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from Traffic issues have come to the fore again on Moreton Hall if they ever go away.

Why is the Sainsburys Roundabout still heavily congested and the new Eastern Relief Road that we were told would relieve congestion virtually unused. Will HGV traffic from the extension to the business park use the new road or will they add yet more chaos at junction 44?

The Residents Association would be interested in your views on how you see traffic where you live on Moreton Hall. Have you notices an increase in HGV traffic especially along the length of Orttewell Road? Do you think traffic at the Sainsburys Roundabout has improved or is the same or worse since the new road opened? There will be yet more traffic when the new houses are built and occupied.

Bury St Edmunds Town Council have decided to Increase its council tax this year to deal with roads, pavement, potholes etc.

Surely Suffolk County Council are the responsible statutory authority for Highways in Suffolk.

Why should Bury St Edmunds council tax payers within the Town Council area have to pay twice?

The County Council are borrowing £21 million pounds to pay for road resurfacing.

The County have planned a cut of £300,000 to the winter maintenance budget for 2018/2019 but surely this defeats the object of borrowing the £21 million.

The merger of St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Forest Heath District Council

to form one united West Suffolk Council has been approved by the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government with elections to take place for the new authority in May 2019. Details of ward boundaries are awaited.

The new Taylor Wimpey houses are all in Rushbrooke with Rougham Parish which to MHRA does not make sense as the nearest community facilities are on Moreton Hall.

Efforts are being made to find out who owns the underpass under Orttewell Road leading to Lawson Place and the murals which are in need of restoration.

We have lots of complaints about litter. Do we need more litter bins on Moreton Hall and if so where?

Congratulations to Councillors Frank and Patsy Warby, the Police Cadets, and Moreton Hall Residents who took part in the litter pick on the 17th February.

Our next committee meeting is on Thursday 1st March 2018 7.30 pm at the community centre.

It is with sadness we report the death of Mike Bacon, the Residents Association First Chairman, who was instrumental in establishing the association and who dealt with all the varied issues relating to Vision 2031 with determination making representations to St Edmundsbury. His determination and efforts on behalf of Moreton Hall will be sadly missed.

Robert Houlton-Hart Secretary MHRA Email secretarymhra@gmail.com MARCH 2018 | 15

Sybil Andrews Academy

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School’s link with the arts continues with special birthday celebrations Plans to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Arts Society Bury St Edmunds have been launched through a special collaboration with a local secondary school.

The Arts Society have used their milestone to team up with Sybil Andrews Academy and offer students a fantastic opportunity to learn from a Suffolk artist during a two-week residency.

always inspires me to grow as an artist and hopefully encourages the students to do the same.

“We will be working on a project called ‘Our View’, which will feature interpretations of Suffolk landscapes from a young person’s perspective.

“My thanks to The Arts Society and the school for being so committed to promoting the arts in education.”

Mixed media landscape artist Alfie Carpenter will work close with students from across the school to create an eye-catching mural which will be hung in the school hall and be a permanent landmark celebrating the Arts Society’s 50th anniversary.

Hannah Nield, Head of Art at Sybil Andrews, said: “We are delighted that the Arts Society Bury St Edmunds have chosen Sybil Andrews Academy to help them celebrate such a wonderful anniversary and we congratulate them on their 50 years.

Mary Payne, responsible for Young Arts coordination within The Arts Society Bury St Edmunds, said: “We are delighted to be working with the school – which was an outstanding choice given the international fame of the artist Sybil Andrews.

“It is a fantastic opportunity to have Alfie in school and this amazing project will give students a reallife opportunity to engage with artists, to learn from them and see what it really takes to be an artist.

“Encouraging an interest in the arts among young people is a primary objective of The Arts Society.

This collaboration will produce a feature work which will enrich the academy building.”

Alfie added: “I’m excited to be working with and alongside the students during the residency. It

“There will also be a huge sense of pride and achievement when they see their work exhibited.”

The residency will run for two weeks when the finished artwork will be unveiled and presented to the school.

Work created by Alfie, and by individual students during the fortnight, will also be displayed.

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Too many shades of grey

BY ANDREW SOUTHWOOD It’s been one of the longest winters I can remember. Not the coldest, not the whitest, but the relentless damp dark cloudy days have pushed even us weather optimists to the edge.

It’s not like we’ve been flooded out with torrential rain, but just a steady build up of unyielding wet days with no breaks to let us dry out. The grass fields have turned to saturated quagmires. Kids football matches descended to mud baths. You’re more likely to have lost a trainer in the swamp like conditions at Parkrun than have got a pb.

During a brief and rare semi-break in the gloom I took my kids to Ickworth Park for some fresh air. As we opened the gate to the play area my heart sank.

