Wickham Skeith Newsletter May 2022 Feb2022
~ DATES FOR YOUR DIARY ~
May 2022 Sunday 1st Monday 2nd Thursday 5th Monday 9th
Flower Festival St Andrew’s Church 11am-4pm Flower Festival St Andrew’s Church 10am – 4pm Library van at two stops 9.45 & 10.05 Annual Parish Meeting at 8pm followed by Annual Parish Council Meeting at 8.30pm th Tuesday 10 Hilltop Women’s Group Mystery Trip Depart 1.30pm th Wednesday 11 Lunch Club 12 for 12.30pm Advance Bookings please Saturday 14th Coffee Morning at Highbanks, 1 Broadway 10am th Saturday 14 Crafternoon 2-4pm th Monday 16 Village Hall Committee 8pm All Welcome th Wed 18 “The Gipping Navigation” – Gerry Crease 7.45pm
June 2022 Thursday 9th
Gardening Club visit to Foggy Bottom. Meet there 6.15pm
~VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE NEWS ~
Thursday 21st April showed what a fine community we have here in Wickham Skeith. The Village Hall, food, tea and coffee and support for a family funeral. Thank you to everybody who contributed. At the moment nobody is prepared to take on the role of chair of the Village Hall Committee permanently. It is now decided that each member of the committee will take turns for 2 months at a time. They will prepare & circulate the agenda and chair the committee meeting. The agenda will be decided at the end of each committee meeting. Please come along to a meeting if you feel you can contribute. A report from the 59 Club showed that there were a few numbers still available. It will be good to have a 'full house'.
Future events September 3rd Music on the Green (If wet in V Hall) A group called Harbour Lights has been booked at a cost of £150. They will perform 2 sets of 45 minute. Hopefully other people will take part and if you would like to perform, please let the committee know. Saturday 18th June Traditional Village Fete. More details to follow. October-a small scale 'country barn dance' in the Village Hall with music from CD's and local callers for the dances. It could be a great deal of fun!! There are some maintenance works to be carried out; guttering cleared, tiles replaced etc which is of course an ongoing series of actions by the committee. The new, small, oven is installed and working. The cost was £329 + £60 for installation and removal of the old oven. This was made possible by a payment from our District Councillor. The Village Hall Committee are pleased to be able to support St. Andrew's with their Flower Festival. The next meeting will be Monday 16th May in the Village Hall at 8pm. Please come along to observe or join in if you are free that evening. All meetings are public.
~ N E W S F R O M T H E C L U B S~
Lunch Club May’s Lunch Club will be held on Wednesday 11 th. We invite you to join us at 12 o’clock and a 2-course meal will be served at 12.30. The charge is £4 per person. If you wish to join us, you will need to make a booking by the 7 th May. We will continue our bring and buy jigsaw table, all proceeds go to the Lunch Club and our raffle will continue as normal, thanks to those who brought along a small prize for the raffle last month. Please contact me by phone, text or email. Contact details below. Jenny Elphick; Tel jenny.elphick@sim.org
01449
766885,
Mobile
07745416091
or
History Group This month we welcome Gerry Crease for a talk on “The Gipping Navigation - it's history and characters”. In the 1790s the River Gipping was improved with a number of locks to allow barges to carry goods between Ipswich & Stowmarket. Gerry’s talk will include a brief history of the river, its importance to the area as a commercial waterway, its notable characters and events plus restoration plans. Free illustrated walks leaflets with maps will be available. All are welcome so do join us in the Village Hall at 7.45pm on Wed 18 May. Entry Fee £2, including tea/coffee and biscuits. Contact: Pete Davidson 766622 or pjdavidson42@gmail.com
59 Club Recent winning numbers: Mar – 40. Apr – 20, 17, 44, 15.
~ N E W S F R O M T H E C L U B S~
Hilltop Women’s Group Our April meeting was a mini-AGM plus a social with delicious nibbles and a visit from Sophie, a representative from The Brainy Dog charity which is a branch of Headway. We presented her with the collection box and a cheque, as it has been our charity throughout the last two interrupted years. She was accompanied by Bee, a very clever, beautifully trained dog . Sophie told us about the work they do and her training skills were evident when Bee was put through her paces. Thank you to everyone who came. Our next meeting on Tuesday 10 th May is a mystery trip, Leaving the village hall car park at 1.30pm prompt. Please contact Jos for details. 07936580082.
Gardening Club As we move towards summer, we start our trips out. For our first visit of this year, we have been lucky enough to persuade Adrian Bloom to give us a personal tour of his garden at Foggy Bottom in Bressingham. However, as he will be busy with Chelsea Flower Show our usual May trip has been moved to Thursday 9th June . We will meet at Bressingham around 6.15pm to start our tour at 6.30. There will be another reminder in next month’s newsletter. We do hope that you will be able to accommodate this change of time and day as we are sure that it will be a great experience.
