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www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/copdock 1 2 In Touch online: Published by: A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Mansion House Publishing (UK) Ltd, 20 Wharfedale Road, Ipswich IP1 4JP One of ‘our’ last home-schooling projects was to write a mini autobiography. We had to include specific features such as ‘an attention-grabbing introduction’, early memories, positive and negative experiences and aclosing Editor: Sharon Jenkins statement which included reflections on some key events and hopes for the future. All in four paragraphs! T: 01473 400380 Following an hour or so of ‘debate’, I dug out my memory box to help refresh Jack’s memory, and my own. We Send editorial copy to: found his first pair of socks, his first shoes, every birthday card he has ever received, his first blond curl (he’s not [email protected] Readers are invited to submit articles, illustrations and blond anymore), his first toy car… and every family planner or calendar we’ve had since Jack arrived in 2010. photographs for publication. The publishers reserve the right to amend such submissions and cannot accept What struck both of us as we scanned the calendars was how empty 2020 was. All the others were tattered and responsibility for any loss. torn with scrawled notes on every page, arrows from one date to another when football games were rescheduled, Advertising birthday parties galore, plans made and cancelled. The 2020 planner was pristine and made us both quite sad as T: 01473 400380 we considered what we might have done and all the events that never happened. E: [email protected] Distribution Jack eventually sat down to write but I haven’t been able shake off the sense of loss I felt when I packed the box Tree Martin: 01473 400380 away. We created unexpected memories in the last year, shared an intense experience we will talk about for E: [email protected] generations, learned a lot about ourselves and others, faced our fears, adapted how we live and work, rediscovered Printing our compassion for the suffering of others… and most of us have emerged unscathed, physically at least. Perhaps it ColourPlan Print: 01473 400379 will take a little longer for the emotional scars to heal and, just as we have done this past year, we must look after E: [email protected] those who have suffered most. Disclaimer: It doesn’t take much to make a difference. A smile, a nod, a quick chat about the weather… acknowledging and The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is nurturing the sense of togetherness we’ve cultivated because that is the most valuable lesson we’ve learned. We taken to ensure that the contents of this magazine must cling to that as we pick ourselves up and move gradually towards normality. Let’s never forget how important are accurate but the publisher cannot assume any responsibility for errors or omissions. our local community has been, and I include local business as an essential cog in that wheel. While reasonable care is taken when accepting advertisements or editorial, the publisher/ There is a palpable sense of anticipation now as we move steadily towards the first key dates on the route to editor will not accept responsibility for any ‘freedom’. We may long for June 21 to arrive but there is much to do and plenty to look forward to before then, unsatisfactory transactions and also reserves the right to refuse to include advertising or editorial. including Easter. They will, however immediately investigate any written complaints. Happy Easter from everyone at Mansion House Publishing. Take care, © Mansion House Publishing (UK) Ltd. be safe and surprise someone with an unexpected smile. It may make their day! No part of this magazine may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, either wholly or in part, without the prior written permission of the publisher. © In Touch with & Stowupland is published by Mansion House Publishing (UK) Ltd AN ARTY OPPORTUNITY FOR UNdER 16s Our sales manager has come up with a delightful idea. Daren suggested having images created by children on our front covers COULD YOUR PICTURE BE OUR NEXT FRONT COVER? Mansion House Publishing plans to use drawings or paintings created by local children (16 and under) and we love the idea so we’re going to make it happen. on the front covers of each of its 18 In Touch titles and also on Spotlight on . As you can see on Example 1 below, the image sits under the title and has a banner ad across the bottom. The actual picture area is 210mm x 240mm. 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I can’t think of anything more wonderful In Touch Titles to share with readers and I’m sure the results will bring a smile to • Stowmarket & Stowupland many faces. •  & Rushmere St Andrew I’ve set up a template of sorts on our website, just some notes • Melton & Woodbridge • Manningtree, , Lawford & Mistley about the size of the space and how to work around the banner ad. • Hadleigh, , , You can find it at: www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/cover Holton St Mary, & • Ipswich East, Ravenswood, Broke Hall We’re not going to lay down any restrictions because we want our & Warren Heath budding artists (who must be 16 or under) to choose their own • Elmswell, Beyton, Drinkstone, Haughley, subject matter. That said, it would be great to get pictures with local

Hessett, Norton, Tostock, Wetherden Please provide the following information on the back of your picture or on an attached sheet: relevance, perhaps buildings, scenes or sites, play areas, favourite & Woolpit Your name and your age walks and the like but, in reality, anything goes. The school you attend •  & The Creetings Your address (we will only publish the town/village name but will need your full address if we need to contact you by post) Description (in no more than 20 words, tell us what your picture is and why it’s your chosen subject) • , , , , If you can’t access the online template let us know and we can Pictures should be posted to: Holbrook, , Stutton & Sharon Jenkins, Mansion House Publishing, 14-20 Wharfedale Road, Ipswich IP1 4JP There is no deadline date and publication is not guaranteed but we hope to see plenty of colour email it to you. and wonderful representations of where you live and the things you enjoy doing. • Martlesham You can submit several times if you wish to do so but we will not be able to return submitted pictures. The budding artist behind every published image will receive an A3 print of their cover. Happy drawing, painting, illustrating.... • Claydon, Barham, Henley & Whitton HAVE FUN; WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOUR CREATIONS! • , Dedham, I also want to tell you about an e-vent we are sponsoring this month. Bounce Back for Business & Stratford St Mary is a digital Stowmarket Chamber of Commerce event taking place from April 20-22 with live • Bramford, Offton, Somersham & Willisham • Capel St Mary (Capel Capers) networking events each day, including one with the aforementioned Daren Stainton. Anyone • Copdock, Belstead, Bentley, Tattingstone can attend the live online sessions which will cover a range of topics and include Q&A sessions. & Washbrook If you are interested, go to www.msbe.biz to find out more. • Gt & Lt Blakenham, Baylham & Nettlestead • Westerfield, Ashbocking, Tuddenham St Martin & Witnesham •  & Burstall KEEPING IN TOUCH We also publish Spotlight on Felixstowe keepingintouchwith.co.uk / spotlightmagazine.co.uk / vanilla-magazine.co.uk Saturday 10 April Twitter: @InTouchEast / @vanillamagazine is the advertising and Instagram: @mansionhousepublishing / @vanilla.magazine editorial deadline for the May edition Facebook: @mansionhousepublishing / @vanillamagazinesuffolk www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/copdock 3 NEWS

