Sudbury & Long Melford Community News, February 2017

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The Friends of St Peter’s Sudbury are delighted to have been awarded £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards a £10,000 project to broaden the appeal of the community venue to younger people.

The Grade I listed St Peter’s Church on Market Hill is a popular hub in Sudbury’s town centre. There are 150 events that take place there each year ranging from farmers’ markets and art exhibitions to music concerts and Christmas tree festivals. The church is also much visited by tourists interested in the medieval history of the area. All together it attracts around 60,000 visitors annually, making it one of the most well used redundant churches in the UK. However, visitor surveys have shown that the majority of people who use the church are aged fifty years and over. The Friends want to encourage younger people to use St Peter's. To this end they intend to use a portion of the grant money to appoint a professional consultant to run a series of audience development workshops for identified target groups (e.g. Families, Teenagers, 20–45 year-olds). The purpose of these workshops will be to develop recommendations for activities and events at St Peter’s, bringing these groups together to unlock the potential of the site for younger people. The remainder of money will be used to put on a number of these events at the church. Peter Gray from the Friends of St Peter’s said: “Although St Peter’s is Sudbury’s prime venue and currently very well used, there is concern for its future. Surveys show that most visitors are retired and visits from younger people are minimal. “I can’t think of another town that has a building of such stature at its centre that is available for use by all members of the community. ...Continued on page 3

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St Peter’s Church awarded Heritage Lottery Fund grant to attract more young people

We need to engage the future citizens of the town, so they recognise they can use St Peter’s on their own terms.” The project will focus on the building’s heritage not only to engage new users, but also to discover hidden histories, which could reveal as yet untold stories of Sudbury’s and St Peter’s past.

The initiative is part of a much larger, longer-term partnership project with the Churches Conservation Trust to modernise the church's facilities and make it a venue that all members of the local community can be proud of.

Peter Aiers, South East Director at the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), the organisation that maintains St Peter’s, said: “The challenge of exciting younger audiences with the stories of church buildings is shared by many of our sites across England and so the ‘Old Walls, Young Minds’ project is not only a great opportunity for Sudbury, but potentially for communities around the 350 CCT churches. We look forward to supporting the Friends of St Peter’s in making this project a resounding success.”

Underprivileged to benefit from spectacle collection initiative

Hundreds of underprivileged people in Africa, India and Eastern Europe will have a brighter vision of the future thanks to the efforts of a kind-hearted optical group.

Wardale Williams, which has practices in Sudbury, Haverhill and Halstead, had offered its customers significant discounts throughout September and November in return for their old glasses. A total of 1,045 pairs of spectacles were collected across the three practices.

The collected spectacles will be handed to sight charity Lions International. The charity will sort the spectacles and those suitable will be sent overseas to places like Ghana and Nigeria. Medical professionals will provide eye examinations and treatments to those who have never had access to eye care. Following the eye examination spectacles are provided where appropriate.

Optical assistant Graham Spectacles which are not suitable for reTomes with some of the use are recycled with the money going collected spectacles, which back to Lions International. Lions clubs will be sent overseas. have been supporting eye care projects home and abroad since the 1970s.

Amanda Skinner, Practice Manager at Sudbury, said: “We have been offering these trade-in deals for several years now and are proud of our commitment to this cause. The spectacles will be helping underprivileged people overseas who simply do not have access to health and eye care which many of us have come to take for granted in this country. Most of the glasses returned are of a very high quality so they will really make a difference to the lives of so many people.”

An additional 980 pairs of spectacles were also collected by Wardale Williams sister company Observatory the Opticians at practices in Ipswich, Beccles and Southwold.

Lions Club Sight Officer Margaret Conway said: “The Lions Clubs have run many sight projects over the years, restoring sight to some people as well as enabling many more to have improved vision. The old spectacles really can help and are changing people’s lives in some of the poorest countries of the world.”

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You can fundraise for wherever you wish including the Macmillan Unit, children’s units, cardiology. In fact all wards and areas have funds. The hospital will give you the very best treatment and we are incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful NHS service to fund it. My WiSH Charity is not here to replace this but to enhance the care and support given to patients, their families and carers.

You might have heard about our Forget-Me-Not Dementia Campaign which aimed to raise £25,000 to update a ward to ensure it was suitable for dementia patients and to create a memory walk. The response was outstanding and our current total of £95,000 means we have completed the ward, refurbished a day room, commenced work on our isolation ward and produced calm carts with everything needed to help occupy and calm patients. Our stunning memory walk opened in July. It’s 100 metres long and has both local and national images from the 1950-80’s. If you are ever visiting West Suffolk Hospital make sure you head down towards G4 where you can see all the images and spend time reminiscing.

We hold several events throughout the year including our West Suffolk Spin cycling sportive, ITFC Legends match and our Dog Show and Fair. If you are interested in these events please visit our website for more information.

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Why is Belly Dance so popular?

“Belly dance is different. It is highly effective in increasing strength, flexibility and agility and is very sociable. It certainly isn’t as easy as people think but you can achieve competency fairly quickly.” says Lorraine Pendleton, Belly Dance Instructor. “You do not have to show your belly or have any special kit to come to classes and generally the dance is done with bare feet”.

The Sudbury Belly Dance group are based in Sudbury AFC Dance Studio and classes are on a Monday from 7.30-8.30. For more information contact Lorraine on 07807 635198.

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15th February - David Burnett, Chilton: A journey through time Beginning in the late Bronze Age, incorporating discovery of Saxon treasure & riotous church behaviour, with memories of Chiltonians past and present.

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

Consultation Launched Into Long Melford Neighbourhood Development Plan Area

A four-week consultation has been launched following an application by Long Melford Parish Council to designate the area to be covered by their Neighbourhood Development Plan. The area proposed by Long Melford Parish Council for neighbourhood planning purposes follows the parish boundary. Babergh District Council are now keen to hear the views from people who live, work and carry out business in this area on whether the boundary is appropriate or not.

Details including a map of the area can be found online at: http://baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk/LongMelfordNP Comments can be submitted by email to: communityplanning@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk Alternatively, they can be sent by post marked ‘FAO Mr Paul Bryant, Business Support Officer - Community Planning’ at Mid Suffolk District Council, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8DL Responses must be received before 4:00pm on Friday 10 February 2017.

Comments will be kept on a public file and may be reproduced publicly in writing or on the Babergh website.

Please note that issues on specific planning matters in Long Melford are not appropriate to this consultation; instead these should be saved for when Long Melford Parish Council holds their next community engagement event.

