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January 2018

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Here at Orchard Barn we are busy making wooden tiles (shingles) for our new craft room roof, but we need your help!

The logs we are using are Sweet Chestnut which is a wood with tannin in it. Why mention this here?

Well, tannin corrodes ordinary metal which means that for our shingles to stay fixed to our roof we need to buy expensive non-corrosive stainless steel nails to fix them with. We calculate that we need to make and fit over 5,400 shingles to cover the whole roof, and to fix them using these special nails will cost £250. This is where our Community run project needs your help. In exchange for £5 we will put a name of your choice on the inside of the shingle roof. For £10 we will put two names and so on.

These names will remain inside the craft room for decades and will be seen by everyone who comes to learn rural crafts with us. If you like what our Community Interest Company are doing, and would like to support our stainless steel nail fund with an on-line donation, please visit www.orchardbarn.org.uk/newcraftroom.html Cheques and cash are also welcome.

Our postal address is Orchard Barn, Bildeston Road, Ringshall, IP14 2LY. Or drop in between 10-4 on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and have a look at how this hand-made roof is progressing.

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On December 3rd we collected our Christmas Group from Gatwick airport. Of the children that had never been to the UK they all said; “England is lovely” a soon as they got off the plane!

This is going to be a very exciting month for the children who have not only never been away from home but have never experienced Christmas before either.

After the children return home at the end of the month I will be leaving for Belarus for our Father Frost Program.

As previous Christmas parcels have been returned or just not arriving at all a friend and I decided this year to go to Belarus to deliver them personally as the Belarusian equivalent to 25th December is 7th January. Having intended to just take presents in our personal luggage we asked if anyone else would be interested in sending a present to a child who would receive nothing for Christmas and we were amazed and touched by the response. We are now taking 150 presents to needy children and will deliver to 39 families in three days plus hold a party for the children that we will be unable to reach during that time. We will bring back photos and updates after the trip to share with everyone who has so kindly contributed to this program. A very big thanks must also go to those people who have sponsored part of the trip allowing us to be able to take this many presents to the children and also to leave gifts for those in the local hospital.

We are now looking towards the summer group visit and would ask anyone interested in hosting who we have not yet spoken to, to get in touch now as we have to start processing the invitation to the authorities in Belarus by January 2017. The children will be with us for four weeks from 1st to 29th July.

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We are very aware that there are now more Charitable causes than ever all needing support. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supports us, you may think you only do a little but without you we could not survive.

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The Shelley Centre for Therapeutic Riding received a £25,000 Community Award from the Freemasons following an unprecedented public vote. The charity was one of 6 to be nominated by Freemasons in Suffolk, with local people voting to decide the level of their Award. They were part of almost 180,000 people who voted across England and Wales.

The Community Awards are a major part of Freemasonry’s 300th anniversary celebrations. The Masonic Charitable Foundation is distributing three million pounds to 300 charities across the country, with the public vote deciding on the range of Awards from £4,000 to £25,000.

Jan Derbyshire, Chairman of The Shelley Centre said: “The grant of £25,000 which we have been awarded following the public vote is hugely important and we would like to express our heartfelt and grateful thanks to everybody who took the trouble to vote for us. This is an amazing amount of money which will make such a difference to our Charity and enable The Centre to get several much-needed maintenance projects underway so that we can continue to benefit the health of wellbeing of adults and children with disabilities through riding therapies. We are also very grateful to the Masonic Charitable Foundation for this opportunity and their generosity.”

The Masonic Charitable Foundation obtains all of its funding from Freemasons, their families and friends. It is estimated that half of Freemasonry’s total charitable expenditure of over £33m goes to charities that help people in communities across the country. Neville Warnes, Provincial Grand Charity Steward for the Province of Suffolk said: “We are delighted so many people in our County took part in the vote, and I know that The Shelley Centre will use their £25,000 grant to continue with their outstanding work.”

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The Friends of Whatfield Primary School The Friends of Whatfield Primary School (FOWS) would like to say a massive thank you to all the businesses in Hadleigh and surrounding areas that very kindly donated raffle prizes or donations towards our Winter Wonderland at our Christmas Fayre on Friday 8th December especially KM Landscapes that sponsored the event and supplied the snow machine which was a huge hit.

We had a great turnout with lots of stalls - Iced to Go, Everyday I’m Trufflin, Maggie’s, Lilycraft, Forever Living, Gone to Pots, Help for Heroes, homemade cards and chutneys by Jan King, and we are very grateful to everyone who attended.

Santa and his Elves and Ben & Alvin the donkeys proved to be popular and it was lovely to have them there at our fun-filled event.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. KM Landscapes, Mollys , Hadleigh Pool & Leisure, Tatty Broyds, Hadleigh Heirloom, Keith Avis, QD, The Hair Lounge, Callum Longhurst PT, Partridges, Kingfisher Leisure Pool, Hollow Trees Farm, Kate Miles Hadleigh Slimming World, Buildbase, Stoke by Nayland Golf & Leisure, Deb Warren.

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Hadleigh Physiotherapy January Update We would like to thank everyone who has donated to our reverse advent collection.

The generosity has been overwhelming, so we plan to make this an annual event.

The Storehouse Foodbank in Sudbury were most appreciative of everyone’s wonderful effort. Hadleigh Physiotherapy Ltd and Highcliff Veterinary Practice along with many others in the community will be taking part in the London to Paris Bike Ride to raise funds for the Royal British Legion in September 2018.

Please look out for next month’s edition of The Hadleigh Community News where we will provide comprehensive information on all our fundraising activities. More news Hadleigh Physiotherapy will be welcoming Women’s Health Physiotherapist Helen Forth, to the practice in February so keep an eye out for further information on this new service.

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Brilliant News For Diabetics December brought some exciting news for diabetics - you may have seen it on TV or in the news. Almost 300 people took part in a trial called DIRECT (Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial). Half received standard diabetes care while the others followed the “Counterweight Plus” structured weight management programme within primary care. This programme included an 800kcal a day, nutrient-complete formula diet provided by Cambridge Weight Plan for 3-5 months, gradual food reintroduction and long-term support to maintain their weight loss.

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Ebony’s Blog Life at The Shelley Centre

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A happy new year all to all my readers and the team at Shelley! Since I last wrote we have had our wonderful carol service in Shelley church; it’s a real tardis the way it accommodates our huge congregation and we do thank the church team for being so welcoming. Once again, Margaret was able to drum up a small baby for the tableaux, so no doll required! Look at Sqidgey and Camilla preparing to lead the candlelit procession down the lane to the church. As all the decorations come down I thought this was a nice reminder: Parys enjoying the sun beneath a decorated overhang in the yard.

We have had a lovely break (well the riders and most of the volunteers have) but I’m told work still goes on outside my nice dry warm room! People seem to be slaves to their phones, I can’t understand it, you should try switching off like me. Of course the live horses and ponies needed looking after during the holidays, can’t complain about that, can I? What is 2018 going to bring for you, I wonder? Did you know that within RDA there are proficiency tests for riders and drivers that allow people to demonstrate their skills and ability to an examiner and achieve an award with a badge and certificate upon completion? Enabling our riders to learn and achieve is an important focus of all RDA centres, in addition to the therapy and fun of being mounted on a pony (or Babs, or myself).

In November we had two fantastic achievements to celebrate: Rebecca Jackaman passed her Bronze Horse Care Proficiency test, and Becky Page passed her Silver Horse Care Proficiency test ‘with flying colours’ as her examiner said. This is just like getting top marks in your specialist chosen subject on ‘Mastermind’! The details of horse care, and in depth general equine knowledge needed, to get these certificates is massive. Becky is one of only two riders in this whole region to have gained Silver. Belated congratulations to both these clever women, we think you are brilliant.