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COMMUNITY FAYRE TO LOOK FORWARD TO Copdock Primary School PTA is organising a village fayre to take place on Saturday 17 July. The hall is booked and the field is reserved for what will be a wonderful community event for everyone to enjoy after an abysmal year. FREE DRAMA SESSIONS AVAILABLE The PTA will need volunteers to help with the planning and assist on AT IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL the day, and possibly some stallholders too. If anyone is interested, Ipswich High School at Woolverstone is hosting Impresario Theatre School they can email: [email protected] who are holding free theatre school sessions for children and young people on Saturday 17 April. This is a fundraising event for the school playground, where it is hoped to have new markings set out on the resurfaced area, and the village The classes will cover three key skills: dance, singing and drama. Students will hall, which has been extensively refurbished during lockdown. have the opportunity to try out street and musical theatre dance routines, as well as build their confidence on and off stage, learn to improvise, read scripts and gain the necessary skills required to be an actor. Principal of Impresario, Amy said: “Our vocal coach, Zoe, will ensure our singing session is fun and students will experience a range of modern vocal training techniques. We will aim to help everyone who attends to learn how to breathe correctly and keep time. “The free drama session will give the attendees a taste of how acting can Are you sitting too much? build their confidence and help them express emotion.” One of the problems we have had during lockdown is sitting too much. For Events Coordinator at Ipswich High School, Leanne Castle said: “It’s super that those of you who are retired, most of your activities outside of the home have Amy and her team from Impresario Theatre School are giving these taster ceased, confining you to the house, especially during the winter months. sessions free of charge. We are pleased that children and young people from Many adults aged 65 and over spend, on average, 10 hours or more each day six to 18 years old will be able to have a fun afternoon and enjoy using our sitting or lying down, making them the most sedentary age group. theatre, dance studio and sports hall.” They’re paying a high price for their inactivity, with higher rates of falls, To book a free session and to find out more, go to obesity, heart disease and early death compared with the general population. www.impresariotheatreschool.co.uk or call 07793 140504. As you get older, it becomes even more important to remain active if you want to stay healthy and maintain your independence. To reduce our risk of ill health from inactivity, we are advised to exercise WOOLVERSTONE PROJECT SAILOR regularly, at least 150 minutes a week, and reduce sitting time. REPRESENTS EASTERN REGION Sitting for long periods is thought to slow the metabolism, which affects The pandemic has impacted sailing activity for much of the year and the the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down Woolverstone Project (sailing for people with disabilities) has been impacted body fat. more than most. To fill the gap, we have instead been offering ‘virtual racing’ So how do we become more active? Move more; sit less! for our sailors and volunteers using a system developed by World Sailing called Virtual Regatta. In December last year we ran a virtual club championship Tips to reduce sitting time which was won by Rik Codling, one of our disabled sailors. If you are 65+ you should aim to be physically active every day. Any activity is better than none. The more you do the better, even if it’s just light activity. Rik then went on to represent the project in the Eastern Region RYA Housework and gardening are good forms of exercise Championships at the end of February and, after some tight racing, won the event against all the other Eastern Region and Midlands club champions. • Avoid long periods sat in front of a TV or computer With a scoreline which included four podium finishes from five races, it was • Stand up and move during TV advert breaks a great result. As Eastern Region virtual racing champion, he represented • Stand or walk while on the phone the east at the national virtual racing finals which took place live at the RYA • Use the stairs as much as possible Virtual Dinghy Show on February 28. With hundreds of people viewing live and commentary by an Olympic sailor, this was an important event in the • Take up active hobbies such as gardening and DIY racing calendar. • Do most types of housework Virtual sailing mimics changes in wind strength and direction and is tactically • Take regular walks outside – this is good for your physical and mental health very challenging. Indeed, it has even been used by the GBR Olympic sailing For more advice about keeping active look on the NHS Live Well website. team as part of their preparation for Tokyo 2020 or, as it is now, Tokyo 2021. The competition was tough and very tight. Luckily for insurers, hittinga Keep active and healthy! virtual boat does not lead to a claim or it might have been an expensive event Blessings, Margaret but, like all the best algorithms, you are punished for any infringements! Rik sailed really well and, up against the best sailors in the country, came seventh Caroline: 07588 706869 [email protected] overall with a win in the Laser sailing race. Margaret: 07588 698284 [email protected] We may not be able to sail for real at and Woolverstone but we Rozy: [email protected] have still managed some virtual sailing in the meantime. Fingers crossed we www.CapelParishNurses.org.uk will back to real sailing before long. 4 In Touch online: advertorial Has Your Double Glazing Steamed Up?

