Beccles & Bungay Community News - Christmas 2023/January 2024

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Beccles Town Council

Update from Harleston Choral Society

Sharing and celebrating historic Beccles

Having been shut for two years, Bombay Restaurant in Beccles will be re-opening at 5pm on December 11th.

Now owned and run by Tarek Lahin who has run Indiagate for many years, Bombay Restaurant has undergone extensive refurbishment and redecoration and offers diners the option to eat in or takeaway.

With Christmas party season now in full swing, Bombay Restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy a delicious meal with family and friends. With seating for up to 70 people across three beautifully decorated rooms, there is plenty of space to enjoy a dining experience whether you are looking for an intimate table for two or a larger group.

At the front of the building is a stunning new lounge and bar

with comfortable seating and bar stools, this is the perfect place to enjoy a cold drink before you move through to your table, or whilst you wait for your takeaway.

The bar stocks all the drinks you would expect to see including draft Cobra and Kingfisher as well as bottled Bangla, a great selection of wines, spirits and soft drinks.

Tarek and his team look forward to welcoming customers old and new to Bombay Restaurant. It is highly recommended to book in advance and you can even order food for your takeaway online.

To reserve a table, order your food or find out any further information please contact the team on: 01502 717610, visit: www.bombaybeccles.co.uk, or email: bombay-beccles@outlook.com

is an ambitious plan which aims to help residents and visitors alike engage more with the rich heritage of Beccles and enjoy what the history of the town has to offer. There will be plenty of opportunities for local people to volunteer to get the plan off the ground and take part in helping to provide the wide range of activities envisaged."

Please email: barry.darch@ becclestowncouncil.gov.uk or ring the Town Hall on: 01502 712109 if you'd like to find out more about the plan or are interested in volunteering to help deliver any aspect of it.

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There are no auditions, and music is provided free. Practices are on a Monday evening from 7:30pm to 9:30pm in The London Road Church, Harleston, IP20 9BH. Parking is available in The Original Factory Shop, almost opposite the church.

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Beccles Town Council and local history and heritage organisations have teamed up to produce a History and Heritage Development Plan. The plan was formally approved by the Town Council on December 5th.

The plan includes publishing a range of history and heritage trails in paper and electronic form exploring the town's past, including such aspects as industry and the use of the Common over the centuries. A trail based on the plaques on historic buildings will also be published. Engaging with children and young people, such as through short films, will be an important aspect of the plan.

Encouraging drama and other artistic activities that celebrate the town's history and heritage is included. Taking part in the Heritage Open Days scheme also features in the plan.

Cllr Barry Darch (Chair of the Joint Working Party) said: "This

Our Harleston Choral Society Spring Term begins on Monday 8 January 2024 and we'll be rehearsing Saint-Saëns Requiem and Dvořák Mass in D Major (the 'Luzany Mass') for our Summer Concert on June 29th, 2024.

Please come and join us, even if you've never sung in a choir before. We welcome everyone,

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Beccles RAF Association Annual Christmas Lunch On December 9th, the local branch of the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), are holding their Annual Christmas Lunch at the Three Horseshoes Inn, North Cove, Beccles.

There will be a "Meet and Greet" at 12pm with a complimentary drink for a 1pm start. Lunch is preceded by a 'Welcome for All', with a few words of wisdom from the branch President and a few words of encouragement from the Mayor of Beccles, Cllr.

Christine Wheeler. Goodbyes at about 3pm.

There are a few places still available and you don't need to have served in the Armed Forces to attend. This is an excellent opportunity to make new friends and show support for those people who constantly protect our nation from those who would seek to destroy it.

A menu is available from our website at: www. rafabecclesandsouthwold. wordpress.com, sub heading, Future Events.

Further information without obligation is also available from the Secretary, on: 01502 711519 or: lancaster457@btinternet.com.

A Christmas message from the Community News Once again, it has been an interesting and challenging year with economic and political uncertainty.

Naturally, our thoughts are with those who have been and still are being affected by conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and across the world. We have seen communities pull together to do what they can to help - be it a fundraising campaigning for peace or donating aid parcels. We all hope for a swift and peaceful end to these terrible wars.

