Wickham Skeith Newsletter July 2020
Please Note: Monday 13 July
Parish Council Meeting 8pm on Zoom
Wickham Skeith Scarecrow Competition 11-18 July2020
~VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE NEWS ~
As I write this on 20th June, I am aware that it would have been Fete day in Wickham Skeith! Normally a big day in the village calendar and an important fundraising event for the hall. Currently, advice regarding the management of Village Halls seems to be changing daily and the committee need to consider their options. As July and August are normally quiet months, and whilst distancing is still an issue, the management committee has decided to keep the hall closed until 1 st September. In the meantime we are proposing to have a Scarecrow Competition running from 11th to 18th July. You will need to make a scarecrow and set it outside your house so that it can be seen from the road all the time during those dates. It can be any size but must take a human shape and there will be a nice prize for the winner. Please let me know that you have entered (free) so that we do not miss you when we come round judging. Email nhmerriam@btconnect.com or phone 766222 or text 07889692328. You may know that the Newsletter has always been produced by the Village Hall committee. Advertisements help towards the printing costs but it still leaves around ÂŁ500 per annum to find. If anyone would like to make an anonymous contribution towards this expense, please let me know. Nigel Merriam 766222
Answers to the June Newsletter quiz: World capitals: 1. Copenhagen, Denmark, 2. Sarajevo, Bosnia & H, 3. San Salvador, El Salvador, 4. Luxembourg, 5. Santiago, Chile, 6. New Delhi, India, 7. Singapore, 8. Windhoek, Namibia, 9. Yerevan, Armenia, 10. St. George’s, Grenada, 11, Cairo, Egypt, 12. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13. Doha, Qatar, 14. Athens, Greece, 15. Manila, Philippines, 16. Dublin, Ireland, 17. Bridgetown, Barbados, 18, Canberra, Australia, 19. Bratislava, Slovakia, 20. Manama, Bahrain. Winners, drawn from those submitting the correct answers: Vic and Sue Hollis. We will give your brains a rest over summer.
~NEWS FROM CLUBS & QUIZ ~
Hilltop Womens Group What a shame we couldn't hold our garden party this year as it was a lovely evening and Rose Cottage Garden is looking beautiful! So many gardens are benefitting from the extra time, love and attention and special weather conditions this year. See you next year instead! We are hoping our September meeting will be taking place, but watch this space. Hope you are all coping with the unusual times. Best wishes Margaret Knights 767708
Mobile Library The mobile library service will start running to its normal timetable from Monday 6 th July. You won’t be able to reserve titles, but a small selection will be available on the mobile. You will be able to return titles on the mobile. 30 July is the projected first date to visit Wickham Skeith: 9.45-10am layby at Chalet Bungalows and 10.05-10.20 in The Street outside Haymead House.
QUIZ NIGHT on ZOOM! Friday 17th July at 7pm Prizes to be won Cost: Make a donation to your local church To register your household email Revd Carl on carlmelville@hotmail.com
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History Notes: The Steam Mill Explosion of 1890 Monday 13 Jan 1890 seemed like a normal morning. In the cottage of Arthur & Alice Rosier 3 of their 6 children were being readied for the short walk to school. At the mill on the south of the green there was insufficient wind to operate the windmill so the miller, Harry Roper, & his journeyman, Frederick Kemp, fired up the steam boiler to use the steam mill. At about 8 o’clock as 6 year old Edward Rosier was walking to school there was a terrible explosion & debris was thrown up to 200 yds. The miller & his 2 assistants were uninjured but young Edward was found unconscious in the road, having been struck by a brick which fractured his skull. Edward lingered on for over 3 weeks but eventually died on Wed 5 Feb. Reading the reports of the inquest in the newspapers one cannot but feel that there was a very lax approach to safety: Frederick Kemp, journeyman miller, said he was in the mill at a little before 8 am, when the explosion occurred. The machinery was stopped; the steam showed the gauge was 42 lbs. He considered there was no negligence or blame. Mr Harry Roper, owner and occupier of the mill, said he believed the evidence of the previous witness was correct. He thought there was more than 42 lbs of steam on, and that the gauge did not show it correctly, because it was partially blocked up. He was sure there was not 80 lbs of steam, and the boiler should have been quite safe up to that. The gauge was generally examined twice a year, and was alright 6 weeks to 2 months before the explosion. The boiler was very old and thin; it had never been inspected by Board of Trade Officials before the explosion although it had been since. Witness attributed the explosion to the boiler being old and rotten. The coroner having summed up, the Jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death”. A Board of Trade Inquiry found that Harry Roper was negligent & he was ordered to pay £15 towards the cost of the investigation. Sadly this was not the end of the Rosiers’ troubles in 1890. Two year old Herbert died in March & Hugh died in April aged 7. The steam mill was rebuilt & both it & the windmill were demolished in the mid-1920s. Pete Davidson
Figure 1 The Steam Mill after the explosion .
