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Bus service supporting local community gets go ahead A vital volunteer transport service serving local communities in Sudbury has been given the go ahead to continue, following a trial period.

The Go Start Community bus project provides a direct bus service for people living in and around Bakers Mill, Great Cornard, Long Melford and Glemsford to the Sudbury Health Centre and other key local amenities, stopping at all bus stops along the route.

The service runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 12noon for a fare of ÂŁ2 per journey; starting in Head Street, Great Cornard and ending at the School Field, Glemsford. The route includes Sudbury Health Centre, Tesco and Long Melford. Bus passes can also be used.

Go Start Community Transport has been in operation since 2008 and has a friendly team of trained volunteer drivers supporting the service. The route provides much-needed transport for elderly and disabled people living in Babergh’s rural communities. Fares are subsided by donations and grants from other charitable bodies, local government and the Department for Transport who cover a portion of the fuel costs.

John Phillips from Go Start, said: “This service offers local residents a much needed service for a really great price. The service is open to anyone needing to attend clinic or even just wanting to get to the shops. “We want to make sure that the service meets passengers needs and would welcome any feedback, from current and future users. It is important to ensure we are offering this essential bus route in the right way. The feedback will be included in a review of the service, planned for the end of the year.

Babergh Cabinet Member for Communities Cllr Margaret Maybury said: “This is a great community initiative and the Council is pleased to be able to continue to support community action that looks to improve the quality of life for our residents. As a direct transport service it opens up many opportunities for its users. The service may seem simple to some but the impact that it has is far reaching in the lives of vulnerable people getting the support that they need.“

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First spade in the ground for new Sudbury skate park Ground has been broken ahead of the construction of a new skate park in Sudbury’s Belle Vue Park, following public consultation earlier this year.

Babergh Councillors were joined by the Sudbury Skate Park Users Group members Jonathan Sandford and Channon King, and Operations Manager, Duncan Holley from contractors Gravity to celebrate the construction of the new skate park in Belle Vue Park, Sudbury. The ground was officially broken by Cllrs Margaret Maybury, Jan Osborne and John Ward with work set to begin on Monday 19 November.

Construction of the skate park is the second phase of works to take place, following the completion of a new Multi-Use Games Area in Belle Vue Park. Gravity are due to commence work on Monday 19 November. The new skate/BMX park will replace the previous skate park and, as a result of consultation with skate park users earlier this year, will feature sprayed concrete ramps and features for bikers and skaters to enjoy.

Work follows planning, community engagement and consultation with Babergh District Council, the Town Council, community groups and skate park users to identify the right facilities for Belle Vue Park.

The newly developed Multi-Use Games Area and Skate/BMX park are hoped to be officially opened to the public later this year, with opening ceremonies planned to take place around March next year. The Council will be providing updates on the work via their Facebook and Twitter.

Cllr Jan Osborne, Deputy Leader of Babergh District Council, said:

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“The work represents the outcome of lot of hard work by community groups and residents. It was essential to regenerate this facility in line with what its users wanted and needed. Belle Vue Park is a great asset, and the skate park will only help to make the park a wonderful attraction to be cherished for many years to come.”

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Jonathan Sandford and Channon King of Sudbury Skate Park Users Group, said: “We’re delighted with the look and style of the new skate park. It’s been carefully designed to inspire youngsters and encourage them to develop their skills regardless of their skating ability. The council have been instrumental in making sure the skate park fits the needs of its users. It will be well-used and loved for years to come and the great location provides a perfect backdrop to grab a skateboard and give it a go!”

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Suffolk Open Studios call for Artists 2019 - Premier Artists’ Showcase invites members to join for 8th Successful Year

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have joined up with Suffolk Libraries and other businesses in the community, to support a new Visitor Information Point (VIP) Network The new VIP Network will see visitors to the Babergh and Mid Suffolk areas have more choice about where and how they access visitor information across the districts.

Suffolk Open Studios have launched their 2019 Call for Artists, inviting artists and galleries living and working across Suffolk to join next year’s programme.

The Councils are actively supporting the development of the network, via Suffolk Libraries and other local businesses, as part of a collaborative initiative to support tourism in the districts.

Earlier this year, over 100 artists opened their studios to the public and enjoyed the many advantages of taking part, including reaching new audiences and showing their work in the comfort of their own studio; receiving valuable feedback by interacting directly with potential clients; and the chance to meet and collaborate with fellow artists in their area. Artists and galleries also benefit from valuable publicity through their profile on the Suffolk Open Studios website and Facebook page, and inclusion in the printed directory, distributed free of charge to tourist centres, art venues and visitor attractions throughout the county.

Visitors will be able to use their own devices and self-service tablets, available at some sites in coming months, to find attractions, leisure facilities, accommodation, transport and more. Leaflets and advice will be available from trained staff based at the VIP locations with the aim of supporting the local economy.

Members are also guaranteed a place in the annual Suffolk Open Studios Annual Showcase Exhibition at the Apex Centre in Bury-St-Edmunds, running 25 February - 1 April 2019. This year’s show proved extremely popular and drew favourable comments from across the art community.

Cllr Gerard Brewster, Mid Suffolk District Council’s Cabinet Member for Economy, said: “There’s so much to see and do in Mid Suffolk with rolling countryside, heritage buildings and artist trails to name just a few. This new network allows us to support our partners and businesses in delivering a flexible and dynamic tourist information service which visitors can adapt to their needs, whilst supporting the local economy.”

Run by volunteers, Suffolk Open Studios is open to all Suffolk artists and galleries regardless of the media in which they practise. Members open their studios free of charge to the public 11am-5pm over the first five weekends of June, choosing to open on as many or few weekends as they wish. Many join together to form their own local artists’ “trails”; anyone unable to include their own studio can still take part by renting space with other artists and forming their own artists’ “hub”. More details are on the Suffolk Open Studios website at www.suffolkopenstudios.org.

Cally James, Suffolk Open Studios Chair, commented: “This year’s programme was a great success. In many cases, visitors travelled significant distances both within and from outside the county; several make it regular date in their diary to see what their favourite artists are working on now. Suffolk is rightly celebrated for the depth and breadth of its artistic heritage and it’s a pleasure to be making the talent and achievements of our resident artists available once again to the public.”

Artists and galleries wishing to take part in next year’s programme can do so from 1 November, by completing the online membership form at www. suffolkopenstudios.org/membership. Early applications are encouraged, to guarantee a place in the printed directory.

