The Stradbroke Monthly July 2012

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July 2012 No.382

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Stradbroke Baptist Church, Laxfield Road Stradbroke, Suffolk A place of new beginnings. We welcome you to join us. Sunday Services each week @ 10:15am Speakers for July 1st M. Caplin 8th J. Ling 15th J. Ling 22nd Rev. R. Lewis 29th TBA Your invitation to: Cameo Lunch Wednesday 11th July 12:30pm Good food - meet friends – Christian message – (please book) Drop in for coffee Wednesday 25th Drop in anytime 10-11:30am Home Group Wednesday 25th Home based Bible study & prayer Divided by a common language! Call it a trunk or boot?

We welcomed Canadian guests to last month’s Cameo lunch. After a delicious lunch the 30+ guests attempted to determine the English equivalents to a number of Canadian words - this caused amusement and some confusion. We really were divided by a common language.

One of our Canadian visitors, a police forensic investigator, gave us an interesting insight into his work and the importance of finger-print and DNA evidence. He told us of the limits of police information when compared to the total knowledge that God has of each one of us.

Canadians Stan & Becky King are at present leading the team at the Quiet Waters Christian Retreat House in Bungay. We look forward to their return visit in the future.

How many?

The number of Christians world-wide has nearly quadrupled in the past 100 years, from about 600 million in 1910 to 2.18 billion in 2010. A century ago two-thirds of the world’s Christians lived in Europe but now Christians are so geographically scattered that no single continent or region can claim to be the centre of global Christianity.

More than a third of all Christians are in the Americas; about a quarter live in Europe; nearly a quarter live in sub-Saharan Africa and one in eight live in Asia and the Pacific.

How many? The number of Christians has grown - just like Jesus said it would.

Details contact: John 388751 Jackie 384112 Malcolm 384797 Bev 586731

Stradbroke & Fressingfield Medical Centre Announcement IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS OF FRESSINGFIELD & STRADBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE UPGRADE OF CLINICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM ON 28th JUNE On Thursday 28th June 2012 we are upgrading to a new computer system called EMIS Web. This is an essential upgrade to ensure that we remain as efficient as possible. We will try really hard to minimise any inconvenience to patients, but unfortunately disruptions may be inevitable while we get to grips with the new computer system. If you are due to order your repeat medication at the end of June or the beginning of July, it would really help the practice if you could allow three working days notice rather than the usual two working days, this will allow our dispensers time to process your request and minimise any disruption to you during this period. You may also find that during this time there could be disruptions to our online appointment booking system, text appointment reminder system, self-check in systems and patient calling in boards. But we do not envisage any disruption to the online medication ordering system which is available on our website.We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our patients for their understanding and apologise in advance for any disruptions that may occur.

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Local Churches

All Saints, Stradbroke 1st July 8th July 15th July

Communion at Horham Holy Communion Holy Communion Family Service 22nd July Holy Communion (with hymns) 29th July Parish Communion Holy Baptism 5th Aug Benefice Communion at Athelington

11.15am 8.00am 8.00am 10.00am 9.00am 10.00am 2.00pm 10.00am

All Saints Church Fund Raising Committee I have 13 Gardens Open so hopefully we have a sunny day. The Coins on the Wall resulted in £201.03 being raised. Many thanks for all your donations it took 2.5 hours to count. June 16th Saw Pat Fill hold a coffee morning at Mallards Bishops Way raising £81.40 Thanks to Pat for all her hard work. July 28th is the village show keep this date free & see how clever the entrants are. Aug 11th is the Garage Trail 8.30 – 12.30. I have 1 Garage at the moment so more are needed. only £5 per Garage Please let me know ASAP. I feel we must thank our organist Dougie Chittock who celebrated the Jubilee playing 60 of our Favourite Hymns for a donation (he actually played 80) and raised £120 for Church funds. Hope you’re not too exhausted but well done. Thanks.

Mary Ellis

The Rectory

Tel: 384363 Email: davidstreeter@suffolkonline.net Church Website: www.allsaints-stradbroke. com

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at All Saints saw the flags in bright and lofty colour, with music inside provided by Stradbroke Brass and Dougie Chittock, who went on to play eighty sponsored tunes in the afternoon, and the flowers all round the church arranged in many colours to rejoice at the splendid royal achievement of sixty glorious years. I am delighted and most grateful that George Cooper brought his collection of regal memorabilia to go in the centre between mine, filling the north wall with tokens of thanks and appreciation for the Queen’s reign and our admiration for her leadership of her own family and our country There is more for you to see on those three boards about what happens in Stradbroke, in this Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and throughout the Church of England.

This year, 2012, is also the three-hundred and fiftieth birthday of the Book of Common Prayer, which has enabled many Christians throughout the world to pray in a form that is dignified and positive, providing strength and comfort to us in our worship and our prayers, and that admirable book is also featured in a display of its history and long-serving qualities.

At the Jubilee Service, I made the light-hearted comment that heavy rain in royal years, 2012, 1977 and 1953 is God’s little joke, and for most joy-makers, it did not deter their happiness early in June, but there were some cancellations of popular events. We cannot cancel Harvest Festival later in the year because, although “Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God”, “the good seed that is scattered on the land is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand, and he sends warmth to swell the grain……and soft, refreshing rain. (more rhymes!) “All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above, then thank the Lord….for all his love”. Rhymes hold together the lines that we sing, and bring the hymn to a conclusion. We cannot serve God unless we are fed with bread and much more, from his loving hand. The conclusion of my time as the Rector of Stradbroke will be in October when, we pray, sun and rain will have given us much for which to be grateful at the Harvest Thanksgiving Services, and we will exchange our thanks for what I have endeavoured to do for you, and for the wonderful opportunities you’ve given to us both.

With all good wishes, David and Margaret Streeter.

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Stradbroke Parish Council

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Parish Council Meeting 11th June 2012 NEXT During the Public Forum Ron Vincent, MSDC Planning Officer informed the Council PARISH COUNCIL about the plans submitted to develop part of the land adjacent to the White Hart.

