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I know how it will last. Our response is to plan for Charles Dickens The funding will mean a new worrying the worst and work for the best. found our accessible entrance can be built on the coronavirus is town to be a north side of the station. A link to the for everyone. I I would encourage everyone to follow welcoming new car park and station concourse have spoken to the advice of NHS at https:// place. It is still will ensure everyone in our community my West www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/. the case today will benefi t from easier access to our constituents Please be vigilant and continue with as it has rail network. thorough handwashing. Follow the at length Jo Churchill achieved a bit of about it and advice. notoriety lately Bury St Edmunds Station is a busy transport hub for our town, both for have heard from thousands of deeply This is a huge challenge for all of on the silver screen in The Personal those visiting our wonderful area, concerned people from right across us and we will be presented with History of David Copperfi eld. However and for residents commuting to work, the country and I have also heard from diffi cult times in the weeks ahead. But one thing that has changed is the college or travelling for leisure. UK nationals living abroad. As health together, we will pull through this. We improved connectivity between our secretary, I have the UK’s best medical communities, with the world in general have the funds that were pledged by As demand grows at our busy station, professionals advising how to best becoming a much smaller place. the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the it is vital we have the facilities to meet deal with this very challenging disease. recent Budget to help us get through it Building connectivity between our it. This is of particular importance as Coronavirus is the most serious health and we have our wonderful NHS. I am communities, in part by improving we encourage people to move from crisis the UK has faced in over a incredibly proud of the way that we transport links, brings societal benefi ts. road to rail to continue their onward century. We do not know exactly how are tackling this. I am wishing all of This is why I have made pushing for journeys, as part of our efforts to cut hard coronavirus will hit or how long you the very best. infrastructure improvements a priority carbon emissions. since being elected. The new trains have also increased Now Bury St Edmunds Station has also capacity, and while there have been allocated Access for All funding been issues with their performance, as part of a Government program reliability has improved in recent 60 years of the National to improve accessibility at stations. weeks. Fantastic news and something I have long campaigned for alongside local Ensuring these facilities are accessible Womens Register groups. to all should be foremost in our minds.

Bury St Edmunds NWR group organised and hosted a celebration day at the Athenaeum on Wednesday 26th February to mark the 60th anniversary of NWR. 130 members from 21 groups across the Eastern Area attended the event and enjoyed talks from Paul Stancliffe of the British Trust for Ornithology and local speaker and Guildhall tour leader Catherine Buchanan, followed by a 3 course lunch, live link to an interview with NWR founder Maureen Nicol and a local Brewery, or The Guildhall. Other toast to NWR’s Diamond Day. During events were held across the country, the afternoon members attended and media coverage included an one of a selection of pre-booked interview with National Organiser workshops - either botanical art, Natalie Punter on BBC Radio 4’s garden wildlife or spinning & weaving, Woman’s Hour. For further information a talk on The Women of Bury St about Bury St Edmunds group please Edmunds, or a tour of the Cathedral, visit the website at www.nwr.org.uk.

