Village Community News, May 2011

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VILLAGE EDITION Hadleigh Community News

May 2011

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IT’S MAY IT’S SHOWTIME! There will be more to see and do than ever at this year’s Show on 21st May and reduced price tickets will be available from Avis Newsagents from 1st May. One of the oldest agricultural shows in the country this is still a very popular event on the local calendar. A fun day out for the whole family, the show will again be held in the picturesque setting of Holbecks Park by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Robert Holden.

This year Ipswich Town Football Club will have a presence at the Show. Boys and girls will be invited to participate in skills training in the Club’s Hexagoal.

All the regular, popular displays and demonstrations will be there including the growing countryside area which will again

feature sheep shearing, sheep dog handling, falconry, ferrets and a Suffolk horse demo. A new petting area with farm animals, rabbits, guinea pigs and a donkey will please the children and dog owners will be invited to take part in terrier racing competitions where allcomers can have a go. A clay pigeon shooting competition and gun dog scurry will be also open to allcomers.

Visitors can enjoy the Food Hall, Art and Sculpture exhibition, Flower Show, Rural Craft Marquee, Ipswich Hospital Band, Funfair, Donkey Rides, Vintage Tractors, Poultry and Waterfowl, Foxhounds, Bloodhounds, Beagles, Grand Parade of prize winning horses, cattle and sheep, Show Jumping, a wide variety of tradestands and refreshment stands selling a selection of locally produced British farm food.

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It’s May It’s Showtime!

Continued from front page And the best of the entries for the catalogue cover competition will be on display in the Schools tent.

Entrance on the day will be £10 per adult, £5 for children, £8 for senior citizens and £25 for a family of two adults and up to three children. Reduced price tickets are available in advance from the Secretary (see for www.hadleighshow.co.uk details and application form) and can be purchased from various local outlets including Keith Avis newsagents, Boxford News, Hollowtrees Farm Shop (Semer) and Bates Wells & Braithwaite in Friar Street, Sudbury. Enquiries to 01473 827920 or info@hadleighshow.co.uk

8 year old Nathan Francis designed the winning cover for this years Hadleigh Show Programme

Main Ring Programme 7.30am Judging Ridden Hunter, Cob and Skewbald & Piebald classes 12.30pm Judging Private Driving 1.30pm JAMIE SQUIBB FREESTYLE – FMX SHOW 2.00pm Mixed Parade of Essex & Suffolk Foxhounds, Stour Valley Beagles and East Anglian Bloodhounds 2.30pm Parade of Vintage Tractors 3.00pm Grand Parade 4.00pm JAMIE SQUIBB FREESTYLE – FMX SHOW 4.30pm AB/C Handicap Showjumping 5.00pm Open Showjumping

VILLAGE EDITION Hadleigh Community News

Welcome to the Village Edition of the Hadleigh Community News which is hand delivered to homes during the first week of each month to Bildeston, Boxford, Edwardstone, Groton, Monks Eleigh, Whatfield, Elmsett, Hintlesham, Polstead, Raydon and outlying homes and farms around Hadleigh We warmly welcome all your contributions of articles, letters, sports reports, events and photographs, just email or send to the address below and it will appear in the next issue.

Deadline for copy is the 19th of each and every month.

A total of 7600 copies of the Hadleigh Community News are designed, printed and hand delivered to homes by our own staff.

To contact us just ring Kelvin Avis on 01473 823366 or 07771 644716 email: kelvin@keithavis.co.uk www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk Keith Avis Printers 68 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5EF 2

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Countryside Ring 10.00 Pakefield Ferrets 10.45 GRS Falconry Dislay 11.30 Hadleigh United Rugby Club Tag Rugby Display 12.00 Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display 12.30 Terrier Racing 13.15 Pakefield Ferrets 13.45 GRS Falconry Display 14.30 Suffolk Horse Demo 15.15 Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display 15.45 Terrier Racing

Groton Food Market Saturday, June 18th 11.00am – 4.00pm Groton Village Hall There will be more details next month, but please make a note of this date, as there will be something for everyone, especially ‘Foodies’. We will have several stalls, covering most aspects of Food and Drink, and also refreshments served throughout the day, including the ‘Jolly Hog Roast’ at lunch time.

Any enquiries to Pat Kennedy Scott (01787 210319)

9 Weeks to go for the Dynamic Duo!

End-to-End Bike Ride - Lands End to John O' Groats There are only 9 weeks to go before Jimmy and Dick set off on their epic ride to support Cancer Research. The route is finalised and training is going well so they Helping you tell me! You may well have seen M with your move, one or other of them dashing Th e Estate Age n t Sa not just your sale! through the local and not so local Helping you with Opening Hours lanes and bye-ways. your move, not Mon-Fri 8am - 8pm just your sale!

Sat-Sun 10am - 5pm They have decided to go the "pretty route" through Wales and up the west side although I am told there are a few lumps and bumps that way so hill training is a priority. Who said it was going to Would you like a Would personal service that: you like a personal service that: easy! All their effort certainly deserves all the support we can • Saves you time & hassle?● Saves Preparing your home before viewings you time & hassle? give them and that's where you Preparing your home before viewings • Ensures your security? Accompanied viewings come in. To reach their fundraising ● Ensures your security? target a number of events are Accompanied viewings and peerless communication Keeps in notice the loop? Immediate feedback planned throughout the summer so watch this• space andyou local ● Keeps you in the loop? boards.

• Does the legwork for you? Immediate Nurturing your sale through to completion feedback and peerless communication We also still need some more practical help for the journey. Most pressing ● Does the legwork for you? experiencing theservice to you? No minimum contract term is additional back-up drivers for the support van.• Fancy Offers a risk free Nurturing your sale through to completion life of a nomad, enjoying the call of the open road? Can you give any time ● Offers a risk free service to you? between the 18th June and 3rd July. Volunteers for the 2 week period No minimum contract term would be brilliant but shorter periods can be accommodated. If you can Contact us today for free, friendly and professional advice help then please contact any of us on the numbers below.

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Whatfield News The tickets are now ready for Whatfield Ladies Night, Artichoke Collection, Labels for Less, Plus Handbags. A great evening, Tickets are £5.00. to include drink, and there will be a fashion show, then you can check out all the Garments and bags. So don’t delay get your tickets as soon as poss. from Janet on 01473 822589.

Saturday June 4th: Will be Violets Coffee Morning Tea/Coffee and cake, Village Hall, 10.30 - 12.30. All offers of help, plus bottles for tombola, books, brick-a-brack, produce, all gratefully received.

Please bring items to all 9am on the morning.

Whatfield Gardening Club will be having an outing to Wisley. Sunday 10th July. The cost of coach and entrance, will be around £20. Anyone wishing to join us please ring Janet on 01473 822589 or Mel on 01473 822315 in all editions please.

