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In ThIs Issue
Planting and pest controlAlloTmenT lIfe 5
Half-a-MowTelsTAr CelebrATIon 26
Otters and predatorsCounTrysIde rAmbler 33
It‘s exam timeyouTh refleCTIons 39
Reports from Parish Council Churches Village Clubs
S U F F O L KNewsletter of the Year
No 254 M a y 2 0 1 3
I N S T O W U P L A N D
C O M M U N I C A T I N G
Holy Trinity Church
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Chairman’s Remarks Nic Perks, Stowupland Parish Council
These are my last ‘Remarks’ as your chairman. It is three years since I took on the role of Chairman of
your Parish Council and it is time to stand down and let another take us forward. It has been an enjoyable and rewarding role although not without its challenges at times. I am immensely grateful for the support given to me by our Vice Chairman, Jerry Voden, our excellent Clerk, Rachel Godbold and all our Parish Councillors, past and present. My thanks to them all. I would also like to offer my thanks to our hard-working employees who maintain our environment around The Green, the Cemetery and Churchyard and do all those odd jobs that are so essential. We have been fortunate also in having strong support from our District and County Councillors for our various projects and initiatives. Finally a word of thanks to our many volunteers and members of the working groups, clubs, societies and religious and social groups who give so freely of their time and energies to making our village such a great place to live.
I believe our village has continued to weather the economic storms of the past few years and emerges in better shape than many. We continue to provide a high level of services. Our Green, Footpaths, Cemetery, Churchyard, Allotments and our environment generally continue to be maintained to a good standard. We have invested in more eco-friendly lighting and the financial benefits are already beginning to accrue. A new all-weather footpath between Barley Close and the pond by The Retreat has opened up that side of the village for our young families, elderly and disabled residents and has been very successful. We have taken on the maintenance of our footpaths from Suffolk County Council, together with the budget and no doubt other services may follow as the austerity programme, in this the longest economic depression we have ever known, continues to bite.
The reductions in public spending, District and County Council budgets have had an effect on some of our longer-term projects. The uncertainties around levels of government support for affordable housing have meant some delays to our own desire to press ahead with this important project. I am glad to say that these have now been resolved and we should be able to move ahead on this in the very near future. We have found, we believe, a suitable site in the village and are in discussions with our appointed housing association inviting the whole village to a public meeting on the issue.
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We continue to make progress on constructing a footpath/cycle track across The Green as part of the Safely to Schools route from Stowmarket. We believe this will benefit the whole village in the future, not just the schools and their students. Again more news will soon be available and, if the legal and other matters can be resolved quickly, construction could begin as early as the summer. We are also still pushing for the extension/reinstatement of a footpath behind Steeple View to join up with the footpath that leads down to Freeman’s School, the Pre-School and Holy Trinity Church. This will be another major step towards opening up the whole village to all our residents, particularly the elderly, the disabled and young families.
Our project to introduce Speedwatch to the village in cooperation with Onehouse is approaching completion and along with the speed indicator will help us monitor and hopefully tackle some of the worst of our speeding problems.
The expansion of Stowmarket continues to give us cause for concern. The potential impact of increased traffic through the village is worrying and we can expect an even greater influx of visitors taking advantage of our Green and footpaths to enjoy dog walking and other pursuits. Your Parish Council has been very active over past few years in taking every opportunity to make representations on behalf of the village and to ensure your views are not only heard but also listened to. We will continue to do so.
On a sadder note we mourned the death of Violet Calthorpe this year. One of our longest ever serving councillors Violet only retired from active council work in 2011 and will be missed by many.
Community events continue to go from strength to strength and we look forward to another great Music on The Green on 29th June. We have active new members on the committee and if you would like to join us or have ideas on what events you would like to see in the future please come along to our meetings. A warm welcome awaits you.
The Parish Council year ends at the next council meeting on 9th May when a new Chairman and Vice Chairman will be elected. Please come along if you can and show your support for them. Your support for our policies, projects and services is vital, without it we would not be able to do as much as we do for the village. All our meetings are open to the public and the dates and venues are to be found in the centre pages of this and all editions of Telstar.
One of my most important principles was to be open and honest about Parish Council affairs and to provide you with as much information as possible on all the issues facing us. In this respect I owe a great debt of gratitude to the editorial board of Telstar. They have provided a wonderfully
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informative village magazine, not just for the Parish Council but the whole village, for a number of years now. This was recently recognised with the award of the prestigious ‘Suffolk Newsletter of the Year’ title. Richly deserved and long may you continue to do so on behalf of us all. Thank you.
Finally, thank you again for your support over the past three years and I look forward to continuing to serve as a Councillor in the future.
From the telstar committeePlease note that the opinions expressed in letters and articles are
not necessarily those of the Telstar committee or the Parish Council. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of material submitted for publication, however we reserve the right to include, edit or amend as we think appropriate.
Telstar is produced in good faith but errors and omissions may occur during the process of production. Please let us know if this is the case so that these errors may be corrected.
Allotment Life David Andrew
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The days are, at last, getting both warmer and longer and we are able to sow and plant more and more. Visits to the
plot have become more frequent and it is pleasing to note that several young families have joined us and we hope that they will have both a rewarding and lengthy stay on the allotments.
