August 2013 - Village Voices

Village Voices
`66
The local magazine for Hollesley, Boyton, Capel and Shingle Street.
30p where sold
August 2013

Dates for your diary
Date Time What
Saturday 3 rd August 10.30 - 12 Boyton Coffee morning
Wednesday 14 th 9.45 - 3 Messy church
August
Sunday 18 th August 12 - 4 Sutton Country Fayre
24 th – 26 th August Flower Festival Hollesley Church
Sunday 24 th August 8pm Charity pub quiz Shepherd & Dog
Regular events
Day Time What Where Contact
Monday 7.30 pm Yoga Hollesley VH Elly Lloyd 412053
Monday 1.30 pm Mothers’
Union
Bawdsey VH Pat Fleetwood
410409
Monday 7.30 pm Pilates Sutton V H Sandy 410530
Tuesday 2pm Welcome Club Marian Collins
411262
Tuesday Hollesley Bay Day Centre Eileen Middleditch
410340
Tuesday Tai Chi Hollesley VH Ali Crawford
411717
Tuesday 7.30pm Ballroom Sutton VH
dancing
Tuesday 8pm Tai Chi / Qi
Gong
Hollesley VH Roy Wadland
411755
Wednesday 8pm Badminton Chris Andrews
411126
Wednesdays The Place Hollesley Neil Fox
Village Hall
Thursday Judo Club Julie Joliffe
410483
Thursday 2-3pm Art Classes Boyton VH Mary
450077
Friday 11am Coffee
Shepherd & Dog
Morning
Sunday 10-
11am
Sunday Shape
Up
Hollesley VH Beck Williams
07956 622330
Sunday
Table Tennis
See below
Boyton VH Andrew Cassy
411720
Please email diary@villagevoices.org.uk or phone Debbie Pipe 411976 with any
updates to this information.
Table Tennis / Ping Pong / Whiff Whaff: if you fancy an informal game, contact
Andy on 411720

Contributed
From the Editor
Dear friends,
This is Colony Topsy with
her foal Colony Zippo,
born on 25 th June at the
Suffolk Punch Trust
(p.33). Go and visit them
there along with the
Heritage Garden. (p. 32)
The Summer holidays are
upon us, and let’s hope
the weather allows us to
get out and make the
most of them. After the
Fete (p.19), the Punch
Run (p. 33), Bowls
Tournament (p. 29),
Football (p.38) and end of
term activities at the school (p.12), we all need a breather!
The sponsorship for my bike ride to Looe has now reached an amazing £7500
for The Lin Berwick Trust. Thanks to everyone including the Fete committee,
who gave me a donation. I am thrilled that some of you have told me you are
discovering how easy it is to get around on your bikes. If your bike needs
attention then help is at hand. (p.36).
Enjoy your Summer, whatever you do!
Helen Macleod
Editorial copy:
All 3 editors Helen Cheryl, Ali
editor@villagevoices.org.uk
Helen Macleod, Colyton
The Street, Hollesley. IP12 3QU
Tel. 01394 411232
Advertising:
Gerry Bathe
Email:
ads@villagevoices.org.uk
1 Rectory Road
Hollesley IP12 3JS
411376
Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily
reflect the views or policies of the editorial team.
Cover Photo: amazing Judo at Hollesley Fete, Keith Burton

Hollesley Bay – a Community beside us
In March we told you about Warren Hill, the closed prison in Hollesley. This
month we bring our readers the second part of the story: Hollesley Bay, the
open prison. This was formerly a Borstal, for young offenders, but now it is for
all ages. Village Voices are indebted to John Grant for this feature, which he
originally wrote for the East Anglian Daily Times.
Gwyn James and Pat Carter at the Jubilee Wood East Anglian Daily Times
The prisoners held at Hollesley Bay HM Prison and Young Offenders Institution
may have lost their way in life and most certainly have lost their freedom – but
they haven’t lost hope. Among the guiding principles at the site on the edge of
this vast expanse of marshland, agricultural land and river estuary is giving the
offenders a sense of hope for the future, giving them back their often shattered
sense of belonging and restoring their sense of pride. One clearly effective way
of doing so is by giving them an interest in Hollesley Bay’s natural environment
and enhancing it for their benefit, for the benefit of prisoners who will do time
in the future and, indeed, for the benefit of the wealth of wildlife that makes
the site’s impressive grasslands, woodland, ponds and the like its home.
Such is the inspirational level of environmental work carried out by the staff
and the prisoners that Hollesley Bay won the biodiversity and landscape
category in this year’s Suffolk Creating the Greenest County Awards. The
triumph has given Hollesley Bay a communal sense of pride and Governor
Declan Moore is clearly bursting with it. ‘We look after 85.5 acres of the
Suffolk countryside for future generations. We have a wonderful site here