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The Bury St Edmunds Flyer From the Dean’s Desk “The Covid-19 new starts: there is no judgement from Established 2017 pandemic feels the risen Jesus as he looks at each of like we are us in love. about to be overwhelmed by Or, like ‘doubting Thomas’, maybe a tsunami, but we have doubts about this strange Advertise in the Flyer until it hits we story of Jesus returning from death. won’t know how Like Thomas, we may have moments Tel: 01284 592 491 bad it will be” – when we long for some hard evidence. Thomas’ story affi rms that we are Philip Banks so said someone I bumped into allowed that longing, and our doubts Copy deadlines: this week. In the don’t cut us off from the power of face of so much personal, medical and Jesus’ love. May edition: 15/04/20 fi nancial anxiety – some real, some To all who are anxious or despairing, imagined – what is there for you and the message of Easter is this: God’s June edition: 15/05/20 me as we refl ect on the Easter story? love is stronger. If the heavy stone The fi rst witnesses to the resurrection of the tomb cannot defeat God, are the mourning women, including then anything is possible. With God, Mary the mother of Jesus. Perhaps there is always hope, there is always Established reputation and unrivalled distribution some of us, like them, are weighed forgiveness, there is always a future. down by problems, bereavement, “God so loved the world, that he gave Bury St Edmunds, Horringer, Great Barton, Westley, illness, loneliness, and feel there is no his only Son, so that all who believe in escape. Easter offers new hope: Jesus him should not perish but have eternal The Bury St Edmunds Flyer is part of the Flyer Group established in 1997. We have rising from death shows that God’s life” (John 3.16). magazines in Kesgrave, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Felixstowe, Colchester, Brightlingsea, Sawbridgeworth and Bishop’s Stortford. love is stronger than any power of despair. I pray that, whatever the next weeks Head offi ce: Flyer House, Bridge Road, Felixstowe IP11 7AA bring, Easter may be a time of hope www.fl yeronline.co.uk Or, like St Peter, perhaps we bear the and reassurance for us all, and that guilt of hurtful things done or said, you may know something of God’s things done wrong that we can never healing and strengthening touch in put right. The Easter message of the your life and in the lives of those who Contents resurrection is one of forgiveness and you love.

Walk of Witness! Good Friday is a very special day for Christians world-wide. On this day we commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. This, though a serious and solemn occasion, is a glorious one in that Jesus, God’s Son, gave His life as an atonement for the sins of humankind, available for all 8 people, and for all time. This makes a way for all to come to God and receive forgiveness and new life through Jesus’ death, and His victory over death, in the resurrection, celebrated on Easter Day. The Churches in Bury St. Edmunds and District are holding a special event on Good Friday, 10th April. This will 10 19 begin with a service in the Cathedral at 10.30 am, after which there will be a procession, starting at about 10.55, from the Cathedral across Churches Together is grateful to the ADVERTISING SALES: steve.powell@fl yeronline.co.uk Angel Hill, up Abbeygate Street and town council for their support for this CUSTOMER SERVICE: accounts@fl yeronline.co.uk along Buttermarket to the Market event, for police security and road Square. The walk will be behind a large closures, and to St. John’s Ambulance. NEWS ARTICLES: newsdesk@fl yeronline.co.uk wooden cross and be accompanied by PRINT AND DELIVERY: jon@fl yerpress.co.uk a single drum beat. Our purpose is to identify with the basic facts of the Christian gospel on At the Market Square there will be this special day, in the Good Friday a stage near Moyses Hall, where, at Walk of Witness, to communicate the © The Bury St Edmunds Flyer 2020. Views and opinions mentioned are not necessarily those of the about 11.10. there will be a short editor or proprietor and no responsibility will be taken for the accuracy of information contained great message of Easter, and to be a herein. For further information on advertising in the Flyer, please call 01284 592491 or email: service of songs, and dramatised united witness to our town. newsdesk@fl yeronline.co.uk Editor: Steve Powell. Sub Editor: Chris Nind. Proprietor: Steve Powell readings. This will fi nish by about All advert layouts & design are property of The Bury St Edmunds Flyer. The standard charge for 11.40. with coffee and hot cross buns ALL ARE WELCOME to come, to any or unauthorised reproduction is £350. Printed by FLYER PRESS LTD Tel: 01394 283371 then available. all parts of this event, to watch and/or to join in.

