Sudbury & Long Melford Community News, February 2022

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FEBRUARY 2022

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are halfway through installing £2.8m worth of green energy measures at their leisure centres – providing the centres with renewable energy and slashing CO2 emissions.

Works have completed this week to install a mixture of both solar PV panels and an air source heat pump, at the councils’ leisure centres and depot in Wenham, in line with their climate change ambitions.

The council-owned sites and measures include: • Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Stowmarket (500 solar panels generating 195 kW as well as an air source heat pump and air handling unit) • Stradbroke Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre (104 solar panels generating 40.6 kW)

• Hadleigh Pool and Leisure (380 solar panels generating 148.2 kW) • Kingfisher Leisure Centre, Sudbury (294 solar panels generating 111.7 kW) • Wenham Depot (56 solar panels generating 21.8kW)

The changes, carried out by CorEnergy, enable the centres to reduce their demand on the energy grid and begin to transition away from fossil-fuelled heating systems, by powering them with renewables.

They are expected to save 269.9 tonnes of CO2e per year - a 5.6% reduction in the councils’ annual carbon emissions – as well as reduce the total amount of energy needed to run the centres.

Credit: Babergh District Council

Council leisure centres power their way to climate change solution Cllr Elisabeth Malvisi at Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury

Works were made possible thanks to £1.4m in funding from the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which supports capital energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation projects within public sector non-domestic buildings.

The councils also received a £25k Government Low Carbon Skills Fund grant to carry out feasibility work to determine the most appropriate measures for each site. cont.p.3

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“Decarbonising some of our major assets like our leisure centres moves us one step closer to our ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030, while also supporting improved health and wellbeing for our communities.”

The next £1.4m investment to install trial solar carport technology at two of the centres - providing further additional power to the centres, EV charging points and reduced emissions - is due to be completed in Spring 2022.

All the councils’ leisure centres were moved to certified green energy tariffs back in April 2021 – marking a further step in their Carbon Reduction Management Plan.

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February is the month that always gives me a feeling of hope with the anticipation of spring with daffodils, crocuses, snowdrops, bushes and trees that are starting to bud. The news that masks will no longer have to be worn by children in school and the numbers of people being affected by Covid are reducing at last. Yes, we must continue to be careful and not jump overboard too readily. I was so pleased to see so many teenagers coming to the Town Hall when we had the fantastic Vaccination Team from West Suffolk delivering walk-in vaccinations. The Health Team were so caring and considerate with those who were nervous and uncertain. I must thank my Deputy Mayor, Ellen Murphy for being there, encouraging everyone to have their jab. Ellen was there every day, demonstrating her typical humour and resilience. Ellen is always willing to Village December pagecare form.qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2021 11:53 Page 3 help, she really21 does about our Town.

It was unfortunate that due to Covid regulations, I was unable to take part in the usual traditional Mayoral Christmas duties. The tradition of the gift of a coat to elderly gentlemen, started by a previous Mayor and Alderman Nathanial King in 1668 was always presented in the Mayor’s Parlour on Christmas morning by the Sudbury Municipal Charities. In recent times instead of a coat it was a clothing voucher. It was a great honour to be involved and provide the gentlemen with mince pies and a glass of whisky orThe sherry.

However, the gentlemen still Christmas Present Trust is going fullreceived steam their voucher. I would have then visited some aoftraditional our Retirement Homes ahead to provide meal (or dietaryto give the staff some tins of chocolates.

Hopefully thesefortraditions be resumed in 2022. equivalent) to anybody who, whatever will reason, I’m looking to being involved in 100th Anniversary of the Sudbury cannot be forward with family or friends on Christmas Festival ofyear Performing Arts which held in ‘The Hive’ (previously, Day. Last we were unable to holdwill thebe event the United Reform in School Street from Friday 4th of March, in the Ansell CentreChurch) as normal and therefore Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th, sadly we will only have the Music Session delivered 90+ meals around Hadleigh. This year we are holding the event AND this year but hopefully the following year we will have sufficient support delivering meals – and we need volunteers to do so. to introduce the Dance and Speech again. Programmes will be available We need help setting up the Ansell Centre on Christmas Eve (and peeling the from the Tourist Information Office in the Town Hall, a Daily ticket costs vegetables!), help providing lifts to guests who cannot get to the Centre on their £3.00 a day. own, help the kitchen Christmas help those who I have beenindelving into on some historyDay, books todelivering comparemeals some to interesting are still not comfortable joining in a big indoor event and, most importantly, help facts from 1922, these are just a few talking with our guestsNo and the wholethe event go with a bang.

