Sudbury & Long Melford Community News, March 2015

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AFC Sudbury extends supporters bus service

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Supporters arriving at the Wardale Williams Stadium for the game against Great Wakering Rovers.

Young and elderly supporters of a town football club are being offered free transport to all home games following a successful trial of a supporters bus. Earlier this season, AFC Sudbury Supporters Club launched a subsidised bus service running to the club from stops around Sudbury, Great Cornard and Long Melford to take supporters to and from all home games.

Due to the success of initiative the club has decided to run the service again next season. Local opticians Wardale Williams has also agreed to finance the running of the bus which is allowing the club to offer free travel to pensioners and those aged under 14. The sponsorship deal for the bus is part of an ongoing partnership between the club and the opticians, which has seen the Ryman North League club’s home named the Wardale Williams Stadium. Richard Instance, AFC Sudbury director, said: “The bus service has proved to be very popular and has helped bring more local people to the games so we have taken the decision to run the service into next season. Thanks to the support from Wardale Williams we are now able to offer free transport to pensioners and our younger supporters, which we hope makes the club even more accessible to more local people.” The bus runs from Sudbury to Cornard via McDonalds and Tesco to Long Melford and back through town to the bus station and to AFC Sudbury’s Wardale Williams Stadium.

Amanda Skinner, Practice Manager at Wardale Williams, said: “We are happy to sponsor this fantastic initiative, which offers both free and affordable transport to allow more people to share the success of AFC Sudbury.

We are delighted to be working with the club once again to benefit the wider community.”

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Trekking in support of Breast Cancer Care Sue and Tony Eaton enjoy walking. They have trekked trails in the Arctic & New Zealand, the Indian sub-continent & South America, Scotland’s west coast and the Yorkshire peaks. This September they will spend 5 days on the Great Wall of China, but this time they intend to combine the trek with fund raising in aid of the charity Breast Cancer Care. BCC is dedicated to helping people with breast cancer, giving them support, information and advice each step of the way. Without this help, sufferers often feel alone and lost, which makes the journey more miserable and recovery more difficult.

Sue and Tony know just how important BCC’s work is because a number of their family members and friends have had the disease and so, to ensure every penny raised goes to BCC, they are paying the travelling and accommodation costs themselves. Tony and Sue plan to raise £6,000. To do this, they are organising two fund raising events: 7th March - Jurassic Rock will be presenting Sounds of the Sixties in Clare Town Hall. This is the story of the music revolution of the 1960s starting with its roots and ending with its legacy. It will be an informal affair, so come with friends, have a drink, dance, sing along, or just sit back, relax and enjoy the music. There will be a bar, a raffle and much more. Tickets will be £10 each and can be bought from Hudgies Hardware, Clare, Tony (01440 786810) or online at www.justgiving.com/tony-sue-eaton. For further information, look at the events on the Jurassic Rock Facebook page, or go to www.jurassicrock.co.uk.

22nd to 25th May - Anglian Artists Exhibition, an art exhibition in Clare Town Hall featuring 25 of the region’s leading artists. The preview will be from 6pm to 9pm on 22nd May and tickets costing £5 will enable guests to talk to the artists over a complimentary glass of wine, and give them the chance to win a painting by the renowned artist David Porteus Butler (valued at £1,500) and the opportunity to buy one of the exhibited paintings before the exhibition is opened to the general public. Entry to the public exhibition will be free between 10am and 5pm from 23rd to 25th May during which time there will be a homemade cake cafe. For further details, contact Sue on 01440 786810 or go to www.justgiving.com/tony-sue-eaton.

Once again, the intention is to ensure that every penny raised will go to Breast Cancer Care and so the expenses for both these events will be met by sponsors and Tony and Sue. We look forward to seeing as many people as possible at each event.

However, if you are unable to come and would still like to support BCC, you can make a donation on www.justgiving.com/tony-sue-eaton.

Sudbury Area Cancer Support Group A new initiative for adults with cancer and their carers is starting in Sudbury.

It has been recognised there is little provision in Sudbury and the surrounding towns and villages to provide support for cancer patients, and their partners / carers through what can be a difficult time in peoples’ lives.

To address this, a team of cancer survivors, healthcare professionals and volunteers have worked together to develop a local support group to provide a relaxing environment where people with similar problems can share experiences, exchange information from a variety of sources and take part in social activities. The group is open to anyone affected by cancer whether they are undergoing or have completed treatment. Support groups do exist at the West Suffolk hospital but it is recognised that people who are undergoing cancer treatment may not want, or be able to make another trip to the hospital to gain additional support at a time when they may not feel well and with the associated time and costs involved.

The meetings will be held in Sudbury, but the group is open to anyone able to attend whether from Sudbury, Lavenham, Long Melford, Clare, Hadleigh or Bures areas. Initially three monthly meetings have been planned. The future shape of the group being formed from feedback received during these initial meetings.

Meeting Dates / Times: Wednesday 25th March, 7 pm to 9 pm Wednesday 22nd April, 7 pm to 9 pm, Wednesday 20th May, 7 pm to 9 pm Venue: The Friends Meeting House, Friars Street, Sudbury CO10 2AA For more information, or a chat about our new Cancer Support Group contact; Ruth or Phil Worsley Tel: 01787 370978 or email: ruth.worsley@tiscali.co.uk Supported by Macmillan Cancer Research

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The Sudbury Carnival will take place at least for a further year and judging by the enthusiasm of those attending the last meeting looks good for a few more years to come. We were delighted to have 5 new members join us, with all taking an active role to ensure we get off to a good start with some fresh ideas, but don't let that put you off, we've still got lots that need doing and we also need plenty doing on the day so if you fancy getting involved give us a call, also we want people who love dressing up and having fun, or want to promote your sports club or business, apply to join the procession, or do you want to have a stall on the Delphi sports ground, get in early to avoid disappointment.

Maybe you have a vehicle that someone could use for their efforts in the procession or want to get involved in some way but are not sure how to go about it, just get in touch through our 'Facebook' page or our web site at sudburycarnival.org, or give us a call, we want to make it the best yet, but that won't possible without your help.

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On the 21st March, the Transition group will have a stand on the Sudbury Market for the annual Seed Swap event, come along to pick up a free packet of veg seed or if you have spare seed which you haven't used, bring it along to swap, maybe try pick up a seed which you haven't tried growing before. Advice on growing will be available even if you only have a container to grow in. One 25th April, the Swap Shop will be held in Old Wells Hall School, Great Cornard, this event is as popular as ever. The aim is to reduce landfill, come along to swap or give away your unwanted items or just take away whatever treasures catch your eye, all free of charge.

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We are handmade Spring Craft Fair at Long Melford We are handmade fairs will be returning to The Old School in Long Melford on Saturday 21st March from 10am – 4pm for a Spring Fair packed full of beautiful handmade crafts. Featuring over 35 craft makers and artists the Fair includes Capricorn Crafts; makers of wooden toys and gifts, Honeybee Soaps & Scrubs, AnnaJo & Jo Slate products, Jewellery designer Dizzy Dizzigns and Colin from Sudbury based CMR Creations, who makes unique woodland bark effect concrete planters.