I shall be listening in most carefully to the next round of learning. There is so much to know about that even a clever chap like myself can be astonished.

Good luck all our learners this year and may you enjoy your journey with the RDA!

Surviving Winter in Hadleigh (and adjoining villages) After a mild winter we have spare stock of panic alarm fobs to distribute free, to those of 65 years and over. We aim to do the same for this winter but finance dictates that we restrict this to those on benefit and over 65 years of age. These fobs will also be available free to “Riding for the Disabled” and those with motorised wheelchairs. Added to our list of support will be road salt for use on ice covered footpaths to your home. All our listed charity remit items will still be available, again to those on benefit and over 65 years. Please do not be reluctant to ask for assistance if in trouble. Our charity registered remit covers a wide range and if we cannot help your particular emergency we will do our utmost to find an alternative.

Don’t forget to wear your thermals!!

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Hadleigh Dolphins swimmer Elliot Gladwell has been crowned the U13 Boys British Modern Biathlon Champion The twelve-year-old from Ipswich School competed at the British Modern Biathlon Championships at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Solihull, on November 25th. He was returning champion having won the U12 competition last year. Elliot entered the competition ranked number one based on his qualification earlier in the year at one of the regional trials. He has been working hard on his swim times as this is where the points can really add up and make a difference to the end result.

He achieved a very good 5:01.68s for the 1600m race winning it by a 4 second margin, this gave him 1367 points. An hour later he was in the pool for the 100m swim which he completed in 1:06.72s earning 1208 points. Totalled together this gave him a 49 point advantage over the 2nd placed competitor and the U13 National title. His father Simon added: “Many congratulations to Elliot, I could tell this meant a lot to him and his hard work in training has paid off. Elliot was racing against some very good competitors both on the track and in the pool and his determination shone through. We were all very proud of him.� Elliot said “I am really happy I came back this year and won again, the swim was particularly hard and I had nothing left in my arms when I finished the final length, at the time I just hoped I had done enough.�

Elliot who swims for Hadleigh Dolphins Swimming Club and runs for Ipswich Harriers balances his time between these clubs and his other school sports such as rugby.

Fidelis Activity News Follies: - The critics raved about it but Fidelis members wanted to see for themselves. Thanks to modern technology the ladies only had to travel to Ipswich Cineworld to experience this Sondheim musical in all its glory on the London stage. It is a spectacularly ambitious production with a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21. Familiar songs, glitzy costumes, wonderful choreography and convincing drama easily held our attention for 150 minutes without an interval.

Young Marx, the play, which was transmitted live from London to Cineworld, Ipswich, presented a completely different view of this penniless, German intellectual during his stay in London’s Soho. A powerful performance by Rory Kinnear as, Marx.

Harbour Lights Trio Rob, Alvar and Derek entertained a packed Dining Room with a miscellany of humorous songs and ditties which they have collected over the years. They all sang and played several different traditional folksy instruments including a mouth organ, recorder, banjo and Harbour Lights trio (l to r) Alvar Smith, concertina to name a few.

Rob Neal and Derek Simpson Apart from some enjoyable audience participation when it was chorus time, Rob evoked many happy memories when he made a traditional ‘jig’ doll dance to their music.

Christmas Supper. Over 50 members enjoyed the annual seasonal supper with Cheryl providing delicious food and Phil Jackson, the music. Thanks to Trevor Slaughter and John Devey for keeping up with members’ drinking needs and to Lin Slaughter for making the delightful ‘after dinner’ gifts. Happy New Year to all who follow the Fidelis column each month.

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The Sun 5th Rise 08.04 Set 16.00; 15th Rise 07.58 Set 16.14; 30th Rise 07.40 Set 16.40 The Moon New 13th, Full 31st.

The Planets Mars and Jupiter will put on a grand show in the pre-dawn skies as they appear to move together through Libra. Both are easily viewed with the naked-eye, and a modest pair of binoculars will reveal the principle moons of Jupiter. Mars will show no detail due to its distance, but its blood-red colour is very striking.

Uranus Is in the evening skies in the constellation of Pisces, and shines at magnitude 5.8, meaning under perfect conditions it can be seen with the naked-eye, but a pair of binoculars will show it easily.

Neptune Also in the evening sky, Neptune resides in the constellation of Aquarius, shining at magnitude 8, meaning a pair of binoculars is required to show this ice-blue planet.

Blue Moon We've all heard and used the term ‘Blue Moon’ in our time I'm sure. Classic examples of this phenomena are teenagers cleaning bedrooms or indeed the D.I.Y project your husband started 6 months ago being completed, but what is a ‘Blue Moon’? Firstly, this is not an official astronomical term, it was actually a phrase coined in a American magazine way back in March, 1946. But it refers to a phenomenon that is quite rare and there is actually two types of ‘Blue Moon’. Number 1 is the seasonal type which occurs when the third full moon in a season of four is called a ‘Blue Moon’. These will next occur on May 18th, 2019 and August 22nd, 2021. The second type is the calendar version, which means there are 2 full moons in the period of one calendar month. These occur on the following, January 31st, 2018, March 31st, 2018 and October 31st, 2020.

As I say, there is no real astronomical significance to the event, but it is a bit of fun, so be careful when you tell someone soon that their actions only happen once in a ‘Blue Moon’ as the next is in March.

Neil Norman. FRAS. Any queries or questions, please contact me at neilnorman03@gmail.com

Whatfield CEVCP School Whatfield CEVCP School thoroughly enjoyed their Christmas 2017 celebrations. This year we enjoyed a wide variety of activities. Pupils attended St Margaret’s church to take part in a Christingle service which was especially beautiful when we lit the candles. Pupils also made a range of delicious biscuits and decorations on our Christmas crafts day, and had fun at the lovely ‘Winter Wonderland’ fair, which boasted donkey-reindeer and had real snow!

Apart from all those activities staff and pupils presented a fantastic performance of a musical nativity – ‘Christmas Counts’, and performed to our largest ever audience of around 100 adults. Whatfield School has been particularly praised for ‘the atmosphere, the behaviour and attitudes of the pupils and the caring dedicated staff’. We work hard to forge our excellent links with the church and local community, and were pleased to take Christmas on the road when we visited Waterfield House for elderly people, singing a range of songs from our presentation, as well as carols, and a lively rendition of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. We also had a visit from our local PCSO, who spoke to pupils about keeping themselves safe at home and in the community. Our sporting activities continue, with success at the Hadleigh pyramid dodgeball competition, and being awarded the villages trophy in the small schools tag rugby festival. Our pupils represented Whatfield brilliantly.

It just goes to show as we say about Whatfield CEVCP School, small is beautiful! We would like to wish all the readers a happy, healthy and successful 2018. We always have lots of exciting activities to look forward to, and as always, if you would like to visit us and have a look round our lovely school you are very welcome. Please do telephone 01473 823 309 or email whatfieldcps@talk21.com to make an arrangement to meet us.

Lynne Golding, Headteacher www.whatfield.suffolk.sch.uk

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The importance of being heard It’s important to each of us that we feel heard, this can be in the workplace where we have more tasks to do than we can manage or in relationships with a partner. It’s especially important for grievers to be heard.

Often, when grievers tell of their loss, the listener, with good intention, shares their own loss ‘I know how you feel, I lost my husband / brother…..’

