ISSUE 11 - DEC 09
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“...around 1500 people turned out to watch the switch on of the Stowmarket Town Centre Christmas lights by former Ipswich Town legend, Kevin Beattie on Sunday 29th November.� Read more inside!
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We thank all our Readers, Contributors and Advertisers for their involvement in the Stowmarket & District Flyer over the past year and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope that 2010 will be a prosperous New Year for everyone. We are pleased to announce that Gary Rayner will be taking over the Stowmarket & District Flyer from the 1st January. Gary who has lived in Stowmarket all his life and been involved with his businesses in and around Stowmarket, will bring a wealth of local knowledge and contacts to further enhance what is already a sought after local publication, with a source of interesting articles, forthcoming events, information and useful contacts for the residents of Stowmarket and its surrounding towns and villages.
Mid Suffolk District Council is again providing a Christmas Tree recycling service in Stowmarket after Christmas. All you need to do is leave your old Christmas tree beside the public toilets on the Recreation ground between 7am on Saturday 9th January and 7pm on Sunday 10th January and it will be collected and recycled. For more information, please contact Mid Suffolk District Council on 01449 778649.
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St Elizabeth Hospice A staggering £13,000 raised from this year's Kesgrave Music Festival will help fund a nurse for six months at St Elizabeth Hospice. The amount raised from the event, which was held in August, has just been announced. It was the fourth year friends and family of Kate Moyes had organised the festival in her memory and brings the total raised for her St Elizabeth Hospice tribute fund to over £50,000. Kate died from cancer in 2005 at the Hospice. She was 29. Debbie McCallum, who came up with the idea originally, and the committee of dedicated fundraisers recently handed over the cheque to Hospice community fundraiser Laura Backhouse (see picture). Debbie, of Kesgrave, said; "We are overwhelmed by the support we have had over the four years from businesses and the local community which allows us to make such an important donation to the Hospice. "It is great that we can donate this money in the knowledge that it is directly helping to support the fantastic nursing care the Hospice provides."
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Janice Hulett, the Hospice's community and corporate fundraising manager, said: "We are very grateful to the organisers of the music festival for their hard work throughout the year and the amazing amount they have raised to help patients, their carers and families.
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"This year's donation will help fund a nurse in the in-patient unit for six months. The nurses play a vital role providing specialist care for pain relief and other symptoms, whilst striving to maintain the patient's wishes and dignity. This donation will really make a difference." Around 4,500 people attended this year's festival which featured live music from 22 bands on two stages at the Kesgrave Community Centre fields. The Hospice, which is based in Foxhall Road, Ipswich, costs £11 a minute to run, that's £5.9 million a year.
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Stowmarket Town Council Update Stowmarket Town Council Update
attractions. We are already looking at how we can make the event even better in 2010.
January 2010 Meeting Schedule
On Wednesday 2nd December the Christmas Tree switch on event at Combs Ford took place. Over 300 people were present on the night, and a good night was had by all. In the Boys Brigade Hall there were plenty of activities including a free prize draw, tombolas, games and refreshments, plus the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust played festive songs. Outside Stow Lions provided Santa on his sleigh, and hotdogs were being sold by the Boys Brigade.
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6th Operations & Services Committee 6th Planning, Consultation & Strategy Committee 20th Full Council 20th Planning, Consultation & Strategy Committee Twice a month there are Council meetings held in the Council Chamber of Stowmarket Town Council, with the first meeting starting at 7pm, while the second meeting of the night will commence at 7.30pm. Members of the public and press are very welcome to attend. If you would like more information on how to attend, please contact the office on 01449 612060.
Town Councillors' Surgeries The Town Council has now introduced Councillor Surgery appointments to suit you, at any time during the month (Monday to Friday during office hours only). Surgeries allow anyone from the community to speak to a Councillor on a one to one basis about any issues or concerns that they may have. To make an appointment please telephone Sarah Page on 01449 612060.
Stowmarket Street Market - Every Thursday and Saturday There are plenty of great quality products at excellent prices on our twice-weekly street market. We have been working to attract new stalls to the town and the Thursday market in particular has developed into a bustling, vibrant market. You can pick up fresh fish, fruit and veg, meat, flowers, cards, clothing, watches and jewellery and much much more.