Planning: MEETING: Applications considered: 9th July 2012 1538/12 resurfacing of existing car park Baptist Chapel, Church Street 7.30pm Approval was recommended unanimously for the above application 1783/12 notification to remove one picea abies Apple Tree Cottage, Queen Street At the majority in favour with 1 abstention for the above application Community Centre 1197/11 erection of a one and a half storey cottage style detached dwelling with attached single garage. (resubmission following refusal of application ref:3302/10) The White Hart, Church Street The Council voted by a majority vote of 8 (plus 2 abstentions) to request a new application including the recent amendment with full consultation with near neighbours.

Results of planning applications considered by MSDC since the PC last met: Approval was granted for: 0859/12 temporary use of land for siting of 1 mobile home for a period of three years to accommodate an agricultural worker Mulberry Lodge, Laxfield Road 0872/12 erection of single storey extension to provide internal store Stradbroke Village Hall 0939/12 change of use form agricultural to community wood and nature reserve Land west of Neaves Lane 1041/12 erection of two storey rear extension with single storey link extension to existing single storey structure and part removal of outbuilding and erection of store and 3 bay cart lodge Tots Cottage, Neaves Lane 1152/112 retention of works to the rear elevation of the single storey addition (namely addition of timber boarding and replacement of 2 x windows with 2 x sets of patio doors and replacement of windows and door with french doors to attached outbuilding).

Hempsheaf House, Queen Street 1375/12 demolition of outbuildings garage/outbuilding, The Laurels, Church Street (approval was not required for the above application) Other Planning Matters: i The following application was withdrawn by the applicant: 3156/11 erection of 2 11kw wind turbines on 18m masts Barley Brigg Farm, Laxfield Road Other business: Library and Court House: Plans for the transfer of the Library Service from Suffolk County Council to the Independent Provident Society continue apace. New contracts would be signed in the very near future. Likewise, plans for the development of the Court House into a more useable space for the village are moving forward.

SpeedWatch: The Council was keen to implement SpeedWatch in the village and as Laxfield was also considering a scheme it might be possible to join together and spread the task. Already there were two people interested in participating so do contact the Clerk if you would like to join in. The more volunteers the lighter the load for all.

Village Design Statement: A supplement had been written to add to the existing Village Design Statement which was adopted by the Council.

This will be sent to MSDC Planning Department to be noted by them in dealing with planning applications for the village. The Council is keen that Stradbroke develops and grows within reason and does not become a sterile place with fewer and fewer residents and facilities.

NEWS ITEMS Anti social behaviour: This has broken out again in the vicinity of the Community Centre and Pool. This time it involves young people and motorbikes and very loud exhausts, no number plates, no crash helmets when on roads and performing dangerous stunts. If you witness such behaviour please contact either Neighbourhood Watch or the Police. And, if your children have such bikes‌do you know where they are and what they are up to?

And finally‌the WI Litter Pick was very successful. Thanks to all who took part for helping to keep Stradbroke tidy.

The next meeting of the Parish Council: 09 July 2012 at 7.30pm Clerk to the Parish Council: Carol A Smy tel: 01379 384679 email: clerkspc@thesmys.com **please make non-emergency calls to the Clerk between 0830 and 1800hrs Monday to Friday only**

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Life in the Legion There was no branch meeting in June, and with ‘The Horham Bygones Country Rally’ cancelled we missed the opportunity to raise money for The Poppy Appeal at this major event. Readers might be interested in an update of our Branch Officers these being Ted Bootle our President, myself as Chairman, John Graham our Vice Chairman, Jeremy Higgins our Secretary, Bernard Mills our Treasurer, Joyce Cooper our Welfare Officer and Standard Bearer, Rev’d David Streeter our Branch Chaplain and Hugh Aldous our photographer. At present the membership is 86. The next Branch Meeting is on Thursday July 5th at 11.30am at The King’s Head Laxfield (The Low House), and the guest speaker will be Peter Downs. He is The Chairman of The RBL Needham Market Branch, and his subject will be ‘Eventful Voyage’. This is an account by Leading Signalman Jerry Driscoll who served in HMS Arlanza a Merchant Ship requisitioned by The Royal Navy during the First World War, which was mined and then ice bound on a secret diplomatic mission to Russia. The story has been researched by Peter Downs his grandson. Members please attend if you are able.

Finally our Branch Coffee Morning is on Saturday 7th July between 10am and 12 noon and is to be held at The Rectory, Doctors Lane by kind invitation of Branch Chaplain Rev’d David Streeter and his wife Margaret. All members have received a letter about this event but everybody is welcome to attend and proceeds will go to Branch Funds.

There will be a Bring and Buy Sales Table, a Draw, and some competitions with prizes, and the entrance fee is only 50p to include refreshments.

Michael Burton – Branch Chairman.

W.I For our June meeting we had a tour of the Van Dal shoe factory in Norwich, which proved to be really interesting.

We were conducted by a charming and enthusiastic guide over the entire shop floor, learning whilst watching the construction of shoes. Far more to it than any of us has imagined. Tour over, we headed for the sales outlet. I think you could say Van Dal did very well!! As it was not possible for every member to go on the tour, we had a social get together in the evening. Dorothy welcomed Lorraine to our meeting before thanking and handing posies of flowers out to all those members who had participated in the Suffolk Show. Special praise being given to Carol Darling and Jane Gemmill for winning their class ‘A hat forAscot’ and for Dianne Maynard and Moyra Gibling for their beautiful pedestal of flowers which gained joint second place in its class ‘Let’s celebrate the Chelsea Flower Show’. Dougie Chittock with his electric organ joined us for the evening, and set us a quiz based on songs from the musical etc. and memories were really tested. A free and easy evening and much enjoyed. Thank you Dougie.

Our next meeting is our Garden Meeting to be held at Vicki’s in Hoxne at 6pm. on July 12th.

