Will it soon Kids in The Forest be Eyke Space gets a cool On Sea? Going Galactic makeover A visit to at the school We have our very own Banksy in side eyke ISSUE 15 SPRING 2014

Fosters' Fond Farewell KEN COOK IN IN THIS EDITION: MEMORIAM Quieter lanes at last? WANTED - A VILLAGE RECORDER Maria's Lemon Drizzle NEWS & EVENTS Cake MERVYN REFLECTS ON THE PASSING OF 50p where sold TIME Robin Pooley and a horse called Jerusalem issue 15 For Conifers, Shrubs, Ornamental Trees From the Editor’s shed HERITAGE COAST SWANN’S Cabinet Makers Ltd Hello all, and Fete was great fun and enjoyed fabulous welcome on weather, but for a variety of reasons NURSERY behalf of all the attendance wasn’t quite as good as it has Kitchens • Bedrooms • Studies editorial team been in previous years. Open 7 days a week to the Spring It would be great if there was a big turn-out edition of Inside this time round. A meeting will be held on Suppliers of high quality Eyke. I must Monday 19th May to discuss ideas and ‘Sovereign’ turf Mark Pearce start, of course, organise who’s going to do what. If you think 07889 993450 Landscaping, Fencing by apologising you could contribute in any way at all, small and Forestry Paul Andrews 07889 993 451 for the non- or large, please do come along. It’s at 7.30pm appearance of the January edition of the in the Elephant & Castle. New Ruddy Duck Café Open 10am-3.30pm Blacklands Cottage magazine. The usual process of putting it Another date for the diary is Saturday 31st every day Blacklands Lane together was unfortunately interrupted by May, when G & S will present ‘Music your editor’s extended absence in foreign in a Country Church’ in All Saints Church. Nursery on A1152, Eyke Road IP12 2AX parts, first Uzbekistan and then Peru – both This concert will feature all sorts of music , Nr Woodbridge work trips, I hasten to add, rather than more from songs from musicals and light opera to www.heritage-coast.co.uk than usually exotic holidays. A doughty few folk and pop. It starts at 7.30pm (doors 7pm) WOODBRIDGE 01394 460 127 village stalwarts made a heroic attempt to and it costs £7.50, including a glass of wine at Fax 01394 461 542 mark @heritage-coast.co.uk bring out a special ‘children’s issue’, but the interval. Please contact Mike Fisher on sadly there just wasn’t enough material 01394 460494 or by email at available to go to press. We did, though, get a fi[email protected]. number of contributions from children at In this issue we’ve got the usual mix of the School, so their efforts were not in vain. serious stuff and the less serious, and I hope We’ll be printing these one or two at a time, you enjoy dipping starting in this issue with India Crittenden’s into it. Thanks to Volunteers and contributions to 3 Ufford Road, Eyke account of her busy schedule, and we’d love everyone who Tim Marr [email protected] to get more contributions along the same contributed or Next edition July lines: just write in and tell us about your suggested features Final date for submissions ly 2014 school life, your hobbies, your family, your (please keep them 1 Ju Design Aardvark Multimedia pets, and whatever else you think we should coming!), thanks to www.virtualaardvark.com all know about! our loyal advertisers, Printing Gipping Press mon Sutch One more appeal to readers: if you know of and thanks to all Images by Si anyone who has just moved to the village, who have been kind please do let us know. We’d like to run a short enough to give us feature on new arrivals every now and again encouraging – a sort of ‘Welcome to Eyke’. (Always feedback and assuming, of course, that the new arrivals positive criticism – are willing to be featured, and are not usually over a pint in international master criminals who have the E & C. Next issue moved to rural Suffolk for the sake of should be out anonymity). straight after the It’s the time of year once again for thinking Fete in July. Bye for about the Fete, which will be held on the now, and happy afternoon of Sunday 20th July. Last year’s reading. D Tim

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are looking for any local clubs and In memory of Ken Cook Woodbridge Carnival businesses who would like a float, any classic The following has been compiled from the text of Ken's eulogy is looking for people to car clubs who would like to be involved in the Ken was born in Fairmont, Georgia, on 26th December, 1934, and Sunday car show and anyone who would like he grew up in Kingston, Tennessee. He joined the USAF in 1951 take part to be considered for Carnival Queen. If you after persuading a friend to alter the birth-date on his school would like to be involved, please email records because he was only 17. Ken was in the airforce for 26 The Woodbridge Carnival is back for a [email protected]. years and was greatly respected