One such family had very clearly defined tasks with dad doing all the digging and ground preparation, while the 5 year old was selecting the seed potatoes and measuring the gaps before planting at 12 inch intervals (somehow it always seems ok to plant potatoes in imperial!). The distance between rows was more of a joint effort but the enthusiasm of the youngster who clearly wanted to help his dad and who felt that he had a very important role to play in the planting of these potatoes, was a joy to see. The even younger son was fully engaged in digging small holes to see how many stones he could find but, when mum appeared with lunch, all activity ceased and the talk quickly turned from potatoes to sausage rolls and sandwiches. It certainly appeared a very enjoyable way to spend a Saturday morning and the children probably learnt more about life in that short time than the majority of the Education Secretary’s initiatives could hope to provide.
The seed sowing frenzy continues with the age-old problem of how to defeat the carrot fly remaining at the top of our agenda. Some advocate the use of crumbled mothballs mixed with the soil whilst others say a length of creosoted string between rows is the answer. Others have researched the life of this pest and have concluded that, as she likes to lay her eggs beside the seedlings where the leaves meet the soil, a barrier is the answer. One such barrier in the form of a 25cm high raised bed has been constructed on one plot. Why 25cm you may ask? Well, research has revealed that the fly cannot travel any higher than 20cm (presumably it suffers from vertigo!) and will, therefore, be prevented from reaching the target. The use of fleece nets as a barrier last year was rather successful and will continue to be used this year.
One of the most valuable crops are salads and there is a school of thought that suggests sowing salad leaves, radish and spring onions in bands of some four to six inches wide to be better than the traditional drill. This is fine except for one significant problem – what about the weeds? Everyone gets weeds and, at least with a drill, you have some chance of keeping track of them. With a band, however, you simply have no idea what is going on and your tasty salad leaves could just as easily be a dandelion, cat’s tail and bindweed surprise.
Finally, it is with much sadness that we have recently lost two members of our allotment community with the passing of both George and Tubby. They had allotments for many years with George’s soft fruit and pruning skills being legendary and Tubby’s peas and brussel sprouts second to none. They will not be forgotten and our thoughts are with their families.
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Report Judy Clarke
At our March meeting, it was a pleasure to welcome Pat Hodgkins, a Stowupland resident and National Trust volunteer, to talk to
us about Flatford Mill. Undaunted by the failure of her projector, Pat, with the aid of an illustrated booklet and some pictures on her computer, gave us some of the history of the Mill and Dedham Vale. The National Trust was given some of its present property in 1944 and purchased more in 1986. Long before that, however, a Field Study centre, the first in Great Britain, was set up in two leased farms and a mill. A name much associated with Flatford Mill is the artist John Constable, whose scenes of working life in and around Dedham Vale are deservedly famous. There are several old buildings on the site and the whole area is beautiful, well worth a visit. If required, guided tours can be arranged with one of the 90 volunteers.
As well as birthday posies to members, bouquets were presented to Daphne and Irene on the occasion of their diamond and golden wedding anniversaries respectively. Our congratulations go to both couples – Daphne and Russell, Irene and Tim – and we wish them many more happy years.
Competition results – flower of the month: Mary C. – violet; Brenda – pansy; Pam – hellebore. Alphabet, letter O: Claire – owl; Maureen – oyster shell; Pam – spiced oil.
Several members went to Barking Village Hall for the spring group meeting, where the guest speaker was Debbie Hudd, wife of Roy. Like Roy, she is also in the entertainment business, organising pantomimes and choreographing the dances. She is a trained dancer and spent some of her early days on cruise ships before she was able to break into pantomime, where she met and eventually married Roy. A great friend of Roy's was Percy Edwards, who was always telling him to move to Suffolk. Nine years ago they did so and Debbie told us they have met more people and made more friends than they ever did in their twenty or more years in London! She was a lively and amusing speaker, but at the end of her talk, she took most of us by surprise by whipping off her dress, under which she was wearing her dancing class outfit. She then got us all on our feet and learning some simple dance steps, after which we put them to the music – a most unusual but fun way to end her talk.
Saturday, 6th April was the day of our annual jumble sale, which went really well and gave a good boost to our funds. Our thanks go to those people who kindly brought toys and clothing for our stalls, and, of course to all who supported the event.
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Parish Council Report April Meeting
Suffolk County Council are to meet with the School to finalise the proposed land swap to allow the Safety to
School route to be constructed over The Green and the Parish Council will need to take steps to de-register that part of The Green. This needs to be done as the route will be for cycles as well as pedestrians and cycles are deemed to be vehicles in respect to The Green. A number of issues and legalities
still have to be agreed before the route is constructed and a further meeting is to take place sometime after 23rd April. A meeting is also to be arranged with the owners of Willow Wood to discuss the reinstatement and dimensions of the access across The Green. A representative from Mid Suffolk District Council is to attend a finance and policy committee meeting to discuss the section 106 monies.
The community events committee reported that the Casino Night was a great success and returned a good profit and it is hoped that a further event will be organised for later in the year. A bingo night is scheduled for 10th May and volunteers are still urgently required to assist with the Music on The Green. The next Parish Walk is on 18th May. The village emergency plan is due to be signed off on 15th April and there are two further courses scheduled which will be attended by Gary Burden: they are an anti-terrorist meeting with Suffolk Police and an Extreme Weather meeting. A link has been set up with the Ordnance Survey so that any maps required by the Emergency Planning Committee can be sourced. Councillor Voden attended a recent Suffolk Association of Local Councils meeting which included topics on neighbourhood planning, Mid Suffolk District Council finances and problems that Claydon is having with its level crossing and inappropriate parking of lorries within their village.
Councillors reported that there are still some potholes that have already been reported to Suffolk County Council that have still not been repaired and looked to have been missed and these will be reported again. The village sign needs to have some repairs carried out on it and it was agreed that this should be removed for these to take place. The Parish Council were also advised that a resident had reported that a car had been parked across the footpath opposite the fish & chip shop recently, obstructing wheelchair access. The vehicle owner could not be traced at the time.
