Jensen Electrical T & J H EATING LLLTDTDTD WATER . OIL . GAS . RENEWABLES DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL New build ~ Rewires ~ Security Lighting COMPLETE PLUMBING & HEATING SOLUTIONS ~ TEL : 01379 788904 Alterations ~ Testing & Inspections ~ MOB : 07809 481210 Email : [email protected] OFTEC & GAS SAFE REGISTERED Mobile 07790 144 379 evenings 01379 898 074 Monday 17 March 10.30 am Rickinghall Ramblers Annual General Meeting St Botolphs Bowls Club 2.00 pm Needlecraft Redgrave Activities Centre 7.30 pm Slimming World Rickinghall Village Hall 7.30 pm BARWOODS Annual General meeting Function Room, The Bell Inn Tuesday 18 March 9.30 am Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955 Rickinghall Village Hall 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall 7.15 pm Yoga & Relaxation Botesdale Village Hall 7.30 pm Julie’s Aerobics Rickinghall Village Hall 7.30 pm Progressive Whist Drive Redgrave Activities Centre Wednesday 19 March 9.30 am Redgrave Art Club Redgrave Activities Centre 10.00 am Day Centre Rickinghall Village Hall 12 noon Wives Club Members Anniversary Lunch 2.15 pm Forget-me-not-Club Farnish House Thursday 20 March 9.30 am RABBATS Rickinghall Village Hall 7.30 pm Crafty Corner Parkview Chapel Friday 21 March 9.15 am Rickinghall Ramblers. Tel : 01379 897398 Rickinghall Village Hall 8.00 pm Dance Classes Botesdale Village Hall Saturday 22 March 8.00 pm Rickinghall Country Music Club Rickinghall Village Hall Sunday 23 March 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall Monday 24 March 2.00 pm Needlecraft Redgrave Activities Centre 2.00 pm Royal British Legion, Women’s Section Farnish House 7.30 pm Slimming World Rickinghall Village Hall Tuesday 25 March 9.30 am Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955 Rickinghall Village Hall 12 noon Redgrave Luncheon Club. Ring 898615 on 24th for vacancies Activities Centre 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall 7.15 pm Yoga & Relaxation Botesdale Village Hall 7.30 pm Julie’s Aerobics Rickinghall Village Hall Wednesday 26 March 9.30 am Redgrave Art Club Redgrave Activities Centre 10.00 am Day Centre Rickinghall Village Hall 7.30 pm Heritage Circle Rickinghall Village Hall Thursday 27 March 9.30 am RABBATS Rickinghall Village Hall 7.30 pm Redgrave Village Garden Club Activities Centre Friday 28 March 8.00 pm Dance Classes Botesdale Village Hall Saturday 29 March 10.00 am Botanical Illustration. Booking essential on 01473 890089 Redgrave Fen Sunday 30 March BRITISH SUMMER TIME BEGINS MOTHERING SUNDAY 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall Monday 31 March 9.15 am Rickinghall Ramblers. Tel : 01379 898243 Rickinghall Village Hall 2.00 pm Needlecraft Redgrave Activities Centre 7.30 pm Slimming World Rickinghall Village Hall 7.30 pm Botesdale Village Hall Management Committee, AGM Botesdale Village Hall Those who don't know The world is divided into two groups. There are those who know, and those who don't know. Those who know are no problem. Those who don't know are also in two groups. One is those who don't know and know they don't know. Well, they can learn! But then, there are those who don't know, and don't know they don't know. And they become managers! 21 DOROTHY SINFIELD Restoration of UPHOLSTERY Fine Antique Furniture Vine House, Church Hill, Hoxne, Eye, Suffolk. IP22 5AT. Restoration or conservation is carried out sympathetically THAT CHAIR , SETTEE , using traditional materials wherever possible. CU RTAINS / BLINDS, Gilding CUSHIONS - Veneering ANY TYPE OF SOFT French polishing FURNISHINGS / Leather Desk Inserts & many other restoration processes UPHOLSTERY Local collection service FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION Please contact Roger Castro on 01359 259643 CALL 01379 668 545 Essential Interiors Bespoke Curtains and Blinds Free design consultation in your home A complete made-to-measure and installation service A comprehensive range of fabrics, trimmings, poles and accessories Upholstery, Pelmets & Soft Furnishings Wooden Venetian Blinds & Velux/roller/vertical blinds Please contact Kate Bowden On 01379 897252 [email protected] www.essential-interiors.co.uk Orchard House, Bells Lane, Hinderclay, Norfolk, IP22 1HW E & D Boiler Maintenance Ltd Upper Church Farm, Finningham Road, Rickinghall, IP22 1LP SPECIALISTS IN Oil, Gas and LPG boiler servicing, replacements and repairs Oil, Gas & LPG Repairs to central heating system faults i.e. pumps, programmers and cylinders Boiler Maintenance, Breakdown, Repairs and Installations Servicing and repairs to Rayburn, Aga, Stanley and All makes covered including: Esse stoves Worcester Bosch, Boulter Camray, HRM Wallstar, Vaillant, Baxi. Landlord’s Certificates Boiler insurance, annual maintenance reminders and controls work. Telephone: 01379 783427 [email protected] Wickham Gate, High Street, Tel : 01379 898574 Mob : 07771 880525 Gislingham, Suffolk, IP23 8JD 22 Botesdale Post Office is Remember your “Mum in a million” closing and Rickinghall Post This month, while many celebrate Mother’s Office