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THE FOUR GAZETTEHepworth - Hinderclay - Thelnetham - Wattisfield
December 2008
Stained Glass Window, Hinderclay, by Denise Hammond-Webb
Editor: Sue Carrington: 01379 890 535, [email protected] The Manor House, Church Lane, Thelnetham, Suffolk, IP22 1JZ. Deadline for copy: Noon on the 15th of the preceding month. Advertising Manager: Stephen McNeile: 01379 898 418. [email protected] Redvers, Hinderclay, Diss, Norfolk IP221HN. Printer: John Beales: 20, Church Close, Hepworth: 01359 250048.
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Editor’s NoteAs another year gallops to a close, I would like to thank all our advertisers, who have supported us throughout the year, and to all of you for reading it. I would also like to add my thanks to those of the Rector’s last month, by giving especial thanks to Stephen McNeile, our advertising manager, who, in spite of being unwell has still managed to do his part. Also, to John and Margaret Beales who have taken a great weight off my shoulders by doing all the printing and collating, and to all of you who contribute in any way. Thank you.
From January 2009, the deadline for copy for the magazine will be the 15th of the month, not the 19th. This will be strictly enforced! But this way, I hope we can get the magazine onto your doormats a little quicker. So, the next deadline for inclusion in the February edition is the 15th January.
Wishing you all a safe and peaceful Christmas and a happy new year.Sue Carrington
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Christmas Here and ThereDear Friends,This year for the first time in Nepal Christmas will be a public holiday. Fifteen years ago, it wasn’t even legal to be a Christian. Since then the number of Christian believers has grown rapidly. Today the Church in Nepal has official freedom, and the government has even given official recognition to a newly-formed Nepal Bible Society. All this made me reflect on our own laws and customs in this country, which we sometimes take too much for granted. Christmas Day hasn’t always been a day off, let alone any of the extra days after. Our present pattern of bank holidays developed relatively recently in Victorian times. However, we do know the Christian festival of Christmas was already being celebrated in Rome by AD 336. Early Christians made the date coincide with the Roman festival of ‘the unconquered sun’, which marked the winter solstice, when the days again begin to lengthen and the sun begins to climb higher in the sky. As Christianity spread to England in lat-er centuries, they kept the old Yuletide festival with its Yule log, greenery, gifts and greetings, and transformed it with a new meaning. But why do we celebrate it all? There are some branches of Christianity that would say we shouldn’t. They would maintain that Jesus never told us to cel-ebrate his birthday. He just wanted us to get on with following his exam-ple. Of course, the shopping and cooking and all the other attendant fuss can seem more like a burden than a blessing. For those who are recently bereaved, what should be a cosy family time, can be acutely painful. However, if we forget for a moment the tiresome trappings of the season, it is still a wonderful opportunity to be reminded of the astonishing claims of Christ, the God-man. If God did visit our world in the person of this unique human being, then it is the most important event in human history, and well worth celebrating.We can sum it up in these words from the poet Christina Rossetti:
Love came down at Christmas,Love all lovely, Love Divine;Love be yours and love be mine,Love for plea and gift and sign.”
John Fulton, Rector.
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The Bible Society (an inter-denominational body, founded in London in 1804) is challenging us to help supply the Nepalese people with au-dio recordings of Bible readings in their own languages, to help them understand the true meaning of Christmas. With our donations, they can provide solar-powered or wind-up machines for the audio tapes. Then, even those who can’t read can still get the soul food and spiritual nourishment they long for. For more information and donation forms, go to: www.biblesociety.org.uk/nepal, or contact The Bible Society, Stonehill Green, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7DG. Telephone 01793 418100.
You can also buy Nepali-made pashminas for Christmas presents. Women Without Roofs is a Christian organisation working with women in Nepal in social and financial difficulties. The women may be sick, poor, old or abandoned by their families. Without the support of Women With-out Roofs the women would be homeless and living on the streets. The charity raises funds by selling pashminas that are made in Nepal and all proceeds support the project. The pashminas are perfect for gifts. For more information and to order a selection of pashminas:• call 01980 630698• email [email protected]• see www.wwr-nepal.org where there is a link to all the 87 colours available and price details (minimum order 15).
“David” - a new Oratorio by Peter Cresswell. The first performance will be on Saturday 20th December 2008 at 7.30pm at St. Mary’s Church, Redgrave. The large and beautiful Redgrave church is now redundant. It is cared for by the Redgrave Church Heritage Trust and has many facilities including toilets, cushions and arrangements for heating. The Trust have kindly given permission for this concert to take place.Tickets £15 available from Wortham Post Office, Botesdale Post Office and Redgrave Shop, or telephone 01379 898526 or 890650.
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Diss and District Camera Club-photography exhibition 2008/09Diss & District Camera Club invite you and your friends to our Photogra-phy Exhibition at Redgrave & Lopham Fen Visitor Centre to be held on the 13th, 14th and 28th December 2008, and 1st. 3rd and 4th January 2009. The exhibition will be open from 10am until 4pm. Admission is free. All photographs in the exhibition have been taken by our members and we hope that you enjoy our work. A selection of the photographs in the exhibition will be for sale. The Visitor Centre has a café so why not come along for a chat or bring your own camera and have a go yourself!
