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NEWSLETTERTHE NEEDHAM MARKET

PUBLISHED BY NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL May 2016 - No 478and Distributed Throughout Needham Market Free of Charge

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Town Council Office, Community Centre, School Street, Needham Market IP6 8BB

Telephone: 01449 722246. An answerphone is in operation when the office is unmanned.

The office is open to the public Mondays and Thursdays 10am to 12noon.

E.mail: [email protected]

Web: www.needhammarkettc.co.uk

Town Council meetings are held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7:25 p.m. in the Green Room at Needham Market Community Centre.

You are all welcome to attend and you will have a chance to air your views.

Useful Telephone Numbers p.23

TOWN CLERK: ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK: Kevin Hunter Kelaine Spurdens

LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS: TELEPHONE: BE ANNIS OBE Grinstead House, Grinstead Hill, NM IP6 8EY 01449 720531 (07927 007895) D CAMPBELL ‘Chain House’ 1 High Street, NM, IP6 8AL 01449 720952R CAMPBELL The Acorns, Hill House Lane, NM, IP6 8EA 01449 720729TS CARTER Danescroft, Ipswich Road, NM, IP6 8EG 01449 401325RP DARNELL 27 Pinecroft Way, NM, IP6 8HB 07990 583162JE LEA MA Town Mayor/Chair of Council 109 Jubilee Crescent, NM IP6 8AT 01449 721544I MASON 114 Quinton Road, NM IP6 8TH 01449 721162MG NORRIS 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871KMN OAKES, 89 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8ED 07702 339971S PHILLIPS 46 Crowley Road IP6 8BJ 01449 721710D SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 401443M SPURLING 36 Drift Court, NM, IP6 8SZ 01449 401443 X STANSFIELD Deputy Town Mayor/Deputy Chair of Council Hope Cottage, 7 Stowmarket Road IP6 8DR 07538 058304 AL WARD MBE 22 Chalkeith Road, NM, IP6 8HA 01449 720422

COUNTY COUNCILLOR: J TRUELOVE, Bildeston Road, Little Finborough, IP14 2LA 01449 678652

DISTRICT COUNCILLORS: W. MARCHANT, 137 High Street, NM, IP6 8DH 01449 720965 MG NORRIS, 20 Stowmarket Road, NM, IP6 8DS 01449 720871

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WELCOME TO THE MAY NEWSLETTER.As I write this it is raining quite heavily and is really quite cold. The lovely days we enjoyed a couple of weeks ago seem a dim and distant memory and it appears that winter has returned.

Plans are well in hand to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday. She really is quite amazing. I hope the weather is kind on 21st April so that the beacon can be lit and the firework display takes place. The Town Council is sending a birthday card to Her Majesty on behalf of you all.

Since the last newsletter I have attended several events around the county and in the town. On 12th March I visited the Fire Station to welcome a young boy on the Autistic Spectrum who is aiming to visit every Fire Station in the country. He completed the Suffolk leg of his project on that date. On 13th March I

attended the Annual Evensong Service of Her Majesty’s Courts of Justice in the cathedral in Bury St Edmunds. This was hosted by the High Sheriff for Suffolk and was a wonderful event. On 14th March, along with many of you, I attended the consultation regarding the proposed new development by Hopkins Homes at land adjacent to the Needham Market Country Practice on Barking Road. On 18th March I judged the Easter Bonnets at Bosmere School. This was quite a splendid event with a parade around the playground. There were some really amazing bonnets and it was very difficult to choose just one from each Class to receive a small prize. Well done to all of them. Also on the 18th March I attended the Annual General Meeting of SSAFA at our own Community Centre. It was interesting to hear of all the good work they

Newsletter Copy:

All copy for the Newsletter must either be delivered to the Town Council Office, School Street, in hard format i.e. hand written, but preferably emailed to: [email protected] , for the attention of Kelaine.

Copy deadline is always the 8th of the month prior to publication and deadline for the June 2016 issue is 8th May please.

All Advertising queries should be referred to Kelaine at the Town Council office on (01449) 722246 or email as above.

are undertaking on behalf of our service community. On 21st March I attended the Area Police Meeting where the changes to our local policing were described. On 5th April our local MP, Jo Churchill, visited the town and the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Annis and myself escorted her round the town to show her the areas identified for possible development.

On 1st April my Charity Fund benefitted by over £300 thanks to my fashion show. I am grateful to those who attended, all my models and, of course, M & Co. who hosted the show. The proceeds from my Charity Lunch on 10th April are not yet known, but in June I will give you all a final figure for my Charity Fund raising.

