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Big names heading to Beccles theatre

old man takes to the stage. Arthur Smith makes a welcome return on Friday 11th February with his brand new show, 'Laughs, Smiles, Insights and Memories' after his sell-out visit in 2015.

Bella Berserk, Queen of Visual Comedy will be exploding onto the stage with her comedy drag show on Saturday 19th February.

There's lot's of entertainment for children and families including the welcome return of 'Fox Tales' with their brand new show 'Little Red Riding Hood' on Saturday 5th February.

Lockdown sensation Mama G, will be bringing her show in person on Thursday 24th February and 'Foolhardy Circus' will bring an array of slapstick and clowning to the stage on Friday 25th February.

The sensational Su Pollard will entertain audiences on

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Following a strong festive pantomime season, the venue is back with more live entertainment. This month sees 'Quiz at the Hall' return on Saturday 15th January. 'Women in Rock' will grace the stage celebrating female rock icons on Saturday 22nd January.

'Film @ the Hall' returns with the highly acclaimed 'Edie', staring Shelia Hancock on Thursday 20th January. The film 'The Father' will beam onto the screen on Thursday 10th February and the delightful film, 'Swallows and Amazons' will be shown on Thursday 10th March.

Into your gardening? Then the BBC's 'The One Show' Gardener Christine Walkden will be heading to Beccles to explain how to make the most of your garden on Sunday 6th February.

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Wednesday 16th March with her brand new tour 'Oh... and another thing'. She'll talk about her career which will be filled with laughter and a few tears.

Su is best known for her role as Peggy in Hi-De-Hi and has been in various other television shows and stage productions.

Fancy a good drama? fEAST Theatre return on Wednesday 23rd February with 'The Canada Boys'. A story of two brothers who'd never venture further west than Wymondham but who dared to imagine a new life for themselves in Canada. Roughcast Theatre Company are back with the classic William Shakespeare play 'Macbeth' on Thursday 24th March and Mustard Theatre Company will bring the gripping stage drama, 'The Girl on the

Train' on Wednesday 4th May. A variety of live music will be on offer including Tom Elgie, Saturday Night at the Movies on Saturday 5th March, A tribute to the Carpenters on Saturday 26th March, The Songs of Leonard Cohen on Saturday 2nd April, Bootleg Boss on Saturday 9th April and a sensational evening of the hits of Tina Turner on Friday 6th May. Ryan Holt (Programming and Marketing Manager) said: "It's an exciting year for us at the venue with a great variety of entertainment on offer and truly something for everyone to enjoy."

To find out more about the new season, what's on and to book tickets visit: www.becclespublichall.com.

Comedian Arthur Smith returns to Beccles with his brand new show 'Laughs, Smiles, Insights and Memories'

East Suffolk Council approves Halesworth sports facilities plans At a planning committee meeting on January 11th, East Suffolk Council (ESC) approved plans for sports provisions on the former middle school site in Halesworth.

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Subject to further funding, Halesworth Campus aims eventually to provide a sports hall and a much-wanted swimming pool.

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Suffolk County Council and ESC and was greatly encouraged by the recent grant of £1.6m of Community Infrastructure Levy funds to go towards the cost of the pitches.

Campus Chairman Tony Goldson said: "We've worked so hard to get to this point and we're absolutely delighted to reach this first important milestone.

Halesworth Campus is finally going ahead."

Work is expected to start on the 3G pitch in summer 2022.

Pulse Design and Build, a national, specialist developer for the leisure sector, has been contracted. For further details, please contact David Gallagher: david.gallagher@ leisureunited.com.

artists. A very unique opportunity to discuss their art practices in depth, to learn about and share their expertise and diverse talents."

Mary Webb (one of the participating artists) said: "A really imaginative initiative.

Setting up an archive on these lines will establish an invaluable resource not only for artists but also for those seeking to identify artists within different disciplines.

It's at the same time a history of The Cut, and all the vision and effort that has gone into making it such a unique undertaking."

The Bounce Back Fund from East Suffolk Council also provided training for The Cut staff and volunteers and new camera equipment has allowed live events to be streamed to people that feel uncomfortable with indoor events or those that can't attend. The interviews are now available on The Cut YouTube channel: www.bit.ly/TheCut-YouTube.

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A Beccles entertainment venue has launched its new season programme this week which see's some big names and shows heading to the town.

The Cut arts centre in Halesworth, Suffolk, has successfully fundraised £16,000 from Arts Council England and budget from the local authority Bounce Back fund to upskill employees and volunteers and to create a digital archive of artists talks and exhibitions.

Over two-hundred artists have shown at The Cut and there have been fifteen group shows since 2003. Not all of them have adequate archiving, so The Cut hope to develop and produce a comprehensive archive and build on it with the continual addition of upcoming artists and exhibitions.

Many of the artists exhibiting at The Cut go on to the Royal Academy and further prestigious international shows.

