Haughley and Wetherden Parish News October 2017

October 2017

2 October 2017

Places of Worship Local Voluntary Clubs & Organisations Parish Churches of Haughley and Wetherden Bellringers Haughley - practice 1st Mon evening in month, Curate: Rev Chris Hood, 01449 677257 Richard Coe 01449-674229 [email protected] Bellringers Wetherden - practice Tues evening at church, Haughley Ch Warden: Dr J Gibson, Reg Willsher Basil Hart 01359-241954 Wetherden Ch Wardens: Ann Cooke & Mike Tuffin Bowls Club - at George V Playing Field Haughley, Wetherden Lay Elder: Mr R Elbourne 01359-245118 Tony Offord 01449-673289 The Baptist Church Wetherden Carpet Bowls – Weds evenings, Wetherden Village Hall, Minister: Hugh Davis 01359 242435 James Rand 01359-240397 Secretary: J W Rushbrook 01359-240118 Choir Haughley - practice Thurs evening, United Reformed Church, Stowmarket Janet Sheldrake 01449 737247 Minister: Revd Chris Wood 01449 678173 English Country Dance Group – Ron Coxall Hall 01449 Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Stowmarket 672658 - Thursday Haughley Village Hall nd Father David Finegan 01449 612946 Friday (except 2 Friday) Wetherden Village Local: Mrs Joy Rowe 01449-673008 Hageneth Morris Men - practice Wed evening Oct to April, Parish & District Councils Dave Evans 01449-673518 Haughley Parish Council H.A.T.S. Haughley Amateur Theatrical Society - Lindsey Phil- Chairman: Alf Hannan, [email protected] pot 01449 675703 / Lynne Mahon 01449 674085 Clerk: [email protected] Haughley in Bloom: Yvonne Hannan, 07531 774438 Wetherden Parish Council Haughley IT Squad: [email protected] Chairman: Sonia Jewers Haughley Hoofers Clog Dancers - practice Sun eve Oct-Apr Clerk: Jen Larner, 01284 705548 at Vill Hall, Gill Brett 01449-673518 [email protected] Haughley Parish Neighbourhood Plan - Alf Hannan 01359 District Cllr: Rachel Eburne 01449-774647 408008 Member of Parliament Haughley Royal British Legion – Branch Secretary Jo Churchill: 0207 2198487 Margaret Buttle 01449 770353 Doctors, Schools, Essential Services Haughley Utd - at George V Playing Field, Lee Forsdyke Haughley Post Office 01449-676789 01449-615579 Health Centre, Stowmarket 01449-776000 Haughley and Wetherden Twinning Association: Health Centre, Woolpit 01359-240298 Chairman, David Ward. 01359 241554. Health Centre, Mendlesham(Chapel Rd) 01449- Email: [email protected] 767722 Haughley Voluntary Service Co-ordinator, Reg Willsher Bacton Manor Farm Surgery 01449-781777 01449 258846 [email protected] Office: 07594 Combs Ford Surgery, Stowmarket 01449-678333 674009 Haughley Crawfords VCP School 01449-673253 1st Wetherden & Haughley Scout Group Stowupland High School 01449-674827 Group Scout Leader, Barbara Cutting Haughley Pre School Playgroup 07880 738781 Beaver Scout Leader, David Smith 01359-242965 Anglian Water 08457-145-145 Cub Scout Leader, Jon Illingworth, 01449 673348, 07879 British Gas 0845-609-1122 661141, [email protected] UK Power Networks 0800 31 63 105 (power cuts) Scout Leader, Gill Grainger 01449-674879 Refuse Collection 0845 606 6067 Explorer Scouts, Adam Lee (leader) 07973 709121 or Police – Safer Neighbourhoods Team 01284-774100 or email Robert Long (assistant leader) 07708 460998 Midsuffsouth.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk or if urgent & you Group Secretary: vacant need immediate assistance dial 999 Wetherden FC - Jonathan Lewis (Manager) 01449-678234 or Wetherden Street lighting 0800 591055 Trudy Hooper (Secretary) 01842-754170 Wetherden History Group - Pat Tuffin 01359 240396. Hall Bookings Wetherden Table Tennis Club - Keith Watts 01359 240779, Haughley Village Hall - Lyn Allum 07837 953266 or email Dennis Smith 01359 241166 [email protected] Wetherden Tennis Club - [email protected], Maxwell Charnley Community Room – 01449 676789 Tamara Hunt 07971 193433 or Sonia Jewers on 07900 Ron Crascall Pavilion - Dale Sanders 07731 536773 272877 email: [email protected] Wetherden Scrabble Club 2nd Tuesday of each month Haughley Scout Hut - Richard Stacy 01449 673311 Maypole Pub Wetherden at 12 noon. 07740 596162 Wetherden Village Hall - Keith Watts 07528 065250 Whist Drive - monthly, Wetherden Village Hall, James Rand or 01359-240397 [email protected] st www.wetherdenvillagehall.com WI Haughley - 1 Wed in month, 7.30pm, in Haughley Village Haughley Football Club - Ian Wilkinson 01449 773399 Hall, Mrs. Marian Adams 01449 674411

or Lee Forsdyke 01449 615579 Haughley & Wetherden Parish News Advertising & Editorial – Marike Hart 01449-613680 or email [email protected] Cover Design – David Ribbans Printing - Digital Copy Centre, 01449 678100

