October 2016
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This magazine is published by Lawshall Village Hall Management Committee. We reserve the right to edit, shorten, delay or refuse any item submitted for publication and cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of any claims made by advertisers.
Copy Deadline for the November 2016 magazine 6pm Wednesday 19th October - earlier welcome! Copy should be emailed to the editor, Jenna Kitchen, at [email protected] Telephone 01284 830022 or delivered to Country Lodge, Lambs Lane, Lawshall (first house on the left, across the crossroads when going from direction of village hall)
To place an advertisement in this magazine please contact John Payne at [email protected] or at Vista, Bury Road, Lawshall Telephone 01284 830466
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The proceeds from this magazine go towards the refurbishment and improvement of Lawshall Village Hall, registered charity number 304911.
2 Editorial: As we have just passed the equinox the weather is certainly cooler than last week – the hottest September night on record I heard.
One Lawshall resident found two dyson hoovers and a discarded tyre on the verge of the road from Lawshall Green to the A134. Dorothy Griggs has kindly reported these to Baberth District Council, who hopefully will remove them. It is so sad that our village is subject to this kind of fly tipping. Many thanks for all those who have picked up litter and kept Lawshall looking good.
I have included more detail on the changes to bus services and the implications for free bus pass holders (p15) I hope this is clear now. Many thanks to Wendy Harris for pursuing the bus pass issues.
The Lawshall Trust describe themselves on page 20 and an application form is on page 21. Please do apply if you need a little financial help, it is totally confidential. Have a wonderful month, Jenna
Village Hall Booking:Christmas Parties? Weddings? Plan your events now! Very Good Value Hiring Charges: £12 per hour for Lawshall Residents: £15 per hour for non residents *All day hire and small meeting rooms by arrangement *Large Main Hall – 15m by 9m with stage and high ceiling *Jubilee Room 8m by 4m with hatch to kitchen *Outside Lawn suitable for large marquee; *Good sized parking area. * Full kitchen facilities with new crockery in 2014 10% discount for regular hirers paying in full in advance Wooden chairs available for hire for outside events Please contact booking secretary: Sharon Marshall 01284 830182 e: [email protected] Contents: 5 What’s On 19 Help Needed. 7 VH News, Lottery 20&21 The Lawshall Trust 9 PC report September 23 Women’s Institute, 11 Neighbourhood Plan 25 All Saints 13 Bird Notes 27 From the Archives 15 Bus News 29 Technical Scam Alert 17 Community Woodlands 31 A Career in Care? 18 Melford Practice 33 Accountability – Footpath?
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What’s On in Lawshall in October 2016
Saturday 1st Macmillan Coffee Morning 10.30 Hawstead Village Hall
Tuesday 11th Parish Council Meeting - 7.30pm in Village Hall, All Welcome. Second Tuesday of every month
Wednesday 12th Women’s Institute Meeting 7.30pm in Village Hall
Monday 17th Village Hall Management Committee 7.30pm
th Sunday 30 Woodland Morning 9.30-12.30 plus tea and cakes! Practicing the ancient craft of Coppicing
Regular Activities in the Village Hall: Monday 2-4 Indoor Bowls Monday 5-6.30 Youth Club Tuesday 10-12 am Mum’s and Toddlers see p19 Tuesday 2-4 pm : Tuesday Club
Strength and Balance class: Wednesday 10.30 - new members wanted p25
Women’s Institute now regularly on the second Wednesday of every Month
Keep Fit / Circuit Training / Personal Training – now taking place regularly in Village Hall – contact Martin on 01284 830689 or 07737304218 or email: [email protected]
Future Events: November 13th Remembrance Service at 10.45 am at All Saints Lawshall
December 3rd & 4th Christmas Tree and Crib Festival
December 4th Christmas Carols at 4pm at All Saints Church Lawshall
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Have you visited our Website?
You can download a copy of R&A. It is regularly updated with the latest issue, often before the paper copy is out, the photos are in colour! You can follow the some of the links.
Magazine at Risk We need to find somebody to cover the advertising contained within the magazine, upon which it relies in order to survive. There is a lot involved but it could prove great fun for someone with an interest or experience in producing such a publication. Sadly, the RA magazine will disappear without somebody stepping in to take control of the advertisements.
On a brighter front, the Thursday evening circuit training has made a great start with Martin running great sessions for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. Why not come along and give it a try at 7pm every Thursday. Your first session is free and only £5 per session after that. It really is fun with a lot of laughter and everybody helping each other round the circuits.
