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ROMMIW AUBREY RUSSELL MOODY KENNETH COLIN JASPER HORACE WILLIS ELSWORTH CHESTER EBENEZER ELIZABETH BERNSLEY SILAS LEONARD LESLIE STUART MELVIN SHILTON ROY STANLEY OGLE FLORENCE MERLE MURPHY ELGIN MEDLEY ARCHIBALD VICTOR LORNEY DEXTER WALTON HUBERT CYRUS LEVI HOMER CHRISTOPHER MORTIMER HUGH MARINUS CARROLL ELLIOTT FULTON STIRLNG MAXWELL ROLAND ENOCH MASON MURRAY GUILFORD MAURICE WELDON GAVIN GILBERT GRAHAM ISDOR LINN GRANT RANDOLPH RODERICK ROBERT GERALD ADAM ORAL NICHOLAS EELIS ODICE LLOYD IRIE ELDER HERMAN CALVIN BENDICT ZACRE CARL GARVIE AXELL ALPHAEUS ANGUS IRA EARL AUGUSTUS BENJAMIN BERTRAM JOSIAH THERON MATTHEW COREY CURRIE LIONEL FRANKLN THEODORE NEWRON ROY HOLMES HART LYNN DARRELL SYDNEY ALONZO RUFUS NORMAN MURDOCH ROB ALEXANDER HERBERT JEFFREY AGNES MORRIS SECIL BERT ALISTER MELVILLE ROBIN CORNELIUS LACKLAN SAMUEL WRAY REX KARL LOFTUS IRVIN VERDON CLARENCE DEWEY OLAF RALPH JULIUS BRIAN WILMER LUCIUS HUGO FAY GLEN MARIUS BERNIE LEON DELVIDA ISADORE DAMAS NICKLES ROMEO SYLVESTER URGEL CLAUD CHRISTIAN ISIAH JOE WALLACE CELT ROLLAND JULES GEDEON FORRESTER VICTOR ISAAC ELMER HORACE EDITH WALTER WESLEY SMITH AVILA DORILA HEW PERCIVAL ETHEL ORLAF DOUGALL HARVEY DAN LUC CASHELL LAWRENCE EMMANUEL HOWARD EDGAR MELVIN JACK ESMOND ARMOSS FRANCIS BRANT CAMERON CAL BASIL IVAN CYRUS RICHIE ERNEST VICTOR MIRIAN IRVING OSWALD SOLOMON LEWIS STEWART DOUGLAS MANLY JEREMIAH ERNEST JOHN WILLIAM ARTHUR CLARENCE THOMAS BERT HAROLD HOWARD JAMES ROLAND ABRAHAM EVELYN MICHAEL CHARLES EDWARD EARL HARRY PAUL JOSEPH HENRY ALFRED FRANK FREDERICK GEORGE GUY MARY ROBERT DAVID BERNARD REGINALD ANDREW PETER VINCENT ERIC CLAUDE WALLACE BARRINGTON HANFORD LAWSON PERCY AUSTIN ALBERT ALPHONSE CONRAD EPHREM EUGENE HENRI OSCAR PHILIAS SAMUEL WILBERT FLOYD GREY LIONEL HARVEY PAUL GILBERT ALECK LEO JERRY RAULIN ALLEN BAXTER BERNARD BRUCE DONALD FRED GORDON LORNE CLIFFORD FRANCIS CLARENCE JEREMIAH WILFRED CYRIL HOWARD ALLISON ADDISON WESLEY STEPHEN WOULDRIDGE ARMOS OLIVER FLORENCE HILLIARD MILTON OSWALD SIDNEY WILFRED GILBERT ARCHIE LANCELOT DUNCAN RICHARD SETH MERVIN FREEMAN ROY AUBREY ALLISON FELIX ROSAIRE CELESTINE EXIBE JEAN OCTAVE FABIEN ODILON POLYDORE GEOFFREY DICK HORACE OTTO BURTON HERBERT SPENCER MAURICE MIRIAM SELVIN DOROTHY THEODORE COSMOS BEATY CERIC ISAAC EDWY ROSS EDGAR LESTER FREELAND WALTER DELPHI SYLVAIN ALCIDE WILLIS IAN OMER ADOLPHUS ORA URBAN ROMMIW AUBREY RUSSELL MOODY KENNETH COLIN JASPER HORACE WILLIS ELSWORTH ELIZABETH CHESTER EBENEZER BERNSLEY SILAS LEONARD LESLIE STUART MELVIN SHILTON ROY STANLEY OGLE FLORENCE MERLE MURPHY ELGIN MEDLEY ARCHIBALD VICTOR LORNEY DEXTER WALTON HUBERT CYRUS LEVI HOMER CHRISTOPHER MORTIMER HUGH MARINUS CARROLL ELLIOTT FULTON STIRLNG MAXWELL ROLAND ENOCH MASON MURRAY GUILFORD MAURICE WELDON GAVIN GILBERT GRAHAM ISDOR LINN GRANT RANDOLPH RODERICK ROBERT GERALD ADAM ORAL NICHOLAS EELIS ODICE LLOYD IRIE ELDER HERMAN CALVIN BENDICT ZACRE CARL GARVIE AXELL ALPHAEUS ANGUS IRA EARL AUGUSTUS BENJAMIN BERTRAM JOSIAH THERON MATTHEW COREY CURRIE LIONEL FRANKLN THEODORE NEWRON ROY HOLMES HART LYNN DARRELL SYDNEY ALONZO RUFUS NORMAN MURDOCH SECIL ROB ALEXANDER HERBERT JEFFREY AGNES MORRIS BERT ALISTER MELVILLE ROBIN CORNELIUS LACKLAN SAMUEL WRAY FAY REX KARL LOFTUS IRVIN VERDON CLARENCE DEWEY OLAF RALPH JULIUS BRIAN WILMER LUCIUS HUGO GLEN MARIUS BERNIE LEON DELVIDA ISADORE IRENE DAMAS NICKLES ROMEO SYLVESTER URGEL CLAUD CHRISTIAN ISIAH JOE WALLACE CELT ROLLAND JULES GEDEON FORRESTER VICTOR ISAAC ELMER HORACE EDITH WALTER WESLEY SMITH AVILA DORILA HEW PERCIVAL ETHEL ORLAF DOUGALL HARVEY DAN LUC CASHELL LAWRENCE EMMANUEL HOWARD EDGAR MELVIN JACK ESMOND RAYMOND ARMOSS FRANCIS BRANT CAMERON CAL BASIL IVAN CYRUS RICHIE ERNEST VICTOR MIRIAN IRVING OSWALD SOLOMON LEWIS STEWART DOUGLAS MANLY JEREMIAH IRVIN VERDON CLARENCE DEWEY OLAF RALPH OLIVER FLORENCE HILLIARD MILTON OSWALD SIDNEY WILFRED GILBERT ARCHIE LANCELOT DUNCAN RICHARD ROB JAMES BERT PETER LEONARD CECIL LIONEL VICTOR SPENCER WILLIAM FRED LESLIE ALBERT HENRI 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BURsTALL TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR It is proposed nationally that as many parishes as possible should commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. With that in mind, Burstall will be staging various events on Sunday, November 11.