 Adverts must be received no later than one calendar month before publication.  Please send copy for the next issue to The Editor, 3 Millfields, Haughley, or (preferably) by email as above, by 5 pm Wednesday 18th October 2017 Distribution & Delivery: We aim to delivery your copy to your door by the 1st of the month in all weathers. Occasionally we experience circumstances which delay printing and delivery. If you haven’t received your copy by the 2nd of the month, please contact David Bryant on 01449 774657 or email [email protected] Due to the nature of the Parish News we are unable to publish ‘letters to the Editor’ and whilst we take every care in ensuring that all the information supplied by the deadline is included, we take no responsibility for the content of articles and adverts supplied. 3

CHURCH SERVICES in the Benefice of Haughley with Wetherden and Stowupland

October 2017 Haughley Wetherden Stowupland

st 10.30am 1 October 11.00am URC All Age 11.00am Harvest Festival Service Sixteenth Harvest Festival Service Morning Worship Sunday after Trinity and Baptism 4.00pm 1st@4 9.30am 8th October 9.30am Morning Worship 11.00am Parish Communion With Trinity Starz Parish Communion Seventeenth Book of Common Prayer Sunday after Trinity 6.30pm Evensong 11.00am 8.00am 15th October URC Service 11.00am Parish Communion

All Age Service Book of Common Prayer 5.00pm Eighteenth “Shoe Box” Sunday Sunday after Trinity The Dwelling Place 9.30am Worship in Celtic Style Morning Prayer 9.30 am 22nd October 9.30am All Age Service 11.00am Parish Communion “Shoe Box” Sunday Parish Communion Nineteenth Book of Common Prayer Sunday after Trinity 6.30pm Parish Communion 11.00am 29th October Benefice Communion at Wetherden Church

Last Sunday after 6.30pm 4.00pm Trinity at Haughley Church at Stowupland Church Memorial Service Memorial Service Church Notices: Mere View and Thompson Court

The service in October will be on Monday, 9th at 2.30pm: Harvest Festival Songs of Praise followed by Holy Communion

Parish Registers Haughley and Wetherden

Funerals

We send love and sympathy to the family and friends of those whose funerals have been held recently

7 August Kenneth Bowman 15 August Robin Rutherford 21 August Isabel Brand

From one of your Retired Priests

Isn’t summer great? Summer is freedom, ice cream, gardens, sunshine and fun; and in our villages, it’s the time for Open Gardens, Flower Festivals, and all those other happy community events that take place in the summer months. Here in Wetherden, where I live, we have been thinking over the summer about the kinds of things our village community does, and how it enhances life for everyone. At the beginning of July, we held a special service at St. Mary’s, to which we invited people from local organisations, so that we could celebrate the way we work together in harmony to keep the village and its way of life flourishing. We called it a Community Celebration.

Community is a deeply instinctive human need; but one that is sadly not always met in our modern world. In towns and cities, especially, loneliness is rife. Too many people end up living singly in flats and bed-sits, leading an almost hermetic existence without the support of a community around them that keeps an eye on their welfare, and notices if they have not been seen around in a while. So, we who are fortunate enough to live in the midst of a village community, should cherish and value this wonderfully supportive way of life, perhaps more than we sometimes do.

Village communities like ours offer a support network second to none. Some of it is organised; much of it is pure, informal, good-hearted neighbourliness; some parts of it exist to lend a hand, others to provide fun and entertainment. And at the heart of the wider community is the Church, with its deep-rooted understanding of how community, people working together in harmony with one another, automatically brings us into relationship with God.

Community, with a capital “C” is what God calls us to be. There is a true saying, that nobody can be a Christian by him or herself. Being a Christian, by definition, means being part of a community. Other- wise, how could we obey the command to love our neighbour as ourselves? How could we be the body of Christ? How could we learn the compassion and the generosity and the care that the love of God demands of us, if we only ever thought about our own needs and desires?

Obviously, though, community doesn’t just happen by itself. It takes commitment, from people willing to give up their time and make all kinds of sacrifices. But what makes a community-spirited person?

Well, it’s someone who understands instinctively that life is better when we do it together. A life spent just for oneself is not the life we are called to by God; and it can never satisfy. The life of the community, however, offers space to grow and mature, out of ourselves and into the bigger and broader life that is the life of the whole family of God. It’s where we learn to care genuinely about the needs of other people, not just for what we can get out of them. And it is where we discover who we truly are, by discovering where we belong in the bigger life, and what part we can play, to make it bigger and better still.