Neighbourhood planning allows communities to develop their own planning policies which will guide new development and help meet the needs of the community. When completed the Neighbourhood Development Plan is put to a local referendum, and if adopted is used by Babergh District Council, as the Local Planning Authority, when deciding planning applications in this area.

Cllr Simon Barrett, Babergh District Council Portfolio Holder for Business Growth and Increased Productivity, said: “Neighbourhood Development Plans give communities the opportunity to shape the growth of their villages, and Long Melford is putting an incredible amount of work into theirs. I would urge everyone in the village to have their say on the Plan Area and let us know if it accurately reflects how the people and community of Long Melford live and work.”

Harry Potter at Sudbury Library...

First of all there is our annual Harry Potter Night on the 6th of February from 6pm onward – this will include a Sorting Hat ceremony, Platform 9¾, craft activities, games refreshments and much much more. This is perfect for any young (or indeed adult!) Harry Potter fans. Come dressed as your favourite character or in your best muggle clothes! Tickets are £2 per child purchased in advanced and accompanying adults go free, all proceeds go back into Sudbury Library to help us continue to put on events such as this.

Second of all in conjunction with the previous event we have a Harry Potter quiz, so if you think you know everything there is to know about Harry Potter then put that to the test!

This is open to both adults and children and is £1 per ticket – the quiz closes on the 17th of February. The prize for the winner will be a book token.

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James Cartlidge writes Member of Parliament for South Suffolk

As in many previous years, this winter we have seen huge pressure on our National Health Service. In fact, the Tuesday following Christmas was the busiest day in the history of the NHS. No day since the creation of the NHS in 1948 has seen more people attending its hospitals than that day in December - little wonder then that we heard many stories of staff 'stretched' and struggling to cope. Quite simply, demand was unprecedented.

Fortunately, our local health service coped relatively well, though of course many people had significant waits to be seen. In these circumstances one can sympathise very strongly with NHS staff placed under such pressure.

I have nothing but the greatest respect for all those who work so hard on our wards and in our surgeries. My mother was a nurse and all four of my children were born on NHS maternity wards, with excellent service each time, particularly in Ipswich hospital. Nevertheless, we face a huge challenge and have to be open and honest about the task ahead. The Government has invested in the frontline and we have 11,000 more doctors and 10,300 more nurses than in May 2010. Yet demand has grown at an even faster rate and I entirely accept that more resources are required, and that means more cash, both for the NHS and social care.

The next question is where that funding comes from. Some MPs are calling for a cross-party convention on how we fund the NHS. I welcome the idea in principle but to my mind any such project must surely be prepared to look at every option on the table if we are to build a lasting solution. For example, I believe pharmacies could play a much greater role in building truly integrated local healthcare. At a recent Parliamentary debate we heard how they could take over non-urgent services, relieving pressure on GPs and A&E. Ultimately there is no easy answer. Yet for all the stress and strain of NHS winter peak demand, one positive is that we may finally be moving to the broad, bold debate that could lead to lasting reform.

Gotta Nice Motor? Nick needs to know!

Nick Thomson, selfconfessed lover of stylishly designed cars, is heading a campaign to encourage Newton Green Golf Club members to reveal their classic vehicles. The club is staging an historic vehicle display as part of its 110th birthday celebrations, which open the annual golf week on Sunday, August 6. Nick, a Lancia enthusiast, is no stranger to such events, having been the founder organiser of the annual Lavenham Rare Breeds car show from 1996-2000. It is held in association with the village’s annual carnival, and today regularly attracts 500 entries. A more modest – perhaps 25-50 – will be aimed for at the golf club event.

Nick commented: “We are aware of a number of very interesting vehicles owned by our members, and want to give them the chance to show them off.

“Priority will be given to vehicles built prior to around 1970, and we hope to have some space for later built ones of rarity or special interest. Any unusual vehicle, even if it is an old army tank or commercial vehicle will be welcome.

If someone has a classic Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle or suchlike in their garage, we’d love to see it. Some owners have already committed themselves to attend, and we are anxious to leave no one out.” Nick says he has had a love of classically styled cars from a young age, particularly those from Italy.

“Although I am interested in what is beneath the bonnet, my main pleasure is derived from cars that have design idiosyncrasies, with a classic touch, and are fun to drive.” In particular, he has three Lancia Gammas from the 1983/84 era. All are Series 111 coupe, with 2.5 litre, four cylinder engines – with “renowned road holding, performance and a body to die for” He is a member of Lancia Motor Club. “Fiat rescued a virtually bankrupt Lancia in 1969, but kept the marque independent until fairly recently. Lancia continued to produce a stream of great models until the marque was merged with Chrysler a few years ago.”

In early days much of Lancia’s production was classic engines and chassis, with customers’ coachbuilders designing and building one-off bodies. Thirteen years ago Nick followed the same dream when he acquired the chassis and 20 boxes of dismembered parts of a classic 1935 Astura, and set about building the car of his desires. The chassis, with its three-litre, V8 engine, has been fitted with an ash frame and four seater drop head aluminium body. It is a real head-turner in its dark red paintwork, and harks back to grand tourer days when the rich rallied their way across Europe to the south of France.

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The best way to ensure a stress-free home move is to instruct the right solicitor to undertake your conveyancing. Your conveyancer will provide you with expert advice and offer guidance throughout your transaction, ensuring the legalities of the process are duly completed and most importantly, your interests protected. When selecting your conveyancing lawyer, we advise you consider their likely approach to the factors discussed in this article.

Conveyancing when purchasing a property: One of the most important elements of purchasing a property is making sure that there is a sound legal title to the property. This ensures your legal interests are properly protected that you are buying exactly what you think you are buying.

An experienced conveyancing solicitor will also assess and advise you on rights and restrictive covenants related to the property title, ensuring these do not restrict the use intended for the property by yourself and your family.

Selecting a specialist property solicitor ensures you benefit from their expert knowledge of Property Law and their experience of dealing with a wide range of common issues and pitfalls. This allows you to avoid these.

When making such a significant purchase, involving significant sums of money, avoiding legal problems and protecting your legal interests is crucial.

A specialist conveyancing solicitor will thoroughly investigate a property title, ensuring that all appropriate enquiries and searches are undertaken. They should highlight to you any concerns raised by these investigations and advise you on any risk or liability factors.

How did they deal with your initial enquiry? Something to ask yourself when making initial phone calls to solicitors for conveyancing quotes is; how easy was it to speak to someone?