At home, we have seen the continued cost of living crisis.

Again, communities have come together to support those most in need with food banks and warm rooms amongst other local resources and initiatives. Please do continue to donate and support local causes where possible.

No doubt, these are tough

times, but we are fortunate to live and work where we do. It is a place where friends, colleagues and neighbours are always there to look out for each other with a friendly face, an ear to bend or a shoulder to lean on when needed.

However, there have also been lighter moments this year. One of these highlights has to have been the Coronation of King Charles III in May. For most of us, it was our first experience of a Coronation and whether you are a royalist or not, it was a chance for our communities to come together and celebrate... which we did in style!

Sports fans will have been glued to a thrilling Ashes series and the blue half of East Anglia enjoyed seeing Ipswich gaining promotion from League One to the Championship where they are currently flying high and sitting

in 2nd, who knows, perhaps this time next year we'll be cheering on a Premier League team!

Hopefully, you are looking forward to spending some time with family and friends this Christmas to enjoy good food and company. As you finish your Christmas shopping and with the January sales around the corner, please do continue to support the fantastic independent businesses within our community. They are the lifeblood of our towns and villages so let's make sure we support them where we can.

Finally, we'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic Christmas and healthy and happy new year. See you in 2024!

David, Karen, Polly, Kasey & Gemma (the Community News team)

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The summer holidays seem an age away as we come to the end of the first full term of a new academic year and what a term it has been!

We began by welcoming lots of new faces to our Nursery and Reception classes as they begin their wonderful journey of school.

We are absolutely delighted to have you all and we are so proud of both how well you have all settled into school life and how well our present children have welcomed you.

The term has been full of amazing experiences from library visits to trips to Parent shares to festive events such as the EYFS performance and the Friends of Bungay Primary School discos.

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At Ringsfield, the reception children have been learning about how to look after our planet. The children showed lots of interest in recycling, so that became the main focus for our learning. We learnt about the three Rs (recycle, reuse and reduce) and found out some of the things we can do at school and home to help. We investigated different materials

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It was a first for many of the children to travel by bus and there was lots of excitement as we rounded corners or rode over bumps! On arrival at the library, we were welcomed by Julie (the Manager) who told us about borrowing books and all that the library has to offer. Then we shared a story and had a chance to browse all the lovely Christmas books.

Next, we visited the market to purchase our morning snack where the fruit and vegetable stall owner was kind enough to offer us a complimentary apple

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We decided to do a litter pick in the village and made sure we sorted the recycling from the waste. We were sad at how much litter we found and the children were particularly worried about children playing in the park and animals being hurt. We will work with our school eco group to continue to encourage others to help look after our local community.

At Brampton Primary School, we've been reading the book 'The Oak Tree' by Julia Donaldson. The children learnt about the life cycle of an oak tree and we found out about different animals that might live in woodlands. We went for a walk in Stoven Woods and looked at what nature we could see. The children found some deer prints in the mud!

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Find and Suffolk Singers - Giving with Song On January 20th, Suffolk Singers together with the Suffolk based charity, Families in Need (FIND), will present a fun concert 'Giving with Song' under the direction of Claire Weston, Suffolk Singer's Musical Director.

It will be in Woodbridge's Community Hall, IP12 1AU, commencing at 7:30pm. This year will be the fourth concert in which Suffolk Singers has supported FIND to raise funds for this much needed charity. The 'Giving with Song' concert tickets are £15 which includes a light supper (bring your own drinks) and are available from: 01449 7111139 or: www.wegotickets. com. Advance booking is advised.

Who are FIND? Families in Need (FIND) was established and registered in 1990

by Maureen Reynel, MBE to help those that are deprived of a minimum standard of living.

It does so through a wide scope of activities by offering food, household items, furniture, nursery equipment and nappies, beds and bedding, and, when available, cookers, washing machines and refrigerators. All of these freely given. Personal support is also given if and when it is appropriate.

The demand on the charity increases year by year. For example 3,847 food parcels were distributed in 2018, rising to more than 7,600 during 2020 and 2021.

