Wickham Skeith Newsletter November 2019
~ DATES FOR YOUR DIARY ~ All meetings in Village Hall unless stated otherwise
November 2019 Monday 4th Tuesday 5th Saturday 9th Sunday 10th Monday 11th Tuesday 12th Wednesday 13th Saturday 16th Wednesday 20th Wed 20th Thursday 21st Saturday 23rd Tuesday 26th Wednesday 27th Saturday 30th
Monday Morning Group 10.15 for 10.30 FOSA Bingo 7.30pm Crafternoon from 2-4.30pm Remembrance Service in St Andrews Church 10.45am Parish Council Meeting 8pm All Welcome Hilltop Women’s Group meeting Christmas crafts7.45pm Lunch Club 12 for 12.30 Advance Bookings Please November Fair from 12 noon to 4pm Afternoon Tea & Chat 2-4pm All Welcome GHQ Auxiliary Units of WWII” – Chris Pratt 7.45 pm Mobile Library 9.45 Chalet Bungalows 10.05 The Street Stir-up Saturday from 10am. For your Christmas puddings Gardening Club 7.30pm Christmas Decorations Afternoon Tea & Chat 2-4pm All Welcome Book Sale/Coffee Morning 10-11.30 am 1 Broadway
Poppy Collection Look out for our village Poppy Collectors in early November. Wickham Skeith is always one of the most supportive villages in the Mendlesham District.
~VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE NEWS ~
The November Fair is on Saturday 16th November, from 12 noon to 4pm. A wide range of gifts and craft items for sale. Homemade soup for lunch and tea and coffee served throughout. A tombola and Guess the Weight of the cake. On Saturday 7th December is Nigel’s annual quiz. Always good fun and usually gets fully booked so enter your team in good time. Phone Nigel 766222 to enter. The bar will be open and Hot Dogs served at half time. £5 per person. Saturday 14th December. Children’s Christmas Party. This is organised by Denise Carle and her team. £5 per child. Please fill in entry form on the back page of this month’s newsletter. Saturday 28th December Plum Pudding Walk. A great way to meet up with friends and neighbours to walk off some of the Christmas indulgence. Mulled Wine to set you off then back for Homemade Soup in the Village Hall. The two activities inked in for next year so far are the Table Tennis Tournament in March and the Garage Sales in April. Let us know anything you would like us to run. All those who attended the Harvest Horkey will want to say congratulations and well done to Sam and Avril, who, with their brilliant team of helpers produced a supper that went far beyond what we are accustomed to. The hall was superbly decorated in harvest country style with the little “Grey Fergie” parked outside. The wide choice of food made it difficult to decide what to eat. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make it such a special evening including Leigh, Dave, Harriet, Will, Jenny and Julian who helped with the preparation, the washing up, clearing away and running the bar. The evening brought in a healthy profit of over £500 which will help hall costs. The occasion gave us the opportunity to recognise a village stalwart who is no longer with us. Sheila Hempstead had served on the village hall committee for 42 years and her husband John agreed to unveil the new plaque that has been put up in her memory. A large contingent of the Hempstead family were there to celebrate the occasion.
~NEWS FROM THE CLUBS~ Hilltop Women’s Group We were lucky to have David Webb talk to us about his life as an actor, and especially when he started in 'Hi-de-Hi'. Together with slides showing him with many familiar actors, it made a very successful evening. Next meeting - Tuesday 12th Nov. - Fun crafts for Christmas with a demonstration and have -a - go session. Mulled wine will be available to get us in the mood. The competition is ' a favourite decoration' Don't forget to book up for the Christmas meal on Tuesday 3 rd December at 7 p.m. at Stoke Ash White Horse. Ring Sue on 766222.
Wickham Skeith GardeninG club All Meetings Held In Wickham Skeith Village Hall Unless Indicated Otherwise
tueSdaY 26 nOVember 2019 7:30Pm Denise Johnston will demonstrate Natural Christmas Decorations. Members £1/Nonmembers £3. Balance of money for Christmas meal will be due at this meeting.
tueSdaY 17 december 2019 7:00Pm Christmas meal at The Bull, Bacton - 6:45 for 7:00pm.