East Anglian Garden Group Our last lecture of 2018 was given by Rasvan Chizu, and his subject Transylvian Alpine Plants was enjoyed by all. He grew up in the mountains amidst stunning scenery, beautiful wooden churches, and famous castles, and his knowledge of the flora of the region was unbounded. He will be taking groups of people from the Alpine Garden Society on a visit next June. Check their website for details, he will be a most enthusiastic guide!

We were treated to a photographic tour of this amazing country, with its wealth of wild flowers, which carpet the mountains from spring onwards.

How lucky they are not to have suffered the ravages of intensive farming, which has denuded our verges and field margins of so many of our wild flowers.

Tickets for our Celebrity Speaker, James Alexander-Sinclair,( garden and landscape designer, writer, television presenter and RHS Council member) on February 16th, are now on sale, £10 for members, £15 for non members, and £2.50 from each ticket will be donated to the Greenfingers Charity, who build gardens for childrens hospices. His subject will be ‘ Dancing Through Borders’, the stories and plants behind some of his favourite gardens. Tickets available from the treasurer, Jan at simonkelsall66@gmail.com Next year will begin with our annual winter walk at Anglesey Abbey on January 5th, a good morning to blow away the cobwebs!! In the meantime, I wish all members and guests a Happy and Peaceful Christmas, and a year of good gardening for 2019.

Over the winter period VIP points will be set up at Stowmarket Library covering the Mid Suffolk area. Long Melford Library and Sudbury Library VIPs will cover the Babergh area. The VIP Network will extend over coming months in preparation for the main summer tourist season in 2019.

Cllr Simon Barrett, Babergh District Council’s Cabinet Member for Economy, said: “We’re ready to work with our partners to help visitors through this new network.

By using more digital resources and joining up with Suffolk Libraries and others, visitors will have more flexibility in how they access our tourist information. As a district we have so much to offer and we must make sure the VIPs meet the changing needs of our visitors, so they can get the most out of their stay.”

Bruce Leeke, CEO of Suffolk Libraries, said: “I’m really pleased that we’ve been able to build on our new partnership with Babergh and Mid Suffolk. Our libraries are well visited with good opening hours and sit at the heart of the community so are ideal places to host information for local people or visitors to the area.”

The Councils will soon have ended their direct provision of Tourist Information Centres (TICs) at Stowmarket and Lavenham. Lavenham Parish Council is now set to run the Lavenham TIC as a new Community Hub including a VIP. The Museum of East Anglian Life will continue to open seasonally March to October, with Abbott’s Hall and Gardens open to the public year-round.

Patient Participation Group Long Melford & Lavenham Surgery Following talks earlier on in the year with the The Long Melford Practice (which includes the Lavenham surgery) a Patient Participation Group (PPG) was formed in May, this is made up of a dozen residents who care about this very important facility and the people that use it. The PPG’s first public event was in July to support the Anniversary of 70 years of the National Health Service with the Big7tea event, members of the group held a tea and cakes stall at the Long Melford and Lavenham surgeries along with representatives and displays from various organisations associated with the NHS, money raised on the day was donated to the Brain Tumour Trust, our thanks go to Tanswells Cakes of Long Melford for their generosity. This was followed in July by the launch of a Patients survey asking for comments and suggestions that could assist the staff to improve the patient experience at both of the surgeries, the survey results have now been reviewed and suggestions where possible will be acted upon by the surgeries. For the latest news of what is happening at the Long Melford and Lavenham surgeries and for information and facilities that are available to patients please see the Surgery website https://www.mysurgerywebsite. co.uk/index.aspx?p=D83014 Or to contact the PPG please email us on wsccg. longmelfordpatientparticipationgroup@nhs.net

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Emotional well-being charity celebrates after securing new premises A charity aimed at encouraging people to talk about their problems is celebrating securing new premises, which will help meet growing demand for its service.

The Just Talk Campaign was launched by leading psychotherapist Glenda D Roberts and counsellor Sharon Kendall in 2016 following a number of suicides in the Sudbury area and it received official charitable status in 2017.

The campaign offers support to people needing help with their emotional well-being and holds free monthly drop-in sessions where people can discuss any problem they may have in confidence without needing to book an appointment. The campaign also offers affordable one-to-one counselling services. The charity has already helped many local people, some who were suicidal, to cope with their problems.

However, demand for the charity’s service is now so high it has outgrown its current home at the Exploring U Well-being Centre based in Station Road and has been desperately seeking new premises.

Now, the charity has negotiated an affordable agreement with Babergh District Council to make the former Suffolk Free Press offices in Borehamgate Precinct, owned by Babergh, its dedicated new home.

The three-story building comes with a shop fronted reception area and will have rooms for drop-in sessions, counselling, training and administration space. There is also kitchen and toilet facilities within the building.

Ms Roberts, said: “We are so thrilled to have found a suitable new home for the charity and cannot express how grateful we are to Babergh District Council for supporting us in this way.

Members of the Just Talk team “Securing this space is great news for the Sudbury community as we have been struggling to meet demands for the service. There is not a day goes by where someone comes and asks us for help. Now we will have enough space to ensure we can meet the ever growing demand for the service ensuring any local person struggling with their emotional wellbeing will receive the support they need.

“There are many people within the community who are feeling alone and unheard and desperately need someone to talk to. At Just Talk we believe everyone has the right to be heard and to have someone they can trust. We want those people to know we are here for them, we are offering a safe and friendly environment where people of any age or background can just come and talk freely about any issue they may have.”

Just Talk is aiming to be fully operational in its new home by the middle of November.

Cllr Margaret Maybury, Babergh District Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, said: “The Just Talk campaign is doing amazing work, offering free support and affordable counselling to those in need: often being able to talk to someone about something is all it takes to make a life shine.

We in Babergh were delighted to be able to support them and I look forward to seeing their work have a real, positive impact on our district from their new home in Borehamgate.”

Further information about the Just Talk Campaign can be found at www.justtalkcampaign.co.uk.

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Following on from their Customer Care nomination at the glazing industry’s prestigious G Awards, local home improvement specialists SEH BAC are celebrating being shortlisted for a highly-coveted award from the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC).

The Ipswich-based firm, which specialises in windows, doors and conservatories, is nominated for the ‘Consumer Confidence’ award. The nomination recognises SEH BAC’s high levels of consumer protection and overall satisfaction, along with their commitment to delivering a wide variety of products and support.

“After securing this fantastic G Award nomination a couple of months ago, we are absolutely thrilled to clinch yet another high-profile nomination,” comments John Savage, Managing Director of SEH BAC. “The NHIC Awards are highly sought-after, and to be recognised by a major national body which is committed to best practice and the rights of homeowners is a huge honour.

