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AUTUMN 2020 ISSUE NO. 50

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■ PLANNING: AWAITING DECISION: plan for erection of two-storey extension with glazed link extension and erection of boundary wall at Malsters, Chapel Lane, Horham. GRANTED: Creation of new access on land east Of Horham Road, Athelington. Planning information from Midsuffolk District Council https://planning.baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk/online-applications/

If you would like to advertise or contribute to the magazine or have an event or organisation you would like featured contact editors: Evelyn Adey on [email protected] or 01728 628428 at Ivy House Barn, Southolt Road, Athelington, IP21 5EL; or Mike Ager on [email protected] or 01379 678835 at Hidcote Lodge, Mill Road, Redlingfield, IP23 7QU. All issues are available at www.redlingfield.suffolk.gov.uk We aim to produce four full-colour issues a year, coming out at the end of February, May, August and November. Deadlines for adverts & editorial: Spring issue (covering Mar, April & May) Final deadline February 14 Summer issue (covering June, July & Aug) Final deadline May 14 Autumn issue (covering Sept, Oct & Nov) Final deadline August 14 Winter issue (covering Dec, Jan & Feb) Final deadline November 14 Autumn 2020 1 FEATURES & NEWS Natural world thrived as E ARE ALL IN DIRE that harmless activity, is thankfully Straits, though the band had over and birding can again be enjoyed. Wno idea what was coming Whether in small groups, with an when they invented that name. enthusiastic partner or solo, it provides However, one thing that does come a combination of exercise, plenty of into its own in rural Suffolk is bird- fresh air and gentle use of the brain watching as we struggle to come to cells, and can be thoroughly rewarding terms with this global calamity. by bike as well as on foot. The lockdown, which curtailed even The challenge of identifying our flying friends has been with us forever A beady eye but it was the Victorians who saw it as from the a more rigorous and scientific activity. mistle thrush. They were not much into conservation then and to make the job easier they were very happy to shoot down anything they saw.

LOCKDOWN RESTRICTED BIRD watching to garden views through the window which by happy chance was the nesting season. Legs Knowland of Denham had given me a handful of waste wool, a by-product of her weaving hobby

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Continued from previous page. MAY 1ST WAS A GOOD DAY, A Despite the huge uncertainties turtle dove swung across the pond with people faced, not least in the its distinctive white banded tail on understanding of risk, there was show as it landed. At the same time a reassurance that the natural world was pair arrived in Mike and Jan’s garden unchanged, and indeed lived high on thus securing Redlingfield’s reputation the hog, with the rhythms of the as a haven for a very special migrant. seasons unflinching as we mortals lost That’s not to say the swallows our way. Butterflies are abundant and swooping into the woodshed have everybody exclaims they are hearing gone unnoticed, now into their second much more bird song; though I’m not brood, and neither have we missed the sure there is more to be heard, it was daily duckling count, this mallard just that people have time to stop and mother has done well with her brood listen. of eleven, now about a month old.

Left: The turtle dove arrived on May 1st and looks a bit travel weary with some wear and tear to the tail feathers. Right: After a week here the turtle dove looks splendid in the afternoon sun.

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My daughter-in-law Zara at Toll Barn rang me urgently on August 12th to ask if I could humanely despatch a young swallow which had crashed into her window. But she had protected it overnight with a cardboard box and given it a sip of water so the plucky juvenile then found strength enough to fly from the hand. We were quickly dive-bombed by the adults zooming in to resume parental duties and so a very happy conclusion.

THE SIGHS OF RELIEF WHEN Harvest began were more audible than usual. This year it was not merely the culmination of the year’s work and the usual haste to get on with it, but the comfort of the annual ritual in times of the “new normal”. The winter barley yielded well, a Cinderella crop in some respects as wheat is a much bigger market and therefore more popular with farmers. But the straw makes excellent bedding once Top: A swallow in the hand. Above: With nine baled, the hares then roamed about out of her eleven brood on May 10th, this and the field attracted both a low mallard has done well to get them to a month flying buzzard and a high flying old without losing one. kestrel on the look-out for food. to suck eggs comes to mind. THE EXPERIENCE OF COVID But there is no denying the quieter, means people are now encouraged to slower life has made a difference and reconnect with Nature and perhaps old skills like bread-making are all the become more self-reliant. But that rage. And people enjoyed more than must be the message for our town- the odd tipple at home to the extent dwelling friends surely and not the that a cartoon in Ireland had a man readers of our award-winning three- pleading for the pubs to reopen before village magazine here in Suffolk he became an alcoholic. where the expression teaching Granny Trevor Edwards Autumn 2020 5 FEATURES & NEWS Beware bear’s breeches E AND MY WIFE HAD struggling for some time. the great fortune to move Needless to say, I was horrified. Minto the Suffolk countryside Many of you who know me know I nearly six years ago and into the love my bees and wasps and this is the lovely village of Horham. When our last thing I wanted for them. I first spring/summer arrived, we looked eventually found four dead bees forward to seeing what plants were trapped in the flowers. I cut the flower going to spring forth that were left to spike off and although I never us by the previous owners Carol and removed the plant completely, I never Brian Smy. allowed the flower spike to grow There wasn’t too much out of the again. ordinary, the garden being mainly Unfortunately, I never documented boring turf with the odd small what had happened and this year I flowerbed dotted about. Out of one of decided to let it grow unfettered just so these flowerbeds began growing an that I could see if the same thing unusual (for me anyway) spikey plant happened again and document the that I eventually found out was called process. The plant has been in flower bear’s breeches (Acanthus spinosus I for a few weeks now and I have been believe). It was tall with strange checking regularly with no casualties looking spikey purple flowers and I to report. thought no more about it until coming However, today I found a Common home one day after work and strolling Carder Bumblebee (B. pascuorum) around I looked at the plant and could stuck within a flower. I lifted the top see something inside the flower. On petal of the flower which acts like a closer inspection, it was a dead Garden hood over the top of the anthers and bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), then the bee immediately crawled out of the there was another dead bee, then I side of the plant and then rested on found a live bee that was struggling to top, not even attempting to move. At get out, I aided its escape and it looked the same time, a large newly emerged rather bedraggled as if it had been queen B. hortorum popped in and out ■ HIGH SUFFOLK ROTARY DISSOLVED: The members of the Rotary Club of High Suffolk have ta ken the difficult decision that the club be dissolved with effect from 30th June 2020. This decision was not ta ken lightly, but has been made necessary due to declining membership and advancing years. Residual funds have been distributed to charities previously supported by the Club, and physical assets have been given to other Clubs in the district. The Club ex tends its grateful thanks to all ‘Friends of Rotary’ for support over the years and for the good times we have shared whilst fundraising and socialising. John Cooper 6 Autumn 2020 FEATURES & NEWS Bear’s breeches. Wikimedia Commons Alexxx. of the flower with no effort whatsoever. So, Ian’s Private Hire how can this plant affect one For all your taxi needs bee and not the other? 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So, if you have this 01379 384680 plant in your garden, beware, it may www.rosecottagebandbsuffolk.co.uk not be such a great plant for our much- [email protected] troubled bees. Hawk Honey The Street, Horham, Eye, Suffolk, IP21SDX Autumn 2020 7 FEATURES & NEWS Big thank you to Horham HE CORONAVIRUS HAS various reading groups, exercise clubs affected all of us in various and a lot more. Tways, some more than others But one thing has carried on through but we have all missed out on our it all, the Horham shop! David, Irene, usual summer activities. Sheila and Tracey have met us at the We have had no dog show, no open door and at one of the windows and days, no car rally, no fetes, no cinema, continued to sell to us from their wide no fairs and so on. We have also array of foods and useful things. I am missed the Old School coffee morning, always amazed how they manage to fit

