Telstar 257 August 2013

I N S T O W U P L A N D

In ThIs Issue

Summer croppingAlloTmenT lIfe 5

Walkers wanted!The WAlker Cup 7

Music on The GreenCommunITy evenTs 12

Space RacekIds Corner 14

Bird watchingCounTrysIde rAmbler 35

youTh ACTIvITIes 39 & bACk Cover

Reports from Parish Council Churches Village Clubs

S U F F O L KNewsletter of the Year

C O M M U N I C A T I N G

Stowupland Open Gardens 2013

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Stowupland Open Gardens 2013

Celebrates 50 Years

‘Af ternoon Tea’ with the Telstar Teamin the Village Hall on 3rd August, 2013

from 2.00pm – 5.00pm (come and go as you please)

As part of our celebration we have re-produced issue No 1 in its original format, and this is enclosed with this issue. We hope that

you will find it interesting.

We also hope that we will see you at our ‘Afternoon Tea’ where sandwiches and delicious cakes will be served from 2.00pm, and our Anniversary Cake will be cut during the afternoon.

We will have a selection of Telstar over the past 50 years, copies which have been kept by residents which now form an archive of the magazine, for you to browse through. We are sure they will bring back memories to some of you. It is interesting, reading through them, to see how Stowupland has changed over that time. But in some ways, the issues which affect us now were also trying to be dealt with then.

As part of our Celebration event, you could take part in our village quizzes – there are two which you can take part in with a small prize for those who get the most correct answers, although the best prize is knowing or finding the answers in the first place! The first is a quiz, on the happenings, as reported in the magazine, over the past 50 years – all the answers to be found in the archive issues on display. And the second quiz is a ‘Where is it?’ quiz – a selection of photographs, by Keith Hyland, taken in the village. All you have to do is locate where they were taken. There are also activities for children.

We will also have a display ‘What happens at the printers’ – a selection of pictures showing the print process – how Telstar gets from a computer generated file to the final magazine.

We hope you will take the time to call in for the Afternoon Tea, and we look forward to seeing you there.

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Chairman’s Remarks Keith Welham, Stowupland Parish Council

What a great day we had for our Music on The Green and I was really pleased that so many families came along and enjoyed the day. Many

thanks to all who supported the event.

So many people helped to make the event a success. Rather than pick out some and miss others, I would like to say a sincere ‘Thank You’ to everyone who helped in any way. I think that all members of the working group and the willing band of helpers who set things up, served refreshments and tidied up afterwards felt that their efforts were very worthwhile. Final figures are not available just yet but clearly the day was a financial success. Stowupland has proved once again that we can organise quality events and have a good time.

Despite my scepticism last month, I am determined that we will have Music on The Green next year. I hope enough willing people will come forward to form a group to organise next year’s event. People with no connection to Stowupland would like to be involved in the planning. Surely we want to avoid that if we can. So, if you think that you might be able to help, please volunteer. If there are not enough volunteers, I may have to resort to knocking on doors.

Away from Music on The Green, we have recently installed a pair of goalposts on The Green. A small boy and his grandfather came along to play even before the concrete had set and more young people came along at the end of the school day. We hope that the goalposts will encourage informal games – especially as an alternative to playing on the main pitch during the winter.

The saga of the footpath link between Trinity Walk and the path leading to Freeman School continues. I did think that the County Council had accepted that some minor improvement to the track, including surfacing suitable for wheelchairs, was their preferred option. However, they have since consulted the High School with a view to providing a path inside the playing field. This would clearly be more expensive and might not be used unless the track is too wet to walk along. We will continue to press for a suitable surface so that there is an all-weather path to the school, church and Post Office.

We are awaiting a safety report on the existing PlayPark equipment. Once we know the extent of any remedial work, we will set about getting that work done and planning improvements, including new equipment. The

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results of the recent consultation are very helpful and I would welcome some further input from two or three parents in making decisions on what we should be providing.

As I write this, I am thinking that this time next week Cathy and I will be heading towards the Alps. By the time you read this, we’ll be back; schools will have broken up and, hopefully, the weather will still be warm and dry. The Green looks an absolute picture and I hope that you will take advantage of this wonderful facility that we are blessed with.

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1112 £100 Cash Prize Parish Council Mrs Rothery

1159 £50.00 Meat Voucher M & M Butchers Mr & Mrs Tovell

1142 Brew Kit Muntons Malt Dave Marner

1077 MOT Stowmarket Fast Fit Roger

1125 MOT Stowmarket Fast Fit M Flack

0538 Air Con Service Stowmarket Fast Fit Matt Perks

0650 Cut & Blow Dry Voucher

The Cutting Room Lisa

1090 6 Bottles of Wine Stowupland Post Office Amanda Robinson

0946 6 Bottles of Beer Adnams Brewery Mr Driver

0334 Sekection of Products Aspall Cyder Sheila Sharp

1314 Sap Day Pass for two Dunston Hall Mrs Stevens

1372 Beauty Voucher Amout Lansdown

0913 Signed picture MK3A Sea King

22B Flight Wattisham Airfield

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1229 2 Cinema Tickets Regal Cinema Mr Lummis

0639 Lambrini Chocolates and biscuits

Stowupland Service Station

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0219 Bottle of Pimms Mrs West Mandy Hall

Allotment Life David Andrew

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Most of us are now eating proper fruit and vegetables with broad beans, peas, onions, cabbages, salads

and carrots all in plentiful supply. The ‘courgette glut’ is in full swing with two or three plants able to supply the largest of families with plenty left over to give to in-laws, uncles and any other unfortunate family member that happens to be in the vicinity. One plot, however, boasts

no less than twelve of these plants producing green ones, yellow ones and round ones in abundance. Why so many plants? Apparently the whole family love courgettes and the plot holder wanted to make sure he grew enough to satisfy all concerned. I am sure that he will soon be able to supply the entire neighbourhood so, a suggestion; try E-bay in an attempt to buy a book entitled ‘What will I do with all these courgettes?’ containing no fewer than 150 recipes including soups, salads, casseroles and cakes. If not, he will find extreme difficulty in negotiating the courgette mountain that will undoubtedly result!