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with Gillon Cameron playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto St Peter’s, Sudbury, Saturday 26th March Unusually the concert began with the main work, allowing the young tympanist to open the proceedings with all the confidence he has shown in the past, and this was reflected in the playing throughout the orchestra.

It was Beethoven at his best with a faultless soloist who knew he could rely on the conductor and players to accompany him through this beautiful concerto. I cannot speak too highly of the ensemble work and if I pick out the bassoon it is only because the solo entries that she played were more striking than the excellent horns and clarinets. As for the soloist he was very special, giving the second movement meaning that is rarely heard.

I hope he will return again to delight us.

The only other work was Schubert’s not-often-heard Third Symphony.

Was it going to be an anti-climax? No, of course not: the orchestra took it in their stride with careful playing and tuneful renditions particularly from the clarinet and oboe. Schubert never wrote anything untuneful and this work was well within the scope of the orchestra who did it full justice.

They deservedly drew a good audience who I’m sure went home feeling they had had good value for money. I was sorry when that tympanist brought things to a close with his final drum roll.

K. James

Suffolk Village Of The Year Awards 2011 The launch of the Suffolk Village of the year competition has recently been announced and Babergh and Mid Suffolk’s residents who are proud of where they live are being encouraged to enter this year’s contest.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have written to all the qualifying villages, those with an electoral population of up to 500, in their areas encouraging them to take part before the closing date of 27th May 2011.

The actual judging will take place during June. The Babergh district round winner will receive the Cosford Trophy - a brass plaque, a framed certificate and £500 towards a community project, while the Mid Suffolk winner will receive a cheque for £200, a bronze plaque and the Mid Suffolk Village Sign (to be held for two years).

District finalists are then entered into the semi-final round, with winners reaching the final stage and the overall winner receiving £1,000, a plaque, £50 in garden vouchers and a firkin of beer from Adnams. Jo Beever, Babergh’s Community Grants Officer, said: “Babergh has 44 villages falling within this category – and we know all of them meet the criteria in numerous ways - and hope that as many of them as possible will be entering this year.” And Val Coe, Mid Suffolk’s VOY Lead Officer, added: “Mid Suffolk has 82 qualifying villages and we hope many will enter the competition this year. We have had a good record in the competition in previous years and many entrants have commented on what a positive effect entering the competition has had on village life.”

The 2010 Babergh district winner was Sproughton who beat five other villages across the district to gain their prize.

The judging panels, made up of serving district councillors will be marking villages for their community spirit, general appearance, how well its parish council functions, the general appearance of the village and special achievements that particularly impress the judges.

To receive a copy of the entry form and further information please email Jo Beever at Josephine.beever@babergh.gov.uk or telephone 01473 825872 or Val Coe at val.coe@midsuffolk.gov.uk or telephone 01449 724673.

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Hintlesham School Art Exhibition and Talent Show At several School Meetings, the children requested both an Art Competition and a Talent Competition. After much thought and discussion, we finally decided to hold an Art Exhibition and a Talent Show, rather than competitions, as it would be very difficult to choose winners.

After months of hard work, the day arrived! Mums, Dads and other relatives, as well as members of staff were absolutely enthralled by the singing, dancing and instrumental work that was on offer. Dance Club members proved that they are confident performers, no matter whether they are dancing a musical theatre number or a pop song. They all looked the part, too, with their brightly coloured T-shirts, neatly dressed hair, smiley faces and professional looking bows at the end of each performance. Some children [and staff] dance out of school, so we were treated to some ballet, ballroom and modern dancing. We all enjoyed some excellent instrumental work on the keyboards and flute, again ranging from well known, modern pieces to classical work. Each performer introduced his / her own work to the audience and showed us just what could be achieved with plenty of practice. Our singers delighted the audience with both a group number and some solo pieces, one of whom was accompanied by his Dad. These children ranged from those who were singing for the first time on their own in public, to those who have already had some experience as soloists. Whatever the case, all of our performers thoroughly deserved the big clap they were given after each performance.

After some refreshments, the visitors then had another treat in the form of an Art Exhibition. All of the children in Years 2 – 6 had contributed to this. The children's work was on a variety of scales, in both 2 and 3D, and showed ways in which they work in groups as well as on their own. The children's work included painting, drawing, collage work, hand and machine sewing, paper mache, abstract sculpture and junk modelling. Yrs 5 and 6 worked on the theme of 'Friendship,' Yrs 3 and 4 worked from the story 'Where the Wild Things Are' and Yr 2 produced a variety of work connected with the Caribbean story 'Ananse and the Sky God.' Well done everyone, it was a great afternoon!

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On Monday 16 May 2011 the current Hadleigh Feeder Community Transport Service will be re-launched as the Suffolk Links Brett DemandResponsive Transport Service. It is a fully registered public transport service and will be available to anyone who wants to use it to travel within its operational boundaries. The key points about the service are: • It operates on a demand-responsive basis whereby people call Hadleigh Community Transport Group on 01473 828202 between 09:00 and 12:00 Monday-Friday to book their outward and/or return journey • It will operate between 07:00-19:00 from Monday-Saturday inclusive • The cost of a journey will be the same as that of a bus fare on County Council sponsored public transport • The service will accept concessionary fare passes • Passengers will travel in an 11-seater minibus which is fully accessible for disabled people The aim of Suffolk Links Brett is mainly to enable people to travel from rural areas into Hadleigh. However, the existing Hadleigh Dial-a-Ride will be available for journeys around the town of Hadleigh when there are no suitable alternative public transport services available.

To learn more about Suffolk Links Brett please visit www.suffolkonboard.com and click on the link entitled Suffolk Links – Demand-Responsive Transport

Taj’s Tips on Treating and Preventing Threadworms Hi. Taj is on holiday in sunny Devon so she has asked me to write this month’s tips. I’m Jayde a trainee pharmacy technician at Mill Pharmacy.

I have two young children and I thought I might share my tips on treating and preventing a common childhood problem – threadworm infestation.

It is thought that approximately 10% of children under 10 years of age may suffer from this.

Threadworms are small white thread-like worms between 2 -12mm long and they live in the human gut. Infestation can be symptomless but itchiness around the anus may be noticed, especially at night. One might even be able to see them as white wriggling commas on the child’s stool.

Once detected the best strategy is to give the appropriate medicine and follow a strict hygiene regime. It is also recommended that the whole family is treated. The medicines used contain either mebendazole or piperazine and are usually flavoured to make it more palateable for children and are given as a single dose. Sometimes a second dose two weeks later may be necessary. However, as already mentioned, it its equally important to follow strict hygiene measures to break the life cycle of the threadworm otherwise it can become a recurring problem.

Hygiene Measures Firstly 1. Wash all sleepwear, bedding and towels at a high temperature and rinse well.

2. Thorougly vacuum and damp dust the whole house, throwing out the cloth after use. Pay particular attention to bedrooms and vacuum mattresses and where children play.

