Cover photography by Heather Heelis April 2021 Issue 114 Photography by DarrenPhotography by Harbar RendleshamPARISH MAGAZINE PREPARE FOR A SWIFT RETURN SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS MOTHERSHIP NEWS OUR FRIENDS FROM ACROSS THE POND MAY MUSIC MADNESS! SCOUTS NEWS www.rendlesham.suffolk.gov.uk APRIL 2021 RENDLESHAM PARISH MAGAZINE Rendlesham A colourful return to school! PARISH MAGAZINE Magazine contacts THIS MONTH... Across the country, thousands of school children were Editor Designer getting ready to go back to school on Monday 8th March. Parish Clerk: Heather Heelis Leanda Hoyland-Linch A colourful return to school .............................................3 T: 01394 420207 T: 01394 420207 Parish Council news ...........................................................4 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Realising that this would probably be quite a daunting time for the children, parents, teachers and school staff, Steff and Olly from Prepare for a Swift return .................................................6 Advertising ‘Don’t Pop Me Now’ balloons decided to see if they could make Admin Officer: Consumer Corner .............................................................9 the Back to School day more like a celebration, and approached Sarah-Jane Quick Rendlesham Primary School with their idea. Saying it with flowers? Mum’s the word .......................10 T: 01394 420207 E: [email protected] Olly said “Mrs Thomas loved the idea of putting a huge balloon Vicar’s Voice ......................................................................13 arch over the gate to welcome the children back to school, and Sudoko Challenge ...........................................................15 Advertising rates asked if we would be willing to do a second arch as the children were coming in through two gates. We decided to do the arches in Size 1 month 3 months 6 months Annual SteffPhotography by Stevenson and Mike Evans Our friends from across the pond .................................16 rainbow colours to match the rainbow in the school’s logo”. Eighth Page £13.00 £32.50 £52.00 £78.00 1st Rendlesham Scout Group .......................................20 Steff posted on the Rendlesham Community Facebook page to see Did You Know? ...............................................................22 Quarter Page £23.00 £57.50 £92.00 £138.00 if people would join in to make the Back to School day a happy Half Page £42.50 £106.25 £170.00 £255.00 one, and was pleased to see signs and decorations popping up all Woodbridge News ...........................................................24 around the village, including a huge banner in the window of the Other News .......................................................................27 Whole Page £78.50 £196.25 £314.00 £470.00 Care Home. Police Connect ..................................................................28 Steff said “We have had so much support from the village since Community Copy Shop at the Parish Office Grass cutting to promote diversity ................................31 we set up our business during the first lockdown, and so it was lovely to be able to do something for the families here. We were Service Charges Deben Community Farm ................................................32 overwhelmed to receive lovely messages from people thanking us A4 b/w 10p Rendlesham Community Radio .....................................34 for making their children’s first day back more exciting.” A3 b/w 20p Steff Evans News from the Mothership ............................................37 A4 colour 20p Information ......................................................................39 A3 colour 35p A4 card b/w 10p A4 card colour 20p Binding Views expressed in the Rendlesham Parish Magazine are not necessarily those of the Parish A4 plastic/wire spiral, with cover & back £2.50 Council or of other contributing groups. The publication of content in the Rendlesham Parish Magazine is at the sole discretion of the Parish Council. The Rendlesham Parish Magazine does A4 no cover/back £1.50 not endorse the accuracy or reliability of any article or advertising within this publication. A3 no cover/back £1.50 May Magazine Deadline Laminating A4 35p Please send articles for submission to: [email protected] by 15 April 2021. Rendlesham Parish Magazine will be available online A3 70p and in hard copy format. 