and we are going to take care of it, and all our environmental work is certainly
not a one-day wonder. The team here is second to none. Whatever we are
asked to
deliver we deliver in full, and then some. We have done a massive amount of
environmental work both at Hollesley and in the wider community, with some
major projects like the one in which we are involved at Kelsale churchyard –
which we have helped to transform and which we will maintain in the future.
Closer to home Hollesley Bay had
also helped the RSPB with its
preparatory work in readiness for
the major makeover of its Hollesley
Marshes nature reserve, just to the
north of the site. Prisoners had
helped clear invasive scrub from the
wartime pillboxes on the river wall
that runs alongside the marsh. They
had also been extensively involved
in making nestboxes for the Suffolk
Community barn owl project and
had linked up with the Waveney
Barn Owl by Jon Evans
Bird Club on other projects, involving
such species as house sparrow and spotted flycatcher. Many bat boxes had also
been made for the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
‘There are over 400 prisoners at Hollesley Bay at any one time but the
maximum number from Suffolk is only about 20 –most of our prisoners are
from urban areas,’ said Mr Moore. ‘These are not people from rural
backgrounds, and many of them are getting an awful lot out of their connection
with the rural environment. We are on a journey now at Hollesley Bay to take
care of our environment over the years ahead.’
He paid tribute to the pioneering environmental work on the site carried out by
Hollesley Bay’s biodiversity project support officer Pat Carter, who has recently
retired after serving Hollesley Bay in a variety of roles since 1989, and the
environmental work already carried out by Gwyn James, Hollesley Bay’s deputy
head of reducing re-offending. ‘Pat has set us on the right path and Gwyn will
keep us on it in the future,’ said Mr Moore. ‘The prisoners are the chorus line –
Pat and Gwyn are the lead performers. The latest greenest county award was
something of a swansong for Pat and we are so grateful for all the work she
has done for us. Such things as our Jubilee Wood project will be her legacy to
the future. The prisoners are invariably willing to take part in the
environmental work at Hollesley Bay. Most have been misled in the past and
have made mistakes and all they want to do is to get back to their homes and
get back into society. Hollesley Bay is something of a halfway house and while
they are here they can put a lot back by taking a role in such things as our
environmental work.’

The 2013 biodiversity and landscape award follows on from a previous year’s
Creating the Greenest County Building and Waste Management category award
scooped by Hollesley Bay and a runners-up spot in the awards’ local food
section. The site also won a National Offenders Management Service wildlife
award last year and a stroll around the site reveals why it is held in such high
esteem. Hollesley Bay linked up with the Woodland Trust to establish its
Jubilee Wood, with one of the planted oaks coming from the royal estate and
all the trees and shrubs being native species. The wood is viewed as a
community area, with separate access arrangements to allow local people,
especially the children from Hollesley Primary School, to enjoy it. A
conservation area has been planned and created, with a major feature being
three newly-dug ponds with varying depths and designs to maximise their
biodiversity.
The site’s extensive grasslands are subject to a sensitive mowing regime that
creates the optimum conditions in which flora and invertebrates can flourish.
One of the most impressive environmental features is an enormous bug wall,
with thousands of holes drilled in countless piece of wood affording homes to a
variety of invertebrate species. Some of the more obvious species on the site
include barn owl, badger and deer – both muntjac and fallow are easily seen.
Equally obvious is the sense of pride that fills the Hollesley Bay air– it is a
sense of pride that is well placed and you get the distinct impression that it is
not only helping wildlife. It is also helping the prisoners.
John Grant
Enormous bug wall created for invertebrates (East Anglian daily Times)

When
St Andrew’s
Boyton
All Saints’
Hollesley
Other
Villages
4 th August
11 th August
18 th August
25 th August
1 st September
8.00 Holy
Communion
11.00 Morning
Praise
11.00 Holy
Communion
8.00 Holy
Communion
9.30 Holy
Communion
6.00pm Reflection
& Song
9.30 Family
Communion
9.30 onwards
Café Sundae
6.30pm Evensong
6pm Festival
Songs of Praise
9.30 Holy
Communion
6.00pm Reflection
& Song
9.30 Sutton
11.00 Alderton
6.30 Shottisham
8.00 Alderton
11.00 Bawdsey,
Ramsholt,
Shottisham
6.30 Sutton
8.00 Alderton
11.00 Sutton
8.00 Alderton
9.30 Shottisham
11.00 Bawdsey,
Ramsholt
9.30 Sutton
11.00 Alderton
(Baptism)
6.30 Shottisham

From Ruth, our Team Vicar
‘Say it with flowers! An expression for those
times when we can’t quite find the right
words – or the courage to say them face to
face. A way of saying ‘Sorry!’ or ‘I love
you’ or ‘Thank you!’, the giving of flowers
to another person can be appropriate and
welcome in so many situations. Flowers lift
our spirits and give pleasure in a way that
mere words cannot always manage. It
seems that ‘Say it with flowers’ has been
chosen as the title for a number of books,
stories, plays and films but the one I found
the most inspiring was a news story from
two years ago about a young award
winning florist who is dyslexic, running
workshops on creative flower-arranging for
school children who suffer from dyslexia.
‘The Bells’ Flower arrangement at Hollesley Church
Words are, of course, incredibly useful and, as human beings who have
developed words as a means of communication with one another, we quite
rightly use them a great deal. But they have their limitations. Many people feel
that prayer is about using words, about finding the right words. However, a
prayer does not need a lot of words or a particular structure or formula. It can
be just one word – “Help!”, “Thanks!” – or quite often none at all, just opening
our hearts to God. Actions – holding a stone or cross, lighting a candle – can be
helpful as can pictures, music, poetry or beautiful surroundings.
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, Hollesley church is once again hosting a
flower festival, this time with the theme of “Poems” – interpreting words which
have been arranged to express more than their literal meaning, in floral
displays – saying it with flowers. I hope you will come to experience the
wonderful display of talent and perhaps find a new favourite poem – or prayer.
Wishing you every blessing
From the registers :
Baptisms
7 th July Amelia Ava Wray, daughter of John and Emma at All Saints,
Hollesley
27 th July Laura Victoria Holmes at All Saints, Hollesley
Isabella Grace Holmes, daughter of Paul and Laura at All Saints,
Hollesley
Funerals