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Society’s defi nition, albeit only a snippet: (folk music is) “music that has Equity Release Scheme? evolved from rudimentary beginnings by a community uninfl uenced by popular music and art music.” So, it’s We have had several clients come to • There may be some equity in the music of the people, created by the us recently enquiring about Equity the property when is it sold - people. Although this might seem a Release and the majority of these The equity left over is available to pretty cool idea it really doesn’t apply clients have major reservations about you or your benefi ciaries depending to a lot of what people call folk music the products as Equity Release has had on when the property is sold such bad press in the past. these days. • Reducing Inheritance Tax The Folk Collective has tried to The good news is Equity Release Liability – Equity Release will cater for different folk listeners and products have improved dramatically reduce the estate that can be left performers: both those following with little or no fees and much lower of death, therefore, decreasing or We are fortunate that we don’t the traditional defi nition and those interest rates. even eliminating the amount of have to travel too far to attend a Inheritance Tax that your family more into folk singer songwriters Although Equity Release is suitable live concert as there are so many would need to pay in the event of like Dylan, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, for many clients, sometimes, there are wonderful music venues in Bury – they death. The Byrds, etc. Therefore, we have better alternatives. At Jigsaw, we offer cater for most types of music from a Contemporary Folk evening (fi rst holistic fi nancial planning as we can – Some lenders rock bands in pubs to opera and ballet • Low Rates & Fees Wednesday) and a Folk from the offer both equity release and other charge little to no fees with most at the Royal Theatre. The Hunter Club, Tradition evening (third Wednesday). types of mortgages to best suit your lenders offering free valuations. The Apex, and The Grapes are among There’s also an evening for Traditional needs. There are currently interest rates as venues providing for local and national folk singers who sing unaccompanied low as 2.24%! artists also local youth and community – so no instruments (fi rst Monday). There are many benefi ts to a Lifetime groups. Folk music, while it may not We meet upstairs at the Oakes Barn Mortgage such as: All Equity Release products also now be mainstream, is also nevertheless so please come along. Whatever your come with a No Negative Equity alive and kicking in Bury and, as we’ve • You get to retain ownership of Guarantee this means that the loan choice of music do enjoy Bury’s great your property looked at some different music types, music venues. will never exceed the value of your I’d like to look more closely at what’s • The cash raised can be used property! on offer here within the folk genre. April 15th Calan (Welsh folk) Apex, for anything you wish – whether Bury 7.30 With a Lifetime Mortgage, you also So, really, what is folk music? This is this is for home improvements, debt have the option to have a drawdown quite a loaded question. Let’s look April 24th Kate Rusby, Lavernham consolidation, to travel, to buy a facility. This means you could apply at the English Folk Dance and Song Church, Sudbury 18.45 luxury item (e.g. a new car, boat, for an initial lump sum as well as a holiday home etc), to gift to family drawdown facility that can be drawn members, to provide money for whenever you wish. private healthcare or long-term care, or just to improve the quality of If you feel like you could benefi t from your retirement. an Equity Release, please feel free to call us on 01473 323 846 to speak • Many products require no with one of our expert advisers. monthly payments – there are some options that will allow you to make overpayments or even monthly interest payments to stop the loan amount increasing too rapidly. • You are guaranteed lifetime occupancy – the loan is only repayable in the event of death or moving into long term care.

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average of seven and a half years to encouraging those women to thrive Closing the Gender Pain Gap be diagnosed, costing the UK economy in their careers, all whilst becoming £8.2bn a year in healthcare and loss a massive part of change and closing Ashtons Legal is proud to have signed of work. It was argued that this is what has been labelled the “gender up to be an Endometriosis Friendly not only an issue that needs to be pain gap””. recognised by the departments of Employer following a suggestion by Jessica will act as the fi rm’s staff member, and someone living health, education and work, but also by individual employers. Endometriosis Champion, a point of with the condition, Jessica Hitchcock contact for signposting, support, and (pictured). I am incredibly grateful to be part of sustaining a diverse and inclusive In conjunction with Endometriosis Ashtons, a fi rm who are doing what I workforce. never imagined any employer would UK, Endometriosis Friendly Employers Endometriosis Awareness Month are able to keep informed and pledge do. In colourful contrast to the general ill-understanding of most employers, takes place in March every year to support employees who have this the condition, I could see almost all of across the world to raise awareness condition, whilst donating to the them had been told they had the same Ashtons are not only recognising the diffi culties faced by sufferers of endometriosis. 