can cater for up to leaseholder publicans at the focused on gluten free as More local support Three Horseshoes, the Free 28 people and there is also a Sharon is a celiac. private dining room area that On another occasion locals House Pub in the centre of the I met Jerry, who explained can cater for 14. very kindly helped organise village. They both have other that the pub struggles to make and set up the pub garden employment, Sharon is also a The pub regularly has quiz ends meet. Whilst losses have when Jerry was injured. Even singer and they have four boys nights and themed nights and reduced in recent years, he whilst I was there a local lady all of whom have now left monthly, third Sunday lunches faces the same pressures that brought a large bay plant home. for people who are on their rural pubs everywhere have around for his consideration. own. which has turned so many It is an attractive, probably He has also run a village shop into restaurants and Edwardian, village pub. It is The pub has a large car park, from the carpark and with his gastropubs or caused closure divided into two main areas, garden and a vegetable horticultural experience sells like The Castle at various plants, hanging Bredfield. baskets and firewood. When I visited, he was Jerry clearly thrives on the in the process of local support that he gets and internal decoration will certainly need in the having recently future to keep the pub in this plastered the chimney famous village a going breast in the middle of concern. the bar area. He explained that the pub is no longer Contact: The Three opened at lunchtime Horseshoes, The Street, because there was Charsfield, IP13 7PY. 01473 insufficient trade and 737187 Words Stephen Cooper, Left: The monthly photos Peter Kendall singles’ lunch.

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9 Local Enterprise from farmer to very creative architect via BBc special effects and film studios ocal architect Richard Pirkis designed his first building L- Woodbridge Rugby Club - while still in a farming partnership with his father at the family farm in Debach. This spurred him on to leave Suffolk and head to art school in London, later enjoying extraordinary varied work with BBC Visual Effects on Dr Who, Tomorrow's World, Top of the Pops, Private Schulz, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours (he designed and made the till!), Kenny Everett Video Show, and The Day The Universe Changed. He later worked in TV and film including Rob Roy, Jim Henson Muppets, Flintstones, Never Ending Story and Pinocchio. Alongside film work Richard undertook increasing architectural commissions , eventually resulting in a return to a moviNG story Suffolk in 1990. Several listed building and conservation first job wrapping newly Hill, a close friend from their projects, of which he is passionate, have led to a RIBA award Amanufactured oak schooldays at Farlingaye. Neil winning barn conversion, contemporary extensions and beach furniture for export led Neil and Jason have worked huts together with garden and landscape design. Fenton into the removals together for so long that they He recently designed the welcoming Honey business. After ten years each know exactly how the & Harvey courtyard in Wooodbridge with a experience with various other one likes to operate, 150 year old gnarled Spanish Olive tree as a removals companies, he set up saving lots of time and focal point. He is also the architect Fentons in 2010. discussion. responsible for the quietly understated Specialising in small to Ninety percent of the work is conservation and extension at Burgh medium sized removals, house moves, but Fentons also Schoolroom, a much loved and well-used Fentons has a couple of three- do office and student moves, community facility. and-a-half ton long wheelbase auction deliveries and pick Richard’s own house near the Burgh Clopton ups, and single item deliveries. boundary was once a tiny bungalow built They have the necessary just after the 2nd world war which over the equipment to move pianos years has grown to become a stylish home safely, and are licensed waste for his wife Sally and their two sons. Now carriers so they can undertake that Oliver and Louis have left home, it property clearance and offers a luxurious bed and breakfast business disposal. run by Sally – who also designs and makes Clients can book Fentons to do silver jewellery. all the packing before the Words Nicola Hobbs. photos Sally Pirkis move, or have packaging Contact Richard Pirkis www.pirkis.co.uk, materials delivered in advance 07747 626048, 07961 451064 to