At 6pm the Tree lights were switched on by the Mayor, Mrs Vera Waspe, and Combs Ford Primary competition winners Jacob, Abi and Olivia. A special thanks must go to the Mid Suffolk Boys Brigade for helping make the event a success.
Meeting Room hire in the heart of Stowmarket Parts of Milton House date back to the 16th century. This historic building is situated in the centre of Stowmarket surrounded by beautiful grounds and has a variety of rooms available to hire for all occasions including formal business meetings to informal social gatherings. The Council Chamber The large ornate room that is now known as the Council Chamber was built in the middle of the 19th century as a ballroom for the Reverend Hollingsworth and today is the venue for Council meetings and civil ceremonies. This room is ideal for formal meetings and small functions, and is £17 per hour and can hold a maximum of 40 people. The Tudor Room
The Tudor Room has been recently refurbished and provides a warm and comfortable location for informal meetings. This You can reduce your carbon footprint by picking up excellent room is ideal for informal meetings, and is only available in the evenings, and is £8.25 per hour and is suitable for up to quality, locally sourced produce from our monthly Farmers' 15 people. Market including meats, cheeses, vegetables, cakes and more. The next Farmers' Market will be on Friday 5th February The Dining Room and Friday 5th March (there will be no Farmers' Market in January). The Dining Room is the ideal location for social gatherings,
Farmers Market - First Friday of every month
Market Contact: For more information on markets, including enquiries from traders interested in coming to Stowmarket, please contact Market Warden John Harvey on 01449 612060 or 07894751409 or email johnh@stowmarket.org.
community groups, card games etc. This room is £5.50 per hour and can cater for up to 35 people. To make a booking please telephone 01449 612060 and we will be willing to accommodate your needs.
The Pickerel Project Stowmarket Town Centre Switch On Despite miserable weather (which is becoming something of a theme with Town Council events!) around 1500 people turned out to watch the switch on of the Stowmarket Town Centre Christmas lights by former Ipswich Town legend, Kevin Beattie on Sunday 29th November. The event was a great success, featuring top music from the Ipswich Youth Steel Band and Cover Girl, a range of charity stalls and other
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The Pickerel Project is a voluntary group seeking to regenerate the River Gipping in Stowmarket and make it nicer for everyone in the town. On the first Sunday of every month a team of people get together to spend a couple of hours helping clear up the river bank. The next Clear-Up day in on Sunday 7th February at 10am on Station Road Bridge - why not join us and help make a difference to your community. Everyone welcome. Any questions, please ring Sally Scott on 01449 612060.
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Living with ADHD The Devil Within A true account of living with ADHD If you've looked at a child supposedly suffering from ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and thought they just need a firm hand read on…. 'Can't you control your child?' tells the harrowing true story of Suffolk parents who've battled against the odds to keep their son from harming himself and those around him. From birth, Daniel Collins had a very severe form of ADHD coupled with Autism and learning and speech difficulties. This book tells what its like to be a parent of a child, with a mental illness which is still misunderstood. Richard and his wife Rosemary have two other children who've experienced first hand what its like to be shunned by friends and family because of their brother's extraordinary behaviour. This month Daniel turns 22, he's learnt to cope far better with his ADHD and he's accomplished so much more than was ever hoped and his father has written an account of the past 22 years since Daniels birth, not only to help to demystify this mental illness for which there are a great many prejudices but also to celebrate a life the family scarcely dared hope for in the very beginning. 'The teenage years were the worst times of all, there were many occasions he went missing and when I found him he would have blood pouring from open head wounds, due to his self harming and from assaults inflicted by others who disliked him because he was different'
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Richard Collins with his son Daniel (22) an ADHD sufferer who's overcome harrowing odds to pass his driving test ADHD sufferers still face stigma from a large section of the community, despite massive research and medical records of this illness dating back to the 1840's there are still those who bafflingly fail to recognise this as a real mental illness. ‘Can't you control your child?' is available in paperback £5.99 + £1.60 p&p ISBN 9780955483639. Available from PO Box 921, Ipswich, IP1 9QF. Call 01473 658564 or email rickbook1@aol.com.