And, just perhaps, being community in our own little patch can make a difference on a wider scale, like the ripples that spread outwards when a stone is thrown into a pond. God’s vision for humanity is for it to be all one community, peaceful, harmonious, fair and inclusive; and just as our Church grew from a community two thousand years ago that fostered that vision and spread it throughout the world, so our village community must turn its face outward and know itself to be part of an even bigger life still. We exist, not in isolation from the rest of the world, but as part of it, linking with it, influencing it, fostering the idea of community that embraces all people of all cultures, because we are a global family.

When we read the news, a vision such as that may seem totally unrealistic. But if we do community well, and we do, we can be a ripple in the global pond, and spread the spirit of co-operation and harmony and peace outward and onward, to do its work in the world, which is nothing less than to make the kingdom of God on earth.

Rev’d Margaret Wainwright

With the editor’s apologies for not having included the above in the September issue as intended.

News from around the villages

On-line donations to St Mary’s Church, Haughley

It costs approximately £95 per day to keep our historic Haughley Church open and in use for visitors and worshippers alike. Contributions to the cost of our upkeep are very welcome and can now be made online via a one-off donation or by regular donations by visiting the secure and easy-to-use web site at: https://www.justgiving.com/haughleypcc

Tax-payers can tick an option to Gift Aid their donation which allows us to reclaim tax from the Government, thereby increasing the donation amount by 25%.

D Bryant (Treasurer, St Mary’s Church, Haughley PCC) 01449 774657

Crawford Educational Trust, (Wetherden) Registered Charity 310361

The Trustees are able to make grants to individuals of all ages, in order to help them with continued education, including those at Universities and Colleges of Further and Higher Education. The Trust offers support to Crawford’s CEVC Primary School and is also happy to consider applications for funding from any other organisational group working for the benefit of the children and young people of Wetherden.

We therefore invite residents of the Parish of Wetherden to submit applications for the Academic Year 2017-2018

Application forms and further details can be obtained from: Jan Tidmarsh (Awards Secretary) Tel: 01359240748 Text: 07749809538 Email: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be returned to the Awards Secretary by 5 November 2017

CATHOLIC PARISH OF OUR LADY, STOWMARKET Parish Priest: Father David Finegan, The Presbytery, 29 Lockington Road, Stowmarket IP14 1BQ Tel: 01449-612946 E-mail: mailto:[email protected]

MASS TIMES: Saturdays (First Mass of Sunday) St Mary’s C of E Church, Woolpit IP30 9QG - 6.00 pm Sundays Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket IP14 1AW - 8.30 am & 10.15 am Holy Days Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket - 8.00 am, 10.00 am and 7.30 pm Weekday services in the Parish are advertised outside the church, in the weekly Newsletter and on the Parish Website www.ourladys-stowmarket.co.uk

WETHERDEN VILLAGE HALL It’s a little known fact that September is International Square Dancing Month! We were not caught on the hop, or even led a merry dance, when we held our Whist Drive on the 8th of the month, as we had just under 10 tables in play! Everyone seemed to keep in step at the right time, and to enjoy the evening a great deal, which of course makes us very happy too! As you can imagine, we were in a bit of a spin later on when the winning tickets were drawn from our Lottery Drum, with the following names coming up trumps:-

1st Joe Gray - £30 2nd Brian Allum - £20 3rd Faith Smith - £12.25

PLEASE NOTE:- Our next Whist Drive will be held at Wetherden Village Hall on FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER commencing at 7.30pm - admission price only £1, Why not stay ahead of the pack???? Whether you are a regular player, haven't played for years or have always wanted to play Whist, you will be made very welcome in a warm and friendly atmosphere! 7

HAUGHLEY VOLUNTARY SERVICE and "that feel good factor" Is it something that has eluded you in the past, but you hear about it from time to time....? If you want to enjoy that feeling again, or experience it even for the first time, look no further than the Haughley Voluntary Service for the remedy - our drivers thrive on it..!

Telephone Reg Willsher on 01449 258846 and he will explain....

NEWS FROM HAUGHLEY VILLAGE HALL – OCTOBER 2017.

Pictures in the Old Reading Room. Another picture has been added to our collection thanks to Teresa Loveys who kindly had the photo enlarged and mounted for the Village Hall. It is of a dance, with band in the background, and many young women and girls dancing – looks to be during the 1950s. Teresa’s mother is naming many of the people. We would be most grateful if visitors to the Old Reading Room would help to name people at a Football Dinner possibly from the 1960s. Philip Faiers and Judy Thompson are on the picture and they have begun to name people. A paper copy has been left in the ORR for people to write on and help us with names. We hear from a reliable source that a picture exists of the late John Peel presenting awards to a group of young men at Haughley Village Hall. We would be most grateful for the chance to make a copy if someone has such a photo hidden away, fingers crossed that someone will come up with a copy.

The Grant of £5,000.00, as mentioned in the last report came from The Harbour Charitable Trust via Eddie Bayfield. Thank you Eddie for thinking of Haughley Village Hall. The new stage will be a much needed asset to the Village Hall’s two theatre groups and all users for the years to come. Lucky us! Cleaner/Caretaker/Keyholder wanted for the Village Hall info & ad in this Parish News.