Contributed
16 th May Edith Mary Sparkes of Alderton at St Andrew’s Alderton
22 nd May Joyce Sudbury of Hollesley at All Saints, Hollesley
18 th July Jenny Friend of Hollesley at All Saints, Hollesley
Church contacts
Team Vicar: Ruth Hatchett 01394 412052 ruth.hatchett@yahoo.co.uk
Hollesley Churchwardens:
Boyton Churchwardens:
Pat Shannon 411214 Isobel Lilley 411409
Ray Whiffin 410057 Malcolm Fleetwood 410 409
Hollesley Tower Captain, Alan Mc Burnie 411999
Weekday Services
Wednesday 12 noon Sutton – Holy Communion
Thursday 9am Boyton Church – Morning Prayer
Friday 8am Hollesley Church – Morning Prayer
1 st Thursday 2.30pm Glebe House Hollesley – Evensong
3 rd Thursday 10.30am Glebe House – Holy Communion
4 th Thursday 1.30pm Colyton – Prayer Group
Baptism of Amelia Wray at Hollesley Church

BOYTON FETE
7 September
2.00p.m.
* Tombola * White Elephant * Produce *
GRAND DRAW 4.00p.m.
* Belly dancing
* live music *
For contributions:
Draw – Fred,411469 Tombola - Joan, 411689
White Elephant –Beverley, 411075 Cakes – Pat, 410409
All Proceeds to Boyton Church and Village Hall

School photo
We love music!
Hollesley School Band
At Hollesley Primary School we love music! All the children in Years 4, 5 and 6
learn to play a trumpet and some have gone on to play a second brass
instrument such as trombone or euphonium. This year we have played at
Snape and BT Martlesham as well as at the Village Fete. Some children learn to
play the recorder and even more will be learning next year. We think music
helps us to work together and become part of a team supporting each other so
we think it is a good thing to do. We also like singing and are looking forward
to our third concert with Hollesley W.I. Choir.
And as well as that we like interpreting music through dance and our dance
and drama club will be performing yet again at the New Wolsey Theatre and
this year we have included brass playing in our performance! When we get the
chance we enjoy hearing music performed by others and last year we went to
Ipswich to join with other schools in Olympic Voices.
This year, on Tuesday 2 nd July years 3s-6s went to the Ipswich Corn Exchange
to watch the performance of an irregular string quartet. The group is called
Stringfever and funnily enough they all belong to the same family. They played
many themes from different films, opera and TV shows. They played Harry
Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and James Bond which amazed us all. The
youngest of the group could beat box so they didn’t need a drummer. He did it
quietly when someone spoke but when he did it in James Bond it was fantastic!
The musical instruments were not just normal instruments they were acoustic
instruments. There was an electric cello which had 5 strings which was one
more string than a normal cello, two electric violins which had 6 strings and
another instrument which had 7 strings.
They were really funny because in one of the songs the eldest brother lay down
on the floor and the cousin took the violin bow from the brother’s hand. They

also asked for 2 teachers to hold two of the brother’s violins while all of them
played different parts on the cello at the same time.
They played their pieces in Hungarian style. That’s when they play without a
music stand in front of them. The Hungarians preferred to come face-to-face
with their audience, proving themselves bold.
It was really fun to watch a famous quartet with a different taste in music to all
the rest but we would certainly like to see something like that again.
By school reporters: Luke Jelinski and Holly Spooner
Food Bank All Saints’ Hollesley
All Saint’s Hollesley has a box at the back
of the Church for donations of tins and
non- perishable goods. All will be
collected and taken on a regular basis to
the Salvation Army Food Bank in
Woodbridge.
Should you wish to make a donation
of food, the Church is open every day
from 9.30am-4.30pm.
Please donate generously
Thank you

Suffolk Wildlife Trust August fun for children
At Foxburrow Farm, Melton near Woodbridge IP12 1NA
Contact Suffolk Wildlife Trust 01394 380113
Friday 2 nd August, 10.00am – 2.00pm. Wildlife Safari for 6-10 year
olds
Little and large, fury or scaly, fierce or secretive, search for your favourite
wildlife and make a lasting momento of your day.
Cost: £6 (discounted for siblings). Please book
Tuesday 6 th August, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Animal Snap. Family
morning
Look for Monkey's Mum in the monkey puzzle trail and un-jumble the jumbled
animals
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Wednesday 7 th August, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Playdays ‘Playful places’.
Family morning
Go on a bear hunt and follow the adventures of Paddington Bear and Winnie
the Pooh
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Tuesday 13 th August, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Treasure Hunt for families
Follow the clues down the ditches, around the trees, through the long grass to
find hidden treasure
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Wednesday 14 th August 10.30am – 2.30pm. Wildlife Wardens
Hay raking and building wooden insect refuges
Cost: £6. Please book
Tuesday 20 th August, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Little Red Tractor for
families
Find out what grows on the farm and turn it into a tasty treat
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Wednesday 21 st August, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Where the Wild Things
are. Family morning
Enter an imaginary world and discover wild beasts
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Friday 23 rd August, 10.00am – 2.00pm Stig of the Dump for 6-10 year
olds

Use a map to find Stig's stashes to build a hide-away in the pit
Cost: £6 (discounted for siblings). Please book
Wednesday 28 th August, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Wind in the Willows.
Family morning
Follow the adventures of Toad, meet his friends and make a model boat
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Friday 30 th August, 7.30pm – 9.30pm. After Dark family evening
Go in search of creatures of the night and toast marshmallows over an open
fire. Bring a torch and an extra layer
Cost: £2.50 per person. Please book
Summer holiday activities in Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk Coastal Street Sport - free activities for ages 8 and over.
The Suffolk Coastal Community Safety Partnership is putting on free activities
for ages 8 and over in Woodbridge, Felixstowe, Leiston and Rendlesham for six
weeks during the summer holidays. The sessions are run by Premier Sport, the
UK's largest children's coaching company of its kind.
Football, basketball, rounders,
dodgeball, cricket and dance
will be on offer:
Every Tuesday - 30th
July to 3rd September
4.30 to 6.30pm
Newham Avenue, Woodbridge
Langer Park, Felixstowe
Every Wednesday -
31st July to 4th September
4.30 to 6.30pm
Victory Road Recreation
Ground, Leiston, Jubilee Park
Rendlesham
No need to book, just turn up!
For more information call 01473 427010