There is a record in Burstall Village Hall listing the names of all the men from the parish who served in that war. There were 46 of them from a total number of no more than 90 houses. Out of the 46, seven lost their lives, three of whom are buried in the churchyard having died later of their wounds. Their graves are cared for by the War Graves Commission. After the end of the war a stained-glass window was installed in the south aisle of the church in their memory and a service is held annually on the Sunday nearest November 11 to commemorate all those who died. Three more Burstall men were killed in the Second World War and they are commemorated by a tablet beneath the window.

On Sunday, November 11, Burstall Church will be holding this year’s annual Remembrance Day Service in the church at 10.30am. This will enable the congregation to observe the two minutes silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month with the rest of the country. We very much hope that some relatives of the Burstall men who were killed will be able to join the village at the service. After the service there will be a light buffet lunch in the village hall to which all are invited.

In commemoration of this anniversary, beacons are being lit across the country. At 6.30pm Burstall parishioners will assemble by the village beacon where a short ceremony will take place led by the chairman of the parish council and The Rev Annette Shannon after which the Last Post will be sounded. The beacon will be lit at precisely 7pm. The church bells will then be rung.

What a marvellous occasion it will be as the bells of all the churches in the country ring out together. This will conclude Burstall’s official commemoration.

Afterwards everyone will be invited to return to the village hall for more light refreshments and a glass of wine followed by a short recital by Pop Chorus.

There will be no charge for these events, but voluntary contributions to assist meeting the costs will be accepted in the church and village hall with any surpluses going to charities associated with the Armed Services.

For further information, please contact Nick Fiske: 01473 652203

SPROUGHTON PARISH COUNCIL 100 YEARS COMMEMORATION OF THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR YOU ARE INVITED TO SPROUGHTON’S TRIBUTE On 11 November 2018, the UK and its friends overseas will mark the day 100 years ago when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War. The nation is coming together to pay tribute to those millions who gave their lives for their country or returned home wounded during or after the end of four years of war: 1914 – 1918.

Sproughton is taking part in this act of remembrance on Sunday, November 11.

• Sproughton church bells will ring out half muffled in the morning and again in the evening, this time un-muffled to celebrate peace.

• In the evening the last post will be played by a single bugler at the church.

• A beacon will be lit at the church and prayers read.

• There will be a complimentary soup supper in the Tithe Barn afterwards.

The timings of these will be such that they co-ordinate with similar activities around the country.

Please gather outside All Saints Church, Sproughton by 6.45pm 6.55pm: Last Post played by single bugler 7pm: Lighting of Beacon 7.05pm: Bells rung ringing out for peace, followed by prayer 7.15pm: Retire to Tithe Barn for a soup supper PLEASE COME, AND TAKE PART IN A NATIONAL COMMEMORATION

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NEWS CONCERT OF WORDS AND MUSIC

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Sproughton is having a concert of Words and Music on November 18 at 2.30pm in All Saints Church to celebrate the end of the Great War in 1918.

This is being given by Friends of All Saints’ together with friends of St John the Baptist, Needham Market.

There’s a long tradition in Sproughton Church of collecting gifts for disadvantaged families at Christmas-time, and so we are again taking part in the Christmas Appeal run each year by FIND, a local charity which provides emergency help to families or individuals affected by poverty or dispossession. We collect gifts together at our Christingle Service on Sunday November 26th at 5pm, but we can provide an address to deliver to if you cannot make the service.

Tickets (£5, which includes light refreshments) are available at Sproughton Community Shop, the church or from Heather and Michael Earey at 26 Lower Street (01473 742766).

POSADA Posada – Spanish for ‘lodging place’ or ‘inn’ – is a tradition whereby Mary and Joseph, plus a donkey, go from house to house to find a room for the night. In Mexico, where it began, it’s two people and an animal.