Haughley United

Home fixtures for October: 7th No home fixture 14th 1st team v Whitton UTD SSC R2 ko 2.00pm 21st 1st team v East Bergholt ko 2.30pm 28th No home fixture

The club are seeking new committee members due to some recent departures and in due course will be looking for either a chairman or secretary. Anyone interested please contact Lee on 01449 615579 or [email protected]

We all enjoyed our August meeting when our speaker came from the Dogs Trust with one of her four legged friends and together they provided a thoughtful and entertaining presentation on the work of the Trust. At our September meeting our speaker told us all about the good work of the River Gipping Trust which is preserving the historic heritage of the river by restoring the structures that enabled navigation of the river from the docks in Ipswich to Stowmarket while also caring for the flora and fauna. We will be hosting our local group meeting at the end of September when it is good to catch up with some of our local WIs and there is always a good speaker at these meetings. We hope to see many of you for a cuppa at the Haughley Parish Neighbourhood Plan meeting on 14 October. The speaker at our October meeting will be talking about dementia, something that sadly touches so many of our families but it is important to learn as much as we can. Do join us if it is something that has affected you; we will be in the Village Hall on Wednesday, 4 October from 7.30 pm and look forward to welcoming you.

Our Care of Creation

I’ve just come back from a Biblical Day Conference on the care of creation, in which we were encouraged to reflect on our relationship with creation and what it means to be ‘good stewards’ of this precious gift. I liked to think I was ahead of the game having just been on holiday in North Yorkshire and coming back on a high having seen some spectacular sights and relished all the beauty that Yorkshire has to offer its visitors – including lavender fields; the Howardian Hills; spectacular water falls; heather on the North Yorkshire Moors as well as some incredible sunsets. We were truly blessed and renewed, although must admit that one family complained that the birds and sheep were waking them up too early in the morning …..

I was brought ‘back down to earth’ during the first session of this Day Conference which sought to ‘set the scene’. We were reminded: how some building developments are having a damaging effect on local habitat; the destruction of the rain forest that results in ‘acid rain’ and the uprooting of indigenous people; the movement away from crops that stabilise the land to more profitable varieties which, in some places, has caused erosion; the heavy reliance on GM crops that are created in such a way forces farmers to purchase seeds at the beginning of every season; the vulnerability of yields as well as the uncertainty of the market; temperatures rising that dramatically effect both the environment as well as living creatures; the escalating decline of the Artic circle - as well as in the uncertain weather conditions even in this country.

One particular concern that was highlighted is that of ‘micro plastic contamination’ as featured in a recent daily newspaper. It appears that scores of tap water samples were taken from more than a dozen countries, which found that, overall, 83% of the samples were contaminate with plastic fibres that may pose a hazard to humans, animals and fish life. It may come as no surprise that the United States had the highest contamination rate at 94%, with Lebanon and India the next highest rate. Amazingly, Britain had one of the lowest levels, but this was still 72%. The article concluded with the words: ‘Almost 300m tonnes of plastic is produced each year and much of it ends up littering the air, land and sea ….. these findings ought to raise a red flag ….. but more work is needed to find the sources of contamination and evaluate the possible health impacts’. [Guardian 6/09/17]

We were reminded that, in Biblical terms, this is God’s earth, and we have a duty to be responsible stewards of the whole of creation. The Psalmist states: ‘The earth belongs to the LORD and everything in it, the world and all its inhabitants’ [Psalm 24 verse 1], yet scripture also points out that the whole of creation is ‘groaning in bondage to decay’ [refer Romans 8: 19 – 23] because of our misuse and abuse of the earth’s resources, where ‘merchants the world over have grown rich on her wealth and luxury’ [Revelation 18: 3].

The greatest wake-up call was that I thought I was doing my bit to help alleviate the effects of global warming, by recycling, purchasing energy efficient appliances and lightbulbs; supporting local traders; maintaining a healthy diet; downloading my daily paper onto a tablet; and travelling in the car in such a way to increase fuel economy etc. But we were asked to discover our ‘footprint’ by accessing www.footprintcalculator.org and, to my utter amazement and shame, I came out with a pretty poor performance, which suggested that if everyone functioned at my level of ‘responsibility’, we would need nearly three earths to sustain my kind of living!! (no wonder a scientist last week was commending the exploration of space ‘for the survival of humankind’)

Having hit us with much doom and gloom, we were asked to take time and reflect on the following quotation: ‘we borrow this land from our descendants with the responsibility to pass on to subsequent generations for their enjoyment and blessing’ and consider whether we are being too much like goats who gobble up everything in their path and give no consideration to the destruction being caused. Certainly much food for thought!

By the end of the day, we were encouraged to heed the warnings that the earth is clearly communicating through climate change and loss of species etc, and to seek to play a more responsible part in sustainable living for the future welfare of our planet. One simple challenge offered was to adopt the ‘THREE Rs’ approach to daily living: Reduce – Reuse – Recycle.

