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We warmly welcome all your contributions of articles, letters, sports reports, events and photographs, just email or send to the address below and it will appear in the next issue.
Deadline for copy is the 18th of each and every month
his “Landscapes through the British Isles“ Please take a look at our website stourvalley.u3asite.uk/welcome/ for more information and contact details.
Polstead Gardening Club
To place an advert: Matt Barber 01473 823366 Mobile: 07799
Bildeston Village History Group
The meetings of the Bildeston History Group are well attended by residents. We chat and laugh about village life, past and present, and share our memories and stories.
Wednesday 29 October 2025
An illustrated talk by Roger Kennell on THE BRICKS AND BRICKWORK OF BILDESTON
Where is the Pig in the Wall?
udience participation to nd features you have probably not noticed before when certain bricks and brickwork, all in Bildeston, will be highlighted. Chamberlin Hall, Chamberlin Close, Bildeston 10.00am - 12 noon
Everyone welcome. £5 donation including refreshments. Look forward to seeing you there!
Babergh District Council
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i oo er o n er s i “We are delighted to be helping Babergh District Council implement its vision for active travel and sustainable travel.
opportunity to improve wellness and have some fun in the fresh air.
opportunity to try out an e-bike - with the council subsidising the price to £10 for four hours or £18 for a full day.”
r He en ies ine e er or i e h n e n re re o er n io i ersi er h is ri o n i s i “Following a successful launch of an e-bike rental pod in Sudbury, we have now worked with EEZYBIKE to install an additional pod in Lavenham. “Residents and visitors alike can book a slot online to explore our districts by e-bike at a subsidised rate – without the upfront cost of buying an e-bike.
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EVENTS and CLASSES
1st October 6 pm – An Evening with Mii – live make-up demonstration with prosecco and sweet treats. Ticket £5pp redeemable against Mii purchases, CEN treatments or retail products.
7th October 8.15 pm – Women’s Circle with Anna Salisbury – a gentle, welcoming space where women come together to pause, breathe, and connect. £15pp 20th October 6.30 pm to 8 pm - The Truth About Menopause: Symptoms, Solutions & Supplements – interactive workshop and talk Melissa Neisler Dickinson Founder of Menopause Support Suffolk and The Menopause Vitamin Company. Prosecco and refreshments. Tickets £5pp. Discounts and special offers at the event.
21st October 10 am – Women’s Circle with Anna Salisbury – a gentle, welcoming space where women come together to pause, breathe, and connect. Tickets £15pp
STUDIO CLASSES
Tuesdays 7pm to 8pm – Yoga with Caitlin £10pp (no classes 21st or 28th October)
Wednesdays 6.15 am - Yves Studios - Conditioning @ CEN 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm – Yoga with Caitlin £10pp (no classes 1st, 22nd or 29th October)
Thursdays 9 am – Yoga with Cailtin £10pp (no classes 23rd or 30th October) 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm – Self-protection class with Liam Bye £25pp 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm – Meditative class with Liam Bye £25pp
Fridays 6.15 am - Yves Studios - Conditioning @ CEN
Limited places - Booking essential for all events and classes Book online @ www.cenbeauty.co.uk or call 01473 798982
All events and classes held at The Studio – CEN Beauty & Wellness Studio, 58a High Street, Hadleigh IP7 5AL
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Looking Ahead
We are excited about the busy term ahead, with lots of opportunities for learning, creativity, and community. Thank you, as always, for your continued support. Together we are making this a positive and purposeful year for all our children.
Hadleigh & District Garden Club
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He is an internationally respected otanist ho a e a hi hly interestin and entertainin tal s a orensic otanist ar has used his skills to assist police in urder en uiries and issin persons
t as ascinatin to listen to his enthusiastic e planation o ho o ser in plants and ha itat in the landscape helps nd ans ers in in esti ations
His reputation rou ht in a ood audience ith so e e ers ro other roups he picture sho s ark in con ersation a ter the talk ur co petition o a sin le ahlia as on y haron heatley o e er co petition is three apples or pears on a plate and the speaker is hris ar tt talkin on orn all and ardens
e eet at in the uildhall entrance opposite t ary s church e ers isitors elco e ur usual re resh ents and ra e Hope to see you on o e er th ur ece er eetin is on th and ill e our annual ui and co petition inner s presentation
For more information contact ngie on 0 5 or hadleighgardenclub@gmail.com
DARTS LEAGUE
90 YE AR S CELEBR ATION 90 YEARS CELEBRATION
ROUND ROBIN PAIRS COMPETITION
This competition is open to all players who have previously been or are registered in a Dixon Dart League team and is limited to 40 teams.
