The and District

December 2006/ January 2007

FREE ISSUE NUMBER 196

Serving THE BEALINGS . . . . . CLOPTON . DALLINGHOON. . GRUNDISBURGH .ewsHASKETON . OTLEY . PLAYFORD . . TUDDENHAM .

the 41 residents of Culpho through New a massive fund raising effort. More photos showing it in community ventures in use as an art club are on the back response to page, with details of the classes. demand Youth club wins funding y far the largest request for hanks to a grant of £7000 from Bnew activities from residents Tthe Local Network Fund, responding to Grundisburgh & Grundisburgh can again have a Culpho’s Parish Plan was for an art youth group. The village’s youth club. Culpho artist Paul Bruce was committee, comprising adults and recruited by the parish council and youngsters, is organising sessions a well attended meeting was held in the village hall on Thursday in early October. evenings. After 30 November, there By the end of the month, the will be a break until January. These Grundisburgh Art Club had begun. will be run in conjunction with Just Sessions are held on Tuesdays - at 42. Ann Willetts (738831) would Grundisburgh Village Hall in the like to hear from any adults willing mornings and in the newly to volunteer to help on the nights. refurbished and heated St Botolphs Again the need for such a venture Church in Culpho in the evenings. had been highlighted by the parish The money needed to restore the plan responses - in this case from 13th Century church was raised by young people themselves.

Julie Attwater is now able to walk with her children from their home in Burgh to school in Grundisburgh in safety - thanks to a new footpath. Story on page 7.

The News wishes all its readers, contributors, distributors and advertisers a very happy Christmas and new year. News Diary

NOVEMBER Ladies Clopton VH 8pm. and trip on a steam traction Saturday 20th Contact 737417. engine GPR 10am-2.30pm. GADS Panto GVH 2pm and Sunday 26th Contact 735096. 7.30pm. Contact 7388245. GADS Table Top Sale Christmas Lunch GVH 2-5pm. Conact 735469. Otley Friendship Club OVH Christmas Dance Friday 26th 12noon. Contact 890856 VH 8pm. Contact 01394 GADS Panto GVH 7.30 pm. Thursday 30th 387590. Contact 7388245. GrundisburghYouth Group, Friday 8th GVH, 7.30pm. Contact Burgh Nativity Festival Monday 18th Saturday 27th 738831. Exhibition of Cribs St. Christmas Bazaar FOBS Burns’ Week Supper Botolph’s Church Burgh Bealings Village Hall 3.30- Playford PH 7pm for 7.15pm. DECEMBER 10am-4pm. Contact 735183. 5.30pm. Contact 738737 Contact 735444. Saturday 9th Tuesday 19th GADS Panto GVH 2pm and Friday 1st Scouts Xmas Coffee ‘Work of the Local 7.30pm. Contact 7388245. Grundisbugh Business Morning GPR 10am. Contact History Council’ G’burgh GroupThe Dog pub 12.30- 735352. Local History Society GPR 2pm. Contact 738267. MARCH FOGS Christmas Fair 7.45pm. Contact 738918. FOGS Christmas Shopping G’burgh School 11.30am- Wednesday 20th Monday 12th Evening G’burgh School. 1.30pm. Contact 738632. Torchlight Walk. Meet on Grundisburgh Parish Contact 735113. Burgh Nativity Festival - as G’burgh Green 7pm. Contact Council Meeting GPR Saturday 2nd Friday. 738869/738219/735481. 7.30pm. Contact 735541. Table Top Sale Angela Sunday 10th Thursday 21st Saturday 31st Cobbold Hall Grundisburgh Walkers Christmas Tea Party Otley Chocolate Party Playford PH 9am-12noon. Contact 620213. Group The Green 2pm. Friendship Club Otley VH 2-5pm. Contact 624077. Christmas Dinner Dance Contact 738219 or 735481. 2pm. Contact 89856. OVH. Tickets £12.50. Contact JUNE Burgh Nativity Festival - as Christmas Cinema - 890970/890283. Friday. ‘Homeward Bound - The Saturday 16th/Sunday 17th Grundisburgh Dining Club. Incredible Journey’ Playford Hidden Gardens, G’burgh, St Mary’s Children’s Party, Contact 735719. PH 2.30pm. Contact 735444. Burgh & Culpho Horticultural Grundisburgh VH, 3-5pm (up Thursday 7th to age 5), 5-6pm (tea for all Sunday 31st Society, 2-6pm. ‘Police Dog Training’ Clopton ages), 5-8pm (6-11 year olds). New Years Eve Barn Dance Contact 735329. Clopton VH 7.30-12.30. JULY Contact 737417/623296. Thursday 14th Saturday 14th IVAN’S Grundisburgh Village Show Celebrate Christmas with 2007 FISH & CHIPS Phoenix Dancers Bealings WI GPF. Contact 738267. Bealings VH 7.30pm. Contact JANUARY Village Show dance GPF Frying Times 623985. 8pm. Contact 735469. 4 to 7.30pm Christmas Tours at Otley Friday 5th Hall 6-8pm. Contact 890264. Grundisbugh Business AUGUST Grundisburgh Green Group The Dog pub 12.30- Friday 15th 2pm. Contact 738267. Saturday 4th Tuesdays Christmas Concert, iao Hasketon Village Fete Orford Castle Wednesdays GVH, Contact 735459. Monday 8th Contact 01394 388970. Grundisburgh Parish Otley Village Hall Fridays Christmas Tours at Otley Council Meeting GPR Hall 6-8.30pm. Contact 7.30pm. Contact 735541. Key for abbreviations: 01473 735225 890264. P/VH - Parish/Village hall Sunday 14th PF - Playing field 07771 642303 Saturday 16th Grundisburgh Walkers’ PR - Parish rooms Santa Special Santa’s Grotto Group, The Green 2 pm. Contact 738219 or 735481. All codes are 01473 unless Thursday 19th given otherwise. Clopton Parish Council Entries must be supplied in meeting CVH 7.30pm. writing and separated from Contact 830398. any editorial submitted. They Friday 19th can be sent to The News’ GADS Panto. GVH 7.30pm. office or to the diary editor Contact 7388245. Sally Williams (see page 19). JOHN DURRELL Painter & Decorator Interior & Exterior Reasonable rates Tel: 01473 423742 City & Guilds (six years Ingram Smith)