The District Councillor reported that everyone at Mid Suffolk District Council was having to re-apply for their jobs with changes to job descriptions allowing for more flexibility to be built into posts. The housing benefit changes which have been brought in by Government are expected to affect
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five householders in Stowupland. She also reported that the planning application process had changed in that Parish Councils who raise objections to any planning application will now need to advise a District Councillor who will then make a request for the application to go before the Planning Committee. She also gave a warning about the vulnerability of resident’s oil tanks and outbuildings to theft of contents and to increase security where appropriate.
The County Councillor was not available to attend the meeting but provided a report advising that the 30mph speed limit was still enforceable on Thorney Green despite the problem with the missing repeater signs which should be reinstated within the next couple of weeks along with the outstanding work on the bollards outside the Post Office.
The Police also submitted a report in their absence advising on three incidents in Mill Street, one in Church Road, one in Gipping Road and one in Jubilee Crescent.
The planning application for a Biomass plant at Mendlesham has been resubmitted to Mid Suffolk District Council. The application shows that the plant will be capable of burning both wood chips and straw. The Parish Council will re-iterate their concerns about lorry movements that may impact on Stowupland.
A resident has raised concerns about the impact on the village caused by the Music on The Green and these will be discussed and responded to by the Community Events committee.
Stowupland has been invited to enter the Village of the Year Competition for larger parishes. Anyone wishing to take a lead in setting up a group to take on this task may contact the Clerk or Chairman.
A public meeting will be arranged for Hastoe Housing to submit their ideas for affordable housing in the village on the land offered in Gipping Road. In the meantime, the Parish Council has approved the decision to support the site and will be calling an Extraordinary Parish Council meeting to discuss the proposals further and for Councillors to put forward their views. A representative from Mid Suffolk District Council will be invited to explain how the allocation of affordable housing is designated. The meeting will be open for the public to attend.
The meeting closed at 9.00pm.
TELSTAR is also available as a link on the Parish Council website:
www.stowupland.onesuffolk .net
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Parish Council Bits and Pieces Rachel Godbold, Parish Clerk
Planning ApplicationsApplication No.: 0547/13 Location: Grange Farm Cottage, Saxham StreetDetails: Erection of 1.8m panel fence along southern boundary of driveway. Widening of existing driveway.Parish Council decision: No comment.
Amended information for the Biomass at Mendlesham has been received but the Parish Council’s objections still stand.
Village of the Year Competition
Stowupland has been invited to enter the Village of the Year Competition, however, none of the Parish Councillors are able to take this project
forward. If anyone in the village would be interested in leading this please contact the Clerk.
The Future of the Playpark
Our Playpark is in need of refurbishment and upgrading and we would like the views of parents and young people before deciding how it can
best be improved. The Parish Council will be seeking grants to repair and replace equipment and, possibly, provide new play equipment.
Members of the Parish Council will be at the Playpark on Thursday, 9th May from 3.00pm until 4.00pm and on Saturday, 11th May from 10.30am until 12.00noon. Please come along and let us know how you would like to see the Playpark improved.
If you can’t come along at either of those times, please feel free to contact Sally Reeves or Keith Welham, or email the Clerk to the Parish Council.
Community EventsAdam Bennett, Chairman
Hello everyone. I would like to start by thanking everyone for showing their support at the Casino night on 6th April 2013. It was a great
success raising nearly £400. The only problem was we sold an additional twenty tickets on the day. If people had purchased these earlier we could have had an extra gaming table or two. I would like to thank Chris Beck for donating half of his prize money back to the Events Committee. We are currently looking into the possibility of doing another Casino night near to Christmas – watch this space!
Music on The Green, which is taking place on 29th June, is getting closer by the day and is really starting to take shape now. All of the bands are booked and the line up will be announced very soon. We have had to apply for a different type of licence this year, which has been a lot more work and a lot more money, so it was really good that we raised extra money at the Casino night. As always if you are interested in helping out why not pop along to the next meeting on 16th May 2013 at 7.30pm at the URC Chapel.
In the meantime, don’t forget Bingo in the Village Hall on 10th May (see page 42)
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Stowupland Music on The Green 29th June 2013
We are looking for trade and craft stall holders to take part in this year's Music on The Green event in Stowupland on Saturday, 29th June.
This annual event is always a great day out for all the family with live music, a beer tent with a selection of real ales, BBQ, refreshments, children's
entertainment and much more. Pitches are free for village organisations.
If you are interested please contact Karen Hamilton on 01449 775 403 or at [email protected]
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U.R.C. ChapelMinister: Revd Chris Wood Telephone 01449 678 173
Biting Back at Hunger Christian aid Week 12–18 May 2013
I have always been a keen supporter of the work of Christian Aid, who, along with other aid
agencies, seek to make a difference in our world and in particular to the relief of poverty for the many who currently have to survive on very little each and every day.
I remember the first time I was invited by my local village chapel to take part in a door-to-door collection the advice of an old hand, who warned of likely abuse or slammed doors in faces: ‘It’s not the easiest of tasks’ he suggested. In reality this was just one or two unpleasant encounters (so I was grateful to have been prepared in advance!), but, in the main, the reception was one of mild interest to very generous support.
During Christian Aid Week, there will be all sorts of different attempts locally and nationally to raise the profile of the work of Christian Aid. For instance there will be some 100,000 committed volunteers going out and putting their faith into action, and being part of Britain’s largest house-to-house collection – demonstrating to communities that many in our midst who are committed to ending poverty and injustice.