Gill Bird

Stradbroke Allotment and Gardeners Association.

The Stradbroke Gardeners' and Allotment Association is now at least 40 strong with about 26 of the 28 future plots reserved, it maybe that we have to extend the site to allow for more plots. The Primary School is going to have a plot and The High School have already started to document the progress of the site in video and photography as part of an art project, this will hopefully be part of their GCSE and culminate in an exhibition. The progress we have made to date is thanks to a lot of different people in the community and we have been able to make good use of their various talents.

To help raise some funds for the allotment association we are having a cake, plant and preserve stall on Saturday 14th July between 10.00am-12.30pm, opposite Church House in the lay by on Church Street. Please come along to support us.

For all enquires contact Luke Heydon tel:01379 384778

Organisations

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Stradbroke Primary School visit us at www.stradbrokevc.suffolk.sch.uk Stradbroke Primary School Summer Fair On Friday 6 July at 3.30 pm Stradbroke Primary School will be holding its annual summer fair, organised by the Friends of Stradbroke Primary School (FoSPS).

Everyone is welcome, so come along and join in with the fun and games, stalls and BBQ! Friends of Stradbroke Primary School th

Neighbourhood Watch There have been some burglaries in and around Stradbroke so keep all doors and windows locked when you go out, they will always try there luck on an unlocked house first. If you see anything suspicious please ring 999 or me on 384311.

Maria Smith

Stradbroke Over 60s The July meetings for the over 60s will be on the 5th and 19th July. We still have a few spare seats on our coach to Felixstowe on 12th July leaving the community centre at 10.00 arriving back around 5.00 if you would like a trip out, the coach fare will be ÂŁ7. To book just ring Joan 388723 or Jean 384563. We are hoping for a fine day.

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Harleston Flower Club Club members have had a successful competing year so far. It started with Harrogate Flower Show at the end of April when it rained and rained and rained and blew a gale and was only 5 degrees - definitely wellington boots and several sweaters, gloves and hats! Chairman, Jenni Baker, won her individual class entitled "Secrets Lie Within" an arrangement to be created within alighted enclosed niche with an oval cut out front - quite a challenge - completed in her signature colours of green and white with miniature chrysanthemums and calla lillies emerging from enclosed circles covered in black and white lychen. Publicity Officer, June Cooper, received a Highly Commended for her interpretation of Object of Desire with a wrist watch using moss, woven hapene and orange vanda orchids. Their interpretation of Arabian Nights on behalf of the Club received a third place.

All but a week later was the first of the big Royal Horticultural Society events the Spring Show at Malvern. Competing as apair Jenni and June received a second for a vibrant interpretation of Carnival using a space 6ft 7inches square. Never having arranged in a space bigger than 4ft square this was a daunting experience that involved arriving at ten in the morning and working through to two the following morning! Needless to say breakfast wasn't taken until half past ten that day. June was at home for two days before setting out for Devon County Show where portrayals of The Olympic Flame and Keep in Shape were awarded a second and third respectively. Jenni had a week's respite before proceeding to Chelsea Flower Show competing with a colleague in a class - I had a dream.

They chose to depict Martin Luther King and were thrilled to receive a Gold Medal in the prestigious year of the Queen's Jubilee. Suffolk County Show saw the team of Pauline Atkins, Linda Halifax and Chris McDonald participating in the Club Class entitled The Olympic Games - an exhibit depicting a competing country. Their choice was Japan depicted with peonies, phaelanopsis orchids, acers, wood, pebbles and bun moss which received a third.

Competing individually June received a highly commended for a foliage interpretation of Power and Strength. The Club meeting for June welcomed Adele Kent with "Take an Old Bag Shopping". Attendance was slightly down on normal but many members had taken the opportunity of visiting the Suffolk Show - they were the lucky ones as it turned out with the Show being cancelled the next day. We were treated to an array of very different arrangements with lots of different flowers. Several members brought examples of "A Hand made Bag" for the monthly exercise and it was interesting to see an array of styles and materials. The next meeting will be July 5th at 2 pm with Mrs. Alison Cushing showing "Summertime".

Many thanks, June Cooper

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Forthcoming Events

Stradbroke Festifull - June 30th & July 1st Our second Festifull and it’s even bigger and better than last year.

Do come and join in the fun.

Saturday June 30th 1 till 5pm a family pet show for any type of pet you can think of, including cuddly toys!

• dog agility where you can also bring your own dogs and give them a run around (or vice versa!).

• Pony rides • A dog psychologist and behaviourist • other animals on display include Clarence the llama, tortoises, cuddly rabbits, chickens, alpacas and the Easton Harriers • giant bouncy castle/assault course for those fancying a challenge • treasure island to explore and with buried treasure to find • music, food and refreshments, a giant raffle (1st prize £100) licensed bar and dozens of stalls, burgers, Stradbroke band, firefighters’ display and much much more besides • 5-a-side football tournament involving villages in Suffolk (and Norfolk) so come and support your local team July 1st - 2 till 5pm Stradbroke’s very own “It’s a knockout - Wipeout” competition. Mixed teams have been invited to compete (make fools of themselves) in a series of amusing and entertaining events. Games such as Sponge Bob Mayhem, the giant obstacle race, Human Hoopla and our very own Human Table Football. These are just some of the 10 events taking place to celebrate the year of the Olympics – and yes, even if it’s not raining there will be lots of water!

Entry will be £2 per adult which includes the whole weekend (all children of school age will be free). You can be sure there will be something for you, your children, your friends and their children. So come along for this weekend of fun and entertainment for everyone General enquiries – Don Darling 388098; Pet Show – Sam Hackett – 388872; It’s a Knockout – Julia Green 388855

Stradbroke Summer Walks 2012 Do join us for three guided summer rambles along our local footpaths. All are welcome. There is no need to book, just come along. If you do not know where our local paths are, this is a very good way to find out. Each walk starts from the Community Centre at 6.45 p.m. promptly.