God Bless

Chris (Rev’d Chris Wood – minister of Stowmarket, villages9 and Debenham URCs)

Cleaner/Caretaker/Keyholder

Required for Haughley Village Hall

4 hours per week Must be flexible in working hours Some weekend work involved

If you are interested in this position and for more information Please contact Lynne Mahon (Chairman) on

01449 674085 or [email protected]

Closing date 16th October

WETHERDEN PARISH COUNCIL Notes from the Parish Council Meeting held in September 2017

County Cllr Andrew Stringer updated us on the restructuring of the Highways department, which includes community wardens whose role is to check that work has been carried out; on the process for pothole repairing using the online reporting tool; on the changes proposed to school transport; and on the Lawn Farm quarry, which is now regularly breaching work hours. Some residents are ringing the firm directly to complain. If you feel that the road conditions are dangerous, please notify the police.

District Cllr Rachel Eburne updated us on the problems regarding MSDC's move to Endeavour House and on the consultation on the joint local plan and implications for Wetherden.

Public Participation – an update regarding the planning application for the old school was given, which is that there is no progress after 5 months. The Trustees will be meeting on 19 September to discuss how to proceed.

Playing field/common – The Environment Agency is planning to remove the silt from the river and make a slightly deeper channel along the centre of the river so that it runs more freely and avoids blockages. The waste must be deposited on the bank where it is removed. Councillors were not convinced of the need to remove this silt, and will be seeking further guidance before making a decision.

Larland – the decision to place bollards on the Larland to prevent parking and erosion of grass was taken in 2015, but as several views had been received regarding this matter, both in favour of allowing parking, and opposed to it, the matter was reconsidered. It was unanimously agreed that in the light of the accessibility of the village car park, the bollards would be erected. This would give the grass chance to grow again, and enhance the look of the village, benefitting all.

Concrete ramp for skateboarding - if anyone is keen on skateboarding please make contact so that we can assess the level of interest before proceeding with this project.

Co-option – there is a vacancy on the Parish Council, so if you would like to get involved in making decisions affecting your community, please contact me.

External Audit report – this had been received back and all was satisfactory. It is available to view on the website.

Joint local plan – the consultation period has now commenced on the joint local plan (Babergh/Mid Suffolk District Councils), with a deadline of 10 November. This is open to anyone to comment – it's available online and there are also copies in the local library and other places. There are also open meetings, the nearest being on Monday 2 October at the Blackbourne in Elmswell, drop in any time between 2 and 7. The plan will inform how the districts will develop over the next 20 years. A parish council response will be made to this at the October meeting.

Planning applications and decisions – 1834/17 Little London Farm – amendments following granting of planning permission approved; DC/17/03873 Little London Barn – planning permission granted.

Next meeting MONDAY 16 October 2017 at 7.30pm at the village hall.

Jen Larner, Clerk 01284 705548 [email protected]

Wetherden Carpet Bowls Club will meet every Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. from 4th October in Wetherden Village Hall New members will be very welcome. Why not come along any Wednesday and give it a try? First Evening is FREE

Calling all skateboarders

Are you interested in skateboarding and would like to see some provision in Wetherden?

Perhaps you could suggest a possible design?

The Parish Council is trying to see how much interest there would be in such a project, so if you are keen, please let me or one of the Councillors know.

Jen Larner [email protected]

Art in the Maxwell Charnley Community Room

Good News! From 1st November we will again have regular dis- plays of art in the Maxwell Charnley Community Room (next to Haughley Post Office). Watch this space for more information.

Haughley in Bloom An update for you September 2017

In the main the summer display in the tubs and other containers has done well and has gone a long way to helping the Parish of Haughley look bright and welcoming for locals and visitors alike.

Special thanks goes to those community spirited parishioners who have taken the time and made the effort to water and to help with tidying them up from time to time.

It really makes a big difference when help is offered up to the small group of regular workers and it is always much appreciated.

More bulbs and some winter/early Spring flowering plants will be planted in the established containers once the current display is over. As usual, all donations gratefully received!

You may have noticed that work has begun to erect four oak beam beds in line with our siting plan. When they are all in place, they will be filled with soil/compost and planted up in a similar way as the sleeper beds so that they may become established in time for next Spring.

Despite our best efforts to stabilise it, the small triangular sleeper bed on the Green adjacent to The Folly is slowly slipping into the road. A new home has been found for it and it in Old Street and it will have fresh planting after it has been moved.

