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When you read this we shall have said goodbye (and MAGAZINE... good riddance) to an old year full of anxiety, sadness BOOK REVIEW 4 and disappointment. And, whilst it is by no means certain that 2021 will bring an end to all our difficulties, there are reasons to hope that it will at least be an MEANWHILE, OUTDOORS... 7 improvement.

In our little corner of Suffolk we’ve been spared ALDEBURGH CINEMA 8 the ravages that have hit the big cities, and we are fortunate to have everything we need right here on our doorstep. Even as I write this, at the winter solstice, I can hear birdsong beginning again, with LIBRARY NEWS 11 its promise that we will soon be able to watch, and hear, another spring unfolding all around us. CITIZENS ADVICE 12 From now on, the days will start to lengthen, and we can look forward to the first snowdrops, daffodils and primroses, as nature brings some longed-for GARDENING NOTES 13 colour to brighten these dark days. And before you know it, the swifts will be back!

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SAXMUNDHAM NEWS SOUTHWOLD ORGAN WOODBRIDGE TALK 3 ALDEBURGH TIMES BOOK REVIEW 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World - Elif Shafak Turkish writer Elif Shafak has spoken out for women’s rights and freedom of speech as well as being well known as an award-winning novelist. Her latest novel (her seventeenth) was shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize and was her second novel to be shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize.

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These types of accident also, unfortunately, often result in people sustaining more serious injuries, such as broken bones and spinal and head injuries, that, in the worst cases, can prove fatal.

However, bringing a claim for personal injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall can be tricky. Pinpointing the correct person to bring a claim against can be difficult, if, for example, there are a number of poten tial owners of the accident site. Gathering the evidence needed to prove such a claim against whoever is responsible can then some times seem to be a mammoth task.

Depending upon where you fall - on publicly or privately owned land - also makes a difference to the chances of successfully bringing a claim for compensation for personal injury and loss because the courts apply different tests to determine whether responsibility can be attached.

For example, while you may not be able to claim compensation if you tripped or slipped on a public highway or pavement, if the same accident occurred on privately owned land, you may be more suc cessful.

So, what should you do, if you have an accident as a result of a slip, warning signs), if possible, get pictures of them and record the trip or fall either out and about or at work? dates on which the remedial steps were taken. • If available, get witness evidence from anyone who saw the • Seek medical attention / get help. accident or who can provide information as to how long the • Report the accident to whoever is responsible for the site of the defect that caused you to fall was present before the incident accident, whether that is the local council or a privately owned took place. individual or company – ensure that the accident is logged in • Keep records of your injuries and details of any out of pocket the accident book. expenses you may have incurred as a result of your injuries, • If the incident takes place at work, notify your workplace health such as loss of earnings, medications, travel expenses and de and safety representative. tails of any care that you may have received. • Take photographs of the scene of the accident on the day - or as near to the day of the accident as possible. Bringing these types of claim for compensation for personal injury • Take details of exactly where you fell, what caused you to fall can be a minefield. So, if you require assistance or advice on whether and what your direction of travel was. you can claim following an accident where you have slipped, tripped • If you are aware that remedial action is taken after the accident or fallen, please contact Louise Plant on 01473 298293 or by email has occurred to rectify any defect that caused you to slip, trip at [email protected]. or fall, or any steps are taken after the event (such as putting up

