After   eighteen   full   issues   the   Town   Herald   hascome to a close, at least for the time being. This isdue   to   falling   ad   revenues.   The   paper   wascompletely dependent on advertising to cover costsand it couldn't raise enough for the printing of theFebruary issue. This small pamphlet enables us tothank all readers, contributors and advertisers whohave supported us to date. 

Joe Cassels,  editor said:   “This  doesn't  have to  bethe final end. I believe that small community newshas a bright  future in many places. It's  merely amatter of working out the funding. In the presentformat, [that of full colour 16 page A5 booklet] andassuming printing prices don't rise significantly, it'spossible   to   produce   the   Town   Herald   forapproximately  £5000 per  year.  Advertising  mightmeet   some  of   that   total  and   it's  well  within   themeans   of   a   community   group   to   raise   theremainder.  Unfortunately,  I'm not  of   independentmeans so can't fund this myself, but I'd be delightedto support or work with anyone who could!

“I would like to thank everyone who has supportedthe   Town   Herald   over   the   past   couple   of   years,especially   regular   contributors   Suzy   Powling,Belinda   Moore,   Karen   White,   Rob   Cawley   andDavid   Lee   from   Saxmundham   Free   School,   DrTherese Coffey MP, who has contributed to everyissue and Penny Robertson, formerly of the TownTelegraph   who   offered   continued   advice   andsupport.   Our   generous   advertisers   have   beenhugely   supportive   but   some   have   gone   over   andabove  in their  help.  Notable  patrons  include,  butare   not   limited   to,   Jackey   L   Jewellers,   PatmoreSofteners   and   Waitrose   Saxmundham.   Theydeserve   special   thanks.   Bob   Foyers   of   Bistro@thedeli has helped and supported above all.

“No publication could exist without readers. I ammost grateful to each and every one of ours.”

After   a   recent   visit   to   Snape,   which   was   hitparticularly hard by the recent flooding along withlower level flooding in Aldeburgh and Iken, I raisedthe   issue   of   internal   drainage   boards   with   theEnvironment   Secretary,   Owen   Patterson   MP.Drainage boards have powers to secure water levelmanagement  in specific locations up and down thecountry. The Secretary of State gave me assurancesthat   their   role  will   continued   to  be   enhanced   toensure waterways are freed up and don’t becomeblocked. By continuing to allow drainage boards tomake local decisions work will continue apace. In adebate   in  Parliament  before  Christmas   I  pressedthe Minister to help the Council by fully funding ofany  urgent works   that  need  to  be   carried out   torepair  any damage  caused.    The Bellwin  Schemewhich  enables  Government   to   reimburse   councilsfor   costs   incurred   will   be   looked   at   by   theDepartment   for   Communities   and   LocalGovernment and it will be discussing with councils.

I recently attended the Alde Valley School presentation evening. It was great to see success being celebrated for those pupils still at the school and those who had gone on to university. Sticking with the education theme, Suffolk schools will receivean extra £13m from the Government to help them meet the demand for school places. It is essential we ensure that every child has the chance to fulfil their potential and this funding is part of the long term plan to create an education system that gives our young people the skills they require to get on in life.

I was delighted to attend the recent Rail Conference hosted by Suffolk County Council, where we heard from the Rail Minister, Stephen Hammond MP, on the task force that has been set up to improve the speed of trains from London to Suffolk. This builds on the work already underway to increase capacity on the line. The Minister really understands the needto improve rail services to our part of the Country and as one of the UKs leading growth areas top quality transport infrastructure is essential.

I was delighted with the Chancellor’s recent pledge to reduce business rate liabilities. High street businesses with a rateable value up to £50,000 a yearwill receive a £1,000 reduction key for  businesses.

Due to my previous landlords selling up I have just moved in to a new office in Felixstowe by the Triangle. I will publicise address and contact details shortly.

www.townherald.co.uk Free! Issue 19: February 2014

Farewell, but not Goodbye?