Village Afternoon Tea and Chat An informal gathering for tea and biscuits. Open to all, young and old; dogs welcome too. Afternoon tea at the village hall happens every Wednesday from 2-4pm except Lunch Club days. As much tea/coffee as you can drink for only £1. Please note - No Tea and Chat on the 6th November
~NEWS FROM THE CLUBS~ Lunch Club The October lunch was Rosie’s tasty Allotment Pie followed by Ann West’s always popular sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and ice cream. The next lunch will be on 13th November at 12md for 12.30 in the village hall as usual. Jenny Harvey will be selling squares for the Grand Christmas Draw. If you haven’t been to the lunch before and are 60+ do give it a try – good food and good company all for £3.50. If you would like to book for lunch or change your booking please phone me 01449 767121 Margaret Jones-Evans
History & Film Group This month we welcome Chris Pratt who will be giving a talk entitled “GHQ Auxiliary Units of WWII”. GHQ Auxiliary Units were formed in June 1940 in preparation for the expected German invasion. They were intended to have two roles: firstly to cause chaos and mayhem amongst the invading forces by sabotage and demolition and secondly, to be the eyes and ears of the army feeding back information on the enemy forces. Being one of the most secret organisations of WWII its existence was not officially recognised until 1992. All are welcome so do join us in the Village Hall at 7.45pm on Wed 20 Nov. Entry Fee £2, including tea/coffee and biscuits. Contact: Pete Davidson 766622 or pjdavidson42@gmail.com
49/59 Club Recent winners are numbers: 26, 58, 58, 28 and 13
~NEWS FROM THE CLUBS & OTHER EVENTS~
Crafternoon Crafternoon is back. Come along if you, or would like to, paint, draw, collage, felt, print, sculpt, make stained glass work, knit, sew, embroider, patchwork & quilt - in fact whatever your art or craft bring what you're working on at present. Share skills, ideas, techniques and tips. Inspire and be inspired in the company of other creative people. If you have a 'crafty' friend then bring them along too! Art/craft items and books you'd like to sell? Bring them for the bring- and-buy table. Entry £2.00 per person. Next date: Saturday 9th November.
No Crafternoon in December.
Wickham Skeith’s November Fair Saturday 16th November 12 noon to 4pm. A wide range of gifts and craft items for sale. Homemade soup for lunch and tea and coffee served throughout. There will be a cake stall too. Donations of cakes etc., would be gratefully accepted. Please bring on the day.
Mobile Library Service Don’t forget the Suffolk Library Mobile service has its new scheduled stop by the Chalet Bungalows. The timetable is: Layby Chalet Bungalows from 9.45-10am and outside Haymead House, The Street from 10.05 to 10.20. Next Visit Thursday 21 st November 2019
All bookings of the Village Hall and its equipment should go to: Denise Carle, 9, Grange Road, IP23 8NE. Telephone 01449 767838 or Email denise.alexander63@yahoo.co.uk Hourly rate: £8.00 The rate is per hour or part thereof. Minimum booking period 2 hrs. Day rate (24 hour period): £85.00. 25% reduction in rate for Wickham Skeith residents and Wickham Skeith village groups and organisations. Official bodies (e.g. elections): £200.00 per day. A 30 minute "warming up" period will be allowed in cold weather.
~ W I C K HAM S K E I T H PAR I S H C O U N C I L ~ MINUTES of EXTRAORDINARY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING held MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 at WICKHAM SKEITH VILLAGE HALL Present: Cllrs T Thorogood (Chair), H Bowes (Vice-Chair), B Kemp (Treasurer), R Palmer, T Goodacre (Clerk), Cllr Warboys (MSDC) and 24 members of public Apologies: Accepted from Cllrs K Knights, M Freeman, M Blair and Mr M Mason 1. Welcome: The Chair opened the meeting, welcoming those in attendance. 2. Declaration of Interest: None received. 3. MSDC Planning Consultation Requests: 3.1. DC/19/04251 – Knoll Farm, Daisy Green Lane: Application for planning permission for conversion of existing barn and stable block to form residential dwelling. Councillors raised no objections to conversion, however, the following concerns were raised: • Ownership of land being designated as driveway questioned. • Public Footpath to be properly physically delineated from proposed driveway. • Public Footpath may historically have been known as a "narrow green" due to its width and is not shown on the land registry title plans/boundaries as being part of Knoll Farm. • Proposed TPO for Oak Tree supported by Councillors. • Flooding a concern as mention of possible broken pipe along Daisy Green Lane. 3.2. DC/19/04338 – 1 Grange Road: Application for outline planning – erection of 2 detached dwellings with garages. Councillors supported application, with plot having been included in JLP Consultation submission and included in BMSDC JLP Preferred Options Document. The Parish Council have always supported previous applications and it was felt that there is adequate space for two dwellings, with preference to a mirror image development to give privacy to existing properties. Consideration may need to be given to drainage/run-off water, as Grange Road can be prone to flooding in extreme weather conditions. 