The listener has good intentions of helping the griever feel understood, but they have immediately stopped listening and started talking about themselves.

Grievers need to be listened to without interruption. Ask ‘what happened?’ then stay silent, give your full attention to what you’re hearing, give good eye contact, nod. If you feel tears welling up, don’t wipe them away, let them be.

It’s your authentic reaction to their story and shows how well you are listening.

You may well be the only person who has truly listened.

Sarah can support you through both the practical and emotional challenges sensitively and effectively. For 20 years I have supported people during difficult times in their lives, helping each one to take positive steps forward. Since my dad died, my focus is to help anyone who is grieving.

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Hadleigh Art Club News Art club members spent an afternoon designing their own Christmas Cards and creating cartoons with a Christmas theme. “Footsteps in the snow” was the subject selected for the afternoon the following week, this was very appropriate as flurries of snow had been falling during the week. The year ended with a Christmas party of “Quizzes and Nibbles”. The New Year sessions begin on January 9th at 2 o’clock in the Seminar Room at Hadleigh Library and new members are welcome. The first subject is “Wine Bottles and Glasses” so bring your festive season drained bottles along. The following week suggests designing a wine bottle label. That brings us to the 23rd of the month when we will be encouraged to draw onions, shallots or garlic bulbs. On the 30th. “moving water, waves, waterfalls and reflections” is a subject to exercise your memory and your imagination.

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A professional hypnotherapist I have many happy former smokers as happy former clients, and I have noticed some interesting trends. I’d like to share four things I have noticed about the clients who stop smoking most easily.

1) Do it for yourself : It’s great if you have the support of your family, your spouse, your friends and those around you, but the best reason to do this is because you have decided that this is what you want.

2) Realise that cigarettes are not your friend: If cigarettes (and other types of smoking) were a friend, they would be the type of friend that always turns up begging for a handout, a loan, a free meal, a lift somewhere, and never give anything back. Do you really consider people like this to be your friends?

3) Make a list of the benefits: There are so many benefits of stopping smoking, most people can come up with a far longer list of what they are gaining what they are losing. Make the list of benefits and give some real thought to how it would be to have those things in your life.

4) Make a firm commitment to stopping: ironically, people who make up their minds resolutely, that under no circumstances, even if they have the worst cravings in the world, are they ever going to smoke again, tend to have few to zero cravings and often stop very easily.

Benjamin Ryan, Sudbury Hypnosis www.sudburyhypnosis.co.uk. 07967 473691

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James Cartlidge writes Member of Parliament for South Suffolk With the New Year comes occasion for reflection on the one that has passed and the opportunity to set priorities for the months to come. In Parliamentary terms 2017 was dominated by the Brexit process and the aftermath of a general election that called for a ‘stronger negotiating mandate’. Given the personal disappointment for the Prime Minister resulting from that election, and the huge pressure and complexity of the negotiations, it is testament to her tenacity and statesmanship that we finished 2017 progressing positively to the next stage.

I now hope first and foremost that the negotiations can move forward in the most positive possible spirit, resulting in a new and comprehensive trade deal between the UK and EU. Secondly, I also hope that the fact we have made progress on Brexit can enable us to focus on some of the other mammoth challenges facing the Government on the domestic front. From the NHS and adult social care to the continuing challenge of providing opportunity for our younger generation, there is much to occupy us aside from Brexit, and I am passionate about ensuring that we deliver a reforming administration capable of offering lasting solutions.

A key issue is that of social mobility, so that we avoid the stagnation of a generation, and in my view this is best boosted by higher educational attainment. I was delighted in December to learn that reading standards in our schools are the best that they have been for 15 years. This dramatic shift in children's attainment follows the 2010 reforms that changed the national curriculum to require schools to use phonics as a teaching method.

The phonic process means that children are taught to read by learning individual sounds and then blending them into words. In 2012, 58% of sixyear-olds reached the phonics check pass mark.

This year, 81% of six-year-olds reached that standard, with 92% reaching it by the end of Year 2. This is a credit to the hard work of our teachers, and with a more favourable ‘fairer funding’ formula for schools on the way, hopefully we can look forward to further progress in future.

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‘Makers of Modern Thought’ by David Sharp Stoke-by-Nayland WEA presents a series of 10 Lectures starting on Thursday 11th January 2018 in Stoke-by-Nayland Village Hall at 7.30 pm.

The course will explore the lives, ideas and legacies of some key philosophical and scientific thinkers over the last two and a half thousand years. Greeks and Hebrews posed fundamental questions about life and human nature. In India the Buddha contemplated wisdom and compassion. Aquinas saw theology as the queen of the sciences but in the Renaissance Galileo and Francis Bacon laid the foundations of modern science. Descartes and Newton heralded the Enlightenment when 'reason' was emphasised by some and criticized by others. Darwin gave us the theory of evolution which is still not accepted by everyone. Nietzsche and Marx have been called the 'masters of suspicion' where philosophy and religion are concerned, but in recent times their influence has waned.

Who are the modern philosophers and what are their ideas? David has taught Religious Studies and Philosophy in schools up to A level, worked in Interfaith projects in Ipswich as faith officer and tutor for various related accredited adult courses and given talks on aspects of religion/philosophy to interested groups.

He has been a WEA tutor for the last five years and attends a monthly Philosophy in Pubs evening with friends.

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Local home improvement specialists SEH BAC have been shortlisted in no less than four high-profile awards at the glazing industry’s prestigious G Awards 2017. The firm which specialises in windows, doors and conservatories is a finalist in ‘Customer Care Initiative of the Year’, ‘Retail Promotional Campaign of the Year’ as well as the highly-coveted ‘Conservatory Installer of the Year’ and ‘Installer of the Year’ awards.

“The G Awards are the most soughtafter awards in our industry and to become a finalist in one category is a real feat, so to be shortlisted in four of its top awards is an incredible achievement and we couldn’t be prouder,” comments John Savage, Managing Director of SEH BAC. “For 45 years, our aim has been to combine exceptional service with the finest quality home improvements, helping homeowners achieve the house of their dreams. It’s great to see our hard work and the dedication of our team recognised in this incredible way.”

With 12 hotly-contested awards up for grabs, the G Awards are the glass and glazing industry’s well-established and highly-recognised awards. Judging is completed by a group of respected industry professionals before winners are revealed at a glamourous, black-tie event in London, complete with celebrity host. Part of Suffolk-based One Group Construction – a £130m holding company which comprises specialist construction businesses, SEH BAC are no strangers to top awards. This year alone, the firm was named ‘South-East Company of the Year’ by the Master Window and Conservatory Installers Association (MWCIA). “When you consider the thousands of installers across the country, it’s a real honour to be named a finalist in both installer categories,” adds John. “This year has been amazing as we’ve celebrated 45 years of trading across the South-East. We’ve helped to transform a beloved theatre in Clacton, we’ve added some exciting new additions to our product range to give homeowners even more choice and just recently, we opened our brandnew ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Colchester, offering homeowners a better way to explore and learn more about home improvements.”

“Our approach has always been customer-first, building relationships and helping them through the entire process from enquiry and purchase to installation and aftersales support. It’s great to see the positive response from homeowners to our business approach is shared by our industry peers.”

Operating 16 showcentres across the South-East, East Anglia and the Home Counties, SEH BAC also offers a range of orangeries, single storey extensions and replacement conservatory roofs.