TownHerald

Thérèse Coffey, MP

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Regular Events1st     Saxmundham   ScoutsGroup  at HQ,   Memorial   Field,Rendham   Rd,   Saxmundham.Boys   and   girls   welcome   to   join.Beavers:   Fridays   5.15pm   to6.30pm. Ages 6 to 8, Contact  saxbeavers@hotmail.co.ukCubs:   Tuesday   and   Thursday6pm to 7.30pm. Ages 8  to  10.5.Contact   Dave   Kenny   or   AdrianNorris   on   the   email   belowScouts:   Wednesday   7pm   to8.30pm.   Ages   10.5   to   14.   CallHaydn Morris, sax_scoutgroup@btinternet.com Yoga In Westleton.Monday  5.30­6.30pm    novices  7to   8.30pm   intermediates.Westleton   Village   Hall.One­to­one   yoga   therapy   byappointment. Judie Shore 01728 648460www. Suffolk   coastyoga.co.uk “CRAFTY   Ladies”     CraftGroup.   1st and 3rd   Mondays,10am   to   12.30pm,   committeeroom,   Kelsale   Village   Hall.   £3per   session.   Call   Pam   01728603995.Ladies     Eastern     DanceClasses  Wickham     MarketPrimary   School,   Tues   from6.15pm   (Beginners);   RiversideCtr, Stratford St Andrew, Thursfrom 7pm.  Leanne 07796 087255leda2713@btinternet.com Dress comfortably. No experiencenecessary.Pagans  Beyond  The  Pale.Discussion   Grp   Badingham,   NrFramlingham 7.15 for 7.30. Meetsmonthly, on the Wednesday afterthe  New Moon.  For   further   infocall   01728   638580   or   visithttp://tinyurl.com/paganspale Top  Time  At  Sax Library. Thurs     11am   to   12.30pm.   Alladults   welcome.   Games,   films,play   reading,   talks   and   muchmore.   Free   entry.   Call   SaxLibrary   on   01728   403094.Refreshments 50p. 

Molly   Dancing  Come   and   seeOxblood   Molly   at   a   practicesession   for   a   taster.   Musiciansand dancers always wanted – noprevious   experience   necessary.Most   Sundays   at   PeasenhallVillage Hall  but  check with  Royon 01728 648901 or Julian 01986873941.Kelsale     Art     Group  Thurs7­9pm,     Kelsale     Village     Hallcommittee   room.   New   memberswelcome.   Call   Roger   01728667037 or Mike 01728 603995.Suffolk   Craft   &   Gift   FairSaxmundham  Market  Hall,   1stSat,  April­Dec 9.30am to 1.30pm.Free   entry,   refreshments.   CallDavid  0794 1243140.  In  aid  oflocal charities. Next Fair 5th AprilLeiston   &   District   PhilatelicSociety meet 4th Wed. at LeistonUnited   Church   Hall,   High   St,7.30pm.   Visitors   and   newmembers   welcome,   whetherbeginners   or   advancedstamp­collectors.   Further   infocontact   the   President   on   01728830415   or   Secretary   on   01394460901.Point     Devis     North     WestMorris  and  Garland  DancingThurs,   Gannon   Rooms,   Sax8­9.30pm  Open   to   all   abilities.Dancers and musicians welcome.Contact Lin 01728 602465.Quaker   Meetings    in   Leiston10.30am  every  Sunday,  QuakerMeeting House, Waterloo Avenue,Leiston.   Children's   class   andSimple   Lunch   every   FourthSunday.Singaround    Kelsale     SocialClub,  2nd  Thurs  8 to 11pm. Allwelcome.  Join   in   or   just  have  adrink   and   watch.   Call   Mike   on01728 603995 for details.GreenerSax  come   and   join   afriendly transition group, workingtowards   a   more   sustainableSaxmundham   and   surroundingvillages.greenersax@hotmail.co.uk    call07801   065385,   website

www.greenersax.org.uk Heritage  Coast  Dog   TrainingClub  every Wed 7.15 to 8.30pm,Market Hall, Saxmundham. Dogsof all ages; it’s a must for puppies.Run   on   a   voluntary   basis.   Anyenquiries   call   Denise   on   01728603386.Praise   and   Worship   Evening1st   Sat   7.30pm,   Yoxford   VillageHall.  Great   musicians,    vibrantsinging,     all   welcome.   Contact:Ray/Margaret 01728 602372.Melody Makers  Mixed  Choir.Rehearsals every Monday  7.30 to9pm.   Kelsale Village   Hall   (2ndMondays,  Main  Hall,  all  othersCommittee   Room).   Details   from01728 602822 or 01728 602690. Labour   Party,   Leiston   andDistrict   Branch.   Meets   4thTuesday   at     Friends     MeetingHouse,     Waterloo   Avenue,Leiston,   7.30pm. More info   call01728 833578.Leiston United Church  hold acoffee morning every Friday andSaturday   10­11.30am   in   aid   ofchurch funds.  All are welcome.PASTEL Fun Workshops 1st/3rd     Saturdays(10.30am­3.30pm)   at   FromusCentre.  For  young  adults  aged15­25 with  a   learning  disability.www.pastel.org.uk  or   contact01728   604944   or   emaildon.tricker@pastel.org.uk Everyman Folk Club  RiversideCentre,   Gt.   Glemham   Rd,Stratford St Andrew. Last Fridayeach   month   8pm.   Call   01449615523   for   tickets   andmembership.Carpet   Bowls.  SaxmundhamMarket   Hall.   Tuesdays7­9.30pm.   New   memberswelcome.   Info   from   FrancesMaynard  01728  605797  or  LynMartin 602078.Tai     Chi     Classes.  Thursdaymornings  in  Knodishall   VillageHall, 11.15am to 12.15pm.  Otherclasses   also   available.   ContactAli     Crawford   01394   411717,

