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t the end of another year we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the production of our village magazine. From the contributors who regularly keep us in touch with village activities, the distributors who walk the village to bring residents the news and the advertisers and Parish Council, whose support enable us to meet our printing costs. Thank you. We would also like to advise you that we have produced a series of Notecards with various views of Stowupland – eight pictures in all, the cards are packed with a selection of four pictures per pack at a cost of £2.99 per pack for Telstar funds. These cards are now available to purchase and we would express our thanks to The Post Office and M & M Butchers for agreeing to sell these on our behalf. The Telstar Committee
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Chairman’s Column Keith Welham, Stowupland Parish Council
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am very happy to report that John Spitzer has joined the Parish Council; he was co-opted at the November meeting. John and his wife, Rachel, moved to the village recently and it is really good to have a full complement of Councillors again. As a result of a recent change in Government Legislation, which affects all councils, the sound or video recording of our meetings is now permitted. We do not envisage having to accommodate Look East cameras but we need to be aware that, if a controversial topic is on the agenda, someone may turn up to record the item. A number of Council Chairmen, unaware of the change in the law, have tried to prevent filming, some have stopped the meeting and on at least one occasion police were called and led away a Councillor who had started to make a recording. Local Police Officers had not been briefed on the change in the law. Our meeting with representatives of Suffolk County Council and the High School did not result in any assurances over our concerns about highway safety and parent parking along Thorney Green. We also asked for improvements within the school site, such as widening the main access into the site to accommodate free two-way flow and better parking and bus drop-off and pick-up arrangements. Improvements are required because the school has to be able to accept a possible increase in pupil numbers of 360. Highways engineers are looking at the feasibility of improving the access off A1120 but we were given no promise of any significant improvements being carried out. Also, we were told that there would be three extra car parking spaces on the school site but no provision for parents to drop off or pick up their children. We are very close to agreeing the final detailed proposals for the pedestrian and cycle route across The Green. As part of the scheme the bus stop will need to be moved a bit further away from the A1120 junction to make it safer to cross from the Maple Road side of the road when walking or cycling towards the school. The area of land to be included within the Village Green in exchange for the land upon which the new route is to be constructed has not yet been agreed and we are awaiting an undertaking from the school that they will continue to maintain that area which is currently within the school site. The exchange of land needs parliamentary approval; hopefully this will be forthcoming before the General Election to make a start of construction in the 2015 school summer holidays a possibility. We are still awaiting approval from MSDC of the area to be covered by our Neighbourhood Plan. Once this is agreed, we will start work in earnest. I would like a few more people interested in helping with this to volunteer; if you are interested, please get in touch with me or with our clerk, Claire. In closing, I’d like to wish all readers a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2015. 3
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t’s that time of year again when, as the year winds down, so too does the allotment. Time to take stock of the past twelve months’ successes and failures, finish the tidying process and to batten down the hatches (in particular the shed) ready for winter. There still remains, however, the need to visit the plot in order to check on the leeks, sprouts, cabbages, parsnips and anything else that will delay the start of the gardener’s decorating season – i.e. the winter. We will also continue to monitor the rodent situation and discuss at some length (no change here then!) our success rate because, despite all our best efforts, they keep reappearing. The new seed catalogues are in and substantial discounts of 50% are available for all packeted flower and vegetable seeds – full details are on the allotment notice board. We have to be on our guard when looking through the catalogues, however, and not be seduced by twenty different types of lettuce or forty something varieties of tomato. It requires the ability and experience gained over many years to distinguish between the different levels of flannel and to accept that ‘excellent quality’, ‘refreshing new taste’ and ‘remarkable sweet flavour’ are merely a ploy used by the seed company to sell their product. After all, not every vegetable in their catalogue can be ‘the best’ and resistant to every pest and disease known to man. An additional feature introduced this year is the facility to order on line and this could be seen as an effort by the seed company to bring allotmenteers into the 21st century. They may, however, have a problem with this as we are rather reluctant to change the habit of a lifetime with some still ’taping’ television programmes to view at a later date and continuing to listen to Gardener’s Question Time on the ‘wireless’. Back to this apparent new world (for some) of the internet, going on line, iPods (or should it be iPads), hotmail and tablets. It is not too difficult to understand that the internet is not some strange new protective cover for the soft fruit and that hotmail is not a consequence of a couple of hour’s hard digging. A tablet is an entirely different matter, however, as the only tablet we are familiar with is the paracetamol taken to combat the aftereffects of the homemade carrot or gooseberry wine! Finally, why not try and ensure that the Christmas lunch menu consists mainly of home grown vegetables with onions used for the home made stuffing, roast potatoes harvested and stored earlier, freshly dug carrots and sprouts straight from the plant? Your lunch guests will be most impressed when you tell them that an allotment can really provide for most of the year. 5
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he oak trees are still holding on to a few leaves, but most of the other woodland trees are bare. With only a few mild frosts to date, most trees held on to their leaves for longer this year. One of my favourite walks at this time of year is at Brandon Country Park. I go in search of the vast array of fungi. With its diverse habitats from conifer and deciduous woodland to open heathland, it can turn up some of the more unusual specimens, earth star, orange peet and slime fungi, to name a few. Christchurch Park in Ipswich is another place I regularly visit and walk the small nature reserve. On my last visit I watched a cormorant in the circular pond catching goldfish and small rudd at almost every dive. Whilst in the other slightly more natural pond a crafty cormorant swam amongst the ducks that were being fed. The feed obviously attracted the fish and the cormorant would swim with its head submerged and then suddenly dive and come up with a fish which was quickly devoured. Also in the same pond I spotted a large terrapin basking in the sun on one of the logs in the water. I suspect it was introduced as an unwanted pet. Autumn Watch has now finished but, after watching the starling murmeration and deer rut, I felt the urge to return and see it for myself, I was not disappointed with the murmeration. Starting with a few hundred and flock after flock joining the main group of birds, it soon turned into thousands. Five marsh harriers attempting to catch a meal amongst the flock only added to the spectacle. Whilst in the hide three red deer hinds strolled by and started to feed in front of us. I will never tire of watching these magnificent animals. Also spotted on the visit were goldcrest, water rail, kingfisher, cettis warbler, great white egret and stonechat. A stoat hunting and a great view of a fox in its winter coat waiting near a rabbit warren for its next meal were also seen. The bird feeders in the garden are being constantly topped up as more birds arrive. I was fortunate to have a great spotted woodpecker briefly but most of our visitors are finches, tits and sparrows. I hope I meet some of you on a ramble over the Christmas break. If not, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
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rior to the start of the meeting, the Chairman read out a statement advising of a change in the law that now makes it permissible for meetings to be recorded with certain restrictions. It then opened with matters of report from previous meetings including the removal of the orange fencing from the overgrown ditch at Corner Farm. Although Mr Ball had previously agreed a price to clear this ditch and the immediate area, the grass contractor cut the area up to the ditch following the removal of the orange fencing so Mr Ball has withdrawn his offer. It was suggested that a post and rail fence now be erected with reflectors as a permanent feature rather than replacing the temporary orange fencing and this was agreed. The Clerk reported that the overhanging branch at the cemetery has now been cut back and she has completed the Neighbourhood Plan application form online and is waiting for a response from Mid Suffolk District Council. The Chairman advised that his intention for the Parish Council to provide an opening in the play park fence to allow the ride on mower aCounty Counciless may have been thwarted by further damage to the gate and fence and quotations may now be required to complete all the work. As no members of the public wished to ask any questions, the matter of the proposed pedestrian / cycle route across The Green was discussed following a meeting with Suffolk County Council who have amended the map in a County Council ordance with the Parish Council’s points. It was felt that the path between the Bowls Club and the Village Hall should be changed from 2m to 2.5m and one piece of signage needs relocating. It was also agreed that bollards need to be erected either side of the bridges to prevent vehicular a County Counciless. Both the Village Hall committee and the Sports and Social Club appeared to be happy with the latest draft. Susan Room, the designer of the scheme, hopes to get the final documentation to Central Government by the New Year, subject to any legal issues which may need to be settled, however, with the forthcoming General Election due in the spring, this may cause delays as much of the Government business becomes suspended prior to an election. The matter around de-registration and the exchange of land for that taken from The Green for the new path needs further clarification. The amendments to the route now mean that the land offered is no less than that taken by the path so will need to be equalled up. As Suffolk County Council owns the land in question, it needs to be confirmed that the School will still continue with the maintenance of this land as previously agreed. The Parish Council will now defer agreement until the Finance and Policy Meeting to allow clarification of the outstanding matters. 11