Walk 1. Monday July 2nd at 6.45 p.m.

An evening walk to Doggets and the Battlesea Green Area (3.5 miles).

Walk 2. Friday July 6th at 6.45 p.m.

An evening walk past Stradbroke Mill out to Pixey Green and then back by a different way returning via Drapers Hill and exploring the paths to the north-east of the village. (4.5 miles).

Walk 3. Tuesday July 10th at 6.45 p.m A new route to Denham on Malcolm Easy's land, past the Llamas and Alpacas and back via Denham Church using a different route. (7.5 Miles) Footpath Warden: Gerald Jenkins (384 825) And also..........

A Longer Walk: Stradbroke to Bungay Castle Sunday August 5th at 9.00 a.m.

Do join us for an 19.5 mile guided social linear walk from Stradbroke to Bungay Castle. We will leave from the Community Centre promptly at 9.00 a.m. Car rescue after 12.5 miles will be possible. Walking speed: About 3 mph. Bring a picnic lunch to eat at Homersfield near the Black Swan Pub. There will be time for a tea or a drink in Bungay at the end of the walk and then the return will be by a coach leaving at about 5.30. It will cost £2.

More details about this walk from Gerald Jenkins (384 825).

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Forthcoming Events

Friends of All Saints Church This Jubilee year, events countrywide have been cancelled and spoilt because of Rain! Let us hope that the Walk, the Breakfast and the Tower Climb last Saturday was not washed out, and everyone enjoyed the stroll, the delicious meal, and the hundred steps! And that we made some money to keep our wonderful Church building in good order for generations to come.

Carol Darling says thank you for the seasonal digital photographs for the 2013 Calendar already received; keep them coming in. NB Digital pictures, 1 Mb (Megabyte). ALERT: You can help us when you shop online info@spendandraise.com Our Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday, 18th. July, at 7.30 pm in the Webb Room at the Community Centre. All are most welcome.

Margaret Streeter (Press Officer)

Stradbroke Cinema at the Community Centre Next season, our Cinemas will be on the fourth Thursday of the month, 27th September, 25th October and 29th November are the dates to put in your diary. Films to be announced.

If you have not been to our popular Village Cinema, it really is worth a try; the Bar is open, ice creams in the interval and entrance is £5.50. We always have really up-to-date films, and the four-metre screen and the sound system give a real Cinema Experience. All proceeds go to the upkeep and maintenance of the Community Centre.

Margaret Streeter

Red Feather Club Open Days Open days are on: Sunday July 29th; Sunday August 26th; Sunday September 30th; and Sunday October 28th.

The award-winning Red Feather Club is at Horham, Suffolk (IP21 5DG), four miles south-east of Eye. It offers a unique experience in a 1940s WW2 NCOs’ social club and visitors say it is like “going back in time”. The museum houses only 95th Bomb Group items such as uniforms, photographs and memorabilia.

Regular open days are held on the last Sunday of every month during the summer (May to October inclusive 10am-4pm). Membership of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association is £8 a year. The 95th BGHA website is www.95thbg-horham.com.

Many thanks, Mike Ager (on behalf of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association) For further information contact myself or James Mutton, chairman of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association on jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net, 01728 860930 or 07932 107622.

SAGA Fund Raising Plant, Preserve & Cake Stall Stradbroke Allotment and Gardeners Association will be holding a fund raising Plant, Preserve and Cake stall on Saturday 14th July 2012, 10am - 12.30pm. This will be on the side of the road between Spar and the Wilby Road. We look forward to seeing you there.

The fundraising committee.

Lottery Bonus Winners Just a few facts since we have been organising and collecting the lottery for about 14 years Guess how much we have raised for village organisations? £20400. Mike and myself thank all who contribute weekly, a wonderful sum to raise. Winners this month are: 45 C Westrep 15 J Bedwell 30 Derek Richards 35 C Westrep £48 donated to FC £48 donated to Over 60s.

Mary Ellis

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Stradbroke Family Pet Show 2012 So, you’ve got a pet and don’t know what to do with it at 2.00 pm on 30 June 2012? Well, SAS are here to help – why not enter it into the Stradbroke Festifull’s very own pet show and have a fun day out with all the family.

There will be classes for every sort of animal imaginable so all you have to do is turn up and enjoy the day. From Rabbits and Rats to Guinea Pigs and Gerbils; from Snakes and Spiders to Turtles and Tortoises; whatever the animal, there’s a class for you. We even have a very special class for anyone who doesn’t have a live pet – A Soft Toy class! So if you’ve got an animal or a “teddy” who shares your life, bring it along and let it make lots of new friends. The Dog show as always will be the biggest event and includes classes such as “the dog that looks most like its owner” the scruffiest, the best puppy, the golden oldie, the one that hasn’t won anything yet, and so on.

Sponsored by Skinners we have rosettes for the winners of every class, and a prize for the Best Dog in the Show, this really will be a fun day to remember. What are the rules? Easy, dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and all other pets must arrive in a cage or other “suitable container” but no horseboxes please – we can’t cope with animals bigger than ourselves!

Sam Hackett 01379 388872 sam.hackett@btinternet.com

Heveningham Hall Country Fair Nr. Halesworth on the B1117 Sunday 8th July 2012. Gates open 10 am – 6 pm. A fun day out for all the family!

Held in the grounds of Heveningham Hall, an 18th century estate in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, the Fair has been running for 15 years. It’s organised by a dedicated team of local volunteers and last year welcomed more than 10,000 visitors. All proceeds go to the six village communities adjoining the estate and other worthy causes.

There’s something for everyone, from an Olympic Jousting Team to children’s entertainments. Come and join us!

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Suffolk Paralympic Flame Festival celebration.

