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Monday 17 March 10.30 am

2.00 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Rickinghall Ramblers Annual General Meeting

Needlecraft

Slimming World

BARWOODS Annual General meeting

St Botolphs Bowls Club

Redgrave Activities Centre

Rickinghall Village Hall

Function Room, The Bell Inn

Tuesday 18 March 9.30 am

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955

Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics

Progressive Whist Drive



Botesdale Village Hall



Wednesday 19 March 9.30 am

10.00 am

12 noon

2.15 pm

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Wives Club Members Anniversary Lunch

Forget-me-not-Club



Farnish House

Thursday 20 March 9.30 am

7.30 pm

RABBATS

Crafty Corner


Parkview Chapel

Friday 21 March 9.15 am

8.00 pm

Rickinghall Ramblers. Tel : 01379 897398

Dance Classes



Saturday 22 March 8.00 pm Rickinghall Country Music Club Rickinghall Village Hall

Sunday 23 March 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall

Monday 24 March 2.00 pm

2.00 pm

7.30 pm

Needlecraft

Royal British Legion, Women’s Section

Slimming World


Farnish House


Tuesday 25 March 9.30 am

12 noon

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

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Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955

Redgrave Luncheon Club. Ring 898615 on 24th for vacancies

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Wednesday 26 March 9.30 am

10.00 am

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Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Heritage Circle




Thursday 27 March 9.30 am

7.30 pm

RABBATS

Redgrave Village Garden Club


Activities Centre

Friday 28 March 8.00 pm Dance Classes Botesdale Village Hall

Saturday 29 March 10.00 am Botanical Illustration. Booking essential on 01473 890089 Redgrave Fen

Sunday 30 March

6.00 pm

BRITISH SUMMER TIME BEGINS MOTHERING SUNDAY Zumba


Monday 31 March 9.15 am

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Winter Opening Hours

to end March 2014 Monday to Saturday (closed Wednesdays) -

9 am to 4 pm / Sundays - 10 am to 4 pm

Bank Holidays - 10 am to 2 pm

Quatrefoil Quatrefoil, a group dedicated to publishing local

history, has now published 6 books and will

publish 3 more in the next two months.

A Walk Through Botesdale sold out but will be re

-printed as soon as the next book is published.

All the books are available through Diana

Maywhort (tel. 01379 898785 or Jean Sheehan

(tel. 01379 890237).

A Suffolk Boy in East Anglia, A Walk Through Rickinghall,

Reflections on Redgrave, and Victorian and Edwardian Rectors of

Rickinghall are all available from Hilltop Hardware and Pet Food

Store priced at £5 each.

The Redgrave book is also available at Redgrave Community Shop.

St. Mary's Church, Rickinghall Inferior (£3) and the Samuel Speare

and Rectors’ books (£5) are available from Rickinghall Church.

Donations from some of the books will be given either to

Rickinghall Inferior Church or The Churches Conservation Trust

and Round Tower Churches Society.

If you would like more information on Quatrefoil please look at the

new web site www.quatrefoil.org.uk.

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shopping, appointments, e.g. with

the doctor, dentist, hospital. In fact,

even to go and see your favourite

aunt.

Door to door service. Any help you

need. Wheelchairs no problem.

Please contact Gordon Lawrence on 01379 897109.

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Remember your “Mum in a million” This month, while many celebrate Mother’s

Day, there will be a group of people spending

this special day without their mum and we have

commissioned a special book of memories from

which people may draw comfort by expressing

how they feel or sharing prayers, poems,

thoughts and inspirational sayings.

Anyone who has been bereaved of their mum can contribute to the

book, and children and young people are also encouraged. The

pages will be kept for many years and will be a testament to the

understanding and acceptance that comes with the passing of

seasons. You do not have to be profound! You may wish to

include your thoughts and feelings about your mother's death as

well as any special memories you have of her life. Share how she

made you feel and the special things she did for you. Just to say

you are remembering someone special is enough. There will be a

Mother’s Day book of memories in Rosedale Funeral Home at

Rosedale House, 63 Victoria Road, Diss.

We have also purchased a limited number of beautiful “Mum in a

Million” rose bushes from Peter Beales Roses for families to take

away and plant in memory of their mum. If you would like to

receive a rose, please contact us on 01379 640810 to reserve one as

numbers are limited.

The roses and the book of memories will be available in the week

prior to Mother’s Day for those wishing to contribute. Our Funeral

Homes are open 9am-5pm every week day.

And in the days surrounding Mother’s Day, remember it’s OK to

grieve for your mum in your own way. Many people grieve

outwardly, through tears and expressed emotions, while others

grieve inwardly and keep the hurt they feel to themselves. If talking

or writing about the situation makes you feel better, then you should

express yourself but remember that in the early days of a loss, you

aren't obligated to anyone to tell them how you feel. There is no

right way to grieve.

Rosedale is pleased to be supporting a special service of

Remembrance on Mothering Sunday at Green Acres Woodland

Burials – Colney, near Norwich. The service will begin at 11am and

will be held in the Woodland Hall. Izzy Ryder, a civil celebrant will

deliver the service and it is free to attend and open to all.

