Haughley and Wetherden Parish News
RESTARTING SATURDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 2020
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Welcome to the September issue of the Parish News.
At last there’s something to put in the diary, yes film nights are back! Starting this month you can enjoy a social evening watching a film. But if you prefer the outdoors why not sign up for the Sponsored Ride & Stride event? A great way to see the countryside and get some exercise too!
Let’s hope that more events will follow in the not too distant future.
Whatever you decide take care and keep safe. Until the next time ...
DATES FOR THE DIARY …
2020 Sept Sat 12th Sponsored Ride & Stride (see advert) Sat 19th Film Night, “The Death of Stalin” Haughley Village Hall, 7.00pm (see advert) Sun 20th Harvest Festival Service, St Mary’s, Wetherden , 11.00am (see advert) Oct Sat 3rd Film Night, “Love Punch”, Haughley Village Hall, 7.00pm (see advert) Nov Sat 7th Film Night, “The Shape of Water” Haughley Village Hall, 7.00pm (see advert)
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WETHERDEN TOWN LANDS TRUST
Wetherden “Pop-Up Market”
During lockdown Chantell the Plant Lady started visiting Wetherden with her van and trailer and she now regularly sets up in the area opposite the Maypole, from 9am on the first Saturday of every other month,* having last been here on August 8th.
She has been joined by Happy Food Co-op who sell vegetables grown at their smallholding in Captains Lane.
This time Heather Sutton also was there with her Jams and Pat Jarrett was selling plants from her garden.
Each makes a contribution to Trust Funds or the Open Gardens village initiatives.
So, last Saturday in blazing heat, people arrived with their wheelbarrows, shopping bags and car boots to chat, look and buy. It was a pleasant atmosphere in these troubled times – a chance for people to see each other, perhaps for the first time since lockdown began.
If you want to come along next time look out for Chantell’s sign at the car park entrance which she places there a few days before.
The Trust is thinking about how we might extend this market for Wetherden people to see an increased range of items on sale and to bring their own locally grown or made items for sale – let us have your ideas, or if you want to put up a stall next or any other time let us know.
Alex Jarrett Chairman [email protected]
* STOP PRESS: I have just been advised, that for the time being Chantell is aiming to come each month, and other stall holders are of course welcome to join in on these days.
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HAUGHLEY WI
Unfortunately Ann & Julie are unable During these challenging times, Haughley WI has taken to hold a Macmillan coffee morning at the difficult decision to Buxhall village hall this year due to the postpone all its meetings until restrictions of Covid-19. April 2021.
We can still help Macmillan by holding We very much look forward to your own. Just invite a friend round, reconvening next year and welcoming back our members. have a coffee and cake. Use the following link to donate to Macmillan. We also extend a warm welcome to new ladies who would like to join us then. https://thyg.uk/BUU004021880
SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST SPONSORED RIDE & STRIDE 2020 SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 9AM TO 5PM
Yes, unless the Covid-19 situation deteriorates the Ride & Stride will be going ahead. There is every indication that it will be safe for riders and striders to participate, provided of course they keep social distance.
Raise money for St Mary’s Haughley and for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust (proceeds divided equally) by cycling or walking – choosing your own route – to as many churches and chapels as you wish. It is all in a good cause, is excellent exercise, and makes for a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
If you would like to take part please email [email protected] for sponsor forms and guidance notes on how to stay safe.
5 HAUGHLEY READING GROUP
IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS …..
The group had been unable to meet since February although of course had carried on Reading. We were missing the monthly discussion and conversation - always enjoyed by all.
Then some bright spark suggested an outdoor meeting and eventually Gallowsfield Wood was decided upon as a suitable venue.
We had such a good meeting, socially distanced, sitting on logs around a wood fire, drinking cocoa (not our usual tipple), eating biscuits, discussing books read during lockdown, puzzling over quizzes, putting the world right and so...... decided to meet again under the trees in a month's time.
The book for discussion then will be The Confession by Jessie Burton.....
Our possible next venue, once the nights draw in? ...... underneath a lamppost?