Stilt-walkers, magicians, creative workshops, a lantern procession and a finale flame performance are just some of the things that have been planned to celebrate Suffolk receiving the 2012 Paralympic Torch in August. Needham Market is one of 34 communities across the country that will host Flame Celebrations as part of the 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay and to celebrate, a fun filled event has been planned.On Friday August 24 2012, Amy Nettleton, Needham Market artist and local resident will act as Flame Ambassador and collect the Suffolk part of the flame from London and bring it back to Needham Market for the celebration event that will be taking place at Needham Lakes. The fun free event will begin at 2pm and run until 9.30pm. The celebration will include a range of activities such as a sports zone, a climbing wall, creative workshops including fairy making, mini-rafts, clay, jewellery, flags and sensory gardens, junk funk drumming, art installations, music and impromptu performers from stilt-walkers and magicians. Cllr Lesley Mayes, Chairman of Mid Suffolk District Council said: “This fantastic flame celebration event is something that all the family will find entertaining. It really will be an exciting event and I would urge everyone to mark the date in the diary so they don’t miss out.” The event will then end with a magical twilight lantern procession around Needham Market and then a spectacular flame performance finale on the lake itself. Cllr Kathy Gosling, Suffolk County Council's Portfolio Holder for Sport, Culture, Diversity, Health and Wellbeing said: "It is fantastic news that Suffolk has been chosen to host a Paralympic Flame Celebration.

There is going to be a huge variety of activities on offer, so there is guaranteed to be something for everyone. I would urge people to come along and take part in this once in a life time celebration.”The event is being organised by Mid Suffolk District Council in partnership with Needham Market Town Council, Suffolk County Council and Optua.

Further details about the event can be found at www.ruralartssuffolk.org.uk or by calling: 01449 724645.

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Forthcoming Events

Hartismere Playscheme Registered Charity No: 1038933.

MONDAY JULY 30TH TO FRIDAY AUGUST 3RD, 10AM TO 3.30PM, AT EYE PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR ALL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM 5 TO 11 This year is our 25th anniversay and our theme will be OLYMPICS There will be entertainers, archery, circus skills, self defence, sports, disco, craft workshops and many more fun things to do in the school summer holidays. If parents come and help us at the plyscheme their children can come for half price. Free creche for younger children of helpers. For more information contact Bernard and Julie on 01379 873113 or Pat on 01379 870100. We hope you can join us.

Eye Arts Club Eye Arts Club is a craft and theatre club for children aged 7 to 17 of all abilities. We meet at the Dove Hall (behind Vine Church) between 10 am and 12am on Saturday mornings during term time to create masks, puppets, scenery, animation and film, photographs and music. We use this to support a finale production including dance and movement in a performance at the end of each term’s sessions.

The club is supported by two professional artistes and volunteer helpers and you can also work towards the National Arts Award scheme if you wish. For more information on dates etc, please contact: Pat on 01379 870100 or Liz on 01379 668464.

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Stradbroke Village Show On Sat 28th July at the Community Centre. During a difficult growing season we are still expecting to have a good show. New exhibitors are always needed. Last year was the best show we have had for several years. The flower arranging section needs more exhibitors please try to exhibit in these classes. This year we are partly sponsosed

by Thompson & Morgan & Garden News. Over £180.00 in cash & vouchers for prizes. Please support the show.

Remember biggest is not always best. Schedules available at the post office.

Inquiries to Roly Copping : 01379 384839

Fete & Grand Re-Opening of the New Hartismere Hospital Saturday 30th June, 2pm – 5pm. 2pm Wine & Canapés. 2.30pm Official Opening of the Hospital by Michael Lord –Lord Framlingham 3pm – 4pm Guided Tours of the New Wards & Treatment rooms. 4.30pm Main Raffle - Prize Draw A demonstration from `Eye Karate Club’. `Eye Do Dance’ will perform their latest prizewinning competition entry. There will be many stalls including Bric-a-Brac, Plants, Crafts, Cakes etc. Lots of competitions to take part in with lovely prizes to be won. B-B-Q, refreshments & plenty more to make this a pleasant family afternoon out for all. Anyone wanting to be in with a chance to WIN £100 ? Or a voucher for £50 to spend at the Auberge Restaurant ? an overnight stay at Thorndon White Horse? These are just a few of the many other delightful prizes to be won in the main raffle, tickets can be bought from the Handyman Store in Eye town centre & will be available to buy on the day.

Hartismere Hospital League of Friends

Official launch of Localgiving.com Localgiving.com received a warm welcome from the Suffolk voluntary and community sector this week when The Suffolk Foundation hosted the official launch of the donation website, in the iconic Waterfront building at the University Campus Suffolk. 40 local Suffolk community groups enjoyed an evening of networking and nibbles and welcomed the opportunity to find out how Localgiving.com would benefit their voluntary group by showcasing what they are doing in their local community. The Suffolk Foundation has partnered with Localgiving.com to offer support and guidance to local groups in Suffolk who wish to set up a Localgiving.com donation webpage. Designed specifically for ultra-local charities and community groups, Localgiving.com encourages people to give locally and provides a great opportunity for community groups to raise their profile online and start generating a new online support group. Open to both charities and voluntary groups, Localgiving.com enables groups to receive donations with the added benefit of Gift Aid being automatically processed. Having been introduced into Suffolk only a couple of months ago, there are already 28 groups in Suffolk on Localgiving.com, which have raised nearly £9,000 through the website. Of the 28 groups, Iceni Ipswich is the latest to join Localgiving.com. Offering support to families affected by addiction Iceni have an important role in their local community. To find out more about Localgiving.com, visit www.localgiving.com or contact Emma Rawlingson at The Suffolk Foundation directly on emma.rawlingson@suffolkfoundation.org.uk or 01473 602602.