2 3 RENDLESHAM PARISH MAGAZINE APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 RENDLESHAM PARISH MAGAZINE Parish Council News 2021 Parish Council Meetings Parish Office Parish Councillors Parish Council update be a skatepark for all, and the road users. Local authorities Mother’s Day Litter Pick first of its kind in Suffolk. are able to designate country All Parish Council meetings are currently held via Zoom. Links and Rendlesham Community Centre Mike Stevenson: Chairman At the Parish Council meeting lanes as ‘Quiet Lanes’ in rural Another 19 bags of rubbish So what’s next… well Russ agendas are available on the RPC website. Walnut Tree Avenue, Ex-officio on all Committee last Monday we welcomed Steff areas, under the Transport Act were collected on the litter pick from Maverick is going to Rendlesham IP12 2GG SALC Rep Evans and Malcolm Booth to 2000. And that’s what Suffolk this month. Thank you to all Full Council 10 May, 5 July, 6 September, 1 November make the changes to the design T: 01394 420207 Martyn Redfern: Vice the Council… Steff has lived in County Council are doing this those litter heroes that turned Planning Committee 12 April, 12 July, 11 October before sending it back to us E: [email protected] Chairman Rendlesham for 7 years and loves year. A few years ago the Parish out on Mother’s Day, you’ve (we’ll be putting it on FB and Jubilee Park Committee 8 April, 8 July, 14 October Personnel Committee the fantastic community spirit Council designed a route and put done another awesome job! Office opening hours our website to make sure you Finance and Asset Committee 15 April, 15 July, 21 October Planning Committee we have here. She has a lot of it forward for consideration and Heather Heelis The office is closed to the have a final look) and whilst Youth Group Charity enthusiasm and energy to offer we’ve been successful in being Youth Group Committee 7 April, 7 July, 6 October public until further notice due this is happening we’ll be *See pages 10 - 11 for Mother’s and, as a children’s entertainer, one of the parishes to secure Minutes of Meetings are available on the Parish Council web site: to Covid. Ali Gibbs putting together the planning Day photos from Rendlesham has a relationship with lots of the funding to make it happen. www.rendlesham.suffolk.gov.uk On sabbatical application ready to submit in Care Centre and Allonsfield the families in the area and wants We are just waiting for the final Dave Moore about 4-6 weeks. We’ll keep you House. to help Rendlesham continue technical bits around signage to Finance & Asset Committee all posted as things progress. to thrive as a lovely place for be approved by Suffolk County NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Personnel Committee families to live. Planning Committee Quiet Lanes Council Highways then hopefully Below: 19 bags of rubbish collected Malcolm retired at the end of it’ll be good to go. on the monthly litter pick 10 May 2021 Youth Group Charity One of the topics for discussion June 2020 from the position Douglas Burness at the last full Council meeting By Zoom at 7.30pm of CEO for the National Jubilee Park Committee was the matter of a Quiet Lane Federation of Occupational 15 minute public session Personnel Committee route from Rendlesham to Pensioners (NFOP), which Wickham Market. James Carter coincided with his move to By contacting Rendlesham Parish Council you agree your contact details may be Jubilee Park Committee Rendlesham with his wife. He So what is a Quiet Lane? Well, held and processed for the purpose of correspondence and services we provide. Personnel Committee has a wealth of experience and it’s actually somewhere you can Heather Heelis Photography by We only keep information for as long as necessary. We do not share your Planning Committee walk, cycle and ride in safety. 2021 Rendlesham spare time, which he would like information with third parties. SALC Rep to put to good use to benefit his Quiet Lanes are designated Show cancelled Malcolm Booth local community. minor rural roads intended to Planning Committee pay special attention to the needs In line with Government Rendlesham Skatepark guidance on preventing the Peter Wyartt of walkers, cyclists, horse riders further spread of coronavirus Finance & Asset Committee It’s been quite an exciting and the mobility impaired. They (COVID-19), Rendlesham Jubilee Park Committee month starting with a virtual are designed to enable users to Parish Council regret that the Tree Warden meeting with some of the enjoy country lanes in greater safety and encourage car drivers Rendlesham Show, due to be Steff Evans future users of the skatepark. to respect more vulnerable held in June, is cancelled. Youth Group Charity There were some really good suggestions in the final changes The date for the 2022 Show is Victoria Proctor to the skatepark design, as well set for June 10th/11th. Jubilee Park Committee as some great ideas coming Planning Committee We will be using the time to forward - including changing the Youth Group Charity plan an even better 2022 Show! centre rail and instead, bowling out a section of the skatepark for a mini dish, which will create ADVERTISE