Horringer Diary

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Opinions expressed in the Horringer Regulars Diary are those of the 4 Diary Dates originator/contributor and do not 52 Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators necessarily reflect the opinions of the 52 Index of Advertisers Editor or the Community Council. The Editor reserves the right to amend 53 Village Contacts contributions, and the decision is final. 54 Useful Information Neither the Editor nor the Community 55 Bus Timetable Council endorse any product or service News advertised in the Diary. 8 Parish Council Please note that the Diary copy cut- 9 Community Council off date for the Winter edition is Friday 2nd November. Please submit 9 Little Lottie all copy for inclusion to the Diary 10 St Leonard’s Church Editor by this date via email to 13 Horringer Singers [email protected] . 13 St Leonard’s Church Bells Diary Advertising 15 Neighbourhood Watch If you would like to advertise in the 16 Good Neighbour Scheme Diary and reach our diverse 20 Horringer & Ickworth WI demographic to promote your business 22 Holly Close Play Park or event, the rates are as follows: 25 1st Horringer Scout Group 1/4 page – £12 / £43 for 1 / 4 issues 26 Ickworth – National Trust 1/2 page - £24 / £86 for 1 / 4 issues 28 Horringer Pre-School Full page - £44 / £152 for 1 / 4 issues 30 Ickworth Park Primary School All charges are payable in advance. 33 Horringer Hedgehogs The diary is delivered free of charge to 36 St Mary’s Church, Ickworth all households in Horringer & Ickworth 39 Community Litter Pick (nearly 500 houses), and to local organisations. For further details, 42 Flower Show & Fete please email 46 Ickworth Park Cricket Festival [email protected]. Features Horringer Diary is published by 15 Hospital Chaplaincy Horringer Community Council, and 18 Community Action Suffolk printed by instantprint.co.uk, Unit A Brookfields Park, Manvers Way, 31 St Edmundsbury In Tune Manvers, Rotherham, S63 5DR. 34 The Old Forge The front cover photograph is by 45 Brian & Janet Thaxter Sharon Freed. 48 The Six Bells

2 Editorial

From the Editor

What a Summer we have volunteered for that, and that it will be have had! You will find going ahead in November (see page 39). plenty of references in Fundraising for the improvements in the the news articles in facilities at the Church continues, and the first this edition of the St Leonard’s Lecture on 28th September Diary to those long hot sounds as though it will a really fascinating days we have all enjoyed or endured, account of the discovery of the body of depending on what we happened to be doing Richard III in Leicester and its reburial – an at the time, but being in the privileged occasion not to be missed. position of writing this a little later than most Also featuring in this edition is the re-opening others, in would seem that Autumn has now of the Six Bells – I hope that many of you will arrived with its customary cloudiness and have tried it out by now, but do have a look at rain! Don’t we need the rain though, and it is page 48 to see what’s on offer if you haven’t. good to see the grass and other vegetation We welcome Nicola and Ricky Calder to the recovering. village very warmly. The Summer village events have of course Something else you might not have realised been blessed by the good weather, and it is is the monthly Friday night organ concerts good to see excellent reports of the Flower that take place in the Community Centre – I Show & Fete and the Cricket Festival in this confess I have not been to one myself, but I edition, as well as the news of the recently re- am pleased to highlight them on page 31. opened Holly Close Play Park. One of our regular advertisers, Wiltshire Farm Now we look forward to the cooler days of Foods (page 40) will be undergoing some Autumn, but the Diary is as full as ever, and reorganisation in the next month or so, with my thanks go to everyone who has some redistribution of franchise areas. I hope contributed, especially those who have the new franchisees will continue to included pictures. I don’t know if it’s the hot advertise, but I have continued their advert weather, or just the fact that everyone has for this edition to tide them over, so please do been off on holiday, but it has been a little support them if you want some good quality more difficult than usual this time rounding meals to stock your freezer! up all the contributions, which does mean that the Diary is a little bit later coming out Finally, my thanks to Sharon Freed for the than I would have liked. If reading that, you cover photograph for this edition, featuring think I’m getting at you, then don’t worry, Yewtree Cottage in The Street, home of Robin you weren’t the only one! I guess I just need and Susan Crameri, and my apologies for the to get the ball rolling a bit sooner... misattribution of the subject of the Summer edition’s cover, which featured the garden of We live in a lovely village, and I encouraged 29 Hornbeam Drive, and not 29 Hawthorn you last time to pick up the call from Janice Drive! Sorry, I was never very good at trees! Frost, and join in a Community Litterpick – I am very pleased to see that a number of you Kevin Slingsby 3 Diary — September 2018 Diary Dates

Saturday 1st September Saturday 15th September 9:30am Farmers’ Market Community Centre 10:00am Full Church Tour, inc vault & tower Sunday 2nd September St Mary’s Ickworth 11:00am Morning Prayer, refreshments 2:00pm Children’s Nearly New Sale afterwards St Leonard’s -4:00pm Community Centre 1:30pm Horringer CC v Battisford Sunday 16th September Ickworth Park Cricket Ground 11:00am Harvest Festival All-Age Service, Monday 3rd September followed by Bring & Share Lunch 11:30am Prayer Group St Leonard’s St Leonard’s Tuesday 4th September 1:30pm Barrow CC v Kirtling Ickworth Park Cricket Ground 12:30pm GNS Lunch Club The Plough, Rede Monday 17th September 7:30pm WI Fat Bird and a Boat – Bridget Keevil Community Centre 7:30pm Parish Council Meeting Community Centre Committee Room Wednesday 5th September Thursday 20th September Gardening Club RHS Wisley Garden Visit and Plant Sale 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s Thursday 6th September 10:00am Gentle Walkers Ickworth Park Gates 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s 3:00pm GNS Afternoon Tea 10:00am WI Pop-up Coffee Shop Community Centre Community Centre Sunday 23rd September 3:00pm Ickworth Church Volunteers -5:00pm Meeting The Beehive 11:00am Eucharist, refreshments afterwards St Leonard’s 7:30pm Horringer Singers resumes Community Centre Thursday 27th September 3:00pm Tea & Cake St Leonard’s Sunday 9th September 7:30pm Bell-ringing Practice St Leonard’s 9:30am Mobile Library Meadow Drive Friday 28th September 11:00am Eucharist, refreshments afterwards St Leonard’s 7:30pm St Leonard’s Lecture From Car Park to Cathedral St Leonard’s Thursday 13th September 7:30pm St Edmundsbury In Tune Concert 9:15am Mobile Library Six Bells Michael Wooldridge Comm Centre 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s Sunday 30th September 7:30pm Bell-ringing Practice St Leonard’s 10:00am Benefice Eucharist, refreshments afterwards St Mary`s Westley