Advance booking is advisable on 01603 811556 or

www.greenacreswoodlandburials.co.uk/colney

Mr Packer's History Mr Packer was trying to get his Year 7 history class to

understand how the Indians must have felt when they first

encountered the Spanish Conquistadores.

'How would you feel,' Mr Packer asked, 'if someone

showed up on your doorstep who looked very different,

spoke a strange language and wore unusual clothes?

Wouldn't you be a little afraid?'

'Nope,' Dennis answered, 'I'd just reckon it was my

sister's new boyfriend.'

Rickinghall Antique & Collectors Fair St Mary’s Church, Rickinghall, Fabric Fundraisers will not be

holding the Antique & Collectors Fair on May Bank Holiday

Monday this year due to the low take-up by prospective stallholders.

Botesdale Post Office is

closing and Rickinghall Post Office is opening

Many readers will be aware that Iain

and Pat Smith of Botesdale Post Office

are retiring and they will serve their

last customers on Saturday 22nd

March. Sue and Mick of Rickinghall Newsagents will be opening

Rickinghall Post Office within their store on Monday 24 March.

They will continue to sell and deliver newspapers as at present.

We wish Iain and Pat a very happy retirement after nearly fifteen

years at Botesdale Post Office. They will be missed, especially by

the local dogs who could always be assured of a treat when they

visited the Post Office with their owners.

Sue, Mick and their staff look forward to welcoming you to

Rickinghall Post Office. Ed

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Fox and Hounds Last month I wrote about The Knoll at Redgrave. One of the public

houses I mentioned was The Fox and Hounds. It is said to be a hall

house dating to the early part of the 16th century with a chimney

stack added in the early 17th century. This chimney had three

hearths. One of the downstairs hearths has the remains of a wall

painting above it. An architectural historian believes this to be dated

to around 1620 and there is a fireplace on the first floor in stone of a

late Tudor style.

The house is now called Fox Cottage and the owner, Andrew

Dickson, kindly loaned me the deeds to the house, which give a

great deal of information. Many of the earlier deeds are admissions

and surrenders to the Lord of the Manor. This means the property

was copyhold of the Manor of Redgrave with Botesdale and

Gislingham. The copyholders had to get permission from the Lord

at a Manor Court and pay a fee to him if the property changed hands,

even when a person died and left it to a member of his family or it

was mortgaged. This custom dates back to the medieval period.

The first document is dated 1735 and signed by Gregory Kemp, a

wheelwright, when he obtained a mortgage on the property.

Gregory made his will in 1738 and left the house to his wife, Sarah

Kemp. Sarah later married her son-in-law, Dandy Pleasants, a

yeoman. She left the house to Dandy in her will of 1757, and he

probably continued to live in it until he sold it in 1771.

The first mention of the property in the deeds referring to The Fox is

not until 1888. This mentions “all that messuage tenement or public

house formerly called or known by the sign of the ‘Fox’ and now

called or known by the name or sign of the ‘Fox and Hounds’ with

the detached washouse and other outbuildings, yard, ten pin ground,

pump and small garden barn and stable thereunto belonging. And

also all that piece or parcel of pasture land to the said messuage or

public house belonging and now also occupied therewith containing

by survey one acre one roods (sic) and seven perches are the same

more or less as the said messuage or Public House land and

premises are situate lying and being in Redgrave in the County of

Suffolk and are formerly in the occupation of Sibery Holt his assigns

or under tenants and are now in the tenure or occupation of Alfred

Pearce.”

Although The Fox was mentioned as early as 1814 in the

churchwardens’ accounts the publicans of the Nineteenth Century

were tenants of various wealthy landlords. These include Sir

Edward Kerrison, Lord Henniker, Lodg Digby and Lord Ashburton,

amongst others. Queen Victoria’s Secretary of State for War is even

involved as a Trustee of Sir Edward Kerison deceased. Benjamin

Disraeli, the Prime Minister (Lord Beaconsfield) is even mentioned

in an abstract when Adnams Brewery sold the property as part of a

much larger transaction.

An Award of Enfranchisement was made in 1897 which meant the

owner of the property paid George Holt Wilson of Redgrave Hall

£87 14s 5d for the property to become freehold instead of copyhold.

From this date the owner no longer had to go to the Manor Court for

permission to sell or inherit.

The last publican was Fred Foulser. He purchased from Adnams in

1907 and is described as a retired Innkeeper. The property is

described as a dwellinghouse, formerly a fully licenced public house

known as The Fox and Hounds. By this time it also contained a club

room and a grocers shop. Fred was described as an innkeeper of the

Fox and Hounds in Kelly’s Directory of 1904, and shopkeeper in

1912. He purchased the property for £180 and obtained a mortgage

from the Loyal St Botolph’s Lodge of the Independent Order of

Oddfellows Number 4000 Manchester Unity Friendly Society.