Twelve local artists have been selected for online interviews and filming in their studios. These will sit on The Cut YouTube channel with provision within the ACE funding to upgrade The Cut website. Artists Gina Medcalf, Mary Webb (who has paintings in Rhythm & Geometry at the Sainsbury Centre), Coco Crampton, Fabian Peake, Charles Hewlings, Johann Don Daniel, Simon Carter, Steven Lewis, Derek Morris, and Tony Casement (Chair of the Board of Trustees at The Cut) are confirmed for the project along with Bill Jackson, the last artist to exhibit at the venue before the third lockdown. The final artist in the series will be Laurence Edwards, who recently erected Yoxman on the A12 at Cockfield Hall in early 2022.

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Fairer pay for farmers or ethically produced goods for shoppers?

In March, the Woodbridge Society will welcome the Chief Executive of The Fairtrade Foundation to talk about the wideranging work of his organisation.

Michael Gidney has worked in the field of international development for thirty years, with a particular focus on fighting poverty through trade, and has been running Fairtrade for ten years. His favourite Fairtrade product is Zaytoun Palestinian Olive Oil. "It's wonderful quality and it supports smallholders farming in incredibly challenging

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Michael Gidney's talk will be on Wednesday 2nd March at 7:30pm in the Woodbridge Society's new home: Quay Church near the bottom of Quay Street.

Visitors are very welcome and are asked to make a donation of £5.

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Also, don't forget that one of Suffolk's favourite speakers Charlie Haylock is visiting the Society on Thursday 3rd February at 7:30pm. His talk is called Charlie and The Dig - about his role working with the actors in this popular film.

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The number of elderly or infirm people who directly employ a care worker or personal assistant has been increasing in recent years.

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Beccles Society of Artists monthly meeting will take place on Wednesday March 2nd at the Waveney Centre Beccles, from 7:15pm-9pm. Artist Colin Ayers will be giving a watercolour painting demonstration of a street scene. Everybody welcome.

Members free, non-members £3.

BACT Community Transport needs your support, to engage and assist is what you'll be taught.

If you can drive and have some spare time, we've the opportunities for your halo to shine.

Local residents with important places to be, all ages and sizes... appointments or tea.

Much fun can be had in a minibus or car, when travelling with others near or far.

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This summary is compiled from the records of Stephen Bartholomew of Beccles.

Maximum temp: 15.5C (59F) on the 30th, compared with 13.3C (55F) in December, 2020.

Minimum temp: -2.2C (28F) on the 7th compared with -3.3C (26F) in December, 2020.

Average maximum temp: 8.80C (47F) in 2021. 7.71C (45F) in 2020. 7.49C (45F) on average.

Average minimum temp: 3.51C (38F) in 2021. 2.74C (36F) in 2020. 2.72C (36F) on average.

Mean temp: 6.15C (43F) in 2021. 5.22C (41F) in 2020. 5.10C (41F) on average.

Air frosts: 2, compared with 7 in December 2020.

Rainfall total: 3.07", compared with 5.06" in December 2020.

(Thirty-year average (19812010): 2.27"). The 2021 total was 135% of average.

Most rainfall on one day: 0.42" on the 9th.

Wind direction, mainly from: South-west 11 days, south 5 days, west 3 days and north-west 3 days.

December was milder and somewhat wetter than the longterm average. South to southwesterly winds which brought former sub-tropical air during two spells were largely responsible for the overall milder than average month for the time of year. The mean temperature was 1C above the long-term average. Six days (11th to 16th) and four days (28th to 31st) into the New Year had daytime temperatures in excess of 10C. The last three days being this month's mildest, 14.3C on the 29th, 15.5C on the 30th and 15.0C on the 31st respectively and 14.5C on the 1st January, more in-line with late March/ April and October expectations.

The 15.5C was the equal mildest December day on my entire record with 21/12/1971, 28/12/1974, 24/12/1977 and 05/12/1979. The mildest night of 12.1C overnight 30th/31st was only marginally short of the previous best (12.8C, 4th/5th/12/2006).

Early in the month, we were subjected to airstreams of a more

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west to north origin which brought average or sometimes below average daytime temperatures and over two inches of rain during the first eleven days (only one dry).

High pressure built thereafter and brought grey skies and sometimes almost still conditions particularly in the week before Christmas.

The high incidence of cloud did at least limit the number of air frosts during the month to just two, although an air minimum of +1.0C or less was recorded on a further eight nights. From the 22nd onwards, another run of consecutive days of rainfall continues (even as I write on 4th January) although not of the same intensity as early in December.

In fact, there's only been seven completely dry days since 23rd November.

Again, there was no chance of a white Christmas which have been few on my recording history, only two actual snowfalls on the day in 1970 and 2010. However, snow lying on ground was noted in 1981 and near misses occurred with falls on Boxing Day in 1995 and 1996. Christmas Day this time however recorded the month's lowest daytime maximum temperature of 4.5C. There was one brief spell of wet snow on the morning of the 2nd during this month, which together with one in 2020, four in 2017 have been the only six December snow days since 2012.