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Tuesday 2nd October Thursday 18th October 12:30pm GNS Lunch Club The Plough, Rede 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s 7:30pm WI Tales of a Female Bomb 10:00am Gentle Walkers Disposal Officer Lucy Lewis Ickworth Park Gates Community Centre 3:00pm GNS Afternoon Tea Thursday 4th October Community Centre 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s Sunday 21st October 10:00am WI Pop-up Coffee Shop 11:00am All-age Service, refreshments Community Centre afterwards St Leonard’s Saturday 6th October Thursday 25th October Wood & Craft Fair NT Ickworth 2:00pm- Hedgehogs Halloween Crafts, Fun 9:30am Farmers’ Market Community Centre 4:00pm & DISCO Community Centre Sunday 7th October 3:00pm Tea & Cake St Leonard’s Wood & Craft Fair NT Ickworth 7:30pm Bell-ringing Practice St Leonard’s 9:30am Mobile Library Meadow Drive Friday 26th October 11:00am Morning Prayer, refreshments 10:30am- Pre-School Half Term Kids’ Café afterwards St Leonard’s 1:30pm Community Centre 3:00pm Harvest Festival St Mary’s Ickworth 7:30pm St Edmundsbury In Tune Concert Ryan Edwards Community Centre Monday 8th October Sunday 28th October 11:30am Prayer Group St Leonard’s 11:00am Eucharist, refreshments afterwards Thursday 11th October St Leonard’s 9:15am Mobile Library Six Bells Thursday 1st November 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s 7:30pm Bell-ringing Practice St Leonard’s 10:00am WI Pop-up Coffee Shop Sunday 14th October Community Centre 11:00am Eucharist, refreshments afterwards Friday 2nd November St Leonard’s Winter Diary deadline Monday 15th October 7:30pm Eucharist for All Souls Day 7:30pm Gardening Club Hostas – Mel St Leonard’s Collins, Mickfield Hostas , with Saturday 3rd November plant sales Community Centre 9:30am Farmers’ Market Community Centre 7:30pm Parish Council Meeting Community Centre Committee Room

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Sunday 4th November Saturday 17th November 9:30am Mobile Library Meadow Drive 2:00pm Children’s Nearly New Sale 11:00am Morning Prayer, refreshments -4:00pm Community Centre afterwards St Leonard’s Sunday 18th November Monday 5th November 11:00am All-age Service, refreshments 11:30am Prayer Group St Leonard’s afterwards St Leonard’s Tuesday 6th November Monday 19th November 12:30pm GNS Lunch Club The Plough, Rede 7:30pm Parish Council Meeting Community Centre Committee Room 7:30pm St Leonard`s Day Eucharist St Leonard’s Thursday 22nd November 7:30pm WI From Master Builder to Baker 3:00pm Tea & Cake St Leonard’s Richard Burr , finalist in the 2014 7:30pm Bell-ringing Practice St Leonard’s Great British Bake-Off Friday 23rd November Community Centre 7:30pm St Edmundsbury In Tune Concert Thursday 8th November Rod Pooley Community Centre 9:15am Mobile Library Six Bells Sunday 25th November 7:30pm Bell-ringing Practice St Leonard’s Community Litter Pick Sunday 11th November 11:00am Eucharist, refreshments afterwards Community Litter Pick St Leonard’s 10:45am Remembrance Service St Leonard’s Thursday 29th November 6:00pm Lighting of the Beacon 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s North Lawn, NT Ickworth Saturday 1st December 7:05pm Bellringing and Prayers for the 9:30am Farmers’ Market Community Centre Armistice Centenary St Leonard’s Saturday 8th December Monday 12th November 2:30pm Christmas Fayre St Leonard’s 7:30pm Gardening Club Irises – Woottens Thursday 13th December of Wenhaston with Plant Sales Community Centre 7:30pm Horringer Singers A Jazz Christmas Community Centre Thursday 15th November Sunday 16th December 9:30am Morning Prayer St Leonard’s 11:00am Carol Service St Leonard’s 10:00am Gentle Walkers Ickworth Park Gates 3:00pm Carols by Torchlight St Mary’s Ickworth 2:30pm GNS Afternoon Tea Community Centre Monday 24th December 5:00pm Crib Service St Leonard’s 6

News — Horringer-cum-Ickworth Parish Council Parish Council Ruth Walker Parish Councillor

I am sure many of you will be aware of the for all their efforts, but also ask that villagers successful completion of the changes and consider others when parking and driving developments to the play park in Holly through the village. We have received Close. The Parish Council would like to comments from villagers about inconsiderate express their thanks to Alex Jones, Daniela parking, making it difficult for others to pull Koch and Heather Bream for taking on the out safely from their driveways and junctions. challenge of raising funds and organising The Parish Council often discuss the condition contractors to bring about the of the local roads, namely the number of pot improvements. I have seen many children holes, with County Councillor Karen Soons enjoying the new space and have heard lots but you are all able to report poor road of positive comments about the new conditions via the council website at equipment from parents and the children! www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and- Unfortunately and very disappointingly, there transport/roads-pavements-and-verges/pot is already some graffiti on the new equipment holes/report-a-pothole/ and we would ask all parents whose children regularly use the park, to talk about this with their children to hopefully ensure it is a one off event. The Village Fete The Village Fete was another fantastic community event and the weather didn’t disappoint. We are grateful to Lord Bristol for allowing the village to use the green for the Fete and as the Parish Council we do our best to maintain the green for village use. With this in mind, Lord Bristol has asked that only village organisations advertise on the green, organisations advertising on the green and not related to the village will have their signs removed. Roads, Speeding & Parking... The condition of our roads, speeding and parking continue to cause frustration within the village. We thank the Speed Watch team

8 News — Horringer-cum-Ickworth Community Council Community Council Wendy Cullingworth

Over the summer we have been doing a lot to Alex Jones and his team for putting on a of work to improve the community centre great fete and to the Garden Club for and have had some new external doors , organising the flower show – lots of work windows, gutters and downpipes installed. involved but lovely to see everyone out on We have also had to do some work to the the green and in the community centre drains which were filled with roots from the enjoying themselves. The BBQ was again run adjacent trees. Hopefully this will make the jointly by the Community Council and the building more watertight. We’ve had some Scouts and we sold out of everything by the painting done too on the outside of the end of the fete. Thanks to Trevor and Jill Wells building. Thank you to the Parish Council who donated superb sausages again this year. for their generous financial support. Finally a plea for a couple for people to come We held a DIY day at the end of May and we forward and join our committee. There are tidied up the gardens , weeded and cut only 6 of us and we would welcome new hedges. Inside we painted the areas of the volunteers. We meet every two months in the hall which get heavy use and brightened up evening and meetings are short and friendly. the lobby. Thanks to all the volunteers who Please contact me if you would like to know helped. more. It was great to have such reliable and hot weather for the fete and flower show. Thanks

Little Lottie News Yes, you do have to be ‘in it to win it’. Anne Bishop 01284 735609 Good Luck. Brian Thaxter 01284 735754 Winners – May 2018 We welcome new stakeholders at any time 1st Prize – Freda Barfoot £60 of the year. Join in August for £5, in 2nd Prize – Ann Good £25 September for £4 and in October for £3, 3rd Prize – Anne McCord £15 £12 for one stake for one year, payable in Winners – June 2018 January annually. Anyone joining now will be entered for the Bonus Xmas Draw. Just 1st Prize – Geoff Gow £60 speak to us at The Pop Up Coffee Shop 2nd Prize – Evie Bishop £25 where we will be doing the monthly draw, 3rd Prize – Janet Thaxter £15 or give us a call. Winners – July 2018 We will announce the Bonus Xmas Draw 1st Prize – Sarah Esterhuizen £60 prizes in the next newsletter. 2nd Prize – Jan Sheard £25 We are on track to raise a record amount 3rd Prize – Lisa Lawrence £15 this year for our hall. Thank you for your Congratulations to all the winners continued support . 9 News from St Leonard’s Revd Christopher Griffiths, Rector The Rectory, Manor Lane – tel 736839 – email [email protected]