do their own. Sometimes www.churchhousebandbsuffolk.co.uk they are booked to do the unpacking as well. Above Richard with a new wall and gate he designed in a Suffolk “We aim to go the extra mile garden. Below a barn conversion in south Suffolk by Richard. to make the often stressful business of moving home as easy as it possibly can be” Neil (above) piano moving and says Neil. Among the more at top with one of his vans and unusual moves Neil has colleague Jason Hill. undertaken are a delivery of brand new beds to a chateau in Luton vans, but Neil has now France. gained the necessary Words Nicola Hobbs, qualifications and operators photos Peter Kendall licence to drive large vehicles Contact: which can be hired if needed. www.fentonsremovals.co.uk, He finds the smaller vans are phone 01394 386462 often more satisfactory as they (evenings) 07853 200899 (day). are easier to get up narrow drives and small country lanes. Working with Neil is Jason

10 Local Enterprise muLti aWard WiNNiNG Eco tourism projEct Continued from page 1 t’s a really positive way of making the charity Isustainable whilst safeguarding the wildlife site and it has led to Secret Meadows achieving a Green Tourism Gold Award in recognition of its Environmental Policy. There are lots of green themed packages to be had, including locally- sourced food hampers, hen coop hire, off-grid Photos: left: Charlotte hot tubs, wildlife sponsorships and bushcraft Daniel, her partner Ross workshops. Troup who is site Alongside the environmental focus, there’s the manager and luxury accommodation. Up to 44 guests can be conservatiion officer, and accommodated at any one time in six safari-style their children. luxury lodge tents; ‘Gypsy’s Rest’ (a gypsy Below left: Guests caravan with shepherd’s staying at the ‘Hobbit hut); and a Box’. converted/recycled wooden Below right: Inside a horsebox truck called the luxury lodge tent ‘Hobbit Box’. The accommodation and location allow guests to focus on quality time with loved ones while connecting with the natural environment. Secret Meadows offers a true ‘off- grid’ experience of outdoor adventures, evenings by candlelight and mornings being woken by birdsong, with such a positive impact on guests that many are reluctant to leave! And who could blame them when The Sinfield Trust is also moving forward. They will experiences include be organising guided walks in June, which is the collecting freshly laid eggs and very best time to see the orchids in the meadows. enjoying luxury breakfast Furthermore, they will soon be re-launching their hampers provided by Grange volunteer conservation days, which are a really Farm Shop, all cooked on the positive way to enjoy the outdoors while helping to wood burning stove. maintain the varied habitats at the White House Farm Walks can take guests on nature Wildlife Site. trails to look for animal tracks, The charity currently has vacancies for volunteer roles sightseeing from the wildlife hide, and would love to hear from you. The roles include a to a picnic in the wildflower Volunteer Manager, Wildlife Site Guide, Events meadow or out to the Turk’s Head Volunteer and Wildlife Recorders. More details are via the public footpath for a meal. available on the charity’s website: There are bushcraft workshops in http://www.sinfieldtrust.org/home and the best contact the woods for guests or they can relax in the hammocks and if you are interested in volunteering is Charlotte at deck chairs overlooking the meadow. One ‘must-do’ is light the [email protected] or 01394 382992. Kadai fire bowl for a traditional barbeque and then sit round the More details on Secret Meadows and its accommodation can be camp fire later in the evening found online at http://www.secretmeadows.co.uk/. Open to guests from late March to early November (with the Words Tanya Fosdick. photos supplied wildlife site’s open season from April to October), Secret Meadows is constantly looking to develop and enhance the site with new facilities and additional features. The News aims to encourage the use of This year, they are welcoming some new animals for guests to local companies by local people. If you run a visit, including a very friendly pygmy goat and pig donated by business within our catchment Moat Barn Nursery in Hasketon. There are also plans to add area (see page 19) why not tell us about it: more wood-fired hot tubs (as they have proven so popular!) and adding rustic play areas in the woodland. [email protected]