Did you have a conversation with someone who could answer all your questions straight away or did you fill in your details online and receive an email a few days later without actually speaking to a member of staff about the property, your circumstances and the transaction. You should consider the conveyancing solicitors approach to your initial enquiry as an indication of the service you are likely to receive!

Communication: One the most important factors for clients when picking a conveyancing lawyer is communication. It is crucial your chosen conveyancer keeps you up to date with progress throughout the transaction, and that when you have a query, you can speak with your conveyancer when you need to.

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Looking to the past at Orchard Barn

At Orchard Barn we learn from the past to improve the future. Past generations couldn’t pop down to the nearest DIY store to purchase their building materials, instead they used what was at hand. Clay dug from the ditches was used to make daub, hazel was coppiced to make wattle, trees were felled to create timber frames and shingles for the roof, flint used to face walls.

Very little material was transported any distance and often it could be reused. We have clay lump blocks several hundred years old that can still be used. Want some string?

Stinging nettle or rosebay willow herb fibre can be braided to create cordage. They didn’t have to worry about carbon foot prints!

Of course some of these techniques take time but our ancestors didn’t have TVs, computers or mobile phones to fill their days.

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Sudbury Rotary Club

After a very successful fund-raising season which we hope at the same time brought festive joy to so many, Rotarians relaxed with both a Christmas dinner and a Christmas lunch at the Mill Hotel. We were entertained by local choir “The Music Makers” at the dinner and by Patricia Eddington at the lunch the following week where she entertained us with stories of life on and around the stage. Patricia was married to the actor Paul Eddington for 43 years. She herself has been a drama teacher and has also worked as a volunteer special-needs teacher in a primary school. After Paul’s death she moved permanently to Little Waldingfield to the country cottage that she and her late husband Paul and the family shared for so many happy years.

Sudbury Rotary Club held a number of street collections at the end of November and in the days leading up to Christmas in the centre of Sudbury on Market Hill and outside the Library where Santa could be found in his grotto. The amount collected was £897 with nothing deducted for expenses.

Proceeds from the annual Schools Concert and the Christmas Tree Festival in St Peters as well as the Tree of Memories raised a further £5300 which will be distributed to the club’s local and international charities later in the year. We are grateful to so many people who as usual have shown such generosity.

We are now into our 2017 programme which began with Rotarian Chris Proffitt and his wife Audrey, a retired teacher and minister, telling us about the book they have written about 65 years of family memories; this was a fascinating presentation explaining how they had gone about doing this and reading extracts from their book. What was so interesting was that whilst the recollections were of course personal to them, many could identify with the places, activities and experiences they had described. Chris also described how the book was produced and how we might use the same process – many were persuaded that this was a worthwhile thing to do – the challenge is to find the time!

We look forward to listening to a range of speakers at our Monday lunchtime meetings: Graham Harrison talking about the Tall Ships Race in 2017 followed

by Will Ginno who is the Young Persons co-ordinator for the Sudbury Befriending scheme. Bob Walter, Chairman of the Sudbury Rugby Club will be entertaining us in February followed by Tim and Tereza Fairbairn who have established Fulibroch Dairy, producing goats milk and other related products including soap, followed by Peter Minter from Bulmer Brick and Tile. If you are interested in any of these events please get in touch. We meet every Monday at the Mill Hotel at 12.30pm, for lunch, a chance to socialise and most weeks with a speaker.

Preparations are under way for Crucial Crew being held this year in the week beginning 20 March. Crucial Crew started seventeen years ago as a way of helping young children aged between 9 and 11 to understand the dangers of everyday life. During a morning or an afternoon session, they participate in a series of scenarios that show them how to be safe in a variety of situations.

We see engaging with schools and young people as such an important part of our work and our Environment and Youth Committee is continuing with its programme of engagement with local primary and secondary schools.

Meanwhile our Foundation and International Committee, recovering from last autumn’s crocus planting (!) is developing a range of overseas projects as well as plans to distribute dictionaries to all the local primary schools (Year 6) later in the year.

As well as our lunchtime meetings, we hold both fund-raising and fun events throughout the year. If you would like more information contact our secretary Roger Green on 07341 290415 or look us up on our website www.sudburyrotray.com or simply Google Sudbury Rotary Club.

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The Sudbury Festival of Performing Arts

The Sudbury Festival of Performing Arts is preparing for another exciting year and the 2017 Programme is now available from the Festival’s website at sudburyfestival.org.uk and also the Tourist Information Office in the Sudbury library, Compact Music, North Street, Sudbury and Balaam’s Music, Risbygate, Bury St Edmunds. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Holmes and Hill for generously supporting the Sudbury Festival.

The Festival venues and dates are listed below: Dance from the 11th February to the 16th February at the Ormiston Academy, Sudbury Music from the 1st March to the 5th March at the Delphi, Newton Road, Sudbury Speech and Drama from the 9th March to the 12th March at the Delphi, Newton Road, Sudbury The Festival will close with a wonderful concert on the 19th March at the Ormiston Academy showcasing some of the talented performers to all three disciplines.

We would love to see you at the various events taking place throughout the Festival. We can guarantee that you will enjoy yourselves.

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Old School Studio Long Melford’s First Yoga And Fitness Studio

The Long Melford Community Association and ChillOut Yoga are pleased to announce the opening of the Old School Studio in March 2017 in Long Melford. The Tolchard room at The Old School Community Centre is being decorated and made into a calm, peaceful, welcoming space to enjoy yoga, fitness classes and other activities. We aim to inspire folk of all ages and ability to get fitter, healthier and less stressed.

The Studio will be offering regular classes run by independent teachers and groups, such as Yoga for adults and tots, Meditation, Core-Fit, Hula-hooping, Chair-Fit, bead making and more. There will be beginners’ classes, classes to get fit and classes to just chill, relax and restore.

Over and above the regular timetable, look out for pop-up classes which are on an ad-hoc basis. Also workshops and Yoga and massage training.

The studio will have its open day on Saturday 4 March 10am-4pm. So feel free to come along, find out what’s on offer and meet some of the teachers and club organisers. Classes will begin from the 6th March.

The Old School Community Centre, Long Melford, CO10 9DX. There is plenty of parking just North of the Old School. The Studio is on the right as you face the Old School building, entrance through the main red door.

More information can be found on www.oldschoolstudio.weebly.com.

If you would like to teach at the Studio, get in touch with Brenda welcome@chilloutyoga.co.uk / 07791385240.

