March 2019 Church and Village news for : Bedfield, Monk Soham, Southolt ,Tannington, Worlingworth BEDFIELD AND MONK SOHAM SPORTS CLUB Bedfield Village Fete July 6th 2019 The first meeting to discuss the 2019 Bedfield Village Fete was held at the sports pavilion on Thursday the 31st January 2019. Even allowing for the very cold weather, it was very disappointing that only six members attended, with three apologies accepted. Once again this highlights the serious problems facing the organising committee, both in keeping the fete vibrant and in actually providing the activities on the day. We already know that this year will be extremely challenging regarding the latter. For the first time ever, a serious discussion took place at the start of the meeting as to whether it would be possible to have a fete this year at all. However, it was decided to once more proceed with our plans for 2019, subject to receiving support from the village. Whilst many people are involved in the fete each year, with unsung heroes assisting in the planning, collection and many other aspects, we will need much more help on the actual fete day. Without funds raised from the fete, the Sports Club would cease to exist, with the resultant loss to the village of the tennis court, the pavilion and even the use of our beautiful field for recreational purposes and the Gardening Club meadow. In addition, plans now in hand to relocate and replace the children’s play area, plus the pos- sibility of a second tennis court would be in serious doubt. The next fete planning meeting will be held on Monday 11th March 2019 at the Bedfield Sports Pavilion, commencing at 2000. PLEASE attend, where any ideas for the fete will be warmly welcomed, as well as offers of help on fete day. We only need a couple hours of your time on fete day and its actually great fun. If you can help in any way, further details can be obtained from Geoff Robinson on 01728 685425 or [email protected] OLD HERBACEOUS Worlingworth Community Centre : April 6th Tickets selling fast don't be disappointed £12 a ticket from Rosemary Ingate 628493. Dates for your diary SPRING FAIR OPEN GARDENS – BEDFIELD Bedfield SATURDAY 15TH & 16TH JUNE 27TH APRIL 11.00 – 2.00 SAVE THE DATES BEDFIELD SPORTS PAVILION CRAFTS, CAKES & PRESERVES, MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW PLANTS AND MORE TEA & COFFEE & SCONES St Marys Worlingworth Flower Festival May 4,5, 6th Theme this year “Countries of the World” ( details in April Magazine ) Worlingworth Fete June 29th Bedfield Village Fete July 6th 2019 ( see page 1) Music for Easter at Worlingworth Church Anthems and Congregational Hymns for Easter led by the Benefice Choir. On Good Friday 19th April at 7.00pm Welcome with a Hot Cross Bun and a drink from 6.30pm We the choir look forward to sharing the evening with you all . Items for April Newsletter by 19th March To Val Swallow : [email protected] or by post to: Ivy Cottage, Shop Street, Worlingworth IP13 7HX tel 01728 628068 Flowers and brasses. During March ( No Flowers during Lent) March 3rd..................C. Stanford. " 10th.................Z. Godfrey. Cleaning in March " 17th.................S. Rutterford. 9th Stevie and Maggie " 24th.................N. Ingate. 23rd John Ridgwell " 31st..................S. Saunders. (Mothering Sunday) Electoral Roll Update. Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting is earlier than anticipated on the 2nd of April. Could I have completed forms by the 19th of March please, so the new roll can be displayed for two weeks before our meeting. Again, if anyone would like their name removed from the roll please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you, Shirley Rutterford. 01728 628710 LENT LUNCH. St. Mary's Lent Lunch this year will be on the 16th of March at midday in the Community Centre. This is meant to be a frugal meal of soup, rolls, cheese and biscuits. There is no charge but donations are welcome. The proceeds are divided equally between St. Mary's Church and SARS. Do come and share with us, everyone is welcome. RON AND LYNN ORAMS. The seventeenth of March is the last service with Ron for six months. He will be 70 and church rules mean that he has to have a six month break. We are sure that at the end of that time we shall see him again in Worlingworth when he gets Permission to Officiate from the Bishop. His services here have always been really enjoyed and we shall miss his cheerful and down to earth manner for a while. After the service on the seventeenth we will have light refreshments. Please join us to give thanks for all that Ron and Lynn do for us at St. Mary's. MOTHERING SUNDAY. Our Mothering Sunday service is in St. Mary's Church on the 31st of March. (Please check grid for times) St. Mary's Ladies Guild will provide posies for the children to give to their