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Quit Smoking Quit Smoking This Christmas With Christmas fast approaching there are many reasons why it's the perfect time to give up smoking. For forty seven year old Andrew Rackham it was his health which prompted him to quit. Andrew is a groundworker from Ipswich and has smoked for over thirty years. Andrew had given up once before for six years but one night when he was out having a beer and someone offered him a cigarette and he was hooked again. 'I wanted to give up because I had started to wheeze a lot in the mornings. It got so bad I couldn't play football any more.' It was an ad in the back of the Match Programme at an Ipswich Town game that got him thinking he could quit for good. 'It was for a special stop smoking sessions at the football ground and I just thought that's for me'. 'It was somewhere I could go every week and prove I could give up smoking. Andy who runs the group is very supportive and the group is just so friendly. You feel the other blokes understand the problems you are going through. 'They do this CO monitoring where they can test how much carbon monoxide is in your lungs. When I saw the machine go red that was the kick up the backside I really needed!' 'I'm so pleased I have finally quit. The wheezing has
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completely stopped and I have never felt tempted to start smoking again even when I go for a beer after work!' Like Andrew many people quit for health reasons but there are lots of good reasons to quit for the festive season. Here are just five: Save money. If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day quitting just two weeks before Christmas will save you a staggering ÂŁ77. Just think what you could buy your loved ones with that sort of money? Everything smells and tastes better. Within just two days of quitting your sense of smell and taste will improve as all those nasty chemicals leave the body. Just think how much better your Christmas dinner will taste once you quit! Keep warm! It's now no longer legal to smoke in public spaces so no more standing around in the cold getting frostbitten fingers! More kisses under the mistletoe! No more smoky smelling clothing and hair and fresher breath. So this Christmas look forward to more gifts, tastier Christmas roasts, lots more kisses and smiles all round! Have a great Christmas.
For more information phone the Suffolk Stop Smoking Service on 0800 085 6037.
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Mid Suffolk District Council News Mid Suffolk District Council launches second annual energy survey On an annual basis the Department of Energy and Climate Change asks councils to carry out a survey of energy efficiency in their area. For the second year running, Mid Suffolk District Council is participating in this survey project with 35 other councils across the Eastern Region, supported by Carbon Action Network - Eastern (CAN-E). The results of the survey will be used not only to map the incidence of fuel poverty in the area, to measure progress from the previous year, but also to offer specific energy advice to householders. Julia Blackwell, chair of CAN-E says, 'Anybody returning a fully completed energy survey form will be entered into a draw to win one of four ÂŁ300 cash prizes. One of the benefits of a large partnership is that we are able to provide a really worthwhile prize for the prize draw at a small cost to the Council.' We plan to deliver the prizes to the winners in the lead-up to Christmas, helping make a very merry Christmas for four lucky families in the Eastern Region. Councillor Roy Barker, Portfolio Holder for Environment adds: 'Annually the Council makes returns to central government and these figures are used to show how well we are doing as a council against central government targets. It is important
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that we carry out this survey and we ask all householders, no matter whether you live in your own property or rent from someone else to complete the form that you will be receiving over the next few days.' The survey package also contains a section that allows anyone returning a form who qualifies for the national government grant scheme for energy efficiency to be passed to Warm Front for them to carry out a free survey and benefits check for any householder. Warm Front local co-ordinator Gale Marriott confirms, 'we will follow up on all people who are able to take advantage of a Warm Front grant and ask if we may carry out a free survey and benefits check on their behalf: this service is offered in association with the Council. Any owner occupier or privately rented householder may be able to receive a grant up to ÂŁ3,500 - and up to ÂŁ6,000 if they are off the mains gas network - towards the cost of energy efficiency works.' There will also be an opportunity for anyone completing a form to find out more about how they may have their homes insulated at low cost or in some cases with grant aid by completing a section asking for more information about Eastern CRI, a region-wide initiative developed by CAN-E for all the councils in the region A random sample of households has been selected this year to receive this survey, so lookout for your pack coming through the door in the next few days. If you wish to participate in the survey but do not receive a package, please come along to the Council Offices where they will be pleased to provide one.