In 2022, FIND helped over 6,000 adults, double the number helped in 2017.

FIND strive to work harder every year to bring comfort to the lives of thousands of children and families in poverty. The structure

of the process is via a small band of committed volunteers who willingly give their time, inspired by Maureen Reynel who has committed her life to this worthy project.

How this works: Food parcels: The volunteers sort donated food, collect from local stores, make up the parcels and then deliver them to individuals and families in crisis. Toiletries and personal care items are also provided. All those who receive food parcels are referred by local agencies for FIND's support.

Furniture and household items: FIND regularly steps in to help both individuals and families with no money to purchase even the most basic personal items. FIND has a furniture store where each week volunteers pick up items and deliver them to individuals

or families in need. To continue this service, FIND need donations of furniture and other household items in good order. Alternatively, they welcome cash donations.

Support for rough sleepers: FIND helps in many ways, providing footwear, clothing, warm coats and sleeping bags, paying for prescriptions, help with travel and providing food parcels. In addition, there is a small fund that enables them to help in paying for emergency accommodation for rough sleepers. To sustain this service, there is a continuous need for donations of items in good condition (warm clothing, strong footwear, coats, sleeping bags) or again, they welcome cash donations.

For more information, visit: www.findipswich.org.uk and: www.suffolksingers.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt recently presented his Autumn Statement, setting the scene for the tax year to come and with some changes applying much earlier.

National Insurance (NI) cuts were at the forefront of the announcements. For the selfemployed, Class 4 NI, payable on profits between £12,570 and £50,270 a year, will be cut from 9% to 8% from April 2024.

In addition, Class 2 NI, currently payable by the selfemployed, will be abolished from April 2024. Payment of Class 2 NI was previously a qualifying factor for benefits such as State Pension. Moving forward, those earning over £12,570 (and therefore subject to Class 4 NI) will continue to earn a qualifying year. Those earning between £6,725 and £12,570 will also earn a qualifying year, despite no longer having to pay NI. For those with profits less than £6,725, the option to voluntarily pay Class 2 NI to earn a qualifying year will remain, the rate remaining frozen at its current level of £3.45 per week for 2024/25.

The main rate of employees' Class 1 NI will be cut from 12% to 10% from 6th January 2024.

Alongside this, the National Living Wage will increase from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour from April 2024. For the first time, this will apply to 21-year-olds, having previously applied to those 23 and over. Businesses will need to be prepared to implement these changes, both in terms of budgets and payroll software.

The income tax rates and thresholds for 2024/25 will remain frozen at the current rates, as previously announced in the March budget. The personal allowance will stay at £12,570 and the higher rate threshold at £50,270 until April 2028. Whilst the rates remain frozen, assuming earnings increase with inflation, this represents an underlying tax increase, the so-called 'fiscal drag' effect.

For sole-traders and partnerships considering use of the cash-basis method of accounting, the turnover threshold of £150,000 has been removed entirely. Cash-basis can be a simpler method than the traditional accruals method and relates largely to actual funds received and paid in the year, but for that reason it won't be right for all businesses, for example

those with fluctuating cashflows and profitability levels. There are also some restrictions to the tax reliefs available, therefore anyone seeking to make a change should consider the implications carefully.

For companies, full expensing of qualifying plant and machinery (offsetting the full cost of the capital equipment against trading profits) was made permanent.

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All aboard a magic carpet to Pantoland this January!

Team B Productions invite you on a magic carpet ride to Old Peking in January, when they bring you a fabulous family Pantomime worth wishing for. Aladdin appears live at the Leiston Film Theatre from January 12th to the 14th, 2024, with demand for tickets so high, seats for some performances are already limited.

When the wicked Abanazar learns of a magical lamp that could transform him into the most powerful sorcerer in Pantoland, he tricks Aladdin into retrieving the lamp from a cave. But when a glamorous Genie appears, an adventure begins that will see Aladdin, the Twanky family and the beautiful Princess Jasmine in a battle between good and evil.

The Pantomime has been written by Wayne Burns and is being brought to the stage under

his 'Team B Productions' title - a group of experienced am-dram performers, whose previous sell-out successes have included shows at Leiston Film Theatre and at the Spa Pavilion Theatre in Felixstowe.