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Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 2 February PLANNING APPLICATIONS DETERMINED BY BABERGH DC Present: Cllrs Keith Armes, Laura Butters, Louise Carman, Terry Corner (chair), DC/20/05738: Proposal & Location Simon Downey, James Mellish, Mike Watling, District Councillor Dave Busby, Erection of porch extension (following partial demolition of existing) at 1 County Councillor Christopher Hudson, four residents and the parish clerk, Rose Cottages, Back Lane. Granted. Angela Chapman. DC/20/05727: Proposal & Location Bowls Club/ Village Hall site boundaries Erection of extension with glazed link to be used asaday room, garage, Cllrs Mellish and Watlings drew up a map with the boundaries marked. utility, shower, WC and sauna (following demolition of existing garage and outbuildings) at Petersfield House on Church Lane. Granted. The demarcations have been agreed by the bowls club and the village hall committees and this map will be used for the Deed of Easement document DC/20/05861: Proposal & Location for access to and from the site. Erection of single-storey rear/side garage and garden room extension and two-storey rear extension with terrace and balcony (following demolition of Infrastructure Developments existing garage and conservatory). Insertion of two dormers to front elevation • Neighbourhood Plan: Public comments were received following the and conversion of loft and erection of front porch at Elm View on Old London last Neighbourhood Plan consultation. These comments were Road. Granted. recorded on the log and the schedule of proposed post-consultation modifications was subsequently agreed and actioned. It was agreed The Good Neighbourhood Support Group remain ready to offer that the plan should be submitted to Council. advice and help. Please ring 01473 730430 in confidence. • Infrastructure Business Plan (PIIP): Cllr Corner will invite Rob Hancock from SCC Corporate and Luke Barber from SCC Highways to a meeting to enable information to be shared on the Elm Lane development GETTING TO KNOW YOUR and Old London Road alterations. PARISH COUNCIL Pye Road Cycleway Included in the Infrastructure Business Plan. Your parish council currently comprises seven parish councillors including the chair and a clerk. We currently have one vacancy and Village Gateways over the coming months, we will introduce you to those involved. Cllr Mellish has ordered the signs from Glasdon and will oversee works. If you are interested in joining, please contact us at: Wiles will carry out the work, due to start on 23 March, and have applied for [email protected] / 07849 055699 an SCC work permit. Litter Pick MIKE WATLING The little pick arranged by Cllr Mellish had a good response. As Babergh was Tell us about you unable to supply bags or collect rubbish due to staff shortages, the parish I have lived in the same house in the village council will arrange disposal. for nearly 40 years. Having been brought Annual Parish Meeting up in Ipswich in a town environment, I was The annual parish meeting to be held virtually at 7pm on Tuesday 4 May, pleased to be able to move into a slightly followed by the annual meeting of the parish council. more rural setting but in a location ideal for travelling and immediate access to the Recreation field next to the village hall countryside and getting into Ipswich town The parish council has agreed to a request from Copdock Primary School to centre easily. use the field for a summer fayre at no charge. What made you join the PC? Public Rights of Way/ Footpaths Having previously been in a voluntary community-based organisation Any ‘lost’ or unused footpaths (PRoW) that are uncharted need to be that had a membership age limit, I somehow volunteered to help at a registered before 2026 or they will be unmapped and lost forever. village event and was subsequently asked if I would be interested in Cllrs Watling and Mellish will liaise with the County Council Rights of joining the parish council. Seeing how the community could benefit Way Officer. from this work and what needed to be done, I agreed to join some 20 years or so ago. I have enjoyed being part of the community and PLANNING APPLICATIONS helping to do my bit to make the village a better place to live in. DC/21/00595: Proposal & Location What do you hope to achieve as a PC? Surfacing of the existing car parking area to north-west boundary of playing To help where I can in all aspects of our community as a volunteer with field adjacent to Copdock & Washbrook Village Hall, Old London Road. a non-political agenda. I am involved in many aspects of village life and No objection am presently the vice-chairman having been chairman a few years ago. DC/21/00625 Proposal & Location Having recently been on the Neighbourhood Plan working party, Erection of single-storey outbuilding at The Grindle on Back Lane. I hope we have determined the best possible design for the community. No objection. I aim to be a listener and to take responsible decisions after hearing all DC/20/04575 the facts and working to the requirements of the legislation we must Erection of a detached bungalow, siting of replacement temporary residential comply with. caravan, shed and improvements to existing vehicular access. Land on The What is the best thing about the village? North Side of Back Lane. Objection. For me, it’s about giving something to the community as a volunteer, DC/21/00809: Proposal living in a friendly community where we have many great people who Householder application; part replacement and heightening of roof for also get involved to help us all, especially in the challenging times we additional accommodation above. Location: Tudor Cottage on Old London are facing at present. Road. No objection.

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HOLBROOK & SHOTLEY PRACTICE UPDATE As we start to come out of lockdown, we have reviewed our processes which Patients attending appointments:Only the actual patient will be allowed into are subject to change as the government issues more guidance. the waiting room. Children may be accompanied by one parent only. Elderly or infirm patients needing help should only have one person assisting them. We are re-opening the doors but we ask that you only attend the surgery if you have an appointment or you need to collect medication. You should PPE: If you are being seen for an appointment, our clinical staff will wear continue to maintain a 2m distance (spaces are clearly marked) at all times appropriate PPE. This may include a face mask, gloves, apron and visor outside and inside the surgeries. depending on your appointment type. Additional time has been allowed to clean rooms between each patient and change PPE. Some of our non-clinical All patients entering the surgery will be expected to wear a mask. Ifyou staff may wear hospital-type scrubs whilst working in the practice. believe you are exempt, please note that we are not able to issue exemption letters for patients and these are not required by law. Please visitthe Coronavirus Symptoms: When you telephone the practice or visit in person, government website for further guidance on this. you will be asked if you have a temperature, a new continuous cough and/or loss of/change in taste or smell. If you are symptomatic, we can still offer you Medication Collection:Please only attend to collect medication. a telephone or video appointment to discuss your symptoms. Appointments: Where possible please ring to book an appointment or use Repeat Medication: Can be ordered online via eConsult, the NHS App or the eConsult facility. SystmOnline. If you don’t have online access, you can drop your repeat slip Covid-19 Vaccinations: We are working with Suffolk GP Federation to deliver through the letterbox at either site. the Covid-19 vaccinations. You will be contacted when Suffolk GP Federation has confirmation of when the vaccine is due to arrive. Coronavirus Testing: Testing is available for patients with symptoms via the NHS website –www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test – or by calling 119. Blood tests: We continue to undertake blood tests. Please ensure you book an appointment and wear a face mask or covering to your appointment. A lip speaker is available for those who are hard of hearing. Contact Natalie Farrugia at [email protected] or 07860 373317. Natalie has kindly offered eConsult to help but is not employed by the practice. By contacting Natalie directly, We recommend patients use eConsult for non-urgent queries including repeat you understand the confidentiality issues. Fit for Work Note/Sick Certificate requests, medication queries, referral to hospital which will send details to our GPs and staff and we can respond via a Childhood Immunisations and baby checks: The midwife and health visitor one-way message. Visit: www.holbrookandshotleysurgery.webgp.com are contacting patients and giving advice over the phone or organising for patients to come in when necessary. Parents should still bring their children Some annual checks can be done partially or fully on eConsult. Go to for their immunisations and baby checks. www.holbrookandshotleysurgery.webgp.com/reviews and click on your condition. There are templates for asthma, diabetes, thyroid, COPD, Postnatal Checks: Our usual six-week postnatal check will now be combined hypertension, contraceptive pill and also for a medication review. Complete with the eight-week immunisations so you only need to attend once and will the information as fully as possible and we will contact you if necessary once see both the nurse and doctor. This will be at our Holbrook site. we receive this. You may still be asked to come in but this will reduce the time Cervical Screening: Please phone us to book as normal of your appointment as we can gather information before you attend. For mental health issues due to coronavirus visit: Medication Reviews: If you have a medication review with our pharmacist, www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus you will still need to order your repeat medication as normal. The partners and staff would like to thank our patients for bearing with us Higher Risk Patients: Shielding is in place until 31 March 2021. We still need through this crisis. to keep our staff and patients safe and will continue to see those who are at higher risk at Holbrook and others at Shotley. Higher risk will include those Our staff have dealt with many changes in practice and have worked long and who previously had shielding letters, over-70s and pregnant ladies. hard to cover hours and provide the best possible service we can.