“In today’s tough climate, trust has never been more important as homeowners look for reputable businesses who can improve their home. At SEH BAC, we pride ourselves on providing homeowners across the region with a proven track record, whether it’s our 45-years in business, our £160 million parent company or more simply, our industry-leading customer satisfaction scores and our major award-wins. We are proud to be the specialists homeowners can trust and are delighted to see this recognised by both our customers and our industry peers.”

SEH BAC will join fellow nominees from across the industry at a special luncheon, held in Westminster on Thursday November 22nd, where the winners of the 44th annual NHIC Awards are announced. Last year, SEH BAC completed a hat-trick of NHIC award wins by claiming the Community Benefit award for their work with the West Cliff Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea. The firm, which is part of Ipswich-based One Group Construction – a £160m group of specialist construction companies, was also named ‘Installer of the Year’ at the G Awards. The team was chosen by an elite panel of respected industry experts ahead of over 13,000 glazing companies from across the country.

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The Suffolk-based firm, which specialises in windows, doors and conservatories will continue to sponsor the trainer’s bench at Portman Road, extending a 20+ year partnership between SEH BAC and the football club.

“Following another successful year, we are absolutely thrilled to once again extend our partnership with Ipswich Town,” comments John Savage, Managing Director of SEH BAC. “We are really proud to partner with a like-minded and incredible club which shares our community-first ethos. Over the past year, we have explored a number of new opportunities together and we look forward to continuing in that spirit this season.”

Rosie Richardson, Sales Director at Ipswich Town adds: “We are delighted to be working with SEH BAC for another season, and thank them for their continued support. Our partnership spans well-over two decades, which is a real testament to the great relationship we have with John and the team, and the value a Championship football team like us can offer to local businesses.

We look forward to working closely with SEH BAC on their exciting plans over the 2018/19 season.”

Last season, SEH BAC joined forces with the Tractor Boys for their inaugural ‘Score Through The Door’ competition. The half-time challenge gave three lucky Ipswich Town fans the chance to win a brand-new front door if they could successfully score through the door. The competition took place in front of almost 19,000 fans during Ipswich Town’s Championship tie with Leeds United.

“The ‘Score Through The Door’ competition was a massive success and really marks the next stage in our partnership,” John adds. “We are working closely with Ipswich Town to offer further competitions and giveaways as well as incentives and even meet-and-greet opportunities to really say thank you to our customers and also our staff.”

Operating 15 show centres across the region, SEH BAC are part of Ipswichbased One Group Construction – a £160M group of specialist construction companies. Last year, the firm was named Installer of the Year at the industry’s prestigious G Awards, beating over 13,000 glazing companies from across the country to win the coveted prize. This year, SEH BAC is nominated for ‘Customer Care Initiative of the Year’, a highly sought-after G Award which recognises the industry’s best customer service.

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As attention turns to Christmas – and a welcome escape from Westminster drama – it falls on me to make my annual festive appeal. It’s very simple: please support our local shops, pubs, restaurants, kiosks, markets, social events and village halls. For all the gloom around the future of the high street, we have some fantastic outlets in South Suffolk to buy gifts or enjoy a few hours of pleasant socialising. I hope that all readers take full advantage.

Of course, some may say – so what are you doing about it and what action is the Government taking? Personally, I always try to support my local farm shop, particularly with an order for a locally reared turkey, and if we eat out it’s usually at one of the excellent pubs in the constituency where the standard of dining continues to go from strength to strength. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to do all of their Christmas shopping in local family owned stores, and I imagine most people reading this article will do a fair chunk of their shopping online and at supermarkets, as well as in smaller shops. But we can all ‘do our bit’, and I am included in that.

As for the Government, we should be clear that there is no easy answer to the structural challenges facing businesses that sell via conventional retail premises. The rise of internet shopping has been blistering, and has brought many economic advantages, driving down prices in a range of retail channels. But, as the headlines of well-known chains struggling to adapt have underscored, these are challenging times.

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However and wherever you spend this festive break, my I take this opportunity to wish you and your family the very best for Christmas and the new year.

Remembrance Day installation On 11th November 2018, Sudbury’s cultural centre at St Peter’s was transformed for a special Remembrance Day sound and visual installation.

Based on the Passchendaele Chairs, the installation of a solitary rocking chair, lit in strong red light and featuring thoughtfully placed army kit, was intended to represent all of the empty chairs left behind in homes after conict. Over the sound system, a carefully selected playlist of music and WW1 poems was played, with narration by Stephen Fry, Imelda Staunton and Danny Dyer, among others. The WW1 Sudbury Roll of Honour was printed and displayed alongside the chair including the men’s names, ages, date of death and occupation before being sent to war. The inclusion of their pre-war jobs really helped to connect with them as people. Many worked in the silk trade in Sudbury, some were baker boys, bottle washers, building apprentices, some were married with children, and some families lost as many as four sons. Sudbury’s Bridge Project ran a cafÊ in St Peter’s on the day, at which ex-servicemen and women were provided with a free cuppa and slice of cake, and 530 visitors in total crossed the threshold.

Based on the very positive feedback for this year’s event, the Friends of St Peter’s intend to make this an annual experience to complement all the other great Remembrance events in the town. Many thanks go to the Sudbury Branch Royal British Legion for providing the Roll of Honour, and, in particular, Dean Scott for the loan of his kit.

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Ebony’s Blog Life at The Shelley Centre The race was cancelled! Not round the arena here at Shelley of course, but in Nayland Village Hall. Everyone was too busy on that Armistice weekend to be able to attend, so the wonderful fund raising committee had to pull the plug on the event. Its a blow, but I think we’ll survive, the ponies still look well fed from what I can see.

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We are all looking forward to our carol service in Shelley church on December 8th. With the yard full of riders and their families and all the wearing tinsel in their head collars it’s a very festive atmosphere before the procession sets off down the candle-lit lane to the church. Squidgey and Camilla are the lucky ones who lead the walk, I wonder whether there is room for them in the church at all? It can’t have been Shetlands who witnessed the birth of Christ in that stable long ago; donkeys more likely and pigeons. We are having a bit of a battle with the latter, and their friends the partridges, all of whom like to roost above the office door and do what birds will do all over the ground: something else to sweep up.

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I hope none of you has to be alone on Christmas day, and that everyone has a good holiday as this year comes to its close. With very best wishes to all my readers, see you in 2019!

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Sudbury Hive launches Website to help local people Sudbury Hive, a charity that supports voluntary and community groups, has relaunched it’s website in order to offer a ‘one-stop-shop’ for local ocal people. It has up-to-date listings for community groups, local services and events, and points people to sources of help and advice.