I hope you're enjoying the very hot Regular Church Events weather, at time of writing? I am not so sure I am. It is all very well enjoying such Tea & Cake Regular Social Event heat when you are on holiday, but carrying All are very welcome to come for a natter and on with work is another matter altogether. enjoy some tea and cake on the fourth The urge to be on a beach enjoying an ice- Thursday of each month. Toys/books are cream is almost too much. available for younger members of the This heatwave reminds us that if the community. It takes place 3-4pm on 27th temperature goes just a few degrees away September, 25th October & 22nd November. from our comfort zone, we become Church News uncomfortable. A few degrees` shift in global Harvest Festival climate will make life in whole parts of the globe unsustainable. That is the scientific Our special service for Harvest is on Sunday evidence. It is against this backdrop that the 16th September at 11am, followed by a bring churches of the Horringer Benefice are and share lunch. All are very welcome. exploring becoming 'Eco Churches', doing our First annual `St Leonard's Lecture’! bit for the environment by reducing energy Friday 28th September – 7:30pm use, encouraging wildlife in churchyards and The former Bishop of Leicester, Rt Revd Tim so on. If you would like to be involved in this, Stevens, will be giving a special lecture please let me know. Ideally I would like to find entitled `From Car Park to Cathedral’ , giving a volunteer – not necessarily a churchgoer! - the inside story of the royal burial of King to work with me to co-ordinate our Richard III at Leicester Cathedral in 2015. All environmental efforts at St Leonard's. It are welcome to come along. Bishop Tim is a involves linking up also with the Suffolk fantastic and entertaining public speaker, and Wildlife Trust, who are helping churches to his talk promises to be a real treat. install swift-boxes. Entry will cost £10 which includes cheese and For me, greening the church is not just a bolt- wine following the lecture. Proceeds are in on, but springs from a conviction within the aid of improvements to the church building Christian faith that the environment matters. (see below!) The Anglican Communion as a whole has five To book in advance, contact Linda Andrews, aims in its mission statement, and number 2 Sharpes Lane; or Tibor Pollerman, five is 'safeguarding the integrity of God's 16 The Elms. creation'. We believe God gave us life so that we may have it abundantly (John 10.10). Let All Souls’ Day us work together, people of all faiths and On Friday 2nd November at 7:30pm we will none, for abundant life – ours and nature's. hold our annual All Souls service, at which we Every blessing, Christopher remember the departed – those we have lost in the previous year and in years gone by. All 10 News — St Leonard’s Church are invited to come along and, during the in 2019, heralded by the rocket outside service, to light a candle on the altar in Ickworth Park School which represents our memory of a loved one. desire to give our church a boost into the 21st St Leonard’s Day century – watch this space! Tuesday 6th November is the day we Weddings at St Leonard’s celebrate our patron saint, Leonard. You are Do remember that your parish church is here invited to a special Eucharist in church at for you, whether or not you attend. You do 7.30pm followed by refreshments. not need to attend worship to qualify to be Remembrance married here! You may qualify because, for This being the centenary year of the end of instance, one of your parents was married the First World War, there will be some here, or you were baptised here, or you have significant events in this parish. resided in the parish at any time for a period of six months. Speak to the Rector for details. As many will know, the war memorial at St Leonard's commemorates those from Upcoming Events for your Diary Horringer and Ickworth who died in the First You might like to make a note of a few events World War. We are therefore linking with NT coming up in the winter: Ickworth's commemorations and inviting Saturday 8th December everyone from the village to attend events Christmas Fayre – 2:30-4:00pm in the church both at St Leonard's and Ickworth. The Sunday 16th December itinerary for the day is: Carol Service – 11:00am at St Leonard’s 10:45am – Remembrance Service Carol Service – 3:00pm at St Mary’s Ickworth St Leonard’s Monday 24th December 6:00pm – Lighting of the Beacon Crib Service – 5:00pm at St Leonard’s North Lawn at Ickworth House Church Website with songs and refreshments We have a new website at 7:05pm – Bell-ringing and Prayers www.horringerbenefice.info – bookmark it! St Leonard’s Bringing the church into the 21st century We are currently working on installing a kitchenette and WC at St Leonard’s so that our building can be more welcoming and host more community events such as concerts. We are also looking at improving access into the church in line with the Disability Discrimination Act. If you can help in any way financially, please speak to the treasurer in confidence: Mrs Linda Andrews, 2 Sharpes Lane (tel: 735917). Architect’s impression of the proposed new servery and There will be various fundraising events toilet entrance in the NW corner of the Church 11

News — Church Bells and Horringer Singers Horringer Singers St Leonard’s Janet Thaxter 01284 735754 Church Bells

Our Summer concert in June featured Sally Crouch 01284 735338 Broadway Shows and had our audience singing along with us to unforgettable tunes Are you celebrating a special occasion soon or from Cole Porter, Rogers and Hammerstein, wish to remember a loved one? The sound of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and many traditional English church bells is a fitting other favourites. Our choir soloists added to a recognition for significant events. The Bell most enjoyable evening in the Community Ringers would be pleased to agree an Centre. The following Saturday the choir appropriate tribute with you. There is no performed the concert again in West Stow charge and all are welcome to listen in church. Church, as a fund raiser for their planned Summer Dedications and extension. At this concert, the very talented Visiting Bands young soprano Maddie Bateman-Sandy joined us again, enchanting us with Feed the A busy period! Six quarter peals were Birds from Mary Poppins and Not about successful, by a mix of local bands and visitors Angels from The Fault in our Stars. from across the county. Exeter Cathedral After our Summer break, rehearsals start on Ringers were also successful with a full Peal Thursday 6th September in the Community and we also welcomed ringers from Sussex, Centre 7:30-9:15pm, when once again we will Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Cheshire and be working towards our Jazz Christmas Middlesex. Concert which will be in the Community A band drawn from Suffolk Guild Members, Centre on Thursday 13th December at led by Guild Chairman Rowan Wilson, 7:30pm. We always endeavour to capture the dedicated their 5th July Quarter Peal to Brian spirit of Christmas with favourite carols and and Janet Thaxter who celebrated their popular seasonal music. This year the choir Diamond Wedding anniversary on 12th July. will feature Bob Chilcott`s A Little Jazz Mass , Come and Have a Ring! as well as some jazz-style Christmas arrangements, all accompanied by piano, You won’t know unless you have a go! We bass and drums. This will be a new challenge meet for practice on Thursdays at 7:00pm – that we are all looking forward to. Do put this do contact Sally if you would like to try. We all date in your diary. started as novices. If you are considering joining the Horringer Singers, the perfect timing would be at start of term in September when we will all be embarking on our new programme. Just come along and join in without obligation to For more information go to the Horringer see whether it is suitable for you. Whether Village website or our own website you are soprano, alto, tenor or bass, you will www.horringersingers.org.uk be most welcome.

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News — Horringer & Ickworth Neighbourhood Watch Neighbourhood Watch Anne McCord Chairman 01284 735253 [email protected]

Advice from your Local Team Following a busy start to the year for your Community Speed Watch local Neighbourhood Watch, matters have been quiet for the village residents. The Since the onset of the heatwave, the CSW only incident notified to me was about graf - sessions have been held in the evenings. Here fiti carried out on equipment in the refur - are the results for 3 one-hour sessions: bished play area in Holly Close. It is a great 2 July shame that such a mindless action can take 44 Speeders, with 13 at 40-49 place on a lovely facility which local chil - 18 July dren enjoy. 51 speeders, with 17 at 40-49 I write this at the beginning of the summer 23 July holidays and I hope that it continues to be a 56 speeders, with 16 at 40-49 and 1 at 50mph peaceful summer and autumn for residents. Best wishes and keep safe. However, if anything occurs which causes you concern, please notify your Street Co-ordina - tor or me. There is a list of Co-ordinators else - where in the Diary or on the Horringer Village Hospital Chaplaincy Website, www.horringer.suffolk.gov.uk. Autumn will soon be upon us with cooler Heather Corbell 07730 221121 days, and we hope, some rain. With the Some people know that I am part of the West evening drawing in, do check that your Suffolk Hospital Chaplaincy Team. When security lights are working properly and anyone from Horringer is in hospital, of remember to lock up sheds and garages as course, they usually have family and/or well as the house. About 30 percent of all friends to visit. However, sometimes burglaries are through open or unlocked someone is in who doesn't have family windows and doors – of the 185 reported nearby, or who would just welcome an extra burglaries in April and May in Suffolk, 65 were visit, especially as I am there outside of due to insecure door and windows. Nearly normal visiting times. 66% of all burglaries are break-ins at home, with renters just as likely to be the victims as Just a text to let me know who, and which homeowners. The highest percentage of ward if you know, means I can pop in and burglaries occur during the summer months, have a brief chat (about general things, not but the darker nights of autumn also give necessarily faith-related), and entirely if they cover. feel like it at the time. 15 Horringer Good Neighbour Scheme

