THE NEEDHAM MARKET NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL December 2017 - No 496 and Distributed Throughout Needham Market Free of Charge A Frosty Bosmere Mill, Needham Market www.needhammarkettc.co.uk TOWN COUNCIL Needham Market Town Council OFFICE TOWN CLERK: ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK: Town Council Office, Kevin Hunter Kelaine Spurdens Community Centre, School Street, LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS: TELEPHONE: Needham Market IP6 8BB BE ANNIS OBE Grinstead House, Grinstead Hill, NM IP6 8EY 01449 720531 Telephone: (07927 007895) 01449 722246. D CAMPBELL Deputy Town Mayor/Deputy Chair of Council An answerphone is in operation when the office ‘Chain House’ 1 High Street, NM, IP6 8AL 01449 720952 is unmanned. R CAMPBELL The Acorns, Hill House Lane, NM, IP6 8EA 01449 720729 The office is open to the TS CARTER Danescroft, Ipswich Road, NM, IP6 8EG 01449 401325 public Mondays and RP DARNELL 27 Pinecroft Way, NM, IP6 8HB 07990 583162 Thursdays 10am to JE LEA MA 109 Jubilee Crescent, NM IP6 8AT 01449 721544 12noon. I MASON 114 Quinton Road, NM IP6 8TH 01449 721162 E.mail: A MORRIS 8 Chainhouse Road, IP6 8EP 01449 720161 clerk@needhammarkettc. MG NORRIS 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871 f9.co.uk KMN OAKES, 89 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8ED 07702 339971 Web: S PHILLIPS 46 Crowley Road IP6 8BJ 01449 721710 www.needhammarkettc. D SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 401443 co.uk M SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 401443 Town Council meetings X STANSFIELD Town Mayor/Chair of Council are held on the first and Hope Cottage, 7 Stowmarket Road IP6 8DR 07538 058304 third Wednesdays of each month at 7:25 p.m. in the AL WARD MBE 22 Chalkeith Road, NM, IP6 8HA 01449 720422 Green Room at Needham COUNTY COUNCILLOR: Market Community Centre. A WHYBROW, The Old Rectory, IP14 2HZ 07525 288635 You are all welcome to attend and you will have a DISTRICT COUNCILLORS: chance to air your views. W. MARCHANT, 137 High Street, NM, IP6 8DH 01449 720965 Useful Telephone MG NORRIS, 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871 Numbers p.23 S. GOSTLING Nathalie Noyau Painter & Decorator Dip Hyp HE Interior & Exterior DARRELL I. KEEBLE Hypnotherapist & Established 1982 Coach HIGH QUALITY WORK BUILDING MAINTENANCE Anxious? Stressed? 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Council Office, School Street, in hard format i.e. hand written, but These days, many people are your Town Mayor and Town The next Newsletter preferably emailed to: concerned with achieving Council Chairman I am deeply publication will be February [email protected] , a balanced quality of life. committed towards ensuring 2018 as the editor, printers for the attention of Kelaine. This can be considered as a life in our town is pleasant, and deliverers all have a Copy deadline is always the 8th personal objective but is also rewarding and peaceful, well earned break over the of the month prior to publication relevant to the role that I regardless of age. Christmas period! I sincerely and deadline for the February 2018 and other Town Councillors thank the deliverers for their issue is 8th January 2018 please. perform in trying to maintain I recently attended a meeting voluntary dedication over All Advertising queries should be an environment which impacts with Mid Suffolk District the past year in ensuring all referred to Kelaine at the Town positively on our community’s Council (MSDC) concerning households and businesses Council office on (01449) 722246 quality of life. Some factors the redevelopment of both the in Needham Market receive a or email as above. are more prevalent and Middle School and MSDC’s Newsletter each month. have a greater impact than recently vacated Headquarters others. Not least of these is site on the High Street. I look I take this opportunity to the balance between what is forward to their commitment wish you all a very Happy NEEDHAM important to younger people to a ‘Public Consultation’ in Christmas and a Healthy, compared to those, like myself, early 2018 when we can all Prosperous New Year. MARKET in their later years. There is no consider their final plans and Cllr Xy Stansfield LIBRARY doubt our rapidly changing you can offer your personal Needham Market Town world exacerbates the tensions opinion. Mayor School Street, between generations. As Chairman of Council Needham Market Tel: 01449 720780 Opening Hours: Mid Suffolk Citizens Advice Bureau Tue 10am - 3pm Quality Advice – Locally Wed 2pm-5pm & Mon: 9.30am - 3.30pm • Tues: 9.30am - 3.30pm • Weds: CLOSED • Thurs: 9.30am - 6.30pm • Fri: 9.30am - 12.30pm 5.30pm-7.30pm FREE ADVICE on DEBT, BENEFITS, RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, Thu 10am-1pm & GOODS & SERVICES, LEGAL and much more 2pm-5 pm Tel: 01449 676060 or 676280 Fri 2 pm - 5 pm or call in at 5 Milton Road South, Stowmarket Sat 10 am - 5 pm Sun 11 am - 4 pm thinking of your home? sales: [email protected] selling lettings: [email protected] or thinking of out a property? letting call us on 01449 674941 to find out how we can help you Needham Market Newsletter December 17 3 Clubs & Community Needham Market W.I. Cancelled Fireworks We all enjoyed the workshop on learning how to felt with The Community Council apologises to all residents of Needham Elizabeth Taylor. She brought a wonderful array of multicoloured Market and friends for the cancellation of this year’s Fireworks wool and silk for us to use, and we each managed to produce an Display. We were informed at a very late date that we would not attractive scarf. be getting our order of fireworks, which were ordered in good faith Several of us spent a very interesting day in Lavenham visiting in August. We have used this supplier for many years and they’ve the Little Hall and walking around this historic village. always proved to be reliable. They provide a complete service which includes training for our people firing as well as insurance against Our December meeting which will be on the first Monday in the anything going wrong with the display. This arrangement has meant month will be organised by the members. Alison Marston will we’ve been able to hold a large display with only a relatively small show us how to make fused glass Christmas decorations and we may be able to have a go. insurance cost attached. The following week we will meet at Alder Carr Farm for our The Community Council is a voluntary run organisation with its aim Christmas lunch. to raise funds to support organisations within the town. Especially bearing in mind the events’ change of venue this year, an extra great In January we will welcome Joanna Carrick who will tell us about deal of planning had gone into its organisation: sorting out lighting her work with the Theatre Group Red Rose Chain. Joanna is the Artistic Director and founder of this highly acclaimed Suffolk at entrances, arranging refreshments which were to be provided by based theatre. Needham Phoenix Football Club, securing agreement from the Town Council for use of Crowley Park, arranging security for the evening so We have many other interesting speakers to look forward to as ensure a safe display for all etc. during next year. Any public event these days must be very well covered with We meet at the Community Centre on the second Monday of the insurance and, as all those involved with this event are volunteers, month, and always welcome visitors. it would have been inconsiderate of us as an organisation to put on Jean Annis a display without full insurance. Attempting to procure alternative insurance cover at such a late stage would have proven extremely difficult, with the event losing a considerable amount money. Gipping Womens Club Alternative fireworks would not have been covered by our existing For information please call Steph Wiggins on: (01449) 723440. insurance and the quantity we could afford would have been far We meet on TUESDAY EVENINGS at Needham Market Bowls less, leading to an inferior and disappointing display. Club, Crowley Park, Barretts Lane, Needham Market IP6 8BX The decision to cancel was not taken lightly and much consideration at 7.45pm was given to how we could still go ahead with the event.