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THE REDGRAVE SINGERS with soloists Lyng Farm Barn, Garboldisham Pam Vinten (soprano) Jennifer Hewes (alto) By kind permission of Mr & Mrs R Gooderham Paul Hewes (bass) Weittsi Hu (tenor) 7.30 pm to midnight Owain Browne (bass) Bar / Auction / Raffle Matthew McCombie (piano) Catherine Johnson (cello) Conducted by Peter Creswell Admission by ticket only. Enquiries for tickets, £20 each to The first performance of this tuneful and exciting new Mass include hog roast, to be made to Mrs June Hart on 01379 897180. Programme lasts one hour followed by refreshment Tickets £10.00 from Redgrave Community Shop

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Redgrave Hall Built by Nicholas Bacon 1545 – 1554 Part 2 Last month I started to write about the building of Redgrave Hall by Francis was paid twenty shillings for the carpentry of four bedroom Sir Nicholas Bacon and the way in which he obtained the stone and ceilings. He finished one parlour just before Christmas and was paid red bricks used for building it. The information was taken from for working 98 yards of timber which amounted to four pounds for articles written by Edmund Farrer for the East Anglian Miscellany workmanship. He was also paid an extra half a mark (six shillings magazines in the early twentieth century. He had taken the and eight pence or 33½ new pence) for candles. information from Nicholas Bacon’s account book for the building Some of these men came from further away and they were boarded work at Redgrave Hall. at a cost of three pence a day. Nicholas Livebylove (what a lovely One of the other major components of the hall was timber, some of name) was one of the men who came from to work, in 1550 which came from Redgrave Wood and the rest from Stanborough and 1552. He was always paid when he was returning to London and Wood which Edmund Farrer thought was in Hindlerclay. The although it did not mention exactly what his job was Edmund Farrer carpenters and joiners, probably the less experienced of these men, thought it may have been connected to the glazing work. He was had to fell the timber, and also make their own ladders and paid twenty five shillings for a glazier’s vice in 1552. When wheelbarrows before commencing the building work. The first Livebylove returned to London in August he was given half a mark entry in 1545 is “A sawyer for one days worke to sawe a ladder vd.” to buy a coat. This is five old pence, equivalent to two new pence in decimal A glazier from London, James Persye, was paid for glazing 415 feet money. There were many men working on the carpentry and they of glass at one penny per foot at one time. Edmund Farrer thought were paid four or five pence a day. that some coloured glass was purchased from Stowlangtoft on the The carriage of the building materials was a major expense; an entry death of Robert Ashfield in 1549 as Bugg was paid for the hire of a is for ‘Bugg’ for carriage of sawn wood from the sawing pit in the horse to carry it to Redgrave. The plain glass probably came from park to the site of the new house for four pence. The carriage from London. Eight pounds was spent on glazing in two years. Redgrave Wood was only four pence a load, but from Stanborough Glass was expensive at this time so the glass was only used in the Wood it was twenty pence a load equivalent to one shilling and eight big house and for all the outbuildings lattice was used in the pence (eight new pence today). Bugg seemed to do most of the windows. The lattice was strips of lathe inserted into the window carrying work of all the materials for the building work. Another opening in a diamond pattern. There were many lattice makers item which Bugg carried was Nicholas Bacon’s private pew to employed and it took four years to complete all the lattice work. The Redgrave Church, which pew was probably made by the joiners accounts mention lattice at the lower end of the stable which cost working at Redgrave Hall. The road which leads from the Red four pence a window but the lattice at the new end of the stable was Bridge, on the old toll road, to Burgate is called Bugg’s Road and seven pence. It looks as if Nicholas had kept the Abbott’s old stable there was a house along this road called Bugg’s House which and extended it. However he must have built a dairy as the lattice belonged to the Redgrave Estate and was demolished by one of the work for the new dairy was three shillings paid to Browne. Squires in the last century when it became dilapidated. I wonder if this could have been the site of a house where Bugg the carrier lived To be continued next month. originally as this would have been a convenient place to get to Document containing all these articles in file at Record Redgrave Hall. Much of the carpentry work at Redgrave Hall was Office, . HD 78/2671. for the ceilings. One of the joiners was called French and another Francis, probably local men as they were employed for a long time.