John Spitzer has agreed to be co-opted onto the Parish Council to fill the long-term vacancy. He advised that he now works in London but had previously worked for Mid Suffolk DC. He was warmly welcomed. The clerk reported that a meeting had taken place with Delia Cook from Mid Suffolk District Council and Isobel Wright from Hastoe Housing who are still actively seeking suitable land for affordable housing in the village and will be re-looking at a site in Thorney Green Road. If it is felt that this will meet their needs they will approach the landowner to see if they are willing to release the land. Land that can be secured in this way will then allow for affordable housing to be offered to local people whereas if affordable housing is built as part of a building development where private dwellings are also being built, the affordable housing is then offered to applicants from a much wider area, even outside of Suffolk. The business then moved onto reports from the various sub-committees. Several new tenants have been provided with allotment plots. Although the Community Events committee are not meeting formally until new members come forward, they are meeting informally every 3-4 months. The only events arranged are the Bingo evening in November and the two parties at Christmas for the residents of Jubilee Court and Steeple View. The lack of interest in the Barn Dance meant that it had to be cancelled at the last minute with the caller still having to be paid, thus incurring a loss. The Finance & Policy Committee had their recommendations for the Clerk to enrol on a course and for various workers and volunteers to have their risk assessments adopted approved. Also for the planning application for a new restaurant at the Crown to be approved, despite some concerns about an increased clientele and subsequent parking issues. These were felt not to be an issue as many of the diners were villagers who walked to the Crown. Parking for staff and deliveries would be to the rear of the building. The question of the Japanese Knotweed at the Crown is being addressed and it is expected that with the ongoing treatments it is receiving, it will be cleared by January. The Emergency Plan had been sent to Councillors. However, when it was converted to a pdf file, it became muddled so Councillor Burden is to sort this out and also update some of the data that is now out of date and re-present it to the Finance and Policy Committee who will make the final decision as Mid Suffolk District Council are awaiting its approval. The SALC AGM was held yesterday and although the majority of the proposals were approved the motion presented by Stowupland for a review of the amount that councils pay the bus companies for bus pass concessions was not approved. Various councils pay differing amounts which range from 25%-75% of the actual fare and this makes some routes viable but others liable to closure. It was agreed that the wording for the motion needs to be modified and it may be resubmitted next year. Terry Hunt from the EADT gave a very interesting talk to the AGM and Elmswell won the magazine of the year. Councillors felt that Telstar, which carries far fewer advertisements should be 12
commended for its content and that it is greatly appreciated by the residents of Stowupland. Councillor Voden brought up the subject of the orange fencing in Maple Close but it was agreed to revisit this once the new bridge is in place. Councillor Burden advised that a Mendlesham resident was asking for an allotment in Stowupland. Also a query as to whether a recent dropped kerb in Columbyne Close had been installed by the necessary approved contractor. Councillor Bloom advised that the hedge in Devon Road had been cut back this very afternoon. The Chairman reported that he had received, and passed on to the Football Club, concerns about foul language, urinating in public and failure to observe the two minutes silence on Remembrance Sunday. He will be speaking to the Club Committee on Monday. It was noted that the Village Hall Committee has also discussed this matter and outlined their views to the Football Club following a complaint from a resident. The Football Association are very big on their Respect campaign and would censure any club that allowed this kind of behaviour. The referee also has powers to prevent such incidents. The Chairman suggested that the mowers and strimmers be sent for their annual maintenance now so that they will be ready when needed in the Spring and this was agreed. The Chairman and Clerk had attended a seminar about Managing Public & Press reporting of meetings as per his statement before the start of the meeting. These new regulations came into force in August 2014, which permit the sound and video recording of meetings by Councillors, members of the public and press. This means that a media policy needs to be put in place and an agreement on a protocol to hand to anyone wishing to make such a recording. An area must be set aside where children and vulnerable adults cannot be photographed or filmed. Once advice has been received from SALC, the Clerk will prepare a draft policy/protocol for the Finance and Policy Committee to consider. Suffolk County Councillor reported that last month he chaired a new Sports Forum in Stowmarket and there is an undertaking to get various clubs together to share facilities and to find land for a joint training ground. Currently the local gymnastics club is only able to cater for girls and anyone who has Olympic potential has to relocate to clubs in either Bury St Edmunds or Ipswich which means that they lose their affiliation to their own town or village. There is a need to promote local sports in the area. Gary advised that he has made a grant to the History Club that allows them to purchase their own projector. Although the post for the mobile speed activated sign was installed in July, the VAS operator who moves the sign from village to village has been on long-term sick. Although it has not been used as yet, he is hopeful that the sign will be available in the village before too long. He reported that the cost of erecting a ‘gateway’ to the village incorporating a 30mph sign has escalated to ÂŁ6,000. The Suffolk County Council Development Control Committee meeting to decide on the planning application for the expansion of the school will be held on 13
the 19th November at Endeavour House. It was noted that as yet no new date has been set for the next SNT meeting and although the Police book the meeting room, they are not informing the local Parish Councils of the forthcoming dates of the meetings. Gary is to let Stowupland know the date once he has been made aware of it. The removal of the bollards outside the old Post Office in Church Road is currently in a backlog of work to be carried out by French Kier. He will ask for the trees to be cut back on the Stowmarket Road so that the speed repeater signs are more visible. He was also asked about the fact that cycle paths on Cedars Park have signs painted on them indicating that they are indeed cycle paths whereas those alongside B1115 Stowmarket Road do not. Councillor Byles was unable to attend the meeting but she submitted a written report. The news from Mid Suffolk is that there is a new Tenants’ Forum being set up to enable better relationships to develop between the District Council and their tenants. There are new affordable houses being built in Stowmarket and Woolpit. The District Council, as part of the Suffolk Waste Partnership, has won an award for a good Stop Fly Tipping campaign, which is aimed at encouraging the public to report instances of fly tipping that they witness. The Community Infrastructure Levy is coming in and there are special training sessions being held. The Police were again not present but also sent in a report of crimes committed since their last report made in September. These included two crimes of common assault, one theft from a motor vehicle, one possession of drugs, one act of criminal damage to a vehicle and one violence to secure entry into a property. During a recent speed watch in Church Road, two people were given verbal warnings but no tickets were issued. They are also reminding people not to leave valuables on show in their vehicles. A new messaging system has been put in place and those that currently receive text messages from the Police will need to update their phones. A man found recently entering people’s gardens close to the Retreat has been apprehended. Amongst items of correspondence was a request from an allotment holder for a shed to be erected on their plot and this was approved. A request for a link to a headstone guide to be added to the village website was rejected. A grant request from the United Reformed Church was referred to the Finance & Policy Committee. A resident’s concerns were noted in respect of the planning application made by the Crown and he was also concerned about the number of molehills on the Green. It was felt that there was little that could be done about this as although they get flattened each time the Green is mown, by the next morning as many new ones appear. Councillor Green will deal with the request for a verge marker on the A1120. A request from a funeral director for ashes to be dug up and interned with another set of ashes in the cemetery was approved. Another letter from a relative relating to a different set of ashes is to be followed up by the Clerk to get more details surrounding this request before a decision can be taken. The meeting closed at 9.30pm.