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Hello from everyone at Sudbury Library We have lots of groups and activities here in Sudbury Library. Our current offering includes Chat and Chill on Mondays from 10.30 till 12. This is a ladies’ conversation group, for anyone wishing to make friends and practise their English in a friendly, supportive environment. Toptime is a social group for adults on Tuesday afternoons at 2.30pm and we have a range of activities and events, including a book group, in place. Current timetables are available; call in to pick up a paper copy, or see our website for details.

Wordplay story-telling, songs and rhymes is for our smallest customers on a Thursday morning at 10.30am. We have our Play sessions immediately afterwards till midday. We now also have Storytime sessions for young children on a Saturday morning from 10.30am. Lego club is on Saturday afternoons at 2.30pm. This costs just 50p per child. We have also reinstated our free activities on our Sunday Fundays.

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A new free group has been set up for youngsters want to join a Book Group. Our next meeting will be on Saturday 5th February and we’ll be discussing The Railway Children by E. Nesbit. If you’d like to join the book group, call in with your library card and ask the staff for a copy of the book.

Don’t forget, our colleagues at Babergh Customer Access Point are here on a Monday and Thursday for face-to-face advice and you can call to make an appointment on 0300 1234000.

Their e-mail address is customer.services@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk Our current opening hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays and we can offer you browsing, printing, photocopying, scanning to e-mail and use of our computers. You can still use all our on-line services.

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Rotary Round-Up While Rotarian Lesley Platt is on her long overdue holiday, it gives me the greatest of pleasure to write the article this month. I am very much a newcomer to Rotary, joining the Sudbury Club during lockdown in 2020 with my husband. We were made to feel very welcome by members and are very inspired by the work that Rotary does both locally and internationally. We are delighted to be involved in fundraising events to support our local Charities, namely Sudbury Citizens Advice Bureau, The Christopher Centre and the Kernos Centre over the last year. The club is also involved in International projects too, supporting children at East Meru School (Tanzania) to have an education, helping street children in Beirut through the’ Home of Help’ and the Polio Eradication programme, to name but a few.

It is quite astonishing that many people have never heard of Rotary and yet 2022 is a special year because February 23rd is Rotary’s 117th birthday.

It is celebrated as World Understanding and Peace Day. So, you may ask how Rotary started? It began on February 23rd, 1905, when Paul Harris an attorney, and three friends had their first meeting in a small office in Chicago. It was a place for professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas as well as form lifelong friendships. It was named ‘Rotary’ to describe the practice of meeting in rotation at the member’s various places of business. It became international in the 1911-12 Rotary year, and overtime Rotary’s reach and vision gradually extended to humanitarian service, addressing challenges in their local communities and around the world.

In a relatively short space of time, I have learnt a great deal about the incredible things Rotary has achieved over the years to make the world a better place and I am very proud to be a member of the Rotary family. It is Sudbury Rotary Club’s 72nd birthday this year and there are exciting plans ahead. These include working with our local charities and to promote the environment via projects with local primary schools. It’s amazing what can be achieved when hearts and minds work together and it’s also a lot of fun which I can highly recommend. If you would like to become involved and contribute some effort to local causes, as well as have a good time, then please get in touch and come and meet us. Or, if you are new to the area, why not come along and make new acquaintances?

Your time, energy and passion to improve your world are all you need, and Rotary offers opportunities for all ages. There are a variety of ways to get involved. To learn more visit our website : www.sudburyrotary .com For email contact : info@sudburyrotary.com If you prefer to speak to someone, call Roger Green on 07341 290415 Finally, look out for the purple crocuses this month by the war memorial. These were planted in November by our club and provide recognition of Rotary International’s drive to rid the world of polio. Our primary schools were also involved in the planting of 5,000 corms giving children the opportunity to focus on the problems children face in the third world.

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News from The Christopher Centre After all the hurly burly of Christmas and New Year celebrations things seem to be settling down to a more normal pace.

We have been pleased to welcome our groups back to the Christopher Centre for what we hope will be a more positive 2022 for everyone.

The diabetic eye screening programme were back with us during January for an extra clinic which was a pleasure. A lot of the older patients have interesting stories to share about the Christopher Centre’s former life as The Christopher pub (affectionately known as ‘The Chrissy’. The Chrissy went through many twists and turns with different fashions and clientele, gaining a reputation of being a bit of a rough house at times, but many of the stories we hear are told with affection and humour.