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Like hitting the return button on our keyboard to begin a new paragraph, so it is we find ourselves returning to the beginning of the calendar to begin a new year. Returns are a heavy feature in the bleak month of January; perhaps you will be returning unwanted Christmas gifts and of course there is the looming job of getting the tax return done, but also, we begin to return our lives to normal. Over the festive period, we allow ourselves to deviate off course for a couple of weeks. Trifle for breakfast? Why not, it’s Christmas after all. A small snifter only minutes after 10 a.m. – unheard of the rest of the year) but, well, it is the season.

For a while, this freedom and laxation of the normal everyday conventions is fun and liberating; but it is not sustainable and before long, facing the idea of stuffing in one more mince pie seems more of a job than a pleasure.

It is often a relief when January gets going and we can de-clutter the house from tinsel and Christmas trinkets. Bags of old and new unneeded items are taken to charity shops and the declarations of new-year resolutions are made.

The idea that we don’t have to return to all our old ways is a good one. We see the new year as a time to pin down a change and if we can learn to let go of past thoughts and patterns of behaviour that have not served us positively and well previously, then that can only be to our advantage. Maybe, this year, instead of just placing our focus on the inevitable need to lose a bit of the Christmas weight gain, it would do just as well to find a few things to leave behind: forgive someone who has hurt you, or if you really can’t, at least don’t bring the resentment with you into your new year. If you have been afraid of something, now could be just the time to have a go anyway. Be kind to yourself, this is important. We all do and say silly things from time to time, but don’t let unintentional mistakes dictate the year ahead. Returning to the ordinary is good, returning to the extraordinary is wonderful. Happy New Year. www.jenny-may.com

Jenny May

The Hadleigh Thrift Shop Loyalty Scheme The winner of this month’s £50 prize is Rose Elliott, and the second prize, which has been donated by Adnams in Hadleigh, goes to Lisa Macken. Any info regarding the scheme please contact Barbara on 01473 828800.

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Happy New Year from Claire Ford Here's hoping all my family, friends, neighbours past and present have had a wonderful Christmas and I would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2018. In lieu of Christmas cards I will be sponsoring a guide dog for the blind.

Pause For Thought The stress is awful! Nowadays there doesn’t seem to be enough time for everything. The pressure can become overwhelming. I have a way out. I know how you feel because I’ve been there. Working in a mental health charity, I see people suffering with stress and anxiety. It can ruin lives and I want to offer you a drug free way out. These words come from someone I trust: “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest� Matthew 11 v28. Yes, it was Jesus but what did he mean? From pure personal experience I can say; now I trust Jesus I feel his peace even when mayhem is going on in the world all around me. Paul explains this inner peace. He said “And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus� Philippians 4 V7. He got it, do you? Do you want to know what this inner peace is?

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The Copper Kettle team shall be ready to welcome back customers after the Christmas break on Wednesday 10th January - Happy New Year!

January can be a very cold long month but as always there will be a very warm welcome waiting for everyone at The Copper Kettle.

We are excited to be starting another year at Kersey Mill with new dishes and recipes to offer in addition to your regular favourites. Keep an eye on the Kersey Mill events line up. There are lots of things planned for the coming year including vintage car rallies, caravan rallies, dog day, mill open days, fairs etc.

December has been filled with celebrations, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, festive vintage style afternoon teas and much more. Our staff love seeing everyone enjoying themselves and always do everything possible to ensure each occasion is special.

Our indulgent winter drink selection has been especially popular including millionaire’s mocha, caramel latte, hazelnut hot chocolate, mulled wine, Irish coffee, Baileys coffee and clove tea. The kitchen has been nonstop making all our seasonal home bakes not to mention the cakes for weddings taking place over Christmas and New Year.

Have you got a special celebration in 2018? The Copper Kettle can tailor make a bespoke party in the tearoom, at your own home or venue. Delicious home cooked food, celebration cupcakes and cakes. Special diets catered for.

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Matthew Gallo – bring in the new year with a comprehensive mortgage review

NEW YEAR MORTGAGE REVIEW MATTHEW GALLO Independent Mortgage Adviser The Wrens, The Tye, Lindsey, Ipswich IP7 6PP

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With the first Bank of England base rate increase for a decade, now is the time to have a review and fully understand your mortgage options – whether buying, selling, or staying put. An opportune time as well, to review where you and your family stand in the event of a death, an illness or loss of income.

Running my own Independent Mortgage Advice firm since 1992, I have been fortunate enough to build a compliant and ethical mortgage advice service for my clients - the vast majority still referring to my firm to this day, as they move home, remortgage or simply review their residential or buy to let property mortgages and protection planning.

From an advice perspective, my attitude and approach is simple and straightforward, with the only way to conduct a mortgage review, remortgage or purchase application case, being to spend time collating the facts. A thorough understanding of a clients’ personal and financial position in the first instance, with comprehensive information gathering - as well as making sure all relevant documentation is provided by my client and held on file, before any approach is made by me to a mortgage lender to discuss a case. If the case facts are understood clearly from outset by both adviser and mortgage lender, it limits any issues or misunderstanding as an application progresses.

In my opinion, that is the only way to so the job properly, securing what everybody wants – a great, competitive mortgage, that is clearly explained by the adviser, completely understood by the client, and utterly meeting the needs of the borrower.

I can meet you in my office above Frost & Partners Estate Agents in Hadleigh, and any initial meeting for a general conversation, would be without both charge and commitment.

Matthew Gallo - tel: 07776 195254 – email: info@mpsgallo.com Matthew Gallo is authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority – Your home may be repossessed if you do not maintain your mortgage payments

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Hadleigh U3A The next meeting of the Hadleigh U3A will be at 2.30pm on Monday 8th January 2018 in the Hadleigh URC where David Atkins will tell us that ‘It shouldn’t happen to a Vicar’! Why not make joining the Hadleigh U3A one of your new year resolutions? All members and prospective members are very welcome.

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First Responders receive support from Brett Valley Lodge As a Hadleigh resident and in line with the Brett Valley Lodge commitment to supporting local charities myself and my wife, Hannah, thought about where to direct the money raised by the Lodge members during my year as Master and what better way than the Hadleigh First Responders. So on Friday 22nd September I was very pleased to present a cheque on behalf of the Lodge for £2097 to Yvonne Free which will provide the following: i) The Purchase of Uniform or “Greens” (Ambulance Service Badged approved uniform) making them identifiable to everyone within the community together with Winter Jackets both complimenting the Lightweight Hi-Vis Jackets Tim Warner and Lodge Charity Steward Alan Fosker present £2097 which is the only clothing to Yvonne Free in support of provided by the local NHS Hadleigh First Responders Trust. ii) Training of new Staff with the training taking place in Newmarket which is the nearest Training Centre available. iii) Ongoing vehicle maintenance (incl. day to day running) which forms a large part of the organisations regular expenditure even having to find £800.00 per annum for Vehicle Insurance through the NHS. The organisation provides a vital service to the local community and none of us know when we might need them.

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Free Site Visits and Full Bathroom Design Service Suffolk Rockets NC still can't believe how popular and successful the club has been since it started in August, thank you to everyone who has supported us, trained with us and volunteered at the club, without you we wouldn't be here.

In November Suffolk Rockets hosted their first Netball Tournament at Hadleigh High Leisure centre for 'Back to Netball' teams. Altogether 5 teams took part, two from Suffolk Rockets. It was a brilliant day, the sun was shining but there was a slight chill in the air! Everyone played amazingly and there was so much enthusiasm, passion and determination on court as well as fun, laughter and lots of friendly banter! The winners were 'Barnardiston' from West Suffolk. Both Suffolk Rockets teams improved from their previous tournaments scoring more goals, giving away less penalties and putting into practice what they have learnt in training we are very proud of them. Back to Netball training starts again 3rd January 8-9pm Hadleigh high leisure centre (outdoors) our first session back is Free so come along and give it a go!

