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Happy New and the economy, plus many more. But As I watch my Bury, an issue I have been working to Year to all Flyer now that we have a new parliament, spring bulbs resolve for four years. readers. and a sizable majority, and have a breakthrough A lack of parliamentary time to put Brexit deal, things can get going, once in my garden, legislation into effect meant for all This being not again. We have the parliamentary I am reminded the lobbying, the Statutory Instrument only a new time to debate all of these issues – it that we live (the bit to change the law) could not year, but a is so important that the country keeps in a beautiful be laid. A really big drive prior to the new decade as moving forward and that we can area steeped in Jo Churchill election meant we were top of the well, I am fi lled legislate to make this a better place history, but with list on our return, resulting in the with optimism about the future and to live. an eye fi rmly set on the future. Which can’t wait to get stuck in. We fi nished is why I am so grateful for the honour legislation now being put down in the 2019 with a general election and a As health secretary, we are enshrining of being re-elected to represent the House. decisive win. It was clear much of the in law our manifesto commitment to constituency. For too long, parking has been a real country felt the same way as the Prime put £33.9 billion every year into the issue for residents and businesses and Minister and wanted to “get Brexit NHS. This is the biggest injection of With the New Year well underway, has added unnecessary burden on done”. Much of the past three years in cash in the NHS’s history. Not only do now is the right time to kickstart the police. Civil Parking Enforcement Parliament was spent going round in we have this money for the day to day the agenda for the next four and a works well elsewhere and I am circles over Brexit, so I am very pleased running of the health service, but we half years. Working on plans for a determined to see it delivered in our that this is now fi rmly in the past. Not have committed funding to build 40 new hospital in Bury, ensuring fairer area. It is not a quick process, but the only can we put Brexit behind us, but new hospitals over the next decade funding for our schools and putting legislative wheels are in motion. We it means that we can start to address and a schedule of hospital upgrades more police on our streets. should see the results of all the hard all of the issues that we haven’t had that are taking place. I am incredibly I am looking forward to continuing work come through in April. Parliamentary time to debate due to enthusiastic about the changes and to work with colleagues to Brexit. improvements going on within the make the case for investment in the Finally, may I take this belated NHS. opportunity to wish you a very happy I know that my fellow MPs feel the A14 in Suffolk, as well as at Haughley New Year. I am looking forward to same way I do. Their constituents, as These are exciting times – we can and Ely Junctions on our rail network. visiting exciting local events across the do mine, want to see various issues achieve so much together and I am Carrying on with projects such as constituency in the year ahead – the addressed – there are so many that very hopeful about the future of the improving Bury Station with other part of my job, I must admit I enjoy have been put on hold for the past country. I wish you a very happy year local stakeholders and starting new most. three years – issues pertaining to ahead. challenges. defence, education, transport, jobs There has recently been positive news on the longstanding issue of parking in Cadets recruiting

school or above. RAF air cadets give young women and men the chance to fl y, shoot, do sport, do expeditions etc First night is for information so you can decide if the air cadets are for you. Turn up at 7pm on any Monday in Feb at Thurston Community College and fi nd out more. If you’re interested in a career in aviation, engineering, public The Thurston Squadron of the RAF Air services or the military then don’t miss cadets are recruiting on 3rd February, this opportunity. If you’re not thinking Its open to Boys and Girls in year 8 at about a career but are interested in having fun don’t miss this opportunity.