The plan comes from an article 'The Building of Redgrave Hall, 1545- 1554' by Ernest R. Sandeen, M.A., PH.D. in The Proceedings of Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, Volume XXlX, Part 1 published 1962.

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The Old Post Office to Hinderclay Road and Mill Lane The Old Post Office and Lamorna are one medieval building. In the 19 th century the roof was raised on the Old Post Office. There are two medieval ‘service doors’ in this cottage and apparently there is a crown post roof in Lamorna. These indicate that it is an early building probably dating from the late 15 th century. The Old Post Office was owned and run as a general grocery store and post office for over 46 years by Mr & Mrs Chard. It was closed in 1986 when they retired. However they lived here until recently. Mr Stone had the shop before the Chards. It was an all purpose shop, he would and could sell anything. In the 1960s the Bryant Brothers found a large, possibly medieval, water pot in the garden of Lamorna and Basil Brown was brought in to identify it. It is now in Ipswich Museum. Church Corner, Rickinghall Church Farm House and Church Farm Cottage is a late 15th century timber framed building. It is jettied on two sides with a Dragon Post A mill was situated near to where Mill House and Mill Cottage stand on the corner. It is now divided into two dwellings. In the early 19 th today. The mill was possibly on this site as early as 1608 as there is reference to a wind mill in a survey of that date. (1) It appears on the century Basil Brown’s father farmed here and Basil lived here until th the 1930s. A fire hook was always kept on the wall. In the event of 1791 glebe map but was demolished by the late 19 century. fire in a thatched building these fire hooks were used to pull the th thatch off to stop the fire spreading. They were often kept in the Broomhills is, according to the Revd Edmund Farrer, a 16 century house which was extended and faced with brick in the 18 th century. porch of churches. This hook is now in the Ipswich museum. th It was acquired by the Holt Wilson family in the late 18 century The stream that goes under the road at the start of Hinderclay Road and in 1849 J C Burroughes was the tenant farmer. In that year it is was until recently called the Swimming Ditch. It runs from Water described as having a ‘Nag stable and harness house, cart stable, cowhouse with calf pens and a range of piggeries. In the late 19 th Lane under the road by Bridge House and past the church. After th going under the Hinderclay road it runs parallel with The Street. It and early 20 century members of the Holt Wilson family lived eventually joins the stream running alongside Lizzie’s Lane in here. (2) Botesdale. There used to be a lane called Love Lane running parallel to the Swimming Ditch approximately where the footpath runs Continuing along Hinderclay Road, East Lodge is at the end of the drive to Snape Hill House. Snape Hill House was formerly known as today. It crossed the top of the track leading from Fen Lane and then th ran behind Broomhills House. This was closed at the time of the Hill House. It is a 17 century house altered in about 1820 by the enclosure awards in 1818. Amys family who lived here until 1842 when C J Norton, an architect acquired it. In the 1870s he enlarged the existing house adding a third storey and a ‘French turret’ to one side. The farm Beyond the churchyard is the National School which was built in th 1853 for £700 on glebe land donated by the Rector. It closed in 1994 buildings from the 19 century are still standing. (3) The house was and the pupils were transferred to the purpose built St Botolph’s bought by the Holt-Wilson family in 1909. They lived here from the CEVC Primary School in Botesdale. It was converted into four 1950s to the 1980s. private houses in 2006. The next drive is to The Old Rectory, the home of the rectors of The original village hall was an army Nissan hut which was . In a sales catalogue from 1841 it was described demolished when the present hall was built in the 1960s. This was as being in the ‘cottage style’, however it had six ‘good extended in the 1990s. Recently the play ground was rebuilt and the bedchambers’ a drawing room, dining room, kitchen and a range of skate park was reconstructed. farm and out buildings. It was extended and re-fronted in 1850 by Revd Maul. There are stones in the garden which appear to be The ten houses on the right were completed in 2008. They were built medieval and were possibly removed from the church when it was as affordable houses by Circle Anglia in Partnership with the Mid restored in the 1850s. Suffolk District Council. Beyond The Old Rectory, the Hinderclay Road swings round to the On the left is a small estate of houses called Church Meadow. Some right and at this point a lane called Sparkes Lane leads off to the left. of these houses were built as council houses in 1947. Other private The old maps call this corner Mill Mount and Sparkes Lane used to houses facing the playing field were built in the late 1980s. be called Mill Lane. Many medieval documents refer to a mill called Brommille so perhaps this is where it was situated. Opposite Church Meadow is Mill Lane. The allotments on the right were established in 2009 and are for the inhabitants of both (1) IRO HA 240/2508/1466 fo:13 (2) East Anglian Miscellany 1926 Rickinghall and Botesdale. Northfield Wood next to the allotments (3) Millennium Miscellany P.77 & information from Sue Shrager was established at the same time by Barwoods – (Botesdale and Rickinghall Community Woodland Group) as a community woodland. Trees have been planted throughout the area with a grassed area in the centre which has been planted with fruit trees.

