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Welcome to the JANUARY ISSUE

Wishing you all a much happier new year, I’m sure we’re all hoping it will be a better one than last year! At the time of writing this, we don’t know what tier we will be placed in after the Christmas period, we just hope everyone stayed safe and that we might start to see some light at the end of the tunnel.

We hope you enjoy this months issue of the Directory, with our recipes on pages 36 and 38, and ladies winter fashion on pages 62-63 to get us looking fabulous in the chilly months ahead.

Hopefully we can start bringing you regular theatre and film updates soon too. On page 50 we have a crossword and sudoku page just for fun!

We also have all the latest community news to keep you informed, so until February, enjoy!

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We hope that when you read this, we are back open and welcoming all our members back into the club room here at Moreton Hall Community Centre along with all our regular groups and clubs using the hall on a weekly basis but with a new year starting we have exciting news as January looks all set for the long awaited start on our extension to the community centre, this will be at front of building, this will give the centre a main library for the public to use, also increasing the already established post office size so that it can work more productively in busy times, and we our excited to get a brand new office built for our centre manager to work in. Building works plan to take about 3 to 4 months but the post office will always remain open and the centre will hopefully be open as well, abiding to current covid 19 restrictions.

We will also be renewing all the old wooden windows and doors and replacing them with new double glazed units, and also installing a new heating system that will mean removing the old, out of date system.

We plan to keep the community centre open during all of these works by moving our groups & clubs around to different rooms etc when needed.

You are still able to able to make bookings the normal way by email or by telephone, if our phone is not answered, always leave a message and someone will contact you as soon as possible.

We are looking forward to a better year in 2021 when we can welcome you all back to the community centre and club room with all of our new facilities and building done, making it a great place for the people of Moreton Hall to use and an even better place to serve the community with a new main library to be used without having to go into town, oh, and remember, we also offer free parking for up to three hours.

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Finally the inspiration again of our local councillors, the Centre opened for a Food Store, donations of food to be distributed to the needy, the generosity and benevolence of our brilliant local community was simply incredible, so much donated by so many was really quite humbling, a large donation by the Lions Club of Bury St Edmunds was made by Keith Nuttall which will help all those suffering hardship into the New Year.

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https://moretonhallresidents.wordpress.com/ May we wish all residents a Healthy and a Happy New Year and extend a warm welcome to those residents who have recently moved here.

Firstly, we would like to thank those people who have served the community, from front-line health workers, care workers, emergency services, postal workers, to delivery drivers who have kept us in touch with the outside world.

We must also thank the many others in the supply chains, manufacturing, and farming, to the local Councils and the volunteers who have ensured that the sick and vulnerable were kept supplied with essentials.

Our Residents Association like many others was formed out of a need to deal with a problem which affected the entire estate, poor infrastructure to support increased building. Other issues have appeared, over time, but these have been dealt with using good connections to our locally elected bodies.

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In these difficult times when physical meetings are impossible, we have tried virtual meetings, but technology has meant that only a few online meetings have been held.

We had to cancel our AGM and deal with matters on an ad-hoc basis.

We will, when social distancing permits, organise a delayed AGM to confirm and possibly add to our committee, and set the frequency and times of meetings.

In the meanwhile, please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to join our committee or have any issues we can help with, on our web site as above, or at secretarymhra@gmail.com Some ongoing things will be on our agenda for this year, such as the underpass decoration. Air quality and HGV movement, litter, and antisocial behaviour.

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ABBOTS GREEN ACADEMY Special Delivery

At Abbots Green, we pride ourselves in having a really strong vision and ethos which is centred around our rainbow values. We are always looking for extra opportunities for our children to experience.

When we were offered the opportunity to be involved in a project with Suffolk Artlink, we jumped at the chance!

‘Special Delivery’ brought different generations together to explore the art of communication through letters and other documents held in Suffolk Record Offices and museums.

The individuals behind the letters were brought to life through a series of participatory creative programmes delivered by a team of artists, including theatre-makers, creative writers, visual and digital artists. The group of Year 6 children were able to investigate historical approaches to letter-writing, consider them in the light of current methods of communication and share significant correspondence of their own.