Jo Emmet, Sally Green, Pip Jackson, Jo Ling, Donna Marner, Allie & Peter Mills, Sue Moore, Thirza Shaw, Jill Terrible and Chrissie Such.
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Whats on at
your
Village Hall
HAUGHLEY VILLAGE HALL IS NOW READY TO WELCOME YOU BACK
From September the groups restarting at the village hall :-
Haughley Preschool - Mon,Tues,Thurs 8.30am - 3.00pm Wed,Fri 8.30am - 1.00pm Serenity Yoga Suffolk – Wed 9.30am - 10.0am Thurs 7.15pm - 8.15pm Tai Chi – Tues 7.00pm - 8.30pm Wed 1.30pm - 3.30pm Disco Dancing – Fri 5.30pm - 8.00pm
Film Nights – Restarting Saturday 19th September but will return to 1st Saturday in the month from 3rd October.
Programme of films : Saturday 19th September – THE DEATH OF STALIN 2017 British satirical black comedy about the backstairs Kremlin intrigue following the death of Joseph Stalin
Saturday 3rd October – LOVE PUNCH 2013 Romantic Comedy starring Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Celia Imrie and Timothy Spall
Saturday 7th November – THE SHAPE OF WATER Oscar award winning fantasy/thriller set in Cold war America
8 HAUGHLEY VILLAGE HALL MOVIE NIGHTS
Restarting Saturday 19th Sept Doors open 7pm/7.30 start Entrance on door £4
*See Village Hall Forthcoming Events Ad in Parish News or Parish News online at: haughley.org.uk for details of Film showing
Stowmarket and District Camera Club
Next meetings: 2020
In accordance with the latest Government guidance and instructions and also, for the health and safety of our members, speakers and judges, there will be no meetings until further notice.
We are sorry to say that we still have no indication as to when we are able meet up again. In the meantime, we send our very best wishes to all our members, their family and friends.
For more information see our web site
www.stowmarketanddistrictcameraclub.onesuffolk.net
9 Depending on Government guidelines, the committee hopes that we will be able to meet again soon (but not until October at the earliest) and in the newly re-built Wesley Hall. Meanwhile, as September is the end of harvest and start of the new farming year, here’s an appropriate BOOK REVIEW.
“They Fought in the Fields – The Women’s Land Army” by Nicola Tyrer
Although the Women’s Land Army tends to be remembered mainly for its efforts during the Second World War, it did also exist during the Great War, i.e. between 1917 and 1918, nearly two million acres of grassland were ploughed up to grow wheat. However, during the inter-war years of peace, the hungry lessons of WW1 were quickly forgotten. British agriculture at the end of the 1930s was in a sorry state, with the country importing 70% of its food, in stark contrast to the German Reich which by then was producing 80% of its own food. It was only by the spring of 1939 that the British Government decided that something had to be done. So the ‘girls’ of the WLA, many of whom were very young, were recruited from the towns and cities – they were mill girls, machinists, shop assistants, typists, barmaids, milliners and manicurists – and when it came to country life, they were as green as the grass they found there! Their heroic mission was to feed a nation whose menfolk were away fighting for freedom on land, sea and air.
Initially their efforts were met with scorn by a community famed for its conservatism; they were teased and humiliated, locked in with dangerous bulls, and subjected to endless sexual innuendo. However, before long the farmers were having to eat their words, and acknowledge that the WLA was a rip-roaring success, although the recruitment posters showed a somewhat “rose-tinted” version of the reality. Some farmers’ wives could prove petty and mean-spirited, sometimes depriving the girls of enough food for their long hours of heavy manual labour - hunger seemed to be a recurring theme for some of the girls, one of whom working in East Anglia recalled that she was not allowed in the farmhouse at all.
The story of the Land Army is inextricably entwined with the disappearance, in little more than a decade, of farming methods which had been in use for thousands of years. Land girls learned to use implements which Victorian, Georgian and perhaps even Tudor farmhands would have recognised – hay knives, billhooks, scythes, the thatcher’s jacks and combs, the woodsman’s spokeshave (a tool used to shape and smooth wooden rods and shafts), horse-drawn implements like ploughs, hayrakes and harrows, the binder and threshing machine. One girl described “sprout picking all day in a biting north-easter, with intermittent showers of sleety rain; we looked like monks from the Middle Ages, standing there with sacks round our middles, another over our heads like a cowl.”