This event is an ideal place to find a range of crafts and to chat to makers about their work. There will be a great range of products, from Easter gifts and decorations; new ornaments and well-designed practical items for the home and garden plus quality pieces of handmade jewellery and stylish bags. Toni Peers of Curly-Girly Crafts will be demonstrating how to make various Easter and Spring themed items using felt. Whilst artist Julia Tanner will be painting on the day, in addition to selling her work.

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‘I LOVE the Spring.’ says Cathy Bullen, proprietor of Bildeston’s stylish French store The Boule-in ‘It’s the first Spring flowers appearing bringing new life to the countryside: I suddenly want to rejuvenate my home and garden - perhaps it’s the promise of Summer sunshine and adventures of the year ahead…”

Listening to the flourishing success of this small business, it seems that Cathy and her husband are already enjoying a great adventure with The Boule-in which opened its second premises earlier this year, this time in London.

“Yes its been unbelievably exciting” enthuses Cathy “we never imagined when we came back from Provence in 2011 that annual exhibitions from our home in Suffolk would lead to a permanent premises in London. Our hearts are definitely in Suffolk but we can now indulge in our love of France together with the fun of London too!”

The success of the London store has sent them back to France to replenish their stock even more regularly. “It was amazing - we were almost completely sold out within the first couple of weeks so we had to make a mad dash back to restock - its great though because we have some amazing new pieces and almost twice as many things to offer at our Suffolk 'Fête du Printemps’ in March”.

With the addition of some new lines in industrial furniture and a 60’s vintage vibe, Peter has added to their strap line Stylish French Collectables “Everything is sourced in France but not everything is French!” he laughs “We haven’t been able to resist some of the amazing colours of Italian Murano Art glass or Florentine trays that we’ve spotted during our searches - after all they’re all pieces that any stylish French collector would be proud to possess”.

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Award-winning local businesswoman, Karen Finch is bucking the current business trend by expanding her business and opening a brand new centre in Sudbury. Karen who owns The Hearing Care Centre and has 20 centres across Suffolk and Norfolk, is opening the new private hearing care facility at the Sudbury Community Health Centre in March. Karen set up her independent hearing care practice in 1998 and opened her first centre in Ipswich, the following year. In what she describes as a seventeenyear rollercoaster ride, she has gone from having one secretary to help her with the admin to managing a team of 17 including six other registered hearing aid dispensers.

One in six people in the UK suffer from hearing loss and Karen believes that the number of people who have hearing loss will only rise as noise pollution increases and people live longer. "This will more than likely become one of the biggest health issues of modern times".

Karen continued, "Millions of people who could benefit from wearing a hearing aid are reluctant to do so. People who take action, have a hearing test and go on to improve their lives with the use of hearing aids, not only benefit themselves, but also their family, friends and colleagues.”

Karen was kindly invited by the team at the Health Centre to open the new facility. “They have made us feel so welcome. We could not wish to work in a friendlier centre than this”.

“Our whole business is built around offering our patients the very best hearing care service, whilst providing it to them locally so they don’t have to travel far.

By opening here in Sudbury this will help improve this.”

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Sudbury Mayor’s Report Hello everyone, I think this month’s article is going to be somewhat shorter than usual mainly because it’s been very quiet on the Mayoral Civic front. It seems that the understandable aim was to hold many events before Christmas which has left very few to be done by me in January.

I was very happy to be asked along on the 14th January to attend the 20th birthday party of the Bridge Project.

This is one of these groups I think you discover when you are mayor. They have been built up bit by bit by determined people, in this case Annesta and Ken Newson who see a need in the community and are determined to fulfil that need. The Project was set up in 1995 to provide assistance to disadvantaged adults within the community. They provide vocational training, continual education and employment opportunities for such adults in a safe environment for them – you can see a lot of information about them on their website www.thebridgeproject.com. From meeting Ken, Annesta, the staff and all the people there you can feel the enthusiasm and wellbeing. Certainly you could feel that at the celebration and it was interesting to see how many people had come back to help celebrate the occasion. Hope this all lasts at least another 20 years!

On the 15th January Hilary and I attended the opening of the extension to the Codfather Fish Restaurant on Market Hill. Yunus and his team have worked very hard to develop the business there and they have now managed to create the conditions to go for an expansion. Very good luck to them and the fish and chip lunch was very nice!

On the 18th January, Hilary and Jack Owen, the Deputy Mayor, attended a service at St Gregory’s church to celebrate the completion of their Millennium project. This project involved a number of structural alterations not least of which were the installations of new loos – a very welcome addition I think most people would say! At this point I would say some “Get well soon” words for the Reverend Greg Webb who has been steadfastly carrying on rather than taking rest to get over niggling ailments. Hope he’s back very soon.

On the 29th January, I and a number of Councillors (and members of the public from what I saw) attended an exhibition by Suffolk County Council on the proposed development at Chilton Woods. The development which covers land extending from the Tesco roundabout to Waldingfield Road was originally planned to be about 700 houses but is now expected to be around 1,200 houses. About a third of the designated area will be for industrial use. As is usual in these things you want the development but need to understand the impact on what is there already. For example, it appears that traffic in the industrial area will primarily come and go via one exit onto the Springfield Road – there was not a lot of information about what the traffic flows would be from there. How much traffic is likely to flow through Sudbury and particularly through Cross St where we have issues enough at the moment? In general more information I think is needed about what the impact of all of this is on other areas of Sudbury’s infrastructure. In the Town Council’s Future of Sudbury document there was a general point that there must be a tipping point when more development will push what we have into serious difficulties. It would be interesting to be able to see how close the proposed Chilton Woods development would bring us to this tipping point. In terms of Council business the most important thing to go through this month was the setting of the precept (the amount of money you will be asked for to pay for the Town Council) for the year 2015/16. For well documented reasons operations at the Town Hall have been under scrutiny and there has been a lot of work undertaken by officers and councillors and officers to review operations and finances. The decision at Council was that the band D precept (the standard measure for calculating the Council Tax bands) for the new financial year will be unchanged from last year.

On the positive side the Council was able to come in £82,000 under budget through very close scrutiny of finances. Unfortunately this is not spare money as there were a number of issues outstanding for future years that needed to be addressed. Firstly there will be a decrease in the amount of money Babergh will be giving us to support our activities. Last year we received about £72,000 from Babergh. Next year this will be reduced by £24,000 and this will be phased out completely by 2019. The other issue we have had to address concerns reserves, the amount of spare cash to be kept for emergencies.

National associations recommend minimum levels of general reserves for Councils, the Town Councils general reserves have been increased to £73,000 to meet those minimum levels. The other part of the equation is to have enough money to cover repairs and replacements to capital equipment. Currently there is little reserve for this when we have assets of £2 million – things do happen as when we found out we needed major repairs to the Town Hall – so we have increased the capital reserves to £105,000 to cover this.

