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THE NEEDHAM MARKET NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL August 2015 - No 470 and Distributed Throughout Needham Market Free of Charge Needham Market Phoenix Youth Football Club 40th Year Celebrations 1977 See details on page 22 2014 www.needhammarkettc.co.uk TOWN COUNCIL Needham Market Town Council OFFICE TOWN CLERK: ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK: Town Council Office, Kevin Hunter Kelaine Spurdens Community Centre, School Street, LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS: TELEPHONE: Needham Market IP6 8BB BE ANNIS OBE Grinstead House, Grinstead Hill, NM IP6 8EY 01449 720531 (07927 007895) Telephone: 01449 722246. D CAMPBELL ‘Chain House’ 1 High Street, NM, IP6 8AL 01449 720952 An answerphone is in R CAMPBELL The Acorns, Hill House Lane, NM, IP6 8EA 01449 720729 operation when the office TS CARTER Danescroft, Ipswich Road, NM, IP6 8EG 01449 401325 is unmanned. RP DARNELL 27 Pinecroft Way, NM, IP6 8HB 07990 583162 The office is open to the JE LEA MA Town Mayor/Chair of Council public Mondays and 109 Jubilee Crescent, NM IP6 8AT 01449 721544 Thursdays 10am to 12noon. I MASON 114 Quinton Road, NM IP6 8TH 01449 721162 MG NORRIS 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871 E.mail: KMN OAKES, 89 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8ED 07702 339971 clerk@needhammarkettc. f9.co.uk S PHILLIPS 46 Crowley Road IP6 8BJ 01449 721710 S ROWLAND 9 Orchid Way, NM, IP6 8JQ 01449 721507 Web: D SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 723208 www.needhammarkettc. co.uk M SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 723208 X STANSFIELD Deputy Town Mayor/Deputy Chair of Council Town Council meetings Hope Cottage, 7 Stowmarket Road IP6 8DR 07538 058304 are held on the first and third Wednesdays of each AL WARD MBE 22 Chalkeith Road, NM, IP6 8HA 01449 720422 month at 7:25 p.m. in the Green Room at Needham COUNTY COUNCILLOR: Market Community Centre. J TRUELOVE, Bildeston Road, Little Finborough, IP14 2LA 01449 678652 You are all welcome to DISTRICT COUNCILLORS: attend and you will have a chance to air your views. W. MARCHANT, 137 High Street, NM, IP6 8DH 01449 720965 MG NORRIS, 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871 Useful Telephone Numbers p.23 S. GOSTLING Domestic Painter & Decorator D. J. 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Full needhammarkettc.f9.co.uk , for the present time and as I write Receptions held by the details of the event will be in attention of Kelaine. this the town is looking very Mayor of Thetford and the the September edition of the Copy deadline is always the 8th summery. The Needham in High Sheriff of Suffolk. The of the month prior to publication Newsletter. Bloom planters along the latter was held at Felsham and deadline for the September High Street and around the Hall, the home of the High 2015 issue is 8th August please. Cllr Josephine Lea town look very colourful as Sheriff. The Reception was All Advertising queries should be referred to Kelaine at the do all the lovely hanging held on a beautiful summer Needham Market Town Town Council office on (01449) baskets and pots outside the evening and we were Mayor houses and businesses in entertained by the Swing 722246 or email as above. the High Street. Thanks to Band from the County Upper Chairman of Council the Bloomers and to those School at Bury St Edmunds NEEDHAM supporters of the Needham who were really excellent. in Bloom Group who have MARKET agreed to assist with the I mentioned in the July To advertise in the watering this year. newsletter that my charities Newsletter LIBRARY are the Foodbank and the please contact the School Street, I have attended several civic Needham Market Carers. Town Council Office Needham Market functions around the county A date for the diary is Tel: 01449 720780 during the past month; the 9th October when I shall on 01449 722246 Opening Hours: Tue 10am - 3pm Mid Suffolk Citizens Advice Bureau Wed 2pm-5pm & Quality Advice – Locally 5.30pm-7.30pm Mon: 9.30am - 3.30pm • Tues: 9.30am - 3.30pm • Weds: CLOSED • Thurs: 9.30am - 6.30pm • Fri: 9.30am - 12.30pm Thu 10am-1pm & FREE ADVICE on DEBT, BENEFITS, RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, 2pm-5 pm GOODS & SERVICES, LEGAL and much more Fri 2 pm - 5 pm Tel: 01449 676060 or 676280 Sat 10 am - 5 pm or call in at 5 Milton Road South, Stowmarket Sun 11 am - 4 pm Supply and wall-mounting [email protected] of Plasma & LCD TVs www.wavelengthaerials.co.uk Needham Market Newsletter August 15 3 Clubs: GIPPING WOMENS Sun 16th August 10am people went by to vote in the ASHBURNHAM OVER CLUB STRADBROKE AREA. 5.5M. general election. 