Yvonne Hannan Haughley in Bloom Working Party, Lead

If you want to offer any help or plants the best way to contact me is via email or text. [email protected] 07531 774438

Haughley Playing Field and Pavilion News As part of this year’s fund raising we will be selling draw tickets for a Christmas raffle which will be drawn at the Lights Switch on event. We will also have subscription sheets for a 50:50 draw for people to sign up to. We will have a quiz again in the New Year on 27/01/2018. Loren Fuell has started another type of fitness class on Tuesday evening from 6pm to 7pm. I am pleased to report that Mid Suffolk District Council has approved a locality fund grant from District Councillor Rachel Eburne’s locality fund. Thank you to Rachel for her continued support for projects at the Playing Field as well as other groups in the village. This money will be put toward the cost of repairs on the play equipment so we can keep them in good working order. Fly tipping at the recycling containers is becoming a problem. Please report it to myself, Thirza Shaw or Mr Richard Stacy from the scouts at the contact details below. To anyone who is leaving other items - Please be mindful these containers are for the items stated only. This is not a free dumping service. It costs us money if we have to get it cleared, which is a waste of hard earned charity funds and it is not fair to expect volunteers to clear away other people’s rubbish. A meeting has been scheduled for the end of September to meet with West Suffolk College to progress the shelter project now the new academic year has begun. Our next meeting is 3rd October 2017.

There are three rooms for hire at the Pavilion – The contact details are; Function room –Dale Sand- ers – 07731 536773 or [email protected], Haughley Football club – Ian Wilkinson 01449 773399, Scouts Hut, table and chairs – Richard Stacy 01449 673311. Regular activities in the function room – Indoor Bowls Monday afternoons Sept to March. Dance fitness Monday and Tuesday evenings. Salsa class Wednesday evenings, Zumba class Thursday evenings, Royal British Legion monthly meeting.

Thirza Shaw - Chairman, Playing Field Committee. Email [email protected] Phone 01449 672295 Dave Walker [email protected] Yvonne Hannan [email protected]

Usual reminders – May I respectfully remind dog owners to clear up after their dogs. There are poo bins near each entrance to playing field. Also dogs should be kept on a lead on and around the playing field. Thank you.

Chairman: Bernie John 01449 614170 Secretary: Margaret Buttle 01449 770353

September’s meeting was held on the 14th at the football club. Chairman Bernie John welcomed everybody to the meeting and gave the exhortation and silent tribute. Following branch matters Bernie welcomed Tatiana, our guest speaker from The East Anglian Air Ambulance, who provided a captivating talk on what the charity does. Our branch standard bearer Woody represent- ed the branch on 17th September at Beccles. This was a parade for the Royal Air Force As- sociation which was attended by many civic leaders with the reviewing officer being Air Vice Marshall Bill Rimmer. It’s coming up to the time of year when we shall be collecting for the annual poppy appeal. Can you spare perhaps an hour helping the house to house collections around Haughley from the 28th October – 11th November? This can also be a brilliant way of enhancing your CV and getting out and about meeting new people. For more information contact our branch poppy appeal organiser Mr Tim Hart on 01449 613680.

“The Poppy Appeal really does need the great British public’s support to raise much needed cash and so I’m calling on people to volunteer, spare some time and ensure this year’s Appeal is the biggest yet!” Shane Richie

There is a myth that to join the Legion you need to have served within the Armed Forces which Brighten up is incorrect. In fact, anybody can join from the age of 12 as a youth member, or as an adult from 17! Interested? Check out our website. Do you know of a veteran in the Haughley your Monday area who needs our help? We provide lifelong support for the Armed Forces community - serv- ing men and women, veterans, and their families. If so, please get in touch via our website or call 01449 770353 and speak with our welfare officer Roy. ***Important change*** Please note that from October our branch meetings will Come and join us for a cup of be changing to the FIRST TUESDAY of the month and being held in the SCOUT HUT. coffee and a Kit Kat October’s meeting (3rd) is the branch’s AGM every Monday 10am till 12 noon and all ‘posts’ are up for grabs. All nominations must be received by the in the Maxwell Charnley Com- secretary no later than the 21st September. munity Room (next to Haughley Post Office) To view our latest newsletter or our full calendar of events go to our website: £1 www.britishlegion.org/branches/Haughley Or search Haughley Royal British Legion

News from your Mid Suffolk District Councillor

Local Plan: The consultation on the Joint Local Plan for Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils is now open until Friday 10th November. The responses from this consultation will be incorporated into a draft plan which will then be available for consultation in Spring 2018. At this point it begins to have some weight with regards to planning decisions. It is hoped that the Plan will be adopted by Spring 2019. (Note the process of submission to an examiner and examination in public takes many months and this timeframe is outside of the Councils’ control.)

For our communities, this plan is very important as it will set the planning policy for the next 20 years and should help with the current issues we face with speculative planning applications. Everyone is being encouraged to comment on it. There are many areas for discussion ranging from housing to environment to employment and infrastructure. 79 questions are posed in total but responses can be made on any or all of the questions.

The consultation is available online at: http://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/jointlocalplan and there should be copies in the library (Elmswell and Stowmarket).

Council moves: Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils are planning to move from respective offices in Needham Market and Hadleigh to the County Council offices in Ipswich. The change of address date is from 1 October 2017, however, the actual move date has had to be postponed due to issues with employee contracts. This is a serious issue for all the staff involved and the communication around it has been very poor. The move is now expected to be completed in December.