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Stonham Barns Monique’s Clothing Monique's Clothing Located at Stonham Barns, in Stonham Aspal, Suffolk is a new shop specialising in "Nearly New Ladies Clothing" which opened in September this year. This new venture was the inspiration of Sarah Fryatt who started this new facility and service due to the current climate and the constant reminder of recycling. "Us ladies have so many unwanted items in our wardrobe just festering and gathering dust", so I decided one Friday evening while having a sort out that I could sell my unwanted items for a reduced price, thus making some money, offering a service to help others and recycling at the same time. The following Wednesday I looked at the shop and decided to take a gamble and go for it, within 10 days the shop was open and the customers piled in with their Clothes, Handbags, Shoes, Jewellery and Hats. We have a range of clothes from size 8 to size 30 in new and nearly new condition. So ladies, if you have not worn it in the last year then you probably never will!!! Bring us your unwanted nearly new items and we will sell them for you on a 50/50 basis, we are now taking Evening Dresses, Prom Dresses, Shoes, Bags, Hats, Coats, Jeans, Skirts, Trousers, Jumpers, Tops, Boots and Jewellery. Items must be in nearly new condition, smoke free, clean and pressed. Monique's Clothing also sell new clothes and have a large range of Tigi wear in all sizes. Monique's Clothing have a room dedicated to evening wear with some beautiful dresses in all sizes with a price range from £10 to £60, why buy new when you can buy nearly new for a fraction of the price. If you need a woolly jumper or a pair of jeans we can also meet your needs. Come and have an enjoyable browse and chat. Friendly service and advice always available. Open 7 days per week 10-4, closed 24th Dec for 1 week, re open 2nd January 2010. Telephone 01449 711810 or 07917 683619 and ask for Sarah
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Stonham Barns Christmas Fayre Stonham Barns Christmas Spirit continues on Sunday the 13th of December The Stonham barns, Christmas season continues with another Christmas fayre day, comprising of all the wonderful stalls selling those last minute Christmas gifts and decorations, we are pleased to have Father Christmas here again and this time he brings a very special friend, the photo elf, who will capture that special moment for your children with Father Christmas and send you away with a free photo. Hosted within the garden centre a compliment of 15 stall holders will join the existing retail outlets to offer all those little essentials and gifts in the build to the festive season. Christmas trees and angels, wrap and ribbons, together with cheer and spirit to last through to the New Year.
New to Stonham Barns Sue's Mystical Minds Fantasy and international Artist, Sue Clyne is based at Stonham Barns. Sue has been fascinated with Enchanted Art, Fairy Art, Fantasy Art & Fairy Pictures since childhood. Sue's work has also been greatly influenced by characters from Celtic, Greek, Norse & Roman mythology. Sue gets her inspiration for her paintings through her travelling and meeting other like minded Artists along the way. Most recently Sue and her partner Glenn came back from the Grand Canyon where they met the Native Indians and this inspired sue to paint even more, with fresh impressions in her mind from the trip. Sue paints in Acrylic with bright colours, her paintings are said to be very dreamy, imaginative and some say spiritual because of the colours. She mainly paints Unicorns, Fairies, Horses, Native Indians, Magical Spirits, The "Art Of Faery", Magical Creatures, Dream Paintings, but also anything that inspires her, she also takes on commissions from clients with specific requests at a very reasonable price. From a few good photographs she can produce the character of the chosen subject. In the shop, in addition to Sue's Artwork you will also find a "Treasure Trove" like an Aladdin's Cave of gifts from Crystals, Fairies, Wands, Semi Precious Jewellery and Silver Mystic Jewellery, Books, Tarot Cards, Crystal Balls, Native Indian Dream Catchers, Ornaments, and lots more! Glen who works in stained glass, designs and creates wonderful pieces ranging from Fairies, Wizards, Flowers, Celtic Crosses, Pentagon Stars to "you name it" Glenn "can do it"!, are all available in the shop. Again commissions are undertaken for Glen's work. We hope that you will come and see us when you next visit Stonham Barns. You can check out more of sue's work at: www.suesmysticalminds.com
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Local Church Events St Peter and St Mary's Church The church will be open from 10am to 4pm most days until Christmas, for visitors to come in and see the display of Christmas trees.