Telephone: Alderton 01394 411 641 & Orford 01394 450 315
www.thepeninsulapractice.co.uk
DAY ALDERTON ORFORD HOLLESLEY
Monday 8.30am to 2.30pm 8.30am to 6.00pm 2.00pm to 5.30pm
Tuesday 8.30am to 2.30pm 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Wednesday 8.30am to 6.00pm 8.30am to 1.00pm
Thursday 8.30am to 6.00pm 8.30am to 1.00pm
Friday 8.30am to 6.00pm 8.30am to 1.00pm
Please note when a surgery is closed during the day, your call will be
automatically transferred to the other site without the need to re-dial.
August Newsletter
Hollesley Village Hall Surgeries
Unfortunately due to staff sickness all Hollesley Village Hall sessions on a
Monday will be held at Alderton Surgery from
15 July 2013. All medications will be collected from Alderton.
We are sorry for the inconvenience but at this time we cannot accommodate
the sessions at Hollesley. We will return to Hollesley Village Hall as soon as the
surgery is at full capacity. If you are in any doubt please call the surgery.

Contributed
Nurse Claire’s China Challenge to raise £5,000
for St Elizabeth Hospice
Claire is well-known locally: originally from Boyton,
She now lives in Hollesley
I have pledged to raise £5,000 for St Elizabeth Hospice by taking part in the
Conquer the Great Wall of China 2013 Challenge between 18 th - 27 th October
2013. I work as a palliative registered nurse in the Day Unit at the Hospice in
Foxhall Road, Ipswich. Since registering for the challenge I have raised £2,000
by holding two coffee mornings at my home. Thank you for all your local
support.
St Elizabeth Hospice improves life for people living with a progressive illness.
Its work is centred around an individual's needs, providing specialist support
wherever it is required, whether at home, in the community or at the Hospice.
The Hospice is a charity and costs £9.1 million a year to run – so every penny
counts to help us provide services free of charge to people in our community
and surrounding areas.
I feel passionate about what the Hospice provides for the local community. The
reason I became a nurse was that I was so impressed by how the Hospice had
been there for my sister and the rest of the family when she was diagnosed
with terminal cancer. With the support from a dedicated team, Teresa was
able to remain with her family which is what she wanted during her final days.
It was during this time that I gained a remarkable insight into what the Hospice
provides and wanted to be part of a team that makes every day count.

I think it will be a massive sense of achievement to fundraise £5,000 for such a
fantastic local cause by trekking the Great Wall of China.
My next fundraiser will be an ‘Auction of Promises’ evening at Ramsholt Arms
on August 22 nd at 7pm. Tickets are £20 each and include a two course supper
and drink on arrival. The Ramsholt Arms has recently reopened and I cannot
think of a nicer place to spend a summers evening to raise money for a good
cause!
Claire Rey
Village Voices wishes Claire every success as she prepares for this amazing
challenge. You can sponsor her by phone 411104, 07768 508859, or visit
http://giving.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/claires-china-challenge/
Rotary again helps
Macmillan Cancer Support
At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Woodbridge Deben, the Club’s
President, David Simpson presented a cheque to Juliet Bellfield of
Macmillan Cancer Support.
On 3 rd May the Club hosted a Flanders & Swann evening at the Seckford
Theatre to raise money for the charity Macmillan Cancer Support and
other local good causes.
The event raised nearly £2,800 of which £1,500 was given to Macmillan to
be used to help fund the new Community MacMillan Nurse, the remainder
will be used to support other charities.
If you would like to know more about the activities of the club please
contact Rotarian Monty Guest on 01473 625838.

Hollesley Fete and Fun Dog Show 2013
Well, what a great day, what a great Fete: the weather was just perfect and
what a turn out! Hollesley had a record Fete taking £4540 and, after expenses,
£3440 was distributed to 16 village projects and charities. All photos by Keith
Burton. See more on our website. www.villagevoices.org.uk
Picture
Gypsy Dreams, the dancing troupe did a fabulous job of starting the Fete.
Thanks Joanna. We hope to see you again next year.
Then the Dog Show started and we had a record number of canine friends who
were magnificently judged by Helen and her faithful helpers.
Keith Clements and Dennis again came along with some of their collection of
amazing model boats. Meanwhile the car park was now filling up, and the BBQ
soon sold out of their very tasty sausages and hamburgers. The WI did an
amazing job serving teas and cakes – again a record amount was sold. The
beer tent, this year manned by the Shepherd and Dog, supplied a thirsty crowd
and contributed £200 towards the Fete. Mortier Farms generously gave us
more vegetables this year and all the potatoes, carrots, broccoli and turnips,
soon went. The Allotments and Gardeners Club, together with Sam, did a grand
job, the plants and flowers looked fabulous. Well done.