ENTRY £5 PER TEAM
There will also be an exhibition of original league memorabilia on display.
Monday 20th October 2025
Hadleigh Royal British Legion
Start at 7.30pm
To register a team please contact Simon by EMAIL ONLY BEFORE 15TH OCTOBER
We ask all captains to encourage participation and to collect entry fees from your players which can be passed on to any committee member.
To register: simonfarthing50@outlook.com
90 Years of the Dixon Dart
League
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ea s represented ere ro hite ion i ht ells in s Head houlder o utton he eor e in s r s heatshea l sett ro n Hintlesha eor e o ord leece ith apolo ies ro olstead ock and au hton heelhouse ho hoped to also enter liation to e shillin s and pence today atches ere to e played on ridays p t s elie ed r i on pro ided the cup and edals or the inners ho ere he heatshea he sa e cup is still in use today
he lea ue continued until hen roke out t the epte er held at he in s ar s it as a reed the alue o edals or the co in season ould e shillin s d or the inners shillin s or the runners up he hite ion on the cup ut the cup as ne er en ra ed ore concernin ti es ere ahead n the ori inal ook there are na es o players ro arious pu s ith lots o the na es si ni cant still in Hadlei h today adly in ay r i on as killed hilst ser in ith he oyal a y a ed
n the cto er the lea ue as restarted a ter a eetin as held at he in s r s r t ol ottle accepted the residency e enteen tea s entered ith a liation o di isions ere or ed he in s Head on i ision and l sett ro n on i ision t is not kno n i a head to head took place as the cup as not en ra ed he lea ue lasted or three seasons until ith the only record e ha e is a elson i on lea ue inners edal oes anyone kno any di erent
ap o years ent ithout a lea ue then in a eetin as called at the ritish e ion r lan ottle local solicitor accepted the residency hair an r ti lin ea enheath ion ack o ns o ord leece reasurer and r rank eckett and r a s ritish e ion ere oint secretaries liation to e p atches to e played on ondays ith players per tea playin one le each he inners ere d ardstone hite Horse and Hadlei h eor e he lea ue has carried on e er since and ill co ence on cto er ith tea s
o cele rate the years a airs co petition is to e held at he ritish e ion on onday cto er n e hi ition o the history ill e on sho includin the ook o inutes ro the eetin alon ith a picture o r i on ture lists etc on t iss it ee you there
Melvin ilbury, Sec. Custodian Dixon Dart League for the past 35 years.
Dixon Dart League Memories
n the s until nals ni hts ere held at he o n Hall on the sta e ith one oard inals o in les ou les andlord ea nockout and presentation o the trophies pectators could nu er at these nals ni hts he nals included a sausa e supper tickets ere
n hite Hart landlord otty arren lost the nal o the landlords cup to a y olstead ock he turned to lea e the sta e he alked o ut not here the three step ere and ended up a heap on the oor o har done alcohol orks onders
n a special presentation as ade y the lea ue to ohn arter o ord an ho in and had on the sin les o this day no one else has achie ed this y the ay in ohn lost in the nal to olan ud ury lack Horse
n nals o ed to ast House or our years then in to he ritish e ion here they ha e een held e er since uote ro r ottle eetin that The Dixon Dart League was run to promote friendship amongst the people of our districts. Hope ully this still applies today
Melvin ilbury,
Sec. Custodian Dixon Dart League for the past 35 years.
GoStart seeks Passenger Assistants
ud ury s co unity transport charity o tart is lookin or olunteers to support our alued passen er to take critical ourneys
o tart takes people ho cannot access pu lic transport to edical appoint ents shops and social enues e rely on olunteer dri ers to pro ide this critical ser ice to our co unity
ur hi hly alued assen er ssistants support elderly and disa led passen ers to et on and o the us and check on their sa ety If you are interested in supporting us as a volunteer or we can help you with a ourney, simply call 01 2 211 , e mail o ce@gostart. org.uk or visit GoStart.org.uk.
hat a sha e the long hot su er had to co e to an end kno e needed so e rain ut then it inundated us uch cooler eather no too so an indoor acti ity sounds like a good idea t the arpet o ls lu preparations are in hand or our hrist as lunch out together the year is ying along e ha e started our in house co petitions or those ho ish to take part and see ho their skills ha e i pro ed o er the year ast year the ladies at the lu took ost o the trophies hese are kept in a glass ca inet a o e the sel ser ice li rary ter inal at the illage Hall inner s na es are added to the trophies each year and personal a ards are gi en out to the inners e pect the ads to co e ack strong this year
ut e also ha e e ers ho pre er to ust co e along ednesday a ternoon at p and or hursday e ening at p to ust en oy the un o playing and eeting up ith riends and o course there is the tea and chat too hy not co e along and see hat arpet o ls is all a out yoursel ou ill e sure o a ar elco e ook or ard to seeing you Marilyn Beatham
A message of thanks
he a ily o the late esley oodchild ish to e press their appreciation or the kind thoughts o sy pathy ro so any local people
he uneral as ery ell attended and donations to their chosen charity Heart urn ancer ar e ceeded their e pectations hank you so much.