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Covid-19 Vaccination Programme However, although some patients were booked in for a second dose, we As of 8 March, the practice has administered over 5,000 doses of the Covid-19 cannot confirm the date and time until we have received confirmation of vaccine. We have now vaccinated more than 96% of all patients over the age the vaccine delivery date. We may not receive this until 10 days before the of 70. We continue to vaccinate patients against Covid-19 as fast as we take vaccines are delivered. delivery of the vaccines. Unfortunately, we still get little advance notice of We will therefore contact patients the week before their second dose is when and how many vaccines will be delivered. due to either confirm their existing appointment, rearrange it, or booka Please be assured that as soon as we have confirmed new appointment. The practice has detailed records of when second doses delivery dates, we are setting up clinics and inviting are due so there is no need to contact the practice. Please wait for us to patients in. Our preferred method of booking for all contact you. under 80-year-olds is via a text message with a link Please note that current guidance is that the type of vaccine administered to enable patients to select an appointment date for the second dose should be the same as the first dose, i.e. Pfizer or Astra and time. Zeneca. Also, note that we will only administer second doses to those patients Patients who don’t have a mobile number recorded with the practice, and who have been vaccinated at the practice. those patients who don’t book via the text message link, will be contacted by If you have been vaccinated elsewhere, they will arrange your second dose. the practice to book an appointment. Thank you again for your support and consideration whilst we continue with Patients have also been contacted to book vaccinations at mass vaccination the vaccination programme. clinics. The practice is informed when vaccination has taken place and patients are subsequently removed from our list. Practice Manager Pete Keeble Second doses will be administered approximately 11 weeks after the first. www.constablecountrymedicalpractice.co.uk www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/copdock 9 News / OUT & ABOUT

NEWS FROM CAPEL LIBRARY JAZZ GALORE NOW TAKING BOOKINGS Greetings to you all from Capel Library. April is hopefully Village fetes, beer festivals, WI events, weddings, a month of positivity, with brighter days and further charity fundraisers… all booked for last summer reductions in lockdown. April 12 will see us open our doors and all cancelled or postponed. That’s the story for browsing – fingers crossed! from Jazz Galore but members of the Suffolk group are hoping for better times this year. March saw us celebrate Suffolk Libraries Day where we had many online events such as a book festival, Scarecrow Trail and Suffolk’s Biggest Online They play for fun rather than profit and are Quiz. More locally, Capel Library celebrated the day by showcasing some available in a small format of perhaps three players or as a band of eight. fantastic crafting talents and selling donated craft items. We also sold Easter- Either way, they promise not to harm either your wallet or your eardrums. themed craft packs for people to enjoy at home. Our lovely Friends Group They also guarantee to play a wider variety of good tunes than most groups. also hosted a raffle for the day. You can make a booking (provisional if necessary) Moving forward, our Home Library Service is now back up and running. Do you by ringing Mike on 07874 034390. know anyone who would benefit from having books delivered to them? We have volunteers ready and waiting to help. Get in touch with us at Capel and we can arrange a Covid-19 friendly service to the door. See the website for details: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/visit/home-deliveries ALTON BELLES WI Keep an eye on our Facebook page and website for changes in service. Stay safe. Alton Belles met on Thursday 18 February by Zoom and welcomed the author Barbara Lawson-Reay who talked to us from her home in Llandudno. Barbara’s talk was based on her book War, Peace and the Women’s Institute. We learned that in the early 1900s north-east Wales was a dangerous place for women – Suffragist’s meetings descended into near riot or, in some cases, were banned by police before they even started! BENTLEY BLUEBELLS WI One man and his dog, Colonel Stapleton Cotton and Tinker, were responsible The end is in sight, all our members should now have received their for the foundation of the first WI in Britain at Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, in first jabs and we can look forward with hope that we will be meeting 1915. Colonel Cotton also made arrangements for women farmworkers, WI again by the summer. members, to attend Bangor University in the winter months. The committee agreed to reduce the cost of subscriptions for this year Have you ever considered joining the Women’s Institute? as we have incurred no major expenses during lockdown. The WI is an amazing organisation run by women for women. You might think If lockdown isolation has inspired you to join a group, then look no of it as something your mother did but over the years it has evolved. There further than the WI where we meet once a month and share common are now WIs in cities, small towns and villages where women of all ages, interests, learn new things and, above all, make friends. backgrounds and experiences come together for fun and friendship; to relax and get away from everyday worries, learn new skills, get involved within the For more information about our lovely group (whatever your community and even countrywide. age) please contact Sandra Ford (01473 310072) or Jan Pickess (01473 313139) for details. Your local WI welcomes women from the villages around Alton Water, Tattingstone, Holbrook, Stutton, and Freston. Alton Belles isa Continue to stay safe, Theresa great place to meet women who live in the local area. We are not bound by any political or religious affiliations. During Covid-19 we have continued to meet on Zoom, welcoming a speaker each month. Our talks are varied and interesting, chosen by our members. When it is safe to do so, we meet in Tattingstone Village Hall on the third Thursday of each month at 7.30pm. COPDOCK & WASHBROOK WI We would love to welcome you to a meeting. Your first two meetings are free. To join a meeting, please contact one of the following committee members Along with Boris’ good news about being able to meet, who will look after you. we can also finally see spring arriving with a host of daffodils everywhere. They seem to be even more Tamzin Howell: 01473 328670 spectacular this year as if they know they are playing an important part in Jane Connell-Smith: 01473 327865 something wonderful. Sheila Paxman: 01473 327319 In February, we held our AGM via Zoom which went surprisingly well. 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In the meantime, we will again after so long but what better way to ease yourselves in than by coming schedule another Zoom meeting. to join the WI in Copdock & Washbrook. We enjoy a wide variety of interests Until we meet again, stay safe!! and are hoping to soon enjoy some wonderful outings. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with all aspects of what we do, or you can just Debbie & Janet: [email protected] come for companionship and to listen to some interesting and engaging Jill: [email protected] speakers. We will meet on the third Tuesday of the month from July onwards. Ann: [email protected] 10 In Touch online: www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/copdock 11 Now’s the time to get Egg-cited! Longer days, warmer sunshine – and long lazy summer days are around the corner. Get sorted for Spring, be ready for Summer.

