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Twenty-seven years of Parish Record... all the Community News...
November 2014
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is testament to a community which looks after
its own and does so efficiently and effectively.
But 6 months isn’t long, and the challenges are
considerable.
BID FOR THE FUTURE
The Wesley chapel on School Road is
no stranger to change. Rumours of its
possible demolition first surfaced in 1897,
and were well founded. They knocked it
down the following year. However, the 80
year old building was replaced within the
next 12 months, at a cost of £589.5.0d, by
the building we know today. Today, when
rumours have again surfaced of possible
demolition.
Not just the typical Elmswell rumour-mill this
time. The Bury St Edmunds Circuit of The
Methodist Church confirms that the site is very
definitely to be sold. To the highest bidder.
The site which in the 1930’s was enlarged by
the addition of a piece of land purchased for
£30.00 from the Woolpit Brick Company. The
site which now includes the ‘new’ building,
the Wesley Hall, opened in 1956 for a Sunday
school, and the now defunct telephone exchange
purchased in 1975. The site which, at the
geographical heart of the village, no longer fulfils
a religious role but which provides invaluable
facilities for several village groups.
There are a few, a very few, voices, who think
that this is a problem for the current users to
sort out. This cannot be right. The good folk
who run and enjoy the Carpet Bowls Club, or
who organise the activities of, amongst others,
the Mother & Toddler group, the Millennium
History Group, The Exchange Club, the WI,
the Ladies’ Lunch Club or the Art Club do an
excellent job. This is reflected in the success
of those organisations which, in parallel with
the many other village groups housed at The
Blackbourne, make Elmswell a thriving, active
community. The signs as you drive in remind us
– ‘Suffolk’s Most Active Large Community’. But
the problem posed by the threat to this venue is
not just for them. It is for all of us, and for our
children and for their children. Having served
us so well in the past, it deserves to be part of
their future.
The chapel as we know it,
featured on a postcard.
Plan
The original chapel, Mr Cornelius F Matthew
in the foreground.
There are even fewer voices who think there
isn’t a problem who say, ‘let it go’. Again, this
cannot be right. Blackbourne cannot expand
fast enough to accommodate the pressures upon
it even now. There would be little chance of
it being able to accommodate the Wesley Hall
homeless. Whatever is the metric equivalent of
quarts into pint pots would apply. But, regardless
of the practicalities, it cannot be proper that a
site which has served our community so well
for the past 210 years can fall to the developers
without a fight. So fight we, surely, must?
This page has railed often in the past against
recent legislation which, by cunning and sleight
of hand, offers ‘localism’ and gives nothing of
the kind. But one strand of this duplicitous web
might actually deliver a little power to us, the
people. Since September 2012 Local Authorities
have been required to keep a list of ‘Assets of
Community Value’. If an owner of such a listed
asset wants to sell it they have to notify the Local
Authority. The Local Authority then, in turn, has
to notify any interested parties. If community
groups are interested in buying this asset they
can use a new Community Right to Bid to
‘pause’ the sale, giving them 6 months to prepare
a bid to buy it before the asset can be sold.
A group from the Wesley Hall Management
Committee is now co-operating, as a matter of
obvious urgency, with the Elmswell Amenities
Association and the Parish Council to set in
train the process which will give the village this
6 months’ statutory breathing space. 6 months
in which to harness the spirit, the energy and
the resources necessary to enter the commercial
market place and save this asset for the
community and forever.
There is considerable knowledge and experience
within these organisations. All strands of
Elmswell community life are represented there,
and the success of The Blackbourne, the Church
Room at St John’s, the Little Elms building, the
Memorial Library and other village facilities
1.
Secure the 6 month moratorium;
2.
Use the 6 months to raise several hundred
thousand pounds;
3.
Decide how the facility can be adapted to
serve the community cost effectively;
4.
Fund the adaptations;
5.
Establish use and management sufficient
to secure long term viability.
We try. Or we just sit back and hope that the
development built on the site can be called,
‘Wesley Close’, to remind our grandchildren of
what there once was, and what there might have
been?
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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
ELMSWELL MILLENNIUM
HISTORY GROUP
On 9 October the Group met at the Wesley Hall
for an evening of short illustrated talks on topics
relating to the Great War with displays of letters
and WW1 Artefacts.
ELMSWELL CAMERA CLUB
Well, here we are at the end of another month.
Time is passing to quickly, with the days
getting shorter we are losing daylight time to be
able to get out with the camera. The up side is
sunsets are earlier, and with cold crisp evenings
we should be able to get some nice evening
landscapes. Some of the members this month
went to Snetterton and had a day photographing
motorbikes, not as easy as it seems, but we had
a good day out, even if it did get a little cold.
Our next meeting is on November the 4th.at
the Blackbourne. For further information call
241431
Mike Randall
Our first talk was a dialogue between Graham
and Sandra Mack, comprised of letters written
between Graham’s family in Britain and a
relative in New Zealand. ‘Letters to Nellie, the
Slaughter family correspondence between 19141918’ gave us an insight into family life at that
time – hardships at home included a shortage
of dried fruit, tea and sugar, after food ships
were sunk; family members joined the forces
and were sent to France – one of them, Will,
being first of all ‘missing’, then recorded as a
POW. On his return home, Will asked for ‘fags’,
sardines, sausage, bread and cheese!’ Nellie
wrote to the family from the time she went out
to New Zealand until her death in the 1970’s.
The second talk by Peter McGee was about
‘Zeppelin Raids and Aerodromes – Elmswell
and the Great War’. First of all Peter spoke
about the World War 1 airfield on the border
of Gt Ashfield and Elmswell. There is at the
moment little evidence of this airfield as the
building of the 1944 airfield destroyed much of
what was originally built.
There were air attacks on East Anglia in 191516, one of them returning to the coast, having
bombed Bury St Edmunds, dropped bombs near
Warren Lane in Elmswell, forming a crater 20
feet in diameter and 9-10 feet in depth.
The History Group has a site plan of the earlier
airfield and is gradually working out where
huts and hangers were situated. Many more
questions remain – who were the women
who worked at the airfield? were any local
men employed there? can anyone give us
more information? We know there were 200
personnel at any one time, with 75 Squadron
Royal Flying Corps being stationed there. If you
can tell us anything, please be in touch with any
member of the Group.
The third talk was by a representative from
Galloways Coaches, telling us about the various
trips to the 1914-18 battlefields and cemeteries.
These vary from one day trips to four to five day
trips and can be tailored to meet the needs of a
group.
The evening concluded with refreshments and
an opportunity to look at the displays, including
a German sword and various letters from the
Front.
The next meeting of the History Group will be
on Thursday 13 November, when there will be
an illustrated talk by Stephen Govier on ‘The
Hoxne Treasure’.
Tickets for our Christmas Meeting will be on
sale; the meeting on 11 December will be ‘ticket
only’, when Mark Mitchels makes a return visit
with ‘A Christmas Miscellany’.
We meet in the Wesley
Hall, School Road
at 7.30pm on the
second Thursday
of the month. If
you would like
to join us please
contact Stella
Chamberlin 01359
242601 or visit our
website at www.elmswellhistory.org.uk.
THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who donated, baked and
attended the Coffee Morning held on the 25th
October in aid of The Forget-Me-Not Dementia
Campaign. We raised a fantastic £800.00!
Thank you all once again for supporting this
very worthwhile cause.
Julie Hawes
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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Party menus must be completed by the meeting
on November 20th which will be our Xmas
Bingo session.
December 4th will be our Carol Concert when
we welcome Norton Salvation Army Band and
Songsters so please come and join us.
December 6th is our final event for 2014 which
is our Xmas Party which is being catered
for by “Home Farm Caterers” followed by
entertainment by the “Jim Bob duo”.
ELMSWELL OVER 55’s
We were pleased to welcome several visitors
to our meeting on October 9th when we were
entertained by “Richard Whymark” along
with his Puppets we hope you all enjoyed the
evening.Richard is due to appear at the Regal in
Stowmarket with Jimmy Cricket in the new year.
We have just returned from our “Holly and
Mistletoe” break at the “Tynedale Hotel in
Llandudno. Whilst there we visited Beaumaris
and Llanfair PG which included refreshment
stops and a bit of retail therapy .We also made
the journey to Porthmadog where we caught
the Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog we
did not see the beauty of the countryside as it
decided to rain for most of the trip but the coach
was waiting close to the station so we managed
to stay fairly dry. On arrival at the Hotel there
was afternoon tea and cake and various activites
before once again seating down to a four
course evening meal followed by bingo and
entertainment
On our free day it was time to take in the shops
or view the sights either on foot or vintage coach
or by hiring a scooter to do a bit of racing along
the wide promenade good job there were no
traffic wardens about or they.. may have been
cautioned for speeding or doing wheelies. I must
thank Kevin and Ann for organising another
splendid holiday.
Our meeting on November 6th as it was close to Guy Fawkes started with “Bangers” in rolls
followed by entertainmwnt by Malcolm Steward
PS We will be having a sale table of new items
at the Church Xmas Fair on Saturday November
15th at the Blackbourne.
Diann (241002)
ELMSWELL
GARDENING CLUB
It was a dark and stormy night when
h th
the
Gardening Club met in the echoing badminton
hall at the Blackbourne (our usual home is much
snugger) with banshee winds whistling in our
ears. Despite the inclement weather we had a
good crowd all eager to learn about growing
herbaceous perennials. Alas, it was not to be
– our speaker could not make it. Luckily one
of the Gardening Club’s stalwarts, Mike Scott supremo of the fuchsia world –stepped in at the
last minute and entertained us with a hilarious
but also educational series of lessons.