The property was sold to Dr Wheeler of Hinderclay in 1910, whose

executors sold it to Alfred Arnold, Dealer, in 1912. By 1919 the

property was described as two cottages when it was mortgaged to

the bank.

After a few other owners, Lady Stephana Rose Benson eventually let

the property to Sam and Rose Flatman in 1952, after purchasing the

property in 1938 when she lived at Tudor Lodge, virtually next door.

They purchased it from her in 1954. An insurance policy of this

date shows that part of the roof was tiled and part thatched. Rose

Flatman’s daughters lived in the cottages from the late 1960s. At

this time the two cottages were known as Dunroamin and The

Gables.

The present owner, who had already purchased the Dunroamin

cottage, purchased The Gables on the death of Rose Flatman’s

daughter, Eva Brown. The property has now been made into one

house again, with as many original features retained as possible.

The Fox and Hounds - the building behind the telephone box and signpost

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From the Registers - Rickinghall Interment of ashes

7th December : Kenneth Malcolm Wilby

17th January : Cecil Charles Gosling

29th January : Mrs Helen MacIntosh

Di Maywhort, 01379 898785

Candle Street Kiln Farm Lane runs south of Rickinghall Superior church. It ends at

Summer Lane which itself ends as a footpath leading to Briar Lane.

However before it was closed at the time of the enclosure awards in

1819 Summer Lane used to be a track leading to Allwood Green

along the boundary between Rickinghall Inferior and Rickinghall

Superior. The last part of this lane widened into a drift and it appears

that it was at one time part of Allwood Green. The lane is recorded

in a Court Roll from 1337 as ‘Somerwey’. (1)

The houses situated near the Church on either side of Kiln Farm

Lane form the hamlet of Candle Street which now consists of four

houses and the farmhouse with two converted barns. It is said that

there was once a candle making business in the area which is why it

is called Candle Street. The name Canler Street is on the 1819

enclosure map. Canle is an old word for candle. However it is

possible that in the medieval period there was land somewhere here

which was rented out by the church to pay for church candles, hence

the name. In the early 20th century Candle Street was always

considered part of Water Lane. Until recently the cottages were

owned by Falcons Hall and were tied cottages, the tenants all

working for Falcons Hall Farm.

The first cottage on the left, the south side, is now called 1 & 2 Kiln

Farm Cottages it was formerly divided into two but has recently

been restored and is now one. It appears to date from the 17th

century. Until recently none of the cottages along the lane had

names or numbers. They did not need to as everyone knew where

people lived.

The thatched cottages on the south side are now known as 3 & 4

Kiln Farm Cottages. According to the listings this is a mid 16th

century house which was extended in the 17th century. It was cased

in Fletton bricks in the 19th century. In the early 20th century George

Salter’s family lived in number 4. In 1926 the Rush family moved

to number 3 and lived there until the early 1960s when Mr and Mrs

Sharman moved there and have lived there ever since.

The first cottage on the right (north side) is called Kiln Cottage. It is

a thatched mid 17th century cottage. A 1918 sales document says it

had 3 bedrooms, 2 sitting rooms and a kitchen. It was apparently, a

beer house or pub at one time but there seems to be no record of this.

Richard Cook who died in the First World War and whose name is

on the War Memorial lived here.

The next house on the right is Cherry Tree House. According to the

listings it is a timber framed house which was built about 1600.

When it was sold in 1918 it was divided into two. It was a

smallholding of 2 acres 2 rods and appears to have been the only

cottage which was not a tied cottage.

The footpath to the side of Cherry Tree House leads across the

bypass and is the end of Water Lane. On the opposite side of the

footpath there was a house, now demolished, in which Robert Silver

lived in 1839. In 18th century this was owned by William Houchin.

In 1865 Richard and Sophie Silver were accused of murdering two

of their sons James and Charley. At an inquest held at The Bell they

were both acquitted. James probably died from fungi poisoning

although Charley may have died from arsenic poisoning. Arsenic

was found in a discarded bottle, used for removing fly on sheep, in

the next field. (2)

Brick Kiln Farm now called Kiln Farm House is a 17th century

timber framed house which was extended in the 18th century. In

1839 it was owned by John Mills who at that time was leasing

Facon’s Hall Farm. The tenant farmer was George Porter and by

1844 William Porter his son was the tenant. In a sales catalogue for

1918 it had a corn barn, bullock shed, granary, cart horse stable,

bullock yard, cattle yard, horse yard. The two barns which probably

date from the 18th century were converted into houses in the 1990s.

They are now called September Barn and Summer Barn.

Further along Summer Lane beside a small wood there was a

medieval thatched cottage. In the early 20th century this was lived in

by Spencer Bailey, a stockman on the farm, then by his son Freddy

Bailey who was the shepherd. The house became dilapidated and

was burnt down to demolish it in the 1960s. The wood was once the

garden belonging to the cottage but was planted with trees after the

cottage was demolished.