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hen you read this it should be officially Christmas in our house. Mummy loves Christmas but not before 1st December. As soon as December comes our decorations go up. We get to open the first door on our Advent calendars too. That starts the countdown to when Father Christmas comes down our chimney. Hopefully Daddy will put the fire out first otherwise Father Christmas might burn his bottom. Both Jessica and I will be in our school nativity play this year. I know Mummy and Daddy are very excited. I am a shepherd. Jessica is an angel. We get to sing some fun songs. I have been practising in the car. We get to help make the Christingle candles too for the church Christingle service. We like the church services, especially at Christmas. Mummy and Daddy are busy raising money for a charity called Cerebra. Mummy is attempting a challenge a month for 14 months. She’s already raced around a muddy obstacle course. She had lots of mud on her face when she finished. Her t-shirt wasn’t white anymore too. She also cycled for twelve hours on her spin bike at the gym wearing her pink monkey onesie. Daddy is growing a moustache for Movember. It looks very silly. I don’t think Mummy likes it. Once Christmas starts Daddy will have to get rid of it. No doubt Mummy will rope me and Jessica into something crazy over the next year. Daddy chose the charity Cerebra in memory of my half brother Thomas, who was born with Cerebral Palsy and died when he was still a baby. Cerebra helps babies and young children with brain disorders and related injuries. If you would like to donate please follow this link: http://www.justgiving.com/ team-hamilton14. If you want to find out more about the charity you can visit their website: http://www.cerebra.org.uk/ Time to go. We need to write our letters to Father Christmas. I want a big dinosaur and Jessica wants Elsa from Frozen.
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an extremely low price tab. She called the manager over and suggested that, although she was not interested in purchasing, it was, in her opinion, seriously undervalued. The manager expressed surprise that Jayne hadn’t taken advantage while she could and simply bought without mentioning the true value. ‘But it’s important that you get what it’s worth – especially as you’re a charity’ Jayne replied. The manager explained that it wasn’t necessarily ‘normal’ behaviour, indeed recalling how a person had been in the shop at a time when the manager was new to the job and had purchased something for under £5.00 and immediately taken it down the road to the jewellers who had put an estimate of £200.00 on the item. They had then returned to the shop, not to return the goods or give a generous donation to compensate, but to boast of their incredible good fortune! It appears sad that being honest, treating others with respect, doing the right thing and not taking advantage of someone’s misfortune is seen as ‘not normal’. Indeed I felt dreadfully sorry for the elderly lady who left her handbag in a public convenience, only to go back once she realised her mistake to discover that it had been taken along with its contents. The church in Stowmarket recently had a driver demolish a wall in the car park, and was helped by local youths, who reported afterwards that the person was in a ‘distressed state’. The youths also recalled how the driver went into a local shop, announcing to them that they were contacting the police, but enquiries afterwards revealed that no actual call was made – apparently it was all a bluff to, presumably, avoid being made accountable for their actions. I’m sure that over the Christmas period there will be endless examples of the ‘me’ or ‘self ’ culture rearing its ugly head, where too many seek personal gain rather than doing the right thing towards others. And yet, to balance things out, there will thankfully be plenty of occasions where acts of kindness are offered to friend or stranger. One such example is how volunteers from a local supermarket are preparing a meal and entertainment on Christmas Day afternoon at the URC for anyone, young or not so young (any age!), who would otherwise be on their own on this special day. Jill, one of the 18
organisers, is thrilled at the amazing amount of help and support that has been offered from individuals as well as organisations and businesses. This, along with many other unseen deeds, will bring out the true spirit of Christmas – where there is an expression of ‘goodwill to all people’. Christmas is about celebrating the love that came down at Christmas to reveal the true extent of God’s love towards humankind. In His life, death and resurrection, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, challenged and confronted those whose lives focused purely on selfish gain, and offered an alternative way that was expressed in sacrificial love and concern for the wellbeing of others. He demonstrated that God’s ways were one of love, compassion, justice, righteousness and forgiveness – values that, sadly, can be alien to too many people. But those who believe in His living presence are encouraged to live in the like manner of Christ – and seek to do the right thing in their dealings with their neighbour – even if this is seen as counter cultural. We are left in no doubt that this is what God requires. To quote Mahatma Gandhi – a great admirer of the teachings of Jesus, particularly the Sermon on the Mount which emphasises ‘right living’ – ‘To believe in something, and not live it, is dishonest’. May we not only receive of God’s abundant love, but find ways of living it for the benefit of our neighbours – whoever and wherever they might be. God Bless,
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nce again, we ask ourselves where has this year gone. We are now thinking of Christmas presents and cards for family and friends.