1.5 million people in charity and funding their research for fate, if not worse. I couldn’t accept that the UK are living with the condition. a cure. my future could suddenly be so bleak, and supporting them, but they are so I instead diverted my attention to Endometriosis is a condition where ways that the lives of those suffering tissue similar to the lining of the womb could be improved. starts to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. In 2019, the BBC conducted research Open day at Risbygate Symptoms include intense pain and it revealing the devastating effect of can cause infertility. endometriosis. Half the women who took part said they had experienced Sports Club March is Endometriosis Awareness suicidal thoughts, relied heavily month so here, Jessica is happy to on highly addictive painkillers and The Risbygate sports club, a local this day. Risbygate sports club Westley share her story as follows: that the painful condition had badly friendly club, is holding an open day Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3RR. “I was diagnosed with endometriosis affected their education and career, on Sunday 17th May. So you can come Call us on: 01284 755468 Email us: in 2011. The same year I would lose just like me. along and try Squash, Tennis, Petanque [email protected] or indoor & Outdoor Bowls for free on the career I had begun in nursing, and This triggered a debate in the House of my place at University, because they Commons that October. The research said I would “never be fi t enough to highlighted that endometriosis is the work”. second most common gynaecological Letters to the Editor Doctors agreed with that opinion, and condition in the UK, effecting one Send your club news, reports, events and articles to News Desk, as I scanned through forums full of in 10 women and causing infertility The Flyer, Flyer House, Bridge Road, Felixstowe IP11 7SL or email the millions of women diagnosed with in 30-50% of them, yet it takes an newsdesk@fl yeronline.co.uk

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£60,000 milestone surpassed as a determined family continues fundraising celebration of her life. events, netball tournaments, head shaves and cycle rides and joined in Girls Night “The balls we have organised have Out all of which have contributed to this always been for friends and family to amazing achievement.” enjoy, and that’s what they have been, just as Zena would have wanted.” The group are determined to carry on with their fundraising and have their The team were pushed over the £60,000 next ball booked in November at Ashlar mark following their latest annual ball, House. which raised £4,375. Some of the money raised has Mandy said: “Our fundraising really been used to fund Nicky’s Way, the has been a team effort. The response Hospice’s children and young people’s we have had over the years, from bereavement programme, which helped companies, businesses, family, friends Connie and Darren after Zena died aged and individuals has been fantastic. 37 in 2005. “People have run marathons, sponsored

A family’s incredible fundraising has Darren Gibbs and her sisters Tracey Nursing director moving to new role become a lasting legacy as their efforts Butcher and Mandy Smart, wanted to have led to more than £60,000 raised for raise £10,000 in four months to mark the Rowan Procter has experience, specialised in paediatric a charity close to their hearts. 10th anniversary of her death. announced that nursing care and fi rst joined WSFT in she is standing 2000 as ward manager on the West In June 2015, the family of Zena Butcher The family wanted to support the down as executive Suffolk Hospital’s children’s ward. came together to launch the Zena hospice because of the help they chief nurse at the After spending time in other specialist 10 fundraising campaign in aid of St received during Zena’s six-year battle NHS healthcare roles across Suffolk, Rowan Nicholas Hospice Care. with a malignant brain tumour. Foundation Trust returned to WSFT in 2015 to take up The total they have raised for the charity, Tracey said: “Zena’s personality was (WSFT) after more the executive chief nurse position. than four years in the role, to begin an which supports those living with dying, infectious, her kindness, her sense of Rowan hopes to take up her new post death and grief across West Suffolk and humour. This has all been for her, so exciting new venture with the Orwell Housing Association. in June. An interim director of nursing Thetford, now amounts to £62,000. we can remember and create a legacy, will be appointed while recruitment which I think has been refl ected in Qualifi ed nurse Rowan, who has takes place for a permanent director. Initially, the group, led by Zena’s our fundraising, which has been a daughter Connie Gibbs, Zena’s partner more than 20 years of NHS nursing