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50p includes a cuppa/biscuits. Experience Pat Ross - 01473 735352 Christmas SANTA Tudor-Style SPECIAL new festive event this or the 7th year running Ayear is the Otley Hall FFather Christmas will be Christmas Tours. This stunning visiting Grundisburgh Parish 15th/16th Century moated Rooms. He will be in his house is set in 10 acres of grotto on Saturday 16 beautiful gardens. It is Grade 1 December from 10am to listed and has been named one 2.30pm. Once again children of the top twenty historic of all ages will be able to ride houses in Britain. Burgh Church is hosting an exhibition of Nativity Cribs from around round the village green on a As well as having a wealth of the world, over the weekend of 8 to 10 December, from 10am to 4pm steam traction engine. Tickets will cost £1 per child, which medieval architectural each day. The cribs come from local homes, and have been collected, or in some cases made, over a number of years. The one includes a visit to see Santa in features, it is rich in history above was brought back from Poland by Geoff and Dorothy Wheeler. his grotto, a goodie bag, a ride and in particular is linked to Any offers of more cribs to Clare Sanders (01473 735183) would be on the engine, soft drink and the founding of America. most welcome. In addition to the cribs, there will be Christmas biscuit. Adult tickets are £2 for Privately owned by Catherine flowers and seasonal light refreshments, with an opportunity to buy homemade mincemeat and decorations. a mince pie, glass of mulled and Ian Beaumont, Otley Hall wine - and a traction engine manages to retain a one and a half hours, with a December, from10am to 12 ride, if you dare! Proceeds will welcoming, warm atmosphere go to the Home Farm Trust as it is also their family home. break for mulled wine and noon in Grundisburgh Parish mince pies half way through. Rooms. There will be cakes, (for people with learning On Thursday 14 and Friday 15 difficulties). We meet on the village green produce, raffle, lucky December, all are welcome to tombolas, games, musical Marion and Dennis Pratt experience a tudor-style at 7pm wearing wellingtons or walking boots, and carrying barrel organ, car wash and More seasonal and other Christmas with a fascinating refreshments. The entry fee of events on page 4 guided tour, followed by torches or lanterns, for a mulled wine and Christmas circular walk. We stop for nibbles in the beautiful Great refreshments at the home of Hall. Tours run from 6pm to Richard and Libby Cooper of 8.30pm and cost £10 per Little Thatch on the edge of person. Groups and Culpho, and then, a little individuals welcome. merrier, carry on back into Bookings are essential. Please Grundisburgh. contact Lucy Rudduck, Event The walk will mostly follow Manager on 01473 890264, footpaths across fields, although [email protected]. there will be some walking on the quiet road. Christmas Unfortunately the footpaths are not suitable for wheelchairs or Cinema pushchairs. People of all ages omeward Bound - the are more than welcome! So are 'HIncredible Journey' will dogs on leads. be showing at Playford Parish The walk was the idea of Hall on Thursday 21 Susannah Roberts and it is December at 2.30pm. Cert U, being funded and organised by this is the story of two dogs the parish council footpaths and a cat who set out on a sub committee. To make sure dangerous journey to find there are enough mince pies their family. The cost for and drinks to go round, anyone adults is £2.50, for 16s and planning to come should under £1.50 (under 12s to be contact her accompanied by an adult, ([email protected], please). Enquiries to 01473 738869), Peter Brunning 735444. ([email protected], 735481) or Sally Grahn WALK BY TORCHLIGHT (738219) in advance. rundisburgh is having an Coffee morning Gextra event for the festive season this year: an evening rundisburgh Scout/Guide village walk on Wednesday 20 GGroup’s Xmas Coffee December. It will last about Morning is on Saturday 9 3 Whats On

including tickets to the 6.30pm; Midnight Mass FOGS Town Boxing Day Grundisburgh & Hasketon LOCAL HISTORY CHRISTMAS game, hampers, DVDs, and a 11.30pm. TALKS £50 cash prize. FOGS is very Christmas Day Family EVENTS grateful to the many local Service at Hasketon 9.30am; rundisburgh Local businesses which donate raffle OGS events are not just for Family Communion at Burgh GHistory Society’s talk on prizes. Contact 738632 for those connected with 9.45am and Grundisburgh 19 December will be given by F further details. Grundisburgh School. We 11am (children invited to Jonathan Abson, the secretary welcome anyone from the Amanda Sheridan 01473 738907 bring a Christmas present to of the Suffolk Local History village and surrounding areas, show us). Council. He will tell us of his with or without children! Hasketon’s Canon Revd Clare Sanders, role and how the council 01473 735183 works to bring together the On Friday 1 December at Christmas dance best speakers and the best 7.30pm there will be a Clopton, Otley, Swilland ideas from all the member Christmas shopping evening at here should be another & Ashbocking benefice groups. the school. This will include Tgreat evening at The stalls selling a wide range of Victory Hall, Hasketon, for Sunday 3 December Advent It will be interesting for us to gifts, jewellery, cards, the Christmas Dance Carol Service, Otley, 4.30pm. see local history from a cosmetics, crafts, toys, kitchen organised by Norman and Pat Sunday 10 December broader perspective and to equipment - and much more. Kerridge on Saturday 16 Christmas Gift service, understand something of what Tickets are available for £2 in December. ‘Yesterday’ is a Clopton, 11am. is happening in the county and what information is available advance or £2.50 on the night, wonderful band that will keep Sunday 17 December to us as a Society and as which includes a glass of wine you on your feet all evening Christingle Service, Swilland, individuals. The work of the and nibbles. Please contact with their non-stop 60's music. 11am; Carol Service, Otley, Council includes the provision 735113 or 738907 to book. Perhaps you might take a 6.30pm. break to visit the bar, eat your of courses, tours of historical The Friends’ annual Christmas Sunday 24 December Fair is being held at the school refreshing ham and cheese sites and the granting of rolls or even to buy some draw Crib Services at Otley and advances to allow books to be on Saturday 9 December from Swilland, 4.30pm; 11.30am to 1.30 pm. There tickets. Phone soon for tickets published by local authors. at £6 each on 01394 387590 - Midnight Communion, Many of the members work as will be games and activities Clopton, 11.30pm. for all ages, refreshments and they are selling fast! volunteers in the Suffolk a raffle with some great prizes, Monday 25 December Record Office. Christmas services Holy Communion, Swilland, On 16 January we welcome 9am; Family Communion, Boulge, Burgh, Hasketon back Pip Wright who has been Otley, and Family Service with a regular and popular speaker. & Grundisburgh benefice Carols, Ashbocking, 10.30am. His topic this time is ‘The Friday 15 December Carol Revd Joy Rapley, 01473 738943 amazing story of the Rev John service at Boulge, 7.30pm. Higham Stegall’, who was Sunday 17 December Carol Grundisburgh Baptist born in 1791 to a gypsy family Service at Grundisburgh and Chapel and, astonishingly, managed to Hasketon, 6.30pm. We, at Grundisburgh Baptist fit careers as a soldier, sailor, Sunday 24 December Holy Chapel, wish Grundisburgh surgeon and vicar into a life Communion at Grundisburgh, News readers a very happy span of almost 90 years. 8am, Boulge 11am; Crib Christmas and warmly invite The local history society talks Service at Hasketon 3pm and you all to our various take place in Grundisburgh Grundisburgh 4.30pm Christmas celebrations, as we Parish Rooms, starting at (children invited to come once again rejoice in the 7.45pm. Visitors are welcome dressed as angels or shepherds); coming of the Saviour into the for a payment of £2. Carol Service at Burgh world. Roger Anderson, 01473 738918 Our Family Carol Service is on Tuesday 19 December at Burns Week 6.45pm, when some of the children will be taking part, Supper and followed by refreshments. traditional three-course On Thursday 21 December we Ameal with bagpipe music, will once again having ‘Carols whisky and wine to celebrate in The Dog’ at 7pm, an Robert Burns is being informal time of carols, short mounted at Playford Parish readings and testimony. We Hall on Saturday 27 January. will be having special Christmas Eve services at There will be songs between 10.45am and 6.30 pm. courses and music for dancing, and all for £16 a We do hope you will be able to ticket. Places are limited so Mobile: 07850 984623 join us! book early by ringing 01473 Colin Grimwood, 01473 738836/56 626909/735751/735444.