We use knitted woollen figures, about eight inches (or 20 centimetres) high, taking an Advent-long tour, re-enacting Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

We’re running it again this year. At the beginning of December, our set of figures will set out on their journey to spend each night of Advent in a different household, until they arrive at church on Christmas Eve in time for the afternoon Nativity Service.

We invite you to join the journey by hosting the set of figures for a night. We’re starting early, in case we have to produce a second set of figures.

To find out more or to sign up to host, contact The Rev Tony Wilcox: tony.wilcox@caringhandsru.org / 01473 461561

There is a list of preferred gifts, which helps to simplify what is a mammoth operation for a handful of volunteers. Gift Vouchers from Argos, Primark, Boots, Sainsbury’s or the Co-op form a good part of it. For more details, contact Tony Wilcox (tony.wilcox@caringhandsru.org / 01473 461561) or visit www.findipswich.org.uk

CHRISTMAS CRAFT & GIFT FAIR In aid of the St Elizabeth Hospice & Sproughton Community Shop Saturday, November 3, 10am-4pm, Tithe Barn Sproughton IP8 3AA Stalls will include handbags, clothing, jewellery, shabby chic items, cakes, candles, sewing, tropic, Usbourne books, home ware, tombola, a prize draw and much more.

Refreshments and food will be available on the day.

Free entry, all welcome.

Tombolla items would be greatly received and can be left at the community shop from Saturday, October 13.

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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 7 for my contact details.

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NEWS 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 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 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-lit 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

MESSAGE FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR School Application Deadlines Parents and carers can now apply for primary and secondary school places for September 2019. The deadline for applications to secure a place at a Suffolk secondary school is Wednesday, October 31. For a primary school it’s Wednesday, January 15. Secondary schools include high and upper schools and primary schools include infant, junior and middle schools.

This year, parents and carers will also need to consider the changes to Suffolk’s School Travel Policy, which were agreed by Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet in June. The new policy will assess eligibility for funded school travel to the nearest suitable school with a place available. More information about the changes is available at: www.sufffolk.gov.uk/admissions Parents and carers should apply online at www.sufffolk.gov.uk/admissions and will receive confirmation that their application has been received. If for any reason parents and carers are unable to apply online, they should apply on a paper CAF1 application form.

Information to help parents and carers make their application is available at: www.sufffolk.gov.uk/admissions Specialist Education Placements On September 11, Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet agreed a recommendation to introduce a new approach to the development of specialist education placements for children and young people. The need will be met in Suffolk by developing a combination of new specialist support centres and new special schools, using independent placements from private providers for only a small number of very specialist needs. A policy development panel will be established immediately to realise these local education places as swiftly as possible.

The demand for specialist education places in Suffolk is rising rapidly due to the county’s population growth, advances in medicine and increasing complexity of special educational needs. The challenges Suffolk is facing mirror the national picture.

Work has already taken place in the county to deal with the increase in demand for specialist education places. A new special school in Lowestoft opened in September 2017 and following Department for Education approval another special school will open in Ipswich in 2020. Several of the county’s existing special schools have expanded and a new campus with additional space for Riverwalk School in Bury St Edmunds opened this

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September. Work has also taken place to establish a number of additional specialist small groups for specific local needs.

Support for those bereaved by suicide On September 10, Suffolk’s suicide prevention steering group announced it will be launching a new service to support individuals, families and others bereaved by suicide. The 12-month pilot service will be joint funded by Suffolk County Council (SCC) Public Health and Ipswich & East Suffolk and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The total funding for the service is £30,000, with Suffolk County Council providing £22,000 and CCGs funding £8,000.

The service will be operated by Listening Ear. They will work in close partnership with the police, coroner service and other partners to offer support following notification of a suspected suicide, including one-toone individual support, practical help and signposting to local services that can help. When the new service launches, it will be widely advertised in Suffolk with options for self-referral and referral by professionals.

Service and bravery recognised across Suffolk’s Fire Service On September 5, fire fighters, staff and members of the public were honoured for their bravery and commitment at the annual Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service awards. This year has been exceptionally busy for the Fire Service, mainly due to the long, hot summer which has contributed to so many field fires. Forty-one certificates of merit and awards for good conduct and service were presented, including special certificates of long service to staff who have each given over 40 years of duty.

Peter Banthorpe, a member of the public, was recognised for his quickthinking and life-saving actions during a kitchen fire in an Ipswich house.

The Volunteer of the Year award was presented to John Sones, a Community Fire Volunteer. John has been supporting events, carrying out community safety work across Suffolk, making homes visits to install smoke alarms and advising people how to keep their property safe. Ruth Elliott and Charlotte Godfrey received Recruit of the Year awards for achieving exceptionally high marks in courses and exams, and for inspiring others. The Alan Soards Award for Best Fire Station went to Wickhambrook, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

Regards and best wishes, Christopher Hudson

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NEWS SUFFOLK ENERGY-FROM-WASTE FACILITY Open Days Suffolk energy-from-waste facility is hosting two open days before Christmas for visitors to come and have a look at the facility. The open days include a guided tour of the facility and time to explore our visitor centre. The dates are Tuesday, November 6 from 2-4pm and Wednesday, December 12 from 6-8pm.

Spaces are available on both dates. If you would like to attend, please email suffolkefw.uk@suez.com and we will confirm your place via email. Alternatively, if these dates are not convenient, please send an email registering your interest, and we can let you know when the next open days are planned.

Introducing our new Community Liaison Manager We are pleased to welcome Oliver Morrall as SUEZ’s new Community Liaison Manager at Suffolk energy-from-waste facility. Oliver has recently graduated from Plymouth University with a Masters in Sustainable Environmental Management, and explored the area of waste management and sustainability communication in both his undergraduate, and masters’ dissertations. Oliver has previously worked for SUEZ while completing a placement as part of his university studies in early 2018.

