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<strong>Village</strong> <strong>Voices</strong><br />
local magazine for Hollesley, Boyton, Capel and Shingle Street.<br />
30p w<strong>here</strong> sold<br />
September 2013
Dates for your diary<br />
Date Time What<br />
Tuesday 3/9 9am Tai Chi taster Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall<br />
Thursday 5/9<br />
Hollesley Parish Council<br />
Saturday 7/9 2pm Boyton fete<br />
Wednesday 11/9 7.15pm Boyton Parish Council<br />
Thursday 12/9 7.30pm WI Hollesley VH<br />
Saturday 14/9 2 4pm Bawdsey Market<br />
Saturday 14/9 7.30pm Boyton Inn<br />
Saturday 14/9 1.30pm Jumble Sale Sutton Memorial Hall<br />
Saturday 21/9<br />
Barn Dance Hollesley Church<br />
Saturday 28/9 10 am 12 Boyton Community Group meeting,<br />
Bellfield<br />
Sunday 29/9 8pm Shepherd & Dog pub quiz<br />
Regular events<br />
Day Time What W<strong>here</strong> Contact<br />
Monday 7.30 pm Yoga Hollesley VH Elly Lloyd 412053<br />
Monday 2.00 pm Bawdsey VH Pat Fleetwood<br />
410409<br />
Monday 7.30 pm Pilates Sutton V H Sandy 410530<br />
Tuesday 2pm Welcome Club Hollesley VH Marian Collins<br />
411262<br />
Tuesday Hollesley Bay Day Centre Eileen Middleditch<br />
410340<br />
Tuesday 9 am Tai Chi Hollesley VH Ali Crawford<br />
411717<br />
Tuesday 7.30pm Ballroom Sutton VH<br />
dancing<br />
Wednesday 8pm Badminton Chris Andrews<br />
411126<br />
Wednesday The Place Hollesley Neil Fox<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Hall<br />
Thursday Judo Club Julie Joliffe<br />
410483<br />
Thursday 2-3pm Art Classes Boyton VH Mary 450077<br />
Thursday Whist Boyton VH Eileen 410340<br />
Friday 11am Coffee Morning Shepherd & Dog<br />
Sunday 10-<br />
11am<br />
Sunday<br />
Sunday Shape<br />
Up<br />
Table Tennis<br />
(by arrangement)<br />
Hollesley VH<br />
Boyton VH<br />
Beck Williams<br />
07956 622330<br />
Andrew Cassy<br />
411720<br />
Please email diary@villagevoices.org.uk or phone Debbie Pipe 411976 with<br />
any updates to this information.<br />
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From the<br />
Ed<br />
ditor<br />
D ear readers,<br />
August has been a busy<br />
month<br />
and<br />
we have lots to interest<br />
you<br />
i n this issue.<br />
Ou<br />
r ow<br />
n war-h ero,<br />
Ro y Ravenhill, was<br />
recently<br />
invited<br />
to attend<br />
a garden<br />
party<br />
at Buckingham Palace ace (p.11),<br />
proudly<br />
accompanied<br />
by Julie<br />
Jo lliffe, as you can see.<br />
Another school year has ended<br />
as is evident from the<br />
Year 6<br />
leavers<br />
depicted<br />
on<br />
t he cover.<br />
We all<br />
wish them well<br />
as they<br />
take<br />
another step for<br />
ward<br />
to<br />
b<br />
egin<br />
l if<br />
e<br />
at second<br />
ary<br />
school.<br />
ed ibute<br />
ri ontr<br />
Co<br />
J ulie<br />
Jolliffe<br />
and Roy Ravenhill<br />
A production<br />
of<br />
Calen<br />
da ar Girls<br />
is coming to Holle<br />
sley,<br />
all proceeds going to<br />
ch arity(p.15) . T<strong>here</strong><br />
will<br />
be a sponsored bike ride<br />
to raise money for local<br />
churches ( p.21) and<br />
a new initiative called Help<br />
i ng Hands<br />
is offering support<br />
of<br />
all<br />
kinds to anyone<br />
w ho may require it<br />
( p.31).<br />
Bev<br />
Lambert writes<br />
abo ut her potential<br />
life-savi<br />
n g venture HABSS<br />
( p.18) . You<br />
may wish to consider<br />
supporting this initiative i<br />
n a physical or financial way.<br />
We never know when<br />
such help may be require<br />
d and Bev will truly appreciate<br />
all<br />
the<br />
help<br />
sh e can mu<br />
ster from the<br />
participati<br />
ng<br />
cluster<br />
of<br />
v illages.<br />
Finally,<br />
at harvest-time<br />
it is important<br />
to consid<br />
er the in<strong>here</strong>nt<br />
danger<br />
to<br />
livestock<br />
from the poisonous common ragwort<br />
and<br />
to do what we can to<br />
eliminate it from our gardens,<br />
fields and hedge<br />
ro ws (p.31).<br />
Happy reading!<br />
Co ver: Year 6<br />
leavers<br />
at Hollesley<br />
Primary<br />
by<br />
Cheryl<br />
Gray<br />
The opinions expressed<br />
in this magazine do not necessarily<br />
reflect<br />
the views or<br />
policies of the editorial t eam. C heryl<br />
Gr ay<br />
Editorial<br />
copy:<br />
( to al l 3 editors:<br />
Helen, Cheryl, Ali)<br />
E- mail:<br />
editor@<br />
villagevoices.org.uk<br />
Helen Macleod, Colyton<br />
The Street, Hollesley,<br />
IP12 3QU<br />
T el: 01394<br />
411232<br />
Advertising:<br />
Gerry Bathe<br />
E- mail:<br />
ad s@villagevoices.org.uk<br />
1 Rectory Road<br />
Hollesley IP12 3JS<br />
T el: 01394 411376<br />
www.villagevoices.co.uk Page 3 September 2013
My Travels with the Horses 2012<br />
Sunday September 22nd and we are off down the A12; this time to Great<br />
Wakering near Southend for a ploughing match again with Nettles and Oaken.<br />
The usual team of Bruce, Paul and I were joined by Haley who seemed to enjoy<br />
the occasion. The boys performed well but a bit on the quick side for ideal<br />
ploughing. On another warm, sunny day we had lots of admirers and I handed<br />
out several leaflets. T<strong>here</strong> was only one other pair of horses, shires, who along<br />
Russell Large<br />
Nettles & Oaken ploughing at Great Wakering<br />
with the ploughman were very experienced. I thought we did well considering<br />
that it was our first time ploughing this year. Hayley tried her hand at steering<br />
the plough and admitted it was harder work than it looked, but fun and she<br />
hoped to join us again. We were placed first for the turnout of our horses, for<br />
which we were presented with a nice cup, which for the same reasons as<br />
before we left with the organiser.<br />
The second ploughing day was 29 th September, in Essex again but this time<br />
towards Stansted in the village of Little Leighs. Our visit was purely an<br />
exhibition at a ploughing match for tractors. Yet another pleasant day and this<br />
time Nettles and Oaken seemed to be getting the message to slow down a bit.<br />
In fact I think this was the best bit of ploughing that I have seen Bruce and the<br />
horses do, even though the land was stony and had a lot of loose straw in<br />
places. It was great to see so many people interested in us and occasionally<br />
some of the elderly members of the public recalling the times when horses<br />
worked the land or pulled various carts on the outings.<br />
On a very wet, early Saturday morning 6th October Bruce, Paul, Eileen and I<br />
travelled the short distance to Trinity Park, Ipswich, to exhibit in the<br />
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Robin Hood Country Show. We had quite short notice but agreed to attend and<br />
take three year old filly, Colony Vee to be the attraction. The intention was to<br />
Russell Large<br />
Colony Vee at the Country show in Trinity Park<br />
just attend one day as we had a previous booking at the Suffolk Horse Society<br />
ploughing match in Bucklesham. However soon after we put Vee in her outside<br />
stall, we got a message informing us of the cancellation of the match, due to<br />
the downpour of Friday night. For such a young horse she was so wellbehaved.<br />
Bruce braided her mane and tail to make her look outstanding. She<br />
took to the part admirably, giving an adoring public a chance to get close and<br />
stroke her. As the ploughing match was off we went back again on Sunday,<br />
w<strong>here</strong> Vee was now becoming used to the role, but I think by mid-afternoon,<br />