The earlier indications of a promising soft fruit harvest have been fulfilled with strawberries, tayberries, blackcurrants and gooseberries all being picked and the world suddenly seems a much better place when strawberries and ice cream are on the dessert menu (especially when they are your own).

Sweet corn is one of the least grown vegetables but most satisfying of the less usual vegetables and is at its best when eaten as soon as possible after picking as the sugar (and hence sweetness) content quickly decreases. You would certainly be reluctant to buy supermarket sweet corn after experiencing the flavour of your own grown. One word of warning though; it would be unwise to try and economise by sorting the maize seeds from the wild bird or chicken food and experimenting with it. It will produce some cobs but of dubious quality and could easily result in an urgent phone call to your dentist. Another use for sweet corn; if you are short of kindling for the fire, keep the stalks of the plants and dry them out – they make excellent firelighters, especially for the barbecue.

New sheds and compost bins are much in evidence on our allotments. We have sheds of various designs ranging from small ones that you can just about squeeze into through to the more sophisticated ones with additional features such as doors that actually close properly and room to sit in whilst sheltering from the rain or sun. What next? Well, we have one with a small veranda so perhaps that curtain from the seventies pulled across to conceal a worktop (after all, every beach hut has them!) or a hanging basket or two. One thing, however, is certain. The compost bin will always be a construction made up of various unidentified pieces of wood, corrugated iron (often rusty), an old front door and a pallet or two. It will never, ever be dragged into the twenty first century!

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Calling all walkers! Margaret Gough

In just a couple of months it will be time to take on Old Newton in the annual competition for the

Walker Cup. Following our overwhelming victory in 2011 we suffered a bit of a defeat last year. So this time we need to turn out in force!

The rules of the competition couldn’t be simpler. Villagers from Stowupland walk from The Retreat to Old Newton and back. Old Newtonians cover the same route but in reverse. Whichever village has the most people completing the route wins and keeps the cup for the following twelve months. The walk is along footpaths and country lanes and should take about 1½ hours. And many agree that it is one of the finest local walks with lovely views over the surrounding countryside.

The walk does have a serious purpose and that’s to help raise money for the St Elizabeth Hospice. So, as in previous years, there will be a small

entrance fee of £1.00 (but additional donations will be very welcome) with all proceeds going

to the Hospice. For that reason alone it would be good to see lots of people

participating.

If you are taking part please register at The Retreat from 11.00am onwards and make sure you sign in again when you arrive back.

You can take part throughout the day but make sure you arrive back to sign in

by close of play at 4.00 pm.

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Parish Council Report Keith Welham

July Meeting

Sandy Smith was unable to attend so I have put together a brief note of the July meeting.It was reported that the meeting between the High

School and Suffolk County Council in respect of the Safety to School scheme has taken place. A slight change to the route will be required to pass around the enlarged bus pick-up area. Suffolk County Council have asked for contact details for residents who have Commoners’ Rights over The Green. Information will be updated and sent so that a consultation on the scheme can be carried out. The High School are not in favour of the footpath link between Trinity Walk and the path to Freeman School being constructed along the edge of their playing field. Councillors re-iterated their preference for an upgrading of the track to make it suitable for wheelchairs.

The Chairman and Clerk reported correspondence and discussions regarding a small grassed area between Berick House and Pooles Farmhouse. It was agreed that the area would be mown twice per year. The mowing contactor will be asked for a quotation of cost and the work added to the mowing schedule.

New goalposts have been installed on The Green for informal games. Thanks were expressed to those who carried out the work and to Gary Green who provided the funding through his locality budget.

There were many complimentary remarks made about Music on The Green and thanks were expressed to all who helped in the planning and preparation for the day and to the many who helped on the day, and for the support from Mid Suffolk District Council Sports Development for providing the ‘Youth Bus’ activities. Income from the event exceeds the expenditure but, as there are still some payments to be made, the details are not yet available. One letter complaining of the quality of the music and the proximity to cottages on The Green was read out. PC Henriksen said that he was generally satisfied with the arrangements for the event and would be passing some comments to the Community Events group. Some young people had arrived with alcohol but this was confiscated and the event did not give rise to problems within the event area.

It was reported that the express bus service to Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds has been withdrawn. The provision of a school bus for students attending Suffolk One is being considered. A resident of Gipping Road queried why Galloways buses are using the road in front of their house. The Clerk will take this up with the bus company.

Family First AidEast of England Training will be starting a series of one off courses at

Stowupland Village Hall on Wednesday, 14th August from 7.00pm – 9.00pm. The aim of this two hour session is to give you the confidence to deal with certain first aid emergencies if they happen to your baby or child.

Barry Jackson, who lives on Cedars Park, has over twenty years experience working in the medical field. He started up East of England Training in 2010 and now runs regular training courses for industrial, public service and private clients.

The course will cost £15.00 per person up to a maximum of twenty people and will include how to deal with choking, resuscitation and the recovery position for a baby and child.

For further information or to reserve your place please email Barry at; www.eastofenglandtraining.co.uk or [email protected] / Tel 01449 614 468.

Stowupland W.I.open meeting on

Wednesday, 21st August to raise funds for the MacMillan charity.

We welcome anyone who would like to join us for the evening for coffee (or tea), home made cakes and fun, from 7.30 pm in the Village Hall.

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Gary Green reported that a judicial review of the schools reorganisation decisions is in progress. Suffolk County Council are confident that the review will find in their favour. Concern has been expressed that the review is unlikely to change the decision to reorganise to a two-tier system but may cause delay and uncertainty for staff who will need to transfer to new posts.

The planning application in respect of extending 1 Mill Street has been referred to the full Planning Committee. The application for the Biomass Renewable Energy Plant at Mendlesham will be discussed by the Planning Committee on 17th July. Councillor Byles will explain to the committee the Parish Council’s concerns in respect of traffic and temporary storage areas. Councillors supported the applications for extensions at No 1 Columbyne Close and Crowstone, Church Road.