3. Thoroughly clean bathroom by damp dusting, clean cloth regularly in hot water and then throw away once finished.

For the next 2 weeks 1. Wear close fitting underwear in bed and change in the morning. This is to stop scratching the anus.

2. Wash around anus every morning to get rid of any legs laid overnight.

3. Change underwear daily.

General measures to prevent further infestation.

1. Treat the whole family but speak to the pharmacist if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or if the child is very young. Always speak to the pharmacist if you are on any other medication .

2. Wash hands and scrub under nails every morning, after going to the toilet and before preparing any food.

3. Try not to suck fingers or bite fingernails.

4. Avoid sharing towels or flannels.

5. Rinse toothbrushes well after use.

There is no reason to keep to keep children off school or away from the nursery as long as the hygiene measures are followed as they are unlikely to infest others. *Taj West is the superintendent pharmacist at Mill Pharmacy located within the Hadleigh Health Centre.

Peter Ryder Peter passed away on 13th March, 2011 following a short illness. Trish, Dave, Tim and all the family would like to thank friends and neighbours for the cards and messages of sympathy following their sad loss. Our thanks for a memorable service at St Mary's Hadleigh go to Mrs Hillary Griffin and Reverend Barbara Stanton, and to all who attended the service and joined the family afterwards at the Hadleigh Bowling Club. Donations for the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Ipswich Hospital have been most gratefully received.

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It’s Jeanius! Ditch Your Denim For St Elizabeth Hospice Please donate your unwanted clothing and denim accessories to the St Elizabeth Hospice shop in Hadleigh during their Ditch your Denim month which runs throughout May. Any items – such as jeans, denim jackets, denim shirts, skirts, dresses, bags or even hats – are being sought by the shop in Maiden Way. They will then be resold, with all proceeds going to help fund St Elizabeth Hospice services.

St Elizabeth Hospice’s retail sales St Elizabeth Hospice’s retail manager Jason Rudderham, and his sales manager Jason colleagues, are urging you to Ditch Rudderham said: “Denim is in Your Denim for St Elizabeth Hospice fashion at the moment and in May. there is high demand for second hand items particularly vintage stock. We thought it would be great to have a month long campaign in May to make a call for people to donate the denim they no longer wear.

“We can then resell it in our shops and tap in to the demand for denim clothes – whilst raising money for St Elizabeth Hospice at the same time.”

St Elizabeth Hospice is an independent charity which costs £6.6m a year to run and provides services free of charge to patients and their families in East Suffolk, including the Hadleigh area.

It relies on fundraising and donations to meet these costs and the income generated by the shops is crucial.

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Howard with Mitzi, Heidi and Tilly Greetings to my readers and followers wherever you may be. I say that since I know that these jottings are beamed the length and breadth of the Country and overseas too. I am humbled by your support.

Grateful thanks too are due to my cook Maria (pert dumplings) who grasped the pen last month. She kindly laid morning coffee in the grounds one day and the picture shows me with my constant companions Mitzi, Heidi and Tilly just before receiving a lovely pot of coffee and a plate of Thorntons mini caramel squares and shortbread.

To die for.

As Spring arrives, I have been particularly busy. A very interesting Jaguar Spares Day in Coventry with acres of automobilia; a classic car auction at Swaffham; a lunch and a tea in Long Melford; a visit to London to meet a client who had flown in from Monaco. It was to The Hotel Orwell in Felixstowe that we motored for lunch on Mothering Sunday. (Tel. 01394 285511). The Manager is Umesh Sewnundun formerly the Manager at Le Talbooth. My mother and I and a good friend had a wonderful lunch. The piano played, there was staff a plenty and Umesh looked after us from the time that Frank, our Chauffeur, delivered us to the door until we left. When I go out, I want no more than to feel special and that is just what happened. Do give it a try and tell Umesh I sent you. Dinner with a friend who entertains almost royally beckoned me away from the Hadleigh Choral Society Concert but my mother and father thoroughly enjoyed it.

And to my firm. We do have something a little special and it is worth shouting about. I get to know my clients well and they feel able to discuss all aspects of their affairs. To that end, we give good “old fashioned” service. Our clients are not just a number on a list and we are not a call centre. Each one of our clients is important to us. So when an estate agent seeks to “pot” you in the hands of some cheap and cheerful outfit, ask will my affairs be handled by a qualified and experienced solicitor. So often, that is not the case. A Solicitor is trained to handle matters in a particular way.

If you have not made a Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney do come and discuss matters with me. If you are considering the sale or purchase of a property come talk it through first. If you have owned your house for more than twenty years and have unregistered title let us register it for you so that it can never be lost.

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News from The Station It is that time of year again when we all look forward to the Hadleigh Show.

At the Police Station we have been planning and preparing for this yearly event for some time. It is often a surprise to some people when we talk about how much time is invested in making sure the event runs smoothly.

For us, it is the biggest operation that we look to manage throughout the year, and have to ensure we cover every contingency, especially traffic concerns. Traditionally this event does not generate crime or disorder on the Saturday, and we have to largely thank the very skilled and organised team of staff that put this show together year in year out.

We do remind you all, however, to remain courteous when on the roads during this time as there will always be congestion around Holbecks Park, Duke Street, and the High Street. Provided that we all remain calm and patient, the roads should flow fairly well.

In anticipation of this event, we also have to give consideration to the policing of the fairground that will be in operation on the Friday evening. I am sure many of you will know that historically we see a rise in youth nuisance and alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour on this evening. We have looked carefully at the dedicated resource for this occasion, and will be having extra officers on the street in addition to the response teams that regularly patrol our area. I will be working with officers from neighbouring teams to ensure that we deal with any problems in a firm but fair manner, and will be utilising volunteers under the Town Pastors scheme and the Community Youth bus scheme to engage with those of you who are out.

I will take this opportunity to inform you all that we do have specific powers to deal with youths and alcohol, as well as drink fuelled problems. Section 30 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 creates an offence of persistently possessing alcohol in a public place for young people. People under the age of 18 can be prosecuted for this offence if they are caught with alcohol in a public place 3 or more times within a 12 month period. We have been successfully using this legislation for several months now, and are actively involving the parents of those teenagers caught in an attempt to reduce the flow of alcohol.

Section 27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 gives officers a power to direct anyone over 10 years old to leave a public location for up to 48 hours if they present a risk of causing alcohol related crime or disorder.

Failure to comply with the direction is an offence. When you put this piece of law in context with the Hadleigh Show, those sent away under this direction on the Friday night may not be allowed to return to the area on the Saturday.

We urge you all to report those who you believe to be supplying young people with alcohol, or those who you believe are drinking around out Town whilst under 18 years of age. By working together as a community we can make the Town a safer place to be.