As Mike said he is the Frank Sinatra of ‘comebacks’. We were not treated to a rendition of
‘I Did it my Way’ instead he took us back to
gardening school where in ‘Mooring Assembli’
(Suffolk I presume) he recited the old hymn ‘All
Things Bright and Beautiful’. He demonstrated
how the words applied to our gardens so that
the ‘creatures’ might range from pigs to red
spiders or the destructive vine weevil and ‘Each
little bird that sings’ could be wrens wondering
why water was being thrown over them as they
peeped from their little round nests in Mike’s
hanging baskets. Next came ‘Hystery’ where
he reminisced about his fuchsia enterprises and
all the good advice- or maybe not - he gathered
through the years. One admirable piece of
useless advice was to quarter turn his fuchsias
every morning and evening so they would grow
straight and win best in show. As he had some
6,000 fuchsias the morning turn finished with
hardly time for coffee before the evening labours
began. After a couple of dizzy days turning and
spinning he realised the sun with its East-West
cycle was more efficient. He was told to use the
very expensive Purbeck grit and found good ole
Suffolk grit was just as good. So now he listens
politely to all this terrific advice and does what
suits him best. His last subject was ‘Geografy’
about his evening forays into deepest East Anglia
to give talks. He conquered instructions to turn
right at public houses demolished many years
ago and on another dark night found himself
crawling through a hole in a hedge to reach a WI
hut. Luckily he had no trouble finding us.
And, as the clocks go back and the sun sinks
south of Gibraltar, Nick Chamberlin finished
the evening with a retrospective slideshow of
Elmswell Open Gardens in all their shining
summer glory, many guarded by a motley
collection of scarecrows. Our next meeting
will be on Tuesday, 18th November, 7.30pm, at
the Blackbourne. The meeting will commence
with our AGM, which Brenda assures us will be
very short. This will be followed by a talk and
demonstration by Lorna Scott showing us how
to make Christmas wreaths. We continue to be
an extremely informal, social and friendly group
and welcome new members. If you require
further information about the Gardening Club
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ELMSWELL EXCHANGE
AFTERNOON W.I.
Our October get together was spent with
Mary Bradley from Newmarket who indulges
in the art of Pressed Flowers. She began by
explaining to us how she started with this
hobby after dipping her toes in the water of
many other crafts. Once she had retired and
found more time for herself she obtained a small
flower press and equipped herself with blotting
paper, cardboard and tweezers. Basically, this
is all that is needed and consequently is an
inexpensive hobby. She has learned the good
and bad techniques along the way, and tells
us that wildflowers, small garden flowers and
leaves are the best choice. Always pick on
a dry sunny day, preferably in the morning
before the specimens start to deteriorate. Mary
gave us many examples of suitable wild flowers
, together with their old traditional names.
While refreshments were served we were able
to purchase some of Mary’s beautiful pressed
flower gifts, very timely for the approaching
festive season. A very pleasant and enjoyable
afternoon with a charming and gifted lady
One of Mary’s
Pressed
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Bookmarks
Our
competition
was “An
Example of
this Craft”.
Mary selected
her favourites
and first was
Maureen
Davis, second
Carol Blissett
and third
Thelma Beck.
Well done to
them. After
our refreshments the business was conducted
by our President, Barbara Yeates. The Group
Meeting on October 21st and W.I. Centenary
celebrations at the Blackbourne in November
were discussed.
At our next meeting on 5th November we will
welcome Peter Hesketh who has discovered
Container Ship Cruising. This speaker is
highly recommended and on this occasion
husbands, partners and friends are welcome
to join us. The guest fee is £3 which includes
refreshments. There will also be a Sales Table
with handmade gifts and baking. New members
are always welcome.
Contact Barbara Yeates
on 242788 or Stephanie
Lester on 241327.
Alternatively, just come
along on the day.
ELMSWELL EXCHANGE
SOCIAL CLUB
On 21st October Carol Blissett welcomed
members and chaired the meeting as Sylvia
along with many other members was on holiday.
A request from St Johns Church for poppy
related items to decorate the church for 100th
Festival of Rememberance to be held on 9th11th November. Contributions for loan to be
from 8th ie. tapestries, paintings, embroideries
of poppies would be appropriate and welcomed.
The “Christmas together in Elmswell” service on
15th December, Carol asked on Sylvias behalf
for a volunteer to present an item on behalf of
the club.
Carol then introduced our speaker Peter
Banham who kept us intrigued about the origins
of old sayings that we often use, a very enjoyable
talk. After tea and raffle, Carol closed the
meeting with reminder next on 18th November
will be quiz and bring and buy stall.
ELMSWELL W.I.
After welcoming everyone,
Rachel reminded us about
coming events. Scrabble at
Anna’s is planned for Thursday,
16.10 and there is a Craft Morning at Rosie’s on
Friday, 17.10. Di has organised a meeting with
one of the First Responders on Saturday, 18.10,
from 1.00 until 3.00pm. in the Wesley Hall. Ten
people have volunteered so far but there is room
for six more. This will be a two-hour course for
resuscitation, in case of an emergency. Val is
planning the Golf Club Dinner for either 17.3.15
or 31.3.15.
The main event of the evening was a talk by Pip
Wright about getting the best value from a bus
pass, when you are retired: “Exploring Suffolk by
Bus Pass.” When he first acquired a pass, it was
limited to the local area. Now, however, it is an
all-England pass.
Pip gave us a lively account of all his travels and
related many interesting anecdotes about people
he has met, whilst waiting for buses. In all his
journeys, he never fails to find a cosy pub or
cake-laden tea-room to take a well-earned rest.
In fact, many of his forays are planned according
to the best places to obtain refreshments! He was
obviously talking to the right people, the W.I.
being experts on eating, as well as making cake!
Pip’s stories about his travels were embellished
by many of his excellent photographs. We also
enjoyed the relaxed, effortless way he spoke to us
and were thoroughly entertained. Afterwards, we
enjoyed delicious refreshments, prepared by the
hostesses and perused the many books, which
Pip has written about East Anglia.
Next month, we are looking forward to
upcycling our old Christmas cards with Jane and
Daisy!
Rosie Collins
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CHARITY JUMP
A butcher is swapping bangers for bungee cord
to raise money for St Nicholas Hospice Care.
John Simpson is facing one of his toughest
challenges when he leaps into the air from 160ft.
John, 58, will be donning his butcher’s apron
and taking on the jump after accepting the
challenge from colleagues at Elmswell Butchers.
His fear of heights will be something of a
challenge but he is determined to go ahead.
The newly named ‘flying butcher’ has almost
reached his target of £1,000 thanks to generous
donations from customers at the Station Road
shop.
He said: “The men at work kept crazing me to
do it. I didn’t fancy it but I finally said I would
for the hospice.”
John’s jump is on October 12 at Grafham Water
Centre, Cambridgeshire.
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Maggie Bushell
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I know this as my father was Medical Officer for
a time at RAF Hemswell in the 1970s.
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ELMSWELL
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Try as you might, you can’t deny that there is a
faint jingle of bells and a distant ‘ho, ho, ho’ in
the air!
found a book of tickets in the newsletter, and
they are available in locations around the village,
obviously in the library, priced at 25p each or
£1 per book. The tickets were kindly sponsored
by Travel Stop. If you would like to purchase
the tickets you can simply drop the money and
the completed counterfoils into anywhere you
see the poster. But why not drop into the library
and say ‘hello’, it would be lovely to see you and
thank you for your support.
The draw will be at The Fox on Sunday,
November 30th – so you will know if you have
won the 4kg turkey from Elmswell Butchers in
good time for the festive season! And it will be
preceded by a (not compulsory) 10-mile cycle
ride with The Elmswheelians, at 11:30am from
Abbots Warren, Church Road. The ride will
finish at The Fox in time for the festive draw at
lunchtime.
This is just one of many fundraisers ELF is
running to raise money to refurbish the library.
We want to redecorate the interior and replace
the shelving with something more up-to-date
and moveable, so that we can use the space in
the library for community events, and revamp
the children’s area and teenage facilities. We
want to make the library somewhere young and
old alike (and everyone in between) wants to
visit as a hub of the community.
And Elmswell Library Friends (ELF) is
celebrating with a festive raffle. You will have
penny – we hope to be able to invite you to a
grand re-opening in the not-too-distant future.
And as you read we will hopefully be enjoying
our latest fundraiser – a wine and cheese
evening, with local expert Bob Stopp. Look out
for more events in the New Year.
In the library we have said ‘goodbye’ to our
Sunday assistant Kathy, and Hannah, who
some of you will know from our popular Baby
Bounce and Tot Rock sessions, will be taking
over alternate weekends. So you may see some
different faces before we start recruitment
for a replacement for the other Sundays. But
hopefully you won’t notice any difference in
our service and the popular craft sessions, from
11am every Sunday, will continue.
Our Baby Bounce and Tot Rock group is
growing, but you are more than welcome to join
in the fun. Every term time Friday from 9:45am
Hannah opens the doors for songs, rhymes and
storytelling. It’s completely free so just come
along with your baby or toddler and meet some
new friends.
Elmswell Library is open from 10am-1pm and
2-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-5pm
on Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-1pm on
Saturdays and 10am-3pm on Sundays.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
We have received some amazing support from
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CHARITY – CHRISTMAS GIFT
ELMSWHEELIANS 2014
Pre Christmas Bike Ride
We will be rounding off the year
with a short 10 mile (max.) preChristmas ride on Sunday 30th
November, starting at 11.30 a.m.
from Abbots Warren.
The Charity was established at the end of the
19th Century and controlled land in the parish,
the income from which was for the benefit of
deserving parishioners. Virtually all the land
has been sold over the years and the proceeds
invested. The income from these investments is
now used to provide a Christmas gift to residents
of Elmswell who are aged 75 or over.