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The group normally meets on a Wednesday evening at Botesdale Village Hall at 7.30pm. If you haven’t Serious railway modelling for the enthusiast, real fun for those who been to see them, recent productions have included serious drama think that model trains just sound rather interesting and, for the with “Our Country’s Good”, Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” children, a chance to control model trains based on a “Thomas the performed at Redgrave Church, Comedy in the form of Peter Tank Engine and friends” layout. Wow! Quilter’s “Duets” and, just before Christmas 2012, an “Old Time

th Music Hall” variety show. Saturday 4 May sees the first ever Model Railway Show at Rickinghall Village Hall, staged by the Hall Committee in The current group includes some young members (students at association with Diss & District Model Railway Society. There will Hartismere School) as well as quite a few older actors. We are keen be ten model layouts at the Show, ranging from the tiny ‘N’ gauge to encourage others to join us, particularly those in their 20’s, 30’s through the very popular ‘00’ to the larger ‘0’ gauge, all of which or 40’s, but anyone who is keen to come along to try acting, will be running on the day. The owners and operators will be producing, directing or any part of stage management, will be made delighted to share their knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm with more than welcome. all who attend, and are always looking for new recruits! We are not in rehearsals for anything at this particular time, but are Trade stands will be offering all things railway, from books through planning to organise some acting workshops a bit later in the DVDs to model railway locomotives, accessories and equipment. Spring. Our next production is planned for the Autumn. The Great Eastern Railway Society will be on hand to enthuse you about the old railways of East Anglia, and the B17 Locomotive If you think you might be interested in any aspect of local am dram, Trust to tell you about its plans to build a new ‘Sandringham’ Class then do contact either locomotive, to enthral all who remember the heyday of steam in our Carys Allen on 01379 890423 or Tim Hall on 01379 640844. region.

This will be an opportunity for a really special few hours, seeing Philip is passing a country estate and sees a sign on the and learning about the history of our railways both in miniature and gate. It reads: "Please ring bell for the caretaker." full scale, and talking to real enthusiasts about their particular topics. This has to be the special event of the year at Rickinghall He rings the bell and an old man appears.

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I welcome feedback, do get in touch. Nyall Davies 01379 897 067 Bill Cordeaux Tel: 898286 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Before starting this article I looked back at this (April) We don’t use the word now and leaven is thought of as the yeast to month’s Bill’s Birds in which I make the bread dough rise. In New Testament times it was a batch was bemoaning the frost and of already yeasted dough kept over from a previous batch. What it snow! Well, as I write in early would do is turn the unleavened dough into the same as itself. It April, a month has passed and the would work its way through the whole lump. When the New weather does not appear to have Testament writers spoke of leaven they used it as an illustration of changed – continuous frost and wrong doing. Wrong spreads. still flurries of snow. I should