If you would like more information about the exhibition, or Diss & District Camera Club, please contact Catherine Greenhough on 01379 890 109, or email [email protected]
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“Promoting Independence” is a new (pilot) project, running until March 2009, which provides support enabling people to live independently.Trained, insured and police checked advisors will offer all the FREE support, information and advice they can, to support people remain independent and in the home of their choice. Support may be of-fered in many ways, whether it is financial management, housing advice, accessing social groups or activities, managing daily tasks, healthy lifestyles and lots more! Where the advisor cannot give you the required support directly, they will be able to give details of other organisations able to help.To take advantage of this serviceor just to find out more about it, please telephone the FREE phone number0800 074 05 09.
This project is delivered by a partnership of Age Concern Suffolk (Mid Suffolk and Waveney) Havebury Housing Partnership (St Ed-mundsbury) and Ipswich Borough Council.For those living in supported accommodation, such as sheltered housing, this support should already be available through your landlord, or you can phone the Age Concern Suffolk Independence Advice team on 01473 288048.
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Rural Communities Continue to Lose Key ServicesThat is the conclusion from Suffolk ACRE’s Rural Services Survey launched on 21st October 2008. The main findings are listed below. This report is intended to give a more detailed picture of what exists in rural communities across Suffolk. The report shows that the situation facing rural communities hasn’t changed since a similar survey was last published in 1997.
Why is this important? As well as identifying gaps which helps agen-cies to better target limited resources, it also captures the assets that communities have available to them and upon which they can build through self-help initiatives. Dr Wil Gibson, Chief Executive of Suffolk ACRE said “this report adds to the recently published Rural Deprivation Report which further strengthens our rural evidence base. This evidence base will support our advocacy and influencing work in favour of greater community empowerment and active citizenry. We also want partner agencies to use this body of information in their service planning and in consider-ing new models for service delivery.”The report can be downloaded through Suffolk ACRE’s website www.suffolkacre.org.ukDr Wil GibsonChief Executive - Suffolk ACRESuffolk ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is an independent charity enabling the development of community self-help projects, tackling disadvantage and building the capacity of the charitable sector in Suffolk for 7 decades.
Highlights from the survey include: Suffolk has a greater than national average percentage of parishes without a post office, and this variance of trend seems to be increasing at a greater pace than nationally;53% of parishes have no banking facilities within them at all;69% of parishes do not have a general store available within their parish, which emphasises the need to travel greater distances to obtain the basic essentials;
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The public house remains an important feature of rural village and market town life; however, these too seems to be showing a steady decline in numbers;38% of parishes have a primary school, 6% have a middle school and 4% have a secondary or high school within the parish;42 parishes have “out of school clubs” within them;Only 13% of parishes have Adult Education Courses provided within them;85% of parishes do not have a Doctor’s Surgery within them, this percentage has not changed significantly since the previous rural services survey;22% of parishes have residential care homes or care facilities within their parish for older people;Only 2% of parishes have no church or chapel in the parish which is still in use;Only 1% of parishes have a permanent job centre within them;Only 7% of parishes have a permanent library within them;71% of parishes have a village hall or community centre available within the parish, whilst 21% have a Church Hall;47% of parishes do not appear to have any Youth Organisations within them available to children and young people;14% of parishes do not have broadband availability within the parish;95% of parishes do not have a Rail Service provision within the parish; 55% of parishes are more than five miles from a Rail Service;12% of parishes do not have any form of scheduled bus service;Only 7% of parishes have a Police Station within the parish;76% of parishes throughout Suffolk have undertaken some form of community consultation;29% of parishes have an affordable housing development within their parish;Parish concerns raised in the survey include: road issues 37%; community facilities 20%; planning concerns 18%; environmental issues 10%; crime 9%; village maintenance 6%; council concerns 0%.
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We are the Cancer Campaign in Suffolk, your local cancer charity. We are not part of any large national charity and every penny raised, is spent in Suffolk for the benefit of local people. The charity was formed in 1998, the aims being to improve access to high quality information, prevention, education and support services to cancer patients, their families and carer’s in Suffolk.In 2004 the Cancer Campaign in Suffolk’s first major project was the John LeVay Cancer Information Centre in the north end of Ipswich Hos-pital. The centre offers expert advice and information on all aspects of cancer and its treatment. We have recently extended our input into the centre by employing a 2nd specialist cancer nurse and 5 complementary therapists who offer free treatments to cancer patients, as well as continuing to provide the centre’s running costs.We would like to involve your local community in our charity by becoming members of our community fund raising team. We would also like the support of your community groups, organizations and clubs to consider raising funds for us in their fundraising activities. To get involved call our campaign’s office 0845 602 6607 or email:[email protected] have some very exciting future plans one of which is to provide a mobile unit that will make cancer information, prevention, education and support available in your local area. Our ambitions are huge but that’s because we feel that Suffolk deserves the best so our mobile unit will be state of the art and with a professional medical team on board. We estimate the cost will be approx £1.5million (including 3 years running costs) and we hope it will offer services that Suffolk has never had available before.If you would like to know more about the Cancer Campaign in Suffolk call our campaign’s office on: tel/fax 0845 602 6607 (all calls are at a local rate call charge) or visit our website www.cancercampaigninsuffolk.co.uk. Thank you.
Karen HareChief Executive of Cancer Campaign in Suffolk
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As I write (early November) there are reports of the most colourful of Winter migrants arriving in the United Kingdom. Waxwings.