The children from Hollesley School gave us a marvellous country dancing
display and of course the music was supplied by Hollesley Trumpets. Thank
you, Lynne.
Thanks also to all the people who gave books and Bric-a- Brac to the White
Elephant and book stall.
In the main draw we had a record number of 25 prizes and a big thanks goes
to all our sponsors; Chris and Carole from Hollesley stores/Shepherd and Dog,
David Shepherd, Arcadia, Aldeburgh Cinema, Snape Proms, Robert Simper, The
Riverside Theatre, New Wolsey, Ian Stewart, Mark Selby, British Home Stores,
Cyril Stammers, Peter Scopes, Eastern Angles, David Friend, Robin Smith, John
Finlay, Richard Kember, Sandlings Centre, Andy and Michelle Stebbens of Run
Cottage, The Hon. Mrs Bradbury, Wilkinson Rosettes, Peninsula Dog Grooming,
Time 4 Paws, The Pet Visitor, Tom Harrison, Pringle, Steve Beney, Neil and
Bridget Farrer, Adnams Richard Wright, Sue and Chris Taylor of Richmond Hill
B&B, and Pauline and Stewart Austerfield. Pauline Austerfield's raffle of 4
water colour paintings went amazingly well. Mandy Fox of Matchroom Sports
gave us a signed Steve Davies Snooker Cue, together with tickets for two
ringside seats to a prize boxing and World Darts championship. Dennis Driver
had a wheelbarrow full of bottles, and Juliet Johnson had a very tasty fruit
basket: all raising a record amount of money. A full list of all prize winners is
available from Wendy Adams 01394 411422.
Thanks again people of Hollesley for making this a great Village
Fete.....See you all again next year. From all at the Fete committee:
Joan Butcher, Wendy Adams, Rosemary Busby, Gill and Ray Whiffin, Di
and Tony Barnard, Fred Stentiford, Stewart Austerfield
All Fete photos by Keith Burton.
See p. 37 for a photo of the beneficiaries of the Fete donations
(Editor)

Hollesley WI
At last, we have been blessed with good weather which
was welcomed for our outdoor activities, including a
Treasure Hunt at Westleton, and a visit to Somerleyton
Hall and gardens. We look forward to Aldeburgh Theatre
and tea in our President’s garden on August 15 th .
We were also lucky with the Village Fete and, as usual, our refreshments and
cake stall went down a storm. Thanks to the hard work of all our members,
those who manned the stalls, served the teas, and those who provided the
scones and cakes: a profit of £340 was made. The Fete committee has given
us £100 which we are planning to donate to Suffolk Accident Rescue Service.
Our darts players took part in the ‘pairs evening’ at Framlingham and although
not coming away with the shield, which was presented to the winning team by
Jane Collier, Hollesley WI member and Suffolk East Federation Chairman, they
did not completely disgrace themselves. It was a fun social evening with a
chance to get to know WI members from all over the county.
Julie Kitson
All singing together at the summer concert (Photo Roy Blunden)
In July our Jubilee Choir once again joined Hollesley School for a very
enjoyable joint concert. Both the children and the Choir sang together before
performing separate pieces. There were songs and instrumental items, and the
audience sang too, in a rousing rendering of ‘Yellow submarine’.
The WI provided welcome refreshments, and a retiring collection was made for
HABSS, a new initiative by Bev Lambert to set up Community Responders for
emergencies in Hollesley, Alderton, Bawdsey, Shottisham and Sutton.
Helen Macleod

The Horse Meadow
Golden buttercups in the Horse meadow by Laurie Forsyth
Once, the river valleys of Suffolk were full of places like this. Marshy and
overflowing with luxuriant plant life, this small marshy pasture is perhaps the
only one of its kind in the Hollesley area. Horses munch knee-deep in
buttercups in Spring, and although it must have a real name, to me this boggy
place is simply the Horse Meadow. Sandwiched between the arid heaths on one
side and rolling farmland fields on the other, the shallow valley carries The
Run, our ever-flowing local stream. Fossil rain that fell perhaps a century ago
has found its way back to the surface as a spring, and on its brief journey to
the sea it waters the pastures and alder carr woodlands of Poplar Park, before
skirting Peter Scope’s wonderful garden at Vale Farm and meandering through
The Patch - Rick Grundy’s superb little nature reserve.
The soil is heavy here in the Horse Meadow, and very soft even in summer.
Nearly forty wild flower species live here, with a good number of native
grasses, rushes and sedges that are very much at home in this soggy place.
Sheets of marshland plants grow in a painter’s palette of colours, with bees,
butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinating insects flitting from flower to flower
doing what they have always done. Although botanists must rely upon heavy
scientific names for flowers in the cause of accuracy, most of us prefer the old
country names that have survived for centuries. In the Horse Meadow you will
see ragged robin, water mint, fleabane, hedge woundwort, birds foot trefoil,
arrow grass, marsh orchid, St. John’s wort, marsh horsetail, and many more.
None are endangered or rare as individual species. It is the marshy pasture
itself that has become rare.
Laurie Forsyth

Your Letters – we love to receive them
Dear Editor
We have noticed a black cat in
Mallard Way over the past couple
of months and we are concerned
for his/her welfare. The cat is very
timid and usually runs away when
we go out in the garden.
We leave any leftover food from
our cats on the bird table for the
blackbird, but Scaredy cat jumps
up to eat it when we’ve gone back
indoors. On one occasion he/she
came in through our cat flap and
was terrified when we tried to
let him /her out of the window.
As can be seen from the photo, the cat
has lovely eyes and a damaged left ear.
Scaredy Cat by Debbie Pipe
The Pipe family 411976
Dear Editor,
I have just been given the June
issue of Village Voices and am
impressed both with the finished
product and the energy which has
gone into the production.
My paternal grandparents and great
grandmother ‘Little Gran’ lived at
Stone Villa, near the old Police
house in Hollesley. Stone Villa was
at this time a ‘Double Dweller’ with
two front doors and a corridor
upstairs which ran through all the
bedrooms. They had a large barn,
but an even larger plot on the
opposite side of the road. This plot
ran from what was George
Lennard’s shop to a steep bank
adjacent to the (old) village hall
land. Included was a pond which
provided water for the garden, and,
to my horror, a means of disposing
of unwanted cats. (I foolishly asked
my grandfather what was in the
sack in the pond!)
Shortly after the war there was an
annual expedition by the
‘Commoners’ to the area almost
opposite the village hall. The
bracken was cut over a large area,
and collected either to be dug into
allotments and gardens to bulk up
the light soil, or by George Lennard
for his bread oven. The latter would
be filled with dry bracken, fired up,
and then raked out when hot
enough for the bread dough to be
cooked.
After the war my father, who
commanded the local patrols of the
‘Underground Home Guard’ was
given the task of disposing of all
the ammunitions as the army would
only accept weapons. We would go

