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FREE community newspaper – putting the focus on market towns FREE Covering Attleborough, Bungay, Diss, Eye, Harleston, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Thetford, Watton, Wymondham and surrounding areas Edition 16: Late Spring 2017

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Can you give new lease of life to iconic structures? By Steve Penny editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk Twitter: @Take1paper

hey used to be visible across the land in every community – from the busiest towns and cities to the remotest hamlets. But telephone boxes are fast disappearing, surplus to requirements in the mobile phone age. Now, South Norfolk Council is offering communities the chance to transform their iconic red telephone boxes with funding of up to £100. The Adapt-a-Kiosk fund, is available to any community group that has adopted a red phone box. Since the BT Adopt a Kiosk programme was launched, more than 3,500 communities across the UK have jumped at the chance to turn their empty red boxes into unique community spaces. Innovative individuals, businesses and community groups have transformed boxes across the country into miniature art galleries, libraries, coffee shops, pop-up plant shops, or they are used to save lives through installing much needed defibrillators. The rejuvenation of the boxes brings a real sense of community and joy to towns and villages.

South Norfolk Council has a limited number of £100 awards available for boxes that have already been taken on by community groups; to assist with the refurbishment into something new, which will be used by and to benefit the community. Application forms can be found under the ‘Pop-up fund’ section of the Community Grants page at www.southnorfolk.gov.uk or email grants@s-norfolk.gov.uk l Has your telephone box been given a second lease of life? Tell us what it is being used for. Write to TakeOne, Rose Side, Market Hill, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2LH or email editorial@ takeonepublications.co.uk South Norfolk Council’s Big Litter Pick, that runs until the end of May, is looking to be a record breaker. Last year more than 900 residents helped to keep the district looking clean and tidy by collecting nearly 2,000 bags of rubbish and recycling and this year is on target to beat those totals. Every school and community group that takes part in a litter pick has the chance to win £200 to be spent in their community. To organise a litter pick, email litterpick@s-norfolk.gov.uk or call 01508 533696

This kiosk in Stradbroke is still in use as a telephone box but what is your local one now being used for?

Independence reigns The unique range of shops, eateries and salons across South Norfolk are being celebrated with the launch of Independent Retailer Awards. For the third year South Norfolk Council is running the awards and shoppers can now nominate their favourite independent retailers from across the district. South Norfolk Council deputy leader Michael Edney said: “These awards celebrate our local retailers and the exceptional quality of service they provide. “Many of our shops are quirky and unique and help shape our district’s special character. We want that to be promoted and recognised.” Whether you’re a butcher in Bunwell, a deli in Diss or a hair salon in Harleston, make sure your business is entered for a chance to win the coveted title of South Norfolk Independent Retailer of the Year. The competition was originally organised as part of the council’s market towns initiative but, due to its popularity, has been opened to business across the district. Businesses entering the competition can

Independent traders in Wymondham.

be nominated by their customers in any of the following categories: · Excellence in Customer Service · Perfect Pit Stop · Most Creative Window Display · Helping the High Street Thrive · Best Charity Shop · Shop I couldn’t live without (Diss, Harleston, Loddon and Wymondham) · Independent Retailer 2017 (All finalists) Nominations close on May 22. For a Retailer Awards pack, visit www. south-norfolk.gov.uk/retailerawards To vote for your favourite shop or eatery, visit the council’s Facebook page – www. facebook.com/southnorfolkcouncil

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WASPI take protest to Westminster A group of people from the Pension Action in Norfolk group joined 6,000 others in Westminster recently. They are part of the national network of WASPI groups (Women Against State Pension Inequality) who have seen a steep and rapid rise to their state pension age, which has left many of the women, who were born in the 50s waiting up to an extra six years for their pension. PAIN WASPI spokesman Debbie de Spon said: “We’re a generation of women who have worked, many from age 15, raised our children, looked after our elderly relatives, and maybe saved a little. “We believed we would receive our state pension at 60. WASPI are not against the equalisation of the state pension age with that of men but the Government did not communicate the changes until it was almost too late. As a result, they have left many of the women with their retirement plans shattered.” The campaign is seeking a fair financial transition between the original state pension age and the new one at 66. For more information visit http:// pensionactionnorfolk.wixsite.com/ pain

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Feast your eyes

Bus Pass by Mike Webb

I was browsing through an old edition of TakeOne and readers are asked to nominate their Cafe of the Year. We do not live in the circulation area so my curiosity has got the better of me and I would so love to know the name of the winning cafe and the list of runners-up. My husband and I are of an age where visiting tea rooms and the like are our pleasures in life. Sue Palastanga, Bury St Edmunds Editor’s note: The top 10 was: 1 Bailey’s, Attleborough; 2 Lime Tree, Stowmarket; 3 Fairchild’s, Diss; 4 Angel, Diss; 5 Emzo, Bacton; 6 Courtyard, Attleborough; 7 Lakeside, Onehouse; 8 Mere Moments, Diss; 9 Old Bank, Bungay; 10 Cornucopia, Harleston Enjoy sampling their fayre! Look out for this year’s competiton, coming soon.

Singing praise The article about the 40th anniversary of The Burgate Singers (TakeOne, edition 15) article looked really great. Hopefully it may bring us some new members too!

Keep up the good work with TakeOne – it’s a very well put together and interesting, compact, local newspaper. Jan Long, Burgate Singers

Steaming ahead! Many thanks for including Ian’s article about the Flying Scotsman in Take One and for writing such a super piece as illustration. People have already expressed interest and

At a Glance – handy telephone numbers In an emergency

Police: 999 (non-urgent call – 101). Fire: 999. Ambulance: 999 (non-urgent, try the NHS advice line 111). Out-of-hours doctor: Call your usual GP to hear the on-call number to ring. Chemist: To find your nearest out-of-hours pharmacy, call 111 or visit www.nhs.uk Dentist: For all dental emergencies outside normal working hours, phone 111. If you don’t have a regular dentist, call 111 and you will be given information about where you can go. Water: 03457 145 145. Electric: 0800 783 8838 (0333 202 2021 from a mobile phone). Gas: 0800 111 999. Home Heat Helpline: 0800 33 66 99. BT faults: 0800 800 151.

Help agencies

Age UK: 0800 169 6565. CAB: 03454 04 05 06. Cruse Bereavement Care helpline: 0844 477 9400. MIND: 0845 766 0163. National Debtline: 0808 808 4000. Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90 Social Services: Norfolk: 0344 800 8020 Suffolk: 0808 800 4005. Pension Service: 0845 6060 265. RSPCA: 0300 1234 999.

Tourist Info Centres Attleborough: 01953 456930. Bury St Edmunds: 01284 764667. Diss: 01379 650523. Harleston: 01379 851917. Stowmarket: 01449 676800. Thetford: 01842 751975. Wymondham: 01953 604721.

Councils

Norfolk County: 0344 800 8020. Suffolk County: 0345 606 6067. Breckland District: 01362 656 870. Mid Suffolk District: 01449 724500. St Edmundsbury District: 01284 763233. Sth Norfolk District: 01508 533633. Suffolk Coastal District: 01394 383789. Attleborough Town Council: 01953 456194. Bungay Town Council: 01986 892361. Diss Town Council: 01379 643848. Eye Town Council: 01379 651898. Redenhall with Harleston Town Council: 01379 854519. Needham Market Town Council: 01449 722246. Stowmarket Town Council: 01449 612060. Thetford Town Council: 01842 754247. Watton Town Council: 01953 881007

Wymondham Town Council: 01953 603302. Parish Councils: Call your district council for contact details.

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Attleborough: Thurs. Beccles: Friday Bungay: Thursday. Bury St Edmunds: Wed & Sat Diss: Friday. Eye: Wednesday. Framlingham: Tues & Sat. Harleston: Wednesday. Loddon: Tuesday. Stowmarket: Thurs & Sat. Thetford: Tues & Sat. Watton: Wednesday Wymondham: Friday. To advertise in TakeOne, call 0787 6596865 Email: advertising@ takeonepublications. co.uk For editorial enquiries, call 0777 1461360 or email editorial@ takeonepublications. co.uk

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Eavesdropping is entertaining

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By Fifty Plus

COLUMNIST: Off the Top of my Head

must confess to being quite an avid people watcher. I’m often happy to just sit and watch the world go by and absorb the peculiarities of life. Not wishing to make light of the current state of security in London but on a recent trip to the capital, a request at Liverpool Street station to report any ‘unusual’ sightings brought a wry grin. In London? What is unusual? As the echo of the Tannoy faded, I realised I was standing next to a 4ft 6in woman dressed as a Dalek handing out leaflets, while simultaneously talking on her mobile phone and using a loud-hailer to publicise the leaflets she was handing out. My attention was then distracted by a rather large lady a few feet away, oblivious to the fact she had her rather short skirt tucked into the back of her tights, showing all the world her knickers. We had time to spare after our train home got no more than half a mile out of the station before being pushed back due to a power failure. It was “fatal” according to the chap

A London day out proved entertaining.

opposite and we were destined to be left marooned for hours; a real doom and gloom merchant. He’d obviously had a really bad day at the office, judging by his frequent mobile phone calls to his to other half. It was obviously something to be broadcast though as his loud voice ensured we all heard every little bit of it. After a lost sale, being late for an important business date, a missed connection and with dangerously low self esteem, we weren’t sure whether to feel annoyed or sorry for the poor man. His running commentary on his life and train ‘disaster’ did at least give the rest of us time to cherish how lucky we all are. And it did give people something to talk about when Mr Moaner decided to give up his hard-won seat and start walking. People watching – you’ve got to love it!

Graveyards can be such beautiful places. Stradbroke’s shows its spring colours. Have you taken a picture of the local area that you are proud of? Send it in to show the rest of us what a beautiful place we live in. Email your pictures (jpeg, 500k minimum size) to editorial@takeone publications.co.uk and it will take pride of place in the next edition of TakeOne.

Moving experience

have just moved house. No big deal for some people, they do it all the time. But I had been in that home for 25 years. That’s a lot of accumulated life experience: the ins and outs of various step-children, a house that was the hub of many local sporting and dramatic events, a home office and business centre, and a repository for some of the leavings inherited from parents who died during our tenure at that address. And accumulated life experience seems to have become represented by stuff. Lots of it. Boxes full. So, a familiar scenario for many people, we found ourselves making big decisions about what to keep and what had to go, especially as we had only booked 8m3 of space on the removal van. Competitive sport is a big part of my life, so there were rather a lot of trophies and medals that needed attention. Several people said to me, “Surely you’re taking all of those.” But, no. With the clearing came a certain clarity. I knew what I’d done, I didn’t need all the paraphernalia to remember it by (okay, I kept a few of

By Animo

COLUMNIST: This Sporting Life

the really special ones). And, the greatest aide memoire is the fact that I am still carting around with me a relatively fit body and a motivated mind. I’m sure once the habit of keeping fit and active is established, it becomes as much an inbuilt part of one’s self as any other daily necessity. Even when my mind was almost totally preoccupied with the details of packing and moving, I found I was almost instinctively carving out time in every day to do something that would specifically contribute to my physical and mental well-being. That’s when you know you’ve cracked it, this living well malarkey, when it becomes just another part of your daily routine, rather than an add-on. Did I mention that the move was to Spain? Or that I am hoping to compete in the Spanish Masters’ Championships in June? The importance of having a goal hasn’t been forgotten. It’s just become another level to add to the basic target of living a healthy and fulfilling life. Animo!

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Try not to grieve on your own

‘Older men appear to be less likely than women to speak to people following a bereavement’

· More than half (54%) of respondents experienced feelings of loneliness after being bereaved. · People aged 65 and over feel lonely for an average of eight months after being bereaved, and feelings of loneliness last longest among bereaved people aged 81-85, for an average of one year. · More than one in four (27%) did not turn to anyone for emotional or practical support following the death of a family member. This rises to almost one in three (32%) among men, compared to just under one in ﬁve (18%) among women. The survey reveals that older men appear to be less likely than women to speak to people following a bereavement, with more than half of women agreeing that speaking to friends helped them deal with grief, whereas only around one

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eelings of loneliness are worse in older women than men following bereavement, a survey has revealed. Almost twice as many women aged 65 and over say that feelings of loneliness were the thing they found most difficult following bereavement, compared to men of the same age (30 per cent versus 17 per cent respectively). That’s according to the survey by older people’s charity Independent Age to launch its new, free advice guide called Coping with bereavement: Living with grief and loss. One in five people aged 65 and over who have been bereaved for three or more years still have feelings of loneliness and other key findings of the poll of 2,014 bereaved adults aged 65 and over in the UK found:

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in three men felt that speaking to friends helped. One in 11 said that nothing at all helped. This suggests that many people aged 65 and over, particularly men, may not be using the sources of help and support that are available. Almost half of bereaved older people said that talking about someone who died to people who knew them was one of their preferred ways to remember the deceased. When it came to looking after themselves following a bereavement, just one in ﬁve (21%) respondents made sure they were getting enough sleep and fewer than one in four (24%) made an effort to eat healthily.

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‘It’s really important to open up about the death of a loved one and not keep things bottled up or try to remain stoic’ The top pieces of advice for someone currently dealing with bereavement from older people who have been bereaved are: 1 Keep in touch with friends and family 2 Share your feelings with a person you trust 3 Be aware that there’s no one way or set amount of time to grieve 4 Find your own way to remember the person who died 5 It will take time but it will get better

One respondent advised: “Do what comes naturally, remembering that there will be good and bad days. There is no such thing as a grieve-by date”. Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, said: “Although women talk more to friends and family about how they’re feeling, they still report greater feelings of loneliness. “We know that it’s really important to open up about the death of a loved one and not keep things bottled up or try to remain stoic. Everyone deals with grief in their own way.” Download the free guide from independentage.org/guidebereavement or ordered it by calling 0800 319 6789.

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‘Many people aged 65 and over, particularly men, may not be using the sources of help and support that are available’

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Daniel Maclise’s huge oil painting of The Death of Nelson dominates one wall of The Royal Gallery in the House of Lords.

Finding local links in Palace of Westminster South Norfolk MP RICHARD BACON is a keen fan of the history of the Houses of Parliament. Here he delves into some of the people from Norfolk and Suffolk who have made their mark on the Palace of Westminster.