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Please mention ‘The Flyer’ when responding to advertisements THE FLYER | APRIL 2020 11 The Flyer ‘Discover Sailing’ for free at SESCA Marvel at the Moon! Have you ever wanted to try dinghy sailing or kayaking? Now is your opportunity, as the St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association will be offering free trial sessions to visitors to its club Open Day at Lake, fi ve miles NW of Bury St Edmunds, on Sunday, 10 May from 10.30 am- 4 pm. The event forms part of the RYA’s (Royal Yachting Association) ‘Discover Sailing’ or how affordable the sports can be” campaign. Hundreds of clubs and centres said Mike Steele from SESCA. “We’re across the country will be opening their inviting the local community to come doors to the public and encouraging down to have a go and see what the everyone to get out on the water to Club has to offer.” celebrate a national month of boating. The dark areas of the Moon are called SESCA is a small, family orientated club maria, from the Latin word for sea, Weather permitting, sailing and kayaking which runs on-water events from the last because early astronomers mistakenly taster sessions and joy rides will be run weekend in March until early November. thought they were lunar seas (they’re on an as available basis. Buoyancy aids The Club organises dinghy racing on The Moon is the largest natural actually volcanic plains). The Sea of will be provided but please bring soft Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings satellite of and the closest major Tranquillity was the site for the fi rst soled shoes, a towel and a change of throughout the summer. The Club is a astronomical object to Earth. The lunar landing (Apollo 11) and the clothes if you want to sail or kayak - as recognised RYA training centre and runs Moon can be viewed with the fi rst human foot steps taken by Neil you may get wet. The Club will only be sailing courses and coaching sessions for naked eye; however, it may be more Armstrong. able to take out children over 7 years old, members. A fl eet of Club dinghies and enjoyable with binoculars or a accompanied by a parent or a guardian. kayaks is available for hire to members, telescope. The light areas are the highlands, Representatives of organisations that sail so it is not necessary to own your own which are mountains that were From Earth we always see the same and kayak at the Club, including: Bury boat if you want to sail or paddle. For created as a result of impacts from side of the Moon and it is only from St Edmunds, Newmarket and Mildenhall further information, please see: www. comets or asteroids. space that you can see the ‘Far Side’ Sea Cadets; YPA (Young People Afl oat); westsuffolksailing.org.uk or or ‘Dark side. The reason is that the For more information including the Suffolk Scouts and WASH Sailability follow the club on Facebook (St Moon rotates on its axis at the same phases of the Moon visit www.3a.org. (disabled sailing) will be on hand to Edmundsbury Sailing and Canoeing rate that the Moon orbits the Earth – uk. the site of your local astronomy answer questions. Association). referred to as synchronous rotation, or association also on Facebook and tidal locking. Twitter @athenaeumAA “Sailing and kayaking are such Details of other RYA ‘Discover Sailing’ accessible sports and many people aren’t events can be found at: www.rya.org.uk/ Mike Kirkham aware of the opportunities close to them discoversailing

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Inside the pub we now have a wall neonatal death charity). What’s been happening dedicated to Horringer, with some Meanwhile in the kitchen the chefs old pictures of the village and The Six are getting excited for the change of Bells. Peter Jenkyn has kindly taken season and all the ingredients that some beautiful pictures of the Suffolk spring brings with it. at The Six Bells and Norfolk scenery, which are now up all around The Six Bells. These are We look forward to seeing you, please available to purchase with proceeds do let us know you are coming to The long awaited avoid disappointment!! dry weather has being donated to Sands (Stillbirth & arrived and we have been busy in our garden. A new living hedge made of willow has been erected at the bottom of the Agony Aunt Virginia