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NEWS REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE IN MANNINGTREE Manningtree and District Royal British Legion will be holding their Remembrance Day Service at the War Memorial in Manningtree High Street on Sunday, November 11 at 3pm. The parade will form up in the market to step off at approximately 2.50pm.

Please join us to commemorate the end of the First World War and pay respect to many of our local community who gave their lives selflessly in this war. The service will be officiated by The Reverend Dom Turner and the reading will be by our Mayoress Ruth Stock.

Manningtree and District Royal British Legion meet at The Crown in Manningtree on the second Saturday of every month, 12.45 for a 1pm start. New members are always welcome; join online at www. britishlegion.org.uk/membership, by free phone on 08088 028080 or simply pop in and see us. Everyone can join the Royal British Legion and be part of the largest Forces Charity and all the exciting things we get up to moving forward.

BRANTHAM GARAGE SALE 2018 The annual Brantham Garage Sale on Saturday, June 16 this year was in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice and the Nepal Children’s Trust. We want to thank everyone who got involved, stallholders and customers alike. Together we raised a grand total of £1,452.10.

We recently visited St Elizabeth Hospice to hand over a cheque of £726.05 and we will be using the remaining equivalent sum towards providing aid to vulnerable children in extreme poverty in Nepal.

For more information on the work the Nepal Children’s Trust do and how you can get involved directly with this local grassroots charity please visit: www.nepalchildrenstrust.co.uk / Facebook: Nepal Children’s Trust Once again we thank you for your support, and as it was such a success we will be hosting the garage sale in June next year.

IN TOUCH WITH ELMER! On Friday, September 21 my colleagues and I at In Touch took part in a fundraising event for St Elizabeth Hospice which raised £611.87. The Curry, Quiz & Raffle hosted by Isaacs on the Quay and Ipswich Buses was challenging, but a lot of fun, and all for a very good cause. We had two tables and let’s just say one did better than the other, but there wasn’t much in it. It’s always a good idea to let the boss win don’t you think!

The evening is just one of many events taking place across the county as part of St Elizabeth Hospice’s Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk.

The trail, which is based on the much loved character Elmer the patchwork elephant, sees the hospice once again join up with Wild in Art, who organised last year’s Pigs Gone Wild trail, and new partner Andersen Press who own the publishing rights to Elmer.

Rather appropriately the final round of questions was all about elephants!

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NEWS KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY at hall farm SHOP & REsTAuRANT If you haven’t visited Hall Farm Shop & Restaurant in Stratford Saint Mary already you simply must.

Hall Farm is conveniently nestled just off the A12 in the heart of Constable Country with panoramic views across the Dedham Vale! A one stop shop that prides itself in its family orientation as well as the locality of its produce, from Dedham Vale honey in the shop, with hives on the farm, to Hall Farm lamb served in the restaurant! No other restaurant in the area can boast such a uniquely local product.

We are still operating as a working farm. However, we began to diversify in the early 2000s as times were beginning to get tougher for a farm our size. Like many farms before us, a decision was made by the family to try something new. Initially we cleared one end of an old block of stables and sold fruit and veg as well as a few other bits and pieces. Within 10 years we had knocked through the entirety of the stables and also renovated an old cattle byre to become something that resembles us today!

With a shop, delicatessen, butchery, café restaurant and a free farm trail, there is something for the whole family with things to see all year round, from the lambs in the late winter/spring to the highland calves, as well as a whole host of farm animals. Watch vintage machinery working on the fields to harvest the fodder for our cattle in August. Wherever possible at Hall Farm we use local ingredients/produce. Even the straw and hay for the animals is solely taken from neighbouring farms. If you step into the café all of the cakes and scones are homemade every day.

Run by the Barrie family, we are a third generation business and have every intention of keeping the business in the family. John and Myra Barrie are making way for the next generation to continue Hall Farm’s exciting and unique journey and with recent extensions to both the kitchen and the restaurant we are continuing our forward momentum. William, Edward and Matthew (pictured), John’s three sons, are all very much involved, as well as Liam, their stepbrother, in the butchery. It’s very much a family affair down on the farm.

Find out more at: www.hallfarmshop.com You’ll find Hall Farm on Church Road, Stratford Saint Mary, Colchester CO7 6LS. St Mary’s Church, Stratford St Mary is our neighbour, so keep your eyes peeled for it and you’ll know you’re close!

With Christmas just around the corner there’s no better time to visit Hall Farm. We have everything you’ll need for the perfect day! Have a chat with Ron, Liam or Alex, our resident butchers, about your individual requirements, whether it’s a particular size roasting joint or to order your locally raised turkey (sourced from Colchester).

We also take orders for deli meats, some of which are cooked in-house, and you’ll find an array of local cheeses as well as your favourite European classics, at our extensive cheese counter. We have homemade mince pies as well as Christmas puddings, not to mention the stunning Christmas menu on offer in the restaurant! Please look online for more details on all of the above.

MANNINGTREE TOWN COUNCIL The minutes of Manningtree Town Council meetings are available on their website, on the two town noticeboards (one at the Co-op Fiveways store and one beside the library) and at the clerk's office by appointment: 01206 390285 www.manningtreetowncouncil.org.uk

SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM When the longer winter nights arrive, take a fresh look at your home security and remind yourself of how to stay as safe as possible when out and about.

At home • Keep front and back doors locked at all times and keep keys and valuables out of sight and reach from cat flaps, letterboxes, and downstairs doors and windows.

• If you’re out in the evening make sure you leave a light on and draw the curtains. If it’s dark before you get home, use timer switches to turn on energy-saving lights.

• Light up your front door with dusk to dawn lighting – make sure it’s visible from the street.

• Make sure your home is visible from the street by keeping bushes and fences less than one metre high at the front of your property.

• Don’t forget about garages, sheds and outbuildings – make sure they’re locked and secure too.

• Try not to leave your house in silent darkness. Just leaving a radio on could make a potential burglar think twice.

• Never leave a spare key outside your house; burglars know all the usual hiding spots.

• Keep bins away from windows when they’re not being used as they can be used as a climbing aid for burglars.

• Consider joining or setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Find out more about Neighbourhood Watch in Suffolk at: www.suffolknwa.co.uk Out and about • Plan ahead before you go out. Know where you’re going, how you’ll get there, and how you’ll get back. Let someone know where you’re going, and be prepared for a change of plan.

• Keep your purse or wallet and keys close and secure. Only take out essential items, and if you can leave valuables at home, do.

• When you’re out, always walk with confidence, and stick to well-lit, busy areas, using the route you know best.

• Avoid quiet or badly-let alleyways, subways or isolated car parks. Walk down the middle of the pavement if the street is deserted.

• Remain aware of your surroundings – don’t walk along texting, making a phone call or listening to music. As well as being distracting, this advertises your valuable to criminals.

• Trust your instincts – if you don’t feel safe then change your route, remembering to stay in well-lit and busy areas. Don’t be tempted to take short cuts.

• Be a good friend and stay safe by sticking together. Always avoid walking alone at night.

• If you regularly walk home in the dark, get a personal attack alarm – they are widely available and inexpensive.

• If you regularly jog or cycle, vary your route and times you go out, particularly if you go alone. Try to avoid wooded or remote areas and stick to well-lit roads, or main paths and open spaces. Stay fully alert of your surroundings and don’t use headphones.

If you have any quires or questions please contact Hadleigh SNT at Hadleigh Police Station, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh IP7 5AD Hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Emergency: Call 999 Non-Emergency: Call 101 Follow us on Twitter@ HadleighPolice Police Connect: Suffolk.police.uk/police connect

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NEWS BRANTHAM PARISH COUNCIL The next meeting of Brantham Parish Council will take place on Wednesday, November 7. Come along to find out what your parish council is up to and to raise any questions/concerns.