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The Thurston & Ixworth Flyer From the Dean’s Desk As New Year said that ‘the opposite of love is not Established 2018 resolutions fade hate, it’s indifference’ and St Valentine’s (yet again!) history Day in February is a reminder that love is, is repeated, yet in fact, a many splendored thing. As the again! Of course, Cathedral celebrates 1000 years of God’s this is nothing love in Suffolk I wonder how we might Advertise in the Flyer new, the standing live more lovingly? stones of the Tel: 01284 592 491 ancient Abbey Love your neighbour? Look out for Reverend of St Edmund a someone who would welcome a card or a cuppa to be reminded Sarah Geilesky now having Copy deadlines: witnessed this for a that someone cares. Love yourself? millennium. Take care of you by caring for your environment. Listen to yesterday’s March edition: 15/02/20 In fact, the Peace Garden in the advice to recycle and to reduce Abbey’s gardens is a helpful and waste – make today the day when April edition: 15/03/20 necessary reminder of the hope of you choose better. Love your enemy? living better today if only we take Love the one you disagree with? Just seriously and learn from yesterday. because someone seems to behave Established reputation and unrivalled distribution ‘Stand Together’ is the theme for badly towards you remember, there’s Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 and no obligation to return the favour! Thurston, Ixworth and Bardwell with this year marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of ‘The Nazis tried to kill kindness. We Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary fi ght against that.’ say co-speakers The Thurston & Ixworth Flyer is part of the Flyer Group established in 1997. We have of the genocide in Bosnia, it’s a Noémie Lopian (Holocaust survivor’s magazines in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Kesgrave, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Felixstowe, daughter) and Derek Neimann (the Colchester, Brightlingsea, Sawbridgeworth, Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden. timely reminder of the need to stand grandson of an SS Offi cer). If love is Head offi ce: Flyer House, Bridge Road, Felixstowe IP11 7AA together in the face of oppression, the marginalisation of groups and identity- patient and kind, this too is our task: www.fl yeronline.co.uk based hostility. for one single act of love has the power to transform the world. Contents Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel once

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The St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s 2020 season preview

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12 THE FLYER | FEBUARY 2020 Please mention ‘The Flyer’ when responding to advertisements The Flyer resident Julia celebrates 50 year anniversary of supporting The Children’s Society

the charity in various ways. From her services, it also campaigns for wider amazing supporters like Julia!’ home in the village Julia has until change and undertakes research, recently, used her garage as a shop an example of this being the Good Refl ecting on her 50 years, Julia selling stock to raise funds, organised Childhood Report which is published comments, ‘The time has fl own, I’ve open day events and also co-ordinated each year and provides an insight into been so busy and happy doing this the housebox collection network in the wellbeing of children and young wonderful work. My only regret is the local community. Through these people. leaving my fundraising with no-one activities and over these many years, to take it on board. It would be lovely Julia has raised over £300,000 for the Hannah Ratcliffe, Relationship if someone may be willing to help work of The Children’s Society. Julia’s Manager for the Children’s Society continue this wonderful work.’ dedication and hard work has seen in East Anglia, said ‘From my fi rst her awarded her MBE in 2001 and a meeting with Julia in September If you would be interested in Children’s Society medal a year later. last year, I have been so inspired by volunteering like Julia please contact her dedication to fundraising. I’m Hannah Ratcliffe on E:Hannah. Sadly, due to ill health, the shop has looking forward to helping her plan an [email protected] now closed with the items donated event in the Spring and celebrate her to Children’s Society shops in the incredible 50 year achievement with T: 07710 395824 region. The housebox collections are the community. We couldn’t achieve still very active with Peter Jones taking what we do as a charity without This year marks a very special on the co-ordination for the interim anniversary for Julia Briggs MBE, as period. Plans for future fundraising she celebrates her 50 year anniversary will be shared in due course, but in of supporting The Children’s Society in the meantime, The Children’s Society Great Barton. Julia was born in Essex, would like to thank existing box she ran a Sunday school group through holders for all their support. her church, it was there she found out about The Children’s Society. She then The Children’s Society is a national moved to Suffolk and worked as a charity which runs local services to teacher in Bury St Edmunds and then help the most disadvantaged children Great Barton for many years. During and young people across the UK. The that time she continued to support charity provide direct support though