They come from the Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions. To start with they arrived in the Shetlands and in Kent and now they have come to Norfolk. There is obviously a shortage of berries on mainland Europe and we have plenty at the moment. Do look out for them. If you hear of them in the neighbourhood, go and look at them. They are not very nervous of humans. They are easy to spot with red sealing wax like blobs on the tips of their wings and yellow tails. They also have a fine crest. If you see them do let me know.
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BILL’S BIRDSby Bill Cordeaux
It is always a treat to visit Minsmere Bird Reserve and I did this in early November. The Reserve was quiet, only one Avocet! However, I was surprised to see even one, as in Winter I usually only find Avocets in large numbers on the Blythe or Alde estuar-ies. Marsh Harriers were still present, though many migrate in the Winter, locally to areas in East England, and abroad to the Mediterranean and North West Africa.However, there was evidence of Winter migration here from the Con-tinent in the form of a easily identified Redwing - like a Thrush but with a marked eye line and a pink-red colour beneath and below its wings. This bird, seen in the glow of the Winter sun, stood out well in a hawthorn bush where there were plenty of berries.
In this column, though I report on birds, I must mention the Red Deer seen on Westleton Common. At this time of the year they congregate for their annual “rut”, and there were notices at Minsmere informing us where to see them. They were a fine sight, their red colouring stand-ing out in the setting sun. I saw about fifteen, the males plus antlers parading proudly surrounded by several smaller rather timid hinds.
Redgrave Fen is also quiet, but as the day draws to a close and the sun dips in the west, in come the roosting birds. The Starlings were back, at present only about 200, with surely more to come. And some very noisy Rooks. They were there in large numbers near the Fen Centre, but they also congregate east of the Fen and near Wortham Ling. High in the sky, skein after skein of wild Duck, a few coming to land in the Fen, but I suspect most looking for larger areas, perhaps Redgrave Lake.I usually report other people seeing Buzzards but not me! However I was informed of a dead one on the public footpath between Redgrave Half Moon Lane and Redgrave Church. I also saw it. It had already been reported to the RSPB and Natural England, (a nature conserva-tion organisation). They found it had a damaged beak, probably due to disease and causing death through malnutrition. It had not been shot. More investigations are taking place.
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As we come into the Christmas and New Year season of family gatherings and parties, I have put together some hints and tips to help you make the most of this picturesque and memorable time of year.1. If you are visiting friends and relatives, make sure you take your camera! I know it may sound obvious, but it can be very easily forgotten.2. Check to make sure your batteries are charged, and that you have spares. I have been to many a family gathering and come across people who can’t use their cameras because the batteries have run out and they haven’t brought any spares with them.3. Make sure you have plenty of memory cards so that you can take as many pictures as you like of precious family, friends and even the Christmas decorations.4. Check that you know how to turn your camera flash on – and off. Flash should generally be used for family shots indoors, but if you are taking pictures of the Christmas tree and decorations, try taking the shot with the flash off and your camera set to aperture priority F11, but you will need a tripod. 5. When taking family photos of up to 4 or 5 people, set your camera to Portrait mode (the icon with the little head) and make sure the background is not too cluttered. Check there is nothing “growing” out of anyone’s head in the background, such as a tinsel, candle sticks or baubles.6. If you are taking a photo of a larger group, try setting the camera to Aperture Priority (f8-F11) and turn on the flash.7. Make sure you use the red eye reduction on your flash. If the flash on your camera is set close to the lens, you can guarantee that everyone will look like aliens if you forget to use the red eye reduc-tion. If you have an external flash, use it and bounce the light from the ceiling. You can even use a piece of tissue paper over the flash to diffuse the light and make it softer.8. To make a Christmas portfolio to remember, don’t just photo-graph people. Make a visual diary that can be handed down to future generations by photographing everything that’s happening. For example, you could take shots of the meal preparation, the
Picture Postby Denise Hammond-Webb
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decorations being put up, gift wrapping, the children having a temper tantrum, setting the table for dinner and of course all the detail, such as baubles, bows, candles etc.9. Get outside! Not only will this be some welcome exercise after all the excesses of rich food, but there are lots of wonderful opportunities to photograph houses lit up, Christmas lights in city centres, shop win-dows and frost on the leaves and berries, to name but a few.10. Ask Santa for some photo editing software in your Christmas stock-ing. Have a play and see what you can do, such as creating your own personalised Christmas card with you in the picture (see example of my own family card below). I will be providing lots of hints and tips to edit your photographs in 2009. I hope you have found Picture Post useful. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Denise Hammond-Webb is a professional photographer and lives in Hinderclay. She can be contacted through www.youNiquephotos.co.uk or on 0845 257 2553 anytime.