Find more about Brantham Parish Council at: www.brantham.onesuffolk.net The site includes copies of recent parish council meeting minutes, details of upcoming events and other items of local interest.

The parish council meets on the first Wednesday of every month (except August) in Brantham Village Hall at 7.30pm. The public are welcome to attend.

You can contact Brantham Parish Clerk at: 07702 490212 / clerk@branthamparishcouncil.co.uk You can also follow Brantham Parish Council on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/BranthamParishCouncil Parish Clerk Surgeries Brantham Parish Clerk holds monthly surgery sessions at Bake and Blossoms café so that parishioners and others can meet her, ask questions, raise concerns or even just have a chat and a cake. This is the perfect opportunity for you to get to know your parish clerk and chat through all those local issues that have been bothering you!

The next surgeries are on Tuesdays, November 6 and December 4, both 10-11.30am.

JAMES CARTLIDGE MP FOR SOUTH SUFFOLK In September I was honoured to be appointed to a new role, as PPS to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. A PPS (Parliamentary Private Secretary) is the link between the Secretary of State and MPs from all parties. It is a particular privilege to be part of the Foreign Office team given the department’s role of advancing our national interest around the world.

On the majority of foreign policy issues there tends to be a consensus, with little dispute on the way our relations should proceed in most countries, and MPs tend to unite when confronted with terrible humanitarian crises overseas, such as in Syria or Rakhine state, Burma. But of course, there are many more controversial issues, notably Brexit, but also the long-running Palestinian question, and how we respond to President Trump and Russian aggression.

Keeping ministers aware of the direction that opinion is forming on the full gamut of issues is a key responsibility of a PPS. For example, at the time of writing we have encouraging signs in Syria with Turkey and Russia seemingly agreeing a ‘buffer zone’ to protect the remaining rebel enclave of Idlib.

Were this agreement to break down, the international temperature would rise – and so would concern in the House. This would be particularly so if chemical weapons were deployed again. Let us hope such further horror can be avoided.

While all of the issues facing the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ultimately affect the people of South Suffolk, I am confident that my new role will not in any way diminish my ability to campaign on the home front. A particular priority at present is the rural economy, given that the Agriculture Bill comes before the House in October, promising a new era for how we subsidise and support our farmers. My stance has always been that we should maintain an equivalent version of the current system until a better one is in place. Quite simply, whether at home or abroad, food production or foreign affairs, we need to apply good old fashioned common sense and resist the temptation of divisive ideology.

I hold regular advice surgeries offering help and support to local people.

Please see page 15 for my contact details.

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BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR ALASTAIR MCCRAW REPORT TO PARISHES, ALTON WARD: NOVEMBER 2018 Brantham & Stutton Planning Exhibitions Last month I reported on a forthcoming exhibition for the greenfield (now brown soil) site in Brantham. A consultation event will be held at Brantham Leisure Centre from 4-8pm on Wednesday, November 7 when Taylor Wimpey will be presenting their initial proposals. We can make suggestions on these before they make an application for full planning permission. I expect keen interest. It seems to be for 288 houses, a 10 per cent reduction on the original 320. The mix is mostly of two, three and four bed properties, with public open space at Decoy Pond and beyond. The largest trees are to be retained, as are the woods.

The full application will then go to Babergh. After checking all the paperwork, a lengthy public consultation should take place. It could be expected to come before Babergh’s Planning Committee from the early spring onwards. Things have a habit of changing though. We just deal with things as they are, and not as we would have liked them to be. Members of the PC intend to be at the consultation throughout. I’ll certainly be on hand for most of the time.

The parish council have their regular monthly meeting at 7.30pm on the same night. It might be an opportunity to come and see what they do. We won’t be offended if you find you must leave. We’d be happy to see you.

Stutton also have an open meeting at the community hall from 4-7pm on Thursday, October 25. Probably held by now, Stutton PC are working with Hastoe Housing Association and Babergh District Council to produce a small development of affordable homes for people with strong local connections and priority for Stutton applicants. They too, seek constructive comments.

That affordable local housing is quite a contrast with Brantham, where the affordable component is precisely zero. I still find this quite astonishing. It has been so far justified by the expected massive improvement, remediation and industrial development on the brownfield area across Factory Lane. But so far, instead of the dirty tangled metal, brick and wire, we have clean expanses of mounds of hardcore with pools of water and nothing on them! I await something truly positive there with baited breath.

Stars and awards in general On reflection, I added two further nominations to the Stars of Babergh.

Joanne King, the ‘volunteer’ editor of the excellent, nay essential, Brantham Bugle deserved some more credit. So did Paul and Gemma Chenery at the Brantham Bull for their efforts as a Business in the Community. The nominations are, at the least, a thank you for the sustained and continuing efforts. But I hope they all win something!

Coincidentally, a fellow Independent Councillor at Babergh has been nominated for the big Local Government Awards in the Place Shaping and Environment category. Clive Arthey from North Cosford leads the Independents, the second largest group at Babergh. From the start he has provided both Derek Davis and I an excellent example and advice on how to do ‘People not Party’ and still keep your eye on the politicians. He was nominated by residents, which may be why Babergh only gave publicity to the two ‘official’ nominations for Cabinet members. That’s shameful treatment of a long serving and knowledgeable member.

I continue to ride around on the Blue Claud Butler, but must point out that a Brantham friend of mine has an identical bike. I’m not always in those places!

As ever, I can always be contacted as below.

Alastair McCraw: 07812 564188 / alastair.mccraw@babergh.gov.uk Facebook: Alton, Alastair McCraw & Harriet Steer (a joint open group)

Lawford Parish Council You can read council minutes on the parish council noticeboards and at: www.essexinfo.net/lawford-parish-council Minutes can be collected from the parish office by prior arrangement as the offices are not open to the public.

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NEWS MISTLEY PARISH COUNCIL The unapproved minutes of the Full Council meetings are displayed at the noticeboards near the Rigby Avenue/Harwich Road bus stop and outside Mistley Post Office in the High Street.

The approved minutes of all meetings can be accessed online at: www.essexinfo.net/mistleypc/parish-council/meetings Dates of next meetings all 7.30pm in Mistley Village Hall Thursdays, November 15 and December 6: Planning Committee Mondays, November 5 and December 10: Full Council

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If for any reason you are unable to attend your appointment please let us know as soon as possible so that another Patient is able to take the slot.

Nurse’s Appointments Nurse’s appointments are for 15 minutes and we have a nurse in surgery Monday to Friday from approximately 9am-6pm.

Phlebotomist/Health Care Assistant All blood tests are carried out in the morning with the first appointment at 8.40am and finishing at 11am. Between 11.20am and 12.40pm the heath care assistant offers additional appointments such as smoking cessation, hypertension clinics, diabetic foot checks and NHS health checks.

Flu Clinics We held clinics throughout the latter part of September and October as previously advertised. For any patients who still haven’t had their flu vaccination, we are incorporating a walk-in system whereby the vaccination can just be given – with no appointment necessary – between 12.30 and 2pm in November and December.

Please phone the surgery to book an appointment and we will try to accommodate your needs. Please support your local GP Surgery for your flu vaccinations.

Dispensary Our dispensary dispenses for patients who live over a mile away from a pharmacy. If not applicable to this category, prescriptions can be sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice. In the dispensary we have a pharmacy technician who runs medication usage clinics, so if you have any queries regarding your medication an appointment can be made to discuss. The clinic is on Tuesday afternoons from 2-4pm; please call the surgery to make an appointment.