4 Local enterprise: SMART CLOTHES FOR PREGNANT LADIES ums2B is a new probably only wear once. Mcompany based in I have already changed my Hasketon which sells and hires original plan and now sell new a wide range of maternity and nearly new clothes as well wear. It is based in our home as hiring them. I aim to be which enables me to spend able to provide a wide more time with my family. selection of styles and sizes to The business is still in very suit all budgets. I have a large early stages and I am lucky to range of designer outfits be able to choose when and which I am able to sell at how often I work. I intend to greatly reduced prices as they gradually expand the company are previous season or so that it becomes more of a liquidation stock. business than a hobby. I grew up in the village of A (very) superior valeting service and went to primary VS - standing for Superior shampoo wash, leathering off school there and SValeting Service - is the and wheel and tyre clean for then to name of the enterprise that an ordinary car (£10 for High School. Steve Hadley has started at the estates, 4x4s etc) to £70 for a I started work in front of Coltec Racing superior ‘Gold’ clean and the accounts Engines at Broadmere Garage waxing. Steve also offers car department at the in Ipswich Road, carpet and upholstery East Anglian Daily Grundisburgh. cleaning, and under bonnet clean and degreasing. Times. Having After working for other car qualified as an wash/ garage companies, Steve Coltec is continuing its accountant I set up on his own in specialist work with racing worked for various September. He was tired of engines, as well as offering different being made to rush car more routine MOTs, servicing companies, the cleaning jobs and not being etc, from the premises behind latest being Ernst able to attend to detail and be the SVS showroom. Richard and Young. as meticulous as he likes. Coles can be contacted on However, although Since he has opened Steve has 01473 738738. the company was cleaned a range of cars Photo and words Wendy Witt very flexible, the including an E type Jaguar, a practicalities of TR6 and an Austin Healey - working in London he has always loved cars and Coltec Racing with my elder son goes to classic car rallies and Engines wish Steve about to start shows. good luck. And thank Karen with Future Mother halter neck evening dress. school were not Steve is hoping to get his own their own customers good, so I decided van so that he can extend the The inspiration for this to look for something different service by making ‘house for their business. company came about when to do. I've always wanted to calls’. He can be contacted on in 2006. one of my previous colleagues work for myself and felt that I 01473 735992 or on his told me that she had managed wanted to do something other mobile 07814 247534. Prices 01473 738738 to find an internet company than accountancy. range from £7 for a standard that hired maternity ball Mums2b holds sales two or gowns. three times a year - please I wish that I had been able to visit my website at find somewhere similar when www.mums2b-web for NATURAL, HEALTHY I was pregnant. My brother information. Alternatively, DOG FOOD AND TREATS got married when I was eight please call to arrange an by months pregnant and was appointment. disappointed with the lack of Karen Moodie, 01394 610214 suitable clothing and had to settle for an outfit that was www.fish4dogs.com less than ideal. f you run a business ALSO COD COMPLETE FOR CATS I decided to set up a company in The News’ area, I Gluten Free · High in Fish Oils that hired special occasion why not tell us about it? maternity outfits - it's hard Very low fat · Easily Digestible enough to find designer [email protected]. AVAILABLE & MORE INFORMATION FROM: maternity wear locally and 01473 738267 Hilary Pearce, Yew Tree Cottage, Grundisburgh IP13 6XL who wants to pay a fortune for Telephone 01473 735439 something that they will 5 stricken by the loss of his As a young man Henry took NEWS TRIBUTES eldest daughter Rosemary at up cycle speedway and rode the age of 51. for the Woodbridge Wildcats, but his sporting passion was payment for the rent. They When he was younger Dennis Martin Dennis’s hobby had been football. He was a formidable were forced to leave when referee - it is recalled that at July 1927 to September 2006 Rosemary was born as Doreen football, and he played for United and one match he sent both teams ennis was born in could no longer look after the off. farmhouse. They moved to Grundisburgh. His family say DIpswich, the youngest son he had a wonderful sense of Henry took over the in a family of nine children. Vine Cottages to live with Doreen's parents, but in time, humour and always managed a maintenance of the playing He finished school at 14 and smile, even in the bad times. field from his uncle Fred and went to work at Ransome, a council house became available in Orchard End, it became his life. If he heard Sims and Jeffrey's when they there was a dog on the field or were producing essential Grundisburgh, where Manny Henry Thorpe and Margaret were born. someone practising golf equipment for the war effort. April 1935 to October 2006 swings, he reverted to the After the After 22 years with Cubbit enry began his life in speed of his Wildcat days, war he and Gotts, Dennis decided to jumping on his bike and was joined go self-employed. He began HGrundisburgh in rather dramatic fashion - his up at the field at the speed Cubitt and by charging £1 an hour which of a rocket. Gotts, and doubled his usual wages (he mother Hilda died in at 18 thought he was a millionaire!). childbirth and his He became a valued became an After a year Manny went into father Jack was member of the apprentice partnership with him, and they summoned home horticultural society bricklayer, had a good working from work committee, advising following in relationship for 20 years, until clearing out the particularly on the the footsteps of his brother Dennis retired at the age of 63. debris in the weir placing of the pond that day. marquee on the Fred, their father and After some years he suffered a grandfather. It was Ivy and Fred playing field for the heart attack and other health village show. Tributes Dennis met Doreen through problems followed. Doreen Dunnett, his aunt and uncle, who brought from the Football Club are his brother Cyril, who was was suffering with dementia included on page 18. married to Lily, Doreen's which placed a great strain on Henry up, in their home in cousin. They married in 1949, him, but he always put her Stoney Road. He started and started married life in a first. When she eventually had Grundisburgh School at the The respect and affection in cottage in Otley owned by to go into a home he missed age of four, and went to work which both Dennis and Henry Stanaway Farm, where Doreen her terribly, and was never at Ransome's before going into were held was demonstrated worked in the house as part quite the same. He also the Army aged 18 for 12 years by the very large attendances where he saw service in at their funerals. The news of Korea, Malaya, Singapore and the death of May Quinton Hong Kong. He married and came too late for this issue ces his three boys, John, Paul and .P.Building Servi and her life will be featured A Mark, were born during this next time. time. For all your building Bathrooms & kitchens On leaving the army in 1965, A thank you from the requirements from Extensions the family made their home in Foulger family Patios & driveways Charsfield, Henry worked on planning to Fencing & decking the land for a bit, and then for aphne, Andrew, Elizabeth, completion. No job Carpentry coal merchants Micklewrights, DSarah, Charles and too big or too small. Painting & decorating and later Rackhams, going families thank everyone for General property maintenance back to work on the farm in their kind thoughts and for retirement. Later he returned attending John's funeral, also donations for The Suffolk For a free no obligation quote contact Andy to his roots to live in Grundisburgh - this time in Horse Society which on 01473 738070, [email protected]. Meeting Lane. amounted to £551.