by peers and subordinates alike. second year and the organisers, Choose Graham Shemmings, who is leading the He and Lish met in 1972, married in '76 and moved to Eyke in the Woodbridge, say it’s going to be bigger and Choose Woodbridge Carnival Committee for '80s where he was happy to be retired, doing voluntary work and better. a second year said; “We had such a positive caring for and walking their dogs. Being grandfather to ten (and The Carnival will take place on Kingston reaction to the Carnival last year that we just great-grandfather to two more) kept Ken and Lish busy, with many trips to the States, to Field in Woodbridge over a full weekend this had to do it again. We’ve learned a lot from Scotland and to Europe. Ken never stopped loving the country of his birth, but he loved being year on 5th & 6th July. The main carnival last year and have brought some really good here, too. with the procession will be on the Saturday ideas to the table for this year. We’d like The words he left in preparation for this occasion ended with: "my dearest love to you all and on the Sunday there will be a classic car everyone who wants to be involved to have especially to you my Lish". Those who knew Ken will remember the warmth and generosity of show. There will also be a fun fair in situ for the opportunity and we have already had a his smile and of his whole nature. He once told me, after a visit to the US: "I know I'm back the whole weekend. More details about the lot people book their floats, stalls and where I belong when the customs man in the interview room at Heathrow smiles and says: weekend programme of family fun will be entertainment for the weekend. It’s fabulous 'Welcome home, Mr Cook'." I'm sure I speak for all when I say that our sympathy and our released nearer the time. to see this family event picking up so much kindest thoughts are with Lish and all the family. Robin Pooley In the meantime, the Carnival Committee momentum after just one year!” Mary Berry’s Lemon Drizzle Cake Maria Hassan Kenneth Cook Lish Cook and family, would like to thank all their friends of Eyke for their sympathies and kind thoughts on the passing of Ken Cook on 29th December. Lish was Health and hygiene is top of the list when working in a school, as our recent training on E. Coli goes to very touched by the attendance of so many people from the village at Ken's funeral and show. So it does make me laugh sometimes when I take so much care, to then witness little Jimmy* who decides to pick his nose then eat it! What can I say? Perhaps I should give him some extra greens next would like everyone to know what it meant to her and her family. She would also like to time, as that’s what he likes... How things have changed since we were at school, when I remember put - thank the Revd. Janice Leaver for her personal note and prayers. ting a revolting meatball in another child's pocket (no, I wasn't a bad kid, just a bit cheeky). For next term, a new item (below) has been added to the menu, Mary Berry's lemon drizzle cake. How lucky they are! * Name changed to avoid parental embarrassment! Issue 14 Autumn 2013 Missed it? All editions of Inside Eyke are available to download in pdf (low resolution) version at http://eyke.onesuffolk.net Ingredients (makes 20 portions, adjust the baking powder, eggs, milk and ingredients or tin size to suit) grated lemon rind together and beat well. India Crittenden at school, my hobby is Company of Four. The 225g marg/butter • Place into baking tin and level. Company of Four performs three shows a 225g caster sugar • Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes or My name is India Crittenden and I’m a pupil year, one at summer, one at Christmas and 275g SR flour until the cake springs back and starts to at Eyke school. I’m in Year 6 which, sadly, will the pantomime during February half-term. 10g baking powder leave the edges of the tin. be my last year. I did write some time ago, This year’s panto was Sleeping Beauty. This 4 eggs • Allow the tray bake to cool for a few saying that there had been four generations keeps me really busy as I’m rehearsing at 40ml milk minutes and place on a wire rack. of my family that have attended Eyke least twice a week for three quarters of the 2 lemons • Mix the lemon juice and sugar to a 'just' School. year. I also like to play golf, and attend golf 175g sugar runny consistency and The school week is very busy and lessons weekly on Saturday mornings at spoon onto the cake interesting, especially when you get to Year Ufford Park (and sometimes I get to have a Method whilst just warm. 6, it includes hard work (SATS), lots of nice swim afterwards). • Line a greased tin with greaseproof paper responsibility, and quite often, as the I have the best parents in the world; they 30cm x 23cm x 4cm, preheat Make a cup of tea and teachers say, we in Years 5 and 6 are role are loving and caring and always have time oven to 160ºC enjoy! models for the younger children. When not for my sister Ruby and me. • Mix the margarine, flour, caster sugar,