garden. It will take around 4 weeks before it starts to sprout leaves, but Our resident gardener Julie has been come the summer months it will look busy preparing the fl ower beds ready helping Samaritans spectacular. Thank you to Amanda and for the summer, getting rid of all the Yinx for all their hard work creating it. weeds and planning where all the new Fleet Street legend Virginia Ironside is perhaps, but certainly not a pile of old plants will go. bringing her fun-packed one-woman rubble.” show to Mildenhall next month to raise funds for the Bury St Edmunds Virginia’s career as a journalist took in and West Suffolk branch of the stints at Vogue, the Sunday Telegraph, Samaritans. the Daily Mail (as a rock columnist), the Sunday Mirror and Today as Growing Old Disgracefully is a life- agony aunt. She is still working as affi rming ramble through the joys of agony aunt for The Oldie. She has being a sexagenarian. Virginia, 76, also published several books on the says: “Like most people of my age, vagaries of growing old, including No! I don’t fear death, but fear getting I Don’t Need Reading Glasses and No, mad, incapable and gaga. The years Thanks! I’m Quite Happy Standing! after being 60 have, no question, been Beautiful Local Village Pub the happiest years of my life. I feel The evening at the Riverside House really grateful that, for me at least – I Hotel, Mildenhall, begins at 7.00pm suffered from terrible depression all on Friday, 3 April. Tickets are £28.50, - Eat, Drink and Relax through my early life – it does seem which includes a two-course there is gold at the end of the rainbow. dinner, and are available from the The Six Bells, The Street, Horringer, Suffolk Tel 01284 735551 Email [email protected] Well, don’t let’s go mad here. Not gold, hotel (tel. 01638 717274) or from [email protected].

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make in this ever changing situation. Spring Show at the Keeping safe is a priority as is reaching out to others and staying connected to maintain a lifeline and a positive Bury Guildhall mental attitude. In February Matt Long Mind & Body talked at length Our Spring Show at The Guildhall, Bury about the many aspects of pain, St Edmunds will run from Saturday dealing with questions throughout. 25 April to Sunday 3 May inclusive, Pain can suppress the immune system which plays a critical role In March he was welcomed back open 10-4 daily with free admission. to talk about Hypnotherapy and The designer-makers taking part span in maintaining many debilitating conditions. Chronic pain can have a offered a taster experience. Matt is a crafts such as ceramics, printmaking, highly trained professional and very jewellery, furniture, textiles, glass and devastating impact on our immune system so if yours isn’t working as it knowledgeable in his disciplines. You wood. And within those crafts there can follow him on www.facebook.com/ are a wide of variety of different should, your defences can become lowered and you become vulnerable mattlongmindandbodyor visitwww. techniques. Ashtons Legal are mlmindandbody.co.uk. Please visit the generously supporting the Show. to infection. Wellbeing is a necessity and only you know what is right for meetings page on the group website for updates on all the scheduled In the historic surroundings of the you and in these uncertain times The Suffolk Craft Society is celebrating meetings to see if they are going Guildhall, we hope our makers’ work taking extra care is vital. Consider its 50th Anniversary this year. Our ahead. www.chronicpainsupportgroup. will fascinate and stimulate our redressing the balance and create a designer-makers are highly skilled and co.uk. For more information about the visitors. From its foundation in 1970, sense of calm and a wellbeing haven. trained in their varied craft disciplines. group please call on 07724 187774 or The Society’s objectives have been At times like this we are all vulnerable Looking at many of the beautiful email info@chronicpainsupportgroup. promoting excellence in contemporary and it is for us to decide what is right objects they produce, it’s tempting to co.uk Bringing People In Pain Together. designer craft-making and supporting for us and what choices/decisions we ask of many “how long did that take the work of Suffolk-based and to make?” While the answer they affi liated craft-makers. We are a non- give could well be stated in days or profi t-making society with currently weeks, the truer answer may be in around 90 members. THIS MAGAZINE IS years – as that would represent the years of experience it takes to perfect For more information on the Spring PRINTED IN your craft. Show and the Society and its makers, please go to www.suffolkcraftsociety. There’s a great opportunity to judge org or follow us on Facebook or SUFFOLK for yourself as we return to Bury Instagram for our fi rst major event of this Anniversary year. A flexible storage company you can trust.