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      From left: Jim Punton, Paul Jennings, Fiona Woods. Burns Supper which takes place at on Saturday 3 March at the he popular biannual Burns Village Hall. Night Supper, held on GARDEN KEEPER T The evening will include Landscape Design & Ground Works Saturday 27 January at Tuddenham Village Hall, was comedy sketches, the Junior a sell out! Chorus performing a medley PATIOS • DRIVEWAYS from ‘Oliver!’, poems, songs, TREES • HEDGES • PONDS Adrian Frost hosted the event. monologues and our very own FENCES • CLEARANCES The proceedings commenced Singing Vicars! Like last year, when piper Andy Offord piped TURFING & MUCH MORE tickets have already sold out. in the ceremonial haggis Contact John for carried by Scot Punton. Dresses for Kenya advice and free quotes Tuddenham’s resident Scot, he ladies of Tuddenham St 01394809136 Jim Punton, performed the ‘Immortal Memory’. Paul TMartin WI were proud to 07888684281 support Ipswich based Cake & Email: Jennings gave an hilarious [email protected] ‘Toast to the Lassies’ with Revolution WI in their recent www.keepingthegarden.co.uk Fiona Woods providing an project. C&R WI organised a equally amusing response. sewing bee afternoon making cotton dresses for primary Monica Pipe presided over the school girls in Kenya as part s Experts in traditional mole catching for catering staff providing a of a bigger initiative by over 50 years delicious menu of Cock a Kenyan School Fund (an Leekie Soup, Haggis, Neeps Ipswich charity). No call out fee N o VAT Fully insured & Tatties with whisky gravy s s s and Tipsy Laird pudding. In addition to various lengths Prices start from £35 of cotton material donated by s After the meal, Jean Ellinor WI ladies, a kind donor gave a s All vermin and pests controlled provided the calling for some 40 metre length of material Scottish Country Dancing which the Tuddenham ladies including the ever popular washed, ironed and cut to size www.discountpestcontrol.org Strip the Willow. The evening ready for the C&R ladies to ended with Auld Lang Syne sew into 28 dresses. Tel 01473 735168 Our little (remembering not to cross hands until the second verse!) The charity sent the dresses or 07765 643484 mole problem is An enjoyable evening was had and other items (pencils, getting worse! by all. skipping ropes, underwear, toothbrushes etc) to Kenya in One Night Only February. For information about the charity visit ollowing the success of www.kenyanschoolfund.org Flast year’s variety show, Words Jean Ellinor, photos above by Jo Tadpoles are back again with Tickle, below Vicky Brett of Cake & ‘One Night Only - The Sequel’ Revolutiion WI

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November raised nearly £200, New Year began with a bring progress on which was shared between the and share buffet, along with the new hall project and Send a Cow.. one of Gill Johnson's quizes, Grant providers look more as usual it was a very relaxed village hall favourably on applications evening. Congratulations to on being he business plan for when they can see that efforts Ann Barton ith the cup for Grundisburgh’s new are being made within the presented w T most competition village hall has now been community to raise funds. gaining the points during 2017. approved by the management Fund raisers wanted committee and has been In February Pastor Colin Anyone who can help raise circulated to parish Grimwood shared with us funds - either for the general councillors. Copies are also some experiences he had while construction or for specific available for reading in the visiting missionaries in aspects such as projection or pop-up café at Williams Store Madurai, India. The existing village hall in kitchen equipment - is invited and on the website: www, He was there during Pongal, Grundisburgh will remain in to make contact with me in grundisburghvillagehall.uk which is a colourful (and business until the new hall is the first place. A funding team has started the noisy) four day festival to ready for use. Bookings A simple website has been process of applying for grants celebrate harvest. He spoke of should now made through prepared which will enable and there will be regular a very different culture to Michelle Sandford (above) people to get the latest news updates in Grundisburgh ours, a place where time She can be contacted on on the project and also to News on their progress. keeping is almost non existent 07874 055746 or 01473 download a copy of the s are full of At the same time a drive is and the road 735951. business plan. The website vers, of beautiful underway to raise funds reckless dri Michelle has taken over the address is: www. f the extreme within the