Cllr Josephine Lea Needham Market Town MayorChairman of Council


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Clubs:GIPPING WOMEN’S CLUBFor information please call the Chairman, Mrs Ann Squirrell on 01449 721156We meet at 7.45pm in the Needham Market Bowls Club House, Crowley Park, Barretts Lane, Needham Market.On May 3rd we shall learn all about metal detecting with Alan Edwards.Anne Tomkinson will be giving us the history of Kentwell Hall on May 10th.Cakes, Ale and Partying will be the subject of Kate Jewell’s talk on May 17th.Judy Wright will be telling us about the work of the Samaritans on May 24th.There will be no meeting on May 30th as it is the school’s Half term.Please come and give us a look, plenty of parking, on a Tuesday evening in School Term Time. ASHBURNHAM OVER 60’S CLUBNew members always welcome!We meet at the Needham Market Community centre, 2:30-4PM on Thursdays.There is a community bus to pick people up and take them home again for all our meetings and outings. (There is a small charge for this).3rd March – We were entertained

by “Past Times” with songs from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s. It was an enjoyable meeting.10th March - We had a talk by Andy Malcolm about the Fisherman’s Mission.17th March - We went to Christchurch Hall to hear the Birbeck choir sing. They sang some numbers from musicals, some folk songs and some popular songs. They were very good. We finished with tea & cake and a raffle.24th March - We held a Beetle drive. Lots of laughter! The member who got the least number thought she was well off as she won a small easter egg for her efforts. We had some gentlemen turn up. There was an Easter Raffle. Tea, hot cross buns and sausage rolls.31st March was our bring and buy sale, which helps to raise money for our outings. We finished with raffle, tea and biscuits. We welcomed a new member, Pam.

Contact: Kate, Tel. (01449) 720628. NEEDHAM MARKET W.I.We all enjoyed the talk in March when our speaker showed us how, by drawing a few basic shapes, you have the beginnings of some interesting pictures. We were busy serving refreshments at the Art Show and a few of us went to the Mayor’s fashion show. We are still looking forward to our April meeting, the Group meeting and lunch at the Stowupland Crown.

In May we shall be discussing the resolutions for the National A. G. M. in Brighton and hearing about the work of St Elizabeth’s Hospice. Some of our members are busy working on their entries for W. I. competition at the Suffolk Show.

Our walking group will be out and about hopefully enjoying the spring weather. If you would like to join them please give me a ring for information and, as always, you would be most welcome to join us for any of our meetings that interest you.

We meet in the Lounge at the Community Centre on the second Monday in the month at 7.30pm.

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STOWMARKET AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUBAlan Sarsby gave his usual witty critique for the entries to our Open Competition (4) on 14 March in his somewhat unconventional style, which is quite refreshing. He drew us all in and invited comments from the members too. Next meetings:Apr 11 – Colin Stubly shield for portraiture and the Audio Visual trophy: Judge Vic Hainsworth ARPS DPAGB Apr 25 - Open Competition (5) incorporating the Len Backhouse trophy for the best PDI on the night and the Cyril and Mary Hall salver for the best print on the night: Judge George Buxton

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Sandra and Hazel Parker would like to say a very big thankyou for donations to The British Heart Foundation in David’s memory which totalled £500.16. Once again, thank you all so very much.

Sandra & Hazel Parker

Please drop your letters into the Town Council offices or E.mail: [email protected]

May 9 - AGMJune 13 - Club night – EAF Exhibition DVDJune 27 - End of season photoshoot – venue TBANew members are always very welcome at the club. All you need is a camera – any camera and a real interest in using it. Our members use DSLRs, mirrorless, compacts and bridge cameras.Regular meetings are held at Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, Stowmarket, IP14 2BD, usually on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month between September & June. We start arriving at around 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start. We’d love to see you there, so why not join us? For more information see our web site www.stowmarketanddistrictcameraclub.onesuffolk.net


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available on the council’s website.CIL – Community Infrastructure Levy came into force on 11.4.16. This is a charge on development which will go towards providing infrastructure.ENTERPRISE ZONES Mid Suffolk and Babergh are each to have an Enterprise Zone of the 10 planned for the whole of Norfolk and Suffolk.STOWMARKET ENTERPRISE PARK, is a 17 hectare site, including a Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ), located on Cedars Link, to be accessed from Tesco A1120 roundabout. The Enterprise Park will be the first Phase of Gateway 14, a new development

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Mrs Ann Sheldrake and Family would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone for the kindness shown to them during their recent loss of David.

It is truly humbling to have received so many cards and expressions of sympathy and it is very comforting to know how much David was loved and respected by so many.

Particular thanks to all at Meredith Greengrass for their compassionate handling of the arrangements and to Creeting House for providing all the refreshments.