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HEPWORTH
Extraordinary Parish Council meetingThe extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council took place on Thursday, 6th November 2008 at the pavilion. The meeting was chaired by Mr Stannard. Amongst the matters discussed were:Update from Mr David Palmer, Mimo Mr David Palmer, proprietor of the new car sales area on Shepherds Grove Industrial Estate, detailed activities on the site, including the quality of the road, the temporary build-ing, the planned indigenous tree planting, signage, lighting and security, and the vehicles themselves. Report from Community Police Officer There have been no reported crimes since the last report, and the village hall barrier has been working well. A company is due to market a bespoke alarm for oil tanks. The Police are keen to speak to those who may be targeted by distraction burglars, and a number of initiatives were outlined. The make-up of the changed Safer Neighbourhood Teams was detailed.Report from County Councillor Five villagers have volunteered for Community Speedwatch and an initial meeting will be arranged, followed by formal training (provided locally). The County Councillor will meet the person responsible for pavements at Suffolk CC, and will discuss the provision of a footpath from the junction of Church Lane/Church Close to the church, as well as the proposed footpath from The Street to the bus-stop on the A143. Beck Street will be closed for carriageway repairs from 24th November to 7th December.Report from Borough Councillor The consultation on the Local De-velopment Framework will close on 5th January, and the Parish Council will send representatives to a drop-in consultation event in Stanton on 1st December. The proposal is to categorise Hepworth as an “infill village”, which should mean “business as usual” for planning applications.Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 4th September 2008 and Matters Arising. Actions carried forward from these minutes included establishing ownership of land from The Street to the A143 (for footpath), approaching a possible Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator, and a meet-ing with Suffolk CC re pooling of water outside the bus-stop at Willow Green and an improved drain between Cranfields and East Barn, The Street.
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Highfield Farm, The Street An outline planning application for the erec-tion of 1 no. agricultural workers dwelling was tabled, and it was noted that the site is outside the development area, and that temporary dwellings would be more suitable for seasonal workers.Grange Farm, Church Lane, The Street A revised planning application was tabled for the creation of equestrian centre to include the following (following the demolition of agricultural buildings): a) change of use of ag-riculture fields to paddocks, b) retention of barn conversion to six stables, c) conversion of barn to form two units of accommodation as holiday lets, d) erection of single-storey building to form one unit of accommodation as holiday let, e) setting out of car parking and manoeuvring area, f) con-version and change of use of building to form 20 stables, g) construction of 50 x 20 metre ménage for commercial purpose (following the grant of application SE/08/0453 which granted consent for a ménage for personal use), h) erection of single-storey amenity building, i) fencing and gates to create courtyard. The Parish Council raised a number of concerns, and the objections will be sent to the Planning Office.Accounts for Payment It was agreed to pay for the Clerk’s salary and expenses, the external audit 2007-08, the additional insurance premium (village hall gates and Wood Lane corner), and contractors for provision of seats and improvements to Wood Lane corner.Parish Council Estimates 2009-10 The Parish Council Estimates for 2009-10 were agreed, and a precept of £4,000 will be requested from SEBC.Clerk’s Report The Clerk’s report included the proof for the interpretation panel for Wood Lane corner, the application for a Rural Areas Community Initiatives Fund grant application (50% towards the improvements), fram-ing of the village maps received from SEBC for the village hall, owner-ship of the telephone kiosk land by Suffolk CC, grass cutting to footpaths, changes to bank account signatories and improved interest rates, planned training for the Clerk and her hourly rate.Village Hall Hire Rates The hire rates will be displayed in the Village Hall.Speeding along Church Lane Suffolk CC will be asked to refix the two loose 30 mph speed limit signs.
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Dates to rememberDec 14 Sun.6.30pm Carol Service.Dec 16 & 17 Tues. & Wed. 6.30pm Village Carol-Singing. Dec 24 Christmas Eve 11.30pm Midnight Communion.Donation to East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices - Quidenham.“Thank you for the wonderful donation of food products collected at the Hepworth Harvest Festival. We are extrememly grateful for your suppport and please accept and pass on our thanks and best wishes to all who donated, on behalf of all the children and their families.Over the last 12 months, EACH has been able to provide short break care and support to 334 children and their families, helping them to cope with the strains and stresses that come with caring for a child with life-threatening conditions and complex healthcare needs. Just 25% of the funds needed come from statutory sources and so we rely heavily on voluntary donations to continue our work.Once again, many thanks for your support,Yours sincerely,Beverley Lloyd,Fundraising Administrator.”Suffolk Historic Churches TrustVery many thanks to all those who sat in the Church to record visitors to St. Peter’s and make the event possible. Thanks also to the following: Kenny Campbell-White,Clare Jones-Davies,Eileen Collins,Matthew Brooks,Ronald Bacon and Heather Shelley,who cycled or walked, and through sponsorship collected £294.34 from this day. Well done to all of you and we hope you will be back next year. Thank you to all the sponsors who gave so generously. St.Peter’s receives half this money, the rest goes to the SHCT.
BaptismCongratulations to Kelsie Elizabeth, and her parents Steven and Victoria Quayle, on her baptism at Hepworth Church on November 1st. A reading from Mark’s Gospel was given by her young cousin, and a reception was held at the home of one of her godparents, Mrs Jan Waters.
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Mark‘The Plasterer’
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Doris HubbardThe funeral of Mrs Doris Hubbard took place at St Peter’s Hepworth on October 31st. She was 90. Her grand-daughter Nicola read a tribute to her. After the service she was laid to rest in the grave of her late husband Donald, who died in 1992. A reception was held at the Pavilion.Doris was born in Camberwell and later moved to Chislehurst in Kent. Her first job was as a trainee buyer for Selfridges. She became a keen motorcyclist. When the War started, Doris worked in a munitions factory. When her home was bombed, her family were evacuated to Warwickshire, which is where she met Don, who was working for the M.O.D. They married in 1944, and came to live in Hepworth, where Don farmed with his father at Goswell Farm. They moved to Windy Hall in 1957. Doris worked for the auctioneers and valuers Chevell Lawrence in Bury St Edmunds until she retired in 1986. She remained active, and belonged to the Keep Fit Club. She enjoyed her monthly trips out and lunches at the Dun Cow with all her friends. After celebrating her 90th birthday in hospital, she moved to Field Court, Stanton, and greatly enjoyed the social life there. She devoted her life to her daughters Christine and Gina, her grandchildren Nicola, Kevin and Hayley, and her great-grandchil-dren Lauren, Jessie, Josh, Charlotte and Gemma. She will be very much missed by all her family, and by all her friends in Hepworth.