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February outing is fully booked for Brick Lane Theatre. Sat 4th March: Chelmsford Civic Theatre for “Anything goes”. We have our spring 5 day holiday at the end of the month to Weston-Super-Mare. Wed 19th April: We visit Spalding, to see the tulip gardens. Wed 17th May: Enjoy fish and chips at Dunwich - or if you prefer, get your own lunch. Wed 21st June: Bluebell Railway steam train ride.

I also now have my Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2017 tickets booked.

This year the dates are Wed 8th November and Sunday 12th November, both matinee shows. Further details – and complete list for year, can be obtained from the tourist information in the Library in Sudbury, or phone me on 01787 310982, mobile 07887 868259, or e mail Patron2209@btinternet.com.

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Sudbury Mayor’s Report At last we are over the darkest days and hopefully looking forward to whatever 2017 will bring. I was recently reminded of a wonderful poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson about bells ringing out the old and ringing in the new. The following few lines gave me hope and food for thought “Ring out the faithless coldness of the times, ring in the love of truth and right, ring in the common love of good” The complete poem can be easily found on Google and has been set to music. Listening to these words written so many years ago made me so aware of the many situations and problems that sadly haven’t been resolved. Hopefully 2017 will be a year with some positive progress in all our lives locally and throughout the world. I may be accused of having a Pollyanna, glass half full attitude; however we have so much to be thankful and positive about. Sudbury is a fantastic town, however we do need to love our town. At a recent Sudbury Society Meeting, Valerie Herbert proposed the idea of everyone cherishing their patch, or area where they live. In the last NewJournal of the Society which can be found on the Sudbury Society Website there is a brilliant article written by Valerie with suggestions of how everyone can participate. Quite often on my short walk between my flat to St Gregory’s first thing in the morning, or round to the Town Hall I am appalled at litter that has been carelessly dumped, I try to pick up She is less what I can but don’t have a dustpan and brush for the dog-ends. The Town tCouncil has recently purchased some more special bins, hopefully they will be used. The ones already in use have made a tremendous difference but She is less unfortunately we still have some thoughtless people who I presume don’t care tabout our beautiful town.

I was delighted to be invited to a wonderful performance of the Nativity by the Early Years Children from Tudor School in St Peters Church they were all stars. In the Town Hall on Christmas morning I was delighted to help present clothing vouchers on behalf of The Sudbury Freeman’s Trust, this tradition has been upheld for nearly three hundred and fifty years. It was indeed a very special ceremony and a great opportunity to meet some of our senior citizens.

Following this I visited the residents of Catchpole Court and Hazel Court, the staff were fantastic doing their best to make Christmas really special. The dedicated staff who work in all our homes for those who can longer cope with independent living, deserve so much praise.

On Sunday 15th January I attended a Churches Together Service for Sudbury and District, to begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017, those who attended were invited to sign the Covenant to continue to work together through practical help, hospitality, sharing information ,meeting and praying together. This extremely valuable group of caring Christians are like an iceberg, the public only see one tenth of the obvious work but Iare unaware of must find that bthe other ninth behind the scene. I know how much the Town Pastors and the back-up team for example, are appreciated by the police when dealing with those who may have over indulged on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Finally I must find that bplease email me if you have any suggestions as to how we can love and cherish Sudbury. My email address is susanayres890@btinternet.com or by a letter to the Town Hall.

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Weber’s 2nd clarinet concerto, dating from 1811, has become one of the most important in the clarinet repertoire. It is one of the most stunning with its sheer virtuoso effects and many dramatic contrasts between the instrument's brilliant high notes and the dark, rich sonority of the lower range. We are sure you will be dazzled by William’s playing of this wonderful piece.

Sudbury Symphony Orchestra will also be performing Bizet’s Symphony No 1 in C. He wrote this first symphony when he was just 17 and the work is astonishingly mature for someone so young combining remarkably sensitive writing for individual instruments in the orchestra with real confidence in his own individual style. The symphony has beautiful melodies, rich orchestration, and elegant charm and is a delight both to play and to hear.

Starting the concert we have Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville one of the most popular opera overtures, a lovely start to the evening.

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St George’s Celebration Weekend in Sudbury – 22 and 23 April 2017

The Sudbury Market Town Partnership has secured Big Lottery funding to go ahead with plans to ‘Celebrate England’ on the weekend of 22 and 23 April 2017 – 23 April is, of course, St George’s Day. On Saturday 22 April, there will be a Charity Roadshow and workshops from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Quay Theatre and The Jetty in Quay Lane, Sudbury.

Each workshop will offer ‘10 Top Tips’ for voluntary and community organisations on topics as varied as Writing Good Funding Applications, Recruiting and Managing Volunteers, Marketing and Publicity, Managing a Group’s Finances, Advocacy Skills, Managing Effective Meetings, Smarter Working with IT, Speaking and Presentation Skills. All sessions are offered without charge.

At 4.00 p.m. at the end of the Roadshow there will be a Volunteer Awards Ceremony, where it is planned to acknowledge members of the local community who volunteer within organisations. Each organisation is invited to nominate someone they think is worthy of an award and the three finalists in each category will be invited to attend, with the winners being announced during the event.

On Sunday 23 April, there will be a St George's Day celebration event, a traditional country-style fair on the Cricket Club ground, in Quay Lane, Sudbury, with lots of stalls from the voluntary and community sector, competitions for children, including fancy dress on the theme of St George, and various kinds of entertainment. It is hoped that local schools will encourage their pupils to enter the competitions for poetry, prose, drawing, painting and sculpture. Organisations will be encouraged to offer stalls which will help raise funds for their good cause. The theme of the competitions will, of course, be around St George and the Dragon! The Cricket Club will have their bar open and will also be offering barbeque food.

It is also hoped that sports clubs in Quay Lane will be able to offer ‘taster’ sessions to encourage more young people to take part.

Further information will be circulated at Sudbury on Show on 4 March in St Peter’s and the Town Hall in Sudbury, but in the meantime, as places for the two events will have to be limited, voluntary and community groups and charities wishing to take part on either or both days are invited to contact Lesley Ford-Platt on lesleyfordplatt@rocketmail.com or 01787 372171 for more information.

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Are you a former student of Sudbury Girls’ High School?