■ HORHAM & ATHELINGTON PARISH COUNCIL:By the time you read this the Parish Council should have held a meeting on September 1st on the playing field behind the Community Hall. Th ey planned to observe social distancing and provide masks and hand sanitiser on site. The council decided that as there we re members of the public that might like to attend they would not run this meeting on line. A small nod to normality. Elizabeth Gibson Harries Chair, 01379 384680 The Daily Care Agency High Banks, Athelington Road, Horham, Eye IP21 5EH (Open Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00 – closed Bank Holidays) Tel: 01379 388438 Mobile: 07977 075301 E-mail: [email protected]

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■ LIBRARIES: Most libraries have Post Office reopened and mobile library services such variety into their smallish space. are running to their normal schedule. Just as, or even more, important has They visit Horham Church (11.55am– been our opportunity to chat to them 12.15pm) and Redlingfield Post box and to each other by shouting across (12.25–12.40pm) on Tuesdays 22nd the “social distance”. It really has been September, 20th October, 17th a great relief to make even little November and 15th December. contact with neighbours. ■ HIGH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY BUS: I expect that our great great grandchildren will be taught about the The bus committee re cently met and it pandemic and the huge value of has provisionally agreed to commence having the shop open and its always bus services on Tuesday 1st December. friendly welcome. ■ THANK YOU: Thank you very much I hope there will be a big plaque on to all the kind people who sent cards the wall so that tourists and future and good wishes for my birthday in residents will know of the shop and June. Also many thanks to Janet Fisk how grateful we all are to the Spalls. for flying her flag. Violet Allum Evelyn Adey

Autumn 2020 9 FEATURES & NEWS Happy Hounds at home HERE HAVEN’T Boarding in at Aspall Cyder where been many new Redlingfield. she met Matt her Tbusinesses Helen, who was born husband. She took a few startinging up since the in Worlingworth, is years off to have the pandemic hit the UK but married with to boys, boys then ran Kings Helen Cook has bucked Samuel, 12, and Jacob, Farm Kennels in Cranley that trend opening 11. She worked for 10 for seven years. Matt, Happy Hounds Home years in quality control from Ipswich is now a

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Also Mini Diggers, Dumpers, Rollers etc for hire. Based in Denham. Autumn 2020 11 FEATURES & NEWS Pound Lane continues to be a wildlife sanctuary URING THE COURSE OF has been an impressive array of this very strange spring and butterfly species including Red Dsummer the open space that is Admiral, Small Tortoishell, Brimstone, Pound Lane wood has continued to be Orange Tip, Green Veined White and used both as a community open space Peacock. The Broad Bodied Chaser and as a wild life sanctuary. Dragonflies have been busy near the No formal Great Crested Newt pond with a noticeably increased survey has taken place but local number this year, and after 15 years observations have confirmed that they the trees are flourishing. are in evidence once more in the pond This is a community woodland … and in significant numbers which owned by all the residents of Denham bodes well for the future. Horham and Athelington, everyone is Earlier in the spring owls were welcome to join the group and/or take observed in the owl box and obviously part in our activities. feeding young but by now the owlets For information about events see the will have fledged. notice board on the meadow at the The rides have been cut but wood, and to join the group please haymaking is still a few weeks away contact our secretary Peny Conway on so there is still a profusion of wild 01379 870 165. flowers on the meadow. Margaret Reeves Thanks to the hot dry spring there New Reeding Woods Group PAINTING & DECORATING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR FOR A CONSCIENTIOUS, RELIABLE SERVICE 28 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE PAUL GODDARD Tel: 01986 784594 Email: [email protected]