she had had enough attention for one weekend and was probably happy when<br />
Bruce led her back to the lorry.<br />
I think I have learned more this year than for some time, and I eagerly look<br />
forward to 2014 and hope that I may be asked again to help in some way with<br />
the horses on their travels. I would like to thank Bruce and Paul especially for<br />
putting up with me, and for showing how I could help during this long season.<br />
Russell Large<br />
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Jodie Thorp<br />
Our Class Millennium Frieze<br />
As part of our<br />
topic on<br />
Woodbridge,<br />
years 4, 5 and 6<br />
went on a third<br />
visit but this<br />
time to take a<br />
look at the<br />
Millennium<br />
frieze in St<br />
<br />
T<strong>here</strong> they met<br />
Mrs Winchester<br />
(one of their<br />
volunteer<br />
readers at<br />
school) and<br />
Artist, Michael Coulter, shows us his original drawing of the frieze. none other than<br />
Michael Coulter, a local artist who drew the original drawings of the frieze<br />
which were then traced and sewn together to form the frieze. How did we<br />
discover Mrs Winchester was part of the project?<br />
You will have to go back a few weeks<br />
when Mrs Wright went to the church<br />
to have a look at the frieze. While<br />
she was observing it, she took a look<br />
at the names of the people involved.<br />
The name that struck her was Valerie<br />
Winchester. The next time Mrs<br />
Winchester was in school, Mrs Wright<br />
asked her whether she had been<br />
involved with the frieze and she<br />
replied with a yes then continued: I<br />
could arrange for Michael Coulter to<br />
visit the church to speak with the<br />
children.<br />
So she arranged that all by herself<br />
and luckily it went successfully and<br />
then the trip was arranged.<br />
We walked to the church after<br />
swimming so during the time of the<br />
<br />
looked official. When we got to the<br />
church the first thing we were told to<br />
do was to sit in front of Michael<br />
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Coulter and the frieze. He explained how the frieze was made with the original<br />
sketches to them being traced-sewn-stuck-finished. Mrs Winchester explained<br />
her part of the frieze which included the border and most of the birds. One of<br />
an outline to it and it was our challenge to find it! Mrs<br />
Winchester recommended that if we did a border on our frieze, to draw wild<br />
flowers and maybe write our names on the border as well.<br />
A few days after we started to decide what to put on our class frieze, so we<br />
researched what had happened in Woodbridge. We then split into groups and<br />
were given a time to work on; Anglo-Saxons to 1500s; 1600s to the 1800s;<br />
1900s to 2013.<br />
Just before the end of term Michael Coulter came to look at our completed<br />
Woodbridge frieze and he said that it was great so we told him a little about<br />
each one and what parts we did and how we made it.<br />
It has been great doing a project like this and we look forward to doing more<br />
things like this in the future (for year 6 this will be at Farlingaye as we are<br />
moving on).<br />
School reporters: Luke Jelinski and Holly Spooner<br />
Hollesley Pre-School news<br />
Contributed<br />
Throwing wet sponges at teachers can be fun!<br />
The Pre-school will be holding a fund-raising bingo night in the<br />
near future, please look out for flyers.<br />
Good luck to all the children starting Primary School this<br />
September.<br />
Pre- school Staff and Committee<br />
Our Summer BBQ was<br />
held in the middle of a<br />
heatwave, on the only<br />
day it rained! The<br />
children enjoyed<br />
throwing wet sponges at<br />
Pre-School Leaders<br />
Janice and Lois, and the<br />
welly-throwing sparked<br />
some competition<br />
between the adults. The<br />
Summer BBQ was a<br />
huge success and raised<br />
£294.97. Thank you to<br />
everyone who came.<br />
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When<br />
<br />
Boyton<br />
<br />
Other <strong>Village</strong>s<br />
1 st<br />
September<br />
8 th<br />
September<br />
15 th<br />
September<br />
22 nd<br />
September<br />
Saturday<br />
28 th<br />
September<br />
29 th<br />
September<br />
8.00 Holy<br />
Communion<br />
11.00 Morning<br />
Praise<br />
11.00 Harvest<br />
Praise &<br />
<br />
Lunch<br />
9.30 Holy Communion<br />
6.00 Reflection & Song<br />
9.30 Family<br />
Communion<br />
9.30 onwards<br />
Café Sundae<br />
6.30 Evensong<br />
9.30 Holy Communion<br />
12-2pm Messy<br />
Church<br />
9.30 Sutton<br />
11.00 Alderton<br />
(Baptism)<br />
6.30 Shottisham<br />
8.00 Alderton<br />
11.00 Bawdsey,<br />
Ramsholt,<br />
Shottisham<br />
6.30 Sutton<br />
8.00 Alderton<br />
11.00 Sutton<br />
11am Holy Communion<br />
for the whole Wilford Peninsula Team<br />
<br />
Guest preacher: Archdeacon Terry Gibson<br />
All Welcome<br />
4pm Harvest Praise<br />
8.00 Alderton<br />
9.30 Shottisham<br />
11.00 Bawdsey,<br />
Ramsholt<br />
Church Contacts<br />
Team Vicar: Ruth Hatchett 01394 412052 ruth.hatchett@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Hollesley Churchwardens: Boyton Churchwardens:<br />
Pat Shannon 01394 411214 Isobel Lilley 01394 411409<br />
Ray Whiffin 01394 410057 Malcolm Fleetwood 01394 410409<br />
Hollesley Tower Captain: Alan McBurnie 01394 411999<br />
Weekday Services<br />
Wednesday 12 noon Sutton - Holy Communion<br />
Thursday 9.00am Boyton Church Morning Prayer<br />
Friday 8.00am Hollesley Church Morning Prayer<br />
1 st Thursday 2.30pm Glebe House, Hollesley Evensong<br />
3 rd Thursday 10.30am Glebe House, Hollesley Holy Communion<br />
4th Thursday 1.30pm Colyton, Hollesley Prayer Group<br />
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Greetings from All Saints Hollesley<br />
We hope you enjoyed the Flower Festival weekend. Our thanks go to everyone<br />
involved with creating the beautiful displays, producing and serving the<br />
delicious food, introducing us to bell-ringing and to all those of you who visited.<br />
Good things keep happening at our community church. We are so fortunate<br />
that the pews can all be moved to create large open spaces for different<br />
activities. On 14th August children were having fun with Messy Church<br />
activities, making and sailing paper boats and kites and playing games. On<br />
Saturday September 28th, from 12-2 pm we have Messy Church as it was first<br />
envisioned: a fresh expression of church for adults and their children. This is a<br />
chance for families to come together to have food, fun and make new friends.<br />
Lunch and creative activities will be provided. If you are a parent, grandparent,<br />
god-parent or carer we will welcome you with your child at no charge. To book<br />
places, contact Di 411079 or Lydia 411779. We would love to see you.<br />
On September 21st, at 6.30pm., we have a Barn Dance for adults and children<br />
in the church. Anyone who has been to one of our Barn Dances will know what<br />
fun they are. The caller is a very experienced teacher and soon has everyone<br />
up dancing. Nibbles and squash will be provided free but you may BYOD.<br />
For tickets (£5 adults - children no charge) contact Di 411079.<br />
Wishing you every blessing from the members of Hollesley Church.<br />
Di Barnard (written while Ruth is enjoying a well-earned break)<br />
Piano Recital by Annette Weisbrod<br />
Guest cellist Nick Parry<br />
At All Saints Church Hollesley<br />