A Richard Bacon MP has discovered many regional links during his time in Parliament.

lthough Spencer Perceval, Britain’s Prime Minister from 1809 to 1812, achieved a place in the history books, it was not for any great wisdom, grand deeds or fine oration on his part. Perceval holds the unfortunate distinction of being the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. The assassin

Archbishop Sancroft features in a painting by Edward Mathew Ward on a wall joining the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

was a failed businessman called John Bellingham, who had spent six years in a Russian prison for unpaid debts incurred by a business partner. The British authorities in Russia claimed that, as it involved a civil debt, their hands were tied. Bellingham was eventually released and returned to the UK, furious that the British Government had left him to rot. Bellingham lobbied Perceval several times as he walked through the Houses of Parliament, demanding compensation for his ordeal. Finally, the Prime Minister lost his temper and ordered Bellingham out, at which point Bellingham drew a duelling pistol and shot Perceval dead. An inquest was held in the nearby Cat and Bagpipes pub and, at his trial four days later, an unrepentant Bellingham was sentenced to death. John’s infinitely more benevolent relative, Sir Henry Bellingham, sits today as the Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk. Thus, John Bellingham gives us one of several clear connections between Norfolk and Suffolk, and the history of the Palace of Westminster. Of course, Norfolk is Nelson’s county and while John Bellingham was languishing at the pleasure of Tsar Nicholas I, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson had fought

Sir Samuel Morton Peto’s statue at Norwich railway station.

and won the Battle of Trafalgar. The battle cost Nelson his life and his passing is depicted in a huge painting that adorns the western side of the Royal Gallery in the House of Lords. The artist, Daniel Maclise, took a few historical liberties. The painting shows Nelson succumbing to his wounds on the deck of his flagship, HMS Victory, when actually, Nelson was quickly taken below decks and died there. The French sniper who shot Nelson is thought to have been killed in return by a Midshipman named Pollard, whom Maclise allegedly consulted during his preparations. Maclise’s works in Parliament were part of a scheme of decoration championed by Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert, whose influence can be felt throughout the Palace of Westminster. Albert had been President of the Fine Arts Commission and championed causes in the arts, sciences, trade and industry. He inspired many Victorian industrialists to follow his lead. One such entrepreneur was the industrialist Sir Samuel Morton Peto who, like Albert, had a direct impact on the Palace of Westminster. Peto’s firm worked with architect Charles Barry

‘Sancroft, who was born at Ufford Hall in Fressingfield, also crowned Charles’ brother James II’

on the Houses of Parliament in 1840. Peto also installed a railway to supply the Crimean war effort and came to Prince Albert’s aid by providing a rail link to the Prince’s Great Exhibition in 1851. Peto was largely responsible for bringing the railways to Norfolk and his bust can be found overlooking the concourse at Norwich Station. He was a Liberal MP for Norwich In 1677, following the Restoration of the Monarchy, Charles II unexpectedly made William Sancroft the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, employing deft political manoeuvring to get him to accept the post. Sancroft, who was born at Ufford Hall in Fressingfield, also crowned Charles’ brother James II who later sent Sancroft to the Tower of London for ‘seditious libel’. A painting of Sancroft and the six other bishops that were imprisoned hangs in the Palace of Westminster. Sancroft was eventually acquitted and died at Ufford Hall in 1693 and his grave is in the churchyard at St Peter and St Paul Church, in Fressingfield. His name lives on through Archbishop Sancroft High School in Harleston; a very fitting epitaph for a learned man. Ironically the school’s headteacher, Richard Cranmer, shares a surname with Thomas Cranmer, the 69th Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Castleton Brass strike gold By Chris Dawes editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk Twitter: @Take1paper

ye-based Castleton Brass have completed a hat-trick with a champion display. The band compete in the regional contest of the National Brass Band Championships and, having earned promotion to the third section for the first time in 2016, were crowned champions of the London & Southern Counties Region to gain promotion to the second section. In 2015 the band qualified for the finals as runnersup in the fourth section and the following year the band went one better qualifying as champions. So the band completed a hattrick of finals appearances and will play at their highest ever level in 2018. Band secretary Christine

‘We were absolutely delighted to have won the third section and to be the only band from Suffolk to have qualified for the 2017 finals’

Castleton Brass have been crowned London & Southern Counties Region Section Three champions in their first year at that level.

Wade said: “We were absolutely delighted to have won the third section and to be the only band from Suffolk to have qualified for the 2017 finals. “It is an incredible achievement for the band to have qualified for the finals in three successive years.” The band currently has vacancies for cornet players. Anyone interested in joining the band should email Christine at info@castletonbrass.org.uk

The Suffolk Constabulary Male Voice Choir is seeking new members from all walks of life.

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Choir’s arresting call The Suffolk Constabulary Male Voice Choir is inviting all men who love to sing to an open rehearsal. It is at Stowupland Village Hall, IP14 4BG on Tuesday, May 2, 7pm. There are no auditions and the ability to read music is not essential. On average the choir performs one concert per month in aid of local good causes. Formed in April 1968, the choir has built a reputation and tradition for music to entertain a wide variety of audiences. One of its main purposes is helping

local communities and charitable organisations by assisting them in their fundraising whilst representing the constabulary. The choir, which normally rehearses at Martlesham Police Headquarters, is pleased to recruit and welcome members from all walks of life, with or without a connection to the constabulary, to continue its social function and charitable work. For more details, contact the choir secretary Stephen Wade, 01449 672600, or email scmvc@scwade.eclipse.co.uk

Falklands War memorial

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Stowmarket Royal British Legion is holding a remembrance service and reception on the evening of Friday, June 16 to mark the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War. The war came about when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982, in a dispute over sovereignty with the UK. A task force was sent to the South Atlantic to re-take the islands. A journey of 8,000 miles was undertaken by Royal Navy ships and sailors, Royal Marines, the Army and

Royal Air Force, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and merchant ships. Argentine forces surrendered 74 days later but 255 members of the task force and three Falkland Islanders were killed. The service is at St Peter and St Mary’s church, Stowmarket, 6pm, followed by wreath laying at the Memorial Gates and a reception and buffet at the RBL Club. To attend the service and/or reception, contact RBL branch secretary Gary Quinn at 8 Tavern Street, Stowmarket, or email gary.quinn36@gmail.com

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Shedders get on their bikes for friendship By Steve Penny editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk Twitter: @Take1paper

here is twice the value for members of Thetford’s Men’s Shed with the promise of more to come. The ever-increasing international network of social interaction hubs has not one but two, with the possibility of a third ‘shed’ in the Breckland town. Members of the Bike Shed are busy building a soapbox to enter the town’s St George’s Day race on April 23, while the Grow Shed is transforming a previously unkempt allotment into a productive garden. Keystone Development Trust set up the Men’s Shed in Thetford and community development manager Lotti Fraser explained how it came about. “The premises where the Bike Shed is was Green Ventures Bike Shop and was run by Dave Hannah. In September last year we decided to close it as a business but at the same time talked about the Men’s Shed movement and how we could get involved. “We visited a Shed at Halesworth and were amazed by what was possible so opened in October. “We do still get customers coming for bike repairs, which

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‘Anyone can come along to see what we are doing. It’s all free and you’re welcome to have a cuppa and a chat’ Lotti Fraser Dave does but he’s teaching the Shedders some of the basic skills needed. “We launched the Grow Shed late last year when we were donated a pair of allotments in Mundford Road by Thetford Town Council. “The site was a complete mess when we took it over but volunteers from the Prince’s Trust came in and cleared it all so we had a fresh start for planting this spring.” The Grow Shed is looked after by Kerry Pliler, an American, who comes over from Garboldisham and both Sheds are all-male with an age range of 19 to 80-plus. “Once we get established and form a committee, they can decide if it will be open to women too,” said Lotti. “Anyone can come along to see what we are doing. It’s all free and you’re welcome to have a cuppa and a chat. “We’d love to be able to offer woodwork, as that is what many other Sheds are based around.” Dave Hannah runs the Bike Shed and said: “Shedders fix and repair and upcycle donated bikes to sell on as affordable

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Members of the Thetford Men’s Shed with the soapbox in its early stages of being built ahead of the race in the town on April 23.

cycles from about £25.” Dave is a qualified engineer and worked at Lotus for 20 years. He has worked for Keystone for four years and is a fully trained cycle mechanic. “I teach the Shedders basic skills but the Shed is all about the men and what they want to do,” he explained. “At the moment it’s all about bringing them together for companionship. Our next step is to build the core team and form a committee to make decisions. Ken Smith, 72, has been a Shedder since it began and said: “I lost my wife a few years ago and needed to move on. I was stuck in the house, not mixing. “It’s not so much about what I get out of it but what I can offer and put into it. I’m a lively character and get people chatting. I volunteered at a hospice but found it too depressing, this is much livelier. “Cycles can be complicated to fix so it’s an achievement that we all know the basics of how to maintain them. “When I was a kid, cycling was essential and I’d ride from

London to Southend – 60-70 miles with my 11 year old pals. My parents didn’t think that I ever went beyond the end of the street! Ray Guy joined two or three weeks after the Shed started. “I wanted to find out how to fix my bike but have also got involved in building the soapbox,” he said. “I can now fix a bike chain and mend a puncture. “I ride a mile or so to work and was always getting punctures. Now I know how to fix them but haven’t needed to yet because I also discovered that I needed to pump my tyres up harder to help avoid punctures in the first place!” The Bike Shed is open on Tuesdays, 1-4.30pm but Dave is usually there 8am-4.30pm Tuesday and Wednesday for anyone to pop in for a chat to learn more about the Shed, which is in Exeter Way, opposite the Abbey Community Centre. Ring him, 0779 5977699, to arrange a visit. The Grow Shed at the Mundford Road allotments is open on Wednesday 11am-1pm.

Harleston & District Dementia Friendly Community held two Dementia Friends Awareness sessions at Starston Village Hall. They were well attended and led by Rev Norman Steer. Details of future Dementia Friends awareness sessions will be publicised in further outlying parishes around Harleston. The group’s second birthday will be celebrated in May, which coincides with National Dementia Awareness Week. A fundraising cake stall event will be held outside the Swan Hotel, in The Thoroughfare, on Saturday, May 20. Donations of delicious homemade cakes will be welcome. Harleston & District Dementia’s cafe and support group is open on the third Thursday of every month at the Swift Piano Bar at the Swan Hotel, 2-4pm. The next session is on Thursday, May 18. For further information about Harleston & District Dementia Friendly Community, contact patricia.simmonds@mail.com or call 01379 676557, or frances. bickley@harlestontowncouncil. co.uk on 07462 229920.

Thank you for the music Congratulations to Ms G Hayward of New Road, Ixworth. She successfully named Sweden as the home country of Abba to win a pair of tickets to see the Abba & The British Symphony Orchestra concert at Haughley Park on July 8. Her tickets will be posted out. See page 30 for the chance to see ‘Elvis’ and The British Symphony Orchestra.

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U3A shows pulling power By Christiane Banton editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk Twitter: @Take1paper

isitors from across the district flocked to sample the activities on offer at Thetford University of the Third Age. An open day at Breckland Leisure Centre saw the majority of the 40-plus groups represented and the event was well attended by many visitors coming from as far away as Diss. The most was made of the facilities on offer at the Leisure Centre with members and visitors alike watching or trying badminton, short tennis and table tennis. There was no shortage of brave people to take up the challenge! For the ones who preferred a more sedate way of entertaining themselves, there was plenty of potential activities to ponder: Would it be the gardening and its bright display of plants or French with its blue, white and red flag? Possibly woodwork with the pink pig letter holder, orienteering with the contours models, or marquetry with the intricate pictures made of tiny pieces of veneer. Others to consider included

A packed hall for the Thetford U3A open day at Breckland Leisure Centre in Thetford.

the book club with its inviting book titles, art and its beautiful landscapes or cookery

‘Thetford U3A has filled the lives of many people with the pleasure of learning and getting to know others, while partaking in enjoyable activities and smiling and laughing while doing so’

and its tempting dishes. Still there was more, cinema and theatre, music, walking, photography… so many to choose from! There is no doubt that Thetford U3A has filled the lives of many people with the pleasure of learning and getting to know others, while partaking in enjoyable activities and smiling and laughing while doing so.

New members are welcome. If you want to know more about Thetford University of the Third Age, go to the next monthly talk on Thursday, May 25, 1.45pm, at the Carnegie Room when the talk is on the history of photography. Entry is free to members, £2 for non-members. Visit the www.thetfordu3a.org website to find out more.

Enjoyable activities all year round A regular article in the Saturday edition of the Guardian newspaper is Let’s Move To…, which describes the pros and cons of living in different parts of the UK. Bungay was featured a few years ago but Harleston, so far, has not. The existence of “An active University of the Third Age” was listed as one of the advantages of living in Kirkcaldy, Fife on April 8 this year. Obviously a lively social life and stimulating activities plus full-time employment and family commitments are

definite requirements of the current older generation and there are now a thousand branches of U3A. In Harleston, for an annual fee of just £16, members have access to more than 20 different activity groups, from physical to educational, creative and musical. Meetings of larger groups may require a modest contribution for the hire of premises, eg Gentle Exercise or Play Reading. Membership of U3A is an affordable way of becoming involved in many enjoyable activities throughout the year

plus another bonus, especially in the warmer months, is the opportunity to join outings to places of interest without the worry and tedium of driving and finding a parking space. There are several ways to find out more about Harleston U3A. There is a comprehensive website at www.u3asites.org.uk General meetings with a

speaker are held at the Masonic Rooms, Redenhall Road, every third Wednesday of the month at 2pm. Membership Secretary, Kim will be happy to answer any queries on 01986 788149. A “taster” session enables a prospective member to sample an activity group without any commitment or pressure.

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Winners get reward at AGM More than 50 members gathered in Old Buckenham Village Hall for the March meeting of Breckland Flower and Garden Club, the AGM. A committee of 12 members was elected and founder member Joy Tunmore was presented with the president’s badge. Presentations of the yearly flower competition trophies, saw awards go to: most points novice, Maxine Mace; most points advance, Alison Vivian; most points overall, Maxine Mace; and most points table competition, Christine Hewson. Every year the club raises funds for a local charity and this year’s will be The Norfolk Blood Bikers. Last year the club raised about £1,000 for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association, following the death of Rachael Tarry, a founder member in 2015. In 10 years the club has raised more than £10,000. This year marks the coral anniversary of the club and chairman Christine Hewson concluded the afternoon with a slide show and talk about the past 35 years. She shared some lovely photographs, some evoked laughter as members recognised themselves and the changes in fashion. It was a credit to the club to hear the chairman talk of the arrangements and events the ladies had been involved in since 1982, including the Royal Norfolk Show, Kew Gardens, Chelsea and numerous decorating of local and, some not-so-local, churches and cathedrals. To finish the afternoon, refreshments including cake were served and the raffles drawn.