Karen Bleay, Community Engagement Worker for Sudbury Hive, explains; “we have more than 40 charities, not-for-profit and voluntary groups as members of Hive and many of them reported to us that it was difficult to get the word out there about their services. We have so many wonderful groups offering friendship, learning, advice and support to local people, but people can only benefit if they know about them! When we redesigned the website we added an interactive calendar which lists regular groups, dropins and events going on for local people, many of which are free.”

To visit the updates website go to www.sudburyhive.org. Local events can be found under ‘Help & Information; What’s On Near Me?’.

If you run a not-for-profit group or community event and would like to have it listed on the Sudbury Hive website, please contact Karen Bleay, Sudbury Hive at karen.bleay@sudburyhive.org

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It has been a busy few months for members of Sudbury Rotary, most recently planting crocus bulbs around the town as part of the international “End Polio” campaign.

Over 25 years ago, polio killed or paralysed 350,000 children each year, in 2012 there were only 223 cases but, thanks to the immunisation programme set up

by Rotary and others, there were only 8 cases last year in developing countries. The programme of immunisation needs to continue until all countries have been polio free for at least five years. Why plant purple crocuses? Because money raised from the purchase of these bulbs helps fund the programme and acts as a reminder that when children are vaccinated their fingers are dipped into purple dye to record this.

Mike and Gill Planning for events in the festive season begins months Norton, taking beforehand to ensure that everything runs smoothly, a break from especially because December is probably one of the crocus planting. busiest months in the calender for Sudbury Rotarians.

Rotary’s Father Christmas will make his first appearance in the Holmes and Hills premises from 5 until 9 p.m. on November 23 at the Switching-on of the Christmas Lights in Sudbury. His reindeer will be visible that evening too.

The annual Schools Concert organised by Sudbury Rotary will take place in St Peter’s on Monday December 3 at 6 pm. This is always a delightful occasion when several primary schools take part, with songs and readings for the Christmas season.

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One local family run hearing care company has announced details of a charity Christmas Prize Draw, giving the local community the chance to win one of twelve prizes with a combined value of over £1,000.

The Hearing Care Centre, which has 26 centres across Suffolk and Norfolk including one at Health By Design, Hadleigh, is holding its annual Christmas Draw in aid of deafness charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, with the winners being declared on Wednesday 19th December 2018.

The charity delivers expert training for Hearing Dogs which provides invaluable emotional support to their deaf recipient. New found owners gain confidence, independence and companionship.

This year to celebrate their 20th anniversary, The Hearing Care Centre have pledged to raise £20,000 for the charity, with many fundraising initiatives having taken place this year, including quiz nights, a pudding club and a huge drive to collect 20 pence pieces.

The prize draw has received generous support from local businesses including Fred Olsen Travel, Theatre Royal Norwich, Archant and Coes Department Stores.

On offer in the draw is a luxury break at The Swan Hotel in Southwold, a 5 course tasting menu at Gordon Ramsay’s maze restaurant in London, a giant festive hamper, Hotel Chocolat goodies, travel vouchers and more.

There is a very quick turn-around after the concert so that St Peter’s can be transformed to host the Christmas Tree Festival. Yet another Rotary event, which always brings joy to those who visit. The inside of the Church takes on a magical feel with more than 90 trees decorated by their sponsors (schools, voluntary organisations and businesses) and there is often musical accompaniment during the festival. The festival is open from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. from Wednesday 5 December to Saturday 8 December, and for the final day on Sunday 9 December from 10 a.m. until 4.00p.m. The Church will feel very empty when all the lights and colours of the decorated trees have disappeared for another year.

Funds raised at the Christmas Tree Festival will be distributed between the President’s chosen charities for the year: The Befriending Scheme, East Anglian Air Ambulance and the Richmond Fellowship.

With his reindeer stabled nearby, Santa begins his return visits to Sudbury, along with his elves, and will be based in his grotto in Sudbury Library between 10 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Saturday 15, Sunday 16, Wednesday 19, Friday 21, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 December. Children of all ages are welcome to visit Santa in his grotto, and elves will be on hand with their collecting tins for local Rotary charities.

Tickets cost only £1.00 and can be purchased online at hearingcarecentre. co.uk/prizedraw or in person via The Hearing Care Centre’s audiologists at their regular clinics throughout East Anglia.

Meetings of the Rotary Community Forum continue to be held every fortnight, for an informal gathering lasting no more than an hour. This gives men and women who do not have enough time to attend lunches an opportunity to become members of Sudbury Rotary’s ‘satellite club’. If you would like to find out more please contact our Secretary Roger Green on 07787 470876.

With so much happening in December, there will be only one lunch-time meeting with a speaker: on Monday 10 Robin Hodgkinson will be giving advice on “Being a Trustee”. The traditional Christmas Lunch will take place at the Swan Hotel in Lavenham on 17 December. There will then be a break in meetings until Monday 7 January, when members will return to The Mill Hotel to hear from student John Perrens, who was sponsored by the Club to take part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards at Grafham Water during September 2018.

Visitors are welcome to join us from 12.30 p.m. on Mondays at The Mill Hotel, but are asked to leave a message on the Club telephone (07787 470876) so that lunch can be booked for you.

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Lavenham Guided Tours If you are looking to entertain your friends and family, why not come and discover the history of medieval Lavenham on our ‘Winter Wednesday’ walking tour with a blue badge guide. To celebrate the New Year, our guide Caroline will be waiting to walk with you on Wednesday 2nd January 2019. No need to book, just be at The Swan Hotel at 2pm. Enquiries to: dinahjames10@yahoo.com Telephone: 01206 547959 . + As part of the Christmas Fayre festivities taking place on 7th 8th and 9th December the traditional Lavenham Lantern Tour with our costumed blue badge guides Barbara and Gill, will be departing from the foyer of The Swan Hotel at 4 o’clock on Saturday 8th December. Come and enjoy seasonal stories of the traditions, ghosts, tales and legends of this historic village. The tour will finish back at The Swan for mince pies and mulled wine, all included.

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Community carols – Sudbury Choral Society will be here 15th & 22nd 11:00 – 12:00 singing carols in the main library, everyone is invited.

Father Christmas – Sudbury Rotary club will be here with Father Christmas in his grotto in our children’s library. Santa will be here 15th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd from 10:00 – 14:00.

Christmas quiz – We’ll be running our annual Christmas quiz from 1st December. £1 to enter. Prize of £10 for the winner will be announced on 2nd January. All funds will go to improving the library in 2019.

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Cards for Good Causes will still be here until 18th December, plenty of time to stock up on charity Christmas cards.