4 5 Eyke Parish Council wider issues which affect us in our area, and Another year ends for Eyke Parish Council, to ask questions. Everyone is welcome: the marked by the Annual Parish Meeting, on meeting starts at 7.45pm. 12th May, which is a good opportunity to The traffic calming works were due to start come along and hear what various on 14th April: because of road repairs and organisations within the village have been pothole filling needed across the county as a doing in the year. Looking back on the last result of St Jude's storm, in late October, and year, the big achievement has been agreeing ongoing wet weather, this has now been a set of traffic calming measures to be postponed until July 14th, but, if all goes well, installed in The Street by Suffolk County a start might be made before that. Council, which will be almost entirely The Parish Council currently consists of six funded by the release of a £20,000 bond, councillors, and has been short of just one thanks to the efforts of our County for over a year: if anyone is interested in Councillor, Andrew Reid. Councillor Reid, filling the gap for the next year, leading up to and Councillor Jane Marson, our District the end of the four year term, please contact KIDS IN Councillor, will attend the meeting, and this the clerk, Jackie Pooley, by e-mail SPACE provides an opportunity to hear about the [email protected] or on 01394 461 275.

he children in the Foundation class “Expect and Respect” pedestrians, cyclists at Eyke Primary School have and horse riders in these narrow, mostly T recently spent three weeks single track lanes, and to drive accordingly. learning about Space. At the start of the The inauguration was attended by Guy topic, the children were asked what they complete with buttons and screens. They McGregor, chairman of Suffolk County already knew about Space and what they also asked if they could build a Lunar Rover, Council, Graham Newman, the County would like to find out. as there was one featured in a poster on the Council Cabinet member for Roads and As the children found answers to some of wall. As this was beyond the expertise of the Transport, our own County Councillor their questions, it inspired them to think of teaching staff, Dads were invited to spend a Andrew Reid, and District Councillor further questions, some of which were very day in school, working with the children to Christine Block, who had led the pilot deep! One of our maths lessons involved build the vehicles. The results were amazing scheme working group, as well as by many making replica space shuttles from card and – they built two Lunar Rovers complete with people who had given up a great deal of time attaching them to a fuel tank (an orange solar satellite dishes and the children have to getting the project off the ground, and by balloon), ‘blasting’ them along a string and been racing them around the playground representatives from all the parishes. then measuring how far they travelled. ever since! The scheme covers 15 lanes in the seven The children learnt about the different Finally, on the last day of the topic the parishes of Bromeswell, Butley, , planets and made papier-mache models of children and teachers came to school Eyke, , and them. They have tasted astronaut food and dressed as aliens for an alien party where Waldringfield, with six of the lanes being in produced a bar chart to show which was alien specialities were served such as ‘pizza Eyke: Cracks Lane, White Womans Lane, Low their favourite. A few days into the planets’ ‘meteorite meat balls’ Road, Ufford Road, Castle Hill and Church project, the class were asked if ‘moon-rock buns’ ‘black Lane. The launch was followed by a pleasant they were happy with just the holes’ and ‘alien jelly’. We had stroll to the Elephant and Castle for a rocket in the role play area or if a fantastic time learning Quiet Lanes Initiative lunchtime drink. The hope is that this there was anything we could add about Space but would also network of Quiet Lanes will encourage to make it more realistic. The like to say a BIG thank you On March 1st, in Bromeswell Village Hall, people to explore their local area, and to children suggested Mission again to the Dads, who helped more than 100 people gathered to mark the become aware of, and use the amenities Control and with adult support make this topic so much fun! D launching of the Quiet Lanes Initiative in which are within walking distance – the pub, built a fantastic console Stephanie Wade (left) this area, aimed at encouraging drivers to the rec, the AONB and so on.