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until smooth. Add the butter, icing sugar and melted chocolate and mix again until smooth, then add the boiling water to give a gloss to the icing. 5. Place one cake on a plate and spread over half the icing. Sandwich with the other cake and spread (or pipe) the remaining icing on top, using the tip of a rounded palette knife to create a swirled effect from the centre to the edge of the cake. Arrange the Maltesers over the top and dust with icing sugar before serving.

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ay is the greenest month of the Summer is on its way. Work garden year and the advent of hard now on your preparation summer but that means it also a busy and you will have lots to enjoy, month for the gardener. as GRAHAM PETTITT explains In the flower garden, prune spring with some helpful advice. shrubs, such as forsythia, kerria japonica stir-fry crops every few weeks to and chaenomeles, after flowering to provide continuous pickings. keep them compact. Start hardening off tender young Plant out dahlia tubers and cannas plants, such as tomatoes and courgettes, after all risk of frost has passed. ready for planting out in mild areas Pinch out the shoot tips of bedding Reduce snail populations by going on plants and young annuals to encourage regular evening hunts, especially during bushier growth. damp weather. Add interest to shady borders by Hang pheromone traps in apple and planting a selection of hosts and ferns. plum trees from May to July, to control Plant up hanging baskets but keep pests. Check plants regularly for pests, them in a greenhouse or porch for a few on shoot tips and the underside of weeks to get established before putting leaves, and treat with soap them outside. ‘A gardener’s best Harden off tender plants tool is the knowledge solution or insecticide. Pick rhubarb stems as raised indoors but bring from previous they develop, and water them back in at night to seasons, and it plants with liquid feed. protect them from late can be recorded in Open fruit cage doors or frosts. a 50p notebook!’ lift some of the netting to Plant out summer ensure pollinating insects can get access bedding and tender annuals, including to the flowers. sunflowers, cosmos and nasturtiums, Remove all strawberry runners, so after the last frost. plants put their full energy into fruiting Remove faded spring bedding, such Keep plenty of fleece handy to protect as wallflowers and forget-me-nots, once young seedlings or fruit blossom, if late faded and add to your compost bin. frosts are forecast. In the vegetable garden, thin out In the greenhouse, transplant seedlings from earlier sowings to ensure tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines you get healthy, strong-growing plants. into growing bags or large pots, and Earth up potatoes, covering the shoots tie their main stem to a cane or vertical with soil as they appear. wire for support. Regularly tie the stems Sow sweetcorn in deep pots, so the to canes as they grow. young plants are ready to transplant into Water thirsty crops such as tomatoes, the garden in June. cucumbers and courgettes regularly as Start sowing dwarf and climbing the weather starts to warm up. French beans, as well as runner beans, Open doors and vents on warm days, directly outdoors in warm weather. but close them in the evening. Sow batches of salad leaves and Put up shading to lower daytime temperatures and reduce scorching as the sun continues to strengthen. Keep pricking out seedlings as soon as they get their first true leaves, to avoid overcrowding and fungal diseases. Start to harden off tender plants and bedding, ready for planting outside after the last frost. Plant heat-treated freesia corms in pots for fragrant flowers this summer On the general maintenance side, hoe bare soil and hand-weed beds weekly, so weeds don’t have time to establish. Snail hunts keep down the pest population. Put supports in place for clumps of – Please support our advertisers and don’t forget to tell them where you read about them –

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perennials that are prone to flopping, such as top-heavy peonies, delphiniums, lupins or phlox. Put soft tops on the tips of all canes, in borders, veg plots, pots and greenhouses, to prevent injury to eyes Give the lawn a dressing of nitrogenrich summer lawn feed to encourage

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collection of Junk job turned Bob’s memorabilia was into a real deal start of museum Always a man with a tale to tell, PETER GILLINGS relates one of his first meeting with Bob Finbow, of Finbows Yard

read with interest the article about Finbows Yard in the last edition of TakeOne. It reminded me of my first deal with Bob Finbow, who started the yard. My Dad and I had won a tender to clear the Bloodhound missile site at RAF Rattlesden, near Stowmarket. There was a concrete ducting linking the 36 rockets to carry the electric cables, all covered with paving slabs. We took Bob to have a look and he said he would give us a half crown for each one (12½p) and pay for the haulage. It came to £500 and Bob said he would pay us at the end of the week when they were delivered. It was hard work loading the lorries but after paying for the job it had left me and Dad skint, so Bob was a godsend. We had finished on time on Friday and made the delivery. We rolled up at the yard and asked to speak to Mr Finbow only to be told: “I’m sorry but he’s on holiday this week.” Dad and I looked at each other – I had just got married so needed two lots of grub money instead of the normal one. Then we heard a “toot, toot”

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Pete Gillings at Junk Junction, an idea that came from Bob Finbow.

‘I had just got married so needed two lots of grub money instead of the normal one’ on a car horn and looked round to see Bob in a big estate car waving a bundle of notes at us out of the window. He had gone to Caister for his holiday and drove all the way back to pay us. Phew! HMS Ganges was closing down at the time and over the years I sold Bob lorry loads of stuff – he never argued and always paid on delivery. It was Bob who gave me the idea to open my own yard at Mellis – only open

on a Saturday and called Junk Junction. I went on to open four shops in Diss and all because Bob said “Go on boy, have a go”. Gillings Yard in Diss is a sort of carry on from Junk Junction with all manner of tools and hardware, mostly military but plenty of other junk as well. If you’re passing and it’s between 8am and 4pm Monday to Friday or 8am to noon on a Saturday, call in and have a look round.

‘It was Bob who gave me the idea to open my own yard at Mellis – Junk Junction’

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Robert ‘Bob’ Finbow ran a house clearance and furniture business in Finningham from the 1950s. That survives today in a much diversified form, as Finbows Yard, but not too far away is another legacy to Bob. During house clearances he occasionally came across musical boxes and street pianos. Other pieces of memorabilia that caught his eye were acquired and stored away and over the years he amassed a sizeable collection. It became a virtual museum of music memorabilia but there was nowhere to show these treasures to the public. In 1975 Bob was a founder of the Cotton Exhibition, which grew into an annual rally in the village for steam traction engines, vintage cars, lorries, motorcycles and fairground organs. It eventually evolved into what is now the Cotton Mechanical Music Museum By the early 1980s it housed several fairground organs including a rare Gavioli barrel organ dating from the 1840s and a magnificent 1924 Mortier cafe organ playing dance music. At one time the museum was also home to a steam showman’s tractor Little Billy, built by Garrett of Leiston. About 40 years ago, Bob began searching for a cinema pipe organ to complete

The magnificent Wurlitzer organ takes pride of place at Cotton.

his collection. By chance the Wurlitzer organ from London’s Leicester Square Theatre was in storage locally. It was installed in the building by its owner David England and the museum’s resident organist David Ivory. The museum complete with Wurlitzer were officially opened in 1982. According to the museum’s website, while the large organs look and sound impressive, it is the small musical boxes, disc players and the vast array of bygones and memorabilia on show that help reflect the social history of Suffolk at a domestic level. l The museum is run by volunteers, who give their time free of charge to show the public this unique collection. Postcode: IP14 4QN. It is open on Sundays only, from June until September. www.mechanicalmusic museum.co.uk

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Trophy-winning mention brings gardener’s tale A line in a report caught the eye of one TakeOne reader and inspired her to send in the story of a trophy with a tale to tell

akeOne reader Roella Trudgill spotted a story within a story in our last edition. Angie Sharpe’s report about the Diss and District Horticultural Society mentioned that the Alfred Elliner Memorial Cup was presented to Roly Copping. Roella said: “I thought readers may be interested in Mr Elliner and who he was. “He worked as head gardener at The Paddocks, Scole, for several years, including when my grandparents, Sir Edward and Lady Fellowes, lived there from 1958-1974. “My grandfather was a vicepresident for the society too.” Roella dug out several pictures of Mr Elliner, known as ‘Alﬁe’. They show him in and around The Paddocks with Sir Edward, assistant gardener Billy Moore and one of the property’s former owners, as well as some of his prize-winning exhibits and trophies.

Alfred with his prize-winning dahlias and, above, his Bryant Challenge Cup winners’ notice from 1935.

Alfred driving a horse and wagon full of exhibits down the drive at The Paddocks, Scole. His assistant Billy follows up at the rear.

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Assistant gardener Billy Moore, Sir Edward Fellowes and head gardener Alfred at The Paddocks, Scole with more trophies.

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Alfred and Billy preparing the horse and, right, Alfred with a former owner at The Paddocks, in Scole.

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he Museum of East Anglian Life is marking its 50th anniversary with a special exhibition, which captures an intimate portrait of the museum as it is in 2017. Snapshot: the Museum at 50 is a photographic exhibition that tells the stories of more than 100 people who volunteer and work at the Stowmarket museum, which covers 75 acres. It runs until October 29 and gives a behind-the-scenes picture of how a 75-acre estate with 20 historic buildings and 40,000 objects is run – from animal care to steam engine maintenance, from fine art to planting a Victorian garden.

Museum director Jenny Cousins said: “The museum is like a village. ‘There are people from all kind of backgrounds who generously give their time to make the museum the special place it is. Visitors will be surprised at the stories some of them have. “We have a team of former nurses, police officers, agricultural workers and teachers, the sons and daughters of factory workers, publicans and bakers. “All the elements that make up a community, make our community and we can share that through this exhibition.” The oldest member of staff, Gerry the museum assistant, celebrates his 90th birthday this year.

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Museum volunteers Brian and Chrissie are part of a large community at the Stowmarket venue.

One of the youngest, Abi, who volunteers in the print workshop, has been going to the museum since she was three. Others have worked in the local community, such as the headmaster of Stowmarket grammar school, who is now

‘All the elements that make up a community, make our community and we can share that through this exhibition’ Jenny Cousins

the president of the Friends of the Museum, and former town mayors Leslie Mayes and Barry Salmon. Barry said: “I was born in a rural area and my background is very much agriculture, so that was the reason to come in and volunteer.” The museum is holding its 50th birthday party on Sunday, July 23, with a bakeoff challenge, fancy dress competitions and behind-thescenes tours.

Stowmarket is a lovely mid-Suffolk market town with much to offer. But many people don’t realise what a gem it is so a campaign is being launched to make people realise how lucky they are. The #lovestowmarket hash tag will be used to promote all that is good about the town and organiser Mike Smith said: “We launched the campaign on Easter Saturday with a team of volunteers giving out more than 250 donated Easter eggs to the local community. “This is only the beginning! “Look out for many more #lovestowmarket events and projects throughout the year.” Mike, of the New Life Family Church, added: “We believe that God is a God of love and as His church we are called to show that love in real ways that people can see, feel and experience for themselves.” The #lovestowmarket team will be at the town’s carnival on Saturday, July 8, and Sunday, July 9, and are also holding a family fun day on Saturday, July 22.

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Pair keen to make a real splash

ater has played a major part in the lives of business partners Nick Hills and Jason Devereux. The Harleston duo first met as members of Dickleburgh Sea Scouts more than 20 years ago and have stayed good friends ever since, pairing up as owners of Bargain Bathrooms & Tiles, which opened in town in March. Boatbuilder Nick, 35, and former Royal Navy helicopter mechanic Jason, 32, took the plunge after working together on and off for many years, Nick said: “I’ve spent the last 15 years or so as a bathroom and kitchen fitter. I’ve used Bargain Bathrooms for many years when it was based in Ilketshall and always told the owners I would be interested in

Bargain Bathrooms & Tiles owners Nick Hills and Jason Devereux are linked by a love of water, as TakeOne editor Steve Penny discovered buying it. They decided to move to Wales so I stepped in and took it over. “We have relocated to Harleston, in the old cinema, which has also been home to Keeley and Belderson furniture store, Fishers, Wallace King and, more recently John Doe. “The business catered mainly for customers in London and Essex with second homes up here but we’ll be aiming to cover more East Anglia locals. “We want to boost our trade business across the region and have some very good price

Jason and Nick try their hand-built bath for size – the latest in a series of watery adventures for the pair.

packages for tradesmen.” Jason is keen to point out that they cover all parts of the bathroom business and are far from ‘bargain basement’. “We have high level products as well as bargains and supply baths from a basic £129 right up to £4,500 and every price in between to suit all budgets.” Indeed, the showroom has a very upmarket layout with a custom hand-built Union Jack-themed roll top bath taking

pride of place in one window – complete with gold, copper and silver leaf embellishments. “We sell anything and everything for the bathroom and also supply and fit commercial and easy-access packages,” said Nick. “We can supply any brand you prefer or make knowledgeable recommendations to suit your personal situation. “People get a complete, personal service from us with a

measuring service to go through what will fit. “It’s all free as part of the quote and we offer computer-generated 3D images of what the finished bathroom will look like.” l Bargain Bathrooms & Tiles is in Harleston Market Place and open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and at other times by appointment, with free parking outside and at the nearby car park.