At this point I would say (as you might expect) that the Town Council does deliver a lot of services for the money: the operation and maintenance of the Town Hall; Community wardens; provision of the Advice Centre; maintaining the Cemetery; running the market; supporting the Delphi club; running a variety of Leisure Environmental and Highways and Footpath amenities. The Council

also supports many local clubs and sites like the Quay Theatre and Gainsborough’s House through the provision of grants.

The work of scrutinising our finances though is not just a one-time effort and we have keep up the work not only to ensure we get value for money but also to make sure we can cater for the cuts and new services we think are coming.

Just a couple more things to mention this month. Firstly work for the Sudbury Carnival this year has started. Although run by a separate organisation the Council is very supportive of this event. If you think you can help please feel free to get in touch with Jack Owen who is the Carnival committee chairman on unionjack1@talktalk.net.

The other thing to mention is my ongoing efforts to raise money for my nominated charities (Homestart, Alzheimer’s and Stroke associations). On 14th February there was an Organ recital (with me and Hilary also playing) that has raised £600 so far. My next event will be a variety music night at St Peters on 21st March. There are a range acts led by ladies vocal harmony group, The Accidentals backed by Flat Broke, with guests Laura Barnard, Thomas Gainsborough School Choir and the Institukes Ukulele Orchestra.

Music will range from swing and ragtime, easy listening through to music from Disney’s Frozen. Tickets are £8 from the Town Hall, Compact Music and the Tourist Information Office. Hope you can make it.

Here’s hoping for some warm weather soon. Robert

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Landlords warned to keep abreast of important tenants’ human rights decision In a recent case, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the Housing Act 1988 is compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Tenants cannot therefore rely on Article 8 of the ECHR to defend against a claim for possession issued by a PRIVATE landlord…for now, that is. Ever since the 2010 case of Manchester City Council v Pinnock, it has been recognised that tenants can utilise Article 8 of the ECHR in countering an order for possession made by a public authority landlord, e.g. a housing association. This meant that tenants could defend possession proceedings commenced by public landlords based on the tenant’s human right to ‘a private life’, ‘a family life’, ‘respect for one’s home’ and ‘respect for one’s correspondence’. However, what was left unanswered, and open to contest, by the Supreme Court decision in the above case was whether the same Article 8 (human rights) defence existed for tenants where a possession order was issued by a private landlord. Crucially, the Court of Appeal had clarified the position through its decision in the case of McDonald v McDonald & Anor, heard earlier this year. However, the tenant has now been given permission to appeal the decision. The circumstances of the case were that Miss McDonald rented her property from her parents.

When the parents defaulted on their mortgage payments, receivers were appointed by the lender, who subsequently sought possession of the property under the Housing Act 1988 by issuing a s.21 notice. The tenant’s response was to lodge an Article 8 proportionality defence, citing a range of psychiatric conditions that would make moving home particularly distressing for her. The defence was dismissed and the tenant lodged an appeal.

The Court of Appeal was unanimous in dismissing the appeal, arguing there was no prior case law support for an ‘Article 8 defence’ against a private landlord’s claim for possession. Further, the court argued that even if such a defence had been plausible, the property rights of the landlords - and the associated financial losses - would have outweighed the health concerns of the tenant in the circumstances of this particular case. Since the decision, the Supreme Court has granted permission to the tenant to appeal the decision, and so the saga continues.

Comment - Article 8 of the ECHR is a far-reaching piece of legislation that has been widely scrutinised for its broad application, from defending against the deportation of terrorists to attempting to secure prisoners’ right to vote in elections. It was only a matter of time before it reared its head in relation to private ASTs (Assured Shorthold Tenancies).

If the decision in the above case eventually settles in favour of the tenant, it is likely to lead to a similarly broad application of Article 8 to a wide range of new possession claim defences based on arguments of human right breaches.

This may make it significantly more difficult (and costly) for landlords and managing agents to seek possession of rented properties. I will be keeping a particularly close eye on this appeal case as it precedes though the courts since a decision in favour of the tenant will see the law governing the relationship between landlords and tenants fall further in favour of the tenant at the very real expense of landlords.

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Sudbury Town Council Council Offices, Town Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1TL Telephone 01787 372331 / 01787 311642 email: advice@sudburytowncouncil.co.uk Minutes of The Monthly Meeting of Sudbury Town Council held in The Assembly Room,Town Hall, Sudbury on Tuesday 13th January 2015 at 7.00pm Present: The Mayor, Mr R Spivey in the CHAIR. Council Mrs S Ayres, Mr J Owen, Mr N Bennett, Mr R Platt, Mr S Barrett, Mr A Osborne, Mr S Clarke, Mrs J Osborne, Mr O Forder, Mr R Smith, Mrs N Ford-Platt, Mr A Welsh, Mr P Gra, Mrs J Howells Town Clerk, Mrs J Budd Customer Services Advisor, Sgt M Paisley Suffolk Constabulary, PCSO L Mansell Suffolk Constabulary, Mr C Spence Suffolk County Councillor 1 APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from Mr I Pointon and Mr J Sayers.

2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST In accordance with guidance from Babergh District Council’s Standards Committee, Messrs Barrett, Bennett, Osborne and Owen declared that they are Babergh District Councillors. All of these members also asked that it be noted that their views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils. Councillor R Platt declared a nonpecuniary interest in item 9 – Planning & Development held on the 5th January 2015. Councillors A Osborne and Mrs J Osborne declared a pecuniary interest in item 9 – Planning & Development held on the 5th January 2015 and left the room during the discussion of Peoples Park.

3 DECLARATIONS OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY No declarations were received.

4 REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION No requests for dispensation had been received.

5 MINUTES RESOLVED That the minutes of the full Council Meeting held on Tuesday 11th November 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

6 ADJOURNMENT No members of public were present.

7 POLICE REPORT PCSO Laura Mansell introduced the new temporary Sergeant for Sudbury, Matthew Paisley. Matthew is part of the new short term promotion scheme, which encourages officers to take that ‘next step’, and see if it suits them.

He will be based in Sudbury until March/April. The towns previous Sergeant, Kevin Horton has also been promoted. A copy of the Sudbury Sector police report and productivity report were distributed and discussed. Sergeant Paisley advised that when he was based in Hadleigh, their police report was much simpler. He will forward a copy to the Town Clerk for consideration.

PSCO Mansell advised members that the Sudbury Streetwatch team have been awarded a Community Achievement Award. RESOLVED That Sgt Paisley and PSCO Mansell be THANKED for attending the meeting and their reports NOTED. 8 COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Councillor Colin Spence reported: • Refurbishment of the bridge over Spinglands Way is completed.

• The problem with the road markings on the McDonalds roundabout has now been addressed.

• Suffolk County Council have purchased nine new gritting vehicles and a further twenty vehicles have been updated. They are fully prepared for any bad weather.

• Suffolk’s Energy-from-waste facility at Great Blakenham is now complete and fully operational. RESOLVED That Mr Spence be THANKED and his report NOTED. 9 TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES Chairs of committees are requested to give a brief report from their committee outlining key issues.