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10 ….. Cont’d In spite of all that, by the spring of 1940, two million new acres had been broken to the plough. Not content with feeding hens and milking cows, women became ace mechanics; a thousand land girls volunteered as rat catchers; others drove giant excavators in vital land reclamation schemes, felled trees for pit props, ran mobile threshing gangs (these were the days before combine harvesters), and mastered the ancient art of thatching. In March 1942 the first training camp of what would become the WLA’s Timber Corps was set up in Culford, Suffolk. (Another excellent book on this subject is “Lumberjills – Britain’s Forgotten Army” by Joanna Foat.)
For many, what began as ‘duty’ ended as a labour of love – 5,000 women stayed behind to work on the land after the WLA was disbanded in 1950.
The contribution made by these young women to the successful outcome of the war had unforgivably never been adequately acknowledged, even though it was largely due to their efforts that bread had not been rationed. In spite of the Queen’s very active encouragement and support of the WLA all through the war years and beyond, Churchill himself vetoed the Land Army receiving the generous demobilisation grants available to other women’s services, while 30 years after the war the WLA was refused permission to march in the Remembrance Day procession.
However, eventually in 2000, the ladies of the WLA were finally invited to march past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day, in honour of the work they’d carried out for their country over 50 years before.
After much campaigning, it was announced in December 2007 that surviving Land Girls would receive a special Veteran’s Badge which were awarded from July 2008 onwards. In October 2014, the Countess of Wessex unveiled the memorial to the Women’s Land Army and Women’s Timber Corps at the National Memorial Arboretum.
This book has made us wonder if there were any Land Girls in the local area during the 1940s – if you know, please do be in touch.
The main instigator and organiser of the WLA was Lady Denman, of Women’s Institute fame. Therefore, members of both the W.I. and History Group might like to borrow our copy of this insightful book to learn much more about these formidable women, and their rightful place in our country’s recent history.
For further information about our History Group, please visit our website – www.elmswell-history.org.uk or contact our Secretary, Stella Chamberlin on 01359-242601
11 WETHERDEN PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
It’s now over 6 months since the Parish Council’s last face to face meeting, and as yet we still have no idea when we will be able to meet to discuss village affairs in the village hall. While it may seem as if everything has gone quiet and nothing has happened, Parish Councillors and village residents have been very active in many different ways.
Support for villagers Within 2 days of lock down and in conjunction with Pastor Hugh Davies at the Wetherden Baptist Church, the Parish Council set up a village volunteer service for those wanting help with shopping, collecting prescriptions, a friendly phone call or any other support. There was a fantastic and heart-warming response with many people in the village offering to help in any way they could. We were supported by our lovely postman, Scott, who put leaflets through every door in Wetherden, Upper Town and Base Green to ensure that no-one was missed and that we could all abide by the initial lockdown rules and not leave the house! This scheme is still on going and runs in tandem with other county or national schemes designed for the same purpose. If you would like to be included either as a volunteer or if you need help please contact Pastor Hugh Davies on 07740 284726, Sonia Jewers on 07900 2727877 or [email protected].
Playground The playground on the playing field has taken a great of time and attention over the last few months. Just prior to shutdown we received the annual safety report, which highlighted a range of issues that had to be dealt with. Ranging from replacing posts to putting safety caps on certain pieces of equipment. We are now in the process of getting these all done, though it is a slow process due to difficulties sourcing different items. Hopefully by the end of September we will have everything back up and running smoothly.
Planning There have been several planning items which have been passed to the Council for comment, and these can all be found on the Mid-Suffolk Website under the Planning section. The most notable, and visible, of these is the conversion of the Old School to a residential building. Cont’d …..
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Following consultation the amended plans for a cart lodge with workshop over the top were rejected, this means that the original plans for a second property to be built on the site with a garage still remain. A second application, which the Council also objected to, the outline planning for houses in Windmill Rise was also rejected.