12 Autumn 2020 FEATURES & NEWS ■ HELPING HANDS: Horham & Athelington: Horham & Athelington Parish Council has list of volunteers who will collect shopping or medication and a trained psychologist who is available if anyone just wants a chat. Contact council chair Elizabeth Gibson- Harries on 01 379 384680 for help or talk to one of your councillors. Your parish councillors are: Bill Craig; April & Jacques Groen; Paul Hambling; Jasen Jeffrey and Tom Wright. You can also contact the Clerk, Rod Caird, who is available on 0778 5 331217 or [email protected]. Redlingfield: If you need help or know of anyone who needs help with shopping, prescriptions, or for a phone and chat etc contact Mike Ager & Janet Norman- Philips (Hidcote Lodge) 01 379 678 835 or [email protected]. If you have other problems with benefits, finances or oddjobs that need doing, or need any other help contact Mike & Jan. We will try to help or to find the people who can. ■ PRAISE FOR PARISHES: In a letter to parish clerks the leaders of Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have praised the impressive community response to the lockdown. Th ey wrote: “We are so appreciative of the incredible work that the volunteers have achieved, and we wish you to convey to them our sincere thanks ... you quickly organised yourselves and started to help the vulnerable, and it has been heart-warming to hear of this wonderful work ... What is most impressive is that you have helped the vulnerable with anything they have needed, and have carried this work out with good grace, and with an eye on looking after each other to o. Yo u have defined the spirit of community.” Suzie Morley (Mid Suffolk) & John Ward (Babergh)

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AUTUMN 2019 1/2 page £35 (90mm deep, 125mm across) WWINTERINTER 2019 ISSUE NO. 47 ISSUE NO. 4847 A whole page £70 Athelington, Horham & Redlingfield News cannot be held responsible for the quality of goods or services advertised in the magazine. This disclaimer is inserted purely for legal/technical reasons and can in no way be construed as implying criticism of any supplier of goods or services. Contact editors: Evelyn Adey on [email protected] or 01728 628428 at Ivy House Barn, Southolt Road, Athelington, IP21 5EL; or Mike Ager on [email protected] or 01379 678835 at Hidcote Lodge, Mill Road, Redlingfield, IP23 7QU. Printed by Tuddenham Press Ltd, Unit 4, Hill Farm Barns, Ashbocking Road, Henley, Ipswich, IP6 0SA, 01473 785154, [email protected]. Autumn 2020 13 FEATURES & NEWS Missing the gatherings at Horham’s Old School T THE DATE OF WRITING where we join to share news, celebrate The Old School remains and mourn the passing of our friends. Aclosed. The Coronavirus We miss the computer lessons, the pandemic has brought an abrupt halt to yoga class, the quizzes and the sound all the activities housed here, which of music and dance. We miss the art had become such a valued part of our and craft activities and of course our village life. annual art exhibition. It will also be so We have been heartened by all the good to open the bar again. messages of support and will be We long for the world to be safe bringing back as many activities as again and as soon as it is, we will be possible when it is safe to do so. open and enjoying the energy and love We miss the crowded, happy that is in our village. gatherings, sense of community, Be safe and well everyone! camaraderie and chat at our coffee Horham and Athelington Village mornings. The Old School is a place Hall Committee

14 Autumn 2020 Just some of the activities at the Old School.

■ THE RED FEATHER CLUB: Covid-19 Statement: “Following the outbreak of Covid- 19 the Museum will remain closed until further notice. Social distancing on a small site is complex requiring investment and a great deal of work by our volunteers in order to open safely and comply with the requirements of social distancing. The reduction in social distancing from 2m to 1m (with mitigations) introduced on 24th June 2020 does not change our assessment of the Covid-19 risk to our visitors and volunteers. Whilst the Museum is closed please continue to support our volunteers by following our activities on social media. This is a great way that our members, supporters, and friends can help maintain our public profile and awareness of the Museum.” Thank you. Alan Roper, Chair of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association committee ■ SUPPORTING MACMILLAN: On Saturday September 26th, 11am-1pm, a Southolt Supports Macmillan coffee morning twill be held to raise much needed funds for Macmillan Cancer Support during these difficult times. With social distancing, outside with a marquee, at Moatlodge, the Street, Southolt IP23 7QJ. For further infocontact: Maureen Flannery 01728 628094 or Gill Richardson 01728 627916. Autumn 2020 15 New look EDLINGFIELD HAS has managed to hold a Rhandful of village events despite all the Coronavirus restrictions. Along with the rest of the nation we had been clapping for carers and key workers on Thursdays and on Sunday 5th July, thanks to an idea from Charlie Reilly, we held a socially-distanced picnic on the Doorstep Green to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the NHS. The event included the final clap for carers. This was followed by the welcome return of Rural Coffee Caravan in August moving from the centre of the village to the Doorstep EVENTS Saturday to village events September 12: Green, which has more room Wednesday 2nd September Pub on Green, for social distancing. and will hopefully also visit 6pm-10pm. We also managed to hold a on Wednesday 7th October. Glenn’s burger socially-distanced Pub on the Mike Ager bar will be Green, which proved a great back. success. The events have Pictures are all from the Wednesday proved a welcome relief and a village picnic except, below October 7: welcome chance to socialise. inset, the first Coffee Provisional, Join us at our pop-up pub on Caravan visit. Coffee the Doorstep Green on Caravan, 11am- Saturdays 12th September and 1pm. Doorstep 10th October, 6pm-10pm. Green. Bring Come along for a drink and a your chat. There should also be a own mug and BBQ with burgers for sale. chair if By the time you read this possible. the Coffee Caravan should Saturday have been back on the October 10: Doorstep Green on Pub on Green. FEATURES & NEWS Bags of cheer in VERY been helping others, VILLAGER IN either shopping or ERedlingfield collecting medicines or received a “Cheer Up providing a sympathetic Bag”, a carrier bag of ear. goodies and presents put “A group of people in together by volunteers, the village decided that designed to make them it would be a really nice smile and feel better idea to create goodie about life in these bags to cheer people up. challenging times. We thought at first that Parish Clerk Janet we would just do them Norman-Philips said: for the elderly or “The Coronavirus has vulnerable or families of worried people and had key workers and then we quite an impact. realised that was the “Some people are on majority of people – so their own and just it didn’t seem fair to getting deliveries of exclude people.” food or medicines but The “Cheer Up Bags” From top: With their Cheer Up not really being able to contained a mix of Bags are: Eddie, Gail & Kelly see people. Others are items: a jigsaw puzzle, Hawes; Jan & Neville Butcher; living with the joys of board games, a pack of & Darryl & Humpry. Below playing cards, some right: Some of the goodies. isolating at home with young children or toiletries, some sweets, a teenagers and all the bird feeder and some challenges bird food, a few packets that brings.” “We set up a network of volunteers who have