Sunday 6 th October at 7.00pm<br />
With wine and nibbles<br />
Annette Weisbrod, an eminent pianist from<br />
Switzerland, has given recitals and performed in<br />
concerts as a soloist with orchestras in Europe and other countries.<br />
Nick Parry Cello is resident in Hollesley, plays with several local orchestras<br />
and has played as a soloist in venues throughout the county.<br />
Proceeds from donations to All Saints Church<br />
Harvest Praise Sunday 29 th September 4pm All Saints Hollesley<br />
Harvest donations of non-perishable goods will be given to the Salvation Army<br />
food bank in Woodbridge. Refreshments will be provided after the service.<br />
Harvest supper in Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall<br />
Saturday 26 th October 7pm<br />
After supper talk by Charlie Haycock, well-known Suffolk author and<br />
broadcaster and amusing raconteur.<br />
Tickets £10 available from Juliet Johnson 411444 or Rev Ruth Hatchett<br />
www.villagevoices.co.uk Page 9 September 2013
Boyton Community Group<br />
<br />
The Archers! (with apologies to those who<br />
An everyday story of country folk<br />
on Radio 4). Ambridge is creating a village<br />
Welcome Pack a process that Boyton went<br />
through nearly two years ago, and we hear<br />
that Shottisham is now thinking about one<br />
<br />
pictures of the Golf Club, Cricket Green, village pub or posh hotel in ours!<br />
See http://boytonsuffolk.wordpress.com/welcome-pack/<br />
Boyton<br />
The Group AGM was held at the end of July:<br />
John Carpmael as Chair, Gary Lowe as<br />
secretary and Andy Cassy in charge of<br />
finances were voted in again. Whilst our<br />
meetings are informal, we are constituted as<br />
an unincorporated association. This has the<br />
benefits of keeping us on track with a clear,<br />
stated purpose and also allows access to<br />
membership of other bodies and access to<br />
grants, without too much formality.<br />
Our roots are in energy saving and resilience<br />
in our small community. To re-focus our time<br />
and attention on these issues, we have agreed<br />
some changes going forward. The group has<br />
decided (with Parish Council support) to pass<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Welcome Pack regular village event organisation to an Event<br />
Working Group of the Parish Council. So<br />
events such as Bonfire night, the Christmas Gathering, Apple Day and Boyton<br />
Inn will continue. If you wish to get involved with the Event Working Group<br />
please let Richard Jesty (410055) or me (411717) know.<br />
Have you ever tried an Electricity Usage Monitor? These small devices are<br />
simple to use at home and show you how much electricity is used as you turn<br />
different appliances on and off. See how the numbers rocket up every time a<br />
kettle is boiled a sure way to remind us to boil only what is needed! Andy<br />
Cassy has one that you can borrow call him on 411720 to arrange.<br />
Sunday 1 st September: deadline for ordering heating oil with the Boyton Oil<br />
Syndicate - emailing Boyton.co2@btinternet.com or call Andy on 411720.<br />
Saturday 14 th September: Boyton Inn, including short, informal<br />
presentation by Sheenagh Day on Maison Bengal, 411717<br />
Saturday 28 th September: Regular meeting, 10am at Bellfield, 411409<br />
(rearranged from Papaver, as reported last time) All welcome as always.<br />
www.BoytonSuffolk.org.uk<br />
www.BoytonSuffolk.org.uk<br />
Ali Crawford<br />
www.facebook.com/BoytonSuffok<br />
www.twitter.com/BoytonSuffolk<br />
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Garden Party at Buckingham Palace<br />
The Royal Garden Party was for invited members of Forces Associations and<br />
serving soldiers, sailors and airmen on 2nd July 2013 as part of the Not<br />
Forgotten Association. Our own Roy Ravenhill was a Japanese prisoner of war,<br />
who lived to tell the tale.<br />
Julie Jolliffe<br />
Roy Ravenhill proudly displays his medals in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.<br />
The day started when Neil and I picked up Roy, bound for the Palace. Neil<br />
was the chauffeur for the day, how exciting! With medals gleaming, Roy and I<br />
handed in our invitations at the gates and were welcomed onto the forecourt of<br />
the Palace, it was truly amazing!<br />
We then had a buggy ride across the forecourt and around the back to the<br />
massive gardens w<strong>here</strong> t<strong>here</strong> were tables set out and tea, sandwiches and<br />
cake were served. Music was provided by the band of the Blues and Royals,<br />
and you could walk around the garden and admire the Palace in all its glory.<br />
T<strong>here</strong> were young and old telling lots of stories about past experiences. One<br />
man spoke to Roy who was wearing his Royal Artillery cap (he was a Gunner).<br />
He shook his hand and said it was a pleasure to see him t<strong>here</strong>. Princess Anne<br />
the Princess Royal was walking amongst everyone and taking time to talk to<br />
people too. It was a lovely experience and Roy really enjoyed himself.<br />
I felt privileged to be able to escort him on such a memorable day.<br />
Julie Jolliffe<br />
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Boyton Parish Council by-election<br />
Sally Wood was elected as a new Boyton parish councillor<br />
in the by-election held last month, following the<br />
resignation of Andrew Greenwell due to pressure of work<br />
<br />
Fleetwood for taking part as candidates, as well as more<br />
than 60 residents who took the time to vote on the day <br />
this must be a record for such a small village! Thanks are<br />
also due to the Parish Church Council, which has agreed to<br />
reduce the cost of hiring the village hall by £150.<br />
The next meeting of the parish council will be on September 11. Please do have<br />
a look at the new Boyton parish council website: boyton.onesuffolk.net and<br />
let us know what you think.<br />
Richard Jesty, Chairman Boyton Parish Council<br />
A Casual Vacancy in Boyton<br />
The<br />
Casual Vacancy and tells the story of the turmoil that results after a parish<br />
s<br />
that. But it has been a learning curve in the workings of local democracy for<br />
me and many other electors of Boyton. A casual vacancy occurs when a parish<br />
councillor leaves the Council. This can happen for a variety of reasons: if the<br />
councillor resigns; fails to attend meetings for six months; is legally disbarred,<br />
or dies. In this case, Andrew Greenwell decided to resign.<br />
When a casual vacancy occurs t<strong>here</strong> are two possible options: an election or<br />
the existing parish councillors can co-opt a new councillor. The District Council<br />
puts a notice on the parish noticeboard and on the website. During the next<br />
two weeks, voters can write in to demand that an official election take place.<br />
If at least ten requests are received, an election will be held. People then put<br />
themselves up for election. If only one person stands, they become the new<br />
parish councillor without an election. This means that ten people can in effect<br />
select a councillor without the endorsement of either the parish council or the<br />
electorate. Calling an election in this way is not free! Boyton Parish Council will<br />
be footing the bill for the services of Suffolk Coastal for over £450 - over a<br />
quarter of their annual income.<br />
If an election is not demanded, the parish council will co-opt a new councillor.<br />
Anyone can put their name forward and make a presentation at a meeting of<br />