down to the lagoons at ShingleStreet with PC Ives to explode or otherwise
destroy them. At around the age of ten I was trusted with setting off
the’Thunderflashes!’ which were the less dangerous practice explosives. Mr
Ives would collect any dead fish for his cats.
Sometimes, as a family, we would walk down to Shingle Street when petrol
was rationed, filling a kettle at the pond adjacent Dumb Boy Cottage on the
way. My grandparents eventually passed away, and Stone Villa was sold, but I
still visit Shingle Street several times a year.
Michael Beeton
Woodbridge
Dear Editor
I would like to say a huge thank you to the people of Hollesley and beyond for
their continued support of the Oesophageal Patients Association in memory of
Mike. The tin placed on the bar at the Shepherd and Dog has raised around
£73.00 and a donation from the quiz night winners raised another £53.00. My
thanks must go to Nick Mason for arranging this.
The Village Fete Committee have generously donated £50.00 from the profit
take at this year’s Fete and I am very grateful for their support.
I am sure the village will also join me in thanking Stewart Austerfield for all his
hard work in organizing the Fete each year, without him there would be no
Fete or money to distribute to the various charities that benefit from the event.
Thank you again to everyone who has contributed in any way to the OPA.
With my very best wishes.
Wendy Adams Hollesley
Dear Editor,
This is to thank the Village Fete committee for supporting Hartismere School: a
charity that I am involved in for a donation from the Village Fete. Hartismere
School is taking 13 of their disadvantaged pupils on a trip sailing a tall ship
with the Cirdan Sailing Trust. This specialises in enabling groups of young
people, particularly those who are socially, physically or mentally
disadvantaged to experience the challenge and adventure of a life at sea.
The money the Fete committee donated to the Judo club was then donated by
them to Help For Heroes.The money donated to The W I was donated to
SARS.
If you have any comments or suggestions for next year’s Fete please do let me
know.
Stewart Austerfield Alderton House Hollesley IP12 3RH. 412169

Notes from Hollesley Parish Council, 4 th July
A minute’s silence was kept as a mark of
respect following the death of Jenny Friend,
long-time member of the Council and also of
SALC. She faithfully attended all meetings
although she had been in declining health for a
long time. Liz Mark from Bawdsey had sent a
letter of appreciation of the work Jenny had
done for SALC.
Andy Warne’s Police Report stated there had
been 12 crimes: 10 at the prison and 2 of
criminal damage to the Bowling Green. The
Chairman also reported that a large hole had
been dug on the Recreation Ground and rubbish
and broken glass had been strewn around.
Correspondence It was proposed to adopt 3
new members to the Parish Council to fill vacancies. Anyone wishing to become
a Councillor should contact the Clerk 07780 642512 or the Chairman
411707.
Welcome Club will receive a grant of £100 towards their insurance
The Mary Warner Foundation offers grants to students under the age of 25
who live in our parishes for school, university and technical college, or for
clothes, tools or books. Grants will be allocated in October. Further details from
the Clerk.
Cemetery A black granite memorial was approved for Christine Cundy.
Hollesley Surgery regrets that it will be closed for the time being due to staff
sickness. All appointments will be at Alderton Health Centre where medication
can be collected. Normal Hollesley surgeries will resume as soon as possible.
Allotments. A letter was received from Jane Stearn requesting information
about water provision, fencing, paths and other issues.
A revised Allotment Management Plan
will be discussed at September 5 th Parish Council Meeting.
All interested allotment holders and parishioners are invited to attend.
Cemetery A new plan has been made, graves re-numbered and a new
noticeboard has been erected.
Duck Corner Thanks to the unknown resident who has cut the grass on the
corner to improve visibility.
Adders
Adders have been seen locally. They will normally move quietly away into
vegetation, and are not a threat if they are left alone. Please remember
that they are protected by law.
(Editor)

Picture
Cheryl Gray

Roger Underhill
Hollesley Gardening Club
Members Sue Taylor, Lorraine Foster, Sylvia Wade, Bernie
Ashford and Robin Wade in Sylvia and Robin’s garden
As I write this the
sun is shining
beautifully but the
wind is still
coming
from the Arctic. I
hope by the time
you read it
summer will have
truly arrived. We
do thank Sylvia,
our Secretary,
and Roger for
opening their
garden. It is no
mean feat to get
your garden into a suitable state for inspection – it would be for me but
perhaps they always have a tidy garden! Now we have our second visit by
invitation to members and their friends. Details will be sent by e-mail. We have
had such inspiring meetings and we thought it is a pity more of you do not
come and benefit. We are offering a reduced subscription of three pounds for
the rest of this year. A bargain if ever there was one!
Happy gardening!
Topical Tips
1. Feed tomatoes weekly - pinch the tips of plants
growing outside at 3 trusses to allow the fruit time to
ripen
2. Harvest garlic and shallots when the stems flop
over - leave them to ripen in the sun for a few days and
remove the dry papery skin before storing
3. Divide and plant flag irises. Cut out young lateral plants with a fan of leaves
and fresh rhizome attached- reduce leaves by half their length, replant with the
rhizome and mainly exposed as the sun will provide the
plant with the energy to flower the following year
4. Propagate carnations and pinks - use the tips of shoots 10cm long- peel off
lower leaves and plant in gritty moist compost - cover with plastic bag.
5. Split daffodil clumps - replant the bulbs separately or replant in September
6. Pick sweet peas regularly to keep them producing lovely scented flowers.
7. Deadhead annuals regularly.
Jane Stearn and Lorraine Foster