6 receive for themselves more A safe walking route quickly by registering with Police Direct. This new free between Burgh and messaging service can make contact via computer, mobile Grundisburgh - at last phone or landline. Three postcode addresses can hen I became chairman not have been be registered, so that the police Wof Burgh Parish Meeting possible without can send warnings about in April 2002 I became very the Lewis's problems in an area where, conscious of the ongoing need generosity. say, you have a vulnerable of a footway on the road relative, as well as in your own linking with Grundisburgh. The kerb at the dangerous corner patch. Leaflets are available in I was able to approach the by the junction of police stations and more Highways Department of the B1079 and the information by ringing 01473 Suffolk County Council with road into 613997. To register on line go the enthusiastic support of Grundisburgh has to www.police.uk and click on Peter Bellfield, our district and been made the link for ‘police message county councillor. He deliberately high to broadcast’. petitioned the council on our prevent vehicles One warning from local behalf. The Community mounting the community PC Victoria Gilmore Policeman, Mark Thompson, pavement. concerns cars outside village also endorsed the project, The new footway halls, particularly during the using his previous experience festive season. They must be as a traffic policeman. is being appreciated locked and everything tempting Further encouragement came already, as a great must be put well out of sight. from Gill Twissell, the mother asset to both Burgh Last year cars outside of Philip Attwater of Burgh, and Grundisburgh, Grundisburgh Village Hall whose wife Julie was one of by the many were broken into. This year the mothers who took children people who walk the windows of a car outside along the dangerous stretch of between the two Tuddenham hall were road to Grundisburgh School. villages. Julie Attwater and family on the new footway. smashed and a handbag taken, Mrs Twissell paid for warning Terry Mott, Chairman, despite it being covered by a road signs which attracted the Burgh Parish Meeting Do not call this number, as coat. attention of the East Anglian this is a mail scam. If you call Daily Times, who published a WARNINGS the number and start to hear a photograph showing the recorded message you will KEEP FIT difficulties that the mothers FROM THE already have been billed £15 Mondays and children faced. for the phone call. If you do 6.30 to 7.30pm Things really started to happen POLICE receive a card with these when Roger and Trish Lewis uffolk Police has received details, then contact Royal PILATES of The Cottage, Grundisburgh, Sa warning from the Royal Mail Fraud on 0207 2396655. Wednesdays kindly donated a strip of land Mail Fraud Unit regarding a My advice is never to call a 1.20 to 2.20pm at the edge of their property postal scam. A card is posted 090 number unless you have a which meant felling trees, but through your door from a good reason as these numbers GRUNDISBURGH made the whole project company called PDS (Parcel are always premium rate and VILLAGE HALL feasible. John Goodyear, Delivery Service) suggesting very expensive. project engineer from the that they were unable to Colin Grimwood, Grundisburgh Qualified instructor county council, who has acted deliver a parcel and that you Neighbourhood Watch, 01473 738856/35 with great consideration need to contact them on 0906 Jackie Flewitt throughout, told me that the 6611911 which is a premium This warning is the sort of 01473 892178 whole footway scheme would rate number. information residents can

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gifts, products or services on interned by the Japanese at the internet, please log on to Singapore. www.easyfundraising.org.uk At our October meeting Gill or www.helpmyschool.co.uk Girling gave an informative before you shop. Hundreds of and interesting report on the companies will donate cash to Federation Autumn Council school if you buy or subscribe Meeting at . to products using these sites. Companies include all the Then Mrs R Burrows kept us major retailers, holiday enthralled with details of her companies, utility companies walk on the Great Wall of and digital television/mobile China supported by many phone suppliers. beautiful slides. What a difficult and tiring experience Amanda Sheridan 01473 738907 MORE MINDLESS VANDALISM it must have been but worthwhile making so much bad rash of graffiti to stop. All the events Environment group money for charity. spraying appeared in nine promoted are to raise money A Peggy Gandy different locations around for charities. he Grundisburgh Grundisburgh over the night of TEnvironment Group Friday 10/Saturday 11 Supporting the (GrEG) got off to a flying start POPPY COLLECTION on 28 September with 36 November. There was also school ell done Grundisburgh broken windows and other people attending a cheese and wine tasting at which all the Wpoppy collectors! This criminal damage. s well as supporting the year’s total for the village was fund raising events run by products were locally sourced The police are carrying out A - showing that you can have a £1152-47p. My thanks to them investigations and would the Friends of Grundisburgh and to all the people who gave School (see page 4), there are great time without incurring welcome any information the environmental damage so generously. (01473 383486). The cost of some other (easy) ways you can support them. done by hundreds of food (or Margaret Quinton, honorary organiser repairing the damage is wine) miles. estimated to be over £600. School cereal or supermarket tokens can be put in the boxes The next public meeting will Batty bats A few nights earlier, on 5/6 be in February when a speaker in the school entrance. We are or the past two summers November, a very beautiful from Suffolk County Council rose bush was damaged and also collecting unwanted Fwhen Mike and Heather mobile phones and used will talk about waste and what Stiff of Stoney Road have tied uprooted in a front garden in we can do to recycle more and Rose Hill. printer cartridges for recycling up their fabric parasol the schemes which donate an throw out less. More local Pipistrelle bats have been Sheila Caryer of Chestnuts, amount to school for each informatiion from GrEG quick to use it as their Rose Hill, has appealed to the item. Phones and cartridges Secretary Dee Hibble 735641 person who keeps removing can be handed in to the school [email protected]. posters from her front garden office. If you are buying any WI MEETINGS FURNITURE RESTORATION uy de Mowbray came to the rescue of Careful restoration of antique & modern furniture G Grundisburgh, Burgh and Furniture designed and hand-made in hard woods. Culpho WI at short notice in RICHARD EVANS 01473 623647 (Kesgrave) September when our speaker sleeping quarters after their had to withdraw at the last dusk patrol of the garden Qualified Cabinet Maker · 30 Years Exp minute. Work Guaranteed · Free Estimates The tell tail signs are the We heard about his unusual droppings appearing on the and varied life as the child of table below, accompanied by colonial parents, being at many more when the folds are INTERIOR and EXTERIOR boarding school and very gently opened to reveal the DECORATING rarely seeing them. As a sleeping visitors. They initially teenager Mr de Mowbray look startled and fly away, or served in Burma during the also still asleep, fall onto the table, war and eventually caught up stunning themselves, before Roof Repairs with his parents who had been taking off a few minutes later. NO JOB Guttering FREE TOO SMALL New Doors ESTIMATES Fencing HANDIMAN HOME SOLUTIONS Glass Replaced Home Improvements & General Maintenance Woodbridge (01394) 380239 Tel: 01473 405128 ‘Drecot’ Grundisburgh Road, Hasketon Mob: 07739 183062 D.J. SMITH & SONS