Until next time, Matt PC 1455 Paisley, Hadleigh Police Station 01473 613500 matthew.paisley@suffolk.pnn.police.uk

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Traditional family fun at Monks Eleigh Fete One of Suffolk’s prettiest villages will be welcoming visitors to their traditional English fete on Saturday 4 June, complete with games, teas, stalls and attractions, all in a perfect garden setting.

The Monks Eleigh fete is a complete afternoon out for all ages. The attractions this year include Morris dancing, donkey rides, Punch and Judy along with live music and much more.

The church bells ring in the fete and doors open at midday to the sound of live jazz. The first stop is generally the stalls, among them Junk and Disorderly, Cakes and Preserves, Plants and Books. For the hungry, the barbecue offers the best bangers and burgers and the bar has excellent cask beer.

The popular games include a human fruit machine and plate smashing; and other traditional pastimes include a fortune teller and a display of birds of prey.

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Summer migrants arrived a few days earlier, Chiffchaffs were singing from 11th March at Layham, River Walk and the Fuzz. Willow Warbler and Blackcap singing behind the Health Centre on the 28th March. Again, my first Swallow and Sandmartin were on the 5th April at the Pits, Layham. Nightingale and Cuckoo at Broom Hill Conch on the 11th April. The Cuckoo I saw before it called. Housemartin over Bridge St on the 7th April. Not seeing any Wheatears last year, finding at least 8 Wheatears feeding on the grassy area at Hill Farm on the 12th April made up for this. My first singing Whitethroat was on 15th April, near Layham Pits. Waxings - I found 17+ sitting on the telegraph wires opposite the cricket pitch on a warm 3rd of April morning. Well, 14+ more Waxwings I found at Shelley, near the church, perched on top of a very tall poplar tree on the 14th April. The Waxwing invasion during 1996, Waxwings were still around in May. Several were in Woodbridge on 5th May 1996. A report of a Common Swift on the early date of 8th April, seen by John Clark.

Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kites and 3 Common Cranes seen in Elmsett by Matt Garnham in early April.

On Sunday 17th April, a bike ride down to Giffords Flood saw my first Yellow Wagtail and a Little Ringed Plover of the spring. 1/2 hour later 3 Greenshank flew in on to the Scrape. Also here - 7 Little Egret, 10 Redshank, several Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, Mallard 2 Teal, 24 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, Greylag, Canada and Barnacle Goose, Coot, Moorhen, Reed Bunting, Several Stock Dove, Little Owl calling and Buzzard calling. As I was about to go, 8 knot flying off Eastwards, these birds were well hid up on the ground because I did not pick them out on the flood area. Just shows what you can miss.

If you see anything interesting, let me know jerry@keithavis.co.uk Jerry Oxford

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The Children are usually being treated or operated on for the first time and are afraid, but some comfort is given by the gift of their own Teddy to keep as their own particular Toy, after their treatment.

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My life at The Shelley Centre I’m pleased to give you an update on Charlie, our newest arrival, in that he has already become involved with our Riders and the other day I saw him heading down the driveway, followed by Rocky and Jet, at the beginning of a cross country ride: it was such a nice warm day for it too. Two of the field maintenance boys have just passed my room and I overheard them say that the first of the swallows had arrived overhead, so I shall keep an eye open for them in the stables which is their favourite nesting spot. All the signs are that spring has arrived, to be followed by summer......great, I can’t wait!

People at The Centre are busy now planning the events for the months ahead. However, although it’s been quiet on the Rider front, in terms of ongoing major maintenance it has already been busy. After the worst of the winter weather had passed it was necessary to replace some of the underground drainage resulting in a new soak-a-way being built in the paddock across from my room and soon we will be resurfacing the entrance and stable yard. I mention these events just to illustrate what overall has to be done to keep The Centre going and where our funds have to be spent, although of course these are one off special costs but, never the less, necessary. On a routine basis fences have had to be repaired and the paddock surfaces, damaged by a combination of the wet and horse’s hooves, have been rolled and harrowed to encourage the growth of new grass.

Thinking of the paddocks, don’t forget you keen gardeners that we have a stock of well rotted horse manure if you wish to come and collect. I know it’s a bit late to mention it but, you can always get some now and add to your compost heap for next year? Further to the subject of open spaces; just to remind you that we will have our usual Stand at the Hadleigh Show, Holbecks Park, on Saturday 21st May. It will be located within the shopping village part of the show, so do please come and see us. We will be selling a range of items including plants, cakes, gifts and RDA items.

We are fortunate that as a result of regular publicity and a recent appeal in our local Community News Magazines we continue to increase our Volunteer numbers which has allowed us to make inroads into the waiting list of Riders who are seeking to come to The Centre: Helpers are always welcome and we can never have too many in that to help a majority of our Riders it is necessary to have three Helpers to each horse; one to lead and two side walkers so if you have a couple of hours to spare please do consider coming to joint us. Ah, the door is just opening and it looks as if a new Rider is coming in for an assessment so must go……catch up with you next month.

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23rd Annual Beer & Music Festival at The Kings Head Bildeston The Kings Head Beer & Music Festival features 33 real ales all from small local breweries. From Suffolk the complete range of beers from The Kings Head Brewery will be available along with beers from Mill Green (Edwardstone), Mauldons (Sudbury), Bartrams (Rougham), Cliff Key (Ipswich), Earl Soham, Brandon, Green Jack (Lowestoft) and Old Chimneys (Market Weston).

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There will also be 6 local ciders from, Banham Barrel (Banham), Castlings Heath (Groton), Crones (Kenninghall), Delvin End (Sible Hedingham) and Totham (Tiptree).

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Richard John Caddick 08.01.1970 - 30.09.2010 As many of you may know Richard loved football and enjoyed playing for a few teams when he was growing up so in his memory we are holding a charity football match. This will take place at Hadleigh United Football Club on Sunday 15th May, arrival time of 12:30pm ready for a 1pm kick off. An entry fee of £5 has been set up which will then go to Diabetes UK. There will be a buffet, a bar and a raffle so if anyone would like to donate raffle prizes then they will be very much appreciated.

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Closure Of Daisy Chain With dismay have we learnt that Daisy Chain on the High Street is to close after such a successful two years. Joan Rampling who has had experience running other local charity shops has managed Daisy Chain as a top rate Dress agency and supplied it also with lovely costume jewellry and beautiful bags from London.

It has always been a delight to go in wondering what one might find and always being tempted by something. Joan sadly cites health reasons for her decision not to continue but she has made a real impact with this innovative idea. Daisy Chain has been run on a non-profitmaking basis with part of the revenue from sales going to the ladies who bring in their garments and the remainder going to designated local charities. This has been made possible through Joan's hard work and through the contribution made by her team of 14 volunteer assistants who have given their time and enthusiasm and brought their own flair to the shop; they all say how they enjoy the interaction with their clients and being involved with a local cause.