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es, I know it sounds ridiculous but if were routed along the narrow country lanes you have been down to East Lane, Our North Sea coast has always leading to Bawdsey. Y Bawdsey recently you might give the been changing shape The work will provide temporary respite idea a second thought. against further ingress of water. Many would Our North Sea coast has always been argue that there is nothing to be done to keep changing shape, both as a result of In November the sea burst through at back the sea in the longer term; others like Longshore Drift (the shingle beaches slowly Shingle Street and caused extensive flooding the Dutch and many local coastal people being scoured in a southerly direction for some hundreds of yards inland. In argue that technology can win. thanks to reduction in sea defences, the February the sea wall just north of East Lane You can’t completely discount the groynes) and because of the generally Bawdsey was punctured and emergency possibility that future generations will be corrosive effect of storms on our fragile repairs involving 3000 tons of large lumps of having an idle pint of Adnams at the coastline. hardcore were deemed necessary if Elephant & Castle in Eyke, with the North However the recent storms of last winter, hundreds of acres of farmland were not to be Sea lapping up Cracks Lane. not least the ones in November and early claimed by the North Sea. Here are a few layers of sea defences that February, had an unusually heavy impact Large-scale earthmoving equipment was haven’t really stood the test of time. D and gave serious concern to many. used and many, many lorryloads of rock Simon Sutch

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unequalled. You’re always assured of Village Recorder So it’s goodbye getting a cheerful wave and bright smile An approach, by the Village Recorder from John Fleming when he comes up and Secretary of the Suffolk Local History Society from us down the lane driving his tractor. The fresh (SLHS), was made in November 2013 to find a free-range eggs provided by Marlene’s volunteer to take on the role of Village s I write, at the beginning of a new productive hens. The cheerful and chatty Recorder. The job entails the collection of year, having recently moved from (and Ipswich Town fan) Jean Dickie, who any parish magazines, newspaper cuttings A Eyke, we are still surrounded by regularly knocks on the door to collect cakes etc. and noting any changes such as new packing cases and getting accustomed to our for the fete. I can’t fail to mention Terry, our buildings. The Recorder is asked to note the new surroundings; it is strange to look out on very efficient postman who spends so much existence of every organisation in the village to a new garden with plants and bulbs of his day in Eyke, always very helpful and and to make a short report of the goings-on coming to life which we haven’t planted informative. within it. The information is to be returned ourselves, and getting to grips with a kitchen We were very reluctant to leave Eyke but electronically to the SLHS who will deposit it where everything is unfamiliar. Charities. These following recent health alerts we realised with the Suffolk Record Office (SRO). It will It is almost ten years since we started two bodies do a great deal of work in keeping that we needed to downsize – and we have, be the job of the Recorder to deposit any looking to move from the Ashdown Forest in the Church alive and in promoting the drastically! Hence our new home is much other material such as parish magazines East Sussex where we had spent thirty-plus Charitable spirit that was begun in the 19th smaller to meet our needs and we have with the SRO. Because the SLHS work on a years, both working and bringing up our Century. You may be aware that the earliest much down-scaling still to do. We are calendar year, time was short if we were family. After our children had left home for minutes of Eyke Charities were recorded in fortunate to now be situated in an attractive going to provide information for 2013 so some years, we decided to make a move to be 1881, chaired by Lord ! area in Warwickshire near to Stoneleigh, Mike Fisher agreed to take on the task pro near the coast. We looked at many areas Today the Church in Eyke is led by Rev Kenilworth and Leamington and close to our tem. If anyone would like to take on the duty from Wales to the South and East coasts and Janice Leaver who works tirelessly not only family and young grandchildren. Again, we please contact Mike on 01394 460494 and he eventually settled for Eyke. This met our in Eyke but also in