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Note from advertiserI recently had a suspicious telephone call which seemed very plausible!

Someone phoned and said ‘they’ were organising the publication of a booklet and were looking for local people to advertise. They said they would get the publishers to contact me with a view to arranging adverts in three publications. The publishers duly phoned and tried to push me to commit to an advert. I said I would have to see something official first and I have heard nothing since. Telephone numbers were always withheld.

Parish Council Bits and Pieces Rachel Godbold, Parish Clerk

Planning ApplicationsApplication No.: 0987/13 Location: 29 Saxham Street.Details: Erection of single storey sunroomParish Council decision: Support.

Application No.: 0480/13 Location: 1 Mill StreetDetails: Erection of single storey front and side extensionParish Council decision: Object, due to loss of amenity of neighbour and overdevelopment of the site.

Application No.: 1725/13 Location: 1 Columbyne CloseDetails: Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and alterationsParish Council decision: Support

Application No.: 1875/13 Location: Crowstone, Church RoadDetails: Erection of a single storey rear extensionParish Council decision: Support

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Sea King helicopter flies over The Green

Community Events Keith Welham

Our Music and Fun weekend started on Friday, 28th June with ten teams taking part in the Community Quiz. The winners were the Rambling

Oaks. Many thanks to Gordon for setting the questions and acting as quizmaster, to John for checking the arithmetic and the other helpers who

set up the hall, organised the raffle etc.The music day on Saturday was the best ever.

Families started to arrive early, some with cool boxes of food and drink, and many stayed until darkness fell. By mid-afternoon there was little space on The Green and a steady queue at the Real Ale tent. The

weather was really good and the event had a lovely community feel about it.

The first band came on at 12.00 noon and we enjoyed a wide range of music until Crossover, the headline band, finished the evening at 11.00 pm. The line-up of local bands included 23X, Ben and Greg, The Issues and Far From the Ordinary – a group of musicians who attend our High School.

Besides the music, there was a fun fair, laser chamber, children’s entertainer and a variety of

refreshment stalls. The barbecue team cooked and sold well over 1000

Dancers perform

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Fairground ride

Songs of Praise on The Green

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burgers and hot dogs – the most ever – and real ale ran out at 8.30pm. The bar had to be re-stocked with cans and bottles and soon ran out again.

On Sunday, the Salvation Army band accompanied the hymns for the service on The Green, the Freeman Community Primary School choir sang and a group of puppeteers presented the parable of the lost sheep. I will never be able to listen to The Beach Boys without thinking of Baa Baa Baa Baa Baabra Lamb. The service was followed by cream teas.

The only complaint I heard – apart from the shortage of real ale – was from a resident in Old Newton who had hoped to sit out in their garden to listen to the music. Unfortunately for them, the sound did not travel far!

Putting on an event like our Music Day takes planning and hard work by a lot of people before the event and on the day. I am sure that I am speaking for almost everyone in Stowupland when I offer a big ‘Thank You’ to them all – the planning group, the team who helped set up on Friday and early on Saturday, stallholders and everyone else who helped at the event, the people who cleared The Green on Sunday morning and set up for the service. Many others helped before, during and after. Without you all, and everyone who came along to enjoy the day, there would be no event.

When I wrote a month ago, I expressed concern about future events because fewer and fewer people offer help. The day was such a success that I have said that I will head up a group to ensure that there is a Music Day in 2014. I’m optimistic that a number of new volunteers will have come forward by the time you read this and we can start planning for next year. But I am sure that we will need many more as we start detailed planning through the autumn. Please get in touch with me if you can help, even in a small way. We could also do with help for other community events throughout the year.

The next community event in Stowupland will be the Yard Sale on Sunday, 1st September. To book a yard or for information about the Yard Sale please telephone 01449 673 185.

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Space Race!Satellites, are very much part of our lives now, and our own magazine was named after the first communication satellite in

space (read about this in the June issue of Telstar). But during the 1950s & 1960s, when your grandparents were about your age, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in space. This included such events as who could put the first manned spacecraft into orbit and who would be the first to walk on the moon.

The Space Race BeginsThe Space Race began in 1955 when both countries announced that they would soon be launching satellites into orbit. On October 4, 1957 the Russians placed the first successful satellite into orbit. It was called Sputnik I. The Russians had taken the lead in the Space Race. The Americans successfully launched their first satellite four months later called the Explorer I. Both countries then experimented by sending various animals into space, mice, dogs (the first one in space was named Laika, and he was aboard Sputnik II), and monkeys.

The First Man in OrbitThe Soviets again won the race for putting the first man into space. On 12th April,1961 Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earth in the spacecraft Vostok I. It was nearly a year later on 20th February, 1962 when the first American, John Glenn, orbited the earth on the Friendship 7 spacecraft.

Race to the MoonThe Americans were embarrassed at being behind the Space Race. In 1961 President Kennedy announced he wanted to be the first to put a man on the moon, and the Apollo Moon program was launched.

Man on the MoonAfter many years of experiments, test flights and training the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched into space on 16th July, 1969. The crew included astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The trip to the

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rmoon took three days.Upon arriving Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moved to the Lunar module, called The Eagle, and began their descent to the moon. There were some malfunctions and

Armstrong had to land the module manually. On 20th July, 1969 The Eagle landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong stepped outside and became the first man to walk on the Moon. With his first step on the Moon, Armstrong said “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.

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U.R.C. ChapelMinister: Revd Chris Wood Telephone 01449 678 173

I’m Glad to have been Told .....

I had a good friend in Yorkshire who was full of amazing facts, information, and quotes.

Whenever I was in his company, he would see or hear something, and offer further insights from his incredible depth of knowledge, and then round it off by saying ‘I bet you’re right glad I told you that’. More often than not I was. It was a constant reminder – as again he would point out – that we can learn something new every day, but then, occasionally he would look at me, and remark that ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’!