Christmas Services 15th and 22nd December - Lunch and Listen Come in to church to eat your lunch (hot drinks provided), take a look at the trees and listen to a short story on a Christmas theme. The story will be told at 12:15pm, lasting for about 10 minutes, repeated at 1:15pm for those who have a later lunch break. Sunday 20th December 9am - Holy Communion
Thursday 24th December - Christmas Eve 6pm Crib Service, especially for the children 11:30pm Midnight Communion
Cedars Church Celebrate Christmas at Cedars Church, Cedars Park Community Primary School, Pintail Road. Come along and join us on Sunday December 20th at 10.30am for our Christmas Family Carol service. Light refreshments will be served afterwards and all are welcome. A creche will be provided during part of the service.
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Friday 25th December - Christmas Day 10am Christmas Communion for all the family
Sunday 13th December 3.00PM - Christmas Special with Carols, Childrens Choir and Nativity Refreshments of Sausage Roll and Mince Pies
Sunday 27th December 9am Holy Communion 10:45am Family Communion
Sunday 20th December - Normal Family Service
Sunday 3rd January 2010 9am Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer 10:45am Family Service
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9am Holy Communion 10:45am Family Communion
For Your Diaries: An Audience with Henry Olonga, former Zimbabwean Test Cricketer - on the evening of Saturday February 13th, also at Cedars Park Community Primary School. More details in the next issue of the Flyer.
10:45am Morning Worship for all the family 6pm Stowmarket Town Carol Service
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Sunday 27th December - Normal Family Service
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Horoscopes & Wordsearch Christmas Wordsearch Which of the words beneath cannot be found in the grid? Nineteen are there and one is not.
ANGEL BELLS CARDS CAROLE CHRISTMAS CRACKERS FAIRY
FUN GARLANDS HOLLY JOY LIGHTS MISTLETOE PRESENTS
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Reserves To Visit - Hopton Fen This is a gem of a site for the fen enthusiast. The waterlogged peat allows unique plants and animals to flourish. Bristling stands of saw sedge, reed and rushes dominate with scatterings of rare plants such Hopton Fen as black bog rush, southern, marsh fragrant and early marsh orchid, adder's tongue fern, twayblade and bogbean. Hemp agrimony and the azure blue Devil's-bit scabious flower later in the season. Mowing and grazing prevent the fen from being engulfed by woodland and create perfect conditions for the fen plants to thrive. In spring you will be welcomed by a riot of birdsong including the melody of breeding nightingale. The fen is full of sedge and reed warbler in summer and woodpecker use the older trees throughout the year. The programme for 2010 is nearing completion and will be ready by mid November.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/gi/lg/stowmarket.html Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 3rd. February 2010 when we will have a presentation on The RSPB Fen Reserves by David White from the RSPB. The Trust's Christmas cards are now available at Stowmarket Bookshop and Combs Ford Newsagency.
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Do you have a wireless network? Is it secure? Do other people know your password? If someone has access to your home network they can do all kinds of damage, from accessing your data and watching what you're shopping for online. This can lead to identity fraud and/or people buying their last minute presents on your credit cards. Making sure your wireless network is setup and safe is the best way to protect your digital home. Fraud aside, people harmlessly using your bought and paid for internet can cause you other costs, if your internet has usage limits on it someone could push your usage over your agreed limited and YOU will get charge for their internet usage. If you unsure of your setup please call me on 01449 798088
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It's Christmas, and we all need to make sure we know who's who and what's what.
Our online store is now open. Please visit www.anyit.biz and click on 'online shop' to see what is available. All orders will arrive before the 24th if ordered by the 22nd. Have a very merry Christmas and a fantastic new year, speak to you all in 2010. Gary Rayner, AnyIT Ltd
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Local Sports News
Christmas 'Drop n Shop' with Ipswich Town Community Trust
opportunity to meet new friends and increase their confidence both on and off the pitch. The total cost of the 10 week course is just £35 with terms divided into 10, one hour sessions. There are a variety of courses to meet all requirements and abilities and all coaches are FA qualified and CRB checked at an enhanced level. Book Now! For more information about Ipswich Town Community Trust's weekly Soccer Centres, please contact the Trust on 01473 400749 or to book your child a place call 0845 1369 333.