Finally, we still need some volunteers for the Village Hall Management Committee. Please come and help if you can. We have a new secretary and the promise of a new treasurer so it’s just committee members needed at the moment. Keep well and carry on enjoying our lovely village.
David Henderson. Chair Village Hall Management Committee
Monthly Village Hall Draw Results – September Prize Winners: First Prize £50 – 299 Mrs Chinnery; Second Prize £20 – 426 Colin Smith; Third Prize £10 – 160 Mr & Mrs Gregory; Fourth Prize £10 – 366 Linda Brickell; Fifth Prize £10 – 26 Den Morgan If you would like to support your Village Hall lottery please contact John Chappell on 01284 830530 or download the form from the village hall website.
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September 2016
Neighbourhood Plan update: The Draft Plan is now being prepared with all the information collected from the Open meetings that have been held in the Village Hall. This has been accepted by the Councillors. The completed Draft Plan will be presented to the Parish Council meeting on 11th October 2016 for their approval. (See p11)
New pathway to All Saints School: this has been postponed till October 2016.
Parish Council Accounts: These have been returned from the Auditor BDO LLP and all is in order. The accounts are available to view on the P.C. website.
Crime report: No new crimes reported according the Safer Neighbourhood West website.
Parking: It has been brought to the P.C's notice that in some areas of the village residents are parking their vehicles on the road outside their dwellings. This sometimes causes problems for bigger vehicles passing through the village. Please do not park where you might cause an obstruction. Dorothy Griggs, Parish Clerk, 01284 830813
A message from the Suffolk Police Connect Team
Help us keep our communities safe by reporting any suspicious activity. Please use the following link to pass useful information to Suffolk Police about any incident. (See also p19 of R&A) https://www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something/report-crime
To report information anonymously on any crime, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
DO NOT USE THIS LINK IN AN EMERGENCY OR IN A SITUATION THAT REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE POLICE RESPONSE WHEN YOU SHOULD RING 999.
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10 LOVE YOUR VILLAGE – HELP PLAN ITS FUTURE Lawshall Neighbourhood Plan
The First Draft and Beyond…
The NP team are beavering away putting together a first draft of the Neighbourhood Plan, based on all the results of the process so far. The draft will be introduced to the village at a special event:
DRAFT NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN VIEWING Sunday 30th October 11am to 5pm Village Hall Refreshments & Kid’s Corner Please come and give us your comments. Your feedback will be used to refine the Plan before it’s submitted.
Here’s how the final steps of the process will work: Autumn 2016: A first draft of the plan is made available for comments by the village, and any interested parties, for 6 weeks Winter 2016: The plan is adjusted in light of the comments received Winter 2016: The plan is submitted to Babergh District Council Spring 2017: An independent examiner is appointed to evaluate the plan Spring 2017: If necessary, final adjustments to the plan are made on the examiner’s advice Spring/Summer 2017: A referendum is held in the village asking if the plan should be approved Spring/Summer 2017: If the majority is in favour of approving the plan, it is adopted by Babergh and becomes part of planning law
Contact Laura & Tom McClelland: 07940 085394 or [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/LawshallNeighbourhoodPlan Twitter: @Lawshall_NP Parish Council Webpage: lawshall.onesuffolk.net/neighbourhood-plan/
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Bird Notes October 2016 by Cliff Cooper
The birds seem to be enjoying the mid-September heatwave even if some of us are getting tired of it now! There are still quite a few house martins and swallows out over the cut fields, making the most of this late bonanza before they drift off South for the winter.
The good weather later in the summer this year will have helped many birds to raise a second brood (or even to replace a brood lost earlier in the Spring). I watched a woodpigeon bringing in sticks to start making a nest on 14th September! People say that these birds are capable of breeding throughout the whole year provided the weather isn’t too harsh- no wonder there seems to be so many of them everywhere.
Woodpigeons and collared doves using feeding stations and water bowls in our gardens could be one of the causes of the infection that has decimated the greenfinch population in this country as they are known carriers of the disease. Please ensure that you keep your feeders and water supply as clean as possible to give the smaller birds a better chance of avoiding this problematic disease. Having said that, however, I must add that our greenfinch population in Lawshall seems to be improving- I regularly hear their unmistakeable call around the fields as well as in our garden.