Amazingly, I find that, when I read the Bible, and especially familiar stories that I’ve known since I was a child, I can still discover something new and fresh in its retelling that I hadn’t appreciated before. Recently, in a study of the Prodigal Son, I was reminded that both sons – the one that had gone off in reckless living AND the one who faithfully and obediently remained behind – were in equal need of the Father’s embracing love and forgiveness. I was glad to have been told – because I’d not seen it that way before.

Recently on the national radio, the Chief Rabbi was being interviewed, and he was asked a question about how he would encourage the faithful to relate to those people which the scriptures clearly condemned or whose behaviour was deemed unacceptable. He very thoughtfully and sensitively pointed out that the Hebrew scripture require the faithful to ‘love God and to love their neighbour as themselves’, but then added ‘it is also a requirement of faith to look after the stranger in their midst’.

Interestingly, he explained that, in his understanding, the stranger is anyone who is different to ourselves. In other words, not to ignore, not to condemn, not to criticize not to make things worse or to de-humanise them, but to recognise them, first and foremost as a child of God, equally in need of His embracing love and forgiveness.

I had never appreciated this interpretation before – but recognise that it makes sound sense. I’m grateful that he shared his insight and wisdom with the nation of our common responsibility before God towards our neighbour – but especially a care and sensitivity towards those who are different to us. Another reminder that we not only learn something new each day, but need to put such knowledge to good effect.

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Having spent three weeks with my daughter in beautiful Sherborne it was good to return to lovely warm weather. As I have travelled around it

makes me realise that God’s beauty is everywhere.On Sunday, 30th June we enjoyed a visit to Stowmarket URC Flower

Festival. First there was a very interesting guided walk around Stowmarket for the more able, whilst others stayed and looked at the lovely flower arrangements. This was followed by a service of Songs of Praise and a lovely tea. This was the annual Central Suffolk Area Partnership event when people within the partnership join together.

Our next Coffee Morning is on 30th August. Please pop in if you have time. It’s a very friendly event.

An advance notice, the Chapel will be open on 14th September 9.00am to 5.00pm for the Suffolk Historic Churches Cycle Ride. If anyone is interested in taking part in the cycle ride, sponsorship forms are available from Joyce Gardiner (01449 676 149)

Services at the URC Chapel are held each Sunday at 10.30am and we cordially invite anyone who wishes to join us in our worship. A warm welcome awaits you.Our speakers for August are as follows:

4th August Stephen Horrex11th August Clive Herrod18th August Frank Lewis25th August Revd Peter Ball

Afternoon FellowshipJust a reminder that we do not meet again until the beginning of October

and it will be a Harvest meeting.We welcome anyone who would like to join us at our meetings (male or

female). Come and enjoy the fellowship. Mary Clark

London Museums and The CityCoach trip on Saturday, 19th October to the Natural History, Science

and the V & A museums, or make your way into the city for the day. Free admission to the museums, unless there is a special exhibition, for which there is usually a charge. Coach fare – max. £15.00.

If interested please contact Judy Clarke tel. 01449 615 386.

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I will be happy to come along to see you any time after 4.00pm, we would be grateful for any clothes, shoes, household items, furniture of

any kind, in fact, we will be grateful for anything you can donate.

Thanks to the residents of Stowupland, for all their kind support, both in donating goods for the shop and supporting us in buying from the shop, I am amazed at how kind people have been. It is with your help we have

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Visit to Abbots Hall

Thanks to a talk by Jeannette Baldry in June, many of the members visiting the Hall on 3rd

July had some knowledge of the building’s history. Welcomed by Darren, it was still amazing to find how large an area the manor of Abbots Hall covered – the present day Solar store, the allotments (now Iliffe Way and car park), King’s Meadow (the rec.) and past the church, (St. Mary’s, built in the grounds of the present church). Today’s camping land was part of the estate, with the name originating from a game played there, called ‘campen’. It was a brutal sport, only stopped when one of the games resulted in the death of two participants. Market and fair charters granted by Edward III in 1347, added ‘market’ to the town’s name, with Stow meaning an assembly or meeting place. Cherry fairs took place for many years, until rowdyism brought them to a halt. The King’s Head – alas no more – was an important venue for the Sheriff of Suffolk when he wished to call a meeting of the local bigwigs. Darren then led us to the gardens, pointing out on the way where a one-day archaeological dig had taken place, revealing pottery,

coins, clay pipes and musket balls, now all on display in the Hall. We went into the mid-18th century walled garden, restored to its former glory, as shown on an old Ordinance Survey map. The area behind it has many beautiful mature trees in a huge swathe of grass, bordered by a lake, which in past very cold winters could have seen ice skaters on it. We then looked at and in the Victorian block of stables and from

there we could see the magnificent tithe barn.

Entering the Hall, we all went at our own way to explore. There were the traditional parlour and dining rooms, but others were dedicated to various aspects of Suffolk life and people – George Ewart Evans, pioneer of the spoken history and author of many books, Dr. Kirkdale, another pioneer, this time in the care of psychiatric patients. Romany gypsies’ lives and gardening and farming tools were on display. Everywhere photos and paintings added further interest. In 1967, the owners of the Hall, the two Misses Longe, gave the home farm to become the Museum of East Anglian Life and further land followed later. Following the death of the second sister in 1997, the Hall was left to the Museum with the proviso that the Hall and grounds must be

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used for educational purposes. Two hours passed very quickly, with such an absorbing subject. Judy Clarke

Visit to Columbine HallA group visited Columbine Hall on 13th July. We were greeted by Hew and

Leslie Stevenson and first heard about the history of the building, which dates back to about 1390, when the moated manor house was built by the Hotoft family. It was a much larger property than the present building. What we know as the older part of the house was probably servants’ quarters, with a large gateway. Visitors would have arrived by crossing the moat and passing though the gateway. They would then have seen an imposing manor house before them. That no longer remains. Anne Hotoft married the son of Sir James Tyrell. (It is believed that Sir James was responsible for the murder of the Princes in the Tower.) After a succession of owners and tenant farmers, and some additions to the building, it gradually fell into disrepair. Landgirls were trained there in WWII. The present owners bought the house and some of the associated land in 1993 and set about the work of restoration. The gardens were designed and a wood planted on the far side of the footpath to the west.

