ORGANISATIONS & MEETINGS USEFUL CONTACTS Meets at When Accident and Emergency Hospital: Child Health Clinic Church Hall 3rd Thursday Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich 01473 712233 Welcome to 2:00–3:00pm Community Hosp. Minor Injuries (01394) 458820 Parent & Toddler Church Hall Thursdays Doctors and dentists can be contacted in Felixstowe (listed in 1:00–3:00pm Thompson’s Directory and Yellow Pages) Walton Surgery (01394) 278844 Kirton & Bell ringing Church (6 bells) Central Surgery (01394) 283197 Contact:: Loraine Beer 448490 Howard House (01394) 282706 Blokes Club Meets at White Horse, outings Haven Health (01394) 670107 Falkenham Contact: Ted Payne 448582 We Police:wish you very wa Constabularyrm welcome to Forcethe village HQs of Kirton and 01473Falkenha 613500m. Bowls Club We Villagehope that policeman you will find this Welcome Pack useful. It has been compiled Short Mat Village Hall Tuesdays by a small Minicom group from Kirton Parochial Church Council with the 01473intention 611160 of 7:30pm letting you Website know of all the facilities available in our community.www.suffolk.police.uk Outdoor behind Village Hall Summer only FirstParishly, a few Council lines to teClerk:ll you a Colinbout the Shaw two village s and the area 01394 in genera 448783l. Welcome! Deben Flower Club Church Hall 2nd Tuesday Kirton and Falkenham work closely as a unit. [email protected] They share the Parish Council, the school, the Village Hall, and as you will see from the lists, most of the 7:30pm Transport: organisations. There are two Church of churches, and quite often Football Kestrels Recreation Ground holdBus joint services services in run one from anothe Kirtonr’s Chur (andches. some The Mfromethodi Falkenham)st chapel is shar to edFelix - Training: boys & girls 6–16 by bothstowe, villages. Woodbridge Again, there and is Ipswich. a considerable Timetables amount of are shared displayed worship. on Kir- ton Green and in Falkenham. Mon to Thurs evenings This part of Suffolk is fairly isolated as it is between the two rivers Deben and Matches: Saturday a.m. Orwell.Felixstowe Some people Area thi Communitynk this is an a dvantageTransport as i tService has stopped (FACTS) the villa gesruns a Friends of Kirton Church various events frombus be inginto over Felixstowe-exploited, forand the we disabled.also seem t oContact: have a somewha (01394)t individual 270339 Contact: Graham Walker 448227 climateTrain wit hservices relatively go low from rainf Felixstoweall. The ports via of ITrimleypswich and to Felixs Ipswichtowe for have con - developed enormously in the last decade as has the industrial estate on the Gardeners Club Village Hall 2nd Thursday nections to London and elsewhere. historSchools:ic airfield at , mainly due to the large complex housing BT 7:30pm Laboratories and to many other enterprises that have availed themselves of the County Primary School KAFPA (drama) Contact: Jack Cade 448718 facilities offered by this area. Headteacher: (01394) 448313 Ladies Keep Fit Church Hall Tuesdays Although Felixstowe this is an expanding Academy area, it is also very ancient in origi (01394)n, and we 288228 are 2:00–3:30pm justly proud of our very early connection with the Christian faith. Romans are believe d to Student have se absencettled in a line:nd around Falkenham but it is the (01394)Anglo Saxon 288122 Exercise Class Village Hall Wednesdays era Postthat give Office:s us tTrimleyhe confirmed St Martin facts. & The Walton name Kirton comes from the 9:30am Anglo-SaxonCitizen’s name Advice of Ki Bureau:rkatuna, meaning “the place of the church”. Kirton Cowling Dance Academy Church Hall is mentioned2-6 Orwell in tRoad,he Dome Felixstowesday Book, IP11 not just7HD as having a chur(01394)ch, but 275958also Various classes See Village Diary havingLibrary: a priest Suffolkof its own. County His na Libraryme was G vanodric calls and into findthe villagessuch an e ntonry altern is - exceptional. We also know that there has been a place of Christian worship, Mothers’ Union Church Hall 1st Wednesday probaatebly Tuesday on the s iteafternoons. of the pres Seeent churc Villageh, since Diary. the 7th century. This does 2:00pm giveRecreation us a great se nseGround of continui, Alleyty in Road, our w hasorship a playand wearea hope for that children, you wi llbas - Open Circle 18 Burnt House Lane 2nd Friday join ketballus in worship hoop inand our football churches. pitches : Phil Barker (01394) 448493 10am FalkenhaPavilionm also bookings has an ancie: Johnnt hi Beerstory based on the mining of (01394)coprolite, 448490and Tea Shop Church Hall 2nd & 4th Wed the riverChurch was usedHall for bookings: its transport. Sue Ea Claydonrlier the par t of the river (01394)Deben known 448690 2:30 – 4:00 pm as KingsVillage Fle etHall was bookingswhere Edwar : Vicd II IWilkinson fitted out his fleet for his expe07961dition 594360 to FlanderAllotmentss in 1338. are Pa rtsavailable of Falke fornham rent. church probably date from this time, Welcome to the villages of Kirton & Falkenham. 