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Forthcoming Events

Wingfield and District Gardening Club Date for your diary: 28th July “Gardens at their best”. Meet in the community Centre car park at 10am. All Welcome. For further information contact Caroline on 01379 384674

Wilby 2012 Summer Fayre & Wilby Night Fever We would like to invite everyone to join us at our Wilby 2012 Summer Fayre which is being held between 11.30am and 2.00pm on Saturday 7th July on the school field. As usual there will be lots of fun and activities and prizes for both adults and children. These include the Grand Draw with luxury hampers and John Lewis vouchers to win, an inflatable Gladiators game, bouncy castle, basket ball game. Children's Football Tournament, the Wilby 2012 Olympiad (athletic challenges for children), teacher in the stocks, smash-a-plate stall, hook a duck game, Play Your Cards Right, face painting, licensed bar, BBQ, ice cream van, refreshments, cake stall, plant stall, children's raffle, name the teddy, sweet stall, tombola, jewellery stall, Fair Trade stall, craft stall, Phoenix Cards and lots more. Entry is free. Wilby Night Fever on the same evening as the Fayre, July 7th, we will be holding 'Wilby Night Fever' at the school from 6.30pm till late. Everyone is invited to join us for an evening of 70s and 80s music, dancing and fun. There will be a DJ, licensed bar and a pizza van and ice cream van will be present. Fancy dress is optional but there will be a fancy dress competition for children, with prizes - why not come as a character from Grease, Star Wars or another or your favourite 70s or 80s characters from film, TV or Pop? Tickets are just £4.00 for adults and £1.00 for children, available from the school office. This event was a great success last year and we are hoping for another fabulous night.

Theresa Samson

RBL Coffee Morning The Royal British Legion Stradbroke and District Branch invite everybody to come to their Annual Coffee Morning at The Rectory, Doctors Lane on Saturday 7th July from 10am to 12 noon. Entrance is 50p which includes Coffee and Refreshments. There will be a Raffle, a Sales Table – cakes, produce etc, Treasure Hunt, and other competitions with prizes. This is a Fundraising Event for the Branch.

Jeremy Higgins, Branch Secretary

Community Oil Buying Suffolk ACRE launched its community oil buying scheme in January. We already have over 300 members who have on average made savings of over 5.8p per litre (including VAT) with an average saving per order of more than £50. The scheme is open to everyone in Suffolk and the more people that join the greater the savings, which will benefit all of us in the County and it also helps the environment too by reducing delivery miles. Suffolk ACRE brings together orders from all across the County which are then added to other counties who operate similar buying groups, to get the very best price. Membership of the scheme costs £20 a year but for local co-ordinators membership is free.

If you would like to know more or are able to offer some help as a co-ordinator if there isn’t one in your community, please do not hesitate to give us a call on 01473 345300 or email oil@communitybuying.org.uk. Further information about the scheme is also available at www.communitybuying.org.uk

Letters to the Editor As your church organist I would like to thank everyone for the support I had playing 60 hymns for the Queen on Jubilee afternoon. I actually managed to play 80 and raised £120 which will go for church funds.

D A Chittock We would like to thank everyone who attended our Tea at Tanglewood event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on the 10th June. We collected £125.00 which, along with the £50.00 our son received as direct donations from villagers has, as promised, has been donated to Darren’s Ben Nevis climb, on justgiving,com by the “good folk of Stradbroke”. We would especially like to thank Claudene and David Merritt for all their help on the day and Gwyneth Harris, Phyllis Cooke and Vivienne Goffee who, along with Claudene, contributed some tasty fare. Thank also to Rosemary & Martin Wake for the loan of their garden furniture and other villagers who contributed money to us although they couldn't attend. We are sorry if we have missed anyone out but thank you all!

Tony & Heather Ambler.

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Sports Roundup

Stradbroke Cricket Club The Cricket Club’s season is like a car going through a flood. When it runs, it purrs along, when water gets in it splutters. As I write this I can see rain out of one eye, next seasons football fixtures out of the other, but the past seven days encapsulate the ‘summer’ so far. The Vikings won their third games of the year, a 1 wicket thriller against St.Margarets II which saw Fergus Morgan morph from caterpillar into butterfly. They now stand 2 in the Two Counties League. The A Team finally won a match, at Rumburgh (Lee Bedwell 5 for 35) beginning to fulfill their potential. The B Team are out of their depth after promotion last year. Struggling to field a side every week, they have never lost sight of the reason we play cricket is for enjoyment. The youth teams vary from the many under 11’s competing in two leagues, growing figuratively with every match, through to the under 15’s, waking like Rip Van Winkle to dismiss Eye U-15 for just 6 (yes, six!). The girls were unlucky to encounter a strong Bury team in The Lady Taverners U-11 tournament, while Friday night training seems to suffer from the weather on a weekly basis. James Grigg is never far from our thoughts, and with some intervention from above the annual memorial match against the Headmasters XI went in favour of the High School. Rain did however, wipe out the scheduled 20/20 cup over the Bank Holiday. We will try again, as money raised goes to the James Grigg Youth Cricket Trust. Keep supporting the cricket club, because I think we are going to need a bigger boat!

Michael Hugman nd

Stradbroke SYFC The presentation event at the end of last month was very well supported and everyone had a great time enjoying an excellent BBQ and the fun mixed football. The awards for the U12s and U14s were as follows. (U10s and U18s in next months edition) U12s A very good season with improvements and positives from every game. Team awareness grew and by the end of the season we were a far better team than when we started.

Awards went to: Matthew Knight – Leading Goalscorer Matthew Knight – Goal of the Season Adam Seaman – Most Improved Player Jack Melton – Players Player of the Year Jack Melton – Managers Player of the Year U14s Real team spirit and tremendous never give up attitude carried the U14s through some really impressive performances in a tough league against very good teams. Awards went to: Richie Courtney – Leading Goalscorer Mat Lynch– Goal of the Season Charlie Cooke – Overall Contribution Steve Cook – Most Improved Player Tom Serjent – Players Player of the Year Luke Mayhew – Managers Player of the Year Don Darling and Mike Readman

Stradbroke FC We are holding our AGM on 20th June. We have not been able to get anyone to run a Reserve side which is very disappointing. Still perhaps next year. The Bingo’s for Cash are still going well. The June one raised £53-10 Our next one is on July 13th a Friday. We are also having a stall at the Festifull so see you there!!! One the playing side, we fielded a side to play in the Shaun Turner Memorial Cup. Shaun a player who played for Stradbroke & Worlingworth and passed away with cancer last year so it was fitting to play Worlingworth. Stradbroke won 4 – 1 in Gale Force conditions and now posess the Cup. Well done.