Miggie Wyllie
Suffolk Punch Trust Heritage Garden
After that awful
challenging spring, all we
have to cope with now is
drought!
The schools’ vegetable
plots are growing well,
though the harvesting will
be a bit late.
One of our volunteers has
been helping the children
add to the Bug Bank
which looks most inviting,
to a bug. I intended to
take a photo of them
hard at work, but forgot.
So here is a picture of a
loaf I made from the
wheat Kyson school grew
last summer. It was
ground at the Tide Mill
and tastes delicious!
We have been lent a
small hand mower, which
the boys use with huge
enthusiasm.
We have sown most of the new flower beds with annual flowers, to give colour
during the summer, until we are able to plant the bulk of the heritage plants
and shrubs in the autumn.
Hopefully there will be a nice show in early September when we plan to hold an
open garden afternoon for local people to come and have a look. A date has
not yet been finalised, but look out for information in the September edition.
Miggie Wyllie
Sutton Country Fayre
Sunday 18 August at Sutton Memorial Hall and playing field,
12noon - 4.30pm. Fun day out for all the family.
Attractions include Dog Show, Horses, Birds of Prey, Music,
Children's Games, BBQ, Crafts, Sideshow, Local Interest Corner,
Raffle and much much more. Adults £1, children free.

Suffolk Punch Trust
Suffolk Punch Trust
The magnificent horse-drawn steam fire engine
We are pleased to announce that
the Maternity Wing of the Colony
Stud is now closed. Our last foal of
the season was born on 25 th June
to Colony Topsy – a cracking colt
foal named Colony Zippo. He is a
real boy – already plaguing the life
out of his two half-sisters, and
clowning about.
3 Suffolk foals have been born and
14 Suffolk lambs and we now must
wait until the end of August for 3
litters of Large Black piglets. The
Large Black is another rare breed
on the critical list of ‘at risk’
animals, and we are working hard
to build awareness of the qualities
of this charming pig.
Our main fund-raising event of the
year, the Punch Run on Sunday
30 th June was blessed with perfect
weather and visitors came from far
and wide to watch a very busy
programme of events with different
horse displays every 15 minutes:
Jousting, Ridden Suffolk Punch
display, Roger & Fiona Clarke’s
bloodhound pack and a Fire! Fire!
experience with a horse drawn
steam fire engine, driven by Bruce
Smith wearing a historic brass
fireman’s helmet.
There were more than 150 Classic
cars and rows of magnificent
vintage commercial vehicles and
motorbikes. Thank you to Andy
Rust and his team for master
minding the vehicle side of events
in such a calm and efficient
manner.
The school holidays are our busiest
time. If anyone would like to learn
more about becoming one of our
team of Volunteers they would find
a warm welcome: in Visitor Centre
Reception, the stables and with the
animals, maintenance around the
farm and training to be a guide for
groups of visitors during the
summer months. If you are
interested in joining our lively team
please ring Sue or Marjory
411 327 or email
info@suffolkpunchtrust.org.
Sue van der Meulen

Hollesley Bowls mid-season Open Tournament
they would be
looking forward
to reserving
their places in
next year’s
tournaments
which are
becoming fully
booked after
entry forms
have become
available.
At last summer arrived, and on 7 th July, when Andy
Murray was thrilling the nation, 72 bowlers from
Suffolk clubs were competing for the Millenium Shield
at Hollesley. This trophy now carries the names of
thirteen winning blocks since the year 2000, and was
won this year by the same Newton Road Ipswich
block of three, skippered by Grahame Martin, who
carried off the Jubilee Cup in our earlier tournament
on 9 th June.
Our visitors were again full of praise for the playing
conditions and the refreshments available, and said
Have you ever
tried playing
Bowls It’s a game for all ages to enjoy on Hollesley’s wonderful green.
Practices take
place on
Wednesdays and
Sundays
You will be very
welcome!
Roy Winchester,
Secretary 411564
Photos:The Millenium Shield, Roy Collins and friends, line-up of players on a
sunny afternoon
( Helen Macleod)

Greetings from the Mission at Boyton
The song, ‘When the Roll is called up yonder’ was inspired by disappointment.
James Black was calling up the ‘roll’ one day at his youth meeting, when a
name did not answer – Bessie, who was always reliable and dependable. He
commented: ‘When my name is called up yonder – may I be there to respond.’
Years later, this song comforted a group of children at a Japanese
Concentration Camp.
Brian Thompson, a very tall teenager, was feeling restless one evening, waiting
for the last ‘Roll-Call’ of the day, which was long overdue. Some boys had
noticed a bare wire from a searchlight tower. It was sagging, and some of the
boys were jumping up and touching it with their fingers. Brian decided to try,
but being taller than the others his hand was drawn into the wire and it came
down with him. When his bare feet hit the damp ground the electricity shot
right through him like bolts of lightening. His mother tried to reach him but was
held back, or she too would have been electrocuted. Someone found an old
wooden stool and managed to detach the wire, but it was too late.
Brian had missed the ‘Roll Call’ in camp, but had answered one in heaven. How
important it is for us, to not only sing but also to know:
When the Roll Call is called up yonder we will be there
Services at 3pm
followed by a
Fellowship tea
Transport can
be arranged if
required.
Every blessing
to you all,
Children at a Japanese Internment Camp (Contributed)
11 th Les Wright Debenham
18 th Rowland Bugden Bury
25 th Steve Dart Hollesley
Steve and Lynda
Dart
411876