the Council. All can attend and the parish councillors vote for the most suitable<br />
candidate. This process is completely free. The by-election in July was an<br />
unusual example of local democracy in action, but was it really worth the high<br />
cost to our small parish council? Thankfully it was less fraught than J.K.<br />
<br />
John Carpmael<br />
www.villagevoices.co.uk Page 13 September 2013
Tai<br />
Chi<br />
New classes for beginners<br />
from September in<br />
Hollesley<br />
Melton and Knodishall<br />
Try a Taster session<br />
in the first week of September!<br />
Ali Crawford<br />
01394 411717<br />
ali@redskybluemoon.co.uk<br />
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Calendar Girls<br />
Contributed<br />
When the<br />
ladies of a<br />
Yorkshire<br />
WI set<br />
out to<br />
raise<br />
funds for<br />
a local<br />
hospital<br />
charity,<br />
little do<br />
they<br />
realise<br />
the media<br />
sensation<br />
it will<br />
cause! Peninsula Productions brings you the very funny, poignant and moving<br />
story of these ladies. The only difference will be that the cast is made up of<br />
local talented actors and actresses to raise funds for Cancer charities and<br />
<br />
and we very much look forward to seeing you at Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> hall on the<br />
26/27/28th September.<br />
Mark Dovey<br />
www.villagevoices.co.uk Page 15 September 2013
Letter page please do write to us<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
Tracks on the shingle and<br />
damaged sea kale are<br />
caught in this picture taken<br />
after a quad-bike was<br />
driven at high speed across<br />
the Shingle St. beach last<br />
month. The bike took a<br />
diagonal swathe over the<br />
stones, breaking the plants<br />
and leaving a careless<br />
waste. It is against the law<br />
to take wheeled machines<br />
of any sort onto the beach<br />
Quad-bike tracks on Shingle St.<br />
and doubly so to damage the protected plants. If readers know of any quadbike<br />
users who may have been riding on the beach, please inform them it is<br />
illegal or disagreeable action will follow.<br />
Anne Page, Chair Shingle St Settlement Co. anne@pages2ads124.co.uk<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
The new Mr and Mrs Newton would like to thank everyone who attended our<br />
wedding reception. We had a brilliant day and raised £340 for Somersham<br />
cancer ward. Thanks to everyone who donated.<br />
Julie and Lee Newton<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
H.A.B.S.S. Community First Responders would like to express their sincere<br />
thanks to Hollesley WI for the invitation to attend the Hollesley WI Choir and<br />
Hollesley Primary School Concert which took place in Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall in<br />
July. H.A.B.S.S. received donations totalling £228.36.<br />
In addition, we would like to thank the organisers of Hollesley Fete and<br />
everyone who attended, allowing the organisers to raise funds and share<br />
amongst local charities/community groups. H.A.B.S.S. are very grateful for the<br />
cheque received of £100.00. The money donated has been banked and will go<br />
towards the purchase of our first medical kit once adequate funds allow. Thank<br />
you to everyone who made a donation. Together, we will make a difference!<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Bev Lambert, HABSS Group Co-ordinator<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
O<strong>Village</strong> <strong>Voices</strong><br />
Anne Page<br />
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I missed out Richard and Selena Coles of Coltec who gave us a free MOT as a<br />
top prize in the raffle. My sincere apologies and thanks go to them both.<br />
Best regards,<br />
Stewart Austerfield, <strong>Village</strong> Fete Committee<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
I was wondering if your readers could help me, please? What I'm after is any<br />
information on Fred Harding, a farm labourer, who was living in New Cottages<br />
in Hollesley in 1922. Fred was born in 1895 and when he was 27 he left<br />
England for Melbourne Australia on the 26 May 1922. I would like to know from<br />
your readers: is t<strong>here</strong> still a place called New Cottages and is t<strong>here</strong> a farm near<br />
by? Was t<strong>here</strong> a family named Harding living in Hollesley at this time?<br />
I've been looking for a Fred Harding on and off for about 12 years now. I'm<br />
just hoping that this Fred is my Fred. Please email me at geoffisted@aol.com<br />
Many, many thanks,<br />
Geoff Isted, Sussex<br />
Dear Editor,<br />
I consider myself privileged to live at Shingle Street. People visit the area to<br />
enjoy the breath-taking scenery and to walk their dogs. Sadly for my family<br />
though, someone allowed their dog to savage and kill our much loved and<br />
elderly cat a few weeks ago. My poor wife found clumps of her fur in our<br />
garden w<strong>here</strong> she used to sleep behind a little bush. Her body lay a few metres<br />
beyond, on the beach. We didn't see what happened but the poor cat would<br />
have been utterly defenceless.<br />
She was our pet for over 15 years and was very much part of our family. She<br />
would greet us when we came home from a day out, share our laps in the<br />
evening and take our minds off our troubles. Yes, it's sentimental, but we loved<br />
her. She really did not deserve to be killed by a dog. Its owner must have seen<br />
what happened: responsible owners keep their dogs on leads. We are brokenhearted.<br />
I adore dogs. It's their owners who need to be trained.<br />
Richard Lindsay-Davies<br />
Dog First Aid Course<br />
Alderton VH<br />
October<br />
(date to be arranged)<br />
£30pp<br />
If you are interested in the course<br />
or would like further information<br />
please contact:<br />
Veronica Joyce<br />
01394 411691<br />
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HABSS<br />
HABSS is a new community initiative being set up by Bev Lambert. The aim of<br />
the group is to respond to emergency life-threatening 999 calls within the<br />
villages of Hollesley, Alderton, Bawdsey, Shottisham and Sutton (HABSS).<br />
When a 999 call comes in, the Ambulance Service call centre operator will<br />
decide the category or priority of the call. If it is of a life-threatening nature<br />
(category A), such as severe chest pains or a stroke, they will dispatch an<br />
ambulance and at the same time the nearest Community First Responder.<br />
We are able to attend the scene of an emergency call in a very short time;<br />
often within the first few minutes and sometimes, we will be first on scene. As<br />
we are fully trained by the ambulance service, we are able to administer vital,<br />
life-saving first aid treatment before the arrival of an ambulance crew. Our<br />
e of survival by 10% for<br />
every minute we are t<strong>here</strong> prior to the arrival of the ambulance.<br />
We rely on the generosity of the public and local businesses to purchase vital<br />
equipment such as defibrillators, uniforms and often liveried vehicles. The cost<br />
of each medical kit is almost £2,000. We are actively seeking donations,<br />
sponsorship arrangements and new volunteers to come forward to join as First<br />
Responders. We currently have around 10 volunteers going through the<br />
application process but we would like more. To help with the urgent equipment<br />
needed, we are organising a number of coffee mornings commencing in<br />