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EBONY’S BLOG Life at The Shelley Centre Happy Easter dear readers and may it be the last you have to spend alone! DALLINGHOO PLANT & CAKE SALE What good progress you are making to reduce the impact of the dreadful virus. Thanks to the onerous restrictions borne by our humans, things are Sunday 25 April from 1-4pm looking up here at the centre too. We had two weeks of carefully controlled Dallinghoo Jubilee Village Hall IP13 0JX riding, much enjoyed by all the participants and volunteers, and now a break Make a note in your diary! for the school holidays and a moment to evaluate the situation going forward. The fundraising committee has had its first quiz of the year (on Zoom) and the DALLINGHOO OPEN GARDENS centre will be hosting a fundraising walk (of about six miles) on May 2 from 10am. You will be asked to pay on the day rather than collect sponsorship Sunday 13 June, 1.30-5:30pm and, after your stroll through this beautiful valley where we live, there will be Teas and plants for sale refreshments for our gallant walkers. Tickets and maps from the Jubilee Hall More details from our website as usual. Adults £5 / Accompanied under 16s free The hungry workforce is pleased to see the grass growing and grateful to all the kind folk who have sent donations to keep them going. Here’s Roddy testing the new growth! Roddy, a palomino Welsh Cob gelding, came to us last year and is learning to be Bob’s replacement. The second worker I’d like to introduce is April. ‘Hawkhill April’, as she’s officially known, was born in 2006. She came to us in May 2015 and has been IN AID OF THE DALLINGHOO HISTORIC CHURCH APPEAL a valuable part of the pony team. She’s the largest of the ‘girls’ who live out together in a group of four. They have three paddocks to roam and a nice, sheltered yard behind the stable block where food ROBIN’S CHILDCARE NEWS and water is on tap. Baby Bears Talk about five-star accommodation... some people have all the luck. We’ve hung framed photos in the baby room of the children’s pets and of My roommate Babs and I are hoping to be allowed to work again soon. the children engaging in activities and having fun at home. Chatting with the Meanwhile please carry on being careful so we can get back to normal as children about the pictures promotes their language use. Photos of adult quickly as possible. See you next month. family members and their pets help the children get to know the adults better too! There are pictures of the children around the room that we enjoy looking www.shelleyrda.com / 01473 824172 at while naming all of our friends. Toddling Tigers SESAW NEWS This month the Tigers had a move around to make space for a water tray and free access to water play. We also added an easel loaded with a variety of The rain is lashing and the wind is howling as I write but Easter is approaching brushes and paints. By making these changes we create new opportunities and I hope it is drier and sunnier as you read. As our thoughts turn to and intrigue, providing fresh curiosity that the Tigers can explore in their chocolate, spring flowers, cute lambs and baby rabbits, SESAW volunteer, own time. Karen, who specialises in looking after our rabbits, offers some seasonal advice. Gruffalos We have been exploring emotions. The world has been turned upside down “Watching rabbits running, jumping, playing and grooming each other is a for everyone but it is difficult for the little ones to understand why. We have lovely sight but Easter is not the time to get them as pets for your children. been helping them to identify how they are feeling and to understand how Sadly, rabbits are the most neglected pet because people assume they are to deal with big and sometimes overwhelming emotions. They have made easy to look after and don’t live very long. They need a spacious exercise pictures and cards for their family and friends that they are missing. area attached to a roomy hutch which should be seen as a place to rest in, not a prison. Rabbits should be neutered and live in pairs or groups; a single Many of the children feel sad because they can’t go to ‹granny›s house but outdoor rabbit living alone would have an extremely miserable life. they now understand that it’s ok to feel sad. Of course, we also considered what makes us feel happy and calm and they continue to enjoy regular yoga “Unlike Bugs Bunny, rabbits do not just eat carrots! Their diet should consist sessions which are even more enjoyable done outside. of 80% good quality hay, small amounts of commercial feed and leafy greens. They do not like being picked up and carried around so children should play We continue to immerse ourselves in the great outdoors as much as it’s with them at ground level. Rabbits can live up to 10 years and require yearly obvious how much happier the children are when we are outside. We are vaccinations, regular worming and health checks. If you understand that fortunate to have a wonderful space to explore, climb, run around, dig in, having a rabbit is not an easy or short-term commitment, then please offer a swing about, hang off, and observe the wildlife while involving ourselves home to a rescue rabbit after Easter.” in nature. That just leaves me enough space for our contact details for Karen when you Try taking yourself outside, take a deep breath in through your nose, filling have finished your chocolate eggs but make sure to keep them away from all your lungs as much as you can. Release your breath noisily through your the dogs – including me! mouth. Feels good, doesn’t it! Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua Please contact our manager, Emma Deakin, on 01473 310767 if you would Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare, Stoke Road, CO6 4PP like further information regarding our nursery, pre-school, holiday club, 01787 210888 / www.sesaw.co.uk breakfast or after school club. www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/copdock 13 schools / sport