Our youth teams had their last league games on 6th December which was the battle of the Rockets as they played against each other 'Cosmic Rockets V Saturn Rockets'. It was a great game to watch with both teams being very competitive and showing off their defending skills which led to a low scoring game but Saturns took the win 8-3 to secure themselves a 3rd place position in the league and Cosmics sitting in at 4th place - not bad considering it's their first season! Players POM Cosmic Tilly and Saturn Brooke, Coaches POM Cosmic Holly and Saturn Bethany H. If you would like more information on the junior club please contact the club.

A huge thank you to Hadleigh Town Council for providing the club with funding of £480 which will help the club with new kit, new equipment and support the coaches/umpires with training courses. We hope everyone has a fantastic New Year, Suffolkrocketsnc@hotmail.com FB/Twitter 'Suffolk Rockets NC'

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Come and Join us at Hadleigh High Leisure Centre For Walking Football Our Walking Football session at Hadleigh High Leisure Centre is going from strength to strength since we relaunched the session in September, so much so we have just added an extra session on a Wednesday evening in addition to our Monday evening session.

We spoke to two of our regular members to have a Q& A with them both to see what they thought of the sessions and the benefits of walking football - Chris, 71 years young and Geoff, 72 years young.

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As it's a long time since I last played, walking football seemed like the ideal option – Chris. I am 72 and whereas ordinary football would probably be too much for me, Walking Football is great. - Geoff 2. What is it you enjoy most about Walking Football?

Just to be playing football again is great, it's terrific fun with a great group of people that all get on really well – Chris. I enjoy most the fact that at my age I can still actually play my favourite sport - Geoff 3. Would you say Walking Football has improved your fitness?

Yes definitely – Chris. Walking Football is definitely improving my fitness – Geoff 4. Would you say Walking Football has other benefits, perhaps social or improvements in general wellbeing? Definitely, as well as being good exercise, it's great fun too in a friendly atmosphere – Chris. Other benefits are the enjoyment gained from being with lovely people and the sense of satisfaction I feel after every session – Geoff 5. Would you recommend Walking football to others?

Yes I would, everyone is made welcome, we have ladies that come and really enjoy it too – Chris. I would recommend it to anyone – Geoff 6. Do you find it difficult NOT to run and what advice could you give someone in how to remain at walking pace?

You soon get used to not running – Chris. I don't find it difficult not to run now but I would advise anyone to take their time to adjust to the sport – Geoff 7. What advice would you give to someone who would like to play but is nervous about attending a Walking Football session for the first time?

No need to be nervous we have a very friendly group, it's all good fun and with the 1st session free, there's nothing to lose! – Chris I was a bit nervous before my first session but everyone made me welcome.

There is no pressure from anyone, no one is trying to impress or going over the top. Everyone wants to enjoy themselves with like-minded people all of whom love football and are very happy to be able to play the game again after what for most of us has been a long time. It's Brilliant. – Geoff Sessions are held Mondays and Wednesdays 6 - 7pm £3.50 per session .If you would like to find out more about the sessions or to book contact - hadleighreception@ssleisure.co.uk or telephone 01473 823470

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club Our last meeting Monday 11th December 2017: this saw us hold our annual quiz which, as you would expect, had a gardening theme.

Rounds covered included 'missing letters', 'who am I?', 'beans', a picture round on well known gardens and ending with a music round. My music taste is varied, but in setting it I stretched the boundaries of anyone's collection, covering artists as diverse as Jasper Carrott (yes, the surname was the very loose gardening connection!), Kate Bush (you're probably getting the idea by now), The Goodies (if you are struggling with that the answer was Graeme Garden!). The overall winner of the 2017 competitions was Kate Banks(pictured) - congratulations!

Our next meeting on Monday 8th December 2018: we kick off 2018 with a talk

by Jane Haylock on medieval gardens. I cannot recall us having covered this subject at the garden club before, so we look forward to learning more.

January's competition is 'cacti or succulent' so why not look on your windowsill for your best specimen and bring it along - you could be a winner! As always the meeting will be held in Hadleigh Town Hall (entrance opposite The Ram) and starts at 7.30pm. Entrance is just ÂŁ1 for members and ÂŁ3 for non members, refreshments and a cheery welcome included in the price!

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Cleve West We are all very excited in anticipation of our Celebrity Speaker, one of the country’s leading garden designers, Cleve West. We are extremely lucky to have persuaded him to come to Suffolk, as he rarely gives talks, but he will be telling us of his passionate involvement with Horatio’s Garden. Many will remember Horatio Chapple, aged 17, who was tragically killed by a polar bear whilst on an Arctic expedition. His father was a spinal surgeon at Salisbury Hospital, where Horatio worked as a volunteer. Horatio always thought that the hospital should have a Healing Garden, and after his death contributions flooded in. Cleve designed Horatio’s Garden, and his talk is entitled Healing Gardens. He will speak from a personal perspective on how gardens can enhance well-being, and of their therapeutic effect. Examples range from private sanctuaries, his own allotment and the much -celebrated Horatio’s Garden. Cleve is the winner of 6 Chelsea Gold Medals, and 2 Best in Show Medal, and much more. He will be at Chamberlin Hall in Bildeston, on February 17th, tickets and information are available from Matthew Long on 01449 741551, advance booking only.

The new season starts with our annual visit to Anglesey Abbey on Saturday 6th January, for a walk in the Winter Garden, which should blow the Christmas cobwebs away. The first meeting of the year will be at Hitcham Village hall in February 3rd, where the speaker is Julian Ives, whose talk - Controlling Garden Pests and Attracting Wildlife- should be most interesting. Julian trained at RHS Harlow Carr, and Writtle College, before setting up his own business to advise on pest control, and how to make gardens a safe environment for wildlife. Please look online for information on forthcoming talks and outings, and details of how to join us, new members are always welcome. Wishing a Very Happy New Year to all our Gardening Members and friends, Erica Bolam, Chairman. eastangliangardengroup.onesuffolk.net

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Down to Earth ...with Dave The cold and snow has put a check on most activity on the allotment and in the garden, not that I am complaining as we really do need some hard frosts to kill off some of the pests and to help break down the soil. Also thawing snow seems to penetrate the ground much better than rain. Over the last few very mild winters this lack of frost has been missed.

Just before it turned very cold I did manage to get the garlic sown. The bulbs are split into single cloves and planted with the pointed tip to the top. They should be planted just below the surface, if they do get pulled up by birds then just push them back down into the soil. To keep the birds off mine they are covered with last year's pea sticks. The closer together the cloves are planted then the smaller they will be. If you grow the elephant garlic they can get to quite a size and need more room. All garlic needs a period of cold so as to form good sized bulbs by next year, don't use supermarket bought garlic as it's not suitable for home growing.

One advantage with having a heated greenhouse is that no matter what the weather there is always something to get on with. Recently when in there I noticed that some of the over wintered fuchsias were looking a bit poorly. On tipping the plants out, sure enough they were found to have the nasty little C shaped vine weevil grubs eating away at the roots. With luck the plants will survive in fresh new compost and a drench with vine weevil killer. It is fortunate that a new treatment has just gone back on the market. The old compost should be destroyed. Now that the soil is moist it is a good time to go round the beds with a generous layer of mulch, old grow bags, homemade compost or mushroom compost would be ideal. In an ideal world now would be a good time to wash pots ready for the spring. Clean, sharpen and oil the numerous tools hanging up in the shed, use linseed oil on the wooden handles and old engine oil on the blades. Have the lawnmower serviced, sort through the many packets of seeds that have gathered over the years and discard the oldest of them. Some seeds though will last well past their use by date if they have been kept in a tin and in a cool place. Wash and dry the best of the bamboo canes, then put them somewhere dry, discard the bent and broken ones. I won't say how many of these tasks I have managed to do.