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Ooh La La -- French Evening at The PavilionNever before have so many stripey jumpers, cheeky berets and twirly moustaches (men only, of course) been gathered together in one place as was present in Hepworth’s own Cafe de Paris on the evening of the 15th November. Strong cheeses, fruity Beaujolais and scrumptious puds lent an authentic air. You could even hear a few “Bonjours” and “Bonsoirs”. The snail race(!) was won by Chris Staines and the enthusi-asm and hard work were courtesy of Tina, Russell and Clare -- to whom many thanks are given. But above all, thank you to everyone who par-ticipated. We hope this is the first of several different events to be held at The Pavilion. So, watch this space.The organisers were very grateful to people who replied to invitations, whether they were coming or not, as this helped with planning.All in all, it was a really successful social occasion -- “magnifique” in fact. Eileen Collins.
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CHURCH SERVICES FOR DECEMBER
St.Peter’sHEPWORTH
St.Mary’sHINDERCLAY
St.Nicholas’THELNETHAM
St.Margaret’sWATTISFIELD
December 7thAdvent 2
9.30amHC
8.30amHC
11.00am HC
December 14thAdvent 3
9.30amChristingle FS
6.30pm Village Hall Carols
December 21stAdvent 4
6.30pmCarols
4.30pm Carols
3.00pmCarols
6.30pmCarols
December 24th Christmas Eve
11.30pmHC
10.00pmHC
December 25thChristmas Day
9.30amHC
11.00amHC
December 28thChristmas 1
9.30amCarols of Praise
11.00amLights to Remem-ber
January 4thEpiphany
9.30amHC
8.30amHC
11.00am HC
January 11thEpiphany 2
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11.00am at URCSpecial
January 18thChristian Unity
9.30amHC
11.00amMP
11.00am MP
January 25thEpiphany 4
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9.30amHC
11.00am + URCDedication
February 1stCandlemas
9.30amHC
8.30amHC
11.00am HC
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CHURCH SERVICES FOR DECEMBER
Interim Moderator: Rev.Roy Ritchie 01953 688312Secretary: Mr. Michael Watson 01359 253876Treasurer: Mr. Andrew Wright 01379 898233
URC WATTISFIELD
December 7th 11.00am Rev. K. Glass Gt. FinboroughCommunion
December 14th
11.00am +6.30 pm
pm -Village Carol Serv.at Community Centre
Mr. S. Potter Rougham
December 21st
11.00am Carol service led by members
December 28th 11.00am United service at St. Margaret’s
January 4th 11.00am Mrs. G. Tilley B.S.E
January 11th 11.00am Joint service with St. Margaret’s
Mr. S. Campbell Gt. Barton
January 18th 11.00am Mr. R. Ogden Thetford
January 25th 11.00am Joint service at St. Margaret’s
Reaffirmation of Declaration of Intent
February 1st 11.00am Mr. R. wade ThetfordCommunion
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Like most middle aged women who have cooked their fair share of Christmas dinners, I have an ambivalent relationship with Christ-mas. I think it’s to do with all that giving. Women give and give and give. Then at Christmas, they give some more. You want to give everyone a wonderful day and a fabulous Christmas dinner. And it starts off that way. It starts to get confused with vague feelings of resentment nearer the day. About the 19th of December, women all over the country start frantically wrapping the impossibly lumpy presents they have bought, for her and his family. Husbands nor-mally sink into deep depression at this time, and lay on the sofa watching TV muttering about the expense and the rubbish adverts. Meanwhile Mrs is having her fifteenth hot flush trying to pin down the inflatable dingy she bought for mother in law, hoping she might tempt her to get in it so she can push her off on an outgoing tide somewhere off Mersea island. She then tries to deal with her rising irritation by munching her way through most of the marzipan she bought to ice the cake with. By Christmas day she will have re-bought marzipan about five times.
The children, being of a nervous disposition, are not excited by Father Christmas coming down the chimney/into their bedroom. Instead the six year old starts bed wetting again, and the four year old insists on sleeping in with mum and dad out of fright. This means Mrs spends the two weeks before Christmas clinging to the remaining two inches of duvet and the edge of the bed, whilst the four year old sleeps in the shape of a starfish. By Christmas eve, house fully decorated, shopping all done, presents wrapped, Mr suddenly gets all Christmassy. Wearing a paper hat and the grin of a happy drunk, he returns from the pub and says those fatal words “anything I can do”. Mrs, breaking teeth whilst gritting them, will not lose it at this point. She will however, lose it when he repeats the phrase just as she’s about to serve up Christmas dinner.