Twitter Suffolk’s energy-from-waste facility is on Twitter. Don’t forget to follow us for regular site updates and tips on how to manage your waste.

Twitter: @suffolkefw Any questions?

If you have any queries about our operations in Suffolk, please do not hesitate to contact the facility: suffolkefw.uk@suez.com / 01473 836837 OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS To book a visit: 01473 836821 Environment Agency: 0800 807060 SUEZ Communities Trust: 01454 262910

SnOasis PARISH ALLIANCE (SPA) In the autumn of 2016, Onslow Suffolk Ltd put in an application to Mid Suffolk District Council for SnOasis Reserved Matters to be considered – Planning Application no. 4494/16. Full details can be found at: www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning

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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT SPROUGHTON COMMUNITY SHOP: Something for everyone So now we are in the run-up (or is it run-down?) to Christmas, I shall remind you of all the goodies you can order or buy from your local community shop. For those of you yet to visit we are situated behind the Tythe Barn.

As usual at this time of year, hampers can be made up to order. You can chose from the wide range of items in the shop and it can be as big or as small as you need. Hampers make a lovely and useful gift or can be a way of saying thank you to colleagues or staff. They can be unique and with a personal touch. Wendy, our manager, will wrap them to perfection.

Sadly Traidcraft will cease trading at the end of the year so this is your last chance to buy their gifts or produce. Ordering through the shop will also save you postage costs. There are catalogues available in the shop which you can borrow to make your choice.

Wreaths will be available to order and we should have a range of other plants.

The Halloween disco will have happened by the time you read this, but you will be in time for the annual Christmas Craft Fayre. This is held in the barn on Saturday, November 3 from 10am-4pm with lots of goodies to

buy with cakes and teas available. While not run by the shop we are very involved and supportive.

As always, any time of year, quality local meat can be ordered, as can turkeys and other Christmas meats.

The shop will have Christmas cards (we always have stamps) and other traditional fare will shortly be on the shelves, mincemeat, mince pies, stolen to name just a few.

Recently our volunteers got together to celebrate over eight years of the shop. As you can see from the picture there was an awful lot of food!

Happy autumn and see you in the shop at some point.

Volunteer and Director Sally Sparrow www.sproughtoncommunityshop.co.uk / 01473 747768

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BURSTALL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

In a magazine dated August 1919 we find an account of what Sproughton did to celebrate the end of the First World War. The church bells rang at 7am.

At noon people gathered at Rivers Farm, headed by the Ipswich Brass Band, followed by the sailors and the ‘Boys’ who nobly did their duty to help to gain England’s peace and by the Boy Scouts and the school children in fancy dress representing Britannia, Victory, Peace and the Allies and many other characters. These were followed by a general service cook, a miniature Red Cross nurse, land workers, parish council and special constables and many others. The band played until they all had reached the rectory lawn where there were many more people. The band then played God Save The King.

Saturday, November 24 in Burstall Village Hall (IP8 3DP) In aid of St Mary’s Church Funds

This was followed by many events, a cycle race and many other games and races for all the people. Dinner was provided for every parishioner, adult and child.

The children sat on the rectory lawn and had their food and the adults went to the church hall and had their meal.

Come and have a coffee and a browse and stay for lunch

At about 5pm tea was provided. Each man had tobacco or cigarettes and the ladies had a packet of sweets. After 7pm the prizes and cups were presented

by Mrs Jump of the chantry.

About 6.30pm an airship passed very low and one of the occupants hearing our cheers waved in recognition. There were cheers when it was announced that Eric Richardson had won Queen Mary’s prize at Bisley and also the team he was in won the Lord Roberts cup.

Fireworks were let off, fire balloons were dispatched and the grounds illuminated, producing a very pretty effect.

God Save The King was played at 10pm, followed by Auld Lang Syne, and the people dispersed after a long and happy day. The church bells peeled forth at 11pm for half an hour.

The event then closed.

10.30am-2.30pm Hand crafted Christmas Gifts, Cards & Decorations Homemade Christmas Cakes Cake Stall, Tombola, Bric-a-Brac, Raffle Win a Christmas Cake Children’s Activities Coffee and mince pies, home-made soup and bread

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.

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OUT & ABOUT CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP 2018

SPROUGHTON SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB

Burstall Village Hall, Saturday, December 1 Come along and join the fun. This is a great way to start your festive preparations. There will be two sessions this year (10am-12.30pm and 2.4.30pm) due to the great demand for places.

The cost per person is £15 which includes the wreath base, delicious refreshments and any floristry wires or ribbon you may need. You will need to bring a carrier bag full of foliage of your choice, garden scissors, a small sharp knife plus any decorations you may wish to use.

The wreaths are always fabulous and anyone can make them. You will take home an original, stylish decoration for door or table and be the envy of friends and neighbours!

Booking is essential as places are limited. Payment may be made on the day.

Please contact Ann Burchnall: 01473 652262 / ann.burchnall@gmail.com

BELSTEAD MONTHLY MARKETS A market takes place in Belstead Village Hall from 9am-noon on the first Saturday of every month to raise vital funds to support refurbishment of the kitchen and ladies toilet.

With an extensive range of tables, a raffle and refreshments, the market is the perfect place to meet with friends for a chat over a cuppa and a piece of cake while supporting this essential local amenity.

You can also support Macmillan who will have a table laden with homemade goodies for sale.