Sudbury library have entered a tree in the 16th Annual Christmas Tree festival in St Peters church. Please pop in and see what you think of our book made decorations. The tree will be there from Wednesday 5th – Sunday 9th December. Then it will be displayed in the library for the rest of the festive season.

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Our Story and song session for toddlers, Bookstart is here every Thursday 10:30 – 11:00 and after that Stay and Play from 11:00 – 12:00 – the kids get to play and adults can have a cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit.

Lego club is every Saturday 14:30 – 16:00. 50p per session, after 10 sessions receive a prize!!

Free Kids craft activities every Sunday from 10:30 – 12:00 Free Family board games every Sunday 13:30 – 15:00 Open Space mental health and wellbeing group is every Thursday 12:30 – 14:30 on our mezzanine, It’s free and everyone is welcome to come along and have a chat if they want to or just enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit.

We also offer 1-2-1 computer sessions either on our library computers which are free or if you have your own device it’s £2 a session. Every Wednesday – Friday. Speak to a member of staff for more details Just a reminder about our Christmas Hours. This year the library will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing day and New year’s day. We will be open our normal hours 27th – 31st December.

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Suffolk charity wins £282,500 to develop Community Care Farm in Assington

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The Befriending Scheme, a charity providing friendship and learning opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, has secured funds to develop a Community Care Farm in Shirley & Lisa Assington. The farm pictured at the farm will provide daytime services for vulnerable people, including adults with a learning disability and/or autism, isolated families, and people with mild mental health conditions.

The Sudbury-based charity’s Community Care farm will provide a safe and welcoming place where visitors can benefit from the therapeutic nature of gardening, looking after animals and simply being outdoors. Also planned are specialist training programmes with courses in market gardening, catering, retail and hospitality.

The Farm will also offer people the chance to develop social enterprise projects around the growing and selling of flowers and vegetables; and for local schools to take part in a ‘Forest School’ project, an outdoor education delivery project where children learn in outdoor spaces. Other beneficiaries of the Care Farm include isolated military families and housing association tenants living in the Babergh district.

The Befriending Scheme has been working for nearly 30 years to provide friendship and learning opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, mild mental health conditions and other isolated groups.

The £282,500 grant has been provided by Power to Change, the independent trust set up to grow and support community businesses in England. The Care Farm proposal has already received a tremendous amount of community support from primary and special schools in the area, the local MP James Cartlidge, as well as the donors of the land the Care Farm will be built on, Mike and Lisa Townrow.

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The Befriending Scheme are a Suffolk wide charity who provide vulnerable people with friendship and learning opportunities.

Our main aim is to tackle loneliness and isolation amongst these groups.

We do this through our Hub and Out and About groups. We also provide One to One support through our One to One Befriending Service.

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The Befriending Scheme currently have 18 members on our waiting list, a mix of different ages and needs. Matches are made based on hobbies and interests, personality and shared goals. Linked friends are encouraged to carry out social activities in the community such as going go coffee, to the cinema or even fishing! Visits at home may also be arranged for members where needed.

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During the long winter evenings our Craft ladies will be knitting, crocheting and sewing lots of beautiful things (like the pink elephant in the picture) to raise money next year. If you have any spare wool, cotton, material or other craft notions they could use, please get in touch. We can arrange collection of donations which need to be clearly marked CRAFT. I must tell you about Charlie and Gypsy, two lovely Chihuahua/cross dogs, both two and a half years old, very much in need of each other. They may be nervous initially but have progressed tremendously and will continue to do so once they have a new home.

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It’s time to thank our volunteers who turn up every week, whatever the weather, to care for the animals, buildings and garden or organise sales and fairs.

Also those who deliver food or other donations and goods to be sold at our fundraising events.

Last but not least, we thank the visitors who attend those events. Best wishes for health and happiness to all our supporters from everyone at SESAW including Ollie (the Black) Cat and Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua.

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Pat’s Dayz Owt We finish 2018 with a visit to Snape Maltings for the Co-op juniors rendition of “The Nutcracker” as their christmas spectacular, following a hotel seasonal lunch.

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Train ride on Bure valley railway, lunch included.

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The Phoenix Collective We are halfway through our rehearsal schedule at the Phoenix Collective and the Snow Queen is starting to take shape. The team are working hard to remember lines, make props and support each other and everyone is looking forward to the performance.

The show will take place on Friday 7th December at 5.30pm in The Jetty at the Quay Theatre. All are welcome to attend.

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During the week commencing the 5th of November, all the sections at Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club held their AGMs and elected a new captain. This then culminated in the club AGM being held on the 9th in the evening when some of the prestigious trophies from each section were handed out to the winners.

Early Saturday morning the new men’s captain, John Sandford, had breakfast for over 200 players in the Devora suite followed by “The Captain’s Drive-in”, a shotgun start better-ball competition on both courses. John and the other section new captains were watched by the club members as they drove down the first.

Afterwards the players gathered in the Devora Suite again to hear the results of the competition & who guessed the length of the drives correctly in the sweep. Pictured are John and the new ladies captain, Diana Harris, on the first tee before being introduced to the crowd. The new seniors captain for the coming year is Ian Bickers and the new junior captain is Harry English.

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On Thursday 8th November Stoke by Nayland Ladies had their AGM and New Lady Captains Drive In. The AGM went smoothly with Last years Lady Captain Elaine Davidson handing over the reign to the Incoming Lady Captain Diana Harris. There was a Presentation of Trophy’s before heading to the bar for a welcome drink with Diana Harris and her husband David Harris. The Ladies then proceeded to the 1st Gainsborough in glorious sunshine to watch the new and past captains tee off. There was then a 9 hole Greensomes competition, the front 9 and back 9 holes where used, with the ladies coping well with the ever changing conditions as we edge towards winter.

Best front 9 1st.

Fran Chandler and Lesley Garnett.

23pts ocb 2nd.

Katrina Bygraves and Trisch Jackson.

23pts 3rd.

Barbara Rowe and Alison Jennings.

20pts Best back 9 1st.

Jill Lines and Edel Rew. 2nd.

Mandy Byham and Corinne Jackson.

16pts 14pts

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The Stoke by Nayland Ladies with their Trophy’s at their AGM.

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Chris Williams Again Comes Up Trumps To Retain Platter

Left to right: Cos Loizou, Chris Williams, Andy Dodds and Steve Hedges The Andy Platter, one of the most popular mid-week trophies for seniors at Newton Green Golf Club, attracted a record entry of 64.

Once again 10-handicapper Chris Williams came up trumps, winning the trophy for the fifth year running, and scoring a very credible 38 Stableford points in a competition played off three quarters handicap.