The 3.07" rainfall total finished off what had been a variable year to record an annual total of 26.79", just over an inch above average compared with long-term. This was one of five months to record total in excess of two and a half inches, compared to four months which recorded one and a half inches or less.

This has been the fifth wetter than average December running thanks to accumulation from twenty-four rain days, the most for any month in 2021. However, this was just the third wettest of the year, October (4.18") and January (4.14") were higher in terms of volume.

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In view of the current Covid situation, this talk will be either online or at St John's Church, Harleston. For confirmation, please visit our website: www. u3asites.org.uk/harleston or by contacting Kim Poulton on 01986 788149.

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Popular bench replaced for benefit of Beccles community A popular bench in Beccles has been replaced thanks to funding from the Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and villages Community Partnership.

The bench (located at the west of St Michael's Church Tower) was originally installed

by Beccles Rotary Club in 2005 and has become a popular spot for local people to sit, chat and meet new people.

Having fallen into disrepair, a replacement bench was needed and following a successful application for funding from the Community Partnership's Small Grants scheme, Beccles Rotary Club were awarded £436.00 to install a new bench and a plaque.

Cllr Judy Cloke, East Suffolk Ward Councillor for Bungay and Wainford and Chair of the Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and villages Community Partnership, said: "Rotary Clubs

undertake a considerable amount of charitable activity in local communities, which is often unrecognised or acknowledged.

It has been a pleasure to support this project to replace the bench at St Michael's Church. Benches are so important as a means of taking the weight off one's feet when shopping, sitting down and talking to strangers or as a meeting point, so they help discourage loneliness in society."

Speaking at the recent cheque presentation, Neil Peek, President of the Beccles Rotary Club, said: "It is with great pleasure that we dedicate this seat to the community, and may it bring joy and happiness to all that use it for many years to come."

Find out more about your local Community Partnership: w w w. e a s t s u ff o l k . g o v. u k / community-partnerships.

25th February and the last session will be on Friday 18th March. You can book online at www.wea. org.uk or by telephoning 0300 303 3464 quoting reference no C2228381. The cost is £47.40.

For further details, contact wenhaston.branch@wea.ac.uk or 01502 478977. No previous knowledge or qualifications are required to join this course.

The WEA is a charity founded in 1903 to bring high quality education into the heart of communities. Many courses are now delivered online, a contributory factor perhaps in the demise of a number of branches in this area of Suffolk. However, in Wenhaston, the branch committee believes that face-to-face learning is still popular and we hope for the continued support of students.

So get online or telephone and book your place now to join a friendly band of students. After all, who doesn't like a fun quiz?

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Wellbeing Norfolk and Waveney We are still continuing with our wellbeing walks and are going to different locations. We have a walk taking place in Southwold on Wednesday 16th February at 12pm. We'll be meeting at the pier.

Everyone aged 16 and above is welcome with no need to book.

Online events coming up include: Yoga with Emily, Virtual Café, Quiz and Laughter Yoga.

All details can be found on the wellbeing website under social events.

We've recently teamed up with Halesworth Volunteer Centre to offer a coffee and catch up meeting once a month at Chinny's Sports Bar in the event room.

Everyone aged 16 and above is welcome with no need to book.

Our next coffee and catch up is Tuesday 8th February at 12pm.

You can find out more details about all of the socials and walks on the wellbeing website.

Many thanks, Sarah (Volunteer for Wellbeing)

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Following the highly successful autumn 2021 course, the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) Wenhaston Branch is now looking forward to the spring term. Our tutor Denise Bianchini, will deliver 'From the Renaissance to Modern Italy' over six sessions beginning on Friday 4th February at 10am at Wenhaston Village Hall, Hall Road, IP19 9EP. This course is aimed at everyone with an interest in everything Italian. Italy is a country with a fascinating and complicated past and this will give you a brief overview of the middle ages, the Renaissance period, the Risorgimento (unification), Italy's place in the world wars, Mussolini and the Fascist era leading into post-war and modern politics.

The course will include some geography and modern culture and a weekly fun quiz aimed at revisiting the main points covered in the previous week.

The course comprises of six, two-hour sessions starting at 10am on Friday 4th February. A break for half term falls on Friday

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December was, once again, a busy month for the Rotary Club of Woodbridge Deben as we assisted Santa on the Christmas sleigh.

December 5th saw us at the very successful Christmas Regatta and Market at Whisstock's Place and on Saturday 11th we were in the Thoroughfare in Woodbridge. We also spent six evenings touring Martlesham and Kesgrave. Santa had a special gift for one resident of Martlesham Heath when Rotarian Richard Boother was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship, a Rotary award which recognises exceptional service to the club and community. In total, just over £2,500 was collected for our Charitable Trust, which

contributions or provided hours of services free of charge towards making this £350,000 infrastructure project possible.