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Hadleigh Walkers Or first walk in 2018 will be on Saturday 20th January and will be a circular one starting and finishing at Hadleigh. We will meet at St Mary’s School at 0930 and then progress via the Railway Walk to Woodlands, Green Field, Vauxhall Cottages, White Ladies, Ramsey Wood, Cobbold’s Farm, Durrants Farm and finishing up by The Cock public house. The walk is an easy 9 miles with only a very small amount of road walking. From February onwards we will revert the walk date to the second Saturday of each month. See the website for further details. Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs. Strong shoes or preferably walking boots should be worn as the ground can be muddy and rough in places at any time of the year. As usual, route maps can be requested from the web site.

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We are now mid-way through the restoration of the Hurst Frame with this due to be completed in 2018 before we move onto repairing the machinery that is associated with the Hurst Frame.

The Highlight surely was being able to see the line shaft turn by water power, the last time this turned was around 100 years ago.

“Drive it day” was a huge success with thousands of visitors. What a privilege it was to have some of the world’s most beautiful vintage vehicles on display.

We are looking forward to “Drive it day 2018”. This will be held on April 22nd, so polish up & dust off your special vehicle to get the season underway. You are all welcome and entry for display vehicles is free. There are numerous open days planned for 2018 and these can be found on the kersey mill website.

Kersey Mill now has a public access defibrillator located within the refurbished telephone box, it can now be found adjacent to the flower shop. We hope it is not needed but worth knowing of its existence!

The year ended with Santa’s Workshop attracting more visitors than ever before from near and far.

This was a demonstration of amazing support for an event that now attracts visitors from literally miles away. London Essex Cambridgeshire to name but a few.

We also welcomed back groups of disabled & disadvantaged children a group of deaf children from The Ipswich Children’s Deaf Society where guided through their magical experience with an interpreter who was signing for them and many other children who attended with their friends and family. Many thanks to Cobwebbs at Elmsett Glass & Craft Babyartuk, All Seasons Marquees and all those that helped stage the event especially the amazing Santa’s Workshop team that have worked so very hard to produce an event to be very proud of.

We would like to thank everyone who has helped and supported us throughout the year and wish you all a very happy healthy and prosperous New Year.

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Experienced conveyancer joins expanding Suffolk Law Firm Gotelee Solicitors is thrilled to welcome Joanna Perrins to the conveyancing team in our Hadleigh office. Jo qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2000 but has been practising since 1988 having started out as a Legal Secretary. Jo also worked as a Police Officer for five years but came back to Conveyancing where her passion really lies. Jo is also an accomplished horsewoman competing in showjumping, crosscountry and dressage. Jo joins Gotelee’s Hadleigh office, where she will help clients buy and sell freehold and leasehold properties, make transfers of equity, and carry out re-mortgages.

Joanna Perrins She steps in to the shoes of Rhonda Pryke who retires at the end of December after more than thirty years with the firm.

Gotelee Partner Martin Whitworth said: “Jo’s vast experience in conveyancing makes her a great asset to the Hadleigh team. Her appointment comes at a great time for Gotelee as demand for property-related legal work increases.”

Jo commented: “I am delighted to be joining Gotelee at this progressive time and look forward to building new relationships in the Hadleigh area.”

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Hadleigh and Boxford Patient Participation Group Working with South Suffolk Leisure At our November meeting we welcomed Tracey Loynds, the Chief Executive of South Suffolk Leisure, as a speaker and a new member of the PPG. Tracey told us about the initiatives to inspire people in Babergh to improve their health by being more active and taking part in a series of enjoyable activities in the four centres in Hadleigh and Sudbury. We look forward to working closely with South Suffolk Leisure for the benefit of our patients.

PPG Annual General Meeting All patients are welcome to attend our AGM to meet PPG members and hear what we are doing. The meeting will be in the Hadleigh Health Centre from 10-12am on Tuesday January 30th, and apart from the AGM itself, normal PPG business will be conducted.

In March we will be organising an Open Meeting to give patients another chance to meet PPG members and give us their views. There will be presentations about developments in the Practice and the National Health Service in general.

The Virtual PPG We are now following up with 122 people who expressed an interest in joining this group. A number of you have already signed up and we are beginning to receive comments on the website named ’Trello’ , which is our chosen communication platform.

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A Huge Thank You from the Alison Fracella Research Trust and the Brendan Oakes Trust A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the Ansell Centre on Saturday 25th November to give us such fantastic support at our 6th joint Quiz Night. The Centre was packed for the event, we had 20 teams! Everyone said what a great evening it was with lots of fun and laughter.

The chocolate tasting round was an especially big hit as was the Ploughman’s Supper. On the night, after all expenses, we raised a fantastic £1,242 which we have divided between our two charities.

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A big thank you to Avis Newsprint for printing our tickets and for selling them for us in the shop. Special thanks to Sue and Roy, to Kathy, Graham and to David for all their hard work. Many thanks also to the people who were so generous in their donations of the many fantastic raffle prizes too numerous to mention. A huge thank you to Orwell Lady Cruises, to Hadleigh Tyres, to The Copper Kettle at Kersey Mill, to the Barber Stop, to Coes, to Mercedes Benz, to the Beauty Gallery at Lavenham and to Paul and Marion of “Wakey Wakey� . It would be fantastic to see everyone again next year! Please save the date- Saturday 24th November 2018! Thank you again to everyone who gave us such very generous support.

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Hadleigh Orchestra Conductor: Ute Cooper Leader: Lisa Patchett A very special thank you to all the people who supported our Christmas Concert. It was a record attendance - was this due to being a week earlier than usual? – a week later and the snow would have made the concert virtually impossible! And there was a record offertory. Thanks to you we have been able to make a donation to St. Joseph’s church for heat and light and sent £200 to the United Nations Refugee Appeal. Thank you for your support.

Rehearsals start again on Monday Jan. 15th. 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. at Beaumont Community School. Have you thought of joining the orchestra? We have room for more people in practically every department. If you learnt as a youngster and want to get back into playing, or if you learnt as an adult (like me) and feel ready to try your hand at orchestral playing, we are the ideal group for you to join. Especially now, as we start the term with fresh music and our summer concert will not be until June. If you would like to know more, please give me a ring on (01473) 827242, or Lynn on (01206) 323636.

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New year, New you in 2018?

by Hadleigh Osteopaths

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At the beginning of the new year, many people made New Year resolutions, and unsurprisingly, a considerable number of these will have been health related.

Gyms and swimming pools see their number of visitors swell, as people commit to the 'new year, new me' mentality. Lots of people just want to shift a few pounds gained over the winter, whilst others just want to get fit. Some people decide to take up a challenge, such as running the marathon or take up new sports and hobbies, such as golf or rowing. Some of us just want to have a healthier lifestyle.