The money raised at the Jumble Sale, held on 8th November, was £825.00. What a wonderful result. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this event such a success, and also to those who came and spent. Our Carol Service is on Sunday, 14th December at 10.30am. Please come and celebrate with us on this day. Our next coffee morning for 2014 is on 28th November. This is our last one this year. They will recommence in either February or March 2015 and then the last Friday in the month until November. There is no service at the Chapel on Christmas Day. On Sunday, 18th January we again unite with Holy Trinity, at the Church, for the Christain Unity Service at 9.30am. Services at the URC Chapel are held each Sunday at 10.30am and we cordially invite anyone who wishes to join us in our worship. A warm welcome awaits you. 19
Our speakers for December and January are as follows: 7th December Steve Campbell 14th December Mary Durrant – Carol Service 21st December Keith Scarff 28th December Irene Martin 4th January John Webb
Carol Services
11th January Clive Herrod 18th January No service at the Chapel. 14th December at 10.30am United Service with Holy Trinity at 9.30am 25th January William Glasse
Afternoon Fellowship We had a very enjoyable meal at The Retreat on 10th November. Our meetings for December are as follows: 1st December
15th December at 2.00pm
All Welcome ‘O come let us adore Him’
Social Afternoon
15th December Carol Service at 2.00pm Led by Revd Chris Wood with the choir and music group from Stowupland High School accompanying the singing, followed by tea and mince pies. Please join us for a very enjoyable afternoon. There will be a collection for the Air Ambulance. After Christmas we do not meet again until 2nd March 2015. We welcome anyone who would like to join us at our meetings (male or female). Come and enjoy the fellowship, also a cuppa. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy and Peaceful New Year. Mary Clark
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Local History Group Marion Harris – Tel. 01449 770 895 or email: marion@astronomer.plus.com
An Evening with Charlie Haylock
big ‘Thank you’ goes to all who supported this event. Charlie’s talk was amusing, informative, and enjoyed by all; the evening was also a good fund-raiser.
5th November Meeting We were delighted to welcome our speaker, Pip Wright, with his talk about eccentric people and surprising facts. His sources of information included parish chests, the Record Office, newspapers and White’s Directory. Rich people recorded what they did; but the lives of the poor were also recorded, when they had to approach their parishes for money. The 1601 Act for the Relief of the Poor made parishes responsible for their care, but when parishes found they were supporting the same poor families over generations, they sometimes bribed them to leave, attempted an expensive legal process to remove them or even borrowed money to send them to Canada! Sometimes the children of poor families were apprenticed; their masters were then responsible for their keep. In the 1820’s over one third of the girls in Mendlesham were unmarried mothers. Parishes would try to trace the fathers of the children and enforce a wedding, or obtain money from the father of a child, which would then be passed on to the mother to ensure that the child did not suffer. We heard about Thomas Coulson, who hung his body with texts and bones and caught fish from his boat on the Orwell, tiny Sally Woods who lived to a great age in Creeting St Mary while her house gradually fell around her until little was left but the chimney, the woman who was thought to be dead but then terrified the grave robbers, and the smuggler Richard Chaplain who walked free from Westminster Hall because he had a good lawyer: Richard Garrow! It was a fascinating talk, much appreciated. Thanks go to all who supported the bring-and-buy stall at this meeting.
What’s in the Loft? If any old photographs or documents turn up when you are looking out the Christmas decorations, do get in touch – or better still, bring them to our meeting on 3rd December (see page 23). You may not be able to name everyone in a picture, but someone else might! 21
Neil’s Notes – A Coincidence Coincidence and luck are valuable assets of the family history researcher and can sometimes provide results that even the most painstaking research would fail to turn up. Sometimes the coincidences seem almost uncanny. Here is an example from my own experience. When I was researching my mother’s family in Suffolk the name Bolton figured large. One family of this name lived during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Redlingfield and Horham area, although I was never able to definitely link this family with my Boltons, they were most likely related, living in the same area. However I found the family interesting so I looked further. The forename Ziba was used traditionally in the family for over a hundred years; such an unusual name jumps out at you. As far as I know, the last holder of this name was born in Wingfield in 1861. I knew from directories that he farmed at Street Farm in Metfield from 1892 but he was not buried in that parish; I even had a letter from a lady in Solihull who remembered him. While at Stowupland Cemetery with a friend who was visiting his parents’ grave I was walking along the path casually reading the names on the gravestones (family historians can’t resist doing this) when my eye was caught by the familiar name Ziba, and yes it was a Ziba Bolton, died 1930, born 1861. Such a coincidence seemed amazing as I was unaware of any connection with Stowupland. It was strange too that on returning to copy the inscription I couldn’t find the grave and had to call on the Parish Clerk to look the entry up in cemetery register! I have since discovered an obituary and photo of Ziba Bolton who retired with his wife May to live at the Croft, Stowupland, on selling Street Farm and Buttons Farm in Metfield. He only had a couple of years to enjoy his retirement; I believe his wife survived him.
Talking-Point We asked where you could legally have bought beer in the village in the mid-nineteenth century. There were The Crown and The Retreat, of course, the latter being housed in a thatched building which was demolished in 1969 when the new one was built. Beer was also sold by the family that ran the windmill on The Green. The Miller’s Arms closed in the early 1870s, though the mill continued for some time after that. Lastly, there was the Thorney Green Beerhouse. The building, in Gipping Road, was described as a ‘dwelling house and beershop’ and is now a private residence. Ref: ‘Stowmarket, Combs and Stowupland Pubs’ by Neil Langridge and Brian A Southgate. For our next ‘Talking Point’, the village football teams are now known as The Falcons but in the 1900s there were other names. What were they? 22
Programme 3rd December: Display and Short Talks by Members Again we invite members and visitors to bring objects, photographs and documents from the past and, if they wish, give a very short talk about them. Humble domestic objects, items with a story and mystery objects add to the interest but please avoid bringing anything very precious or fragile. A little seasonal fare to add to refreshments will be appreciated. There will be no meeting in January. 4th February: Suffolk Breweries by Stuart Bowell Brewing was once an everyday occupation for the housewife along with baking bread. Increasingly this was taken over by commercial brewers and by the early 19th century most towns had breweries supplying local inns and households. Stowmarket had two breweries: W.G. Ransons in Violet Hill Road (this later became a laundry and the building is now standing empty) and The Stowmarket Brewery established in the 1830s, which later became the town's waterworks in Station Road. As the year goes on we shall be hearing about The Mid Suffolk Light Railway, the bombing of Stowmarket Congregational Church, the Pretty family of corset manufacturers and Medieval graffiti, along with many other topics. Full details will follow in Telstar and on the village website. We meet at 7.30pm, in the Village Hall. Visitors are always welcome and refreshments are available. Admission is £1 for members, £3 for non-members. With all good wishes for Christmas and the New Year, we look forward to seeing you.
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Over 60 Club Jean Coleman s usual a most enjoyable meeting in November; we played a game of Hoy, which I had not even heard of, but it was great fun. We look forward to our Christmas meal, which we know from past years will be very nice and enjoyable. The meal is on 9th December in the Village Hall at 5.15pm. Entertainment ideas for next year are getting underway. I have been informed and sworn to the fact that the Over 60 Club, some years ago, would even go away on holiday together by the sea. I’m suggesting that you come just one afternoon per month and so enjoy each other’s company in the New Year, see you there.