Another bird taking advantage of the fine weather this month to come and visit us was an osprey. This fish-eating bird, probably a young bird from this season, visited a stretch of water on private land locally on several occasions and I was lucky to be asked to have a look at the same time as the bird put in an appearance, albeit briefly.( if I still kept my tick lists this would have been a new one for Lawshall, though I have seen ospreys in Scotland and Rutland water).
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Lawshall Lions Under 14 Boys Football Team
ONLY two games played since the last report due to the weather and Easter. Framlingham provided stiff opposition as they chase the league title. After taking the lead Lawshall conceded just before half time to make it 1-1. Straight after the break Framlingham went ahead and before long it was 3-1. With heads dropping and a couple of unfortunate errors the final score was 5-1. Having conceded 5 the week before no one was expecting to get absolutely hammered by the other league contenders Witnesham Wasps. They certainly attacked with a sting, Lawshall suffering their worst defeat as an eleven-a-side team; 11-0.With 3 games remaining Lawshall play Witnesham and Hadleigh at home and Woodbridge away. Nigel Schofield.
Lawshall Girls Under 15 Football Team
THE girls have only played two games in April which were both in the league. In the game against Kesgrave Lawshall could not score in the first half, hitting the post three times and at half time the score was 0-0. Early in the second half Sophie Jeffery scored then soon after Ashley Pink got the second and went on to get a hat trick. Emily Fisher got number five with a taken goal making the final score 5-0. The second game was in Ipswich against Coplestonians and they put on a very good team effort to win 19-0. The club is holding finals day at Cockfield Great Green on the 28th April, there will be six games starting at 11.30am U10,U11 U13, U16 and a ladies final. The girls play there in the Suffolk U15 final on 1st May in Cockfield V Brandon with a 6.30pm KICK OFF. Please come and the support them. Ian Copping. Sudbury Caravans New & Used Caravan Sales Servicing & Repairs inc. damp & accident damage Parts & accessories (new & used) Calor gas & Gaz Tel: 01787 375023 Email: [email protected] www.sudburycaravans.co.uk Agents for Elddis & Buccaneer Please call/see website for current opening hours 39
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14 Bus Pass holders will pay for early travel on Wednesday and Thursday Following an inquiry Chris Mallet writes: I can confirm that I have spoken to our operations team and it has been decided that Free Travel Bus Pass holders will be able board service 375 at 0755 from Lawshall, Opp School on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays free of charge.
Service 375 offers a 0951 journey on Wednesdays and Saturdays and service 715 offers a 0940 journey on Thursdays. Therefore free bus pass holders using service 375 at 0755 will be required to pay the appropriate fare on these days.
I have attached a copy of services 375 and 715 for your reference.
We will contact the operator to notify them of the change.
I hope this information is of help, if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards, Chris Mallett, Senior Transport Officer (Information) Passenger Transport, Resource Management, Suffolk County Council
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We Welcome Lawshall residents onto the Practice list. Book appointments by internet, telephone or in person. Extended hours appointments on Monday evenings and Friday mornings. Able to dispense medications and can deliver to housebound patients. Please Ring for blood test results between 2 – 6pm, 3 working days after the test has been done The Patient Participation Group (PPG) meets at The Long Melford Practice, Cordell Road, on a regular basis approximately every 2 months.
If you are interested in being involved, could you please either email me Nicola Whitehead ([email protected]) telephone me on 01787 378226 or write to confirm your interest. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to get in touch.
18 Help Help Help_
Your Village Hall Needs You
In May 2016 the Lawshall Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire results showed that the majority of respondents consider the Village Hall a valuable asset.
The five members of the Village Hall Committee are struggling. Currently working very hard to keep the hall open, they are all having to multi-task and are all currently under great pressure.
What is needed
1. A secretary - currently covered by our magazine editor 2. An Advertisement Administrator for the magazine currently covered by our treasurer who will resign this undertaking on 31st December. 3. Lottery money collectors 4. Three or Four persons to run a social committee to plan future events
Additionally, our treasurer has given notice that he is unable to continue in that role beyond the next Annual General meeting in 2017. He has stated his willingness to re-consider if these posts are filled by then.
Currently the Village Hall is in a reasonable financial position and it would be a tragedy if the hall is closed. This will happen because we will be in breach of Charity Commission rules if we have no volunteers.
It is entirely up to you, our villagers.
Are you willing to help? Please let one of our committee members know as soon as possible or attend our next meeting on Monday 12th September at 7.30p.m. in the Village Hall.