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■ “Thank you so much for my lockdown parcel it’s full of super Redlingfield treats ... hopefully playing with the of seeds, both – at a safe distance – smiling stress ball will stop me wildflower and easy- they seemed hit the eating so much.” to-grow flowers and spot. ■ “Many thanks for the ingenious vegetables to Janet added: “We and delightful Goody Bag ... It was encourage youngsters want to thank everyone a complete surprise in itself and the and the less green- who helped. We had contents were one surprise after fingered to have a go,. grants from Suffolk another. It really brightened up our For the adults we Community Action, day. You clearly have the power to included a bottle of Mid Suffolk District read minds. We have been trying to beer or fruit juice plus Council, Redlingfield get seeds for several weeks, everyone got their own church and parish nasturtiums in particular, without funny-face stress ball. council, as well as success. Our tub of birdseed was All delivered in an donations from almost gone and what better morale- easily-recycled brown villagers. Businesses booster could there be on VE Day than paper carrier bag along also helped, supplying traditional pale ale? We are touched by with a greeting card items at cost or with the kindness and warmth of our fellow and newsletter. big discounts – notably villagers who have gone out of their More than 60 of the Bruha Brewery and way for two newcomers. We are so these “Cheer Up Bags” The Handyman, in Eye glad that we settled in Redlingfield.” were delivered in and and a online businesses ■ around Redlingfield, and eBayers who “A lovely surprise. Just like diving aiming to bring a smile helped getting hard to into a Christmas stocking and such and help people feel find items. thoughtful items. Thank you very better and less isolated. Janet Norman-Philips much indeed.” From the ■ “... thank you for my goodie bag. reactions What a lovely surprise, it made me on the smile and a bit emotional. A lovely doorstep idea.”

Autumn 2020 19 IN MEMORIAM Edith ‘Edie’ Mildred Coe passed income by seasonal work in a fruit- away peacefully at home on August canning factory. Her work ethic was 10th, 2020, aged 88 years. strong throughout her life. ln addition Mum was born in Aldringham and, to cooking and housework, she also as a child, lived in a fairly remote row did the majority of the internal of cottages on Aldringham common painting and decorating of our home with her parents and four siblings. She and both of us learned to apply grew up in wartime and watched wallpaper at any early age as we got dogfights in the night sky, tanks and roped into the task. Her relationship military vehicles on the common, and with Dad was one of equals and when carried a gas mask to school each day. Dad’s business was busy, she would be She confessed that she hated her mask found cutting lengths of iron or and during school practice sessions painting farm gates at the blacksmith would put two fingers up the side of it shop in support of him. To work hard in order to breathe better. As we wear was seen as a virtue. our Coronavirus masks, we can As a new wife, Mum lived in a row sympathise with her on that. of cottages on Mill Road, Redlingfield As a young woman living at home, and specialised in burning the carrots. Mum liked to spend evenings at the ln frustration she would throw the funfair and to take the weekend train to burned carrots, charred pot and all, London with her best friend, Thelma. onto the back lawn. The pot was later On one such trip to London, she retrieved by Dad who diligently discovered a pre-sliced loaf of bread, cleaned up the pot for reuse. Over the something she had never seen before, years her cooking improved and brought one home for her mother, immensely and we have memories of who was delighted with her gift. delicious homemade dinners, cakes After completing school, she worked and desserts. in her sister’s laundry business and Mum enjoyed cryptic crosswords supplemented her and other word puzzles and as a young mother she spent time teaching us our alphabet and numbers, basic reading skills, and some painting and drawing, all of which formed an excellent springboard for our later achievements. We are grateful for her patience in that, and for the many hours she spent playing Scrabble with us as teenagers. The score sheets were covered with side-view details of 20 Autumn Edie & Eddie & facing page the IN MEMORIAM front & back pages from women’s faces with long wavy hair, Edie’s order of full lips, and eyes complete with service. eyelashes, which she doodled as easily as most of us doodle geometric shapes. Karen’s artistic talents most certainly came from Mum’s side of the family. Mum and Tessa apple-picked at a local farm in the summer; Mum rode her moped and Tessa her bicycle along the small country road. Sometimes Mum would boost Tessa by pushing her along with a With two girls in the family, Dad hand on her back so that they could get expected her to be the primary home quicker. All went well until the disciplinarian for our wrongdoings and day a fast-moving motorbike appeared she was definitely up to the task when without warning and both Mum and necessary. As an adult she became Tessa fell off. Extraordinarily Mum more of a friend, such that all three of rode home on her moped with a us were together holding hands when broken wrist, in order to ensure that she died. Dad would go back for Tessa in the She will be greatly missed by us, car. It’s a mark of her grit and and by all who loved her. determination that she was able to do Tessa Perrin and Karen Slade that. Edith, of Fressingfield, formerly of Mum embraced modern technology Redlingfield, was beloved wife of the and had a digital camera before we late Edwin, and mother to Tessa and did. She took photos of all her visits to Karen. A private funeral service was Tessa’s home in the United States as held at St Andrew’s Church, well as family events. She used her Redlingfield. Donations, if wished, computer to make photo-cards for payable to Susan Whymark Funeral birthdays etc. for family and friends, Service Ltd, to benefit East Anglian and to design flyers to support village Air Ambulance, may be sent to activities. She intended to watch her Chestnut House, 12 Progress Way, homemade movies when she became Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7HU. too old to travel. Sadly, macular ■ Tessa and Karen extend their degeneration robbed her of that grateful thanks to everyone who has opportunity. She made the best of the been so kind to Mum since she lost situation with characteristic resilience Dad. Thanks also to those who and reviewed them many times before attended the funeral, sent cards and her eyesight completely failed. After messages and to those who helped to that she turned to audio books as a tidy the churchyard. We both have source of entertainment and obtained happy memories of our childhood in daily news and weather through Alexa. Redlingfield.