Tunstall, St Gregory’s, St are near forest and countryside but couldn’t will be only too pleased to pass on the criteria in that it was near to a beautiful Felix and Parishes. She is ably be further from the coast! Our choice had to necessary information. stretch of coastline, an extensive forest area assisted in Eyke by Mike and Gerry who put be to swap the coast to be nearer our grand and a wide area of countryside. After living in so much hard work. Not to forget Jean children as there was little possibility they • SALES • SERvICE on a steep slope it was also a delight to have a Mcgennis’s unstinting work in the could move closer to us. However, we know • • flat garden! We also felt very fortunate to live Churchyard and in organising the Christmas the A14 extremely well, from junctions 1 to SpARES REpAIRS so close to the lovely town of Woodbridge Tree Festival. Again, we shall look forward to 58 (and most of the diversions when parts of For all makes of Domestic with its stunning architecture and visiting in the future. it are closed). Once the winter is over and we Appliances stimulating walks along the Estuary - The Parish Council works well to keep the are a little more settled, we will look forward Trained Whirlpool Engineer for American appliances especially on a windy day. village afloat and look after the interests of to a return journey and Michael will be

There are many things (and people) which it’s parishioners. It will be interesting to see making a re-acquaintance with the golfing Family run business for 30 years we remember about Eyke which will remain how the Quiet Lanes initiative develops and fraternity at Ufford Park. • TUMBLEDRYERS • DISHWASHERS very special to us. The village is very how the traffic calming measures eventually We shall miss our walks around the village, • COOKERS fortunate to have not only a thriving primary take hold when they are introduced. trips out to the unique Snape Maltings, • WASHING MACHINES school and very accessible and helpful We are fortunate to have met people from picnics by the river at , exploring village shop but also the regenerated pub all walks of life in Suffolk; as well as Eyke, around Orford Ness, visiting Friday Street and, not least, the lovely old village Church. many in Bromeswell, Woodbridge and Ufford Café and the excellent farm shop, and the It is amazing to see how Sandra and Ian have etc. We have made friendships and proverbial ‘fish and chips at ’ - to brought the Elephant and Castle back to life, unfailingly come across great warmth and mention but a few. Contact SW Friend and caught the atmosphere of the village – it shared hospitality from those we have met – We do hope you will give a warm welcome 1 ORFORd ROAd, TunSTALL WOOdBRIdGE IP12 2JH is a great bonus that they provide such an that is the Eyke spirit. to Stuart and Lorraine who have taken over inspirational menu. We shall look forward to I would particularly like to mention Mervyn The Hall and we hope to meet up with all our Call 01728 688 467 visiting again. (and Ann) who goes about so many tasks friends again soon. D 24-hour answerphone We have been privileged to work with the around the village and the Church, not to Mobile 07885 637 829 Parochial Church Council and Eyke mention the recycling, where his expertise is Lynda Foster ([email protected])

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obviously want to keep in his vast greenhouse.' Joe mayhem among the diners. Joe and tabs on the folk had turned pale – really, he I couldn't help looking down at the spot community since that did – and said: 'No, you can't beside me, expecting to see not only a pool of Jerusalem was bound to have more say that – you absolutely sweat, but a large dollop of what donkeys than its fair share of mustn't'. The base had often leave. But no – the boards were bare. By Robin Pooley lefties and subversives. never officially had a Backstage, after the performance, he was Hence, Tom, and now nuclear weapons store and still visibly traumatised - his eyes unable to ''On Jerusalem my donkey now I'll call Joe. Lovely guys that poor Joe, who had gained a stay focused on one point for more than a and I hope he gives satisfaction to one and all they were, they didn't point or two by being in fraction of a second. He had thought that I He's a fine moke, fool me! with the locals enough to was about to consign him to a lifetime of full of blood, bone, muscle and action Joe had volunteered for set this evening up didn't whatever they give their reprobates to do and if you'll hold on a moment I'll bring him the job of cloaking want me to rain on his nowadays instead of peeling potatoes – or