Norman Hanford Chairman

Having to update our records and questionnaires to comply with the new GDPR regulations has had the positive result of several people offering to become volunteers for HGNS. I would very much like to thank all these new volunteers for putting their names forward. Lunch Club The Lunch Club at the Rede Plough continues to be very popular, and we are regularly getting around 40 members attending for the excellent lunches prepared by Joyce and Brian. Afternoon Tea

Our Afternoon Tea in June was hosted by was at the request of Sally Connick (the lady Marlows Home & Garden Centre , when 35 pictured in the summer Diary with our Helen members attended (pictured right) . The Gow), who is the Good Neighbour Scheme reception and service we received was first co-ordinator at Community Action Suffolk. class as was the tea individually served on She had asked if she could invite guests to tiered cake stands. Thanks to all the staff who highlight the work done by GNS in Suffolk. made us all so welcome. We would certainly We have had some excellent feedback from like to make this an annual event! Sally and several of the guests, and her article In July we held a Strawberry Tea attended by appears overleaf. During the tea a bouquet of 50 of our members plus 10 VIP guests – this flowers was presented to Jan and Brian 16 Neighbours Helping Neighbours

Thaxter who had recently celebrated their events such a success. Also thanks to our diamond wedding anniversary. Many willing volunteers who help to provide the congratulations to Jan and Brian! services listed below. The August tea was hosted by Glasswells , The Help We Offer and about 40 members attended. The service was again excellent, as in previous years, with As a reminder our help service is available to an individual selection of sausage rolls, anyone in the village who needs assistance scones and cakes for each member – another and our volunteers are able to offer the very enjoyable event. following services: •Occasional transport to doctors/hospital etc Beside the Sea... •Shopping/prescription collection In July we held our annual coach trip to •Minor household repairs Felixstowe . 40 members enjoyed a sunny •Help with pets/dog walking day at the seaside (pictured above) . We had •Form-filling/letter writing tea and biscuits on arrival, a fish and chip •Befriending lunch, and tea and scones before we left. •An open invitation to monthly social events There was definitely extra weight on the If anyone would like to come to any of our or coach going home than coming! other village events but need transport or I would like to thank everyone who has assistance, please call the on-call mobile prepared and helped at our successful social number listed below. events for their continued support and hard To request any of these services just call work that they put in to making the social 07532 274795 Mon to Fri 9:00am to 5:30pm. 17 Strawberry Tea highlights Suffolk’s ‘Lifeline’ Good Neighbour Scheme

Sally Connick GNS Development Officer, Community Action Suffolk 01473 345359 sally.connick@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk

A Summer celebration of one of Horringer Good Neighbour Scheme’s initiatives has been applauded by residents, businesses, local authorities and council representatives . The Strawberry Tea, one of the regular monthly afternoon tea parties, was attended by some 50 local elderly residents, as well as by members of the county’s police force, district councillors, business owners and charity representatives. The Good Neighbour Network in Suffolk comprises a total of 35 projects across the entire Volunteers prepare the Strawberry Tea 18 county, and is led by umbrella voluntary sector organisation, Community Action Suffolk. Its aim is to provide company, support, and regular conversation. The recent strawberry tea, held at Horringer Community Centre, saw residents from the local area discussing the issues of elderly populations in Suffolk, and applauding the work which GNS is achieving in preventing isolation. Each of the 35 schemes in the Suffolk Good Neighbour Network is quietly making sure that everyone in their community has a good Sally Connick and Councillor Terry Clements join local neighbour to call upon. The residents at the Strawberry Tea Schemes are a vital life line for Community Action Suffolk is keen to continue many people, providing them with company, expanding the network and is keen to hear lifts, a little shopping, help around the home from anyone interested in setting one up in and advice or signposting. their neighbourhood. For more information, The strawberry tea was enormously well you can contact Sally using the details above. received and allowed all those involved – Community Action Suffolk exists to support from those who organise it, to those who call the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector of Suffolk. It has a number of funders, including Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Mid Suffolk District Council and Babergh District Council, and was formed out of a merger of a number of voluntary and community sector organisations in April 2013. Photographs courtesy Sally Connick (above) amd Mel Sheard (others)

upon its services – to share their experiences and say what they see as the benefits to a rural population like we have here in the county. At Community Action Suffolk we are so incredibly proud of what GNS creates for the county and its elderly population, and we’ve been delighted with the feedback.

19 News — Women’s Institute Horringer and Ickworth WI Maria Mallan Press Secretary

Happy August!! Well what wonderful coach from Horringer we stopped off at weather we have had, I know it’s too hot for Snape for coffee and a little retail therapy we some, but for others it has been great. I then travelled on to Southwold where we guess if you are a keen gardener you must spent the day doing ‘Day at the Seaside’ have had a disappointing season. activities – Fish and Chips, Ice Creams and of We have had a very successful few months at course a paddle. We were blessed with the WI. Since I last wrote we have had our beautiful weather and the cool breeze at the celebratory Vintage Tea Party in the coast gave welcome relief from the Community Centre. It was a fabulous sweltering weather inland. occassion, the hall was decked out with During our Centenary Year each month we have bunting, embroidered table cloths and had a table relating to a decade starting with vintage crockery. We feasted on delicious the 20’s we are now up to the 70’s. Members sandwiches, scones and cakes washed down bring items they own for display relating to the with copious amounts of tea and coffee all appropriate decade it has proved really provided by Andrea Davey we were also interesting it is so surprising just what turns up. entertained by Collage who sang a variety of There are photographs, the occasional wedding songs in keeping with the event. album, some beautiful jewellery, ornaments, Our meeting on 1st of May was our AGM after crockery, kitchen items, a member brought her which we always have some social time, which Girl Guide Uniform, cameras, a gas mask, just to gives us a chance to catch up with friends. name a few items. For me one of the most memorable so far was a fantastic Bubble Gum In June our speaker was Anne Datson, who pink leather mini skirt, it took me right back to gave a short talk on the history of glass, and the 60’s and caused much hilarity. If only one of talked us through the skill of painting on us could have fitted in it!! glass. After which we were let loose with paint brushes and paints to create our own The WI had their usual cake stall at the Flower masterpiece!! Show and as always had an enormous amount of cakes to sell, which I believe sold very well. There were some very interesting pieces at Well they would they are always delicious. the end of the session I must say and we all agreed it was rather harder than we first By the time you read this we will have had our thought. But, it was fun. I for one was August meeting when we will have been planning on painting a seaside scene and only entertained by Jacqueline Norman who gives managed a few hearts!! I think a few of us had a talk on the Tudor Costumes of the our inner artist dashed. Elizabethan period. She also brings along costumes and shows how they were worn. June also saw a trip to Ely Cathedral Flower Festival, which I believe was quite beautiful The programme for the next few months is and was thoroughly enjoyed. included in ‘Dates for your Diary’. July saw a trip to the seaside. Taking the If you are inclined to come and join us, you will be given a warm welcome. 20

Holly Close Play Park Heather, Daniela, Allie & Alex Friends of Holly Close Play Park

It’s been a whole school-summer-holiday since the newly improved play park opened its gates again. We hope everyone has enjoyed exploring the lovely new play equipment? We certainly have! It’s been a roller coaster of a journey over the last few years, but it’s been a fantastic project and completely worthwhile now we can see everyone enjoying it. We are currently trying to secure the purchase & installation of a second football goal end with remaining funds so watch this space... Thank you so much for everyone’s support of this project.