Autumn 2020 21 FEATURES & NEWS Hares & tortoises on trail TATUES HAVE BEEN out of lockdown. placed around Eye to Among the characters include Scommemorate the key workers ‘Superhare-O’ which represents NHS and volunteers who helped staff and key workers, ‘Colonel people through Tom, the Gentlehare’ named after lockdown. Trail fundraiser captain Sir Tom Following the success Hopeof Moore, and ‘Nutbrown’ of the Sheep Art Trail, or representing local photographer e & tion 0pm Wendy Aiken who took pictures which was held in Eye last 2020p a ment ! each M e ee d d period r e st few F nsi st n I io of families on their doorsteps year, The Trail of Hope is gge u at S on 1 details D £ made up of six statues of o.uk. during lockdown.

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■ REDLINGFIELD CAT SHOT: Janet Norman-Philips was deva stated earlier this year when she found out that her cat White Toes, who came home badly injured one Satu rd ay evening, had been shot with a shotgun. Janet said: “White Toes, adopted us about fi ve years ago, he just turned up and never left. We think he was somewhere between 8 and 10 years old. ” He had been missing fo r three days when he came home on Satu rd ay evening, very unwell. “We thought that he might have been clipped by a car. It turned out that he had been shot. He wa s riddled with shotgun pellets – some fi fty in total – in his eye, in his head and neck, seve ral in his lungs, in his back and legs. Most we re in his fa ce head and neck – so he was shot head-on by the look of it. According to the vet, Pe ter Wilson, at Debenham vets, he would have been in absolute agony and there we re so many pellets and so much damage had been done that there was no option but to put him to sleep. Given the state he was in Pe ter was very surprised that he had managed to drag himself home. I can’t imagine what kind of evil person would do this to a defenceless animal. It’s horrific.” Janet Norman-Philips 22 Autumn 2020 FEATURES & NEWS of hope round Eye Charity on September 17. Last year the The Sheep Art Trail raised £40,000 for the twelve charity. animals Abhilash Gope, manager at will be Hartismere Place care home which is offered for sponsoring the trail, told the EADT: sale by “We’re thrilled to be sponsoring Clarke & ‘Colonel Tom the Gentlehare’ as part Simpson via a of the Eye Trail of Hope.” timed online The Blossom Charity will soon be auction which will launching a programme of workshops finish at around 7.30pm on Thursday for people who have been impacted by 17th September. the Coronavirus crisis. Unlike eBay, this has the excitement Called Reboot, the programme is of real time bidding whereby each lot aimed at people who may have lost will extend for a further period if their jobs, or who have lost their someone bids during the last few confidence and do not know what to minutes. For further details contact do next. [email protected]. EYE SALON 01379 871996 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● EXCITING NEWS Eye Salon is a small friendly hair salon in Eye. We have been trading as Eye Salon for more than three years now & have gained a large client base. 2 Lambseth Street, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7AG We have a large range of hairdressing and beauty We hope to see services that we can adjust to suit our client’s you soon! individual needs, whatever style or age, male or female.

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■ HOSPITAL MUSEUM: The 95th Bomb routes Group Hospital Museum in Denham is flexible and done as and when you remaining closed for the fo re seeable have time and energy. We are keen to future as the buildings do not lend hear from volunteers with a range of themselves to social distancing skills and abilities, which may include: solving puzzles, map (www.95thbghospitalmuseum.co.uk). reading or an interest in local history. ■ DAVID JOHNSON: David Henry Support, training and expenses Johnson passed on 9th April peacefully at provided for all 2026 volunteers. home, aged 85. Beloved husband of Beryl, If you would like to register to a much loved father of Kev, Tass and Gill and support the BHS 2026 project in your area, please contact Volunteer loving grandad to Aimee, Sam, Ellie, Molly, Support Team at Charlotte, George and Harry. He will be [email protected]. Visit their greatly missed. A remembrance service is website www.bhs.org.uk. planned for the Red Feather Club. The British Horse Society can also ■ THANK YOU: Many thanks to all who be contacted at Abbey Park, helped me with the rebuilding of my Stareton, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2XZ or on 02476 840500. garage. Barry Hall UNDER ONE ROOF Mark Bancroft Paving Services

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■ WILDLIFE: During lockdown many took solace in their gardens and we were no exception. We have been graced by our annual visit from a pair of turtle doves. They are a very welcome but, sadly, rare sight amongst the usual suspects noshing on the bird food. Our valerian, hebes and buddleias have been attracting a profusion of butterflies and moths and this year we've been lucky enough to have Hummingbird Hawkmoths, one amazing Elephant Hawkmoth and the less spectacular Pine Hawkmoth. If you want to know more about moths visit www.suffolkmoths.co.uk. To the left is something to brighten your day ... a picture of a splendid bee orchid taken by Katie Abbott beside here pond. Mike Ager 26 Autumn 2020 FEATURES & NEWS