Lower handicap players took the first three positions, with count-back putting Cos Loizou into second place, followed by Steve Hedges, both on 37 points.

The platter was donated by Andy Dodds 17 years ago and he was present to present the trophy.

Sudbury solicitors recognised as a specialist firm Sudbury’s local law firm, Holmes & Hills, has once again been independently ranked as one of the leading providers of specialist legal advice to individuals and businesses across the region.

An independent directory of the country’s top law firms – The Legal 500 has ranked Holmes & Hills Solicitors, which has an office in Sudbury, as one of the ‘leading law firms’ in the region across several specialist areas of the law.

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In this year’s Legal 500 publication Holmes & Hills has been recognised as a provider of specialist legal advice in the areas of Family Law, Planning, Commercial Property, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury cases.

Reviewing the Sudbury law firm, Legal 500 editors say that the team of Family Law solicitors ‘has specialist personnel at a very high level’ and ‘is best known for its excellent client care, as well as supportive but appropriately robust advice’. Holmes & Hills is the only law firm in Sudbury to be recognised as providing specialist expertise in Family Law - covering divorce, separation and children matters.

Commenting on the news Sam Bawden, Partner at Holmes & Hills in Sudbury, said: “This Legal 500 recognition gives our clients the confidence that when they approach Holmes & Hills for legal advice or representation, they are getting some of the best legal guidance available. I’m extremely proud of my colleagues and their being recognised as a source of expert legal advice.”

Holmes & Hills stormed up the Legal 500 rankings this year following several years of significant growth across the region. Holmes & Hills has five offices across Suffolk and Essex and provides a full range of specialist legal services to residents and businesses in Sudbury and the surrounding areas; offering advice in relation to divorce and separation, conveyancing, probate and estate administration, Wills, Powers of Attorney, employment law, commercial issues and dispute resolution.

Boasting 60 lawyers across eight expert teams, with 14 lawyers individually recommended by the Legal 500 for their personal, specialist expertise and experience, Holmes & Hills is independently recognised as being a leading source of expert advice for those individuals and businesses seeking specialist legal guidance and representation.

To get expert legal advice from a ‘leading firm’ of solicitors with an office in Sudbury, call Holmes & Hills on 01787 275275.

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DIARY DATES

WHAT’S ON at ST PETER’S

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Kevin Pearce - singer songwriter Light Up A Life - St Nicholas Hospice Rotary Club Primary Schools Carol Service th Christmas Tree Festival Weds 5 Wednesday to Saturday to to Sun 9th Sunday Weds 12th U3A Members Activity Morning Thurs 13th Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre Sat 15th Fundraising Craft Fayre Sun 16th Sudbury Choral Society Christmas Concert A Christmas Carol with Anthony Roberts and Thurs 20th Jamie Cunliffe Fri 21st Farmers Market Fri 21st Stour Valley Singers Christmas Concert Sat 22nd Family Christmas Event

7:30 – 11 3 –4 6 –7 9 –6 10 – 4 10 9:45 9 2.45 7:30

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FEBRUARY 2019 14 22nd 23rd 26th 28th

Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre 9:45 – 2 Farmers Market 9:30 – 2 Imagine....Craft and Gift Fair 9 –4 U3A AGM 10 – 12 Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre 9:45 – 2

OPEN DOORS PROGRAMME

On days when there is no event in the Church, the Friends of St Peters operate an Open Doors programme. Weather and availability permitting, volunteer Stewards will welcome visitors between 11 am and 3 pm. In addition the Bridge Project runs a pop up café in St Peters on many days when there is no booked event.

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Until 17th Feb 2019 Early Gainsborough: From the Obscurity of a Country Town Gainsborough’s House, 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU Admission £7 for exhibition and museum.

Open: Mon – Sat 10am to 5pm, Sun 11am to 5pm Closed Christmas week Tel 01787 372958 Email: mail@gainsborough.org www.gainsborough.org Sat 1st Christmas Fair: Friends of Long Melford Library Long Melford Library, URC Hall, Hall Street, Long Melford CO10 9JT 10.30am – 3pm, free entry Lots of lovely stalls & Santa’s Grotto £2.50 for children Sat 1st Gilbert and Sullivan Favourites – The Edmund Octet and guest soloists All Saints’ Church, Church Street Sudbury, CO10 2BL Doors open 6.30pm, 7pm start £10 including refreshments Tel: 01787 372352 Email: dave-afc@supernet.com Sat 1st Film: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Salvation Army, Station Rd. Sudbury. CO10 2SP 6pm.Tickets Adult £6.

Child £4 Optional dress code ABBA or Festive.

Tel: 01787 310187 Sat 1st Mander Autumn Fine Art Auction Auction Centre, Assington Road, Newton Green, Sudbury, CO10 0QX Auction starts at 10.00am. Viewing Friday 9am-8pm & Saturday from 9am. Tel: 01787 211847 Email: info@ manderauctions.co.uk Sat 1st Quay Drama – Mr Charles Dickens presents – A Christmas Carol Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm Tickets £13 (Friends £12) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sat 1st Chelsworth Christmas Fair All Saints Church, Chelsworth, IP7 7HX 11am – 4pm, £3 entry, children and Chelsworth residents free. Musical entertainment by Hadleigh Community Choir Free parking a short walk from the church Sat 1st Clare Christmas Fair St Peter and St Paul’s Church CO10 8NY & Clare Community Centre CO10 8PX 10am7pm Free Entry and Entertainment

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Sat 1st Middleton Christmas Fair Middleton Church, CO10 7LN 2 – 4pm Christmas crafts, gifts, mulled wine, cakes, raffle etc.

Sat 1st Clare Christmas Craft Market Clare Town Hall, Market Hill, Suffolk CO10 8NN 10am to 4pm Tel: 07704627973, email: justine@ suffolkmarketevents.co.uk www.suffolkmarketevents.co.uk Sat 1st Kevin Pearce: Singer, Songwriter St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH Doors open 7:30. Tickets in advance £10 / £5 students. £12 on the door.

Sun 2nd Quay Christmas Fundraising Show Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm Tickets TBA Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sun 2nd Sunday Roast in a Vintage Railway Carriage East Anglian Railway Museum,Chappel Station, CO6 2DS Reservations for 12pm & 2pm.

Tel: 01206 242524 or 01787 311556.

Email: information@ earm.co.uk or info@jamtartz.com www.earm.co.uk Sun 2nd Light Up A Life for St. Nicholas Hospice St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 3pm- 4pm Mon 3rd Rotary Club Primary Schools Carol Service St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 6pm- 7pm Mon 3rd/Fri 7th Free Entry and Daily Guided Tour with National Lottery Ticket.