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Community Speed Watch Scheme Morris Brand, Chairperson Transport, Traffic and Safety Group
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would like to start this report by conveying my thanks to the residents of Stowupland as feedback from the Police over the last few Speed Watch operations report that of all the motorists ‘caught’ exceeding the speed limit, no one from Stowupland has been reported! Well done everyone. I would also like to pay tribute to the volunteers who give up their time to go out and ensure that, in the main, drivers stick to the speed limit. There are currently four volunteers but I am pleased to report that, as I compile this, another volunteer has come forward and his application form is currently with the Police and by the time you read this he will have gone through the system and will be out and about monitoring the traffic. We are still looking for more volunteers, so if you would like to give up a few hours a month, please do not hesitate to contact me via email morris.brand@btinternet.com or by phone on 07939 177 967. Or, if it is easier to contact the Parish Clerk or any Parish Councillor, their details are on the inside back page of the Telstar. Some interesting statistics we received recently from Community Speed Watch News at Martlesham. Year to date figures from a Countywide point of view show that a total of 8237 vehicles have been recorded exceeding the speed limit with an average speed of 38.45mph! The highest recorded speed was 67mph! A total of 5072 letters have been sent to offenders with 230 of those receiving a second letter and 50 have been caught three or more times! There are 26 Community Speed Watch co-ordinators in Suffolk with around 35 communities being monitored and it is firmly the belief of everyone involved in the scheme that we do make a difference. If a driver has been recorded exceeding 50mph, they can expect a visit from the Police with the letter. Speeding remains one of the main causation factors of fatal and serious injury collisions and we are all committed to making the Suffolk roads safer. This will be my final contribution to Telstar this year so I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Stay safe and remember, keep to the speed limit and make Stowupland a safer environment for all our residents.
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December Dates Mon
1 Afternoon Fellowship
2.00pm
URC Chapel
Mon
1 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
2 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Wed
3 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
3 Book Group
2.00pm
Wed
3 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Wed
3 Local History Group (see page 23)
7.30pm
Thur
4 Short Mat Bowls
Sat
6 P.C. Cemetery & Churchyard W.G.
Sun Mon
Village Hall
7.30pm
Village Hall
10.00am
The Churchyard
7 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
8 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
9 Mobile Library
9.30am
Jubilee Court
Tues
9 Mobile Library
9.55am
The Green
Tues
9 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Tues
9 Over 60 Club – Christmas meal
5.15pm
Village Hall Village Hall
Wed
10 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Wed
10 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Wed
10 W.I. – A musical evening
7.30pm
Village Hall
Thur 11 Parish Council
7.30pm V.H. Meeting Room
Thur 11 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Sun
14 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
15 Afternoon Fellowship - Carols
2.00pm
URC Chapel
Mon
15 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
16 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Wed
17 Baby & Toddler Gp – Party, pre-booked
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
17 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Thur 18 P.C. Finance & Policy Meeting
7.30pm
URC Chapel
Thur 18 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Fri
19 Dance with ‘Switch’ (see page 16)
8.00pm
Village Hall
Sun
21 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
22 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
23 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Wed
24 Coffee Church
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2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Sun
28 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
29 Dance Club
Tues
30 Coffee Morning
Wed
31 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Wed
31 Live music and karaoke
7.00pm Sports & Social Club
Wed
31 Dance Club
7.45pm
7.30pm
Village Hall
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Village Hall
If you wish to attend one of the events listed, and would like help with transport, please contact Good Neighbours on 07591 539 621
January Dates Sun
4 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
5 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
6 Mobile Library
9.30am
Jubilee Court
Tues
6 Mobile Library
9.55am
The Green
Tues
6 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Tues
6 Beetle Drive
2.30pm
Church Hall
Wed
7 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
7 Book Group
2.00pm
Wed
7 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Thur
8 Parish Council
7.30pm V.H. Meeting Room
Thur
8 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Sun
11 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
12 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tue Tues
13 TELSTAR DEADLINE DATE – February issue 13 Coffee Morning 10.00am
Tues
13 Over 60 Club
2.00pm
Village Hall
Wed
14 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
14 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Jubilee Court
Thur 15 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Sun
18 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
19 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
20 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Wed
21 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
21 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church 27
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21 W.I. – British bats
7.30pm
Village Hall
Thur 22 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Sun
25 Country & Western Dance
7.30pm
Village Hall
Mon
26 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
27 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Tues
27 Beetle Drive
2.30pm
Church Hall
Wed
28 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
28 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Thur 29 P.C. Finance & Policy Meeting
7.30pm
URC Chapel
Thur 29 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Sun
7.30pm
Village Hall
1 Country & Western Dance
If you wish to attend one of the events listed, and would like help with transport, please contact Good Neighbours on 07591 539 621
February Dates Mon
2 Dance Club
7.30pm
Village Hall
Tues
3 Mobile Library
9.30am
Jubilee Court
Tues
3 Mobile Library
9.55am
The Green
Tues
3 Coffee Morning
10.00am
Jubilee Court
Tues
3 Beetle Drive
2.30pm
Church Hall
Wed
4 Baby & Toddler Group
9.30am
Village Hall
Wed
4 Book Group
2.00pm
Wed
4 Coffee Church
2.00pm Holy Trinity Church
Wed
4 Local History Group (see page 23)
7.30pm
Village Hall
Thur
5 Short Mat Bowls
7.30pm
Village Hall
Future Events in 2014 March
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elcome to the December edition of the Telstar. I, on behalf of all at the Sports and Social, would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I would like also to take the time to thank all the volunteers at the club. Without your help this would not happen, so thank you. We have decided to offer a News Year’s Eve party at the club. It will be family themed and will have a bit of karaoke and we will do some soft drinks free. All members and their guests are welcome. Please see the website or the advert on page 51. That’s all from me this year, have a safe and happy Christmas.
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n these times of remembrance and looking back to the past, I recently made some very interesting family discoveries. Many years ago my maternal grandfather researched part of my family tree on his wife’s (my grandmother) side going as far back as 1292 in Scotland, but nothing at all on his side. It was known that he changed his name back in 1925 after joining the church, no one knows why to this day. I decided to try and do some research for myself and what a voyage of discovery it was. I made a recent visit to my father in Devon to gather as much information as I could while it was still available, after all he is almost 90 and memories are getting rather vague. It turns out that my father knew nothing of his father’s exploits in WWI because he never shared his experiences. So, after a little digging, I found my grandfather’s war records in the National Archives. From 1915-1919 he was attached to 137th Field Ambulance RAMC who were heavily involved with the front line troops all over the western front, I daren’t imagine what kind of sights he would have been subjected to. Thankfully he survived the war and all its horrors only to die tragically in an accident in his home in 1955. Whilst in Devon I was able to go through all the old family photos and documents only to find my maternal grandfather’s Deed Poll documentation. So, now I know his original surname, I can research his side of the family. It just had to be Smith, didn’t it? So far I have found his place and date of birth and am now waiting for a copy of his birth certificate. Along with a great deal of help from Crockford’s Clerical Directory I’m getting a good picture of his life. It’s amazing what you can learn with just a bit of enthusiasm and an internet connection. Mike Wilkinson 31
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arly October, several members joined other Institutes from the Gipping Valley Group at Stowmarket’s refurbished Scout Hall for the autumn meeting. A delightful talk from Lynne Mortimer, excellent refreshments and good prizes for the draw made for a very enjoyable evening. It will be our turn in 2015 to be the host Institute, with plans already well in hand. The subject of our talk at the members’ meeting was ‘The Watery Places of Suffolk’ with the speaker being Pip Wright. Much of Suffolk’s boundaries are marked by rivers and, with the help of Ordinance Survey maps, Pip explored virtually all of them. With the aid of transparencies and an overhead projector, we saw wonderful views of rivers, village ponds, lakes and moats. Of the latter, the most intriguing was Rumburgh church, which had a moat within a moat, one of which would have stocked fish – an essential part of the diet for the inhabitants when the church was originally part of a priory. All this water attracts wild life – deer, otter and all kinds of birds and Pip had photos but readily admitted he hasn’t the patience to take what he would consider good photos. On his travels, he also looked at locks, Framlingham mere and various bridges, including one at Somerleyton which swings to allow boats on the Waveney to pass underneath. Two more bridges are Grade 1 listed, Culford and the Orwell, while the packhorse bridge at Moulton is 600 years old. It was a fascinating talk, reminding us how much there is to see in Suffolk and the applause reflected this. A ballot to decide whether or not to continue with an August meeting saw ⅔ say no, so in future there will only be eleven meetings per year. Reminders were given re forthcoming outings and that November sees the annual meeting, where we look back at the past year and elect a new committee. Competition results – Colour 1st. Claire, 2nd. Lesley, 3rd. Mary M. Flower of the month saw a remarkable variety of blooms for the time of year – an indication of the mild weather – 1st. Mary M. 2nd. Mary C., 3rd. Shirley. The meeting was then closed.