There was a young chap called Chris. He married Valisiki, a Greek have heard the Chiff Chaff by woman. They were both high fliers and attained high office in their now, and somebody should have respected professions with high salaries but Chris had a tendency to reported a Swallow. Anyway, Black Bellied Dipper on the drive too fast. The result was that he accumulated points just like a there is still much to report. River Thet. Formula 1 driver but his were on his licence and when you get too Photo by David Mercer many you may be banned from driving. Most of us, when getting One lucky ‘watcher’ has both a Tree near the threshold at which a driving ban is likely to take place, Creeper and a Wren nesting in his garden. This is the second usually go more carefully but not our Chris. Whether he simply told garden along our ‘Street’ that has reported a Tree Creeper. It is a the authorities without her knowing or connived with his wife isn’t small bird (smaller than a sparrow) that creeps up a tree (the fully clear but it couldn’t have helped the marital relationship when Nuthatch goes down). The last time I saw a Tree Creeper’s nest Valisiki took the points on her licence instead of him. It rankled was on the island of Corsica! with her as we were to see later and it certainly couldn’t have enhanced their marital bliss when Chris started to look at Carina I have not seen a Wren in our garden for over a year, but my British instead of Vicky (as we now all know her). He owned a number of Birds magazine lists it as Great Britain’s commonest breeding bird! houses so it was quite easy to spend the night in one of them with I now realise that everywhere I go, be it gardens, woods, even on Carina but Chris should have known that people in high office are coastal marshes, I can practically guarantee to hear a Wren by its likely to be spotted by the occasional passing journalist. And so it alarm call or its song. However, the latest British Trust for was. Somewhat irritated by this turn of events Vicky filed for a Ornithology Garden Birdwatch Report Rate (October to December divorce. 2012) puts the Wren as number sixteen, being present in our gardens. (The Blue Tit is number one and Blackbird number two). Even now all could have turned out, at least peaceably, had Vicky applied a little bit of Biblical advice. “Live in harmony with one Ten Buzzards have been reported in the air together over a local another. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is village by reliable watchers. I reported this to the BTO (always honourable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on helpful with a phone call), and this is not that uncommon. Perhaps you, live peaceably with all,” could have made all the difference but two families have got together or it could be a movement of it wasn’t to be for Vicky. Wanting revenge she decided that the buzzards locally, with indigenous buzzards, thinking their habitat world should know about her taking the points for Chris and the was being invaded. (Humans are just the same—’not in my back rest, as they say is history. Chris resigned as Secretary of State for yard’). Climate Change and he resigned as an MP. There is no high office or high salary. A little wrong escalated like leaven and, as they both A local bird receiving national interest is a Black Bellied Dipper on defended themselves with lies, the final sentence was that they each the River Thet at Thetford near the Nun’s Bridge. It is quite tame received eight months in prison. It might have been fitting justice if and not shy of the countless ‘twitchers’ that come to see it. Dippers they’d both had to share the same cell. usually keep to moorland and mountain streams and this is a variant

A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Do wrong and it can easily of our own Dipper, part of whose belly is brown. This variant is escalate and relationships can go from strained to bad and worse. usually found in northern Europe. What is it doing in Thetford? Of Jesus knows that, so in his relationship with us he is prepared to course when I visited the area I never saw it. take the points if we let him. That’s what the cross was all about. It’s not an illegal act as he has cleared it with the judge of the whole The Bramblings attending feeders in Hinderclay now number nine. world. It didn’t cost him his driving licence, or eight months in jail. They have been delayed in their move back north by the cold It cost his life. weather. They have been joined by a Reed Bunting, probably from local reed beds, (they don’t migrate). Also, Siskins. This is a more brightly coloured green/yellow bird than our Greenfinch, which Cafe Church moves south in winter from its northern conifer woods to our birch

God Thoughts and alders. There have been at least three reports of Siskins being seen in our gardens. A compendium of 75 Nyall’s Notes in glossy cover book form. Has anyone noticed the Collared Dove’s nest behind a TV dish Available from Nyall Davies for a small aerial in The Street? This bird is always the first in the year to donation to Cafe Church. breed. I once found their recently broken white eggs in February.

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The Midsummer Hare is an original musical fable for narrator and orchestra. Written by Sue Heaser with music composed by Peter Creswell.

It will be premiered at Wortham Church on Saturday 29th June 2013. Performances : 3 pm and 7.30pm.

Tickets available from 1st May 2013 from Wortham Post Office Stores or Tel: 01379 783236 /898479. Tickets for the afternoon performance are £7.50 (the first two front rows will be £10). Children under 16 years of age are free. Tickets for the evening performance are £10 (the first two front rows will be £20). Children under 16 years of age are free.