Due for completion in the first quarter of 2022, the garden will not only provide a wonderful green place to dwell and recharge, but also offers better access from the car park to the high street, massively improves the church/community hall facilities, provides a bandstand for concerts, talks and public events, an area for concert seating, and a communal space for local markets.

But more than anything, it provides Leiston with the community hub it so desperately needs. Although the work is

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Woodbridge Charity Christmas Card Shop success!

The Woodbridge Charity Christmas Card Shop has had fantastic year raising funds for over twenty local and national charities.

The shop is organised by Woodbridge 41Club, and proceeds are used to support local charities and other good causes. The shop is especially important this year as many charities are facing a significant drop in donations, due to Covid.

The 41 Club organiser, Roger Parker commented: "I'm delighted that we have raised over £33,000 for a range of local and national charities. Over the past twenty-nine years, we've

There may have been a gentle clatter as the wall between the United Church and the Coop car park came down, but to Leiston Community Land Trust (LCLT), it sounded more like a mighty roar! After two years of consultation, design, planning and fundraising, the work of creating a magnificent community garden and thoroughfare has begun.

The community spirit, foresight and generosity of the United Church has enabled the LCLT to pull together a cabal of public-spirited supporters to make this dream a reality. Nearly fifty organisations, ranging from large public bodies to small local companies, have made financial

raised £956,000, a staggering amount! I'm very grateful to all the shop volunteers who were willing to help in these difficult times. It's great that so many people continue to buy their cards and help these deserving causes."

The shop stocked cards from over twenty different charities.

This includes favourites such as RNLI, Marie Curie Cancer, Barnardos, Blue Cross and Amnesty. Additional local charities include St. Elizabeth Hospice, East Anglian Children's Hospices, Somersham Ward, East Anglian Air Ambulance and Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

We start this year thinking about the plans we have for the coming year and that the Woodbridge Branch RBL will be celebrating its 100th anniversary.

To mark this occasion, we'll be holding an event on the 27th of August on Kingston playing fields. We'd like to invite charities and local stall holders to join us on the day with their own stalls and share in the celebrations.

Non-charitable stall holders will be welcome and all we ask of them is a donation to the poppy appeal.

If you're interested in joining us, please contact Brian Fisk the Branch Chairman on email: brian-fisk.rbl@hotmail.co.uk.

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Saxmundham Museum Quiz Night 5th February 2022 Saxmundham Museum is planning to hold its annual Quiz Night on Saturday 5th February, should conditions allow. This event has always proved popular in the past. Although sadly, the event has not been held for the past two years due to the pandemic.

Assuming Covid restrictions allow, we hope to resume on Saturday 5th February at 7pm in The Market Hall. Tickets will be on sale at Crisps Newsagents from early January priced at £30 for a team of six. There will be a licensed bar and also a raffle, so reserve your place now.

Should the event be postponed, a full refund will be given on your ticket price.

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Dates for the diary: • TBC: Falklands Remembrance Parade in coordination with the South Atlantic Medal Association.

• 3rd June: Queens Platinum Jubilee.

• 27th August: Woodbridge branch 100th anniversary celebration.

• 29th October: Poppy appeal launch.

• 11th November: School children's remembrance service on Market Hill.

• 12th November: Grave-side remembrance at the war graves in the New cemetery.

• 13th November: Remembrance Sunday.

underway, the Trust still needs a few thousand pounds to secure additional seating and the final pieces of street furniture. If you'd like to be part of this incredible project, you can support it on: www.gofundme.com/f/leistoncommunity-land-trust and www. easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ leistoncommunitylandtrust/

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Horse Society, told us of his life working with the Suffolk Punch.

He arrived at the Hollesley Stud in 1978 with a knowledge of horses but little idea of breeding, but with the help of a local vet, Ryder Davis, he soon became an expert.

Bruce entertained members with amusing anecdotes of introducing the mares to the stallion, and the subsequent birthing and feeding processes. A founder member of The Suffolk Punch Trust, Bruce advised that the Suffolk Punch must be the colour Chesnut (not misspelt) although there are seven shades of chesnut from light to dark mahogany. Unfortunately, there is a limited market now for the horse and consequently the Suffolk Punch is high on the endangered breed list.

In the UK, members of Inner Wheel support refuge centres for abused women, child centres and drop-in centres, school breakfast clubs and much more.

Inner Wheel in Great Britain and Ireland raised over £2.8 million for various charities in the two years prior to Covid. All this was carried out in the spirit of friendship and service. However, in these testing times, it's proving much more difficult to provide service to our local community and, together in friendship, raise much needed funds for local charities, but we're resolved to do what we can.

For more information about Inner Wheel, go to: www.innerwheel.co.uk, and for your local club, to: www. woodbridgeinnerwheel.org.uk.

will enable the club to continue supporting a range of local, national and international charities. President Deirdre and all members would like to thank the public once again for their generous support.