Special thanks are also due to the following;

Rev Christine Everett; for a warm and heartfelt service

Caroline Barnes; for the beautiful flowers

Roy Mark; for a poignant and moving tribute that touched us all.

And finally, to Mike Vorndran - Suffolk First Responders - who was so caring and supportive.

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Below is an extract from the history of the Taylor Wimpey 'Needham Maltings' development which is displayed on one of the four plaques attached to the brick monolith on the site (see also Town News on page 12)

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From 1867 until 2007 there has been, at the heart of Needham Market, a malting and food related manufacturing site making food products ranging from barley malt to dairy cream.Following purchase of the 2.8 acre site a year earlier for £1,500, in 1868 a company ‘G A Clowes Brewers’ started the first use of the site for malting and brewing. The company also produced a boiler de-scaler and “Rain Water Powder” which claimed to turn hard spring water into clear soft water.Later in the nineteenth century two Austrian brothers discovered, during the malting process, a by-product called Malto-Peptone which was a very effective fermenting product for use in brewing. This brought about the formation of a separate company on the site which built up a successful national and international clientele. In 1900 and following a family marriage the original company renamed itself Clowes Walker Limited. The main activity remained malting but they also produced ‘Glasso Black Enamel’, used to treat the inside of wooden fermenting vessels. Within a few years Brax Limited was formed and until the end of the first World War the use of the site was focussed on milling of malt for the bakery trade. Mr Watkinson was the Miller and he and later his son-in-law,

Mr Fred Goddard, were the only two Mill Foremen employed throughout the next 60 years.In 1918 a new company, The United Phosphate & Malt Company, took over the site and added the production of fondant, various cream fillings and marshmallows. A new boiler house was built in 1924 as demand for products from the site, including a bread improver based on Malto-Peptone and called “Cereax”, increased. The mid 1930’s saw the most modern mill in the country, at that time, built here.A random aerial bombing of the town in 1942 by the German Luftwaffe resulted in bomb damage to the site (see also the ‘People’ plaque). Post Second Word War the companies on the site merged to become UPM Limited and, in the mid 1950’s a new factory was built and a larger boiler installed. In 1958 a new company, Malga-UPM was formed and four years on, following a merger, the company, now employing six office staff and 46 workers, became Malga VitaIn 1972 Unigate Foods Limited bought out the companies on site and concentrated on the packaging of sundry products in blue plastic buckets, which featured in many homes and gardens in the town. Three years later Unigate sold its interests to Craigmillar, a division of Van den Bergh & Jurgens who moved its cream division to the site.

In 1982, major investment in the site created a UHT processing plant and the following year the production of Elmlea Dairy Cream was started, followed a year later with production of bread, cake, gravy and custard dry mixes.

In 2004 site owner Unilever announced the removal of all production to Purfleet and the site was destined for redevelopment. Manufacturing finally ceased on Friday 30th March 2007.

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Community NewsHOSPICE SHOP OPEN IN NEEDHAM MARKETSt Elizabeth Hospice opened their 26th shop on the High Street in Needham Market at the end of last year and they have a great variety of lovely stock for sale, with many bargains to be had.

The shop specialises in vintage and collectable goods, as well as having a lovely library full of books upstairs for customers to browse in comfort.

Jade Woodrow, St Elizabeth Hospice’s retail area manager, said: “We’re really excited to have opened a hospice shop in Needham Market and it’s well supported by the local community. We’ve got 15 amazing volunteers assisting in the shop with many local people donating lots of lovely items.

“We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone for their generosity and support so far and I’m sure it will continue.”

The St Elizabeth Hospice shop is located at 75 High Street and is open Monday – Saturday 9.30am – 4.30pm.

St Elizabeth Hospice is an independent charity which provides vital services free of charge to patients living with progressive illnesses, and their families and carers across East Suffolk.

St Elizabeth Hospice costs millions of pounds a year to run, and relies on fundraising events, donations and the income generated from its shops to meet the majority of these costs.

42ND ART EXHIBITION AND SALEThe members of Needham Market Community Council would like to thank everyone who helped with the annual Art Exhibition and Sale which took place over the Easter weekend. The event raised £3,565 and a total of 109 paintings were

sold. 131 people attended the Preview Evening and over the weekend 757 came along to the exhibition. We are very grateful to everyone who helped make the Art Show a success, without your help we would not be able to stage such a large scale event.

The money raised will as always be used to help with the upkeep of the Community Centre and will also be given to various organisations within Needham Market.

Thank you all very much.

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Report on recent trip to Belarus. I arrived in Belazoorsk in the south west of where our groups are now selected from to temperatures of approx plus 6 degrees and ended my journey in Cherikov on the eastern side to sub zero temperatures, snow and ice.