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ali.crawford@virgin.net Saxmundham Art GroupFromus   Centre,     Thursdayafternoons   from   1­4pm.   Newmembers   welcome.   £1.75   persession.   Please   contact   Judy01728 602353.Saxmundham   Royal   BritishLegion  every 3rd Wednesday atthe   Gannon   rooms.   7.45pm.Contact   Rose   Damiral   White603817.Sax   Boules.  Join   our   friendlygroup. Club meetings will restartSaturday   February   1   2014.   Formore details contact Jennie Pink604340. Westleton     Village     QuiltersWestleton     Village     Hall   eachFriday from 1­4pm. £12 per termor £1.50 for a single session. Formore   information   contact   AnnBebbington   on   01728   648943   oremail  j  ohn@bebbington2   .orangehome   .co.uk Aldeburgh Art Group. Meets atThe   Baptist   Chapel,   AldeburghHigh Street from 1.45­4pm everyTuesday.   Open   to   all,   this   is   acasual,   untutored   group.   Bringyour   own   art.   £2   inc.   tea   andbiscuits.Bruisyard   Village   Hall.  Pubnights, every Thurs 7.30pm. Livemusic.    Free   admission.    Comealong  for  a  pint  and  a chinwag.Pilates   every     Tuesday     inVillage     Hall     9.30   to  10.30am.Bruisyard   Young   People   everyWednesday   6­7.30pm.   Infocontact John Gibb 01728 638912. Kelsale­cum­Carlton     W.I.meets  2nd  Tuesday,   committeeroom   Kelsale   Village   Hall   from7­9pm.   New   members   welcome.Contact   Sue   Potter   on   01728602177   or   Sue   Granville­Georgeon 01728 604954.Monthly   Market  YoxfordVillage  Hall,  2nd  Sat 9am­1pm.Stalls   and   refreshments,   raisingfunds   for   village   hall.   01728668529 or email dawn@ip17.co.ukSax   IT   Club.  Restarts     March

12,     2014.   For   details   seewww.saxitclub.   org.uk Saxmundham   W.I.   Meets   3rdThursday   7.30­9.30pm   UnitedReform   Church   Chapel   Road.Walking,   play   reading,   lunchgroups.   Contact   Jenny   Mann01728 604608Sizewell   and   Leiston   KarateClub meets Tues and Thurs from6­8pm.   Run   for   over   25   years!Children,   adults,   beginners   ormore   experienced.   All   welcome.Telephone   Liz   01728   604827www.slkc.co.uk or just turn up.Alde   Valley   Suffolk   FamilyHistory   Group.   Meets   3rdMondays   Leiston   CommunityCentre,   King   George   Avenue,Leiston   IP16   4JX.     Members£1.50,   non­members   £2.50Contact Nigel 01502 718019http://tinyurl.com/aldevalley 

Saturday   Morning   DramaClub.  Middleton   Village   Hall.Ages   4   to   7   years   from   9.30   to10.30am. Ages 8 to 11 years from10.30   to   11.30am.   £3simon@simonbridge.co.uk    or01728 648420.Halesworth & District FlowerClub  Meet   2nd   Mondays   atWenhaston   Village   Hall   2.pm,doors open 1.30pm. Visitors £4Yoxford Village Hall MonthlyMarket, The 2nd Saturdays 9am– 1pm Stalls  and Refreshments.Raising funds for the village hall.To book ring 01728 668529.

Coming EventsTuesday 11 February 2014 at7.30   pm   in   the   Church   Hall,Aldeburgh   Gardening   Club’sBasil Jenkyns will give a talk on‘Some   Beautiful   Gardens   ofEngland’.   Everyone   welcome,members free, guests and visitors£2.   to   include   tea   coffee   andbiscuits.13­15 February at 7.30 and 16Feb   at   2.30,   2014   ­   AlanAyckbourn’s   comedy   ‘Ten

Times  Table’.  WalberswickVillage Hall.  Tickets  £8 pp fromthe Tuck Shop Walberswick, or onthe   door   30   minutes   prior   toperformance.   01502   722255.   Allfunds   in   aid   of   WalberswickVillage   Hall   (reg   charity   no:1100032). Sunday 11  March  10.15am StElizabeth   Hospice’s   Walk   ofThoughts.  Walkers   can   take   athree  or   five  mile   circular  walk,starting   from   YM   RUFC   RugbyClub   in   Rushmere   St   Andrew.Registration   fees   are   £12.50   inadvance   or   £15   on   the   day.www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk  orcontact   the   fundraising   team on01473 723600 Friday   25   April   Exhibiton   ofnew   oil   paintings   by   AristChristopher Newson  Mentoredby Maggi Hambling Private viewfrom 7pm – 9pm Maggi Hamblingwill   attend   The   Pond   GallerySnape   Maltings   Exhibition   runs25 – 30 April 2014 Open 10am

