Saxmundham is an early adopter of the StaySafe scheme, designed to make vulnerablepeople feel safer within the community. Thescheme, which will eventually be rolled outacross Suffolk, provides people with additionalneeds access to places that will offer themsupport.

The idea is that anyone who may feel anxiousor vulnerable when out and about in thecommunity can easily find shops or businesseswho will offer to help if they need it.Businesses taking part in the scheme displayStay Safe stickers in their windows so theycan be easily found. They may offer avulnerable person somewhere to sit downquietly or phone for someone they know tocome and help. In an emergency they couldcontact the police on the person's behalf.

Anyone wanting a Stay Safe Card can callSuffolk Hate Crime Service on 01473-668966or email PASTEL don.tricker@pastel.org.uk orLeading Lives Jean.Cook@leadinglives.org.uk.

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Beef dripping and Suffolk-grown potatoesare two of the most important ingredientsin the success of Trawler’s Catch, the fishand chip shop that opened onSaxmundham High Street 6 years ago.

“We buy our potatoes from a farmer atStratford St Andrew and do all thepreparation on site. It’s the only way toguarantee quality,” says Toby Basil, whohas been manager of Trawler’s Catch forthree years. You may also recognise himfrom the Trinity Café on the corner of theMarketplace.

“We fry in beef dripping that has beenpurified to remove any residual beefflavour and never use hydrogenated fat. Itmeans that we can fry at the hightemperatures needed to make sure thefish and chips taste their best. I alwayswarn vegetarians.”

The fish at Tawler’s Catch has beencaught and frozen at sea, which meansthat it’s as fresh as possible. “If we were tosell line-caught fish, I’d need to double ourprices,” explains Toby Basil.

The vast majority of what they sell is cod.“I’m sure that we’re seeing the last of thehaddock on the east coast,” he says. “It’sjust impossible to buy any decent sizesalthough in the North West of the UK, itseems to be the other way around, with

haddock being the standard choice.”

Trawler’s Catch fish bites are famous -small battered pieces of cod, about the sizeof a golf ball. They’re a really popular partof children’s meals. “Children enjoy eatingreal of fish, albeit in smaller pieces. Itmeans that they don’t have to have someover-processed option.”

OAP lunchtime deals are also verypopular, with one couple driving fromWalberswick every week for fish and chipsthat they eat in the car.

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Seizmond Gallery

October saw the opening of a new venuewhere you can enjoy local art by localartists. Photographer Jason Averycreated the Seizmond Gallery in theheart of Saxmundham, which offersaffordable space for creative people inthe area.

Jason has refurbished the two floors ofthe gallery transforming what had beenoffices, a carpet showroom and even aphotographic studio many years ago. Onthe ground floor he is showing hisstunning landscape photographs,accompanied by a small selection ofChris Newson’s paintings.

Downstairs there is a breadth of art thatis astounding. Oil, acrylic andwatercolour paints meet with etching,photography, collage and sculpture,surrounding the visitor with colour andvibrancy. Artists exhibiting this monthinclude: Helen Armstrong Bland, MyrtleA Beale, Charmian Berry, KirstieBlackbenz, Hugh de Las Casas, ShelleyNott, Dawn Rosher, ChristinaTomkinson, Susan Whatling and JudithWilson. For some it is the first time theyhave exhibited their work, for others

The Seizmond Gallery offers anaffordable and flexible space unavailableelsewhere in the area.

Jason is organising “Meet the Artist”events during their tenure, where thoseexhibiting will be in the gallery to talkabout their work and their influences.His vision and enthusiasm is certainlyinfectious and judging the reaction bylocal artists this has certainly beenborne out, with a growing waiting listfor those wanting to show here.

The Seizmond Gallery in Market Place,Saxmundham is open Tuesday toSaturday between the hours of 10am to4pm, except for Thursday and Saturdaywhen it is open between 9am and 1pm.