October, and we hope residents from all 5 villages will come along and support<br />
these events. Each one will be held in Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall detailed below:<br />
Saturday 5th October 9.30-12.30<br />
Saturday 9th November 9.30-12.30<br />
Setting up HABSS is no small task; I have much experience in this field having<br />
very successfully set up the Charity Serv Suffolk & Cambridgeshire which was<br />
founded in 2010. I was Chairman and Trustee until May 2013 when I resigned<br />
in order to start HABSS to serve my immediate community.<br />
For further information regarding HABBS CFR Group, if you would like to make<br />
a donation, are a business willing to sponsor our uniform or you would like to<br />
volunteer as a First Responder, please email mail@habss-cfr-group.org.uk or<br />
contact Bev on 07867 335916 (please leave a message if unanswered).<br />
Bev Lambert, HABSS
Boyton Mission<br />
He the pearly gates will open, so that I may enter in;<br />
For, He purchased my redemption and forgave me all my sin.<br />
Fred Blom wrote this hymn about his<br />
experiences in his prison cell. At one time he<br />
<br />
but he had fallen victim to the temptations of<br />
this world. Yet the love of Jesus would not let<br />
him go, it pursued him relentlessly, almost as<br />
a hunter stalks a deer and finally the arrow<br />
of conviction brought him down.<br />
Preachers for September:<br />
1 st Cecil Gill, Communion<br />
(Ipswich)<br />
8 th Steve Wyncall, Harvest<br />
15 th John Knights (Ipswich)<br />
22 nd Ray Kemp (Ipswich)<br />
29 th Sam Potter (Bury)<br />
It is always tragic when a Christian falls into sin because he loses his sweet<br />
fellowship with God and compromises his witness for Christ. Yet all of us have<br />
failed at one time or another. We may not have committed some grossly evil<br />
act but we have fallen short in word, thought or deed. How wonderful to know<br />
<br />
failures.<br />
Fred Blom died in prison while the gates of his prison did not swing open for<br />
him, he knew that the pearly gates would be swung open by his Redeemer.<br />
Services at 3pm will be followed by a Fellowship tea. Every blessing to you all,<br />
Steve and Lynda Dart 411876<br />
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Suffolk Hi Trust sponsored<br />
bike ride 14th September 9am to 5pm<br />
Contributed<br />
Last year this event raised £155,011- an<br />
increase on the previous year. It is a really<br />
enjoyable way to raise money for your<br />
chosen church or chapel and for the Suffolk<br />
Churches Trust, by walking or<br />
cycling. Choose your own route to as many<br />
churches and chapels as you wish or act as<br />
a church recorder. Sponsor forms are<br />
available from the church or from me.<br />
Joan Butcher 411689<br />
Bawdsey Haven<br />
Yacht Club<br />
Affiliated to the RYA<br />
Saturday 28th<br />
September 2013<br />
Coach trip to<br />
Peterborough and<br />
Flag Fen<br />
This trip goes first to Wansford<br />
for a steam train ride on the<br />
Nene Valley Railway to<br />
Peterborough NVR station then<br />
by coach to visit the magnificent<br />
Peterborough Cathedral.<br />
Cost including coach, train<br />
ride, and Flag Fen tour, but<br />
not meals, £35.00 each<br />
Pick up points:<br />
Alderton, <strong>Village</strong> Hall, 07.40<br />
Hollesley, Shepherd and Dog,<br />
07.50<br />
Melton Railway Station,<br />
08.00<br />
For more information, please<br />
contact:<br />
Nicholas Rose 01394 410258,<br />
07799236131 or<br />
nicholas.rose@keme.co.uk<br />
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Hollesley Cake Sale<br />
The Cake Stall on 10/8 run by<br />
Hollesley Church PCC members<br />
outside Hollesley Stores raised the<br />
grand total of £140.10 to help<br />
towards the Flower Festival<br />
expenses. Our grateful thanks go to<br />
Chris and Carol and everyone who<br />
donated cakes and bought them.<br />
Joan Butcher<br />
Robin Smith<br />
Electrician<br />
Part P<br />
Also light plumbing<br />
No job too small<br />
Home: 01394 411879<br />
Mobile 07748 378958<br />
Domestic &<br />
commercial<br />
electrical<br />
services<br />
Competitive prices<br />
Evening & weekend work<br />
available<br />
£20 M&S voucher to customers<br />
who recommend us<br />
Guaranteed same day quote<br />
www.topfliteelectrical.co.uk<br />
01473 716541<br />
07785 505610<br />
info@tfelectrical.net<br />
HOLLESLEY PRESCHOOL<br />
For 2-5 years<br />
School Lane, Hollesley<br />
Judged<br />
OUTSTANDING<br />
in all areas<br />
in 2010/11<br />
Qualified experienced friendly staff<br />
Open 8.30am-3.30p.m. term time<br />
<br />
needs<br />
Stimulating indoor/outdoor<br />
activities<br />
Daily timetable can be viewed <br />
visits welcomed<br />
Close links with all peninsula<br />
primary schools<br />
Purpose built premises.<br />
For more information or to arrange a visit<br />
contact Janice or Lois on 01394 410492<br />
Boat for Sale<br />
TW414 CHI<br />
Only £3,950<br />
-<br />
1996, refurbished by Tim South<br />
2011. Cream GRP, with dark red<br />
maroon coach line & sails. Mainsail<br />
with reefing points. Wooden<br />
foredeck with lockable locker and<br />
slatted wooden seats. 3 built-in<br />
buoyancy tanks, 2 Air Bags,<br />
additional Genoa sail, jib stick &<br />
oars. 3.0 HP Johnson outboard with<br />
removable bracket. Anchor. Tideway<br />
boat cover. New combi-trailer with<br />
docking arms, spare wheel and<br />
launching trolley.<br />
Contact Stewart Austerfield,<br />
Alderton House, Hollesley, IP12 3RH<br />
Tel: 01394 412169<br />
Mob: 07771780857<br />
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Jenny Friend<br />
Jenny Friend was born at Capel Green in<br />
1943. She married Michael in 1960 and<br />
they settled at Moorlands, Hollesley,<br />
moving to 1, Duck Corner in 1968.Their<br />
four children, Nigel, Kevin, Tina and<br />
Trevor were all brought up in Hollesley<br />
and went to the local schools.<br />
Contributed<br />
Jenny Friend<br />
In 1968 Jenny first experienced serious<br />
spinal problems and underwent major<br />
surgery followed by further stays in<br />
hospital. Despite this, she passed her<br />
driving test at 40 and was employed at<br />
Notcutts for 8 years up to 1994, with a<br />
crutch to help her at the check-out.<br />
A year later she was co-opted onto<br />
the Parish Council and was elected in<br />
1997. She soon became active as the<br />
SALC (Suffolk Association of Local Councils) representative for Hollesley and<br />
was their Chairman for four years.<br />
By this time Jenny was wheelchair bound, but she remained very active on the<br />
Parish Council. She was also involved in the Alde and Ore Local Strategic<br />
Partnership and the Deben Greenprint Forum Association.<br />
In the last couple of years Jenny became increasingly frail, with increasing<br />
breathing problems. It is a tremendous tribute to her that she rarely missed a<br />
meeting. During all this time Jenny was supported by her loving husband<br />
Michael who enabled her to do all she did: driving her around and pushing her<br />
wheelchair. He was her constant carer.<br />
Now Michael would like to fly the flag for Jenny if he is voted onto Hollesley<br />
Parish Council, to continue the work she did so faithfully, and to continue to<br />
represent the village at SALC.<br />
A large congregation gat<strong>here</strong>d at Hollesley Church for her funeral, and already<br />
£350 has been donated to the in her memory,<br />
with more to come.<br />
Helen Macleod<br />