The group have recently enjoyed huge success with a three-night, sell-out run, with their Pantomime for grownups, 'Sleeping Booty' and work is already underway on their next family Pantomime for January 2025 and a brand-new comedydrama for September 2025.

Aladdin promises another fun-filled family pantomime, packed to the panto brim with toe-tapping tunes, a huge helping of audience participation, and plenty of laugh-out-loud slapstick fun.

Wayne Burns (Leiston Leiston Film Theatre Manager & Pantomime

Director) is looking forward to bringing Aladdin to the stage.

"Aladdin is one of my all-time favourite Pantomimes and the entire cast and crew can't wait to bring our brilliant script to life on stage and perform for such appreciative crowds. Our audiences are in for a real treat" he said.

The Pantomime sees renowned Suffolk musician Tom Horton returning as the musical director and the energetic students from the Chloe Kinrade School of

Dance will be making a welcome return to the stage, as part of the Pantomime extravaganza.

Aladdin will be appearing live at the Leiston Film Theatre on: • Fri 12th Jan: 7:30pm.

• Sat 13th Jan: 3pm & 7:30pm.

• Sun 14th Jan: 11am & 3pm.

Limited tickets are now available, priced: £17.95, £16.95 and £14.95. Book your seats today on 01728 830549 or online at: www.leistonfilmtheatre.co.uk.

Green Party co-leader and Waveney Valley MP candidate Adrian Ramsay is calling for a swathe of Small Business Saturday measures to help independent firms and the rural economy in the East.

Adrian said: "As the Green Party MP candidate here in the Waveney Valley, I've been talking regularly to traders and small business owners in towns such as Eye, Bungay, Halesworth, Stowmarket and Diss and just last weekend, I met shopkeepers in Harleston during the Christmas Market.

It's crystal clear each time I meet them how important small, independent businesses are to the economies of our market towns in the Waveney Valley and the wider Norfolk and Suffolk area.

They are a big part of what makes those towns so special.

Small businesses employ more people per square metre than giant stores, use more local suppliers and reinvest more of their earnings into the economy of market towns like Harleston than corporate chains whose profits go to remote shareholders.

Yet there are many ways in which our country's tax, planning and transport system gives big businesses unfair advantages over smaller ones and, in doing so, undermine the economy of our market towns in Norfolk and Suffolk. For example, out

of town stores pay no business rates on their car parks, giving them effectively cheaper rates per square metre than small independent shops in town.

Overseas-based online retailers can avoid VAT. To lift customer numbers for small businesses without increasing congestion, we need proper funding to restore and improve bus routes that connect villagers with their nearest market town. The government have reined back on its plan for bus funding, leaving people more and more dependent on cars to get town.

Buses are a vital public service that bolster employment and the economic life of market towns and need to be funded accordingly. Small independent shops in towns and villages are losing customers and potential staff to urban areas as younger people are being priced out of housing and so move away, as a report from the Council for protection of Rural England revealed earlier this week. So, we need planning policies that encourage t r u l y affordable homes to be

built.

Independent traders and tradespeople need access to electric vans on the same terms as large companies. Small businesses that I speak to all the time in the Waveney Valley want to green their businesses but can't do this without help.

On top of that business owners who want to invest in insulation or solar panels risk having to pay higher business rates, because the rateable value of their property may have risen. There should be incentives for doing the right thing, not penalties.

The Green Party's alternative Autumn Statement identified £30 billion that could be raised by making the super-rich pay a little more tax. Just £3 billion of that could be used to double funding for Green Transition Grants - to help small businesses prepare for and make the most of the opportunities of greening the economy."

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of the mixed doubles, which was tied at three games all at the time, and the men's doubles match. The second mixed doubles match was convincingly won by Beccles 6-2, 6-2. The ladies' doubles saw a tighter second set but Beccles ran out 6-1, 6-4 winners. Beccles wish a speedy recovery to the injured Bungay player.