Previously applicants had to have lived in the
village for a relatively short period but with the
ever increasing population of Elmswell new
applications are now only considered where a
person has been resident in the village for the
previous ten years.
The ride has been planned to coincide with the
Elmswell Library Friends Christmas Draw, which
is scheduled to take place that day at “The Fox”,
which means our watering hole will be “The Fox”
at the end of the ride. The trustees regret that they are unable to give
vouchers or gifts to applicants who are no longer
resident in the Parish and are in long term
residential Care Homes outside the Parish.
Join us if you can. You will be very welcome, but
must be aged 16+.
Clerk to the Trustees
Graham Newman
25 Warren Close
Elmswell
Tel. no. 240846
Recipients who received a voucher at
If you enjoy cycling, just turn up, and join with a Christmas 2013 do not need to re-apply.
Forms are available, from Graham Newman, for
group of people who enjoy “social cycling”. We
cycle purely for pleasure; at a reasonable pace, but any new applicants, who meet the qualifications.
Completed forms need to be returned by 21
not at speed ; there is no membership; nothing
November 2014.
to pay.
Trevor Sadler, Abbots Warren, Church Road,
Elmswell. Tel : 01359 240908
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Adults Christmas meal
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Elmswell baby and toddler group runs every
Monday and Wednesday mornings from 10am
- 11.30am at the Wesley hall on school road,
we will be running through till 17th December
when we will break up for Christmas holidays returning on Monday 5th January.
We have booked a table for Saturday 29th November to enjoy a lovely Christmas meal, and
maybe that glass of wine or too! So let the festive
joys begin, details and menu can be found on
entrance table on session mornings, deposit
required.
With lots of exciting things planned from now
through till Christmas, wrap up warm and pop
along to join in with some lovely festive crafts,
we will be making Christmas cards, calendars
and bunting ready for our Christmas party,
along with some beautiful craft gifts from fun
mats to ceramic painting.
Limited spaces, a fun night out not to be missed.
Ladybird Room (2-3years)
We have been busy looking at
Autumn colours, animals and foliage. We have
been exploring Autumn sensory activities such
as shaving foam with conkers in it, pumpkin
gloop and counting and sorting leaves, this
week we are looking at different sized pumpkins
and squashes. We have made some Autumn
collages and looked at the celebration of Diwali
where we made diya lamps.
Fun Mats
Use your child’s hand or footprints to make a
personalised gift for Christmas, these can be
made during sessions or taken home, but must
be completed by 12th November so it can be
printed in time for Christmas. Templates will
be at toddlers from now until Monday 10th
November.
Another great gift for those loved ones, Grandparents , Mums, dads Aunties or Uncles!
Children’s Christmas Party
We will be holding our Christmas Party on
Sunday 7th December at the Blackbourne hall
from 2-4pm, sign up sheets can be found at the
Wesley hall on session mornings at £4.50 per
child.
We will be expecting a visit from a special guest,
but still leaving plenty of time to enjoy some
dancing with our fabulous disco and nibble on
some yummy party food treats!
Deadline Names and payment must be in by
26th November to secure your child’s/children’s
places.
All Fired Up
Dates for your diary
On Wednesday 12th November we have all fired
up coming along to our session to offer you and
your children the chance to make some fantastic
ceramic gifts for Christmas.
Fun mats (deadline)
12th November
All fired up (visit)
12th November
Adults Christmas meal
29th November
To claim a £1.50 off voucher to use on the day,
please go to www.allfiredup.co.uk this voucher
needs to be printed of to use on the day.
Children’s Christmas Party
Break up for Christmas
Returning to toddlers on
7th December
17th December
5th January
Don’t forget you purses on this session!
Look forward to seeing you there!
ELMSWELL SCHOOL
dinners and putting tables and chairs away after
lunches.
As you read this we will have all returned to
school following the half term break and be
embarking on our final term before Christmas –
we are all wondering where the time is going!
Sporting News
Just before half term, pupils from Years 4, 5
and 6 took part in a Tag Rugby tournament at
Thurston Community College. This is the noncontact version of the sport and is very fast and
exciting to watch. Our children competed well
and won 1 game, drew 2 and lost 1. Their team
spirit was outstanding and we were very proud
of the effort they put.
Youngsters Day Out
Also before half term our nursery and reception
children went on a fun trip to Nowton Park. The
theme of the visit was to see, feel and find all the
colourful signs of Autumn. They all enjoyed the
visit and had learned about what happens to the
trees and wildlife at the beginning of this new
season.
Midday Supervisor Vacancies
We still have some vacancies for Midday
Supervisors with immediate effect. This can
be casual or regular hours from 12 midday
until 1.05 p.m. Duties (on a rota basis) include
supervising children at lunchtimes, assisting in
the lunchroom with packed lunches and school
The school is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of its children and
expects all staff and volunteers to share this
commitment. DBS checks are required.
We are gradually moving into glitter season
with our Nativity being held on 11th December
at 1.30pm at the church.
Reminder – please could we have any F.O.L.E.S
questionnaires returned as soon as possible.
Bumblebee Room (3-5years)
The children in bumblebee room have been
out around the village looking at the Autumnal
changes, they collected leaves, twigs, conkers
which they used to make collage pictures.
The children have been using various objects
to print with, they have made leaf prints,
vegetable prints, fruit prints they have even
used toy tractors. The bumble bees have also
been talking about the Festival of light Diwali,
making lamps and Rangoli patterned pictures.
Little Elms maintains its links with the Primary
School. Little Elms is registered for 2-16 year
olds running Breakfast, Lunch, Afterschool and
Holiday Clubs, spaces are available including
spaces for funded 2years and 3year olds, for
more information please telephone Melanie on
01359 240491.
outstanding effort and the time she has given to
FRESCH where she has managed to raise in the
region of £10000 for the school! We will all be
sorry to see her go and hope she enjoys spending
her free time with her family and friends.
If you are interested please contact the school
office on 01359 240261.
News from FRESCH
FRESCH has had a busy few weeks! Following
an emergency meeting held on 8th October
2014, we were very pleased to see lots of
support from parents and we have elected 4 new
Committee officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer
and Secretary). With most of the new officers
being either new to the village or new to the
school we are looking forward to them bringing
some new ideas and fresh eyes to this year’s
fundraising.
During the last two years the outgoing officers
have raised some considerable funds for our
school, and the new committee would just like to
thank the all outgoing committee officers , Helen
Lyons - Vice Chair, Angie Shaw - Treasurer and
Sylvia Anderson - Secretary, some of whom will
stay on as Volunteers! Let’s hope the new look
FRESCH team can keep this up!
Finally, the new committee and all the
volunteers would like to say a huge thank you
to the outgoing Chair, Clare Norgate, for the
FRESCH and Fireman’s Bingo
We have to thank everyone who attended the
FRESCH Bingo in October which was kindly
run by our local firemen. It was a huge success!
With the support of lots of the parents and some
bingo regulars we raised over £800 from the sale
of bingo books, refreshments and raffle tickets.
FRESCH would like to say a huge thank you to
the fireman who helped with the bingo and gave
their time to help us make this event such as
success.
Mrs Jane Ash – 01359 240261.
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AROUND AND ABOUT
‘ELMSWELL AND MEMORIES
OF THE GREAT WAR’
EXHIBITION –
11-12 APRIL 2015
Our research into the aerodrome continues
apace, though our quest to find out about daily
life in Elmswell during the war years has been
more challenging. We’ve learnt something of life
at the old Council School from the Managers’
Minutes. There were regular concerns about
the damaged wall between this school and the
Church School but by the end of 1918 there was
a long list of items needing attention, including
tiles on the porch floor, door fasteners, windows
and gates to the playground. The Minutes also
show that scholars went to Woolpit for cookery
lessons and that needlework and garden produce
were regularly sold. Interestingly, the Managers
‘noted with satisfaction’ that Mary Armstrong
was awarded a scholarship in 1918. Are you
related to Mary or her family? Can you tell us
anything about her life?
The Great War was clearly a very difficult period
but there was a lighter side to life in Elmswell.
We know, for example, that in July 1917 soldiers
held a dance at the Council School because the
Minutes tell us they were asked to replace a
window that was broken! What we don’t know
is who the soldiers were or how the window was
broken. Can you enlighten us?
Before the aerodrome was built in 1917 it
seems that soldiers from various regiments had
already spent time in the village. A letter in the
Western Mail dated 22 December 1914 from
Lieut-Colonel E Tenison Collins of the 2nd Welsh
Field Ambulance appeals for money to provide
the men with a Christmas dinner. The extracts
below give us some insight into their life here in
the early months of the war:
It may interest your readers to know what we have
been doing. On our removal from Conway where
we ran a hospital for the North Wales Brigade, we
went to Northampton. There we had charge of the
sick and injured of four brigades of artillery, the
Yeomanry and North Wales Brigade of Infantry,
and, with our continuous training, lectures &c,
time had no chance to hang idly on our hands.
We are now at Stowmarket, and two sections at
Elmswell, six miles away, with a hospital to each
place, looking after the Cheshire and North Wales
Brigade and Engineers.
It may be irregular, but as members of the
Territorial Association are your readers, I cannot
help saying how badly my men are being treated.
For three months I have been trying to get boots,
and it is pitiful to see the men on these wet
and miserable days trudging through mud and
working in wet fields with their stockings showing
through their boots and the soles flapping away
from the uppers. Also the clothing is ready to drop
off them and no second suit can be got, in spite of
letters and telegrams.
My own groom, five years in the corps, has never
had a new coat and is a masterpiece of darns and
patches, riding behind the commanding officer.
The men are sleeping on bare boards, with two
blankets per man, and the Government do not
supply ‘’footwarmers’’. Still they do their job
well, and without grumbling, but I do think that
Cardiffians should not forget them and enable me
to do something for them at Christmas.