As in previous years I met with the 18 children who will be coming to Mid Suffolk this year and visiting them at their homes to try and give a comprehensive report to the families waiting at home to see who they will be hosting this year.

I visited the Foster Home in the nearby village of Rujany where I met the Foster Parents Olga and Yuri and quite a few of the children they are fostering. What is quite unusual is that there are several disabled children being fostered which is really good news as usually any child with a disability would be sent to a separate “facility” or institution. There is quite a story about this foster home and how it came about but of course there is not room to go into such detail in this article. Suffice to say we hope we may be able to give them

some support in the future not only with clothing for the children but hopefully should there be a special need for any of the children, financially as well. The natural child of the family David, is learning English at school. He is 15 years old and has asked if anyone of a similar age would like to be his pen pal or communicate via Skype to help him practise his English.

During this trip I also managed to get across to the Eastern side of Belarus and visit with many of the children who have come to us in previous years, some of whom are still be sponsored by families in Suffolk. We were also delighted to be able to track down Masha, a girl who first came to us in 2008 from difficult circumstances. Unfortunately, last year Masha’s granny died and without any other family she became an orphan and we had lost track of her until I was able to trace her during this visit. Although times have been difficult I am pleased to say she is ok and life is not too bad for her.

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Care & Support GroupsTIPS TO PREVENT FALLSAround one in three people over 65 and half of over 80’s will have a fall every year. Even if you fall and are not hurt, a bad fall can shake your confidence.

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Exercise – Regular exercise such as walking, swimming, housework and gardening all strengthen your muscles, so you are less likely to fall and better able to recover if you do.

Get regular eye and hearing tests – You may qualify for free sight tests so make sure to ask your local optician. Your GP can also help to arrange a full sight or hearing test.

Visit the Chiropodist – Keeping your feet and toenails healthy and in good condition will help in your maintenance of overall good health. Conditions like diabetes or circulatory problems can all be picked up by looking at the feet.

Keep your doctors informed – Always tell the doctors treating you everything you’re taking, including tablets your doctor hasn’t prescribed but which you’ve bought yourself.

Make your home safer – install non slip rug pads under area rugs, place a rubber mat in the bath or shower, wear sturdy shoes or slippers inside, install brighter lights on your stairs and landing, mop up spills immediately, and keep things you use every day at an easy to reach level. Claire Bewley is a Director at My Care at Home based in Stowmarket Tel: 01449 763086 www.mycare-athome.co.uk

GARAGE SALE Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 10am – 4pm 5 Chapel Lane, Somersham. IP8 4QE Charity Stalls Chernobyl Children lifeline Somersham Church Ipswich and District Animal Welfare 4YP Health Project Contact: Heather Dickinson, Tel: (01473) 830068

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Needham Market Town Council NewsNeedham Market’s New Town CouncillorThe Town Council is pleased to announce that Adrian Morris has been co-opted to its vacant seat (the Council has now all of its 15 seats filled). Adrian was one of four applicants and the Council thanks all those who applied for doing so. Those candidates who were unsuccessful can rest assured there will be other opportunities should they remain interested in becoming a Town Councillor, From the Town Council’s perspective it is very good news to have such interest from people in joining the Town Council. Adrian will be formally installed as a Town Councillor on Wednesday 20th April and we wish him a long and enjoyable stay in office.

Hill House Lane Planning Appeal – Planning Application 3679/13At the time of writing, the Planning Inspector is yet to make a decision on the appeal, which was first registered over a year ago. Whilst the appeal process is at an advanced stage, the Planning Inspector, responding to recent Court of Appeal judgments which may impact on the final decision, has allowed the parties involved to make comments on the perceived sustainability of the proposed development. The Town Council has taken full advantage of this late opportunity to try and influence the Planning Inspector to dismiss the Planning Appeal. With the help of our Planning Consultant Stephen Andrews, the Town Council submitted a lengthy and detailed submission to the Planning Inspector on 15th April. In contrast, the Town Council is aware of the submission made by the Planning Authority (Mid Suffolk District Council) on 6th April which really adds nothing to the debate. This is coupled with Mid Suffolk District Council’s failure to maintain its 5 Year Housing Land Supply Policy,

which has a substantial affect on the ability of Towns/Parishes in the District to resist inappropriate housing development. To add further contextual concern, the Town Council is unable to progress its Neighbourhood Plan for the town in the continued absence of that policy and other critical documentation, which has been promised now for months and which I have referred to in earlier Newsletters. The Town Council, in its submission to the Planning Inspector, described the position Mid Suffolk District Council has caused as being “hugely and inexcusably detrimental to our local community”.