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The campaign to cancelthe proposed A14 tollcontinues and Irecently led a debate inParliament pressingthe case to the newroads minister. Let'sbe clear: the upgrade iswelcome and will go

ahead but the Government has singled outusers of the A14 for tolling while no othermajor road improvement includes such ascheme. This effectively means an extratax on Suffolk residents and businesses.The Transport Secretary has alreadypromised a meeting with the Chamber ofCommerce and local MPs and I am alsopushing for a meeting with the PrimeMinister. I have had hundreds ofresponses back to my petition that I willpresent to Parliament but I still wantmore people to back the campaign. You candownload a copy of the petition fromwww.theresecoffeymp.com/a14/ and send itback freepost.

Talking of protecting our growing economyhere in Suffolk, I recently addressed theSuffolk Coast Destination ManagementOrganisation Conference which has beenset up to try to extend the tourist seasonin our part of the world. Tim Rowan-Robinson, the DMO Chairman, spokeabout the need for businesses and

destinations to come together to helppromote themselves whilst Visit Englandtalked about what support they can give.

I was delighted to welcome AldeburghMusic and their guests to Downing Streetcelebrating the centenary year ofBenjamin Britten and Aldeburgh Music'sspecial singing project for schools - FridayAfternoons. It was a fantastic occasion aswe listened to some fabulous music fromthe Britten repertoire.

I am pleased that Leiston Football Clubhave received just under £12,000 toconstruct a new seating stand at LeistonTown Athletic Association Sports Ground.The money has come from the PremierLeague to help improve stadia at localclubs. It is so important our top leaguecontinues to help promote grass-rootssport.

Finally, the Equitable Life Paymentscheme has been now been extended to2015. I know many local people wereinvestors in Equitable Life and I am gladmost of them have now been paidcompensation. Due to the fact that someaddress information is over 20 years old ornon-existent not everybody that is entitledto compensation has come forward. If youthink you are eligible then I would urgeyou to contact the scheme.

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Black Comedy

Friston Aldeburgh Players present PeterShaffer’s acclaimed farce, ‘Black Comedy’, atthe Jubilee Hall Aldeburgh on Thursday,Friday & Saturday, 5th, 6th & 7th December.

This is one of Shaffer’s masterpieces and isbased on the premise that when the stagelights are off and the audience can’t see, theactors can; and when the stage lights are on,the actors can’t see a thing! The result ishilarious.

Struggling artist Brindsley wants to impresshis fiancée’s visiting father, and a billionaireart collector so he dim-wittedly breaks into aneighbour’s flat and “borrows” the fancyfurniture.

But just as the last antique is set in place, afuse blows and the lights go out! A litany ofunexpected guests and mistaken identitiesthrow the evening into chaos—but thedarkness also sheds hilarious light oneveryone’s true character.

Friston Aldeburgh Players favourite’sSheena Griffiths, Derek Johnson GaryMoreland and Sebastian Allaby are joined bynewcomers Darren Scriven, Rebecca Han-de-Beaux and Natalie Barker for this evening ofmirth and merriment. The director is DavidCaddick.

The performances are at The Jubilee Hall,Aldeburgh on Thurs. 5, Fri. 6 & Sat. 7December 2013 at 7.30pm

Tickets are £8 and include wine & mince piesafter the show. The Box Office is: AldeburghMusic, High Street, Aldeburgh, 01728687110 (open Mon. to Sat., 10am–1pm and2pm–4pm)

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Easy blackberry & almond tartTime: 1 hour 15 minutes Serves: 8

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250g (½ x500g pack) Jus-Rol All ButterShortcrust Pastry100g essential Waitrose butter, softened plusextra for greasing100g Waitrose Golden Caster Sugar2 Waitrose British Blacktail Free RangeLarge Eggs100g Waitrose Ground Almonds300g pack frozen Waitrose BritishBlackberries, thawed1 tbsp Waitrose Demerara Sugar 1 tbsp Waitrose Flaked Almonds, toasted Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. On alightly floured working surface, roll out thepastry to a round about 5mm thick, gentlylift the pastry and use to line a 25cmWaitrose Cooking Fluted Flan Tray, and trimthe edges. Cover with foil and half-fill withbaking beans. Bake for 10 minutes, removethe foil, and bake for 5 minutes more.

Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C, gasmark 4. Beat together the butter and sugaruntil light and fluffy. Beat in one egg at atime, then fold in the ground almonds. Spoonthis mixture into the pastry case and spreadover evenly. Drain any liquid from theblackberries and arrange over the almondmixture, scatter the demerara sugar over thetop, then bake for 40-45 minutes (until thefrangipane is puffy) and scatter with theflaked almonds and leave in the warm,switched-off oven, with the door ajar, for 15minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Mocha Chocolate TorteTime: 55 minutes Serves: 8

Ingredients

200g plain chocolate150g Country Life Butter, diced3 tbsp milk1 1/2 tsp coffee extract5 medium eggs, separated150g caster sugar

50g plain flour1 tsp baking powder300ml tub essential Waitrose Whippingcream300g fresh raspberries25g Billington’s Golden Icing Sugar + 1tspfor dusting300g fresh raspberries2 tsp cocoa powder, for dustingMethodPreheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Linethe sides and base of a Waitrose Cookingnon- stick 22cm round spring-form cake panwith baking parchment. Place a heatproofbowl over a pan of simmering water, melt thechocolate and butter together with the milkand coffee extract, stirring occasionally.Remove from the pan and allow to coolslightly.Whisk the yolks and sugar until the mixtureturns thick, creamy and pale. Fold in theflour and baking powder. Gradually pour themelted chocolate into the flour mixture,stirring gently to combine. In a clean bowl,whisk the egg whites until they form stiffpeaks. Lightly fold the whites into thechocolate mixture using a metal spoon, untilthoroughly combined. Pour into the tin andbake for 35-40 minutes, until the torte isrisen and set on top, but moist inside. Cool inthe tin.Transfer the torte to a serving plate. Pile theraspberries over the torte, lightly dust thetorte with cocoa powder and icing sugar.Serve with sweetened whipped cream.

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Saturday 2 November, 6 pm, KelsaleRecreation Ground. Kelsale-cum-Carltonannual bonfire party starting with thechildren’s lantern procession from the villagehall. Local favourite “Never Ready SambaBand” will lead the parade. Fireworks ofcourse (do not bring any of your own, norsparklers, nor Chinese lanterns), plusburgers, bar and music. Admission free butdonations welcome. For more information orto offer help, call Pam Garratt on 01728603995.

Wednesday 6 November, 7.30 pm, LeistonFilm Theatre. Festival of Remembrance inaid of the Poppy Appeal arranged by TheRoyal British Legion Band. Tickets at £6may be purchased on the door or booked inadvance from the film theatre, tel. 01728830549.

Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November, SnapeMaltings. The 25th Aldeburgh PoetryFestival. the UK’s leading annualcontemporary poetry festival celebrates 25years of bringing the best poets from aroundthe world to the Suffolk coast. Seewww.thepoetrytrust.org for programmedetails. Book tickets via Aldeburgh Music atwww.aldeburgh.co.uk

Saturday 9 November, 10 am to 1 pm, AldeValley Sixth Form Centre, Waterloo Avenue,Leiston. Table-top sale by the Friends of AldeValley School. Stall fee £4.00, setting upfrom 9 am. Refreshments on sale. Allproceeds will benefit the children of thewhole school. To book a table call 01728833578/831105.

Saturday 9 November 10am to 12.30pmSaxmundham Market Hall Annual CharitiesFair arranged by Samundham and DistrictRotary Club. Come and support your localcharities, with sales of different crafts andart items, delicious cakes and other produce,books and toys, CD's,jewelry, tapestries, andvaries raffles etc. Tea and coffee available.

Saturday 9 November, 10am to noon, Leiston

Community Centre. Coffee morning andbook sale to raise funds to cover the cost ofpublic meetings to discuss the impact ofSizewell C (see below, 14 November).

Sunday 10 November Remembrance Sunday.In Leiston, the parade marches off from theCadet Centre at 10.30am; wreath-layingthen takes place in St Margaret’sChurchyard before the Service ofRemembrance is held in the church. InAldeburgh, the parade and service begins at10.40 am at the War Memorial. The paradewill then process to the church for theService of Remembrance.