Finally, Beccles A faced an extremely tough game against UEA A at home. All of the matches were very close. The first set in one of the mixed doubles went to a tie break, won by UEA before they took the second set 6-4. Beccles h a d m o r e success in the second mixed

doubles match, winning both sets. The ladies' doubles saw Beccles stretch their lead overall with an impressive 6-4, 6-4 win.

It therefore came down to the men's doubles to see if the match would be drawn or Beccles could come away with the win. Both sets went to a nail biting tie set with the match being drawn and therefore sealing the 5-3 win for Beccles.

Some fantastic wins for both Beccles' teams in this round of matches and we thank Cringleford, Wortham, Bungay and UEA for some great matches.

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tech and medical equipment, chat to the crew and visit the training suite and sleeping pods which offer rest for crew waiting an emergency call. A second base is in Cambridge.

This year's Inner Wheel President, Gail Harris, has chosen the EAAA as her charity and the visits were arranged by member Jacquie Greenfield, who for many years was a volunteer for the EAAA. The Inner Wheel works hard throughout the year to raise funds for good causes such as this while at the same time enjoying social activities and outings of interest. If you would like more information about our club please ring our Membership Officer on 01502 712067.

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Supporters can follow the team's progress and updates on their website and Facebook page.

In a bid to secure additional resources for their end-ofseason tour to Malta, the Colts have been actively seeking support from local businesses.

The Supporters Night event has already garnered backing from over 30 local enterprises, with an open invitation for more to join the cause. Interested parties can find detailed information on our website.

The Colts are not just focused on fundraising, they are eager to showcase their skills on the rugby field. The community is invited to come and support the team during their matches at Beef Meadow.

With coaches anticipating a stellar performance from the team this year, spectators are in for an exciting season.

For those aged 16-18 looking for a dynamic and engaging experience, the Beccles Colts extend an invitation to join their squad. Training sessions are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm, embodying the Beccles way: Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, and Sportsmanship.

As the fundraising momentum builds, the Beccles Colts leave the community with a rallying cry: #Getinvolved, 3-2-1 Bulls. The challenge is on, and the Colts are ready for action.

For more information and updates, visit: www.becclesrfucolts.club

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This month saw the Winter League get into full swing for both the Beccles A and Beccles B teams. The unsettled weather always makes the outdoor matches tricky but it held off to allow the matches to go ahead and Beccles took full advantage.

Beccles A team started their winter league season with a 5-3 win against Cringleford B. The team (which marked the debut of new member Katie) was joined at the last minute by the B team captain Matt. Matt played a big part in the win, winning his mixed doubles match with Katie. The men's doubles was halved and the ladies won their doubles, thus reaching a winning margin of five sets.

Beccles B team (marking another debut by new member Lucy) played away to Wortham B. The first mixed doubles match saw an impressive win for Beccles only dropping two games overall. The second mixed doubles was a much closer affair but Beccles overcame their opponents 6-4, 7-5. The ladies' doubles pairing enjoyed a 6-3, 6-4 success over their opponents but in the men's doubles, after winning the first set, Beccles had to settle for a draw. An overall win for Beccles B in this match.

Beccles B team continued with a win over Bungay B in overcast and slightly windy conditions.

One of the male Bungay plays suffered an unfortunate injury and therefore had to concede one

The Beccles Rugby Union Football Club Colts are once again gearing up for their annual fundraising mission, and they are calling on the community to join in and support their endeavours.

In an exciting lineup of challenges set to unfold throughout the season, the Beccles Colts are ready to showcase their prowess on and off the rugby field. As the details of these challenges are finalised, the club is encouraging supporters to stay tuned via their website for updates on dates and venues.

The ambitious fundraising agenda includes a variety of team challenges, with some members also embarking on personal challenges to further bolster the cause. Despite a packed season, the Colts are determined to seamlessly integrate these challenges into their schedule.

One of the standout components of their fundraising initiative is the Sporty Sponsorship Challenge, a multi-disciplinary endeavour encompassing a Rugby World Cup-themed walk the stadiums, a Splash Dash at Beccles Lido, an Extreme "SPIN" Cycle Challenge at SNAP Fitness, a Monster Drive Challenge at Lowestoft Driving Range, and three types of target practice featuring archery, axe throwing, and air rifle shooting.