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Corn Hall reopens with promise of something for all by Jess Wythe editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk Twitter: @Take1paper

hen Diss’ Grade II-listed Corn Hall reopens it doors on Tuesday, May 2, it will provide a transformed building, which is exciting, bright and welcoming. It promises to be completely accessible to everyone – locals and visitors alike – in the daytime as well as for evening events. Diss mayor Mike Bardwell will perform the official ‘tape cutting’ on May 5, 11.30am, with a celebrity guest welcoming the

‘After two years of closure and a complete refurbishment, the people’s Corn Hall is finally ready once again to take centre stage of community life in Diss’

public to view the entire building, with the help of staff as guides and ‘explainers’. Built in 1854, the Corn Hall was an impressive and state-of-the-art building for the trading of corn and a hub of activity in the heart of Diss. After 162 years, the building – run since 2010 by The Diss Corn Hall Trust as a lively arts venue – was in need of major investment to save it from serious water damage and to upgrade the facilities to current standards. After two years of closure and a complete refurbishment, the people’s Corn Hall is finally ready once again to take centre stage of community life in Diss – for the next 100 years and beyond. Corn Hall director Angela Sykes is delighted with the redevelopment and said: “The finished result is even better than

‘The finished result is even better than we could have hoped for’ Angela Sykes we could have hoped for and, now that we’ll be open all day, we want everyone to come in and take advantage of all the new facilities on offer. “Whether it’s during the day to catch a daytime film, to find out more about the history of the area or tourist information, or to pop in for a relaxing coffee or bite of lunch – or in the evening for a drink and to enjoy one of our great evening shows – the Corn Hall welcomes you”. This represents the first phase of the major regeneration project in the Heritage Triangle, which will be completed over the next few months and includes remodelling the streetscape and building a

Diss Corn Hall will be ready to reopen on May 2 after an extensive makeover and repair programme.

new community garden and a boardwalk across the Mere. The project has been made possible by a grant of £1.87 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund, £880k from Diss Town Council, South Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council, a staggering contribution of £125k by local residents and

Cyclists get boost Park life for carnival Diss will go cycle crazy on Sunday, June 25, when the popular cyclathon returns to town. The celebration of all the great things about cycling in Norfolk and Suffolk will include many cycle-based events in and around the town. Riders in the Nine Town Sportive have been given a boost by South Norfolk-based Tudor Bakehouse, who have developed an energy boosting bar to help them along. Cyclathon organisers have

been working with owner Paul Muncilla to formulate a unique high-energy cyclists snack bar. The Tudor Boost Bars are delicious, and have been formulated to give cyclists an immediate energy burst. The bars will be part of a free lunch pack on offer to the 50 & 100 mile Nine Town Sportive riders and the bar will also be on sale in Tudor Bakehouse stores in Harleston, Diss, Eye and Long Stratton priced at £1.30. www.disscyclathon.org

Diss Carnival organisers are promising the biggest and best event since the annual event was revived in 2008. The annual party has an open invitation to anyone and after the traditional procession through the town, a fun day will be held in the picturesque Park on Sunday, June 11. This year’s theme is Carnival Through the Ages. With a new committee, a new location and a new format to enjoy, organisers are confident

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it will something for residents and visitors alike to enjoy. A carnival spokesman said: “The fun day will take place right in the heart of Diss, in the Park. “With the beautiful Mere as a backdrop, you can meander down Madgett’s Walk enjoying the stalls, take in the view of our historic market town, or join us ringside for some fantastic entertainment” For the latest carnival news, visit www.diss-carnival.co.uk

businesses along with further grants from other national and local funders. The new Corn Hall will have a cafe open daily, ‘Fredricks at the Corn Hall’, a new bar run by Grain Brewery, public toilets, will incorporate Diss’s tourist information centre and will be fully accessible.

Listen out for festival The heritage of mechanical music in town is being celebrated on Sunday, May 14, with the Diss Organ Festival. More than 40 instruments will be played at various venues throughout the town, including fairground organs, street and busker organs and musical boxes. There will also be a street market, vintage vehicles and a silent movie. www.dissorganfestival.co.uk

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WIN family ticket to see a secret

Diss Jazz Club gets a new era at Diss Corn Hall under way on May 4. The first month is jam-packed with high quality events, from daytime screening for mothers and babies and the over 60s, to evening events with top named artists including Shappi Khorsandi and David Starkey. Live screenings from the National Theatre and the Royal Opera House return as does the gallery programme. The ever popular Comedy Club arrives home in June and July heralds a Beer, Gin and Rum Festival. Later in the year, BBC Strictly’s professional dancers, Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup, will take to the Corn Hall stage, while The Searchers continue their long relationship with the Corn Hall –and in December comes the first professional pantomime, Aladdin. The story of Diss will also be

TakeOne has teamed up with Diss Corn Hall to offer the chance for one lucky reader to win a family ticket to see The Secret Garden on Friday, June 2, 2pm. The play tells the story of orphan Mary Lennox and how the sullen, spoilt and lonely girl is entranced by the mysteries of a house and its gardens with a secret to uncover. To win a family ticket to see the show, simply tell us what date the Corn Hall reopens. Send your answer with contact details to: Competitions, TakeOne, Rose Side, Market Hill, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2LH or email editorial@takeonepublications. co.uk before May 19. One winner will be drawn at random The tickets are for this performance only and cannot be exchanged for another show, or for a cash alternative. If you do not win, tickets are £9.50 (£7.50 children) from the box office, call 01379 652241.

told by permanent and interactive displays in the Hall and an online heritage research facility available to all. The Corn Hall’s varied history and fortunes will be the subject of its opening exhibition, accompanied by a talk by Professor Alun Howkins on May 16. Comedienne Shappi Khorsandi is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain. She’s reclaiming patriotism, sending a love letter to her adopted land – please don’t come if you’re a skinhead (though naturally bald folk are welcome). Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

‘She has whip-crack jokes and is effortlessly funny as she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit’

Comedienne Shappi Khorsandi is the first big name at the Corn Hall.

and autumn UK tour, the star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You and QI, Shappi’s From Morris Dancing To Morrissey Tour hits Diss on Thursday, May 25. She has whip-crack jokes and is effortlessly funny as she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only

Get a real taste of Diss with baskets of delight Independent retailers in Diss have grouped together to help raise money for Cancer Research. They have put together a number of prize baskets, containing donated items from their businesses for a prize raffle. The four hamper prizes include wicker and wood baskets containing items such as large bottles of fizz, an Easter egg, gluten free chocolate buttons, crisps, a scarf knitting kit, bracelet, earrings and necklace, gloves, a photo frame, a butterfly in a frame,

a clock, Simnel cake, chocolate bars, photocopy paper and assorted cards, hog roasts, beer, coffee, handmade soap, a sewing basket, pate and cinema tickets plus a meat voucher and various gift vouchers. The raffle will be drawn in Katie’s Kitchen on Thursday, April 27, 2pm with tickets on sale until the day before from Ninny’s Cave, The Gluten Free Foodstore, The Two Brewers, Albright of Diss, Man About Town, Fairchild’s Tearooms and Katie’s Kitchen.

Some of the goods on offer in the Diss traders’ raffle draw.

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by her deliciously mischievous delivery and endless charm. For more information about events coming up at the Corn Hall and to book, visit www. thecornhall.co.uk The Corn Hall box office will be open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm and from 6.30pm on event nights.

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ou can enjoy a two-course Sunday lunch at a prize-winning restaurant courtesy of TakeOne. The Brome Grange Hotel, on the A140 near Eye, offers delicious homemade Sunday lunches, with a choice of locally sourced meats and vegetables, served in the Courtyard Restaurant between noon and 2pm. We have teamed up with the hotel to offer the chance for one lucky reader to win a two-course Sunday lunch for two at the popular venue.

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have always thought there was something special about The Angel Hotel.

To stand a chance of winning, simply tell us whether the Tithe Barn function venue at the Brome Grange is: A: 15th Century B: 16th Century C: 17th Century Send your answer with contact details to Competitions, TakeOne, Rose Side, Market Hill, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2LH or email editorial@ takeonepublications.co.uk before May 19. One winner will be drawn at random. The prize needs to be booked before June 30.

I love Cleone’s Italian food but the hotel, at the end of The Thoroughfare in pretty Halesworth, has something else. A great atmosphere, busy bars with an expansive and everpopular bar menu, hotel rooms, which are invariably full and,

Don’t worry if you are not successful though as prices for Sunday lunch at the Brome Grange start from only £8.95 for one course. The Courtyard Restaurant is an award-winning venue. Situated in the 16th Century Tithe Barn with its vaulted ceiling, rustic beams and authentic charm, it is the perfect place to hold your wedding, event or conference. The Courtyard Restaurant is the proud owner of two AA Rosettes for

of course, Cleone’s too. Always busy and full of atmosphere, the bar food menu is extensive (not expensive). Look out for a great opportunity to win a night at The Angel, in their advertisement. The Hoxne Swan is simply a

culinary excellence. These are awarded to restaurants that aim for and achieve higher standards, better consistency and where a greater precision is apparent in the cooking. There will be obvious attention to the selection of quality ingredients. Executive head chef Matt Cooke said: “All our chefs have a genuine passion for developing menus that use fresh products from the local area. “Having a very strong supplier relationship is key.”

lovely old Suffolk pub, with a plethora of Inglenook fireplaces and oak beams. It deserves every bit of its 4.5 out of 5 on Trip Advisor and its most recent recognition as CAMRA’s North Suffolk Pub of the Year 2017. The Swan, just off the A143

near Diss, is in the Daily Mail’s Top Ten Pubs and Walks in England (high praise indeed) and has a stunning garden, surrounded by farmland and beautiful trees. It’s a great place to eat and drink on those balmy nights to come.

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Venue is far more than a mere hotel Fraser Duffin want to return the Oaksmere to former glories. Steve Penny learns more about the man behind the plans

raser Duffin has a vision. The former oil company executive is putting a life time of hotel and restaurant patronage into making sure the Oaksmere at Brome is the best it can be. Whether you’re a local seeking a decent pint at the end of a day’s work, a bride wanting a dream wedding day, a fine diner on the hunt for a perfect steak or seeking a weekend of luxurious living, the Oaksmere can offer it all. Fraser’s eyes gleam with pride as he shows off work in progress to transform the 16th Century dower house into a state-of-theart venue for the 21st Century but with old fashioned charm and good service at its heart. “I have sampled all manner of accommodation and dining and drinking from all ends of

the spectrum,” said Fraser, who moved into the Diss area in 2000. “We always enjoyed coming to the Oaksmere but it became more of a wedding venue – often you could not get in as it had been booked by the bridal party. “When I took over, I insisted the rest of the venue was to operate as normal. “I first came to the area in 1986 when I was involved in buying land for the Scole/Starston bypass and also played rugby for Finchley at Diss and we’d come to the Oaksmere after matches. “The name was changed to the Cornwallis Country House Hotel in 1990 but locals always knew it as the Oaksmere and it was an easy decision to change the name back when I bought it in 2014.” The family and dog friendly venue will certainly cater for all once it is fully re-opened.

‘Locals always knew it as the Oaksmere and it was an easy decision to change the name back when I bought it in 2014’

The traditional country pub bar is already serving all day (noon11pm) and offers a full bar menu, trialling new dishes ahead of the restaurant opening in mid-May A permanent marquee in the grounds caters for up to 280 guests and Fraser said: “We will be putting on our own events – live music, balls, functions and cabaret nights. Fraser also runs a promotions company that has promoted events at the O2 and Wembley Arena and he said: “We work with Noel Gallagher, Nick Cave, Seasick Steve, Lana Del Ray, The Pixies, Massive Attack, Elbow and The Libertines. “We will put some smaller bands on in the marquee and I’m also talking to Rick Wakeman about holding An Evening With… event here. “The Oaksmere can’t be pigeonholed as a pub, hotel, wedding venue or any single thing,” said Fraser. “We are proud to say we do it all. “We’re not part of a chain, we’re a unique, bespoke venue.”

The sky’s the limit for Oaksmere under new owner Fraser Duffin.

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Where to start family quest Looking for help tracing your family history and seeking a missing family member? ALI MacDONALD, of Research My Roots, offers some advice on where to start looking

ou seemed to enjoy my article on family history in the last edition of TakeOne. So much so, the editor has asked me to write another on the same subject, so I will carry on where I left off. Whether you are starting out or are an experienced genealogist, you will find that more and more ancestry information is being digitised and placed online. There are many subscription sites but there are also plenty of free ones too. One of the best is Family Search, which has a wealth of free information and only requires you to register. It is run by the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, but there is no obligation to be a follower of the Mormon religion. They have been recording genealogy records for many years and are based in America.

Their collection is so large that they have underground vaults full of records. Social media is also a great way of sharing or asking for information and Facebook has many pages dedicated to genealogy. If you are researching local family history, there are several family history groups and societies in Suffolk and Norfolk, where there is a wealth of experienced people to guide you in the right direction. One of the first facts to be aware of when starting your research is when civil registration started in the UK. That is the official registration of births, deaths and

‘One of the first facts to be aware of when starting your research is when civil registration started in the UK’

How do you start filling in the branches of your family tree? Ali MacDonald offers some twigs to get you started.

marriages, which are written locally and then sent to the General Register Office to form part of the national collection. This started in 1837 in England and Wales, 1845 in Ireland and 1855 in Scotland. Since 1922 there have been separate register offices in Southern and Northern Ireland. Prior to this, you have to rely on parish registers, which can vary in quality and completeness. This started under the reign of Henry VIII, under the watchful eye of Thomas Cromwell. You may be aware of census returns that are lists of the occupants of properties. They started in 1801, although

there is little detail to be gained until 1841, when full names were recorded. They take place every 10 years, although there was not one in 1941, due to World War Two, and 1921 in Ireland, due to the War of Independence. There is a 100-year restriction on the public viewing them, so the most recent one you can read is the 1911 one. However, in 1939, at the outbreak of war, the 1939 register was drawn up, which is very similar to a census and was used to allow the Government to plan logistically for war. You can view this by subscription on the Find My

‘You may be aware of census returns that are lists of the occupants of properties’ Past ancestry website. It is incredibly useful as you can get full names, date of birth and occupations of all the householders in a property. l If you don’t have the time or the inclination to research yourself, then consider using a professional genealogist such as myself. My rates are extremely competitive. To find out more please visit my website: www. researchmyroots.com or call me on 07704 712643.

Big brother is watching Light bulbs, kettles, refrigerators, fitness monitor bracelets, talking dolls, televisions, gas or electricity meters, motor vehicles – what do these and a whole host of other items have in common? Well, the answer is that in the very near future (if not now for some people) these and an innumerable range of other commodities that you buy will be capable of connecting to the internet. Each item will have the potential to become an identifiable individual node in the great or maybe not so great – Internet of Things. The Internet of Things? As defined on Wikipedia – The Internet of Things (IoT) is the internetworking of physical devices, vehicles (also referred to as “connected devices” and “smart devices”), buildings, and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity that enable them to collect and exchange data. So, why should this be of interest? Well, there are many aspects with the growth of interconnected devices that should give cause for concern. Consider the security angle of these items. The way that these devices link to the internet is by connecting to your home wireless network. This shouldn’t occur automatically but nowadays it is so easy to get devices connected by the simple expedient of pressing a single button on a modem-

By Colin Buckenham of DataTech DTP

router and a button on a device. As was highlighted in one of my previous articles, it was recommended to change the default password of the router-modem that you use to connect to the internet. This advice can be extended to include any device capable of internet connectivity. This has to be one of the questions that need a plain straight-forward answer and a straight-forward method of implementing the password change within the device in question. And as well as password control, you need to determine if the manufacturer allows you to restrict the data that is sent back to their servers by modifying the privacy settings set within the device. You may recall recent stories in the press where privacy groups have raised security concerns about the possibility of private conversations being relayed to the manufacturer’s servers via talking dolls and smart televisions. Far-fetched? Well, maybe not. To quote the late great Al Jolson – you ain’t seen nothing yet! l If you need to discuss specific issues with your computer, contact DataTech DTP (01379 652053) or another reputable local company for advice.