19 The Lawshall Trust
It was many years ago when two residents of Lawshall decided to start a charity in the village with the aim of helping villagers in need. This was in the 17th century – a long time ago.
Through their dedication the charity steadily grew. The Charity Commisioners for England and Wales ordered the scheme be approved and established.
The Lawshall Trust is still there today for those persons who need help. Over the years there have been many who have needed a helping hand, young people and the elderly.
Also any organisation in the village can ask for assistance, as long as it is village based.
Whatever help is needed, everything is confidential.
A lot of residents do not know about the Trust, but we are not a secret society! We help who we can.
At present there are four Trust Members:
Jean Clements, Diana Clark, Andrew Irish and Brian Adams.
We are without a Rector, who is always Chairman of the Trust and hope that in the near future that place will be filled.
If you want to apply for funds please use the form printed opposite.
Diana Clark
20 Lawshall Relief and Trust funds Application for Assistance
The Lawshall Relief and Trust funds have been in existence in one form or another for almost 500years and exist to support the residents of the village. Support can be applied for from a wide selection of criteria such as help at Christmas, to students purchasing study books or helping local Clubs or organisations meet their financial obligations. There is no specific time at which these applications can be made, but we like to remind everyone that there is this option at this time of year.
If you are interested in making an application please could you complete the details below and return the form to either;
Jean Clements at Sunnyridge Cottage, Hibbs Green 01284 828423 Brian Adams at Moat Farm, Golden Lane 01284 830098 Name / Organisation ...………..………………………………………………………………………
Address ……….….………………………………………………………………………
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Telephone Number …………..………………………………………………………………………
Reason for Application ....…………………………………………………………………………………..
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Declaration, this form has been completed to the best of my knowledge
Signature …….………………………………………………….
Age if not part of an organisation …………………….
Please be assured that any application is kept confidential and is only seen by the trustees Registered charity No 2564045 / 230906
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LAWSHALL WI
September 2016
This month we had another enjoyable meeting. Ginny Knox gave us a demonstration of the Otago exercises that she teaches every Tuesday morning in Lawshall Village Hall. Otago exercises were developed at Otago University in New Zealand to help with strength and balance, and to reduce accidents and falls in the home. The exercises are done on or around a chair, and mostly involve small controlled movements. The meeting ended with the obligatory tea and chat, combined with some delicious home made cake (thank you Diane!).
Next month's speaker will be Rosemarie Jacobs, talking about her work making corsets for women who have undergone mastectomies. Please join us at 7.30pm on Wednesday September 12th in the Village Hall.
For more information have a look at our website www.thewi.org.uk/lawshall or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/lawshallWI
Jo Cobbett, WI Treasurer 01284 830072
Open Gardens Weekend
Lawshall WI are hoping to host a Lawshall Village Open Garden Weekend in May/June 2017.
We are looking for all those interested in opening their gardens, large, small or courtyard. All types are needed: flower, vegetable, water garden, wildflower areas. It doesn't have to be Kew or Wisley, you just need an enthusiastic interest in sharing your garden experiences with others. Please contact Jo Cobbett by email: [email protected] or phone: 07752 003001
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Caring for All Saints
The time has come, once again, at this time of year, when we thank the many helpers who have kept our church inside and out with great care.
The Parochial Church Council and indeed anyone who visits All Saints see that our church is lovingly kept. Fir five months – May to September our team of ladies, clean, dust and sweep. This is really appreciated by everyone who visits or worships here. We extend a sincere Thank You to you all.
We must not forget the brass cleaners, for the time spent polishing, it is not the easiest of jobs, but lovingly done – another Thank You to them.
We also thankfully have a group of men who keep our churchyard in pristine condition; it is well kept and tended with care. We thank them all. We know as a church we are fortunate to have such a dedicated team.
There is one other to say thank you to : Ian Carrington who helps with extra outside jobs at All Saints, especially the hedges, which at certain times of year need a lot of attention. Ian’s always available to lend a helping hand. We are grateful to him. And indeed everyone who helps in many ways.
A big THANK YOU to all.
Diana Clark, for All Saints Church
Suffolk Churches Bike Ride Took place on 10th September 2016 Thank you to Rosie and Pippa Walters and to Daniel Marshall for taking part in this annual event.
Well Done!