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MEANWHILE, OUTDOORS... sights and sounds, which perhaps autumn. all too often we take for granted. At the northwest corner of the route, the Whilst the footpaths within our path joins the long-distance Sandlings Area of Outstanding Natural footpath for just a short stretch, but Beauty are why so many visitors a detour north takes you past the old come to East Suffolk, this walk is railway platform of station, particularly special. It combines a victim of the Beeching cuts in the ‘60s. sea views, a rare shingle beach, Further on the path leads you across the rare flora & fauna, a controversial old level crossing and off to or sculpture, an historic Victorian around the golf course where Nightjar holiday village, open landscapes, and Yellow Hammer live. majestic pine trees and places for But for how much longer is the peace children to enjoy getting wet and and quiet, as well as the wildlife, going muddy. And, of course, you pass to remain undisturbed, as the impact of the House in the Clouds, where so many energy projects looms on the the fairies once lived. horizon? Now more than ever, getting Along the way, the wildlife is outdoors is seen as a footpath to well- For many people, taking the circular thrown in for free. Nightingales being and stable mental health. Let us walk from Aldeburgh via Thorpeness, can be heard singing along the railway hope that ‘our’ footpath will remain a with or without their four legged friend, track in summer, Hobbies and Marsh quiet route for us all to enjoy for many is a regular outing, but when asked to Harriers can be seen feeding over the years to come. photograph the route recently, it was reedbeds and skeins of geese can be Alan Collett – an opportunity to capture some of the watched arriving noisily overhead in Aldeburgh’s Amazing Swifts ALDEBURGH SOCIETY NEWS

Happy New Year to all our members. massive construction projects would time being while a coherent national be seriously damaging to the tourism approach is devised for the management We are still holding committee meetings business and the cultural offerings for of large energy projects. Our pleas so (virtually) and continuing to monitor and which Aldeburgh is renowned and on far have fallen on deaf ears, but we will comment on planning applications. which its local economy is largely based. keep participating in the relevant remote hearings. The Society is not anti-nuclear power, Talks Our first talk for 20/21 was on Friday 30th and we are strong supporters of For more information about latest October on Zoom. The Police and Crime renewable wind and solar technologies. developments including the Society’s Commissioner for Suffolk Tim Passmore Our fragile, nationally protected, coastal statements opposing both Sizewell C spoke for half an hour and took area cannot however sustain this kind of and the Scottish Power projects please questions afterwards. Thanks to those assault. Sizewell, on its eroding coast, see our website and those of the various who attended this enlightening talk. is not a suitable location for another action groups – giant power station. If there were no The Commissioner is a very engaging SEAS: https://www. speaker, and we were really pleased that existing power station at Sizewell, the proposal to develop one here would suffolkenergyactionsolutions. we had gone ahead despite Covid. be unthinkable in today’s heightened co.uk SASES: http://sases.org.uk Anglian awareness of environmental issues. And Energy Planning Alliance: https:// Next talk: anglianenergyplanningalliance.com Tim Holder, Head of Public Affairs at The the many offshore windfarms coming onstream need to be linked into an Suffolk Community Foundation https:// New Members undersea grid to bring their power www.suffolkcf.org.uk/ has agreed to We are always looking for new th ashore in a single place nearer to the be our second speaker- on 29 January members and people interested in main population centres – as is already 2021- details will be on our website soon joining our committee so please get in happening in Belgium and Holland. www.aldeburghsociety.org touch if you are interested. We continue to reiterate our view that Looking forward: Energy Projects: these projects cannot be considered separately and have urged the Anyone with ideas about potential Scottish Power EA1N and EA2 Government to require the Planning speakers or with questions, suggestions windfarm projects and EDF’s Sizewell Inspectorate to pause the examination or ideas should email us on C application info@ of both the SPR Windfarms and the aldeburghsociety.org.uk We maintain our position that such EDF Sizewell C applications for the

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WELCOME TO ALDEBURGH CINEMA IN JANUARY

With hope on the horizon, please come for some respite at Aldeburgh Cinema to enjoy two new film releases. which is a local story and has been filmed at some of your favourite Suffolk locations and a wonderful new adaptation of Blithe Spirit.

The Dig is filmed locally and based on a true story, the film chronicles the tale of archaeologist and excavator Basil Brown – played by Ipswich born action Ralph Fiennes. The film is about the discovery in 1939 of the remains of a 7th century Saxon burial ship on land near Woodbridge. The ship which has been used as a grave, also offers a huge cache of historical treasures.

The film focuses on the relationship between Mr Brown and , who owned the land at . Filming took place last year in Suffolk and gives the viewer the opportunity to spot some of our beautiful Suffolk scenery and places. There is a fantastic cast including Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Lilly James! It is available to book from 15th January for the week.