Towards the end of January and February we often see people at Hadleigh Osteopaths who have developed unaccustomed joint strains or unfamiliar aches and pains, and these can often be traced back to enthusiastic or unfamiliar exercise at the start of the year. Lots of people sustain minor niggling injuries, but continue to train, and as time passes, the little niggles can either affect their performance, or force them to stop altogether. As the initial motivation fades, and the resolution weakens, people often need little more than an achey back, or sprained knee, and a night in front of the tv seems altogether more appealing than heading off to the gym. Even the regular athlete tends to have a period of rest over the winter, and a return to sport in the new year can be a bit of a surprise, particularly if the break from activity has been longer than expected.

Frozen pitches result in cancelled matches, and frustrated gardeners are thwarted in their attempts to get out into the garden, and often spend much more time in an armchair, looking at seed catalogues than actively gardening.

If your New Years resolution includes getting fit and staying healthy, it might be time to pay us a visit at our practice at Hadleigh Pool and Leisure, Stonehouse Road. We have been established in the area for over 25 years and are a team of 3 Registered Osteopaths.

You can contact the practice on 01473 828585 to book with the receptionists or call 077707 46224 for enquiries, or via our website at www.hadleighosteopaths.co.uk

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HADLEIGH OSTEOPATHS OSTEOPATHY AND SPORTS INJURIES

Registered Osteopaths CAROLYN CUDDEFORD, D.O. ELIZABETH OATES, BSc. (Hons) Ost. THECLA TANSWELL, M. Ost. Hadleigh Osteopaths has been established for over 25 years

Telephone: 01473 828585 Mob: 07770 746224 Email: osteopathyinsuffolk@gmail.com Website: www.hadleighosteopaths.co.uk

Find us at Hadleigh Pool & Leisure, Stonehouse Road

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Telephone: 01473 396706 Mobile: 07825 872892 enquiry@hadleighcarpetcare.co.uk www.hadleighcarpetcare.co.uk

Introducing Gillie and Anthony Pearce and their new online property sales service Pearce Properties | Online – serving Suffolk and beyond.

With 14 years experience of successfully selling properties we have now relocated to Suffolk and looking to take on instructions for homes in the area.

We are offering to take on the first 10 properties absolutely FREE of upfront payment. On completion of sale the cost is only 0.3% – NO SALE, NO FEE! This is a special ONE OFF OFFER and it will be on a first come first served basis.

Your property will be advertised on Rightmove, Zoopla, Prime Location plus, of course, our own website www.pearcepropertiesonline.co.uk

Call Pearce Properties | Online on: Tel: 01473 810169 Mob: 07531 901506 / 07715 279230 Email: info@pearcepropertiesonline.co.uk www.pearcepropertiesonline.co.uk www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk

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Neil’s Nifty Brush Work Leaves Golfers Hooked

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Surprised golfers walked into their changing room and found a pop up art gallery - featuring themselves. Artist Neil Jacobs had secretly been painting portraits of his fellow members of the Saturday Morning Ultimate Golf Society (SMUGS) at Newton Green Golf Club. He then hung them on the pegs in the club changing room as the 16-strong group turned up for one of their weekly sessions. Neil, an 88-year-old former college head of art, used photos of his golfing friends to make sure he was able to achieve remarkable likenesses of them all. One said: “The paintings provided a wow factor for his golfing friends and others who passed through the changing room that day. His creative talents and ideas of causing surprises never cease to amaze admirers of his work, and his golf his pretty good too.”

The paintings were on display before the annual festive lunch and annual meeting of the SMUGS, which decided to donate £150 to the Sudbury Kernos centre and £300 for shrubs for landscaping at the club.

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17th January - Roger Green If These Walls Could Talk - MEMBER ONLY EVENT A short talk followed by wine and nibbles.

14th February - Jenny Antill Between Heaven & Earth, reflections on the Russian Soul over 1000 years of history.

A study of the social and cultural influence of the Russian orthodox church, the importance of the icon, impact of C19th Slavic Revival on art / architecture and the influence of religious images and ideas on soviet authorities in the 20th Century.

All talks will be at the Parish Room in Church Road, Little Waldingfield, commencing at 7.30 pm sharp. Please book & pay in advance to guarantee your place, as seats are limited.

Booking Secretary: Diana Langford, Pitt Cottage Phone: 01787 248298 Tickets Members £2.00 Non Members £4.00

RETAIL MOTOR INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Saturday 3rd February 2.00 to 4.00 pm The Scout Hut, Capel St Mary Primary School Admission 50p - Accompanied children free Jumble will be collected in the village of Capel St Mary, please leave outside after 9.00am. We cannot accept underwear, electrical goods or any items larger than a bread bin as we are unable to dispose of them.

Trevor Griggs GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND CARPENTRY Locked out? We supply and fit all types of locks PVCu Windows, Doors, Facias, Soffits & Guttering

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Stoke by Nayland Golf Club Beaujolais Brunch

The new Stoke by Nayland Captains Alan Line and Elaine Davidson, hosted their first mixed event of the year, the Beaujolais Brunch. Very cold and frosty weather greeted the teams for this popular Texas Scramble format with a shotgun start at eight. Both Captains featured, with their teams, in the prizes.

The Men’s Captain with a remarkable score of 52.6. His team was reduced to three after their fourth member retired injured. All the players enjoyed, after the competition, a brunch and the prize giving.

Results: 1st Alan Line, Jill Line, Simon Dainty 52.6; 2nd Duncan Smith, Josh Day, Mandy Byham, Diana Harris 58.1; 3rd Norman Davidson, Elaine Davidson, Barry Hitchcock, Lesley Hitchcock 58.4.

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Well Done to The Milden Singers!

The Milden Singers November concerts were well supported and enjoyable as ever, thank you especially to Megan who sang Somewhere over the Rainbow so beautifully. The shows raised over ÂŁ600 for Milden Pavilion and the raffle raised ÂŁ313 for the charity ‘Over The Rainbow’ which helps sick and disabled children. The Milden Singers are looking for more sopranos to join them, they have lots of fun and sing great music, the ability to read music is not required just a love of singing. They meet Mondays at Milden Pavilion for more details contact Pearl 01449 741876.

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Celebrating Christmas at Stoke The men members at Stoke by Nayland celebrated Christmas with their annual Yuletide competition followed by Christmas Lunch and a Casino.

It was a cold, crisp morning that greeted the competitors on the Gainsborough Course for a shotgun start to their competition, unfortunately on winter greens because of the frost.

The new Men’s Captain, Alan Line, had organised a team of elves to be at the half way hut with very welcome mulled wine, hot sausage rolls and mince pies.

The winners were last year’s Junior Captain, Matt Thompson and Ian Benson with 50 points. They were presented with Christmas Hampers by the Captain.

