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iews are being sought by Coastal District Council about how land should be used Vand where growth can occur. This forms part of the 'Local Development Framework' consultations on developing guidelines for planning decisions for the next 16 years. Part of this exercise is to identify where new homes might be built. Government policy is that 7,710 new homes need to be found in the district; over half of these can already be accounted for in land that already has planning permission and land within towns and villages that could be developed. has identified land to the east of the A12 at and Martlesham Heath where a large number of houses could be built. Elsewhere, homes are proposed for the area. A smaller number of houses may be built in villages and this will be determined by the nature of each development and whether the village can provide an extensive range of facilities such as shops, doctor's surgery, pub, bus services, school, village hall etc. The top tier are designated as ‘Key Services Centres’. Three of the 24 key centres are in The News’ area: Witnesham, Otley and Grundisburgh. Details of the categories into which the other parishes in our patch fall are given inside. Continued on page 4 Arts in the area

MIXED FORTUNES FOR PUBS Above: Award winning Otley Players have he Castle pub at Bredfield closed down late persuaded John Parish to direct their next Tlast year and is now standing empty. It is production ‘Local Affairs’. Details on page 17. unclear what the future is. However, the Turks Left: Charmaine Cooper, the composer whose Head in Hasketon has started serving meals specially commissioned work ‘The Golden again, and The Dog in Grundisburgh had its best Thread’ will be premiered at the Trianon concert Christmas ever. in Grundisburgh Church. More on page 3. One of the ways in which The News sets out to serve its 17 villages is by promoting the businesses An open invitation to The News annual general meeting in them. We like to run features on local enterprises Friday 27 March 7.30pm Grundisburgh Parish Rooms. and hope that the pubs in our catchment area will feed us information about what they have to offer. You give us feedback we give you a drink News Diary

JANUARY Jumbo Jumble Sale Bredfield Friday 3 JUNE VH iao St. Andrew’s Ch 2pm- Archive Eve including Saturday 31 4pm Cheese & Wine iao Bredfield Saturday 13/Sunday 14 Dick Turpin GADS GVH Hidden Gardens of Monday 9 VH 7.30pm Contact 01394 2pm & 7.30pm Contact 386977 Gr Burgh & Culpho iao Hort 738824 Gr & Culpho Parish Co. Soc 2-6pm. Contact 735932 Mtg GPR 7.30pm Contact Friday 17 735451 Quiz Night & talk Cuba Monday 15 FEBRUARY Cycle Ride Hasketon VH 7.15 Otley Parish Council Mtg Friday 13 OVH 7.30pm. Contact 890271 Thursday 5 Yokohama, Japan Talk and Contact 01394 388970 All You Need to Know About Supper Hasketon VH 7.15pm Tuesday 21 Saturday 20 Tea Talk Gr Burgh & Culpho PBE Contact 01394 388970 Gr & Culpho Annual Parish Music Event iao St. Mary’s WI GPR 7.30pm Contact Meeting GVH 7.30pm Parish Church Gr. Contact Saturday 14 738831 735838 St. Patrick’s Barn Dance iao Contact 735451 Friday 6 FOGS Gr. Primary School Saturday 25 Sunday 28 Dick Turpin GADS GVH 7pm - 10pm Contact 738632 Plant Sale Bealings VH Jazz & Barbeque Shrubbery 7.30pm Contact 738824 10am-12noon Contact 735565 Farm Hasketon 12noon Monday 16 Contact 01394 383108 Fish and Chip Quiz Night Otley Parish Council Mtg Sunday 26 Bredfield VH 7.30pm. PBE. OVH 7.30pm. Contact 890271 Car Boot/Table Top Sale JULY Contact 01394 386977 Tuesday 17 Bredfield PF 8.30am-2.30pm. Saturday 7 Researching Parish & Contact 01394 386977 Saturday 11 Dick Turpin GADS GVH Family History Local History Monday 27 Grundisburgh Village Show . 2pm & 7.30pm Contact Soc. GPR 7.30pm Contact Flowers & Hanging Baskets Contact 738267 738824 738321 Talk Otley & Dist. Gardening Saturday 18 Club VH 7.30pm Contact Table Top Sale Bealings VH Thursday 19 Hasketon Fete Contact 01394 9am-12noon Contact 620213 Ali Baba CADS Charsfield 890091 388970 VH 7.30pm.Contact 737206 Thursday 12 Local History Soc. GPR Duck Race & Fun Evening 7.30pm Contact 738321 Working in the Prison Dick Whittington iao Gr. Scouts VG Contact Service Clopton Ladies Group TADPOLES Tuddenham VH Thursday 30 735352 VH Contact 737417 7.45pm Contact 785003 Quiet Day Otley Hal l ‘Faith Friday 13 Friday 20 in a Scientific Age’ 10am-4pm AUGUST PBE Contact 890264 ‘When Motoring Was Fun’ Ali Baba CADS Charsfield Talk & Supper Hasketon VH VH 7.30pm.Contact 737206 MAY Friday 7 7.15pm Contact 01394 388970 Evening Garden Party iao Dick Whittington Monday 4 Gr Burgh & Culpho Hort Soc Monday 16 TADPOLES Tuddenham VH Plant & Book Sale Hasketon Purbrook Hse, Gr. PBE. Otley Parish Council Mtg 7.45pm Contact 785003 VH Contact 01394 388970 Contact 738330. OVH 7.30pm. Contact 890271 Saturday 21 Thursday 7 Key for abbreviations: Tuesday 17 Ali Baba CADS Charsfield Resolutions, Bring and P/VH - Parish/Village hall Zeppelin over Suffolk Local VH 7.30pm.Contact 737206 Share Supper Gr Burgh & PF - Playing field History Soc GPR 7.30pm Dick Whittington Culpho WI GPR 7.30pm PR - Parish rooms Contact 738321 TADPOLES Tuddenham VH Contact 735838 VG - Village green Monday 23 7.45pm Contact 785003 Saturday 9 S - School Organic Gardening Talk by Quiet Day Otley Hall ‘Some Spring Fair iao FOGS Gr. PBE - pre booking essential Karen Kenny Otley & Dist. Symbols of Christ’s Passion’ Primary Sch. 11am - 1pm All codes are 01473 unless Gardening Club VH 7.30pm 10am-4pm PBE Contact Contact 738632 given otherwise. Contact 890091 890264 Monday 11 Items can be sent to Heather Saturday 28th Friday 27 Gr & Culpho Parish Co. Langdon or direct to The Trianon Music Group Gr News Annual General Mtg GPR 7.30pm Contact News (see page 19). Concert St Mary’s Church, Gr Meeting GPR 7.30pm. 735451 Please separate diary entry 7.30pm. Contact 735481. Contact 738866 AGM & Annual Parish from any editorial provided Monday 30 Meeting Otley Parish Council and only include date, name MARCH Latest Seeds & Plants for OVH 7pm. Contact 890271 of event, organisation involved, venue, time and Our Gardens Talk Otley & Tuesday 19 Thursday 5 contact phone number. Also Dist. Gardening Club VH English Landscapes and Ribbon Craft Cards Gr indicate if pre-booking is 7.30pm Contact 890091 Garden History Local Burgh & Culpho WI GPR essential. 7.30pm Contact 735838 History Soc. GPR 7.30pm APRIL Contact 738321 The diary is published both to Saturday 7 promote events and to help Sunday 31 Family Quiz Otley VH Thursday 2 organisers avoid clashes of Fun Day iao Swilland Contact 890269 Chocolate Talk Gr Burgh & dates when possible, so we Church, Moon & Mushroom Table Top Sale Bealings VH Culpho WI GPR 7.30pm welcome details of major 2-5.30pm. Contact 785726 9am-12noon Contact 620213 Contact 735838 events well in advance.