Wendy Simmons who works 2 days a week tells how working in Daisy Chain has given her back her confidence and got her back into the way of things after a long illness. So, those who come to buy and those who come to sell, as well as those who have generously given their time in the shop are all linked like daisys in a chain in a virtuous circle of giving as well as receiving. That's a great result.

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Kersey May Fair and Plant Sale get the ball rolling!

On Saturday, May 14th at 2pm the Kersey Plant Sale is joining forces with the Friends of Kersey School to host the Kersey May Fair and Ball Run at Kersey School. There will be May Pole dancing, delicious cakes and teas, a wide selection of brilliant food, gift and plant stalls in Church and stalls around the school. The whole afternoon will be rounded off at 4pm with our annual Ball Run; where 100 numbered balls are rolled down the hill and into the splash with help from the children and brooms! The first ball in the splash wins a generous cash prize, a generous hamper and a delicioushoney roast ham kindly provided by Ruse the Butcher from Melford.

Friends of Kersey School Fundraising committee is working really hard to make this a fantastic family afternoon out and will benefit the school, the village playground and the Church. We look forward to seeing you at Kersey School and Church on Saturday 14th May 2-4pm.”

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The quiz night will take place on Sunday 8th May 2011 (7.00pm) at Greshams Sports Club, Tuddenham Road, Ipswich and your support is needed to make it a fantastic night.

Karen Finch MD of The Hearing Care Centre, based on High Street, Ipswich said “Bring your family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, the man/woman who claims to know everything(!) for a night of camaraderie, fun and spirited rivalry. It will be a great night out!”

Last year’s event raised over £1,400 for the charity, which far superseeded the original aim of £1,000. However this year the team based at High Street, Ipswich, are looking to raise even more. Teams for the quiz can include between 4 - 6 members. Entry is £3.00pp (nibbles included), and the winners will take home a top prize of £200 worth of High Street shopping vouchers. Hearing dogs change lives. They alert their deaf owners to sounds we take for granted, providing greater independence, confidence and security. Most are selected from rescue centres or donated as unwanted pets. It costs over £5,000 to train and keep one hearing dog for its working life.

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South and Heart of Suffolk Walking Festival 2011 An annual walking festival – which caters for everyone from keen walkers to the walk-shy – is due to kick off its 4th season next month. The launch of the annual South & Heart of Suffolk Walking Festival will take place at Alder Carr Farm on Saturday, May 14th at 10am.

Refreshments will be available and two walks are taking place – the ‘not quite half marathon’ which is a 12 mile leg-stretcher and a more leisurely walk around Needham Market and Needham Lake which is about 2.5 miles. This shorter walk will be followed with a BBQ at Alder Carr Farm.

The festival is taking place between Saturday 14th May and Sunday 5th June and will feature 31 guided walks in a variety of locations to suit different tastes and fitness levels. This is a different kind of walking festival with various themes including poetry, photographic and painting walks.

Many of the walks include lunch and afternoon tea stops with a chance to sample some fresh local produce, while for others, walkers are asked to bring their own picnic. Karina Coghlin, Babergh’s Tourism and Arts Manager, said: “The region, with its softly undulating landscapes, pretty villages and magnificent cultural heritage, is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the fresh air while exploring its countryside on foot.”

The South and Heart of Suffolk Walking Festival is organised by Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils and sponsored by the Discover Suffolk Project, which aims to encourage local residents and visitors to get out and about in the scenic Suffolk countryside. Pre-booking is essential for all walks. Please call the Tourist Information Centre at either Lavenham on 01787 248207 or Mid Suffolk on 01449 676800. They can also advise on places to stay if overnight accommodation is required.

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Hadleigh & District Garden Club As you can see a Jackdaw has chosen to build its nest on top of the St. Mary’s Church Spire clock, directly behind the bell.

Nice and watertight but perhaps a bit noisy!

Many thanks to Andrew Napier for taking the photo.

What a fantastic story the club enjoyed on 11th April when Jaimie Blake, Head Gardener at Bressingham Gardens, showed marvellous slides and told the history of Alan Bloom, the founder of the gardens.

It is the kind of story that is quite difficult to believe and possibly one wouldn’t have done so if it hadn’t been reinforced by pictures, many from the days of sepia prints and before colour and in those days the camera did not lie!

Alan Bloom must have had the stamina and determination of an ox.

At one point in his life he semi-emigrated to Canada, found the soil not suitable in the Vancouver area, so moved again, plus family of course, to Ontario, where the only problem was no water, so discovering a neighbour had a natural spring on his land - proceeded to dig a half mile trench, which with the fall, was three feet deep. Then returned the compliment by doing the same again for said neighbour, superhuman (or mad) and of course no JCB’s, diggers or even hired help, just himself!

In England he excavated bog oaks from all areas of Fen land to create farm land for the war effort, not single handed but an enormous undertaking as some were up to eighty feet and of course thousands of years old, vast and heavy.

These were but a small part of the background to his develping Bressingham Gardens and numerous varieties and colours of herbaceous perennials and despite all that lived to ninety nine - what a man!! If ever you get a chance to hear this talk, please do, it’s an inspiring story of pluck and determination and will almost certainly make you feel tired and a complete wimp!!!

Next month the development of another horticultural jewel - Hyde Hall by one of the gardeners.

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News from the Garden Personal Thoughts Having had all the Spring bulbs out together, I now have all the different apple trees out together with some of them flowering a fortnight earlier than usual. Happily there seem to be a reasonable number of bees about so the fruit should set well. The ground is drying out rapidly, so getting weeds out is becoming more difficult. I am afraid that it is time to get the hose pipes out for the vegetables, and to hand water a few susceptible plants I looked after the Plant Stall at the Church Spring Fair. We did well, but I was disappointed that there was so little interest in the house/conservatory plants that I had. Admittedly at this time of the year they were not in flower. This left me wondering whether blinds mean that people have no windowsills to accommodate plants, or whether they just do not realise what a beautiful range of plants are available. My favourite pot plant family is Gesneriaceae. This includes a wide range of different plants including the well known African Violets. If you would like to see the range available have a look at Dibley's web site (www.dibleys.com).

Included in the range are the Achimenes which die back at the end of the Summer leaving tubercles in the pot to plant the following year. These look almost like small worms. I had some spare tubercles of some good varieties available at the sale, but only sold one packet.

I have been reviewing the results of the Winter. I am now almost certain my pittosporum is dead. My hardy fuchsias are shooting from ground level, and my phormium tenax looks terrible, but there is a new shoot so it may survive.

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Weather Records In March 8.9 mm (0.35") of rain fell at Kersey which is very low. It made the 3 month running figure 111 mm (4.4") which is well below average.

In March the maximum temperature was 17 Cel (6 F), and the minimum was -2 Cel (28F). So March was very warm with no really hard frosts. We must remember it is rare to get an air frost in May, but ground frosts do occur in some years.