On a tour of the house, we saw many medieval features – wide floor boards and timber framing – along with many subtle features made with modern materials and a vast collection of paintings and marvelous objects from around the world. Tea and cake in the West Barn and a walk around the gardens, made a pleasant ending to a fascinating afternoon.

Talking-Point Pantiles are roofing tiles that are curved across their width so that each

overlaps its neighbour on one side and is overlapped on the other side. Disappointingly, they were not an East Anglian invention. Sometimes also called Flanders tiles or Holland tiles, they were originally imported from the Netherlands in the second half of the 17th century, but were being made in Norfolk by 1700 and sometimes glazed black, brown, blue or green.

For our next ‘Talking Point’: in 1900, what was the cost of a return train ticket from Stowmarket to London?

ProgrammeSpeakers at our next two meetings will be as follows:Wednesday, 7th August.

Pip Wright will be giving his talk ‘Frolic, Fervour and Fornication’, which is about Suffolk parish records and the surprises they reveal.

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Wednesday, 4th September. Dr Nick Sign’s talk will be ‘Servants in Suffolk Country Houses from 1700 to 1900’

We meet at 7.30pm, in the Village Hall. Refreshments will be available. Admission £1.00 for members, £3.00 for non-members.

We look forward to seeing you.

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Stowupland Good neiGhbourS

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We are in urgent need of volunteer drivers to join the Stowupland Good Neighbours Scheme. This involves collecting and driving people who

live in the village to an appointment, mainly to the doctors, dentists or opticians and drive them back home. It is also a great opportunity to meet members of the village and share a story or two! Expenses can be claimed at the rate of 40p per mile. If anybody is interested in joining us as a volunteer, please call Christine Williams direct on 01449 771 430.

The holiday season is now upon us. If you are going on holiday, we would be happy to water the plants in your greenhouse whilst you are away and if it does not rain, your garden! Please do not hesitate to call us.

We have a band of volunteers who enjoy dog walking, if your dog dislikes staying at a kennel or prefers to stay at home. Just getting away for a few days can be a great tonic and your dog would be well looked after, or any other pet we could help with feeding etc. for that matter.

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Book the Date AugustThur 1 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallThur 1 P.C. Transport, Traffic & Safety W.G. 7.30pm Church HallSat 3 P.C. Allotments W.G. 10.00am The AllotmentsSat 3 Telstar Celebrates 50 Years (see page 2) 2.00pm Village HallSun 4 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 5 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HallTues 6 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 6 Beetle Drive 2.30pm Church HallWed 7 Stowupland Book Club 2.00pm Village HallWed 7 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 7 Local History Group (see page 20) 7.30pm Village HallThur 8 Parish Council 7.30pm V. H. Meeting Room Thur 8 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallSun 11 Cricket Match v Stradbroke 1.30pm Playing FieldSun 11 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 12 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HallTues 13 TELSTAR DEADLINE DATE – August issueTues 13 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 13 Over 60 Club 1.00pm Village HallTues 13 Young People Sports Evening (see page 39) 7.00pm V.H. Playing FieldWed 14 MSDC Youth Bus (see back cover) V. H. Car ParkWed 14 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchThur 15 P.C. Community Events W.G. 7.30pm URC ChapelThur 15 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallSat 17 P.C. The Green W.G. 10.00am Outside The RetreatSun 18 Cricket Match v Brantham 1.30pm Playing FieldSun 18 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 19 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HallTues 20 Mobile Library 9.30am Jubilee CourtTues 20 Mobile Library 9.55am The GreenTues 20 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtWed 21 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 21 W.I. – In-House Entertainment 7.30pm Village Hall Thur 22 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village Hall

If you wish to attend one of the events listed, and would like help with transport, please contact Good Neighbours on 07591 539 621 (new no.)

Diary Dates Contact Marion by email: [email protected] or Tel: 01449 770 895.

For contact details for clubs / groups etc. see page 27.2525

Sun 25 Cricket Match v Milden 1.00pm Playing FieldSun 25 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallTues 27 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 27 Beetle Drive 2.30pm Church HallWed 28 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchThur 29 Woz-Up Truck (see page 39) 7.00pm Village HallThur 29 P.C. Finance & Policy Meeting 7.30pm URC ChapelThur 29 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallFri 30 Coffee Morning 10.00am URC Chapel

Book the Date SeptemberSun 1 Yard Sale (see page 47)Sun 1 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 2 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HallTues 3 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 3 Beetle Drive 2.30pm Church HallWed 4 Stowupland Book Club 2.00pm Village HallWed 4 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 4 Local History Group (see page 21) 7.30pm Village HallThur 5 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village Hall

Future Events in 2013September 14 Bingo – Sports & Social Club

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Telstar is produced in good faith but errors and omissions may occur during the process of production. Please let us know if this is the case so that these errors may be corrected.

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For our July meeting we all joined in with ‘Who? What? Where?’ Members had brought along photographs of when they were younger –

weddings, in the Services, fancy dress, holidays and very young babies. Some photos were of places and well known buildings. I must say how cute some of you were! It was a lot of fun and I thank you all for taking part, well done to the three winners.

Details were given out for the August meeting, which will be our Members Fish and Chip Lunch in the Village Hall at 1.00pm. (Please note members only and a different time). This is on 13th August.

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Letters to Telstar I would like to say a big thank-you to the drivers of the Good Neighbour

Scheme, on behalf of the residents of Jubilee Court, for transporting us to our local hostelry for lunch.

We were treated ‘right royally’ and it was greatly appreciated. A good time was had by all. GLW

Half-a-mowMy thanks go once again to Roger Carter for cutting the grass, thus ensuring that the conditions are honoured, which were set for having the half-a-mow area.

Judy Clarke

Barnado’s I would like to thank the residents of Oak Road for their support of this year’s Barnado’s week appeal. £64.81 was given this year. J Voden

A great big thank-you to whoever left the sack of stamps at the Post Office, also to Sally who brought them round to me – I could just lift it off the floor.