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Flu Clinics Our flu clinics are now well under way. The vaccination programme is complex this year as there are three different vaccines aimed as specific age groups, and the practice will take delivery of these vaccines through September and October.

Family History Taster Session The fourth Thursday of the Month from 4pm.

• Research your family history • Pick up hints and tips • Access to free library resources

If you are normally entitled to a free flu vaccination you will relieve a personal invite letter giving the dates you can attend our clinics. Please wait until the end of October before contacting us if you have not received a letter

Basic Computer Coaching Tuesday mornings from 11am and Thursday afternoons from 4pm.

• Need help with online banking, setting up an email account, creating a CV, Blue Badge applications, booking flights or any online services • General hints and tips on using computers, tablets and laptops

This year we are collecting donations for the British Heart Foundation at our flu clinics.

Capel Alterations Alterations to the Capel surgery waiting area and receptionist room started on September 24. The main changes are now complete though there is still decorating to complete. Thank you to all patients for your understanding over this period. The refurbishment of the clinical rooms and the alterations to the reception and waiting area represent a considerable investment by the GP partners, who are committed to ensuring the Capel premises provides a welcoming, safe and clean environment for patients and staff.

Patient Feedback Thank you to all patients who have provided feedback to the practice. The doctors and I met in September to review patient feedback. It is encouraging to hear that the new phone system with queue progress information is well received and that our clinicians are highly regarded. It is also really encouraging that 95 per cent of responses in September said that patients were likely or very likely to recommend the practice to friends and family.

However, one area patients would like improved is continuity with our doctors. We have therefore decided to increase the number of pre-bookable appointments available both online and to book via our reception team. This has been made possible because our revised appointment system enables patients to have access to a GP, if needed, irrespective of the time of day they contact the practice (except in rare situations when demand is exceptional).

This has reduced on-the-day demand which means we can make more appointments available for pre-booking.

Training Days A reminder that the practice will be closed from 1pm on the following dates for staff training: Thursday, November 15 and Wednesday, December 12. On these afternoons the Capel St Mary building will be open to enable access to the pharmacy, but the practice reception will be closed. East Bergholt reception will be open. Please note that there will be no clinicians at either building after 1pm as they will be attending training off-site. If you phone the practice the recorded message will ask you to ring 111 for medical assistance if your problem cannot wait until the next day.

Practice Manager Pete Keeble

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Adult Craft and Knitting Group First Tuesday of the month from 2-4pm.

A casual group for everyone. Bring along your own project and share ideas with other crafters For bookings and further information visit Manningtree library or telephone Essex Libraries: 0345 603 7628

STOUR VALLEY ARTS & MUSIC Our 68th season continues with The Merlin Ensemble at St Mary’s Church, Dedham on Sunday, November 11 at 4pm.

Violin and artistic director: Martin Walch Horn: Hubert Renner Piano: Till Alexander Körber The Merlin Ensemble Vienna was formed in 1991 by 10 principal players of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with the aim of performing chamber music at the highest level. Flexible in size depending on the music selected, they have appeared at many leading musical festivals including Salzburg, Lucerne and Bonn as well as in other prestigious venues in Europe and in North America. This concert has been generously supported by Jane Jewell.

Programme Brahms, Violin Sonata in A op 100 for violin and piano R Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel – Trio arranged by Körber Liszt, La Lugubre Gondol for violin and piano Liszt, Mephisto Waltz for violin and piano Brahms, Trio in E flat op 40 Tickets: svamtickets@btinternet.com / 01206 298426 / www.svam.org.uk

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MISTLEY RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB Mistley Rugby Union Football Club will be holding their annual Christmas Fair on Sunday, December 2 between 10am and 2pm.

There will be a wide range of stalls giving inspiration for that perfect Christmas gift.

Refreshments will be available as well as homemade cakes, a tombola stall and a raffle, with lots of prizes for all ages.

There will be face painting and other interesting ideas for the children, a real family event.

Free entry and free parking.

For more information contact Kelly: floss_kelly@hotmail.com / 07889 219913

THREE CHOIRS CONCERT IN LAWFORD Lawford Church will be hosting a concert by three local choirs on Saturday, November 24 at 7pm.

Equinox Voices, Harmonise Community Choir and Lawford’s own church choir will come together to present a varied and delightful programme for us.

Refreshments will be served, and the evening promises to be a real pleasure.

Tickets (£5) are available from Karen Crowhurst (01206 396535) and Liz Herrett (01206 392873).

ACORN VILLAGE CHRISTMAS MARKET Come and help raise vital funds for adults with learning disabilities at your local charity by supporting the Christmas Market and The Magical Grotto on November 17, 10am-4pm.

With more stalls than ever, both inside and out, flower displays by the wonderful NAFAS, the most wonderful Mr and Mrs Christmas giving up their time during this very busy period of toy making to come and meet you all, and lots of other surprises along the way, you are sure to have a fantastic time whatever the weather.

Suitable for all ages and all abilities. We hope you can come and support Acorn Village. www.acornvillages.com

STOUR CHORAL SOCIETY Stour Choral Society will perform The Manchester Carols, an inspired collaboration between composer Sasha Johnson Manning and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, at Mistley Parish Church on Saturday December 1 at 2.30pm.

A collection of 12 carols, linked with a gentle, entertaining narration, these carols are for everybody, for the believer and non-believer, for people of various faiths and simply for the curious. The concert will also include a selection of audience participation traditional carols.

Solists: Jemima Whatling (Soprano) and Gary Griffiths (Baritone) Conductor: Duncan Archard (Duncan’s last concert as conductor) Accompanist: Stephen Smith Tickets are £10 and available from SCS members, 01206 392820 or Howell’s Hardware Shop, High Street, Manningtree.

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OUT & ABOUT ACTIVE LISTENING Alan Mogridge, client of The Hearing Care Centre, can pinpoint exactly when he began to lose his hearing. A mild stroke in April 2012 affected both his peripheral vision and hearing, although thankfully only slightly and with no other major effects.

But, over time, both he and his family began to notice deterioration in his hearing. “They would say, ‘Dad, you’re not entering family conversations’,” explains Alan, and “’you’re excluding yourself’.” Alan also found that he couldn’t hear in restaurants with background noise, nor the high-pitched voices of his grandchildren.

“It was getting worse and when I went to visit my daughter in Singapore, she encouraged me to go private for hearing aids. We already knew about The Hearing Care Centre and so I went straight to Vicki in March this year.” Alan was fitted with latest Phonak Audéo B90s and says he doesn’t

even notice they’re in and “the way Vicki explained things was simplicity itself. I can hear so much better and don’t feel excluded anymore”.

A busy and active 76-year-old, Alan is chairman of the Mersea Island Packing Shed, a Colchester Blue Badge and Castle tourist guide, Morris dancer (and former mayor of West Mersea) so he finds it essential to be able to communicate and listen well. “I spend much of my time talking to people, working with groups, chairing meetings etc and have no more problems with hearing speech. The aids are also so discreet, I have no issues with the maintenance and I often wear them while out on the boat.

“My experience of The Hearing Care Centre has been absolutely positive and I have recommended them to others. Thank you so much to Vicki and team; my wife is very happy that I don’t keep saying ‘pardon’ anymore and these hearing aids have changed my life, and you can’t say anything more than that.”

The Hearing Care Centre is currently celebrating its 20 year anniversary with a special offer for the month of November.

Enjoy two years’ interest-free credit* (usually 12.9% apr) on all premium range hearing aids, with a four-year free aftercare package including warranty, batteries and earwax microsuction. our Manningtree clinic is based at Foundry Court Community Centre, Colchester Road. Book in for a confidential consultation about your hearing concerns on 01206 760839 or at: www.skeelshearing.co.uk

MURDER MOST FOUL East Bergholt Dramatic Society presents three deliciously dark tales at Constable Hall, East Bergholt at 7.30pm from Thursday, November 29 to Saturday, December 1.