Description The piece is set in the fenland around the source of the Little Ouse and Waveney rivers on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk. It takes place over the course of a single day in mid summer. The story is an original fable that celebrates the beauty of these valley fens and their wildlife. Each animal is represented by a particular musical instrument. The piece consists of musical solos that invoke the characters of the animals and birds while the ensemble playing creates the atmosphere of the fen. A narrator tells the fable and the voice interacts with the music, sometimes speaking over it, sometimes interspersed with it, and sometimes silent when the orchestra takes the story. This is a unique new genre of musical performance that has some similarities to Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf , but it goes much further with the interaction between narration and music. Peter Creswell’s music is light and lyrical with glorious melodies and dramatic orchestration. It is suitable for all ages. For more details see the official website : www.themidsummerhare.weebly.com

The Writer Sue Heaser is a professional writer of non-fiction and has published 15 major books on a variety of subjects. Her two children’s musicals, published in 1992 and 1993, have been performed all over the world. She has written 12 original pantomimes for local amateur groups and numerous reviews and pageants. In 2002 she wrote Redgrave, Botesdale & Rickinghall Cobbold’s Tales, a full length musical about the Rev Richard Cobbold of Wortham with music composed by Peter Creswell. This was performed in Wortham Church and moved to the Theatre Royal in for a week’s run in 2003. Church fete The Composer Peter Creswell is a musician, pianist, organist and composer. After a SATURDAY 22nd JUNE career in the army, Peter studied the piano and organ at Trinity 2.00 to 4.00 pm College of Music in London. In 1969 he was appointed Director of Music at Falcon College in Bulawayo and he wrote his first musical at BOTESDALE VILLAGE HALL in 1975. Other musicals followed as well as a piano concerto and a cello sonata. Since he moved to Suffolk in 1999 he has written and directed many acclaimed works including an Oratorio, David, and Teas & refreshments will be served several Masses. He is the director of the Redgrave Singers.

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Neighbourhood Watch Meeting for Botesdale & Rickinghall All co-ordinators (and whoever else would like to attend) are Watches, jewellery, art and antiques invited to the next NW meeting to be held on Tuesday 7 May at 7.30 can also be registered for a small fee. pm in the Function Room at The Bell Inn, by kind permission of Users who upgrade can also add Howard and Georgie Newport. photos and certificates of ownership to their account. News • There have been some recent instances of catalytic converters If you would like to register your valuables visit www.immobilise.com being stolen from 'high off the ground vehicles' when they are parked. Consideration should be given to keeping this type of Anyone who registers does it in vehicle in such a position that the underside cannot be easily confidence and has their own user accessed, either by parking them backed up against a wall or to and pass words and they can then put onto the system details of have another vehicle parked against it, so that a thief cannot get whatever property they want, be it electrical, bikes or jewellery etc. to the underside of the vehicle.

• Following some problems with 'cold callers' going door to door Benefits of registration include : selling items at an unreasonable price in Church Meadow, • Loss and theft updates you make are immediately available to Rickinghall, recently, a resident has requested that Church the police nationally. Meadow should become a 'No Cold Caller Zone' (NCCZ). • Trading Standards are the driving force in this area and I have Combat the sale of stolen gadgets and valuables; alert the met up with their representative to assess the viability of such a second-hand trade and publicly checkable stolen goods scheme in Church Meadow. A leaflet is going to be produced database CheckMEND if an item goes missing. for circulation to all residents asking whether they would like • Simplify insurance claims and police reports with certificates of the road to become a NCCZ. While looking at the vicinity, the ownership. residences in Hinderclay Road may also be considered for • Great member offers. inclusion in the NCCZ. Peter H Beck Many items of identifiable property are either lost or stolen each year. By taking the time to register property on the Immobilise Immobilise database, you can take a positive step towards reducing the crime. In 2004 we ran an article on this valuable facility promoted by Registered property would be identifiable to all law enforcement Suffolk Police and feel the time is right to repeat it. agencies across the country. This in turn will help the police reunite

Suffolk Police has joined forces with the online property database property to their lawful owners and will also help to catch criminals. Ed Immobilise to help keep property safe and reunite stolen items with their rightful owners across the county. Local Contact Details Almost any possession with a serial number can be registered for For Neighbourhood Watch contact your local Co-ordinator, or else free, including : in Botesdale and Rickinghall Peter Beck on 01379 890495, • Mobile phones (email : [email protected]), • iPods, other MP3 players and games consoles and in Redgrave John Robinson on 01379 890683. • Laptops, computers and PDAs • Satellite navigation and in-car equipment Non emergency calls and enquiries to the Police, please ring 101. Emergency calls—Fire, Police, Ambulance, dial 999. • Bicycles