And thanks also to everyone else who save stamps for me, I’ve had a lot of stamps and cartridges. Keep them coming. Pauline Spencer

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Report Judy Clarke

President Gillian welcomed members and guests from other Institutes to our meeting. Correspondence and details of outings were dealt

with fairly smartly, after which all were invited to tuck into strawberries and cream, accompanied by home made shortbread and meringue kisses, with Pimms to wash it down. Sue Rowson, from Stowmarket W.I. was our delegate at the recent A.G.M. and she gave a brief account of the day. The voting on the resolution ‘to support High Street shops’ saw a large majority in favour.

The speaker, John Eley, arrived in time to sample some strawberries before beginning his talk on his life. John spent an idyllic childhood in rural areas of Suffolk and Norfolk, as his father pursued his job as a shepherd. Two teachers instilled a love of art and the theatre into John, and the latter became his career. He left home at the young age of 16½ years, to work at Great Yarmouth theatre. Other jobs followed, with him eventually working for Sadlers Wells, in London, as a specialist lighting engineer. When that theatre closed, he gave more of his time to qualifying to enter the church, where he became a Canon.

His local cathedral printed a recipe book as a fund raiser and John, a keen cook, gave a demonstration in a department store, where he was seen by a TV producer, who invited him to repeat it as a one off programme. However, this was seen by another TV producer from Pebble Mill, who asked John to participate in a series. On the first occasion, John was introduced as ‘The Cooking Canon’, a title by which he is still known and remembered. John was an enthusiastic and witty speaker and his talk was greatly enjoyed.

He very kindly judged the alphabet competition and it was really no surprise that he chose the rice pudding as the winning entry! Well done to Lesley. Joan was second and Christine third. Winner of flower of the month was Mary C. with Judy and Alison second and third.

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The Curate’s Letter Revd Paul Clarke

I hate the beach! Some people think I am crazy but I cannot swim and the sea is always cold,

paddling does nothing for me and if I do go paddling then the sand just sticks to my legs and feet for days! Whilst we are talking sand, it gets EVERYWHERE! Food, drink, bags, shoes, children,

dog and worst of all in the car, where it stays for months! This is one reason why I like the English weather, as even if my family do plan for the beach I know that by the time we get there it could well be raining!!

We did have some lovely weather for our recent church events though. I write this after spending the weekend on The Green, firstly at our stall for ‘Music on The Green’ and then at our own ‘Songs of Praise on The Green’. We had a fantastic time, rounded off by a puppet show and some cream teas. Thanks to everybody who came long to see us, we really do appreciate the support of our community. The theme of the service was the 'parable of the lost sheep' during which we prayed that all those in our village would feel God’s love and peace upon them. We always pray for the village at our weekly prayer meetings. If you want us to include prayers for anything or anybody specifically then you would be welcome to come along or call/email us and we will include then in our prayers.

Summer has very much been on our minds at our 1st@4 service, we call it 'Church with a difference'. In July we had a teddy bears picnic outside on the grass and considered what it means to be baptised. On August 7th the theme of our service is a picnic of a different kind, the feeding of the 5000! I am not sure if we would could accommodate 5000, but I do hope you can join us for this and some of our other services this month, details overleaf.

We have lots to look forward to this autumn, including SOUL, a course for teens/young adults to explore Christianity and our harvest celebrations. Revd David is also back this month, no doubt to thousands of emails and an enormous pile of post! In the meantime, we are going to take the opportunity for a family holiday and guess what – we are staying next to a beach on the Suffolk coast! For a whole week! Is it wrong to hope for rain?!

Whatever you are doing this summer, may God bless YOU and keep you in the palm of his hand.

Your Curate,

Paul

S u m m e r C o n c e r tWe invite you to a Summer Evening Concert – ‘In Harmony’ on Saturday, 10th August at 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church. Tickets at £6.00 per person will be available shortly. You will enjoy a feast of musical items, from classical to popular, by talented Suffolk Singers & Musicians. There will also be refreshments during the interval. Please see page 37

T h a n k s !The collection at The Service on The Green has raised the welcome sum of £146.88 which has now been donated to The Barley Close Project. Most grateful thanks go to all who contributed.

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Holy Trinity ChurchVicar: Revd David Swales Tel: 01449 675 503

Curate: Revd Paul Clarke Tel: 01449 672 140

Churchwarden: Mrs Ann Doubtfire Tel. 01449 770 363

Church Email: [email protected]

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S e r v i c e s i n A u g u s t 2 0 1 3August 4th 9.30am Parish Communion

4.00pm 1st @ 4 Service – Church with a difference!

August 11th 9.30am Morning Worship, Baptism and Trinity Starz

6.30pm Evensong (B.C.P.)

August 18th 8.00am Holy Communion (B.C.P.)

9.30am Morning Prayer (B.C.P.)

August 19th (Mon) 10.30am Songs of Praise at Steeple View. All welcome!

August 25th 9.30am All-Age Family Service

6.30pm Parish Communion (B.C.P. – Book of Common Prayer)

A P r a y e rChrist, look upon us here in this village of Stowupland, and keep our sympathies fresh, and our faces heavenward; lest we grow hard. Amen.

Thomas Ashe

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C h u r c h H a l l B o o k i n g sOur well-appointed Church Hall is available for your party, meeting or function. For bookings or for further information, please contact John & Ann Parsell on tel. 01449 672 592.

P l o u g h m a n ’ s L u n c hCome along and enjoy our popular two-course Ploughman’s lunch in congenial company on Tuesday, 20th August at 12.00 noon in the Church Hall.

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F a m i l i e s ! ‘ 1 s t @ 4 ’ S e r v i c e Please come along to ‘1st @ 4’ SERVICE on Sunday, 4th August at 4.00pm and enjoy ‘Church With A Difference’ with some sandwiches and cakes afterwards!

Also, we welcome all families and children to our Morning Worship Service and Baptism along with Trinity Starz on Sunday, 12th August at 9.30am and please do stay and have FairTrade refreshments with us in the hall afterwards!