8 Grundisburgh Gleanings CHANGE IN GURDON TRUST'S OBJECTIVES he Sir William Brampton and personal contact details. TGurdon Trust, formed in The alarm unit contains a 1895, has successfully applied microphone and loudspeaker to the Charity Commission to enabling two way widen its objectives. These are communication. Even if a now “for the general benefit of person is too far away from the inhabitants of the Parish of the unit to hear, or unable to Grundisburgh in such speak, help will be summoned. charitable ways as the Trustees think fit”. The service for Grundisburgh residents is completely free. The trustees felt that the To find out more about the original objectives were too alarms, grants for Top Dog's Dinner restrictive and needed Grundisburgh voluntary he BBC Radio Suffolk four star Salt and Pepper Award changing to meet modern organisations or any other part needs. The new powers reflect Tcertificate for outstanding service, value and ambience was of the trust's work - please presented to brothers Charles and James Rogers (left), owners the original intentions of the contact me. bequest to help needy folk in of the Dog Public House in Grundisburgh, on 25th October by John Ager, Clerk to the Trustees, 8 Post Rachel Sloane of BBC Radio Suffolk, the sponsors of the award. the village, and this part of the Mill Close, Grundisburgh 01473 735541 Trust's work will continue This follows the Dog's nomination for the award from with the awarding of grants Grundisburgh resident Tom Coomber (right). James Rogers, one and free emergency alarms. Affordable of three finalists in this year's National Pub Chef Excellence Award, said, "We are particularly proud to receive the BBC Salt But the trust can now make housing and Pepper award as it is nominated by customers". grants to voluntary t present all the properties This was a trip down Memory Lane for Rachel as she and her organisations to help provide at Ablitts Meadow are let additional and improved A husband lived in the Police House in Park Road when Kevin was or sold, but should any Grundisburgh's last live-in village bobby. They moved from facilities which contribute to vacancies occur they will be the well-being of the Grundisburgh 26 years ago but keep in touch with a number of marketed around friends still living in the village. community. Grants will Grundisburgh. Anyone who normally not be given for would like to be kept informed Rachel Sloane, presenter of her Radio Suffolk programme on running or administrative costs about vacancies can register Saturday and Sunday mornings receives comments from but start up funding for new their details with English customers experiencing good service from pubs around the initiatives could be eligible. region and, after extensive investigation, can make this award to Rural Housing Association recommended businesses which reach the highest standard. Peace of mind - for free (ERHA) by contacting them The Trust pays for the on 020 7840 0540 or emailing James Rogers is only one of two chefs in the UK to reach the installation and rental of [email protected]. finals in two categories of the Pub Chef Excellence Awards - for deserts and meat cooked with beer. He has to wait til January to emergency alarms for 38 As most villagers will be Grundisburgh residents. This see if his Banana and Bacardi Creme Brulee, and Venison Loin aware, the new development in with Adnams, Red Wine and Berries carry off the first prizes. is a touch-button ‘emergency Stoney Road consists of 24 call’ service for older and homes - with two and three other vulnerable members of bedroom houses and the community who may be bungalows, and one bedroom to offer a home to a variety of at £7.50 in village shops and immobile, frail, living alone, flats. Thirteen of the homes income earners and age groups. from Chris on 01473 738219, isolated, lonely or afraid. It are for rent and 11 on a Martin Collett, ERHA Operations Manager email [email protected]. Future provides a personal response shared-ownership basis. profits will be divided 24 hours a day, 365 days a CALENDAR between Parkinson’s Disease year, offering security and The homes are designed to Society, Cancer Research and peace of mind to users, family help people with strong local SALES GOING St Mary’s Church. and friends. connections who can no STRONG longer afford open market A special alarm unit is values to remain in the he ‘seed money’ provided Village website installed in the home and a community. The development Tto back the publication of rundisburgh & Culpho small push button pendant is is owned and managed by Grundisburgh’s special 2007 GParish Council website - provided which may be worn ERHA who will work in calendar has already been paid www.grundisburgh-culpho. as a necklace or wrist band. partnership with the parish back to the parish council. suffolk.gov.uk - had 219 hits On pressing the button, the council to ensure that the The brainchild of Chris Grahn, during October. The site was alarm unit automatically homes continue to provide set up with the support of One transmits a signal through the whose poems are featured affordable accommodation for Suffolk, which provides free telephone line to a response each month, there are also local people. paintings by local artists Reg websites for community centre where an experienced organisations, and is now They provide an asset for the Snook and Joy Pirkle showing operator will instantly know being redesigned to make it village and will help to ensure different aspects of village life who is calling, where they are, more attractive to use. together with other medical that the community continues and people. Copies are on sale 9 Progress at White House Farm he leaflet and article in Tthe last News elicited considerable interest about White House Farm, the new conservation project in Hasketon. More members have been recruited and a meeting for volunteers is being held soon. The first open day for members in October was a great success, attended by 45 people and five enthusiastic Jack Russell dogs. Visitors were supplied with recipe From left: Amanda and Charlotte leaflets and maps, enjoyed a Hall Estate and was sold at Daniel sign up a new member; glass of 2005 White House auction in 1927 by R Eaton picking sloes on open day; Farm sloe gin and then White Esq. At this time the Orchid field. picked bullaces, damsons Tithe Rent Charge was practice, being particularly and sloes from heavily laden £11.19s. and the Land Tax interested in paintings. bushes around some of the £9. 2s. The farm was Tom Palmer clung resolutely meadows. purchased by Tom Palmer's to early twentieth century family who had fled the After all the hard work farming methods, using pogroms in Russia, settling machinery from that era and everyone met again for cake first in France before moving and hot drinks before taking avoiding electricity and other to London. Mr Palmer's modern conveniences. their fruit home to try out father enjoyed a successful the recipes for jams and Following a farming accident career in the City of London in the 1950's his health jellies as well as sloe and and attended many country bullace gin. deteriorated, and the farm house sales to augment the buildings and land fell into The founder trustees were White House Farm was furnishings of White House disuse, and the house was Stanley and Grace Sinfield, formerly part of the Boulge Farm. Tom continued this neglected. When he died his and Amanda Daniel. collection was sold at Stanley and Grace were born auction in 1993, and the and lived in London until RSPCA was the main they moved to Norfolk in beneficiary. 1954. They had powerful and It is because of Tom Palmer's beautiful singing voices and farming methods, followed worked for ENSA during the by Laurie Parker's sensitive war as well as singing at management from 1993 to clubs and for the BBC. They 2005, that White House purchased some land in Farm has such high Belton near Great Yarmouth conservation value and in 1954 and formed a attracted the notice of the caravan site there, Sinfield Trust. developing it over the years into a thriving business. The Sinfield Nature Their beloved dogs enjoyed Conservation Trust became a living in the countryside and registered charity in 1994. they were joined over the