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to present the performance as one of music not prose. As Elizabeth @ The Six Bells Grice mentions in her book Rogues and Vagabonds: “Music was the Steak Night every commonest camoufl age: unlicensed Thursday here at theatres would advertise and charge The Six Bells for their “concerts” but consented Steak & Drink £17 to throw in “the rehearsal of a play” Call to book now 01284 735551 for nothing. A few songs or a spot of fi ddle-scratching were often all that We will be closed for annual holiday stood between theatre managers and from the 10th February – 25th February prosecution.” inclusive. our pub dogs must be kept on a fi xed lead and kept under control. We all love Here at The Six Bells we love dogs and How fortunate we are today to have a cuddle with our dogs but we ask you We are lucky nowadays that the act are dog friendly, but booking is essential the wonderful Theatre Royal in Bury to keep their paws on the fl oor when of going to a theatre or music venue and we must know that you are bringing – built in 1819 it is the last remaining you are with us. is something anyone can freely do your four legged friend. Whilst visiting Regency playhouse in the country. At without impediment or criticism. It present we use venues such as pubs, was not always so. Back in the 18th clubs, churches and community centres century theatre decorum was far to put on plays and concerts; even from demure; public behaviour in the busking is tolerated. Let’s not take this auditorium sometimes bordered on for granted. These local events all need outright disorder. Companies of actors our support so don’t forget to go and were regarded as likely to undermine enjoy a local folk club evening, play or authority and to have an undesirable concert sometime this month. infl uence on the morals of the people. Wed 5th Feb 7.30 - United Reformed Bizarrely, spoken drama was originally Church: Sam Kelly (BBC Radio 2 Folk limited to the London theatres of Awards Winner) & Jamie Francis £14 Covent Garden and Drury Lane by Beautiful Local Village Pub the Licencing Act of 1737 so any Friday 14th Feb 8pm Cock and Bull smaller theatres or other venues Long Melford singaround Free wishing to put on plays were forced - Eat, Drink and Relax to resort to cunning; the easiest way of circumventing the law was The Six Bells, The Street, , Suffolk Tel 01284 735551 Email [email protected]

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14 THE FLYER | FEBUARY 2020 Please mention ‘The Flyer’ when responding to advertisements The Flyer My name is... The Constellation Orion

Debbie Willis, and I What are your Biggest opposite sides of the Belt, namely the am a Hypnobirthing Challenges? red giant star Betelgeuse and the blue Practitioner and supergiant star Rigel. Orion is visible I really love what I do and I want to Birth Coach. I run until late March making a return in help as many couples as I can, so I my own business January and February are a great October. For more information visit sometimes fi nd I give away a bit too called Better Birth time to spot Orion, the Hunter. When your local Athenaeum Astronomy much of my time for free! When I & Baby based in you have located the familiar Orion’s Association www.3a.org.uk. and on am not teaching, the ‘working from Bury St Edmunds. Belt (three stars which appear evenly Facebook and Twitter @athenaeumAA Debbie Willis home’ part of my job can be pretty spaced in a line), you will easily Mike Kirkham, Chairman lonely sometimes, so I often decamp What does a Hypnobirthing spot Orion’s Sword (a curved line Athenaeum Astronomy Association to a café or go to a networking Practitioner and Birth Coach do? of stars hanging below the belt). If event. Recently I’ve set up a mums you look with a I teach different skills and techniques ‘working from home’ group with other pair of binoculars to pregnant women and their birth business owners I know to gain some you will see that partners to help them to have a ‘colleagues’! the middle ‘star’ is straight-forward positive birth actually M42, the experience. Birth is surrounded my What do you love about what you do? Great Orion Nebula, fear and many couples can be really a stellar nursery anxious about labour and birth, so Where do I start! I love the fact where new stars I teach women how to trust in their that everything I teach is science are being born. It is bodies, get rid of their fears and gain based; people think that the term one of the brightest some skills to help them let their hypnobirthing means it’s all a bit nebulae, is 1,300 bodies do what they are designed to woo-woo! But in reality, everything light-years from do and to help them reduce the pain I teach is science, it’s really effective Earth and visible to they may feel during contractions. The and it makes loads of sense. The the naked eye albeit techniques I teach are appropriate birth stories and course reviews I get seen as a tiny, hazy for any type of birth too; for example, back from couples are wonderful and spot. In addition, whether they are planning a natural the majority of couples that contact you will be able to birth, planning on having an epidural me come from recommendations spot two of Orion’s or a planned caesarean. I also teach from parents who have attended my brightest stars birth partners how best to support courses, which is just amazing. which shine on the mum, giving them a really important Who do you work with/for? role during the birth. I work with pregnant women and their