B e e t l e D r i v e sCome along and enjoy some fun in a friendly atmosphere at the Beetle Drives which will be held on Tuesdays, 6th and 27th August at 2.30pm in the Church Hall. All are very welcome to join us!

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S t e e p l e V i e wThe residents warmly invite you to join them for their Songs of Praise Service at Steeple View on Monday, 19th August at 10.30am (followed by a short Communion for those who wish to stay).

W e e k l y C o f f e e C h u r c hHoly Trinity Church has an Open Church & Social Session from 2.00pm to 4.00pm each Wednesday. Come on in and enjoy your Parish Church, for a free cup of tea/coffee and a chat in the Church Hall, or to wait for children coming out of school, or for a quiet prayer, or just to enquire about church activities etc.

F o o d B a n k B o xIf you would like to donate items for the Food Bank to help those in need of a helping hand, we now have a box at the back of the church for you to leave your items. Thank you!

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Suffolk dementia helplineIf you are worried about dementia, we will provide a ‘listening ear’ and

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Dementia advisorsDementia advisors will enable you to find the help you need to live

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July is here and at the time of writing we are enjoying a mini heatwave. I have recently walked the paths

over our village Green and to date I have identified over twenty different flowers and countless trees and shrubs none of them are rare or unusual but to have them on our doorstep is a privilege.

The bird life in our garden is boundless this year with another pair of goldfinches nesting in a clematis in the back garden and the original pair having a second brood in a conifer in the front garden. The pied wagtails are nesting three metres away from its first nest which fledged successfully and we have a blackbird nesting under our car port only few metres from the front door, I hope all the coming and going does not disturb it too much. A pair of linnets are nesting in a pine tree overlooking the garden pond, I suspect they are the birds that visited our feeders during the winter. A couple of weeks ago I walked to our garden shed at the top of the garden and thought I could hear ducklings calling from a thick azalea bush. I could not see anything and dismissed it as a ‘senior moment’, a few hours later I was surprised and relieved to see a mother duck and ten ducklings happily swimming on the garden pond, they stayed for two days then disappeared. I suspect the mother duck took them to Stowupland Hall as they have several larger ponds in the gardens.

On a recent trip to Cavenham Heath Reserve I spotted a pair of buzzard a single kite and a hobby along with the usual blackcaps and other woodland birds. This is a reserve with varied habitat from established woods to open heathland and boggy areas. Beware – on our visit mosquitoes and midges of the biting kind were in abundance leaving us with blotches and scratching profusely. Wolves Wood at Hadleigh is another reserve that even in summer can be quite damp underfoot but is still worth a visit. I was overjoyed the other day to see a pair of turtle doves, these migrant doves were quite common in my childhood years but are now quite scarce. I have also observed grey wagtail and spotted flycatcher locally. Top up the sun lotion and keep cool we may be in for a hot summer at last.

Countryside Rambler Brian Ward

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The Stowmarket Safer Neighbourhood Team will again be holding a number of FREE Summer sports evenings throughout the summer

holidays, the dates are as follows:Stowupland Village Hall on Tuesday, 13th August

Stowmarket Recreation Ground on Tuesday, 6th August and Tuesday, 27th AugustChilton Fields on Tuesday, 20th August

The evenings will start at 7.00pm, and we will be playing any number of games including football, rounders, basketball and others. We hope to see as many people there as possible.

Also, on Thursday, 29th August, we will be bringing the Woz-Up truck back to Stowupland. This will be from 7.00pm onwards at the Village Hall. There will be fun, games, sports and refreshments all overseen by experienced youth workers.I hope to see you at one of our events, the more people involved the better.

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Village Hall NewsRegistered Charity No 304822

John Craine Tel: 01449 676 576 Chairman, Village Hall Management Committee.

The Village Hall is established as a charitable organisation and is run on a day to day basis by a

group of (voluntary) trustees. The hall facilities cater for a range of activities for village organisations and also those

who wish to hire it outside the village. The hall is in use for a wide range of activities throughout the week but we always have spare capacity for groups and individuals to book for weddings, parties, and private and club bookings.

Located in the centre of the village, on Church Road we are able to provide ample parking, the hall is clean, spacious and well heated: and licensed for a wide range of activities with bar facilities for the sale of alcoholic drinks. There is a main function room, a smaller meeting room for meetings and classes and a kitchen area. Hire charges are reasonable and if you would like to know more about the facilities on offer and to book the hall please contact our booking Secretary Hugh Blanch, on 01449 612 156.

The Village Hall is also the site of a range of recycling facilities – some of which raise funds for the Village Hall, so please make use of them.

At our first full committee meeting since the AGM on 22nd April we welcomed Roy Cooper back as a Village Hall trustee, it is always good to have a new member. John Cummins our long term Secretary stood down at our AGM, thank you John for all your hard work and effort whilst serving on the committee. With John standing down this has left us with a vacancy for a secretary. This a voluntary position and involves coming to our monthly committee meeting usually held on the second Monday of the month in the small meeting room at the Village Hall. The job comprises of taking the monthly minutes preparing agenda’s for the meeting and dealing with various correspondence received between monthly committee meetings.

So if you feel that you would like to join the team and help us run this busy and central village facility please contact me on the above number or alternatively any member of the Village Hall Management Committee.

It is pleasing to note that bookings are up on last year and this is excellent news, further thanks to our caretaker and booking secretary for all their hard work.

The bookings for bar facilities at functions are also up on last year and thanks are due to our bar staff who work on Saturday and Sunday nights to ensure the functions are covered and go well. Let us hope that the current trend continues as we are always looking for projects to improve the hall and its facilities available for hire. I will keep you updated through monthly articles in Telstar.

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Cricket Club Bob Moore, Chairman

Hi everyone, here we are back again. Computor fixed, although it still has a job to spell properly. As I

missed reporting on a lot of games to give a report on them all would take up to much space so for this month I will just generalise.