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10 years by further generations of RSPCA rescue dogs. During these years Stan and Grace raised over £30,000 for charities, in particular the RSPCA - and this provides a link with Tom Palmer who left a substantial legacy to the charity. Amanda Daniel worked with Stan and Grace as a professional adviser from 1971 until Grace's death in 2004, and has had a life long interest in nature conservation. She was on the committee of the Alde and Blyth Valleys Branch of the GRUNDISBURGH ARTISTS’ WORK AROUND THE COUNTY Suffolk wo artists living and and exciting part of the town Joy Pirkle is the artist-in- Wildlife Trust Tworking in Grundisburgh when she was growing up residence at the Stow Health and with the are featured in new exhibitions. there that she wanted to record Centre in and she help of the Carrie Herries has had two them in paint before they has contributed a range of Norfolk pictures accepted in the disappear as a working paintings for its ‘The Art of a Wildlife trust ‘Changing Ipswich’ exhibition, environment. The exhibition Healthy Heart’ exhibition. has managed on at the new Ipswich Town features work by over 50 These include several of a heathland Hall Galleries until 13 artists in many mediums, Suffolk Olympic swimmer wildlife site at January. One of them is the including drawing, film, Karen Pickering (below left) - Belton for many years. picture of Ipswich docks sculpture and photography. all aimed at showing the lively Amanda was also a friend of above. Carrie says she found Carrie has produced three new side of having a healthy heart. Francis Simpson, the well the docks such an important small Christmas cards which The exhibition is open from known naturalist and author are on sale at Grange 9am to 6pm on weekdays until of Simpson's Flora of Farm, Hasketon. One 17 February. The website Suffolk and she and the Earl is of Culpho Church, www.stowhealth.com has of Cranbrook formed the another of special healthy recipes Suffolk Flora Preservation Grundisburgh’s ford. provided by Delia Smith. Trust which owns a nature reserve in , near . This Trust has an interest in some of the land at White House Farm and is assisting with the management of the field which is particularly rich in orchids. The use of traditional farming methods is continuing and 12 British White cattle will be arriving at the White House in 2007 to graze the pastures. This will maintain the floristic value of the meadows and prevent scrub encroachment. The Sinfield Nature work. The Trust is working transport and bicycles. The will also be catered Conservation Trust intends towards a carbon neutral plan is to run Trust vehicles conference and workshop to generate sufficient income impact from White House on bio fuel in the future. facilities, and art and to make White House Farm Farm and will be using a Following conversion of the traditional craft courses. self-sustaining, whilst range of sustainable energy farm buildings using natural More members and carrying out organic farming sources in its drive to sustainable materials and volunteers will be welcomed. methods, and using achieve this status. Visitors traditional methods, the The Sinfield Nature traditional construction and to the farm are already Trust plans to run Conservation Trust can be materials. Initially directed by the most educational courses with contacted at Alde House, membership, donations and appropriate route from main some on site accommodation , Saxmundham, volunteers will provide vital roads and they will be and using local bed and 01728 663605, support for the conservation encouraged to use public breakfast providers. There [email protected].

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he Victory Hall is in for a Molly Smith had set an Treal facelift. We have been excellent array of up-to-date promised grants from and general knowledge Hasketon Parish Council, questions, such as 'What District characters live at 62 West Council, Suffolk County Wallaby Street, Wigan?' All types of Light Building Work and General Repairs/ Council, Awards for All and (Wallace and Gromit) and Maintenance Undertaken at Competitive Rates Suffolk Environmental Trust 'What was the name of the and we shall produce a top-up Suffolk woman who stole her ourselves, to achieve a total of master's horse and rode 70 just over £25,000. The full miles dressed as a sailor to amount that we asked for has meet her lover?' (Margaret been granted and we are Catchpole). extremely grateful to all Out of a possible 120 points, concerned. two teams achieved 89. After a By the time you read this, we play-off, Chloe Pitcher's team should have double glazing in took first place and Graham every window and external Tester's team from Ipswich door, and the ceiling replaced claimed second prize. Some of with insulation. This ceiling the profit raised that night will be made with suspended will go towards the cost of the Learn to use YOUR computer, YOUR software, tiles which give fire much-needed mending the protection up to 90 minutes, hall's gutter system. in the comfort of YOUR own home. reflect up to 90% light and Norman Kerridge will be have good sound absorption Buying Advice, Trouble Shooting. running our always popular and attenuation. Above each Christmas Dance on 16 Internet Help, Phone Extensions. tile will be a glass fibre slab December, and he suggests encased in a polythene bag to that you get your tickets early increase heat preservation. The (01394 387590). Rodger Bell – Tel: 01394 460920 other improvements will follow, making The Victory Our Village Green has just Hall a very desirable venue for been mown in mid-November functions of every sort! All (SCDC do a good job and enquiries are welcome! (01394 look after us well). 386287) It may be a ridiculous thing to The quiz night in October was say, but do keep Saturday an unqualified success, apart 4 August free for our annual from the resistance of the Hasketon fete, should you be a microphone to work properly. possible visitor or somebody The village turned out in force hoping to organise another and, with visitors, we event on the same day. numbered 101 adults and 10 Richard L Smith or so children. Katherine Smith and her gang of helpers, Stop Press! provided a delicious (a much- At the charity fair in Hasketon used word, but it was) Village Hall on Sunday 19 ploughman's supper before the November the 12 charities serious evening began! raised a total of £803.65.