Do you know someone who is? A few of us met recently to see if there’s any mileage in trying to arrange a reunion, especially aimed (but not only) at those who were at the school in its final 12 years or so, i.e. in the 1960’s and up to the school closing in 1972. There are regular gatherings of the Old Students’ Association but that tends to attract older ‘old girls’. There have also been occasional reunions of single year groups, but we feel that now is the time for a more general reunion. We’ve set the date of September 23rd 2017, though as yet we’re not sure of venue or format. That depends, for one thing, on the number of people who ‘sign up’. So it would be really helpful if you could indicate an interest in coming, and ask any friends or relatives who were at the school to do the same. Also, on the day we hope to display old photos and other items to do with the school. Hopefully this will trigger memories, as we’d like people to submit their memories, any photos, and memorabilia so that we can prepare a follow up volume to the ‘Book of Memories’ produced a few years ago by the Old Students’ Association.

Please pass word around on this so we can contact as many former students as possible, and get in touch if you’d like to come to the reunion, help in the planning, and/or be involved in the book.

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Trevor Pinnock harpsichord Jonathan Manson viola da gamba J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor Sonatas in G major, D major & G minor for viola da gamba & harpsichord Handel: Chaconne in G major Marin Marais: Pieces for viola da gamba & continuo World famous harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock makes a welcome return to SVF as part of his 70th birthday celebrations.

He is joined by his longterm recital partner Jonathan Manson in a programme that brings together some of the greatest Baroque music for viola da gamba and harpsichord with two extraordinary pieces for solo harpsichord. J.S. Bach’s astonishingly bold Chroma Fantasia and Fugue has been a favourite with virtuoso keyboard players ever since it was wri#en, while Handel’s monumental Chaconne in G is one of his greatest keyboard works. A concert not to be missed.

‘The partnership of Jonathan Manson and Trevor Pinnock is a hugely rewarding one’ BBC Music Magazine Tickets £18 (reserved), £12 (unreserved), reserved seats for two concerts £34. Box Office: Suffolk Villages Festival, 119 Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 3AX 01206 366603 www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com. info@suffolkvillagesfestival.com Telephone Community News on 01473 823366

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“A system is corrupt when it is strictly profit driven, not driven to serve the best interests of it’s people, but those of multinational corporations” Kassem

So that most British of companies Rolls Royce has been fined £671 million for corruption. Such a derisory amount, with no criminal charges brought, that their shares actually went up. Of course we have forgotten that in 2006 when BAE Systems were investigated for bribery that most honourable of Prime Ministers stepped in and closed the investigations. We sell, through a system of bribery and corruption, arms to some of the globes most evil and despotic states. When next I see photos in our press of refugee families threatening our borders we should remind what passes for journalists as to why communities are bombed out of existence and their populations undertake perilous and horrendous journeys to find refuge and a future for their children.

We sold to our ally, that most tolerant and democratic of states, Saudi Arabia, the very cluster bombs they are dropping on townships in the Yemen.

When Britain, France and the US deemed it fit for a regime change in Syria and supplied weapons and training to rebels where the hell did our politicians think that the people of Aleppo were going to flee to as their city was destroyed around them? The massive refugee crisis is as much our fault as anyone’s.

Our own arms manufacturers may be guilty of corruption but it’s the inhabitants of our own reptile house who must bear responsibility for a distinct lack of moral judgement. Men, women and children are freezing in camps with no decent humanitarian care through no fault of their own whilst we pontificate.

In the late 1930s Britain opened its doors to over 10,000 escaping from Nazi Europe whilst America and others did little.

The great Sir Nicholas Winton saved some 670 Jewish children alone. In 1945 we took in hundreds of child survivors from the death camps. Britain was Great then, with a selfless conscience. Today, safe and warm in our morally bankrupt fortress we do little to alleviate the suffering for which our politicians bear no small responsibility. The children of those very refugees that Winton saved became stalwarts of our society without whom Britain would have been a poorer place, numbering among them Nobel Prize winners, industrialists, artists and musicians. We were all refugees once and how many arriving here in dire poverty and distress enriched our society?

Next time the press seek to enrich our lives with tales of sex fiends, young men groping our women, or scroungers with four wives living in palatial accommodation ask who cuts your hair, cooks your food in restaurants and takeaways, staffs the care home that houses your mum or built the Olympic Park. No different to the European stone masons who erected our fine wool churches, the Irish and others who built our canals and railways and the numerous Poles and Ukrainians that perform tasks on our fertile fields in conditions that we soft Brits cannot tolerate. This country, without immigration and new blood, over the past millennium, would not exist as we know it today without them. But above all let us shame the rest of the world, as we did in 1939, and prove that we are still a decent, Christian and caring society, and that, as a people, we are above the low morals and standards set by our politicians and popular press. Incidentally it was the same Daily Mail which supported Nazi policies and warned against an influx of refugees during those dark times.

Well, I’ve got that off my chest, and guess the above will not enhance my popularity, but who am I to care? However, I have yet to sink as low in the public esteem as Sudbury’s virtually defunct Steering committee.

Successive Babergh and ST councils have dithered and pontificated over the fate of Hamilton Road and bus park for years and I genuinely believed that an independent steering group could cut through the red tape and achieve greatness. Unfortunately the whole scheme was hijacked by a few councillors with their own agenda who self appointed council officials and compliant chums on board. They then ensured that the majority were not informed of any ongoing commercial negotiations and that the much mocked Girling Street proposals were seen as the only obvious answer. So what’s the alternative?

Easy. Appoint a non-political chairman, four councillors from Babergh or STC, and four non-aligned lay persons.

All must reside or work within a three mile radius of the town centre. The Chairman may have the authority to appoint extra members if their sphere of experience warrants it. ALL relevant facts and deals made by Babergh (eg. land ownership, finances, interested developers) must be disclosed. The majority of the current SSG were so uninformed they were unable to reach a rational decision.

So open meetings, no secrecy and a time schedule of say one year. Then a complete scheme put to both Sudbury Town Council and then to the electorate for approval or not. Simple, no council employees or expensive so called consultants, four local councillors following no party line, four lay persons with the necessary fields of expertise and a free non-political chairperson, all eventually answerable to the democratic process. How’s that Councillors?

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We hold monthly meetings at Hitcham Village Hall, on Saturdays at 2.30 pm from October through to April, with illustrated talks from expert speakers, covering all aspects of plant usage, cultivation and design. After the lecture, we enjoy tea and refreshments provided by the members, where we have the chance to socialise, and share knowledge with other gardeners. At every meeting there is the opportunity to buy donated plants and gardening books, at very reasonable prices.