Fate’s Thread by Stephen Bean When you’re a ghost trapped in a graveyard, how do you discover the truth about your death? Was it an accident or murder? A comedy in which new (ghostly) friends decide to resolve this dilemma!

Thicker Than Water by Ron Nicol Henry Prince dreams of growing up to be a vampire, but everyone around him just thinks he’s weird, apart from his mum! A tale where the comedy gets darker and darker!

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The Demon by Martin Downing Six friends are trapped in a high rise apartment, having received a warning that one or more may die that night at the hands of a demon! A scary supernatural thriller.

Film Night Wednesdays at Brantham Village Hall

Tickets are £7 in advance from Fountain House Tearooms, 01473 311553 or 07803 475750.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (12A)

Doors open at 7, film starts at 7.30pm Wednesday, November 14

In the aftermath of the Second World War, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.

Tickets cost £5 in advance from Bakes and Blossoms café, £5.50 on the door, £3 for under-16s Refreshments available on the night Facebook.com/BranthamBoxOffice

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OUT & ABOUT MANNINGTREE POETRY GROUP The next meeting of Poetry Plus will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 13 at the Red Lion, South Street, Manningtree.

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All those interested in poetry are invited to attend either to listen to the spoken word or to read poetry themselves. Some people will be reading their own poetry and some will choose to read the work of other poets. There is no admission charge. For updates please visit: www.poetryplus.org.uk

WINTER JUMBLE SALE Clear the Clutter – Bag a Bargain Saturday, November 24 from 2pm at Bentley Village Hall If you have anything you wish to donate to our sale, please bring it along to the hall from 9am on the day or telephone Pam (01473 310283) or Aimée (01473 311311) and we will arrange to collect it from you.

If you would like to come to our sale, the hall will be open from 2pm. Tea and coffee will also be available.

We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support.

MANIFEST MOVIES Friday, November 23: The Book Club The Book Club is a 2018 American romantic comedy directed by Bill Holderman, in his directorial debut, and written by Holderman and Erin Simms.

Diane (Diane Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage. Vivian (Jane Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings attached. Sharon (Candice Bergen) is still working through her decades-old divorce, and Carol’s (Mary Steenburgen) marriage is in a slump after 35 years. The lives of these four lifelong friends are turned upside down after reading the infamous 50 Shades of Grey, catapulting them into a series of outrageous life choices.

Doors and bar open at 7pm on film nights. Films begin at 7.30pm. Tickets are just £5 for Manifest Theatre members. Non-members pay additional £2 annual theatre membership which entitles them to reduced prices on all Manifest productions during the year. Pay on the door.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET Annual Craft Market organised by the Friends of St Lawrence Church Bradfield Saturday, November 24 at Bradfield Community Centre (CO11 2UU) from 10am-4pm

Shepherds Delight by Ian Parker On September 27 we were entertained with a talk on the technicalities of macro photography, starting with the history and definition of macro through to techniques and equipment options. Our first ever photography marathon on September 29 was a huge success with a good number of participants enjoying the challenge which involved taking and submitting one photograph from each of eight categories within four hours. It was followed by wellearned coffee and cakes.

Our November meetings are Garden Photography with George Fossey on Thursday 8 and a Photography as Art competition on Thursday 22.

Meetings are held twice monthly on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm at the St Johns Ambulance Centre, Station Road, Manningtree CO11 1EB. A number of informal ‘Rookie Club’ evenings are also arranged where members can refresh their skills and share experiences.

New members are welcome to join for the forthcoming season or may attend initially as a visitor. Please contact our secretary for details: 01206 393751 / madps@post.com www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk

SAMARITAN’S PURSE CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL There is still time to fill and donate a shoebox to bring cheer to severely deprived children in parts of the world through Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. Over the last 14 years hundreds of shoeboxes have been wrapped and packed with goodies for deprived and much-needy children in Eastern Europe and the Middle East to bring cheer and comfort at the Christmas period.

In 2004 Manningtree Methodist Church joined with Ardleigh and Gt Bromley and since then have been a collecting centre for these gift boxes which are collected in November. We have lost count of the exact number, but it runs into the thousands and they are given to children living in conditions such as sewers and scrap heaps.

We hope to dedicate the filled boxes on Sunday, November 11 but are happy to receive them before or shortly after. We are appealing for volunteers again to fill boxes; full details from 01206 395263.

Craft and food stalls, refreshments, raffle, tombola, plus Father Christmas (£2 per child) Admission £1 (accompanied children under 16 free) Contact Norma Barrow: 01255 870681

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OUT & ABOUT MANNINGTREE FIT CLUB Open to anyone looking to lead a healthy active lifestyle.

Every Wednesday evening from 7-8pm at Mistley Village Hall.

Contact: Bridie 07403 316735 / Tanya 07920 76245 Follow us on Facebook at: Manningtree Fit Club

STOUR VALLEY U3A Richard Heap, Production Director of Stephen Walters & Sons Ltd, talked on silk weaving in Sudbury on Wednesday, October 10.

He covered the history of silk weaving and how it came to Sudbury, how silk yarns are processed, the silk trade, partnerships and relationships between supplier and customer and how the company engages with the local community and the environment.

Our meeting on November 14 will feature Davis Simmonds, a National Trust speaker and volunteer, introducing The Coast of East Anglia. The East Anglian coast is full of contrasts and has much beauty, history and wildlife. His presentation will focus on National Trust coastal properties in Essex and Suffolk.

VILLAGE LINK In a change to out November programme, we will meet at Tattingstone Village Hall at 10am on November 14 when Gary Bunkell will give a brief account of the project to erect Capel St Mary War Memorial, followed by a talk on the history of Butley Priory by Sheila Harrison.

Our aim is to bring communities together and over the years we have attracted members from many villages, men and women of various ages. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 10am-noon. I would like to welcome back any former members and to see new members from all local villages at our meetings, either as visitors or members in readiness for our 25th celebration in 2019.

Chairman Linda Evans: 01473 311262

THE FRIENDS OF FOUNDRY COURT In just a few short weeks it will be 2019, a year that will be very special for The Friends of Foundry Court, marking, as it does, the 25th anniversary of the founding of the group in Manningtree.

The inaugural meeting was held in January 1994 and was originally set up to support the day care centre, then run by Essex County Council, by raising funds to provide extra facilities for those using the Colchester Road building.

Small things such as daily newspapers and magazines were provided along with drinks and a sweet trolley kept those needing a little sugar happy. Larger outlay included the provision of a treatment bed, sofas, a large television, chairs, tables, shelving for a library and the books to go on these, a fridge freezer and, for those wanting to be outside, there was a greenhouse and a pump for the fountain, creating a very pleasant garden area.

Fundraising and a bequest have also helped The Friends donate to the community coach, improve a kitchen and contribute towards the wages of a member of staff.

Colne Housing now runs the complex and 14 years ago The Friends took over the running of the Ironside 60+ Club and this continues with various activities such as bingo, carpet bowls, chair keep fit and the ever-popular monthly music afternoons.

During the year there is a garden party plus Easter and Christmas parties and special events to mark Halloween and harvest.

There is a mystery coach tour in the summer, a Christmas shopping trip in November plus some shorter outings to places such as Alton Water. More recently there have been holidays for the less able, The Friends paying towards a specially adapted coach.

Membership is open to all over-55s in the area and currently stands at more than 100 with members, as well as those living in Ironside Walk, coming from Manningtree, Mistley, Lawford, Dedham, Brantham, Wix and Bradfield and more are always welcome.