community. places and o role from Brenda Garrett who grundisburghvillagehall.uk eople living in Grundisburgh Symphony poverty of p had served as bookings A new fence has been erected es, and of being Orchestra will be giving the shanty hom secretary since 1991 after along the Ipswich Road at almost every proceeds raised at its concert given curry taking over from Margaret boundary to make the site ding breakfast!). on 4 March (see page 5) to the meal (inclu Dunnett. more secure. Michelle lives even closer to project. A ‘sale of surprises’ Our refreshments were in the hall - next door at Lark run by Nicola Hobbs and Peter Kendall, chair, New Village Hall keeping with the theme when Steering Group, [email protected] Rise, Ipswich Road. myself in the parish rooms in we rounded the evening off with onion bhajis and Wi rEport samosas. he last meeting of We are looking forward to our TGrundisburgh, Burgh & full and varied programme for Culpho WI in 2017 was a real the rest of 2018. Come and treat. The Kesgrave Singers join us, you will be sure of a gave us a polished welcome - see the News’ diary programme of songs and page for details of speakers. poetry. Sometimes we were Carol Barker, 01473 735838 toe tapping, or being encouraged to join in. Then at Parish meeting times we just sat back and listened as their lovely voices rundisburgh & Cupho’s filled the very appropriate Gannual parish meeting setting of the Chapel. will take place on Tuesday 24 April starting at 7pm in As has become a tradition, the Grundisburgh Village Hall.

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New advert grun. news V3... Friday, 08 July 2016 11:18 page 1 Composite GRUNDISBURGH GLEANINGS Growing guiding movement uiding in Grundisburgh is growing! We welcomed a new Gsenior section in the autumn. This unit caters for girls ages between 14 and 18 and they meet every fortnight from 7 to 8.45pm at Grundisburgh School. The programme is completely girl led, promoting independence and leadership. Since starting the unit the girls have to planned, cooked and served a healthy two course meal for the Guiding leaders - which was very much appreciated by us! They brushed up on their knot tying skills to make woggles for their unit scarves and made Christmas decorations using paracord. We would love to have more girls joining the senior section. Guides did their ‘Peacock’ badge which looked at Indian culture Beavers on their First Aid night. and involved trying different Indian food and looking at saris. They also made their own biscuits and boxes that were given to older members of the community over Christmas. scoutiNG NEWs In Brownies we had a visit from the local police, but not veryone enjoyed Xmas activities before the holidays, For because we had been naughty but to help us complete our EBeavers it was a party in the Scout Hut, Cubs a games night, ‘Crime Prevention’ badge. The girls all had their finger prints Scouts -Ten Pin Bowling, Explorers - day out, sleepover in the taken and had to design a crime prevention poster. This term we hut. are working towards our ‘Guide Dog’ badge and are looking forward to a visit from a Guide dog. The Xmas Card Postal Scheme was very well supported, making £237 for our fundraising. The support was very much To complete the Guiding ‘family’ we will soon be opening a appreciated. A total of 976 were collected,which then got sorted Rainbow unit. This will be the first time that Grundisburgh and sent. Williams Stores collected the most - getting 403 cards Guiding has been able to offer provision for girls aged between in their ‘post bin’! 5 and 7. Contact one of us for information about Rainbow . In January over 40 members attended the excellent GADS panto The date for this year’s Pumpkin Festival is Saturday 20 and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. One of the cast was Annie October, to be held once again on the village green. This was a Potter, a new Cub, who was ‘invested’ by Archie, our Cub hugely successful event last year, raising much needed funds of Leader during the interval. just under £1,000 for Guiding. This year we are hoping to promote the home grown pumpkin competition for both young Beavers heard about the history of scouting and the ‘Beaver and old, experienced and newcomers. There will be free Promise’ from Stuart. Geraldine, one of our Leaders, and Lorna, pumpkin seeds available to collect from Williams Store or a Young Leader, both celebrated birthdays (Lorna’s was a very contact one of us and we will get one to you. Get your green special one). We had ‘Burns Night’ singing round the