Figure 2 The Steam Mill & Windmill 1914-1916
~ S T. A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H ~ Rector: Revd Carl Melville 01449 781650 carlmelville@hotmail.com Readers: Helen Matter 780379, Elaine Miller 770337, Sheila Wright 768644 Elders: Peter Paine 767897, Janice Shea 781263, Jean Willoughby 766621 Bacton, Old Newton and Wyverstone churches are now open for visitors for private prayer, following strict cleaning and hygiene guidance from the government. Please observe social distancing when you enter (if there are others in there) and use the hand sanitizer provided. Please also 'sign in' when you enter. St Andrew’s remains closed. At the moment all services are online on our Facebook page. Revd Carl is providing an online communion service each Sunday at 10.30am and Choral Evensong at 6pm plus a Songs of Praise to lift spirits on a Thursday at 11am. You don’t need to join Facebook, just go to their website, search for Bacton Benefice and ‘like’ then open the video – when the message to join Facebook appears click ‘not now’. Of course no services mean no collection plate and thus no income for St Andrew’s. If you would normally put cash in the collection could you consider setting that money aside until it is possible to give again or even setting up a standing order or making a BACS payment online if you are able. The PCC is very grateful for the support received so far. The electrician completed the installation of our new heating in mid-June and will return to explain how it all works when we are able to use the church for services again. The BOB Foodbank continues to go from strength to strength, thank you to everyone who is contributing in any way. Any donations of money we receive are going towards making small grants to households in need or supplying food vouchers for our local shops. It is a tough time for everyone, particularly those with children. You can make a donation towards the work of the Foodbank, making cheques payable to 'St Mary's, Bacton, PCC' and write FOODBANK clearly on the back.
~ S T. A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H
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Thoughts from Revd Carl Melville People keep asking me what I have learnt from this period of lockdown, COVID and pandemic. I think it’s fair to say that we have all gained something from lockdown – more time with the family (whether we like it or not), more time to practice a hobby or skill (like watching TV or gaming), learning to home school the kids (but secretly not knowing what their Maths work is about), or getting more familiar with the countryside. I moved into the Rectory about two days before lockdown. I’ve had time to paint and decorate it six times over!! We must all now have the cleanest houses in the world and our gardens fit for royalty. But what have I learnt? Well the first thing I’ve learnt is that I do actually have time to walk the dogs. I think before I made excuses that I was “too busy” or “too tired”. Lockdown has reminded me how precious my dogs are. Living alone they provide company! They deserve a decent walk. And to kill two birds with one stone, I’ve been able to explore and enjoy the beauty of the countryside at the same time. Second. I’ve learnt that the closure of our church buildings is a great loss to me and to our villages. The comments of sadness at their closure have overflowed. Their beautiful sacred space is missed and longed for. Maybe, when they open again, we can all visit more often. Third. I’ve learnt how fragile and vulnerable we humans are – all of us. In our age of medicine and science, when we think we are above any illness or disease, this has left us baffled. Thankfully, our minds to create, invent and discover means there will be a vaccine soon. Until then, we are at the hands of the virus, so we must stay safe even as things are relaxed. Fourth. I’ve learnt that humans are beautiful (on the whole!) The welcome I have received in various ways has been wonderful. People have been creative in their approach to welcoming their new vicar and in helping and supporting others. The FoodBank is just one of those ways – checking on vulnerable neighbours is another. The way we stood and clapped on a Thursday. The way we became a community and looked out for one another – and realised how essential that is for us. These are just a few things I’ve learnt – I’m sure you’ve learnt more. At the heart of it all – and more important than decorating the house or tidying the garden – is the health of our community. I don’t just mean health as in virus-free. I mean the well-being of all our residents, the happiness of every home and the coming together of people to create a place people can call home. That is what I’ve learnt above all.