Rotary CollectionMembers   of   the   SaxmundhamRotary   Club   have   carried   outCharities   Collections   over   anumber   of   days   in   December2013,   often   in   wet   and   windyconditions, resulting in a total of£1330.38   to   be   available   fordistribution   to   two   worthyCharities.   One   is   “The   TeenageCancer   Trust”   which   offerssupport   and   companionship   toteenagers   between   13   and   24years.  The   second   is   the   RotaryCharity   for   “Children   andFamilies   Christmas   Charity”,   toprovide Food Hampers for needyfamilies   and   the   elderly,   in   ourCommunity. Members have givenmany hours packing and dressingHampers,   and   subsequentlydistributing   them   around   ourDistrict. 

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Computer Cabin Closes

The Computer Cabin at  HG Crisp has closed. Ithas been helping people with their PCs, Laptopsand Phones in Saxmundham for several years. HGCrisp remains open and is otherwise unaffected bythe change. 

Buzzing Business BreakfastClub

The   Heritage   Coast   Market   Towns   Initiative(HCMTI) launched their 2014 Business BreakfastClub Calendar to business leaders from a diverserange of   trades and industries  at  The Crown inFramlingham on Friday 10 January.

Meetings,   attracting   an   average   of   20   guestscovering   70   different   businesses   in   2013,   takeplace   on   the   2nd   Friday   of   every   month   at   avariety of cafés, hotels, meeting and event venues.The   2014   calender   displays   a   diverse   mixincluding   the   Sizewell   B   Visitor   Centre   whereguests   will   get   an   insider's   view   of   how   theirelectricity   is   generated;   the   Wentworth   andBrudenell Hotels and the beautiful stately home ofBruisyard Hall. 

Julian   Davies,   Managing   Director   of   JulianBarclay Ltd, started the year with an exceptionalpresentation   on   his   journey   from   a   scruffyteenager  with  a  passion   for   trees  begging  a   jobfrom   Lord   Parker   of   Strutt   and   Parker   fame,through a prestigious position with the ForestryCommission, to setting up his own Tree Surgerycompany which has grown and diversified throughthe past 6 years to include landscaping,  fencing,snow clearing and much more. 

The   next     meeting   will   be   hosted   by   the   newowners   of   The   Bell   at   Sax   (Saxmundham)   onFriday 14th February with a presentation entitled“All   you  need   to  know  about  media”  by   rapidlygrowing  Framlingham  based  company  ….  AboutMedia. If you would like to attend, host or presentat   a   meeting   please   contact   HCMTI   ProjectCoordinator   Annette   Mason­Gordon   onannette@hcmti.co.uk  or   by   telephone   on   07921508166.

Cats Protection

Framlingham and Saxmundham Cats  Protectionsometimes has cats in care that are hard to home.These include those with an illness or disability;more mature felines and more surprisingly blackcats. These may spend many months in care beforefinding an ideal home. However, we never give uphope that there is a perfect home for all of them.

During   2013   we   had   two   particularly   difficultcases   of   cats   with   medical   problems.   Biscuit,   alarge, cuddly ginger male, came into CP care as hehad been living rough at a local factory. In poorcondition, a vet check­up, found he has the felineaids virus. This condition is not a death sentenceand FIV cats can live long lives, but it is best tohome them where they do not come into contactwith other cats. After several months of searchingBiscuit is now enjoying a wonderful home wherehe is the king of the castle with no other cats inthe household.

If  you are thinking of  homing a cat  in the nearfuture,   please   consider   a   cat   like   this.   Theadvantages and rewards are many;  older cats canmake wonderful companions and a black cat maynot be colourful but is just as likely to bring youthe   luck   and   joy   of   sharing   your   home   with   aloving feline. 

For   more   details   about   the   cats   in   our   care,forthcoming  events   or   to   find   information  aboutthe   work   we   do   see   our   websitewww.framandsax.cats.org.uk   or telephone 01728723499  and   please   remember   to   mention  whereyou heard of us.

Sara Turley

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Published   by   Joe   Cassels,   22   St   Johns   Road,Saxmundham.   If   you   miss   the   Town   Herald,maybe you could do something to bring  it  back?Could you help  form a group to  bid  for  or raisefunds? Do you know about a company that mightsponsor   production?   We'd   love   to   make   a   comeback. 

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