The lineup concludes with a 3K Beccles Town Fun Run, with the Colts asserting, "...and we are just getting started. #ChallengeUs!"

In October, members of the Beccles Inner Wheel Club visited the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) base in Norwich.

The EAAA is a charity providing a helicopter emergency medical service for the people of East Anglia, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from the Norwich base. It was launched in 2000 and has two high-tech helicopters, with specialist doctors, critical care paramedics and highly trained pilots for night flying to unknown and unlit sites. Some of us will have witnessed the striking bright yellow helicopter flying overhead and landing in Beccles to attend an accident or other emergency. We were able to see the helicopter and its high-

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Winter victories for Beccles A and B teams in tennis league matches

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JANUARY 16TH BECCLES CAMERA CLUB The Waveney Centre, Beccles This Beccles Camera Club meeting is TBC. JANUARY 17TH 'DID THE ROMANS SAIL TO DISS?' TALK St. John's Church, Harleston Harleston & District U3A's next monthly talk will be on January 17th at 2pm in St. John's Church, Harleston, IP20 9AZ. The talk will be given by U3A member Geoff Doggett and is entitled 'Did the Romans sail to Diss?' Come along on the 17th and find out about the river crossings on the Waveney which were tied to navigation and trade on the river, from the Roman times to the present day.

Further information about this and all Harleston & District U3A's activities can be found on the website: www.u3asites.org.uk/harleston or by contacting Kim Poulton on: 01986 788149.

You might also like to have a look at Harleston Choral Society's website: www.harlestonchoralsoc. org.uk for information about the Spring Term and what they'll be rehearsing in preparation for the Summer Concert on June 29th.

JANUARY 30TH BECCLES CAMERA CLUB The Waveney Centre, Beccles Beccles Camera Club meet at 7:15pm at The Waveney Centre, Beccles. Competition B. One colour print open, one mono print after dark. One DPI Song Book or Film Titles. Please do come along and join in!

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DECEMBER 17TH NATIVITY SERVICE Beccles Baptist Church A contemporary retelling of the first Christmas featuring children from our church at 10:30am.

DECEMBER 17TH CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Beccles Baptist Church A traditional service with carols, Bible readings and message at 6:30pm.

DECEMBER 19TH BECCLES CAMERA CLUB The Waveney Centre, Beccles Beccles Camera Club meet at 7:15pm at The Waveney Centre, Beccles. Chairman's Challenge.

One print colour or mono - Make us laugh quiz.

Please do come along and join in!

DECEMBER 24TH ALL-AGE CAROL SERVICE Beccles Baptist Church Short, informal service at 4pm, especially aimed at children and their grown-ups. Children are welcome to come dressed as a Christmas nativity character.

DECEMBER 25TH CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE Beccles Baptist Church Christmas Service, 10am in the building.

JANUARY 12TH-14TH ALADDIN Leiston Film Theatre Team B Productions invite you on a magic carpet ride to Old Peking in January, when they bring you a fabulous family Pantomime worth wishing for.

Aladdin appears live at the Leiston Film Theatre from January 12th to the 14th, 2024, with demand for tickets so high, seats for some performances are already limited. Aladdin will be appearing live at the Leiston Film Theatre on: • Fri 12th Jan: 7:30pm

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Beccles weather report This summary is compiled • Minimum temp: -2.4C (28F) on from the records of Stephen the 29th, compared with -0.5C Bartholomew of Beccles.

(31F) in November 2022.

• Average maximum temp: November 2023 • Maximum temp: 16.0C (61F) on 10.34C (50F) in 2023. 12.34C the 13th, compared with 17.0C (54F) in 2022. 10.49C (50F) average.

(62F) in November 2022.

• Average minimum temp: 4.40C (40F) in 2023. 6.04C (42F) in 2022. 5.00C (41F) average.

• Mean temp: 7.37C (45F) in 2023. 9.19C (48F) in 2022.

7.75C (45F) average.

• Air frosts: 4 compared with 1 in November 2022.