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Capel Chimney Sweep Mr Paul Annis

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elmsett storshops We offer clean, secure, easy access storage from £50/month and workshop options from £75-£400/month Access all hours 24 hour CCTV & Security Barrier Flood Lighting Parking available adjacent to unit

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Help is at hand - Call Toby Hicks 01449 741056 / 07968 686035 New Domestic appliances & TV products supplied Accountants / Financial Services Thompson Financial Consulting 01473 828973 Walter Wright ............................01473 822143 GKM Financial Services .............01473 828280 Aaron Clarke ..............................01473 657763 Butchers Jolly Meat Company ..................01473 810119 Builders / Property Maintenance C.A. Builders..............................01473 824404 Simon Farthing ..........................07823 333451 T.J. Griggs .................................01473 824315 G.C. Property.............................01473 823559 Grass To Glass...........................01473 828269 Cooper & Kelling Builders .........07966 678704 GMH Builders ............................07807 217623 Deepflow Guttering....................01473 879448 Philip Eden Builder ....................01473 832407 Tony Faulkner ............................01473 822122 Eastern Heritage Restoration .....01473 805440 Cru Contractors .........................07496 901704 Cards, Gifts, Stationery Keith Avis ..................................01473 823131 Carpets / Flooring A.J. Carpets ...............................01473 822240 Hadleigh Carpet Care .................01473 396706 Pro-Clean ..................................01473 396650 Car Sales, Servicing, Repairs & Valet Ainger Holbrow .........................01473 823286 L.S. Eaves..................................01206 262123 Suffolk Rural Enterprises...........01473 652232 Complete Car Services ..............01473 828991 Hadleigh Tyre Group..................01473 827827 Paul Wilding ..............................01473 827272 Eurospeed Tyre and Garage.......01473 823172 S. T. Services Simon Tydeman ..07783 033401 Crockatt Garage.........................01473 824342 Scuffs & Scrapes.......................01473 824909 Simon Shield Cars .....................01473 658097 Chimney Sweep / Fireplace Services TL Chimneys .............................07733 420611 Capel Chimney Sweep ...............01473 313069 Clothes Labels to Love ...........................07889 773593 ZOR Boutique ............................07969 525859 Cleaners Mulberry Maids .........................01473 827338 Cycle Repair Spokes Cycle Repair..................01473 658529 Pedal House ..............................01473 828129 Sunny Day Cycleworks ..............01473 806391 Doors, Windows & Blinds Andy Grimsey................................01473 823584 Tim Allen Windows........................01473 827086

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Hadleigh Glass ..............................01473 822415 Surefix...........................................01473 827004 A&B Glass ....................................0800 077 3996 SEH BAC........................................0808 1592846 Paul James Blinds ........................0800 030 6038 Ventanilla Blinds..01787 313677 / 07966 371963 Electrical Goods and Supplies Hadleigh Lighting & Electrical .......01473 829222 Hicks TV & Audio Solutions ..........01449 741056 Electricians CC Electrical ..................................07891 723712 S Cowle Electrical..........................01473 823179 Andrade Electrical..........................07977 279970 David Lavender..............................01473 829753 Estate Agents Frost & Partners............................01473 823456 ByChoice .......................................01473 828280 Palmer & Partners.........................01787 242540 David Burr .....................................01206 263007 Hunters Exclusive..........................01473 828121 Florists The Flower Shop Kersey Mill .........01473 805156 Funeral Services Hunnaball ......................................01473 748808 Kingsbury & Saunders ..................01473 823117 R. Gwinnell....................................01473 824440 W. A. Deacon.................................01787 247389 Collins & Curtis Masonry ..............01473 250932 Garden Machinery Repair W. J. Green....................................01473 823839 Steve Blake....................................07813 814623 Garden Services 4 Life Landscapes .........................01473 828117 Grass To Glass ..............................01473 828269 T. J. Griggs ....................................01473 824315 The Landscaper .............................01473 824107 Leeks Landscapes .........................07741 448208 Garden Worx .................................01473 823887 Hair and Beauty Hadleigh Hairloom.........................01473 822191 French Complexion........................01473 828805 Hardware M. W. Partridge ..............01473 824183 / 822333 Health and Fitness Hadleigh Boxford Practice .............01473 822961 Hadleigh Dental Surgery................01473 823092 Hearing Care Centre ......................08000 962637 Looking-Glass Dental Practice.......01473 823003 Sally Mowles Foot Health Care ......01473 822902 Hadleigh Osteopaths .....................01473 828585 Hadleigh Physiotherapy.................01473 810185 Health Foods For You ....................01787 828262 Backs to The Future.......................07818 420029 Maggie Thurlow Hypnotherapist ..01473 829729 Hadleigh Acupuncture ...................07717 314961

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Holiday Lets Toppesfield Cottages .................01473 829129 Home Design / Services Les Hymas Upholsterer .............01473 829337 Energy on Tap............................07780 975787 Hadleigh Stoves.........................01473 829644 RMD Upholstery........................01787 580272 I.T. and Computer Services Home Computer Services..........01473 829552 Locksmith / Home Security T.J. Griggs .................................07850 630389 Guytec CCTV .............................01473 652165 Mortgage & Protection Advice SHK Finance ..............................07538 477590 Mobility Services Hadleigh Mobility Centre ...........01473 823235 Newsagents Keith Avis ..................................01473 823131 Nursing & Care Services Laxfield House............01787 247340 / 247495 Hadleigh Hall Nursing Home .....01473 851995 Opticians D. J. Dunstone...........................01473 823755 Painting & Decorating Simon Farthing ..........................07823 333451 Eleanor May Painter & Decorator .01449 740526 The Paint Saint JLM ..................07917 877694 Pest Control Vermoush Pest Control .............07805 999544 Lister Countryside Services.......01473 805792 Command Pest Control .............01787 248049 Pets April Cottage Cattery..................01787 247302 Picture Framing Framestore ................................01473 822334 Plant Hire Hadleigh Hirebase .....................01473 828509 Plumbing & Heating Gallagher ...................................01473 828806 Seager Home Solutions .............01473 824884 Plumbmate ................................01473 810088 Roundhouse Plumbing ..............07939 082630 Heatsave Heating Solutions .......01473 822775 Spear .........................................01473 829863 Buddha ......................................07710 081745 Allpress Plumbing & Heating.....01473 828004 GJ Watts....................................01473 829644 Jason Winfield Plumbing...........07443 457024 Printers Keith Avis Printers .....................01473 823366 Pubs, Restaurants, Food & Drink Hintlesham Golf Club.................01473 652761 The Kings Head Hadleigh...........01473 828855 The George Hintlesham .............01473 652408 The Ram ....................................01473 822880

Mobile: 07860 775509 The Swan Monks Eleigh ............01449 763163 The Greyhound Lavenham.........01787 249558 Brewers Arms............................01787 210441 Hadleigh Fast Food ....................01473 824736 Copper Kettle.............................01473 827001 Septic Tank Emptying A.K. Services .............................01473 822694 Shops Hollowtrees ...............................01449 741247 Bridge Farm Barns.....................01449 740456 Skip / Waste Removal G. Leeks Skip Hire .....................01473 824256 Solicitors / Wills Gibbons Solicitors .....................01473 822488 Bates Wells & Braithwaite..........01473 219282 Gotelees ....................................01473 822102 The Will Business ......................01206 263420 Legal Comfort............................01473 552876 Sports & Hobbies Hintlesham Golf Club.................01473 652761 Stoke by Nayland Club...............01206 265818 Snowys Bait & Tackle ................07766 140624 Storage Elmsett Storshops .....................01473 822162 Structural Engineers Brett Design Partnership ...........01473 822047 Surveyors MS Surveys ...............................01473 249020 Taxi Beaumont Cars ..........................01473 827096 Town & Country Cars ................01473 828999 Voyager Travel ...........................01473 828102 Hadleigh Private Hire .................01473 829700 Travel Beestons ....................01473 212521 / 823243 Travel 2000................................01206 394433 Travel Stop ................................01473 828728 Tree Surgeons Garden Worx .............................01473 823887 Veterinary Surgeons Highcliff Veterinary Practice ......01473 822704 Central Veterinary Services........01473 555000 Water Softeners Patmore.....................................01473 713600 Brett Valley Installations ............01206 337316 Weight Loss & Fitness Cambridge Diet Val Lord............01449 737113 Window Cleaner C&D Services ............................01473 828626

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www.frostandpartners.co.uk Sales EPC Rating: C

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Hadleigh

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