The Village Herbalistby Hilary Holden MNIMH
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She will have had two large glasses of wine whilst cooking, which is two more than she planned to have, and has now arrived at the “to hell with it” phase. It will take very little to cause her to down tools and lay down howling, wolflike, in front of the cooker. The phrase “anything I can do” does the trick…..every time. Happy Christmas one and all
Hilary Holden MNIMH is a medical herbalist and member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. She has clinics in Eye and Stanton. Queries to 01359 252278.(Oh, and she does actually enjoy Christmas!)
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We enjoyed two very thoughtful services during November. “Lives we Remember” was appreciated by many, and the opportunity to light a candle in memory of the life of a loved one was very meaningful. The Armistice Service was also very poignant with the trumpeter sounding the last post, followed by Frank Chandler reading the names of the fallen, the reveille being sounded and the Rector lighting a candle in front of the pulpit. It is good to remember and give thanks! We would like to thank Mrs. Hamilton-Webb for the lovely picture she painted and has given to the church. We will be holding our Christmas Bazaar on Saturday the 6th December from 2 - 4 p.m in the Village Hall. All donations of bric-a-brac, cakes, produce etc. will be welcome, either before the day at Fir Tree Cottage, or on the morning of the 6th at the Village Hall. Please come along to support us and bring your friends.Carol ServiceOur Carol Service will take place at 4:30 on the 21st December and we hope to see many of you there - do come if you can! The service will include carols, readings and solos. The organist will be Peter Creswell. Afterwards there will be mulled wine and mince pies. If you are able to contribute some mince pies please tell Joy Walker on 01379 898212. We look forward to seeing you there. There will be no midnight commun-ion in Hinderclay this Christmas but the Rector will be taking a service in Hepworth at 11:30 p.m. If there is anyone in the village who would like to attend that service but has no transport please phone Kate Rose, who will do her best to arrange transport. (898562) Our service will be on Christmas morning at 9:30 and all are welcome.
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As there will be no January edition of this magazine may we take the opportunity of not only wishing you all a very happy Christmas, but also a really splendid 2009. Dorothy Chandler.
Hinderclay Recreation AreaHinderclay Parish Council had the opportunity to purchase land adjacent to the village hall to create a recreation area for the village. A working group was set up by the Parish Council to implement this. After three years very little progress has been made; it has become obvious that there is not the active commitment necessary within the village to make this project happen. Consequently the Parish Council has very reluctantly decided to abandon it. The Parish Council would like to thank those vil-lagers who assisted and those who completed a questionnaire.
Little Ernie Draw for November 173 Mrs. V. Easto 208 Mrs.G. Parker 124 Mr. R. Waters25 Mrs.Ivy Waters
From January 2009, Hinderclay Village Hall meetings will be on the second wednesday of the month, at 7.30pm, when the Little Ernie draw will take place. Anyone wishing to join the draw, please ring L. Aves on 898512. from 1st January, the Hire charges for the Village Hall will be £5.50 per hour for residents of Hinderclay. We welcome hirers from outside the village, and the charge will be £6 per hour. Contact number for hire is P. Aves on 01379 898512.
Dates for the DiaryChristmas BazaarSaturday 6th December 14..-16.00 in the Village HallCarol ServiceSunday 21st December 16.30
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I have been missing since the 8th August 2008. Have you seen me? I had only just moved to Great Barton and I have gone walkabout and may be heading back to Bury St. Edmunds, or lost elsewhere. I am a female, silver grey tabby, with a corn/champagne contra colour. Very pretty and very friendly with people. I have a gold collar with “Kitty Cat” on it. My mum is really missing me and needs to know if anyone has seen me, is looking after me or has knocked me down. Please ‘phone her with any information on 01359 231344. Thank you.The Lilacs, Thurston Road, Gt. Barton, BSE. IP31 2 PL.
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6th December Gift Day.21st December Carol service in the Church at 3pm. If you play a musical instrument and would like to join in with the Carols, please let Stef Grayling know (01379 890103) and she will be happy to supply you with music. We do hope you can come.
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Your Village Needs YouMay I take this opportunity to thank all those who supported our recent 50/50 sale. So many people helped in a wide variety of different ways, giving of their time or talents, and so many more came and found a bar-gain to lighten our credit-crunched days. I feel very privileged to be part of such a band of folk who come together to help create and sustain our vil-lage community. The sale raised in the region of £200 for Church funds, the exact total is still to be finalised.Our beautiful 14 Century Church, on the site of a former one mentioned in the Domesday Book, is geographically, picturesquely and spiritually central to village life for many Thelnetham residents. For some it’s impor-tance is a regular part of daily living, for others the Church and our Rector are always there for special or critical times in our lives. In honour of all those who have gone before and as a service to those who come, it falls on those in the present, to keep things going. As with the above sale, some of our events involve raising funds to maintain the building and to contribute our annual fee or quota to the Diocese. This year we have been asked to raise around £6000, a huge sum for a small community. As with everything else, increasing costs mean that we need to continu-ously generate income if we are to survive.I wonder how many us have said to ourselves that we would like to do more if only we had the time or the money. I know I have done, and now there is a way. For anyone who would like to contribute more regularly, we are setting up the chance to make a small donation by Direct Debit of just £2 per month (or more if you wish) by just completing the form that you will find tucked into this month’s magazine and returning it to Paul Spencer, PCC treasurer, at Lower Lodge, High Street, Thelnetham. Your contribution will really make a difference. As usual, we will be having our twice annual Church Gift Day on 6th December. Your donation will be most gratefully received and may be sent or given to the Treasurer or Rector. Thank you very much in anticipation of your support and we look forward to seeing old friends and new faces at some of our events at Christmas and in the New Year. Why not come along to our Carol Serv-ice, an essential part of Christmas at Thelnetham and join us for a cuppa afterwards. Kind regards to you all. Karen Warren, Churchwarden.