If you can sew, make or create and would like to hire a table (£10) please contact: 07981 335859 / market@belsteadvillage.co.uk

IPSWICH MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE 5 Route 5 Town/village 5A Sproughton 5B Sproughton 5C Bramford 5D Bramford 5E Great Blakenham 5F Great Blakenham

5G Baylham 5H Claydon 5I Claydon 5J Barham 5K Bramford

Location Church Lane Wild Man St Mary’s Close Paper Mill Lane Chequers Blue Leighs Mobile Home Park Post Box Crown Edinburgh Gardens Bacon Road Packard Place

Time 9.10-9.25am 9.30-9.45am 9.50-10.05am 10.10-10.25am 10.35-1055am 11-11.15am 11.25-11.45am 11.55am-1pm 2.05-2.20pm 2.25-3.50pm 4-4.30pm

2018: November 20, December 18

IPSWICH MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE 13 Route 13 13A 13B 13C 13D 13E 13F 13G 13H 13I 13J 13K 13L 13M

Town/village Crowfield Coddenham Barham Creeting St Mary Creeting St Mary Creeting St Peter Earl Stonham Little Stonham Little Stonham Mickfield Church Stonham Aspal Pettaugh Henley

Location Lay by Haysel House Sorrel Horse Whissels Farm Village Hall The Lane Village Hall Church Magpie Inn Debenham Road Walnut Tree Meadow Old Bull Garage

2018: November 2, November 30, December 28

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Time 9.25-09.45am 9.55-10.50am 11-11.10am 11.20-11.30am 11.35-11.45am 11.55-12.10pm 12.20-12.50pm 2-2.10pm 2.15-2.25pm 2.30-2.45pm 2.55-3.30pm 3.35-3.55pm 4.05-4.30pm

Our meal at the Chequers Inn in September was again very successful and enjoyed by all. In October we had a session of armchair exercise which I am sure will benefit us all (more comments next month) and for the rest of the month our usual Wednesday meetings from 2-4pm.

We would welcome anybody in Sproughton and the surrounding villages to join us. Don’t sit at home alone; come and meet new people in the Church Hall. The weekly cost is £2.50 which includes refreshments and bingo each week, speakers and meals out every few months. We hope to meet new members in the near future.

Eunice

MELFORD HALL INVITES YOU Following on from our previous very successful open days, we will be holding another one in November. We are still looking to recruit more volunteer room guides, and would like to give you the opportunity of meeting and chatting with some of the other volunteer room guides, as well as having a look around. You will be able to hear firsthand from other volunteers as to what is entailed in the role as well as what they have gained out of it. If you have some spare time on your hands, are perhaps a little lonely, or want to meet people and chat, make new friends and have new experiences, then why not come along and find out more.

Our team are a very friendly group, of all ages and backgrounds. They spend what time they are able to commit in a beautiful environment, surrounded by fine furniture, art and objects. Melford Hall is open from Wednesday to Sunday, plus Bank Holidays, 1-5pm, March to October. The role will involve talking to our visitors, answering any of their questions and sharing the stories of this wonderful family home. Don’t worry; there will be as much help and guidance as you need so you can go at your own pace. Although a National Trust property you don’t need to be a member to volunteer.

So why not come along and see what you are missing.

The open day is Saturday, November 17 from 10am-1pm. We look forward to welcoming you.

To find out more, please contact: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk / 01787 379228 – or visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/melford-hall

EAST SUFFOLK NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION If you are a member of or a volunteer for the National Trust, we invite you to get more out of your membership by joining our association where a warm welcome awaits you. We meet at Ropes Hall War Memorial Community Centre, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave IP5 1JF. The start time is 7.15pm.

Our next meeting is on November 27 when Hugh Belsey will talk about his work in cataloguing the works of Thomas Gainsborough. Hugh is a renowned art historian, being an expert on Fiona Bruce’s television programme Fake or Fortune. He has spent the last 14 years researching Gainsborough’s work, contacting owners, tracking down and researching paintings. This has taken him all over the world and in his talk Hugh will tell us about this challenging project.

There is no meeting in December so the next one is on January 15 when Mark Mitchels will be talking about the River Deben.

Visitors (even if not National Trust members) are welcome, entrance fee £3 each. National Trust members/volunteers can join us for £8 a year (£12 a couple at same address). We publish three newsletters a year for members and enjoy interesting day outings and other events.

For more information, including details of future events and outings, contact our membership secretary – membershipesnta@gmail.com / 01473 723761 – or visit: www.membershipesnta.btck.co.uk

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OUT & ABOUT / SCHOOLS COUNTRY RAMBLES

CLAYDON HIGH SCHOOL

Both October walks were in the local area with only a few ramblers.

On Wednesday, September 26 we welcomed over 500 prospective parents/ carers and their children to our school for our annual open evening. Following a short presentation, visitors were able to tour the school and experience our fantastic resources and facilities. Staff and students were on-hand to showcase their work and visitors took part in various activities including exploding Jelly Babies in Science, French and Spanish food tasting in Languages, a rowing challenge in PE and much, much more. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our 200 plus Claydon High School student helpers who helped to make the evening such a success. Much of the feedback I received from visitors commented upon how helpful, friendly and polite our students were.

As the second Sunday walk in November would have been on November 11, Remembrance Day, we will change this. Please watch the noticeboard for another day. The midweek ramble will be on Tuesday, November 20, meeting at the church at 10am.

Doreen Bradbury

GREAT BLAKENHAM CRAFT CLUB Open to anyone living in Great Blakenham and the surrounding areas, the club meets every Monday other than bank holidays in Great Blakenham Parish Room (opposite the Chequers PH) from 2-4pm.