60’S CLUB (CONT) Leader Brian, 01449 710307. On 14th May we were For information please Meet and park on road near entertained by Linda Scoles, Please may I thank the local call the Chairman Mrs Ann Stradbroke CHurch. GR. an American lady who talked businesses mentioned below for Squirrel 01449 721156 231739. to us about “The Yanks are the donations and vouchers they Our new Autumn term will find us Sun 23rd August 10am Coming!” The Scoles family came so kindly gave to our fundraising installed in a new venue. COMBS & FINBOROUGH. 5M. to England in 1971, when her tombola and water or wine stall Leader Barry, 01449 771724. husband Jim was posted here A very warm welcome awaits all held at the Craft Fair in June. Meet and park at Windyridge by the American Air Force. They old friends and new members on (house name) close to junction settled in Great Barton. Linda told The Barn Cafe, The Country Tuesday 15 September 2015 with Park Road and Jacks Lane, us about coming to England and Studio, Halfpenny Home, Viking at 7.45p.m. in the Needham Combs. GR. 037105. about the great void between Glass, The Garden Room, Bride Market Bowls Club, Crowley American English and English. of Beauty, The Three Tuns, Has Park, Barretts Lane, Sun 6TH September 10am Bonds, The Post Office, The Limes, Needham Market. We start GREAT BRICETT CIRCULAR. This was a most enjoyable talk. with a social evening and 5.5M. Leader Marion, 01449 Your Occasion, Pauls Hardware, 676533. Meet and park at On 21st May Patrick Thompson Loose Ends, Delicous, Bretts, R an opportunity to play Dotty came to talk to us about working Dominoes!! Look out for new Great Bricett Village Hall. GR J Smiths, Haas, Pipps, The Wool 039507. with Royalty. He used to work for programmes and further details the Royal Household. He told us Shop, Bosmere Cycles, Pipps Too, in the Library as well as updates Sun 2nd August 10am of the positions and jobs of staff Kims, Needham Chippy, Neils, in this Newsletter. DODNASH & MARTIN’S HILL in the Royal Household. In Harmony, Faith, Costume WOODS. 6M. Leader Brian, We would like to express our Closet, Times Past Antiques, The 01449 710307. Park and meet He described the royal garden thanks to Eileen and all the staff Rampant Horse, Angus Travel, at Bentley Village Hall, Station parties and showed us an at the Institute who have looked Simply Splendid, Barber Stop, and Road. GR. 109368. invitation to such an event. At the after all our needs over many end of his talk, during tea, he also the Pharmacy. years. It’s a great pity you will told us about being chairman Also Mr Raymond Bloomfield, Mr no longer be serving the folks of ASHBURNHAM OVER of an organisation that is trying David Sewell, and Mr Pat Bellay Needham Market. to build a children’s hospice in 60’S CLUB deserve our thanks, along with Any queries contact Chairman, Suffolk. Several members donated the members and team at the Meets every Thursday 2:30pm to this good cause. Ann Squirrell, Tel: 01449 club. 721156. ‘til 4pm at Needham Market On 28th May we held our bring Community Centre. and buy sale. These help to Many thanks to the customers, We started May with our birthday subsidise our club outings. win or lose we had a smile. RAMBLERS ASSOC lunch and VE day celebrations – The total amount raised was Sun 2nd August 10am 7th May. Submitted by Kate. Tel: 01449 720628 £231.00, this will be used DODNASH & MARTIN’S HILL Tables and hall magnificently towards transport costs or Email: [email protected] WOODS. 6M. Leader Brian, decorated. The entertainment possibly lunch on one of our 01449 710307. Park and meet was Dawn Diamonds and Paul, forthcoming outings. at Bentley Village Hall, Station who sang us some VE day songs. Road. GR. 109368. During our afternoon lots of Many thanks again.