~ W I C K HAM S K E I T H PAR I S H C O U N C I L ~ Members of Wickham Skeith Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of the Council, to be held by video conference call on Monday, 13th July 2020 at 8.00 pm. The public and press are hereby notified of the meeting and invited to dial in to the meeting. To receive the joining instructions by email, please contact the Clerk at wickhamskeithpc@hotmail.com. The Council, members of the public and press may record/film/photograph or broadcast this meeting, when the press and public are not lawfully excluded. At item 5, the public will be invited to give their views/questions to the Parish Council on issues on the agenda, or raise issues for inclusion at future meetings. This item will be generally limited to 15 mins. duration and will be followed by any County/District Councillors’ or Police reports. Signed Huw Roberts Proper Officer
AGENDA (DRAFT) 1.
Chairman’s Welcome (to include apologies and approval of absences)
2.
a). To receive members’ Declarations of Interest on Agenda items b). To consider requests for dispensations.
3.
To resolve that the minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 11th May 2020 are accurate.
4.
To note the resignation of Cllr Bowes and to thank her for her service to the Council and the residents.
5.
Village Forum: an opportunity for the public to raise any relevant issues to the Council.
6.
To receive reports from County and District Councillors, Police, Parish Clerk and Parish Councillors: 6.1. SCC: Cllr Stringer 6.2. MSDC: Cllr Warboys 6.3. Suffolk Police 6.4. Parish Clerk 6.5. Parish Councillors, including: 6.5.1. Community Speed Watch 6.5.2. General Data Protection Regulation 6.5.3. Community Emergency Plan
7.
Correspondence Received
8. Finance: 8.1. Financial position as of 30th June 2020 8.2. Audit update 8.3. Invoices for Approval 9.
Planning Matters: to consider planning applications and note planning decisions received.
10.
Casual Vacancy: to consider options for co-opting two new members to fill the casual vacancies.
11.
Village Green: 11.1. Working Parties 11.2. Grimmer Fishing
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Matters for next agenda
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Next Meeting: Monday, 14th September 2020.
~ A N N O U N C E M E N T S~
Data Protection Like every other organisation the church has to consider the data protection legislation, so St Andrew’s Church and the Bacton benefice need your permission before they keep your name and details on file. The information will be used to send the weekly pew sheet, to record you as a voting member of the church on the Electoral Roll, for the Rector to know who the members of the church are so he can visit and get to know you etc. You may have received an email with a form to fill in, or a paper form dropped through your door. Do please fill one of these in if you would like to be involved with the Church in this village and send to our new Rector, the Rev’d Carl Melville. He is eager to get to know the people in the churches and villages in his new benefice. If you haven’t had a form through your door or via email do please ask for one from Liz Davidson 01449 766622 or Margaret Jones-Evans 01449 767121 Keep safe everyone – Margaret Jones-Evans
House Clearance : - In progress at Kisumu, The Street, Wickham Skeith IP23 8LP We need help emptying our farmhouse so we can let it out to tenants – everything must go. As Covid19 dangers are lessening, we intend having an on-going help-yourself Garage Sale at the roadside in an attempt to get rid of “stuff” acquired during 50 years living here! Some items will be priced; other curious objects are free! We have furniture in the house – some of it at least 100 years old but still useable – including family ‘heirlooms’. If you would like to wander around the rooms and see if anything appeals to you, call on us anytime, you are welcome. Yours hopefully, Sheila and Ron Wright 01449 768644. PS please tell your friends.
Ted Fenning It is sad to report that Ted Fennning of Oak Farm in Wickham Skeith died very suddenly on 2nd May aged 85. He and his wife, Nancy, had lived at Oak Farm very happily since 1955. Our sympathy goes to all the Fenning family.
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All bookings of the Village Hall and its equipment ,ONCE Coronavirus is cleared, 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.
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.
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 Melinda: mappleby@tiscali.co.uk or call 01449 766879 By 25th July 2020
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