In my garden the ground temperature in mid April is 10 Cel (50 F). Slightly cooler than a month ago, but much more normal for the month.

Hints Garden Centres and Nurseries are now bulging with beautiful plants to tempt us. Before you part with your money, think where the plant is going to go in your garden, and whether it would grow there. Would it be the right size ? Would the colour of the flowers or foliage fit its surroundings ? Is your soil suitable for it ? Would it get the amount of sun it needs ?

Could it cope with the wind that whistles round that corner ? One needs to accept that there are lots of beautiful plants that you have no hope of growing in your particular garden.

As a good general guide the time to prune shrubs is after they have flowered. So have a look at your forsythias, kerrias, flowering currants and spring flowering spirea, and trim off the flowering shoots, so that they can make new shoots for the flowers to come on next year. There are odd exceptions, so one needs to get to know your plants. I have one variety of forsythia that flowers best on the side shoots of one year old growth.

This needs 50% of the shoots cut out each year at this time.

Some varieties of rose are prone to the disfiguring fungus on the leaves called black spot. I do not go for a lot of spraying, but the way to control this problem is to start early, and spray prone varieties with a fungicide.

The same approach applies to hollyhocks which get a fungus called rust which is generally not fatal, but does spoil them.

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Community, St. Mary's and Beaumont. Next time you are asked if you'd like them, please say YES! and forward them on to your local school where they will certainly be used. Please also be aware that most vouchers have an expiry date, so don't leave them in the drawer for too long-or we won't be able to use them.

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Dear Sir Dear Sir I feel I must write to defend Mr Gibbons, who I do not know and have never spoken to, from the terrible attack in your March letters. Poor fellow, he's been hit with just about every cliche in the book, ranging from the "politics of envy" right through to the "economics of the madhouse". Does Mr David not realise that we need people to spend their money so that other citizens can make income and prosper and, last but not least, pay taxes. My wife and I, who are pensioners, own four cars but this does not increase our carbon footprint or whatever (we have not yet managed to perfect the art of driving two cars at once); it circulates money in the area and again contributes to taxation.

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Dear Sir In the march 2011 community news the Hadleigh Town Council (HTC) included an article in which it stated its intention to provide South Suffolk Leisure (SSL) with £30k per annum (index linked) of funding as part of the changes to the Hadleigh swimming pool facilities, and HTC asked for feedback on this proposal. The £30k is currently being set aside each year in order to maintain the existence of swimming facilities in Hadleigh.

The argument made by HTC for the change can be summarized as follows: 1) Hadleigh is in need of additional youth and community facilities and provision. The improved facility at Hadleigh pool would provide this so the HTC should make a contribution to the running costs of this facility.

2) That SSL is a successful organisation and it will be able to generate additional funds from the improved site in Hadleigh that will be used to provide additional youth and community services and maintain the swimming facility.

Taking these points one by one: 1) It is hard to deny that Hadleigh needs some additional youth provision, but the HTC has not shown that the existing facilities in Hadleigh (the town hall, the Ansell centre, Hadleigh High school leisure centre, the football and rugby clubs, the new Bowling Club, the Porch project) are unable to provide the spaces to host youth and community activities. The HTC proposal is to give the £30k per annum fee to SSL with no conditions attached. Would it not be better to commit to spending the money each year on youth and community provision based in Hadleigh, using whichever facilities offer the best arrangement?

2) The financial statements for SSL for 2010, 2009 and 2008 show that the amount of commercial revenue earned has fallen over that period whereas income from grants and Babergh have risen significantly.

Although financial statements do not tell the whole story, on the face of it SSL has not been commercially successful. Instead, it has become increasingly reliant on grants and government funding. Expecting SSL to be able to generate additional funds from the Hadleigh facility is not borne out by its financial performance to date. Since Babergh are truly confident of the future success of SSL they should underwrite the financial risk involved.

It would be a wonderful outcome for Hadleigh if the new facilities at the swimming pool site become a success, but to me there seems to be a considerable financial risk involved in this project. As Babergh are the driving force behind it, I believe they should be the ones to take on that risk. If HTC have money available this could be ring-fenced for spending on youth and community activities either at the new facilities or at existing sites ensuring that the people of Hadleigh are getting something for their money, Daniel Quinlan, ACA

Dear Sir I would like to kindly ask all Hadleigh residents, whether they have children or not, to consider saving any vouchers they receive from supermarkets or on particular grocery products, cereal, washing powder etc. that would help buy essential equipment for our schools. There are many schemmes about that help schools to purchase P.E and Computer equipment, also books. In these stretched economic times this help would be very much appreciated by all of our three schools, Hadleigh 20

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As of 4th April 2011, the last bus back from Ipswich to Hadleigh will be the 18:15. There are NO schelduled buses back from Ipswich after this time as the council are eliminating the 21:10 and the 23:15 service from Ipswich to Hadleigh. The Sunday bus service has also been culled.

I noted in your last publication that the Hadleigh Liberal Democrats were advertising "Dial-a-ride" a transport service which runs from 9:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday...do you see the problem here? Although this is an admirable cause, it is a service which runs during the times which have not been cancelled. What about the people who rely on the bus service during the evenings and on Sundays? The original bus routes must be reinstated. It is utterly irresponsible of the Council to devoid the community of these long-established bus routes; the argument that they are not profitable is completely irrelevant as the council has a responsibility to provide reasonable public transport. Who made the decision to cut these bus service? Who has advertised this? I have only seen it advertised on the public transport section of the Suffolk County Council website. The Suffolk County Councils public transport policy, as well as current public policy nationally, is completely stunted.

Nicola Evans

Dear Sir I hope everyone has noticed that today (12th April), in the middle of hard times, there is not a single unoccupied shop in or close to Hadleigh High Street. And if Tesco comes? They sell fish, meat, groveries, greengroceries, flowers, tobacco, newspapers, magazines, white goods, toys, games, clothing, financial services, computer spares and who knows what else. How will the High Street look then? Councillors and planners - think about it!

John Hart

Dear Sir How fortunate we are in Hadleigh to have a cemetery in such beautiful surroundings. It is situated on a gentle slope overlooking the town and its many and varied fine looking trees stand out and are interesting to look at, and make a great backdrop to the whole scene. Whether you are there tending the graves of loved ones or just there to see the beauty of the place there is a sense of peace and tranquillity. It's undulating terrain adds to the interest, and just to go there on one of the lovely spring days we have had recently and soak up the beauty is an experience not to be missed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the staff who keep the cemetery in such good condition. Many cemeteries are neglected and an eyesore, but ours is kept in an excellent state, as also is the disused burial ground around the parish church in the centre of the town, and that too is in a beautiful area.

We live in a lovely environment and though we have our troubles there is so much for which we should be thankful.