The public can still access services via the Needham Market offices and an office is now open in Stowmarket at 54 Ipswich Street. The council’s telephone number is 0300 123 4000.

If you have any problems getting in touch with the Council, please let me know.

Councillor Locality Awards Scheme: Thank you to all those groups and organisations that have submitted applications to this. I am still waiting for one or two forms to be returned and then I will publish details of all those who have received funding.

Rachel Eburne 01449 774647 [email protected] http:/racheleburne.com/

Wreathmaking Workshop

Tuesday 12th December, 10am to 2pm

An informal workshop at which you can make a decorated Christmas Wreath for your own front door.

Suggested Donation £10 includes materials/decorations & a soup & roll lunch

For more information or to book please telephone Val on 01449 614113 or email [email protected]

Places are limited so early booking is advised

Proceeds to St Mary’s Church Haughley

“Small Ads”

For Sale Johnny Coyle Connexion Beech effect pair of wardrobes. Height 210mm; Depth 620 mm; Width 890mm. Units will have to be dismantled to lift and move from a first floor house. Buyer to collect. £75 cash. Call 01359 408008

The following Terms and Conditions apply to all ads in this section: The Parish News takes no responsibility for the quality, safety, condition or true value of the items placed in the Small Ads Section. The Parish News Editors maintain the power of veto on the suitability of the Adverts. Ads will be placed on a first come first served basis and held chronologically for space in the magazine.

All small Ads, max 20 words, should be sent to: Sally Green, 22 Old Street, Haughley IP14 3NX.

Please note that the ‘Small Ads’ service has been introduced for the benefit of Haughley and Wetherden residents. Commercial advertisers may advertise in this section on payment of a fee, only if there is no advertising space available elsewhere in the Parish News.

Dates for Your Diary

October Mon 2 St Mary’s Haughley Harvest Supper, Village Hall, 7pm Sat 7 Wetherden History Group, Schooldays in Wetherden, see advert page 6 Haughley Pig Races, see advert page 14 Sat 14 Neighbourhood Plan, for more information see page 16 Haughley Quiz Night, Village Hall, 7pm Wetherden Open Gardens Picture Show, Wetherden Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 25 Wetherden Coffee Morning November Sat 4 Wetherden Fireworks Spectacular Sat 25 St Mary's Christmas Fayre, Haughley Village Hall December Tues 12 Haughley Wreathmaking Workshop, 10am - 2pm

Acknowledgements St Mary’s Church, Wetherden A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who supported our HARVEST FESTIVAL Service on Sunday 17th September. You donated 85kg of food for Stowmarket Foodbank and the Collection for Water Aid amounted to £150. WELL DONE. Ann & Mike, Churchwardens Suffolk Historic Churches Bike Ride - This was a thoroughly enjoyable event and the weather was fine until late afternoon when a few of us were caught out by a couple of heavy downpours. We are extremely grateful to all those who cycled, sponsored cyclists, and those who manned St Mary's Church Haughley on the day. The money raised through the bike ride is split between the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and St Mary's Haughley. Once all the money is collected I will report on the total amount raised. David Fleetwood

HAUGHLEY PARISH COUNCIL REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2017

Dear Parishioner

Our usual scribe is away this month and it is my turn to report back to you on Parish Council News. We currently have two vacancies for Councillors, so I thought I’d start by telling you about how the Parish Council works and what Parish Councillors do!

A Parish Council is the level of government closest to the people and makes decisions on behalf of its Parishioners. Parish Councillors are unpaid volunteers, who stand for election every four years. They undertake a variety of roles and do their best to engage with the community, keep abreast of issues of local concern, provide a voice for all parts of the community, manage public funds and seek best value for money. The Parish Council is funded by the precept: a local tax collected by the District Council. However, to enable some projects Councillors apply for grants and local amenity awards and CIL (Community Investment Levy) money from the government for new housing built in the Parish.

Haughley Parish Council consists of 11 Councillors, inclusive of the Chairman. People who meet the selection criteria may be co-opted to fill casual vacancies at any time without a formal election. To see how the Council works, why don’t you come to a Parish Council meeting: all meetings are all open to the public and you can have a say in an open forum for up to 15 minutes at the start of each meeting! To have an informal chat about the Councillor role contact a current Councillor: see the notice board outside the Co-Op, or visit the Parish website http://www.haughley.org.uk. If you want to be considered for co-option to one of our two casual vacancies, tell us your interests and why you want to be a Councillor: send your CV and other details to Marilyn Bottomly the Parish Clerk at [email protected].

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NEW: Joint Local Plan The Joint Local Plan for Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils will provide the strategy for the growth of the Districts, setting out what and where development will take place as far as 2036. The consultation on the Joint Local Plan is open until Friday 10th November and Councils will be holding a series of drop-in events in October from 2pm - 7pm. Near us are: Elmswell: 2nd Oct, The Blackbourne Community Centre, Blackbourne Rd, Elswell, IP30 9GY Stowmarket: 4th Oct, United Reformed Church, Ipswich St, Stowmarket, IP14 1AD.