Our Monday morning Open House ‘drop in’ is a welcoming place to come and have hot drinks and homemade cakes and bakes (especially with this very seasonal weather). Emma from Realise Futures joins us every week to help anyone suffering from mental health issues in general, autism in particular.

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We are also looking for enthusiastic home bakers to bake cakes and pastries for our monthly cake and preserve stall. This is our only fundraiser at present and we need to raise as much as possible in order to be able to continue to serve and support our community.

The stall is the last Saturday of the month at The Christopher Centre from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.

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News from The Arts Society Sudbury Our live monthly illustrated talks are beginning at our new venue: Long Melford Village Hall. We are pleased to be able to offer 1m distanced seating together with a high spec audio visual system.

The talks are given by experts - you may even recognise some from The Antiques Roadshow, others as broadcasters on Radios 3 and 4 - chosen for their knowledge, presentational skills and entertainment value, on topics ranging from the art of the young Picasso; 20th century glass; to Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

Our next talk is:- Tuesday 15 February @ 11:30 Music in Art. Sophie Matthews.

Many historical references for musical instruments can be found in works of art. These windows into the past show what they looked like and also the social context in which they were played. Selected works will be explored together with live demonstrations. We will of course be following Government guidance about coronavirus restrictions and if necessary, will return to holding lectures online via Zoom. Guests are welcome to a free taster session by emailing: info@theartssocietysudbury.org.uk We are a group of people who are interested in and enjoy the arts in general.

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James Cartlidge writes Member of Parliament for South Suffolk The nature of these monthly columns mean that it can be difficult to comment on the ‘news of the day’ as events often develop at pace. That said, one issue that is likely be become a longstanding challenge is that of rising energy prices for households. The surge in demand for energy that followed the summer reopening of the world’s industrial capacity, various geopolitical pressures, and a series of cold winters, has created a significant pressure on gas prices.

As many readers will be aware, this pressure is likely to impact the price we all pay for our energy. To date, the Government’s Energy Price Cap has insulated millions of customers from feeling that increase. However, in April the Price Cap’s level will likely increase again to reflect the sustained increase in the wholesale gas price – which makes up around 41% of an average gas bill.

I understand this will be a difficult time for residents which is why I am regularly in contact with Ministers about this worrying matter. The Government has taken action worth more than £4.2 billion so far, and it is supporting vulnerable households through initiatives such as the £500 million Household Support Fund and Warm Home Discount worth up to £150 this Winter.

Of course, many homes in South Suffolk are heated by oil rather than gas.

Following the sale of one of our smaller local distributors, many residents will be looking for a new supplier. I would encourage all customers to shop around to find the most cost-effective supply available locally. Although I am not aware of any current plans to regulate or cap the price of domestic heating oil, in the UK we do have a reduced VAT rate of 5% on oil, and we also pay a reduced rate of 5% when certain energy-saving products are installed in our homes.

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Property price growth 2021: an overview The UK’s unstoppable rise in property prices continued throughout 2021, with the average English property now valued at 10% more than it was at the end of 2020. But what’s an average property? Look into the data and there’s a lot of variation between the regions and property types, which means that this figure isn’t telling the whole story.

Take houses versus flats, for instance. The average apartment increased in price by just 6.2% over the period between October 2020 and October 2021 (these are the government’s most recent stats), while the value of detached houses soared by 13.8%, taking the price of the average English detached home closer to the half-million mark, at £452,675. The average flat, by contrast, now comes in at £241,493 (against £227,480 at the end of 2020).

Breaking the figures down to show Project15_Layout 1 20/02/2020 13:41 Pagethe 1 value of new build property reveals a stark difference between new and old homes. New build prices rose by a significant 17.4% over the period, taking the price of the average new build property to £370,213 – a lot more than the average existing resold property, which is marked at £273,140.

But of course, much depends on where in the country these properties are. London has had a much-publicised growth slowdown, caused in part by a covid-related exodus from the city to the country, which left prices for London property performing worse than anywhere else, increasing by just over 6% during the year, (though this seemed to be picking up by autumn). Meanwhile, the East Midlands saw the country’s largest price increases, with property values increasing by 11.7%, followed closely by homes in the East of England, which appreciated by 11.2%. In Yorkshire and the Humber there was a rise of 11.1% and in the South East 10.3%.

Everywhere else saw prices rise by just under 10%.