3.3. DC/19/04388 – Land adjacent to Bumbledown, Grange Road: Application for outline planning – erection of 2 detached dwellings. Councillors raised no objections to this application, but would request for preservation of tree situated in centre of plot. 3.4. DC/19/04389 – Land opposite 14-17 Grange Road: Application for outline planning – erection of 2 dwellings. Councillors were not in support of application as it extends beyond boundary submitted in first phase of JLP Consultation. Application is for outline permission and concern raised of possible increase in amount of proposed dwellings should approval be given. 3.5. Review of any applications/decisions received after publication of this Agenda. None received. It was agreed that the Parish Council would ask for the cumulative effect of permission being given to the above applications to be considered, due to significant increase in traffic (in village now being classified as a Hamlet), incorrect description of available bus service and poor condition of Grange Road. These applications, together with the recent approval of DC/19/0223, Land south of The Grange, Grange Road, represent potentially 8 new dwellings along Grange Road. Wickham Skeith is recognised as a nonsustainable village and there are not enough amenities to support this number of developments at this given time. 4. Parish Clerk/RFO Vacancy: Interviews conducted and position currently under offer. 5. Matters for next Agenda and Any Other Business: Care Group: The Care Group have requested release of £150 from their fund for donation to Food Bank. 6. Next Meeting: 11 November 2019
~ W I C K HAM S K E I T H PAR I S H C O U N C I L ~
I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Wickham Skeith Parish Council will be held at the Village Hall on Monday, 11 November 2019 at 8.00 pm. The public and press are invited to attend. Signed Tara Goodacre Parish Clerk
AGENDA 1. Chairman’s
Welcome (to include Apologies for absence)
2. To receive members Declaration of Interest on Agenda items 3. To confirm: Minutes of Meeting held 9 September 2019 Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting held 30 September 2019 4. Village Forum: An opportunity for the public to raise any relevant issues to the Council 5. Reports: 5.1. SCC: Cllr Stringer 5.2. MSDC: Cllr Warboys 5.3. Suffolk Police 5.4. Parish Clerk 5.5. Parish Councillors: To include: 5.5.1. Community Speed Watch 5.5.2. General Data Protection Regulation 5.5.3. Community Emergency Plan 5.5.4. Defibrillator 6. Correspondence Received 7. Finance: 7.1. Financial Position as at 31 October 2019 7.2. 2020/21 Budget 7.3. Parish Precept 8. Planning Matters (to include any applications/decisions received after publication of this Agenda) 9. Village Green: 9.1. Working Parties 9.2. Grimmer Fishing 10. Parish Clerk/RFO Vacancy 11. Matters for next Agenda and Any Other Business 12. Next Meeting: 13 January 2020
~ S T. A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H ~ Rural Dean: Rev Canon Diane Williams 720316, mobile 07714016554 diane.rev@btinternet.com Readers: Helen Matter 780379, Elaine Miller 770337, Sheila Wright 768644 Elders: Peter Paine 767897, Janice Shea 781263, Jean Willoughby 766621
Services for November 2019 Every Sunday morning at 9.30am unless otherwise stated 1st, Friday, 1.30pm - Funeral 3rd – All Saints, Holy Communion & Healing – Rev Canon Sally Fogden 10th, 10.45am – Remembrance Sunday – Ven David Jenkins 17th, 10am – 2nd before Advent, Benefice Communion at Cotton – Ven John Cox 25th – Christ the King, Family Service – The Home Team Dec 2nd – Advent Sunday, Holy Communion - Rev Canon Barbara Bilston Please note the two services this month with a different time – 10.45am on Remembrance Sunday so that the Silence at 11am falls within the service and the Benefice service on the 18th when we’ll be at Cotton at 10am. The Remembrance Sunday service will be a non-eucharistic service, in church this year, led by our Archdeacon and all will be welcome to join us for our commemoration. After the Section 12 meeting last month, when the parish/benefice profiles and ‘job description’ were finalised, the post of Rector of the Bacton Benefice is being advertised with the hope that there will be suitable candidates to interview before Christmas. The Monday Morning Group will continue its usual meetings at the Village Hall on 4th & 18th of this month. We now meet at 9.45 for