KEEPING YOU UPDATED School Safety In response to road safety concerns expressed by parishioners, the road, traffic burden and the area immediately outside the school have been inspected at both ends of the school day by an officer from Suffolk County Council. Our County Councillor and Parish Councillor who leads on traffic issues discussed parishioners concerns with the officer. The Parish Council has begun the process of exploring options to address the issues.

Fly-tipping Sadly, a recurring problem. Please report it to Mid Suffolk District Council via this link http://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/environment/street-care-and-cleansing/fly-tipping/.

Green Road Development The developer’s response to concerns about utilities has been welcomed. A number of individual comments have been logged on the web-site. In addition, the Council has made its response to the proposal to build homes on the Green Road site – the field adjacent to the playing field. The Council has commented that in order for it to support the developer’s application certain conditions should be met concerning: pre-school provision capacity at the school footpaths connecting development to rest of the Village traffic

Haughley Neighbourhood Plan Event The next public participation event in our on-going process to develop a robust Neighbourhood Plan for Haughley Parish will be: Date: Saturday 14th October Time: 09.30-3.30 Place: Village Hall This drop-in event is very important. The HPNP team will be sharing with you: A general update on progress Initial findings from the Household Questionnaire Results of the traffic survey In addition, you will be asked to help set the criteria for the selection of sites for development in the Parish. HPNP Working Party members will be available to answer your questions and help you to participate as fully as you want. Refreshments will be available, courtesy of the Haughley WI. PLEASE COME. Your opinions are valuable and essential as you will be helping to shape the future of our Parish.

Date of next Parish Council Meeting 17th October 2017

Yvonne Hannan On behalf of Haughley Parish Council

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Business Directory

Animal Health Complimentary Therapies Musicians/Singers/Music Tuition HaughleyVeterinary Centre 26 Haughley Feet & Balance 24 Jazz Singer 23 Old Tea Room Veterinary Surgery 29 The Suffolk Foot Man 25 Meditation and Mindfulness 22 Painting & Decorating

Bathrooms/Bedrooms/Kitchens Phoenix Counselling 15 A P Bowman Decorators Ltd 33 Kevin Hollings 22 David Kemp Quality Painting 35 Bury Bathroom Kitchen & Tile Centre 31 Computer Services House to Home Decorating 35 Gage Computer Services 31 Robert Seamons 26 Domestic Services Boilers/Heating/Oil Tanks The Iron Lady 32 Period Property Restoration Andy Keeble Boiler Service 24 Geoff Nicholls & Co 35 M A Heating Services 28 Electricians & Supplies Tank Change Ltd. 27 APS domestic appliance repairs 35 Pest Management RSA Pest Management Services 24 Builders\Home Improvements C.C. Electrical 23 DK Appliances 28 Clarkes of Walsham 32 Photocopying / Printing DSR Property Maintenance 22 G. Moore Electrical 24 Mark Buckle Electrician 28 Digital Copy Centre 22 JDR Home Improvements 28 Keeble Building Maintenance 32 Pryke Electrical 29 Picture Framing Kevin Rodwell Building 32 R&Z Electrical 28 Eastern Frames 35 MG Timber Build 35 N.P. Childs 28 Food & Drink Plumbers Steven R Potkins Ltd 23 Mere View Restaurant 23 Andrew Snowling Plumbing 31 The Maypole Inn 2 Gidney Plumbing & Heating 33 Cakes The Clean Plumber 27 Amazing Cakes by Jean 27 Fuels SK Plumbing & Heating 32 Firewood Logs 33 Car/trailer/Motorcycle Servicing/Sales Property Services/Estate Agents Autoperfection 25 Funeral Directors All Homes 36 Andrew Bingham Funerals 25 John Bull Motors Ltd 27 Lamberts Service Station 36 Gardening & Landscaping Services Residential Care MOT Due? 24 Anglia Garden Design 31 Westhorpe Hall 29 Mototechniks 23 Brian Davison 33 Ray Goudy Trailer repairs 30 Chipper-Tech 31 Roofing Services S&P Motacare 29 KH Garden Machinery Allum roofing 26

Service & Repair 30 Carpets & Flooring MG Timber Build 35 Travel/Taxi Mill Carpets 28 Michael’s Gardening 22 Superb Airport Transfers 25 Rich Carpets 29 Narey’s Garden Centre 27 Anglia Limousines 26 Shire Landscapes 32 Tree Surgeons/Forestry Childcare Suffolk Agri Centre 30 Tree Surgery Service 26 Jan Penfold 28 Grounds & Gardens Tree Services 35 Hair & Beauty Cutz Unisex Salon 26 Chimney Sweep Windows Ecosweep 27 Holiday Accommodation Michael Brame 29 Suffolk Sweep 25 Red House Farm 33 Cleaning Services 4 Cleanright 30 Mobility Mid Suffolk Mobility 30

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