Stowmarket Swimming Club Ipswich Town players Jaime Peters and Liam Trotter at a Holiday Soccer Camp during October Half Term Ipswich Town Community Trust are lending a helping hand during the festive season by running a Christmas 'Drop n Shop' Holiday Soccer Camp Course, giving you the opportunity to finish your last minute Christmas shopping without the added pressure of having the children tagging along. These courses offer great holiday entertainment for both boys and girls of all abilities between the ages of five and 12 years. Players who attend the Holiday Soccer Camps can expect a wide range of fun football activities including passing, dribbling and shooting. The courses not only give the children involved the opportunity to improve their football skills, but also improve their confidence and make new friends. Town's Jaime Peters and Liam Trotter even came along to a Holiday Soccer Camp course during October Half Term passing on a few tips to the budding young footballers and got involved in the afternoons mini tournaments.
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Several members from Stowmarket Swimming Club travelled to the UEA swimming pool in Norwich for this year's East Region Short Course Winter Championships. David Harrison had the most success. He competed in the 50m butterfly, achieving 5th place in the heats in a time of 26.80 and 5th in the final in 26.26, in the 100m freestyle came 8th in 53.28 and saved his best for the 50 breaststroke gaining 2nd place in the heats in 30.10 and winning silver in the final in 29.80. In all three events David also achieved qualifying times for next May's Regional Long Course Championships (EQ).
Will Blackaby swam in 4 The Christmas 'Drop n Shop' Holiday Soccer Course will be David Harrison events reaching two "B" finals held at Portman Road between 10am - 3pm on Monday 21st and gained regional long course qualifying times in all four. December and Tuesday 22nd December. Children can sign In the 100m butterfly Will came in 13th in 1.02.27 (EQ), and up to the one day course for £15 or the two day course for 5th in the "B" final in 1.00.46, in the 100m backstroke £20. To book a place call 0845 1369 333. achieved 16th place in the heats in 1.02.27 (EQ) and 3rd in the "B" final in 1.02.44. Will also swam the 200m individual Soccer Skills Centers medley in 2.19.34 (EQ) gaining 14th place and came in 12th in the 50m backstroke in 29.04 (EQ). Ipswich Town Community Trust's Soccer Skills Centres will be kicking off again this December for youngsters aged between Joe Freezer picked up two regional qualifying times in his 4 four and 16 years. Located across Suffolk, the Centres work to swims, the first in the 50m butterfly in 27.75 (EQ) coming in provide skillstraining for both boys and girls of all abilities as 20th place followed by the 50m freestyle in 25.91 (EQ) (34th). well as opportunities to progress onto the Trust's Player Joe also swam the 50m backstroke in 31.23 achieving 25th Development Centres for those who demonstrate a more place and the 100m butterfly in 1.03.87 in 30th. Ella Delves advanced ability. With venues not only located at the home swam the 50m butterfly in a personal best and regional of the Blues, Portman Road, but also in Bury St. Edmunds, qualifying time of 32.27 (EQ) in 18th place and finished 16th Felixstowe, Framingham, Kesgrave, Saxmundham and in the 200m breaststroke in 2.58.42. Tom Harrison also picked Woodbridge, you won't have to go far to find a Soccer Skills up a regional time in his 50m freestyle event finishing in 26.39 Centre near you. (EQ). Tom also swam the 100m individual medley finishing 30th in 1.07.00. Ria Delves completed the teams' swims Through a variety of coaching techniques, the Soccer Skills competing in the 50 freestyle and finishing in 30.46. Centres not only work to improve the football skills of those who take part, but it also once again gives them the www.flyeronline.co.uk
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What’s On Guide What’s on Guide A schedule of activities and events for the New Year in and around Stowmarket Saturday 9th January - Magical Musical Moments & Orwell Rotary Club. New Year Concert by Candlelight in aid of Age Concern Suffolk. New Burlington String Quartet - jazz, Ted & Josie - folk, Acafella - Babershop. 7.30pm. £12.50 including bubbly & bites. Order via Nigel Coleman 01473 657191 / nrjcoleman@hotmail.com or via www.onesuffolk.co.uk/magicalmusicalmoments. Offton Church, IP8 4RP
Wednesday 13th January - Victorian East Anglia
6th February - 25th April 'Yummy Scrummy' Photographic Exhibition. Themed project work produces a creative group show by the members of Beyond the Image. Feb: Sat-Sun, 11am-3pm, Mar-Oct: Fri-Sun, 11am-4pm. Free entry Beyond The Image Gallery, Thornham Magna IP23 8HH.