Rickinghall & Area Hospice Fundraisers Ladies Pamper Evening The first fundraising event of 2013 was the I would like to thank everyone who supported the third Pamper Ladies Pamper Evening in March. Despite Evening in March. Special thanks to the ladies doing the the very cold weather the evening was a great treatments, stall holders and the RAHOF Support Team for all their success with visitors enjoying a range of hard work to benefit the work of St Nicholas Hospice Care in Bury specialist ‘pampers’ and visiting a varied St Edmunds. range of stalls and enjoying delicious nibbles produced by Jennie. Carol Amps

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Readings for Parish Church Sunday Services Date 1st reading 2nd Reading 5 May Acts 16 : 9-15 John 5 : 1-9 12 May Acts 16 : 16-34 John 17 : 20—end 19 May Acts 2 : 1-21 John 14 : 8-17 & 25-27 26 May Proverbs 8 : 1-4 & 22-31 John 16 : 12-15 Rota Chapel of Ease Redgrave Rickinghall Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector 5 May Mrs Cordeaux Dr Cordeaux Mrs Lamb All Saints All Mrs Foster Mrs Bennett Together 12 May Mrs Wright Mr Wright Mr Rixon Mrs Rixon 19 May Mrs Walker Mr Walker United Service, Botesdale V Hall 26 May Mrs Wilson Mr Wilson Mrs Sheehan Rector Flowers 5 May Mrs Cotton Mrs Cavanagh Mrs Sheehan 12 May Mrs Cotton - Mrs Rippingall 19 May Mrs Heath Pentecost, BVH Mrs Culley / Wedding 26 May Mrs Heath Mrs Powell Mrs Culley

Church Prayer/Healing Ministry Team You are invited to join members of the As many will know we have a Prayer/Healing Anglican, Methodist and Parkview Churches Ministry Team within our Parish. One aspect of it is a confidential telephone prayer circle To Celebrate Pentecost which will pray every day for anyone who On Pentecost Sunday May 19 th 2013 would like prayer for themselves or a loved At a service of one, either for health reasons or going through Pentecost Praise a difficult time etc. This team has been in 4.00pm operation for many years. Many have been Botesdale Village Hall helped by it and have received comfort and and concluding with a healing, and have found that “prayer does indeed change things”. Originally, it was the ‘Bring and Share’ tea brainchild of Beryl Waters. She was its leader and it has developed and grown over the years. Thank you Beryl. Drinks of tea, coffee and squash provided There are now 85 people on this telephone circle in groups of 4-5. These groups include members of the Anglican, Parkview, The Pentecost Praise will be a Songs of Praise style service so Methodist, RC and Cafe churches. Each group has one person who please feel free to forward your favourite hymn/song to me, by is the contact for the leader and is responsible for letting the Friday 10 th May and we will endeavour to include it the service. members of their group know when a request comes in from the Many thanks. leader. We all know what to do and who to ring. For further details please contact the Rector, Revd Chris Norburn on Sadly, Beryl has had to retire. Her leadership now has been taken 01379 898685 over by Ruth Powell, 01379 898426 and Jean Bennett, 01379 890271. They are now responsible for passing on all prayer requests to the contacts of the groups. We are at your service and available at all times. Do not fear to ring these numbers. Could I just ask that we have feedback as to the progress of your requests? Then we can PARKVIEW YOUTH

pray accordingly and thanks can be given to God when appropriate. JUNIOR CHURCH This is a very important part of this ministry. School Years Reception – 11 Sundays 10.30am – 11.30am There is also an Anglican weekly church notice sheet which is more public (optional). Named requests can go on this sheet for a PYP minimum of 8 weeks and will be prayed for aloud every week School Years 9 – 13 during the church service prayers. After this period, unless a further Sundays 7.00pm – 8.30pm request is received for continued prayer in this way, these names will be transferred to the confidential prayer list and prayed for long CROSSTRAX term. School Years 6 – 8 Mondays 7.00pm – 8.15pm Again, I cannot overstress the need for feedback. It is always gratefully received. JUNIOR FRIDAY CLUB School Years Reception – 6 Thank you Ruth Powell Fridays 6.00pm – 7.00pm