So it was a good year for Winkworth’s Long Melford office, taking into account the East of England’s impressive growth. If the UK’s average price for a terraced house is £229,815, then what does that look like in West Suffolk?

This semi-detached Edwardian cottage in Foxearth, was recently marketed at £350,000 by Winkworth Long Melford.

It has three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room plus a kitchen/breakfast with a separate utility room and a south-facing garden.

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Prices in London, despite their slower growth, remain in a different *While stocks last league. Here the average property appreciated from £486,212 in 2020 to £516,285 in 2021, while the average London detached house has tipped over the million-pound mark to £1,058,055 and the average terrace is now £557,452. Looking ahead to 2022, what can we expect? Is this kind of growth sustainable, or are we due a correction? So far, it seems too early to7tell – but if you’re on theEstate, Essex/Suffolk borders, things certainly Lady Lane Industrial Hadleigh, Suffolk IP7are 6BQ looking good.

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Sudbury Dramatic Society A Bunch of Amateurs Sudbury Dramatic Society is once again back on track, after the postponement of the Quay Christmas pantomime, and is working hard on the March 2022 Quay Theatre production, A Bunch of Amateurs by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, which is on at The Quay from Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th March at 7.45pm Washed-up Hollywood star, Jefferson Steel is deceived by his agent into playing King Lear at, or he so he believes, Stratford Upon Avon. He slowly realises that he is actually about to play with an amateur company in the small English town of Stratford St Mary with an enthusiastic and passionate group of people who are working hard to save their theatre and are hoping a famous face can swell their coffers.

Expecting a suite at a fancy hotel, the Hollywood actor finds himself lodging in a bed and breakfast and expected to perform Shakespeare in a barn. The arrogant, demanding actor, once top of the Hollywood A list, struggles with the ignominy of it all. The play shows the comical, jealous and adoring efforts of the group as they slowly get under Jefferson’s skin and start to change his outlook on life.

A Bunch of Amateurs leads up to some small sections of Shakespeare’s King Lear being performed by the cast in full costume on a cobbled together set, which the audience see gradually taking shape during the play.

A Bunch of Amateurs is directed by Belinda Hasler, who had to postpone the production from November 2020 due to the pandemic, and is delighted to finally be ‘all systems go’ with an excellent cast, ready for a March production!

A Bunch of Amateurs is on at The Quay Theatre from Tuesday 1st to Friday 5th March at 7.45pm and tickets are available from The Quay Theatre Box Office on 01787 374745 or online at www.quaysudbury.com or via www.sudburydramatic.com.

February’s Advice Column I keep seeing on the news that my bills could be going up soon. It’s making me really worried, especially as I spent more on Christmas than I should have done. How can I get my spending habits back on track in 2022?

A lot of people will be asking themselves this question right now. The good news is there are lots of things you can do to be more in control of your money and better prepared for the future.

Firstly, find out exactly what money you have coming in and going out each month. Be realistic about what you need for essentials like food and travel.

Then you can set yourself a budget that you can stick to - take a look at the budgeting tool on the Citizens Advice website, www.citizensadvice. org.uk, to help you do this.

If any of your bills do go up in the coming year, you can go back to our budgeting tool anytime to create a new plan and stay in control. Our website tips on how to reduce your regular living costs may be helpful if you find you have more money going out than coming in at any point.

You should also make sure you’re getting all the income you’re entitled to.

Use the income checker on the Citizens Advice website to see if you could be getting more support, such as benefits or government grants. You can also use this to make sure you’re being paid the right wage.

If you’ve been using credit cards, your overdraft or store cards for your spending, it’s understandable if these debts are causing you worry. It’s important to prioritise paying your rent or mortgage, plus energy bills and Council Tax first though. Not paying these has the most serious consequences. On the Citizens Advice website, we have advice about which bills you need to prioritise and the support available for paying these and other bills.

Once you have planned how to pay your priority bills, the budgeting tool can help you plan how to repay credit cards, overdraft charges and store cards.

Everyone’s circumstances are different, particularly when it comes to managing personal finances. If you need more specific support or don’t feel able to manage your situation alone, call out debt helpline – 0800 240 4420. You’re not on your own.

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9th February we have our annual visit to Brick Lane for the Adult pantomime which is always a very popular day out with a lovely 3 course lunch followed by an afternoon of laughter, but unless you have already booked, then I am sorry, but we are (at the time of writing) fully booked. If you are interested, leave you name and telephone number with me just in case of any cancellations!!

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