Gainsborough’s House, 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU Open: Mon – Fri 10am to 5pm Tel 01787 372958 Email: mail@ gainsborough.org www.gainsborough.org Mon 3rd/Thurs 20th Tea with Santa Hollow Trees Farm, Semer, Ipswich, IP7 6HX 4:15pm-5:45pm (every Mon-Thurs in the run up to Christmas) Tickets: Child £11.95 Tel: 01449 741247 https://www. hollowtrees.co.uk Mon 3rd (every Monday) Singing for Breath Easy The Stevenson Centre, Gt Cornard, CO10 0WD Sharpen your vocal chords, no singing experience required!

Sessions conducted by professional singing coach. Tel: 01787 379523 Email: normanh176@ aol.com

Mon 3rd Hugh Belsey The Grand Tour – a new perspective The Guildhall Lavenham CO10 9QZ 11.15am £12 per lecture Fourth lecture ‘What did they see?’

Part II Mon 3rd Quay Live Cinema– The Nutcracker (Live Broadcast) Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.15pm Tickets £15 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Weds 5th Quay Drama – Ghost Stories for Christmas Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm Tickets £13 (No Concessions) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Wed 5th Health Walk –Gt. Cornard Library Gt. Cornard library CO10 0JU 10am. Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk Wed 5th ‘Flix in the Stix’- Mama Mia-Here We Go Again.

Lavenham Village Hall, Church St, CO10 9QT 7pm. Entrance £5 Tel: 01787 248599 Email: lavenhamvh@ btconnect.com Weds 5th/Sun 9th Christmas Tree Festival St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH Weds to Sat: 9am-6pm.

Sun 10am-4pm Thurs 6th NEW: Bingo at the Town Hall. Assembly Room, Town Hall, Sudbury CO10 1TL 2pm – 4pm.

Raffle and cash prizes.

Tel: 01787 372331 www.sudburytowncouncil.co.uk Thurs 6th Duck in Boots Photography Social monthly 6.30pm. Cost £4 To book – pop in store or call - 01787 882891 www.duckinboots.co.uk Thurs 6th Stay and Play Woodhall Nursery, Mayflower Way, Sudbury, CO10 1ST 1pm-3pm Free to all pre-school children and parents Tel: 01787 373661 Thurs 6th Vegan Book GroupDominion Cradle, North St. Sudbury CO10 1RD 6pm-8pm Email: elypercywriter@ gmail.com Thurs 6th Health Walk –Hadleigh Meet Hadleigh Library.

IP7 5AG11.30am. Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk

DECEMBER 2018 Thurs 6th/Sat 8th The Village Players present – ‘Peter Pan’ Nayland Village Hall CO6 4JH Thurs 6.30pm, Fri 7.30pm Sat 2.30pm and 7.30pm Tickets £7.50, £6 Children Thursday all tickets £6 Available from Nayland Post Office (pm only) Or at www.villageplayers.co.uk Fri 7th Melford Movies – The Greatest Showman Village Hall, Long Melford CO10 9JQ Doors open 7pm, film starts 7.30pm Tickets £4.50/Under 16s £3 Fri 7th Quay Music – Cardy & Coke Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £13 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Fri 7th Fleece Jazz- Sarah Gillespie Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Leavenheath. CO6 4PZ 7.30pm. Tickets £16 Tel: 01787 211865 www.wegottickets.com www.fleecejazz.org.uk Fri 7th Art Show The Christopher Centre, 10 Gainsborough St, Sudbury CO10 2EU 4pm to 8pm Free Entry Tel: 01787 313914 Sat 8th Felting Relaxation Day: Beginners and Returners 10:30 – 4pm Cost £45.

Price includes all materials To book: email: clare@suffolkalpaca.co.uk, Tel: 01787 371654 2 Rectory Cottages, Gt Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0TL www.suffolkalpaca.co.uk Sat 8th Book Fair Village Memorial Hall, Long Melford. CO10 9LQ 10am – 4pm. Admission £1.

Under 15 free.

Tel: 01245 361609 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sat 8th Nativity Displays St Andrews Church, Great Cornard CO10 0EL 10am to 1pm Sat 8th Christmas Craft Fayre The Delphi Centre, Sudbury.

CO10 2RR 10am–3pm.

Father Christmas 11am2pm Hot & Cold Food and drinks For tables contact Denise 07809 426609 Email: thedelphicentremanager@ gmail.com www.delphicentremanager.co.uk Sat 8th/Sun 9th Steam with Santa. Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham CO9 3DZ 10.30am – 5pm.

Adult £12. Child £12. Under 3 £5 Includes present from Santa. Advance booking recommended. Tel: 01787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk Sat 8th Christmas Market Chamberlin Hall, Bildeston.IP7 7ER 9.30am-2.30pm. Free entry.

Free Santa’s Grotto.

Sat 8th/Sun 9th Dickensian Christmas Spend the day in 1869 See a Victorian household, Dickens reading; Victorian entertainment, Father Christmas and much more www.kentwell.co.uk for more information Sun 9th Festive Day Out with Thomas.

East Anglian Railway Museum,Chappel Station, CO6 2DS 10am – 4.30pm. Adults £14. Child £10. Under 2 free.

Family £44. Gift from Santa £5 Tel: 01206 242524 Email: information@earm.co.uk or www.earm.co.uk Sun 9th Kids Christmas Tree Cupcakes for beginners 8+ Duck in Boots, 1 King St, Sudbury CO10 2EB 10am £40 To book – pop in store or call - 01787 882891 www.duckinboots.co.uk Sun 9th Cake class – Fruit Christmas cake - beginner Duck in Boots, 1 King St, Sudbury CO10 2EB 1.30pm £65 To book – pop in store or call - 01787 882891 www.duckinboots.co.uk Sun 9th 5 Mile Walk: Dedham, Lunch, Carols Lawford Church.

Meet Doctor’s Car Park, Dedham. CO7 6DU 10.30am Tel:Lesley 01787 280392 www.sudburyramblers.org.uk Sun 9th Bach at Christmas St. Mary’s Church, Dedham.

CO7 6DE 6pm. Tickets £18, £12 Box Office: 01206 36603 Email: box@ suffolkvillagesfestival.com www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com Mon 10th Hugh Belsey The Grand Tour – a new perspective The Guildhall Lavenham CO10 9QZ 11.15am £12 per lecture Fifth lecture ‘Postcards Home’ Tues 11th Health Walk –Clare Castle Country Park Meet Clare Castle Country Park. CO10 8NW 10.30am. Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk Tues 11th Health Walk –Sudbury Short Walk Meet Kingfisher Leisure Centre. CO10 2SU 12am. Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk Weds 12th Watercolour Workshop – Winter seed heads and berries 10am – 3pm/4pm £60 with reduction for booking other courses Tel: Eleanor 07935 803515 www.eleanormann.co.uk Wed 12th Invitation To ViewHintlesham Hall Hintlesham, Suffolk IP8 3NS £40.