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The Vicar’s Letter Revd David Swales
Dear Friends
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat; Please put a penny in the old man’s hat… This traditional rhyme contains more than a grain of truth. The coming season has become a time to enjoy some of the ‘finer things of life’ – if you can …
Wealth Groaning supermarket shelves and trolleys; ever more extravagant present ideas; adverts for toys (children’s and adults’!); special menus in restaurants; extra shopping opportunities. Christmas is presented as a time to enjoy every pleasure that money can buy, without counting the cost (until January). There is nothing ‘unchristian’ about enjoying some of life’s good things. But many are excluded from those pleasures which only money can buy. Most of the world’s population eke out a meagre existence without any luxuries. And financial disaster can hit the most apparently secure even in our own society. And when it does: well, there’s no place for the hard-up in our world’s idea of Christmas. Health Happy smiling faces. Boundless energy to shop, cook, wrap, eat, sing, visit, laugh, drink. The pleasures of the season demand good health and a robust constitution (although some of them won’t do your health much good!). Yet how suddenly can any of us be struck down, deprived of the gift of health and strength, and left behind on the mad dash towards Christmas fulfilment. The person who is housebound, or racked with pain, or lying in a hospital bed can soon find that the festivities are not designed with them in mind. Family and Friends It’s a well-established – and valuable – tradition that families come together at Christmas. Grandparents come to stay, sisters, cousins and uncles come for dinner. Friends, too, may gather at parties, colleagues at the ‘works do’. Yet this time of fellowship and friendship can be a lonely time for those whose family and friends have died, or moved away. The one whose chair is empty this year is all the more sadly missed as past Christmases are remembered. And, for those of us lucky enough to be surrounded by loved ones this year, which of us knows who may be missing next time? Some things never change One of my favourite prayers is the one used in the late evening service of Compline: Be present, O merciful God, and protect us though the silent hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may rest upon thy eternal changelessness. 34
The only thing of which we can be certain in this world is the unchanging love of God. A love so great that he came down to be born and live among us, to share in our joys – and our sorrows – and to bring us into his everlasting life. May that be what stays with you when all the fuss of this coming month is over. Your friend and vicar,
David
p.s. Come and worship… …Christ the King this Advent and Christmas, both at our regular services, and also special seasonal events: Children’s Christingle; Carol Service; Crib Service; Midnight Communion; Christmas Morning Service. Everyone is welcome, so please come – and bring friends and neighbours too.
The Children’s Society Our Christingle Service in aid of the above will be held on Sunday, December 7th at 4.00pm at Holy Trinity Church. All are welcome to come and celebrate this joyful occasion. My usual reminder for Housebox holders – these are due for opening during January 2015. If you have any problems getting them to me I will collect. My contact number is on the bottom of the box. Many thanks and may I wish you all A Very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year. Janet Burton – Parish Co-ordinator
Shoeboxes Thank you for the generosity of everyone who filled shoeboxes for Romania. We sent off 81 boxes from the three churches. Many thanks, Nancy.
Steeple View & Jubilee Court The residents warmly invite you to join them for their Carol Services, at Jubilee Court on Wednesday, 10th December, and at Steeple View on Monday, 15th December at 10.30am (which is followed by a short Communion for those who wish to stay). Children from the Freeman School will be singing at both of these services so do please come along and join in!
Food Bank Box If you would like to donate items for the Food Bank to help those in need of a helping hand over Christmas, there is a box at the back of the church for you to leave your items. Thank you! 35
Holy Trinity Church Vicar:
Revd David Swales
Tel: 01449 675 503
Curate: Churchwarden:
Mrs Ann Doubtfire
Tel. 01449 770 363
Mrs Sue Hayter
Tel. 01449 613 710
Church Email: holytrinityuk@hotmail.com
www.facebook.com/haughleybenefice
Services in December 2014 December
7th
9.30am Parish Communion 4.00pm 1st @ 4 Service – Christingle Service
December 10th (Wed) December
14th
2.00pm Carol Service at Jubilee Court – All Welcome! 10.30am Morning Worship &
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6.30pm Evensong (B.C.P.) December 15th (Mon) December
21st
10.30am Carol Service at Steeple View – All Welcome! 9.30am Morning Prayer (B.C.P.) 6.30pm Candlelit Carol Service
December 24th (Wed)
6.00pm Crib Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion
December
25th
10.00am Family Service and Communion
December
28th
11.00am Benefice Communion at Wetherden
Services in January 2015 January
4th
January
11th
9.30am Parish Communion 4.00pm 1st @ 4 Service – Church with a Difference 9.30am Morning Worship &
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6.30pm Evensong (B.C.P.) January
18th
9.30am Morning Prayer (B.C.P.) 6.30pm Christian Unity Service at Holy Trinity Church
January 19th (Mon) January
25th
10.30am Songs of Praise at Steeple View – All Welcome! 9.30am All-Age Family Service 6.30pm Parish Communion
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Christmas
at Holy Trinity Church A Christmas Prayer God of love, open the hearts and minds of many this Christmas time to the good and saving news of Jesus Christ; that those whose lives are insecure, or empty, or aimless, may find in the one born at Bethlehem all they need today, and much more besides. For his name’s sake – Amen.
Carols by Candlelight The collection at the Carol Service will again go to The Church Housing Trust. The CHT is dedicated to the rehabilitation and resettlement of homeless people of all ages and backgrounds on a long term basis, supporting over 60 projects including hostels, day centres, winter shelter, women’s refuges and mother & baby care. Please come along, bring your friends and families, and give as generously as you can.
Carols & Mincepies Come along and sing your favourite Carols & Christmas Songs at the
Annual Carols & Mincepies evening on Friday 19th December at 7.00pm in Church Hall. There will be mincepies, sausage rolls, tea, coffee and squash; also a raffle and retiring collection. All proceeds from the evening will go a local charity. Please see back cover.