Human Resources Mr Bennett was unable to comment as these minutes are private and confidential.

Planning & Development Mrs Osborne advised that Sudbury Town Council had given a favourable response on the new Community Levy Infrastructure and the 123 list, but with some concerns.

The planning committee have recommended refusal of the application for 33 flats proposed on the old tax office site and the proposed development at Deepside, Queens Road. They have recommended approval of the proposed development on People’s Park. Mr and Mrs Osborne left the room as further discussion was held relating to Peoples Park. At the planning meeting on Monday 5th January, Councillor Platt had submitted a request on behalf of the Peoples Park Preservation

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Association (PPPA) for a plaque/information board to be erected within this development, detailing the site’s history. This matter was overlooked by the planning committee. RESOLVED That Sudbury Town Council advise Babergh District Council that they support the suggestion from the PPPA for a plaque to be erected within the development. That the word ‘Office’ be added at the end of the sentence relating to Signboard E. Leisure & Environment Mr Smith advised that discussions were being held regarding St Peters Church Clock. An update will be given at the January meeting of L & E. That the recommendation for item 9 should read – That the Community Warden, Mr Bradley Smith, investigate with Suffolk County Council highways the type of sign that would be allowed. Once this information is received, a suitable sign can be designed and brought back to councillors for their comments and approval.

Highways & Footpaths Mr Platt advised that the committee had been asked by Suffolk County Council highways to prioritise future projects. These have been identified as redirecting the strategic lorry route away from Cross Street/Church Street; implementing 20mph zones in Cross Street, Friars Street and Tudor Road; formation of cycle routes – SCC is now taking the lead on this and will be updating members of the Cycle group. That the heading for item 7 should read – Electric Car Charging Points in Sudbury.

Finance Mr Forder informed councillors that there were ongoing discussions relating to the setting of the budget. The council offices are to have a completely new IT system as the current system is over 20 years old and no longer able to cope with the workload.

Policy & Resources Mr Spivey confirmed that the committee had discussed the standing orders and code of conduct.

10 PRECEPT 2015/2016 RESOLVED That this matter be DEFFERED until the February meeting of Council, as the budget needs to be finalised before the precept can be set.

11 CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDING ORDERS Following the town council’s commitment to being open and transparent, all policies are being reviewed. The revised Code of Conduct has been adopted by all the principal councils in Suffolk and is recommended by Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC) It reflects the Localism Act passed last year and all monitoring officers are now working from this Code of Conduct. The Town Council’s Standing Orders have been revised by the Deputy CEO of SALC. The draft copy was discussed by the Policy and Resources committee. Their recommendations have been included in this version. RESOLVED That the revised Standing Orders and Code of Conduct be ADOPTED. 12 VISION FOR SUDBURY The Sudbury & It’s future group have produced the ‘Vision for Sudbury’ document. The document is a working document and has been in progress for several years. Babergh District and Suffolk County Council are aware of the Town Council’s vision. There are key changes in this document with sections on housing, jobs and the economy, tourism and sport and leisure now included. Discussion was held relating to transport. The document identifies the need for better infrastructure around the town but does not mention the possibility of the improvement of rail travel. RESOLVED That this document be APPROVED on the proviso that the committee discuss rail travel and details included in the document. That Councillor Bennett and the committee be congratulated on producing this document. At the Annual Town Meeting this document will be presented to members of the public.

13 SUDBURY STEERING GROUP REPORT Mr Simon Barrett reported: • At the last Steering Group meeting, Suzanne Buck from Suffolk County Council, Graham Newman the Cabinet Member for Highways and a representative from Kier – the group carrying out work on behalf of SCC, attended the meeting.

Members were presented with five options to improve the Belle Vue junction. The Steering Group reduced the options down to two. Suffolk County Council will now take these two options and work them into a suitable plan.

• Belle Vue House is now for sale on the open market. A community bid is also in the pipe line and anyone who has expressed interest will be contacted.

• Suffolk County Council is currently consulting with bus companies over the resiting of the bus station.

RESOLVED That Mr Barrett be THANKED and his report NOTED. 14 DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Councillor Jack Owen presented the District Councillor’s report. RESOLVED That Mr Owen be THANKED and his report NOTED. 15 ST PETER’S, THE CHRISTOPHER CENTRE, SUDBURY EPHEMERA ARCHIVE & SUDBURY FAIRTRADE As representative on the above organisations, Councillor Peter Gray gave a report. RESOLVED That Mr Gray be THANKED and his report NOTED. 16 CREDIT UNION The Town Clerk advised members that for a few years the Advice Centre has acted as an agent on behalf of the Credit Union. This scheme has not received a great deal of publicity but a Steering Group has now been set up, supported by the local churches, in order to promote the services of the Credit Union. The Town Council were requested to nominate a representative to sit on this group. RESOLVED That Councillor Jack Owen be the representative on the Credit Union Steering Group.

17 MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor presented his monthly report.

RESOLVED That Mr Spivey be THANKED and his report NOTED The business of the meeting was concluded at 8.30pm.

Minutes Of The Finance Committee Meeting Held In The Mayor’s Parlour, Town Hall, Sudbury On Tuesday 6th January 2015 At 6:30pm PRESENT: Mr O Forder – in the Chair, Mr N Bennett, Mrs J Osborne, Mr R Platt, Mr R Smith, Mr R Spivey, Mrs J Howells - Town Clerk, Miss N Whittle – Temp Finance Officer, Mr B Hurren – Quay Theatre, Mr R Cunningham – Quay Theatre 1. SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES Any member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the member being

substituted. Apologies for absence were received from Mr I Pointon and Mr J Sayers.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members were asked to declare any interests in the agenda items. In accordance with guidance from Babergh District Council’s Standards Committee, Mr Bennett declared a non pecuniary interest that he is a Babergh District Councillor. He asked that it be noted that views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.

3. DECLARATIONS OF GIFTS & HOSPITALITY No gifts or hospitality were declared.

4. REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION No requests for dispensation had been received.

5. GRANT AID APPLICATION FROM THE QUAY THEATRE Mr Hurren and Mr Cunningham from the Quay Theatre attended the meeting to give a presentation to members following a Grant Aid application for 2015/2016 for an amount of £12,000. Mr Hurren reported that the sudden and very sad loss of Nikki Murphy had left a great void in the organisation but they were beginning to recover and get on an even keel. Volunteers had carried out work repairing the balcony area and seating had also been replaced. Mr Cunningham reported that there has been a great turnaround in the figures and the budget deficit has been overturned.

However there is much work still to be done and the Quay Theatre is still very dependent on grants received from the Town Council and BDC. RESOLVED That members appreciate that the Quay Theatre is a vital asset for the town but will defer a decision on the amount of Grant Aid to be awarded until the final budget for 2015/2016 has been agreed.

That Mr Hurren and Mr Cunningham be thanked for attending the meeting.