The team at <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Voices</strong> offer our sympathy to all the family and Michael<br />
and wish him well as he continues to support the village.<br />
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Ladies give us your support!<br />
We need your old wearable bras to send to Africa w<strong>here</strong> affordable bras are<br />
desperately needed. The bras will be weighed before departure, and Against<br />
Breast Cancer will receive a donation based on the weight of bras collected.<br />
Give your donated bras to any member of Hollesley WI. They will be collected<br />
and sent to Ipswich Hospital Breast Imaging Department.<br />
<br />
Helen Macleod 411232<br />
Bawdsey Jazz Record Society<br />
Is anyone interested in forming a monthly<br />
Jazz Record Society in Bawdsey?<br />
I would be happy to set it up. The music could be similar to that<br />
heard on BBC Sum. I propose<br />
meeting in the <strong>Village</strong> Hall on, say, the third Thursday of the month at 7.30pm.<br />
Please contact Tony for further details: Tel: 01394 410353 or email:<br />
bawdsey2012@o2.co.uk<br />
Tony<br />
PARKER PEST<br />
CONTROL<br />
Specialists in all aspects of<br />
Pest Management<br />
Professional pest<br />
control and prevention<br />
service<br />
to private, commercial<br />
and agricultural clients<br />
FULLY TRAINED AND<br />
INSURED<br />
Tel: 01502 578243<br />
Sunflower Grove Farm,<br />
Frostenden, Beccles NR34<br />
8BS<br />
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Suffolk Link Bus<br />
Representatives from several parishes on<br />
the Wilford Suffolk Link bus route met on<br />
25 July at Bawdsey <strong>Village</strong> Hall to provide<br />
feedback for CATS Transport, who run the<br />
service in conjunction with Suffolk County<br />
Council. The Wilford service was reported<br />
to be easily the most popular of any<br />
operated by Suffolk Link, with almost<br />
8,500 passengers carried last year compared to around 5,000 carried by the<br />
next most popular route.<br />
In general, attendees considered the service to be good, and a recent<br />
independent report also found that buses were operated in friendly way, and<br />
were clean and safe to use. However, representatives from the larger villages<br />
such as Sutton Heath and Hollesley mentioned specific issues resulting from<br />
the need for larger scale transport services, which Suffolk Link said they would<br />
try to meet. Andrew Reid, SCC councillor for Wilford who chaired the meeting,<br />
thanked everyone for attending and suggested that it become a regular event.<br />
Contributed<br />
Telephone: Alderton 01394 411 641 & Orford 01394 450 315<br />
www.thepeninsulapractice.co.uk<br />
DAY ALDERTON ORFORD HOLLESLEY<br />
Monday 8.30am to 2.30pm 8.30am to 6.00pm 2.00pm to<br />
5.30pm<br />
Tuesday 8.30am to 2.30pm 2.00pm to 6.00pm<br />
Wednesday 8.30am to 6.00pm 8.30am to 1.00pm<br />
Thursday 8.30am to 6.00pm 8.30am to 1.00pm<br />
Friday 8.30am to 6.00pm 8.30am to 1.00pm<br />
Please note when a surgery is closed during the day, your call will be<br />
automatically transferred to the other site without the need to re-dial.<br />
September Newsletter<br />
Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall Surgeries<br />
Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall surgeries will recommence from September.<br />
The surgery has also installed a letter box at the <strong>Village</strong> Hall so that<br />
prescriptions can be dropped off all week. They will then be collected at the<br />
Monday Surgeries and on Thursday for processing.<br />
Opening Hours<br />
The Peninsula Practice will now be open from 1 October 2013 from 08.00 <br />
18.30 hrs dependent on the relevant site usually open. Please ask at Reception<br />
or view our website for further details.<br />
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From our country kitchen<br />
Courgette, Tomato and<br />
Ricotta Bake<br />
This is a tasty way of<br />
using courgettes and very<br />
easy to make. The recipe<br />
is from Nigel Slater.<br />
Serves 4<br />
1 lb courgettes<br />
Olive oil<br />
1 small onion<br />
1 1/2 lb tomatoes<br />
A handful of basil leaves<br />
250 g ricotta<br />
Pauline Austerfield<br />
Set the oven at 180 / Gas 4. Remove the stalks from the courgettes then slice<br />
them down their length into strips as thick as a pound coin. Brush them lightly<br />
with olive oil and grill them on both sides until tender (I fry them in a ridged<br />
frying pan so they look like they've been cooked on a barbecue). Remove and<br />
season with salt and pepper. Finely chop the onions and soften them in olive oil<br />
in a shallow pan. Skin the tomatoes, chop them and add to the onions, leaving<br />
the mixture to simmer down to a slushy sauce. Season and add the torn basil<br />
leaves. Layer the courgettes with the tomato sauce and ricotta in a shallow<br />
baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until the tomato sauce is bubbling.<br />
Pauline Austerfield<br />
MACMILLAN CANCER<br />
SUPPORT WORLD'S BIGGEST<br />
COFFEE MORNING<br />
Saturday, 21st September 10 -12<br />
Jane, Christine, Sophie and Sandra<br />
are once again holding a coffee<br />
morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer.<br />
The venue is Jane's garden, 43 Ferry<br />
Road, Bawdsey, situated just past the<br />
village on the way to the quay. You<br />
will find plenty of parking in Number 45 garden. T<strong>here</strong> will be a raffle, books,<br />
bring & buy and bric-a-brac stalls. Please only donate smaller items as it is<br />
difficult to dispose of larger items. Contributions welcome before or on the day.<br />
Do come along and enjoy homemade cakes and coffee. It will be lovely to see<br />
you. For any further information, please call:<br />
Jane Tricker 01394 410112<br />
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Cheryl Gray<br />
Royal Visit rosettes, 1991 and 2013<br />
From the horses mouth(s)<br />
Hello everyone, we horses had a meeting<br />
and decided that this time the blog would<br />
come from us all. We would like to start<br />
by saying a big thank you for the support<br />
the recently held Hollesley Fete has given<br />
us, it really means a lot to us. We know<br />
that we give so much pleasure and<br />
enjoyment to the disabled people who<br />
come to us and this is only made possible<br />
by the donations we receive, such as the<br />
one from the Hollesley Fete.<br />
Much of what we all do may seem pretty<br />
mundane to a casual onlooker but if you<br />
are intimately involved, as we are, the<br />
benefits to the disabled cannot be overstated.<br />
Imagine the thrill and reward we<br />
receive when someone who has difficulty<br />
lifting her head up from her chest, when in<br />
our company is able to look up and is briefly able to see the leaves on the trees<br />
as we trot by, something we all take for granted. As you can imagine many of<br />
our riders are very dependent on their helpers to get around, but for a short<br />
time they can sit on us and hold the reins, giving them a sense of freedom and<br />
being in command of their actions, which helps their confidence no end.<br />
Of course, t<strong>here</strong> are always<br />
volunteer helpers close at hand<br />
and we horses and ponies rely on<br />
them to make sure this therapy<br />
is carried out safely. The work is<br />
very demanding on volunteer<br />
numbers and our problem is<br />
having enough helpers around so<br />
that we can operate to full<br />
capacity.<br />
R.H.Shelcott & Son<br />
builders<br />