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Hairs to spring! TakeOne’s beauty columnist is Anna-Marie Norris. She has been in the health and beauty industry for more than 25 years and has managed a salon and been the head therapist and trainer in a Suffolk spa. Anna-Marie now offers treatments in clients’ homes. Here she gives advice about keeping you legs smooth.

pring is well and truly here now and so is the warmer weather. We are putting away our fleeces, warm trousers and starting to wear less clothing. The shorts will soon be on with the T-shirts and shorter skirts coming out of the wardrobe. But some of us will look down at our legs and screech… “I can’t show my legs off yet!” Why? Because we have neglected our legs all winter and now we have to get rid of the hair. A lot of us will reach for the razor and get rid of it in a few minutes. Some of us are more savvy and will book into a salon and get our legs waxed. If you have been growing your hair for a number of weeks, it is the ideal time to get them waxed. Waxing removes the hair from the root and leaves our skin silky smooth for four to six weeks. When the hair does grow through, it is fine and tapered and not prickly like shaved hair, which is blunt. The first time you have your legs waxed, I’m not going to lie, it can be a tad uncomfortable but the results are worth it. After your initial waxing appointment, your legs may be a little sore and resemble a plucked chicken, but this soon dies down. With a little aloe jelly the discomfort doesn’t last long. There are numerous home waxing kits available if you don’t want to make the trip to the salon. However, I would book a salon appointment first so you can see for yourself how to apply the wax and remove it. If you want the no-mess

‘When the hair does grow through, it is fine and tapered and not prickly like shaved hair’

Beauty columnist Anna-Marie Norris

method, supermarkets stock waxing strips that are impregnated with wax and just need to be patted on to the skin and then removed. A completely no-mess removal method would be to buy an epilator. This works in a similar way to shaving, except the hair is pulled out by rotating tweezers instead of being shaved off. Some epilators will remove hair that is as short as a grain of sand, so you won’t have to wait for the hair to grow to the length that waxing requires. Hair removal creams give a smooth result with smooth skin for a couple of days, however, the creams can have a strong smell and quite often have to be left on the skin for up to

The first time you have your legs waxed can be uncomfortable but the results are well worth it.

15 minutes, making it time consuming. If you want a more permanent result, you can have a laser treatment. You will need a course of treatments and it is

‘Generally laser works best if you have dark hair and fair to light skin’

worth booking a consultation first to determine if your hair type is suitable. Generally laser works best if you have dark hair and fair to light skin. Before any of these methods, it’s a good idea to exfoliate your skin thoroughly beforehand and for the weeks after any

hair removal to eliminate any growing hairs and to keep the skin lovely and smooth. l If you have any skin care concerns or would like beauty advice, Anna is happy to help. Contact her by email at annanorrismobilebeauty@ hotmail.com

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How do I become a funeral director? Mark Skinner has been working in the funeral industry for 38 years, his grandfather was a funeral director and now his children, Sam and Lauren, work alongside him in his independent family funeral business. Over the years he has seen many changes; one of the most obvious is the way people now want to ‘know more’ about the funeral industry. Is there something you want to know? Write to TakeOne to ask him – TakeOne Questions, Rose Side, Market Hill, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2LH or email editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk.

There is much more to being a funeral director than meets the eye. It’s more than just being the master of ceremonies.

am considering a career as a funeral director. How do I go about it and what kind of work experience/qualifications would I need? Jack, Harleston

I think that the best route is to consider some kind of work experience. Perhaps a local firm may be able to help you. This way, you can get an idea of what is involved and be sure that this is the In answer to your question Jack, if you right path for you. are considering a career as a funeral Beyond this, there are many training director, there are many different jobs courses available, some of which can to consider within the be done locally, some profession. nationally and some ‘There are many They, of course, include online. Many provide training courses the funeral director role. nationally recognised available, some of Some may see this qualifications. which can be done as being the master of locally, some nationally For more information ceremonies but it is much on the courses and and some online’ more and many of us get training, information Mark Skinner a good grounding in all is available from aspects of the profession. the National Association of Funeral This may include being a coffin Directors or The Society of Allied and bearer, carrying out administration Independent Funeral Directors. duties, training in mortuary duties and We can help with this information so embalming and much more. feel free to get in touch.

No charge if you reach 100 At a talk Mark was doing recently, he was asked about the company’s policy of not charging for any funeral carried out for a child under the age of 16. He went on to explain that they also do not charge anything, for their costs, for anyone over the age of 100 and how this decision came about. Whenever Mark bumped into Nellie, a lovely lady from Brandon, she would joke with him that if she made it to 100 she wanted him to do her funeral for free. It was a standing joke for many years. Sadly Nellie passed away in her 80s but Mark decided he would honour

her memory and not charge any of his costs to anyone who reached the great age of 100. Skinners have honoured this quite a few times over the years and Mark said it was always nice to see the surprise on the families’ faces when he explained. However, the company has not advertised this and needed to clarify that because they do funerals far and wide (the furthest so far being Campbeltown in Scotland!), they do have to adopt the rule that the person reaching 100 is local to their area. “We would be out of business if we didn’t stick to this,” joked Mark.

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Risk-free exercise for osteoporosis By Helen Chapman of Bowen Healthcare

If you have had a diagnosis of oesteoporosis you may have difficulty in knowing the best way to enjoy riskfree exercise. It is best practice to get advice for your personal circumstances as there are different stages of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis a condition where there is thinning of the matrix, a type of scaffolding within the bone tissue. The entire bone structure is compromised and becomes more fragile and at increased risk of fractures. Women are more at risk than men because bone loss is greater with the hormonal changes that happen throughout the menopause. Osteoporosis itself doesn’t cause pain, although fractures do! Some bones are more at risk of fracturing than others. The area of the thoracic spine (the middle back where the ribs attach), the wrist, and the top of the femur (thigh bone), where it joins the pelvis to make up the hip joint. You may notice someone with spinal fractures as they have a typical posture, where the spine bends forward more than usual. This misaligns the head and neck. The kyphotic (bent forward) curve puts more pressure on the front of the vertebrae, which can lead to further stress fractures. Therefore, it is a good idea to address posture and spinal alignment and to

‘Weight-bearing exercise can improve or maintain bone density, especially when combined with the right supplements and medication’

build strength in the muscles which support the spine. There is great evidence that weightbearing exercise can improve or maintain bone density, especially when combined with the right supplements and medication. For the hip and spine weight bearing can be achieved in standing – walking, and standing hip exercises can be very beneficial. Exercises lying on your front and lifting the shoulders (and head, if able) can provide great weight bearing through the spine. For weight bearing through the wrists, hand weights can be used and if able, the four-point kneeling (hands and knees) position can be a great position to perform exercises. Balance exercises are both weight bearing exercises as well as to exercises to prevent falls. A programme will include a standing element, where you are encouraged to challenge and improve your balance safely, adapting exercises to your individual needs. Not all Pilates exercises are beneficial for osteoporosis, some exercises need to be avoided. These include anything which bends the spine forward, twisting and sit-up type exercises. Any new exercise programme should be built up gradually. It is therefore vital that you get clearance from your doctor to exercise or do Pilates and you then tell your Pilates instructor that you have a diagnosis of osteoporosis. l If you would like to learn more about how Pilates may help you, call Helen Chapman, on 0758 7700892, who is now at the Old Butcher’s Shop in Hoxne.

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Avoid getting down at heel By Sue Saunders

of BoneCheck, at The Complementary Medicine Centre, Eye

eel pain is one of the most common reasons for a visit to a doctor. In the UK alone, it affects about one in 10 people. It is most frequently found in people aged 40-60 and affects twice as many women as men. Heel pain takes your normal everyday life away from you because you lose your mobility. You may not be able to work, travel, exercise or walk your dog. But is your heel pain a problem with your foot or your back? Many cases of heel pain are often thought to be caused by a condition called plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis means inflammation of your plantar fascia – a strong band of tissue (like a ligament) that stretches from your heel to your middle foot bones. It supports the arch of your foot and also acts as a shock-absorber in your foot. Repeated small injuries to the fascia (with or without inflammation) are thought to be the cause of plantar fasciitis. The injury is usually near to where the plantar fascia attaches to your heel bone. You are more likely to injure your plantar fascia in certain situations. For example: • If you are on your feet for a lot of the time, or if you do lots of walking, running or standing, when you are not used to it or have previously had a more sedentary lifestyle. • If you have recently started exercising on a different surface – for example, running on the road instead of a track. • If you have been wearing shoes with poor cushioning or poor arch support. • If you are overweight – this will put extra strain on your heel. • If there is overuse or sudden stretching of your sole. • If you have a tight Achilles tendon. This

A change of surface can harm your heels.

can affect your ability to flex your ankle and make you more likely to damage your plantar fascia. Conservative treatment for plantar fasciitis involves stretching out the lower leg muscles, supporting the foot with orthotics and strapping. Symptoms will normally be much better within six to eight weeks. If your symptoms do not respond to such conservative treatment, you could find that your heel pain is in fact a referred pain from a troublesome back. Although you may not be experiencing pain in the back itself, nerve compression in the lower back can cause very similar heel pain to that caused by plantar fasciitis. This nerve compression can also arise from many of the same situations that also lead to plantar fasciitis. The BackCare Clinic at The Complementary Medicine Centre can offer a free assessment of your condition and advise on your best course of treatment. l The Complementary Medicine Centre, The Gilchrist Unit, Hartismere Hospital, Eye IP23 7BH – call 01379 870707.

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advice from our panel of experts

Watch out for bites and stings By Rachel Hiller Co-ordinator of Diss First Responders

ith the warmer weather now upon us, stand by for an invasion of stinging insects and prickly plants putting us under attack. An insect bite or sting often causes a small, red lump on the skin, which may be painful and itchy. Many bites will clear up within a few hours or days and can be safely treated at home. Some people have a mild allergic reaction and a larger area of skin around the bite or sting becomes swollen, red and painful. This should pass within a week. It can be difficult to identify what you were bitten or stung by if you didn’t see it happen but the treatment for most bites and

stings is similar. • Remove the sting or tick if it’s still in the skin • Wash the affected area with soap and water. • Apply a cold compress (such as a flannel or cloth cooled with cold water) or an ice pack to any swelling for at least 10 minutes. • Raise or elevate the affected area if possible, as this can help reduce swelling. • Avoid scratching the area. • Avoid traditional home remedies, such as vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. Ask your pharmacist about over-the-counter treatments. A few people may experience a serious allergic reaction to a sting

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Wasps are the regular culprits for being stung but they’re not alone.

– call 999 for an ambulance in this case. We all know about wasps, bees. midge, flea and ant stings and bites, but be aware that ladybirds can bite and people can also have a reaction to caterpillar hair! Stinging nettles are the bane of many a country walk, especially for small children. Nettle leaves are covered in tiny needle-like hairs. When you brush against a nettle, the hairs break off, penetrate your skin and sting you, producing the familiar

‘Remind children not to eat anything from the garden, unless you’ve said it’s okay’

burning sensation, itch and rash. Dock leaves will neutralise the sting and usually grow close by. Giant hogweed can grow up to five metres tall, often along footpaths and riverbanks. If the sap of the plant comes into contact with your skin, it can cause severe, painful burns and make your skin sensitive to strong sunlight. If you touch a

giant hogweed, cover the affected area, and wash it with soap and water. The blisters heal slowly and can develop into a skin rash, which flares up in sunlight. If you feel unwell after contact with giant hogweed, speak to your doctor. Thorns, needles or spines from plants such as roses, holly, blackberry bushes and brambles can cause infections or other medical problems if they become implanted in your skin. Remove thorns with tweezers – sometimes this is easier after soaking the area in warm water. Most British plants are harmless but some, such as yew, chrysanthemums, hemlock water dropwort, deadly nightshade, snowdrops and mistletoe – are potentially toxic. Remind children not to eat anything from the garden, unless you’ve said it’s okay. If anyone shows symptoms such as tummy ache, vomiting, rashes or diarrhoea after playing outside, take them to A&E immediately with a sample of what they’ve eaten. If you’re worried about a bite or sting, or symptoms don’t improve, contact your GP or call NHS 111 for advice.

Cats stretch resources By Rita Thompson of Breckland Cat Protection

We have had two separate incidents of people collecting cats, which is known as a multi-cat household. One lady in our area had eight cats and on the advice of her social worker, it was suggested she had them taken into our care. There were four adults and four kittens, all of which had had very little handling. Three of the adults were unneutered, so they went to the vets to be neutered and the kittens have come round very quickly in the talented hands of one of our kitten fosterers. These kittens have homes lined up for them, once they have been vaccinated and micro chipped. But the poor adults, two females and two males have had very little handling, which makes it difficult to home, as they are too far gone to be brought round and made friendly. This is a bit of a problem for us, as to know what to do with them. If anyone has a farm or stables and needs cats to keep down the mice

‘They are all in poor condition, very thin, and in need of flea and worm treatment. They are scared and huddle together and flinch if they are being stroked’

population, please contact us. Then we heard of a house where there were 50-plus cats. The RSPCA and the police managed to gain access and 47 were removed. We can’t possibly cope with that many as our branch is small, with no cattery. We have several fosterers dotted around Breckland, who either have a pen in their garden, or foster indoors. But luckily Feline Care Cat Rescue at East Harling have a three-acre site with lots of outbuildings, and they were able to take all the cats. They are all in poor condition, very thin, and in need of flea and worm treatment. They are scared and huddle together and flinch if they are being stroked. There are four mother cats with litters of kittens and 18 unneutered tom and 15 unneutered females. We are in the process of neutering them all at a cost of more than £1,300. If you would like to donate to Feline Care, or if you want to offer a home to one of the kittens, when they are ready, call 01953 718529, or see their website, felinecare.org.uk or visit: facebook. com/felinecarecatrescue They are also asking for volunteers to help with cleaning, or people to cuddle the many cats in their care. For help or advice of assistance with the cost of neutering, call us on 01842 810018.

