Cratfield News

Cratfield News

CRATFIELD NEWS April 2019 1 Hello and Welcome A very warm welcome to Vanessa, Andrew, Will and John, who along with Eddie the dog have recently moved into no.6 The Street, Maddie Gallop now of 2 Boxbush Cottages and also to Nicky and Bruce who have come to live at Hill View on Bell Green. We hope they will be very happy here in Cratfield. THE VINTAGE TRACTORS ARE BACK! Once again, the annual vintage tractor run will stop at Cratfield vil- lage hall for tea and cakes before departing en masse. It's a spectacular sight! Arrival time for the convoy is approximately 12.30pm on Easter Monday, April 22 nd . The time could be a little earlier or later, depending on traffic as they muster at Flixton a few miles away. Everyone is welcome to come along and see them and to enjoy the refreshments, proceeds from which will go to St. Martin's Housing Trust. Please note they don't stay much above and hour in Cratfield. 2 Please think of pedestrians and do not park on the pavements in Cratfield! 3 Laxfield Produce, Craft and Flea Market Saturday 6 th April 9.30am -12.00pm inside All Saint's Church and in the Royal Oak, and outside on Church Plain The organisers of the Market have been really pleased with continued support from both stallholders and customers over the winter months, turnout has been very good despite at times doubtful weather conditions. The additional all -year - round opening has certainly proved very popular. No doubt an Easter theme will be heavily featured at April's Market, with it being just under two weeks away. Look for cards, gifts, beautiful flowers, delicous lamb and other local meats, lots of baked goods, and generally items with a cheerful Spring feel, including bird themed items being sold in aid of the Church. There'll be plants and garden items for those itching to make a start on getting their garden into shape for the months ahead. Amongst all the good things on offer will be lots of individually created crafts and gifts (one of our crafters has successfully gained space at the prestigeous Country Living Spring Show at Alexandra Palace in London, so remember where you saw her first!) This does highlight the quality and individuality of our craft offerings at the Market. If all the shopping and chatting seem tiring, then look out for the super energetic entertainment this month supplied by 'Everything's Jumpin', they will be demonstrating jive and jitterbugging dancing out on Church Plain, weather permitting of course, although joining in will be very warming if the weather is chilly. As usual plenty of sustenance will be available including tea, coffee and tasty cake inside on the Church refreshment counter, the Royal Oak will be offering breakfasts, bacon butties during the morning and then lunches after, plus all the usual drinks, hot and cold. Why not make a morning of it? The Market is so popular there is always a waiting list for indoor stall space, but do contact Catherine Cawood on 01986 798852 for info on availability. The Laxfield Produce, Craft and Flea Market welcomes you on the first Saturday morning of every month – A Suffolk Market run by lovely friendly people - looking forward to seeing you there! 4 EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL Monday April 1 st will see the historic creation of a brand new local authority, replacing Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Council. East Suffolk Council will deliver essential services to local people and communities, from Lowestoft in the north to Felixstowe in the south, and is the natural culmination of a partnership between between Suffolk Coastal and Waveney which has seen them save a combined total of over £22 million. The creation of this new 'super district council' is a historic first for local government. It is the latest step in a meticulously planned journey designed to ensure that local people receive the services they deserve and expect in the face of considerable financial challenges for local government. The primary reason for creating this new council is to meet the challenges presented by a hugely pressurised financial and service -delivery environment. Compared with the other options considered, it is the most simple to implement and has involved limited transitional costs. It will enable the new council to grasp more opportunities and deliver its priorities for East Suffolk; financial self -sufficiency, economic growth, and enabling communities. So what will you as taxpayers see that is different? First, the number of councillors is being reduced from 90 across two authorities to 55 and the elections to the new council will take place on May 2 nd . A lot of work has gone in to ensuring that it will be 'business as usual' when the new council comes in to force on April 1 st . Residents will continue to pay their council tax in the same way, refuse and recycling will be collected by the same friendly