Thousands of churches will also stand together to speak out for change to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves, believing that there is enough food for everyone in the world, yet one in eight people will go to bed hungry each night.
To help focus our thoughts, Christian Aid always provides useful resources to highlight its work, and how our donations can make a difference. I’ve just been reading for instance about how Christian Aid has helped farmers purchase their own land in Bolivia, not only providing safe and stable homes for their families, but also enabling them to produce enough food for their tables.
What I also discovered is that the benefits of these farmers' security are actually global, because these lands are now protected from large landowners, who have sought to buy up the land, yet through its deforestation have contributed to climate change. Thus, Christian Aid state: ‘So in securing homes and livelihoods for 1,063 families in Bolivia, Christian Aid, working through Partnership Schemes, is also holding back the effects of climate change and protecting our global home’.
I think that’s impressive and worthy of our continuing support and encouragement.
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Our next coffee morning is on Friday 31st May, 10.00am to 12.00noon. Everyone is welcome at this friendly event. Come and have a cuppa,
cake and a chat. We are able to support local charities by donations given at these events.
On Friday, 10th May there will be a talk at the Chapel by Roger Carter about the Carter family’s long association with the Chapel, village and farming in Stowupland. The talk, which commences at 7.30pm, will be followed by a glass of wine/soft drink and nibbles. Tickets for this event will be £5.00. Available from Joyce Gardiner Tel: 01449 676 149 or Maureen Carter Tel: 01449 612 856.
Services at the URC Chapel are held each Sunday at 10.30am and we cordially invite anyone who wishes to join us in our worship. A warm welcome awaits you.Our speakers for May are as follows:
5th May Richard Jurd 12th May Jane Paterson 19th May Sue Liddell 26th May Revd Richard Edwards
Afternoon FellowshipOn 8th April we had a very enjoyable talk, by Hilary Crisp, about her
holiday in Australia. Our April meetings are:
13th May Revd Chris Wood 20th May A Social Afternoon
(this will be our last meeting for this session)We recommence in October.
We welcome anyone who would like to join us at our meetings (male or female). Come and enjoy the fellowship.
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So if someone comes knocking during Christian Aid Week – or you see a collecting point while out shopping – take time to remember those less fortunate than yourself, and consider making a donation knowing that you may also be protecting our global home!
God Bless, Chris
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Coffee Morningat Stowupland Chapel
on Friday, 31st May10.00am to 12.00noon
Everyone welcome for coffee / tea, cake and a chat.
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CHARLIE HAYLOCK 'An Eccentric Look at Suffolk'
at Stowupland Village Hall
Wednesday, 8th May, 7.45pm
Raffle • Refreshments
Tickets, £5.00 each, can be bought at the door or in advance from Judy Clarke, tel. 01449 615 386
fund-raising eventS T OW U P L A N DLOCAL HISTORYGROUP
Sandringham Flower Show Wednesday, 31st July Admission £10.00, under 16's free.
Coach fare max. £10.00. Coach to leave Stowupland 8.30am. Deadline for names – early June.
Please contact me on 01449 615 386 Judy Clarke
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3rd April meeting
After a warm welcome, Roy Tricker began by describing his life-long interest in churches. As a child, he even
saved pocket money for bus trips to visit them; fascination with the clergy followed.
Over the centuries, the Church of England was a breeding-ground for eccentrics. Revd. Spooner, Warden of New College Oxford, had a speech impediment which led him to announce a hymn as ‘Kinquering Congs Their Titles Take’. There are many examples of his mixed words, not all substantiated. Revd. John Russell was a Devon cleric in the 19th century, with an enthusiasm for hunting. He bred dogs and produced the Jack Russell terrier. Even towards the end of the 20th century, the vicar of St Mark’s, Dalston, was giving many politically incorrect views in his own parish magazine. He described his church as ‘Victorian in architecture and Victorian in attitude’.
Closer to home, Roy remembered the Lawshall clergyman, an expert on street pianos (barrel-organs), who would go out complete with barrel-organ and monkey and play to raise funds for the church. Canon James Gilchrist of Dennington was an expert on church silver. His wife complained of him polishing a 15th century chalice in bed, in the middle of the night, using his handkerchief! Tensions arose when a clergyman was particularly High Church (one even taught children to recite the Rosary in Latin) or particularly Protestant. Revd. Falkener of Old Newton was one of the latter and not happy with the restoration of the medieval glass in Gipping Chapel, though it went ahead.
Roy described Canon Martin Bulstrode of Framlingham who said daily prayers for his parishioners and in fine weather, did so from the top of the Church tower. He could direct his prayers to the relevant homes – and could also see what went on below. A little girl who had dropped a sweet paper got a terrible shock when his voice boomed down from the tower, telling her to pick it up!
We thoroughly enjoyed Roy’s talk and hope to see him again next year, perhaps for a visit to Gipping Chapel.
MembershipMemberships became due for renewal in April. If you wish to renew your
membership, or perhaps join for the first time, please see Christine Williams
Local History GroupMarion Harris – Tel. 01449 770 895
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at our next meeting or phone her on 01449 771 430. The cost is £10.00 for a full year but charged on a pro rata basis as the year goes on. Members are able to borrow items from our archives, to join some particular visits and to pay £1.00 for admission to meetings, rather than £3.00.
Visit to Abbots Hall We have arranged a guided tour of Abbots Hall at 7.00pm on 3rd July.