The brick kiln after which the farm is named was situated next to the

wood beside the track which leads off to the right and runs between

Summer Lane and Briar Lane. It is not certain when this brick works

first started making bricks but in 1839 it was being run by George

Porter. In the 1930s there were still large piles of bricks beside the

track but it appears that it had not been producing bricks for many

years before that time.

(1) SROI HA 240/2508/673 (2) Bury and Norwich Post August 1865

These articles about Rickinghall are now collected in a book called

‘A Walk Through Rickinghall’. It is one of Quatrefoil’s publications

all of which can be bought from Ash House, Rickinghall or from

Hilltop Hardware in Botesdale. (See Page 23 in this magazine).

Candle Street

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“In Your Garden” “In Your Garden” “In Your Garden” “In Your Garden” with Ian Shilling of Tripp Batt Country Store of Stanton

“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt Country Store, Stanton

A mild winter has meant an earlier start to mowing this year,

and it’s important to check one or two things on petrol

machines. Fuel left over from the previous season may have

gone stale and can make starting difficult. If this is the case and

the mower won’t start, try replacing with fresh fuel. Always

check your oil level before trying to start a mower, and top up

if necessary. Also consider a complete oil change if this hasn’t

been done for a year or more, and only use oil recommended

for garden machinery (SAE 30 or 10-40) Replacing a spark

plug can also be a cheap remedy to a starting problem. After

the engine, the second most important part is the blade, and

these usually benefit from being sharpened, to give a better

finish and a quicker cut. Clear the lawn of any winter debris

before cutting and set the blades higher than normal. A

recycling tip – use old engine oil to protect the blades of

spades and prongs of forks after each use.

Continue preparing vegetable seed beds. Some seeds can be

sown under protection such as Peas, Brassicas, Broad Beans

and Carrots. To help reduce carrot fly attack, sow in the early

evening, and if possible alongside members of the onion

family, as the smell from onions masks the smell of the carrots

which attracts the carrot fly. It’s also time to shelter your soil

and emerging crops, use clear polythene cloches or a fleece

membrane which allows water and light through, but protects

young plants against frost. This is about the latest time for

transplanting fruit bushes, or any other deciduous plants for

that matter.

If you have hedges and shrubs that will need cutting back, then

try to do it before the birds start nesting, otherwise wait until

mid-summer. Spring flowering shrubs should be pruned after

they have flowered.

Happy Gardening! Ian Shilling Tel.01359 250268

Birthplace She was almost there. For weeks she had journeyed, guided by an

unknown hand to a place of safety, distant but somehow vaguely

familiar. Now she was struggling against the rushing clear water,

driven by an overwhelming urge to find sanctuary for herself and

her unborn young. With one huge final effort she launched herself

toward the long sought-after goal.

Above, the brown bear waited patiently

for the spawning salmon to leap into

his mouth

Rickinghall Annual

Jumble Sale The first Saturday of February

saw the annual and very

popular Jumble Sale at

Rickinghall Village Hall, with

crowds queuing to get the best

bargains when the doors

opened at 2pm.

We had exceptional support

from our many volunteer

helpers, to all of whom we are most grateful. Our customers found

some real bargains, and the £755 profit made was a substantial

contribution to village hall funds. To all who gave items for sale, to

all who bought them, to those who took part in the raffle and

contributed in other ways, and again to all our helpers, thank you.

Bob Clark, Chairman

on behalf of the Hall Management Committee

The queue 20 minutes before the doors opened

Advertise here. Suggested donation of £2 per insert per

month. Tel : 01379 890109

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Enquiries to : 01379 890109.

WELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOME Welcome to new residents in our villages. If you have

recently moved into one of our villages the churches wish

you a warm welcome. If you would like someone from the

church to visit you, or perhaps you would like your house

blessed then please do get in touch with the Rector

on 01379 898685. May your life in these

communities be peaceful, prosperous and a blessing

to your neighbours.

Living on earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip

around the sun.

A Good Dentist? When a new dentist set up in town he quickly acquired a

reputation of being the 'Painless' dentist. However a local

little girl called Gemima disputed his claim.

'He's a fake!' Gemima told her friends. 'He's not painless

at all. When he stuck his finger in my mouth I bit him -

and he screamed like anyone else.'

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Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067

The Bible says, “By faith the people crossed the Red Sea.”

It is a statement that used to puzzle me. What happened was that

Moses had brought the people out of slavery in Egypt. Pharoah and

the Egyptian forces pursued them and were seen approaching as the

Red Sea loomed up in front. The people became very frightened and

said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you

have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to

us in bringing us out of Egypt?” It hardly shows faith.

We then have the story of the parting of the Red Sea with a strong

east wind which caused the water to appear like a wall on each side.

Imagine yourself on the shore. The Egyptian forces behind ready to

kill you, a wall of water on each side ready to drown you and Moses

saying, “Over we go.”

Some would look at the water on each side in fear wondering how

long it would hold back. It might even occur to them that, as a result

of their faithlessness, God might be about to drown them. There

would be others hurrying to get across before the water returned.