■ ST RADBROKE CINEMA: The cinema important at Stradbroke Community Centre will rammed down their throat. It be limiting the number of seats, with intensifies division rather than making the correct spacing, but we estimate any genuine attempt to try to heal it. this to be around 40 (there will be no More than ever we need a society tiered seating). We will ask people to where people get on and don’t book ahead, first come first served. antagonise each other. Surely the Contact [email protected]. doctrine of the politics being divisive In order to help minimise risk we prefer and alienating those opposed to your cinemagoers to move to a cashless view is over. We need to unify behind what have system with the use of card readers, in common rather than concentrate on although we will not refuse cash. To what divides us. start with we will only sell from the ba r People have a tendency to be 7-7.30pm and not sell ice creams or judgemental and self righteous. They have an interval. The films will be: can sometimes appear to enjoy Thursdays September 17th, David people’s suffering if they have made a Copperfield; October 15th, 1917; misjudgement or are on the losing side November 19th, Parasite; and of an argument. Also they love to give people a hard December 17th, Emma. time knowing they are not as happy ■ POPPIES: Royal British Legion about outcomes as they are. It goes Poppies will not be sold door-to-door beyond banter between friends. this year. They will be on sale in online Sometimes people can be nasty, we all at www.poppyshop.org.uk and in step over the line of decency supermarkets. sometimes. We all want to be a winner but it isn’t always achievable for some of us. Winning is an easy notion to accept G.G. EVANS graciously. It should take no skill to behave well in it’s wake. Pest Control Services A good winner deserves respect and 07795 177695 makes our world just that little bit 01379 608932 better. A bad winner is just to be felt [email protected] sorry for as they just cause hostility. Since early 2020 winning and losing though seems an unimportant issue for quite a while. Keeping us safe from MOLES, RABBITS, threats is more fundamental and that is WASPS & MORE something we all need to be winners at. Ian Crane Autumn 2020 27 FEATURES & NEWS Busy getting ready for a HE SUMMER HOLIDAYS will also be staggered to enable groups have finally arrived and in to eat separately. In school, where Tresponse the government’s possible, pupils will remain 1-2m apart confirmation that, all being well, we and desks will be organised so that will be welcoming all pupils back into pupils face forwards in order to school on a full time basis in minimise the possibility of virus September, we have been busy making transmission. preparations for the new academic We will also continue to adhere to year. our rigorous hygiene procedures, Government guidance suggests that including frequent hand-washing the children should be taught in class before and after play, before and after bubbles. In response to this each class eating and on arrival, before leaving will have different arrival and school and also with the frequent departure times and will take all of its cleaning of desks. breaks separately to the rest of the We hope to have installed outside school. sinks ready for the Autumn term to This will include lunch times which help with the need for increased hand-

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43rd Annual General Meeting of Redlingfield Parish Meeting at Redlingfield Doorstep Green - 6pm on Saturday 25th July 2020: We managed to hold a meeting on the Parish Meeting secretary Janet green despite a downpour. Norman-Philips and chairman Mike Committee & officers: The existing Ager were re-elected. Treasurer village committee members - Andrew Jeanette Brierley stepped down as she Abbott, Graham Abbott, Katie Abbott, is moving away. She was thanked for Mike Ager, Jeanette Brierley, Susan her years of hard work for the village. Chapman, Allan Chapman, Will Janet Norman-Philips is acting Edwards, Lesley & Tony Rose-Freitas, treasurer for now. Emma Hewitt, Pat Kelly, Manday Doorstep Green extension: Currently Miller, Adrian Smith and Janet some children are playing on the roads Norman-Philips - were all re-elected and that is extremely dangerous. with the addition of Helen Cook. The Helen, Matt, Sam & Alex proposed a

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: place we’re attracting people who To start off I would like to say a really want to live here and join in. few words about the sad loss of Which is great for the village’s future. village stalwart Russell Kerry. Russell Obviously, times have changed but “was at various times chairman and the village has rallied round as I knew treasurer of the Parish Meeting. He it would. When we asked for volunteers was an integral part of Redlingfield. to help other villagers through these Along with his good friend Allan strange times we were inundated with Chapman he worked tirelessly for the offers. We had many more volunteers church and village putting in paths, than people needing help. putting up play equipment and Every villager has received a “Cheer working on the Doorstep Green shed Up Bag” thanks to our collective and much more. He went to every efforts. (see pages 20 & 21)... village event and was first in line when During this crisis the local shops anything needed doing – unless he’d have really stepped up and I would like fallen asleep in front of the fire after to thanks all at Horham Post Office his tea. We’ll miss him terribly. and all the shops in Eye – the Co-ops, Last year was one of the best I can butchers, green grocer, Handyman etc remember in the village with who have been invaluable and helpful. wonderful new events organised by the So far the only village event we’ve church – the Dog Show and Produce had this year was a very enjoyable Show were brilliant. The usual round picnic. Although we seem to be moving of regular events go from strength to to slightly more normal times ... (see strength with the Pub on the Green pages 16 & 17) ... I’d ask everyone to and Coffee Caravan visits helping keep continue to be the brilliant and not just people in touch. We’ve welcomed many good neighbours. We need to continue new faces into the village over the last to look out for others whenever we few years and thanks to all our efforts can. The Pub on the Green will to keep Redlingfield a vibrant living obviously look a little different and the 30 Autumn 2020 Village youngsters REDLINGFIELD AGM tidying the Doorstep Green.