ulie oodchild
Notes from Dyehouse Field Wood
Since the beginning of July lots of things have happened in Dyehouse Field Wood. n unday uly a ilies and riends ocked to the oodland to cele rate years since it’s planting y illagers and the surrounding co unity hildren played in its orest chool clearing usician igel shcro t sang and ood orker a id to ell displayed his skills ter e eryone had en oyed a piece o the cele ration cake e ade the dra or our rand a e hich raised ust o er a to help enhance the acilities o our utdoor ducation rea huge thank to all the usinesses in a enha ho ost generously donated all the pri es and to all those ho purchased ra e tickets e really appreciate your onder ul support ust a ter this e ent the oodland as a arded a co eted reen lag or the third year running t as one o only 11 of the prestigious international accreditations for green spaces to e handed out in u olk this year y the eep ritain idy charity ard sche e anager aul odd said “Congratulations to everyone involved in Dyehouse Field Wood who have worked tirelessly to ensure that it achieves the high standards required for the Green Flag Award. Quality parks and green spaces like Dyehouse Field Wood make the country a healthier place to live and work in”.
uring ugust e recei ed so e generous donations fro a enha pen ardens artlesha raft arket and the sale of o ins fro the Hu e are planning to use this oney to uy ne entrance gates and ore e uip ent for use at our orking parties e ery second unday in the onth
t the eginning of epte er e nally co pleted the enching in our ne shelter ust in ti e to elco e ack a enha ri ary chool to take part in acti ities a day a eek o er the ne t si eeks in our orest chool rea
ur orking group et on the second unday of epte er and ill no continue throughout the utu n and inter asks ill include cutting ack sil er irch gro th coppicing ha el tri ing ha thorn hedges and spreading chippings along our t o kilo etres of footpaths e al ays need e tra help so please co e along and help us on any of these undays 1 cto er o e er 1 ece er and continuing into eet y the ain gate at a all e uip ent pro ided and e ha e a reak for hot drinks and iscuits lease e ail dyehouse eld ood g ail co to e added to our ailing list and if you are illing to gi e us your o ile nu er oin our hats pp roup ranch line
David ones Chair L P
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POLSTEAD FILMS BUTCH
CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
Starring Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Katharine Ross Friday 24th October, 2025
Polstead Village Hall
The multiple Oscar-winning film, set in 1890s’ Wyoming, is a true story of fast draws and wild rides, a battle with posses, train and bank robberies and a remarkable friendship. It paired Paul Newman and Robert Redford to magical effect and remains undeniably one of the most entertaining westerns to date. We’re showing this as an homage to Robert Redford who died on September 16th“one of the lions has passed”.
Tickets - £5. Email: polsteadfilms@gmail.com to reserve or buy in Polstead Community Shop. Doors open 7pm.