Throughout the year, we organise outings to private gardens, botanic gardens and specialist nurseries. There is also an annual garden holiday, this year we will be spending 3 days visiting wonderful gardens in Derbyshire, (places still available), and in midsummer we hold an evening social event, in a member’s garden, where we enjoy a delicious supper.

We are always hoping to recruit new and enthusiastic members, and for a modest subscription of £12 per annum, members are entitled to attend all talks and meetings. Outings and our annual Celebrity Speaker do have a small extra charge to cover costs if necessary. Visitors can attend a meeting for £5.

On February 18th 2017, our Celebrity Speaker is Matthew Wilson, winner of the ‘People’s Choice’ Garden at Chelsea last year, with his ‘Garden for Yorkshire’; Channel 4’s Landscape Man, and regular panellist on Gardeners Question Time. He spent 10 years at the RHS as curator at Harlow Carr and then Hyde Hall. His talk is entitled ‘Star Plants for Small Gardens’. He will be telling us how to fill our gardens with drama, with plants for seasonal interest, so that the garden can look striking at any time of year. Tickets for this event, on February 18th, are £10 for non- members and £5 for members, including tea. Those, and membership information are available from the Secretary, Matthew Long on email flagpartnership@btinternet.com or phone 01449 741551. Our speaker for March 4th is Dave Ward, Director of Horticulture, lecturing on Beth Chatto Gardens, Past Present and Future.

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178th Hadleigh Show Saturday 20th May 2017

Save the date for this year’s Hadleigh Show. Our 178th Show will once again be held at Holbecks Park on Saturday 20th May so come along and take part in a great family day out. Tickets will be available in advance either online at www.hadleighshow.co.uk or from local outlets. There are over 150 classes for showing horses, sheep, cattle and goats and opportunities for florists, gardeners and artists to exhibit in The Flower Show, The Horticultural Show and the Art Exhibition. If you are interested in entering you will find the schedules on the website or contact the Secretary on 07584 568055.

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Councillor Richard Kemp Tresco, New Road, Long Melford, Suffolk CO10 9JY 01787 378149 richard.kemp@suffolk.gov.uk Five Nominations for Suffolk County Council at 2017 LGC Awards Suffolk County Council is up for four national awards at a glittering ceremony in London next year.

The County Council has received five nominations in four categories at the LGC Awards, which take place in Grosvenor House on March 8 2017. The awards are an annual event, which showcase the work of council staff who help their communities in new and innovative ways in times of uncertainty.

The organisation has also received a nomination in the new Rising Star category – which aims to highlight local government’s exceptional young officers and professionals who are currently not in corporate management team roles.

Suffolk County Council's nominations are: • Suffolk's 'Twos Count Here' Project (quality early learning for two-year-olds) – Children’s Services • Signs of Safety and Wellbeing in Suffolk – a whole system implementation – Children’s Services • Suffolk’s Most Active County Partnership – Partnership of the Year • Leading Change by Digital Customer Experience – Digital Council of the Year • Matt Woor – Rising Star Suffolk celebrates one year of 'ChatHealth' service Suffolk’s School Nursing Team has been celebrating one year of ‘ChatHealth’, the School Nurse Text Messaging Service. ‘ChatHealth’ was introduced with the aim of allowing more people to access the School Nursing service as well as improving the efficiency of the service, to aid early intervention. Young people in Suffolk can send messages to a dedicated number which delivers to a secure website. Texts are responded to within one working day. The service is available Monday to Friday 9am - 4.30pm excluding bank holidays Outside of these hours anyone who texts the service receives an automated message with advice on where to get help if their question is urgent.

School nurses can support children and young people with enquiries relating to a wide range of health and wellbeing issues including self-harm, bullying, drug and alcohol use, smoking, healthy eating, sexual health and mental health. The service has been used equally by parents and young people, with the majority of young people wishing to remain anonymous.

To contact the School Nursing Service via 'ChatHealth' text 07507 333356 Suffolk's Hands off your mobile campaign hits the road as traffic signs display our message Our road safety campaign message could not have been made much clearer to drivers, as highways chiefs signalled their support in no uncertain terms.

Electronic traffic signs lit up in Ipswich with a ‘Hands Off!’ warning to any motorists tempted to use their mobile phones behind the wheel. By joining the official campaign Facebook page, more than 1,500 people have made a their own visible commitment to never use a hand-held phone or similar device while driving or riding a motorcycle. Culprits can soon expect to face much tougher punishment for breaking the law – with the government announcing in September that penalties will double to six points and a £200 fine this spring. The Hands Off campaign was launched following number of serious and fatal road crashes which happened as a result of a driver being distracted by their mobile phone. Since the campaign’s Facebook page went live on Monday, hundreds of users have taken to the social media site to show their support.

The council was hoping to link its message with matrix boards controlled by Highways England on the A12 and A14 trunk roads, to ensure as many motorists as possible know about the campaign. Facebook users endorsed the idea, with some going further by denouncing any distraction as a possible hazard, including eating and smoking, and others arguing that penalties for using mobile devices should be even harsher than the Department for Transport put forward in autumn. You can make the Hands Off pledge by visiting the dedicated Facebook page at facebook.com/handsoffyourphone.

The page now includes footage of drivers being pulled over by police for ignoring the law. The video comes with a plea for road users to put their phones out of sight and use a hands-free kit.

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The Fortnightly Tea Dances at The Delphi Club, Sudbury, 2.00 - 4.15 pm

Feb 1st - Townhouse Sound Feb 15th - Joy & Malcolm March 1st - Strictly for Fun Admission £3 including Draw Ticket & Refreshments We enjoy our dancing which supports Cancer Research UK, St. Nicholas Hospice and other local good causes

24 February 2017 (Friday) Is there a doctor in the house? - A talk by retired GP Dr Dennis Brogan

Friars Hall, School Street, Sudbury 7.30pm Admission: Members £3, non-members £5.

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Ebony’s Blog Life at The Shelley Centre

‘When you’re in pain, it’s easy to stay at home alone. RDA – the people and the horses – are a reason to get out and face the world’. That’s a quote from the Riding for the Disabled Association webpage.

You’ll be reading this blog in February, when 2017 is well under way. The New Year celebrations will be a distant memory, but did you see that disabled riders were recognized in the New Years Honors List? Showing that its WHAT YOU CAN DO that really does count. David Lee Pearson (pictured) received a knighthood and Sophie Christiansen was made CBE. They and team GB have put Paralympic dressage riding firmly on the map. Inspirational you could say.