BMX track be built on the new children, for opinions on what Doorstep Green extension. It was facilities are needed on both areas of agreed to investigate the feasibility, as the Doorstep Green. part of a village-wide exercise to find It’s important that we are able to out what improvements were wanted cater for all ages of children and by everyone in the village. young people as well as adults. We Over the next few weeks and will also look at how we raise funds to do this. (Bedfield have recently spent months, we will get out questionnaires £40,000 upgrading their play area and and canvas all villagers, including they have offered to help us make Coffee Caravan have asked people to funding applications to improve ours). bring their own chairs and mugs ... But See page 32. at least people can now get out to Village committee meetings: Via email events and catch up – obviously from as needed during 2020 and Wednesday an appropriate distance. 10th February 2021 to set dates for Sadly, we are losing Stuart and 2021. 8pm. Venue to be agreed. Jeanette Brierley soon who are moving to be closer to family. Jeanette has been treasurer for almost as long as I can remember. She replaced Russell Kerry and has put us on a sound Simply Beautiful financial footing. This meant that even if we didn’t get any income from village events for a year we would still By Anne be solvent. I’d like to thank her for all her hard work and wish her well. We Weddings, Bridesmaids, now need a new treasurer … any Ball Gowns, Curtains, volunteers? (Janet Norman-Philips is now acting treasurer) Cushions, Alterations I would like to thank everyone on the village committee, the PCC and all and much more who volunteered their help when the Covid crisis hit for the community “ Free Estimates Given spirit and hard work. Redlingfield is a Magnolia House, lovely village but it is you the villagers Wilby Rd, Stradbroke that make it a great place to Tel: 01379 384097 live. Many thanks. Mob: 07944 894757 Mike Ager Chairman, Redlingfield Parish Meeting Autumn 2020 31 FEATURES & NEWS What next for our Green? E CREATED OUR want to use the space for: walking, Doorstep Green in 2006. We relaxing, exercise, enjoying the flower Whad lots of help, with grants beds, games and sport etc. Some want and donations. More than 30 village a BMX bike track. volunteers contributed over 2,000 Do we want a toilet of our own (we hours of their time to the project. An rent one at £1,000 a year), Thornham extraordinary achievement. Walks has very cute eco-loos that work Since then it’s been incredibly well. Dogs are allowed to use the popular. We use it for our annual Doorstep Green but fencing off the Summer Fayre & BBQ, Dog Shows children’s play equipment and making and Pub on the Greens. People use it it dog free could be a good idea. as a place to take the kids or sit and The paths are in desperate need of contemplate or exercise the dogs. resurfacing, they are dangerous and We asked everyone in the village it’s impossible to move around easily what did they want us to do next they on them with a wheelchair or buggy. said – update the church with loos and Children are playing on the roads a kitchen for community use. Plus again – which is dangerous and we make the Doorstep Green bigger and need to make sure they can play safely better; for wildlife, for exercise, with on the Doorstep Green. more play equipment for younger and Around 150 people live in our older children, with a zip slide and village – including nearly 30 children space for sports and places to sit and and young people, double that if you relax. We spent over £25,000 buying count grandchildren who regularly an additional two acres, people visit. We want to make sure everyone donated and fund-raised like mad, gets a say in what we do next and gets raising over £18,000 for a bridge and the opportunity to get involved to help some parking spaces. The Woodland make it happen. Trust gave us 420 trees, we’ve put half We don’t have the money to do of them in as hedging – the remainder much at the moment but we can apply are still to be planted. for grants. First, we must find out what Now we have to decide exactly what people want and need. So, we start by we want to do next – what play doing a survey for everyone to fill in. equipment we want, what do people We would like volunteers to help (in a socially distance way) move this forward, please contact me if you are interested .... Janet Norman-Philips, 01379 678835, pc@redlingfield. suffolk.gov.uk Autumn 2020 33 COLUMNS DR DAN POULTER, YOUR LOCAL MP THE DECISION ABOUT climate change and carbon reduction building Sizewell C is rapidly targets, nuclear energy has the advantage approaching. French-owned of being carbon neutral and helps to EDF have decided to continue reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. with their application for a I am also mindful that the construction Development Consent Order which is now of Sizewell C will bring jobs at a time that out for public consultation. If built, we may be economically challenging. The shall be living with the construction phase Suffolk coast leads the way in creating of Sizewell C for more than 10 years, so, I jobs in the renewable energy sector and felt it important to set out my thoughts the construction of Sizewell C will about whether Sizewell C is a good thing undoubtedly provide job opportunities for for Suffolk. our children and grandchildren. In the absence of an alternative, and Considering the environmental positives until we can find better ways of storing the of nuclear energy and the local jobs boost electricity produced by renewable sources to Suffolk, I still have serious reservations such as offshore wind and solar energy, about the proposals. I am concerned nuclear power will remain an important about the potential damage to our form of UK electricity production. At a beautiful Suffolk coastline, and the time when all are striving to be more impact this will have upon its rare species environmentally conscious and the and habitats. I believe this environmental Government has committed to meet damage is not sufficiently mitigated by

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Athelington Hall Horham Eye Suffolk IP21 5EJ [email protected] 34 Autumn 2020 COLUMNS EDF’s current construction plans. millions of pounds in our area. Tourism I am also concerned that EDF have brings huge economic benefits and done little to reduce the impact that visitors must be able to reach Suffolk construction traffic will have upon East without encountering delays and Suffolk’s communities. EDF’s decision to congestion caused by construction traffic. move from sea to land-based delivery of Finally, I have concerns about the supplies has not been adequately potential security implications of Chinese considered. There will be a need for financial involvement in such a major substantial road and rail improvements to energy project, for which I have not yet support this change and I am concerned received adequate assurances. EDF has not listened to parishes and Having considered the matter carefully I communities’ views. am unable to support the current The East Suffolk train line and the A12 proposals. I will continue to monitor are vital transport routes for those who developments carefully, and as always, live and work in central and eastern shall stand up for the best interests of the Suffolk. The A12 is also an important residents I represent in Central Suffolk access route for tourists who spend and North Ipswich. Dr Dan Poulter, MP, I hold regular constituency advice surgeries to help people who have problems. If you think that I may be able to help you, contact 01728 685148, or email me via www.drdanielpoulter.com. For more information please visit www.drdanielpoulter.com