Speed Indicator Device (SID) I am particularly grateful to my two ‘SID’ men who have continued to monitor vehicle movements through the village throughout the pandemic. In the first 7 months of 2020 the device recorded a total of 238114 vehicles passing it. Of these only 20% were travelling less than 30mph, and 43% were travelling at speeds higher than 35mph. During April and May there was a 50% drop in traffic movements through the village with an average daily total of 665 vehicles in April and 984 vehicles in May. Prior to lockdown, in February, there were 1712 vehicle movements through the village. It should be noted these are figures for vehicles coming from the Elmswell direction. Please remember if you have issues with potholes or hedgerows, Suffolk Highways have a reported tool for this on their website. Finally during the last few weeks it has been great to see the ‘pop-up’ vegetable stall on Saturdays, allowing villagers to purchase locally grown vegetables. Maybe we will see this increase in months to come with other locals being tempted, and we might see the establishment of Wetherden Market? If you have any questions or observations please don’t hesitate to contact myself, the Parish Clerk or any of the other Councillors. You can find contact details for us in the contacts section of the Parish News.
Report from Cllr Chris Harcourt, Chairman Wetherden Parish Council.
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13 HAUGHLEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY 21st JULY, 2020
The Parish Council met using Zoom video technology again. It was good to be joined by two members of the public whose participation was facilitated via the Parish Clerk. As always, full minutes of the meeting are available on the Parish website.
Here are some specific issues and updates, which we want to bring to your attention.
Planning Matters
The following Planning Applications were discussed: DC/20/02422: Application for replacement of 3 windows and 2 doors to the shop front of The Little Village Salon IP14 3NT. Supported subject to revised window designs. DC/20/02475: Application for renewal of Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use or Operation Former Poultry Processing Plant, Haughley Park, IP14 3JZ. No comment DC/20/02760: Application for erection of new dwelling on alternative site to previously approved application. Old Bells Lane IP14 3NP. Objection made. See Haughley Neighbourhood Plan. DC/20/02834: Application for approval of reserved matters DC/17/03118 Fieldwood House, IP14 3RQ. No Comment DC/20/02823: Application for two B1 commercial units and one A1 commercial unit on land at Stag Café. Woolpit. No Comment Planning Decisions: determinations made by MSDC: DC/20/01759: Application to make alterations to listed building The Old Coalhouse, IP14 3NR: GRANTED DC/20/01760 Application for Listed Building Consent The Old Coalhouse, IP14 3NR: GRANTED
New secure Parish Council Notice Boards
Installation due 29th July. Noticeboard Policy agreed. All notices to be approved by Parish Clerk or Parish Chairman. Notices for goods or services are not allowed
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Our Standing Orders and Financial Regulations Both amended to ensure compliance with updated national guidance.
Our annual Internal Audit was successfully completed and our annual Governance and Accounting Statements approved.
Allotments
Quotes to be sought for essential works in shared areas.
Development in Haughley
Land East of King George Playing Field: developer Bloor. Preparations to set up site have begun and development work itself is due to commence in August Fishponds Way: developer Bellway. Preparations to set up site due to commence. Monday 3rd August will see the arrival of site accommodation etc. and general site set-up. Monday 10th August will be the target date to “Commence” with construction and material works
Next Meeting
It was agreed that in light of the planned development activity a council meeting should take place in August. Consequently,
A meeting of Haughley Parish Council will be held: Tuesday 25th August at 7.00pm via Zoom.
Members of the public who wish to attend and have access to the technology, may join the meeting. If you want to attend the Zoom Parish Council Meeting please apply for a username and password via the Parish Clerk. [email protected]
Councillor Yvonne Hannan, on behalf of Haughley Parish Council
15 HAUGHLEY PLAYING FIELD AND PAVILION NEWS
Hello, I hope you are all still safe and well. As the guidelines change we will try to keep up with them. As you can appreciate, as fast as we digest, make decisions and act on them, the guidelines have moved into a new phase. Managing our facilities with the risk of covid 19 has caused considerable concern and discussion. We chose to keep the play area closed because as a small charity responsible for an unmanned open site we cannot manage a cleaning schedule for the equipment. We will review this at our next meeting. Use of the equipment has always been subject to the rider of ‘at your own risk’, but we do want to minimise risk as much as possible.