That mass of water would appear extremely disconcerting. Some

would be exhibiting extreme fear. Some would have their hands

either side of their faces shielding them so that they cannot see the

water on each side. There would be anger as the people in front

weren’t going fast enough. Some would fall and others fall over

them. There would be others yelling taunts at the Egyptians and

joyfully anticipating their fate. It could well be a picture of life as

we live it on earth. To even enter the path through the waters each

had to exhibit some level of faith.

It has to be true that they all walked through exhibiting completely

different levels and characteristics of their faith but they were all

equally saved. They were not saved by the amount of their faith nor

its excellence but by the free gift of the one in whom they put their

faith.

If the crossing of the Red Sea gives a miniature picture of our lives

with the slings and arrows of fortune and the stress and strains of

daily living it also gives us a picture as we approach the end of life.

Some will go into it with fear, others will go in with blinkered eyes

and others might appear fearless. Those that come through will do

so because of their faith. It won’t matter how firm it is or how

fearful they are or what they have done or not done but that they

made that step, as the people did on the edge of the waters and

simply went for it. That step for you and me is that of putting our

trust in Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

I wonder how many of you did the

Garden Birdwatch? It was a great idea

and, as a national survey for birds, it

was a really useful way of gathering

statistics for the individual bird.

As an individual bird record it

depended on which of the two days you

did it. What kind of garden you have,

what time of day it was, what the

weather was like, did you have bird

feeders, were they full or empty? I sat

in our “sun room” for an hour on the

Sunday afternoon. It was raining. My

count was very poor. You had to

record the highest number of individual

birds you saw at one time, not the

overall total for that bird over the hour. Very sensible, you may

have been counting the same bird over and over again! Don’t be

disappointed if, like me, you fared badly. It was a national average

and, unlike me, it might have been a fine day in the early morning,

with full feeders in your garden (and which had been full for several

days). Many like me may have had unusually low counts when

others had unusually high. Were there cats around, or next door, did

anyone have a visit from a Sparrow Hawk, has your neighbour got

lots of feeders? Obviously there will be much variation in the

counts, but, all in all, it was to be the National Average and the total

picture gives a good idea of the population of garden birds in the

whole country, and can be compared with previous years to note the

overall picture for individual garden birds.

Now I wonder what your recording was for, if any, Thrushes, Song

or Mistle, in our area? I was very excited to see and hear the Mistle

Thrush on 1st January. It has a high note, a beautiful song delivered

from the top of a tree. Its song travels a long way and it is difficult

to locate the singer, but I saw him, high in the tree silhouetted

against the sky. He is also called the Storm Cock as he is believed

to predict bad weather. These birds can be seen better in the

winter months when there are no leaves on the trees, and possibly

near a clump of mistletoe. It was not until 4th February I saw and

heard a Song Thrush, singing lower down in a fruit tree. It is still a

lovely song but higher than its relative the Blackbird. These two

sightings were, for me, very exciting as I had not heard or seen

either Thrush for nearly a year.

Birds of interest that have occurred in our garden : a pair of Coal

Tits, their size between Blue and Great Tits but with a white line

down the back of their heads and two white bars on their wings.

Also, at last, a pair of Greenfinches - a welcome return after a tragic

decline due to trypanosoma infection.

Watch carefully for Tits feeding on leafless bushes, they are seen

pecking for minute insects or their eggs - far too small for us to see.

This is how they survive the cold winter months.

Skylarks are, once again, singing over our neighbouring fields. If

you have been fortunate on rural walks you may have seen flocks of

twenty or thirty of them.

You will receive this copy of the magazine in March (I am writing

this in early February). Who will see and hear our first migrating

Warbler, the Chiff Chaff, calling from a high bush or tree to give a

welcome to an early spring?

And now, finally, we have a superb picture of a Sparrow Hawk

taken by Mick Randall, our local newsagent, in his back garden.

Thank you Mick.

If any of you have an original photograph please email it to me on

[email protected]

Mick’s Sparrow Hawk

Humour

Those with a sense of fun and who can laugh, especially at

themselves, are generally happier.

Laughing at yourself implies a sound sense of security with

a reduced tendency to worry, which in turn contributes to

happiness.

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Organic & Mechanical Silt Control • Plant Control & Removal

Fish & Pond Health Surveys • Full Maintenance Contracts

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ANNUAL

FISH ‘N’ CHIP

QUIZ NIGHT

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SATURDAY 12TH APRIL QUIZ STARTS AT 7.00PM

TEAMS OF NO MORE THAN 6

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For further information and to book tickets please call

Kev Gladwell on 01379 898924

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

RICKINGHALL

MODEL RAILWAY SHOW

with Diss & District Model Railway Society

SATURDAY 3rd MAY

RICKINGHALL VILLAGE HALL

10am – 4pm

Eleven layouts in popular scales

Trade Support / Specialist Societies

Admission £4, accompanied children £1

Raffle with prizes from our traders and societies

Refreshments available

Proceeds in aid of Rickinghall Village Hall Charity Number1031063

Enquiries to 07930 188472

Carol’s Coffee Morning will be held on

Thursday 12 June from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at

Caradale, The Common, Rickinghall, in aid of

St Nicholas Hospice Care at Bury St Edmunds.