campfire, fingers at the ready! First Aid with Geraldine, who is a State Registered Nurse, teaching the Beavers how to get help and putting someone in the Debbie Richards, 01473735044 and Kate Adams, 01473735144 ‘Recovery Position’; then Beavers went home with ‘pretend’ bandages on heads, hands, arms, legs. We made pancakes, had new Beavers invested, will be making Mother’s Day JOHN DURRELL cards/crafts, and hiking back from Bealings. Cubs had Scientist Badge Night (1) in January with local Painter & Decorator • Interior & Exterior resident Joel Tatham and will have Joel for Scientist Night (2) in Over 25 Years experience March. We had a Jelly Baby Challenge Night, a joint Cub/Scout 01394 766357 hike around local villages undertaking a few challenges with For a free estimate call City & Guilds • Excellent references available sleepover in the hut. We did Creative Pancakes and Camp Donuts, will be going tobogganing in Ipswich and on an Easter egg hunt, and at the end of May taking part in District Cub Camp. Scouts went on a hike to Hasketon, eating hot dogs on arrival, Quality Bespoke and will be joining Cubs on the Incident Challenge hike. We will be learning Camp First Aid and Hygiene and in March older Fitted Kitchens at Scouts are attending Phoenix Camp in Essex. The Outdoor Affordable Prices Challenge Camp will be at Boxford Spinney, we have an Easter Egg Hunt and then in late March Swimming & Chips. Explorers also hiked to Hasketon but on a different night to Scouts, we had Blind Date, Open Fire Pancakes, Phoenix Camp in Essex with some Scouts, an Alien Game and at end of March there will be a Night Hike starting from Grundisburgh. We are still in need of helpers for our Scout Group and if anyone would like details please contact Stuart Ross, Group Scout Leader, or me. 01473 890122 Pat Ross, Group Secretary, 01473 735352 www.woodfarmkitchens.co.uk www.grundisburghscouts.org.uk www.fynnvalleyexplorers.org.uk

15 later adored her three Primary School at the time. 21 years, when he was NEWs granddaughters, Laura, Zoe The wedding took place in approached to apply for and Claire,. Her passion was Burgh Church and they lived service on the travelling post tributEs car boot sales where she had in Meeting Lane in office, for John a dream job! great pleasure in buying toys Grundisburgh. Although he passed the Postal Doreen Martin 1926-2017 for them. She was also a great John worked at Barnards in and Telegraph Civil Exam, he animal lover and always had declined to take up the oreen and her twin sister Stowmarket for a time and in cats and dogs. appointment, being too Doris were born to Laura 1963 became a heavy goods D excited about working on the and Bernard Vince. They lived She developed dementia many vehicle inspector for the TPO. at 4 Vine Cottages, years ago; Dennis and the Ministry of Transport. When Grundisburgh. Sadly Doreen’s family took care of her until in not working his passions were Travel was another passion. twin died at five, just after 2005 she needed more care two fold - his garden and With his first wife and four they started school in the village . than they were able to provide. heavy machinery. He liked children, they emigrated to She went to live in Anglesey nothing better than a day out Australia as £10 poms. John Doreen was Heights nursing home where, at a steam rally. loved the Australian life-style, lonely and so amazingly she stayed until her the sunshine, the feeling of her parents Hazel died in 2009 and John death over 12 years later. We open space and the lack of took in missed her badly but 2017 was would like to thank all who formality – and his job with Barnardos to be perhaps the hardest he attended our mum’s funeral the Australian post office. children had ever encountered, with the and donated to Dementia UK. Family problems brought Freda and death of their only son Nigel. We are so pleased to have them back to England, and the Grace. They raised £270. In his usual fashion, he was marriage broke down. had many happy times playing determined to deal with Manny Martin and Margaret Quinton in the meadows and paddling everything properly – and John responded to an advert to in the stream. War was John Batchelor 1920-2017 began the mammoth task of share the driving and costs of declared when she was 13 and clearing Nigel’s sheds and his travelling by Land Rover her father built an air raid ohn began his life in Sutton, across Europe and parts of Norfolk, and spent his vast collection of engineering shelter in the bank in the J magazines. But what hit John Asia, to Australia. He got as garden where they