On Wednesday January 26th (subject to no further Covid restrictions), the Memory Café will resume at Woodbridge Football Club from 10:30am to 12 midday. We look forward to once again welcoming sufferers of all forms of memory loss and their carers for refreshments, conversation and entertainment.

If you'd like any further details of the Memory Café, please contact Rotarian Martin Kenyon on 01394 386933.

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Testing, testing... Yes, we live in "testing" times. President Sally Pearson asked members to do a lateral flow test before attending our January meeting and to wear warm clothes as all the windows in the meeting room at Ufford Park Hotel would be open. She didn't know that it would be one of the coldest days so far this winter, but all willingly complied. Testing times yes, as decisions were taken by the club committee to postpone a lunch planned for 10th January to mark International Inner Wheel Day, and our annual quiz so ably devised by club member Deirdre, and presented by her husband Tom Griffin has been postponed from February to a date yet to be decided. Both of these events would have raised much needed funds for charities, but, for now and with fingers crossed, planning for a Fashion Show in April will continue. The Memory Café, run in conjunction with the Woodbridge and Woodbridge Deben Rotary Clubs and held on the last Wednesday of each month at Woodbridge FC, with appropriate health and safety measures in place, will continue to be held for the time being.

Members marked the passing of a long-standing member, Joan Hutchinson, who died before Christmas. It was also with great sadness that members heard of the resignation of a member.

These are testing times, too, for the Suffolk Punch horse, the pride of the County. Our January Speaker, Bruce Smith, a past President of The Suffolk

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Despite Covid, Woodbridge Chess Club have had a terrific start to the season, leading Division 2 of the Suffolk League with fourteen points out of a possible twenty. Our closest rivals Bury B are on eight points from twenty and, although a number of teams have matches in hand, promotion to Division 1 seems more and more likely.

Particular congratulations go to Dan Such who has won all his games so far despite being considerably outgraded. In November, Woodbridge also won the U6000 East Anglian Chess Union Team Championship with Sam Gaffney and Harry Elman completing hat-tricks. Not bad for the youngest club in Suffolk!

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extra measures will be in place to keep our audience members safe during attendance. Entry to the talk is £3 for adults, with under 25's free. Refreshments will be served during the evening, all are welcome and there's no requirement to book for this talk."

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Woodbridge Town Council Budget 2021-22 Woodbridge Cruising Club Following on from the Council's investment in Kingston Field during this financial year, which saw a new pedestrian bridge, enhanced play equipment and (being installed during January) a new hardsurfaced pathway, the Council is considering making substantial investment in Elmhurst Park.

In conjunction with East Suffolk Council's bid to the Government's Changing Places Toilet Fund, this Council is

considering allocating £20,000 to enable such a facility to be provided in Elmhurst Park.

In addition, the Council is considering upgrading the existing toilets, and increasing the range of fully-accessible children's play equipment. Funding is also being allocated for a sensory garden.

Whilst unable to find additional land for new allotments, the Council is considering the creation of a community garden, and having already jointly-funded

design work on a 20mph scheme for Woodbridge, is likely to fund its installation.

Inevitably there is likely to be a small increase in Council Tax, to cover these major works as well as inflation; this is currently forecast as less than 20p per week for a Band D household. Before we finalise the budget, we'd like to hear the views of our residents - please send them by email to: deputytownclerk@woodbridgesuffolk.gov.uk.

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Do you feel overwhelmed by the problem of climate change and wonder what you can do to be part of the solution? Do you believe that small actions can have an impact?

The 'Just one bottle' campaign was launched on January 1st 2022 by many of the zero-waste and refill shops in Suffolk and around the country. Here in Woodbridge, Cupboard Love is promoting this campaign to encourage people to try refilling just one bottle for the year. We hope to encourage people who want to do their bit to help reduce plastic waste to just start small. Making big, drastic changes to our shopping habits can sometimes be overwhelming and may not be sustainable so go for 'Just one bottle' instead - maybe your washing-up liquid, hand soap, shampoo or conditioner. If each household did this, imagine the impact it would make! There are about 7,000 homes in Woodbridge, so that could save 7,000 bottles from landfill!

And if you find success with this one small change, then next time, take another bottle for refilling!

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thus protecting the valuable oil reserves and sending a message to the petro-chemical industry that customers want change.

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Because these liquids are produced in this country, there's a reduced carbon footprint, especially as several of the suppliers offer a closed-loop system whereby the plastic containers are returned, cleaned and reused - so there's not even any need for recycling.

Many members of the public feel powerless against the effects of climate change and that they're not able to contribute in the fight against it. The rates of climate anxiety are rising fast. This campaign is about empowering individuals and showing people that together, with one small change, we can ALL contribute

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You can find Cupboard Love at Woodbridge Market on Thursdays or Framlingham Market on Tuesdays - Where you can also refill your bags and jars with foodstuffs such as pasta, rice, lentils, nuts and dried fruit. Other local businesses who will happily refill your liquid bottles are: Refill Eco and Poppy's Pantry.