The building is fully accessible. Members pay £2 per meeting to cover hall hire, refreshments, the monthly workshop goody bag and weekly raffle prizes. If you prefer to bring your own project the charge is £1.50.

As I write this at the beginning of October ready for this November edition, I am wondering where the year has gone! Our workshops for October were leisurely afternoons making Christmas cards as they will be needed all too soon.

Our remaining programme for 2018 November 5: Christmas Card Making December 3: AGM and Christmas Party If you think this all sounds interesting there is currently room for new members so please get in touch if you would like to join us.

Although the club is all ladies at present, gentlemen who would like to learn crafts are welcome. Unfortunately I can’t accommodate children.

Jackie Durrant: 01449 672690

BRAMFORD COMPUTER CLUB The club will meet every Wednesday in November from 10am-noon in the upstairs room at the rear of the Methodist Church in The Street. Membership for the year is £1 plus £3 for each two-hour session. Broadband and refreshments are available. We have no set programme, but are here to help you to get the most out of your computer. Why not give us a try?

IPSWICH AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB Probus clubs are for retired or semi-retired business gentlemen. The primary objective is to provide fellowship between members and to share similar interests in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

We meet monthly at the Masonic Hall in Soane Street, Ipswich on the last Wednesday of each month for lunch, followed by talks and lectures on a variety of subjects. In addition we hold social events including outside visits when we invite our spouses, partners and friends to join us.

If membership appeals to you, please contact our secretary, Ken Stanley, for further details: 01473 274898 / probus174@gmail.com

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In other areas of the school, the PE department has had an eventful start to the term with football, netball and table tennis fixtures and a cross country competition. Year 10 GCSE PE students also had the opportunity to demonstrate leadership skills when they ran a successful Year 6 sports morning for over 150 students from our feeder primary schools. A range of activities were on offer, including table tennis, football, netball and fitness and rowing challenges. Our Year 10 leaders made the sessions really fun and competitive and were a credit to the school.

Year 11 students have been particularly busy with various activities including a Business Studies trip to Colchester Zoo, where students learnt more about the zoo as a business, focussing on how staff are organised and understanding their job roles. Languages students travelled to London to visit Westminster University to find out about studying languages at degree level as well as visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum where students had the chance to enjoy a range of collections including the much acclaimed Frida Kahlo exhibition. Design and Technology students visited the Design Museum in London which included a hands-on workshop with their on-site designers.

While the primary school awaits their carpark we remain busy at the end of the day with parents/carers collecting from both schools. I would like to assure the local community that we request drivers not to arrive too early and to be mindful of local residents. For health and safety reasons we cannot open our gates earlier as students are crossing the playground which is used for parking.

Finally, as I write this article, WOW Week is nearly upon us and I look forward to sharing all of the wonderful activities our students will have experienced in December’s edition. Please watch this space!

If you would like to visit the school and see us in action, then please come along to one of our open mornings. The next one is on Wednesday, November 14. Please telephone my PA, Ms J Saunders, on 01473 836110 to book a place.

Headteacher Maéve Taylor

BURSTALL CARPET BOWLS CLUB We started our season playing in the preliminary round of the Joe Rice Cup. I am happy to report that we have won through to the quarter finals to be held at Needham Market Community Centre on 4 March 2019.

In the meantime we continue with our Winter League matches and started with a very good win over Rivers 8-2 away from home.

Burstall Carpet Bowls Club meets every Monday and Friday at Burstall Village Hall at 7.30pm and would welcome new members. You don’t have to play in matches; just come along and see how you get on. No equipment is required.

Why not give it a try rather than sitting at home in the winter evenings?

For further information contact Richard Sago: 01473 742468

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SPORT / CHURCH NEWS SPROUGHTON BOWLS CLUB Well, the 2018 outdoor season has drawn to a close and for the members of Sproughton Bowls Club it has seen mixed results. Last season saw several of our league sides gaining promotion to higher leagues, and as a result this season was seen very much as one of consolidation.

Most of the teams maintained their new found positions, but there was one highlight with the Federation Ipswich and District 3-Wood team captained

by Anne Jones gaining promotion for the second season in a row to the top division. Congratulations to all involved.

Congratulations to June and thanks to everyone who contributed cash, time and effort to such a successful effort.

Away from the league, the club certainly had much to celebrate. Just a few of the highlights are: • Selected to host the BE Ladies County Semi Finals • Selected to host the Federation Ladies Area C Finals • Selected to host the Federation Area C Semi-Finals and Finals

Unfortunately the club finals and green closing day fell victim to the worst weather we had seen for many weeks, and as a result all matches had to be re-arranged for the following week. Competition winners were: Ladies Federation 2-Wood Singles: Jenny King Ladies BE 4-Wood Singles: Julie Spice Men’s Federation 2-Wood Singles: Erik Wicko Men’s BE 4-Wood Singles: Roy Collett Mixed Federation 4-Wood Singles: Julie Spice Handicap Federation Singles: Erik Wicko Senior Citizens Federation 4-Wood Singles: David Taylor

All of the above are a testament to the high quality of the Sproughton Green produced by Ray Ruffles and his dedicated team who deserve huge congratulations for their efforts throughout the year.

On an individual front we also celebrate Julie Spice who was crowned BE County Champion in the Ladies 4-Wood Singles and was also County RunnerUp in the Federation Ladies 2-Wood Singles, and our president June Laws who’s fundraising year has contributed in excess of £1,400 to Help For Heroes.