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We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Here’s to gramme of adult education classes starting in the New Year. New better times in 2021. classes introduced include an introduction to creative writing and beginners classes in French, Italian and Spanish. Language and Library services. many other classes will run by Zoom, while others, restrictions allowing, will be held in the Library. The full programme can be All being well and subject to any new government regulations, found on the Foundation’s website http://www.aldeburghlibrary- Aldeburgh Library will be opening with a nearly normal service foundation.org.uk or call in to the library for details. in January. donated some lovely outdoor furniture to the li- Browsing for books should be reinstated from 2nd January but we Aldeburgh WI brary to mark their 100th anniversary. We would like to thank the will continue to offer a click and collect service for customers who members of the WI for their generous gift. We hope to see the are still isolating. You can order books online through the normal outdoor furniture put to good use as the weather improves and library system or you can phone or email to request a selection as the Covid restrictions are reduced and lifted. We will be of- of books for collection. fering tea and coffee when the social distancing rules go away. Public computers are available for use and may be pre-booked in advance to avoid having to wait. We also offer printing and CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARDS: photocopying facilities for customers. Charity Christmas cards from Cards for Good Causes and Suffolk Wildlife Trust sold well in December considering the difficulties The library is a Covid-secure environment and social distancing and we were grateful to our customers for supporting this. measures are in place along with cleaning and hygiene routines compliant with Government guidance. Customers are now re- Library opening hours are: quired by law to use a face covering when visiting, and to fill in a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 – 13:00 track & trace form or log in with the NHS app on a smart phone. Saturday: 10:00 – 14:00 Hand gel is available all around the library. Tuesday and Sunday: CLOSED Sue Osben, Library Manager The Home Library Service is starting again from January. Telephone 01728452502 Social groups meeting in the Library including Wordplay (Baby Bounce), Code Club, Lego Club and Friendship Fridays all remain suspended for the time being. However, there are lots of different live-streamed activities for children and adults which you can access via the website at suffolklibraries.co.uk/whats- on. Thinking of letting Keep your eye on our social media pages on Facebook and your holiday home? Twitter for updates about when these groups are likely to return. We know that your holiday home is just that – a home. That’s why our local team is dedicated to managing your Barclays Bank is back with their Personal Banking service in the property with the same care and attention you would. Library every Wednesday morning. You can drop in to see San- Simply get in touch and let us nd you guests who will enjoy your home as much you do. dra or make an appointment to avoid waiting. newowners@su olkhideaways.co.uk 01728 666 300 Aldeburgh Library Foundation su olkhideaways.co.uk 161a High Street, Aldeburgh Aldeburgh Library Foundation will be offering an exciting pro-