The film starts at 7.30pm
All proceeds in aid of Polstead Village Hall Charity No. 304933
any people are no dealing ith their di orce the sel es and lea ing it at that his is not a good idea
ou ay agree a nancial split and put that in place Ho e er this does not stop your e aking a further clai against you at any ti e during your lifeti e or against your estate on death
he only ay to pre ent this is to o tain a onsent rder fro the ourt that sets out the nancial agree ent and also contains clauses that pre ent any further clai s against inco e assets or pensions kno n as the clean reak’ clauses
ou ay feel you ha e nothing no or you ha e sold hat you elie e to e your only asset na ely your ho e and di ided the proceeds and as such there is no reason to pursue this f ho e er in the future you inherit in the lottery or are successful in your usiness or in est ents your e can ake a clai and e gi en a share potentially t could e 1 years fro no his has happened in any cases his does not ust apply to assets aintenance can also e sought or a share of your pensions
fa ily solicitor ill ad ise hat is a good settle ent ased on your indi idual circu stances not hat rs ro n do n the road got’ and draft the docu entation for you to o tain the rder
any people o erlook the alue of their e ’s pensions ften they can e orth ore than your ho e ou are entitled to a share of your e ’s pension if you are or ere arried ou can only clai this y ha ing clauses in a ourt rder transferring a percentage and hich is usually included in a clean reak’ onsent rder f you are the one ith the better pension and don’t obtain a clean break order to protect yourself fro future clai s your e can clai against your pension at any ti e including any years after the di orce potentially a ecting your retire ent inco e ou ay think you are sa ing oney by not dealing but you could be accepting a settle ent that is not in your best interests and or you could lose a great deal ore in the future if a clai is ade against you e o er a discounted rst eeting to discuss any fa ily atter including di orce nances children and do estic iolence ontact ichelle llis by calling 1 or e ail ichelle gudgeons prentice co uk
News from Kersey
Primary School
ersey ri ary chool is a ar inclusi e illage school located in rural u olk ser ing a i ed catch ent area ith ust three i ed age classes e take great pride in our close knit co unity and our co it ent to the ell being of e ery child in our care t the heart of our school is a caring, Christian ethos that underpins all e do ur ision of being on a ourney together re ects our belief that education is a collaborati e process here sta pupils fa ilies and the ider co unity ork in partnership to support the gro th and de elop ent of e ery child
Behaviour and ttitudes utstanding, fsted 202
Personal Development utstanding, fsted 202
Oak (Years 4, 5 and 6)
ak lass are e cited to be reading he Hobbit’ n cience they’ e been looking at change of state by e ploring di erent solids and li uids and hat it takes to elt ice n o puting they are being ideo editors and nding out hat the i portant features of a ideo are ear and had an incredible ti e in ersea on their residential in epte ber
Sapling (Years 2 and 3)
aplings ha e been indfully entering the ne ter ith so e utu n focused e otional literacy and tea ga es to feel energetically ready and connected to each other and their ne year groups hey are en oying learning about barn o ls before di ing into de eloping their nglish skills through our class book he o l ho is afraid of the dark hey are e ploring their local habitats in science and learning if things they nd are ali e once ali e or ha e ne er been ali e and ho e can tell hey ha e also begun to e plore the history of ight learning about the right brothers essie ole an and elia arhart hey are e cited to begin designing and aking their clay houses
Acorn (EYFS and Year 1)
e ha e been thrilled to elco e our ne eception children into school they ha e all settled in perfectly ll of the children ha e been learning our school routines and aking ne friends his half ter e ill be learning all about oursel es and our local area e really en oyed all of the e citing acti ities during sports eek especially the cli bing all hich as incredible hat bra e children
If you would like to know more about Kersey School or would like to arrange a visit please ring the o ce on 01 3 233 , email kerseyo ce@tilian.org.uk or visit our new website www.kersey.su olk.sch.uk. e would love to welcome you to our pen Day on ednesday 5 November am midday.
‘On a journey together.’
Unmask Your Potential: A New Start-Up in Our Local Area
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n ask our otential isn’t ust coaching it’s a co unity hub here trust and belief ap your ourney to ourishing hether you’re an adult seeking deeper ful l ent or a young person stepping into your po er ith fa ily support e’re here to help you gro
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Bildeston Carpet Bowls Club
Hello again it s renda here again ince the last edition e ha e lost t o e bers of our club due to health proble s or the inter eague e need 1 e bers for a full tea and at the o ent e only ha e 11 ith a ini u of eight
o if there are any of you ho ould like to help us please contact us on the telephone nu ber belo raining ill be gi en lso tea co ee and chat ill be in abundance elo are our tures for ctober uesday ctober rockleyho e atch ednesday 1 ctober tanning elda ay atch hursday ctober tanning elda ay atch cup atch ednesday ctober arro a ay atch or ho e atches and practices e play in ha berlin Hall ildeston on uesday e enings at p o please telephone ike or renda on 1 t ould be really nice to ha e so e people fro ildeston oin us as our only e ber as one of the e bers ho has had to lea e t ould be so nice to hear fro you
