USEFUL CONTACTS Athelington, Horham HORHAM & ATHELINGTON PARISH COUNCIL: Angela Wilkins (clerk) Tel: 01379 384625 REDLINGFIELD PARISH MEETING (www.redlingfield.suffolk.gov.uk): Janet Norman-Philips (chair) Tel: 01379 678835 Email: [email protected] MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL (www.midsuffolk.gov.uk): & Redlingfield Tel: 01449 724500 Email: [email protected] (0845 606 6067 & [email protected]) NEWS SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (www.suffolk.gov.uk): Tel: 0845 606 6067 Email: [email protected] DISTRICT COUNCILLOR: Elizabeth Gibson-Harries Tel: 01379 384680 Email: [email protected] COUNTY COUNCILLOR: Guy McGregor Tel: 01379 668434 Email: [email protected] MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (www.centralsuffolk.co.uk): Dan Poulter Tel: 01728 685148 Email: [email protected] House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA POLICE: (www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SaferSuffolk/MidSuffolkNorth/): Our Community Police Officer is PC Amy Yeldham & our Police Community Support Officer is Steven Long. Tel: 01284 774100 (Eye Police Station). Email: [email protected] Non emergency calls: Tel: 01473 613500 Crimestoppers Tel: 0800 555 111 In an emergency dial 999. You should dial 999 when life is threatened or people are injured, or if there is a crime in progress or an immediate police response is necessary. It is better to be safe than sorry. OTHER EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS: GAS EMERGENCY: 0800 111 999 ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY: 08007 838 838 ANGLIAN WATER EMERGENCY: 0800 145 145 REPORTING A PROBLEM: You can report problems relating to: abandoned vehicles; damage to street signs & litter bins; dogs; drainage; fly tipping; litter; noise; odour; rat or mice infestations; refuse collection; and smoke, fumes & dust; online using the onesuffolk website (www.onesuffolk.co.uk/reportaproblem). This is a partnership involving the police and councils. HORHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: Hav Wilkins Tel: 01379 384625 REDLINGFIELD NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: Chris Gibbons Tel: 01379 678169 NHS DIRECT: A 24-hour confidential telephone service. You can ring for nurse advice if you are feeling ill and unsure about what to do or for health information on particular conditions. Call 0845 4647 or visit www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk DOCTORS: Fressingfield Medical Centre, New Street, Fressingfield, IP21 5PJ – 01379 586227 and Stradbroke Medical Centre, Wilby Road, Stradbroke, IP21 5JN – 01379 384220 (www.fressingfield-medical-practice.co.uk/). The Health Centre, Castleton Way, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7DD – 01379 870689 (eyehealthcentre.co.uk/) Suffolk County Council’s HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE at Brome: Opening times - 1 November to 31 January, 8am to 4pm; 1 February to 31 March, 8am to 5pm; 1 April to 30 September, 8am to 6pm; 1 October to 31 October, 8am to 5pm. 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Alan provided our piece on with so many events clashing Horham station, he features in our article they’ve been roaring successes Redlingfield on Christmas 1943 and, although he’s not thanks to your support and hard Wayside Cottage mentioned in the story, he was among work organising them all – from STALL AT GATE those talking to Fram schoolkids about the harvest suppers to quizzes and Horham, Eye 95th Bomb Group when they visited the from fireworks displays to air base museums. The 95th itself not only traditional pub games’ nights. Suffolk, IP21 5DX features in the above stories but there seem ■ A READER IN DENHAM HAS to be loads of other bits about it. So, asked for our help in tracking welcome to our accidentally themed issue. down the origin of the following saying used by his father. When tel: 01379 384504 IN SEPTEMBER, A LITLE GIZMO they were about to go somewhere mob: 07519 253975 recorded the speed and number of muddy he’d say that’s “where Will For larger orders please vehicles using Mill Road in Redlingfield Stock went”. If you can cast any email: [email protected] call 01379 678318 and, unsurprisingly, it found there was light on this I’d appreciate it. a problem with speeding. Although the ■ CONGRATULATIONS TO average speed of the 700 or so vehicles Katie and Drew Abbott and Eye using the road every day was just over Church Shop and Fairtrade Advertising rates for four 34mph, when you think many were superwoman Sue Watson on the issues distributed to more than slowing down to pull into their drives or birth of their baby boys. 250 homes in Athelington, had only just pulled out it means that ■ MANY THANKS TO ALL Horham, Redlingfield and some are just going way too fast. So those who stopped to help round surrounds are:- slow down, the speed guns are coming. up a couple of runaway porkers FROM OUR FIRST ISSUE OF 2011 1/8 page £6.25 (42.5mm Janet and I almost ran into on the All Requirements & Budgets we’ll be pulling all the listings of clubs, B1117 a while back. deep, 60mm across) ■ Catered For - organisations etc into a once-a-year A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND 1/6 page £8.50 (60mm directory – so if you could check your Happy New Year from all at your Parties deep, 60mm across) groups’ details and let me know of any village magazine. Weddings - Special Events 1/3 page £16.50 (60mm changes by the end of January it will help ■ IF YOU LIKE TO PLAN Corporate Hospitality deep, 125mm across) us make it as up-to-date as possible. The ahead the Horham Bygones Rally Wholesale Prepared Foods 1/4 page £12.50 (90mm directory should be distributed with the will be on June 11th and 95th deep, 60mm across) first mag of the New Year. Mike Ager Grand Open Day on May 15th. We Use Only Premium Quality Produce 1/2 page £25 (90mm deep, The next issue - Spring 2011 - is due to be published at the end of March. – Local & Organic Where Available 125mm across) To Discuss Your Requirements Call The final deadline for all submissions is February 14. A whole page £50 Marie Printed & published by Evelyn Adey & Mike Ager for Athelington, Horham, Worlingworth Suffolk IP13 7HX You can supply the artwork Redlingfield and surrounds. The editors reserve the right to edit or refuse Tel; 07789684434 or we can design the submissions. The views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of www.thyme4food.co.uk adverts for you. the editors. 36 Winter 2010 Winter 2010 1 FEATURES & NEWS owhams Servicing & Repairs Car for all makes When the railway ruled CC& New & Old Tales of the ‘Middy’ from Horham station master Albert Borrott Commercial HE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT and a permanent way inspector at VOSA MOT Testing Station Railway ‘Middy’ was built in Haughley. There were also five gangs petrol, diesel class 4 & 7. T1902 – financed by of 15 men in the permanent way staff. shareholders and collections from The service was as follows: the up CAR & VAN SALES businessmen from the villages through service to Haughley departed Laxfield vehicles sourced if we don’t have them in stock which the railway was laid. at: 7.25am (it was a passenger train); It was a single-line track running 9am (goods); 11.05am (mixed); and Insurance Repairs, 24hr Recovery, Car Valeting. from Laxfield to Haughley, a distance 3.25pm (mixed); the down service to 1/ of about 20 2 miles.