2 What’s On

Highly talented comedy PANTO TIME ... performer Brian White makes his GADS debut as baddie Mr DickTurpin at X, with a wicked laugh that may sound familiar to some! Grundisburgh He lords it up over his brainless henchmen, Smash rundisburgh Amateur (Jo Bailey) and Grab (Judith GDramatic Society Bignell). Be ready with the (GADS) Players proudly boos and hisses! Nick and Nab present their hilarious (Vicky Hart and Nikki Brown) pantomime ‘Dick Turpin’. play the local boys in blue, hot Dashing Dick the notorious (or rather warm) on the heels highwayman is a loveable of Dick Turpin in another rogue, but a true villain is at wonderful comedy pairing. A work, framing Dick for his chorus of local children give evil deeds. Dick must clear his their all in the fine song and Trianon in the community strings name and save duckhand Billy dance numbers choregraphed will be £4 per adult and £2 for and help raise money for the by Kara Redman children. Tickets can be new school library. It takes Performances obtained from Pat Tanner on place at Grundisburgh Primary will be held at 01473 785003. School 7-10pm. Tickets cost Grundisburgh £5 for adults and £2.50 for Village Hall at Ali Baba at children 4 and over - the price 7.30pm on includes ploughman's supper. Friday 30 and Charsfield Lucy Haste (FOGS secretary) 738632 Sat 31 January, ADS' 2009 production is TRIANON IN THE Friday 6 and C'Ali Baba and the Four Saturday 7 Thieves'. Tony Hale has COMMUNITY February. adapted the traditional tale of There are also Ali Baba to current times as CONCERT matinees on Ali Baba is tempted by a cave full of treasure stolen by a n Saturday 28 February, Saturday both St Mary's Church Saturdays at down-sized band of brigands O and a sultan, strapped for cash, Grundisburgh plays host to the 2pm. Tickets Trianon Strings and Singers. priced at £5 seeks a wealthy suitor for his indulged daughter. Under conductor Professor for adults and Christopher Green OBE, the £2 for There's no hint of belt audience will be treated to children are tightening on the costumes music by Handel and Purcell, Adam Kearney and Laura available from the Old Forge and set though - the audience Olantjunje in rehearsal Leroy Anderson's Jazz Stores. Some tickets may be will be transported to an Pizzicato, William Lloyd Bumpkin, who falls foul of the available on the door. exotic eastern land of spices Webber's Elegy, a medley of law trying to win the love of and silks, gold and jewels, songs by Andrew Lloyd Katie Cuddlesome. Dick Whittington at incense and……a talking Webber, and much more. Regular GADS panto-goers camel. A fun evening's Tuddenham entertainment for all ages. Plus, in celebration of Trianon will be delighted at the return Music Group's 50th of comedy duo Adam Kearney nce again, the village folk The peformances are on Anniversary, the Trianon as the lovesick Billy Bumpkin Oat Tuddenham are Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Strings and Singers will be and Kate Adams as buxom working hard in preparation Saturday 21 March at 7:30 pm giving the world premiere of a Katie Cuddlesome, who spark for the production of Dick in Charsfield Village Hall. specially commissioned work, off each other wonderfully. Whittington and his Cat to be Tickets (£6.50 for adults, £4 ‘The Golden Thread’. The John Richards makes an performed by TADPOLES, for under 16). For further music has been composed by energetic and forceful Dame Tuddenham Amateur Dramatic information, call Peter Charmaine Cooper, with Dollop, using his powerful People Of Little Experience. Holloway on 01473 737206. words by Joanna Clark, stage presence to make the In reality their experience is Tickets are also available from winner of the Times 2007 most of the hilarious script. Bridge Garage (01473 Poetry Competition. Both Dashing Dick Turpin is played not so little, this being their twenty third production! 737481) in Charsfield and Charmaine and Joanna will be by principal boy-in-boots, ‘The Teapot’ (01728 748079) present at the concert and will Charlotte Crown, with his Performances will be held in the Tuddenham St. Martin's in Wickham Market748079) be delighted to meet members sweetheart Lady Caroline of the audience. Lotaloot (Rachel Stock), Village Hall on 19, 20 and 21 ST PATRICK'S BARN DANCE combining their voices in February starting at 7.45pm, The concert starts at 7.30pm. he Friends of song. Daisy the Cow and her with a matinee on the Tickets, £5 for adults and £1 Grundisburgh School athletic udder, is performed by Saturday at 2.30pm. Tickets children, are available from (TFOGS) are holding a Barn by Laura Olantunje (above) are priced at £5 per adult and Irene Brunning 01473 735481, Dance on Saturday 14 March and Stacey Jay. £2.50 for children, except on Old Forge Stores and Williams the Thursday when the price to celebrate St Patrick’s Day Shop, Grundisburgh.