Non-members are welcome. The suggested donation to the Museum is £5.00 each. Do get in touch if you would like join to this informative visit.
Talking-Point For the history of Half a Mow, please see ‘Telstar Celebrating 50 Years’ on
page 26For our next ‘Talking Point’, have allotments always been where we now
know them? (This has all the makings of a research project!)
ProgrammeWednesday, 1st May, 7.30pm, in the Village Hall.An informal evening of displays of items from our archives and a chance
to bring photographs, documents or objects relating to the history of the village, to share with others.
There will be interesting news about a sampler, made by Minerva Ayliffe of Stowupland in 1886, which is now in America.
Wednesday, 8th May, 7.45pm, in the Village Hall.Well known for his books on Suffolk humour, history and dialect such as
‘Sloightly On Th'Huh!’ and recently ‘Sloightly on the Sosh!’, Charlie Haylock will be giving us his ‘Eccentric Look at Suffolk’. This is a special fund-raising event. Tickets cost £5.00 each and can be bought at the door or from Judy Clarke, tel. 01449 615 386. There will be a raffle and refreshments.
Wednesday, 5th June, 7.30pm, in the Village Hall.A.G.M. and a talk by Jeanette Baldry, ‘The History and Families of Abbots
Hall’. This talk will provide an interesting background before our visit in July. We look forward to seeing you.
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Freeman Community Primary School
Freeman Community Primary School is taking part in the Respect Zone Project to help with parking. As a school we continue to encounter
difficulties for the children arriving or leaving by bus due to parking in front of the school. We are also aware that people do not always respect other car users in the Village Hall car park and the church have on occasions been unable to get in and out of their drive.
To tackle this problem we have been liaising with John Spitzer, from Mid Suffolk District Council, and PC Cox to consider the Respect Zone Project. This has already been introduced in Stowmarket and we are introducing the project here. If you would like to hear more about it, there will be a meeting at Freeman Community Primary School on Tuesday, 7th May at 2.00pm for anyone who is interested.
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Book the Date MayWed 1 Baby & Toddler Group 9.30am Village HallWed 1 Stowupland Book Club 2.00pmWed 1 Weekly Coffee Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 1 Local History Group (see page 19) 7.30pm Village HallThur 2 P.C. Transport, Traffic & Safety W.G. 7.30pm Church HallFri 3 Suffolk Constab.
Male Voice Choir (see page 37)7.30pm Village Hall
Sat 4 Flower Festival and Craft Fayre (see page 35)Sun 5 Flower Festival and Craft Fayre (see page 35)Sun 5 Cricket Match v Mellis 1.30pm Playing FieldMon 6 Flower Festival and Craft Fayre (see page 35)Tues 7 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 7 Beetle Drive 2.30pm Church HallWed 8 Baby & Toddler Group 9.30am Village HallWed 8 Weekly Coffee Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 8 Cricket Match v Mid Suffolk 6.15pm Playing FieldWed 8 Charlie Haylock (see page 17) 7.45pm Village HallThur 9 Parish Council 7.30pm V. H. Meeting Room Thur 9 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallFri 10 Community Bingo 7.30pm Village HallSat 11 P.C. The Green W.G. 10.00am Outside The RetreatSun 12 Cricket Match v Horringer 1.30pm Playing FieldSun 12 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 13 TELSTAR DEADLINE DATE – June issueMon 13 Afternoon Fellowship 2.00pm URC ChapelMon 13 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HallTues 14 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 14 Over 60 Club 2.00pm Village HallWed 15 Baby & Toddler Group 9.30am Village HallWed 15 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 15 Cricket Match v Stowmkt High School 6.15pm Playing FieldWed 15 W.I. – Jewellery 7.30pm Village Hall Thur 16 P.C. Community Events W.G. 7.30pm URC ChapelThur 16 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village Hall
If you wish to attend one of the events listed, and would like help with transport, please contact Good Neighbours on 07591 539 621 (new no.)
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Sat 18 Spring Walk 10.00am From The RetreatSat 18 Music with ‘C’est La Vie’ 8.00pm Sports & Social ClubSun 19 Cricket Match v Castle 1.30pm Playing FieldSun 19 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 20 Afternoon Fellowship 2.00pm URC ChapelMon 20 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HallTues 21 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtWed 22 Baby & Toddler Group 9.30am Village HallWed 22 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchThur 23 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallSat 25 Bingo 7.30pm Sports & Social ClubSun 26 Cricket Match v Worlington 1.30pm Playing FieldSun 26 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallTues 28 Mobile Library 9.30am Jubilee CourtTues 28 Mobile Library 9.55am The GreenTues 28 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 28 Beetle Drive 2.30pm Church HallWed 29 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchThur 30 P.C. Finance & Policy Meeting 7.30pm URC ChapelThur 30 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village HallFri 31 Coffee Morning 10.00am URC Chapel
Book the Date JuneSun 2 Country & Western Dance 7.30pm Village HallMon 3 Dance Club 7.30pm Village HalTues 4 Coffee Morning 10.00am Jubilee CourtTues 4 Beetle Drive 2.30pm Church HallWed 5 Baby & Toddler Group 9.30am Village HallWed 5 Stowupland Book Club 2.00pmWed 5 Open Church 2.00pm Holy Trinity ChurchWed 5 Local History Group (see page 19) 7.30pm Village HallThur 6 P.C. Community Events W.G. 7.30pm URC ChapelThur 6 Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm Village Hall
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June 30 Service on The Green
August 3 Celebration of 50 years of Telstar
September 1 Historic Cars / Yard Sale
* C O N T A C T D E T A I L SBook Group: Patricia 672 127 or Anne 01449 672 592 Baby and Toddler Group: Hannah Taylor 07788 425 725Bowls Club: John Mollett 01449 775 369 Country & Western Dance: Winston & Janet Adams 01206 501 866Dance Club: May & Paul Durham 01449 672 601Local History Group: Marion Harris 01449 770 895Short Mat Bowls: Pam Fayers 01449 770 080 Sports & Social Club: Rick Langford 01449 770 402W. I. Judy Clarke 01449 615 386Community Events Keith Welham 01449 673 185Mobile Library: 07721 879 855
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Once again a big thank-you to all who donate stamps and cartridges. Not nearly so many this year – but hopefully if there are less, then they will be
worth more. Please keep them coming, the hospice needs every penny it can get.