would go childhood there, winning a far as Delhi and was appalled place at the grammar school in hardest was discovering that until the all clear was given. Nigel, who had lived with his by the poverty in India, but North Walsham. He was just fascinated by the countries At 14 Doreen went to work in parents all his life, was a the right age to ‘join and the kindness of the people service as kitchen maid at very wealthy man, indeed up’ as the end of the he met. Clopton Hall for Mr and Mrs 1930s came along. a millionaire. John found Neeps earning five shillings a John joined the it hard to get his head Back home, he took a job at week with her food provided. RAF in 1938, as a around the fortune that Lingfield Hospital School for An extra job was at motor engineer. He Nigel had amassed. He children with epilepsy where Woodbridge canning factory, did his 10 week shared with me on a he met and married Madge in where she made many friends, basic training in number of occasions, the 1972; they emigrated to New Doreen met Dennis through Yorkshire and then was posted challenge of what was to be Zealand where John again her cousin Lily who was in a variety of places done with this fortune. became a postman and loved married to Dennis’s brother throughout the UK until 1944, Grundisburgh will be forever the life style. Elizabeth was Cyril. They were married in when he was sent to Italy. indebted to Nigel and John born there but they returned 1949 and lived in a cottage in Batchelor, who have left to the when Madge’s mother became Otley owned by Stanaway He stayed on in the RAF for a terminally ill. Madge took a while after war ended, by Scouts, the Church, the Chapel Farm. She worked in the and the Gurdon Trust, money post with Suffolk County farmhouse as part payment for which time he had risen to the Council, and John began a rank of sergeant but he and property in excess of one the rent. In 1951 Rosemary million pounds. During the new line of employment as a was born and she could no returned to civilian life and to nursing auxilliary at Heath Norfolk. He met Hazel at a remainder of his life John longer work so they moved wanted no public recognition Road Hospital, working back to her parents, until a dance in Diss. She came from nights. During their first Burgh, where her father was for this benevolence, but his house came up on Orchard nephew Michael agreed that winter in Grundisburgh the End. In 1953 Manny was born, the blacksmith - she was village was snowed in and he teaching at Earl Soham the village should know of the then in 1958 Margaret. Doreen legacy that we have received walked for three hours to get and be able to express our to the hospital for his shift! gratitude. The last of John’s long Rev Canon Clare Sanders distance journeys came in 1982 when he fulfilled a long John Nicholas 1931-2017 held dream to visit South ohn was born and America. He spent four Jbred in London and months back-packing on leaving school around Venezuela, joined the Post Office Peru, the Amazon as a messenger boy, the Basin, Equador and start of a long love the Galapagos Islands affair with the service. and had a fabulous National Service was time. Then he settled with the Royal Engineers down very happily in Postal Section in Germany. On Grundisburgh and I really demob, he was promoted to think he was never happier. Postman Higher Grade, aged Based on information supplied by Madge

16 Eileen Angland 1923-2017 bungalow and live a full and independent life. ileen Angland was born Einto a large very close Terry, Pat, Janice & Debbie family in Canning Town, Ray Jackaman London. She had a great sense of humour and would ay was very much a local talk for hours about the things Rboy, living in and around she and her sisters used to get Grundisburgh all his life: in up to. his early years in Stoney Road, in one of the houses When the war started Eileen that were then called joined up as an ARP warden Roadman’s Cottages. His even though only 16 and was a father Walter, worked as a fire watch warden during the lengths man for the council, blitz. Growing up, the church which involved looking after a played a big part in their social particular stretch of road in life as well as services on the village, all year round in Sundays and Holy Days. It all weathers. was at one of these social gatherings that she met Later he lived at Bonds Patrick and after the war they Corner where the living was married, moved to Rise Park tough – water collected from a drama at sEa in Romford where their standpipe and carried in a children, Terry, Pat, Janice and bucket on the bike