3 Consultation provided the information on (see page 1). " Surrounding 26 Stoney on new homes this page. The categories for Otley has been designated a Road Continued from page 1 our other parishes are: Key Service Centre which " Adjacent to The Cottage, proposes modest estate scale Woodbridge Road ‘Local Service Centres’ development consistent with " Adjacent to High Bank, Bredfield the scale and character of the The Street Finding out more and Charsfield village, with preference being " Adjacent to and making comments Clopton given to brown-field sites and surrounding Grundisburgh Great Bealings infills. etails, including maps, Hasketon House, Woodbridge Road Dcan be downloaded from Chairman Malcolm Smith, " Between The Street and the Suffolk Coastal website Swilland referring to the recently Meeting Lane www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/ completed Otley Parish Plan, yourdistrict/planning/review. said that a majority of " Off Road, north of ‘Other villages’ Barn Farm. Queries can be made to 01394 Playford residents were willing to see 444761. During the small scale development in Owners of two more plots Tuddenham consultation period, the the village, with most within the physical limit district council proposals can favouring the existing factory boundary have also applied be viewed at an exhibition at ‘Countryside’ site at Hubbards. With just for residential development. its offices at Melton Hill. Boulge 265 homes in the village at Grundisburgh & Culpho Comments on these sites can Burgh present, Mr Smith said that Parish Council considered the be made using the district Culpho any proposals would need to sites at its January meeting council's online consultation Dallinghoo be proportionate if they were and will be objecting to all not to place a burden on system. Forms for postal except the one off Ipswich comments are available from existing facilities. Road. It considers this could LDF Consultations, Planning Otley Details and maps of the sites provide the only possible Services, Suffolk Coastal put forward for consideration solution to achieving a new District Council, Melton Hill, tley Parish Council has in Otley are displayed on the village hall for Grundisburgh. firmly rejected Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 O parish council notice board Site 567 (opposite Mill 1AU, 01394 383789. proposals to develop green outside the doctors’ surgery. field sites in the village. At a House, Mill Hill and North of The consultation period ends Richard Treloar, parish clerk , Burgh House) was included meeting in January, Otley Parish Council', 01473 890271 on 20 February. councillors considered in error and has been removed from the list. The parish clerks from the proposals contained in Grundisburgh three key centre villages in the Suffolk Coastal's draft Local Details can be seen on the wners of eight plots of News’ area have kindly Development Framework parish council web site land in and around www.grundisburgh- GOrundisburgh have asked for culpho.suffolk.gov.uk their land to be placed inside DDaavviidd FFrriieenndd planning section or viewed at the physical limits boundary, Grundisburgh Post Office. thus giving presumption in Oil Heating Services John Ager, parish c lerk,, favour of development. Grundisburgh & Culpho Parish Council, Oil Fired Boiler Service, Repair and Installation Specialist These are…. 01473 735541, [email protected] " South of Post Mill • Servicing and commissioning of oil fired boilers. Crescent Swilland and Witnesham • Boiler and system breakdowns. " Between the Old Police willand and Witnesham • AGA’s, Rayburns and Stanleys. House and Park View, Park Grouped Parish Council • Oil tank replacement and installation. Road Shas considered the proposals • Oil boiler replacement. " Recreation Ground south that have been developed • All central heating system components catered for. of Post Mill Orchard and Post over some considerable time Mill Close No call out charge – Free quotes. and believe them to be " Surrounding 22-24 Stoney broadly reasonable. Tel 01394 411839 Mobile 07786 971425 Road SWGPC supports the placing of Swilland and Witnesham as ‘Local’ and ‘Key Service Centres’ respectively and P. WATSON would be pleased to consider some modest development on specific sites. Little change is MOTOR REPAIRS envisaged to the physical DOMESTIC for limits boundaries. INDUSTRIAL Details will be displayed on BODY REPAIRS, SERVICING, COMMERCIAL noticeboards at Weyland Road and the War Memorial, RESTORATION AND VALETING T 01473 830156 and also on our village M 07780 666456 website, www.witnesham.org. Bridge Works, Hasketon For a friendly reliable Libby Cotton, parish clerk, service please call Tony Swilland & Witnesham Parish Council, 01473 785355 Telephone: 01473 735588 on 07780 666456

4 CHARITABLE EXERTIONS

Marathon Friends in the village have suggested another method of challenge 1 raising funds so, with their help we will be having a n October I was given the ‘Charity Spring Ball’ in aid of all clear from breast cancer Breakthrough Breast Cancer Iso to celebrate I applied to run on Saturday 14 March at Otley in the 2009 London Marathon. College. Tickets are £25 and I was very lucky to be offered will include a three course a place from meal, entertainment ‘Breakthrough and dancing to ‘The Breast Cancer’, Outlines’. If you are which is the unable to come but Marathon Above: Deb Hayward and Chloe Pitcher (right) in Cuba; UK's leading really would like to challenge 2 charity make a donation, Far left: Alyson Chilvers in training; Left: Christian Manning. committed to this can be made am a 22 year old life-long fighting breast online by visiting Grundisburgh resident and cancer through www.justgiving.com fIormer pupil of Grundisburgh com/chrismanning1 or to my research, /alysonchilvers or Primary School and am home address - 9 Red Barn campaigning by phoning me on currently studying a law Piece, Grundisburgh IP13 6XD. and education. 01473 737674. conversion course at Christian Manning, 07709471070 I fully I have taken my Nottingham Law School. appreciate how quest to run the One year ago my Cuban cycle important London Marathon grandmother challenge research is. I very seriously. died of was diagnosed Training is going cancer, hloe Pitcher of Hasketon with breast very well and to leaving and Deb Hayward of cancer just date I can run behind my WCoodbridge went on a cycle eight weeks five miles in the blind and ride in Cuba in November. after my time that it disabled This was in aid of their charity mother, Hazel takes to cook aunty who is 'Women for women', which Ruffles, died of macaroni cheese. currently in supports women and their the same Well to be honest, care as a result. children. disease. Her just a little bit Inspired by the sister Sylvia longer than it takes They would like to say a big cause, I will be running in the 'thank you' to everyone for all had also died in to cook macaroni London Flora Marathon in the same way cheese - another their help, support and April of this year in aid of donations in their fundraising several years burnt SeeAbility (The Royal School earlier. I have for Cycle Cuba. They both dinner! for the Blind). already contributed to the finished the ride, covering 240 “Breakthrough” research Not only do I have to be I am aiming to raise at least miles in five days. programme by providing physically fit but I also need £1300 in order to help people The two cyclists will be giving blood samples and dietary to be mentally prepared. like my aunty lead their lives a short talk about their time in records, so I feel very Running 26 miles, 385 yards to the best of their potential. Cuba during the Quiz Night privileged to be given the allows lots of time for I would be very grateful for on Friday 17 April in The opportunity to raise funds to thinking and the one thing that support through my charity Victory Hall, Hasketon. ensure that their research can is always on my mind as I run website http://www.justgiving. Richard Smith continue. through the lanes of Otley is how lucky I am to have had My target for marathon family and friends who helped donations is £2000 but me through an even longer unfortunately one of the things and more difficult journey. I I find most difficult, apart would never have got through CUT YOUR ENERGY BILLS !! from going out for a run on a without them. cold wet morning, is asking Fed up with ever increasing energy costs? people for money. Alyson Chilvers, Warrens Farm, Otley. Contact me – I can help – free local and personal service Also landline, mobile and internet savings and packages. David Griffiths Ashbocking 01473 890127 [email protected] www.telecomplus.org.uk/davidgriffiths