Tour and Refreshments and 2 course lunch www.invitationtoview.co.uk www.hintleshamhall.com Weds 12th U3A Members Activity Morning St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 10am-12pm

Thurs 13th Health Walk –Lavenham Short Walk Meet Market Place Lavenham. CO10 9QZ 12pm. Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk Thurs 13th/Weds 19th Christmas Party Nights Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, CO9 3DJ 7pm to 11pm Tel: 01787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk Thurs 13th Kettle and Fish St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH A peaceful café / information centre 9.45am – 2pm Fri 14th Fleece Jazz- Liane Carroll Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Leavenheath. CO6 4PZ 7.30pm. Tickets £20 Tel: 01787 211865 www.wegottickets.com www.fleecejazz.org.uk Fri 14th Melford Movies – The Greatest Showman (PG) Long Melford Village Hall, Chemist Lane.

CO10 9JQ 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 Tel:07960 043519 Email: melford.movies@gmail.com Fri 14th 5.5 Mile Walk: Marks Tey to Chappel/Wakes Colne. Meet Marks Tey station. 10.26 train at Sudbury. 10.36 train at Chappel Lunch at Chappel station.

Please book.

Tel:Lesley 01787 280392 www.sudburyramblers.org.uk Sat 15th The Sudbury Story ~ Monthly Guided Walk Includes seeing Simon’s Head. Meet 11am inside Sudbury Library. CO10 2EN Advisable to pre-book.

Tickets Adults £6, Children £4 Available from The Tourist Information Office Tel: 01787 881320 Sat 15th Concert: A Christmas Celebration With The Bury Bach Choir St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Lavenham. CO10 9SA Tickets Adults £15. Under 21 half price. Available from 01284 758000, Lion House Gallery, Lavenham. CO10 9PR Or www.burybachchoir.co.uk Sat 15th Antiques Fair. Lavenham Village Hall, Church St, CO10 9QT 10am – 3pm. Tel: 01787 248599 Email: lavenhamvh@ btconnect.com Sat 15th/Sun 16th Dickensian Christmas Spend the day in 1869 See a Victorian household, Dickens reading; Victorian entertainment, Father Christmas and much more www.kentwell.co.uk for more information Sat 15th/Sun 16th Festive Day Out with Thomas.

East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel Station, CO6 2DS 10am – 4.30pm. Adults £14.

Child £10. Under 2 free.

Family £44. Gift from Santa £5 Tel: 01206 242524 Email: information@earm.co.uk or www.earm.co.uk

Sat 15th/Sun 16th Steam with Santa. Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham CO9 3DZ 10.30am – 5pm.

Adult £12. Child £12.

Under 3 £5 Includes present from Santa. Advance booking recommended.

Tel: 01787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk Sat 15th/Sun 16th A Festival of Carols in Flowers Little Waldingfield Church CO10 0SY 10am to 4pm. Entrance £2.50 to include tea, coffee, mince pie Sat 15th Fundraising Craft Fayre St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 9am – 4pm Sun 16th Christmas Concert with Sudbury Choral Society. St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 2.45pm-5pm Tel: 01787 371371 Tickets available at Sudbury Tourist Information Sun 16th Lavenham Farmers Market 10am-1.30pm. Free entry.

Lavenham Village Hall, CO10 9QT www.suffolkmarketevents.co.uk Sun 16th Quay Live Cinema – La Traviata Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.00pm. Tickets £24 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Mon 17th Hugh Belsey The Grand Tour – a new perspective The Guildhall Lavenham CO10 9QZ 11.15am £12 per lecture Sixth lecture ‘Finishing School or Gap Year’ Wed 19th Health Walk –Shotley Stroll Meet Shotley Village Hall.

IP9 1LX 11.30am.

Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk Wed 19th Childrens’ Christmas Party Ages 0 to 4 Acton Village Hall CO10 0AT 1pm – 4pm £6 per child. £10 for 2 siblings. To book tickets: SweetPeaDrama@ yahoo.com Thurs 20th A Christmas Carol with Anthony Roberts and Jamie Cunliffe St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 7.30-9.30pm Fri 21st Farmers Market 9.30am-2pm.

Free entry. St Peter’s Church, Sudbury CO10 2EH www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Fri 21st Health Walk –Shotley Gate Meet Shotley Marina IP9 1QJ 10.45am.

Free Tel: 01473 718193 www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk Fri 21st/Sat 22nd/Sun 23rd Steam with Santa. Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham CO9 3DZ 10.30am – 5pm.

Adult £12. Child £12. Under 3 £5 Includes present from Santa. Advance booking recommended.

Tel: 01787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk

Fri 21st Concert: Stour Valley Singers present ‘When Icicles Hang’St Peters Church, Sudbury CO10 2EH A concert of songs for Christmas 7.30pm Tickets £10 available at the door To include a glass of wine and refreshments Proceeds to be donated to The Bridge Project, Sudbury Sat 22nd/Sun 23rd Festive Day Out with Thomas.

East Anglian Railway Museum,Chappel Station, CO6 2DS 10am – 4.30pm. Adults £14. Child £10. Under 2 free.

Family £44. Gift from Santa £5 Tel: 01206 242524 Email: information@earm.co.uk or www.earm.co.uk Sat 22nd Family Christmas Event St. Peters, Sudbury, CO10 2EH 10am – 12pm Tues 25th Christmas Day. Traditional Christmas Lunch. Suffolk Road Church, Sudbury CO10 1UN 12.30pm. FREE. All welcome.

Tel: Teresa 07462 108708 Thurs 27th 5 Mile Walk: Glemsford Hills & Dales. Meet at village hall car park. CO10 9JD 10.30am Tel:Lesley 01787 280392 www.sudburyramblers.org.uk Sat 29th Masquerade Big Band Dance Night The Delphi Centre, CO10 2RR 7pm.Tickets £16.50 Available at the Sudbury TIC. Tel: 01787 881320 Mon 31st New Year’s Eve Dance The Delphi Centre, CO10 2RR 8pm – 1am. Tickets £20 incl. supper. Available at the Tourist Information Centre.

Tel: 01787 881320

Swing Jive lessons Learn to dance swing jive Beginners and Improvers lessons £6 no partner needed Venue the Delphi Centre, Sudbury Sunday evenings contact 07747 513326 or 07765 251474

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