Monday 11 November, 1.30 for 2 pm,Wenhaston Village Hall. At Halesworth andDistrict Flower Club's monthly meetingnational demonstrator Mrs Tan Strong willbe creating an arrangement on the theme ofChristmas Cheer. Come along, have a cup oftea, make new friends and maybe win one ofthe wonderful flower arrangements in theraffle. Entry to visitors, £6.

Tuesday 12 November 7.30 pm, AldeburghChurch Hall. The Aldeburgh GardeningClub's Annual Quiz Night. Tickets £10 pertable or £2.50 each to include tea/coffee/amince-pie. Bring your own wine andrefreshments if you wish. All are welcome.

Thursday 14 November, 7.30 pm, YoxfordVillage Hall. Public meeting about theimpact the proposed Sizewell C could haveupon our area. Some local residents willoutline their concerns and a generaldiscussion will follow. All are invited toattend.

Saturday 16 November, 10 am to 12 noon,Saxmundham United Reformed ChurchAutumn Fair 10 am - 12 noon. All arewelcome.

Saturday 16 November, 7.30 pm, StMichael's Church, Framlingham. ThePhoenix Singers (Fram's choral society)present “Autumn Voices”, with music byFauré and Dupré and a performance of

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Sunday 17 November, 3 pm, St Michael’sChurch, Framlingham. The Academysoloists - Lindsay Gowers & SuzanneWilliams, sopranos, Tim Rhodes, baroquetrumpet, John Stafford & Christine Whiffen,organ & harpsichord present “A BaroqueProm”, including baroque favourites,intriguing noveltiesand Bach’s Toccata &Fugue in D minor. Tickets £12, school-agestudents free. Call 01394 420556 or seewww.eastanglianacademy.org.uk

Monday 18 November, 7.30 pm, UnitedReformed Church Hall, Saxmundham.Meeting of the Alde Valley Suffolk FamilyHistory Group with a talk by Jackie Linnellon the history of the Cherry Family.Members £1.50, visitors £2.50 to includetea/coffee & biscuits. For more informationon the group contact Nigel Turner on 01502718019.

Saturday 30 November/Sunday 1 December,from 10 am each day, Kelsale Village Hall.Art and Craft Exhibition of beautiful hand-made quilts, bags and cards and saleorganized by the Kelsale Art Group.

Saturday 30 November 2013 KnodishallVillage Hall 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CancerResearch UK Knodishall support groupAnnual Christmas Fayre. Stalls will includehandmade gifts and cards, homemade cakesand biscuits, games, grand draw and lotsmore. Cancer Research cards and gifts willalso be available and of course FatherChristmas will be there. Entrance is freewith a complimentary glass of mulled wine.

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Sunday 1 December 11am – 2pmSaxmundham Market Hall GreenerSaxWinter Fayre. All the usual attractions:Bicycle doctor, renewable energy, home made

cakes, green cafe and lots of examples ofreuse, recycling and upcycling.

Friday 6 December, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, ByThe Crossways, Kelsale IP17 2PL (off ClayHills). Fine Cell Work exhibition and sale ofexquisite tapestry, needlepoint andembroidery produced by a pioneering socialenterprise and charity teaching needleworkto prisoners. At 11 am novelist Esther Freudwill give a talk on the work of the charity.Entry is free and all are welcome. Come andadmire the outstanding craftsmanship frompractitioners in 29 UK prisons.

Saturday 7 December, Long Shop MuseumLeiston. Christmas Fair. Father Christmaswill be there to meet the children plus crafts,books, tombola, raffle and all the usualinteresting items at the museum.Refreshments available. Free Entry.

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Do you run a local group? Needto add, update or correct anexisting listing? Get in touch!editor@townherald.co.uk. Detailscan change at the last minute socall ahead before visiting for thefirst time.