Colin Bull

Dear Sir Last Month (April) Babergh’s Development (Planning) Committee approved Persimmon’s application to build 174 houses to the east of Lady Lane. One of the questions I raised at the meeting was why there was no provision for retail shops in the development. If the residents need a loaf of bread or other shopping they either have to catch a bus or drive to town. How does this fit in with our “green” aspirations? The answer I received was that the land was zoned for residential and light industrial usage. As such, a retail element of any description was excluded.

So there we have it. Even if the Development Committee had wanted to insist on a retail element they could not have done so because of past zoning errors and omissions. The development, without a shop of any kind, may tick all the right boxes but it ignores practicalities and we shall be living with that mistake for years to come.

All elections are important – but more than ever we need District Councillors who take in the wider view and who put people before policies and procedures. It’s time to look past party colours and vote for people who can be competent and effective.

Brian Riley

Hadleigh St John Ambulance Hadleigh St John Ambulance unit are looking for new members. We meet every Monday night at 1945 hrs at 1 & 2 Monastery Park, Aldham Road, Hadleigh, IP7 6BJ. Telephone Alex Rose on 07707 701548 for further details.

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Parish Thanksgiving Evensong A Thanksgiving Evensong was held in St Mary’s Church on Sunday the 27th March 2011 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Masonic Lodge of Virtue & Silence in Hadleigh. The lodge has been in existence in Hadleigh since the reign of George the IV and the start of the industrial revolution! The service, which was attended by the Mayor, Parishioners and members of the Masonic order, was conducted by the Very Reverend Martin Thrower, Dean of Hadleigh & Bocking, the Reverend Canon Kevan McCormack, Rector of St Mary’s church Woodbridge and George Pipe the Masonic Provincial Grand Chaplain. At the end of the service the congregation retired to the rear of the church to enjoy a fine spread of homemade cakes and delicacies.

A donation of £500 was made by the lodge to the Hadleigh Parish Church to celebrate this historic year. This brings the total sum donated by the lodge to National & Local charities to £15,000 in this bicentenary year.

Thankyou Clive & Lorraine Pinnion would like to thank family and friends who supported their barn dance in aid of Children with Leukaemia and raised £897.

We would also like thank the following: Purple Springs Ltd Chattisham, Rosie & Neville, Dawn & Julian, Jo Baker, Forge Garage, The George Hadleigh, Stoke by Nayland Health Club, The Peacock Chelsworth, Belstead Brook Hotel Leisure Club, Place for Plants East Bergholt, Namco Sproughton, Crown Pools Ipswich, Bodylines Beauty Salon Ipswich, The Compasses Inn Holbrook, Rollerworld, Go Bananas, Colchester Zoo, New Wolsey Theatre, Easton Farm Park and Norwich Theatre Royal.

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Boxford Gardens Open Sunday 5th June, 11am-5pm Once again we have a range of beautiful gardens opening across Boxford and Edwardstone. There will be a shuttle bus operating to the outlying gardens in the afternoon. Coffee will be served in the church from 11am and ploughman’s lunches, cakes and cream teas will be available in the village hall. There will be plant and cake stalls around the church and the church tower will be open to climb for spectacular views from midday.

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112a High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5EL Welcome to this months Police news item Let me ask you this question ‘Where do you leave your car keys when you come home from work, shopping or evening picking the kids up from school?’ I can bet that the majority of you will come in and leave them by the back door or the front door, not only that I bet most of you have a lovely key hook hanging up on the wall for your keys to hang? Well did you know that there are Thieves and Burglars about that are only too happy to relieve you of your prized possession that is your motorcar. There is a new trend where houses are being broken into day or night and your conveniently left car keys are being taken along with your car from the drive! And I’m guessing that where you leave your keys you also leave your handbags or wallets with all your bankcards, driving licence in fact your personal identity and money.

Hopefully I have provoked you enough to re-think where you leave these items in the future and make it harder for these people to steal from you.

Thankfully this type of crime is not very high in our area at the moment lets keep it that way.

For those of you that didn’t attend or who are not going to attend the Annual Parish Meetings I mentioned a small bit about a new initiative called ‘Street Walk’ Residents across Suffolk are being encouraged to join a new police and community partnership initiative, which aims to enhance the quality of life where they live. Suffolk Street Watch has been successfully launched in Ipswich and follows on from similar schemes elsewhere in the country. It will be only the second such initiative in the region, with communities in Bedfordshire being the only other people to enjoy its merits in East Anglia.

Street Watch is run by local residents who want to promote good citizenship and support a stronger community while empowering communities to take ownership of their public spaces through highvisibility patrols. They are asked to walk in pairs wearing high visibility Street Watch jackets, for a minimum of two hours a month. It’s a very sociable scheme and once launched, it is run by the volunteers for the volunteers – there is little need for police involvement. Other Forces have found a remarkable decrease in incidents of anti-social behaviour and low-level crime in the areas where Street Watch is running. Sgt Sarah Shrubshall is the county lead for Street Watch and is keen to encourage more schemes to start across Suffolk. If you are interested in starting a scheme in your area, then please contact me or Sgt Shrubshall on 01473 613500 or e-mail sarah.shrubshall@suffolk.pnn.police.uk in the first instance as she has all the information you will need. She is happy to come out to your area to speak to members of the public and gain support for further schemes.

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Newton Green Golf Club junior section celebrated another season of success when staging its annual Captain’s Day and trophy presentations at the club. Incoming captain Tom King, was in fine form for the daying, winning the up to 28-handicap Stableford with 45 points, followed by Eloise Aldous 42 and Ben Uttridge, also 42. During the year Tom had won the D Salmon Trophy, with a net 66, and the KVR Trophy with 39 points.

His new vice captain, Jed Seeley, also picked up four club awards: the junior shield with a 66 net, the Newton Salver (three best net scores) 122 points, the Artic Cup 44 points, and the Mary Whittle Trophy, net 65.

In the day’s 21-54 handicap section played off shorter tees Harvey Watts scored 52, Jo Frost 48 and Alexander Ashworth 47.

The player of the year award went to Lewis Woodhead, who also won the Four Clubs Trophy, Bill Mills Trophy, Coaching/Skills Test, C List Shield, and the roll-up player of the year.

Club man of the year was Max Hemson, who also won the A Dodds Singles Knock-Out Trophy and Division 2 D Salmon Trophy.

The season included a number of youngsters again representing Suffolk at various levels, including 12-year-old Alice Barlow winning the county Ladies Golf Union bronze medal and also two adult competitions at club level – the Mabel Oliver Cup and the New Clubhouse Mixed Trophy.

She also won the Suffolk Ransoms Jacobsen Junior Academy Award and was best girl in the Newton junior open.