Special Delivery began in September 2020 and was delivered with support from the Theatre Royal Act Your Age theatre group.

Due to Covid 19, the sessions were delivered via Zoom, and materials – including archive boxes, specialist writing pens and other preservationgrade equipment – were posted weekly to the children, which really did make it a very Special Delivery. The children were so excited to receive and send letters.

This was a unique, extra-curricular opportunity for our children which they thoroughly immersed themselves in. Even though the sessions have come to an end, we have plans to share the children’s learning, and continue the project within school. Watch this space!

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This month at Evergreen we have been using our senses to enjoy the winter season!

Whilst it has been much colder outside, we have not let this stop us spending time in amongst the Evergreen woodlands. With frost and ice around us, the children have been making observations as they play. Within the nursery environment we encourage our children to be explorers. This month the children have been collecting ice and snow to consider where this has come from and how this disappears throughout the day.

Within our Evergreen setting we embrace any form of learning as an opportunity. With such little fingers, and as we develop our strength to manipulate writing tools, we have loved representing our exploration on a big scale! It is hugely important, as our Evergreen vision grows, that we celebrate our children as early writers as well as explorers of the world around them.

At the end of any session outside it has been fantastic for our explorers to come into the warm cosy nursery environment for a hot home cooked meal by our Evergreen Cook, Mary Mills.

The home from home approach to Evergreen is one that we are incredibly proud of and welcome any family to visit!

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hat colour are blue tits? This might seem a silly question; blue tits are one of the commonest birds on Moreton Hall and most of us are familiar with their blue head, white face with a black stripe, and yellow chest. When they come to our bird feeders, hunt for caterpillars on our bushes, or perch on tree branches, they are pretty unmistakable.

Blue tits all look the same to us, but they see each other in a different light – literally. Blue tits, like many other birds, can see ultraviolet light invisible to us. Their blue heads look much brighter in ultraviolet than in the wavelengths of light that we can see.

Knowing who’s in your territory is important, and intruders can be seen a long way off. The brightness of the blue also helps with choosing a mate, and pairs of blue tits tend to have similarly bright blue heads.

Choosing a mate who’s fairly like you means a likely good mate.

Within that choice of partners is a second colour choice, and that’s the yellow chest. The yellow pigment in the chest feathers comes from the caterpillars it eats. When a blue tit’s feathers are growing, the more caterpillars it eats the more yellow pigment it gets and so its chest gets yellower.

So a blue tit with an intensely yellow chest is advertising its past history of being a great caterpillar hunter, and so will be able to feed a large brood of chicks.

These birds will be the most sought-after birds in the courtship process.

As winter progresses, blue tits are in a battle for survival; there are few insects for them to eat. Back in autumn they fed feed heavily but like other small birds they can’t store enough fat to keep them going through winter. Feeding birds in the garden does significantly increase winter survival.

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It was mid December when I wrote this article, the day after a busy and exciting day on Saturday 12th.

In the morning Patrick and I were at Southgate Community Centre collecting donations for the food cupboard to help those in need over Christmas and beyond. We were absolutely amazed by the generosity of the residents in Southgate Ward and as one resident said, this could happen to any one of us.

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Earlier that week we received a very generous and unexpected donation of ÂŁ250 from the Bury Lions to support the needs of the less fortunate in our community.

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The same evening saw the Christmas Lights Trail, organised

by Jessica Rudd. After such a difficult year for everyone it was brilliant to see so many families out on a cold and damp evening enjoying seeing dozens of houses covered in lights.

For the first time the Community Centre and Southgate Church were lit and looked spectacular.

A BIG THANK YOU! This year Jess has organised The Zoo Trail, The Around The World Trail and the Christmas Lights Trail. I know how much these events have been enjoyed by young and old alike, so thank you Jess for giving up so much of your time for us.

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One of the first communications I had as a councillor in Bury St Edmunds was from West Suffolk Wheelers, way back in 2012. It was concerning the cycle path down Symonds Rd. This is shared with a pavement and it had become unclear who should use which area, especially during winter leaf fall. I’m pleased to say after years of complaining we have at least had a portion of it repainted.