The 13-strong committee is looking forward to welcoming more members during the silver jubilee year. For more information please call 01206 395500

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Each month The Coffee Grinders meet at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt CO7 6SD from 10am to noon. This meeting especially welcomes new members and gives all members the opportunity to meet the activity group leaders and the committee while enjoying a cup of coffee. The next meeting is on Friday, November 23.

Our main purpose is to encourage lifelong learning for those who are no longer in full time employment and emphasis is always placed on making learning active and fun as well as helping in developing friendships. We have a wide range of groups including language study, country walking and computer studies and groups that visit gardens, churches and historic buildings. In the main, membership is drawn from communities in the lower Stour Valley and adjacent areas including Brantham, Capel St Mary, Dedham, East Bergholt, Holbrook, Lawford, Manningtree, Raydon and Stratford St Mary. We are affiliated to the ThirdAge Trust, have over 260 members and 21 groups. For further information please visit www.stourvalleyu3a.org.uk where membership secretary Gillian Gibbs may be contacted.

We meet at Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership is £12 which entitles members to attend meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, except in December.

ORWELL DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY On Wednesday, November 7, Dr Claire Walsh will present a talk entitled Tamara de Lempicka – Mistress of Art Deco.

Tamara de Lempicka dazzled Paris artistic circles in the 1920s and 30s and seduced with her stylish portraits. These heady years saw her immortalise the atmosphere of wealth and decadence of Paris. Other painters oscillated between Cubism and Fauvism, but de Lempicka was one of the few to be able to embody the decorative style of Art Deco in her paintings. Stunningly beautiful, she engaged in the world of fashion and photography, as well as presenting herself as the quintessential modern, independent young woman. She was glamorous and notorious, but her extraordinary talent confirmed her reputation as one of the most iconic painters of her generation.

Bread and Circuses is the title of our talk on Wednesday, December 5 and will be given by Libby Horner, a freelance art historian, curator, film producer, lecturer and writer.

We meet at Tower Hall, Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew on the first Wednesday of most months. Talks last about an hour, commencing at 2.15pm, with tea and coffee served from 1.30-2pm. Guests and non-members are welcome provided we have enough space. Exceptionally popular lectures will have a visitor limit of 20 spaces. Please contact Wendy Robbins in advance on 01394 823807 to check if there is available space.

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OUT & ABOUT / SPORT MANNINGTREE ROTARY CLUB CHARITABLE BRA COLLECTION Manningtree Rotary Club is still collecting bras on behalf of the charity Against Breast Cancer.

If you have any bras that you no longer need, please drop them off at Manningtree Co-op where you will find a collection box in the main entrance lobby. Thank you for your continuing support.

TEA & SUPPORT Tea & Support, the friendship and self-help group formed some five years ago for those who have been bereaved or are living alone, meets on the third Wednesday afternoon of each month from 2-4pm, normally in the Church Hall, New Road, Mistley. We have a talk or activity followed by an opportunity to chat over tea and home-made cake. Several times a year we have an outing to somewhere local for either lunch or afternoon tea. To cover our costs for transport we ask our members for a donation of £1 each per meeting attended.

November 21 will be a musical afternoon and our Christmas Lunch is on Wednesday, December 12 (please note that this is not the third Wednesday).

For further information please contact Joy or John Baker on 01206 391918 or for transport please call Paskell’s on 01206 396709. The 2018 programme is available from Paskell’s in Manningtree, in St Mary & St Michael’s Church Mistley and St Lawrence Church, Bradfield.

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LUNCH 2018 As I write this in early October, we have already received the first applications for places at the ever-popular Community Christmas Lunch at the Church Hall, New Road, Mistley.

This year the event will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 12.45 for 1pm and will offer the traditional, home-cooked, full Christmas Lunch with wine, desserts, coffee and mints, plus carol singing to round off the afternoon.

A vegetarian alternative will be available on request, as will transport if booked in advance.

We are open to anyone in the local community, especially those living alone, the elderly or infirm. Most of the ingredients for lunch are locally sourced, except the wine which has already been purchased in France. The generosity of our suppliers and helpers means we can still offer the lunch at cost price – just £5 per person.

Please contact Joy and John Baker on 01206 391918 to secure your place.

We can only cater for 75 people, so book early!

LAWFORD & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The AGM was our September meeting and it passed quite quickly as there were no problems and the committee was re-elected, with two additional members.

We enjoyed an enormous and delicious buffet, and then a short quiz that seemed to round off the evening well. We are all hoping for another good growing year in 2019.

The last meeting for 2018 will be on Thursday, November 15 when Andrew Babicz will give a talk entitled Hedges. Will it be ‘what it says on the tin’ I wonder? Come along and find out.

Our meetings start at 7.30pm and we would love to see you there.

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STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB Norman Jacobs talked about Pie ’n’ Mash and Prefabs on Wednesday, October 3 and on October 17 Sally Chicken discussed The Regeneration of Shotley Pier, a plan very much in the news.

On November 7 Peter James will talk about The Great Essex Earthquake and two weeks later on November 21 Jo Harrison’s talk is entitled Going Underground.

Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, free of the constraints and obligations of service clubs and involve members at minimal cost. The club is directed primarily to providing fellowship between members who are compatible with each other and the opportunity for development of acquaintances. New members are welcomed.

We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB at 10.30am.

For further details please contact speaker secretary Dave Carman: 01255 880202

LAWFORD FOOTBALL CLUB Groundsman of the Year Congratulation to Lawford FC’s Dave Atton (pictured) who won the 2018 Essex FA Groundsman of the Year award. Dave is a tireless supporter of the club, not only ensuring that our pitches are kept in prime condition, but also helping run the bar and coffee shop as well as being treasurer for the senior section.

At the awards ceremony, Leyton Orient manager and former Tottenham Hotspur defender Justin Edinburgh paid tribute to local football volunteers: “At grassroots level there’s that real bond and that real special connection between the fans, the players and everyone connected with the football club. For everyone here tonight who collects an award it’s very well deserved, and I’d like to congratulate them.”

While Lawford pitches remain in first class condition thanks to Dave with help from Steve Rand and Jason Tilstone, other improvements over the summer at School Lane include new goals for main pitch, partly funded through a grant from the Football Foundation. There are also new goals that can be used on either the 5x5 or 7x7 pitches. The U7s, U9s and U10s will all get great use out of these goals throughout the season.

Under-7s Make Lawford History U7 Manager Mark Orrin reports: History was made on September 9 when Lawford FC entered an U7 team in the league for the first time ever. The squad of nine players trained together last season and were therefore very eager to get to play a match. Their excitement was increased as it was an away fixture and even more exciting was the fact that it was an ‘overseas’ fixture with a visit to Mersea Island playing against Oyster Youth U7s.

The match seemed to pass in a blink, but all the players put a great effort in and all had fun. The result at this age is not important. Every boy played to their best ability and conducted themselves in a way that was an asset to the club. They should be proud; the parents were proud, and it made me proud to be called their manager and coach. The history books will show that for Lawford U7s, and the individuals involved, their first game was good day.

Promotion for Lawford Ladies Congratulations to Lawford Ladies having won promotion to the Eastern Region Women’s Football League. Recent results include success in both the League Cup with a 7-0 win over Bishops Stortford and a 4-1 win against Hoddesdon Town in the League. The club is very proud of what they have achieved so far from such a great bunch of players.

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Brantham Athletic is a local football club which runs a senior section, junior section, Sunday and ladies teams. Our home ground is Brantham Leisure Centre, New Village, Brantham.