SENIOR FRIDAY CLUB School Years 7 – 11 A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. Fridays 7.30pm – 9.30pm

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Parkview Chapel—May

Sundays Weekly at 10.30 am All Age Worship Except 5th & 12th May 9.25 am Communion

Tuesday 14th May 9 am to 12 noon ‘Coffee on the Corner’

Thursday 2nd & 16th May 2.00 pm Ladies Meeting

Monday 6th May Church Walk to the area

Regular Activities Weekly home groups on Tuesday and Wednesday See Page 37 for Parkview Youth Activities—some of these activities do not take place during school holidays.

Phone 01379 898924 or 783216 for more details. http://www.parkviewchapel.co.uk

Botesdale Methodist Church

Sunday Services at 10.30 am unless otherwise indicated. Sunday Club is at 10.35 am. All children are welcome.

5th May Mr Roy Sayer

12th May Rev Edna Buggey

19th May Rev Trudgian Holy Communion

26th May Mr John Moorman

9th May 7.30 pm United Communion Service at Botesdale Methodist Church

19th May 4.00 pm United Pentecost Service at Botesdale Village Hall

Bible Study Monday 6th & 20th May at 10.00 am

Christian Forum Tuesday 7th May at 7.30 pm

Wives Club Wednesday 15th May. Evening Dinner

Café Church

Explaining Christianity – tackling the difficult problems Especially for people with no Christian background

Cafe Church —Sundays at 10.30 am

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Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067 The

Witty and Funny Church Signs

Notice in a church car park . ‘Trespassers will be baptised’. If you can't sleep, don't count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd. Do not wait for the hearse to take you to church. How will you spend eternity - Smoking or Non-smoking? Fight truth decay -- study the Bible daily. No God - No Peace. Know God - Know Peace. Free Trip to heaven. Details Inside! When the restaurant next to a chapel put out a big sign with red letters that said, "Open Sundays," the chapel reciprocated with its own message: "We are open on Sundays, too." Come work for the Lord. The work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world. In the dark? Follow the Son. Come in and pray today. Beat the Christmas rush! Sign broken. Message inside this Sunday.

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All Saints St. Botolph’s St. Mary’s Redgrave Botesdale Rickinghall

5th May ‘13 6th Sunday of Easter 9th May ‘13 Ascension Day 8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 7.30pm Methodist Church, 10:30 All Saints, Redgrave All Saints Altogether Rickinghall, United Communion An interactive service for people of all

ages .

6.30pm St. Mary’s, Rickinghall Evening Prayer

12th May ‘13 7th Sunday of Easter 19th May ’13 Pentecost 8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 8:15 All Saints , Redgrave BCP Communion 10:30 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall CW Communion 4.00pm United Pentecost Service, Children start in The Rectory, Rickinghall Botesdale Village Hall for “Story Tellers” Followed by a ‘bring and share’ picnic tea. Drinks provided.

26th May ‘13 Trinity Sunday 2nd June ‘13 1st Sunday after Trinity 8:15 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall BCP Communion 8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 10.30 Messy Church, Botesdale 10:30 All Saints, Redgrave All Saints Altogether Village Hall starting with “Coffee & An interactive service for people of all Cake” & followed by crafts, songs, ages . stories and family fun. 10:30 St Mary’s , Redgrave CW Communion 6.30pm Upper Church , Rickinghall Evening Prayer

Also this month

Tue. 7th May. from 10.00am Thurs. 9th May 7.15pm “Open House” at All Saints “Spearhead” A time of worship For coffee, cakes and chat and prayer for revival here in this area All Saints Redgrave

Wed. 1st May. 10.00am Thur. 23rd May 7.30pm Albert Close Communion St Mary’s, Rickinghall Thur. 16th May. 9.45am A time of prayer for the work of Farnish House Communion the church in the community. These services are open to everyone

“Together in these villages we offer Christ’s healing grace through our worship and service.” For more information; Revd Chris Norburn 01379 898685

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