Life for these men was very tough, even here in
Elmswell.
Anne McGee
01359 244001
From Trevor Sadler’s Postcard Collection at
http://www.elmswell-history.org.uk/pix/trevor/
sadler.html
RED ARE THE POPPIES
Red are the poppies, as red as the blood
That was shed for us all on Flanders Fields.
Then too soon, there came once more
The world engulfed in a crippling war.
War in Korea, war in Iraq
The Falklands war and Afghanistan
The shedding of blood for the freedom of man.
Red are the poppies, as red as the blood
In the fighting won and the fighting lost.
The price of our freedom to live in peace
Of the men and women who paid the cost.
Red are the poppies, as red as the fear
That haunts the mind, for year after year.
Terror that man can inflict upon man
The torture, the horror, the evil plan.
Red are the poppies, as red as the pain
Of the wounded soldier, again and again
The limbs that are gone, the body maim.
Red are the poppies, as red as the grief
For our sailors drowned beneath the wave.
Grief for our airmen who never came back
For our fine young men in an unmarked grave.
Oh, red are the poppies, as red as the blood
That was shed for us all by the Son of God.
Forgive us Lord, for the blood we shed
Blood like the poppies, oh so red.
Pamela Millyard
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At this time of year we cut and rake off most of
the vegetation at Kiln Meadow. The aim is to
clear the most invasive plants – nettles, docks,
willowherb, brambles – and to rake all the
cuttings off the ground. This helps to weaken
these plants, which would otherwise start to
take over, and encourages other wildflowers to
get a look in. Raking off the cuttings also takes
nutrients away from the soil, which benefits
many wildflowers as they thrive on poor soils.
The heaps of cuttings also provide very useful
over-wintering habitats for many small creatures
– amphibians, reptiles, insects and mammals.
It’s a really big job, so we are very grateful to
Gary and his colleagues from BT who recently
joined members of ElmsWild for a day’s work
at Kiln Meadow. We managed to clear the
whole site during the day. Kiln Meadow is now
ready for winter – and for next spring when the
wildflowers will start to appear. Thank you very
much, BT!
Volunteers from BT have been helping us out at
both Lukeswood and Kiln Meadow for several
years now. It’s a great help to ElmsWild, as we
always get so much done during these work
parties. It’s also good fun and a real change for
staff members to get away from the workplace
for a while and try something new. We always
have a picnic or campfire and make it a real
day out. There’s always plenty to do, so we’d be
delighted if any businesses in Elmswell would
like to try a day’s volunteering with us. We
provide all the equipment – you just bring the
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AROUND & ABOUT
TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL
For non-emergency treatment if it is an
emergency then 999 is the number to use.
Following on from the general article last issue I
have been asked to break down the elements.
With the NHS cutbacks free transport is really
only given in exceptional circumstances and the
call handles will make decisions on each case,
you can appeal if refused.
So what is needed?
Ipswich, West Suffolk, Norfolk and Norwich,
Addenbrooks or Papworth are booked via
08458 500 774 This is a low rate line.
As I said patients are assessed on their ability to
get to the hospital without free transport.
When calling you will need your NHS number
– this should be on your appointment letter – If
you do not have a letter as the appointment was
made by phone The Doctors surgery may be
able to help – BUT please phone after 11 in the
morning.
So:
 NHS Number
 Name and Address of GP
 The time and which clinic you are
attending
 Be prepared to answer questions on your
mobility, be truthful , make a list before
you call
For example:
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if not, the type of aid you use (walking
frame, wheelchair etc)
• Are you suffering from fits, breathlessness,
blind, dizziness , etc?
If you are refused you can phone again and ask
for a re-assessment. If that fails you can try
The Patient advice and liaison service (PALS)
0800 389 6819. Your GP or practice nurse may
be able to help.
There is some help with transport costs
depending on your circumstances. You may be
able to apply for travel vouchers (max £50 per
year) and these can be used against community
transport, taxi or private hire – check with the
operator before you book that they will accept
the voucher. There as always are criteria for the
vouchers – you must not have a free bus pass, be
over state retirement age and be disabled. There
is much more information on the link – Suffolk
on board www.suffolkonboard.com or their
helpline 0845 606 6171
Mike Friend
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In this case suggesting that we voluntarily
impose our own 20mph speed limit.
After the article in the Elmswell magazine
perhaps the time is right to hold a public
meeting and pass any “wishes of the people”
across to Mid Suffolk ?
Thank you to all who worked so hard making
cakes & pastries for the Bistro at this year’s
Fayre and to my helpers who worked without
stopping throughout a very busy afternoon.
I feel the 50 limit on Warren Lane
(as an example) is plainly dangerous and
equally plainly stupid.
We were able to hand over £460.00 at the end
of the day.
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ELMSWELL SCOUTS –
ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
This has been another eventful year for Elmswell
Scouts and as our action packed programme
slows towards Christmas we have time to reflect
on some of the adventures and successes the
section has experienced over the year.
In May we travelled to Gradbach in the Peak
District, where we stayed in a dedicated
Scout lodge situated in a picturesque valley
surrounded by the amazing backdrop of the
peaks, a great contrast from the relatively flat
county of Suffolk. The Scouts planned and hiked
some 22 km over 3 days, and even managed to fit
in some local trout fishing on the second day.
The Scouts learned about hiking in hilly terrain
and were able to develop skills in route planning,
emergency procedures and of course navigation
in a physically demanding environment. The
section were split into their respective patrols
and were issued maps, compasses, route cards
and radios and navigated themselves around the
spectacular countryside of the peaks with the
leaders in sight for safety. The self-catering Scout
lodge offered a warm, dry base for the evenings
where the Scouts enjoyed a well-earned rest and
BBQ. One of the Scouts had recently returned
from Nepal and a laptop and projector gave
him the opportunity to talk to the other Scouts
about his international experience and family
background.
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During the summer Elmswell Scout Troop were
fortunate enough to be offered the opportunity
to camp on the Brown and Sons Estate in
Hawstead, Suffolk. Using a greenfield site
such as this on private land gave the 30 strong
Scout troop freedom to exercise some of the
Scouting skills that would not be available on
commercial camping grounds. The Scouts were
split into patrols to carry out activities such
as navigation, firelighting, air rifle shooting,
fishing and pioneering which were carried out
in the immediate area. The daily routine of flag
ceremonies, cooking, collecting water and an allimportant campfire with songs and skits were all
essential tasks that the secure site offered, as well
as safe access to the river Lark.
The Scouts went to the local Lackford Lakes near
Bury St Edmunds for a day of sailing, kayaking,
rafting and hiking which was an amazing day
out in the sun after recent heavy rain, and the
pictured efforts below to dry their boots, and
returned to the estate for a well-earned hearty
supper that evening.
The week was thoroughly enjoyed by all and our
special thanks go to Rupert and Milly Brown for
their generous hosting during a great week.
In July the Scouts visited Wattisham Flying
Station and Anglia Gliding Club to participate in
the Aeronautics Activity Badge.
Anglia Gliding Club kindly offered to allow up
to 12 Scouts from Elmswell to carry out a day of
gliding activities at Wattisham airfield to achieve
the Aeronautics Activity Badge. The Scouts
were able to assist in the supervised setup of the
Gliding area, help inspect the aircraft pre-flight,
conduct safety briefings and carried out two
instructed flights as the thermals of rising air
increased in the afternoon sun.
Recently the Scouts had been training for the
coveted Stowmarket District Lightweight Hike
competition which took place in early October.
The Lightweight Hike features high on the
District events and is a physically and mentally
challenging two day competition where patrols
of up to 6 Scouts have to map read themselves
unassisted through checkpoints, carrying all
of their equipment for 2 days including tents,
stoves, food, sleeping bags and essential safety
equipment. They are assessed on leadership,
teamwork, route planning and time keeping,
and when they reach the campsite on day 1 they
are then marked on their camping and cooking
skills, without any leader intervention.
The route took them some 20km over the 2 days,
no easy feat with a 12kg rucksack on your back!
There were 13 teams in total from across the
District, with 2 competing teams from Elmswell
and a supervised development team. All of the
Scouts from Elmswell were fired up and had the
spirit and determination to succeed, even during
some terrible weather on the first day.
The scores were announced at the finish and we
were all nervous when the final 5 places were
called out. It was the proudest moment when
the Assistant District Commissioner announced
that the 2 competing teams from Elmswell
had finished 1st and 2nd, and that we would
be bringing the trophy back to Elmswell for a
second year running!
This has been a great year for the Troop and
the Group, and activities like camping, hiking,
pioneering, shooting, climbing, sports, survival
skills, first aid, and swimming are just a few
of the adventures the Scouts will be throwing
themselves into next year, come on Elmswell
Scouts!
The Scout Group now has over 70
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. These
fortunate youngsters have a fantastic
opportunity to take up challenges
and excitement that may not be
available at school or home. These
opportunities are only available due
a small and dedicated team of Scout
Leaders. To continue offering such
excitement we do need more Leaders
and people prepared to join our Exec
and help with the administration of
the Scout Group. Everyone has skills
and experience to offer that can help
the Scouts. Please email Ben Savill
on hovells23@hotmail.co.uk to offer
your help and get engaged in the fun
and pride from being part of a group
producing confident and skilful young
people that will be an asset to our
village in the future. If your young
person would be interested in joining
us please also email Ben and he will
direct you to the appropriate Section.