The Hadleigh
Historian
Issue 90
(October-November 2025)
ark a rence continues ith ore stories concerning nancial atters in ‘Let’s talk about money’ (part 2). He relates tales of chance disco eries of etons in t ary’s hurch and its churchyard and sil er coins hen ueen treet as being built ark then o es on to paper oney and e plains that pro incial banks like the t o set up in Hadleigh in the 1 th century could issue their o n bank notes Ha ing en uired if readers re e ber shops in High treet during the 1 s ane ichardson responded ith her e ories of buying a bicycle at o 1 here proprietor eorge oose had a strange repetiti e turn of phrase he also recalls the o op at o as her other as a custo er of the ladies’ drapery depart ent ane describes the layout of the shop so e of the ite s a ailable ho re e bers children’s liberty bodices and the ethod used for passing pay ents fro custo ers to the cashier he procession on t lai e’s ay featured in ssue ade e onder hat other yearly e ents ight ha e been in the to n that are no longer running esti als ere held by the to n’s edie al religious gilds to celebrate their patrons here ere ayor aking cere onies for years hen Hadleigh as a borough in the 1 th century a hrist as bread dole that ent on for years and three annual fairs that ere closed by ct of arlia ent in 1 1 the oldest ha ing been running for 1 years
Hadleigh rchi e has a onderful collection of docu ents going back to the 1 th century articularly interesting are the collectors’ accounts little paper books listing the annual inco e and e penditure for the to n’s charities hich co er o er 1 years ne oddity in this collection as dra n up by ho as labaster hich is described in ro isioning the orkhouse in 1 ’ He recorded purchases of food ite s for in ates hich suggest that they had a decent diet eat sh dairy products cereals fruit and egetables all appear in his account utton eal and beef ca e ready butchered and o er one hundred heads of sheep and cattle ere purchased for the boiling pot rying to identify people in an old da aged photograph hich appears in ‘The Barbers’ shops in High Street’, led to unco ering a story of bankruptcy in delity a possible di orce aggressi e beha iour and diso n ent of a parent
ssue is no a ailable price at eith is rinters o rear and he dler ookshop o High treet in Hadleigh and at Hollo rees ar hop in e er
one year subscription issues and postage costs 32 from Sue ndrews, 1 Manor Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Su olk, IP BG 01 0 3
Hadleigh Society
Hadleigh has o er listed buildings s a rich oollen cloth to n in the iddle ges the ealth generated enabled the building of high uality ti ber fra ed houses any of these date fro the late 1 th century ith so e fro around 1 or e en earlier though the a ority ere probably built in the 1 th century
n his talk Medieval timber-framed houses of Hadleigh ohn alker looks at a selection of Hadleigh’s houses and e plains ho these ha e been adapted and altered o er the centuries often ith roofs raised and no hiding behind brick fronts
ohn has studied historic ti ber fra ed buildings for years both in sse and since 1 increasingly in u olk He has published a nu ber of articles in ernacular rchitecture and in ournals of local societies in u olk and sse
ur ctober alk ill be on aturday 11 and is a nine ile circular route starting and ending at the i eburners pub on the ps ich oad in ton hat ords ele ise tint tored e ill eet at a in the pub car park and then follo a clock ise route of astle igeon Hall reenstreet reen iddle ood tra berry Hall and back to the i eburners his is about a four hour alk he pub does not do food but is happy for alkers to eat their o n pack ups there
eryone is elco e including ell beha ed dogs trong shoes or preferably alking boots should be orn as the ground can be uddy or rough in places at any ti e of the year
s usual route aps can be re uested fro the ebsite
For further information about these walks go to hadleighwalkers.com, or email us at hadleighwalkers@gmail.com.
A Musical Dinner
Saturday 11th ctober at Monks leigh illage all ickets are selling really ell for our oint e ent t eters plus t arys and it’s looking like being a sell out again
he d und ctet are ery acco plished both as a group and indi idually and are looking for ard to perfor ing for us at onks leigh illage Hall ith their particular style of usic acco panied by al in oy er a fabulous pianist
e a le ander is the guest songstress and has perfor ed at concerts around ast nglia her nati e a ron alden and at the ondon alladiu
e ha e so e super a e ri es already lined up and its going to be a fabulous e ening but for catering purposes e do re uire tickets to be purchased in ad ance
nd naturally there ill be a licenced bar hich ill include ine beer and soft drinks
f you ha en’t already done so or re uire e tra tickets do call one of eorgina trutt at raith aite arol ines nn erry 1 1 ue irt 1 illia orn or call at onks leigh o unity hop or he Hub in a enha these both cash only
Pedalling for a Cause: Al e s Charity
Ride from Land s End to ohn O Groats
ocal resident l e utts has co pleted an incredible challenge, cycling fro and’s nd to ohn ’ roats to raise oney for ac illan ancer upport
o ering an astonishing iles in ust 1 and a half days, l e battled hea y rain, strong inds, and the ine itable sore legs along the ay His deter ination has already raised 1, for the charity, hich pro ides ital support to people li ing ith cancer and their fa ilies