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Although most boats are now lifted out for that essential winter maintenance, and sailing is at a minimum, there's still an active social on shore programme and members are currently enjoying Wednesday suppers and weekend lunchtime bars. The club are lucky to have a well ventilated hall, where all functions can safely take place.

Woodbridge Cruising Club members celebrated the festive season in style with the Commodore's Christmas Party.

Members enjoyed a sumptuous three course meal, with duck, followed by a choice of nine delicious home-made puddings.

Many thanks to Janet Sparrow and her wonderful team who arranged such a lovely evening, and the choir who provided such fun entertainment. The New Year's Day walk was well attended by both members and dogs, and was an enjoyable stroll around Woodbridge organised by Bram, followed by welcoming, homemade hot soup.

The last talk of 2021 was

by Paul Bragg on Biscay Harbours, this was an amusing and illuminating talk; very inspiring for those who have not yet visited the Biscay Ports and

bringing back fond memories for those who have. Paul gave a personalised view of sailing the west coast of France, the best ports and anchorages, with numerous helpful hints, from weather apps to the best boulangeries.

The Sunday talk programme of 2022 is well under way, with talks on the RNLI, South Africa in the Second World War, and Anglo Saxon ship building.

Additional activities include Jetsam, the ukulele band with a Beatles concert in aid of the very worthwhile Woolverstone Project.

Members are already looking forward to cruises for 2022, and Andy the cruise captain is working hard to arrange these. Planned ports include well-loved favourites such as Walton Backwaters, Ramsgate, Southold and London. Cruising in company is one of the best reasons for joining the club.

If the activities sound intriguing, then log onto the club website, www.woodbridgecruisingclub. org. New members are welcome, whether you own a motorboat or yacht, or are keen to start sailing.

If you're new to sailing (or need to brush up your skills), then the club's training officer runs RYA courses. Again all details are on the club website.

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External activities included gardening in a community garden, trips to the theatre, days out to the beach and visits to local zoos etc.

Following on from its success, PASTEL later extended its services to include all vulnerable adults forming a weekly Cooking Club and setting up the weekly pop-up SMILE Café.

"It's a truly sad outcome and we'll really miss all our 'past and last' members. It has been a genuine privilege for the volunteer directors to plan and implement such an exciting range of activities.

Our aim was to encourage and support our members in their personal development and their greater enjoyment of life. Many friends have been made, laughter shared and precious enduring memories created. In particular, I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to all our 'past and last' volunteers, who truly helped to make it all possible." Don Tricker, Founding Volunteer Director, PASTEL CIC. But all is not lost. PASTEL leaves a legacy in the form of the pop-up SMILE Café, originally started nearly ten years ago. It's now been relaunched by the Rotary Club of Saxmundham and District, and will 'pop up' every Wednesday at the new Fromus Centre. For more information, please visit: www.smile-cafe.org.uk.

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There is an opportunity to learn more about owls when Dr Hugh Hanmer from the British Trust for Ornithology gives a talk on the subject at Woodbridge Community Hall on Thursday 17th February at 7:30pm.

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by Suffolk Wildlife Trust's Woodbridge Wildlife Group and Chairman Phil Smith said:

After over fifteen years of successfully providing the awardwinning PASTEL Saturday Club service for young adults with autism and learning disabilities, the volunteer directors have been forced to call it a day due to the enforced closure since March 2020 resulting from the continuing Covid pandemic. During this time, the changing circumstances for everyone would have meant a complete relaunch of the service, with all the associated funding and recruitment demands.

Prior to forming the PASTEL Saturday Club (which operated for five hours, twice a month), PASTEL members and their parents had no opportunity for respite other than relatively expensive alternatives. As such, PASTEL met the needs of both members and their families, and is therefore a great loss to both.

Although most members came from the Saxmundham area, such was the attraction of the service that some came from as far afield as Ipswich and Felixstowe, eagerly supported by their parents.

As well as reducing social isolation and providing stimulating activities, clients were able to make new friends and boost their selfconfidence - effectively, forming an alternative 'family' outside their home and school environment.

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Talks are open to all members, and guests are invited to come along and sample the benefits of joining u3a.

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• Monday 28th February 2pm4pm at Kesgrave Community Centre, Twelve Acre Approach, Bell Lane, Kesgrave, IP5 1JF. A walk through history: The story of a footpath along the line of the Berlin Wall. Presented by Gerald Jenkins.

• Thursday 3rd March 10:30am-12:30pm at the Salvation Army Hall, Felixstowe, IP11 7EL. Political correctness, the new insanity: Do pressures constrain what we write, say

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While all necessary guidance and precautions followed, we advise members to check the u3a East Suffolk website to avoid unnecessary journeys should meetings be cancelled or postponed. East Suffolk u3a offers its members the choice of 160+ different interest groups to enjoy. Membership is open to everyone who is no longer in full-time work.

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The festive season is now over as are some New Year resolutions Sizewell Karate Club (SKC) are continually welcoming new members including those who need a new New Year's resolution.