1st Saxmundham ScoutsGroup at HQ, MemorialField, Rendham Rd,Saxmundham. Boys and girlswelcome to join. Beavers:Fridays 5.15pm to 6.30pm.Ages 6 to 8, Contact LisaWood saxbeavers@hotmail.co.ukCubs: Tuesday and Thursday6pm to 7.30pm. Ages 8 to10.5. Contact Dave Kenny orAdrian Norris on the emailbelow Scouts: Wednesday7pm to 8.30pm. Ages 10.5 to14. Call Haydn Morris, sax_scoutgroup@btinternet.com Yoga In Westleton.Monday 5.30-6.30pm novices7 to 8.30pm intermediates.Westleton Village Hall. One-to-one yoga therapy byappointment. Judie Shore 01728 648460www. Suffolk coastyoga.co.uk “CRAFTY Ladies” CraftGroup. 1st and 3rdMondays, 10am to 12.30pm,committee room, KelsaleVillage Hall. £3 per session.Call Pam 01728 603995.Ladies Eastern DanceClasses Wickham MarketPrimary School, Tues from6.15pm (Beginners);Riverside Ctr, Stratford StAndrew, Thurs from 7pm.Call Leanne 07796 087255 orleda2713@btinternet.com Dress comfortably. Noexperience necessary.Pagans Beyond The Pale.Discussion Grp Badingham,Nr Framlingham 7.15 for

7.30. Meets monthly, on theWednesday after the NewMoon. For further info see ourwebsite http://bit.ly/1a4nxqJ.Or call 01728 638580Top 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 –no previous experiencenecessary. Most Sundays atPeasenhall Village Hall butcheck with Roy on 01728648901 or Julian 01986873941.Kelsale Art Group Thurs7-9pm, Kelsale Village Hallcommittee room. Newmembers welcome. Call Roger01728 667037 or Mike 01728603995.KT Crafts Craft Fair,Saxmundham Market Hall,1st Sat, 9.30am to 1.30pm.Free entry, refreshments.Call Tina 01728 604784. Inaid of local charities.Leiston & District PhilatelicSociety meet 4th Wed. atLeiston United Church Hall,High St, 7.30pm. Visitors andnew members welcome,whether beginners oradvanced stamp-collectors.Further info contact thePresident on 01728 830415 orSecretary on 01394 460901.Point Devis North WestMorris and GarlandDancing Thurs, BlythburghVillage Hall from 8 to 9.30pm.Open to all abilities. Dancers

and musicians welcome.Contact Lin 01728 602465.Quaker Meetings in Leiston10.30am every Sunday,Quaker Meeting House,Waterloo Avenue, Leiston.Children's class and SimpleLunch every Fourth Sunday.Singaround Kelsale SocialClub, 2nd Thurs 8 to 11pm.All welcome. Join in or justhave a drink and watch. CallMike on 01728 603995 fordetails.GreenerSax come and join afriendly transition group,working towards a moresustainable Saxmundhamand surrounding villages.greenersax@hotmail.co.ukcall 07801 065385, websitewww.greenersax.org.uk Heritage Coast Dog TrainingClub every Wed 7.15 to8.30pm, Market Hall,Saxmundham. Dogs of allages; it’s a must for puppies.Run on a voluntary basis. Anyenquiries call Denise on01728 603386.Praise and Worship Evening1st Sat 7.30pm, YoxfordVillage Hall. Greatmusicians, vibrant singing,all welcome. Contact:Ray/Margaret 01728 602372.Melody Makers Mixed Choir.Rehearsals every Monday7.30 to 9pm. Kelsale VillageHall (2nd Mondays, MainHall, all others CommitteeRoom). Details from 01728602822 or 01728 602690. Labour Party, Leiston andDistrict Branch. Meets 4thTuesday at Friends MeetingHouse, Waterloo Avenue,Leiston, 7.30pm. More infocall 01728 833578.