Alice Barlow and Eloise Aldous both represented Suffolk at under 12 level, while Daniel Aldous played for the county under 14s, and Adam Woodhead was Suffolk’s under 18 captain and also played for the men’s B team. At club level Alice Barlow was also the most improved player and won the P Hawkins Salver, Young Player of the Year Award, Robinson Cup and the S Woodhead Doubles Knock-out with Lewis Woodhead.

Other club trophy winners were: J and M Clarke Trophy, Daniel Aldous and Ian Woodhead; Junior Handicap trophy, Patrick Cooper 37 points; Mary Whittle Award, Brad Hayward 37 points; Junior Shield Division 2, Logan Anderson 47 points; Junior scratch championship, Scott Edwards 168 gross; Junior open best score, Adam Woodhead 79 gross; H Wordley Cup (junior/adult foursomes}, Georgia and Simon Bearman 40 points.

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For some time now Hadleigh Tennis Club has thought that the club was established around 1911, we even have a plaque above our clubhouse door stating the date. So imagine our surprise when recently considering what we might do to celebrate our 100 years and further researching the history of the club we unearthed this newspaper article: HADLEIGH Lawn Tennis - Hadleigh v Bildeston - On Friday the 8th a lawn tennis match was played between the Hadleigh Club and a team from Bildeston, at Hadleigh, when the home team won four sets to two. Mr H Kersey for Hadleigh and Mr Spilling for Bildeston played remarkably well. The following gentlemen took part: Hadleigh Bildeston Mr. Wm, Kersey Rev. T.S. Harris Mr. A Kersey Rev. W. Forbes-Leith Mr. H. Kersey Mr. Spilling Mr. P. Wilson Mr. Waters Mr A. Newman and Mr. C. Hood officiated as umpires.

Bury and Norwich Post, Suffolk Herald - Tuesday 19 July 1881 From this historic newspaper article it appears that Hadleigh Tennis Club was playing tennis matches in 1881, 30 years earlier than we thought.

The Club is not 100 but at least 130 years old this year. This makes us one of the oldest tennis clubs in the country! A number of clubs claim to be the “oldest” tennis club, amongst them: Wimbledon (1877), Bexley, Kent (1880) and Cambridge University (1881). We are now obviously another in this prestigious mix. It seems a little late to celebrate our centenary, however we feel that 130 years of tennis in Hadleigh does need a celebration of some sort. Therefore, the club intends to celebrate this historical and important event by re-enacting the 1881 tennis match between the gentlemen of Hadleigh and Bildeston. A team of gentlemen from Bildeston have readily accepted the challenge.

The event will take place on Sunday 26th June 2011. This is the middle Sunday of the Wimbledon fortnight, (a club that is a mere 3 years older than us)! The event will incorporate a Ladies match as well as the Gentlemen’s Challenge Match. Ladies tennis started later but was well underway by 1890. It is anticipated that part of the men’s match will involve gentlemen playing in appropriate costume of 1881.

The event will be further enhanced by holding the club’s annual barbeque as part of the celebration.

Whilst we now know that this event took place, we have no information as to where the match was played and where the courts were in 1881, although we do know that at some time tennis was played at the bottom of the Cricket Meadow and on one clay court in Calais Street. We know something of the players too, we believe the Kersey family was prominent in Hadleigh and once lived in the High Street and later at Pond Hall farm.

If anyone can tell us any more, we would be pleased to hear from them on Tel: 01473 822919, or email: secretary@hadleightennis.org.uk Equally if any local business or organisation would like to associate itself with this event and help with the celebrations, (perhaps because they were also active in Hadleigh in 1881), then we would be pleased to hear from them. We will tell you more of the event and any more news and surprises that may come to light in next month’s issue.

If you want more information on this season’s activities and how to play tennis at one of England’s oldest clubs, please visit our web site: www.hadleightennis.org.uk

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A couple of outstanding results, in division one the Brewers A beat the Eight Bells 6-5. The other fixture between the George A and the Legion legends was not played so the league placings remain unchanged.In division two the Brewers B beat Hintlesham Social club 9-2 this meant that they share the division two title with the Kings Head.

Final tables: Division One P W L A F George A 13 12 1 27 116 Legion Legends 13 12 1 32 111 Brewers A 14 8 6 68 86 Ram Jets 14 9 5 77 77 George B 14 6 8 88 66 Eight Bells 14 5 9 93 61 The Cock 14 1 13 109 45 Legion A 14 2 12 111 43 Division Two P W L A F Kings Head 14 11 3 60 94 Brewers B 14 10 4 60 94 Naughton WH 14 9 5 69 85 Hintlesham George 14 10 4 71 83 Legion B 14 8 6 72 82 Kersey Bell 14 5 9 80 74 Hintlesham SC 14 1 13 101 53 Cock Roosters 14 2 12 103 51 Trophy winners and results from the Dixon darts finals held on 11th April.

Division One League winners: George A League runner up: Legion Legends Wooden Spoon: Legion A Most consistent captain: Mark Chaplin (Brewers A 14 wins) Most consistent player: Curtis Hammond (Brewers A 12 wins) Division Two League winners (joint): Kings Head & Brewers B Wooden Spoon: Cock Roosters Most consistent captain: Colin Thackery (Kings Head 11 wins) Most consistent player: Stuart Bull (Hintlesham George 14 wins) Play off results Most consistent captain: Mark Chaplin (Brewers A) Most consistent player: Stuart Bull (Hintlesham George) Other resultsTeam K.O Cup: Winners George A, Runner up Brewers A Triples winners: Legion Legends (R.Hynard, K.Leathers, A.Nichols) Triples runners up: Brewers A (J.Chaplin, A.Taylor, S.Taylor) Doubles winners: George A (I.Clements, G.Parmenter) Doubles runners up: Hintlesham George (S. Bull, Sara Gleed) Singles winner: Stuart Bull (Hintlesham George) Singles runner up: Kevin Leathers (Legion Legends) Ladies doubles winners: F.Littlewood/B.Littlewood (Cock) Ladies doubles runners up: L.Farrell/S.Gleed (Hintlesham George) Ladies singles winner: Emma Witt (George A) Ladies singles runner up: Laura Farrell (Hintlesham George) Landlords/ladies/stewards cup winner: Neville Lay (Hintlesham SC) Landlord/ladies/stewards cup runner up: Mike Ager (Kings Head) High score on finals night: S.Bull (180) High Shot out (league); C.Thackery (142) Most 180’s (league): C.Hammond (5) A big thank you to the British Legion for staging this event, to all the girls who fleeced us for raffle tickets, and to Melvin for his usual organisation throughout the evening and indeed the season. On behalf of the Dixon dart league i would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ivan Clements for his work as our treasurer, think i`m right in saying he has done this task for 21 years so a big thanks to you mate, lastly a special thank you to my good friend Derek Cole who is standing down as chairman after a 9 year spell, his work behind the scenes for the league will be greatly missed.

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