Saturdays 6th & 27th & Sundays 7th & 28th February Hellebore Open Days Stunning collection, under cover, including species doubles, Bradfield Stars & new Winter Moonbeam and Winter Sunshine. 10% discount on all hellebores purchased. 9.30-4.30pm. Contact: Brenda Walker 01359 233363 or www.harveysgardenplants.co.uk Harveys Garden Plants, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3SJ
Friday 12th February For 3-4 Weeks - 'Lambing'
WEA Stradbroke Branch are holding a ten week course titled Lambing shed will be full of ewes & their newborn lambs. Victorian East Anglia with our popular tutor Douglas Baker, to Lambs available to hold. Maybe see one born. Open 11am talk about East Anglia in Victorian times. Held each every day. Admission £5, Cons £4, Children (4-16yrs) £2.50, Wednesday 2.30pm to 4pm (with a break for half term). Under 4's free. Contact 01473 830264. (NB Expectant mothers Refreshments available during short break. Cost of course not allowed in lambing shed, but all other areas of farm £43.50. Come 1st week with no obligation, join 2nd week if perfectly safe) you would like to learn more. Further details contact secretary Baylham Rare Breeds Farm, Mill Lane, Baylham, Ipswich, 01728 724746 IP6 8LG. Stradbroke Sports & Community Centre, Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Eye, IP21 5JN.
Thursday 21st January - Cinema In Stradbroke Doors & bar open 7pm, film starts 7.30pm. Bar open & choc ices sold in interval. Tickets on door £5.50. For further details contact 01379 388629 Stradbroke Sports & Community Centre, Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Eye, IP21 5JN.
Saturday 30th January - Belly Dance Charity Show Belly Dance & a variety of extravaganza. Fundraising for Suffolk Air Ambulance & East Anglia Children's Hospice. 7.30pm till late. Admission: £7 & £6 concession. Tickets available contact: Alison Cooklin 01379 678176 or www.bellycise.com Needham Market Community Centre, Needham Market.
To 31st January 'Unveiled' - Photographic Exhibition.
The Salvation Army Christmas Events Sunday 20th December 11am Morning worship 5.30pm Candlelight Carol Service (with nativity) 10.30am Christmas Morning Praise
Sunday 27th December 11am Morning worship The Salvation Army, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket.
2nd To 31st January 'Fourth' Exhibition of Photographs from the 2009 Photo Shoots. Sat - Sun, 11am-3pm. Free Beyond The Image Gallery, Thornham Magna IP23 8HH.
6th - 28th February Photographic Exhibition by Renata Grant Sat-Sun, 11am-3pm. Free entry. Beyond The Image Gallery, Thornham Magna IP23 8HH. www.flyeronline.co.uk
Bring the family and come and paint your own pot. Whilst the children are painting, have a cup of tea & homemade cake or scone in the Conservatory Tearoom. Watch the teapots being made/painted. Booking for 'paint your own pot' preferable. Mon-Fri 9-5.30pm, Sat 10.30-4pm. No admission charge. Contact 01728 860475 The Teapot Pottery, Low Road, Debenham, IP14 6QU.
Friday 25th December
Themed project work by the members of Beyond the Image, to create a striking group show. Sat-Sun, 11am-3pm. Free. Contact 01508 480477 or www.beyondtheimage.co.uk Beyond The Image Gallery, Thornham Magna IP23 8HH.
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