So whatever your objectives are, SKC can help you achieve them.

Karate helps you learn about yourself, self-control and trains your mind and spirit as well as your body, and it gives you the confidence to face all sorts of challenges; emotional as well as physical. Karate also teaches you to defend yourself, and helps to keep you fit and supple.

The club opened again last year after being forced to shut down because of the pandemic restrictions. SKC received a restart grant from East Suffolk Council.

The club has bought additional cleaning/PPE/equipment etc, to ensure everyone is Covid-safe when training at the club. The club has updated their risk assessments, including Covid 19 protocols. The club has also updated the website: www.slkc.co.uk.

SKC has been in existence since 1988, the longest running karate club in the area. The club is focussed on providing high quality traditional Shotokan karate. The club has significant success in the past in sports karate competitions culminating with many local and national champions. Both the club and the instructors have won many awards including coach of the year and health and wellbeing awards.

SKC is made up of children, adults and families training together.

SKC has links to other clubs in the USA and Spain. The clubs range from Shotokan, Renshinkan, Shorin Ryu and Goju Ryu. The instructors are DBS checked and are fully insured, together being experienced first aiders.

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The success of the vaccine rollout has helped keep the Omicron variant at bay, and I am hopeful that we can begin looking forward to a happier and more prosperous 2022.

However, the winter months are likely to be challenging for many, as once again, the UK is facing an energy price squeeze with home heating and energy bills set to rise.

There are two main reasons why the UK energy market is in crisis - both can be pinned on previous policy failures, but neither is directly related to the UK's push for renewables. The energy price spike is due to the UK's reliance on imported gas, not its reliance on renewables.

Gas accounts for about two fifths of UK energy consumption and, as the dominant source of home heating, effectively sets energy prices. Markets set the gas price and as Britain imports almost all of its gas, those markets are determined by global supply and demand. Additionally, UK nuclear capacity has dwindled,

and coal is, for good reason, a dirty word. Britain's base load, in other words, the energy on which we can always rely, has become increasingly dependent on justin-time supplies of liquid natural gas, imported into our homes via inter-connectors with the continent. This is not a strategy for long term energy security, and it needs to change.

Energy security is expensive, but I'm pleased that the Government is finally getting on with the job of passing new laws to allow vital investment into new UK based carbonneutral forms of electricity. This may result in a short term rise in bills but will pay dividends in the long run - investing now will improve our energy security and make us less vulnerable to energy price rises and volatility in the future.

The other policy failure results from the way in which the energy price cap is implemented.

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As household bills rise again, the wrong decision would be to scrap environmental levies which only accounted for 23% of energy bills in August, compared with 34% for the wholesale electricity costs. It is the jump in these wholesale energy prices since August that has been the problem and not the green levies which provide an investment in keeping energy prices lower for consumers in the future.

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Family support charity encourages people to put volunteering on their New Year resolutions list A Suffolk-based family support charity are urging people to consider putting volunteering at the top of their 2022 "to-do list" to support families in the community who need help.

The call comes amid a growing rise in awareness that giving back to others through volunteering is good for your mental health and wellbeing.

Home-Start in Suffolk supported more than 575 local families from April 2020 to March 2021 thanks to a network of fully trained award-winning volunteers who help families with children up to the age of twelve through a range of issues, including loneliness, isolation, mental health, domestic abuse, bereavement, health struggles, disabilities, poverty and much more.

The charity has seen referral numbers rise sharply recent months with a forty percent increase, meaning it's vital that more volunteers are recruited and trained to cope with the rise in demand.

Tara Spence (CEO of HomeStart in Suffolk) said: "The last few years have been really difficult for everyone, and we have seen families hit hard as a

result of the pandemic in a many different ways. We hope the New Year might inspire people to consider volunteering. It has a huge positive impact, not just on the life of supported families, but also for the volunteer themselves.

Volunteering is associated with higher levels of wellbeing, better general health, improved life satisfaction and is a fulfilling way to help your local community.

It creates a sense of purpose, promotes routine and the most important of all, makes people feel happy. Home-Start works because it's such a simple yet powerful concept. Volunteers are matched with a family, then visit or call them once a week to provide vital emotional support and practical help. It's very satisfying to see families get the help they need when they need it most and seeing them blossom and grow in confidence is so rewarding."

Volunteer Ali was asked to explain why she loves being a volunteer: "I absolutely love

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Thomas who's been supporting families for a number of years said: "I find being a volunteer for Home-Start really rewarding. It gives me the chance to give back and I feel I have sense of purpose.

The team are lovely and always on hand to support me too which makes it even more special."

Volunteer Ines who joined the organisation in 2020 said: "I have experienced anxiety and depression myself and I know it can be really hard and challenging.

Even though being a parent is the most rewarding thing ever, it can be tough and sometimes you want someone to speak to and HomeStart volunteers are there to offer that support. I joined Home-Start because I really want to give the best support I can to Suffolk Families, and I love being part of the team."