6. GRANT AID REQUEST FROM 72 NORTH STREET, THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY NETWORK Members discussed a Grant Aid request received from the Family and Community Network for £3000 in order for them to fund a Part Time Manager. RESOLVED That the Town Council is unable to agree the Grant Aid request as they are unable to give grants to cover ongoing salary costs. Members would be willing to reconsider a Grant Aid request for funding towards a specific project. Members however note the good work done by the organisation.

7. TO DISCUSS THE QUOTE RECEIVED TO REPRINT SHORT GUIDE TO SUDBURY LEAFLET Members discussed a quote reprint the ‘Short Guide to Sudbury’ leaflet which is available free of charge from the Tourist Information Centre. Members were advised that the Sudbury Society and Town Council have been requested to fund a maximum of £1300 each but this figure could be reduced if Locality Budget funding and a donation from the Freemen is forthcoming. Cllr Jan Osborne informed members that separate funding for the leaflet should also be available from the Town Team.

RESOLVED That the Town Council will part fund the reprint of the ‘Short Guide to Sudbury’ leaflet up to a maximum of £1300 but only following confirmation from the Town Team as to the amount that they will be contributing to the project.

8. TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A MARKET STALL Members discussed a recommendation from the Leisure & Environment committee to purchase a market stall to be used by start up traders on a short term basis on the Thursday or Saturday markets. RESOLVED That a stall be purchased up to the value of £500 for use by start up traders on a short term basis.

9. FURTHER UPDATE ON PRECEPT AND BUDGET Members were advised at the meeting that due to time restraints a recommendation on the amount of the Precept for 2015/2016 needed to be presented to Full Council at the meeting on 13th January. Mr Forder informed members that considerable savings have been made during this current financial year however the grant received from BDC in 2015/2016 will be reduced by £24156. Members debated as to whether the Precept should be reduced by 1% or remain the same for the financial year 2015/2016.

RECOMMENDATION Following a vote by members, the recommendation from the Finance committee is that the Precept for 2015/2016 remains at the same level as the current year - £559,526.

10. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE REPORTS Members discussed income and expenditure reports shown at minute pages 8 to 10. RESOLVED That the Income and Expenditure reports be NOTED. 11. CONSULTATION ON PROVISIONAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT SETTLEMENT 2015/2016 Members had been requested by SALC to submit views on the provisional Local Government Settlement 2015/2016 particularly concerning the Automatic Precept Referendums Consultation.

SALC state the following ‘the simple and unsophisticated comparison to principal local authority council tax increases is unhelpful and does not take account of the unique circumstances of local councils but it is clear that Government is considering applying automatic precept referendums to at least some of the highest spending councils’.

RESOLVED That the Town Council takes a similar view to SALC in that considering the comparatively small size of parish/town precepts the government appears to be ‘taking a hammer to crack a nut’.

12. UPDATE ON FINANCIAL MATTERS The Town Clerk reported that the Finance Officer had secured a considerably cheaper quote for the repair of the surface of the car parking area to the rear of the Town Hall. This work has now been completed.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC (WHICH TERM INCLUDES THE PRESS) That pursuant to Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the business specified in item 13 on the grounds that if the public were present during these items, it is likely that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

13. TO FURTHER DISCUSS QUOTES RECEIVED FOR A NEW IT SYSTEM RESOLVED That the Private & Confidential report shown be APPROVED. The business of the meeting concluded at 7.40pm.

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Denise shared several photos of her fun weekend with her 600,000 or so twitter followers, commenting “Best Valentines weekend of golf, dinner and dancing with Cozicosti, Eddieboxshall and Dunc at Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa�. Her stay was also featured in the Mail on Sunday the next day. She later said “We literally had the best time. We had a really fun day followed by a lovely meal in the evening. We met some great people and it was everything we wanted it to be. The lodges are amazing and we felt like we had our own space and we could really enjoy the weekend.�

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Increased traffic at Chilton Woods still a major concern as views sought on plans for 1,250 homes Responses to the county council’s consultation over plans for a 1,250-home development on the outskirts of Sudbury have been flooding in and it appears that traffic associated with the long-awaited scheme is the primary concern.

The latest proposals for a new masterplan for the 270-acre Chilton Woods site were revealed just over a week ago. The majority landowner, Suffolk County Council, is investing £1.6million to get the key housing and employment site back on track. Since the public consultation opened, the council has been answering queries via its website and the majority concern the increase in traffic the development would bring. Respondents have asked what is being done to make sure that roads and junctions in the area can manage the increase. According to county highways officers, the capacity of roads and junctions is being modelled and tested via a transport assessment to see what further improvements may be required. They say in the first instance, the priority will be to reduce traffic by focusing homes around the new village centre, with the aim of delivering “walkable neighbourhoods”. The mix of employment and community facilities will also help to contain trips within the development and reduce the need to travel. The scheme also maximises current access to Sudbury via existing pedestrian and cycle routes. To consider the residual traffic generated by Chilton Woods, the council is testing 10 key junctions to identify what improvements may be required. Questions have also been asked about how the increased traffic flows through Great Waldingfield, down Valley Road and Newton will be managed. In response, the county council has said the access strategy for the scheme aims to direct traffic on to the A134 at Springlands rather than Waldingfield Road.

If you wish to contact me with any queries my telephone numbers are; 01787 377861 (office), 01787 378149 (home), or email richard.kemp@suffolk.gov.uk

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Jan Osborne, Chair of the Festival, also praised the high standard of the competitors, their beautiful costumes and grooming. She stated that 'many thanks most go to the teachers and parents for their support and dedication to the children. I always enjoy the performances and find it very encouraging to see so many young people involved in performing arts. A big thankyou must also go to our wonderful team of volunteers, who without, the festival would not take place'.

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Ken’s SESAW News Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare Reg charity no 1124029 I had lots of cuddles when we visited the lovely people at Suffolk Life Pensions last month.

SESAW was one of three charities supported by the company last year. As a result, Mum and Marian were presented with a cheque for £4109, a wonderful donation, while I received much attention from the staff.

The fundraisers enjoyed the occasion too because, as you probably know, animals are excellent stress busters. Many employers and universities arrange animal petting sessions to help staff and students chill out whilst working or studying. If you are looking for a pet to share your life, come and see the animals waiting for you at SESAW. Now the weather is better, new volunteers are busy with outside maintenance, but we still need more people for animal care and fundraising. Please leave a phone message if you are interested or visit us at our Easter Fayre, Whatfield Village Hall, midday on 21st March and our Grand Table Sale, Old School, Long Melford, 10-3pm on 12th April. Tables are available at Melford, phone 01206 263269 to book. Mum says I must thank all the kind people who send donations with no contact details. If you want to save postage but would like a reply and have access to the internet, please message us via email or Facebook. Now I must take a nap after all this hard work. Yes, it really is a dog’s life for me, Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua!

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Jane Basham asks “When do we give up on our children?”