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The Fox Elmswell
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This is Jimmy Bulley’s vision for The Fox, which
he has taken over as the resident landlord and
is currently refurbishing. Clearly, he comes
with a good deal of experience and knows
instinctively what is likely to be successful. He
has worked in pubs and restaurants since he left
school, running businesses in Hertfordshire,
Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire for more than
twenty years. Jimmy was offered The Fox by
Greene King because it was not doing well at the
time. When he came to look round Elmswell, his
impression was of a vibrant village which would
need ‘a good, clean pub, selling good food.’ He
felt that The Fox had great potential and, with
the support of the locals, he says he will do his
best to supply quality beer and quality food. He
aims to give everyone a warm welcome when
they come in and many locals who had stopped
using the pub have returned. On the afternoon I
was talking to Jimmy, there was a steady stream
of people coming in, the atmosphere was relaxed
and there was a lot of friendly banter. Customers
were very complimentary about the changes
that have been made and what was on offer to
eat and drink. One of them told me that he liked
‘the very good Thai food’ which was ‘value for
money.’
Refurbishment
Currently, the pub is being completely
refurbished, inside and out, and this should be
completed by the begining of November. New
pictures currently sit on the walls alongside
photographs of the village in times gone by.
Jimmy intends to put all the historical pictures
on one wall as a history wall, and they will be
illuminated. I imagine that many of the villagers
will be happy that the pictures will continue to
be displayed and will recognise it as a respectful
gesture on Jimmy’s part. At the moment, his
busiest days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
with a ‘reasonable’ number of people on the
other days. He is committed to his business
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model and says that it is working well at the
moment and he believes it will get better. He is
certainly putting in very long hours to ensure
that this happens and you cannot fault his
enthusiasm.
What food is provided?
The pub is open seven days a week and lunch
and evening meals are served Tuesday to
Sunday, although Jimmy hopes to serve food
on a Monday as well in the near future. He also
provides takeaway food alongside the restaurant
food, and people have travelled from as far
as Gislingham, Rickinghall and Stowmarket
to sample his menus. A wide range of food is
offered, providing fine dining in both Thai and
English food. All food is prepared and cooked
on the premises and no ready made food is
brought in. There is an extensive selection
in both menus and the cooking is based on
traditional home style cooking. Certainly there
is no microwaved food. The pub has two full
time chefs and Jimmy’s wife Sunanta, who is
also the licensee. Between them all they have
considerable cooking experience. Lunch is
served from 12 noon until three, and in the
evening food is served from 5.30pm until 10pm.
On Sunday there is a roast dinner of chicken,
beef or pork, which is served from 12 until 5pm,
costing £7.50 per adult and £4.50 for children
under 10. There are sundaes, icecream or a
choice of frozen desserts from between £2.95 to
£4.50, as well as hot drinks.
In the Thai menu, the extensive choice of starters
cost from £4.95 to £14.95, and includes Thai
and English starters, soups and salads. The main
courses cost from £6.50 to £9.00 and the sizzling
grills range from £12.95 to £16.95. Stir fried food
costs between £5.95 to £9.95. There are various
specials from £10.95 to £18.95, fish dishes from
£12.95 to £15.95, noodle dishes from £5.95 to
£8.50, and rice dishes from £2.50 to £8.50. There
is also a special Thai menu with starters, main
course and desserts. If you read the descriptions
there are surely enough dishes in the different
menus to suit all palates. In the restaurant, the
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tables are attractively laid out, with occasional
plants adding a homely touch.
What are the plans for the future?
Jimmy is committed to being very much part
of the village and has already made links with
many of the clubs and organisations. The
footballers visit the pub after their matches for
refreshments, as well as bowlers, cricketers and
the Elmswheelians. The pub can easily cater
for large numbers, but it is worth pre warning
them if you are wanting a meal en masse. He
can accommodate personal and private parties
and firm’s Christmas events. He would like to
introduce annual occasions such as Mother’s
Day and Valentine’s Day, and plans to have a
New Year’s Eve party with free champagne at
midnight. This year, he is going to be open on
Christmas Day from 12 noon until 4pm serving
both a traditional Christmas dinner or Thai
option. For anyone on their own or for those
who don’t want to cook for themselves this could
be a great way to celebrate Christmas.
The pub has a dart board and pool table and
Jimmy is interested in encouraging ladies to get
involved with darts and pool, forming their own
teams. There is usually a quiz on the first Sunday
of the month, involving teams of up to six and
the pub providing nibbles. It costs £6.50 to join
in and there is a monetary prize for the winners.
Jimmy is willing to experiment with different
forms of entertainment, and recently had jazz
playing during the Sunday lunchtime. He
has also considered having someone playing
the acoustic guitar in the corner, providing
background music. He is less keen on the more
gimmicky, expensive ways of getting people
into the pub and his instincts tell him that they
wouldn’t be right for The Fox. Judging by what
I have heard from people in the village and his
own customers, he has made a positive start.
Of course, you could always go and find out for
yourself.
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November
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Greaseproof paper
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When you are watching
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Always wear gloves
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Enjoy watching all
the fireworks! And
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ELMSWELL FELLOWSHIP
churchyard has been set aside for a small Garden
of Remembrance, where anyone is invited to
place a Poppy Cross in memory of someone they
wish to remember at this poignant time of year.
Everyone is welcome to attend any of our
services.
The Annual Christmas Fair is due to take place
at the Blackbourne (Jubilee Hall) on Saturday 15
November from 2pm-4pm. All the usual stalls,
plus some new ones. We would love to see you
there!
ST JOHN’S CHURCH
Contact: Revd Peter Goodridge
tel: 240512
email: elmswellrector@gmail.com
Sunday 9 November
08.00am
Holy Communion BCP
10.30am
All Age Remembrance
Day Service
1.00pm-4.00pm ‘Lest we Forget’ Poppy Festival
Monday 10 November
10.00am-3.00pm ‘Lest we Forget’
Poppy Festival
Tuesday 11 November
10.00am-3.00pm ‘Lest we Forget’
Poppy Festival
11.00am
Service of Remembrance
and Reflection
Sunday 16 November
10.30am
Holy Communion
Sunday 23 November
08.00am
Holy Communion BCP
10.30pm
Morning Prayer CW
Saturday 29 November
7.00pm
Concert
’The Friends’ group raises money for the
church fabric, insurance, maintenance etc. New
members are always welcome to our group, so
if you are interested in helping to preserve and
maintain this ancient place of worship, please
think about joining. More details from Jean
Folkard tel: 242099.
Christians Together In Elmswell
A reminder that this year’s Village Carol Service
will be held in St John’s church on Monday 15
December at 6pm.
Next year’s Children’s Holiday Club will be held
at the Blackbourne from 17 to 21 August 2015.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH TOWER
FLOODLIGHTING
You are invited to sponsor the floodlighting
of St. John’s to help with the day-to-day
running expenses of our parish church. You
can choose to commemorate an anniversary, a
personal event, or any other special occasion.
Alternatively you can simply make a donation.
Sunday 30 November
08.00am
Holy Communion BCP
10.30am
Morning Service
3.30pm
Christingle
For the winter months the lights will be on
between 5.30 p.m. and midnight.
and into December......
Cheques payable to “ST. JOHN’S CHURCH,
ELMSWELL” please.
Sunday 7 December
All Age Service
Thank you for your support.
11.00am
Holy Communion BCP
OCTOBER 2014 SPONSORSHIPS NOT
PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Opening times are as follows:
Sunday 9 November from 1pm-4pm,
Monday 10 November 10am-3pm
Tuesday 11 November 10am-3pm (this will
include a short service of remembrance at 11am)
Refreshments will be available on the open days
and any donations will go towards the work of St
John’s Church and the Royal British Legion.
As is now our custom at St John’s an area of the
11 in loving memory of Ena May Clover.
12 in loving memory of Denzil Bloomfield, a
dear Brother, Uncle, and Great Uncle, who
passed away 2 years ago today. “Loved and
remembered always”. Love from all the
family.
12 in loving memory of my partner, Denzil
John Bloomfield, who passed away 12th
November 2012.
12 in loving memory of Thomas Henry
Manning.
12 remembering our Dad, Trevor Borley, on
his Birthday. Also our Mother, Fay Borley,
who passed away on this day in 2012, which
was also their Wedding Anniversary.
12 remembering Dad, Trevor Borley, on his
Birthday; and Mum, Fay Borley, who
passed away 2 years ago.
13 in loving memory of Natasha Smith on her
Birthday.
13 in loving memory of Betty Hart on her
Birthday. “Always in our thoughts”. From all
the family.
15 in loving memory of my father, Wally
Fraser.
20 in loving memory of my dear Husband,
Hector William Francis, who died 20th
November 1988. From his loving wife Ruth,
and all the family.
23 in memory of Patrick Miles on his Birthday.
26 in loving memory of a dear Mum,
MARGERY ROSE CAMMELL.
From all the family.
28 in memory of Evelyn Clark.
All bookings and payments please to :Trevor Sadler, Abbots Warren, Church Road,
Elmswell (Tel: 01359 240908)
One night’s floodlighting costs £5.
09.30am
St John’s Church
In this year in which we commemorate the
start of the Great War in 1914, following the
Remembrance Day Service on 9 November,
from 1pm there will be a Poppy Festival of
Remembrance “Lest we Forget” in the Church.
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The Friends of St John’s Church
Our ‘Poems and Puddings’ evening was
successful, with poems by John Betjeman and
Pam Ayres being amongst those read. The
Puddings were as advertised ‘super’ – provided
by the Committee and members of the Friends.
9 Remembrance Sunday.
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“Happy Birthday Mum”. x.
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in loving memory of Vic. “God Bless”.
Gwen and son Jamie.
NOVEMBER 2014 SPONSORSHIPS
1
in memory of Jim Baker (1933-2009),
on the anniversary of his death.
2
in loving memory of John Philip Parsk, a
dearly loved Husband, Dad and Grandad.
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in loving memory of Dorothy May Nunn.
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in loving memory of Derek Bloomfield.
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in memory of Mrs Ivy Ella Rand (19102013) on her Birthday.