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The fighter who never gave up by Ralph Oates

COLUMNIST: Short jabs

f you don’t succeed the first time; try, try, try again. This old saying was clearly taken on board by fighter Jersey Joe Walcott during his fistic career. Walcott, real name Arnold Raymond Cream, took five attempts in his efforts to win the world heavyweight championship. Walcott learned his craft fighting a mixture of opponents with different styles to earn his first crack at the title on December 5, 1947, against reigning world heavyweight champion Joe Louis. He lost a 15 round points decision at the Madison Square Garden in New York acquitted himself well and was given a return bout on June 25, 1948, at the Yankee Stadium in New York. However there was no joy for Walcott, since Louis once again triumphed, this time by a knockout in round 11. Following the retirement of Louis, Walcott was matched with Ezzard Charles for the vacant NBA version of the title

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on June 22, 1949, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Once again Walcott’s ambitions were dashed when Charles was rewarded with the points decision after 15 rounds. Walcott stepped into the ring in Detroit to once again challenge Charles on March 7, 1951, at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit. By this time Charles had acquired the status of undisputed world heavyweight champion and was making his seventh defence of the title. Once again Walcott came up short, losing a points decision over the duration of 15 rounds. Walcott had his fifth attempt at the championship on July 18, 1951, the venue being Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Charles was making the ninth defence of his title and fans could be forgiven by thinking the result was a foregone conclusion. Boxing often throws up

‘Walcott putting his mitts to good use by at lasting winning the title by a knockout in round seven’

A programme from Jersey Joe Walcott’s days as world heavyweight champion.

surprises and the WalcottCharles encounter added another surprise on the night with Walcott putting his mitts to good use by at lasting winning the title, by a knockout in round seven. In a return with Charles at the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia on June 5, 1952, Walcott retained the title with a

Bowl along for an open invitation A warm welcome is guaranteed by Wortham Bowls Club members when their new season starts on Sunday, April 23. The club is anticipating a good season on the greens this year and invites any interested folk to join them at an Open Day from 2pm. Visitors will be able to have a go to see how the game is played. The green is on Wortham Long Green, near the children’s play area. The club’s first league game at home

is on April 26, 6.30pm, and spectators can see a full match in progress. All that is needed on the Open Day is a pair of shoes with flat soles – and a nice sunny afternoon! For more information, contact secretary Jean Hoskins, 0795 8398226, or email worthambowlssecretary@ gmail.com To learn more about the club visit the village website – http:// worthamandburgate.suffolk.cloud – and look under clubs and organisations.

A Devil of an appeal A junior football team is seeking sponsorship to enable them to buy waterproof coats and tracksuits. Salvation Army Devils u10s, from Stowmarket, are seeking the support form businesses. Manager Ashley Henderson said the clothing would include the name of the sponsor. The tracksuits cost about £250 and waterproofs £220. “With the club being part of the Salvation Army, the funds we have are strictly from fundraising and donations,” he said. If your company can help, contact

Ashley at ashleyhenderson764 @gmail.com l Walking football continues to prove a popular form of exercise for over-50s. The slow-paced version of the beautiful game can be played at weekly sessions across Suffolk, including Stowmarket, Walsham-le-Willows, Beccles and Bury St Edmunds. Players are prohibited from running or jogging and no slide tackles are allowed. It can be played indoors or outdoors. For more details, contact Michael Cornall, 01449 776381, or email Michael.cornall@suffolkfa.com

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15 round points verdict. The second defence saw Walcott return to the Municipal Stadium on September 23, 1952, the challenger being the hard-hitting Rocky Marciano. Marciano was an undefeated fighter with a ledger of 42 victories, 37 coming inside the distance by way of a knockout or stoppage.

Walcott started the contest well, dropping his opponent with a sweet left hook in the first round. However, the battle raged on and Marciano relentlessly drove forward, hunting his man down, finally catching him in round 13 with a damaging blow to win by a knockout. A return between the two took place at The Stadium in Chicago on May 15, 1953. This time Marciano made short work of his defence, knocking out Walcott in the first round. Fighting days were over for Walcott and the Marciano bout proved to be his last. However Jersey was not lost to boxing for he later became a referee. During his career Walcott racked up a reported record of 51 wins 18 losses and two draws. Walcott, who was born on January 31, 1914, passed away on February 25, 1994. His achievement in becoming world heavyweight champion after so many set-backs is to be admired and serves as an inspiration to other fighters who may suffer set-backs.

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Out and About…

Dementia help at hand on coaches By Chris Dawes editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk Twitter: @Take1paper

alloway Coach Travel staff have been making a journey without using their obvious transport. Instead, staff and managers have received training to gain Dementia Friend status. Elaine Channen, a Dementia

Hub facilitator from the Gatehouse in Bury St Edmunds helped raise their awareness of dementia and its effects on customers, delivering information sessions to frontline sales staff, drivers and members of the management team. The training is not designed to make the team experts but covered many aspects of dementia, including recognising

Dementia Friends: Nicci Graham, Jim Gatley, Elaine Channen, Dan Rogers and Catherine Bowyer.

the symptoms and how small changes in the way the company interacts with customers can make a big difference. Galloway general manager Dan Rogers said: “This is the beginning of our journey to become more aware of how we can support our customers with dementia. “Ultimately all drivers and frontline staff will be trained as Dementia Friends and we see this as a great opportunity to question whether we could do more to help. “Elaine has helped us to understand how a customer with dementia may struggle with tasks we take for granted; like distinguishing between steps on the coach or seeing a white bread sandwich on a white plate. “It was a fascinating insight and one we will endeavour to use in our planning.” Elaine praised Galloway’s proactivity and said: “My role is

Award winners: Gethin Jones, Dan Savage (AKA), Tom Sanderson (AKA), Catherine Bowyer (Galloway), Kirsty Burns (Galloway) and Tracy Bayliss (Eurotunnel – award sponsor).

to raise awareness of how people who are diagnosed with dementia continue to live incredibly full and fascinating lives. They continue to want to travel and enjoy their activities.” For details of the Dementia Hub, visit www.gatehouse.org.uk Meanwhile, Galloway’s have also been picking up more traditional praise, winning the British Coach Tourism Award for Innovation of the Year for work with London media agency AKA, launching the School of Rock coach – as featured in TakeOne earlier this year. The prestigious awards ceremony took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, following the

first day of the British Tourism & Travel Show. More than 350 industry professionals recognised and celebrated excellence and innovation across the multibillion pound coach tourism sector. Presenter was TV personality and broadcaster Gethin Jones. Galloway’s general manager Dan Rogers said: “It’s fantastic news and a recognition of the hard work put in by many of the team at Galloway to promote our travel and ticket packages to West End shows. “We’re always looking for new and innovative ways to reach out to customers and the impressive coach livery has really caught customer’s imagination.”

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… What’s On

All aboard for fun!

Show date for Barns

Wholehearted swashbuckling action from the Needham Market Raft Race. This year’s event is on June 4 at Needham Lake.

Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the annual maritime fun and frolics at Needham Lake. The Needham Market Raft Race takes place on Sunday, June 4, and entry is still open to anyone wishing to join in the fun. All you need is a team of four, £16, a home-made raft and a sense of humour! For full details, visit https:// needhamraftraceblog.wordpress.com and download an entry form. Race chairman Debbie Cadman said:

“Think of the enjoyment you will bring to the thousands of people that will be lining the banks when you try to paddle to victory; the smiling faces of the children if you decide to take part in this year’s Swingin’ 60s theme and the laughs of the crowd if you fall in – and let’s face it that is what they want!” All craft get the chance to race twice – a time trial for the Tracey Cadman Challenge, and then against rafts that completed the course in a similar time. Fancy dress judging is at 1.30pm and

Gates reveal garden glory By Chris Dawes editorial@takeonepublications.co.uk

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hirty Harleston households are inviting visitors to wander through their garden gates in June Tickets, map, addresses and garden descriptions will be available from early May from The Apiary Cake and Coffee House, and from Harleston Information Plus in the Norfolk town. Well-established town centre gardens, large and small, will be open alongside others on new housing around town as part of Through the Garden Gate, which is organised by Harleston’s Future with Harleston Garden Club. Some are a little wild, woody, and largely self-seeded, some meticulously planted and maintained, with all manner of equally wonderful gardens in between. Harleston’s first Open Gardens in 2014 surprised the hundreds of visitors with the sheer variety of private spaces to be

glimpsed on the other side of the town’s garden gates. Gardens open on Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4, 11am-4pm. Tickets and trail guide map cost £3 per person – or £5 for 2 adults or for a family group with children. A hop-on, hop-off, free-to-ride red and cream vintage bus will operate a circular route through the town and to the more outlying gardens, starting from the Broad Street bus stop, where the route and approximate departure times will be displayed. The 1950 Bristol 35-seater coach served the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company for almost 18 years until retirement in 1968 and was fully restored by owner Patrick Burnside in 1988. Refreshment of all kinds will be available from The Apiary and other town cafes, restaurants and pubs throughout the weekend. St John’s Church in Broad Street will be serving tea and cake on Saturday.

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races start at 2pm with a prize presentation at about 4pm. Parking at the car boot field is £1 per car. The first raft race was held in 2002 as part of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations and was won by a team from Alder Carr Farm. Stalls for charities and other organisations are available at the venue. Contact Dan, 07534 948935, for details. The event is self-financing with funds to pay for insurance, lifeboats, lifesavers and first aiders.

An exciting fun-packed, two-day programme is promised for Sunday, April 30 and Monday, May 1, when Stonham Barns hosts the Mid & West Suffolk Show. The family friendly event features spectacular arena demonstrations and lots of other attractions. Xtreme Stunt Team are top of the bill with their motorcycle and cycle stunt and displays and also on show will be the Lowestoft Dog Display team, a falconry display, traction engines, classic cars, motorcycles and farm machinery. There are also plenty of other attractions to keep the whole family entertained with children’s activities, free face painting, a fun fair, charity stalls, trade stalls, craft stalls and refreshments. Tickets are £7.50 (children and concessions £5, under-4s free, family ticket – two adults and two children £20).

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Tour ends with trip to meet mermaids Catch a fantastic family show when Ripstop Theatre brings A Real Mermaid’s Tale to Diss Corn Hall on Tour Ripstop Theatre is bringing its new show to Garboldisham Village Hall on Saturday, April 29, 2pm. It will be the last ‘Tour’ Saturday

Club show before the Corn Hall reopens and is an original story with specially commissioned soundtrack guaranteed to delight children and adults alike. We follow intrepid explorer, Amelia Buttersnap, a brave adventurer and seeker-out of hidden and mysterious creatures,

as she sets out on a quest to discover evidence of the unknown. This time it’s deep underwater in search of mermaids. Along the way she encounters pirates, monstrous sea creatures and even saves the mermaids’ treasure. Zannie Fraser of Ripstop

Theatre said: “We had such great reactions from A Real Fairy Story and I had so much fun playing this Edwardian/steam punk adventurer, that we decided to create another story for her.” Tickets are £6 adults and £4 children, available online at www. thecornhall.co.uk

WIN a pair of tickets to rock on with Elvis By Chris Dawes

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bba and Elvis are set to rock in classic style at a new outdoor concert venue near Stowmarket. Organisers of the first two summer picnic concerts in the grounds of Haughley Park have revealed details of each event and TakeOne has a pair of tickets to give away to see ‘Elvis’ swinging his hips. The concerts will feature the 40-plus musicians of the British Symphony Orchestra under their prestigious conductor, Philip MacKenzie. Saturday, July 8, will see the orchestra and singers celebrate Abba’s hits, 7.30pm. And the following day, Sunday, July 9, an evening of Elvis classics will bring back the King in the shape of Gordon Hendricks, the 2014 Elvis Grand Champion who beat 100 other competitors at the Collingwood Elvis Festival in Canada, attended

by Presley’s wife, Priscilla. Take a picnic and your friends to this fantastic setting and enjoy the warmth and grandeur of a full orchestra. Early bird tickets for both shows are sold out but more are available at £38. They are available from www. haughleyparkconcerts.com or telephone 0333 666 3366.

The concerts will also be performed at Cromer Hall, north Norfolk, with Abba on August 5 and Elvis on August 6 (www.cromerhallconcerts.com). To win a pair of tickets to see the Elvis concert, simply tell us two Elvis songs with ‘Rock” in their title. Send your answer with contact details to:

Competitions, TakeOne, Rose Side, Market Hill, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2LH or email editorial@ takeonepublications.co.uk before May 19. One winner will be drawn at random The tickets are for this performance only and cannot be exchanged for another show, or for a cash alternative.

Busy May in Palgrave Making a Whitenoise Palgrave is set for a busy time throughout May. The Suffolk village, just over the river south of Diss, is hosting a talk about housing, a garage sale trail, a quiz night and a theatre production. First up on Friday, May 12 is a talk on Houses – Buying, Selling, Renting and Extending, by a team from Durrants Estate Agents at the Community Centre. There will be cheese and wine and the evening starts at 7.30pm. To book a place, call Elaine Bootman, 01379 640211 Two days later the popular Palgrave garage sale trail offers villagers the chance to de-clutter their home, garage, shed and garden, while offering bargains and unusual items to visitors.

It costs £6 to sell and have your address added to a map, which will be available on the day for 50p. To register your interest in selling, call Helen (01379 651749) before May 3. Refreshments and parking will be available at the community centre. Question master John Kilgannon will be overseeing a quiz night on May 19, 7.30pm, with questions set by TakeOne cartoonist Mike Webb. Teams of up to six can enter at £7.50 per person with food at the interval. Booking is essential – call Mike on 01379 644390. Then, on May 27, Spinning Wheel Theatre presents The Secret Garden for a summer production. Tickets will be available at the community centre.

VW Whitenoise Festival has announced the line-up for the 15th annual celebration of motors, music and arts, from Thursday, August 3 to Sunday, August 6 at Euston Park, south of Thetford. The globally successful UK Beach Boys will top the bill with DJ Cheeba, hailed as one of the most progressive audio visual artists of today, providing a highpaced trip through styles made to make festival goers think, dance and smile, including Volkswagen related visuals. 6 Music favourites The Allergies (DJ MoneyShot and DJ Rackabeat) will return after a rapturous welcome from Whitenoisers in 2016. Their vintage sounds of sampled funk, beats and breaks will once fill the Whitenoise Big

Top. The Hotsteppas will add a traditional reggae sound. Brighton’s The Future Dub Project will gift their hybrid of computer and instrumental music to the crowd, with guest vocals from Peta Oneir and Vision Obi (voted best MC at the Drum and Bass Arena Awards). Fresh from The Wailers tour, They Say Jump will bring brass laden Latin and jazz with the jauntiness of reggae and ska. VW Whitenoise also hosts local talent, including Thetford’s selfproclaimed Voice of the People, Franko Fraize, championed by Radio 1 and 1Xtra and Norwich’s Chrome & Ill Inspired, Solko and Hello Bear. Visit www.vwwhitenoise.com for updates and ticket details.