Repairs,<br />
Conversions<br />
Update<br />
Extensions<br />
kitchens &<br />
Brickwork<br />
bathrooms<br />
Groundworks<br />
Being a volunteer involves a<br />
willingness to come to<br />
the stables and give us an hour Day: 07860 389798 Eve: 01394 411144<br />
or two each week. Our trained<br />
staff will help and guide you, so<br />
knowing about us equines is not a pre-requisite (we are a friendly lot). Do<br />
please get in touch at Pettistree Hall Farm, Sutton, telephone 01394<br />
410014 or our Chairperson Shirley Green Tel: 01394 411251.<br />
Looking forward to seeing you t<strong>here</strong>!<br />
RDA Horse Team<br />
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BOYTON FETE<br />
7 September<br />
2.00p.m.<br />
* Tombola * White Elephant * Produce *<br />
GRAND DRAW 4.00p.m.<br />
* Belly dancing<br />
* live music *<br />
For contribuons:<br />
Draw – Fred,411469 Tombola - Joan, 411689<br />
White Elephant –Beverley, 411075 Cakes – Pat, 410409<br />
All Proceeds to Boyton Church and <strong>Village</strong> Hall<br />
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Hollesley WI<br />
Following on from their successful concert with Hollesley School, our Jubilee<br />
choir have been approached by Peninsula Productions to sing Jerusalem at<br />
their forthcoming production of Calendar Girls. T<strong>here</strong> will be four performances<br />
from 26-28th September and the choir will be singing the traditional WI<br />
anthem Jerusalem at the beginning of each one. WI members have been asked<br />
Stoneman and Metcalf Photographers Ltd<br />
Hollesley WI choir members<br />
to provide the refreshments and the drama group have kindly suggested we<br />
keep any profits. It seems very fitting as the play is based around a rural WI.<br />
magazine, the concert in July took a retiring<br />
collection for HABSS Community First Responders and we are pleased to<br />
announce that £228.36 was raised to help fund this new local scheme.<br />
Although we did not have a meeting in August, Hollesley WI members still had<br />
<br />
garden, rounding up a social week including Aldeburgh Theatre and a petanque<br />
competition. Our speaker in July was Jane Allen who gave a fascinating talk on<br />
a local historic site - Orford Castle - from the perspective of the families who<br />
had owned it. The speaker at our next meeting on 12th September will be<br />
Angela Pratt on the subject DNA and all that.<br />
Julie Kitson<br />
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Suffolk Punch Trust<br />
The summer school holidays are well underway and families are flocking to see<br />
our Suffolk horses and watch them during their early training lessons down in<br />
the stables and in the<br />
new indoor schooling<br />
arena. Our three foals<br />
are growing extremely<br />
fast, and they are particularly<br />
sociable, usually<br />
found by the gate soaking<br />
up the oohs and aahs<br />
of the visitors.<br />
The Art and Craft Activity<br />
days have been very well<br />
received by children and<br />
parents alike. After being<br />
busy outside with the animals,<br />
children relax and<br />
quieten down making<br />
peg-horses and rosettes,<br />
or drawing and cutting<br />
Enjoying a day out at the Suffolk Punch Trust<br />
out. They can take a<br />
break and then are ready to spend the rest of their stay outside. Parents do not<br />
often have the chance to see their offspring absorbed in creative work.<br />
Contributed<br />
We are all looking forward to the birth of Large Black piglets – not long now before<br />
the squealing starts!<br />
On 4th September in conjunction with the Heritage Garden’s Open Afternoon<br />
for Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> we will have an Information Area for anyone interested in<br />
joining the team of dedicated volunteers who already do so much to support<br />
the running of the Trust. If anyone is interested before then, please ring Sue or<br />
Marjory on: 01394 411 327 or email info@suffolkpunchtrust.org. Thank you.<br />
Sue van der Meulen<br />
Heritage Garden<br />
This hot dry spell has brought out all<br />
our flowers in the garden. Hopefully<br />
some will last until Wednesday September<br />
4th when people from all the<br />
villages on the Peninsula are invited to<br />
come in free and see the progress.<br />
The Centre and café will stay open<br />
from 4.00 till 7.30.<br />
Do come and enjoy the evening.<br />
Miggie Wyllie<br />
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BEST DRIVING SCHOOL<br />
You’ll not be a learner<br />
driver for long.<br />
Lessons are £21 per hour<br />
1st hour - FREE<br />
Discounts for block bookings<br />
We’ll arrange pick up and drop off<br />
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Poisonous common ragwort<br />
At this time of year one cannot fail to notice a<br />
bright yellow multi-flowered daisy in fields,<br />
paddocks and along the verges. Whilst it gives a<br />
brave show of colour, this weed is toxic and<br />
potentially fatal to livestock, particularly horses, if<br />
ingested either green or in its dried state in hay.<br />
The numerous seeds from these flower heads are<br />
spread not only by the wind but also by the<br />
slipstream of passing traffic. This biennial is a<br />
very tenacious weed and would be impossible to<br />
eradicate but it does need controlling to avoid it<br />
establishing itself in grazing land or grassland<br />
Poisonous common ragwort<br />
used for hay. This can be done by spudding out<br />
the first year rosettes or pulling up the plant in the second year before seeding.<br />
In areas w<strong>here</strong> livestock are not involved, spraying is obviously the best course<br />
of action. A natural predator of the weed is the Cinnabar moth caterpillar which<br />
eats the foliage but sadly, like many other insects, it too seems to be in<br />
decline, probably why ragwort appears to be more rampant than ever.<br />
Isobel Lilley<br />
Laurie Forsyth<br />
Have some fun and lunch<br />
with your family and<br />
friends<br />
What is it?<br />
cElEbRaTiOn<br />
Activities for<br />
children and their PlAy<br />
adults to have fun, paInT<br />
eat and explore<br />
together<br />
All SaintS<br />
Hollesley<br />
SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER<br />
12.00 - 2.00PM<br />
GaMEs<br />
StOrieS<br />
for more information, please<br />
ring Di on 411079 or<br />
Lydia on 411779<br />
We are: parents,<br />
teachers, cooks,<br />
grandparents,<br />
writers, readers,<br />
photographers,<br />
handy persons,<br />
drivers,friends<br />
<br />
We are a<br />
community group<br />
with a wide range of<br />
skills offering our<br />
time for FREE.<br />
We would love to<br />
hear from you if you<br />
have time or a skill<br />
you can offer!<br />
Do you need support, company?<br />
Help in a crisis? A listening ear?<br />
Friendship? Ring: 411079 or 411376<br />
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Butterflies need more sun!<br />
Contributed<br />
How we groaned as cold April<br />
merged into sunless May and then<br />
into chilly June. But then came<br />
July and August! With temperatures,<br />
sun and blue sky to rival<br />
the Mediterranean suddenly it was<br />
shorts and sun cream weather,and<br />
swimming at Shingle Street! It<br />
was good enough for a revival in<br />
our butterflies.<br />
The washout summer of last year<br />
was an Armageddon event for insects<br />
that need warm, dry<br />
Migrant painted lady on buddleia weather to fly, feed and mate, but<br />