Stalls include :

Carol’s Cakes, Plants, Books, Bric-a-Brac,

Nearly New, Body Shop products, Phoenix

Cards, Raffle and Tombola

Entrance : £1.00.

Enquiries to Carol on 01379 898029.

Jumble Sale & Book Fair Rickinghall Village Hall

April 5th 2pm Entrance 20p

To raise funds for disadvantaged children of Nepal.

Please contact Pieternella 01379 890955 if you can help on the day, or have items to donate.

RAHOF SPRING

COFFEE MORNING

“MEET MIRANDA”

On Tuesday 8th April

At Redgrave Activities Centre

10.30 am to 12 noon

Admission £1

Relax with chat, delicious coffee and cakes

Cake Stall and Bumper Draw

Do come along and chat to Miranda McCoy, recently appointed

Community Fundraiser at St Nicholas Hospice Care, Bury St

Edmunds. She would love to met you and answer any queries.

NEWS FROM

THE FRIENDS OF

BOTESDALE HEALTH

CENTRE

The Annual General Meeting of The Friends will be held at Botesdale Health Centre on MONDAY 14 APRIL AT 7.30 pm.

We hope you will all come along to bid farewell to Mrs Pauline

Button on her retirement as Chairman of The Friends of Botesdale Health Centre.

There will be drinks and nibbles available and a chance to

meet the Committee.

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Interested in growing your own

fruit, veg and flowers?

Why not join the Mill Lane Allotment

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We regularly have whole and half plots

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REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY EMAIL

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OR BY CALLING THE ASSOCIATION SECRETARY

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Bank Account Scam There have been recent phone scams to two

residents of Botesdale. The caller claims to be

from ‘Security at the Bank’. They tell them

that a sum of money had been taken from

their bank cards and asked for the long 16

digit number on the front of the card. They

then ask for the 3 digit security number on the

back of the card. They then give the victim a

telephone number to ring to confirm they are from the bank’s

security department. The victim then dials the number given and it

is answered by the alleged security. The scammer has not closed the

line and it is still open for them to reply.

Never give your card details to any such caller and never dial a

number without hearing the 'Dialling Tone'. After a reasonable

time, when the line is clear, telephone the number on the back of the

card and speak to the actual card security department and

then explain what has happened.

Peter H Beck

Crime Trends On-going crime trends across the county are currently heating oil

thefts (advice in the February edition of this magazine), and

catalytic converter thefts.

Owners of vehicles with a high ground clearance, which are often

targeted for their catalytic converters, are being reminded of the

following crime prevention tips :

• Keep private vehicles in a well-secured garage where possible,

and if no garage is available, in a well-lit public place

• Park vehicles in such a way as to make access to the catalytic

converter difficult, or parallel with another vehicle if you own

one

• Keep commercial vehicles in a locked building or compound

• Use alarms, lighting and CCTV to deter thieves

There has recently been a Catalytic Converter marking event at

Barley Green Garage in Stradbroke whereby 21 vehicles had their

converter marked. We aim to carry out some more events in the

coming months, including, hopefully, the area covered by this

magazine, and details will be published in due course.

PCSO 3240 Dave Faulkner

Local Contact Details

For Neighbourhood Watch contact your local Co-ordinator, or else

in Botesdale and Rickinghall Peter Beck on 01379 890495,

(email : [email protected]), and in Redgrave John Robinson

on 01379 890683.

Contact Details; Mid Suffolk North Team, The Lodge, Castleton Way, Eye.

Tel No – 101. Email – [email protected]

Non emergency calls and enquiries to the Police, please ring 101. Emergency calls—Fire, Police, Ambulance, dial 999.

Changes to the 2013 Telephone List

Page S3 RAHOF. Please replace contact details with : Chairman : June Shepherd. Tel : 01379 898450

Secretary: Marion Wilby. Tel : 01379 898818

Treasurer and Tickets: June Hart.

Tel : 01379 897180

St Botolph & District Bowls Club Please replace Mrs Maycock’s details with :

Mrs Maureen Costello. Tel : 897251

A the time of writing the country is struggling

with flooding and high winds. Fortunately, we

have got off relatively lightly here in East

Anglia, but although the morning of Coffee on

the Corner may not have brought us floods, it

was certainly rather grim. As a result we

were rather a select little bunch ... the few who

braved the weather. There were, however,

some new faces which is such a delight,

especially as some of the new visitors were

under the age of three! And they arrived with smiles ... what more

could we ask for?!

The charity we were supporting was TWAM ... Tools with a

Mission, which is based near Ipswich. Its members refurbish all

manner of tools to send out to help businesses in places such as

Kenya and Uganda. The kindness you show never fails to amaze

me and we will now be able to donate £100 to that charity, which I

am sure will be gratefully received, especially at the current time

when many brilliant charities are competing for funds.