News — Scout Group 1st Horringer Scout Group [email protected] Catherine Williams Group Scout Leader (07900 282923) Claire Osborne Chairperson (01284 735483)

Camping Exploits

All three sections have been camping this Each blanket came with a named linen term, that’s what Scouting is all about after storage bag which the Beavers decorated all. with colourful camping scenes to take home. The Beavers went to the campsite at They looked great and we’ll see them again Bradfield, it was the first time camping with on camp next year. the group for all but four of them. For eight of Some of the new tents we bought with them it was the first time they had stayed money from the Asda token scheme had a away from their parents, but there were no test run at this camp, they looked very smart tears and they were all really well behaved. and are all set for the next camp. They had a go at climbing and abseiling, they The Cubs recently went to the camp site at had a rope bridge, grass track go-karts, and RAF Honnington in the hot weather. They had water rockets. There was also chance to try an aircraft building competition, a tug of war, out archery and play a game of Giant Jenga. rounders games and they were the winners of In the evening the camp fire was lit any they the best camp song. They built a huge joined in with entrance gate into the group’s pitch area lots of songs using the pioneering poles. It was so hot a and games. whirlwind took one of the dining tents off They enjoyed across the site, luckily it was about to be doing their own taken down anyway. cooking, but The Scouts had their annual archery and air not the rifle camp in May when the weather was washing up. cooler and also a little wet. They managed to Each lucky keep themselves warm and dry and got Beaver went through the activities before the rain arrived, home with a it was just the camp fire that was a bit damp! new camp If you would like to get involved with the blanket with group please get in touch. We are always their first camp looking for regular volunteers, but we also badge sewn like to hear from people or groups with onto it (just a specialist knowledge that might interest the little help children or help with fundraising. needed here). Ickworth

Aimee Monk [email protected]

Ickworth Uncovered some other areas will also be impacted. Raising the Roof We’re investing £5 million pounds into the future of Ickworth and we are able to do this Ickworth is about to embark on a multi- thanks to the support of our members, million pound major conservation project visitors and supporters, but we’re just at the which will see us heading up to the roof. start and we hope you’ll continue to support The iconic Rotunda, the original vision of the our fundraising. We’ll also be sharing updates Earl Bishop in 1795, has stood proud in the as Ickworth Uncovered progresses – keep an Suffolk countryside for many years. However, eye out for updates and exciting new like any house, it needs support and experiences that will help you uncover more protection to make sure it will stand for during the summer of 2019. generations to come. Ever changing and ambitious, like the Hervey Thanks to the support of our supporters we’re family themselves, Ickworth stands at an looking after the special historic collection at important time in its history. Having been Ickworth for ever, for everyone, and later this entrusted to safeguard Ickworth, the National year, that will mean the start of work to make Trust is now also taking action to protect it for some repairs to Ickworth’s roofs and ensure it the future. is fit for the future. Ickworth’s Dog Policy We will be fixing leaks, adding lightning protection and re-tiling the roof of the Ickworth is a wonderful place to walk Rotunda. The conservation especially with a dog - we do ask that your works will start in November dog is kept on a lead at all 2018 and last until the times on the estate for the beginning of 2020. It is going wellbeing of all visitors, to be the biggest livestock and our wildlife. conservation works that We do this to improve the Ickworth has ever undertaken, safety and enjoyment on the not least because it will also estate for all visitors, see the movement of 2,500 landowners / tenants, dog items from storage whilst the owners and their dogs. We work is happening. need to ensure the majority of During these works there will our visitors feel that Ickworth be changes to what you will is a safe place for all to be able to see at Ickworth. experience and enjoy. Scaffolding will appear on the We must also protect all Rotunda in 2019 and access to wildlife on the estate and our 26 News — National Trust Ickworth & Ickworth Hotel livestock in particular pregnant ewes and organisation that has National Trust lambs, nesting wildlife and deer, as well as permission to use permitted land on the managing the fertility of the soil. estate within certain terms and conditions. We have had open consultation on this policy This land is for use by SHPC only. We ask all with considerable community support. We parkland users to use only waymarked routes have reviewed and improved signage across when walking on the estate and only the estate to confirm our dogs on lead policy, members of SHPC are authorised to ride and ask that this is not vandalised which within their permissible areas. wastes National Trust charity resources and 29th Annual Wood & Craft Fair has an impact on the care we can provide. 6th-7th October Any dog owners seen to not comply will be asked to leave the estate. Don't miss our annual Wood and Craft Fair as Ickworth’s Horse Riding Policy is enters its 29th year. Take the rare opportunity to buy quality Ickworth wood Riding on the Ickworth estate is managed by milled from the estate. Browse craft and the National Trust through a system of annual pottery stalls, learn about the different riding permits. A maximum of 55 permits are techniques of transforming wood and take available for Ickworth and these are issued at part in some children's activities. Not the General Manager’s discretion. Riding forgetting live music and locally brewed ales. permits are valid for 12-months and You wouldn't want to miss it. applicable only to the named party. Permit Photographs courtesy National Trust Images. holders are entitled to ride on the estate as per the terms & conditions of the permit, within permitted areas and must hold public liability insurance. Any horse riders seen to ride on the estate without a permit will be asked to leave the estate immediately and apply for a permit. The Suffolk Hunt Pony Club (SHPC) is a separate third- party charitable

27 News — Horringer Pre-School Horringer Pre-School Nicola Barber

We can quite honestly say that was the starting big school at our Teddy Bears picnic hottest summer we have ever experienced in Ickworth Park and are delighted to at pre-school and our beautiful wooded welcome four new families to our pre-school copse was the perfect place to spend those family this September. very hot afternoons! It has been a busy Horringer Acorn Project News! term we have grown sunflowers, had a sporting visit from Coach Howell and made We have had a very busy term and it kicked use of the lovely new play equipment at off with the Kids Cafe which raised £260, we Holly Close Play Park! swiftly followed this with our Summer Party We said our goodbyes to all the children which raised a whopping £2,400, our Pimms stall and Buy-A-Brick at the Horringer Fete raised £250, we sold ice-creams after pre- school, and we were selected as one of the three beneficiaries of the Horringer Fete raffle too! Our list of thanks is very long so please bear with us – The Six Bells, The Beehive, The White Horse Whepstead, Beauty by Charlotte, The Ickworth Hotel, National Trust Ickworth, Canon UK, the Goodwins, Mila’s Grandparents, P Tuckwell Ltd, The Chantry Hotel Bury St Edmunds, Beauty by Sue, the Horringer Fete team, Card Factory, DBL Castles, Health Hub, Javelin, Cafe Rouge, Bill’s, Lilyo, Rebecca Austin, the Horringer WI, Terry Clements and our fabulous pudding makers! We must also give special thanks to the volunteers who help us before, during and after the events!! News — Horringer Pre-School

We are delighted to announce that our funds raised to date amount to £61,630 . We still have a fair way to go but plans are afoot for another quiz, the village Christmas Tree light switch on and a Christmas event so please keep your ear to ground for more info on those soon. We are also very busy writing grant applications! Date for Diary The kids cafe will return on Friday 26th October at the Community Centre between 10:30 and 1:30pm! For information about the Acorn Project or the Pre-School please get in touch on 01284 735181 or by emailing [email protected] please also visit our Facebook pages www.facebook.com/hppublic and www.facebook.com/horringeracornproject to keep up to date with our Pre-School news, weekly topics and fundraising events. You can also visit our brand spanking new website www.horringerpreschool.co.uk. Ickworth Park Primary School Denise Burrell Headteacher