Amelia goes on a mermaid hunt.

Have a real rummage for fun day Drinkstone’s annual sale trail takes place on Saturday, May 6, 9.30am-2.30pm. Households all around the village, which is between Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds, open up their garages to sell a wide range of items. Others prefer to sell their wares from a table top in the village hall, where you will also find delicious homemade cakes and mouth-watering refreshments as well as toilet facilities. Village hall chairman Sue Foulsham said: It is always a fun day, which regularly attracts visitors from near and far, so please do come along and enjoy the fresh air of our sleepy Suffolk village at the same time as bagging some bargains.” Admission is free admission, with maps on sale at the village hall, where there is car parking and access to a disabled toilet.

Dance date in Wilby Get your dancing shoes out and get ready for a party. Wilby Coronation Village Hall is hosting a dance with the Harbour Lights Ceilidh Band on Saturday, June 10. Caller is Jill Parson with Stepdance Special also there. Doors open 7pm for 8pm start with dancing until 11.30pm. There will be a bar, food and a raffle Tickets are £7.50 in advance only and are available from Doreen O’Connor, call 07591 499912.

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Peel Centre hosts art Former advertising art director Malcolm Buntrock is exhibiting at the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts, in Church Walk, Stowmarket. He paints in varied

mediums, subjects and styles and his hundred works will appeal to every taste. He has been continuing his love of painting since retirement, based in Haughley.

Somme show at church

t Mary’s Church in Diss is the venue for a film and concert to commemorate the Battle of the Somme. Diss Museum presents the film, made in 1916 and seen by 20 million people at the time. The Pulham Orchestra will play a specially composed score to accompany it at the show on May 20. There will also be a pre-concert talk by a historian. Diss Museum manager Basil Abbott said: “The museum showed the film last year, with an improvised piano accompaniment but an orchestral concert will be a completely different experience.” During World War One a pricing policy had undercut theatre and music hall, so that ‘kinema’ was the most popular entertainment. When the Somme film was suggested, the military top brass were concerned about secrecy and security. They were also disdainful of a new mass medium, what they considered distasteful working-class entertainment. Previously films had been almost ignored by the press; but this film received widespread coverage. When, after a private screening at Windsor, the King urged people to see it, the nation turned out in millions. Middle-class people, who had never seen a film, went for the first time and in places the police had to control the crowds as people jostled to get in. Basil said: “Moved and enlightened as the audiences were, we know now that the film gave no impression of the tragedy of the battle. “A scene showing soldiers going over the top was probably faked, while the slaughter that really followed is never depicted. But the film and concert are still an experience to savour.” Diss Museum acknowledges financial support from the Norfolk Arts Project Fund. The concert is on Saturday, May 20, 7.30pm, and tickets are £10. Telephone 01379 650618 or email dissmuseum@ lineone.net You can also pay on the website www. dissmuseum.co.uk

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Malcolm Buntrock is exhibiting his art in Stowmarket.

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APRIL Thursday 20-Sat 22 Ipswich: The Buddy Holly Story, Regent, Thurs 7.30, Friday 5pm & 8pm, Saturday 2.30pm, 01473 433100 Friday 21 Bungay: Shaun Loughrey, Fisher Theatre, 7.30pm, £15, 01986 897130 Bury St Edmunds: Big Girls Don’t Cry – the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £21.50-£8.50 Stowmarket: Leisure Tank + The Baskervilles, John Peel Centre, 7.30pm, £7 advance, £9 otd, 01449 774678 Saturday 22 Attleborough: Katie Markham – sings for you, Connaught Hall, 7pm, £12, 01953 452523 Diss: Groovapolitan – funk, soul & disco, The Greyhound, 9 St Nicholas Street, 9-11pm Eye: Lynne Hanson & The Good Intentions – Americana, The Bank, 8pm, £10 advance, £12 otd, 01379 873495 Stowmarket: King Porter Stomp + James Morgan, John Peel Centre, 7.30pm, £8 in advance, £10 otd, 01449 774678 Wreningham: Pike Cavalero & The Gentle Bandaleros, Village Hall, NR16 1AN, 8pm, £10, u16 free, 01603 812637 Wymondham: Ed Zachary Band – 50s to present day, ExServiceman’s & Social Club, 8pm, £2 members, £4 non members Sunday 23 Bury St Edmunds: Suffolk Soul Singers Concert, The Apex, 7.30pm,£12 Monday 24 Stowmarket: An Evening of Country Music with Shaun Loughrey, Regal Cinema & Theatre, 7.30pm, £15 Tuesday 25 Bury St Edmunds: Tasmin Little & Piers Lane, The Apex, 7.30pm, £20, 01284 758000 Ipswich: Daniel O’Donnell, Regent, 7.30pm, £41 & £46, 01473 433100 Thursday 27 Bungay: Oxley & Meier present: Guitar Project, Fisher Theatre, 7.30pm, £10, conc £8, child £6, 01986 897130 Stowmarket: Emerge (New Bands Night), John Peel Centre, 7pm, £3, 01449 774678 Friday 28 Bury St Edmunds: King King, The Apex, 8pm, £20/£22, 01284 758000

Saxmundham: The Foxglove Trio, Everyman Folk Club, The Riverside Centre, IP17 1LL, 8pm, £6 (£5 in adv), 01449 615523 Wymondham: Wizard’s Sleeve, Ex-Serviceman’s and Social Club, 8pm, free entry – beer festival, Saturday 29 Bury St Edmunds: Stacey Kent – Grammynominated vocalist, The Apex, 7.30pm, £22 Garboldisham: Roving Crows, Village Hall, 8pm, £12, 01379 652241 Ipswich: Shakin’ Stevens, Regent, 8pm, £38, £25.50, 01473 433100 Stowmarket: The Caverners – 60s duo band, John Peel Centre, 7.45pm, £12 inc nibbles/ buffet, 01449 774678 Wymondham: Pat Nearney – singer/ comedian, Regal Lounge, Ex-Serviceman’s and Social Club, 8pm, free entry – beer festival Sunday 30 Diss: Silver Dollar County Music Club – Boxcar Kelly & the Railroaders, Park Hotel, 7.30pm, members £5, non-members £6 Wymondham: Pyevarotti – singer/comedian, Members’ bar, ExServiceman’s & Social Club, 8pm Wymondham: Cadillac 45 – 50s, rock & roll, The Robert Kett, Lime Tree Avenue, 9pm, May Monday 1 Ipswich: The Shires, Regent, 7pm, £23.50-£36, 01473 433100 Wednesday 3 Halesworth: FolkEast, Dan Walsh with Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, The Cut, 7.30pm, £12, 0300 3033211 Thursday 4 Diss: Diss Jazz Club – Art Themen, Corn Hall, 8pm, £12, 01379 652241 Ipswich: Imelda May, Regent, 7pm Friday 5-Sunday 7 Carleton Rode: Music Festival – a weekend of live music performed by international & local artists, All Saints, Church Road, NR16 1RW, 01953 860294 Friday 5 Beccles: Bella Musica, Public Hall & Theatre, 7.30pm, £10, conc £9, 01502 770060 Eye: Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin, The Bank, 8pm, £10 in advance, £12 otd, 01379 873495 Halesworth: The Dave Thomas Blues Band, The Cut, 7.30pm, £12 in advance, £14 otd Ipswich: Selion Swing Band, St Peter’s by the Waterfront, 7.45pm, £12

Ipswich: The Eastcoast Boys celebrate the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Regent, 7.30pm, 01473 433100 Stowmarket: Mad Dog Mcrea + Park and Ride, John Peel Centre, 7.30pm, £10 in advance, £12 otd, 01449 774678 Saturday 6 Halesworth: Azaadi: Freedom, The Cut, 8pm, £10, 0300 3033211 Ipswich: Talon – The Best of Eagles, Regent, 7.30pm, 01473 433100 Stowmarket: Desert Mountain Tribe + Pet Needs + Tropic of Xhao, John Peel Centre, 7.30pm, £6 in advance, £7.50 otd, 01449 774678 Sunday 7 Bury St Edmunds: Prometheus Orchestra, The Apex, 4pm, £20, 01284 758000 Ipswich: A celebration of Ben E King, Regent, 7.30pm, 01473 433100 Norwich: Shakin’ Stevens, Theatre Royal, 8pm, 01603 630000 Monday 8 Bury St Edmunds: Lunchtime Concert – Brazilieros, Theatre Royal, 1.10pm, £8.50, 01284 Tuesday 9 Bury St Edmunds: Dutch Swing College Band World Jubilee Tour, The Apex, 7.30pm, £17.50 Thursday 11 Ipswich: Here Come The Classics, Regent, 7.30pm Friday 12 Bury St Edmunds: Robin Nolan – Gypsy Jazz, The Apex, 8pm, £14 Wymondham: Neil Francis – 80s covers, Regal Lounge, ExServiceman’s and Social Club, 8pm, £1 members, £2 non-members Saturday 13 Beccles: Harmony in Harlem, Public Hall & Theatre, 7.30pm, £13.50, 01502 770060 Bury St Edmunds: Harmonica Workshop with Steve Lockwood, The Apex, noon-3.30pm, £30 Diss: Lady Maisery, Corn Hall, 8pm, £12 in advance, £14 otd if available, 01379 652241 Eye: Miraculous Mule – rock & blues, The Bank, 8pm, £10 in advance, £12 otd, 01379 873495 Halesworth: E-Scape Music Festival, The Cut, 12.30pm, £35 (inc an audio of the event) Ipswich: Frankly Sinatra, Regent, 7.30pm Ipswich: Wolsey Orchestra Dvorak – New World Symphony, Grand Hall, Corn Exchange, 7.30pm, £15, conc £12, u18 in full time education free, 01473 433100

Snape: Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, Maltings Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £10-£22, 01728 687110 Stowmarket: Sharkmuffin + Off The Wall + Tundra, John Peel Centre, 7.30pm, £6.50 in advance, £8 otd, 01449 774678 Thursday 18 Ipswich: The Carpenters Story, Regent, 7.30pm, £24, conc £22 Friday 19 Beccles: Patsy Cline & Friends, Public Hall & Theatre, 7.30pm, £17 Bury St Edmunds: Edwin Sanz Salsa Orchestra, The Apex, 8pm, £20 Rougham: Evening of Jazz with Hot Fingers, including glass of fizz & dinner, Blackthorpe Barn, 6.45 for 7.30pm dinner, £45, 01284 769505 Ipswich: The Orbison Story, Regent, 7.30pm, £22 & £24, 01473 433100 Stowmarket: Nostalgia 2017 – Suffolk One Year 13 Music Gig – in aid of Autism Anglia, John Peel Centre, 7pm, £3 in advance, £4 otd Saturday 20 Diss: Cry Me a River – The Holiday/Fitzgerald & Armstrong Songbook, Corn Hall, 7.30pm, £16, conc £14, 01379 652241 Wortwell: The Space Hoppers – 60s ,70s & beyond, Bell, 7pm, beer, BBQ & music festival Sunday 21 Ipswich: Hawkwind, Grand Hall, Corn Exchange, £33, 01473 433100 Norwich: Count Arthur Strong, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, 01603 630000 Monday 22 Ipswich: Adam Ant – Anthems – The Singles Tour, Regent, 7.30pm, 01473 433100 Stowmarket: Neil Sands Presents: Music and Memories, Regal Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 2pm, £12, conc £10, 01449 612825 Stowmarket: An Evening of Country Music with John McNicholl, Regal Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 7.30pm, £15, 01449 612825 Saturday 27 Diss: The Bollywood Brass Band, Corn Hall, 8pm, £14, conc £12.50, 01379 652241 Wymondham: Travel Back – 50s, 60s, 70s, Regal Lounge, ExServiceman’s & Social Club, 8pm, £1 members, £2 non-members – Please check dates, times and venues. TakeOne takes no responsibility for incorrect information –

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Items for Public & Theatre, 07799 418669 7.30pm, £27,body £30,butter, £34 & 2pm, 01502bath 770060 sale£6, include: soaks, salt scrubs, mud exfoliation, sugar scrubs, Thetford: 1960s & 1970s £38, 01473 433100 Beccles: Film: Queen: A hand-cast soap, fizzballs, cuticle oils, lip butter, handcreams massage Party Night, Charles Otley:and Retreat Day –oils, Night in Bohemia, Public Burrell Centre, IP24 3LH all&available be made into beautiful Christmas hampers for your loved ones. Jnanamitra – Buddhist Hall Theatre,to 7.30pm, 7pm, £10, 01842 751975 Meditation Day, Otley £7, 01502 770060 Hall, IP6 9PA, 10amSaturday 22-Sunday 23 Younique Bungay: The River 4pm, £25 including Euston: Anglian Game Waveney Trust presents Younique are the fastest growing directFair, sales company inrefreshments the world. Ourand products & Country Euston Otter and the Waveney, are mineral free from chemicals cruelty free also. 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Friday 28Saturday 29 Bury St Edmunds: Bury Fair – LAMDA, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm & 3pm Saturday, £20.50-£8.50, 01284 769505 Halesworth: Circle 67 present Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, The Cut, 7.30pm, £9, conc £8, 0300 3033211 Saturday 29 Attleborough: Mind, Body, Spirit & Wellbeing Fair, Connaught Hall, Station Road, 10am-4pm, £1 admission, accompanied u16s free Bungay: MET Live presents Eugene Onegin, Fisher Theatre, 5.55pm, £12, 01986 897130 Halesworth: Garden Market, Medieval Market Place, 9.30am-4.30pm, free admission, 01986 948546 Hoxne: Produce & Craft Market, St Edmunds Village Hall, 9.30am-12.30pm, free admission, 077481 56953 Ipswich: Count Arthur Strong, Grand Hall, Corn Exchange, 8pm, £22, 01473 433100 Snape: Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Maltings Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £8-£20, 01728 687110 South Lopham: Basic Hedgehog Care, Redgrave & Lopham Fen, 10am-3pm, £25, 01473 890089

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a small plastic duck (yes, really!). After a couple of texts to my son and converting the lounge floor into a miniature version of Spaghetti Junction, I was delighted to be back up and running, with the events appearing in wide screen high definition. No excuses for any misspellings in this edition then! By the way, if you were given this issue

by a rather nervouslooking individual in Diss – that was probably me – ‘wearing another hat’ and feeling slightly out of my comfort zone. I’m wondering if they might have me on the printing press next. (only joking Ed). Lindsay