On the subject of risk and risk assessments, further work has gone into how to manage the covid 19 safety measures to support the first stages of outdoor sports returning. The clubs and the Playing field committee have worked together to follow government guidelines and link those with the relevant associations linked to the clubs. Over the coming weeks we will be looking at the practicalities and costs involved to see if we can safely accommodate other activities to enable them to restart as restrictions ease.
A different type of risk. Unfortunately, there has been some damage to the skate ramp in addition to some wear and tear. This will be repaired soon and a temporary repair has been done to make it as safe as possible.
The cost of these repairs coupled with the restrictions on fund raising and hiring the hall means we will be looking for support when we can start arranging things again. In the meantime, please consider helping us raise funds when shopping online through the easy fundraising site.
www.easyfundraising.org.uk and search for King George’s Field, Haughley or copy this link: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ kinggeorgefldhaughley/
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U-turn — Like the government I am changing my mind, or being persuaded to. I stated in my last article that I would like a break from being the Chairman of the Playing Field Committee but I have agreed to continue as Chairman with the full support and assistance of the committee. It isn’t always obvious but quite a lot of work goes on behind the scenes or more aptly, behind a laptop screen. With extra Zoom meetings to keep up with the latest recommendations and regulations I would like to thank the Playing Field Committee members, our Parish Clerk and the Club Committee’s for all the extra time and effort they have put in over the last six months to keep up with the evolving situation we have all been living with.
Thirza Shaw, Chairman, Playing Field Committee Email [email protected] Phone 01449 672295, Yvonne Hannan [email protected] 50/50 club Administrator.
Usual reminders – May I respectfully remind dog owners to clear up after their dogs. There are poo bins near each entrance to playing field. Also dogs should be kept on a lead on and around the playing field. Thank you.
SMALL ADS Deadline for inclusion in next issue is Wednesday
FOR SALE: Roger Black cross-trainer exercise machine £15.00 o.n.o Wetherden 01359 242403
All small Ads, max 20 words, should be sent to: Email: [email protected] or Anne Ardley, Oulton Cottage, The Folly, Haughley IP143NS The following Terms and Conditions apply to all ads in this section: The Parish News takes no responsibility for the quality, safety, condition or true value of the items placed in the Small Ads Section. The Parish News Editors maintain the power of veto on the suitability of the Adverts. Ads will be placed on a first come first served basis and held chronologically for space in the magazine. Please note that the ‘Small Ads’ service has been introduced for the benefit of Haughley and Wetherden residents. Commercial advertisers may advertise in this section on payment of a fee, only if there is no advertising space available elsewhere in the Parish News.
17 The Harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefor ask the Lord of the Harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’ Jesus encourages his disciples in his work to proclaim God’s Kingdom, on earth as in heaven, come near, here and now. And we might mark for this our day that for those whom Jesus went about, amongst city and village, He had compassion, because He saw they were harassed and helpless.
And this day, we find compassion for those harassed and helpless, as we too see plentiful harvest, but the labourers few.
And we might reflect on the harvest of the land; the harvest of healing works; and the harvest of our hope, asking in faith, what kingdom today and tomorrow, do we see come near.
Our faith ever asks that we give thanks for the blessings of this life even in the midst of our harassment and helplessness, for through our thankfulness we give power to those who serve our blessing, and find power ourselves to endure.
As the supply and distribution of essential services rises to the challenge of our changed world, we give thanks for our key workers, and key among them our farmers. And here we know they look for labourers to send into the harvest. As our hearts turn to compassion we see anew those once little valued, turned back, rejected, and in our need open our hearts toward those who labour the fields, and we applaud their work for us as we share most valued the harvest of their labour.
In the midst of our harassment and helplessness before this pandemic, we give thanks for all who share the ministry of healing, foremost our National Health and Care providers. And here we know they look for labourers in care and cure of disease and illness. As our hearts turn to compassion we see anew those once little valued by the thrift of our purse, and in our need our hearts turn toward those who labour in such harvest of health and wellbeing, and we applaud their work among us and give renewed value to their labour.