Club teams also celebrated: Winning the Federation Stan Wright Trophy for the second successive year beating Hadleigh in the final at the Marlborough Club Reaching the semi-final of the BE Men’s Millennium Trophy where they fell to a very strong IBC side

Congratulations to all of the above. Trophies will be presented at the club’s annual dinner dance to be held at Bramford Golf Centre on November 17.

Geoff Spice

SOMERSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

MOTOR-CYCLE TRIALS RIDER JACK SHEPPARD The realities of earning a living have meant that Jack’s competitive riding has been considerably reduced. Practice has become just about impossible because the nearest serious challenges are located in Yorkshire which involves eight hours of driving for two hours riding. Gone are the days when he spent several weeks at a time living in Catalonia and practising every day in the company of some of the world’s best riders.

Competition is now confined mainly to the British Championship which involves eight events in various parts of the country, but none, of course, in flat East Anglia. The most recent was in late September in Wales in which Jack came seventh. After six rounds, Jack’s current overall standing is sixth, which is very commendable considering that all the other riders are virtually full time.

On Friday, October 5, a week after riding in Wales, Jack drove north to compete in the two-day weekend event in the Lake District which attracts 180 riders. This is a gruelling ordeal involving about seven hours of competition each day over rocky outcrops, over moorland and through streams.

It is not a speed event and riders tackle the various sections one at a time and collect penalty points for putting a foot on the ground or actually failing to complete a section. At the end of Saturday, Jack was in third position, but on the Sunday he rode well enough to come first and to win the event overall with a two-day total of 11 penalties. To put this in perspective, the rider who came twentieth collected 101 penalties.

On Friday, October 12, Jack returned to North Yorkshire for the world-famous Scott Trial which has been run every year since 1919 (apart from the war years, of course). This event is another test of endurance and skill as riders face an off-road course of over 80 miles and about 80 natural obstacles.

The best riders can complete the course in five hours on a good day. The Scott is regarded as the most demanding Trials event in the world for rider and machine.

For the last weekend in October, Jack drives to Scotland for the final two legs of the British Championship. Then, in the weeks before Christmas he can turn his attention once again to the realities of earning a living.

Ken Sheppard (Jack’s granddad)

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Baptist Chapel, Chapel Lane, Somersham IP8 4QE LOVING OUR ENEMIES At 11am on 11 November one hundred years ago the Great War was concluded. An armistice was signed at 5am in a railway carriage in a French forest north of Paris. The last men went into action that morning at 4.20am; on that morning alone there were 10, 944 casualties and 2,738 deaths.1 For every generation the shock and anger of our brutal history invites a choice, to maintain hostility towards our enemies into each new generation or to forgive. Every revelation of war crimes that burns deep into our hearts, every community member whose story of loss and pain renews the challenge, we need to personally forgive.

Jesus goes even further than to call for forgiveness: “Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who ill treat you”.2 Our annual remembrance of all who have died in conflict confronts us with the choice; will you choose to love?

Sunday, November 11, 10.45am: Service of Remembrance at St Mary’s Parish Church You are welcome to join our meetings of worship and fellowship: Sunday 10-10.30am: Prayer and Share 10.45-11.15am: Bible Study (Communion on the first Sunday) 11.30am-12.30pm: Worship Service Refreshments are served between meetings, come when you can and leave when you want.

Weekdays at the Chapel Lunch and Listen: Thursdays, October 4 and November 1, noon Friends and Neighbours: Monday, October 15, 7.45pm CONTACTS Mark Newcombe, Pastor 01473 831940 / 07958 830103 m.newcombe940@btinternet.com Edwin Mayhew: 01473 658100 WORSHIPPING AND FOLLOWING JESUS TOGETHER Silence .. we will remember them written by Catherine Butcher, published by HOPE Together 2018 ii Luke 6 verse 27+28. The Holy Bible, New International Version i

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CHURCH NEWS THE NORTH SAMFORD BENEFICE Sproughton with Burstall, Copdock with Washbrook and Belstead & Bentley with Tattingstone For parish queries please contact: The Rev Annette Shannon: revannettes@aol.co.uk / 01473 807674 The Rectory, Glebe Close, Sproughton IP8 3BQ Benefice Administrator Hayley Purnell: northsamfordbenefice@gmail.com Dear friends, I am generally a pretty upbeat person, however, over the last couple of weeks I have had to accept that smiles are sometimes rather difficult to maintain.

If I am honest with you all, I have to pray very hard.

I have recently been challenged by three items of correspondence complaining about decisions made by members of the church; two of these were particularly unpleasant and left the local team feeling bruised.

I am not uncomfortable with people questioning our judgements because I appreciate the possibility of a positive exchange of ideas; it is the hostile, personal and aggressive way that these two pieces were written which I found unacceptable.

I am the only person in church who receives a stipend to enable me to devote my time to ministering to the seven parishes and six churches for which I am responsible. I am entitled to one uninterrupted day off a week and I generally select Friday. In reality this seldom happens and while ideally my day should be restricted to eight hours it is usually longer. That is my choice and I am happy to do this, but there are times when I feel overwhelmed by the demands and expectations of the position. I remain uplifted because I am part of a loving church family.

Other people in church do not receive any payment. Not only do many of these people get called upon to help lead services and deliver pastoral care, they also provide the infrastructure for a whole range of village activities within their communities, from village fetes and toddler sessions, to assemblies and school activity days. This they do on top of having to work to raise huge amounts of money to ensure the buildings remain. Please think very carefully when you are corresponding with these volunteers because everyone who you demotivate by your actions affects the future of the church in your village.

Love and prayers, Rev Annette ADVANCE INFORMATION Due a current shortage of service leaders and church volunteers there will be some changes to the December services and next year’s service pattern.