Men’s Cricket The season came to an end on a positive note with the First Team ensuring Division One status for 2019 with an emphatic victory in the last game of the season against Wivenhoe. With other results also going their way they finished in eighth position in the league.

The 1st team had an excellent run in the FA Cup resulting in them reaching the second qualifying round for the first time in their history. They had a home tie against Eastbourne Borough, a team three steps above them, and Brantham lost an exciting and tense match 1-0. It was truly an old fashioned cup-tie. The actual FA Cup was on display in the clubhouse for the whole of that day which made it a very good event which was well attended. Since then it has been back to the league with two good wins and one defeat.

The Reserves, A team and U18s have been playing with mixed results with the hope things will improve.

Forthcoming home matches will be publicised on the website and on Twitter.

As soon as fixtures are received they will be published.

There is also a thriving junior section with ages ranging from Under-7 to Under-16. Our Sunday teams play their matches on Sunday mornings at the leisure centre whilst our ladies team play on Sunday afternoons at the centre, The 1 team play their home matches at the leisure centre, kicking-off at 3pm on a Saturday and at 7.45pm on a weekday evening. The A team play at Raydon. The Under-18s play on a weekday evening, 7.45pm kick-off. st

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EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB It has been an up and down start to the campaign for the 1st Team with two comfortable victories, three comprehensive defeats and one draw.

Early days still.

The Reserves have recorded one win, one draw and one defeat in the league and exited the FA Senior Reserve Cup at the hands of a strong Long Melford side.

The A Team have a 100 per cent record to date including progressing in the Suffolk Primary Cup. They face a trip to Redgrave Rangers in the next round.

UPCOMING FIXTURES 1st Team: Senior Division Sat, Oct 27: Grundisburgh (A) Sat, Nov 3: Capel Plough (H) Sat, Nov 24: Achilles (A) Reserves: League A Sat, Oct 27: Henley Athletic Res (H) Sat, Nov 10: Wenhaston Res (H) Sat, Nov 17: Coplestonians Res (A) Sat, Nov 24: Achilles Res (H) A Team: League C Sat, Oct 27: Ufford Sports Res (A) Sat, Nov 3: Redgrave Rangers, FA Primary Cup (A) Sat, Nov 10: Grundisburgh Res (A) Sat, Nov 17: Somersham Res (A) Sat, Nov 24: Sporting 87 A (H) Fixtures are subject to change. To confirm please refer to the fixtures website: http://fulltime.thefa.com/Index.do?league=4358069 Ladies and Juniors We are looking for new teams, boys or girls, of any age group to join us as we look for the club to grow. If you are interested please contact David George: davidgeorge5000@hotmail.com Steve Butcher (Secretary): stevebutcher55@btinternet.com

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The Second Team ended the season with a defeat, but still achieved sixth in Division Three. The Third team finished the season in a very creditable fourth spot, with a number of youngsters making good progress.

The Sunday NECL side finished the season with an emphatic victory to claim the runners-up spot in Division One. Also a number of players (Jimmy Goff, Callum O’Connell, George Hutton and Sizwe Masondo) received recognition in the NECL divisional team of the season.

The Sunday Two Counties team acquitted themselves well, again with many youngsters showing encouraging signs for future summers at New Road.

Ladies Cricket The Ladies finished in top spot in the Two Counties Ladies T-20 A Division.

PERFORMANCES OF NOTE 1st XI James Scott, 60 not out v Wivenhoe Callum O’Connell, 59 not out v Wivenhoe Phil Palmer, 4-10 v Wivenhoe Sunday NECL George Hutton 87 not out v Galleywood Callum O’Connell 50 v Galleywood September 100 Club Winners 1: Stuart Barwood (67) £120 2: Matt Bibby (1) £55 3: Ron Parkes (49) £50 New players are always welcome; for more information email: mistleycc@btinternet.com

CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB The First Team had an excellent September playing four league games and winning all four.

A 4-2 victory against Bramford United with goals from Nick Middlebrook, Danny Garrard (penalty) and a brace from skipper Shaun Webb was followed by a 2-0 win over Trimley Red Devils with Webb having another good game and grabbing both goals. A 1-0 away win against Haughley United, with Middlebrook scoring the only goal of the game, saw the side move up to third in the Senior League table and the team pushed up to second place a week later after beating Leiston St Margarets, also by 1-0 with a well taken goal from Garrard giving us the points. Despite having players unavailable most weeks the side has done well in what is a tough league and have played some good football.

Our young Reserve side have had a mixed start to the season, losing games against Wickham Market by 5-3 and Haughley United by 3-1, but won 3-1 at Stonham before going goal crazy to beat Leiston St Margarets away 13-0 in the County Reserve Cup with Charlie Read getting five goals. Keeper Christian Foxhall has been playing well in goal with Bill Butcher having some decent games in defence and Harry Taylor doing well up front.

Our Sunday morning team lost 1-0 at Elmsett, but beat Shotley Rose 5-2 in the League Cup with Joe Bigmore scoring one and making three goals after having an excellent match. Our Veteran side (over-35s), who play their games on Sunday afternoons, beat Black Boy Pub from Bury St Edmunds 2-1 in the League Cup before beating Old Times 3-1 to move up to second in the table.

Youth games take place at Capel Playing Field on Saturday and Sunday mornings if you want to see the stars of the future in action. Finally, you can check out the team fixtures on the local league websites.

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CHURCH NEWS BENEFICE OF EAST BERGHOLT AND BRANTHAM

ST MARY’S CHURCH, LAWFORD

Rector: The Rev Canon Stephne van der Toorn 01206 392646 / revstephvdt@googlemail.com www.constablecountrychurches.co.uk

Services for November

SERVICES IN NOVEMBER Saturday, November 3: All Souls’ 3.30pm Service of Memories, East Bergholt

Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Simon Heron, 01206 392659

Sunday 4

8am Holy Communion BCP 8.45am Prayer Breakfast 10.30am Family Service

Sunday 11 8am

Holy Communion BCP

Sunday, November 4: All Saints’ 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Benefice Communion, East Bergholt 4pm Family@Church, East Bergholt

Wednesday 7 9.30am BCP Communion, East Bergholt

Sunday 18 8am Holy Communion BCP

10.30am Holy Communion

6.30pm Cafe Church

Sunday 11 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Remembrance, East Bergholt 10.45am Remembrance, Brantham Sunday 18 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Communion & Baptism, East Bergholt (Olivia Rothwell) 11am Informal Service, Brantham Sunday 25, Christ The King 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 10am Choral Matins, East Bergholt 11am Communion, Brantham

Remembrance Service 10.30am at War Memorial 10.50am at Church 6.30pm Evensong

Sunday 25 8am Holy Communion BCP

10.30am Morning Worship SOME OF OUR REGULAR GROUPS Art Club: Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons Choir: Friday Practice Coffee & Cake: Fourth Tuesday of the month Edward Bear: Parents, grandparents, carers with babies and toddlers, Monday mornings from 9.30am in term time Handbells: Every Monday

Sunday, December 2 8am BCP Communion, East Bergholt 11am Benefice Communion, Brantham 4pm Family@Church, East Bergholt

House Groups: Daytime and evening

Please check the website for details. There is a BCP Communion every Sunday in East Bergholt at 8am and Choral Matins is on the fourth Sunday in East Bergholt.

Solo Club: Third Wednesday of the month

BENEFICE ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED Benefice Administrator required to work 14 hours a week at the Rectory in Brantham, serving the churches of St Mary’s in East Bergholt and St Michael’s in Brantham. The position is for a selfemployed person with a sense of humour; the postholder will be paid in line with the living wage. Candidates need to be able to work under pressure, be fully conversant with Microsoft Office and be discreet.