As we, like sheep without a shepherd, find our hearts turning in compassion, we see anew what once we set such store in by our labour, our appetite to serve our own good before the needs of others, as hollow and empty of nourishment. In our thankfulness we are listening anew to those who speak of the common good, and pray we may set our labour to harvest a more thankful, compassionate, & shared society, here and now. Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives, Brin. www.achurchnearyou.com for Haughley, Wetherden and Stowupland.
18 PHOTO COMPETITION
“Green”
** Last Call for Entries **
The revised deadline for submitting your “Green” photos is Friday 25 September. Photos may be, for example, of something green, it could be a green object, green countryside, or alternatively could be something that reflects an ECO theme. Winners will be notified by Friday 16 October.
Entry Classes: Adults (16+), Junior (under 16)
The winner in each of the 2 classes will have his/her photograph framed and will receive a £15 book token. In addition, the 5 best photos will be exhibited on the haughley.org website (previous plans to exhibit in the church are no longer possible due to covid-19 restrictions).
How to Enter: You can submit up to 3 photos.
Please email them to [email protected] including your name, address, telephone number, entry class (adults or junior) and photo title(s).
Terms & Conditions
1. This competition is open to amateur photographers only and photos must have been taken during 2019 or 2020. 2. Entrants will retain the copyright in the photos they submit. By entering the competition entrants agree to allow St Mary’s Haughley to use images freely for future promotional purposes.
Competition sponsored by Eastern Frames Picture Framing www.easternframes.co.uk ● email [email protected] ● 01449 675897
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Chairman: Mr Tim Hart Vice Chair: Mr R Buttle Secretary: Mr Lewis Van Slyke Email: [email protected]
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Roy's thought for the month
May 8th saw us celebrate VE Day. Sadly, many soldiers from the Suffolk Regiment were to endure a further three months in captivity or fighting in the Far East. August 15th VJ day Lest We Forget
Due to the current pandemic meetings are currently on hold.
To view our latest newsletter or our full calendar of events go to our website: www.britishlegion.org/branches/Haughley Or search Haughley Royal British Legion
www.thehaughleywarmemorial.wordpress.com
20 Psalm 45: 1-3 &7- 9 & 11 God is with us
1 God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. 2 So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths; 3 even if the seas roar and rage, and the hills are shaken by the violence.
7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 8 Come and see what the LORD has done. See what amazing things he has done on earth. 11 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Dear Friends
We are living in strange times at the moment, and life is so very different to what we are used to, things aren’t happening in the way they used to. I feel that I have crept in to being Minister of Stowmarket, Stowupland, Mendlesham, Haughley, and Debenham United Reformed Churches.
I moved into the manse with my wife and daughter on the 15th June 2020, we also have a dog called Jakey, who also since moving here has had 2 cataracts removed.
I originally come from Halifax, (as coincidentally did the last Minister), this is my 3rd pastorate, my 1st was with 5 Churches in Cumbria, I have just moved from a 3 Church pastorate in Lincolnshire, Spalding, Bourne & Boston
In these unusual times it is not easy to move around and get to know surrounding places and the people within. I am having to do meetings over zoom and in August, at Stowmarket, we started a short act of worship. Hopefully between September and October we shall be starting short acts of worship in the villages.
Always with a new pastorate it takes a time to get to know the people and the communities, which is going to be even harder under the present circumstances.
We hope at some point to be able to get back to our other Church activities, but we are not sure when, we’ll keep you posted, but please be assured that within all of our Churches we are thinking and praying for all our communities, and the churches are still very much playing their part even though they are unseen.
I look forward to meeting with you all at some point. Yours The Reverend Robert Sheard (United Reformed Church Minister of Stowmarket, Debenham, Stowupland, Mendlesham and Haughley.)
21 HAUGHLEY JOINT CHARITIES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VOUCHERS
Dating back to medieval times and amalgamated in 1928 from four separate charities for the relief of the poor of the parish, Haughley Joint Charities provides assistance in some small way to those in the parish of Haughley who were most in need.