We had an eventful summer at school this year! The year 6 SATs were our first major event. I am sure you are all aware just how important these are to us and our pupils, and this year was no exception! We had a wonderful group of children who worked extremely hard all year and their results are proof of that – 87.5% combined score which is above the national score! Congratulations to our pupils; we were sad to see them leave but know they will all continue to be successful at King Edward VI Secondary School. At Ickworth Park we see this success as a culmination of 7 years teaching and learning, not just the result of the considerable work in year 6. I would like to say a huge thank you to every member of the team who has helped to contribute to the successes of this years leavers. We went to Suffolk Day at Ickworth House at centre on our website and you’ll see what fun the end of June and had a fabulous day. Our we had! new cook prepared a picnic which we enjoyed As I write this article we are in the middle of in the sunshine, and it was lovely to share this the summer break. Although the children event with many of our parents. aren’t in, lots of things are still going on in Our Sports day ended up being over two school. Several classrooms are being days, instead of the one we planned. This was redecorated, painted and with new carpets – because of the extreme heat – there is very I’ve had a quick peek and it’s all looking very little shade on our field in the middle of the smart. We had 100 bags of moss removed day! We also had a problem with huge cracks from the roof! Hopefully that will prevent the appearing on the surface of the field as the roof tiles lifting and water ingress. We have sun dried out the earth. Mrs Sledge, who has also had electricians in school, plumbers and worked at the school for quite a while, IT technicians. In addition staff have been commented that she had never seen the field popping in and out catching up with odd jobs, in such a poor state. Hopefully a drop of rain reorganising their classrooms and decorating will sort it out! a wall in the playground. Mr Phillips has been We had an Arts week, organised by Mrs Hunt, continuing with his revamp of our Atrium when all of the children observed live music Library! and theatre and attended follow up Roll on September and the new school year, I workshops. Have a peek at the video resource can’t wait to see what it will bring.

30 Feature — St Edmundsbury in Tune St Edmundsbury In Tune Mike Roberts [email protected] 01359 250704 Monthly Charity Concerts

I along with my helpers have been running monthly charity concerts at the Community Centre in Horringer since January 2017. We provide an evening of entertainment supplied by a professional keyboard artiste plus homemade cake tea and coffee refreshments in the interval and a raffle, all for £5 admission. The aim after paying for the artiste and hall hire is that any profit goes to local good causes which has included St Nicholas Hospice and East Anglian Air Ambulance. If you were not aware that these concerts exist, then it might be worth coming along one Friday evening...

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Horringer Hedgehogs Baby & Toddler Club

Lisa Hasler Chair lisahasler.wixsite.com/horringer-hedgehogs [email protected] 07772 200223 I hope you have had a wonderful summer; the children in the village have loved the new play area, many hours of fun! Thank you to the team who made this happen. We re-open every Tuesday during term time, 9:30-11:30am for our baby & toddler group, please do drop in anytime for a cuppa and a play. Hedgehogs Children’s Daffodil Planting around the Nearly New Sales Christmas Tree Saturday 15th September & 17th November Horringer children will be planting bulbs Maternity – Teen, 2:00-4:00pm, Pitches £7. round the Christmas tree in memory of Frank Thursday 25th October Lovegrove in the Autumn. Frank gave so Our Halloween crafts, fun & D.I.S.C.O. will much time to our village & gave the children take place in half term, 2:00-4:00pm, much joy by playing Father Christmas for the £4 per child, under 1's accompanying free. past decade. We will miss him. Donation Hedgehogs received a donation of £100 before the summer break, from Mayor Terry Clements, whose support has been amazing since our opening 10 years ago. Thank you Terry from all past and present Hedgehogs group users and helpers. 33 Feature — The Old Forge The Old Forge Kevin Slingsby & Chris Harrison

Did you manage to see the foundation marks of the Old Forge on the Village Green during the hot weather this summer? I can well remember being told about them and shown them by Zoë Ward when I was a pupil at the Old Primary School, and this summer has been ideail viewing weather (at least until the grass died completely!) blacksmiths. ‘Doc’ had in the early part of his life lived in Ickworth, at Mordebois, but when the forge there closed about 1814 he moved to Horringer, into the old dilapidated forge in the middle of the green. “When a new forge and house were built about 1850 ‘Doc’ flatly refused to move from his old house. A fierce old man, he had a habit when annoyed of walking about the green brandishing a sword which he said he had used The story is told by Zoë in her book Curtsy to at the Battle of Waterloo, and the Lady – A Horringer Childhood : against such a weapon arguments proved useless. ‘Doc’ would not listen to reason, he “The old forge was between the maple tree was staying where he was. and the church hedge, right in the middle of the green, and by the middle of the nineteenth century it was a very tumbledown affair. The blacksmith at that time was Benjamin Pryke, known to everyone as ‘Doc’, possibly because in the old days blacksmiths acted as dentists as well as farriers. There had been Prykes in Horringer from 1563 and in lckworth from 1629, nearly all of them

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new house. ‘Doc’ was at the end of the day brought back and deposited in his new abode. When eventually he came to, there he was, and there was nothing he could do about it. Of what he said there is no record! “In a dry summer the marks of the foundations of the old forge can still be seen on the green.”

“At last a plan was made, however. On market Left, top and bottom – the foundations of the day some of his friends took ‘Doc’ to Bury and Old Forge can be seen clearly in a dry summer; got him dead drunk. While they were away Above – Foundations of another old buildling others pulled down the old house and forge on the opposite side of the drive into Ickworth. and moved all ‘Doc’s’ belongings over to the Photographs courtesy Chris Harrison. St Mary’s Church Ickworth

John Porter Church Co-ordinator 01284 735596 [email protected]

Phew it has been hot! Thank goodness there has been a beautiful cool place within our church in Ickworth Park to get away from it all! This last three months have been particularly guests enjoyed the company of the trustees special as we had two fabulous concerts from and listened to the enjoyable music. The the Aquarius Singers and also The Chedburgh raffle raised just over £700 towards our funds Community Choir as well as our Garden Party and thank you to all the local businesses and to celebrate five years since our restoration. individuals that donated the wonderful This was a fabulous evening held in the prizes. A beautiful evening that will be long Italianate Garden of Ickworth House where 95 remembered! 36 News — Ickworth Church

Volunteers Needed so if you have any ideas at all on fundraising we would be delighted to hear from you As mentioned it is now over five years since the church reopened after the restoration and If you are interested in helping us with this during that time the Trust's main objective ongoing adventure, and think you might be has been to keep it open and in good working able to dedicate some time to assist us, then order, to make sure it can be enjoyed by we would like to hear from you. We have a villagers and the general public. Quite number of ways in which you might be able naturally this has required a number of keen to help, even if it is only one hour a week / and enthusiastic volunteers to help us to fortnight! We are planning a Volunteers achieve our aims. We are now in the situation Welcome Meeting at The Beehive on the 6th of requiring some additional help. September, between 3:00pm and 5:00pm, where Frederick the 8th Marquess of Bristol In particular we do require, quite urgently, the will be attending. following: If you would like to attend our event on the Flower arranger: We love to have a beautiful 6th September and wish to find out more arrangement of fresh flowers on show for please email your contact details to visitors, particularly throughout the summer. [email protected] and we will We need to change the flowers every ten to be in touch to explain the areas that we will fourteen days and require a small team who need additional support on. could work together to achieve this. Future Events Church cleaning volunteer: This role consists mainly of dusting pews and wooden surfaces, Full church tour including the Family Vault sweeping the floor, removing cobwebs from and the clock tower windows and corners, checking for dead flies Saturday 15th September 10:00am and removing them from window sills, etc, The last Vault tour this year, at only £5 per vacuuming carpets and upholstery; and ticket it really is something that should not be maintaining a high level of presentation by missed as you can see the resting place of the checking for and removing litter from the majority of the family. church and west tower steps. (There is no Harvest Festival heavy lifting required) Sunday 7th October 3:00pm – in conjunction Clock winding volunteers: Our clock is over with local schools. 200 years old and needs to be wound once a Carols by Torchlight week; this requires access to the clock Sunday 16th December 3:00pm enclosure and turning the handle to wind up Another event that was enjoyed so much last the pendulum. This really does require year – but please get there early and wrap up! someone who is reasonably fit and agile as For more details on any of these events the enclosure is quite small, but it really is an please contact John Porter, Church Co- enjoyable task. ordinator & Fundraiser, on 01284 735596 or Event organiser: We need to put on events to email: [email protected] be able to raise funds for the ongoing upkeep. Don’t forget to visit our website We have done well over the last five years but www.ickworthchurch.org.uk or Facebook. we now need an input of new and fresh ideas,