Hadleigh and Glemsford will see their Children's Centres shut down at the end of March. One refurbished, the other purpose-built for children, fully funded by Labour and only opened in 2008 and 2010, they were part of Sure Start. The idea behind Sure Start was to bring together, under one roof, early help, guidance and protection for children and families. Services free for all at the point of need. Breaking down barriers and providing discreet and targeted support for those with problems. Prevention would give a better start wherever needed. It would also be cheaper longer term – in personal and human costs, but also for public services. It made sense, was needed and it worked. But Sure Start Children's Centres are also an easy target for short-term cuts in Suffolk.

I’ve met parents and carers who won’t go to re-located centres. No one's yet told the expectant mums at Glemsford where their future ante natal checks will happen. One thinks she’ll have to go to Sudbury, but doesn’t drive. Another mum, keen to attend a confidence-building programme having fled a violent ex-partner, won’t get there if it’s not held within walking distance. The idea of asking directions at reception in a leisure centre for such a deeply personal course fills her with horror. "Where will we have our family counselling now?" asked another. I don’t know - and nor does the Council. The disruption caused doesn't count with those councillors who voted to close them. They're busy piling up the obstacles blocking children and families from services they value and need; services that, indirectly, benefit all of us in the long run.

Many parents knew from the outset that the closure plans were a done deal and the public consultation a very slanted sham. Subsequent events have proved them right. So why bother to protest and petition, complain and campaign?

There's a simple answer. Sometimes, it's impossible not to. Despite the pressures we face to obey authority, to defer to the powerful and accept what is, we have choices. We can play ball, go along with the obvious charades, and take whatever's given. That can feel easier. But sometimes, because we live in a democracy, we can say 'No!'. We can take sides, suggest alternatives, call for change and look authority in the eye.

For me, decisions on services affecting the future of our children will remain one of those times. There will be another one in May this year.

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You Just Can’t Trust Them (part 12) Is it not a terrible indictment on our society that after two pokes at the job our Home Secretary has had to scour the globe to find somebody untainted enough to Chair the enquiry into Parliamentary Child Abuse. Lowell Goddard, a Kiwi judge from 11,400 miles away is adjudged safe hands, makes you wonder what they’ve got on her! It is stated that she has much experience in conducting such inquiries. I find it surprising that, with their reputation for prolonging this matter, our government did not grasp a candidate from an even more isolated part of the Empire, say the Pitcairn Islands. Their reputation for such sordid practices exceeds even our lot.

Seriously though, is it not a sad reflection of our own society when not one British establishment figure could be adjudged incorrupt enough to do the job.

Not one politician, judge, senior policeman, clergyman or even a retired military figure could be found where accusations of cronyism or corruption could not be levied. What sort of society have we brought upon ourselves?

I was one who, in the past did not care a fig about the sex lives of that odious bunch. Providing they didn’t mate with each other and produce further members of our governing classes to ponce on us ad-infinitum I rather pitied their long suffering spouses and wondered what anyone saw in that unattractive shower anyway. My concern was that if their low morals allowed them to cheat on their partners what were they doing to us? For example, Tiny Tim, our recently (or should we say finally) deselected MP has, prior to his unlamented departure spent some £1319 of OUR money on laptops to replace the one he purchased on expenses in 2007. And he doesn’t even have to hand them in when he debunks! Incidentally, don’t request sight of his or any other MPs expenses from before 2010, they’ve all been shredded by the dwarfish Speaker Bercow under “Data Protection Laws”. You know, they do have a habit of destroying or losing so much documentation.

Expense claims, the Dickens dossier handed by one of the last honourable men to enter Parliament since Guy Fawkes to our then Home Secretary Leon Brittan in 1980, the log book of the submarine “Conqueror” subsequent to sinking the “Belgrano”, details of policing operations (some say malpractices) relating to Hillsborough and the Miners Strike. All conveniently missing. And reading the current news they have been advised to tender proper authenticated claims for all expenses. Fine, by why the hell are we paying for domestic and gardening costs anyway?

We poor saps either undertake our own menial tasks or scrape cash enough together (after taxation) to pay for same. Who gave them carte blanch to so leech off us in the first place? Come on then, members of our local political parties, ask the question of those you appoint, why?

Now to a purely local domestic matter. Suffolk CC and their Babergh chums have finally decided it is time to sort out the chaotic traffic system when one enters Sudbury onto the Kings Street roundabout. However, before decisions are made it is worth Googling Poynton in Cheshire. Their brilliantly imaginative scheme to solve an even worse situation is worthy of emulation and even cost effective. I was very cynical regarding the feasibility of such a plan, but please, Councillors and their Officers just have a look. It could hold the answer to some of our worsening traffic problems. No charge for the advice, just an invite to the Mayor’s annual soiree will do!

Keep sending the emails, they do cheer up a rather dreary winter.

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Table Top Sale Table Top Sale on Saturday 21st March at St Peter’s church from 9am to 2.30 pm. There will be various stalls such as, refreshments,chocolates, body shop, jewellery stalls and much more. All monies will go towards this year's carnival.

Everybody welcome.

Sudbury AFC Supporters Bus Service Route and times: Sudbury to Cornard; Sainsbury’s bus stop 1:30pm, opposite Kings Head Cornard 1:33, opposite Highbury Barn Cornard at 1:35, bus stop opposite McDonalds 1:40, Tesco bus stop 1:42: Sudbury to Melford: Opposte The Bull Hotel Long Melford 1:50, opposite George and Dragon pub 1:52, back to Sudbury pick up at Melford Road at Chaucer Estate junction at 1:57 (on way into town, if anyone cannot make stops, be in a safe place and flag down the bus). Sudbury: Aldi bus stop 2:00; Sudbury Bus Station 2:05; Ballingdon Kings Head (via Friars Street) 2:10, arriving at AFC Sudbury at 2:15 for a 3pm kick-off. The return bus will leave at 5pm sharp and carry out all drop off points that were picked up at.

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St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury Second in a series of articles by Peter Thorogood about our wonderful town and those voluntary organisations that strive to keep it so and give our community so much in return for so little.

Our rather typical East Anglian town centre boasts a much under appreciated vista that many a community would envy.

As John Betjeman himself once remarked our splendid town hall, corn exchange and the medieval St. Peter’s Church give Sudbury a sense of pride. Not many a small market town could boast such a view. Despite an appalling lack of traffic management, parking and empty and rather forlorn properties we still have those wonderfully iconic buildings to give us civic pride.

St. Peter’s was to close for permanent worship in 1971 and stood, uncared for and unkempt, its future uncertain, until certain worthy citizens, led by the sadly missed Tony Moore and others were to eventually form the Friends of St. Peter’s. Suggestions had been made as to its fate. One councillor suggested ripping off the roof so that we could boast a fine medieval town centre ruin!

Another serious proposal was its demolition to be replaced by a fibre glass replica until it was realised that there could be no access. Mindful of the earlier campaign to save the Corn Exchange (now our library) from the Town Council’s plan of demolition the Friends got to work.