Fami l i e s You are all warmly invited to the following events: The Christingle on 7th December at 4.00pm ; The Crib Service is on Christmas Eve at 6.00pm where the children hear the Christmas story and help make the Crib: and the All-Age Family Service on Christmas Day at 10.00am which is followed by a short Communion for those who wish to stay.
C hr i s t m as P l o u g h m a n’ s L u nch This popular annual event will be held on Tuesday, 9th December for ticket holders only in the Church Hall from 12.00noon. Tickets from Ann Parsell – Tel. 01449 672 592. 37
T ri ni ty Ch u r c h Hol y NOTICEBOARD
Parish Registers Funerals
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
Our love, sympathy and prayers to the families of those who have recently died: 20th October Syd Wilson
For information on services and support available to older people and their carers from Age UK Suffolk and partner organisations, contact our Local Link volunteer for Stowupland: Christine Williams Tel: 01449 771 430
Beetle Drives
Come along and enjoy some fun in a friendly atmosphere at the Beetle Drives that will be held on Tuesdays 6th and 27th January at 2.30pm in the Church Hall. All are very welcome to join us!
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Waste & Recycling Collection Calendar 2014/15
MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL
Christmas 2014 & New Year Waste & Recycling Collection Schedule IMPORTANT CHANGES
Due to the bank holidays during the Christmas and New Year period it has been necessary to amend the usual collection schedules. Please see below for your revised collection days. Please ensure your bins are presented by 06.30am on the day of collection. Usual Collection Day Revised Collection Day Monday 22 December 2014 No Change Tuesday 23 December 2014 No Change Wednesday 24 December 2014 No Change Thursday 25 December 2014 Saturday 27 December 2014 Friday 26 December 2014 Monday 29 December 2014 Monday 29 December 2014 Tuesday 30 December 2014 Tuesday 30 December 2014 Wednesday 31 December 2014 Wednesday 31 December 2014 Friday 2 January 2015 Thursday 1 January 2015 Saturday 3 January 2015 Friday 2 January 2015 Monday 5 January 2015 Monday 5 January 2015 Tuesday 6 January 2015 Tuesday 6 January 2015 Wednesday 7 January 2015 Wednesday 7 January 2015 Thursday 8 January 2015 Thursday 8 January 2015 Friday 9 January 2015 Friday 9 January 2015 Saturday 10 January 2015 Recycling collection this week
Rubbish collection this week
All brown bin collections are suspended for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period. Please check your brown bin calendar for details. 43
Stowupland Falcons Cycle Challenge 2014-2015 .Ian Wearing
STOWUPLAND FALCONS FC – AFC HOXNE FC – STRADBROKE UNITED FC – HALESWORTH TOWN FC – WENHASTON UNITED FC – FRAMLINGHAM TOWN FC – DEBENHAM LEISURE CENTRE FC – STOWUPLAND FALCONS FC
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oined by two of our adult players, Dan Lloyd (Player Manager A Team) and Rob Wearing (1st Team), October saw us take on the longest route of the challenge. 72 gruelling miles were completed while visiting AFC Hoxne, Stradbroke United, Halesworth Town FC, Wenhaston United FC, Framlingham Town and Debenham LC FC. The band of merry cyclists turned up early on Sunday morning of the 26th October with Support Driver Duncan Smith. Spare tyres, inner tubes and every piece of repair equipment imaginable were loaded into Duncan’s Transit Van. The first leg of the route was to be the furthest. Stowupland Village Hall to Hoxne was 16 miles and an hour into the journey, to our surprise, Duncan opened his van when we arrived and started making us cups of tea & coffee. What a great stop off this and all the future club stops this turned out to be. Tea & coffee was swapped for energy drinks, Mars bars, Haribos and Pretzels the further we got round and tireder we got. But it was all appreciated as the journey, terrain and weather started to take its toll on all of us. Firstly Barry was hit by a pulled hamstring and had to take refuge in Duncan’s support vehicle, then Dan was hit by agonising cramps on four separate occasions. Rob hit a wall (metaphorically) and was so desperate to reach the next stop, he made his apologies and spurted off in front, leaving us older folk to carry on at a more acceptable pace. With the light threatening us along with the uphill grind heading towards Earl Stonham, past the Ichiban factory, we finally flopped off our bikes at the home of Stowupland Falcons FC at 4:10pm The sting was certainly in the tail on this ride. But a huge sense of achievement when we all got back to Stowupland. A massive thank-you must go to Duncan Smith for his huge support along the route. Also to Dan Lloyd and Robbie Wearing for coming along and helping us along the way. Also thanks to Jamie Warner and Touchline Group for the donation of the cycling tops. With club logos and challenge printing helping to make us look a bit more professional despite all being keen enthusiasts. Stage 3 will be taking place on Saturday 6th December where will heading off towards Bury St Edmunds in a large 50 mile loop, taking in a further 7 clubs. If you want to support the riders and help your local football club supply new kit for all our young players then contact Ian Wearing on 07901 373 373 44
Support our Village Hall Reg.Charity No 304822 Jerry Voden VHMC
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ello from the Village Hall Management Committee. This month as we look forward to Christmas and the new year and what 2015 will bring us all. We can also look back and reflect on the achievements of this year. The Hall continues to attract a variety of events and this is enabling the committee to make continued improvements to the facilities available to all our regular users to have a warm and comfortable environment to hire and make use of. The new chairs have certainly made a difference and the recent refurbishment of the Hall has made it a more cheerful atmosphere to enjoy your function to the full. Plans are in place to renew the tables in the bar area and for new electric hand dryers in the toilets. It was interesting to see on Look East a few months ago an appeal from a lady asking for more volunteers to join Village Hall Committees, as it is now a struggle to maintain halls across Suffolk to the high standards that we have been used to in the past. Our Committee has been in this situation for some time with our Chairman doing both his own job and the Treasurer’s work and we also have no permanent Secretary. A recent holiday by the Chairman and the Caretaker were covered by committee members and it certainly has highlighted the need for us to recruit more volunteers. A recent advertising campaign brought us a new member who has settled in very well but if you are interested in helping in any way at all please contact Jerry Voden on 01449 770 334. As we move into the Christmas and new year period it will be a busy time for the hall. Thanks to Twig, our Caretaker, and Hugh Blanch our Booking Secretary who work hard to ensure the day to day running of the hall is as smooth as possible. Also our bar staff Mike Hawkins and his team, Richard and Mary and our volunteers that cover the Country and Western nights on Sunday. Mary has not been too well recently and we wish her a speedy recovery for the future. To all our regular users, the committee would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy, safe and enjoyable Christmas and new year. We look forward to your continued support as we move into the new year. If you would like more details of what the hall has on offer for hire or you are planning a function soon, please contact our booking secretary, Hugh Blanch, on 01449 612 156.