l e’s fa ily and friends are i ensely proud of his achie e ent His grandfather, ete, ho shared the ne s ith us, said “It was a tough
nyone ishing to support l e’s fundraising e orts can still donate ia his ac illan ancer upport page ery pound raised helps ensure no one faces cancer alone www. ustgiving.com/page/al e cutts 1
Moments of War
Collaboration between two local artists: Cris Coe and Hazel Bradshaw
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’ delighted to share that our Saturday 30th August as a huge success ith the support of id u olk istrict ouncil, o er 1 ne isitors oined us, alongside 1 fantastic olunteers, for a day full of orchard fruits, heritage skills, and co unity spirit
Highlights included:
• a ilies pressing orchard apples into fresh uice on the hand cranked press
• agni cent display of gages and plu s fro the u olk raditional rchard roup thank you elia and olin for your e pertise ith any arieties and sharing your kno ledge ith o er interested isitors
• ood historian onica skay introducing traditional recipes and inspiring con ersations about ho to use orchard fruit today
• he pre iere of our play Tales from the Orchard Trees, plus orchard and ong House tours
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•Heritage crafts in action – pole lathe, hedge laying, shingle dressing, clay plastering
• oger’s ini useu ’ of artefacts found hilst e ca ating the ong House, hich sparked stories
• usic on the nyckelharpa
• isitors got creati e – scrap sculpture, printing fro rusty artifacts, and children aking clay bee hotels to take ho e for bees in their garden
• elicious orchard cakes apple, plu , gage blackberry , g cake, and cheese stra s all ashed do n ith ho egro n int and le on bal tea bre ed on solar po er
• e also elco ed ne olunteers, ho ill be oining our autu n orking parties in green ood, per aculture gardening, and tool restoration he day as about so uch ore than acti ities it as about connection, creati ity, and co unity hank you to e eryone ho ca e, helped, de onstrated, baked, played, and celebrated ith us o nd out ore about us or to olunteer, go to our ebsite http orchardbarn org uk, call arah on or e ail her sarah orchardbarn g ail co
rchard Barn, Ringshall, Stowmarket, Su olk, IP1 2L
Learning from the past how to build a greener future
SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2025
Tracy Borman talk a sell out!
he riends of a enha ibrary proudly present a talk by our atron racy Borman Obe on S RD 1 NO MB R 2025 at Lavenham illage all 2.30 .30pm. racy, author, udor historian, broadcaster and hief Historian at Historic oyal alaces ill gi e a talk on her latest book The Stolen Crown - Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty; ith a session follo ed by refresh ents here ill also be an opportunity to purchase a signed copy of he tolen ro n
n arch 1 , ueen li abeth , the last udor onarch, lies dying at ich ond alace he ueen’s inisters cluster round her bedside, urging her to na e her successor – so ething she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign l ost ith her last breath she hispers that a es of cotland should succeed her r so e’ e been led to belie e ut, as enthralling ne research sho s, this is not hat happened li abeth ent to her gra e ithout for ally na ing an heir he notion of an appro ed succession fro udors to tuarts is little ore than an elaborately constructed ction – a ction that ent on to ha e de astating conse uences he tuart regi e rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, itchcraft and gunpo der ith a co bination of rigorous research and brilliant storytelling, he tolen ro n takes us behind palace doors to re eal the secret history of the udor succession
Contact Details Lavenham Library, Lavenham illage all, Church St, Lavenham CO10 el No 01 3 33 lavenham.library@su olklibraries.co.uk
In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last br eath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her.
Or so we’ve been led to believe.
But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. Elizabeth went to grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction – a fiction that
n 1 , llen as a content, arried u ith a t o year old son ut hen she ga e birth to her second child, that all changed and fa ily life beca e unrecognisable hankfully Ho e tart u olk as there to o er support llen no kindly shares her ery personal story ith others
was doing and really felt like my son was thriving.
Then it all changed after I gave birth to my daughter. I was 28 weeks pregnant and I had to isolate due to Covid-19 restrictions. I was
own in the hospital while my husband waited in the car, until the moment I went into surgery. There were multiple complications causing internal bleeding and I had to have a blood transfusion.
All of this was going on and I still didn’t even know what my baby looked like. I asked the doctor if I was going to die.
Once we were home, we were on our own. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want my new baby on me due to my wounds. I didn’t want to breast feed. I was struggling with the emotions of having a newborn and a two-and-a-half-year-old.
When my baby was eight weeks old, I was on the phone to the health visitor, and I just broke down. I didn’t want to harm myself or my children, but I had the thought of if I didn’t wake up, it wouldn’t have bothered me. The health visitor advised me to call the GP who diagnosed me with post-natal anxiety, post-natal depression and PTSD.