The first XI have played, so far, eight games; winning four and losing four so a satisfactory start considering we are playing in a league higher than last season.Our batsmen continue to do well, with Dave Colbourn scoring freely, also batting well are our young men, Tom Abbott, Grant Wearing, and also the skipper, Scott Gregory, all who have being scoring well. Trevor Scarlet continues to be a first class opening batsman and recently young Kieron Gregory has excelled as an opener. Our bowlers are doing well apart from a couple of games against Wortham and Brantham which we lost heavily, however so far so good.

Our second XI are also doing well and skipper Dave Long says he is really impressed with the young boys playing for him. One performance worth mentioning was against Rougham, Ade Sturgeon bowled ten overs only conceded eleven runs and took one wicket – well done Sturge. Shaun Langford’s Wednesday evening team have been having a good season this year only losing two games so far, well done to them.

One game I must report on was played in June. This was a game against Old Newton Cricket Club for the Murphy trophy. This is a game played each year for a trophy donated by our President’s family. Old Newton agreed to play this fixture after teams pulled out for various reasons. The game was played in sunny but cold conditions. Stowupland batted first and in the face of some good bowling and fielding found scoring was not easy, however we managed a score of just over 200. Old Newton found batting hard against some good bowling and were eventually out well behind our score.

Now comes the interesting bit. Patsy, the President’s husband, had lined up the medals for both teams, and handed the chairman the family details to be included in his address, when someone noticed there was no trophy on display. Enquiries were made and Rick Langford said Patsy had the trophy. Guess what, no he did not – it was probably at Rick’s house, “no it is not” from Theresa, however they went home in search of the elusive cup, returning not long after trophyless. “Where is the thing then” was a shout from an old codger. The chairman was trying to alter his address to the waiting teams and crowd when an old codger shouted “have you looked in the cabinet”. There it was proudly displayed in the Cricket Club trophy cabinet. Problem solved we all thought. Not on your life, no one had a key to open the cabinet. “Smash

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Bowls Club John Mollett

The season is up and running and we have had mixed fortunes, but in the main we are doing

well, and enjoying the games. The weather has been unkind with the evenings being very cold.

Malcolm is having a very busy time as Suffolk County Bowls Association President. He told me that he has no free Sundays until September / October. So

far he has visited over fifty clubs in the county; some seventy to go.The cIub’s teams are having mixed fortunes. The Monday ‘A’ team is

doing very well and the others win some, lose some, often by two or three shots. Despite this most seem to be enjoying their games. So far all our cup games have been away from home and we have yet to have success. However, Barbara has a bright smile and remains quite optimistic.

Reg tells me that there are some funny greens about and one in Ipswich is in great difficulty and at the end of the season will very likely close, a sad thing when it happens.

Bowls can mean so much – competition, companionship and just getting out to meet friends so why not come along and join us – you will be made most welcome.

the glass” someone cried. “No, don’t do that” came a reply. However the Chairman came up with a solution, as Stowupland had won the trophy it could stay where it is and hopefully will be released in time for next year’s match.

At this point could I, on behalf of everyone at Stowupland Cricket Club, say a big thank you to all the players and supporters of Old Newton for not only taking part but for being part of a very successful day, they all stayed until late enjoying a few drinks and food from the barbecue. Also to everyone who helped during the day: John Wray for his work on the barbecue – he actually sold out, to everyone who supported the raffle, tea ladies and bar staff, thanks to all of you.

Last but not least a huge thank you to the Murphy Family for the support they give our club, the family always come to the games and travel from Essex and East London to be with us, they were all still in the club playing cards at 9.00pm so what time they got home goodness knows.

Well that is it for this month – back to the usual format next time. Summer is here, now so enjoy it while you can and come and give us a look, it will be fun, I promise.

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Falcons Football Club Neal Smith, Chairman Mob: 0772 559 1785.

As you may be aware, at our AGM Ian Wearing stepped down as Chairman after five years in that

role. Ian leaves the role when our Club is in a great shape and something he, and we, should all be proud of. Ian continues in a Committee role which means his advice and wisdom will be close at hand. The Club now caters

for football from 4 years old right through to adults. This has been possible by a lot of hard work by Ian and we are very grateful to him. To mark this Ian was nominated as Honorary Vice-President of the Club.

We finished last season with our BIG 5 a-side tournament at the beginning of June and it was a huge success with more than 180 teams from Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire competing. A truly East Anglian event in the heart of Stowupland. We’d like to thank the Village Hall, Sports and Social Club, the Parish Council, volunteers, players, and most of all our local sponsors and supporters for making this event such a success. We do have a reputation for a great tournament which the whole area should be proud of and long may that continue.

So our thoughts now turn to the new season which is just around the corner. We are getting ready to welcome the players, parents and supporters of our 22 teams for 2013/14. The Club continues to run it’s free Saturday Morning Club (10-11.15 at Village Hall) through the summer for girls and boys from 4 to 11. Just turn up, play and have fun.

Looking forward to 2013/14 we’re now looking for new players especially at age groups Under 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, and 17, as well as girls at Under 11, 12 and 13. Adult players are also welcome, we run 4 teams which includes a veteran’s team.

We would also love to hear from anyone who is interested in being a lead for our Girls Football Programme. We are looking for an enthusiastic person who can help us develop girls and women’s football at our Club. You do not need to know anything about football coaching or managing teams, this role is about attracting, developing and retaining girls in football.

If you would like to find out more, please email [email protected] or ring me on 0772 559 1785.

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MOBILE SKATE PARK

GAMES

KANGOO BOOTS

YOUTH BUS

SUMMERDate: 14th August 2013

Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm

Location: Village Hall Car Park

These FREE activities are being run in partnership by Babergh / Mid Suffolk District Council and Local Parish Councils across both Districts

Minimum Age 7 years old

Skate park users must be 7 years old to use the equipment and wear the safety equipment provided. Participants may bring their own Scooters or Skateboard – but No Bikes!

For children and young people to participate in these activities they must provide a signed registration form, giving parental consent for them to take part. Registration forms are available on our websites www.babergh.gov.uk and www.midsuffolk.gov.uk and are also available forms at each event on the day, or from the Parish Clerk (contact details on page ??) or can be accessed via our facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/BaberghMidSuffolkCommunities.

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