Mary Ellis

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Stradbroke & District Bowls Club Our Club tournament, the President's Cup, did go ahead on Saturday, 9th June and the winner was Mick Cain, runner-up June Alderton. We had a very goood turnout for this event, so thank you to Club Members for your support. On Saturday, 30th June, we will be holding the Les Parker Cup, again 5.00 p.m. start, all members are invited to compete in this. On Saturday, 14th July, we will be holding the re-arranged Club tournament, the Ray Biggs cup, we look forward to seeing members on that day. We are taking part in the Stradbroke Festifull with a stall so please come along and say hullo. League and Cup results are as follows: Waveney League K.O. Cup Played Wortham League: Played Diss & District A Played White Hart Bowls Played Dickleburgh

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Saxmundham League K.O. Cup Played Sweffling League: Played Leiston Played Sweffling Played Yoxford

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Stradbroke Badminton Club As previously advised we are now in the closed season for badminton and the new season starts on Tuesday September 4th ( this date to be confirmed) we hope what you will make a note of this date on your calendars.

LEAGUE RESULTS Ipswich Men’s Division 6 Stradbroke finished third and only missed promotion by one point.

Ipswich mixed Division 5 Stradbroke finished second gaining promotion to Division 4, this is the second promotion in a row after winning Division 6 last season.

Aldeburgh Men’s Thorpness 4 Stradbroke 2 Hollesley Bay 4 Stradbroke 2 Aldeburgh Mixed Cocktail Sax Coastal Wanderer,s 5 Stradbroke 4 Glevering 7 Stradbroke 2 The standard was tough this year in the Aldeburgh league. We had a good mix of young and old with debut appearances from Lauren Allen, Emily Self, Paul Clarke, Calvin Edwards and Keith Lead and it was an excellent effort from them all.

ALDEBURGH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT This was held again at Hollesley Bay Prison and was well attended. Rick Ferguson came second in the Mens, Lois Ferguson finished third in the ladies, with Allan Woods the oldest entrant finishing twelfth. Well done all three of you for your efforts.

AGM 2012 This took place at the Stradbroke White Hart on Tuesday the 12th June and our thanks to the landlord and his lady for making us welcome. There has been little change to the committee and were re -elected unopposed. The club is planning to offer free coaching to younger players in September in a drive to improve our league fixture sides. A BBQ is being planned for sometime in August and members will be contacted at a later date with venue and timing details. Thank you for reading this and if you require more info about the club please contact either of the following. Regards to you all Roy Lee. Contact phone numbers: Roy- 01379 384729 or Rick- 01379 586113

White Hart Bowls Club For the last three seasons in the Waveney League we have had a tremendous start to the season followed by a second half collapse. This year we are having the collapse first. However all the games have been enjoyable and in the cup competitions, particularly the Suffolk Junior Cup we are playing well. Club competitions so far have been the Alec Abbott Cup won by Warren Last with runner up Les Ruth and the Chaudron Cup which was won by Gordon Nunn with John Ingle runner up.

Upper Waveney League Upper Waveney League Cup WON 64-60 Long Stratton (a) WON 82-64 Dickleburgh LOST 60-70 Shotford (a) Suffolk Junior Cup LOST 55-69 Beeches (h) WON 82-56 Waldringfield (h) LOST 52-90 Diss & District (a) WON 87-62 Bedingfield (h) LOST 42-79 Gissing (h) Mid Suffolk League LOST 63-81 Dickleburgh (a) WON 100-28 Fressingfield (a) WON 100-48 Pulham Mkt (a) WON 78-32 Bedingfield (h) WON 98-58 Stradbroke & District (h) M Readman

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Local Gardeners Notes June has been a very busy month in the garden with everything growing rather fast, grass and weeds included. It is also the month I try to cut hedges to keep them neat through the summer. If you are cutting a hedge, particularly box, try not to do it when it is very hot, it is also a good idea to use shears rather than a hedge trimmer as it is less likely to turn the leaf ends yellow.

Other hedges like mixed native, yew and privet are much more tolerant and can be cut with a hedge trimmer. Laurel has a large leaf and looks better if it is cut with loppers or secateurs, this is a bit of a tiresome job but it means you are not left with half cut leaves all over the hedge for the next couple of months.

If you grow fruit trees like apples, pears or plums now is a good time to give them a tidy. This is mainly on small or young trees, or trees that you are training as espalier or cordons. Now that your fruit has formed you can see where to trim back, the idea is to keep the shape of the tree and trim back the long growth that is not required beyond the newly formed fruitlets, this also helps to get light to the fruit. Stone fruit trees like plums, cherries and, if you are lucky to have them, peaches and apricots, should be pruned now. Never prune these trees in the winter as they are likely to get infected with things like peach leaf curl or fireblight.

This year, pears seem to have suffered with a late frost just at the time of the blossom. This has meant that a lot of pear trees have either not set at all or have very poor crops, this is a problem throughout northern Europe so don't be wasting any pears you have in the autumn as they may be at a premium.