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In more cycle news, I have been contacted this month by several residents about use of roads by our local cyclists. As more bikes hit the road as we hit peak fitness season to burn off those Xmas dinners, it is important to highlight road safety.

One resident asked if it was possible to pass some by-laws related to cycling, however this isn’t practical or reasonably possible at present. I would say, please check if the road section you are on has an adjacent cycle path - much of Moreton Hall does - and use it, especially if you are going uphill or are slow moving. Please stay safe out there, keep an eye out if you are driving and be courteous if you are cycling. I know 99% of us do.

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...or “The Case of the Disappearing Cycle Path”. In the picture, you may be able to just make out a green smear on the floor. Those of you who have lived in the area at least as long as I have will remember that we used to have a clearly defined and designated cycle path along Lawson Place, from Symonds Rd up to the pub entrance.

That is still officially mapped as a cycle path, however it is completely unclear to drivers and has almost no designation. I am challenging Suffolk County Council and Highways to reinstate this as a proper path as they have completely denigrated their duty to maintain that area. I have witnessed several near misses recently.

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Community Centre

At time of writing, I still need Town Council members to vote it through, but this month I have been working with Nigel at the community centre to inject some capital funds into renovations. You will know that Nigel and the team work tirelessly to run the centre and it has always been prudently operated without the need for outside support. With Covid hitting all businesses which rely on people coming together, some of the much needed renovations have been impacted, so we have put together a plan to inject £20k into the projects. Let’s hope this comes to fruition this month.

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In a wider and more long term project, we saw pupils from the Priory collect acorns in the autumn. This will be part of a wider Covid project where we will see oak trees grown from seed (nut?) to sapling stage and then planted around Moreton Hall. Leon from the Youth Centre has kindly coordinated contact and funding. One oak will certainly replace our fallen tree on Ten Acre Field and we may see some carpentry involved as I have been seeking a bench around that area to break up the walk up the steep hill for our less mobile residents.

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The underpass has been an ongoing project by the Resident’s Association for several years and may finally be coming to conclusion. Speaking with one of our officers this week, we are at a point where we will be reaching out to local artists to give their interpretation of what it means to live in Moreton Hall. I’d love to see a range, from Early Years school children up to elderly artists in order to represent our diverse community.

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January 2021 begins with the Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out, so good news to start 2021 with.

It will be a while yet before we can resume doing what we regarded as just normal things but it’s a very positive step forward.

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During this cooler time of year, with the wearing of more layers and the central heating on, looking after and protecting your skin is a very important way of preventing injury and infection at any time of the year. Any break in the skin can make it more likely to get an infection there. Lymphoedema can cause your skin to become dry and itchy, making cracks and breaks more likely. This can increase the risk of infection but can usually be prevented by moisturising often. You can buy moisturising creams from your local chemist or possibly get them on prescription from your doctor. Your lymphoedema specialist can suggest which creams might be best for you.

Useful hints and tips: Keep your skin clean and dry. Use soap-free cleansers that don’t dry your skin. Wash with warm water every day. Carefully dry in between fingers or toes of the limb that is at risk of lymphoedema to prevent fungal infections. Moisturise gently every day with an unperfumed cream or oil to help your skin stay in good condition. When applying moisturiser, the last stroke should be downwards (in the direction of hair growth) to prevent the moisturiser blocking the hair follicles

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Bury St. Edmunds CRICKET CLUB Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club go into 2021 in good heart despite the problems of 2020, we managed half a season of cricket, we opened the new superb scorebox and played plenty of cricket in the limited time available.

Photograph Š April Urquhart The new year will, we hope, allow indoor cricket practice to take place for all age groups. Please check the website BSECC.CO.UK for details.

The club is open to new players, boys and girls, men and women, so why not take up cricket in 2021? The Victory Sports Ground is regarded as one of the best facilities in East Anglia.

We have plenty to look forward to as from Sunday July 11th to Monday July 13th Suffolk Host Cambridgeshire The PCA Masters match held in September 2016. in a Minor Counties fixture.

On Friday July 23rd Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club host the PCA England Masters. Last time round in 2016 it was an amazing day with many famous former England cricketers taking part.