Needham Maltings (Taylor Wimpey housing development off the High Street)Formal transfer, to the Town Council of the ‘Public Realm’ area included in the development was concluded on 16th March. This area includes the public car park. Also located

within the area is a brick monolith structure. The Town Council commissioned and has had produced four plaques, each of which conveys an aspect of the history of the site, which are attached to the monolith. To acknowledge the transfer of the Public Realm area to the Town Council, a small event will take place at 6:30pm on Monday 16th May, when Needham Market Town Mayor Josephine Lea, will officially unveil the plaques. All residents are most welcome to come along. Particularly for people who have taken up residence in the town more recently, there may be some surprise as to why, for example, that piece of the High Street is out of character with the remainder of the town’s historic core. The reason for that, along with many other interesting historical facts, is explained on the plaques.

EACH – appeal for new volunteersThe Town Council agreed to help the East Anglian Children’s Hospice by including in this

Newsletter contact details where information can be obtained regarding volunteering. Each are always in need of new volunteers that are able to offer some of their time to help with fundraising and raise awareness of EACH. If you would like to know more please contact Hannah Walker on 01473 276193 or visit their website www.each.org.uk .

NMPYFC 5-a-sideNeedham Market Phoenix Youth Football Club is holding its annual 5-a-side tournament on Sunday 26th June, at Crowley Park. This event always attracts large numbers of participants and their families and therefore please be aware there will be a lot of vehicles in the town, and parked in the vicinity of Crowley Park, on that day.

Kevin Hunter, Town Clerk

Needham Market serving Town Councillors April 2016Back row (left to right): Richard Campbell, David Campbell, Mike Norris, Tony Ward, Ian Mason,

Martin Spurling and Brian Annis

Front row (left to right): Terrence Carter, Steve Phillips, Kevin Hunter (Town Clerk), Josephine Lea (Town Mayor), Xy Stansfield (Deputy Town Mayor), Dawn Spurling and Kay Oakes.


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Neighbourhood WatchSuffolk may be one of the safest counties in the UK and Needham Market one of the safest towns in Suffolk as far as domestic burglaries is concerned but with the recent police cuts it has become clear that the likelihood of seeing a policeman patrolling any of the streets around Needham Market in the future is nil.

It is a sorry state of affairs but it does make you realise that it is becoming more and more important that we take all the necessary steps possible to protect our property and ourselves.

If we don’t it will soon become clear to the professional thief that there are some easy pickings to be had. The opportunist thief will also take advantage of the situation.

It is only when you become a victim of crime that you wish you had fitted security lights or added that extra lock to the door or checked twice that you had actually locked the back door before leaving home. It is always wise to have a set procedure before leaving the house or locking up for the night. Why not make a list then you will not wake up in the

middle of the night wondering if you did lock the patio door.

Most of us fail to make that extra effort to make our homes secure. It is well known that burglars are lazy; they are not going to go to a lot of effort to break into your property if it is difficult for them. Break-ins mainly occur because the opportunity presents itself. Just as car thieves walk around trying various car doors and looking to see if there are any valuables on display, a house burglar will first check to see if the house is occupied. He would then make sure by ringing the bell, if there is no answer he will likely try the door. If the front door is locked he will then try the back. If there are no security lights or the side gate is open or even worse the back door is unlocked it’s an opportunity that will surely be taken advantage of.

Be wise and be aware that if you want to become safe and secure in your own home take the necessary steps now to ensure that it is so.

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Cat’s ProtectionBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Cats ProtectionThis month we are looking for a home for Holly & Harley who are very sweet sisters aged approximately 18 months. They are quite small cats and Holly has a semi longhaired black and white coat whereas Harley is shorthaired. Holly and Harley are very affectionate, lovable and enjoy playing. They have not been used to living with other pets and we think they would be best suited to an adult family or one with older children. We are looking for a quiet home with a safe garden

as they have not been used to going outside but we hope to find them a home where they can enjoy the great outdoors. They are neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.If you would like to know more about Holly & Harley or any of the cats in our care please ring Marina on 01449674584. More information can found on our website www.cats.org.uk/bury-st-edmunds and our Facebook page. If your cat has not been neutered and your circumstances mean that you need financial help towards the cost please ring Margaret on 01284 851055 and leave a message. Your call will be

returned as soon as possible. We now have cat food collecting baskets and Newsletters in both Cedarwood Vets in Stowmarket and Fur-Ever Pets in Needham Market and would like to thank the management in both locations for allowing

us to do this.Our Spring Fayre is taking place on Saturday 7th May 11am to 3pm in Wattisfield Village Hall Admission Free. We have also booked a Jumble Sale in Stowmarket Community

Centre 18th June 2pm – 2pm Admission 20p. Tombola prizes and items for sale are always appreciated. Please ring 01449720003 or email [email protected] to arrange collection.