Earlier a great music festival was held in what was by then a rather derelict, dirty and dank edifice. It was an amazing success as every health and safety ruling was ignored to host over 600 townspeople to a joyous celebration in our town centre church. Incidentally, St. Peter’s was always held, by the people of Sudbury, to be THEIR church. One of the reasons for its medieval erection was that St. Gregory’s had become too closely allied to the neighbouring Gregorian college (now Walnutree) and the monks had become too influential in its governance. That concert proved the value of the building as a part of the community hub. Although by now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, whose chief concern was the maintenance of the site and its religious artefacts, the Friends were realistic enough to appreciate that its very survival rested with the community and its continued use as a vibrant centre. Since those early days a dedicated band of volunteers has ensured its very survival and above all it has become, like the Quay Theatre and Gainsborough’s House, a living part of what makes our lovely community unique. The number and variety of events hosted is staggering, more than proving the need for such a town centre facility.

But what makes Sudbury’s venue unique is that this is not some 1960s bland civic project as most other towns boast. No, not only is it in true town centre, but it is a wonderful piece of medieval ecclesiastical majesty. We should be so proud to boast such an asset. Every week something different is hosted.

The ever popular Rotary concerts with our own Symphony Orchestra entertaining a packed auditorium and raising thousands for charity. Choral and other concerts including lunchtime music. Farmers markets and book fairs allowing commercial concerns to profit and entice shoppers to our town centre.

The numerous art exhibitions where local artists can peddle their wares and Sudbury on Show as local voluntary organisations can showcase and present all that is good in our town. Without St. Peters’ none of this would be possible.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds has been raised to both preserve and improve the Church. Future plans include the installation of desperately needed toilets and the Friends, together with the Churches Conservation Trust, continue to lovingly care for and protect our greatest town centre asset.

But all comes at a cost. Those dedicated bands of Friends need your help.

Just by joining (just Google St. Peters Sudbury) and giving a small annual donation gives support. But Chairman Roger Green (I think he’s been there since it was built!) and his hardworking chums desperately need volunteers to help with the day to day graft, be it just putting out chairs or entertaining visitors. In fact Roger and his dedicated band have recently been honoured for their previously unheralded efforts by the Marsh Christian Trust. Just a few hours a month is all that’s needed. I have not the space to dilate on the history of this unique place, just wander in and marvel at what our forefathers built, for us to enjoy, preserve, but above all, use and cherish!

Peter Thorogood

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Sudbury Bowls Club Sudbury Bowls Club ladies have had a busy time in matches at both County and National level. In County Ladies 4’s, against Mid Suffolk, it was a marathon match taking all of the allotted 4hours to play. Captain Jacqui Edgar and her team of Jane Watson, Eileen Parker and Ann Baker were all on top form but were pushed all the way by their opposition.

In a dramatic last end with Sudbury 1 shot up and spectators not able to watch in heightened anticipation; Jacqui pulled it out of the bag with the last 2 shots for Sudbury to walk away with a win of 15-13.

They now progress to the next round. In the County Ladies Pairs, 2 teams from Sudbury were drawn against each other; Ann Baker and Jane Watson playing Jacqui Edgar and Eileen Parker. On the day it was success to Ann and Jane 23-12. At the weekend in a friendly match of 18 ends against West End Club (Colchester) Sudbury played very well and beat their opposition by a nail biting 71-70. Special mention must go to the players on rink 1 who beat their opponents 21-8. Captained by Allen Monkman and his team of Peter Stammers, Jim Deveraux and Rachel Bonsor they started slowly and were down at the end of the fourth end 2 shots to 3. The spirited team forged ahead and they soon overtook West End and held their lead to the finish.

Long Melford Cricket Club The 2014 season turned out to be another eventful season at Long Melford Cricket Club. The Saturday 1st Team started slowly but under the superb guidance of Captain Gareth Boon managed to achieve promotion to Div 2 of the Marshall Hatchick Cricket League. For a period the Saturday 2nd Team, under the captaincy of Matthew Hoadley, faced relegation. Yet,they managed to steer themselves into middle table safety with some sterling performances with Lawrence Hall's being worthy of a note. Lawrence also notched his 1000th wicket for the club. Both Sunday Teams had successful seasons with both teams gaining promotion. The Sunday 1st Team are now in Div 2 of the Hunts Cricket League and the 2nd's Div 4. With the new season is a new era with Gareth Boon stepping down from his role as Captain of the Saturday 1st Team after 6 years. Gareth has been an unprecedented success taking the club to new highs and has achieved 3 promotions in his tenure. Stuart Whitehart will take over the reigns. Long Melford Cricket Club would like to thank Gareth for all his hard work and would like to wish Stuart Whitehart all the very best.

Nets began on the 8th February and are at Cornard Sports Centre starting at 1pm every Sunday. It costs £4 per person and all are welcome. Junior Cricket Team registration is on Sat 28 March 10-12 with training starting on Thursday 23 April 6-7:30. All are welcome including and parent helpers!

Finally, so milestones worthy of note: Bill Byford reached 600 wickets & 20,000 runs for the club,Club captain Gareth Boon took 41 wickets this season only playing Saturday 1st XI matches, Matt Hoadley & Bill Byford both achieved 1,000 runs this season and Chris Cleverley took the highest number of catches and stumpings in Marshall Hunts Division 3.

What’s On At St Peter’s - March 2015

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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 1 pm in January and February and between 11 am to 2 pm from March onwards.

Dates for your Diary...

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 - contact details Carole White, 01787 828203.

Bridge Project - Paint Your Own Ceramics – Easter paint your own items booking up to 13 March, Prices start from £1.25 per item. Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk to book. Courtyard Café@The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU Bridge Project - Tuesday Lunch Club Roast lunch served in our Pavilion Room for older residents of Sudbury and surrounding villages. Roast Dinner £5.00; Dessert £2.00. Contact 01787 313691 or info@thebridgeproject.co.uk to book. Courtyard Café@The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU Sunday 1st March Table Sale, Old School House, Long Melford, CO10 9DX 8am12.30pm Tuesrd 3rd – 7th March Quay Drama – The 39 Steps, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.45pm Tickets from £8 - £10 Gala Night £11 Tel: 01787 374745 Thursday 5th March Stepping Out in Suffolk- Health Walks, Hadleigh Walk Meet at 12pm the Library IP7 5AG Tel: 01473 229292 info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk Friday 6th March Bingo Night – Acton Playgroup, Acton Village Hall, Doors open at 7pm – eyes down at 7.30pm Over 16’s only, To reserve your place call Becs on 01787 370549 Tuesday 7th March Sudbury on Show, Exhibits from Sudbury’s clubs & societies Town Hall and St. Peter’s 9.30am – 3pm. Free Entry. Tel: Town Council 01787 372331 Saturday 7th March Nearly New Sale -Birth to Teenage Children’s Clothes, The Stevenson Centre, Broom Street, Great Cornard 2pm to 3.30pm, 50p donation per adult requested, In aid of The National Autistic Society.