The Community Pavilion has been made covid secure and will be open for bookings please contact Rosie Nunn on 07885040039 or rosemary.nunn@hotmail.com Winter coaching commences in the sports hall this January, anyone wishing to take part please contact club President David Barker on david@ejbarker.co.uk

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MORETON HALL I hope you had a really wonderful Christmas. I know we did and it will be for me one of the best Christmases I ever had. Thank you to everyone who supported our Shoebox appeal. Thanks to you generosity 323 boxes where collected and sent to children overseas. Many more of you did your box online so the final total is much higher.

January is normally the season of Epiphany in the church calendar. Epiphany means new understanding or revelation and it concerns the coming of the kings.

I want you to imagine what it must have been like to be Mary that day. Suddenly there appear at least three foreign people from outside not only Israel but the Roman Empire itself, bearing strange gifts and probably not speaking your language. They do not want to see you or your husband; they just want to see your new baby. They not just look at him; they worship him and offer him some of the most expensive gifts you are ever likely to see. Each one worth more than several years what your husband could earn. What would you make of it?

In Britain we are very conscious of social embarrassment. I think Mary, if she was British, would have been very embarrassed and probably quite annoyed.

Yet, these strangers were telling her and the rest of the world something that we need to rediscover. That something is how important Jesus Christ is.

He can make such a significant difference to your life now and a

huge difference to your eternal destination. That is why He is the most important person who has ever lived. Even today He can have more impact on a person, a family, a town, a city, a country and a culture than anyone else.

Even though the church has been talking about this for over two thousand years and hundreds of millions of people have got the message, Jesus is still a figure of mystery for so many. It is my prayer for you that as we begin a New Year, full of all its uncertainties, and probably filled with broken promises, you open your eyes and see the true significance of Jesus, and what He can do for you. He will never let you down. He alone can mend your broken heart and heal any and every wound you have.

More importantly, He can forgive you for all the bad things you have done, either intentionally or by accident, to other people.

He can truly set you free from your past and give you a golden future.

As we begin a new season in the church we will be holding another Alpha course on Zoom. Please watch the church website for details https://www.ccmh.org.uk/ In an Alpha course you will not only learn about Jesus, you get to meet Him through prayer and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Why not open your eyes and take the chance and find out what Jesus can do for you? It is the best New Year resolution you could make because, if you follow it through sincerely, the consequences are In Church (Book via booking@ccmh.org.uk) truly you will And life Livechanging stream via and Facebook (www.facebook.com/ never be let ChristChurchMoretonHall) down by Him.

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We have been supporting this very small Christian charity based in Sussex for a number of years. It works with some of the poorest people in the world, primarily in Malawi, but also in Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. It supports the ministry of local churches in Africa by providing resources to communities to help themselves, as well as sending relief consignments. Specifically it has funded wells and irrigation systems, solar power, supports orphans, and provides funds for mosquito nets which local people produce. Recently it has also sent money to buy buckets, bars of soap and masks, preventing the spread of Covid 19 to keep communities safe. The provision of Christian resources in local languages and strengthening the work of local pastors is an important part of its mission. It has sent over £1 million worth of aid since 1990 – a real achievement for an organisation that employs no staff! Our longest member, Frank Rumball, is a trustee of the charity and has visited Malawi on a number of occasions. Very recently, Faith in Action has been supporting people who live around a rubbish dump just outside Blantyre by providing them all with a Christmas meal as well as helping five people to set up a grocery business also dealing in second hand clothes. Why Faith in Action? The book of James in the Bible says: “What good is it ... if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? ... faith by itself if not accompanied by action is dead.”

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rev Mike Simm as the new minister of Southgate Church. With his wife, Sarah, he will be joining us just after Easter. Mike is currently the Minister of Cliff Park Community Church in Gorleston, Norfolk, and is an Anglican by denominational background. More to follow!

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Many of us can identify significant teachers who have had a real impact on the people we have become. They may have inspired love of a particular subject, helped us to develop essential skills or grasp life-changing ideas or, through encouragement and faith, given us the confidence to believe in ourselves. Certainly, most teachers are motivated by the desire to ‘make a difference’ to the children and young people.

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