• Rainfall total: 4.09" compared with 6.33" in November 2022.

(30-year average: 2.42"). 2023's total: 169% of average.

• Most rainfall on one day: 1.15" on the 1st.

• Wind direction, mainly from: South-west 12 days, west 7 days, north-west 5 days and south 3 days.

November 2023 would have been milder than average but for a chilly spell during the last 7 days. From the 1st to the 23rd, the average maximum temperature was 11.80C, the average minimum temperature was 5.70C

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November (with 2012) since 2010. The 29th was the coldest November day since only 1.8C was recorded on 29/11/2010. The minimum during the overnight period on the 29th/30th of -2.4C was the coldest November night since 28/11/2016.

The 4.09" rainfall total, although not as high as last November's 6.33" was otherwise the wettest for the month since 2014. In the 20 rain days, there were 8 daily totals of 0.25" or more. The wettest day was noted (1.15") on the 1st, not only the wettest day of this month, but also the 4th 24-hour period to record more than an inch of rainfall this year, most since 2020 (5 instances). It was part of a very wet 13-day period (23rd October to 4th November inclusive) which yielded a total of 3.30", during which the lowest barometric air pressure of the month (and probably on my record) was noted on 2nd November as Storm "Ciaran" was close to the British Isles.

Year to date to the end of November, rainfall amounted to 32.22". It's now likely to overtake the previous 2nd and 3rd wettest years (33.59" in 2012 and 33.47" in 2007). It's already well exceeded the long-term average for the whole year (25.60"). This compared to 19.58" at the same stage in 2022.

Autumn 2023 (September, October, November) • Average maximum temp: 16.7C (1.7C above the 1981-2010 average).

• Average minimum temp: 9.0C (1.1C above the 1981-2010 average).

• Mean temp: 12.85C (1.4C above the 1981-2010 average).

• Rainfall total: 13.21"(194% of the 1981-2010 average).

This was the 3rd warmest Autumn on my entire record.

The mean temperature was 12.85C (marginally higher than last Autumn), compared with the very mildest 2006 (13.8C) and 2011 (13.1C).

The "summer like" September was almost 3C warmer than the long-term average, together with October (1.5C warmer) had put us on course to possibly challenge the 2nd mildest Autumn season (2011). However, the very cold last week of November undone what had been a reasonably mild first 3 plus weeks (as noted above).

All 3 Autumn months were wetter (or considerably wetter) than normal. October was the 3rd wettest month OF ANY on my record. The 6.50" made up almost half of the season's total and 273% of the longterm average. The balance of 4.09"(169%) in November and 2.62"(132%) gave an Autumn total which was the 2nd wettest on my record (13.21"). Having exceeded 12.94" in 1976, only 1993 (13.98") remains a wetter Autumn season.

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and we had 3.23" of rainfall. From the 24th to the 30th, the average maximum temperature was 5.50C, the average minimum temperature was 0.20C and we had 0.86" of rainfall.

1st to 23rd: The first 23 days of the month were generally mild for the time of year, only 3 days had failed to achieve double figures. Although a 16C maximum temperature on the 13th was the high for the month, 14C or better was achieved on 3 other days (notably as late as the 23rd). The average maximum temperature during this period was over 1C higher than the overall long-term average for the month.

During this period also, a slight air frost of -0.3C was observed overnight on the 11th/12th, but that was the exception. Many mild nights were experienced. 7 nights fell no lower than 7.0C, peaking at 9.8C on the 13th/14th and 9.7C on the 18th/19th.

This general mildness can be associated with the moist southwest to west winds which almost totally dominated, the downside being the regular rainfall which will be described later on.

24th to 30th: During the last 7 days, a cold front had progressed from north to south of the British Isles during the evening of the 23rd brought a total change to our weather type.

Sure enough, rain often in the form of showers, was measured on most days but the west to northwest winds brought a general chill to the air.

Initially, daytime temperatures achieved around 6C (24th to 28th inclusive) but the 29th and 30th peaked at only 2.6C and 5.1C respectively. Night air frosts were noted on the last 3 nights, total of 4 nights made this the equal frostiest

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