a prayer meeting before coffee at 10.15. You will be made welcome if you would like to join us, either at 9.45 or 10.15. It’s time to start thinking about the new flower & cleaning rota as it needs to be prepared before Christmas so if you would like to volunteer to join, or if you need to be removed from the list, please let Liz Davidson know by December 11th (766622, eadavidson42@gmail.com). We don’t have quite as many volunteers as a few years ago so new people will be welcome. At the moment one or two pairs find themselves doing 3 sessions in a year but ideally its 2 sessions of 2 weeks when you provide fresh flowers for the altar vases in season and do as much cleaning as time and energy allows. It’s not an arduous task, you don’t need to be a regular churchgoer to ‘qualify’ and it helps to keep our lovely building in good order. All help is greatly appreciated. Flower & Cleaning Rota 3rd Mrs E Davidson 10th & 17th Miss R Elsden & Mrs J Evans 24th & Dec 1st Mr & Mrs I Hempstead
~ F U N D R A I S I N G for S T. A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H ~
Sound System Liz may have said that we now have a wonderful new sound system thanks to a generous donation but the message deserves repetition. Do come and hear it! Heating System As always with these things the heating system also broke down during the project so we are still fundraising, this time for some winter warmth: Book sale/coffee morning Sat 30.11.19 On 30th November starting at 10am and finishing at 11.30am there will be lots of good quality books, fiction and non-fiction, a bring and buy table, raffle, loads of gorgeous jigsaws, winter ones in particular and cake, sausage rolls and cheese scones with coffee and tea. It’s at Highbanks, 1, Broadway – Last chance to join the buying and chat before 25th Dec. STIR-UP Sat 23rd November For the fourth year this popular morning should go into your diary. It starts at 10am in our Village Hall. You sit and drink tea and coffee, eat cake or a savoury while Santa instructs five stirrers as they prepare 60lb of Christmas Pudding. You can then buy the mixture to cook at home. Only the very best ingredients are used. Its veggie and one of the stirrers will be preparing 12lb of gluten free mixture too, so do come. We shall also be taking advance orders – phone 01449 767121 and we will arrange delivery to your door. The price of the mix will become clear as we buy the fresh ingredients. Whales, Bears and The Pink Fire Engine 24th January Here’s an advance notice for next year: Liz and Pete Davidson will talk about their recent Alaska and Rockies trip and show some of their amazing pictures in the Village hall at 7.30pm. There will be refreshments of course. Do put this date in your diary. Thank you to you all for your wonderful support Margaret Jones-Evans and Liz Davidson
~ NOTICES & OTHER EVENTS ~
Oil Syndicate The next deadline for syndicate orders is 30 November. If you’d like oil please email me at jerrybassett@icloud.com or call 765908 if you’ve no access to email. An explanation of the scheme can be found in September’s newsletter but if you don’t have that to hand please let me know and I’ll forward details.
The Radiant Art an illustrated talk by Martin Harrison on the stained glass of East Anglia Friday 15th November 2019 at 7.15pm for 7.45pm wine and canapés on arrival at Thornham Parish Hall Tickets £9 from Lorna Polke on 01379 309141, booking essential
Thornham Film night Friday 22nd November at 7.30pm YESTERDAY ESSENTIAL to BOOK: by text or voicemail to 07858 934440 giving your name, film name and number of people.
� CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR � Street Forge Workshops in Thornham Magna will be holding a Christmas craft fair on Thursday 5th December from 10-3. This will be a great chance to pick up some local handcrafted decorations, stocking fillers and presents, all at great prices. Refreshment will also be available. Please come along and support your local charity .
~ ADVERTISEMENTS ~
Suffolk Grown Traditional Christmas Trees for Sale
HALL FARM, WICKHAM SKEITH Next to Village Hall From approx. Mid December onwards Enquiries: Romaine: 01449 766454
Beryl: 07748376887
Thank you to all our customers from previous years. It is hoped that a recycling facility collection point will be made available after Twelfth Night at Wickham Skeith Village Hall Car Park (as last year).
Friends of Mendlesham Health Centre (incorporating Bacton Surgery)
CHRISTMAS FAYRE FRIDAY 29th November 8.45am – 12 noon Mendlesham United Reform Hall (opposite the shop)
Can you help out with a donation for any of the following stalls for this year's Fayre? Tombola Prize Draw Books DVDs Jigsaws Preserves Cakes
Contributions to any of the above would be greatly appreciated and may be left at either surgery, from 25th November (cakes on the day to the hall).