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this wasn’t the end of his journey at found himself working at West Suffolk “We have over 400 volunteers who the Trust as he soon was employed Hospital after graduating from the help our Trust improve our patients’ by the hospital to work in the busy University of East Anglia in Norwich: experience in hospital. We have housekeeping department. This was varied volunteer roles, including another learning experience for the Val Dutton, voluntary services manager helping on the wards and outpatients future doctor: “I worked in the offi ce at WSFT remembers Jay’s time as departments, serving in the Friends but also out in the wards cleaning. a volunteer very well: “Jay was a shop, wheelchair volunteers or even It gave me a great idea of how the fantastic young volunteer and we’re all gardening! So if there’s someone out hospital worked. I was able to see how so proud of what he has accomplished there who would like to volunteer, all the different roles in the hospital all and what he will go on to do in his we’d love to hear from them.” A junior doctor at the West Suffolk came together to work as one giant career. NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) says team.” volunteering at the Trust eight years ago has helped shape his medical During medical school, Dr Aldous career. was able to practice medicine in Guadalajara, Mexico: “It was such an Theatre Royal Closure Dr Jay Aldous started volunteering at eye-opener, seeing the vast difference the West Suffolk Hospital when he between the hospitals in Mexico and Following we will be appealing to customers to was a sixth form age 17. Volunteering the NHS here,” he says. “We are so Government consider donating their ticket price (or gave Jay his fi rst taste of working in a lucky to have it.” This included helping advice issued on a portion of it) to the theatre to help hospital ward, including the very busy deliver a baby girl, Jennifer, which he is Monday 16 March secure the future of the Arts, Culture cardiac ward. extremely proud of. 2020, Theatre and Entertainment in Bury St Edmunds. Royal Bury St The 25-year-old, who is from Thetford, Jay loved practicing so much that Edmunds will We will be reviewing this situation says that he really didn’t know what during his training, he was able to now be closed every 3 weeks and will make further job he wanted to do: “I started teach medicine to student doctors up to and including Saturday 25 announcements in due course. We looking into healthcare and I thought and as well as going on to be elected April 2020. All programmed shows, have over 200 years’ experience of I might fi nd out more about life as a the president of the University of East outreach projects, education & youth weathering storms here at Theatre healthcare professional. Becoming a Anglia’s branch of Sexpression: a UK theatre workshops and theatre tours Royal Bury St Edmunds, and whilst doctor was a possibility but I wasn’t charity that empowers young people between today and this date will now this is unchartered territory for us, the quite sure, so volunteering at the to make decisions about relationships be cancelled. Board of Trustees, Management Team hospital was a great opportunity for and sex. and all staff are determined to fi ght me to learn more.” Customers and visitors who have to ensure we have a theatre which Now Jay is six months into his fi rst bookings for those shows, tours or will continue to entertain and educate After volunteering at West Suffolk, it year as a FY1 (foundation year 1) workshops will be contacted as soon audiences for many years to come. was safe to say that Jay was hooked junior doctor and has once again as possible. As an independent charity on a career in healthcare. However,

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Our speaker for March was Malcolm group which was founded in 2010, Our minutes were read and approved, Abi told us a story of a lady constantly Parkinson from SERV (service by and last year were presented with the apologises received and 5 birthday tapping on the table which became emergency response volunteers), Queen’s award for voluntary service. cards handed out. Our March speak increasingly annoying to those around more commonly known as the was Abi Morris and her subject was her. After talking to her family is was Bloodrunners. They are a team of self We are trying to arrange a regular Dementia. We learnt the fi ve key discovered she was a decoder at -funding volunteers, who transport coffee morning for members to meet messages: Bletchley Park and thought she was not only blood and plasma, but also up, and the fi rst will be on 12th March still there - this lady was, in fact, a • Dementia is not a natural part of breastmilk across the country to at Marlows. There will also be another hero and a small