Haughley Joint Charities Trustees are now seeking those in the parish of Haughley who might benefit most from a small gift at Christmas time. The gift will be in the form of vouchers, each to the value of £10 to be spent in one of the nominated retail outlets in Haughley.
If you live in the Parish of Haughley and wish to apply, please do so, stating your full name and address and saying why you should receive a voucher.
Please address your application by post to:
Mrs. C. Pizzey Clerk to the Trustees 2 Broomspath Road Stowupland Stowmarket IP14 4DB
Or by email to: [email protected] Or by email to: [email protected]
Or phone Alf Hannan at 07714697367
If you know of anyone that needs specific help and you would like to discuss making an application on their behalf, contact one of the trustees named below.
Trustees: Rachel Eburne, David Fleetwood, Alf Hannan, Kieron Palmer, Rev. Brin Singelton Clerk: Claire Pizzey
ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE
22 News from your District Councillors
The Green Group and the Liberal Democrat Group of Councillors have joined forces to become ‘The Green and Liberal Democrat Group’ on Mid Suffolk District Council in order to more effectively hold the current administration to account and put forward our ideas. The new group has 17 members, one more than the Conservatives who will need to rely upon the Independent member and Chairman’s casting vote to get through any policies that we disagree with (such as the CIFCO investments). Rachel Eburne is the Leader of the new group and she has asked the Conservative Leader for a more collaborative approach working for the benefit of residents of the District. One of our key priorities is social housing for local need that is sustainable and environmentally friendly. If you have any comments to make, please get in touch.
At the most recent Council meeting, a motion put forward by Green Councillor Rachel Eburne to halt all future investment in the Councils’ commercial property investment arm, CIFCO, failed by one vote. Currently the Council jointly owns with Babergh District Council 14 properties and Mid Suffolk has invested nearly £40 million.
At the same meeting, Council approved a joint ‘Sustainable Travel Action Plan’ along with Babergh District Council. This was proposed by Green Councillor Daniel Pratt and received cross party support. Its aim is to ensure that there are opportunities for people to choose to shift away from car use towards cycling and walking where possible.
A new timetable was agreed detailing the next steps for the production of the Joint Local Plan which sets out all the policies for future development in Mid Suffolk including number of homes to be built and where these are likely to be situated. It is now likely to be published in the autumn, followed by a six-week consultation period. The plan is not likely to be adopted before late 2021 or early 2022 leaving the Councils vulnerable to speculative development in the meantime.
Councillor Rachel Eburne Councillor Keith Welham [email protected] [email protected] Telephone 01449 673311 Telephone 01449 673185
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35 36 DIRECTORY PLACES OF WORSHIP Health Centre, Stowmarket Parish Churches of Haughley and 01449-776000 Wetherden Health Centre, Woolpit : Priest in Charge: 01359-240298 Rev Brin Singleton, 01449 770921, Health Centre, Mendlesham [email protected] (Chapel Rd):01449 767722 Haughley Ch Warden: Dr J Gibson Bacton Manor Farm Surgery: & Pip Jackson 01449-781777 Wetherden Ch Wardens: Ann Cooke Combs Ford Surgery, Stowmarket & Mike Tuffin 01449-678333 Wetherden Lay Elder: Haughley Crawfords VCP School Mr R Elbourne 01359-245118 01449-673253 The Baptist Church Wetherden Stowupland High School: Minister: Hugh Davis: 01359 242435 01449-674827 Secretary: J W Rushbrook: Haughley Pre School Playgroup: 01359-240118 07880 738781 United Reformed Church, Anglian Water: 08457-145-145 