5 periods away from their "Giving each SNT a The villages covered by The Policing teams. The principal aim of dedicated Team Sergeant who News fall under three separate the review was to find ways will work with the team for at Safer Neighbourhood Teams: arrangements of making SNTs even more least 80% of the time ; SNT effective at solving problems " Ensuring that SNTs are across the faced by communities. Swilland, Witnesham, tasked to deal with issues that Grundisburgh, Tuddenham, county Considerable work and communities see as real Culpho, Playford, Great consultation resulted in the priorities which can then be Bealings and Little Bealings following key changes to the dealt with in partnership with review by Suffolk Tel: 01473 613500 Constabulary of its Safer SNT arrangements: others before moving on to A the next priority. Email:kesgrave.snt@ Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) " Moving from 47 SNTs to suffolk.pnn.police.uk style of policing has led to 30, while ensuring that there The link to the SNTs is the some changes being was no reduction in the Safer Neighbourhood Team & implemented. The county- overall number of front-line Tasking Groups (SNT TGs) , SNT wide system is designed to officers working in either which are made up of parish Charsfield help deal with local concerns, response or SNT roles; councillors, parish clerks, Tel: 01473-613500 including crime and anti- local authority councillors and Email:saxfram.snt@ " Ensuring that the Police suffolk.pnn.police.uk social behaviour. Community Support Officers, officers, community The review found a lack of Volunteers, Special representatives and Woodbridge & District SNT consistent approach across the Constables and Police constabulary officers. Otley, Clopton, Burgh, county, with insufficiently Constables in the teams focus SNT TGs meet regularly to Hasketon, Boulge, Bredfield, effective partnership working their time on SNT work and set priorities, agree actions, Dallinghoo, Debach and problem-solving in some are not abstracted to perform monitor problem-solving and Tel: 01473 613500 areas. Also, some SNT other duties; consider a range of Email: woodbridge.snt@ officers were spending long performance statistics. suffolk.pnn.police.uk The revised arrangements are ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS relatively new but the concept COMMERCIAL • DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL of locally determined priority This explanation of the setting to help alleviate crime policing arrangements was Established 18 years kindly put together for The For a prompt and professional service. Please call: and anti social behaviour is to Tel 01394 383858 Fax 01394 386040 News by Jerry Goddard, who Unit 9b, Smithfield, Melton, Suffolk IP12 1NG be welcomed and the dedicated Sergeant to run each is the Grundisburgh Parish Email [email protected] Councillor responsible for Web doyleelectrical.co.uk SNT seems a significant step forward. links with the police. URBAN JUNGLE DBServices LANDSCAPERS DBServices Tree and hedge care by insured For Those Jobs That Need Doing and qualified tree surgeon From Kitchen Fitting, Shed Erection and Barge-board Stump grinding Replacement Through to Putting Up a Smoke Alarm I can Help. Hard landscaping, decking & fencing Garden and site clearance All Types of Light Building Work and General Repairs/ Maintenance Undertaken at Competitive Rates. Design and planting Don’t Ignore That Leaking Guttering! To arrange a free initial visit please call Nick Dow on T: 01473 727686 M: 07889 365202 Phone Today on 01473 422938

               