some of our butterflies have now bounced back a little, and when we saw the<br />
first silver-studded blues among the bell heather on the heath they were in<br />
good numbers. Since then, we have seen more small tortoiseshells than for<br />
years, and by mid-August the numbers of gatekeepers, meadow browns,<br />
ringlets, skippers, peacocks and whites were comparitively good. Buddleias –<br />
the butterfly bush – were a-flutter with wings, and so were flowering patches of<br />
bramble in hedges, which wasn’t<br />
the case last year.<br />
Today thunder is booming over the<br />
village. Amazingly, two migrant<br />
painted lady butterflies are on a<br />
buddleia, although rain is falling.<br />
Rain is good, within reason, because<br />
flowers that provide nectar<br />
for insects in the countryside and<br />
in your garden will last longer, and<br />
the grasses that are a food plant<br />
for many species will stay green.<br />
Two warm months do not a butterfly<br />
summer make, more’s the pity,<br />
but for at least some of them it has<br />
helped a lot. No matter how warm<br />
the autumn however, butterfly<br />
numbers still remain at a historic<br />
low. You can help them recover by<br />
making your garden attractive to<br />
them by planting some of the<br />
dozens of colourful, nectar-rich<br />
flowers they adore.<br />
Laurie Forsyth<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Voice Pictures<br />
You will know that we like to have photographs<br />
with all the articles in our magazine.<br />
Each photograph has a resolution called DPI<br />
(dots per inch) or PPI (Pixels per Inch). This<br />
is the number of dots that fit horizontally and<br />
vertically into a one-inch space. Most digital<br />
cameras will take photographs that are<br />
300dpi plus, which means that when they<br />
are printed, the picture is very sharp.<br />
However if you download a picture from the<br />
internet or use your mobile to take a picture,<br />
the DPI may be dramatically reduced to as<br />
little as 72dpi. You can imagine then that if<br />
we try and slightly enlarge the picture, the<br />
image will blur.<br />
So w<strong>here</strong> possible try and take a photo with<br />
a camera. If you can’t then please do send<br />
in your pictures and we will always endeavour<br />
to get a good result.<br />
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Hollesley Gardening Club<br />
In July we enjoyed a visit to Roger and Pauline Underhill`s garden. It was a<br />
beautiful day and a spotlessly tidy and lovely garden. Add to that some<br />
welcome shade to sit in and cakes to be drooled over. Thank you very much,<br />
Roger and Pauline. Hopefully other members will make the offer next year.<br />
In September we<br />
start with a bang<br />
for our winter<br />
programme. We<br />
have Suffolk`s<br />
Queen of<br />
Compost, Betsy<br />
Reid, who will<br />
encourage us to<br />
improve our<br />
compost-making<br />
skills. Betsy has<br />
an original and<br />
very effective<br />
method of<br />
making compost<br />
and has given<br />
Roger Underhill<br />
many talks and broadcast on the radio, you will enjoy this:<br />
Compost as you never knew it Bowls Club 7.30pm September 18 th<br />
Gardening Tips for September<br />
take cuttings from tender perennials, pelargoniums, fuchsia, abutilons<br />
and marguerites - take young shoots about 8cms long, trim below a<br />
leaf joint and remove all other leaves apart from the top 2/3, insert<br />
cuttings to about half their depth around the rim of a pot filled with<br />
free-draining compost, water and leave in a shaded spot for a few<br />
weeks to root. Over-winter on a windowsill or conservatory.<br />
plant new perennials, prepare the soil well adding compost and/or<br />
well-rotted manure to get them off to a good start.<br />
collect seeds on a dry day - cut off the seed-head, pop it into a labelled<br />
paper bag and leave for about 1 week. Tip the seeds out and remove<br />
as much debris as possible. Sow on top of moist compost - lightly<br />
covered with more compost and place in a cold frame.<br />
plant bulbs such as daffodils, crocuses and alliums for colour next<br />
spring - plant them 2-3 times their own depth.<br />
plant out spring cabbages 15cms apart in rows 30cms apart.<br />
Jane Stearn and Lorraine Foster<br />
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Hollesley Judo Club news<br />
A fun-filled evening at the judo club<br />
T<strong>here</strong> has been so much going on in the Judo Club, because we have been<br />
busy raising money for Help for Heroes. We had a fun event with a Bring your<br />
Parents to Judo, followed by a sponsored judo throw and a colossal cake sale.<br />
Parents enjoyed fun on the mat with their children and then 1600 throws were<br />
completed in ten minutes - it was a fantastic sight! Meanwhile, t<strong>here</strong> was a<br />
H4H cake competition and a raffle. Overall a fantastic evening!<br />
We also had a visit from Colin Oates, Olympian, who gave a brilliant session<br />
with all ages and gave us all an insight into the commitment and training of an<br />
Olympic Judo Player. The club now has venues at Tunstall, Rock Barracks and<br />
Saxmundham and we welcome players of all ages and abilities. We had great<br />
support at the Hollesley Fete, and thank you for the donation, which we added<br />
to our amount for Help for Heroes, giving a grand total of £2,000. Thank you.<br />
Julie Jolliffe, 2nd Dan Hollesley Judo Club<br />
Contributed<br />
Bettaprint<br />
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Local Contacts<br />
Hollesley <strong>Village</strong> Hall<br />
Bookings<br />
Jo and Ben Harding 412119/07904363101<br />
Boyton <strong>Village</strong> Hall Bookings Wendy Jesty 410055<br />
Hollesley Primary School Lynne Wright (Head) 411616<br />
Hollesley Pre-school Vince Ogilvie 410492<br />
Hollesley Women's Institute Gina Forsyth 411727<br />
Hollesley Bay Day Centre Eileen Middleditch 410340<br />
Pat Fleetwood 410409<br />
Welcome Club Marian Collins 411262<br />
1st Sutton Brownies Sonja Patterson 420576<br />
Hollesley Badminton Club Chris Andrews 411126<br />
Hollesley Bowls Club Roy Winchester 411562<br />
Hollesley Gardening Club Sylvia Wade 411526<br />
Hollesley Players (Drama) Becs Hudson 410352<br />
Indoor Bowls Nigel Smith 411549<br />
Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483<br />
Junior Soccer Keith Banthorp 01473 737474<br />
Hollesley Parish Council Dennis Driver (Chair) 411707<br />
Gill Whiffin (Clerk) 07780 642512<br />
Boyton Parish Council Richard Jesty (Chair) 410055<br />
Gerry Bathe (Clerk) 411376<br />
Sutton Heath Parish Council<br />
Kate Fradd-Walker<br />
(Clerk)<br />
411055<br />
County Councillor Andrew Reid 07545 423799<br />
District Councillor Jane Marson 07771 608376<br />
Community Police Officer PC Andy Warne 01473 613500<br />
Police Community Support<br />
Officer<br />
Krista Robertson 101<br />
Hollesley Commons Nick Mason 411150<br />
Community Car Service Colin Beecroft 411794<br />
Suffolk Link Bus 0845 604 1802<br />
Mary Warner Homes Julie Scott<br />
411234 or<br />
07501494516<br />
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COLTEC Ltd<br />
FOR ALL YOUR VEHICLE<br />
REQUIREMENTS<br />
richard@coltecracing.com<br />
selena@coltecracing.com<br />
We service and repair all makes &<br />
models of petrol and diesel cars,<br />
4x4’s & light commercials.<br />
FULL MACHINE SHOP<br />
Collection by appointment<br />
Block and Tablet Salt available<br />
Bring your car <strong>here</strong> for its MOT<br />
01394 410284<br />
The Garage, The Street, Hollesley