Supported mum Vikki said:

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Tree's company It's time to give your garden some love this month by giving it a bit of a tidy up and a quick assessment of any initial winter damage. There'll still be frosts and winter weather ahead but at least you can plan and prepare for the spring waiting to arrive. If one of your gardening new year's resolutions was to plant a tree then now is the time to make that thought become a reality.

In the coldest months of the year, you can buy bare rooted or root balled trees which are cheaper and establish better. These are trees and shrubs that are lifted straight

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from the ground and should be planted by the end of February whilst they are still dormant before there are any signs of growth (or by the end of March, possible into April, in the north of Scotland).

Bare root and root balled trees can only be bought when the weather is cold because once it warms up, the root ball dries out too quickly unless planted in the ground. By planting in winter, it means that by spring and early summer, trees will have benefited from optimum growing conditions and had the opportunity to establish their root system whilst dormant.

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Christmas events: Sadly, we were instructed very late to cancel our planned Carol Service on December 24th.

Apologies to any people who did not get the message in time.

Coffee stop On Tuesday mornings from 10:15am to 11:30am, a few of

The key to successful tree planting is to ensure you prepare the site well, first by digging a hole large enough to accommodate the root system. Avoid planting if the ground is frozen or extremely waterlogged. Your planting hole should be no deeper than the roots, but at least three times the diameter of the root ball. It's a good idea to soak bare-rooted trees for about thirty-minutes before planting.

Place the tree in the planting hole so the first flare of roots on the stem are level with the soil surface.

If you plant the tree too deep, it

can result in rot and disease. You may need to also insert a stake for top heavy or larger trees. Refill the planting hole, firm gently and water in. Drought stress is common in newly planted trees so make sure you keep watering throughout the growing season.

The quantity required will vary with soil type but thirty to fifty litres per square metre (four to six watering cans) each week in dry weather will do the trick.

If you're growing your own vegetables, then now is a good time to sow lettuce seeds, both under cover and outside. If

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Saturday 22nd January 2022 at 7:30pm in All Saints us get together for coffee and a Church, Alburgh, IP20 0DB natter in the Emmaus Room to the front of the church. Coffee is We are delighted to announce free. Company is good. Do come the return of the popular SuAnLo and visit. Sessions started again Trio from San Sebastian on the on January 11th.

Basque coast of Spain. They Coffee mornings will be performing a selection Normal monthly coffee of popular classical and modern mornings started again after a music. short break on Saturday January Loreto Aramendi is a world15th. Books, bric-a-brac, cakes renowned musician, principal and sausage rolls etc plus coffee organist at the Basilica de and a good natter! Do come and Santa Maria del Coro and is a join us in February on the 18th. Professor at the Conservatoire Our gift service in San Sebastian. She performs This year was at 10:45am on all over the world on some Sunday December 19th when of the finest organs including we invited donations for East Westminster Abbey, Kings Anglia Children's Hospices. I'm College Cambridge, Norwich delighted to report that donations Cathedral, also in the USA, this year totalled the amazing sum Japan, Canada, Argentina and of £920. Bungay people are truly many more.

Ana Salaberria is an very generous. Many thanks to all who contributed. accomplished singer and teacher Best wishes to all our friends of classical and popular music. for a happy and healthy New Year. She sings and collaborates with May God bless you and keep you well-known musical groups, safe and in the coming months. choral societies and orchestras.

Suzanna Guterl began her musical career specialising in the flute by studying at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Now living in Spain, she performs as a soloist and in various musical groups.

Do not miss this opportunity to hear these excellent musicians in the heart of our village. Ring 01379 852569 for details and tickets . Saturday 22nd January at 7:30pm. Adults: £13, under 12's: Free. Ticket price includes a glass of wine and canapes.

you start now, it'll give you a continuous supply that can be harvested throughout the year.

Sow in modules or fibre pots under cover to have lettuces ready to plant outside in four to six weeks time. You can also sow outdoors, but use cloches or small poly tunnels until next month when the soil has warmed up, they will also provide your lettuce seedlings with protection from birds and slugs. Good varieties to start now include cut-and-come again Salad Bowl, oak leaved, high yield with green and red varieties, a cos such as Lobjoits Green, dense, crisp heads with self folding leaves or the small butterhead Tom Thumb, perfect for growing in small spaces it matures early and has a mild taste.

You can share the gardening love this February by preparing for spring and carrying out some basic maintenance. As the RHS says, this month there are signs of the approaching spring, with bulbs appearing and wildlife waking up as light levels and temperatures increase. There's plenty to do indoors this month to prepare for the season ahead.

Outdoors, as the garden comes to life again, it's time to prune shrubs and climbers, such as Wisteria as well as evergreen hedges.

Top three jobs this month: 1. Prepare vegetable beds and sow some vegetables under cover.

2. Chit potatoes (let them grow shoots) to plant out.

3. Prune winter flowering shrubs that have finished flowering.

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