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6 SUFFOLK COUNTY BRIEFLY... COUNCIL LISTENS TO ge Concern Suffolk has recently opened a bright new SORR! Help Centre in central Ipswich, at 41a Upper Brook SAtreet. It is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5 pm. The Age Concern shop next door has been so busy recently that more uffolk County Council has ‘early in the New Year’. volunteers are needed. The telephone number for the shop is completed a year long The concrete blast deflectors 01473 284259 and for the help centre 257039. Sstudy into the lorry-related that formed the unsightly wall issues, including those raised at the rear of their site in by the local campaigning Looms Lane has at last been he new year for Crossroads’ 100+ Club starts on 1 group Save our Rural Roads removed and replaced with a February. A £6 yearly ticket gives a chance of winning (SORR). The policy T decent wooden fence and a £15 or £10 at the monthly draw. The rest goes towards development panel’s new hedge. Let us hope that helping the carers of people of all ages who are ill or recommendations, now agreed this is the end of the plans to disabled, so that they may continue to live in their own by the SCC Cabinet, represent expand along the rear runway homes, with Crossroads’ help. To join, contact Katherine a major improvement in the section. Smith on 01394 388970. county council’s policies to manage and control HGVs on ...and Gressingham Foods rural roads. After a considerable delay by trictly Square Dancing for Fun is on offer at All Saints The full list of improvements Suffolk Coastal District SChurch Hall, Main Road, Kesgrave. Club members are is given in Section 16 of the Council (SCDC), the running a free, informal and friendly evening on Wednesday SORR Report (see right). proposals to take enforcement 11 March between 7.45 and 10pm. They dance there every action against possible Wednesday and would like to start a new dancers' class. One improvement has already Details from 01473 785483. been implemented. The on- breaches of planning controls line version of the HGV at the Gressingham Foods site Incident Reporting Scheme are scheduled to be presented to its Development Sub- oodbridge Probus Club has some vacancies for retired will make it much easier and or semi-retired men over 50 who are invited to contact quicker to report HGV-related Committee on 5 February. It W has taken us nearly two years the secretary, Ron Fisher on 01473 631347. The club has a incidents on our roads. We varied programme for 2009, which includes speakers on urge everyone to make full use and constant pressure to reach this stage. police collision investigation, photography, a day in the life of of this and report any a magistrate, Ipswich Transport Museum, weather forecasting problems with lorries (such as ... and Green Burial Site and the experiences of a Wimbledon referee. ignoring weight restrictions, Although the proposals for the damaging verges/kerbs, green burial site in blockages, near misses, etc). Grundisburgh Road, he Go with the Flow Youth Bus is a new project coming The county council will take Tuddenham,did not involve Tto rural parishes in Suffolk Coastal. The service will be action on all reported incidents HGV traffic, SORR was provided by a newly converted double-decker bus and is and the data gathered will also concerned over the potential aimed at 13 – 19 year olds. It is currently looking for provide clear evidence of the incremental increase in traffic volunteers to work with the young people and assist in all real problems we all face. along the surrounding road aspects of running the service. Call Jon Denny Youth Bus The on-line system can be network. We lodged an Coordinator on 07876 680909 or [email protected]. reached from the link on the objection on this basis and it SORR website. For those was quoted as one of the he Helping Hand agency was set up to help elderly or without access to a computer, reasons for refusing the disabled people overwhelmed by the prospect of repairing printed forms are available application. oTr adapting their homes. Advice and support is available for from Customer Services those who want to make their home better suited to their Direct on 0845 606 6067. More SORRs As a result of a presentation to needs. There is also a small repairs service for which Update on Debach the Suffolk Association of customers pay only the costs of any materials. Information Enterprises ... Local Councils members, from Suffolk Coastal District Council on 01394 444644, The Ombudsman was SORR has been approached to www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourhome/housing/helpinghand/ scheduled to give his final help establish similar branches response to SORR’s bulk in other communities. One is complaint about already being established in maladministration by Suffolk the area. TREES Coastal on 18 December but Tony Fryatt, Secretary, Campaign to Save HEDGES & FENCING SERVICE has delayed his decision until Our Rural Roads

SORR Report 2008 - “Reclaiming Suffolk's Rural Roads” What is SORR all about? Our 2008 report, giving details of the problems, issues and changes we would D. Gooch wish to see on our rural roads, is now available as a Tel: 01394 387064 Mob: 07780 737398 download from our website: www.sorr.org.uk Fully Insured