CATHOLIC PARISH OF OUR
LADY, STOWMARKET
Parish Priest: Father David Finegan,
The Presbytery, 29 Lockington Road,
Stowmarket IP14 1BQ Tel: 01449-612946
E-mail: ourlady.stowmarket@btinternet.com
MASS TIMES:
Saturdays (First Mass of Sunday)
St Mary’s C of E Church, Woolpit IP30 9QP 6.00 pm
Sundays
Our Lady’s, Stricklands Road, Stowmarket IP14
1AW - 8.30 am & 10.15 am
Holy Days
Our 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.ourladys-stowmarket.co.uk
NOVEMBER IN OUR PARISH
We invite you to visit our Church’s Autumn
Bazaar, which is being held on Saturday 8th
November from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm in the Hall
of the United Reformed Church, Ipswich Street,
Stowmarket. There’ll be all the usual attractions
on the stalls: cakes, books, toys and games,
bottles, gifts, bric a brac, CDs/DVDs, as well as
fun with competitions and a super raffle. While
we’re open, refreshments will be available from
the kitchen including hot drinks, bacon rolls and
delicious light lunches. We do hope to see you
again this year.
Each November those who have died and
especially the War Dead are in our thoughts
and prayers. This year, we will be observing All
Saints’ Day on Sunday, 2nd November, and All
Souls’ Day on Monday, 3rd November. Those who
have been bereaved will be especially welcome
at the two Masses on All Souls Day, at 10.00 am
and 7.30 pm. Those who have died or have been
bereaved in the past year will have a special place
in our prayers.
On Remembrance Sunday, 9th November we
will be offering a Requiem Mass at 10.15 am in
Our Lady’s Church for all the War Dead as we
mark the centenary the First World War and will
remember them in all our Masses that day.
Father David Finegan
to Margaret and Dorothy for providing it and
thanks to Tony for organising the whole event,
despite having fewer teams than in the past
the evening produced a profit for the work of
Christian Aid.
Thursday 13th November Food & Friends
lunch takes place from midday, last month 29
people enjoyed lunch with us so contact Jackie
on 01359245918 if you’ve not been before and
would like to join us.
The Ladies Friendship Group met to hear a talk
given by Val Moore about the work of Marie
Curie Nurses.
Our services for November will be led by:-
Our CU @ CU Club held their Annual Light
Party where they played games by nothing more
than torchlight and had a great time in the
process.
Our activities continue as usual in November
with:-
November 2nd
Stephen Spurgeon
(inc. Communion)
November 9th
Stephen Spurgeon
(All Age Service)
November 16th
Hazel Hunting
November 23rd
Paul Kemp
November 30th
Stephen Spurgeon
Monday 3rd November7.45pm Ladies Friendship
Group meet to hear about the work of The First
Responders. Contact Margaret on 01359241541
if you would like to join the Ladies.
As ever we offer a warm welcome to anyone
wishing to join us for any of our services and
activities.
Each Tuesday in term time CU @ CU club meet
at 6.00pm-7.30pm for fun games and bible
stories. Contact Tony on 01359241541 for more
information.
Lastly to add to my earlier thoughts please
remember in your prayers all those folk working
as missionaries, health workers and medics,
trying to beat the Ebola epidemic in all the
countries effected in Africa.
On Thursday 6th November we will restart after
a long break our weekly house group meetings
for prayer, bible study, and fellowship, contact
me on 01359241323 to find out where we are
meeting next.
Dave Hollings
THANK
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ELMSWELL
BAPTIST CHURCH
When I started writing this report of our
activities my thoughts were drawn to the news
that the families of Alan Henning and David
Haines, the aid workers murdered by Islamic
State militants, are calling for Acts of Unity
against Islamic State, I hope and pray that this
request brings a positive reaction by all faiths
and eventually leads to a peaceful resolution to
all the troubles in the Middle East.
October saw a busy month for us at the Tin
Tabernacle, we held our annual Harvest
Thanksgiving Service led by Stephen where we
enjoyed a BBQ lunch provided by the Elmswell
Scout Group, our grateful thanks to Ben and
his team. All the donations of food and produce
were given to The Stowmarket Food Bank and
Pilgrims Homes in Great Finborough. On the
18th October we hosted a Christian Aid Quiz
where five teams took part, the winners were
“The Seasiders” closely followed by The Cricket
Club, we enjoyed pulled beef rolls for supper
(apparently it was a Tom Kerridge recipe) thanks
We ran a
McMillan
Coffee and
Cake event on
Friday 26th
September
as part of the
‘Big Coffee
Morning’
events taking
place all over
the country.
Ours was held
in ‘The Garage’
Elmford
School Road.
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ELMSWELL
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
The steering group which has been asked to
prepare a neighbourhood Plan meets at least
once a month. The 14 members have drawn up
a set of questions to guide them in preparing a
document which accurately reflects the general
view of the community of Elmswell as to how
development in our village should be guided and
controlled for the next 25 years.
At their last meeting, on 16th October, it was
agreed that the questions should be tested as
widely as possible by taking them to various
community groups for comment.
There will be a separate questionnaire for young
people in the village to be distributed via the
schools and a questionnaire for businesses in
the village who may have their own specialist
concerns and views.
CAS also handles the analysis of the answers
to identify the issues and concerns which will
direct the writing of the Plan.
There are 2 stages beyond this. The Plan has
to go to a village referendum, conducted by
Mid Suffolk on the same basis as an election.
If 50% or more of those voting agree that the
Plan accurately reflects the community’s wishes
regarding future development, then it goes for
formal examination by a Planning Inspector who
rules whether it has been properly compiled,
widely consulted upon and not in breach of
certain technical requirements.
Once all of the consultation feedback is taken
into account and it is agreed that there is a
sound basis for a questionnaire, the team at
Community Action Suffolk (CAS) who are
working with the steering group, will produce
a document using their specialist
software for printing and
distribution via the Elmswell
Newsletter. The CAS system
makes each questionnaire
unique to avoid duplicated
returns but ensures total anonymity.
Once the Plan has passed these rigorous tests
it becomes part of the local Planning structure
– its requirements are written into the legally
enforceable framework within which all future
developers wishing to build in the village must
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ELMSWELL
BOWLS CLUB
Our final ‘match’ of the
season was our annual
‘friendly’, who said
‘friendly’ against our
local emergency services, by the end of the
match competition was very fierce and we were
in danger of being overwhelmed by the ferocity
of the competition . The boys and girls of the
services certainly came with the intention of
winning and prisoners were not about to be
taken.
They look a pretty tough bunch. (The opposition,
that is). Elmswell are in the white. Notice the
‘ringer’ on the RHS? (pictured right)
However we had a few tricks up our sleeves with
the temptation of tea and homemade sandwiches
and cakes as an offering at the end of the
match. You know there’s nothing that a fireman
and police officer can resist is the bribery of
homemade cakes.
Needless to say that distraction enabled The
Bowls Club members to take advantage and
storm into an unassailable lead winning by the
odd shot.
However as bribery was involved we agreed to
end the game in a well deserved draw for all
concerned. It was as far as we were concerned
a perfect end to a good season. (We don’t get
homemade cakes at many games)
Finally the last picture the fire boss contesting a
shot, the cheek of it! (pictured right)
Earlier on in the month we had our final club
competition ‘Targets’. The idea being to roll your
wood into an Archery Type target lying on the
ground.
Not easy as you think. I don’t think that Robin
Hood has much to worry about:
At the end of the day we agreed to pay the
firemen a ransom towards their charity fund
raising to get our chairman back, A few more
pennies and they could have kept her.
The month of November we will hold our annual
Dinner and Trophy presentations at Bury St
Edmunds Golf Club and we will also be holding
our AGM for the forth coming year.
Some of the action from the game verses the
services:
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Thanks to Peter Edmonds for the photographs
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ELMSWELL SPORT
ELMSWELL CRICKET CLUB
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4 years ago on 22nd October 1974 a general
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meeting was held where it was decided to rem
fform Elmswell cricket club after several years
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without a team.
A holding committee was formed as follows:
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Chairman Geoff Gower, Treasurer Tony Green,
WORKSHOP DELIVERED
TO ELMSWELL YOUTH
A TOTAL of 35 parents from Elmswell Youth
FC attended a ‘Creating the environment’
workshop delivered by Suffolk FA.
The interactive session was held at Blackbourne
playing fields in Elmswell (pictured above) on
Saturday.
SSecretary Norman Sinclair, Fixtures Secretary
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Rodney Wilson and John Bennington,
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unfortunately all these gentlemen are now
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deceased – let us hope we have not let them
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down with regard to the future of the club.
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Other names on the committee were Tony
SSadler, Tony Bennington, Jeremy Fox and Paul
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Kent. Colin Plowright was elected as captain
ffor the inaugural 1975 season, it was good the
ssee Colin again at our 2014 awards dinner at
SStowmarket Golf Club where he presented the
ffollowing awards to:
Elmswell Youth, who run teams from under-7s
through to under-18s, have recently partnered
with the Elmswell FC adult side
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Clubman
Nigel Burch
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Players’ player
Gary Stannard
The session was delivered by Suffolk FA football
development manager Nathan French who said:
“I first designed the workshop three seasons
ago, after a couple of clubs showed an interest in
having a workshop for coaches and committee
members, linked to the FA Youth Review.
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Young player
Liam Wright
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Batsman
Gary Stannard
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Bowler
Nigel Greathead
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Fielder
Liam Wright
“The workshop has changed a lot over the last
three years, with parents now attending and also
the content of the workshop evolving.
“The workshop is now themed ‘Creating the
environment’ and is all about creating a positive
place for players within your club, to have the
best football experience possible. The workshop
is interactive and we try to personalise it each
club.
