Park and Ride site is expected very soon and we have been told that there will be a consultation period of 16 weeks. That should give sufficient MARTLESHAM time to seek parishioners’ views and make a proper response; please keep MONTHLY a look out for further details in the Monthly and/or on the notice boards. MARTLESHAM PARISH If you have any comments please let the Clerk know, preferably in COUNCIL writing or by e-mail. AUGUST Vacancy for a Parish Councillor Overhanging Branches There is a vacancy for a Parish Many footways and pathways have Councillor which provides an low overhanging branches or 2002 opportunity for someone to help and encroaching shrubs which are a contribute to the Martlesham Editors: nuisance to pedestrians and could community cause injuries. Please check your own Brian Lillistone The role of a parish councillor is frontage and trim any branches so 17 Lark Rise (622424) varied and interesting as it involves that there is plenty of headroom many aspects of the community; it underneath and the path has its Fred Hunter is a voluntary position involving proper width. You could be liable for 2 Ravens Way(624935) usually only two meetings per month any injury caused by branch that is and the amount of any other time too low. Paul Firman needed is as little or as much as you Website (Advertising) may wish to make of the role. If you There is now a Martlesham Parish are interested in helping to improve Council website with lots of 45 Lark Rise (622874) your community, perhaps you information about the parish, the disagree with some of the things that parish council and parish activities; Latest copy date is the 18th of the parish council does, or maybe we welcome any comments or you feel that your part of the parish suggestions. Its address is the preceeding month. Please needs better representation, please email contributions to:- www.martlesham.suffolk.gov.uk contact the Clerk who can provide Meetings [email protected] further details or speak to any Parish Council - Wednesday 7th or deliver your copy to the councillor. August and 4th September editors preferably word The vacancy will be filled by co- Development Plans Committee - option at the Parish Council Meeting. Wednesday 14th August Recreation & processed, New Councillor Amenities Committee - Wednesday or clearly written. At the July Parish Council 21st August Visit our website -- meeting we were pleased to welcome All meetings are at 7-30 pm in the Anthony Taylor who was co-opted as Parish Room, Felixstowe Road but MARTLESHAM MONTHLY a parish councillor. please check the notice boards for ONLINE. Hanging Baskets in The Square further details of the above and other www.martlesham- Somebody is needed from the meetings. monthly.com beginning of August to water the All meetings are open to the public hanging baskets, equipment will be and there is an opportunity at Council provided and whoever does this will meetings for residents to ask POLICE be paid by the Parish Council - questions or make comments to the please contact the Clerk. council. Woodbridge Police Station, The baskets were arranged by The Council have adopted the new Martlesham in Bloom and they were Model Code of Practice ( as have most Grundisburgh Road all sponsored by local businesses other councils) which will help ensure Woodbridge 1P12 4HG and societies with the Parish Council that your parish council continues to paying for the watering. be fully open in its business and Parish Plan accountable to all parishioners. All enquiries 01473 613500 The Parish Council has agreed to Contacting the Council 0r proceed with a Parish Plan and In writing to the Clerk, Martlesham 999 in an emergency consider setting up a steering Parish Council Office, Felixstowe committee to coordinate the work. Road, Martlesham, Woodbridge 1P12 The purpose of the plan is to consult 4PB. Telephone or fax 01473 612632 with all residents to find out what Via any councillor. E - Why not use the Diary on our are their views, concerns, needs and mail : [email protected] aspirations regarding all aspects of Laurence Burrows - Chairman website to advertise your our community. We can then work to plan to fulfill or resolve these as BLOOD DONOR SESSION events and dates -it free - its much as we are able and try to there - try it - use it ! further improve the community and MARTLESHAM HEATH Tell your friends and family its facilities. The plan will also be very useful in our liaison with and A blood donor session is to be who don’t get the Montly consultations from the district and held on Wednesday 28th August in delivered that they can read it county councils and other agencies. the 1st. Martlesham Scout