Boyton Community Group
There was lots of chat at our last meeting as usual
– and a renewed commitment to focus on the
environmental issues that first started this group
of people gathering round a kitchen table.
As reported in the June issue of Village Voices, Andy Cassy (411720) and
Helen Macleod (411232) are ready to set up Transition Streets groups which
have been so beneficial to those who have already taken part – both in saving
money (average £570 a year!) getting to know people and to lighten our
carbon footprint.
Many people have been inspired by Helen Macleod’s recent bicycle fundraising
trip. Perhaps like me, you are thinking about getting out your bike, but know
that it hasn’t been looked after for a while. You may want to consider an
amazing free offer to learn how to do some basic bike maintenance – see the
notice below.
Bulk Oil Summer Order
We shall be placing another order at the end of the summer holidays for
delivery in early September. If you wish to take part, please send your request
by 1 st September to Boyton.co2@btinternet.com or call Andy on 411720.
The group takes a holiday from meetings in August. The next Boyton Inn
evening is on Saturday 14 h September, starting with a talk on Maison Bengal
by Sheenagh Day at 7.30pm and drinks and snacks continuing from 8.15pm.
The next regular meeting of the group will be on Saturday 28 th September,
10am at Papaver, (411720). All welcome as always.
www.BoytonSuffolk.org.uk
Ali Crawford
www.facebook.com/BoytonSuffok
www.twitter.com/BoytonSuffolk
Beautifully Basic Bike
Maintenance Course - FREE
If your bike is well-made, regularly checked for problems
and well looked after it can last more than a humanlifetime.
Cycling and maintenance advisor Richard Simpson
(@MutfordCyclist) is offering a free session where you’ll learn how to
discover problems before they become major, so you can fix them
yourself cheaply, using fewer materials, without having to pay an expert.
If you are interested to learn some basic bike maintenance - known as the
M check - and how to clean your bike, lubricate and make simple
adjustments then let us know – email BoytonSuffolk@btinternet.com or
call Andy on 411720

Laurie Forsyth
Hollesley Village Fete and Fun Dog Show
Representatives of the Fete money beneficiaries
The proceeds of the Village Fete went to 16 projects and charities:
The Hollesley Church, Pre-School, The Suffolk Punch Stud, Hollesley Judo
Club, Hollesley School, The Welcome Club, Hollesley Church Bell Tower
Restoration Fund, Oesophageal Patients’ Association, Hollesley Village
Hall, Riding For The Disabled, Hollesley Allotment and Garden Assc, The WI,
HABBS, Hartismere School, The Lin Berwick Trust, Woodbridge Scouts,
Thank you Stewart and your helpers for your hard work and enthusiasm and a
very successful fete again this year. You have done us proud! (Editor)
Bettaprint

Neil Smith
Local boys do well in charity
football tournament
A group of local lads decided to enter a charity 6-a-side adult football
tournament in aid of the Suffolk Cancer Campaign held at Suffolk One on Sunday
30 th June.
Under the name of Hollesley United the boys were one of the youngest teams
there, ranging from 17 to 23. There were 16 teams, with the top 2 teams from
each of the 4 leagues going through to a knock-out stage. It ran from 10am to
3.30pm on the hottest day of the year so far, making it even more tough. In the
league stages the boys were undefeated, drawing 2 and winning one to progress
to the quarter finals, where a single goal was enough to see them make the
semis. Unfortunately they met an experienced side who were just a little bit too
strong on this occasion.
The journey didn’t end there though, with the boys deservedly winning the third
place play-off match. Three Hollesley lads were the stars of the show, with
goalkeeper Chris Smith keeping 5 clean sheets in 6 games and the goals being
scored by Jack Shelcott and Nick Bingham.
From left to right: Ben Johnson, Matt Harold, Jack Shelcott, Chris Smith, Nick Bingham,
Craig Hazelwood, Charlie Francis and Ryan Perry. Front: Daniel Smith (team mascot)
All in all it was a great day out, with the charity making over £800.
Neil Smith

Local Contacts
Hollesley Village Hall
Bookings
Jo and Ben Harding 412119/0790436311
Boyton Village Hall Bookings Wendy Jesty 410055
Hollesley Primary School Lynne Wright (Head) 411616
Hollesley Pre-school Vince Ogilvie 410492
Hollesley Women's Institute Gina Forsyth 411727
Hollesley Bay Day Centre Eileen Middleditch 410340
Mothers’ Union Pat Fleetwood 410409
Welcome Club Marian Collins 411262
1st Sutton Brownies Sonja Patterson 420576
Hollesley Badminton Club Chris Andrews 411126
Hollesley Bowls Club Roy Winchester 411564
Hollesley Gardening Club Sylvia Wade 411526
Hollesley Players (Drama) Becks Hudson 410352
Indoor Bowls Nigel Smith 411549
Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483
Junior Soccer Keith Banthorp 01473 737474
Hollesley Parish Council Dennis Driver (Chair) 411707
Gill Whiffin (Clerk) 07780 642512
Boyton Parish Council Richard Jesty (Chair) 410055
Sutton Heath Parish Council
Ray Cooke (Clerk) 411362
Kate Fradd-Walker
(Clerk)
411055
County Councillor Andrew Reid 07545 423799
District Councillor Jane Marson 07771 608376
Community Police Officer PC Andy Warne 01473 613500
Police Community Support
Officer
Krista Robertson 101
Hollesley Commons Nick Mason 411150
Community Car Service Colin Beecroft 411794
Suffolk Link Bus 0845 604 1802
Mary Warner Homes
Julie Scott
411234 or
07501494516