I never left the house with my daughter. I could never soothe her, so I stayed at home, all day, every day. Then one day I saw online a new free
had to book onto each week. I thought if I booked onto it, I would have to make myself go.
bonding and I could see in that environment my baby was thriving. It literally became our favourite time of the week.
mentioned volunteering opportunities to me. I looked into it and signed the parents I was supporting that I decided I wanted to help them more through home-visiting as well, so I took the additional training. put myself out there and learn new skills."
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Life at The Shelley Centre
here is a de nite autu n chill in the air and the elco e rain, after the long hot su er, has at last eant the horses ha e so e fresh green grass heir coats are gro ing and e ill soon ha e to clip the and put rugs on so they are nice and clean hen e ant to use the for riding he paddocks ha e had anure spread on the to ensure good grass ne t year and our ne eld shelter, partly funded by abergh istrict ouncil is up, ready to protect the horses fro the orst of our eather
he ter has started ell, beginning ith a general assess ent of all our riders to ensure e are gi ing the the right therapy and that they are riding a suitable pony ot only is the si e of the pony i portant but its pace and te pera ent need to be atched to the capabilities of the rider n so e cases better and safer riding can be had by using the echanical horse, bony, ith so e of our riders e en preferring bony to a li e’ ount
hate er e are doing safety is para ount, not ust for the riders but also for the olunteers ho help the and of course, our precious horses er the past fe onths e ha e all had training to re ind us about orking safely ith horses and our riders and help to better understand ho to help both re ain balanced and co fortable
utu n brings ith it lots of fundraising acti ities, hich started ith our fun dog sho in epte ber here ere lots of entries and e raised o er he photo sho s one of our olunteers, ouise, in the fancy dress class ith stable dog, a , doing their best to look like ere y larkson
ur ne t t o e ents are ui Night on 1 o e ber at hat eld illage Hall, p ight supper included Christmas Bingo on 22 o ber at Hadliegh ootball lub, p
etails on our ebsite ickets a ailable on https the shelley centre for therapeutic riding su upstore co
f you aren’t able to co e to our fundraising e ents but ould like to support us hilst you are buying things fro so e of your fa ourite stores, do nload and sign up to asy unding, easyfundraising org uk, and search for he helley entre for herapeutic iding ebsite www.shelleyrda.com Facebook Shelley RD Centre elephone 01 3 2 1 2
How the town of Hadleigh in Su olk was governed from this building by Sue Andrews and Roger Kennell n 2 2 , the estry of t ary’s hurch in Hadleigh as reno ated both inside and out o e for of publication as considered to be appropriate to record the estry’s history, the building ork undertaken and to celebrate its ne internal appearance group of e people interested in local history for ed Hadleigh estry ook roup to tell the story of the building and its i portance to the to n ince erection of the estry to ards the end of the 1 th century, as ell as being a place of security for church ad inistration, the building ga e its na e to the group of unelected en ho et there to go ern Hadleigh fro 1 until 1 he estry as responsible for any aspects of to n life for e a ple, pro iding poor relief and anaging the orkhouse in the uildhall, establishing a re brigade and a police force, lighting the streets and creating Hadleigh o n e etery he story of the building and the people ho et there is told in four parts architectural heritage, church ad inistration, ci il ad inistration and creation of the ne ’ estry
Tales from the Vestry is with 5 pages and 0 illustrations, priced 10. It will be launched at St Mary’s Church on Friday 1 November 2025, when Sue Andrews will be our guide on a pictorial tour of the centre of the town entitled Widdershins and Up the Towers (see advertisement to the right .