Our hunt for two big horses to carry our own adult riders to these same heights continues. We have been fortunate to receive a grant from the RDA towards the cost of their purchase, so all we have to do now is locate the elusive equines. I wonder what Parys, the bossy doyenne of the herd, will say when her supremacy is challenged?

Babs and I continue to work what magic we can in our room; its so nice to be warm and dry whilst the rest of the Shelley herd works outside in the winter weather. I see loads of hay being distributed, feeds being mixed, water tubs filled and rugs being adjusted.

All part of the daily care for the ponies that underpins the work they do, and it’s the Shelley team of volunteers that keeps us all in good nick. Thank you everyone!

Over 100 people took part in South Suffolk Leisure’s Open Days at Kingfisher Leisure Centre and Hadleigh Pool & Leisure

South Suffolk Leisure hosted a Free Open Day on Saturday 14th January at Kingfisher Leisure Centre and Hadleigh Pool & Leisure.

The Open Day celebrated the launch of New Les Mills classes at Kingfisher Leisure Centre and New releases at Hadleigh Pool & Leisure. As part of the Open Day the centres also took part in a Global Fitness Event, thousands of fitness clubs around the world took part in Bodypump100 to celebrate the 100th release of Bodypump.

SSL Group Fitness Coordinator Claire Evans said; “It was great to see so many people taking part in our new Les Mills classes, our instructors had great fun team teaching the new routines. Les Mills classes are really amazing they use research and science with the latest motivational music all designed to ensure the participants fitness goals are achieved” At both sites we offer a varied timetable for all fitness levels, for more information take a look at our timetable www.ssleisure.co.uk or our on facebook page

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Ladies’ Day in March

Sudbury Dramatic Society have begun rehearsals for their first production of 2017 – Ladies’ Day by Amanda Whittington which is on at The Quay Theatre from 7th to 11th March at 7.45pm When fish factory worker Linda finds tickets for Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day, four Yorkshire women, grab the opportunity to take the day off work, dress up to the nines, and head there for a drink, a flirt and a flutter. But their day at the races doesn’t go quite as they had planned…!

Whilst quaffing champers and eating cheese and pickle sandwiches, the foursome have a right royal time backing horses named after Tony Christie song titles. As one by one, their horse selections are winning the friends slowly start to discover more about each other, their future and their pasts. Are the girls about to win big? Come along and see this comedy drama to find out the answer! Director Mark Scanlon, still recovering from his recent role as a pantomime pirate, says “think Calendar Girls or Dinner Ladies and you will be in the right area for Ladies' Day. This play was originally developed by the highly respected Hull Truck Theatre Company, so if you like what they have done in the past, you will love this!”

Tickets are available now from The Quay Theatre Box Office on 01787 374745 or online at www.quaysudbury.org.uk

Local children discover how Bulmer stood 100 years ago

Nestled in the Essex countryside is a historical hidden gem, as a class from Bulmer St Andrew’s Primary School discovered one winters day in late 2016.

A private historical collection of Bulmer and its surrounds is housed at Hill Farm, owned by Mr Cooper, a local historian and agriculturalist. With his detailed knowledge and understanding of the land, he has been visiting the school, educating the children in how life in the area operated 100 years ago. The lessons finished with a visit to his museum for a hands on experience of life of yesteryear.

Upon arriving at Hill Farm, the children were greeted by Mr Cooper and taken into a vast barn, where they were able, amongst other things; to write with chalk and slate seated at an old school desk, operate extremely loud bird scarers, (which the children likened to football rattles) and see old farm machinery operate to thresh some wheat. The whole tour was very absorbing, with the children finding it amazing to hear how children 100 years ago were treated so differently to the modern day child.

The collection was started in l948 by Mr Coopers father, a local farmer, who wanted to know more about the area, nearly 70 years later, the collection has grown to accommodate machinery, school classroom effects, detailed art work and general local paraphernalia.

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More Trophies for Newton’s Alice Barlow

Newton Green’s Alice Barlow brought down the curtain on her outstanding season by picking up the two leading awards at the annual meeting of Suffolk Ladies’ County Golf Association. She won the Joy Winn Salver for the lowest scratch scores during the season, and the Nigel Birrell Trophy awarded by the county captain to the most outstanding golfer of the year.

Alice, 18, also received her county colours. She is in her final year at Thomas Gainsborough School, Great Cornard, and will be concentrating on playing in leading women’s amateur events across the country. Over the last year she has won all the leading Suffolk ladies’ trophies, as well as being the first winner of the national junior champion of champions’ trophy, and finished seventh in the Telegraph BMW junior championships in Portugal. Also at the Suffolk presentation, Newton’s Eloise Aldous, now playing as a driving range professional, was confirmed as the coming year’s organiser of Suffolk girls’ junior golf.

Facelift on the way for Newton Green Club House

A major facelift for the interior of Newton Green Golf Club is on its way. The club is to invest £40,000 to upgrade the social side of its premises, which will further enhance its suitability for functions serving both members and other user groups in the Sudbury area. Peter Philpott, chairman, confirmed the cost would be covered by a recent refund from HMRC. He said Newton had been part of a group of several hundred members’ clubs across the county that had been involved in a successful action to recover taxes paid in recent years on green fees. He continued: “Our club house is very popular with other groups staging functions, and we hope to attract additional bookings by considerably increasing its ambience. “Most of the VAT refund we have received will originally have come from people from the area who payed green fees. In one way we are giving this money back to the community in the form of better facilities for local functions, as well as enhancing the social experience of our own members and visiting golfers.”

Mr Philpott said the scheme had been on the back burner for some time as the club had been using its resources to ensure the course could compare with any in the region. He continued: “Membership wise we have just had our most encouraging year for a decade, and the upgrade of the club house, and some remarkable playing successes on the course, are all part of what has been a very successful period for the club.”

Work on upgrading the club is due to begin before the end of January, and will include new lighting, carpets and furnishings. The current small dining room will be developed as a stud bar to enable greater flexibility of rooms across the building.

New Monthly Walking Group

Everyone is welcome to come along for free and join in with the new walking group which will start from the Great Cornard Library in Head Lane.

The first session will be on Wednesday, 1st March starting at 10am and will take place on the first Wednesday of each month.