and efficient teams and a range of important services from Planning and Coastal Management to Housing and Environmental Health will continue in exactly the same way. There will of course be some changes. A new telephone number is being introduced for the Council's switchboard and customer contact centre: 03330 162 000. This will be a non -geographic number, meaning callers will be charged at a local rate, no matter where they call from in East Suffolk. And of course, there will be new signs – from the largest logos on the side of our main buildings, to car parks and vehicles. These changes will be made gradually to keep costs down; another example of how the creation of a brand new council has been carefully planned with the taxpayer and public money in mind. 5 MICHAEL OLIVER FENCING AND GATES ALL ASPECTS SUPPLIED ERECTED REPAIRED ADAPTABLE to your individual requirements GARDEN FEATURES CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED Arches pergolas trellis paving paths footbridges raised beds log stores GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS CONSTRUCTED AND REFURBISHED Including drainage and all types of edging MINI DIGGER TO: CLEAN SMALL DITCHES TRENCHES DRAINAGE HOLES AUGERED CONCRETE BREAKING AREAS LEVELLED AND CLEARED PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE FREE WRITTEN ESTIMATES AND SENSIBLE ADVICE HOME: 01986 798129 MOBILE: 07946 714291 EMAIL:[email protected] Linstead Farm & Garden For all your gardening equipment and machinery needs Lawn mowers, ride-ons, chainsaws, hedge trimmers etc STIHL VIKING MOUNTFIELD COUNTAX STIGA Sales and service, spares and repairs. Contact Bob or Simon on 01986 785272 or email [email protected] 6 Brian Cole 7, The Street, Cra,ield, -alesworth,Su.ol/ 0119 0BS Would you like an attractive Tel2 01986 798503 3obile2 garden, or a productive 07770768209 vegetable patch, but lack the time, energy or experience? Garden machinery repairs Then call Gary Kimpton Garden Shears sharpened Services for expert advice and practical help in your garden. Please telephone 07913814176 for a prompt response. Gates Lodge Self Catering • Luxury Grade 2 Listed Accommodation • Fully Equiped • 4 star Detached Cart-Lodge & Stable Farmland views Chippenhall Green, Fressingfield, IP21 5SJ 01379-586166 www.jolly-farmers-suffolk.com www.gateslodge.co.uk 7 CHIMNEY SWEEP STRADBROKE 01379 388908 FULLY CERTIFIED INSURANCE APPROVED TONY HALES BUMBLE COTTAGE, WILBY RD, STRADBROKE Don’t forget to book your lucky sweep for weddings. 8 FIBRE BROADBAND FINALLY We have, over some considerable time, as with others I'm sure, been battling with BT and OpenReach on improvements to our frankly laughable internet services within the village. I am very dependent on this service for my line of work and my ability to access, download/send information to and from my clients. It has restricted us and many families in the village (quite severely) in any essence of normality in today's modern society particularly in allowing us to access the benefits of today's digital era and in allowing our children (and ourselves) to interact and engage with friends, whether through gaming or accessing the world beyond Cratfield. To this end I've been constantly managing issues with my provider and where possible with OpenReach in the performance of the service, regardless of the measly compensation the ISPs have been able to provide. Over the past 2 to 3 years, my son, Cole has been hounding BT/ OpenReach through enquiries as to when our services within the village will be upgraded to Fibre. He's been monitoring road closure alerts, websites and writing to other sources of information to establish signals of progress. Following numerous letters and email exchanges with BT, he's slowly managed to get himself further and further connected with individuals who have been progressively more and more helpful and apparently more knowledgeable. The last 6 months have seen a real escalation in activity and promises, not all recorded on the fibre update sites. Last month they provided what seemed more certainty than we had heard previously about Fibre arriving before the end of March. I'm sure many of the people in the village have been pursuing BT/OpenReach over some time and finally those efforts have been rewarded. We now have Fibre live to the village (I assume this is to the whole village). I've checked with my ISP (EE), the product appears to be available across all providers from what we can see. I have placed my order and received confirmation that my service will be switched over within 2 weeks. The minimum guaranteed speed to my property will be 30Mb, considering my current 1Mb it's a substantial increase. Other properties will of course vary depending on their distance from the new cabinet installed at the top of Church Road, but it demonstrates a whole new level of connectivity.

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