Please come along and support us.
Business Adverts Adverts are £5.00 per month, £25 for 6 months and £50 for one year. Cash or cheque (payable to “Wickham Skeith Village Hall”) to Melinda Appleby at Haymead House, The Street, in advance of the advert being placed please.
~ ADVERTISEMENTS ~
Thornham Hall, Thornham Magna IP23 8HA Food, Roots & Blues - Saturday 9th November A three course dinner with a live performance by Bluesome Twosome from Ipswich. Doors open at 6.30pm with music beginning at 7pm. Tickets are ÂŁ27.50 Murder Mystery Theatre & Dinner We will be offering murder mystery & dinner on Saturday evenings: 7th& 14th & 21st December. A three-course dinner interleaved with a theatre performance from Strange Fascination Theatre. Tickets are ÂŁ29.95 each. Open Thursday - Sunday (10am - 4pm) Telephone: 01379 783373 Mob: 07376374633 Email: contact@thornhamcoachhouse.com
***** GISLINGHAM PLAYGROUP ***** We provide a safe, warm, friendly and caring setting for children aged 2-5 years, in a brand new purpose built building on the same site as Gislingham CEVCP School, with whom we work closely to provide an excellent education. Breakfast Club 8.00am - 8.45am Morning 8.45am to 11.45am, Lunch Club 11.45am to 12.45pm Afternoon 12.45pm to 3.45pm Please visit our website www.gislinghamplaygroup.com or phone us on 01379 788934
~ ADVERTISEMENTS ~
GRAHAM MOORE ELECTRICAL LTD Blacksmiths Cottage, Silver Street, Old Newton IP14 4HF
For all your electrical needs For a friendly and efficient service Call Graham on Tel: 01449 616946 Mobile: 07867 560357 *FREE ESTIMATES * ALL WORK GUARANTEED *
~ ADVERTISEMENTS ~
Ed Batram GARDEN SERVICES Clearance, design, planting, aftercare for your garden… Trees, hedging, fencing, log splitting & chainsaw work… Ground clearance, paths, patios, brickwork and paving… All aspects of conservation work undertaken. FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01379 898203, mob: 07950 923696 Email: edwardbatram@icloud.com
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High welfare, Free Range, Slow raised Rare Breed Pork now available from my OSB pigs. Butchered by Palfrey & Hall, Debenham, vacuum-packed and fast frozen for highest quality Meat. The Oxford Sandy & Black Pig have been around since the 18 th c/ They are classed as a rare breed, dual purpose meat pig providing fall-off-the-bone meat joints, tasty bacon, juicy sausages and out of this world crackling. Slow reared for superior flavour and tenderness All cuts available , 1/2 pigs, Pork boxes 10-40kg plus Suckling piglet for your special events available. AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND Leg, shoulder and loin joints £10kg-joints available in 1.5-2.5kg cuts Loin chops £8 kg - 2 per pack Pork steaks £9kg Belly on the bone £8kg Sausages M&M Special recipe or Hubbard’s £8.60 kg - packs of £8 Chipolatas G\F £9.40 kg Pork & Apple, Pork & Apricot, Cumberland G/F £9.40 kg - packs of 8
SUMMER SPECIAL 5 packs SAUSAGES for £20 Pork mince £8 kg - 1/2 kg Sausage meat £8.60kg Black Back bacon, Treacle & Ale cured £19.87kg - packs of 8, Unsmoked £16.57kg Black Streaky bacon, Treacle & Ale slow cured £16.57, Cured Streaky £12kg Please contact Sam at TAS Animal Care & Poultry c/o Knoll Farm, Wickham Skeith Mobile: 077424 50908 www.tasanimalandpoultry.co.uk
This newsletter is kindly sponsored by Richard and Alice Palmer. It is produced by the Village Hall Committee.
And finally... Please send all your village news and adverts for next month’s newsletter to: mappleby@tiscali.co.uk or call 01449 766879 By 25th November 2019
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PRE-CHRISTMAS CHILDREN'S PARTY SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER 4:00 -6:30pm (SANTA ARRIVES AT 6:00pm)
£5 PER CHILD
My child/ren (name/s)(age/s) ................................................................................................................................. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. would like to come to the PARTY! Any known allergies we should be aware of for the buffet tea?...................................... £5 per child enclosed
or pay on the door only if pre-booked!
Return slip to Denise at No 9, Grange Road, Wickham Skeith, IP23 8NE (767838) By 2nd December 2018 please
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