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Parish CouncilThe scheduled meeting of the Parish Council took place on Wednesday, 5th November 2008 at the village hall. The meeting was chaired by Mr Haskin. Amongst the matters discussed were:Report from the Police Community Support Officer One crime had been reported, the theft of a concrete breaker from secure outbuilding on 23rd-24th October. Police are seeking a Transit van seen in the vicinity.Report from the County Councillor The report included the role of the County Council in planning decisions, how to report significant amounts of mud on the road, and the closure of Beck Street from 24th November to 7th December for carriageway repairs.Report from the Borough Councillor The report included the availability of free trees from SEBC and the consultation on the Local Development Framework. Regarding the latter, Thelnetham would be categorised as an infill village, which would retain the housing settlement boundary for permitted development. No sites have been proposed by landowners or developers for new housing in Thelnetham. The merits of categorising Thelnetham as “countryside” were discussed, and it was subsequently agreed not to pursue this option. A drop-in consultation event will be held in Stanton Village Hall on 1st December from 4 – 7.30 pm.Planning Application – 1 Council House, Cross Green An applica-tion for the provision of a new vehicular access to front with associated hard-standing was tabled, and it was agreed to record no objection or observation.Accounts for Payment Payments were agreed as follows: Clerk’s sal-ary and expenses from 1st April 2008, annual insurance premium from 1st October 2008, and external audit 2007-08. The draft Parish Council estimates for 2009-10 were discussed, and it was agreed to request a precept of £1,700 as the bank balance was below the recommended level.Clerk’s Report The report included archive documents received from SEBC, an update on the Water Level Management Plan for Thelnetham and Blo’ Norton Fens being carried out by Atkins, training being under-taken by the Clerk, and her revised hourly rate.
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Veteran Oak Tree The tree has been lopped, the wood stacked, and the overdue work to the bridge and seat will be followed up.Overgrown Hedge opposite The White Horse The landowner will be asked to cut back the hedge which is growing into the ditch. Agenda Items Two items will be included on the next agenda: the wa-ter level on the fens and ditches, and the missing Neighbourhood Watch sign on the Hopton approach.Date of Next Meeting The date of the next meeting will be Wednesday, 11th February 2009.
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Coming soon to a village hall near you: the answer to your Midwinter Misery
The Thelnetham World Championship Super Mega-Quizand Extraordinary Fun Night
Friday January 16th 2009 at 7.30pm Thelnetham Village Hall
starring your Inquisitor General for the evening;the legendary Michael Webb,
Artist, Cartoonist, Celebrity and Good Egg,whose head is full of questions and answers.
(supported by M. Ward Esq.)
Wondrous array of amazing prizesTeams of Four Tickets: £6 per person
To include a Free Drink and Delicious BuffetNo ugly scenes and scuffles – there will be enough for everybody.
Special attractions: NO RAFFLE , NO SPEECHESTickets from M.Ward at 01379 898502
This Quiz Night brought to you by Thelnetham village Hall Committee
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Pop-In Coffee Morning· WATTISFIELD VILLAGE HALL ·
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Watch this space!st margaret’s Church & the UrC
Wattisfieldsunday school Coming soon!
details on the church notice board from 2009all are welcome
one sunday a month
What’s On in Wattisfield?
Photos of Our Parish, Aerial views of Wattisfield in the 1990’s,Recent Weddings, Services, Bible Study,
Upcoming Events and much more.
Visit www.wattisfieldchurch.co.uk
Service of Lightat St.Margaret’s Church, Wattisfield
A service for anyone who wishes to remember loved onesat Christmas time. Come and light a candle in their memory.