I would just mention that I’ve just collected some stamps from the Post Office – sadly a number of them are no good as they have not got a paper surround. The stamps are ‘floated’ so they can be separated from the envelope and if there is no edging, this is virtually impossible. So, please, leave a paper border.
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Half-a-Mow of The Green
I began to push for the adoption of this scheme in 2000, after I had attended a
Suffolk Wildlife Trust talk on ‘Butterflies in Suffolk’ and learnt that the orange tip butterfly lays its eggs on the cuckoo flowers (also known as ladysmock or milkmaids). I knew that these flowers bloomed on The Green but also knew that, with the Parish Council’s regime of cutting, they never had a chance to seed and any butterfly eggs on the plants, also went with the cut.
I sent a letter to the Parish Council advising of the situation and asking that consideration be given to adopting the ‘Half a Mow’ scheme, inaugurated the previous year by Mid Suffolk District Council, whereby suitable areas of grassland would be managed to encourage wildlife. I had contacted Diana Lakey, the Assistant Countryside Officer of Mid Suffolk District Council and she expressed a willingness to talk to the Parish Councillors about what the scheme involved.
However, the Council “felt it was unwise to change the cutting times of The Green”. With a good response to my next Telstar letter, and having canvassed residents in Birch Close and the houses by the farm track, I was encouraged to continue my endeavours and set up a meeting with Diana Lakey, who was full of enthusiasm, considering The Green an ideal area. I then spoke to District Councillor, Carole Jones, who gave me her full support and suggested the
Celebrating 50 Years
As part of our celebration year we will reflect something of the life in the village over the past 50 years, in this second article Judy Clarke
reports on the introduction in the village of the Half-a-Mow scheme, on part of The Green.
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You have a choice: You can throw in the towel, or
you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.
scheme could be started on a small scale. I put this to the Parish Council in December, and it was agreed to give consideration to the idea.
I set up a public meeting in mid January, for which there was a good turn out, including several of the Parish Councillors, and the Mid Suffolk District Council’s Countryside Ranger, Will Akaster. He gave the background to the scheme, with its benefits to wildlife. A question and answer session followed, with assurance being given that the area would be properly managed, with problem plants such as creeping thistle and ragwort being kept under control. A show of hands indicated that the majority were in favour of the scheme being set up and the Chairman of the Parish Council said that the matter would be discussed in due course. I was delighted to receive a letter in February advising that the Council agreed to allow part of The Green to
become ‘Half A Mow’ land and I agreed to take on the role of project manager.
A survey by the Mid Suffolk District Council’s Will Akaster in 2001 revealed a variety of grasses and plants, including lady’s bedstraw and peppermint saxifrage. Apart from the annual hay cut, kindly undertaken by Roger Carter of Green Farm, my ongoing battle with ragwort and the cutting of the roadside verge for traffic safety, the area is left to nature.
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The Vicar’s Letter Revd David Swales
Dear FriendsFamous last words
Not many of us will have the opportunity to choose our parting words to friends and family (those of one famous Victorian were “I feel much better”…).
If we could choose them, though, what would they be? Words of appreciation? Of warning? Certainly, we would choose them carefully. We would speak about the thing that was closest to our heart.
“Go, then…”Well, this month we remember Jesus’ departure: not death, in his case,
but Ascension;* his return to his place at God the Father’s right hand. And what words did he choose to say before being ‘taken up’? “Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples…You will be my witnesses…”
In other words, he gave to his friends and followers the responsibility of helping others to become his friends, too; of ‘sharing faith’. And that is still a responsibility for all Christians today.
Ironically, it was on Ascension Day a few years ago that I was speaking to an Indian Christian, who told me that, in her state, Christians are prevented by law from openly proclaiming their Faith. Christians in our society, on the other hand, are free to do so but have often squandered that freedom.
Citizens of HeavenAnd there’s more. At the Ascension it was Jesus’ human body which
was taken to heaven. He took his humanity – he took us – into the Father’s presence. If we are “in Christ” then we are there with him at the Father’s right hand.
A mind-boggling thought! But it does put our lives – and our deaths – in a new perspective.
Your friend and vicar,
David* All are welcome at our Ascension Day Communion service, at 7.30pm on Thursday 9th May, Holy Trinity Church.
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Holy Trinity ChurchVicar: Revd David Swales Tel: 01449 675 503
Curate: Revd Paul Clarke Tel: 01449 672 140
Churchwarden: Mrs Ann Doubtfire Tel. 01449 770 363
Church Email: [email protected]
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S e r v i c e s i n M a y 2 0 1 3 May 5th 9.30am Parish Communion
4.00pm 1st @ 4 Service
May 7th (Thur) 7.30pm Ascension Day Service at Stowupland
May 12th 9.30am Morning Worship and Trinity Starz
6.30pm Evensong (B.C.P.)