BENTLEY & COPDOCK CROQUET IS BACK IN TIME FOR EASTER PRIMARY SCHOOLS It is difficult to imagine a game more suited to today as we exit lockdown My goodness, we have missed the children, it is so lovely to welcome them all number three. Like the phoenix, croquet back into school. The hard work of the teachers, TAs and parents who kept the is rising from the ashes of the pandemic learning going throughout lockdown has been nothing short of marvellous. offering a new perspective on the World Book Day was celebrated in school needs of community sport with all the and at home, with the focus on a love benefits of fresh air, companionship, of reading and how it can spark your physical and mental wellbeing while imagination. Children and parents alike maintaining social distancing. loved joining in with the ‘Guess My Book’ Despite its outdated reputation as challenge, where you guess the title of a being elitist, croquet is open to all and book from pictures using objects from remarkably inexpensive – a mere fraction of what it costs to play golf. Annual around the house. I wonder if you can membership at Ipswich Croquet Club costs as little as £2.88 per week with work out any of the book titles in the unlimited play, no joining fee and no green fees. Furthermore, the club has photos. all the equipment you need to get started. In fact, all you need to provide is a pair of flat-soled shoes. On top of this, we offer free introductory tuition to Science gets tasty this term as we look at all would-be members. how different materials change when they are cooked or frozen. Every family is being Croquet is played as a social or a competitive game, the choice is yours. It challenged to write a recipe and describe combines a unique blend of tactics and physical accuracy that, together with in scientific terms what happens to the the handicap system, makes for a level playing field regardless of age, gender ingredients at each stage of the process. or physical strength. At the end, we will produce a Bentley & As the sport has retained its amateur status, it has, in recent years, become Copdock Federation cookbook so we can somewhat forgotten. Once in this country it was second only to cricket and all have fun trying each other’s edible richly deserves to be reinstated in the hierarchy of sporting activities. experiments. Free sessions for newcomers start on Easter Saturday Fundraising by the wonderful PTA The Croquet Association, the UK’s ruling body of this worldwide sport, is continues; the loo roll challenge was the launching a campaign to get the British public playing again and Ipswich latest madcap idea! Children paid £1 to Croquet Club, located at Fynn Valley, is at the forefront. take part in a video where they recorded themselves catching a loo roll from the We cordially invited you to join us at our Saturday introductory sessions right, doing a little dance or silly face, (weather permitting) between 10am and noon so please ring Riaon and then throwing it off to their left. The 07944 205065 or email [email protected] and arrange to have videos were then all put together like a go. a continuous thread and the result was For more information visit: www.ipswichcroquetclub.com hilarious! We are looking forward to the Easter shenanigans that are being planned in each school. We are currently reviewing our catering situation within the federation. If you EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FC are a local catering company and you would be interested in getting some As you will all know by now, there is a route map out of the Covid-19 further information about the contract, we would love to hear from you. restrictions. There was a proposal to play some friendly fixtures Please give the Bentley office a call and we can give you more details. through April and May but EBUFC have taken the view that the best For more news and up to date information about the schools, please visit our course of action is to go through a proper pre-season to prepare for website: www.bentleycopdock.co.uk the season starting in August/September. Copdock Primary: 01473 730337 / [email protected] We would like to thank our sponsors for this season: SMY IT Specialists, JAK Services Ground Care, Riverside Taxis Manningtree, Marquis, Bentley CEVC Primary: 01473 310253 / [email protected] Bergholt Travel, G & C Timber & Joinery Ltd, Primus and Kitchen Worktops Online. If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity, we would also be delighted to hear from you. Events to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club had to be postponed but we plan to rearrange when the opportunity arises. We are always on the lookout for people who can help the club as committee members, whether on the playing side or in the background. We are currently looking for an A Team manager for next season. The ladies and juniors both hope to get underway as soon as possible. Please contact David George at [email protected] or Lee Partridge at [email protected] if you are interested. Steve Butcher (secretary): [email protected] Facebook: East Bergholt United Football Club Instagram: east_bergholt_united_fc Twitter: @EBUFC1

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SPROUGHTON TENNIS CLUB After the long dark months of winter and lockdown, we are looking forward BENTLEY BOWLS CLUB to opening our courts again and restarting our junior coaching program. Once again, we have decided to reschedule our quiz which was due to All being well, we intend to resume our junior coaching sessions with our take place in May. As the situation gets clearer, we will plan for the race long-time coach, John. These will resume from Thursday 15 April with three night and the quiz to happen later in the year. sessions from 3.50-4.20pm for U8s, 4.20-5.05pm for U12s and 5.05-6pm for U16s. The fixture lists have been received and our first game is awayat Bramford on Wednesday 5 May. Of course, we shall have to see what Note the age ranges are indicative only and ability is the determining factor the situation is then but, all going well, we will open the green at end in the session to attend. of April and hopefully have a full season of bowling. It is likely that, at least initially, numbers will be restricted as they were last Why not consider coming to join our small friendly club? Most of our year due to Covid-19 guidelines but we await confirmation from the LTA. members are Bentley residents with a few from the local area. We have In addition, we are lucky to have also secured the services of Michal who a club night on Friday evenings and play our games in the Samford is hoping to run an enhanced program of activities for juniors and adults League on Monday evenings and the Triples League on Wednesday including individual, family and group coaching. Michal can also offer a racket evenings. Games start at 6.45pm. restringing service. Please contact Michal directly for more information: [email protected] Lillian Calvert (secretary): 01473 808652 For information about the club, please go to: www.sproughtontennis.co.uk