As the incumbent is registered blind and has a guide dog, candidates must be comfortable around dogs. For further information and a full job description please contact Liz Digby (01473 312281) or Fiona Trott (01206 298205). Closing date is November 15.

Ladies in Friendship Together: Fourth Monday of the month Messy Church: Every half term, parents and children together Pastoral Care: Upon request Support in Loss: Second Tuesday of the month Sunday School and Extreme: Sunday mornings during service Details from the rectory (01206 392659) or at: www.lawfordchurch.co.uk LOVING GOD – LIVING LIFE

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CHURCH NEWS MANNINGTREE METHODIST CHURCH South Street, Manningtree CO11 2JB Minister: The Rev Tom Osborne, 01206 396654 Sunday Services at 10.15am November 4: Led by the Church Stewards November 11: Remembrance Day Led by The Rev Derek Lang honoring all who have given their lives in the service of our country with special mention by name of the 37 men of Manningtree Methodist Church and the Wesley School who died in the First World War. There is an invitation to any relatives or friends of First World War servicemen on this 100 years commemoration to join us at 10.15am.

November 18: Mrs Jane Allison November 25: Joining with Ardleigh Methodist Church (no service in Manningtree Church) Holy Communion Services: please check date and times on the noticeboard outside the church Welcome Wednesdays: Bible Study on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm, Holy Communion at 2.30pm on the fourth Wednesday, activities with tea and coffee on the second and third Wednesdays.

COMING SOON Friday, November 9, 7pm: Annual Quiz Night for Christian Aid at Church Hall, South Street. Teams of up to eight, £3 each. Please bring your own nonalcoholic refreshments. To book a table please call Maggie on 07867 546484 or just turn up on the night.

Sunday, December 2, 2.30pm: Manningtree Methodist Church is delighted to host a return concert by Spectrum ladies choir with Phil and Jemma. Tickets £6 including light festive refreshments. Raffle in aid of the Christmas Appeal.

Tickets can be booked on 07867 546484 or available on the door ALSO MEETING ON OUR PREMISES Monday: Workers Education Association, nine lectures in autumn and spring, 2.30pm Stour Choral Society (Sept-June), 7.30pm Tuesday: Women’s Guild, 7.15pm Wednesday: Gentle Fitness Class, 9.15am Art Painting Group, 10am-noon Manningtree & District Chess Club, 7.30pm Museum & History Group (bi-monthly), 7.30pm Treasurer: Mr John Holmes Church Bookings: David Shearmur, 01206 395263 Harvest Festival at Manningtree Methodist Church

BRANTHAM & CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST CHURCHES Comfort Blankets Many of us had comfort or security blankets when we were children.

The technical term is a transitional object, something that helps with the changing parent-child bond. It may be a blanket or soft toy that would be cuddled and held onto tightly. For many of us these get replaced by adult alternatives. So what are the comfort things in your life? It would be easy just to continue reading, but I’d like you to stop and think about yours before reading on.

One of my comforts is my books; I’ve got more books than I have shelves and I try to do a cull every now and then as I acquire more books. I put the books I’ve taken off the shelves into a banana box ready to be taken to the charity shop when I’m next passing.

The box may be either in the boot of the car or in the garage for a few days. Sometimes the title of a book jumps out at me and I remember something I read in it that was formative in my development and I take the book out of the box and place it back onto my shelves! (I recall the time when I was throwing out some rubbish in the outside bin and my worn out teddy bear looked up at me from within the bin!)

David, a shepherd boy who became king, wrote a beautiful poem (Psalm 23) saying “your rod and your staff they comfort me”. A shepherd would use his rod and staff for protection and guidance of the sheep. As a boy and as a leader David knew God was his protection and would guide him – that gave him comfort. And he writes these words in the midst of good times – “green pastures” – and in the “valley of the shadow of death” when things are not going well. At all times there is the offer of a comfort blanket.

There is one book I value more than any other and that is the Bible.

I have many different editions and versions. I have worn out two editions through much use. It’s not just a comfort in terms of a crutch, but one that instructs me, and challenges me in daily living. In it my relationship with God is strengthened. It’s a transitional object that helps with the changing “Father God – child bond” that prepares me for heaven. If you want a Bible, or some booklets to help you read and understand it please get in touch.

The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel Methodist Church 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07966 187216 AT BRANTHAM METHODIST The Rev Ian Gardner, Minister at Brantham Methodist 34 Medway Road, Ipswich IP3 0QH ig.gardner@ntlworld.com / 01473 411507 Sunday 4

11am

Communion with Rev Ian Gardner

Sunday 11

11am

Remembrance Service at St Michael’s

Sunday 18

11am

Worship with Mr Chris Finbow

Sunday 25

11am

Worship with Mr Roger Fern

AT CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST Home Groups and prayer meetings on various days and times Bees was the theme of the Harvest Festival celebration in Manningtree Methodist Church. A beehive was borrowed, bee fairy lights were sourced from the internet and assorted bee pictures and ornaments ‘hovered’ around the church. The preacher, Deacon Janet Jenkins, linked the display with mentions of bees and honey from the Bible and in hymns.

The display of food and produce donated by the various organisations, church members and friends was dispatched to Colchester Night Shelter, Acorn Village and Manningtree Food Bank.

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Sunday 4

10.30am 6.30pm

Worship with Rev Chris Hill Prayer

Sunday 11

10.30am 6.30pm

Dedication of the War Memorial Worship with Rev Andrew Sankey

Sunday 18

10.30am

Worship with Mr Paul Law

Sunday 25

10.30am 6.30pm

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CHURCH NEWS

Welcome to Manningtree Benefice, an all-age Anglican Church, meeting in St Lawrence Church, Bradfield, and St Mary & St Michael’s Church, Mistley.

You’re doubtless aware that this year marks one hundred years since the end of the First World War. I sometimes wonder what it must have been like for people back then: those at war, fighting bravely in hellish conditions; those at home, waiting for news of their loved ones; and everyone waiting for news about how the war was going.

It was a world-changing event. It left millions of people dead, and countless others wounded both physically and mentally. It altered the course of history. In the UK, it was a significant factor in the breakdown of the class system: after all, it must have been difficult to fight alongside one another in the trenches one moment, and then be servant and master the next.

At this time of year, and especially this year, it’s worth pausing to remember these world changing events, and all those who fought so bravely in wars to defend freedom, liberty, and justice. Churches have traditionally held remembrance services to commemorate this, and we will be doing that this year at both the churches in our Benefice: Mistley and Bradfield. You are welcome to come along to remember with us, or if you wish to simply come and spend time in the church buildings – they are open most days.

As we remember, it seems appropriate to reflect on the nature of God, and where he is in all the situations of war and conflict that we have faced, and are facing. I believe that God enters our suffering, understands it and ultimately has the victory over it. Jesus came to the world, and defeated sin and death by his suffering.

War is a complex and difficult thing, and almost everyone reading this will have a different perspective on the morality or the rightness, of war. I suspect most people, like me, view it as a deeply distressing, but sometimes necessary thing.

I think Christ’s death on the cross was a similarly distressing necessity. He died in our place: in a similar way, perhaps, to the many soldiers who’ve died defending us. But Christ wasn’t defending – he was liberating.

His death and resurrection frees us from the consequences of sin, and allows us, by faith, to come into life. At this time of remembrance, can I encourage you all to think not only of those who have fallen, but also to consider how we can live well in their memory?