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Leiston United Church hold acoffee morning every Fridayand Saturday 10-11.30am inaid of church funds. All arewelcome.PASTEL Fun Workshops 1st/3rd Saturdays (10.30am-3.30pm) at Fromus Centre.For young adults aged 15-25 with a learning disability.www.pastel.org.uk or contact01728 604944 or emaildon.tricker@pastel.org.uk Everyman Folk ClubRiverside Centre, Gt.Glemham Rd, Stratford StAndrew. Last Friday eachmonth 8pm. Call 01449615523 for tickets andmembership.Carpet Bowls. SaxmundhamMarket Hall. Tuesdays7-9.30pm. New memberswelcome. Info from FrancesMaynard 01728 605797 orLyn Martin 602078.Tai Chi Classes. Thursdaymornings in KnodishallVillage Hall, 11.15am to12.15pm. Other classes alsoavailable. Contact AliCrawford 01394 411717,ali.crawford@virgin.net forinfo.Saxmundham Art GroupFromus Centre, Thursdayafternoons from 1-4pm. Newmembers welcome. £1.75 persession. Please contact Judy01728 602353.Saxmundham Royal BritishLegion every 3rd Wednesdayat the Gannon rooms. 7.45pm.Contact Rose Damiral White603817.Sax Boules. Join our friendlygroup. Club meetings willrestart Saturday February 12014. For more details contactJennie Pink 604340.

Westleton Village QuiltersWestleton Village Hall eachFriday from 1-4pm. £12 perterm or £1.50 for a singlesession. For more informationcontact Ann Bebbington on01728 648943 or email j ohn@ bebbington2 .orangehome .co.uk Aldeburgh Art Group. Meetsat The Baptist Chapel,Aldeburgh High Street from1.45-4pm every Tuesday.Open to all, this is a casual,untutored group. Bring yourown art. £2 inc. tea andbiscuits.Bruisyard Village Hall. Pubnights, every Thurs 7.30pm.Live music. Free admission.Come along for a pint anda chinwag. Pilates everyTuesday in Village Hall9.30 to 10.30am. BruisyardYoung People everyWednesday 6-7.30pm. Infocontact John Gibb 01728638912. Kelsale-cum-Carlton W.I.meets 2nd Tuesday,committee room KelsaleVillage Hall from 7-9pm. Newmembers welcome. ContactSue Potter on 01728 602177or Sue Granville-George on01728 604954.Monthly Market YoxfordVillage Hall, 2nd Sat 9am-1pm. Stalls and refreshments,raising funds for village hall.01728 668529 or emaildawn@ip17.co.uk Sax IT Club. Restarts March12, 2014. For details seewww.saxitclub. org.uk Saxmundham W.I. Meets 3rdThursday 7.30-9.30pm UnitedReform Church Chapel Road.Walking, play reading, lunchgroups. Contact Jenny Mann01728 604608

Sizewell and Leiston KarateClub meets Tues and Thursfrom 6-8pm. Run for over 25years! Children, adults,beginners or moreexperienced. All welcome.Telephone Liz 01728 604827www.slkc.co.uk or just turnup.Alde Valley Suffolk FamilyHistory Group. Meets 3rdMondays United ReformedChurch Hall, Chapel Road,Saxmundham, IP17 1BJ.Members £1.50, non-members £2.50http://aldevalleyfamily history group.onesuffolk.net Saturday Morning DramaClub. Middleton Village Hall.Ages 4 to 7 years from 9.30 to10.30am. Ages 8 to 11 yearsfrom 10.30 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£4

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A new book commemorating 100 years ofentertainment at the Leiston Film Theatre is due tobe published at the end of November.

The book, entitled Spilling the Popcorn has beenwritten by Leiston Film Theatre manager WayneBurns and details the story of Suffolk’s oldestpurpose built cinema and the various exploits of itsmanager.

The book will be launched on Saturday 30thNovember with two separate events in Leiston andAldeburgh. The first will incorporate a fund raisingcoffee morning at Leiston Film Theatre between10.00am and 1.00pm in aid of Leiston Film TheatreSupport Club, who have raised in excess of£140,000 since 1992 to keep the Council ownedvenue open. The second book launch will be held atTony Pick’s Photographic Gallery in Aldeburghbetween 2.00pm and 5.00pm as part of Aldeburgh’sChristmas Lights event.

Wayne is looking forward to seeing his completedbook. “With the cinema’s centenary in 2014, itseemed the perfect opportunity to share thefascinating tale of one of the country’s oldestsurviving independent cinemas. I am especially

grateful to the numerous colleagues who have kindlydonated their time to help me research theremarkable story behind our cherished venue.” hesaid.