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For more information please call Christie on 07939 035434 Or check out my website: www.christiesbeauty.com Community Litter Pick in November It’s On!

Janice Frost Springfield, The Street [email protected] 07432 354630

Thank you to everyone who has contacted me to volunteer to help with a litterpick in the village in November. We have got a team of 10 so far, so it is definitely going ahead. But more volunteers are very welcome. I have been in touch with the hope that we will be able to council and they will provide tackle Westley Lane and us with yellow reflective vests, maybe Sharpes Lane – but I’m litter pickers, bags and collect open to suggestions. all the bags of litter If you would like to volunteer afterwards. and help in any way (e.g. with I have provisionally booked refreshments if your litter two dates: Sunday 11th and picking days are over) please Sunday 25th November and do get in touch. 39

Annual Flower Show & Fete Jill O'Kelly Show Secretary '

Now I know gardeners always blame the weather when their gardens are not at their best, but I think this year they can say that with a great deal of justification. It is no exaggeration to say conditions have been challenging for flowers, fruit and vegetables and I am full of admiration for those who rose to the occasion and produced some amazing result. The entries were, obviously, down compared with usual but a big thank you to all of you for your commitment to making the Show a success. Special thanks to the WI for organising the refreshment and Lisa for getting Hedgehogs to produce some very interesting potato prints. Well done to everyone who entered the Show and especially those who won trophies: There were many stalls at the Fete, everything from ‘buy a brick’ to support Horringer Acorn Project, BBQ, beer tent, books, cakes, tombola, splat the Rat and many more. Horringer & Ickworth WI served some fabulous homemade refreshments.

Left – Mel Sheard won 2 first & 2 seconds; Top Right – Martha Walton won 2 firsts,3 seconds, 1 third and overall prize in the 5-9 year old section; Bottom Right – Horringer Pre-School Acorn Project. Photographs courtesy Karen Soons. Trophy Winners The Collins Trophy for Fruit Mr R Davies The Silver Challenge Cup for Vegetables Mr R Sharman The Brabrook Cup for Flowers Miss P Barfoot The Silver Rose Bowl for Roses Mrs T Rose The Hutchinson Cup for Building & Patio Enhancement Mrs J O’Kelly The Lainson Cup for Pot Plants etc Miss P Barfoot Diploma for Best Entry in Flower Sections Miss P Barfoot The Floral Art Cup for Best Exhibit Mrs T Godden Children’s Section The Friary Cup for Flower Arranging Under 5 years Mrs T Godden Blake Prest The Centenary Cup for Preserves 5-9 years Mrs R Davies Martha Walton The Joan Whiting Memorial Cup for Cookery 10-15 years Mrs R Davies Samuel Middleton The Bank Cup for Crafts Mrs R Foster The National Trust Trophy for Photography Mr P Harrison The National Trust Trophy for Best Photograph Mr P Harrison The Elizabeth Johnson Shield (WI) Mrs J Emerson The Bristol Challenge Cup Miss P Barfoot The Banksian Medal Miss P Barfoot Diploma for Best Entry in Vegetable/Fruit Sections Mr R Sharman 43

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On 12th July, Brian and Janet Thaxter celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary, and we send them our hearty congratulations on sixty years of happy marriage! They are pictured here celebrating with family and friends, making a weekend of it! Horringer Cricket Club retain Festival Trophy Tim Jones

On another gloriously sunny Sunday morning the second Ickworth Park cricket festival got underway promptly with an opening match featuring our neighbouring villages of Barrow & Whepstead. In a keenly contested encounter Barrow emerged as winners chasing down a total of 61 with 7 wickets in hand. The second match saw hosts Horringer batting first & setting a total of 67 which they narrowly managed to defend with the Barrow Buccaneers falling short by 10 runs. Time was then set aside to enable a Women’s soft ball cricket event played in front of a growing crowd of spectators. 16 ladies participated who enjoyed their introduction to the game arranged by the Suffolk Cricket Board. During this interval the festival players were able to circulate among the many food stalls & perhaps an occasional visit to the beer tent. Particular thanks are due to the Haverhill Lions Club who ran the barbecue & to Ann & Gary Hunt plus granddaughter Jenny for serving a delicious paella, & to the Horringer cricketing lads for providing an array of tasty Asian snacks. The third place play off saw Barrow Buccaneers chase down Whepstead’s total with only 4 wickets in hand. Geoff & Helen Gow together with Janet Billings

After the final match the trophy was ticket seller ) that he also made the presented to the Horringer skipper by raffle draw with Peter Hubbard winning Kevin Menhinick. Kevin had stood as first prize of £100. Hayden Marsh won a umpire throughout the four festival voucher for a three course Sunday lunch m46atches & it was fitting ( as a champion at Rede Plough were busy in the tea stall serving an inviting main source of revenue to maintain & choice of home made cakes & scones kindly improve facilities. A huge debt of gratitude is prepared by Gill, Jackie & Lyn. due to the efforts of many but particular The final match was a repeat of last year’s thanks are expressed to Keith & Carole final with Horringer only just managing to Jarman & to our main event sponsors - retain the trophy by setting a target of 91. Sheridans Estate Agents Fellow hosting club Barrow came within 14 runs in an entertaining & exciting match. The Ickworth Park Cricket Group now administers responsibilities for the ground & funds raised on our festival day provide a

On behalf of IPCG may I thank all of the many local folk who came to support this event which we hope to repeat Above top – Presentation of the Trophy next season & become a traditional Middle – The winning Horringer Team annual event Bottom – Runners-up Barrow Bucaneers 47 The Six Bells... rings out again!