Tibenham: Craft Club, 11am-2pm, Community Hall, NR16 1PX, hannah young@hotmail.com Wreningham: HiDefinition, Village Hall, Mill Lane, 8.30pm, £7, 01508 488123 Sunday 30 Bungay: Classic Vehicle Rally & Country Fayre, Earsham Hall, NR35 2AN, 10am-5pm, Adults £5, u16 free, free entry for vehicle exhibitors, 07599 935113 Beccles: Antiques Street Market, town centre, 8am, kates.lee 2729@ yahoo.com Bury St Edmunds: Because We Can Can Can! – Drama, dance & song, The Apex, 3pm & 7pm, 01284 758000 Horham: Public Open Day – Red Feather Club, 95th Bomb Group, IP21 5DG, 10am-4pm, www.95thbg-horham. com Sunday 30-Mon, May 1 Stonham Aspal: Mid & West Suffolk Show, Stonham Barns, £7.50, child £5, u4 free, conc £5, 01449 711 111

May Monday 1 Alburgh: Garage & Table Top Sale, Village Hall, 10am-1.30pm, £1 entrance to hall and map of participating garages, 01986 788623 Bury St Edmunds: March, Swing & Sing – dedicated to the music from World War Two, The Apex, 3pm, £12 Mendlesham: Street Fayre & Craft Show, Opens 10am, procession at noon, free admission, angiepickup@btinternet. com Thornham Magna: Spring Craft Fair, Coach House Restaurant, IP23 8HA, 10am-4pm, 01379 783373 Wreningham: Country Music Charity Dance with the Dave Drain Band & Bob Cawthorne in aid of Addenbrookes Charitable Trust, Village Hall, Mill Lane, 2-5pm, £6 from 01728 605728 or 01603 433918 Tuesday 2 Bury St Edmunds: Peatbog Faeries, The Apex, 8pm, £17

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… out and about around the Norfolk/Suffolk border Tuesday, May 2 Halesworth: Pen and Ink Workshop, The Cut, 10am-12 noon, also Tuesdays 9th, 23rd and 30th, £65 for four weeks Tuesday 2-Saturday 6 Bury St Edmunds: Cyrano – Northern Broadsides, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm (& 2pm Wed, 3pm Sat) Friday 5 Bury St Edmunds: Fashion Fusion 2017, The Apex, 7pm Drinks Reception, 7.30pm Fashion Show, £18 Snape: Raise The Roof – Gala benefit concert, Britten Studio, Maltings, 7pm, £5-£10, 01728 687110 Saturday 6 Bury St Edmunds: Magic of the Musicals – Brandon School of Dance, The Apex, 12.30 & 3.30pm, £6/£4 Diss: May Fayre – Stalls, refreshments, children’s activities, Methodist Church, Victoria Road, 10am-4pm, free, 01379 423331 Orford: Prometheus Orchestra: Playing with Fire, Church, 7.30pm, £5-£15, 01728 687110 Rickinghall: Model Railway Show – Diss & District Model Railway Society, Village Hall, IP22 1HD, 10am-4pm, adults £5, children £1, 07930 188472 Snape: University of Essex Choir & Essex Sinfonia – Elgar & Vaughan Williams, Maltings Concert Hall, 7pm, £8-£25 South Lopham: Guided walk, Redgrave & Lopham Fen, IP22 2HX, 10.30am-1pm, 01473 890089 Stowmarket: Sing & Rejoice – Chatham Citadel Songsters, Salvation Army, Violet Hill Road, 7pm, Donation Ticket £5 on door, children free, 01449 614133 Sunday 7 Halesworth: Broad Roots presents Spoken Word and Music Day, The Cut, 2pm, £18 Wymondham: Film – Pillow Talk, supported by The Dark Stairway, Regal Experience Shows, ExServices’ Club, (Regal Cinema), 2.30pm, £5, conc £4, tickets – 01953 603246 or 769505 Tuesday 9 Needham: Everything Stops for Tea – by BArts On Tour, Village Hall, IP20 9LB, 3pm, £8 inc afternoon tea, tickets: Harleston Information Plus, 01379 851917

Tuesday 9-Saturday 13 Bury St Edmunds: Guys and Dolls, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm & 2.30pm Saturday, 01284 769505 Wednesday 10 Halesworth: Film I, Daniel Blake (15), The Cut, 7.30pm, 0300 333211 Wednesday 10-Sat 13 Stowmarket: Stowmarket Operatic & Dramatic Society present MAME, Regal Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 7.30pm & 2.30pm Saturday, £13, conc £11.50, 01449 612825 Thursday 11 Bungay: Storyteller of the Year Entertains, Fisher Theatre, 7.30pm, £8, 01986 897130 Bury St Edmunds: Ed Balls: Strictly Speaking Out, The Apex, 7.30pm, £20, 01284 758000 Friday 12-Sunday 21 Norwich: Museum of the Moon, The Forum – a giant inflatable moon featuring detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface Friday 12 Diss: Luke Wright: The Toll, Corn Hall, 8pm, £10, student £6, 01379 652241 Ipswich: Steve Steinman’s Iconic – The Show, Regent, 7.30pm, £25.50 & £27.50 Palgrave: Durrants Estate Agents – a talk on buying, selling, renting & extending houses, Community Centre, 7.30pm, £5, 01379 640211 Stowmarket: Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future, John Peel Centre, 7.30pm, £10, 01449 774678 Saturday 13 Diss: Border Craft Collective, Master Crafts Fair, United Reformed Church, Mere Street, 10am-3pm, free, 01379 308892 Ipswich: Craft & Gift Fair, St Peter’s by the Waterfront, 11am-4pm, free, 01473 225269 Saturday 13-Sunday 14 Stonham Aspal: Antique Collectors & Vintage Weekend, Stonham Barns, early trade from 8am £3, public 9am-3pm £2, children u16 free, 01449 711 111 Sunday 14 Beccles: Cycle for Life – for individuals, families & teams – raising money for East Anglian Air Ambulance & Beccles Charitable Trust, Sir John Leman High School, 10am-4pm, www. becclescycleforlife.org

Billingford: Windmill Open Sunday – refreshments, classic/ vintage vehicles, noon-4pm, mill tours noon-3.30pm, 01379 853967 Bury St Edmunds: Fat Cat Comedy Club Mystery Show, The Apex, 8pm, £14, 01284 758000 Diss: Silver Dollar Music Club – Longshot, Park Hotel, 7.30pm, members £5, non-members £6, 01603 433918 Palgrave: Garage Sale Trail around the village, 9am-2pm, map 50p from the Community Centre, 01379 651749 Stonham Aspal: The South Suffolk Classic Run, Stonham Barns, cars arriving from 8am, leaving from 9am, 01449 711 111 Stowmarket: If it’s Laughter You’re After – Nigel ‘Boy’ Syer, Olly Day & Lisa Marie, Regal Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 7.30pm, £15, 01449 612825 Stowmarket: Open Garden for NGS, Bays Farm, IP14 5HU, 2-5.30pm, £3.50, children free, 01449 711286 Wherstead: Paws for Tea – stalls, refreshments, Grand Draw, Blue Cross Suffolk Animal Rehoming Centre, Bourne Hill, IP2 8NQ, 11am-4pm, entry by monetary donation, 0300 7771480 Monday 15 Stowmarket: National Theatre Live present an Encore screening of Obsession starring Jude Law, Regal Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 7pm, £15, 01449 612825 Wednesday 17 Stowmarket: Relaxed, Dementia-Friendly Screening – An American In Paris (U), Regal Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 11.30am, £5.95 includes hot drink, 01449 612825 Wednesday 17-Sat 20 Ipswich: Beyond A Joke – a Two Rivers Theatre Company Production, Sir John Mills Theatre, Gatacre Road, 7.45pm, £9, conc £8, 01473 211498 Thursday 18 Stowmarket: National Theatre Live presents an as live performance of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Regal, Cinema, Theatre & Bar, 7pm, £12.50, 01449 612825

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Friday 19 Palgrave: Quiz Night, Community Centre, 7.30pm, teams of up to 6, £7.50 per person, food in the interval, booking essential – 01379 644390 Friday 19-Saturday 20 Ringshall: Murder Mystery Evening presented by RATS, Village Hall, IP14 2JB, 7.30pm, £11.50 – includes a light supper, 01473 657652 Saturday 20 Beccles: Chris North presents – Mentalism Live!, Public Hall & Theatre, 7.30pm, £9, conc £8, 01502 770060 Cotton: Popular Cafe, brunches, craft & produce stalls, Village Hall, Blacksmith Road, IP14 4QN, 10am-noon, free entry, http://cotton. onesuffolk.net/ Diss: Film & Concert to commemorate the Battle of the Somme, St Mary’s Church, 7.30pm, £10, 01379 650618 or www. dissmuseum.co.uk Stoke Ash: Garage Sales around the village, refreshments and Grand Draw at All Saint’s Church, IP23 7ET, 10am-1pm, Thornham Magna: Blossom Day – stalls, Morris/Maypole dancing, bbq, Beyond The Wall, The Walled Garden, IP23 8HA, 12 noon-4pm, free admission, 01379 788700 Monday 22 Bury St Edmunds: Psychic Sally: Call Me Psychic, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm, £25, 01284 769505 Wednesday 24 Bury St Edmunds: Songs for Scarlet Women, The Apex, 1.30pm, £9 Diss: Film: Our Kind of Traitor (15), Corn Hall, 8pm, £5, u18 £2.50, 01379 652241

Thursday 25 Bury St Edmunds: Oh Goody! An Audience with Tim Brooke-Taylor & Chris Serle, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm,£8.50£21.50, 01284 769505 Diss: Shappi Khorsandi – Oh my Country! – from Morris Dancing to Morrissey, Corn Hall, 8pm, £15, conc £13, 01379 652241 Thetford: University of the Third Age – The History of Photography by Roger Mead, Carnegie Room, 1.45-4pm, members free, non members £2, 01842 765229 www. thetfordu3a.org Friday 26 Beccles: Beyond Eternity Promotions presents – Meet Tommy Atkins, Public Hall & Theatre, 7.30pm, £10, 01502 770060 Diss: David Starkey – Henry VIII, Corn Hall, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01379 652241 Harleston: Auction of Promises – raising money for River Waveney Trust – promises include; a day cruise on the River Waveney, a ride in a vintage car, paintings, patchwork quilt, etc, The Swan Hotel, 7.30pm, janinelascelles@hotmail. com Saturday 27 Bury St Edmunds: Silent Cinema: Chaplin, The Apex, 11.30am, £16, 01284 758000 Bury St Edmunds: The Light Princess – Ballet Cymru, Theatre Royal, 3pm & 7pm, £10-£26, 01284 769505 Stowmarket: 4th Festival of Suffolk Poetry, John Peel Centre, various workshops, 01787 374516 Thetford: Barn Dance, Charles Burrell Centre, 7pm, £10, 01842 751975

Saturday 27Wednesday, June 7 Diss: Guild of Weavers and Spinners Exhibition, Corn Hall, open Box Office hours, free, Open Evening, May 31, 6.307.45pm, Tues, May 30 & Saturday, June 3, free drop in workshop 10am4pm, 01379 652241 Sunday 28 Halesworth: Open Garden for NGS, Appleacre, IP19 0DH, 11am-5pm, £3.50, children free, www.ngs.org.uk/ Horham: Public Open Day – Red Feather Club, 95th Bomb Group, IP21 5DG, 10am-4pm, www.95thbg-horham. com Stonham Aspal: Truck Show, Stonham Barns, 10am-5pm, £2.50, u16s free, 01449 711 111 Stowmarket: Spinning Wheel Theatre present: The Secret Garden, John Peel Centre, 5.30pm, £9.50, u18 & over 65 £7.50, 01449 774678 Wymondham: Film – Live and Let Die including an appearance by Madeline Smith to talk about her acting career, Ex-Services’ Club, (Regal Cinema), 2.30pm, £5, conc £4, Tickets – 01953 603246 Monday 29 Diss: Open Garden for NGS, Batteleys Cottage, IP22 1ST, 1-5.30pm, £4, children free, 07949 204820 Tuesday 30 Bury St Edmunds: Ian Waite & Natalie Lowe, The Apex, 7.30pm, £26, 01284 758000 Tues 30-Sat, June 3 Bury St Edmunds: Bury Theatre Workshop – Arcadia, Theatre Royal, 7.30pm & 2.30pm Saturday, 01284 769505 Wednesday 31 Diss: Film – Jackie (15), Corn Hall, 8pm, £5, u18 £2.50, 01379 652241

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ACROSS 1 No pictures only sound found in Gaudi oeuvre. (5) 4 Keep performing for London area or Suffolk village. (5) 7 I and the French back Muhammad. (3) 8 See 13 Across. 9, 3 Down and 14 Across. It’s me delirious after a great read – don’t hurry! (4.4.4) 10 Tolerate over half an eastern county with hesitation. (6) 13 and 8 Across. Transform Ben’s muddy ruts into Suffolk town. (4.2.7) 17 Place east of Saxmundham where the French weight is inside. (7) 19 Thanks to leader of Roydon we have road surface. (3) 20 Wise man could bring you a fortune by chance. (5) 21 Strangely Snape can produce a lot of glass. (5)

DOWN 1 A pensioner agog reading TakeOne starts to be separated. (5) 2 Diss initially right in Kersey half-cut but not a teetotaller. (7) 3 See 9 Across. 4 A Royal Marine with not their protective clothing. (6) 5 Play for time leaving Tunstall producing large cask. (3) 6 Irons badly? Certainly not! (2.3) 11 Fifty nine in dodgy font at place south of Bungay. (7) 12 Fly set in upset set. (6) 13 Stick out for love-lost Boulge. (5) 15 Duck and meat from Earl Soham for noblemen. (5) 16 Card game giving opposite directions over a central part of Clopton. (4) 18 Finningham – there’s an overnight stop included. (3)

Spring edition solutions Across: 1 See 15 Down. 4 and 13 Across. Top Of My Head. 7 Rut. 8 Efforts. 9 Sail. 10 Kersey. 17 and 14 Across. Tractor Boys. 19 Hur. 20 Often. 21 Mimed. Down: 1 See 11 Down. 2 Ostrich. 3 Eyed. 4 Tiffey. 5 Par. 6 Fishy. 11 and 1 Down. Stonham Barns. 12 Watton. 13 Metro. 15 and 1 Across. Stradbroke. 16 Bram. 18 Act.

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