in...Jerusalem...'' himself in the splendid, parade in such a blatant perhaps it still is peeling potatoes. He tackled It was usually just to a pub audience, but this ridiculous, ageing garb of manner. the rest of the evening's performances with a was special. It was the final annual dinner of the donkey for this So there we were, Joe and forced joviality, and twice, I caught him the Officers' Wives Club in the huge hangar evening. The flowing me, at the front of this looking at me with his jaw hanging slightly at Bentwaters: the most prestigious event of brown cloth of the body, stage, and I issued a couple open, as if he were trying to work out if I had their social year. Then it would all be over – the long, thin rope-tail, of gentle commands like: done that to him a-purpose. the rapid winding up of the largest US the grubby once-light-brown size sixteen 'Show me the officer's wife who spent twice Now I know it's a million-to-one that Joe or installation in Europe. Wellington Boot Sock of the face, the mop what she told her husband on the outfit she's Anne will ever receive this little magazine, They'd built a stage specially for the band, head (literally), the ears and the large, wearing this evening'. Joe happily gambolled and that they'll find this story, but if you do, but we were on earlier to bring a bit of local mournful eyes of Double Diamond crown off and used the props at his command Joe – no, really, I didn't.I wouldn't. You're just colour with our torn clothes, gaudy sashes tops attached to cork discs all became superbly, leering, almost deciding, then too good a man to treat like that. D and faces blackened with burnt cork true to enthusiastically and shambolically alive rejecting, and finally making the head the traditions of Molly dancers. with Joe inhabiting the interior. bounce up-and-down with the intense Jerusalem was the donkey, and this year The pair of us found ourselves ushered to enthusiasm stitched into Jerusalem's face by he was Joe, a young American who had, with the front of the huge stage facing some sixty Jeannie, all those years before, to identify his his wife, been coming to the Sunday night large tables. The Base Commander and his victim. folk sessions at the Butley Oyster for a couple wife and their guests from other bases were He returned to my side and waited while I of years. right in front of us. Behind us were the other said: 'Jerusalem, show me the Base He had taken over from Tom, who played half-dozen of the 'Butley Guizers', as we were Commander....' and the flowing brown cloth guitar with a deliberate amateurishness that then known. and loosely swaying head beside me seemed belied his true ability. You could tell. And the Part of the brief performance involved me, to develop a sort of exaggerated jitter. Joe fact that he arrived on a moped was a as the Donkey Driver, issuing instructions to jumped in little two-footed leaps and kept giveaway too. I never knew another my charge to 'show me' – by rapping the repeating: 'No.. you said you weren't going to American serviceman out of the tens of other end of the mopstick to which the do that one....No...No...you can't say that.' As thousands who passed through here to have donkey's head was attached on the floor - I continued his words drained away and his a moped. 'the biggest drunkard in the house' or 'the feet stayed rooted to the boards, but the Tom was handsome in that rugged, flop- biggest liar' or 'the man whose wife thinks whole creature shook visibly with fear. haired, moustachioed way that Tom Sellick he's taken the dog for a walk' (that would be .....'show me the Base Commander who has was handsome, and it was fairly obvious to for a pub, of course). No-one could see who arranged for the dismantling of one of the me that he was a plant. Lieutenant X told me was in the thing, but when we had been bombproof hangars for delivery to his Texas that when he arrived at Bentwaters part of doing a run-through some days beforehand I home where it will be re-erected as a garden his induction day included the information had issued the instruction: 'Jerusalem...show shed.' that the Russians had a hundred and seven me the Base Commander who's arranging The creature stopped shaking and gave a spies in the locality, specifically targeting this for a small nuclear warhead to be shipped to gasp of relief. There was a two-second pause base. They were so paranoid that they would his home in Texas to bring on the vegetables and he cavorted away once more to create

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By Mervyn Whitmore Maria It seems but yesterday that li’l ol’ Eyke Creasey welcomed in the millennium...