June and July are certainly high points for roses, I tend to use David Austin new english roses most of the time and I'm never let down by them. They have good disease resistance, good repeat flowering and surprisingly good fragrance for modern roses. They also have some good varieties for growing up things, particularly if you don't have much space as the climbers are not too vigorous and flower top to bottom. Some good varieties are Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' (pink), Rosa 'Claire Austin' (white), Rosa 'Darcey Bussell' (red/purple) and Rosa 'Graham Thomas' (yellow), they have many more good ones and are certainly worth trying. Another good climbing rose that you can buy in most places is Rosa 'Penny Lane', it has great fragrance and a lovely champagne coloured flowers. To keep getting the best out of you roses remember to dead head them regularly, by that I mean every 2 - 3 days at the moment, this encourages new buds to form. A summer feed is also a good idea and keep an eye out for aphids and treat accordingly depending if you use chemicals or not(best in the evening to avoid killing beneficial insects). To be honest I haven't noticed so many aphids this year, YET! This spring and early summer I have been helping to grow vegetables at a large victorian kitchen garden. It has been surprising the different problems we have had to ones I have at home. Poor germination of seed, particularly spring onion and spinage has been noticeable but the main problem has been birds; with nearly everything, as soon as it pops it's head up, the birds pull it apart. We have had to net almost everything with exceptions of the onion family, potatoes and courgette. At home if we are growing from seed we use old compost from our heap or mix it with some potting compost, at the vegetable garden they had bought multi purpose compost and in most cases it has proved too strong for seeds and young plants. Since the reduction of peat in compost some of the supplements are probably a bit stronger.

If you are looking for good filler plants dahlias are always good particularly the single varieties, penstemons are great value as they flower for ages, nepeta is good and attracts lots of insects and the long flowering Geranium 'Rosanne' is also good even if it is seen everywhere. With any luck we will have some good weather soon, at least for more that one day at a time, until next month, Happy gardening. Luke

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Last month in Suffolk, a number of street parties, picnics and festivals were held, as our local communities came together to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. From Royal-themed fancy dress parties in our local schools, to the many tea parties held in our towns and villages, Suffolk was a hive of activity as residents paid their tributes to the Queen on the sixtieth year of her reign. While I was invited to join the festivities in London, I chose instead to stay at home in Suffolk, where I joined the celebrations at a number of local events.

One of my highlights from the Bank Holiday weekend was presenting special mugs featuring the official Diamond Jubilee crest to pupils at Sir Robert Hitcham Primary School. It was a pleasure to see the youngsters dressed as kings, queens, princes, princesses or in the traditional red, white and blue of the Union flag.

Throughout her 60 years on the throne, the Queen has shown herself to be dedicated, selfless and committed in her service to the British people and I was delighted to join the many Suffolk families, friends and people of all ages coming together to mark the enormous contribution she has made to our country during the 60 years of her reign.

At this time of year, rural Suffolk comes alive with summer fetes, festivals and events which showcase the very best in our towns and villages. I recently visited the Hoxne Music Festival, which returned for the third time this year. The show played host to a range of top musical acts, including the likes of concert guitarist Richard Durrant, whilst the usual selection of activities and refreshments were on offer. The Village Voices choir and the brass ensemble with children from Hoxne Primary School also performed during the 3 day festival. I was delighted to see so many people of all ages coming together for this popular event.

This year’s festival also featured musical workshops for the elderly, young people and those suffering from dementia, which were partly funded by grants donated by the Seckford Foundation and the Adnams charity. Suffolk County Council, Mid Suffolk District Council and the Hoxne Parish Council also kindly contributed grants to keep ticket prices down. I would like to thank Vivienne Bradford for showing me around the festival, along with all the performers and everyone who showed their support by attending.

Finally, I hold regular surgeries across Suffolk during the summer, where residents can come and speak to me privately about any concerns or issues. I can’t help with everything, but I shall always do my best for you, and fight for your best interests if you need my help. My surgery in July will be taking place in Fressingfield. If you would like to make an appointment to see me, please call my office on 0207 218 7038 or email me at daniel.poulter.mp@parliament.uk.

For more information please see www.drdanielpoulter.com

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JUNE 30th 30th

Hartismere Hospital re-opening (see inside) Festifull – see inside for details

JULY 30th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 5th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 12th 13th 13th 14th 18th 19th 20th 20th 25th 28th 28th

Festifull – It’s a knockout 2-5pm Summer Walk leaving Community Centre @ 6.45pm (see inside for details) Contact Club in Community Centre @ 10 am & every Tuesday Bookstart Rhymetime in library @ 11.15 am & every Tuesday Table Tennis in Community Centre @ 7.15pm and every Wednesday RBL meeting at King’s Head, Laxfield @ 11.30am Harleston Flower Club meet at Wortwell Community Centre @ 2pm Over 60s meet in Community Centre @ 2 – 4 pm Summer Walk leaving Community Centre @ 6.45pm (see inside for details) Junior cricket coaching @ Stradbroke Playing Fields 6-8pm – all welcome!

Stradbroke Primary School Summer Fair @ 3.30pm – all welcome !

Wilby Summer Fayre & Wilby Night Fever (see inside) RBL Coffee Morning at the Rectory @ 10am – 12 noon Heveningham Hall Country Fair (see inside) Parish Council meeting in Community Centre @ 7.30pm Summer Walk leaving Community Centre @ 6.45pm (see inside for details) Baptist Church Cameo Lunch Club @ 12.30 pm Over 60s coach trip to Felixstowe (see inside) WI meeting in Hoxne @ 6 pm (see inside) Stradbroke FC Cash Bingo in Community Centre @ 7.30pm Junior cricket coaching @ Stradbroke Playing Fields 6-8pm – all welcome!

SAGA plant & cake stall @ 10am – 12.30pm (see inside) Friends of All Saints Church AGM in Webb Room @ 7.30pm Over 60s meet in Community Centre @ 2 – 4 pm **ARTICLES FOR AUG EDITION STRICTLY BY THIS DATE** Junior cricket coaching @ Stradbroke Playing Fields 6-8pm – all welcome!

Baptist Church Drop in for Coffee @ 10.00 – 11.30 am Village Show at Community Centre see inside Wingfield & District Gardening Club meet in Community Centre car park @ 10am

AUG 5th 11th

Summer Walk to Bungay Castle leaving Community Centre @ 9am (see inside) Garage Trail @ 8.30am to 12.30pm

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