It will be aimed to be suitable for anyone including those with buggies and will be 30 to 60 minutes on paths. Then join us for refreshments at Cornard Sports Centre. For more information on the walk contact Great Cornard Library on 01787 315195 and for information on walks in and around Sudbury visit www.walkingforhealth.org.uk

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Sudbury VIP's (Visually Impaired People), on the 1st Wednesday of every month we have a coach outing, on the second Wednesday of each month we have a coffee morning at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, 10am - 12pm and on the last Wednesday of every month we have an afternoon tea at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, Sudbury,2pm - 4pm - all events are open to anyone with a visual impairment Bridge Project - Paint Your Own Ceramics Prices start from £1.25 per item.

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Bridge Project - Tuesday Lunch Club Roast lunch served in our Pavilion Room for older residents of Sudbury and surrounding villages. 12 noon to 1.30 pm. Roast Dinner £5.00; Dessert £2.00 Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk to book. Courtyard.

Mondays: Sue Ryder Synergy Café for those living with dementia and their carers 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. Open Doors Mental Health Support Group. 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU. 01787 313691 www.thebridgeproject.co.uk

Thursday 2nd February Quay Live Cinema – Amadeus (Live Broadcast) Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 7.00pm. Tickets £15.00 Tel: 01787 374745 Thursday 2nd February One Life Suffolk - Health Walks- Nayland. Meet at 11am at Village Hall. CO10 4JH, Tel: 01473 272357/718193 Thursday 2nd February Harry Potter Night – Muggles, Witches & Wizards Sudbury Library. The fun starts at 6pm- Come dressed up in costume. Tickets £2 per child, accompanying adults free.

Friday 3rd February Quay Music – Leather & Lace. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN, 7.30pm. Tickets £15.00 (No Concessions) Tel: 01787 374745 Friday 3rd February Fleece Jazz – Damon Brown’s International Quintet, Stoke by Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ, 7.30pm Tickets £16 Students half price Box Office 01787211865 www.fleecejazz.org.uk Saturday 4th February Quay Comedy – Croft & Pearce are not themselves Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 8.00pm. Tickets £12.00 (Friends £11.00) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sunday 5th February Quay History Sunday - Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 7.30pm. Tickets £7.00 per session or £6 if all sessions booked. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Monday 6th February Weaving without a Loom - The Woolpatch, Long Melford 10.30am – 3.00pm £45 including lunch www.thewoolpatch.com Tuesday 7th February Quay Film – Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5.00 Friends £4.50 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Wednesday 8th February Quay Live Cinema – Woolf Works (Live Broadcast Ballet) Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.00pm. Tickets £15.00 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Thursday 9th February Talk:The 1630 Expedition to Massachusetts.

Glemsford Local History Society, Glemsford Primary Academy CO10 7RF 7.30pm Visitors £2, Annual Subscription £10. Contact Margaret King (Secretary) on 01787 280996 Email: marjonking@gmail.com Thursday 9th February One Life Suffolk - Health Walks- Great Waldingfield.

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Friday 10th February Fleece Jazz – Brandon Allen Sextet. Stoke by Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ 7.30pm Tickets £18 Students half price. Box Office 01787211865 www.fleecejazz.org.uk Saturday 11th February Quay Drama – A Warning to the Curious. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 7.30pm. Tickets £10.00(Friends £9.00) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 11th February Feltmaking with Fleece from our Alpacas. 2 Rectory Cottages, Gt Waldingfield, CO10 0TL 10.30am – 3.30pm. £39.00 including materials. www.craftclasseswithclare.co.uk/dates Sunday 12th February Quay Children - The Sentence Snatchers. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 2.30pm. Tickets £7.00 (Children £5.00) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 14th February Quay Film – The Secret Life of Pets. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 3.00pm Tickets £5.00 (under 16s £4.00) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Thursday 16th February 3D Felting - bags,bowls,hats,and slippers. Oilven Patchwork and Felting, Bridge Farm Barns, IP7 7AY. 10.30am – 3.30pm. £35.00 www.craftclasseswithclare.co.uk/dates Thursday 16th February Quay Live Cinema – Saint Joan (Live Broadcast).

Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 7.00pm. Tickets £15.00 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Thursday 16th February One Life Suffolk - Health Walks- Hadleigh. Meet at 11am at the Library. IP7 5AG Tel: 01473 272357/718193 info@onelifesuffolk.co.uk

Friday 17th February Quay Comedy – George Egg – Anarchist Cook. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £13.00(No Concessions). Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Friday 17th February Fleece Jazz – Will Butterworth Quartet. Stoke by Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ 7.30pm Tickets £15 Students half price. Box Office 01787211865 www.fleecejazz.org.uk Sunday 19th February Indoor Car Boot Sale, Lavenham Village Hall, Church Street, Lavenham Sunday 19th February Quay History Sunday, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £7.00 per session or £6 if all sessions booked. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Monday 20th February Literature Group – ‘Unhappy Families’. Poems by Phillip Larkin and Simon Armitage. Groton Village Hall, CO10 5EL. 3.30pm – 5.30pm. £70 for complete course. £8 for each single class. Tel: 01787 210344 Wednesday 22nd February Arm-Knit a scarf in less than an hour. 2 Rectory Cottages, Gt Waldingfield, CO10 0TL. 10.30am – 1.00pm £25.00. www.craftclasseswithclare.co.uk/dates Wednesday 22nd February Quay Film – Bridget Jones’s Baby. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5.00 Friends £4.50 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Friday 24th February Quay Music – A Night at the Musicals. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 7.30pm. Tickets £14.00 (Friends £12.00). Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Friday 24th February A Talk by retired GP Dr Dennis Brogan- Is there a doctor in the house? Sudbury Society, Friars Hall, School Street, Sudbury CO10 2HA. 7:30pm £3(Members), £5(non-members) www.sudburysociety.org.uk Saturday 25th February A “Who-dunnit” Mystery Evening in Sudbury. Cost £8 including Ploughman’s Supper. Contact 01787 374096.

Saturday 25th February Craft and Gift Fair by Imagine. St. Peter’s Church Sudbury. CO10 2EH 9am – 4pm. Free Entry Saturday 25th February Quay Drama – The Six-Sided Man. Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN. 7.30pm. Tickets £40.00 (Friends £12.00) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Monday 27th February Literature Group – ‘Unhappy Families’. Jane Austen – Mansfield Park. Groton Village Hall, CO10 5EL. 3.30pm – 5.30pm. £70 for complete course. £8 for each single class. Tel: 01787 210344 Tuesday 28th February Quay Live Cinema – The Sleeping Beauty (Live Broadcast Ballet). Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.00pm. Tickets £15.00 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk

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