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26 ‘From the Archives’ October 2016
Many of you are probably aware of the Dutch pilot who died when his Mustang plane crashed on Bury Road in the 2nd WW. There is a memorial stone on Bury Road near Hills Farm and a memorial in All Saints’ Church. There is no memorial at Lawshall Green to the three Polish airmen who were flying out of Chedburgh airfield. The crash on 23rd August 1946 has always been attributed to pilot error, but the newspaper report of the time with eyewitness statements from Sybil Ransom, Ernie Hill and Stan Armstrong may indicate that something was wrong with the plane. Ernie said that he heard the plane ‘spluttering and banging and saw the engine alight’. Sybil Ransom, a land girl who lived at Lawshall Green, said she was working in a pea field and thought the plane was coming straight for her, flying very low. She jumped into a ditch, but then the plane turned and dived to the ground only 100 yards from her. I have had an enquiry from a man who is researching the history of the 304 Squadron and this Halifax Bomber PP232 was the last plane they lost. He is trying to contact the family members and he has written to me to say that the information that we have in the Archives, as recorded in the newspapers, has “turned a sad, but very dry report into a real life story which will interest the families of these men if he is able to trace them.
My contact in is touch with the family of one of the other regular crew members who was not on board at the time. It would be good to have more information about the three men who died in our village in such tragic circumstances. Elizabeth Clarke – Lawshall Archives Group/Local History Recorder 01284 827275 [email protected] Corders Farm, Bury Road, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 4PJ Tel: 01284 830665 Fax: 01284 830892 Contact the Manager Mrs Margaret Holt Visit our website www.willowshome.co.uk We can offer short stay or long term care. Residents can be assured of receiving excellent care at this top rated home. Friendly environment, home cooking, structured activities programme.
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29 Catholic Church of Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Church of Our Lady Immaculate & St Joseph Diocese of East Anglia.& St RegisteredJoseph Charity no 278742 DioceseThe of oldest East Anglia. Catholic Registered mission Charity in Suffolk no 278742 The oldest Catholic mission in Suffolk
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32 Accountability Imagine: Scene one. 08.30, a perfect sunny clear skied September morning. Over 100 pupils are being carefully dropped off at The Street entrance to the highly successful and popular school. Each parent, guardian, carer, child, bus driver, cyclist, teacher and passing truck and tractor driver are being incredibly responsible and all doing the right thing to ensure each child is delivered in time and in the right frame of mind to start another school day. Everyone is aware of the stresses and strains that this situation presents to many schools in many towns and villages. At the end of the same perfect sunny September day the same process is repeated and one by one all children are despatched back to their parents, guardians, or carers.
Scene two. 08.30, a dark, dismal, rainy, cold, grey-skied December morning. The same 100+ pupils are being just as consciously and carefully delivered to the same school. Suddenly an ambulance is responding to an emergency and trying to navigate its way to rescue a resident of The Street who needs urgent medical assistance. Visibility is poor, roads are wet and car, bus, truck and tractor drivers are finding it hard to see through their windscreens as the rain beats down and pedestrians scuttle out of the way doing their best to allow the emergency vehicle through. Suddenly in the panic a car door opens, a momentary lapse of concentration, a child steps out into the path of a driver doing their best to make way. There is a thud and a scream. The unthinkable has happened.
Who is ultimately accountable?
Here in Lawshall last Friday morning I witnessed scene one. Indeed I saw how everyone was doing their best to accommodate, collaborate, give and take to ensure safety and harmony was achieved.
There is enormous pressure on everyone, including The Street residents who find it difficult to leave their own homes, to abide by the unwritten rules of safety and harmony. However the much promised path intended to spread the increasing congestion has been delayed. There appears to be a lack of coordination between various County departments; Education, Highways and Planning to deal with this situation that was forecast long ago.
If all parties on the ground every day, twice a day can engage in scene one - creative collaboration for the benefit of everyone, what does it take for the various County departments to work together to avoid scene two before it’s too late?