handlebars. t was while we were recording memories for the Debbie were born. He then moved with his I'Grundisburgh Remembered' project celebrating the parents to the top of Orchard Millennium, that Ray Jackaman related to me his experiences Eileen was very sociable, keen End until they died in the aboard the Troopship 'Empire Windrush' on 29 March 1954. to get involved in 1970s and lived there alone - the local Towns apart from the chickens! National Serviceman Jackaman had been shipped with his unit Women’s Guild to engage in the Korean War, but when they got there the war and contributed Ray attended Grundisburgh was over and they were shipped home again! handicraft items School, from ages 5-15, no secondary school in those On the return journey the ship called at various ports, picking up to the sewing service families and invalided service men - 1,500 men, women group at the days. His working life had began at Tuddenham Hall, and children. At some point off Algiers there was an explosion school PSA and in the engine-room which killed four crew members and spread Scout Troop. doing something on the farm, but for the greater fire throughout. The alarm sounded and eventually the There were many family order was given to 'abandon ship'. gatherings for extended part, he worked for family; Christmas parties Suffolk County Council When Ray and his mates went to collect their life-jackets always included the in the road they found they had already been 'collected' by others, and grandparents, aunts, uncles maintenance and as Ray said in a massive piece of understatement “some of and cousins, with Eileen and transport. After us were in a bit of a muddle” - a 'muddle' for him certainly Patrick happily catering for retirement he worked in - unable to swim and no life-jacket! As he hesitated on everyone. various gardens, keeping deck an older Scottish serviceman advised him 'you'd best get immaculate records of what he off here laddie' and when Ray explained his dilemma the After Patrick retired, they had done on each visit. 'Scotsman', as Ray described him, gave Ray his own life-jacket. moved to Grundisburgh and At 18 Ray had been called up “I wish I could meet him, and thank him” Ray told me, nearly what a happy move that turned 50 years later, “'he saved my life”. out to be! The village for National Service in the welcomed them and they army and was sent to the Making History Korean War. On the journey joined many groups. The I told this story to Ivan Howlett who was part of the BBC team home he was involved in a family gatherings continued, who produced the Radio 4 programme 'Making History' and dramatic piece of naval now including grandchildren who was helping us with the 'Grundisburgh Remembered' history - see right. and great grandchildren, project. In response to an invitation from Ivan to record his Eileen was keen on acting and Back home football was an story, Ray's own 'history' was played on the Tuesday afternoon enjoyed painting, sharing this important part in Ray’s life, 'Making History' programme and, to the delight of all pleasure with a small group of and he played in and managed concerned, the following day the sister of Ray's hero contacted ladies from the village who several local football teams the BBC - her brother was still alive and living in a retirement would meet weekly at each including Grundisburgh home! Reserves, Charsfield and other’s houses. Eileen made He and Ray were put in touch, Ray was able to express his Monewden. many great friends in heartfelt thanks and they remained in touch with each other until Grundisburgh, and the Rev Canon Clare Sanders the death of that brave kind man who'd saved Ray's life - and I parishioners from St Thomas know how grateful Ray remained until his own recent death. of Canterbury Catholic Church, Woodbridge, who Unfortunately The News is Madge Nicholas visited, enabling her to usually unable to carry the tributes supplied to us in full. So continue her commitment to The picture of the Empire Windrush ablaze is taken from Royal the editor has the difficult task of her faith. In recent years the Air Force photograph A 32891 courtesy of Imperial War reducing the length. The Grundisburgh Lunch Club has Museum collections. A dramatic film of the rescue can be unedited versions can be seen been an invaluable support, viewed in youtube Movietone film clip: on The News’ website and in With this network of helpers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNzO1UTGYcY Eileen was able to stay in her Williams tea rooms.

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