H.Q. Anybody who may be interested At the following times each month on our website in helping with this please let the 1- 3.30 pm. and 5 - 7 pm. Clerk know. Park and Ride Kathy Greenhow (Local Organiser) www.martlesham-monthly.com A planning application for the Tel. 623367 MARTLESHAM HEATH her considerable family commitments, she is nailing her Dear Monthly, W.I.MARKET colours to the mast of Martlesham Yesterday, Saturday 13th was You’ve seen us on the Green Heath. We are trying very hard to a perfect day.....it was Village Day Now come and see us every week! recruit a new doctor, but those of you combined with Music on the Green Tuesdays 9.00- 10.30 at the who follow the medico-political news and what a glorious day it was,with Pavilion in the media will know that it has all the ingredients for a special The W.I. market had a very become very hard. It would be occasion. successful day on the Music on the tempting to explore the reasons We had a wonderful variety of Green Day. Our thanks to the behind this lamentable situation, but music including our personal organisers for ordering the correct I shall leave it to the newspapers. favourites, weather this year. It was lovely to meet Martlesham Brass and it was customers old and new. The fact remains that soon you will particularly good to see young people Don’t forget we are open every have one full time and one half time making music in their own style and Tuesday for the sale of home made doctor per 5,100 patients which enjoying every minute. savouries, cakes, jams, chutneys and translates as 3,400 patients per full For the hungry and thirsty crafts. We now have a good supply of time doctor with a national average plenty of food and drink,activities for local eggs, honey, cut flowers, plants, of approximately 1800. We shall do little children and all our local interest fresh fruit and vegetables. our best to have some locum help and groups with news and Refreshments are available each a number of colleagues (including Dr encouragement. week. We are able to cater for McKall whom many of you will We also had that elusive magic functions and can deliver orders remember) have helped us. We shall ingredient...........sunshine!! locally. also keep trying to recruit a new We would like to thank all the Further details partner and a huge amount of effort organisers, participants and sponsors marie2whinnev89.freeserve.co.uk or is going on behind the scenes. We for giving us a perfect day. Regards, tel. 623764 are also negotiating with our Grenville and Jennifer Beynon. colleagues in administration at the Primary Care Trust to ensure a way Dear Sir May I take this MARTLESHAM HEATH forward. opportunity to say that the SURGERY All this will mean some disruption Martlesham Monthly is first class and in the running of the surgery. The I look forward to it each month. I Dear All staff and doctors will do their best to Would like to say regarding (Letters We thought you deserved a bit more provide adequate cover, but some to the monthly under Just a little than the usual note about the surgery prioritisation will be inevitable. Our problem..) I agree with the writer and and an open letter like this may serve Practice Manager and Staff may have feel it is a big problem and that it to update you on what’s going on. to be creative in the waiting room should be reported to the police. As I routine – please bear with us! always blow my horn when there is a After 11 years on Martlesham Thank you for your understanding. motor on the curve of the road ! have Heath, I find myself, for the first time, Dr Andrew Schurr had two near misses on this corner facing a situation with no easy and it seems to be the same person’s solution. Many of you will know that ‘MUSIC ON THE GREEN’ car. Dr Young decided to leave the Practice Kind Regards Brian Alexander at the end of June. This is purely because he was considering other Thank you to everyone who AFTERNOON TEA career options and did not feel ready attended the Music on the Green on IN THE GARDEN to make his life in General Practice. 13th July. We are sure that you all We then thought we had found a enjoyed the whole day, judging from IN AID OF ST. ELIZABETH replacement and our new colleague the amount of people still on the HOSPICE was due to start in September. In Green at 10.3Opm at night ! A big WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21ST 2.30 the knowledge that the Practice was thank you to everyone involved in the secure, Dr Robinson, who has been organisation of the day — far too TO 4.30 with us for a number of years, decided numerous to mention everyone by (WET OR FINE) to leave in order to pursue further the name.