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SLOW AND STEADY: The cautious exit would like to participate via Zoom, please from lockdown continues in the country e-mail [email protected] in generally, although we remain very aware good time for the details of how to join. of the ongoing threat from Covid-19. HORHAM: The church will hold a Harvest Sometimes it seems like two steps service on Sunday 11th October at forward and one step back and that is 11.15am. The church is open for private likely to go on for several months at least. prayer each Sunday from 9am to 5pm. In our churches we are also taking a REDLINGFIELD: The church has had to cautious approach. We have held services cancel its usual Produce Show and the in most churches during July and August, Harvest celebration afterwards because of while still offering online worship the pandemic, but look out for news of alongside these for those who prefer not services in the Hoxne Benefice Newsletter, to venture out. We are not able to publish available in churches or by email from our a full schedule of services for the autumn, administrator, Virginia Skoyles( email but here are some highlights: [email protected]). ATHELINGTON: The church has remained Redlingfield church is open for private closed, but will hold a special Harvest prayer on Tuesdays from 10am to 4pm. service on Sunday 20th September at REVD JOHN MCCRACKEN: Revd John will 9.30am. Places in the church itself will be be ordained priest at St Edmundsbury strictly limited and offered by invitation Cathedral at 3.30pm on Sunday 6th only, but it will be possible for everyone to September. Invited guests only are participate either by Zoom or by watching allowed in the cathedral but the service the service on Facebook at will be live streamed. Revd John’s first facebook.com/WingfieldChurch. If you Communion service will be on Sunday ■ RIDE + STRIDE: The Ride +Stride event is going ahead on Satu rd ay 12th September. Daphne Harvey organising for Horham and at a minimum St Mary’s will be open. Funds raised by sponsored cyclists and walkers in Suffolk are split between the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and the pa rticipants chosen church or chapel. More details from church wardens and at www.ridestride.org ■ THANK YOU: Daphne Harvey would like to thank everyone who purchased her marmalade and plants (much of it sold at Horham Post Offi ce). Sales raised £114 fo r Horham church funds. ■ SPECIAL MEETING: A special deanery synod meeting will be held on Zoom, on Wednesday 2nd September at 7pm, with Bishop Mike, to discuss local/focal ministe rs. This meeting is open to all and you do not have to be a deanery synod member to attend. Join us to learn what the diocese is planning for the future. Contact Vi rginia Skoyles at [email protected] for login details. ■ FUNERALS: March 28 - Gwenllian Edmund Jones, 87. Burial at Horham. June 19 - Anne Whittaker Lovelace, 87. Cremation at Risby near Bury St Edmunds. July 1 - Gladys Mary Parker, 86. Cremation at Ipswich. August 17 - Edith ‘Edie’ Mildred Coe, 88 years. Burial at Redlingfield. 36 Autumn 2020 CHURCH NEWS

13th September at 11am at Wingfield Revd Eleanor Goodison church. All are welcome to this service. Associate Priest, Hoxne SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING AND Benefice MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WE HAVE LOST: (07876 143579). The service will be at Hoxne Church at 4pm on Saturday 31st October. Details of prefer to take part in church services? Are Remembrance Day services on Sunday there things you have enjoyed during the 8th November and the B-17 memorial on lockdown that you would like to keep for 18th November will be published nearer the future? What have you most missed – the time. perhaps are still missing? What new ABOUT SERVICES: A couple of things you things would you like to see in our should note if you are planning to attend patterns of worship? Is there anything you service in church. First, we are keeping a would prefer we didn’t do? Is there record of who attends so that we can co- anything preventing you from operate with the NHS ‘Track and Trace’ participating as you would like (eg service if necessary. You have the right to transport issues, problems with IT)? We opt out – please let a member of the would love to know your answers to any or clergy know if you do not want your all of these questions, and indeed any prescence recorded. All records will, in other views you may have about our any case, be destroyed after three weeks. church life in future. Secondly, we are all now required to wear LOOKING FOR A NEW RECTOR: face masks in church. I know some will Unfortunately, although we have welcome this and others not! But advertised twice for a new rector, our remember that you are wearing the mask advertisements have attracted no primarily for the sake of others. applications and not even any enquiries. ONLINE SERVICES: Common Worship Discussions about next steps will be Morning Prayer is live streamed on taking place with the Archdeacon and facebook.com/WingfieldChurch every Rural Dean. There will be a Zoom meeting Sunday morning at 8am. Messy Church is of PCC members with the Archdeacon on available on facebook.com/HoxneMC Wednesday 9th September at 7pm to take from 4pm on the 1st Sunday of each this forward. month. And Café Church is on Zoom at THANK YOU: Thanks to all who have 9.30am on the 2nd Sunday of each month contributed to keeping our church life – email [email protected] for going during the lockdown and latterly to the details of how to join in. Most of our the re-opening of our churches by services in church are also either live wrestling with unfamiliar technology, streamed or recorded and uploaded to cleaning, tidying churchyards, planning facebook.com/WingfieldChurch. measures to keep us Covid secure and YOUR VIEWS: We really want to hear from taking part in services. Special thanks to you about what you would like to see for Revd Richard Court for all he has done the future. How would you personally and continues to do. Enquiries: Daphne Harvey, St Mary, Horham (384216) or David Spall (384239); Colin Palmer, St Peter, Athelington (01728 628747); Hazel Abbott, St Andrew, Redlingfield (678217). Barley Green Garage

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