quieter button was ageing. where it is needed. The NHS has its ten-pin bowling session on the 18th. found for her to press. own service during the daytime, but Next meeting is on 2nd April when • Dementia is caused by diseases of We learnt to take a bit of time to the Bloodrunners take over at night Bryan Thurlow will present ‘The the brain. understand what is happening, not to from 6p.m. to 6 a.m. Malcolm belongs perennial Mr. Potter’. judge from a fi rst impression and be to the Suffolk and district • Dementia is not just about losing your memory - it can affect thinking, kind - it could be us. communicating and doing every day For more information, advice and tasks. support about Dementia visit • It is possible to live well with Alzheimers.org.uk and for enquiries Moreton Hall WI Dementia. about Dementia Friends visit dementiafriends.org.uk • There is more to the person than the Helen Hillier from ‘Helen’s Herbaceous’ dementia. in Norfolk demonstrated several wonderful spring fl oral designs for us in March. Everyone was fascinated watching her create such beautiful original pieces along with her friendly Bury St Edmunds Croquet Club chat, including stories about her adopted pet Theresa the Turkey. The croquet club is looking forward to a quiz and a spring lunch to look We are now looking forward to a talk Easter and the opening of the lawns forward to. We welcome new members by the East Anglian Air Ambulance on for our 2020 season. Some of our in April and anyone interested is able at our next meeting on Wednesday 1 more hardy members played regularly to have three free sessions before April. over the winter on our all-weather having to commit to joining. More lawn which has been very enjoyable. information please contact Barbara Annette Brown Before the new season starts we have 01284 756929.

18 THE FLYER | APRIL 2020 Please mention ‘The Flyer’ when responding to advertisements The Flyer Bury Cricket Club We are now not more than a month Suffolk teams both junior and senior away from a new cricket season and at with Over 50 and over 60 games being Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club a great played. deal of preparatory work has gone into the season ahead. However the biggest match of the season sees the return of the PCA The fi xtures show no less than 78 England Masters which was a great Saturday senior matches over the success in 2017 at that game the 4 teams, 31 senior Sunday League England team included Devon Malcom, games plus The Suffolk T20 Cup at Mark Ramprakesh, Simon Jones and junior level girls and boys will play Philip DeFreitas this year’s game takes around 40 matches with the under 9 place on Friday August 21st and we Photo: April Urquhart team taking part in cricket festivals hope being the school holidays that that involve 3 teams playing 2 many local children will come and matches each. In addition the ladies meet the team of England Legends will continue their practice and play play Bury St Edmunds the match is some friendly games. The club prides part of the centenary celebration of Horringer & Ickworth WI itself on providing cricket for all ages the Victory Ground. and abilities with coaching taking Our March meeting took a very different us were a little sceptical, but before long place during the week. To keep in contact with the Cricket form, when Chloe Anderson from we found ourselves in two groups with Club please go to the Pitchero website England Netball came to tell us about netballs thoroughly enjoying ourselves. In addition the Victory Sports Ground BSECC.co.uk and join the many the partnership between England Netball We were asked at the end of the session will host several matches involving supporters and keep in contact. and the WI promoting Walking Netball, how many of us would be interested which is a slower version of the game in setting up a group and surprisingly most of us played at school. The project, I think about 90% of us put our hands which is funded by Sport England, is to up!! So it looks as if Horringer and introduce Walking Netball to WI’s across Ickworth WI may well be taking up the the country, and to train WI members challenge to ‘Get a Wiggle On’ . as hosts to continue delivering the programme. Chloe explained all the At our next meeting on 7th April our ins and outs of Walking Netball, and speaker will be Liza Jones and her talk she stressed that you are able to go at has the title of ‘Behind the Bathroom your own pace making it suitable for Door’. We meet at 7.30 in Horringer anyone to play regardless of age or Community Hall. You will be warmly fi tness level. It also fi ts in very well with welcomed if you decide to try us out. Mark Ramprakash - Photo: April Urquhart the commitment of the WI to reduce Maria Mallan loneliness and isolation. I think most of

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