The next Coffee on the Corner will be on Tuesday 11th March,

again from 9am to 12 noon. At the present time there is some

confusion over co-ordinated efforts to help those who have had to

evacuate their homes and businesses due to the terrible weather

conditions. We would like to support those people, but need to

research a suitable charity or organisation that will be able to help

them. Please look out for our adverts nearer the time and come

along to enjoy tea, coffee, sausage rolls, home made cakes and

plenty of chat!

If you feel you would like to know more about the coffee shop or

any of the happenings at Parkview, please call me on 01379

890423. Sue Allen

Mother Knows Best - Eventually One day, young Sarah was watching her mother prepare

sirloin of beef for the oven. She cut off the ends,

wrapped it in string, seasoned it and set it in the roasting

dish.

Sarah politely asked her mum why she cut off the ends of

the meat. Mum replied, after some thought, that it was

the way that her mother had done it.

That night grandma came to dinner and Sarah and her

mother asked why she had cut the end off of the meat

before cooking. After some thought grandma replied, she

cooked the meat the way her mother had done it.

Now great-grandma was quite old and lived in a residential

nursing home, so Sarah, her mum and grandma went to visit

her and again asked the very same question.

Great-grandma looked at them a bit surprised and said,

'So it would fit in the roasting dish, of course.'

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The Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Treasuring Christianity in Suffolk 100 Years 100 Treasures A glossy, full-colour book to celebrate

our magnificent churches and their

treasures is now available to mark the

centenary of our Diocese of St

Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Our Diocese was formed in March 1914

from parts of the dioceses of Norwich

and Ely; the parish church of St James,

Bury St Edmunds became our Cathedral.

The 120-page book 100 Years, 100 Treasures: A Celebration of

Suffolk Churches, costs just £5 a copy and is part of the 2014

Centenary celebrations that start in earnest in March when the

Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, visits Bury

St Edmunds.

The book features ‘treasure’ from every period represented in the

diocese from the Anglo Saxons and Normans through to the Middle

Ages and on to the Victorians – in fact right up to the present day.

The concept of pilgrims and visitors touring parishes to discover

these remarkable treasures ties in neatly with the Centenary theme

of ‘Pilgrims in Time’. They are of special significance to the

churches which nominated them.

Generous sponsorship means that the book will retail for only £5;

the normal retail price would otherwise have been significantly

more. If you buy the book through your parish rep, then your

Church is able to retain £2 of the cost price of £5. Please contact

the Revd Chris Norburn on 01379 898 685 for details and to place

your order(s).

Rotas Chapel of Ease Redgrave Rickinghall

Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector

2nd March Mrs Hilliard Miss Young Mr Robinson All Saints All

Together Mrs Foster Mrs Bennett

5th March* Tba Tba

9th March Mrs Cordeaux Dr Cordeaux Mr & Mrs Rixon Mr & Mrs Rixon

16th March Mrs Davies Mr Davies Mrs Self Mrs Whitehead

23rd March Mr Robinson Mr McGrath Mrs Sheehan Rector

30th March Mrs Culley Mrs Shepherd Mr Lamb Mrs Lamb

* Ash Wednesday

Flowers

2nd March Mrs Moss Mrs Stimson

9th March Mrs Moss LENT

16th March Mrs Whiteside LENT

23rd March Mrs Whiteside LENT

30th March Mrs Canning LENT

Readings for Parish Church Sunday Services - MARCH

Date 1st reading 2nd Reading

2nd March 2 Peter 1 : 16-end Matthew 17 : 1-9

9th March Romans 5 : 12-19 Matthew 4 : 1-11

16th March Romans 4 : 1-5, 13-17 John 3 : 1-17

23rd March Romans 5 : 1-11 John 4 : 5-42

30th March 1 Sam 1 : 20-end Luke 2 : 33-35

A request for help Dear Friend

Like every household your parish church needs to keep up with the

cost of living. While we are as careful as possible with our funds,

expenses like heating, insurance, clergy and many other day-to-day

costs mount up. We receive some money from funeral and wedding

fees and also from fundraising during the year, but the vast majority

comes from regular church members giving faithfully each week

through their weekly envelopes or standing orders.

I would like to thank all who on a regular basis support the work

and ministry of the church, it is very much appreciated. There may,

however, be some who live in our communities who would like to

consider making a regular donation to support the work and

ministry of the church here in this parish. If you are able to do this

please can you contact our Treasurer, Mr. Rob Rixon, Calkewood,

Calkewood Lane, Rickinghall IP22 1NB Tel 01359 253492.

If you are a tax payer please can I encourage you to Gift Aid your

donation. This allows all charities to claim the basic rate of tax on

your donation. Again our Treasurer will help explain how you can

do this.

Thank you for reading this and if you have any further questions

please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

With best wishes to you and your family

Revd Chris Norburn

The Rectory, Bury Road, Rickinghall Tel 01379 898685

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of

people: those who work and those who take the credit.

He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less

competition there.