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Parish Priest: Fr Paul Vincent OCD that God’s love is, “not weighed in the balance of our human calculations, Assistant Priest: Fr Bineesh Elenjikkal OCD but unstintingly gives us the courage to start anew”. Parish Deacon (Retired): Rev Clive Brooks: 01206 396319 “This is the reason for our hope: that God never tires of waiting for The Priory, 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963 us. When we turn away, he comes looking for us; when we fall, he lifts us to our feet; when we return to him after losing our way, he waits for us www.stmarksparish.org.uk with open arms.” Services planned for April 2021 “Patience is not a sign of weakness, but the strength of spirit that enables Sunday 4 Easter Sunday us to ‘carry the burden’ of personal and community problems, to accept 9am Mass others as different from ourselves, to persevere in goodness when all seems lost, and to keep advancing even when overcome by fatigue and Tuesday 6 listlessness.” 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration 10am Mass Mass, morning and evening prayer, devotions and other spiritual resources may be accessed over the internet. A full daily programme Sunday 11 2nd Sunday of Easter is provided by the clergy and staff at the Norfolk Shrine of Our Lady 9am Mass via walsingham.org.uk or churchservices.tv. St Mark’s Saturday Vigil Mass Tuesday 13 is recorded and may be viewed at: http://youtu.be/EBwX1voc90c 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration Events & Diary Dates 10am Mass The 100 Club draw took place on Sunday 21 March and was witnessed Sunday 18 3rd Sunday of Easter on FaceTime by a member of the congregation. Three lucky winners 9am Mass shared a £169 prize pot. The next draw takes place on Sunday 18 April. The club, set up to support the life and mission of our parish, has grown Tuesday 20 from strength to strength since its launch. New members are always very 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration welcome and the newsletter, that includes an application form, can be 10am Mass found at the rear of the church or at: www.stmarksparish.org.uk th Sunday 25 4 Sunday of Easter The popular bring and buy coffee mornings that take place at Viv and 9am Mass Wyn’s home are cancelled for the foreseeable future. Tuesday 27 The Sick and Homebound 9.20am Eucharistic Adoration Fr Bineesh Elanjikkal is the Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital, assisted 10am Mass by Deacon Clive Brooks (01206 396319). Please be aware that for reasons The weekly newsletter is displayed in the cabinet at the front door and of patient confidentiality, the NHS will not inform the chaplains of any the latest parish news may be read on the regularly updated website Catholics admitted to hospital. Unless you or your relatives inform the together with parish news. chaplain, you will not be visited by a priest or any other member of the chaplaincy team. Catholic Commentary The Pope recently said that patience is a key virtue in religious life, that Please let Fr Paul Vincent know of anyone who is ill at home or Christian hope is rooted in the knowledge that God is patient with all his housebound so they may receive appropriate pastoral care. Both Fr Paul children, even when they stray from the path set before them. He said and Fr Bineesh can be contacted at The Priory on 01473 684963.

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WHAT SORT OF KING? This magazine will have landed on your doormat between Palm Sunday and Easter Day, two great festivals of the church. It is wonderful that, at the time of going to press, we are planning to have Easter Day services in person at two of my churches, Chelmondiston and Holbrook. At Capel St Mary we are continuing to focus on our online service for April and May but, from April 11 we will have a short reflective time in church. at 9.30am The title of this article is not because I am anticipating Prince Charles and then Prince William becoming King in the UK. It’s more that this was and still is the key question being asked by Palm Sunday and Easter Day. On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem from Bethphage along with many other pilgrims coming for the festival. All four gospel writers included the story and refer to the prophecy, written some 500 years before, that Jesus would come riding on a donkey that had never been ridden before. The crowds greet with shouts of “Hosanna, Blessed is the King who comes” and they waved palm branches. He is greeted as the Son of David, one of the greatest kings of Israel. Now a King would normally arrive riding a horse, not a young donkey. Jesus was both fulfilling the prophecies but also making a statement about the type of King he was. The Jews were looking for a king who would liberate them from Roman rule but that was not Jesus’ plan. During the week that followed, controversy was sparked off on several occasions and the religious leaders were plotting against Jesus. On the Thursday night, Jesus chose to spend the time with his closest friends for a special meal, a celebration of the release of the Israelite people from slavery in Egypt some 1,300 years before. Jesus told his friends what was about to happen but the greatest lesson the friends learned that night was the sort of King Jesus is. He did the job of the lowest servant by washing their dusty, dirty feet before the meal. His Kingship is not about lording over people but one of service. That night Jesus was betrayed by one of his friends, one denied ever knowing him and the rest fled in the night. Jesus was arrested, tried first by the Jewish religious leaders then taken to Pilate, the Roman Governor under the charge that he claimed to be King of the Jews. Jesus and Pilate discussed Kingship. Pilate found Jesus not guilty of any crime that Rome would punish but pressure from religious leaders had him sentence Jesus to death by crucifixion. It was tradition for the charge to be nailed to the cross and so Pilate had The King of the Jews written on a plaque on the cross. What sort of King was Jesus? He entered humbly on a donkey, washed his disciple’s feet and was crucified on a cross. As he died, he shouted, “It is finished”, a shout of triumph, the payment of the punishment of my sin and the sin of the world was paid in full. Jesus has completed the work he was sent to do. God loved us so much that he was prepared for his Son to die in our place. The cross is not defeat; it is victory. The cross, a symbol of execution, is the key symbol of Christian faith as it is only at the cross my sins can be forgiven, and I can be reconciled to God. For me, it’s extraordinary, liberating and wonderful. I’m happy to talk with anyone wanting to experience freedom from guilt and failure. Rev Andrew Sankey Minister at Capel & Holbrook Methodist Churches 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG [email protected] / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 Live streaming of services every Sunday, 10.15 for 10.30am, from Capel: www.capelmethodistchurch.org.uk (available 24/7) April 4 Rev Keith Ponsford April 11 Pastor Rod Stone April 18 Dr Liz Cope April 25 Andrew Sankey May 2 Helen Walton of The Leprosy Mission Online services available 24/7 on the Circuit website: www.methodistic.org.uk www.keepingintouchwith.co.uk/copdock 17 CHURCH NEWS

