ngh adi am B ECHO Interior of Badingham Church by Bridget Heriz Aug & Sep 2014 1 BADINGHAM DIARY Maypole - Brandeston Walk Wed 13th August Call 638257 for details Village Supper Tue 19th August White Horse 7.30pm WI Thu 28th August Village Hall 7.30pm Harvest Festival & BBQ Sun 7th September Church 11am Maypole Wed 10tth September Call 638257 for details BCC Committee Meeting Thu 11tth September Village Hall 7.30pm SHCT Cycle Ride Sat 13th September Call 638010 for details Village Supper Tue 16tth September White Horse 7.30pm WI Thu 25th September Village Hall 7.30pm Playschool Jumble Sale Sat 4th October Riverside Centre 1pm Village Quiz Tue 7th October White Horse 8pm BCC Autumn Social Sat 18th October Village Hall 9.30-11.30 Latest Village News & Events Check for updates on www.badingham.org.uk All the latest news will be posted here Don’t forget to tell Carl when you have news or events that you need to publicise: [email protected] Always grateful for your contributions: stories, memories and pictures. So, please start scribbling! Remember, I can only print what I am sent so if you need help, ideas or publicity for an event don’t forget to let me know. The copy deadline for the next Echo is: 15th September Please send news, articles etc to: Tish King T: 01728 638259 Email : [email protected] 2 Notes from the Editor Last Sunday afternoon we sat under umbrellas for our picnic tea but, as Ann said, it was most enjoyable and the weather could have been much worse . Most definitely, after the thunder, lightning and hail storm that has just passed through this Sunday afternoon. We started harvest earlier in the week, so this copy of the Echo has been rather rushed - I’ll apologise for any typos now! Thank you to everyone who has sent in their news for this month’s Echo; it is always much appreciated. Susan and Paul have updated me with new bus timetables, so please check those before planning a journey. We were sorry to hear that Monica’s mum, Ruby Nickols passed away last week. Ruby was 94 years and had only recently moved from Badingham. She would often come out to give us a wave when some- one was working on the field opposite. If you see me on the fields in the next few weeks, I’ll be trying to remember how the gears go on each of the tractors. I’m sure they are different on every single one! As well as the picnic, I know many of you have enjoyed the fete, church afternoon tea, playschool fundraisers and village supper in the past weeks. When you have a chance, do join in these get-togethers and if ever you can offer help, I know it would be really welcome. I hear three new volunteers have come forward to join the church flower rota - there are lots of different ways you can support village life. Best wishes, Tish The ECHO is produced for the villagers of Badingham by the Badingham Community Council Registered Charity No. 274549 The Editor’s decision on whether or where to place material is final. While every effort is made to check information published, the BCC does not endorse the accuracy or reliability of any article or advert within the magazine. E.O.E. 3 BADINGHAM FANTASTIC! – that describes this year’s BCC Fete at the White Horse Pub. The weather was perfect, the venue and hosts, Lisa & Mark, were exceptional and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who had a stall, donated cakes and prizes etc and turned up to support us. Thanks also to everyone who helped with tents, tables and chairs, to Abbie King who produced the posters, to Victor Warne who manned the PR system and to the owners of the vintage cars who let them be admired on the day. A sum of £550 was raised and a great deal of fun was had by all. The White Horse Bale Race proved a popular new event – many thanks to Rob Welham for organising this – a great idea Rob. The winner was Ben Porter-Hardy who won a meal for two at the Pub – thank you to Mark & Lisa. Runner-up was Tom Welham whose meal for two was sponsored by the BCC. Congratulations to Ben and Tom – we hope you and your girlfriends enjoyed the meals. The weather was not so kind to us for the Village Picnic but there was a great atmosphere even though we were sheltering under umbrellas as we sat on our deckchairs. There is another long list of people to thank including: Ÿ Jonathan for allowing us use of the churchyard for the picnic Ÿ The Mowing Team who keep the churchyard so neat and tidy: Rita, Rosemary, Cecil, Cedric, John, Merlin, Terence Ÿ Margot for producing posters to spread the word in the village Ÿ Premier Toilets for lending us their facilities Ÿ Steve Hambling for his delicious catering – the sausage rolls and chocolate eclairs were especially moreish Ÿ Wynne for all the catering arrangements Ÿ Gerry & Roger for erecting the tent to protect our feast from the elements Someone kindly left a donation in the clingfilm box - thank you, it was greatly appreciated. Our next committee meeting is on 11th September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. We’d be very pleased to welcome you if you would like to join our team. Pauline Skevington, Chairman 4 BADINGHAM Coffee Morning & Autumn Social at the Village Hall Saturday 18th October 9.30 to 11.30am * Raffle * Cake Stall * * Bacon Butties * * Tea & Coffee * ... and a good chance for a natter Everyone welcome! Little Ernie results June winner Alfred Hoffman No. 74 July winner Raymond Dearing No. 56 If you would like to join Little Ernie, you will find a section on the BCC subscription forms which we will send out with the next Echo 5 HARVEST FESTIVAL & BBQ LUNCH Harvest Festival this year will be at 11am on Sunday 7th September in Saint John the Baptist Church, Badingham It will be followed by a BBQ lunch in the churchyard at 12.30 / 1 pm If the weather us not very good we will BBQ just the same and eat our lunch in the church - there will be something for children to play with Tickets are not needed and there will be no charge but there will be a donation plate to help with the cost If you think you will be joining us it would be helpful to know so that we have some idea of numbers but please do not be afraid to just turn up Ann - 638288 or Carol - 638352 *********************************** You do not have to come to both, if you would like to come to The Harvest Festival but not the BBQ that's fine. If you would like to come to the BBQ and not the Harvest Festival, that's fine. If you would like to come to both that's great. Do join us if you can - everyone is very welcome ************************************************************** Badingham Church dates for your diary:- Friday 10th October 2014 - We will be holding a Beetle Drive and Supper in the village hall. Look out for details nearer the time. A reminder that we will have our usual Christmas Sale and Coffee Morning in Framlingham on Saturday 15th November 2014. 6 Shoe Box Appeal First I must apologise for not writing after last Christmas’ collection. Thank you to those who generously filled boxes. We were able to deliver 28 boxes to the collection point in Wickham Market. Now, once again that time of the year is coming around. The 2014 Link to Hope[Link Romania] leaflets arrived a few weeks back and I hope to get them into our Churches during August. I will need the completed boxes by October 31st Thank you, Sue Olanczuk Calling all keen cyclists This year’s Cycle Ride for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust takes place on Saturday 13th September Sponsor forms are available from Geoff Moore Phone 638010 or Mob 07740 368885 In recent years we have had less people cycling for Badingham Church. I do hope a few more will join us this year. BADINGHAM CHURCH FAMILY SERVICES Family services take place in Badingham Church on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 10am, lasting about 30 mins and followed by tea, coffee and biscuits. The services are very child-friendly and we hope carry a message for us all. Do join us if you can - everyone is very welcome. 7 Badingham Women’s Institute was first started by a group of local women & girls on 7th June 1946. The old archived records make entertaining and interesting reading and give an insight into the life of Badingham and local women over the past 68 years. Our current 28 members celebrated the 68th birthday in style as usual this year, but we have a dilemma of succession facing us, in that we have no one coming forward to take on the roles of President and Secretary for 2015. Many of our existing members have carried out these roles in the past, some for a year or two and others for far longer, so there is a wealth of experience waiting to be tapped. Without a President and Secretary at the helm, it will not be possible for Badingham WI to continue into 2015 and beyond. So if you consider this a shame, why not become involved perhaps jointly with another and help keep Badingham WI alive.