The entire play park was a bog, more akin to an enclosure for a drift of pigs than children. Two inches of

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slimy wet mud surrounded everything. I couldn’t see a single blade of grass.

This wasn’t just a case of needing wellies, more like needing full wet suits, and then a pressure hose at the end before being allowed back in the car.

However, I think it was the day after this ill fated trip to Ickworth when something extraordinary and quite unexpected happened.

A large bright yellowy orange circle appeared in the sky. It was surrounded by this beautiful peaceful blue backdrop and almost, just almost, emitted some warmth that could be felt on my pale vitamin D deprived skin.

Yes, the sun came out and suddenly all was right with the world. People smiled at each other in the street, I left the house without a woolly hat, and the whole of Suffolk had a spring in

its step. It was simply glorious wasn’t it!.It made us all remember what we have been missing for so many weeks.

Of course the problem is it can’t last forever, and so, as the children returned to school, the heavy drizzle returned.

My solar PV generation dropped to a wattage barely enough to power my phone charger. I was left wondering if I had dreamt those days of blue skies and sunshine.

Yet, as far as I am aware, the earth still spins on its tilted axis and moves around the sun. These undisputed astronomical facts mean that spring, and then the summer, must follow in due course.

Keep faith in the science.

At some point in the coming months we will see sunshine and feel warmth!

Pauls jobs for the month General Gardening Maintenance

n Lawn edges can be cut and on a dry day turf laid and lawns cut n Now is a good time to install a pond as a garden feature n If the weather is suitable, apply a lawn weed and feed preparation towards the end of the month. n Give any plant pots a refresh.

With small pots remove the plant, add some fresh compost and re-pot. For larger pots, just scrape off the top layer and add fresh compost material to the top. n Clean paths, paving, patios and steps with a pressure washer n Feed the birds.

Vegetable Garden n To ensure a regular supply of parsley later in the year sow the seed in pots n Plant early varieties of potatoes

in late March. You will need to chit your potatoes by standing them upright in a warm and light spot. Egg boxes are ideal. Once growth known as eyes begins they are ready to be planted n Choose the sunniest spot for planting onion sets 4” to 6” apart and 12” between rows. n Plant artichoke, beetroot, broad bean, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, lettuce, parsley and spinach.

Flower Garden n Plant summer-flowering bulbs such as Lilies and Gladiolus and Ranunculus into beds, borders and containers. n Prune fuchsias back to one or two buds on each shoot n Plant bare root roses n Cut back Dogwood. Cut down the oldest stems close to ground level which will

encourage it to shoot and grow new stems which will provide next winter’s colour. n If like me you bought pots of daffodils for show inside the home don’t just throw them away after flowering. Instead plant them in your garden and allow the leaves to die down naturally. n Hydrangeas - any old flower heads should be cut off just above a strong new bud n Cut back Buddleia and Lavatera to 15cms. Don’t worry it will quickly grow back.

Fruit Garden n Final chance this month to prune your apple and pear trees before they start to bloom. Aim to remove any dead branches congested or crossing stems n Plant raspberry canes n Plant fruit trees

This months poem...

“March bustles in on windy feet And sweeps my doorstep and my street.

She washes and cleans with pounding rains, Scrubbing the earth of winter stains.

Pauls

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CHURCH NEWS

Christ Church MORETON HALL This year Easter Sunday falls on 1st April, All Fools’ Day. Many people think that the Christian faith is a foolish waste of time. One of the reasons is that on Easter Sunday the Christian Church celebrates the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

As death is seen as final, faith in the resurrection seems very foolish indeed.

From the earliest of times the Christian faith was ridiculed claiming Jesus had risen from the dead. That is why Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians ‘Jews demand signs and the Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.’

What does he mean by that? At the heart of the Christian story is the truth that God Himself came to Earth not in power and glory but divested of all strength in the form of a weak and vulnerable child.

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When He grew to manhood, He went out into the world for three years and He gave teaching that has never been surpassed, lived a life that has never been equalled, performed great miracles and suffered horrible abuse. He was then handed over to sinful men and, although He could have called on legions of angels to help Him, He suffered the most humiliating death. On the third day He rose again showing that death is not the end and that a place is prepared in heaven for all those who believe.

Every Year the Christian church throughout the world celebrates this wonderful truth. For God shows His love for us in Christ by both dying for us and giving us a way back to heaven. He also teaches us how to live our lives now so that we may be effective in this world and prepared for the next.

This may seem completely foolish to many but over the last few months all the people who have come on our Alpha courses have found this to be true. More than that, on 18th March on our Stewardship Sunday, many people will recommit themselves to God’s

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