Thanks to Wally Cowley for
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organising this event and to
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Terry Garner for organising
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W had 33 players for our annual golf day, big
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tthanks to Park Garage for sponsoring the event.
IIf you need a service or repair etc call William
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Like to thank Stowmarket Golf for hosting the
eevent and making our day a special one and
ccould not have done more for us thanks.
The club still have a few slots for membership so
ggive them a call if you are thinking abot joining
a Golf club good payment system to help with
tthe first year.
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Must thank Myrus Youngs for all his help on the
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paper work on the day would be in a big muddle
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with out him.
The winner of the main event was Jon Wilcox
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with 44 pts Jordan Youngs also with 44pts but
llost on count back so runner up for him.
There were many good score from many golfers
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on the day one or two will be playing off a much
llow handicap next year
The morning Texas scramble team winners
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were Richard Carter, Alan Crouch and Barry
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Marsham with a score of 42.7 off 12 holes
The winner who’s ball was the nearest to the flag
aafter two Shots was Roger Arbin.
Jodan Youngs was the winner of the longest
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drive
nearest the centre line
The AGM of the club will be
Thursday 13th November
22014 at 7.30 in the
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Bowls Pavilion.
JJames Ambrose came out on top for landing his
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ball nearest the flag in one Wendy Southgate is
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presenting the winner Trophy to Jon Wilcox in
tthe photograph.
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Wink
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Peachey,
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Many thanks
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Full Council is scheduled to meet on
the 3rd Monday monthly, excepting
August and avoiding bank holidays.
The October meeting took place in
the Chamberlayne Hall annexe at
Blackbourne on Monday 20th with 10 of
the 11 councillors present, along with
the Parish Clerk, District Council Ward
Member Cllr Mrs Sarah Mansel and 11
members of the public.
This report is compiled from that
meeting by the Parish Clerk and edited
by the Council’s Editorial Board which
is made up of the Council Chairman,
Cllr David Barker, the Council Vicechairman, Cllr Mrs Marian Abbott and
Cllr Mike Friend, elected to do so by his
peers. It seeks to cover some of the more
interesting or significant items thought
to deserve wider public attention.
Included, where appropriate, are matters
reported to the meeting by external
bodies such as the Police and Ward
Members or as raised at the meeting
by members of the public. Further
background and reference to subsequent
events are included where relevant.
The Minutes of recent Parish Council
meetings and Committee meetings,
together with the agenda for the next
meeting, when published, are available
on line at www.elmswell.suffolk.gov.uk,
in the Memorial Library and from the
Parish Clerk by arrangement. Bound
copies of older Minutes are lodged with
the Suffolk County Records Office in
Bury St. Edmunds. The most recent
Minutes, from the September Council
meeting, as approved at this meeting, are
posted in the community notice board at
the Co-op.
Towards the beginning of the Meeting, the
Chairman read the following statement:
Under recent new legislation, there are now
increased public rights with regard to the
filming and audio recording of the proceedings
of meetings such as this.
In common with most other councils, Elmswell
Parish Council has not yet decided on policy
and procedures to ensure that any recording
activities are not disruptive and that members
of the public who do not wish to be recorded
are excluded from any recording. We are very
aware of the potential dangers with regard
to the unrestricted filming of children and
vulnerable adults.
The public should, therefore, be aware of the
possibility that their presence here, and any
contribution which they may make, might be
recorded and could be broadcast.
If at this point, or at any point during this
evening’s proceedings, any member of the
public wishes to be excluded from any
recording which may be taking place, please let
me know.
Council’s Standing Order on public
interruption of proceedings remains but,
pending the adoption of new Standing Orders
regarding the recording of meetings, the
implicit approval of the Council for activities
under the new legislation is hereby noted.
County Council In a written report, Cllr
Mrs Jane Storey confirmed that the SCC
Area Highways Engineer is to move on and
that she is to try to arrange for the Clerk
and Chairman of all relevant parishes to
meet with his replacement, when appointed,
to discuss priorities. Cllr Storey reminded
landowners that they have a clear duty to
maintain ditches and watercourses which
run on their land adjacent to the highway
and beyond. Recent flooding incidents have
highlighted problems in this area.
Mid Suffolk District Council Cllr Mrs
Sarah Mansel reported that the Council’s
new rules governing the public’s new-found
right to film certain meetings require that
notice must be given of any intention to film
or record and that members of the public
must give their consent to be included. She
confirmed that the use or release of lighted
sky lanterns and helium filled balloons is now
banned on SCC land and that town & parish
councils are to be encouraged to follow suit.
It was also reported that 38 new council
houses are to be built in the District.
Police PCSO Steve Pendergast and PC Neil
Brown tabled a report recording 5 reported
crimes over the past 4 weeks during which
time 34 telephone calls were logged covering
public concerns regarding road related
offences, animals/wildlife, a missing person,
a collapse case, a domestic incident, and
highway disruption. They confirmed that
2 priorities had recently been set for the
Safer Neighbourhood Team following public
consultation, and that these are parking
issues and personal safety.
BMA The Blackbourne Management
Association, which comprises user-groups
and representative Councillors, manages the
Council owned facilities at the community
complex at Blackbourne. The Secretary,
Cllr Peter Edmonds, reported on its most
recent meeting at which progress with the
new extension to provide improved disabled
access, more storage and a meeting room
/ office was noted. The caretaker, has now
absorbed the duties of cleaner which has
made co-ordination of the two roles easier,
a distinct advantage as lettings increase.
He has, furthermore, made a very good
impression on hirers and Association
members alike,. A suggestion from user
groups that the halls should provide recycling
facilities for the waste produced by hirers is
deemed to be impractical given the problems
of ensuring that the separated waste streams
are not contaminated resulting in noncollection and the need for re-sorting.
Youth football The Clerk extended an
invitation on behalf of EYFC for Councillors
to visit one of the Club’s training sessions
held at Blackbourne on Saturday mornings.
The facilities at Blackbourne have been key
to the very successful growth of the Club’s
activities and the leaders are keen that
Councillors should be aware of the difference
that they have helped to make in encouraging
community spirit in over 100 youngsters
involved.
Planning The Meeting agreed to support
an application for the erection of bungalow
with attached garage on land to the rear of
Orchard Cottage on New Road and to make
no comment on proposals for work on 3
protected trees at No 1 Grange Meadows.
It was noted that Permission has been
granted for the erection of a 2 storey side
extension at The Cottage, Cross Street, on
which application the Parish Council had
made no comment. Similarly, no comment
had been made on a recent proposal for work
on a maple tree at 1, Grange Meadows for
which permission was granted.
Council had supported an application for a
wind turbine at Potash Farm, Wyverstone
which, the meeting noted, is now the subject
of an appeal against Mid Suffolk’s refusal of
permission.
BMX track There was discussion regarding
a formal proposal to hand over the project to
construct and manage a BMX track at Old
Schools Court / Pightle Close to the BMX
Project Core Team so that they could take
their scheme forward as an autonomous
body without further direct interest from the
Parish Council. It was confirmed that the
group could be properly constituted so as to
be in a position to take on the Lease which
is currently under discussion with Suffolk
County Council who own the land. After
lengthy discussion, during which it became
clear that Councillors were divided on the
merits of the Proposal, the Proposal was
defeated. The Clerk was asked to liaise with
Cllr Mrs Marian Abbott towards refining, in
light of legal advice when forthcoming, the
draft SCC Lease with a view to the Parish
Council agreeing the terms on which the
project might proceed.
Police service Councillors were circulated
with correspondence from the Police
and Crime Commissioner and the Chief
Constable of Suffolk regarding savings
of a further £16.4m required to be made
by 2018 under the Government’s 2010
Comprehensive Spending Review. This
will result in the Suffolk Police becoming a
significantly smaller organisation, including
the loss of 83 Police officers, 38 police staff
and 3 PCSO posts.
Grants In October of every year Council
considers grant aiding charitable bodies
from outside of the village which have, over
the previous year, applied for assistance.
Accordingly, it was agreed that £100.00
should go to each of: Mid Suffolk Citizens
Advice Bureau, Magpas – the emergency
medical charity; Arthrose Appeal –
Supporting West Suffolk Hospital’s Trauma
& Orthopaedic Department; Each – East
Anglia’s Children’s Hospices; Vitalise –
essential breaks for disabled people & carers;
Suffolk Age UK; British Red Cross Suffolk.
It was further agreed that £65.00 should go to
the 2014 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
Lawn farm Quarry The Clerk, representing
Council on the liaison group which holds
meetings on site at the quarry site on
Old Bury Road adjacent to Warren Lane,
reported on recent clear transgressions of
the rules governing operations on the site.
The operators have, on several occasions
which are logged with the County Council
Monitoring and Enforcement Officer,
exceeded the operating hours set out in the
2009 Planning permission. Furthermore,
the operator has stated an intention to
apply for an extension to the operating
hours which currently do not allow Sunday
working and requires Saturday working
to finish at 1.00pm. Council agreed that
a letter should go to SCC reinforcing the
concerns expressed by residents and seeking
details of and progress with any enforcement
proposals.
Telephone box The Clerk detailed a review
by BT of certain under-used kiosks in the
area, including the one on Wetherden Road
from which no calls have been made over
a 12 month period since September 2013.
Councillors were invited to express an
interest in retaining the service, the box or
both.
Health Centre The Meeting agreed that
formal congratulations should go to the
Woolpit Health Centre on the practice
having been awarded the Royal College of
General Practitioners Practice Accreditation
status and that congratulations also be
extended to Dr Aung on his award as the
East Anglian GP of the Year. Cllr David
Barker reported that he had, as Chairman,
represented Council at a reception when
the awards were made by the Minister for
Health.