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Needham Market Library Open Day Saturday 18th JuneIn the morning come for a trip around the world! Hitch a ride on the magical story mat to explore ice caps and oceans, forests and mountains, with storyteller Marion Leeper. Marion’s playful, interactive stories are perfect for all the family from adults to the very young.

From 12.30 why not come along for a demonstration of our fantastic free digital services including overdrive, borrowbox, 3M Cloud, Zinion and freegal which collectively offer ebooks, audio books, magazines and music.

In the afternoon we will be offering a number of children’s crafts activities.

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HOME WORSHIPApril’s Home Worship was led by Town Cllr. Josephine Lea who attends Our Lady’s Stowmarket, and as it happens is Mayor of Needham Market this year.

She told us of her work with the Stowmarket Food Bank, which now includes Needham Market, and the local churches and some shops have boxes for people to donate food. This started with the Stowmarket Churches Together, so churches of all denomations are involved. A room in Hillside Community Centre is permanently booked for the use of the Food Bank - grants have been given by local councils for the rent. The people who come to receive the food have been recommended by the Citizens Advice Bureau or other agencies, and often it is an emergency, temporary, supply of food, when perhaps someone has just lost their job, and is waiting for their job seekers allowance to come through. Jo has now started a Dementia Awareness Group in Needham Market, with meetings, so far in Christchurch. This is to understand and be patient with those who are affected. As we are all living longer there are more cases of dementia awareness.

May’s Home Worship will be led by a young man, John Collison, from Christian Aid, as Christian Aid week is in May, and we will learn more about their work.

Home Worship always meets on the first Monday morning of the month, 10 o’clock, at 137 High Street, Needham Market. All welcome - this is an outreach group.

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NEEDHAM MARKET EVANGELICAL CHURCH

SPECIAL DATE IN MAY

Tuesday 24th May: Missionary Meeting. Visit of Timothy Burden representing the Middle East Reformed Fellowship, 7.30 p.m.

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REGULAR MEETINGS

SUNDAY SERVICES: 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER MEETING: Tuesdays at 7.30 p.m.

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For further information, if you require transport, or you would like a home visit, please phone Peter on 01394 271645, phone or text on 07570 558072, or email [email protected]. You may like to visit our website at www.needhamchurch.org.uk

Sunday, 15th May 2016 at 2.30pmA Rogation Service taken by Canon Bernard Rose of Ipswich

All welcome

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Staff that Care. Healthcare Homes which runs Uvedale Hall and Barking Hall, has a saying that reveals its strong belief in striking the right balance of care and independence – It’s Your Home, Not Ours.

This philosophy, which applies to all of Healthcare Homes’ residences, is reflected in the friendly help and attention provided by the well-trained staff, whose job is to ensure that every resident feels very much at home.

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Drift Court, Needham Market Apartments available for

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GENERAL PLUMBING

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Unisex Hair Salon

Sharon’sAlterations

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Call SharonMobile:

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If no answer, please leave a message and I will get back to you on my return

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Church News

ST. JOHN the BAPTIST CHURCH Revd. Diane Williams:

(For Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals) please ring 01449 720316

or 07714016554 Church Warden: David Sewell 720969

Ian Jeffreys: 721346 The Ark enquires: 01449 721672

Morning Prayer 9.00 am Said in Church (Monday to Thursday, check pew sheet)

SERVICES in May 2016

Sunday 1st 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Worship Sunday 8th 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Sunday Club Sunday 15th 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Sunday Club 4.00pm CHRISTIAN AID SERVICE 4.00pm with SKYLARKS and a Speaker from Christian Aid Sunday 22nd 10.00am Sung Eucharist & Sunday club Sunday 29th 10.00am Fifth Sunday Eucharist Service with children in Church Children's Sunday Club 2nd,3rd, 4th (1st and 5th Sundays, children in Church) Prayer Group 11.00am – 12 Tuesday mornings in Church Home Worship - First Monday 10.00am at 137 High St. Cameo (Come and Meet Each Other) Linda Ruby Mid-Week Communion in Church 1st and 3rd Weds. 10.00am Uvedale Hall Communion: 2nd Wednesday at 11.00am 4th Wednesday – Fellowship & Bible Study Tuesday Tots: 9.30am - 11am in the Ark (Term Time only) Mothers Union: 3rd Wednesday at 12.00 in the Ark Christians Together: Thursday mornings in Term time (Christchurch) 10.00am EVENTS BEATING THE BOUNDS Sunday 1st (Please watch for times in Town Newsletter) JUBILEE LADIES CHOIR in Concert at St. Johns. Friday 6th May, 7.30pm CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15th - 23rd May (House to House Collection and events, please watch for posters around the Town) COFFEE MORNING in Church on Saturday May 7th and on first Saturday of each month 9.30am – 12noon. MONTHLY PRODUCE STALLS Saturday May 7th d outside Church and then 1st Saturday of month until October 9.00am – 11.00am EVERYBODY WELCOME AT ALL OUR SERVICES