Spilling the Popcorn, written by Wayne Burns andpublished by Leiston Press, is now available to pre-order from Leiston Film Theatre, priced £11.99(£14.99 incl. P&P). To order your copy, pleasetelephone: 01728 830549 or visit the Leiston FilmTheatre website at: www.leistonfilmtheatre.co.uk

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Manager Wayne Burns pictured at the theatre's Showbar

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3D Printing at Alde Valley

Alde Valley School has recently been luckyenough to be accepted as part of a projectteam to develop 3D printing in schools.Comenius is a European project which aimsto develop knowledge and understandingamong young people and teachers in Europe.

The school's bid was up against schools inmany other European countries but it waslucky enough to be chosen to take part. Overthe duration of the project Alde Valley will beworking with schools from the Netherlands,Germany and Sweden.

The aim of the project is to experiment anddevelop three dimensional printing withinschool with the help of 3D printing artistJonathan Keep. Each school involved will beworking with either an artist or designcentre and offer support and assistance toeach other through online communicationand a series of exchanges. The first one ofthese exchanges has already taken placewith Miss Jay (Resistant Materials teacher)travelling to Friessland in the Netherlandsin early September The next step is for theschool to purchase their own 3D printer andget to grips with the software and process .

This is a really exciting and ground breakingproject for the school to be involved in whichwill open up many opportunities fordevelopment and progression for both staffand students.

New Headteacher for SaxmundhamFree School

Rob Cawley, Principal of the SeckfordFoundation Free Schools Trust hasannounced the appointment of theHeadteacher of Saxmundham Free School.Mr David Lees joins the school in January2014.

Mr Lees said: “Saxmundham Free School isfull of potential and has a clear focus onensuring that every student achieves thevery best they can. One of my main roles willbe to secure a foundation from which allmembers of Saxmundham Free School canachieve.

“As Headteacher I will be ensuring thatevery aspect of school life is focused onlearning. Where learning and teaching isseen as the core purpose of the school thereis a shared belief amongst staff and studentsthat lessons should engage, empower andexcite. My passion is to see high qualitylearning in all areas of the school, which inturn will enable all students to achieve andmake progress to the very best of theirability.

“I am thrilled to be part of a Trust that isproviding schools that are deeply rooted intheir communities and which are “providinga foundation for life”.

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David Lees, the new Headteacher

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Fashion Show

Dear Town Herald,

A.C.I.S. (Assisting Charities in Suffolk)will be holding a Fashion Show on Friday29th November 2013, in the CommunityCentre, Aldeburgh starting at 7.00 pm.Caramel Ladies Fashions of Aldeburgh &Snape are joining forces with “B”Caramels also of Snape for this excitingpre-Christmas event.

The evening will begin with an interestingtalk and demonstration by Fran Abramsshowing how her famous salted caramelchocolates are made in Snape. This willbe followed by the show from “CaramelLadies Fashions”. “B” Chocolates will beavailable for tasting (and purchase).

All proceeds from the evening are beingdonated to “Cancer Campaign in Suffolk”.

Tickets are £13.00, including a glass ofwine and canapés, available from Caramelof Aldeburgh & Snape or from BernadetteEklid: 01728 635556

Cynthia CooperSecretary

Appeal for information

Dear Town Herald Did any of your readers have an ancestorwho lost his life whilst serving during the1st world war? We are gatheringinformation for a memorial book to honourservicemen who were either born, lived orworked in Leiston. If your ancestor's nameappears on the wall of the chapel inLeiston Cemetery commemorating thosewho died during the Great War we wouldbe grateful to hear from you.

Please contact members of the Alde ValleySuffolk Family History Group:- RogerBaskett: tel 01728 831782; emailroger.2baskett@btinternet.com; or DianaMann: tel 01728 660527; emaildiandhenry2@yahoo.co.uk.

The full list of names is available on ourweb site at the following link:http://aldevalleyfamilyhistorygroup.onesuffolk.net/ww1-memorial-book/

Maggie StruttAlde Valley Suffolk Family History Group

Letters to the Town Herald

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