‘Crafternoon’ on Saturday 14th May 2-4pm Whatever your art or craft bring along your current project. Share skills, ideas, tips and techniques. Inspire and be inspired in the company of other creative people. If you have an ‘arty’ or ‘crafty’ friend then bring them too. Surplus art/craft items & books to sell? Bring them for the bring and buy table. Entry: £2.00 per person (inc. tea/coffee/biscuits).
~NEWS FROM THE CLUBS & OTHER EVENTS~
Flower Festival 2022 “Think of a Number” This is our return to the two-year festival cycle, having missed the last one due to covid. It will be our tenth festival in its present format and the first in our beautifully updated church, which we helped to fund, in a very small way, through donations at previous festivals. Our band of band of willing and enthusiastic volunteers have come up with some clever interpretations of their chosen numbers. We have prepared a quiz, as is now expected, and there will be a tea tent with refreshments. So do come and visit. We are open on: Saturday 30th April. 10-4 Sunday 1st May. 11-4 Monday 2nd May 10-4 Everyone welcome. Any enquiries to Margaret Knights 01449 767708. rosecottageflowers@hotmail.co.uk Liz Davidson 01449 766622
Village Fete Jerry, Carol and myself will be looking after the plant stall again this year so we need as many plants as we can get. Can you all be on the lookout for unwanted seedlings and pot them up ready, or perhaps you are dividing perennials or potting on your veg or annuals and have some spare. Please keep them all and leave them with us on the morning of the fete. All contributions are much appreciated. Thank you, Rosie Bassett
Mobile Library Van The Suffolk Mobile Library van calls every four weeks. Its first stop is the lay-by outside the chalet bungalows, from 9.45 to 10am. The second stop is outside Haymead House in The Street from 10.05 to 10.20. Next visits - 5 th May and 2nd June 2022.
~OTHER EVENTS~ Produce Show The Produce Show this year will be held on Saturday 27 th August. Now is the time to get planting and crafting to have your entries ready on time . Our categories this year will be as follows. Entry forms will be in the June and July newsletter: Vegetables & Fruit 1. 5 Runner Beans 2. 3 Onions
Flowers & Plants 1. 5 Stems of Dahlias – to incl 3 varieties 2. 5 Stems of perennials (3 varieties)
Cookery & Preserves 1. Victoria Jam Sponge
Eggs
Hobbies and Craft
1. white eggs
1. oil or acrylic
2. fruit pie
2. 3 brown
2. Photo ‘ Wildlife’
3. 4 Shallots
3. 1 sunflower stem
3. 1 Loaf
3. 3 coloured
3. Embroidered piece
4. 4 Potatoes
4. 1 Single Rose
4. 6 Scones
4.3 bantam
4. Knitted/Crochet piece
5. 3 Beetroot 6. 3 Carrots 7. 5 Tomatoes 8. 3 Courgettes 9. a marrow 10. 1 lettuce 11. 1 Cucumber 12. 1 cabbage 13. 3 Dessert Apples 14. 5 Plums 15. longest runner bean 16. squash 17. Mixed Veg Box 6> 18. bunch herbs 4> 19. Humorous Vegetable 20. 2 sweetcorn 21.4 red onions
5. arrangement mixed perennials 6. 1 Vase of Mixed Fragrant Flowers 7. Hedgerow and/or wildflower arrangement 8. small flower arrangement (6in <)
5. 6 shortbread
5. Pencil Sketch
6. 6 sausage rolls
6. Watercolour
7. Jar of Jam
7. Handsewn item
8. Jar of Marmalade 9. Jar of Chutney 10. Bottle of Homemade Booze
8. Felted piece 9. Model making
~C O M M U N I T Y N E W S ~
April 23rd Table Tennis Competition, was held over a successful couple of evenings. Well done to all the players-especially Leigh, who won the main event, albeit after a scare from Steve, and to Mark who won the first-round losers’ cup. There was not a huge crowd but the bar closed at 10:30 and a profit was made for the Village Halland more importantly those who came had an enjoyable evening. A great deal of chat went on!