7 Grundisburgh Gleanings SCOUTING Mothers' Day Parade at St. its children. They are safe and for visitors). We are looking Mary's Church, Grundisburgh, happy and their individual forward to another busy year, NEWS where we will be displaying welfare needs are valued and especially as 2009 is the 90th our new Beaver Flag for the respected in an inclusive anniversary of our branch he 1st Grundisburgh Scout first time. On Sunday 26 April environment. Management and being formed. Our 90th Group wish to thank we will be celebrating St. staff have the knowledge and birthday party is planned for eTveryone who supported our George's Day in a parade to be skills to ensure that the needs September. If you don't want Xmas event on The Green by held at Framlingham. of all children are met. The to miss out join now. contributing mince pies and The ducks will be racing again Ofsted inspector said, Carol Barker, 735838 fruit cakes, also grateful on Saturday 18 July. informally, that such a pretty Local History thanks for money given village was very lucky to have towards our fundraising. The Once again thanks to all our such wonderful facilities Research Group weather was kind to us and supporters and, if any within its community. there was a good community information is required he Grundisburgh Local regarding the Scout Group or During the rest of this spring spirit amongst all there. half term we are looking History Society’s research Explorer Unit, please call me. Tgroup had its second meeting We have now started back Pat Ross, Group Secretary/Troop forward to celebrating Chinese new year and tasting foods in January and is now going after the holidays with a good Assistant, 01473 735352/07929 730709 from strength to strength. attendance in all four sections. from there. We will be talking about our feelings and the The cataloguing of the society The Fynn Valley Explorers Grundisburgh people we care for, as archive is progressing apace along with Explorers from Valentines day approaches and thought is now being Kesgrave Group attended the playgroup To find out about children given to how this can be Gilwell Winter Camp in Essex stored so that it can be from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 he children enjoyed the attending playgroup, please ring 01473 735161 to request available to anybody doing January, joining almost 1,000 time leading up to research in the village or local other members from the UK. CThristmas making their own an application form or to arrange a visit. area. Thought is also being That Friday night was one of Nativity scene which was on given to possible publications Anna Greenwood the coldest for a very long display at the crib exhibition later in the year. time, not ideal for being in a in the village - this activity tent, although during the allowed the children to WI REPORT The society is always willing weekend the ground was construct and play with the to accept items for its archive frozen solid so at least not nativity characters and re-tell t the Christmas party held so please let us know if you muddy like Gilwell normally the Christmas story. They also by Grundisburgh Burgh & have anything you want to is! They had an excellent time attended a fantastic party CAulpho WI in December we share with us, and feel free to with many activities such as arranged by parents from the enjoyed excellent food and come to the next meeting, archery, rifle shooting, committee, and the delightful were entertained by Tudor which will be in the Parish climbing and quad-bikes. Nativity play with Minstrels in costume. They Rooms on Tuesday 3 March. refreshments of mulled wine gave a potted history of Sally Williams, 01473 738 321 and In February the Explorers, Albert Usher, 738 195 joined by some of our older (for the adults!) watched by so musical instruments of Tudor Scouts, will be attending many parents, relatives and times, playing a variety of anta Special friends was wonderful. recorders and crumhorns S Phoenix 4 Camp at Landguard nce again Santa visited To add to a very busy half ranging in size from three Fort, Felixstowe, where once Grundisburgh and term we had our surprise visit inches to over three feet long. again there will be many eOnjoyed seeing lots of from Ofsted one cold activities including indoor air This brought us to the end of children in his grotto on 13 November morning - the full rifles and Crystal Maze another varied and interesting December. 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Meeting Lane Department, Suffolk Coastal District Council, Melton Hill, planning Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AU. application Ann Willetts, chairman, parish council back again planning sub-committee What's On - by ince 12 January Canon Internet SConsulting Engineers have carried out traffic surveys using he Grundisburgh Internet CCTV cameras and road strips News Group formerly at to calculate the volume of traffic T The mystery of the missing Yahoo has embarked upon a new Millennium painting in the Meeting Lane and The lease of life. Green area of Grundisburgh. It has transferred its mode of This is to support another About a year ago someone borrowed the original water operation and base from Yahoo colour by the late Phyllis Kemsley which she used to paint application by Flagship Housing to Google Mail, making 1,000 mugs to celebrate the Millennium. We believe it was to build five houses and seven membership far simpler for borrowed from the parish rooms by a member of one of the bungalows in Meeting Lane - on people who wish to keep up to village’s organisations who needed it for promotional the site of nos 1 & 2, which are date with village events through purposes. Please can we have it back! Contact John Ager to be demolished, and part of the email. As a result, the number of on 735541, [email protected] rear gardens to 3 to 7 Meeting active users has more than Lane, and create a new shared quadrupled and a very useful Neighbourhood access road. news ‘grapevine’ has come into get-together A similar application was being. refused in March 2008 by As well as publicity for events by rundisburgh residents Suffolk Coastal District Council local groups, it is hoped that the Gwere invited to ‘meet on the grounds that Meeting service can be used for local their neighbourhood watch Lane is not wide enough in council news, police advice and reps’ at a drop in session at places for two cars to pass, does warnings, transport information- the parish rooms on 24 not have footpaths all along, and even lost pets. January, organised by new its junction with The Green is coordinator Tom Coomber. All addresses will be kept substandard in width and They were also able to meet confidential - they will not be visibility. It does not therefore Police Constable 163, Kay given to anyone else within or form a suitable access to service Hammond (right), who looks outside the group, and there will the level of development after Grundisburgh, as well be no advertising other than by proposed and would give rise to as Tuddenham and Culpho traffic safety problems contrary village concerns. All posts will boards. A further five reps to policy AP27 of the Suffolk be monitored to make sure that For those unable to attend, were recruited at the Coastal Local Plan. contributions are suitable. details of the area reps are meeting and more would be displayed on village notice welcomed. Ring 738550. Grundisburgh & Culpho Parish To join the group, all you have to Council objected to the previous do is to send your email address application for this site and to grundisburgh@ considers that this revised googlemail.com. Any news or scheme does not change any of announcements that you wish to those objections. It is the sub- have relayed should be sent to standard nature of the crossroads the same address. It is a on The Green, not the volume of completely free service. traffic, that gives rise to traffic Martin Hough and John Ager safety problems. The crossroads are the hub of the village and New village any incremental increase of traffic would exacerbate that guide by mail danger. order The parish council considers that there would be room for a small he new edition of the development of up to four homes TGrundisburgh Guide, on the site of 1 & 2 Meeting published in late 2008 is selling Lane. There is no need to reduce well in village shops and The the gardens and therefore the Dog pub. amenity of 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 It is now also available by mail Meeting Lane. order at £3 to cover post and If anyone would like to comment packing. Payment (made out to on this application (C08/2205) Grundisburgh Guide) should be they should address their letters sent to John Ager, 8 Post Mill to Mr R Chamberlain, Planning Close, Grundisburgh IP13 6UU.

9 GREAT GOINGS ON AT GRUNDISBURGH SCHOOL

Fantastic Results from Korea and hosted an for everyone to Ofsted African dance and practise their French! 2008 was a great year for music workshop Grundisburgh School, supporting a school in The School packed full of activities and Uganda. enhances the events. Pupil numbers are Lot of Extra- Wider now up to 125 and, with a Curricular Clubs Community glowing Ofsted report just for the Children before Christmas, this is set Music is a real to rise . Our list of extra- strength of the curricular clubs is school and the choir, The school and those growing all the time orchestra and associated with it start the year and we currently offer handbells group Headteacher with a well-deserved pat on Cross Country, Golf, frequently perform Rosemary Scott the back. Football, Tag at village and church In the words of the report, Rugby and functions. They have been “This is a good school. Good Multi Skills a regular attraction at the teaching means that pupils' clubs on the Corn Exchange Christmas achievement is good. Teachers sports side. For Carol event in Ipswich for are hard working and music lovers, the past three years, and enthusiastic. They manage there's choir, our growing band of pupils' behaviour well and handbells, talented musicians make good use of resources. A orchestra, perform every term at a wide range of visits and harmony group school music concert for visitors enhance the good and a Key Stage parents. Peripatetic music curriculum and contribute to 1 club. On top teachers visit the school pupils' outstanding enjoyment of that, we also weekly and children are of school…… Pupils enjoy have an able to learn brass, wind, harmonious relationships with Environment stringed instruments and each other and with adults. Club, Board Games Club, week long residential trip to a keyboard. PGL chateau in France. The Pupils are polite and courteous sewing for Year 6 and Knitting The children regularly get and generally behave well.” Club. It's quite a list! children enjoy outdoor challenges such as abseiling involved in fundraising for Clearly, the school is eager to New Pond will create our and kayaking, as well as charities and this year have enjoy 2009 with added own Eco-Warriors having the opportunity to try supported Crisis, Children in enthusiasm and recognition. Need, Blue Peter Appeals and We have a posh new pond out their French-speaking We are not complacent skills when they buy items for the Church of however, and have a wealth of paid for by Friends of Children's Society. Grundisburgh School (FOGS) their lunch at a nearby market things planned for the new and boulangerie. Eco-School Status/ year! and by the children's own enterprising efforts to raise In school, the children host a Fairtrade Status So, what's been happening in money during the summer French-style café, serving The school has recently gained your local school and what holidays. It will be well-used coffee, croissants and pain-au- an Eco Status bronze award have the children been getting for pond dipping and raisins to parents, friends and for its efforts on the up to? environmental studies! neighbours - an opportunity environment front, recycling, International links with Oh la la-Grundisburgh schools goes all French We have links with a school in Every September, Year 6 France, swopped letters with pupils in their final year at Casey Bingham's school in Grundisburgh School go on a

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growing produce and finding out about the use of sustainable materials wherever possible. We are also working towards the first stage of Fairtrade Status and have devised our own slogan, “every little helps, so we can help those who have little!” The children are very involved in these issues and have set up committees to manage these initiatives in school and lead informative assemblies.