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Stowupland Bowls Club Mary Bloom
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t the A.G.M. in November, it was reported that the membership of the club is 38, with 10 associate members. Over the past year we have hosted some County competitions and this will continue next season, when we are hosting the County Ladies trials and practice matches and three County games for the Jubilee Vase. On a sad note, Cecil Hayward, a past active member passed away during the year, and we acknowledge with gratitude a donation from him. It has been decided to buy a bench in his memory, which will be unveiled in the spring. We were informed that 2015 is the 40th anniversary of the opening of the club and there will be celebration events in the coming year. Finally a vote of thanks was given to everyone and anyone who helps to ensure that the club runs smoothly, and to make it such a friendly and welcoming club.
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s Christmas approaches all our adult teams are doing very well. Our First team is unbeaten in the league and currently sitting 2nd. Our Reserve team is also unbeaten in the league and also sitting 2nd. This is a great place to be as we go into the New Year and we keep fingers crossed that the results will continue. As well as league success, all teams are progressing well in their Cup competitions including our A-team who could face our Reserves in the same Cup! Winter training is now being held at Debenham Leisure Centre due to no suitable facilities in Stowupland. Our youth teams also continue to do well and a special well done to Under 11 Blue, Under 13 Yellow, Under 15 Yellow and Under 12 girls who are all UNBEATEN this season! This is a great achievement for all the girls and boys, but also the Management teams that put such hard work and time into training and coaching and organising match days. Well done to Dean, Chris, Pete, Marcos, Paul, Rob, Peter and Gavin. Our Saturday morning Club which provides free coaching to Under 4-9 girls and boys continues to be well attended and the Under 7 team is now well into their schedule of 4v4 festivals. They are doing well and we are very 47
proud of the effort and enthusiasm they put in. The Saturday Morning Club is looking for a couple of coaches to help out on a regular basis so if you are aged 15 or more (girls and mums very welcome) and would like to volunteer please get in touch with us via our web page or Facebook. It is a great opportunity to get involved in football and bring a lot of fun to our eager Club members. If you would like to play for Falcons please get in touch as, although many teams are currently full, we are always looking for potential players and we may be able to start a new team. We are particularly interested to hear from any girls in school year 4 who would be interested in playing football next season. We will be organising a ‘taster’ session in early 2015 so please get in touch. We are pleased to report that we are now seeing movement on planned improvements in our ground facilities led by the Sports and Social Club. This will certainly improve the look of the field and provide a safe and secure storage for some of our large and expensive equipment. Development of our club is now becoming quite critical for two reasons. Firstly, we are now having to turn away players as we cannot support more teams with our current pitch facilities at the older age groups. Secondly, we have many teams coming through youth which have a great deal of talent in them and retaining these players is very difficult when we cannot offer a higher standard of football due to our facilities. We would be interested to hear from anyone who would be interested in helping the club develop both in terms of facilities, sponsorship or equipment to improve our grounds and facilities, including joint investment projects. Finally, don’t forget to come and see us on a Saturday afternoon, or Sunday morning, to support your local teams and grab a tea or coffee whilst watching some great football. It’s free and it’s great football!
�••� * C LU B C O N TA C T D E TA I L S Book Group: Patricia 672 127 or Ann Baby and Toddler Group: Laura Glasscock Bowls Club: Susan Boorman Country & Western Dance: Winston & Janet Adams Dance Club: May & Paul Durham Local History Group: Marion Harris Over 60 Club: Jean Coleman Short Mat Bowls: Pam Fayers Sports & Social Club: Mark Campbell W. I. Judy Clarke Community Events Keith Welham Mobile Library: 48
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Colin Moyes Home Improvements Complete kitchen and bathroom and bedroom refurbishments. For purpose made joinery requirements and carpentry works, uPVC doors, windows and conservatories. Now celebrating their 30th Year of trading To contact Colin Moyes Home Improvements Marshalls Meadow, Thorney Green Road, Stowupland Call either 01449 615548 or 07802 927885. In aid of the
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Also at 17 Charles Industrial Estate, Stowmarket IP14 5AH Phone 01449 614 993 (Home) 07900 640 441 (Mobile) We now have a Furniture warehouse, due to the overwhelming generosity of the public, please do your best to visit us where I am sure you will see some of the goods which you have donated also you might find something which you could use, we have everything you could think of and all in excellent condition.
Shop opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm Warehouse opening hours are Saturday, 11.00am to 3.00pm I will be happy to open the warehouse for you, out of hours, if you are in need of furniture. Once again I would like to thank you all for your generosity over the past 20 months, without you we would not have survived. 49
Stowupland Village Website www.stowupland.org
Parish Council Minutes of meetings and agendas are displayed at the Village Hall notice board (left of main entrance)
STOWUPLAND TELSTAR 11 issues per year. Joint issue in December/January Delivered to every residence. We welcome new residents to the village.
Parish Council:
hairman - Keith Welham 01449 673 185 C Vice Chair - Jerry Voden 01449 770 334 Mary Bloom 01449 676 549 Morris Brand 01449 770 678 Gary Burden 07725 182 805 Roger Carter 01449 612 856 Roy Cooper 01449 674 211 Rick Hamilton 01449 775 403 Ben Miller 07765 408 001 Nic Perks 01449 774 200 John Spitzer 01449 770 334
Clerk to the Parish Council:
Claire Pizzey 2 Broomspath Road, IP14 4DB 01449 677 005 email: clairepizzey@outlook.com You can contact the Clerk as follows: Tues – Thurs from 10.00am – 12.00noon
Mid Suffolk District Council:
Caroline Byles 07515 730 097 Caroline is happy to help you with any District Council matter.
Suffolk County Council Gary Green 07545 423 824 gary.green@suffolk.gov.uk
Police Safer Neighbourhood Team PC 1443 Stefan Henriksen Police Station, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket IP14 1NJ 01473 613 500 stefan.henriksen@suffolk.pnn.police.uk
Good Neighbour Scheme: HELPLINE No. 07591 539 621 Village Hall Bookings: Hugh Blanch – 01449 612 156 50
Articles for Telstar to: Karadene, The Green IP14 4AE
Business Advertising:
Claire Pizzey 01449 677 005 Email: adverts.telstar@hotmail.co.uk Advertising Discl aimer:
All adverts are placed in good faith and the publishers cannot undertake responsibility for work carried out. Advertisers details are not passed on to other publishers.
Diary Dates:
Marion Harris 01449 770 895 Email: marion@astronomer.plus.com
If an event has been organised, whether a one-off or a regular one please do not assume that everyone knows the details, venue, date, etc. Advertise it in Telstar Email reports, articles etc. to telstarmag@aol.com
Distribution Co-Ordinator: Sally Reeves 01449 745 739
To the team of distributors who trek the roads and streets of Stowupland each month. Thank You
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LIVE Music at the Stowupland Sports & Social
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Come and welcome the New Year with a Family Celebration at the Club
Karaoke, PS3, free soft drinks* . Wednesday 31st December from 1930
*selected soft drinks only Open to Members and their signed in guests. Membership open to all Village residents. See website for more details about the Club at www.stowuplandsports-and-social-club.co.uk Currently open : Thursday evening, Friday evening, Saturdays afternoon and evening, and Sunday lunchtimes 51