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MASS TIMES:Saturdays (First Mass of Sunday)St Mary’s C of E Church, Woolpit IP30 9QG - 6.00 pmSundaysOur Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket IP14 1AW - 8.30 am & 10.15 amHoly DaysOur Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket - 8.00 am, 10.00 am and 7.30 pm Weekday services in the Parish are advertised at the front of Our Lady’s Church, in the weekly Newsletter and on the Parish Website www.ourladystowmarket.org.uk

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The Moody & Sankey evening in the Ark (Parish Church Hall) Needham Market, on Saturday evening 9th April, 2016, raised £327 for the Parish Church Roof fund. THANK YOU to David Freeman who provided the evening of gospel songs, with interesting anecdotes, and also the posters, fliers, and song sheets, and claimed no expenses; thank you also to Margaret Wilcox who put the posters up around the town; Margaret Savill and Peter Groom who provided

the refreshments at the end; Margaret Cowey and her friend Sandra who looked after the draw, and all those who generously donated draw prizes; David Sewell who put out the chairs and Paul & Sharon who booked the hall. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening with rousing exhilarating gospels songs sung in a very wholehearted way by the people there - there is a message in the music.

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I like May – and not just because my birthday is in this month! It’s a time of year when Spring has definitely grasped the year, it’s a busy time in the garden and Summer warmth is tantalisingly close.

May is a month to be ‘doing things’ – to get out and about, and I note that the Suffolk Walking Festival starts on the 15th of the month – I really must book up!

This year, May is a busy month in the Church calendar – with Thursday 5th being Ascension Day (marking the ascent of Jesus into heaven); Sunday 15th is Pentecost Sunday and the following Sunday is known as Trinity Sunday.

Pentecost is the time when the early believers started to ‘get out and about’ – they left the sanctuary of their room in Jerusalem and started to preach the gospel to anyone and everyone who would listen. Within a few years the word had spread to countries as diverse as Syria, Macedonia and Italy.

We are so used to picking up a telephone to speak to someone, texting or emailing

our friends and families all over the world, or using social media to make an instant message, that I think we don’t appreciate that so much communication centuries ago was by word of mouth, or perhaps handwritten letters. There was a personal connection with any news – good or bad.

Now I’m a great social media user, but even I think that personal conversation, face to face is still the best way to communicate. It’s when you see each other’s face, listen to the intonations in your voices that you really make a connection.

At Christchurch, apart from our weekly Sunday services we run other groups where people get together to chat, to laugh, to play Scrabble, to knit, to meet new and old friends. (See the list in the Newsletter).

So, this May if you’d like to get out and about and perhaps don’t fancy the Suffolk Walking Festival, why not take a stroll down to Christchurch!

Revd Mary Playford

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Spring Plant Sale Coffee Morning Open Church

Saturday 14 May 2016

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Our summer term is underway and May begins with group discussion on ‘My favourite miracle’ and week 2 ‘For everything a season’ after which we embark on a course called ‘Second Wind’ with intriguing sessions headed ‘Are we there yet?’ and ‘The Half-time score’; aided by preparation notes this promises some lively discussion and provoking thoughts!

All is completely free of charge.

We meet in room 4 at Christchurch on Thursday mornings during school term-time at 10am and welcome anyone who thinks this group might be part of their faith life. The sessions usually last an hour and end with refreshments. Come occasionally, come regularly, come as a stranger ~ leave as a friend…

For further information contact Ian or Ann on (01449) 722484 or (01449) 721575.

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CHRISTCHURCH, NEEDHAM MARKET (Methodist/United Reformed Church) High Street, Needham Market IP6 8AP Ministers The Revd Mary Playford (URC): Tel. 01449 711798 The Revd John Boardman (Methodist) Tel. 01787 372738 Sunday Morning Worship: 10.30 am (Including Creche and Sunday Club) Service of Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES IN CHRISTCHURCH HALLS Tiddlers: (For Mums and Toddlers 12 months to 4 years) Monday 9.30 – 11.00 am (term time) Contact – Hannah 07969482360 Scrabble Club: Monday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm New players please contact Sheila Norris on 01449 720871 Knit for Peace: 1st Wednesday 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm Contact – Sheila Norris. Tel:01449 720871 Women's Fellowship: 2nd Wednesday 2.30 – 3.30 pm Contact - Linda Hills: Tel. 01449 721258 Christians Together Ecumenical Group: Thursday 10.00 am Room 4 Christchurch Contact – Ann Devereux Tel:01449 721575 Coffee Morning: 2nd Saturday 10 am – 12 noon (Always with a selection of cakes for sale) OTHER REGULAR BOOKINGS Weight Watchers: Monday 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm Children’s Musical Theatre: Tuesdays 4 - 6pm. Contact Faye 01449 722354 Karate: Wednesdays: juniors 6.30 – 7.30 pm; adults 7.30 – 8.30 p.m. Rainbow Guides: Thursday 5.30 – 6.30pm Brownies: 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm (term time) Self Defence: Thursday 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm HALL LETTINGS: 07851742847 CHURCH CONTACT: Ann Devereux Tel. 01449 721575 www.christchurchneedhammarket.co.uk ALL ARE WELCOME!