All are welcome11.00am on the 28th December 2008
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St. Margaret’s 2008 Calendar of EventsDecember 14th 6.30pm Village Carol Service, Village HallDecember 21st 6.30pm Nine Lessons & Carols at St Margaret’sDecember 24th Christmas Eve; 10.00pm Communion with CarolsHarvest FestivalJust an update on last month’s article – a donation of £35 has been sent to Christian Aid from the offertory taken at the Harvest Festival service.Link Romania Shoebox AppealThere was an excellent response to this year’s Shoebox Appeal. Fifteen boxes were presented at the morning service on 2 November but, with some late arrivals, a total of 21 boxes was finally handed over to our local representatives, Mr and Mrs Brian Nobbs from Wickham Market. It was a great joy that when Mrs Nobbs came to collect our donations she was accompanied by a young Romanian friend who was staying with them at the time and, on behalf of all the recipients of the parcels, he asked for his grateful thanks to be passed on to the generous donors. We will no doubt receive an update from the charity in the Spring after the parcels have been delivered and we will pass any information on.Remembrance SundayA good congregation met on 9 November for a very special Remem-brance Sunday service as we marked the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Alan Taylor from Norton led the service and gave us a very thoughtful sermon with much to think about. On behalf of the village Paul Wright read the names of the fallen from the War Memorial and Colin Shield read the famous words from Laurence Binyon’s poem, “For the Fallen.” A donation from the offertory will be sent, as usual, to the Royal British Legion.Christmas at St Margaret’sAs usual we hope to provide a range of Christmas services to suit alltastes and ages, but this year we have an important new innovation.We start on 14th December when the Village Carol Service will be held
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at 6.30pm in the Community Centre. This is a happy, informal service where all ages, especially children, are welcome, and we hope that the hall will be seasonably adorned with decorations made by village children at the craft workshop being held on 30 November. There is a complete change of atmosphere the following week, the 21st, when our Service of Nine Lessons and Carols is held in Church at 6.30pm.This is a totally traditional candlelight service when we hear the Christmas story told in the beautiful words of the Authorised Ver-sion of the Bible and sing many of our favourite carols.On Christmas Eve, 24th, a service of Holy Communion for Christmas will be held at 10pm in Church. This is once again a candlelight serv-ice and is for many a very important part of the Christmas festivities.And now for our new introduction. Service of LightOn the Sunday after Christmas, the 28th, we will be holding a “Service of Light” in Church at 11am. The general theme will be one of hope and new beginnings as we end the old year and look forward to the new, but the most important part of the service will be the opportunity for everyone present to light a candle in memory of loved ones who will have been sorely missed during the Christmas period. We will be following a special Order of Service which will include suitable poetry and pieces of music; the full words of the readings used will be includ-ed on the service sheets so you will be able to take them home and perhaps gain comfort from them in the future.This is a completely new venture for Wattisfield but several villagers have suggested some-thing similar so we hope that a good number of people will attend and will find it a rewarding experience. Six week Lent Course ‘Experiencing God’. 24th February - 7th April 09: Tuesday evenings (except 17th March) URC Hall 7.30pm. Pancakes, Borsch & Black Bread, ‘The Seder’. Discover The Psalms through music, puzzles and quizzes. Peter Gibbs - Multi-sensory activities. Speakers include: Ken Smith - ‘The Highs and Lows of the spiritual life’. Jenny Hill - Trip to Jordan. Adrian Black ‘If I were a rich man - experiences in the Ukraine’. John Fulton “By the Rivers of Babylon - the Passover Meal”. All are welcome.
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Other dates for your Diary14th December 2008 Christmas Carol Concert 6.30pm at the Community Centre.22nd December 2008 Carol Singing around Wattisfield. We will be raising money for com-munity funds and would like as many villagers as possible to join us. Refreshments. All the family welcome.Please meet at the Community Centre at 6.30pm.31st Dec 08 8pm till 12.30am. New Years Eve Party at the Community Centre. Li-censed Bar, food, music and games.Same price as last year; Adults £5, Accompanied children under 18 free. Please bring a plate of food.31st Jan 09: 7.30pm till late at the Community Centre. Wattisfield games night. All sorts of games and quizzes, both adults and childrens. Please bring the family and have a great evening. Licensed Bar. Adults £5, accom-panied children under 16 free.21st Feb 0911am – 2pm. Table top sale at the Community centre. Refreshments available.21st March 09Spring Fayre at the Community Centre. 1pm-3pm18th April 09Table Top/Car Boot Sale 10am - 12 noon at the Community Centre/ Recreation Ground
Wattisfield FestivalFollowing on from last month’s request, we have had no joy in recruiting anyone to help with organising the festival. From previous experience the organisation needs to start around November and so anyone who is willing to assist, could you please phone Andy on 251185 or Ann on 251408.
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Wattisfield Parish Council They met in the village hall on Monday 17th November, 2008. 6 out of 7 parish councillors were present, plus District Cllr. Derek Osborne and PCSO Nic Kegge. No members of the public were present. Cllr. Osborne updated members on the happenings within MSDC.PCSO Nick Kegge stated that there had been no local crime reported in the past month. He was then made aware that, following the repainting of the bus shelter at the bottom of The Street, the wall had been daubed with obscene graffiti. Spray cans had been found in the vicinity and he took them away as evidence. It is hoped that the mindless culprits are soon caught and this childish behaviour is stopped. The Chairman vol-unteered to repaint the shelter.The Council were still committed to erecting a 2 person bus shelter at the junction of The Street and Bury Road.No objections have been received and it is hoped that following approval from SCC the scheme can go ahead.The Council had also taken steps to adopt the telephone kiosk which BT wanted to remove from Chapel Lane. All the equipment will be removed, but the members felt that the kiosk was integral part of the street scene and should be saved.The kiosk in Bury Road will be removed in due course. It was noted that the new Local Plan had come into effect from 1st. Sep-tember, 2008. The main effect to Wattisfield would be that the village was deemed as “open countryside” as far as planning was concerned, and it was now unlikely that any development of new properties would be permitted. MSDC was still trying to find land within the village to purchase and use for affordable housing. This is a very important scheme to help local young people stay within the community and if anybody has land avail-able, please let the Clerk know.It was noted that SCC Right of Way office had refused to upgrade foot-path 5, at the end of Honeypot Lane to bridleway status. It is understood the applicants are appealing against this decision.The planning application for 9 dwellings to be erected on the Bristol Ames site has been refused by MSDC Planning.
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The next Parish Council meeting will be held in the village hall, on Monday 15th. December, 2008, starting at 7:30pm. All members of the public are invited to attend and are given the opportunity to address members on any topic relating to the parish.Andrew Catchpole, Clerk to Wattisfield Parish Council.Tel: 01449 780150, email: [email protected].
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