Tattingstone and Sproughton will not host a Midnight Eucharist, but there will still be two services of Holy Communion at midnight in the Benefice, one at Copdock and the other at Belstead, both starting at 11.30pm. And in Sproughton there will be a 3pm Nativity on Christmas Eve and a 10am Sung Communion on Christmas Day. Changes to the Benefice Rota in 2019 will only affect services at Tattingstone and Sproughton First Sunday 11am: Sproughton Family@church (formerly Holy Communion) Second Sunday (as current rota) Third Sunday 10am: Tattingstone Friends@Family (formerly Evening Prayer 6pm) 11am: Sproughton HC – Communion every month (formerly Matins or Holy Communion) Fourth Sunday 8am: Sproughton HC – BCP 6pm: Tattingstone Holy Communion (formerly Family@church) North Samford Churches Baby and Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am at Sproughton Church Hall on Mondays in term time.

Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome with a parent, grandparent or carer. Suggested donation £2 per family. Leaders: The Rev Annette Shannon (01473 807674) and Doreen (01473 311122) Wanted Instrumentalists and readers to take part in the village Christmas services in Sproughton Church. Please contact Annette.

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Bentley Act of Remembrance Event Sunday, November 11, 10.50am at Bentley War Memorial. After the service, refreshments will be served in the village hall and there will be an exhibition of First World War memorabilia. Please join us for this special event.

FROM THE REGISTERS Weddings Sonja Carter & James Lambourne – Copdock Antonia Steer & James Whitworth – Belstead Holly Thorman & Darren White - Copdock Becky Miles & David Morrison – Copdock Rebecca Barbour & Mario Vogli – Belstead NOVEMBER Thursday 1

Friday 2 Saturday 3 Wednesday 7

Saturday 10 Sunday 11

Wednesday 14 Sunday 18 Wednesday 21

Saturday 24

Wednesday 28

Bentley Home Communions, 10am Burstall Community Lunch, 12.30pm Sproughton Bonfire Night, 7pm Copdock Morning Market, 10am Bentley Home Communions, 10am Bentley Mothers Prayers Sproughton Monthly Market, 10am Bentley Remembrance Day Burstall Remembrance Day with Beacon Lighting Bentley Mothers Prayers Words and Music (see above) Copdock Home Communions, 10am Bentley Mothers Prayers Burstall Christmas Bazaar, 10.30am-2.30pm Belstead Christmas Sale, 10am Sproughton Beetle Drive, 7.30pm Bentley Mothers Prayers

SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE Sunday, November 4 8am Copdock Holy Communion 9.30am Burstall Holy Communion 10am Bentley Family Service 10am Copdock Morning Prayer 10am Tattingstone Holy Communion 11am Sproughton Holy Communion 3pm Sproughton Bereavement Service Sunday, November 11 10.30am Burstall Remembrance Service 10am Copdock Remembrance and Holy Communion 10.15am Sproughton Service of Remembrance 10.50am Bentley War Memorial Act of Remembrance 10.50am Belstead War Memorial Act of Remembrance 10.50am Tattingstone Act of Remembrance Sunday, November 18 9.30am Burstall Holy Communion 10am Copdock Simply Sunday 10am Bentley Family Service 11am SproughtonHoly Communion 6pm Tattingstone Holy Communion Sunday, November 25 8am Sproughton Holy Communion 9.30am Burstall Matin 10am Bentley Holy Communion 10am Copdock Holy Communion 10am Belstead Morning Celebration 3.30pm Tattingstone Family@Church 5pm Sproughton Christingle Please submit church letters and copy for the December edition of In Touch to Hayley Purnell by November 4: northsamfordbenefice@gmail.com

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ON THE GRAPEVINE VILLAGE CONTACTS LIST

Allotments / Sproughton Parish Council

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

Almshouses (Cooper Trust)

make.shep@btinternet.com

Badminton Club

dennisjackaman@btinternet.com

Burial Ground / Sproughton Parish Council

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

Bowls Club

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Brownies

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Carpet Bowls Club

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Children’s Play Area / Sproughton Parish Council

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

Church Hall Booking

01473 464336

Community Shop

01473 747768

Footpath Warden / Sproughton Parish Council

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

Jigsaw Pre-School

info@jigsawsproughton.org.uk

Millennium Green Trust

awaiting

Toddler Group

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Parish Council, Sue Frankis

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

To advertise in this section, which appears in 18 magazines in areas across Suffolk and Essex, please contact a member of our sales team on 01473 400380

Details for organisations and activities in Sproughton

Parish Council Chairman, Simon Curl 01473 747114 /

simoncurl@btinternet.com Sproughton All Saints Church

dave.shannon@live.com

Playing Field Management Committee

pfmcandbar@gmail.com

Lunch Club or 01473 747768

Rosalind Lavington 01473Â 213254

Quilters

Julie Hodges 01473 226004 martin.rl.hodges@btinternet.com

Ramblers

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Reading Room & Caretakers Trust House Charity

awaiting

Senior Citizens Club

awaiting

Sproughton CEVC Primary School

awaiting

Sproughton Tennis Club

evercope62@gmail.com

Tithe Barn Bookings, Sproughton Parish Council

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

Tower Captain (Church Bells)

ralphearey@gmail.com

Tree Warden, Sproughton Parish Council

01473 463852 / pc@sproughton.suffolk.gov.uk

Village History Recorder

awaiting

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Following the recent changes to the data protection laws, GDPR 2018, a number of village contacts have not forwarded their details for publication. The parish council will however endeavour to put you in contact where we can.

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