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16 THE FLYER | FEBUARY 2020 Please mention ‘The Flyer’ when responding to advertisements The Flyer News from SET Ixworth School Thurston WI It has been a busy start to the term at We also have two History SET Ixworth School. Students and staff Masterclasses coming up: ‘Witches The next meeting of Thurston WI will Between 12-2pm. Home made soups, have returned refreshed and ready and the Witchfi nder General’ on be on Thursday February 6th at 7.30pm tea, coffee, cake free raffl e ticket and to approach the upcoming term with Thursday 27 February for Year 4s and in the Cavendish Hall. Our speaker is refi lls all for £5.00 just come along. renewed vigour. ‘King John’ for Year 5s on Thursday 12 Charles Garland talking about Dads Please note this is on a Thursday. We March. Students will become a history Army - The Nations favourite comedy. look forward to seeing you, if you This month we continue our series detective and discover how fi gures We follow this on March 5th with a require further details about this or WI of Transition Masterclasses, offering from the past with local connections cookery demonstration by Lily Indra. contact Cathy on 270926 or Maxine the chance for Year 4 and 5 students on 230842. can be represented, using historical We have another Soup & Chat to engage with the SET Ixworth sources to form their own opinion. community and experience learning in Lunch on Thursday 20th February in a secondary school environment. Each session runs from 2:00 – 3:00pm. Cavendish Hall To book or for more information please On Wednesday 5 February we are contact the SET Ixworth School offi ce holding an Art Masterclass for Year 4s on 01359 234050 or email Ixworth@ and 5s.This is a wonderful opportunity seckfordeducation.org.uk. Civil Parking Enforcement coming to West Suffolk for students to get stuck in and experience an Art lesson in senior West Suffolk Council has welcomed the emergency vehicles can get through. school. news that Civil Parking Enforcement This announcement by the Department powers will be transferred to authorities for Transport is very welcome and we across Suffolk to improve safety, reduce thank them for listening to us. Many congestion and help the economy as of our residents, communities and well as the environment. The Council, businesses in West Suffolk have also together with partner authorities and been asking for this to happen as they the Police, have applied for the powers are tired of a small minority of motorists which are likely to be in place from 6 parking dangerously and clogging up April. Cllr John Griffi ths, Leader of West our roads when most drivers abide Suffolk Council, said: “We, together by the rules. Councils and the Police with other councils and our MPs, across Suffolk are working together on have been lobbying Government for this initiative which means we can use some time for these powers to help local knowledge and information from tackle illegal and bad parking issues residents to tackle areas in West Suffolk to hopefully improve safety for our that are an issue while freeing up Police residents, help our local businesses and time for other priorities.” the economy as well as making sure