The Rev Dom Turner

SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER Saturday, November 3 11am Community Light a Candle All Souls’ Service

at St Mary’s, Lawford Sunday, November 4 10.30am Joint Worship with Communion & Treasure Seekers*

at Mistley 6pm Evening Prayer at Bradfield Sunday, November 11: Remembrance Sunday 10.30am Remembrance Service with Act of Remembrance

at Bradfield 10.45am Acts of Remembrance at Mistley War Memorial and

in Mistley Church 11.05am Remembrance Service with Treasure Seekers* at Mistley 6pm Evening Prayer at Mistley Sunday, November 18 10.30am Holy Communion (Common Worship) at Mistley 10.30am Family Worship with Treasure Seekers* at Bradfield 6pm Quiet Communion at Bradfield Sunday, November 25 8am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) at Mistley 10.30am Morning Prayer at Bradfield 10.30am Café Church with Treasure Seekers* at Mistley *Treasure Seekers is our children’s programme for ages 3+ CONTACT INFORMATION Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Dom Turner 01206 391218 / 07934 717535 dom@manningtreebenefice.co.uk Associate Minister: The Rev John Brien 01206 397549 / brienfamily@btinternet.com Associate Minister: The Rev Claire Scargill 01206 395417 / revclairescargill@gmail.com Church Office: Normally available at least 10am-1pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays / info@manningtreebenefice.co.uk / 07436 398801 www.manningtreebenefice.co.uk www.facebook.com/ManningtreeBenefice

CATHOLIC MASSES Saturday at 6.30pm, St Mary & St Michael’s (Anglican) Church, Mistley Sunday at 8.50am in St Mary’s (Anglican) Church, Ardleigh Wednesday at 9.45am in St Mary and St Michael’s, preceded by Morning Prayer Manningtree, Mistley, Lawford & Ardleigh is served by the Parish of St John Payne, Greenstead, Colchester.

The Parish Priest is Father Jon Ravensdale: 01206 870460 / sjpchurch@btinternet.com Also resident in the parish are Father Michael Rear (01206 392695) and Father Mathias Odigbo.

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Parish Priest: Fr Peter Raj 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963

Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER Sunday 4 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass

Pope Francis spoke about Sunday as “the day of rest”, which he said Christians might think is a simple and straightforward concept but is not. Today society has a distorted view of rest, he said, arguing that people only focus on what will be fun or what will bring them pleasure. “Man has never rested as much as today, yet man has never experienced as much emptiness as today!”

Tuesday 6 9.30am Morning Prayer 10am Mass Sunday 11 9am

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

Tuesday 13 9.20am 10am

Eucharistic Adoration Mass

Sunday 18 9am

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

Tuesday 20 9.30am 10am

Morning Prayer Mass

“What then is rest according to this commandment?” he asked. “It is the moment of contemplation, it is the moment of praise, not of evasion. It is time to look at reality and say: how beautiful life is!” He quoted the words of Genesis, at the end of the creation, when “God saw what he had done, and behold, it was very good.”

Sunday 25 Our Lord Jesus Christ – King Of The Universe 9am Mass Tuesday 27 9.30am 10am

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Morning Prayer Mass

The weekly newsletter, with weekly mass times, is always displayed in the cabinet by the front door.

Catholic Commentary The commandment to rest on Sundays is an invitation to be centred on Christ and to give praise and thanksgiving for the gift of life, not to waste the day in distraction, said Pope Francis recently. “For us Christians, the centre of the Lord’s Day, Sunday, is the Eucharist, which means ‘thanksgiving.’ It is the day to say to God: thank you, thank you, Lord; thank you for life, for your mercy, for all your gifts”.

Events & Diary Dates The 100 Club Draw took place at Holy Family on Sunday, October 21 when three lucky winners shared a £156 prize pot. The next draw is on October 31. The club, set up to support the life and mission of our parish, has grown from strength to strength since its launch. New members are always very welcome and the newsletter, which includes an application form, can be found at the rear of the church or online at: www.stmarksparish.org.uk Every last Thursday of the month a bring & buy coffee morning takes place at Viv & Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR from 10.30am to noon. We are raising funds for a new carpet for the parish room and all are very welcome to join us. The next coffee morning is on Thursday, November 29.

Supporting our local hospice All parishioners are asked to collect used postage stamps, all year, not just at Christmas, and place them in the box at the rear of the church to help support the outstanding work of our local hospice.

Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital Father Adrian Gates is the Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital. Please contact him (01473 726701) if you or a Catholic is in or due to go into hospital and requires his services.

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Praise & Worship Services: Saturday at 11am Sunday, November 4, 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at The Venture Centre (Bromley Road) Saturday, November 10 9.30-10.30am: Our popular monthly Coffee Morning / Cake & Chat Event 11am: Armistice Remembrance Service

Friday, November 23, 10am: Link Line Fellowship Place of Prayer at The Venture Centre Sunday, November 25, 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at The Venture Centre Tuesday, November 27: Link Line Mobile Resources Unit at Sawyers Hall Evangelical Church in Brentwood

Sunday, November 11, 11am: Key to Love” Fellowship Service at The Venture Centre

Our Mobile Christian Resources Sales Unit is available to visit your church weekday events in the run-up to Christmas. To book contact: 01206 2720964

Sunday, November 18 11am: Key to Love Fellowship Service at The Venture Centre 3pm: Link Line Outreach Support / Songs of Praise at Fingringhoe Methodist Chapel

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CHURCH NEWS

Meeting at Old St Michael’s School on Trinity Road, Manningtree BANG OR WHIMPER? Will this year end with a bang or a whimper? Or perhaps under a soft white blanket? The forecasts for our winter are already rolling in; a cold one is apparently odds on and a white Christmas a significant possibility.

Well whatever the weather, our November begins with a bang to remember a whimper! On Friday 9 we have our Fireworks Party and a chance to remember the reason behind the great fire and the lights, whistles and bangs that we spend so much money on.

Four-hundred-and-fifty years (or so) ago, Guido Fawkes and his friends were discovered before being able to 'light up' the houses of parliament and create a very big fire. They will search the cellars again this year, but not that one as it was destroyed by a fire in the 1800s!

Interestingly Guy Fawkes was born a Protestant, but his maternal grandparents never gave up their faith and when his father died, his mother remarried a Catholic and Guy converted. Selling off his inheritance he went to fight on the continent as a committed and active soldier of his new found religion and took on a new name.

I'm glad that in this country we no longer take such direct measures to force our views on others, but the differences remain. These days it is not the might of gunpowder that will change our government, way of life and even our state religion, but the way in which we seem bent on throwing away values and ideologies that we have held on to for so long. This is bringing great change very quickly.

As a Bible believing church we hold fast to the ancient truths that long preceded the Protestant Reformation and have remained unchanged for the whole of human history. The Bible claims for itself to be the very Word of God to us: "Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways. In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son." (Hebrews 1:1-2a, CSB) Why not come along and find out if it’s true?

In our morning services we are looking into one of the letters written

by Paul, a missionary, to a church he had founded, the Thessalonians, and in the evenings we are taking an eyewitness view of Jesus Christ with Matthew, one of the disciples who spent the best part of three years living and working with Jesus.

The church family meet regularly on Sundays at 10am to pray, followed by our worship and relevant Bible teaching at 10.30am. There’s always a warm welcome, an all-age programme and refreshments follow.

We meet again at 5pm and this service is designed for those who have not been to church for a while or ever before; we'd love to see you.

If you would like us to pray for you then please leave a message on the answer phone.

Other events include: Meeting Place (Tuesday 6), Youth Work (Mondays 5, 12, 19 and 26 / all School Years catered for), Home Groups (weeks beginning Sunday 11 & 25). Please check the calendar for full details.

Please call us or go online for more information about any or all of our meetings in November. www.trinity-manningtree.org.uk

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