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CHURCH NEWS especially the local farming subject to the completion of a Parish Council takes place in tools. Everyone enjoyed a light ‘risk assessment’ and the Village Hall at 7.30pm on he Christmas Tree Gift supper, and the proceeds will permission from the Village Thursday 19 January.All are Tservice will be on 10 be shared between the local Hall Committee as the mirror welcome to attend. December at 11am. As usual branch of the Alzheimer's will have to be located on we welcome good clean new As we approach the end of Society, and the St Elizabeth village hall land. another year, everyone at or second hand toys or gifts Hospice. for children of all ages which Road safety on the B1078 at Clopton Parish Council will be given to the social Peggy Martin Clopton Corner continues to extends their very best wishes services to be distributed to be of concern to the parish for a Merry Christmas and a those less fortunate than we Parish council council and further Happy and Peaceful 2007. are. suggestions will be made to Janet Clarke, Parish Clerk, 01473 830398 report the Suffolk County Council In addition, if you prefer, you Highways Department in a bid can hang wrapped money on lopton Parish Council has to improve safety. Wanted - village the tree, to be given to the Cbeen looking at the Children's Society. We possibility of siting a traffic Are you a resident of Clopton memorabilia and have you ever thought welcome visitors from other mirror opposite the Shop Road lopton Local History churches. The Midnight junction in an attempt to about becoming a parish councillor. The next parish CRecorder, Doris Main, is Service will commence at lessen the hazardous exit onto building records of Clopton, 11.30pm on Christmas Eve. the B1078. council election takes place on 3 May 2007 when all seats past and present. If anyone has The quiz night in October in A survey was carried out will be up for re-election. any photos, old bills, posters the village hall was a great amongst the residents of Shop Further details on the etc., they could loan her to be success. There were a variety Road, most of whom were in nominations procedure will be copied, please call 01473 of questions, some easy, others favour of a traffic mirror at publicised within the next few 737602. Material will be more challenging. The round this location. The parish weeks. looked after and returned called 'Unusual Objects' council has now agreed to promptly. provoked lots of discussion, proceed with the mirror, The next meeting of Clopton She would also like to hear from anyone willing to share Fighting Leukaemia: Update from Oliver Rofix memories of Clopton's past.

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14 Wimbledon £10. In Bealings Bylines November G. Crewdson from Briefly ... Woodbridge won £15 and G Mortlock, Footpaths comprehensive talk (aided by £10. Anyone who would like In view of the mild weather slides) by Mrs V Sulch on hiropody sessions to continue to support this Suffolk County Council (SCC) ‘Earthquakes and Volcanoes’. provided by Age Concern C worthy cause in this way, would be asked if extra Suffolk take place every six Geologists had long been should send their £6 funding was available to weeks in Grundisburgh Parish puzzled by finding similar subscription for 2007 to enable cutting to continue. Rooms from 10am to 12 types of rocks and fossils on Katherine Smith, The Old Details of the works for the noon (the next one is on adjacent continents. About 40 School House, Hasketon, proposed footpath to Great Thursday 7 December). The years ago it was suggested that IP13 6JB. To join, please Bealings and a draft licence important part of the service were awaited from SCC. as the shapes of South phone 01394 388970. America and Africa more or is provided by Jenny Cole, The county council had been less fitted they had once been MMSCh. Dip.Pod. asked if it was possible to joined together, and with the Med.MBChA, Madge Nicholas ge Concern Suffolk is improve the condition of an other land masses all formed takes the money and makes Aappealing for adjacent section of highway one continent near the South the tea. The charge is £7. organisations and groups who verge to provide better Pole, and then drifted apart Transport cannot be provided are arranging a meal, tea or pedestrian access from Great (continental drift theory). but people do say they dance social event over the Bealings to Footpath No 6 home after treatment! The fact that some rocks were Christmas period to contact where it entered the playing Enquiries to Madge on 01473 them. It aims to put older field. found in different conditions 738824. to those existing at present, people, or their friends or Planning e.g. coal from tropical forest carers, who are looking for an SCDC had granted permission alternative to spending plants, suggested that the land reminder that the Suffolk for dormer window on front masses (or plates) separated Christmas at home alone in elevation of Homefield, The ACounty Council touch with those organising and moved north to the Community Car Services can Street, and new vehicular position of the continents events. The charity can be access atValcot, The Street. It take people to hospital and contacted at 8 Northgate today. Meanwhile land is dental appointments, had refused permission for being formed under the sea, in Street, Ipswich 01473 257039. single storey front extension shopping, visits to relatives, the middle of the Atlantic and rail and bus stations etc - and and garage at Troublesome other oceans. This helps to Reach, Playford Road. all at a much cheaper rate inor injuries can be push the edges of the plates than a taxi. For more towards each other, causing Mdealt with at Riverside An appeal had been made information or to make a Clinic MIU at 2 Landseer against SCDC's refusal for great stress leading to booking, phone Janet Church earthquakes where they meet Road, Ipswich. Appointments building of four dwellings and on 01473 630866. are not needed, and the conversion of existing farm (and sometimes a big tidal wave, or tsunami). The thrust service and the car parking building to form one unit of are free. People with more affordable housing and public of large land masses also produces mountains. he Oxfam Bed and serious injuries still need to open space at Grove Farm, TBreakfast Scheme still go to Ipswich Hospital A & E. The Street. Volcanoes are usually found in has several hosts in The Next meeting: 27 November the same areas, where there News’ area, including two in Village Hall Committee Room may be cracks or faults. Grundisburgh. Contact the inners in Grundisburgh at 7.30pm. Pressure causes an eruption, organiser - Rosemary Schlee WFootball Club’s Carol Ramsden, Clerk, 01473 610088 then hot molten lava is on 01394 382740. September draw were Pat [email protected] squeezed out or rocks are Ross £50, Dennis Paternoster ejected, with much smoke and £35, Anne Lambert £25 and Volcanic meeting at WI ash, which can cause wide inners at Crossroads Luke Smith £20. In October devastation. There was a lot of W100+ Club in October Rob Parker won £50, Peter n October Bealings WI information to absorb, but it were C Sim, Grundisburgh Garrod £35, Trevor Rocket Imembers were treated to a was so well presented that it £15 and T Smith, £25 and Karl Sandilands £20. very interesting and was easy to understand.