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event that has been running since 1996. It is organised and run entirely by volunteers from three local organic gardening groups: Norfolk Organic Group - Suffolk Organic Gardeners - Ipswich Organic Gardeners Group. Their members volunteer and make running the event affordable so all prices are reasonable. The volunteers have been running Potato Day for 25 years and can give you a lot of advice. 30%, it would be more but most seed part they play in preserving our plant 25th ANNIVERSARY YEAR TO BE The range of potato seed on offer varieties are not grown organically. heritage, the event had its fi rst Seed OPENED BY ORGANIC GARDENING includes established favourites to new Swap Table at the 2008 Potato Day. EXPERT BOB FLOWERDEW introductions, they come in various An unusual aspect of the event is you It was a great success, and we have colours ranging from white red and This years Potato Day event takes can buy many or just one tuber so, continued in subsequent years with even blue varieties. place on 8th February 2020 at the if you wanted to grow one or many the hope of an even greater range of varieties you need only buy one of Mid Suffolk Show Ground, Stonham As you would expect at an event seeds available. For more information each which suits people with small Barns, Stonham Aspal IP14 6AT The organised by organic gardeners some about the event see the website http:// gardens but who want to experiment East Anglia Potato Day is an annual potatoes are organic, usually around eapd.btck.co.uk/ with different fl avours. The organisers also sell insect barrier mesh and root trainers Councils’ £420k three- more affordably than anyone they are aware of, not year guarantee to to mention the interesting trade support Citizens Advice stalls, Due to the At a recent cabinet meeting, “We recognise their value in increasing councillors at Babergh and Mid Suffolk ensuring our district has a bright popularity of Seed District Councils gave the go ahead to and healthy future, and hope this Swaps and the vital support Citizens Advice (CA) with more three-year agreement provides a more than £420k. sustainable funding approach, in line with the aims in our Communities Recognising the value of Citizens Strategy.” Advice which is estimated to have saved £8.1m across Suffolk, and Cabinet member for communities at with growing numbers turning to Babergh District Council, Cllr Derek them for help - both councils have Davis, said: agreed a more sustainable funding approach with two three-year funding “Our colleagues at Citizens Advice do agreements. amazing work to support Babergh’s residents when they perhaps need Mid Suffolk District Council’s cabinet it most, offering expert advice and has granted Mid Suffolk Citizens guidance on money matters and much Advice a minimum of £260,100, more. £86,700 a year, over a three year period starting in 2020/2021. “We hope that with this longer-term funding, they can continue to deliver In Babergh, funds of at least £160,500 a much-needed service, helping our for Sudbury and District Citizens communities to thrive and be more Advice were also given the green self-suffi cient, whilst also playing a light over the same three-year period, key role in achieving the aims in our equating to £53,500 per annum. Communities Strategy.” Smaller levels of funding for the Exact amounts of funding will be Suffolk West, Diss and Ipswich CAs will confi rmed in the early part of 2020, continue to be agreed annually, with alongside funding to other voluntary the individual CAs needing to apply for sector providers, as part of the the money on a yearly basis. councils’ grants programme. Cllr Julie Flatman, cabinet member The councils will also work with the for housing and communities for Mid Suffolk Cross Authority Citizens Advice Suffolk District Council, said: Task and Finish Group - made up of councillors from Ipswich, Babergh, “Mid Suffolk Citizens Advice are a Mid Suffolk and West Suffolk councils really important partner for us, often with input from Suffolk County Council providing a lifeline to members of our – which aims to provide a more [email protected] community in genuine need of help consistent scrutiny approach to CA – including offering advice on debt services across Suffolk management and arrears.

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A Trainee Gunner from RAF Honington until he rolled it again a short while has managed to break a British and later during a Field Craft exercise and World Record through rehabilitation struggled to even walk on the ankle following injury. Aircraftman that he was immediately referred to Edward Iredale (27) of Ellenborough the Medical Centre whereby it was is currently training for the RAF confi rmed that he had torn ligaments. Regiment but unfortunately suffered Edward joined the RAF earlier this year a set-back due to injury. It was as he wanted a better life for himself thanks to this injury, however, and his and his girlfriend, and a career that rehabilitation using the Ski Erg that he would allow him to be outdoors and was able to set a new British record on adventurous. 25 Nov 19 of 10,000 metres completed in 35 minutes and 45.9 seconds. Edward said: “I wanted to feel like I belong somewhere, to something This wasn’t good enough for Edward, important. Everyone looks up to he then went on to set a new the RAF, and everyone knows it’s an World Record on 4 Dec 19 of 8,546 important, professional organisation, metres completed in 30 minutes. and I wanted to be part of something Edward’s injury was sustained whilst that’s that good.” Without injury, he carrying out the fi re and manoeuvre has completed fell running events and exercise during the Annual Combat half marathons and enjoys competing Markmanship Test back in October. in challenging environments. However, This is an exercise which sees the with an injury he has excelled himself trainees run and then leap to the fl oor through his biggest challenge yet and as if in combat and preparing to shoot managed to break records! the enemy. He rolled his ankle but was unaware of the extent of his injury and pressed on through the course. It wasn’t

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