Mothers and Grandmothers as a thank you token for all the love and care they have received during the year. We hope lots of children and young people will join us for this special day. We look forward to seeing you all. Bert Stanford would like to thank all those who donated so generously towards 'Tools with a Mission' and 'Mission Aviation Fellowship' to celebrate his 70th birthday on 10th February. £470 will be divided between the two charities. I had a very happy day and thank you for3 your cards and best wishes. The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 7.30pm in the Community Centre all are welcome. [email protected] Minutes of previous parish council meetings can be viewed on the village website at www.worlingworth.onesuffolk.net CHANGE OF DATE – The Village Spring Clean - Will now take place on Saturday 27th April from 10.15 am at the Community Centre. Please join your Parish Councillors and help tidy the village. All litter picking equipment and bags will be provided and there is a delicious lunch available to all volunteers upon completion. DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Annual Parish Meeting – Wednesday 24th April 2019 at the Community Centre from 7.30pm, why not come along and find out what the Parish Council and other village organisations have been up to over the last year - all followed by some deli- cious refreshments. NEW COUNCILLOR - The Council are delighted to confirm that Victoria Alexander of Barn Meadow Farm, Swan Road has been co-opted to join the Council, this brings us up to a full com- plement of councillors working hard on your behalf and we thank Victoria for taking on this additional voluntary role alongside the important role of Tree Warden. UPCOMING PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS - On Thursday 2nd May 2019 all Parish Councils in Suffolk are subject to an election. If you would like to stand as a Parish Councillor please contact the Clerk, (email above) who can provide you with nomination forms and de- tails of the process involved. 30 MPH SPEED AWARENESS STICKERS - The Parish Council is looking for volunteers to have stickers placed on their wheelie bins which act as additional speed limit signs. In order for this to be really effective we need volunteers whose bins are put out for collection on the main through route through the village. Please contact the Parish Clerk to take part. POTHOLES & OTHER HIGHWAY ISSUES – PLEASE REPORT IT! - If you find a pothole, or indeed any other highway issues, such as worn lining or recurrent flooding, then please use the Suffolk County Council online reporting system. Go to www.suffolk.gov.uk and click on ‘Report’. Please don’t assume that someone else has already done it – if it has been reported it will show in the map, but if it hasn’t the highways team don’t know it needs fixing! PARKING IN THE VILLAGE - Although it is not a Parish Council responsibility please do con- sider the needs of your neighbours and make sure that you are not causing any issues with access or making it difficult for through traffic. If you do have any concerns about parking being illegal or dangerous, then please contact the local Safer Neighbourhood Team officer [email protected] and they will investigate. DOG FOULING - Again, please can we appeal to everyone to clear up after their dogs whilst walking around Worlingworth. The Parish Council has provided a number of bins for disposal. WEBSITE UPDATE EMAILS - If you would like to subscribe to a mailing list to receive noti- fications of when updates have been posted to the village website please email [email protected] with “PC Alerts” in the subject line. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose. NEWS FROM WORLINGWORTH CEVC PRIMARY SCHOOL Get Active As part of whole school approach to getting more active, the children will be learning this month about how to look after themselves and improve their health through special weekly sessions run by Suffolk County Council. They will explore a healthy diet, why we need sleep, learn about body hygiene and getting enough exercise through lots of hands-on and fun activities. Alongside this, we are having a whole school Gardening Competition to grow the tastiest and healthiest fruit and vegetables in our class raised beds – ready for a grand show in the summer term so as spring arrives, the children will be planning and researching their seed choices. Explorer Book Week This year’s exciting book week takes place from March 4th – March 8th when the children will become explorers for the week! Through their reading and cross-curricular learning, they will explore the characters, events and themes in the story of Pocahontas leading to the publication of a whole school version of the story with illustra- tions and cover designs by the end of the week.