Indira Gandhi

STOP PRESS .........

BEFORE PILATE An oratorio by Peter Creswell

with the Redgrave Singers

Saturday 12th April at 6.30 pm

All Saints Church, Redgrave

Entry by donation More information in April magazine

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Parkview Chapel—

Sundays Weekly at 10.00 am Communion

11.00 am All Age Worship

Between these two services, from 10.30 to 11 am, tea and coffee will be served

Tuesday 11th March 9 am to 12 noon ‘Coffee on the Corner’

Thursday 6th & 20th March 2.00 pm Ladies Meeting (Praise Hour)

Saturday 8th March 7.00 pm Carpet Bowls Evening, see ad on Page 5

Thursday 20th March 7.30 pm Crafty Corner - time for those pastimes that you don’t ever have time for.

Bring your craft projects and spend an evening working at it in

company.

Saturday 12th April 8.30 am Men’s Breakfast

Saturday 12th April 7.00 pm Quiz Night, see ad on Page 33

Regular Activities Parkview Youth Activities—some of these activities do not take place during school holidays.

Weekly home groups on Tuesday and Wednesday

Phone 01379 898924 or 783216 for more details. http://www.parkviewchapel.co.uk

Botesdale Methodist Church

Sunday Services at 10.30 am unless otherwise indicated.

Sunday Club is at 10.30 am. All children are welcome to join the Club’s activities.

2nd March Rev Edna Buggey

9th March Mr Steve Aspinall

16th March Mrs Sonia Mann

23rd March Rev Steve Oliver CHURCH ANNIVERSARY

30th March Mrs Sue Goodwin UNITED SERVICE, St Mary’s, Rickinghall

Friday 7th March 2.00 pm. Women’s World Day of Prayer. Refreshments afterwards. Botesdale Methodist Church.

Bible Study Acts of the Apostles Alternate Mondays at 10.00 am

Christian Forum Tuesday 4th March at 7.30 pm. Rev Edna Buggey. ‘A Celebration of Cathedrals’.

Wives Group Wednesday 19th March Members 58th Anniversary Lunch, 12 noon for 12.30 pm

Café Church - Christianity explained

Sundays at 10.30 am

at Redgrave Activities Centre

All are very welcome

Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067

Passover Meal on Thursday 17th April - A Roast Lamb meal with a meaning

JUNIOR FRIDAY CLUB

School Years Reception - 6

Fridays 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm

SENIOR FRIDAY CLUB

School Years 7 – 11

Fridays 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

For further information check out the

website

www.parkviewchapel.co.uk

or call Kev Gladwell on 01379 898924

JUNIOR CHURCH

School Years Reception - 11

Sundays 10.30 am - 11.30 am

PYP

School Years 9 - 13

Sundays 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm

CROSSTRAX

School Years 6 - 8

Mondays 7.00 pm - 8.15 pm

PARKVIEW YOUTH some of these activities do not take place during school holidays.

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2nd March ‘14 Sunday Next Before Lent 8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave

All Saints Altogether

An interactive service for people of all ages starting with coffee

3.00pm St. Mary’s , Rickinghall Evening Prayer

16th March ’14 2nd Sunday of Lent

8:15 All Saints, Redgrave BCP Communion

10.30 St Mary’s, Rickinghall

Worship Together

An informal and interactive service for people of all ages

23rd March ‘14 3rd Sunday of Lent 8:15 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall BCP Communion

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave CW Communion

10.30 Messy Church in Botesdale

Village Hall starting with “Coffee &

Cake” & followed by crafts, songs,

stories and fun for all ages.

9th March ‘14 1st Sunday of Lent

8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion

10:30 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall CW Communion

with the children and young people start-

ing in Rickinghall Rectory, Bury Road for

“Story Tellers”

All Saints

Redgrave

St. Botolph’s

Botesdale

St. Mary’s

Rickinghall

30th March ‘14 Mothering Sunday 6th April ‘14 5th Sunday of Lent 8.15 All Saints, Redgrave BCP Communion 8.15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion

10.30 St Mary’s, Rickinghall Worship Together 10:30 All Saints, Redgrave All Saints Altogether

6.30pm St Mary’s, Rickinghall Evening Prayer

Also this month: Ash Wednesday 5th March Communion

Tue. 4th March 10—12noon

“Open House” at All Saints

For coffee, cakes and chat

Wed. 5th March. 10.00am

Albert Close Holy Communion

Thur. 20th March. 9.45am

Farnish House Holy Communion

These services are open to everyone, and follow the order of BCP

(Book of Common Prayer)

7.30 pm St Mary’s, Rickinghall

Thurs 13th March 7.15pm “Spearhead” A time of worship and

prayer for revival here in this area.

Thur. 6th March 7.15pm

The Rectory, Rickinghall

Tues. 18th March 7.15pm

All Saints, Redgrave

A time of prayer for the work of the church in the community.

“Together in these villages we offer Christ’s healing grace through our worship and service.” For more information; Revd Chris Norburn 01379 898685

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