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34 USEFUL VILLAGE CONTACTS & INFORMATION
Village Hall Management Committee Chairman: David Henderson 01284 828156 [email protected] Acting Secretary: Jenna Kitchen 830022 [email protected] Treasurer: John Payne 830466 [email protected] Caretaker & Booking Secretary: Sharon Marshall 830182 [email protected] Committee members: Ian Carrington 830497, John Chappell 830530, Julian Delefortrie 830544 Lawshall Parish Council www.lawshall.suffolk.gov.uk/ Chairman: Jonathan Kydd 830590 Vice-chairman: David Griggs 830813 Clerk: Dorothy Griggs 830813 Councillors: Ray Debenham 07908 656098, Trevor Elmer 830870, Laura Williams 828477, Andrew Irish 827500 District Cllr – James Long 830347 County Cllr – Richard Kemp 01787 378149 Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator Mrs Pamela Pope 830716 Contacts: Ros Debenham 830640, Dorothy Griggs 830813, Dennis Morgan 830577 Village Clubs & Organisations – held in the Village Hall Lawshall & District Carpet Bowls: every Mon 2pm-4pm info 830693 Lawshall Toddlers: every Tues 10am-noon, info Julie 830948 Youth Club: Monday 5-6.30 pm ages 5- 15years info 830052 Tuesday Club: 2-4pm every week John Payne 830466 Women’s Institute: 2nd Wednesday of the month 7.30pm Ruth Harman 830530 Other Village Clubs and organisations Coldham Hall FC – contact Chris Toole [email protected] also for local cricket information Lawshall Postal Collections Coldham, Mon-Fri 4pm, Sat 7.30am. The Glebe, Mon - Fri 4.30pm, Sat 11.30am Lambs Lane/Rectory Corner, Mon - Fri 9am; Sat 7am Donkey Lane, Mon - Fri 4pm, Sat 11am. School/The Street, Mon - Fri 4.30pm; Sat 11.30am Lawshall Green, Mon - Fri 4pm; Sat 12pm midday Suffolk Norse Bus Time Table 375 Route ~ Lawshall to Bury The Street, opp Primary School: Mon-Fri 7.55am; Weds & Sat 9.51am & 1.45pm Return leaves Bury Bus Station (Stand 1) at: Weds & Sat 1pm; Mon-Fri 3.50pm & 5.35pm Felix Sudbury Bus Timetable (Thursday only) Leaving The Street at 9.40am & return trip leaving Sudbury bus station at 12.45pm Library Van (Route 7) 27th October, 24th November, 22nd December ~ Stopping at: Free Church 9.50am ~ 10.20am Swanfields 10.25am ~10.40am & village hall car park 10.45am ~ 11.25am Refuse Collection Early every Friday morning alternating weekly with blue bin & black bin (Saturday morning collection in week following a bank holiday).
35 HANDY LOCAL NUMBERS All Saints’ Primary School 828223 • All Saints’ Church, Mr Mike Chumbley 828921 Catholic Church, Fr Gerry Quigley 830393 • Free Church, Paul Mitchell 721127 Village Hall Lottery Co-ordinator John Chappell 830530 Local History Recorder, Lawshall Archives Group Elizabeth Clarke 827275 Willows Residential Care Home 830665 Green Light Trust Office 830829 • Forest For Our Children - Jenna Kitchen 830022 http://www.forestforourchildren.onesuffolk.net Facebook ‘Lawshall Community Woodlands’ Age UK Suffolk link volunteer, Cliff Cooper 830041 Newspaper delivery - Sicklesmere Stores Ltd. Tel. 01284 386303 Excelan Chauffeur Services 01284 706133 / 07816 663 542 A1 Cars 24 hr Taxi 01284 766777 Greenline Travel 07754 298690 Traveline 0871 200 22 33 Anglian Water emergencies / enquiries 0845 7145145 UK Power Networks emergency number 105 EDF Electricity emergencies 0800 7838838 Babergh District Council 01473 822801 Suffolk County Council 0345 606 6067 Bury Police Station 774100 Crime Stoppers 0800 555111 Police HQ main switchboard (non-emergency) 01473 613500 Safer Neighbourhood: PCSO 3271 Sam Chandler and PC 346 Gary Austin contactable at [email protected] Tel: 101 or 999 (for emergency) Suffolk Fire Service 01473 260588 e-mail : [email protected] Citizens Advice Bureau 753675 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 Bury Train Station Customer Service 0845 600 7245 BBC Radio Suffolk 01473 212121 Tourist Information 01284 764667 Bury Leisure Centre 01284 753496 Bury Library 01284 732255 Local Doctors: Glemsford Practice 01787 280484 & Hartest Surgery 830202 Long Melford Practice 01787 378226 Mount Farm Surgery, Moreton Hall, BSE 769643 NHS Direct 111 for urgent (non-emergency) medical help West Suffolk Hospital switchboard 713000, A & E 713333 St Nicholas Hospice 766133 • Patients’ Line 725700 Local Vets: Swayne & Partners (BSE) 701444, (Melford) 01787 370773 Eastgate Vet Group (BSE) 753961 Moreton Hall Vets (BSE) 747000