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From advice on benefits and how to claim them and managing debt, to CITIZENS ADVICE how to challenge a parking charge Make a difference this New Year ed, and guidance, advice and support or how to find an open bank branch, to address the problems brought to CA volunteer advisors give confiden- The New Year is here but for many them. tial, informed practical advice and the future looks bleak. Prevented from guidance. Where they cannot do so, inviting friends indoors, too cold to No volunteer’s rota duty is ever dull they will signpost or refer their client stand outside it is the elderly who are and at the end of the session there is to someone who can help. being especially hit by the see-saw of always the knowledge that a burden lock-downs and restrictions. has been shared and a light has been Volunteers are asked to give one day shone towards the end of the tunnel. a week to CA and are put to work as At home, confused about the new soon as they have completed their Covid rules, lonely and isolated there Take for example the case of an 80 basic training, which occupies a day a are many in East Suffolk, both young year old struggling to manage on week for about six months. and old, who feel abandoned. her state pension. News that her TV licence will no longer be free caused They are not expected to know If you feel helpless in the face of such her great distress and anxiety. The everything, the trick they are taught misery Leiston, Saxmundham and annual cost of £157.50 was as much is how to find out. The work is both District Citizens Advice is here to tell as one week’s income and she had challenging, absorbing and varied you how you can help. no idea how to get the licence. Her and the CA benefits from the wide friend encouraged her to contact CA variety of experience brought to it by VOLUNTEER! and after taking details of the client’s the volunteers. You name it, one of income the advisor realized that she them has done it. Every week since the beginning of would be entitled to claim a pension lock-down in March CA volunteer top-up. So this New Year why not make a gift advisors have been working from their of your time and experience and vol- kitchen tables to offer help, advice Pension Credit is a much un- unteer to become a CA advisor? and guidance by phone and email. der-claimed benefit for pensioners whose total income does not meet To find out more about volunteering And with no end in sight to the pan- the Government’s minimum of for Citizens Advice please phone our demic demands on the service are £173.75 for a single person, £265.20 advice line number below, or drop us increasing by the week. for a couple. Pension Credit can add an email. We will be in touch. up to £13.97 to a single person’s Calls for help come from young and weekly pension, £15.62 to a couple’s. And remember we are here to help old alike. Youngsters who are being with anything that is worrying you, or laid off from their jobs, families terri- And for those 75s and over receiving worrying anyone you know. You can fied they will not be able to find next Pension Credit, the TV licence is free. contact us by phone or email. month’s rent or mortgage payment, people struggling to keep pace with So our distressed client could relax Phone: 01728-832193 (Mon, Tues, debt repayments, the young, the old, in the knowledge that she could Thurs, Fri 10am-2pm) the in- betweens with no food, YES, continue to enjoy TV free and that Freephone: 0808 278 7868 NO FOOD, in the cupboard. she would have a bit more money in Email: [email protected] her purse, money that the CA advisor net.org.uk CA trained volunteer advisors step in would help her to claim. to offer immediate help where need-

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GARDENING NOTES Berries, a Bumper Crop 2020 was a very good year for fruit both Include a good crop of apples in this tale, wild on the bird reserve and cultivated in masses of tayberries and an excellent yield my garden. My single plant, admittedly of blackcurrants and I think one has to monstrous, blackberry produced almost say it’s been a good year. All this in spite 30 lbs of fruit! of alternating long periods of hot and dry versus very wet! I do water my fruit Quite early in the autumn it was obvious bushes weekly when the fruit is setting that the medium sized oak trees on the and growing and the weather doesn’t North Warren reserve were absolutely co-operate, but I am not convinced all this laden with acorns. In November the path bounty is due to my efforts. was still crunching underfoot after weeks berries at all so explain that one. A cold of the deer apparently visiting nightly to There are plenty of old wive’s tales about winter on one side of the path? eat them. lots of berries foretelling a hard winter but this has to be nonsense doesn’t it? There were a couple of failures in my The hawthorn tree on the main track How can any plant know what the winter garden as well. The dry weather left my and one of the rowans next to the path is going to be like? We can’t even do that gooseberries failing to swell in spite of towards The North Warren estate had so ourselves with any accuracy in spite of watering and were picked as little green many berries that they were still laden the enormous computer models we have bullets. My white currants produced a even after the leaves had gone. Usually built and the world-wide infrastructure of mere handful for the third year running the birds get them well before that. I weather stations and satellite networks. and I’m afraid they have had their final was hoping to see a crowd of waxwings warning and are coming out, and one helping themselves as they are so pretty And if we are asking silly questions, why of my rhubarb clumps is senescent and but the berries have gone now and I are they all old wives? I’m rapidly turning needs digging out, chopping up and didn’t see what took them. into an old spinster and I can make up replanting. stories with the best of the wives. I’m also A Viburnum tinus in a near neighbour’s going to start a set of rumours about tales Arrr lad, when your rhubarb do fail, garden was black with the little berries it told by old husbands. pandemic will come sure as eggs is eggs. usually produces fairly sparsely and my dwarf berberis was a big draw for the In any case that heavily berried rowan Karen Mountford blackbirds taking the tiny red berries from was on the opposite side of the path from Aldeburgh Gardening Club among the thorns. another of similar size that had almost no aldeburghgardeningclub.org.uk

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