May 19th 8.00am Holy Communion (B.C.P.)
9.30am Morning Prayer (B.C.P.)
May 20th (Mon) 10.30am Songs of Praise at Steeple View. All welcome!
May 26th 9.30am All-Age Family Service & Baptism
6.30pm Parish Communion(B.C.P. – Book of Common Prayer)
A P r a y e rAlmighty God, whose mercies never fail, we commend to you all who have a place in our hearts and sympathies; all who are joined to us by the sacred ties of kindred, friendship, and love; keep them both outwardly in their bodies and inwardly in their souls; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
L e n t L u n c h e sYour generous contributions raised the wonderful sum of £414.10 which has been presented to the charity YouV to help with their work in the local communities. Many thanks to you all!
F o o d B a n k B o xIf you would like to donate items for the Food Bank to help those in need of a helping hand, we now have a box at the back of the church for you to leave your items. Thank you!
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P a r i s h R e g i s t e r sW e d d i n g Our congratulations to those who have recently married:
6th April Sadie Gant & Joshua Wright
F u n e r a l s Our love, sympathy and prayers to the families of those who have recently died: 2nd April Jean Grimsey 5th April Kenneth Southgate 17th April George Haywood
‘ 1 s t @ 4 ’ S e r v i c e Please come along to ‘ 1st@4 SERVICE’ on Sunday, 5th May at 4.00pm and enjoy ‘Church With A Difference’ and some rather nice cupcakes!
F a m i l i e s We welcome all families and children to our Morning Worship Service with Trinity Starz on Sunday, 12th May at 9.30am and please do stay and have FairTrade refreshments with us in the hall afterwards!
1 0 0 C l u bCongratulations to the winners of the May Draw
1st 66 Mr K Sapsed
2nd 20 Mr D Pring
3rd 49 Mrs I Dickinson
B e e t l e D r i v e sCome along and enjoy some fun in a friendly atmosphere at the Beetle Drives which will be held on Tuesdays, 7th and 28th May at 2.30pm in the Church Hall. All are very welcome to join us!
W e e k l y C o f f e e C h u r c hHoly Trinity Church has an Open Church & Social Session from 2.00pm to 4.00pm each Wednesday. Come on in and enjoy your Parish Church, for a free cup of tea/coffee and a chat in the Church Hall, or to wait for children coming out of school, or for a quiet prayer, or just to enquire about church activities etc.
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S t e e p l e V i e wThe residents warmly invite you to join them for their Songs of Praise Service at Steeple View on Monday, 20th May at 10.30am (followed by a short Communion for those who wish to stay).
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F l o w e r F e s t i v a l C o n c e r tCome along and enjoy an evenings entertainment with the Suffolk Constabulary Male Voice Choir at the
Flower Festival Concert on Friday, 3rd May at 7.30pm in Stowupland Village Hall. Please see page 37
Tickets £8.00 (under 16’s £2.00) including refreshments, and a free glass of wine. Tickets available from;
Ann Doubtfire – 01449 770 363 Christine Williams – 01449 771 430
John Parsell – 01449 672 592 David Hall – 01449 675 828
3 5 t h A n n u a l F l o w e r F e s t i v a l & C r a f t F a y r ePlease see full details on Page 35. Come to enjoy the Flower Displays in the Church; also the stalls and refreshments in the Village Hall – you won’t be disappointed!
Over 60 Club P Prentice, 01449 771 724
On the 12th March we went out to lunch at Beyton White Horse. We would like to thank our pleasant, helpful and polite driver on Perrys
Coaches for a comfortable journey. It was good to have him able to join us for lunch.
The Annual General Meeting on the 9th April was a well attended meeting. The committee were re-elected and all agreed to stay on. This was a meeting where everyone was involved, and worked together in putting forward ideas for the forthcoming months. So thanks to you all.
Our meetings are held in the Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month at 2.00pm. We also go out for lunches and hold other occasions where times vary. Details are in the monthly Telstar.
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Stowupland Good neiGhbourS
A volunteer service run by residents for residentsHelpline 07591 539 621 (New Number)
Cathy Welham, Secretary
Well hello Spring!
Keith and I were in Barcelona during the last bad snow and whilst Stowupland was enduring sub zero temperatures we were enjoying
azure blue skies and warm breezes. We like to think we brought this beautiful Spring weather back with us – just something else Good Neighbours can do!
I don’t know about you but I read Telstar every month and continue to be amazed at the diverse range of activities taking place in our village. There seems to be something for everyone!
I know I have written about this before but if there is anyone reading this article and thinking I would love to go to a particular event but haven’t got transport on that day – why not ring Good Neighbours on 07591 539 621 and we will see what we can do.
Some of the activities which are coming along in the not too distant future include Holy Trinity’s ever beautiful and popular Flower Festival on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 4th, 5th and 6th May. (Please see page 35). The theme this year is ‘Tell Me a Story’ and I can’t wait to see the beautiful creations and breathe in the intoxicating perfume. There will also be craft stalls, ploughman’s lunches and refreshments in the Village Hall for the duration of the Flower Festival.
From Telstar I also notice that the URC Afternoon Fellowship has an interesting series of meetings ahead and their regular coffee mornings are always warm and friendly – a place for some pleasant conversation.
Please do not think we are only here to help with transport to Church activities. As I mentioned earlier, we are lucky in this village to have so many different social activities. Fun Day on The Green is not too far ahead – 29th June; the Women’s Institute, Baby and Toddler Group and the Local History Group are just a few of the groups which rely on village support.