THE NORTH SAMFORD BENEFICE Sproughton with Burstall, Copdock with Washbrook and Belstead & Bentley with Tattingstone For parish queries please contact: SERVICES Rev Annette Shannon Please note the following service pattern is liable to last-minute change and The Rectory, Glebe Close, Sproughton IP8 3BQ dependent on the risk to the congregation and service leaders being assessed [email protected] / 01473 807674 as minimal. Please check with the churchwardens or look on the North Benefice Administrator Hayley Purnell Samford benefice page in the week before to confirm the service is taking [email protected] / 07904 972116 place. Seats must be booked for all face-to-face services. Dear Friends, When face-to-face services are cancelled, the 3pm YouTube service will “I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the Lord” be converted to a live 10am Holy Communion service from the rectory on (Jeremiah 30:17) Facebook. Some evening Zoom services will continue. I am writing this Easter message in mid-February, full of hope that there will Celtic Evening Prayer Service: Every Wednesday at 8pm on Facebook have been some tentative moves towards opening up the country when this April 1 Maundy Thursday is published, and that we will have moved into a recovery phase with the 7pm Holy Communion by Zoom from the Rectory shadows of Covid-19 beginning to lift and a light of hope, peace, joy and love shining ever more brightly. It would be a perfect way to celebrate Easter with April 2 good Friday its focus on resurrection, hope, new beginnings and Eternal Life. So rather 11am Service of Readings and Reflections by Zoom from the Rectory than dwell on the theology of the Easter story this month, I want to focus on the recovery of our communities and to express how much the church wants April 4 easter Day to help in that resurrection. 9.30am Holy Communion, Burstall 10am Holy Communion, Sproughton Research on national disasters indicates that the recovery phase usually lasts 10am Holy Communion, Copdock between six and 12 months before moving into a reconstruction phase. This 10am Holy Communion, Bentley means we are likely to meet the reconstruction phase at the end of the year, spreading into 2022 and 2023. This last phase will be characterised by coming It is anticipated that a number of face-to-face services will be provided to terms with a lack of resources, constructing new sets of values and ways of following Easter Sunday. doing things, and reimagining what the future may look like when influenced by increased importance on health, relationships, fairness, justice and key Churches may be open for limited periods for private prayer subject to workers, but also, sadly, by a lack of trust. hygiene regulations. Let’s focus on the recovery stage, where we are now. In this stage, it is important to have opportunities to process the trauma and grief we have all Please contact churchwardens for up-to-date information experienced. Many people will still be in a high level of anxiety and dealing Burstall Copdock with mental health issues, some suffering loss of confidence in their ability to Gillian Gasper: 652396 Adrian Basham: 405579 cope with life, and there will be an outpouring of pent-up grief and feelings. Gwen Runnacles: 652494 Ruth Lincoln: 730430 As a church we want to be able to provide communities with opportunities Belstead Sproughton to gather to both praise and lament, to thank those who have helped us Richard Clift: 730268 Philip Jones: 252624 through these difficult times, such as the NHS and other key workers, but Bentley Tattingstone also to grieve for people and things we have lost. We want to be here for Peter Day: 310518 Simon Harley: 327531 people who simply want to talk. We will be hosting some special services in our churches and online with this in mind, distributing resources by email and Guidance the churches will be adhering to for services post, and our pastoral team are ready to listen. We are looking at ways to create safe spaces in our churches and churchyards 1. To comply with the 2m distancing rule for public worship, Sproughton to help people to reflect on what they have learned through the experience, will only be able to host 20-30 people, Copdock 20-25, Bentley 30, and what they and society may want to do differently post-pandemic, but Burstall 25-30, Tattinstone 12-15 and Belstead 20-25. People from also to be able to celebrate the things that have returned like being with the same household or ‘bubble’ can sit together. family, travel, sport and going out to places. 2. People will be asked to sanitise their hands on entry and exit. As human beings, we all share the same sorrows, the same hopes, the same 3. Members of the congregation are required to wear face masks. potential; the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us how interdependent we Presiding clergy will wear a mask when moving around the church and are and that what happens to one person can soon affect many others, even when preparing and distributing the elements. Clergy and those leading on the far side of our planet. It is up to all of us now to try to cultivate peace the service are not required to wear a mask when at the front of the of mind and to think about what we can do for others, including those we church and speaking. never see. 4. Those at extra risk and clinically extremely vulnerable are still at risk The positive news is that psychological research on catastrophic events when attending public worship. shows that most people do bounce back. We just have to be there with open arms for the unfortunate minority of people (10-15%) whose lives will not 5. A note will need to be made of all those who attend to comply return to normal. with government guidance for ‘track and trace’ The recovery phase coincides nicely with celebrations around Easter which 6. There will be no singing, although most services will include music. bring hope, new beginnings and Eternal Life, made possible by Jesus who 7. Communion will be bread only for communicants. loved us enough to die in our place on the cross. The challenge for Christians is how to be good witnesses to that message in the world today. 8. Churches will be left for 72hrs before reopening. In the event of a funeral or wedding, additional cleaning will take place. Love and prayers, Rev Annette 9. People will be invited to leave their collection in a receptacle as they FROM THE REGISTER enter or leave. Those counting the money are to wear gloves. 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