Kevin Slingsby

Nicola and Ricky Calder have taken over the a pub in a fantastic location, with a beautiful Six Bells, and aim to provide a beautiful building in a large village close to Bury, and village pub to eat, drink and relax in. With they very much want it to be a drinkers’ pub locally sourced and fresh ingredients, that also serves good food. Although they paired with a full range of ales, lager, wines could seat over 40 people at once, they don’t and soft drinks there will be something to anticipate doing that, and the bar area with suit everyone. its comfortable seating for a preprandial Nicola and Ricky have both worked more drink, or just a drink on its own, is just as than 20 years in the industry and are now important. They hope to attract locals as taking the next step. Nicola said “We worked customers, as well as putting the Six Bells on in pubs for a long time for other people and the map as somewhere worth travelling to. thought it was the time to go it alone.” They Nicola and Ricky are keen to maintain high previously ran The Cadogan Arms in Ingham, quality in both food and drink, with as well as chef Ricky working for nine years at everything locally sourced as much as The Crown in Hartest, both part of the Bury possible – for example vegetables come from Beer House group of pubs. Longs Farm in Hartest, and their most Since opening on 4th July, Nicola said the popular beer is produced by the Brewshed feedback had been very positive, and they Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, their former have been very busy, and I can certainly attest employer! to that given the difficulty of finding a time to There is a large garden with outside dining meet up with them! and games to keep the kids occupied – Nicola and Ricky believe that they have found children are welcome in the restaurant and 48 Feature — The Six Bells there is a menu designed just for them. The pub is also dog-friendly and provides free wi- fi. On the menu are a range of lunchtime sandwiches, as well as a good range of starters and main courses for a more substantial lunch or dinner, as well as traditional roast beef or pork on Sundays. The pub is open every day except Monday and Tuesday, from 12 noon for lunchtime, and in the evening (all day on Saturday), with food being served at lunchtime and in the evening up to 9:00pm (except Sunday evening). Nicola and Ricky are looking forward to developing the menu over time, and will be catering for Christmas parties. You can contact Nicola and Ricky on 01284 Nicola said “We want people to enjoy great 735551, or by email at [email protected], and food and service in a village community pub the website at www.6bells.co.uk will be up that pushes the extra mile with something and running very soon. special.”

A warm welcome from Ricky and Nicola, and a wide range of beers, wines and soft drinks as well as good food await customers, both local and those from further afield! Pictures courtesy Bury Free Press / Iliffe Media 49 WatersonPlumbing & Heating

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Westley Lane / The Street (north) – 29-49 Hornbeam Drive Margaret Spear to Manor Lane / Community Centre 01284 735592 33 Hornbeam Drive Anne Bishop The Beeches / The Limes Buster Crouch 01284 735609 Padstow, Westley Lane 01284 735338 3 The Beeches The Street (south) – Manor Lane to The Oaks / 1-11 Hornbeam Drive College Close Jill O'Kelly Diana McGaley 01284 735461 Halfacot, The Street 01284 735300 1 Orchard Way The Street (College Close to Sharpes Lane) The Elms Tibor Pollerman Vacant 01284 735113 16 The Elms Hornings Park Gabriella Marr The Chestnuts / 21-27 Hornbeam Drive 01284 735389 14 Hornings Park Phil Colton Manor Lane / Brook Close Judith White 01284 735457 11 The Chesnuts 01284 735309 St Leonards House, Manor La College Close John Gill Meadow Drive / 13-18 Hornbeam Drive 01284 735361 College Close Jan Cannon Sharpes Lane / Sharpes Green 01284 735484 17 Hornbeam Drive Diane Stokes — 01284 735655 Holly Close / 19 & 20 Orchard Way 4 Sharpes Green Judith Ball — 01284 735702 5 Holly Close Glebe Close James Hawksley 1-18 Orchard Way Ruth Knight 01284 735564 2 Glebe Close 01284 735032 15 Orchard Way Chevington Road Pauline Davison Hazel Drive / Hawthorn Drive 01284 735034 4 Godfreys Cottages Anne McCord (Chair) Ickworth Park Dee Gathorne-Hardy 01284 735253 9 Hawthorne Drive 01284 735154 5 Dairy Cottages Index of Advertisers Transport Pest Control A1 Cars (Suffolk) Ltd page 54 A S Pest Control Services page 41 BW Vehicle Consultants page 32 Pest Solution page 38 Education & Tuition Building Services Charlotte School of Dance page 7 CLR Electrical page 50 Horringer Pre-School page 29 Fenland Garage Door Centre page 24 Rachel Davies French & German page 40 Hart Carpentry page 41 Pubs & Restaurants Martyn Webb Plumbing Services page 35 The Beehive page 44 Moffat Heating & Plumbing page 51 Horringer Social Club page 56 The Clean Plumber page 21 Food & Catering Waterson Plumbing & Heating page 50 Amazing Cakes by Jean page 50 Gardening, Trees & Landscaping Horringer Farmers’ Market page 7 A1 Trees, Anglia Firewood etc page 14 Wiltshire Farm Foods page 40 Garden of Weed’n page 38 Care Services Leon Brown Arb-Agri Contracting page 24 Home Care page 40 Upsy Daisy Gardeners page 50 Drainage, Cleaning etc Health & Beauty Andy`s Jet Force page 41 Alexander Technique page 21 Eco Sweep Chimney Services page 35 Anita Tyas page 41 Jintana Taylor Home Cleaning page 8 Christie’s Nail Care page 38 Sanders Sweeps & Installations page 32 Culford Sports Centre page 7 Rothwell’s Carpet Cleaning page 38 Willow Reflexology page 21 52 Village Contacts

Borough Councillor Horringer Crafts Terry Clements 01284 827161 Ms Terrie Jones 01440 705202 Bury Shuttlers Badminton Club Horringer Diary Nick Dawson 01284 763760 Kevin Slingsby 01284 848202 Carpet Bowls Club [email protected] Ron Long 01284 762111 Good Neighbour Scheme Community Centre Booking Norman Hanford 01284 736810 Kevin Parsons 07947 592013 Horringer Oil Buying Syndicate [email protected] Jeremy Cole 01954 719452 Community Council Chair Horringer Pre-school Wendy Cullingworth 01284 735044 Stephie Page 01284 735181 County Councillor Horringer Singers Karen Soons 07864 601887 Jan Emerson 01284 735638 karen.soons@suffollk.gov.uk Ickworth Park Primary School Cricket Club Denise Burrell 01284 735337 Tim Jones 01284 735234 www.ickworthpark.suffolk.sch.uk Gentle Walking Group Little Lottie Margaret Chapman 01284 735939 Brian Thaxter 01284 735754 Horringer Group Scout Leader Anne Bishop 01284 735609 Catherine Williams Group Leader 07900 282923 Neighbourhood Watch Claire Osborne Chairperson 07900 282923 Anne McCord 01284 735253 1st Horringer Beavers Hedgehogs Parents & Toddler Group Catherine Williams 07900 282923 Lisa Hasler 07772 200223 1st Horringer Cubs Parish Clerk John Fairlie 07977 252866 Marilyn Bottomley 01284 789303 1st Horringer Guides Petanque Team Polly Barfoot 01284 735292 Glen Billings 01284 735528 1st Horringer Scouts Press Correspondent Paul Markwick 07587 186971 Robin Davies 01284 735772 Horringer Gardening Club [email protected] Polly Barfoot 01284 735292 St Leonard’s Church Women’s Institute Revd Christopher Griffiths Rector 01284 736839 Margaret Chapman 01284 735939 Maggie Glavin 01284 735741 Horringer Social Club Jan Frary 01284 735504 Matthew Church 01284 735504 Horringer Social Club Football Club Zach Ward 07766 180831

53 Useful Information Websites Mobile Library Horringer Village Stop 19A – Six Bells www.horringer.suffolk.gov.uk Four-weekly on Thursdays 9:15-9:40am St Edmundsbury Borough Council 13 September, 11 October, 8 November www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk Stop 15A – Meadow Drive Suffolk County Council Four-weekly on Sundays 9:30-9:50am www.suffolkcc.gov.uk 9 September, 7 October, 4 November BBC Radio Suffolk Managers – Steve Adams & Kevin Lambert www.bbc.co.uk/radiosuffolk help@suffolklibraries.co.uk 01473 351249 Suffolk Libraries Buses www.suffolklibraries.co.uk The timetable opposite shows information Suffolk On Board Passenger Transport for services between Horringer and Bury St www.suffolkonboard.com Edmunds (14, 15, 374) in outline – for full Ickworth Park Primary School details see www.suffolkonboard.com, where www.ickworthpark.suffolk.sch.uk you can also find information about Trains Samaritans and Connecting Communities Transport www.samaritans.org Services. Bus Timetable

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