Stowmarket British Gas: 0845-609-1122 The Revd Robert Sheard UK Power Networks: 0800 31 63 Secretary: Anne Scarff: 105 (power cuts) 01449 774792 Refuse Collection: 0845 606 6067 [email protected] Police – Safer Neighbourhoods Roman Catholic Church of Our Team 01284-774100 or email : Lady, Stowmarket [email protected] Father Ioan Sandor: 01449 612946 or if urgent & you need immediate Local:Mrs Joy Rowe: 01449-673008 assistance dial 999 PARISH AND DISTRICT COUNCIL Wetherden Street lighting: Haughley Parish Council 0800 591055 Chairman: Alf Hannan, HALL BOOKINGS [email protected] Haughley Village Hall: Clerk: Claire Pizzey, Lyn Allum 07837 953266 or email: [email protected] [email protected] Wetherden Parish Council Maxwell Charnley Community Chairman: Chris Harcourt, Room: booking: 01449 676789 [email protected] Ron Crascall Pavilion: Clerk: Christine Mason: Thirza Shaw: [email protected] 07545783987 or 07786 375441 [email protected] Haughley Scout Hut: District Cllr: Rachel Eburne: Richard Stacy 01449 673311 01449-673311 Wetherden Village Hall: Member of Parliament Keith Watts 07528 065250 Jo Churchill: 0207 2198487 [email protected] or DOCTORS, SCHOOLS, & www.wetherdenvillagehall.com ESSENTIAL SERVICES Haughley Football Club: Haughley Post Office: Ian Wilkinson 01449 773399 01449-676789 or Lee Forsdyke 07472 902302
37 LOCAL VOLUNTARY CLUBS & Haughley Voluntary Service: ORGANISATIONS Co-ordinator: Bellringers Haughley - practice 1st Reg Willsher 01449 258846 Mon evening in month [email protected] Richard Coe 01449-674229 Office: 07594 674009 is open to Bellringers Wetherden - practice take calls for transport Monday to Tues evening at church: Friday from 10.00am to 12 noon. Basil Hart 01359-241954 1st Wetherden & Haughley Scout Bowls Club - at George V Playing Group: Group Scout Leader: Field Haughley: Catherine Winter 01449 781372 Tony Offord 07766 216926 [email protected] Carpet Bowls – Weds evenings, Wetherden FC - Jonathan Lewis Wetherden Village Hall, (Manager) 01449-678234 or James Rand: 07972 633518 Trudy Hooper (Secretary): Choir Haughley - practice Thurs 01842-754170 evening: Wetherden History Group: Janet Sheldrake 01449 737247 Pat Tuffin 01359 240396. English Country Dance Group: Wetherden Table Tennis Club: Ron Coxall Hall 01449 672658 Keith Watts 01359 240779 or Thursday Haughley Village Hall Dennis Smith 01359 241166 Friday (except 2nd Friday) Wetherden Wetherden Tennis Club: Village Hall Tamara Hunt: 07971 193433 H.A.T.S. Haughley Amateur [email protected], or Theatrical Society: Sonia Jewers: 07900 272877 Lindsey Philpot: 01449 675703 or Whist Drive - monthly, Wetherden Lynne Mahon: 01449 674085 Village Hall: Haughley in Bloom: James Rand 07972 633518 Yvonne Hannan, 07531 774438 WI Haughley - 1st Wed in month, Haughley IT Squad: 7.30pm, in Haughley Village Hall: [email protected] Mrs. Marian Adams 01449 674411 Haughley Hoofers Clog Dancers: HAUGHLEY & WETHERDEN practice Sun eve Oct-Apr at Village PARISH NEWS Hall, Gill Brett: 01449-673518 Advertising/Copy: Haughley Parish Neighbourhood Anne Ardley 01449 678040 Plan: Chris Adams: 01449 674411 or email:[email protected] Haughley Royal British Legion: Copy Assistant:Elizabeth Ardley-Walker Branch Chairman: Treasurer– David Bryant Tim Hart 01449 613680 Cover Design – David Ribbans Haughley Utd - at George V Playing Printing - Digital Copy Centre 01449 678100 Field: Lee Forsdyke 01449-615579 Haughley and Wetherden Twinning Association: DISTRIBUTION & DELIVERY Chairman, David Ward: 01359 241554. Due to the nature of the Parish News we are unable to publish ‘letters to the Editor’ Email: [email protected] and whilst we take every care in ensuring that all the information supplied by the All details correct at time of printing. deadline is included, we take no responsibility for the content of articles Please inform Editor of any changes ASAP. and adverts supplied.
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