The new season has started and by the time you read this three matches will already have been played, all away from home. Fixtures for May are as follows: Sunday 1st May: Woodbridge away.

Saturday 7th May: We welcome Wivenhoe to Crowley Park for the first time.

Sunday 8th May: Brantham at home.Saturday 14th May: Felixstowe away.unday 15th May: Easton at home.aturday 21st May: Bury St. Edmunds at home.

Sunday 22nd May: Caribbeans at home.

Saturday 28th May: Mildenhall away.

Sunday 29th May: Saxmundham at home. It has been a long time since Saxmundham came here and we welcome Tony Garnett back.

Our full, free fixture list, printed by Gipping Press, is now available throughout the Town. We have good facilities at Crowley Park for players, wives and children to play and enjoy themselves, so do come along. It doesn’t cost anything and tea and coffee are always available. We would welcome any new people who would like to play or help.

Please give me a call if you would like any further information, Alan Parsons, Tel. No: (01449) 722725

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News

On Sunday March 6, the Society arranged a day’s visit to the H.Q. of the Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley, Surrey. There was almost a full coach for the visit, which was on Mother’s Day, so the garden was very busy - indeed the large and extremely full car park could easily have been mistaken for the car park at not too-distant Gatwick Airport! However the very spacious grounds seemed to absorb the visitor numbers with ease. Even in March there is a lot to see and appreciate at Wisley. The daffodils and crocuses were still very much in evidence; some magnolias were starting to bloom, and there were several wonderful displays of hellebores in surprisingly different colours. There are several stands of tall impressive pine trees, and large beds

of a wide range of different ornamental grasses. It’s amazing how many grasses can be grown, some with impressive heights, colourings and seed-heads. Ornamental grasses bring a sense of movement into a garden.

There are several specimens of Skimmias with their simple dark green oval leaves and red berries, and Mahonia Japonica with its inflorescence starting to show. Very noticeable were several displays of varieties of Dogwoods - Cornus sp. - whose coloured stems make a strong show in a winter garden. One striking variety is Cornus Sanguinea “Midwinter Fire” with light brown and yellow lower stems, changing to bright red upper stems: a bed of these looking very like a bonfire from

a short distance. Wisley was growing a very similar plant with the dogwoods, Rubus Cockburnianus “Goldenvale” with ghostly white winter stems.

On the western side of Wisley is its very large “Glasshouse”, an almost cathedral-like structure, home to the Society’s extensive tender plant collection, comprising more than 5,000 “taxa”- a wonderful range of tropical plants and small trees. There are three interlinked “zones” - dry temperate, moist temperate and a tropical zone overlooking the lake at the front. Entering the Glasshouse is like walking into a jungle.

Just some of the plants in the Glasshouse are varieties of banana plants, giant bamboos, small, large, and gigantic ferns, palm trees and smaller palm

specimens, and the striking “Strelitzia” - Strelitzia “Reginae”, the astonishing “Bird of Paradise” plant. The Butterflies in the Glasshouse, a wonderful range of beautifully-coloured tropical butterflies, was on its last day of opening of the season for Mother’s Day.

Members could choose from a good variety of restaurants, and finally there is the very extensive R.H.S. Shop, offering Plants, Prints, Holidays, Books & Gifts, and licensed products. Members returned to the coach after a memorable visit, many laden with plants from this very tempting and impeccable source

DJ.C.H.

NEEDHAM MARKET HORICULTURAL SOCIETY VISIT TO R.H.S. WISLEY

MID SUFFOLK BRASS

This month Mid Suffolk Brass were honoured to play at a community tribute event to Stanley King organised by Elmswell Amenities at the Blackbourne Community Centre in Elmswell. Stan passed away last year after a lifetime of service to the Elmswell

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Mid Suffolk Brass is available to play at community events, county shows, garden parties, fetes, weddings, bandstand concerts and formal evening

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