So, please do not be shy, pick up the phone if there is any of our village activities you would like to be involved in, and ring 07591 539 621.
Finally, Good Neighbours are always happy to welcome new Volunteers/Committee Members. We are especially looking for volunteer drivers. If anyone is interested please ring me on 673185. We have our AGM coming up in June and it would be really good to see some new faces.
Give us a call – our Helpline Number is 07591 539 621
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On a recent trip to Thetford in early March, my wife and I came across a large group of enthusiastic
photographers, armed with expensive-looking camera equipment. On having a brief conversation with one of them, it turned out that they were waiting for the otters to appear. Apparently these otters are very tame, and hunt
throughout the day, totally oblivious of the dog walkers and general public on the riverside footpaths. After watching for a while I walked up-river to a quieter spot and I could not believe my luck – an otter was hunting under a nearby road-bridge. I managed to obtain some nice still shots and also video footage, and came away feeling privileged to be so near one of our normally shy mammals. I have a few reservations about the numbers of otters that are now in our river systems. Yes, they are a beautiful protected animal but, and there is always a but, when predator numbers increase, if the fish stocks are not in the rivers, which they are not – especially the eel which is their natural food – they will raid fishing lakes and also take waterside birds and their eggs. Another problem is our rare, native, crayfish – if otters move into their now small colonies we will probably lose them for ever, as they are also competing for habitat with the introduced signal crayfish from America, which is larger and more aggressive. I suppose nature will balance itself out in the long term, as it seems to most of the time.
Whilst on the subject of predators, the sparrowhawk has paid us another visit. We saw it sitting and watching our feeders in the garden only a few feet away from our window. After a while it flew away in search of a meal elsewhere. On occasions I have rooks attack the fat balls hanging in our tree and up to half a dozen waiting below for falling titbits. I suspect they are from our local rookery, just down the road near Stowupland Hall. One of the rooks has white feathers in its wings, and is quite a distinct individual.
It seems every time I sit down to write this article it snows. Last month it was snowing and it is snowing at the moment, when will this weather improve? We do deserve a good summer to make up for our prolonged winter.
Whilst watching a barn owl hunt near Rickinghall early one morning, it suddenly twisted in the air and dived to the ground. I could just see it in the long dead grass as it quickly killed the vole it had caught, and with a couple of gulps it was gone, head first. I also watched a barn owl hunt along Saxham Street recently, giving me a superb view as it sat on a fence post and stared back at me. I am sure that when the weather improves the swallows and other summer visitors will be here and our gardens will spring into life, and we will all feel better in ourselves.
Countryside Rambler Brian Ward
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Youth ReflectionsIt’s Exam time
So it’s the start of exam season and that means revision, revision and more revision. This month will be the most stressful but important month of
every GCSE student’s life, the results from these exams might determine the rest of our lives.
However just think, once all our exams are over there will be about twelve blissful weeks of summer, with no school, no revision and no homework. Hooray!
Hopefully the weather will finally start to improve this month, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.
A talk by Roger Carter about the Carter Familyand it’s long association with the village,
the Chapel and farming in Stowupland.
at Stowupland Chapelon Friday, 10th May 2013 at 7.30pm
Admission by ticket £5.00 to include wine / soft drink and nibbles
Tickets available from Joyce Gardiner Tel: 01449 676 149, Maureen Carter Tel: 01449 612 856 or any Chapel member.
Proceeds to Stowupland Chapel
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The hall is established as a charitable organization and run by a group of (voluntary) trustees. A range
of groups and individuals use the amenity but there is spare capacity for private and club bookings.
Located in the centre of the village, in Church Road, with ample parking, the hall is clean, spacious and well heated; and licensed for a range of activities with bar facilities for the sale of alcoholic drinks. There is a main function room, a kitchen and smaller rooms for meetings and classes. Hire charges are reasonable.
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Sports & Social Club Rick Langford, Chairman
It is time to reflect on the last twelve months for the club, and what a twelve months it has been! This time last year we had a hosepipe ban, after a very dry and warm
March, the Cricket Club were looking forward to their season, and then the heavens opened, and it didn’t stop all summer. This obviously had an impact on the turnover at the club, with many cricket matches being cancelled, although we are pleased to say that the 1st XI were promoted at the end of the season. The bad weather continued through the football season, with again many games cancelled, which has a detrimental effect on the cash flow at the club. The football teams are now playing catch up with their fixtures.
Going forward, the sports clubs will have to upgrade their facilities in the medium to long term to achieve better playing and changing conditions To achieve this goal we will be exploring the possibility of forming a development partnership with the Village Hall, the Bowls Club and the High School. We have a full programme of events at the club through 2013 and the full list was published in last month’s Telstar.
We rely very heavily on our volunteers to keep the club running, and I would like to thank them all.
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Bowls Club John Mollett
Because of difficulties with the weather the green was not ready for our proposed start and we delayed
the opening drive until 20th April. Replacing the cladding of the pavilion was also set back due to the wrong coloured material being sent. We need all hands to the pumps during the season as we have a number of important games to host; there is Malcolm’s President’s
Day and the semi and finals of the County competitions as well as our own competitions.
The building will need further work done to smarten it up. The gardens will need planting up and if you have any spare flower plants or pots please bring them along and plant them.
This is going to be an exciting year for us and we can look forward to a great season of bowling.
There is good news about Brian Spence – Terry Button says he is doing very well and we wish him well for continued progress.
To all bowlers may your arm be strong and your bias true – have a great season.
Friday, 10th Mayat Stowupland Village Hall
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