As folks anticipated the millennium year And for what could they hope, without fear Mobile Would it be low inflation and free from ills? But the flu bug arrived, which meant more hairdresser pills! The East Anglian Air Ambulance is delighted As thousands took to their beds with potions to announce that it is now operating a full for rest night-time Helicopter Emergency Medical Have your hair done Our doctors and nurses (God bless ‘em!) Service (HEMS) which will cover all six gave of their best counties covered by the East of in the comfort of The peak was reached after a while, Ambulance Service between the hours of your home Which relieved the pressure and granted a 5pm to 1am. The aircraft had to be modified smile. to accommodate working with night vision And so it is, is it not? By just helping out one goggles (NVG). Lighting in the cockpit was Tel 01394 380 541 another changed and additional room was required The true way of life we soon discover. to accommodate the pilot’s NVG. It was also That to give and to take in moderation essential to install a more sophisticated Is far the best recipe for our nation. navigation system; as well as a Power line As sure as the sun rises in the east Detection System, a Trakka searchlight for So do the flowers, as well as the beast the undercarriage, and put fluorescent We lift our heads to feel the warm markings on all equipment! The drones around the queen will swarm. And when all these modifications had been The frogs in the ponds will produce spawn approved the actual flight testing begins! A Ceramic • From which come tadpoles to welcome the very long and challenging process, but dawn. incredibly rewarding if it means we can help Slate • Terracotta • Nature is all around us in full glory more people in East Anglia. God gave us eyes, nose and ears to perceive The EAAA is a 365-day helicopter Marble • the story. emergency medical service which covers LMotteorys, aphiocne Stopp-uepsc, inaewlsipsapt er To look at trees where buds will break Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and deliveries to surrounding areas, fresh And the lovely colours that this will create Bedfordshire. With a medical crew highly milk and bakehouse bread every day The wonder and beauty of leaf on the bough trained in critical care, we bring the ViLsoicta llyyo souurr cLedo hcaaml, cShpeeesce,i ablaicsotn Where birds build nests and their fledglings emergency room to the patient within 25 and a freezer stocked with grow. minutes and can then transport them to the fish, frSesmhi ftrhufiite aldnd, Mveeglettoanbl,e s daily Despite the effort of man to win all most appropriate hospital if needed. Since Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1nH Listen to God or lest he might fall our launch in 2000, we have attended over Why not pop in? You’ll be surprised how much you can save! The birds and the animals all have their 12,500 life-saving missions. For more place information about the East Anglian Air Amidst us as people, by their presence they Ambulance or to find out how you can Tel: Woodbridge grace. support our work, please visit our 01394 382 067 website www.eaaa.org.uk

14 15 books you may remember as free gifts in cereal packets. Monty’s offering was highly original and had no impact on the forest, apart from a short term injection of colour. Copious amounts of cling- film were strung between two trees and then Monty, in conjunction with colleagues Slak and Sone set about decorating the 21st century canvas with spray paints of all hues. Whilst this activity was going on a carefully placed camera, fitted MONSTERS SLAK with a time lapse shutter release, was During the first week of February, had you recording the event. In total about 800 walked down Church Lane, past the ‘Rec’, photos were taken, with a gap of about 5 under the barrier and then executed a sharp seconds between each exposure. These left into the forest you would have chanced photos were then “stitched together” to make upon a rather colourful art installation by the time-lapse video. Monty was awarded a Eyke’s very own Street Artist Soler, otherwise Merit for the photography element of the known as Monty Watson. The installation project and a Distinction for the Digital Story was central to one of Monty’s college Telling aspect. The video can be viewed on projects – he is studying Art & Design at Youtube.com and the address Suffolk New College and this particular ishttp://youtu.be/CKl3BCwi4Xo project was to produce a time lapse video - a little like a modern version of the old flip Check it out.

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