Sale of Wesley church and halls The recent
decision by the Methodist Church to sell off
their property in School Road has prompted
widespread concern in the community at
the possible loss of this valuable community
asset which, as a meeting place, augments
the facilities offered at Blackbourne which
are heavily booked. A group drawn from
the Management Committee of the halls
had approached the Amenities Association
in the hope of a collaborative approach,
through the Community Right to Bid
mechanism, towards acquiring the site for
continued community use. The Association,
in turn, has sought the involvement
of the Parish Council which can draw
upon considerable experience in the sale,
acquisition, refurbishment and management
of community facilities. The Meeting agreed
that the Clerk should offer to engage in a
joint initiative and the Chairman of the
Wesley Halls Management Committee
extended his thanks.
Parking at the station The Clerk confirmed
that he is pursuing a formal review by SCC
of the parking restriction arrangements
adjacent to the station outside and opposite
The Fox as increased traffic, both road and
rail, is causing access problems into the
Station Road industrial estate. There have
been recent incidents posing a hazard when
lorries straddle the railway crossing unable
to turn into the industrial estate.
Next meeting The next meeting is
scheduled for 17thNovember at 7.30 in
The Blackbourne. The public are, as
ever, welcome and the agenda will offer
opportunities for questions and comment.
Enquiries on any or all of the above, or on any Council matter, are invited through the Parish Clerk, Peter Dow at the
Parish Clerk’s Office, Station Road, Elmswell IP30 9HR. telephone 01359 244134 email clerk@elmswell.suffolk.gov.uk.
The office is situated on the Station Road Industrial estate, behind the Fox pub and right next to the railway line above
Gobblins factory premises. It is open for business on weekdays from 9.00am – 5.30 pm, excepting Bank Holidays.
The answerphone is monitored daily.
BEWARE BOGUS POLICE OFFICERS
An 81 year old Bury woman was recently contacted by phone. A man claiming to be a Police officer told her that
someone had accessed her bank account and that she must draw all her money out for checking. Luckily, despite
several further persuasive calls, the lady contacted the real Police and no money was stolen. In another case near
Shotley a pensioner lost £4,000 to an identical fraudster.
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Don’t give your bank details to anyone over the phone- real banks will never ask.
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If you suspect a caller is trying to con you, hang up, wait 5 minutes then call the Police.
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Keep an eye out for vulnerable relatives, friends an neighbours
FOOTPATH
WALK
Our next walk starts, as usual,
from Crown Mill, on
SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 16th
beginning at 11.00 am
Open to all comers &
lead by Footpath Officer Dick Burch
A couple of hours gentle walking on the
footpaths in and around Elmswell
Dogs on leads welcome –
stout shoes recommended
CONTACTING YOUR
LOCAL SAFER
NEIGHBOURHOOD
TEAM (SNT)
To speak to an officer from your local SNT,
because they may well be out on patrol, the
easiest option is to telephone the number
101, which is the new number across
England and Wales for local police forces.
You will then be told you are being put
through to Suffolk Constabulary’s Police
HQ, where you can speak to the operator
and either ask to be put through to a
particular officer, or to Mid Suffolk South
Safer Neighbourhood team
office.
As an alternative you can
email them directly through
the following link:
Email: midsuffsouth.snt@
suffolk.pnn.police.uk
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What’s On in Elmswell ?
To be included in our events diary make sure you send separate notification of your announcement.
For a full year’s calendar of what’s booked at Blackbourne, please go to the Parish Council website at
www.elmswell.suffolk.gov.uk - it might help you in planning dates for your events.
November 2014
2
3
Earth Angels 2014 Holistic/MBS Fayre at The Blackbourne Free Entry,
Free workshops/demos, 11am to 4pm
www.angelcreations.co.uk
December 2014
1
2
Elmswell Camera Club 7.30pm
Blackbourne
4
Elmswell Camera Club 7.30pm
Blackbourne
3
5
Elmswell Exchange Afternoon W.I
2.00 p.m. - Wesley Community Centre
Peter Hesketh - An entertaining and
different look at “Cruising - Container
Style”
Elmswell Exchange Afternoon W.I
2.00 p.m. - Wesley Community Centre
Christmas Celebrations
4
6
Elmswell Over 55,s Club
5
7
St John’s Ladies Lunch Group,
Wesley Hall 11.30am
11
Elmswell WI meeting at The
Blackbourne 7.30pm. Craft evening
13
Food ‹n› Friends at Elmswell Baptist
Church midday
13
Elmswell History Group meeting,
Wesley Hall. 7.30pm, Speaker Stephen
Govier: “The Hoxne Treasure”
14
“Companions” Friday meetings held at
the Wesley Hall 10.15am - 12 noon
15
St John’s Church Christmas Fair at the
Blackbourne 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
6
Exchange Club Quiz - Bring & Buy Stall
20
Over 55’s Club Xmas Bingo
21
Over 55’s Trip to Thursford Xmas
Spectacular
28
“Companions” Friday meetings held at
the Wesley Hall 10.15am - 12 noon
28
Fire Crew Bingo at Blackbourne eyes down 7.30
Elmswell History Group meeting, Wesley Hall.
7.30pm, Speaker: Derek Palgrave: “Interpreting
Signs, Symbols & Trademarks”
12
Food ‹n› Friends at Elmswell Baptist Church
midday
12
Elmswell History Group meeting, Wesley Hall.
7.30pm, Speaker: Edward Martin: “Henslow
of Hitcham - the life, influence and legacy of
Darwin’s tutor”
Elmswell Over 55’s Club Salvation Army
Concert
St John’s Ladies Lunch Group,
Wesley Hall 11.30am
Elmswell Over 55’s Club Christmas
Party with JimBob Duo.
12
Food ‹n› Friends at Elmswell Baptist Church
midday
12
Elmswell History Group meeting, Wesley
Hall. 7.30pm, Speaker: Bob Malster: “Suffolk
Millwrights”
21
Elmswell Baby & Toddlers Group
Nearly New Sale
April 2015
9
Elmswell History Group 15th
Anniversary meeting, Wesley Hall.
7.30pm, Report on our WW1 research findings
into RAF Elmswell, and social effects of the war
onto the Elmswell area and its inhabitants.
Elmswell History Group EXHIBITION, Wesley
Hall, 11am-4pm – “Elmswell & Memories of the
Great War”
Elmswell Toddlers Christmas Party
9
Elmswell WI meeting at The
Blackbourne 7.30pm. Christmas Party.
11
11
Food ‹n› Friends at Elmswell Baptist
Church midday
May 2015
11
Gardening Club AGM followed by
Talk on Hanging Baskets by Lorna Scott
18
8
7
12
18
Food ‹n› Friends at Elmswell Baptist Church
midday
March 2015
Remembrance Day Service in St John’s
Church 10.30am.
9-11 ‘Lest We Forget’ Poppy Festival in St
John’s Church.
8
February 2015
Ladies Friendship Group at Elmswell
Baptist Church at 7.45pm, Richard on
the work of First Responders
9
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Ladies Friendship Group at Elmswell
Baptist Church at 7.45pm, Nosh and
Natter with entertainment from the
Harvesters. Men welcome as well.
January 2015
Elmswell History Group meeting,
Wesley Hall. 7.30pm, Speaker Mark
Mitchels: “A Christmas Miscellany of
seasonal readings, and celebration of all
things Christmassy”. Light refreshments
will be served.N.B. This is an Advance
Ticket only event, none on the door.
Tel. 01359-242601 or 244001 for details.
“Companions” Friday meetings held at
the Wesley Hall 10.15am - 12 noon
14
Elmswell History Group meeting, Wesley Hall.
7.30pm, Speaker: Nick Sign: “John Winthrop
of Groton, and the 1630 Expedition to USA’s
Boston, Massachusetts”
June 2015
11
Elmswell History Group meeting, Wesley Hall.
7pm A.G.M., then Speaker Mark Mower:
“Crime on the Home Front – law-breaking in the
two World Wars”
July 2015
9
Elmswell History Group – Annual Outing: To
be arranged
September 2015
12
Fire Crew Bingo at Blackbourne - eyes
down 7.30
15
Village Carol Service in St John’s Church
6.00pm.
21
Nine Lessons and Carols in St John’s
Church 6.30pm
24
‘I can’t wait for Christmas’ - Children’s
Carol Service in St John’s Church
3.30pm
6
Autumn Fayre - enquiries Peter Edmonds
241640
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Regular meetings at Blackbourne
Monday
Wednesday
Sunday
Guides 6.30 – 8.00,
Scouts 5.45 – 9.00
Jujutsu martial arts class 7.00 – 9.00
SOZO CHURCH 9.00 – 12.00 (3rd Sunday monthly)
Youth Club 7.00 – 9.00, Zumba 6.00 – 7.00
Thursday
Tuesday
Beavers 5.15 – 6.30
Slimming World 5.30 & 7.30
WI (2nd Tuesday monthly) 7.00 – 10.30
Gardening club (3rd Tuesday monthly) 7.00 – 10.00
Brownies 5.30 – 8.00
Over 55’s 7.00 – 10.00 (2nd & 4th monthly)
Friday
Bingo (last Friday monthly) eyes down 7.30
BATS – Badminton & Table Sports – 7.00 – 10.00
FIT4ALL with Jo Butcher 9.30 – 11.00
To make a booking enquiry
Call; 244134
Email; clerk@elmswell.suffolk.gov.uk
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New Years
Eve Party
at Blackbourne
Dancing to nostalgic 70’s music
7.30 - late
Free bottle of whisky draw with every ticket
Free local taxi home
Free glass of champagne at midnight
Ticket £15.00 each from
Alan Wells 01359 244040
Val Burch 07815 049293
Or from Wells Stitched Embroidery
( Taxis at 00.45, 01.00, 01.15, 01.30)
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