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16 Otley Offerings Restoration of church organ starting soon n 1950 the Rev George received and the contract has ITaylor was installed as been given to Holmes & Rector for the parishes of Swift from Fakenham; the Otley and Clopton. His wife work will start in January Catherine was a competent and is expected to take musician and was keen to approximately three months. replace the existing organ, The total cost including VAT which was situated in the will be £13,294. We have alcove on the left-hand side of already received a very the Chancel. The organ had a generous gift of £5000. If single manual, very limited anyone else would like to add registration and the bellows to this it will be very much Above: Under were hand pumped. appreciated. fives with their selection of items Eventually a restored second Russell Ling, Churchwarden for the time hand organ was purchased capsule (we were Community council glad to see they from W & A Boggis of Diss; it included a copy of was built by Norman & Beard events The News! ed); in 1892 and was originally he dinner dance being run installed in a Baptist Chapel at Left: Benjamin Tby Otley Community Cliff, supported by Clacton-on Sea. The Council on 2 December will mother Sarah, replacement organ was sited at include a three-course meal, has a ride on the East End of the South ‘Madge’ the bar and disco. The community mechanical horse. Aisle, as it was too large to fit council will also be organising into the alcove where the a barn dance and supper previous one had been placed. evening on 24 February. The Under fives go together a box of items, As soon as it had been events are to be held at the including drawings and installed in 1959 Mrs Taylor village hall, and tickets for to college newspapers from October played with enthusiasm the both are available from Ruth 2006. They also had a short hymns at the services pulling 890970 or Diane 890283. tley Under Fives are learning about Africa this tour of the college where they all the stops out in the process. O had a go on Otley’s famous The advantage of this was that term: from instruments to SCOUT GROUP animals, from cooking and mechanical horse called those that couldn't sing very Madge and met some of the well were drowned out - but food (Ugali really does taste CAMP like playdoh!) to festivals and new arrivals in the animal care this infuriated those who unit including meerkats, sheep e had our annual group songs. could. Mrs Taylor had already and goats. formed a robed choir that was Wcamp at Hallowtree, We completed a ‘Toddle seated in the Chancel but even Ipswich, in September with a Waddle’ in aid of The The playgroup welcomes their voices were partially record attendance of 15 Scouts Meningitus Trust on 8 October children aged 2 years and 10 blocked by the volume of and 14 Cubs. - many thanks to all sponsors; months up to school age, and sound between them and the The Scouts camped for two on the 20th we revisited Otley is currently looking for new rest of the congregation. nights, and the Cubs only on College. There we buried a committee members! Anyone the Saturday. We were time capsule in honour of the interested in playgroup or This organ has now been in committee should phone me. use in Otley Church for almost delighted when all the Beavers opening of the construction 50 years and, apart from being visited us on the Saturday block. The children had put Sara Cliff, 01473 785993 regularly tuned, no other work afternoon, and so the has been carried out and it is scavenger hunt consisted of now feeling its age. The mixed teams. This is a super URBAN JUNGLE way of all the scouts getting to leather bellows are badly TREE & HEDGE CARE cracked and need replacing, know each other and it does the mechanical movements are make it les scary moving from loose and noisy, motors need one section to another. We Trees felled, lopped, replacing, and the pipework were very blessed with the and all working parts need weather and had super support reduced, pollarded and shaped cleaning and derusting. from leaders and parents who Hedges - cut and pruned. came along to run the camp. Fencing and Decking. To add interest to the existing Strimming and brush cutting. register a new rank of pipes is Jayne Vaughan, Akela being added and two ranks Apologies to Nicholas Ling of returned to working order. In Otley Cubs. We were unable to To arrange a free initial visit please call Nick Dow on other words a complete fit in his report of the camp - T: 01473 727686 M: 07889 365202 restoration is needed. and the cub’s victory over the Quotations for this have been scouts in the Otley Ashes. Ed. 17 Sporting stories

dogs, will see the error of their this stage and involved in two before. It was a little Grundisburgh ways before local bylaws on cups at the time of going to expensive for some, as they Football Club the subject are brought into press, it is a different story had to purchase 'whites' to play. from the bare 11 players, so play in quarter or semi-finals. loses two Terry Frost, supporter often the case last season. August was very wet and for stalwarts Progress on the pitch Grundisburgh youngster Mark only the second time in 25 ver the past few weeks Haddock is into his second years, our pairs tournament OGrundisburgh Football ny achievements on the season and is taking the had to be cancelled. This was Club has been shocked and Afootball pitch have been opportunities available with because on the Sunday saddened by the passing of vastly overshadowed by the goals in his last two matches morning our green was more two of its stalwarts. Robin loss of two of our dear friends. as he continues to develop at a suitable for swimming! The Dale died suddenly while on Their contributions to the club club that is gearing itself for a triples tournament was played holiday in Ibiza, and Henry will be recognised in the successful season. in September and was won by Thorpe in hospital after a coming months with an end of With matches every Saturday a block from Lowestoft. short illness. season award and from now until Christmas and This year we were asked to refurbishment of the bar area. Robin had been Press Officer hot tea, cake and burgers stage the area competition's here for a number of years and On the pitch it has been a available in the pavilion what semi-finals and finals. The had been a prominent and fruitful period and the level of better way to avoid the weather was kind and a high popular figure as a player and football entertaining for some drudgery of the shopping than standard of play was watched official in local leagues for decent sized crowds. The first popping down to the playing by many spectators. The green just about all of his adult life. team sitting in second place field to support the local side. had been prepared excellently with a game in hand are Darren Richardson and was appreciated by the Henry was a well respected looking capable of mounting a players. groundsman and friend to everyone at the club and never serious challenge for the END OF SEASON Our club competitions were gave less than 100% to all that league title and their first REPORT FROM played off throughout the he did. A tribute to him can be silverware for a number of season and resulted in the found elsewhere in the News. years. OTLEY BOWLS CLUB following winners: Leverett Cup - E Stebbings The loss of Henry and Robin Managers Micky Squirrell and nce again the season 2 Wood Singles Male - M Cliff has left a void that will be Kevin Cunningham are Opassed all too quickly for difficult to fill. This is evident building a useful squad but Otley bowlers. In the leagues 2 Wood Singles Ladies - from the re-emergence of dog would welcome any players we had quite a mixture of P Kemp mess on the Playing Field, a who wish to train with us on a results, finishing third in the 4 Wood Singles Men - P Morey disgusting and anti-social Wednesday night. Men's EBA, bottom of the 4 Wood Singles Ladies - habit that Henry always did For the reserve team fortunes mixed EBA, second in the E Aldred his level best to eradicate. It is are still very much on the up. Fynn League and bottom of Handicap Singles - A Cant to be hoped that those Amongst a group of five in the Woodbridge League. Our Mixed Pairs - B Last & N Last responsible, the owners not the contention for their division at best result was reaching the Veterans Cup - M Cliff final of the Salter Cup, losing The closing drive was replaced to Melton. with the playing of the club The most surprising was that pairs, which was won by N of the Men's' EBA unbadged Last and E Coe. cup, where we reached the Our AGM was very well semi-finals, only to lose to attended and all officers QUALIFIED PAINTER AND DECORATOR Lowestoft. This was an Free Estimates agreed to stand and were re- excellent achievement by voted in. Tel: 01473 401786 Mobile: 07720 725824 Otley as many of the players 186 Brunswick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 4DA had not played at this level W Kemp (Club Secretary) THE VEHICLE SURGEON • Servicing and repairs to all makes and model of motor vehicles • All work carried out to MOT standard including welding & repairs • Class 4 MOT test facilities, petrol, diesel and catalyst

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rundisburgh Art Club classes The sessions at Grundisburgh Village Gtake place in a relaxed Hall are from 10.30am to 12.30pm, and atmosphere and are for people at Culpho Church from 7.30 to 9.30, with drawing/painting experience both on Tuesdays. The cost is £6 per as well as for complete beginners; session to be paid on the day. they are able to work in the Anyone interested in joining should medium of their choice. contact Paul on 01473 738265 or Tutor Paul Bruce says “Each e-mail [email protected]. week we attempt different Photos by Wendy Witt subjects from which to learn and hold discussions on previous work which pupils can bring in. From time to time I intend to undertake demonstrations in various mediums. In the warmer weather we will be going out to paint local landscapes and life around the Fynn Valley.”

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