Charsfield School's New Year celebrations

Smaller Children Look to Staff and pupils at ethos that inspires very good achieve to the best of their Play Leaders Charsfield Primary School relationships, positive values ability. The two reports Many of the older children in are starting 2009 and attitudes to teaching and confirm what we already school have been trained as celebrating recent Ofsted learning.” It also commented know, that Charsfield School Play Leaders, to teach and and Church reports. Both that “Learners thrive in a is an excellent school that support the younger children reports found the school to happy, relaxed and secure children enjoy attending. environment”. in their games at playtime. be good, with outstanding Parents also responded There are frequent elements, particularly in I am particularly pleased that positively to a questionnaire opportunities for the younger personal development, care both the inspectors from Ofsted, with comments children to work with the and support. commented on the caring such as “I am very happy older children, and this helps The Ofsted report environment we have in our with all aspects of the to create and sustain a very commented that the school school. Our pupils feel school” being typical, and friendly, caring, family has “outstanding aspects in secure in school and take further acknowledgement atmosphere. pupils' personal development pride in caring for one that children achieve well at Mrs Rosemary Scott, Headteacher, and in the care and support another. Charsfield. Grundisburgh School, 01473 735281, for them”, while the church Mrs Val Jones, Headteacher, www.grundisburgh.suffolk.sch.uk This, along with the inspector praised the school commitment of all the staff, Charsfield School, 01473 737347 for having a “strong Christian helps all our children to Lynda Braybrooke i n t e r i o r s  a complete professional service for curtains and soft furnishings Felixstowe • Framlingham • Grundisburgh supply your own fabric or choose Melton • • Woodbridge from a wide selection of fabric books free design and measuring service call Dawn on 07836 539508 or email [email protected] Class Fee - £5.35 Membership Fee - £10 * Trialists lost on average 7.25lbs in two weeks. ** Valid Until 30/09/2008. Cut out this ad and bring it with you to claim free membership. ** TM t:01473 251592 / 07887556981 free membership worth £10 plus free portion pots e:[email protected] worth £4.99 when you pay for 6 weeks

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he Village Hall Committee summer has died after a stroke decided at the end of 2007 at the age of 92. He was a Tthat a fund raising effort valued member of the should get underway to community and will be much finance a refurbishment missed. His funeral took place programme. An ambitious on 23 December and a target was set, with an memorial service will be held ultimate goal of £70,000, to be in his honour at St Andrew's achieved over two years, from Church, Bredfield, on 18 grant applications, fund February at 12 noon. raising etc. The East If something approaching this figure could be raised, then Coast the committee hoped to Above: Bredfield Community Shop does extra good business on the Challenge Saturday mornings when Woodbridge Under 9s football team are initiate a programme of playing a ‘home’ match on Bredfield’s recreation ground. improvements, which include ony Bishop is Left: Tony Bishop on his Motor Guzzi 750. replacing the flat roof area motorbike mad and over the entrance lobby; Tcontinues to use his money for charity. updating the toilet areas; hobby to raise money Each year 50% of the constructing an access path for charity at the tender money raised is donated to through the car park; age of 60 plus. On the Riders for Health, a purchasing new chairs and re- day that I spoke to charity well known to laying the floor. Tony he was preparing motorcyclists that supports We have been quite to set off for a long health workers in Africa successful, starting with the distance reliability trial by providing motorcycles, transfer of the funds from the which would take him training and support to now defunct Bredfield from London to Exeter enable the workers to Community Council, and at night (in the freezing reach outlying villages generous grants have been fog!) and along the away from the tarmac made by Suffolk County way attempting to ride roads. The other 50% goes Council, Suffolk Coastal up steep muddy or to a local charity. District Council, Suffolk rocky tracks without Paul, Tony and the other Environmental Trust and the ‘dabbing’ (putting a foot Wrinkleys would love for Garfield Weston Foundation. down). you to dust off your bike The committee must also He has several medals and help them to raise acknowledge the allocation of from his years of money for their chosen funds from our county participating in these charities. If you would like councillor, Peter Bellfield and Motor Cycle Club completed the challenge, to know more or would like our parish council. events. When Tony moved to which raised £836. Last year to take part please have a look This has been boosted by the Bredfield he joined Paul 105 riders took part raising at their website at: indefatigable team led by Kath Davey, Graham Parker and £1100. Paul and Tony are www.eastcoastchallenge.co.uk Woods, which has organised a Richard 'Tricky Dicky' Nixon hoping that 2009 will bring or ring Tony on 01394 382223 series of fund raising events, to become 'The 'Wrinkleys' - out more riders to enjoy the Worlds Roswyn Bradshaw, from archive film evenings to all over 50 and still riding. event and raise even more Photos Peter Kendall the very popular quiz/fish and In late 2006 Paul Davey chip nights. devised the East Coast We now have a nice pot of Challenge, a road motorcycle money (and hopefully more event which involves riding will follow), and this means about 200 miles around About Your Garden that the work should start this Suffolk and Norfolk, visiting year. The first task will be to five typical East Anglian replace the flat roof, and we towns - in any order and on • Maintenance hope to get this underway any date, but the riders must   • Restoration during this spring. Other work start and finish at the same will follow on during the year. town. • Landscaping David Hepper, Treasurer, • Design Village Hall Committee The aim is to encourage riders to get out and really enjoy what motorcycling is all Robert Fletcher adly Wing Commander about, the freedom of the road, SJack Hoskins DSO, DFC, companionship and also to 01473 735775 07768 978805 whose memoirs were featured raise some much needed cash     24 Post Mill Gardens, Grundisburgh in Bredfield Barometer in the for charity. In 2007 59 people WOODBRIDGE. IP13 6UP