Sunday 8th March Quay History ~ History Sundays (5of 6), “Sudbury’s War Poets Remembered” Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm. Tickets £7 each Tel: 01787 374745 Sunday 8th March Table Top Sale- Monks Eleigh Bygone Collectors Club, Long Melford Royal British Legion Hall, Cordell Rd, Long Melford 10.30am – 2pm.Free Entry. Tel: Beverley Walker 01787 881803 Tuesday 10th March Quay Film – Pride, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £5 . Friends £4.50. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 10th March Stepping Out in Suffolk- Health Walks, Sudbury shorter walk. Meet at 12pm the Quay Theatre CO10 2AN Tel: 01473 229292 Wednesday 11th March Stepping Out in Suffolk- Health Walks, Raydon longer walk.

Meet at 10.30am the playing field. IP7 5LT Tel: 01473 229292 Thursday 12th March Talk: The Coast of East Anglia (David Simmonds – National Trust) Glemsford Primary School 7.30pm. Visitors £2. Tel: 01787 280996 Thursday 12th March Quay Film Club~ Ingrid Bergman, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 10.30am Tickets £35 per 4 sessions. £10 for one off trial. Tel: 01787 374745 Thurs 12th to Sat 14th March Boxford Drama Group – Haunted, Tickets £13.00, Warning – It’s not suitable for children. Includes a meal, Licensed bar. Tel 01787 211951 Email hauntedtickets@btinternet.com.

Friday 13th March Quay Comedy - Listen with Alexei, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £14 (Friends £13) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 14th March Quay History -Caught on Camera, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.45pm Tickets £7 – No Concessions. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 14th March Craft and Gift Fair, St. Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury 9am – 4pm. Free Entry Saturday 14th March Jumble Sale, Community Centre, Nayland Rd, Bures. 2pm.

Admission 20 pence. In aid of Bures Scout & Guide Supporters.

Sunday 15th March Mother’s Day Lunch 12.30pm – 3pm. A special 3-course Sunday Lunch including a gift for Mum! Just £22.95pp! Call 01206 262836 to book in advance.

Sunday 15th March ‘An Audience with Lucy Worsley’ Cambridge Arts Theatre. 7.45pm Tickets £35. Contact Gainsborough House. 01787 372958 Wednesday 18th March Quay Play Readers : Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Free Entry. Tel: 01787 374745 Thursday 19th March Quay Music – L A Nights, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm, Tickets £5 – No Concessions Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Thurs 19th March Stepping Out in Suffolk- Health Walks, Sudbury. Meet at 12pm at the Kingfisher Leisure centre. CO10 2SU Tel: 01473 229292 Friday 20th March Film: Magic In The Moonlight (12A) Nayland Village Hall Cinema Bar opens 7.30pm. Film starts at 8pm. Tickets £5.00 ( incl. tea/coffee and biscuits) Tickets available at post office or on the door Friday 20th March Comedy Night from 6.30pm. A line-up of comedians hand-picked from the London comedy circuit. Tickets cost £20pp and include a delicious buffet supper.

Call 01206 265837 or email sales@stokebynayland.com to book.

Saturday 21st March Quay Music – Acoustic Special with Tilly Dalglish & Jack Pout, Quay Theatre, Sudbury. CO10 2AN 7.30pm Tickets £8 No Concessions Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 21st March Sudbury Carnival Fund Raising Event – Table Sale, St Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury 9am – 2.30pm Saturday 21st March Farmers’ Market, Long Melford Village Hall 10am – 4pm Saturday 21st March Handmade Contemporary Spring Craft and Design Fair, The Old School, Long Melford, CO10 9AA 10am – 4pm. Free Entry. www.wearehandmade.co.uk Saturday 21st March Seed Swap – Transition Sudbury Will be having a stall on the Sudbury Market – To promote their annual Seed Swap, also Free Seed sare available for vegetables etc 10.00am – 12.00noon Saturday 21st March Watercolour talk & Demonstration by Vernon J Lever, Borley Village hall, Starting at 7.30pm Tickets £5, Call Trish 881717 or Vernon 310511. Refreshments will be available. In aid of Borley Village Hall Fabric Fund Saturday 21st March Musical Variety Evening with the Accidentals & Special Guests, St. Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury,CO10 2EH In aid of the Mayor’s Charities 7.30pm

to 9.30pm Tickets £8.00 (available at the Tourist Information & Town Hall) 01787 372331 or email Teresa.elford@sudburytowncouncil.co.uk Sunday 22nd March Quay History Sundays, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm, Tickets £7 each or £36 for season Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 24th March Stepping Out in Suffolk- Health Walks, Sudbury Shorter walk Meet at 12pm at the Quay Theatre CO10 2AN Tel: 01473 229292 Thursday 26th March Ladies Who Lunch from 12noon. Lunch and a fashion show – what better way to spend a day out with the girls? Just £14pp! Call 01206 265837 or email sales@stokebynayland.com to book.

Thursday 26th March Quay Special – John Cooper Clarke and Luke Wright, Quay Theatre, Sudbury, CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £22 – No Concessions. Tickets online & telephone only. Tel: 01787 374745 Thursday 26th March The Summoning of Everyman, Great Waldingfield Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets Pay what you want on the night. To reserve tickets call 07946 652196 www.milkbottleproductions.co.uk Friday 27th March Quay Drama – The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, Quay Tickets £12. Friends £11. Tel: 01787 374745 Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 28th March Guided Walk: Strolling in Gainsborough’s Footsteps. Meet at The Library, Market Hill Sudbury 11am Tickets £5. Available from the Tourist Information Centre. On presentation of ticket on the day you are entitled to £2 entry to Gainsborough’s House (Usually £6.50) and deals at Painter’s Café. Tel: 01787 881320 Saturday 28th March Quay Music - Scopyons, Quay Theatre, Sudbury 7.30pm Tickets £13 – No Concessions. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 28th March Sudbury Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert, St Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury CO10 2EA Tickets £12 (£3 child) 7.30pm – 9.30pm Sunday 29th March Wedding Open Day 12noon – 4pm. An opportunity to view our banqueting suites dressed as they would be for a wedding. This is a FREE event with canapés and a welcome drink. Call 01206 265818 or email sales@stokebynayland.com for more information.

Sunday 29th March Supper Club: Nose to Tail of Pork, 12noon – 4pm. An exclusive dining event with a 6-course taster menu and wines to complement the main and dessert courses. Just £39.95pp. Call 01206 265837 or email sales@stokebynayland.com to book.

Sunday 29th March Spring Concert- Suffolk Villages Festival , Lavenham Village Hall, CO10 9QT 6pm. Tickets £18(reserved) £12 (unreserved) Box Office: 01904 651485 www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com Sunday 29th March ‘Songs From The Jazz Age’ Nayland Village Hall, Nayland 7pm.

Tickets £10. Under 16’s free. Contact: 01206 242319 www.naylandchoir.org Sunday 29th March Quay Bar – Open Music Night, Quay Theatre, Sudbury. CO10 2AN 7.30pm Free Entry, Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 31st March Quay Film – Mr Turner (12A), Quay Theatre, Sudbury 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £5 Friends £4.50. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Tuesday 31st March The Summoning of Everyman, Boxford Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets Pay what you want on the night. To reserve tickets call 07946 652196 www.milkbottleproductions.co.uk

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