is opening Day, there will be a group of people spending this special day without their mum and we have Many readers will be aware that Iain commissioned a special book of memories from and Pat Smith of Botesdale Post Office which people may draw comfort by expressing are retiring and they will serve their how they feel or sharing prayers, poems, last customers on Saturday 22nd thoughts and inspirational sayings. March. Sue and Mick of Rickinghall Newsagents will be opening Rickinghall Post Office within their store on Monday 24 March. Anyone who has been bereaved of their mum can contribute to the They will continue to sell and deliver newspapers as at present. book, and children and young people are also encouraged. The pages will be kept for many years and will be a testament to the We wish Iain and Pat a very happy retirement after nearly fifteen understanding and acceptance that comes with the passing of years at Botesdale Post Office. They will be missed, especially by seasons. You do not have to be profound! You may wish to the local dogs who could always be assured of a treat when they include your thoughts and feelings about your mother's death as visited the Post Office with their owners. well as any special memories you have of her life. Share how she Sue, Mick and their staff look forward to welcoming you to made you feel and the special things she did for you. Just to say Rickinghall Post Office. Ed you are remembering someone special is enough. There will be a Mother’s Day book of memories in Rosedale Funeral Home at Rosedale House, 63 Victoria Road, Diss. We have also purchased a limited number of beautiful “Mum in a Community Bus Million” rose bushes from Peter Beales Roses for families to take Your Community Bus is available away and plant in memory of their mum. If you would like to for you to use for all your needs - receive a rose, please contact us on 01379 640810 to reserve one as shopping, appointments, e.g. with numbers are limited. the doctor, dentist, hospital. In fact, even to go and see your favourite The roses and the book of memories will be available in the week aunt. prior to Mother’s Day for those wishing to contribute. Our Funeral Homes are open 9am-5pm every week day. Door to door service. Any help you need. Wheelchairs no problem. And in the days surrounding Mother’s Day, remember it’s OK to grieve for your mum in your own way. Many people grieve Please contact Gordon Lawrence on 01379 897109. outwardly, through tears and expressed emotions, while others (24/7 Ansaphone). grieve inwardly and keep the hurt they feel to themselves. If talking or writing about the situation makes you feel better, then you should express yourself but remember that in the early days of a loss, you Quatrefoil aren't obligated to anyone to tell them how you feel. There is no Quatrefoil, a group dedicated to publishing local right way to grieve. history, has now published 6 books and will Rosedale is pleased to be supporting a special service of publish 3 more in the next two months. Remembrance on Mothering Sunday at Green Acres Woodland A Walk Through Botesdale Burials – Colney, near Norwich. The service will begin at 11am and sold out but will be re -printed as soon as the next book is published. will be held in the Woodland Hall. Izzy Ryder, a civil celebrant will deliver the service and it is free to attend and open to all. All the books are available through Diana Advance booking is advisable on 01603 811556 or Maywhort (tel. 01379 898785 or Jean Sheehan www.greenacreswoodlandburials.co.uk/colney (tel. 01379 890237). A Suffolk Boy in East Anglia, A Walk Through Rickinghall, Brome Community Recycling Centre Reflections on Redgrave, and Victorian and Edwardian Rectors of Winter Opening Hours Rickinghall are all available from Hilltop Hardware and Pet Food to end March 2014 Store priced at £5 each. Monday to Saturday (closed Wednesdays) - The Redgrave book is also available at Redgrave Community Shop. 9 am to 4 pm / Sundays - 10 am to 4 pm Bank Holidays - 10 am to 2 pm St. Mary's Church, Rickinghall Inferior (£3) and the Samuel Speare and Rectors’ books (£5) are available from Rickinghall Church. Mr Packer's History Donations from some of the books will be given either to Rickinghall Inferior Church or The Churches Conservation Trust Mr Packer was trying to get his Year 7 history class to and Round Tower Churches Society. understand how the Indians must have felt when they first encountered the Spanish Conquistadores. If you would like more information on Quatrefoil please look at the new web site www.quatrefoil.org.uk. 'How would you feel,' Mr Packer asked, 'if someone showed up on your doorstep who looked very different, Rickinghall Antique & Collectors Fair spoke a strange language and wore unusual clothes? St Mary’s Church, Rickinghall, Fabric Fundraisers will not be Wouldn't you be a little afraid?' holding the Antique & Collectors Fair on May Bank Holiday 'Nope,' Dennis answered, 'I'd just reckon it was my Monday this year due to the low take-up by prospective stallholders.