Hadleigh Tennis Club
epte ber is a onth e all look for ard to because it eans e get to play in our annual resident’s ay tourna ent ur club president, eter ichards, arranges a nu ber of fun ga es here e try hard to grab enough points to be declared the inner and a arded the uch pri ed trophy
his year andy laireau ust pipped arah artridge to the post ell done to both of the nce play as o er e eryone sat do n court side to en oy a lo ely spread, hile testing our tennis kno ledge ith a ui
e ere ery lucky ith the eather, hich stayed cal and dry for the orning, as this as the day that stor inds e entually gusted at iles an hour lub sessions run fro p on uesdays and fro a ery unday he autu n is a great ti e to get out on court, so hy not pick up your rac uet and co e to try us out as a guest
Hadleigh Rugby Club
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a second year as the club’s chair learnt a lot in y rst year and r ly belie e the support fro the club’s co ittee, coaches, parents and, of course, players are the shining lights ithin our co unity club ndi iduals ork ery hard and co e together to organise training and atch days ensuring youth policy is stronger than e er and securing the club’s future
he club elco es to its co ittee ark ennent, e player and , ho ould be delighted to see you at the clubhouse and recei e your support to help build on its history, its tradition and share rugger banter fro bygone years
Hadleigh is ery uch a grassroots co unity club and co unity support is ital ur thanks to rst tea sponsors, hit ell er ices and e elli, for their continued sponsorship 1 ’s kit sponsor, ea ot 1 ’s kit sponsors, anus Henderson n estors, ladding td, e en e elop ents sse td, he ife gency and irls’ kit sponsor, onstruction ne ur thanks for the continued support of local businesses enabling the club to buy uch needed training aids here are sponsorship packages to suit e ery kind of sponsor and e’re al ays happy to consider ne initiati es and if you ould like to be a olunteer at the club, e ail e at chair an hadleighrfc co uk Here’s to a successful season and ’ looking for ard to atching so e great rugby and seeing the stars of the future de elop
Kev Parker, Chair
here are a fe changes in the rst tea this season Harry loyd, captain for four seasons has left and e ish hi the best of luck at his ne club ack ahoney steps up as rst tea captain and ill ohnston as ice captain o anthorpe takes on the role of club captain hile he reco ers fro in ury e’re al ays looking for ne e bers so co e along on a hursday night at 1 2 or contact da iles, 2
he youth section kicked o the season ith a great training session on unday, epte ber hildren are elco e across all age groups – no e perience needed – and ill be coached in a friendly and helpful ay by uali ed rugby coaches to de elop skills, understand tactics and en oy the ga e of rugby hilst ensuring their safety ontact ules a ies, 1 or co e along to training on a unday orning at
his season ore girls than e er can play rugby at Hadleigh fter a fantastic rst season in the astern ounties onference at 12, Hadleigh girls’ section is o ering inis rugby to girls in school years 1 , an 12 tea years and a ne ly for ed 1 anthers tea years cluster ith ury t d unds irls anting to play non contact rugby or ould like to co e for a training session are elco e ontact arah, bartholo e sarah 1 g ail co isit hadleighrfc.rfu.club for team news and xture dates. adleigh RFC, Layham Road Sports Ground, Layham Road, adleigh IP 5N
Hadleigh Cricket Club
he last ball has been bo led and the last pint ser ed t as another successful season for our tea s but unfortunately no sil er are n the end pro otion as not uite to be for the 2nd , ho ent into their nal atch kno ing that only a in ould do, and they ould be relying on happel akes olne slipping up e certainly did e erything e could ith hat play as possible, ha ing Halstead 1 at one point, ith lly lark taking 22, the best bo ling gures of the season n the end Halstead reached and hen Hadleigh ere 2 the deluge ca e, and o did it rain oth ours and happel’s ga es ere abandoned, and that eant that rran a pion’s side nished in rd place in i ision , 12 points o the top t o loss to rockley at the end of ugust pro ed decisi e, but it as still a great season for the side, ith a eron tace, i i and aylor ocke all contributing hea ily ith the bat
he 1st nished in 2nd place again in i ision 1, but this ti e 52 points behind the perennial cha pions Halstead ur o erseas player insley dlo u ended the season on a high ith 1 not out against oggeshall, and he can be pleased ith his all round tally of 2 runs and 2 ickets lly lark and ack uld ere a handful for ost bats en, hile en allis took ickets and ade runs so eti es at no 1 including his aiden century for the club sa a lyas as the disco ery of the season, tra elling e ery eekend fro ondon and hitting the fastest century in the club’s history on his debut, and follo ing that up ith t o ore 1 s
he unday 1st nished ith t o defeats, but not before had ingler had scored his aiden league 5 to help us fro a perilous position against instead, and ia hare a and ira ailor en oyed the sel es in the nal atch at ong elford t as a di cult rst season for the cade y , as e kne it probably ould be, but ith 1 young players aking their debuts they ill be stronger for the e perience he adies ere only able to play one atch because of a se ere shortage of players, but e ill hope to rebuild o er the inter t the club’s end of season presentations, the a ards ere on by the follo ing players pictured abo e
• ilson up club person of the year osh a ey
• laireau up ost i pro ed young player uan ilson o nes
• 1st player of the year en allis
• 2nd player of the year i i
• unday 1st player of the year uan ilson o nes
• cade y player of the year Hannah e itt
• ans up best bo ling perfor ance lly lark allu orrin also recei ed a special cap for aking 2 aturday league appearances for the club inter well. Gary iles
Callum Morrin, 200th
HCC award winners for 2025 - (clockwise, l to r): Olly Clark, Josh Davey, Euan WilsonDownes, Hannah Levitt, Ben Wallis, Tim Rix
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