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16 Otley Offerings TOPS to round of rehearsals which will To arrange a visit, please call be packed with sound advice the playgroup on 07789 present and, of course, lots of fun and 468853, or for more enjoyment. information call Stephen on ‘Local The Players have agreed to 01473 890393 or Anne Affairs’ extend the performances to a (enrolment) on 01473 890641. third night to accommodate Toddler Group the anticipated demand for aving received a director's tickets - which can be We run a friendly Toddler chair as a birthday purchased from Joan on 01473 Group on Tuesday afternoons, Hpresent, John Parish has at 890715 at £6 or £4. at the Under Fives Centre, long last been persuaded to from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm. For take up the seat and direct the ‘Local Affairs’ takes place on more details, please call next production of The Otley a new ‘superior’ housing Stephen on 01473 890393. Players . development and you are Sharon Newman invited to follow the antics of ‘Local Affairs’, a play by the newly arrived neighbours. Richard Harris has been OTLEY FFY It is most definitely a chosen, and is to be staged at production not to be missed, ore expeditions are being Otley Village Hall on 2, 3 and with all the action taking place planned by Otley's Youth 4 April. on yet another ingenious set. GMroup, FFY, for 2009 John's most notable claim to Words Alyson Chilvers, including a day crabbing at fame in the theatrical world Photo Mike Bullock on Saturday 11 was receiving the winning July and a trip to London. CLAIRVOYANT director award at the 1995 Family Quiz Please contact Michelle Ipswich Drama Festival for his Night Boreham on 01473 890269 for Spiritualist production of Harold Pinter's information on our outings Medium ‘The Room’. here will be a Family Quiz and for details on how to join. He has directed The Otley Night with supper on Paul Salmon T Otley Parish Council’s Players on several occasions Saturday 7 March at Otley Tel: 01473 785180 since then but, if given the Village Hall. This is for all the comments on the homes choice, he prefers turning his family! The quiz will be run consultation are on page 4. hand to stage building and has by Gary Gilling, an produced some of the most experienced quizmaster at the outstanding and professional White Hart, Otley. Tickets cost sets seen on the amateur stage. £8 for adults, £4 for children QUALIFIED PAINTER AND DECORATOR John sets his standards very or £20 for a family. They are Free Estimates high and the cast is well available from Michelle Tel: 01473 613135 Mobile: 07720 725824 prepared for an exhaustive Boreham, 01473 890269. 11 The Garrads, Kesgrave, Suffolk IP5 2HF News from Under Fives Playgroup

rom Easter 2009 we are very pleased to bFe able to provide complete school day cover from 9am to 3pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Ian Borrett Tuesdays cover would be from 9am to 1pm. 01473 784975 This includes the new 07787 895481 Lunch Club facility - [email protected] please refer to our website otleyunderfives.co.uk Kitchen Fitting/Upgrading The cast featured in glorious for up to date charges and Ceramic Tiling technicolor on page 1 and in details. Door Hanging monotone here are; Fitted Wardrobe, design Back row: Nathan Cant, Richard We are a friendly playgroup and installation Brook, Ruthie Bullock, Mark with strong community links, Gates and Fencing Robinson, Vanessa Ling and we are very pleased to say Reliable/flexible service Middle row; Chris Barker, Sue that our November 2008 Free no obligation quotes Courteney, Claire Courteney Ofsted Report was Front row; John Cutting, Alyson ‘Outstanding'. Chilvers, John Parish 17 Sporting stories

Planning for Membership benefits include The rates for membership for and coaching can be given. new season at two club sessions a week, free 2009/10 will be decided at the The cost to join the league is tennis club access to courts for the whole club’s annual general meeting £12 per team for the season, year, the possibility of to be held on Tuesday 3 and registration takes place on March at 8.30pm in The Dog. Friday 27 March from 7.30pm rundisburgh Tennis Club’s winning tickets in the All welcome, and drinks and onwards at Ye Olde Coach & summer season starts on Wimbledon draw, the chance nibbles will be provided. Horses, Melton. More details GSunday 5 April, at 10.30am to be on teams for the Ipswich Wilson Summer League, and More information from from Simon Fletcher, League when there is an open Co-ordinator, 18 Melville Road, invitation to come and try out with a partner in the Winter Monica Begg, chairman, League. Coaching for both 01473 738830 or Chris Lee, Ipswich IP4 1PN, the three courts on the Playing [email protected] Field off Ipswich Road. adult and junior coaching is treasurer on 01473 735270. available throughout the The club hopes to see lots of season at competitive rates. MORE TEAMS WANTED WINTER BOWLS new members this year. FOR PETANQUE LEAGUE lthough playing bowls in uffolk Coastal Petanque Athe dazzling summer sun League wants more teams on the green behind the tSo join for the forthcoming Grundisburgh Dog seems a season. Last year teams from long way off, Grundisburgh Bealings (who won the bronze Bowls Club is running a series medal) and Playford took part. of short mat bowls sessions. The League is looking for any These take place every Design – Installation – Maintenance – Repair interested individuals, couples, Monday at Hasketon Victory Hall from 7.30pm for those Fencing Driveways Patios Paving Turfing family groups, sports and social clubs and pubs to form who would like to try out For a Free quote call Stuart on into teams of a minimum of bowls, or perhaps keep a new four players. They need to year’s resolution to do some Tel: 01473 735642 gentle exercise. For more or visit have the space to play two games at the same time for information, please email www.hawthornhardlandscape.com their home matches. No grundisburghbowlsclub@ experience is needed as advice yahoo. co.uk or ring Roger Anderson on 01473 739918.

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19 Grundisburgh leaves its mark in the Australian Outback

Most towns in the world have a visitors' book in a building ground. On a visit Down Under last year, this is how I somewhere - but not Stonehenge, deep in the Queensland immortalised Grundisburgh - alongside lesser (and shorter) place Outback. Tourists to this remote township (population 40) names, such as Moscow and Sydney. It's all right for those who celebrate their hometowns literally in words of stone on the come from Eye or Ely! Richard Watkinson, The Green

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