3 Village Woodlands Group though it was extensively refurbished in the late 19th century. Contact Mrs S Harvey, 29 Falkenham Road, Kirton. (01394) 448780 This information pack has been prepared by the Church of St Mary & St Martin, Whist Drives Village Hall most Mondays There are many beautiful walks in this area, mostly well marked by signpost. This information has been prepared by the Church of 7:30pm Kirton & Falkenham Review - the villages’ magazine Kirton, and the Church of St Ethelbert, Falkenham. We hope that you find it useful Welcome Editor:again to Nickthis community! Claydon May your stay be a long and (01394) happy one. 448812 andSt that Mary you will & beSt able Martin, to join in Kirton, the many andactivities the that Church the community of St provides. Womens’ Institute Village Hall 2nd Thursday ! [email protected] Ethelbert, Falkenham. We hope you find it useful and 2pm God bless you all. Detailsthat change, you sowill check be our able website to www.kirton-suffolk.info join in the many activities for the ourlatest. Woodland Pals Preschool Village Hall Mon–Fri 09:15–12:15 Wecommunity would be grateful provides. if organisations and users of this information pack would inform us of Tues/Wed/Fri 12:15–2:45 www.kirton-suffolk.info for the Village Diary, local any errors or changes. Call 01394 448213 or email [email protected] Baby unit 0-2yrs Welcomenews, Pack – Issue hall 18: Jun booking, 23, 2006 events, Parish Council notes, history Welcome Pack – Issue 18 : Jun 23, 2006 Pre-school 2–5 yrs and local pictures. Details change, so check our website www.kirton-suf- Yoga Rec. Pavilion Wednesdays Subscribe to The K&F Review for the latest local in- folk.info for the latest & Diary. 9:30am formation – only 50p/month or £6/year Please inform us of any errors or changes. Call 01394 email: [email protected] 448213 or email [email protected]

Issue: 181121 Welcome! PLACES OF WORSHIP We wish you very warm welcome to the villages of Kirton Times of church services in Kirton & Falkenham are advert- and Falkenham and hope that you will find this Welcome ised inside and outside the respective churches, and in The brochure useful. Review. Kirton and Falkenham share the Parish Council, the school, the Village Hall, and Recreation Ground and, as Church of England you will see from the lists, most of the organisations. Kirton St Mary & St Martin There are two Church of England churches and the Me- Contact: Mrs Barbara Payne Mrs Anne Clarke thodist chapel. There is a considerable amount of shared ! (01394) 448582 (01394) 448202 worship. ! [email protected] This part of Suffolk is fairly isolated between the two rivers Sunday Club meets 3rd Sunday morning in Kirton Church Hall Deben and Orwell. We also seem to have a somewhat Falkenham St Ethelbert individual climate with relatively low rainfall. The ports of Contacts: Lorraine Beer ! (01394) 448490 YOUNG PEOPLE’S Ipswich and Felixstowe have developed enormously in the Pauline French ! (01394) 448019 last decade as has the industrial estate on the historic air- ORGANISATIONS field at Martlesham, mainly due to and to Priest-in-Charge many other enterprises that have availed themselves of the Meet at When Revd. Canon Ian Wilson ! 01473 659875 facilities offered by this area. KAFYouth Club Pavilion Pending This is an expanding area but is also very ancient in origin, Assistant Priest and we are justly proud of our very early connection with Revd Harry Stalker ! (01394) 210826 the Christian faith. Romans are believed to have settled in and around Falkenham but it is the Anglo Saxon era that Readers gives us the confirmed facts. Stephen Harvey Janet Stalker The name Kirton comes from the Anglo-Saxon name of ! (01394) 448780 ! (01394) 210826 Kirkatuna, meaning “the place of the church”. Kirton is ! [email protected] Explorers mentioned in the Domesday Book, not just as having a (14-18 yrs) Scout Hut Tuesdays 7:15pm church, but also having a priest of its own. His name was Roy Tricker Ann Patton Sea Scouts Godric and to find such an entry is exceptional. We also ! 01473 718267 ! (01394) 448749 know that there has been a place of Christian worship, Methodist Kirton Methodist Church (10½-14½ yrs) Scout Hut Wednesdays 7:00pm probably on the site of the present church, since the 7th Trimley St Martin Methodist Church Cub Scouts century. This does give us a great sense of continuity and Revd Diane Smith (8-10½ yrs) Scout Hut Mondays 6:30pm we hope that you will join us in worship in our churches. Trinity Manse, Tower Road Brownies meet in Felixstowe Falkenham also has an ancient history based on the min- FELIXSTOWE IP11 7PR Rainbows ing of coprolite, and the river was used for its transport. ! Felixstowe (01394) 282023 (5–7 yrs) Trimley St Martin Methodist Earlier the part of the known as Kings Fleet ! [email protected] Church, Mill Lane was where Edward III fitted out his fleet for his expedition Local contact: Mrs Helen Robertson ! (01394) 448395 Mondays 5pm to Flanders in 1338. Parts of Falkenham church probably Beavers Roman Catholic St Felix, Felixstowe date from this time, though it was extensively refurbished (6-8 yrs) Scout Hut Tuesdays 6:00pm in the late 19th century. Free church Trimley St Mary There are many beautiful walks in this area, mostly well Contacts change so please turn up at a meeting if marked by signposts. Other denominations have churches in Felixstowe, Walton, you would like more information or would like to Welcome again to this community! May your stay be a long Woodbridge & Ipswich offer help. and happy one. God bless you all.