Buy a Bear and Feed a Child In Afghanistan countless children are facing a winter of cold and starvation. But together we can help. UNICEF can feed one of those hungry children for a whole week for just five pounds. Incredible!! So please buy a bear and feed a child. Made by Wendy Thomas, 8 St Andrews Close, Tel 01449 768048
~ S T. A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H ~ Church of England, Wickham Skeith Facebook: @bactonbenefice Rector: The Revd Carl Melville, The Rectory, Bacton, IP14 4LJ 01449 781650, email: carlmelville@hotmail.com Wardens: Liz Davidson 766622 and Margaret Jones-Evans 767121 Services in May 2022 All services at 9.30am in church unless otherwise stated 1st May All Age Communion th 8 May Café Church th 15 May Holy Communion nd 22 May Family Service th Thur 26 May 7.30pm Ascension Day Benefice Communion, Gipping th 29 May 10.00am Benefice Pet Service, Wyverstone th 5 June 10.00am Benefice Pentecost Communion Service, Cotton Village Hall For other benefice services, please view our Facebook page. Easter Flowers – Thank you to everyone who filled the church with flowers and decorations over Easter. All our churches looked amazing! We look forward to the flower festival. Ukraine Appeal – thank you to everyone who has given to the Bishops’ Ukraine Lent Appeal. Our benefice has raised hundreds of pounds and the Diocese thousands, to help those suffering the effects of war. Café Church is a relaxed and friendly service in Church on the second Sunday of the month. We usually have something to eat, sing one or two hymns and have a short discussion – the rest is chat! Why not come along and join us? Jubilee Weekend – On the morning of 5th June, which is also Pentecost, there will only be one service of celebration, at Cotton Village Hall, at 10am. Come along! Weekly Email and News – if you’d like to sign up to receive our weekly news email, please contact a Warden or the Rector. Flower & Cleaning Rota May 1st Mrs M. Rowe & Mrs. S. Wright 8th & 15th Miss R Elsden & Mrs J Keable 22nd & 29th Mrs E Davidson & Mrs. J Willoughby
~ S T. A N D R E W ’ S C H U R C H ~
Book, jigsaw and marmalade sale and Coffee morning in aid of the church building Yes - we are re-starting at last On Saturday 14th May from 10am to 11.30 am at Margaret's Highbanks, 1, Broadway, Wickham Skeith. Do come. 01449 767121 Delicious cakes, Jean's cheese scones, sausage rolls and coffee/tea Marmalade and a few jams and chutneys for sale too.
Rector’s Ramblings There is so much to look forward to! In an Easter celebratory mood, I often look forward to the events of Summer and the festivals of the church, including Ascension and Pentecost. This year we also have the Platinum Jubilee to look forward to. Our Queen has shown dedication and love to the people she serves – and she sees herself very much as a servant rather than a leader. She is quite open about her faith and her love for God and she stands as an example of all that leadership should look like – servant hearted. Jesus said that he came to us not to be served, but to serve. Often, we think about having to run around after Jesus and serving him in our different ways. Actually we should stop and allow him to attend to our needs and serve us. That’s probably the flip of what we expect from our King! That might be why our world is so tired. If we only see God as one who sits on the clouds of heaven and desires to be worshipped, obeyed and served, then we might get a shock when he asks to be actively involved in our lives and in the world as a gentle servant. Jesus gives us the ultimate example of what it means to serve. Our servant Queen follows his example and we must too, in order that our lives, country and world see God for who he really is – our servant King. Revd Carl
~WICKHAM SKEITH PARISH COUNCIL~
Annual Parish Meeting 8pm Monday 9th May 2022: AGENDA 1. Chair’s Welcome (to include apologies for absence) 2. To confirm minutes of meeting held 5th May 2021 3. Village Forum: An opportunity for the public to raise any relevant issues to the Council 4. Reports: 4.1. Chair’s Report 4.2. Village Groups 5. Next Meeting: 8th May 2023
The Annual Parish Meeting is not a meeting of the parish council. It is a meeting of the electors of the parish and is chaired by the Chair of the Parish Council. The Annual Parish Meeting is an opportunity for local clubs, charities and organisations to report to the parishioners on their activities throughout the year and for the Parish Council Chairman, the County Councillor, the District Councillor and the local Police to offer their reports.
Annual Parish Council Meeting (AGM) Annual Parish Council Meeting: Members of Wickham Skeith Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the annual meeting of the Council, to be held on Monday, 9th May 2022 at 8.30 pm, in the Village Hall. The public and press are hereby notified of the meeting and are invited to attend. 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 the Village Forum agenda item, 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.
Signed
Huw Roberts
Proper Officer
~WICKHAM SKEITH PARISH COUNCIL~
Annual Parish Council Meeting (AGM) AGENDA (DRAFT) 1. Election of Chair 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 meeting of the Council held on 7 th March 2022 are accurate. 4. Village Forum: an opportunity for the public to raise any relevant issues to the Council. 5. 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 Parish Clerk (including Police report) 6.4 Parish Councillors, including: i. Community Speed Watch ii. General Data Protection Regulation iii. Community Emergency Plan iv. Defibrillator 7 Correspondence Received 8
Finance 8.1 RFO’s report 8.2 Annual Governance Statement 2021/22 8.3 Final Accounts Approval 2021/22 8.4 Accounting Statements 2021/22 8.5 Invoices for Approval
9 Planning Matters: to consider planning applications and note planning decisions received. 10 Working Parties: Village Green & Grimmer 11 Staff matters – new clerk 12 Matters for next agenda 13 Next Meeting: July 11th 2022
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This newsletter is produced by Wickham Skeith Village Hall Committee
Village Website For information about Wickham Skeith, the Parish Council, and updates on events, visit the village website at https://wickhamskeith.suffolk.cloud/
All bookings of the Village Hall and its equipment should go to: Gill Colchester Telephone 01379 788040 or Mobile 07850 641233 Email. gillyano@live.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 conditions.
And finally... Please send all your village news and adverts for next month’s newsletter to: melinda.appleby@mypostoffice.co.uk or call 01449 766879 By 25th May 2022
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