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Bentley Comrades - Village Hall Committee Room - 7.30 pm.Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Bentley Parish Council Monthly Meeting - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Coffee and Company at 19,The Link - 10.00 am to 11.30 am.Tuesday Club - “When Motoring was Fun” - Tom Tyler - Village Hall at 2.00 pm.W.I. - “Stag Beetles” - Colin Hawes - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm.PTA Quiz - Village Hall - 6.45 pm for 7.00 pm.Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Link Lunch - Village Hall - Servings at 12 noon and 12.30 pm.Horticultural Society - “ Vegetables for Value” Rodney Tibbs - Village Hall at7.30 pm.Tuesday Club - “Cider with Rosie -The Sequel” - Catherine Dell - Village Hall at2.00 pm.Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm.
FEBRUARY 2017
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE VILLAGE.
Bentley Comrades - Village Hall Committee Room - 7.30 pm.Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Coffee and Company at 19,The Link - 10.00 am to 11.30 am.Bentley Parish Council Monthly Meeting - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Tuesday Club - “The Bass Hicks” - entertainment - Village Hall at 2.00 pm.W.I. - Quilling - Janet Buis - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm.Whist Drive - Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Link Lunch - Village Hall - Servings at 12.00 noon and 12.30 pm.Horticultural Society - “Planning your Summer Garden” - Sonya Burrows -Village Hall at 7.30 pm.Tuesday Club - Chair Aerobics, Cards and Scrabble & The Coffee Caravan -Village Hall at 2.00 pm.Scrabble Club - Village Hall Committee Room - 2.30 pm.
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CARPET BOWLS - Every Tuesday 7.30 pm & Wednesday 2.30 pm – Village Hall.AEROBICS CLASS - Tuesday morning at 9.45 am (Term Time only) – Village Hall.PILATES CLASS - Tuesday 11.00 am to noon (Term Time only) – Village Hall.
Contact Mrs Jill Sharp for information – 01473 311546.TODDLER GROUP - Monday and Wednesday mornings 9.30 am to 12 noon (Term
time only) at Village Hall.
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Mrs Jo AustinMr Dennis KellAimee LouisMr David WestleyMr Ray SavageMr Bob FeltwellMrs Lillian CalvertMrs Pam RaymentMrs Sandra MehenMr John BlackmoreMr Allan CribbMr John BlackmoreMrs Veronica HoweMrs Pam RaymentMrs Moira UsherMr Robin OwenMr Jim FarrowMr Colin HawesMrs Margaret BlackmoreMrs Margaret BlackmoreMr John TombsMrs Veronica HoweMrs Sandra Ford
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BENTLEY ORGANISATIONS AND CLUBS
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Bentley Parish Council website is at http://www.bentleypc.onesuffolk.netFurther information about Bentley can be found at www.krpa.co.uk
Other Village Web sites are listed on page 25
ST MARY’S CHURCH, BENTLEYRev Annette ShannonMs Hayley PurnellMr Peter DayMr Ray SavageRevd Don Mehen
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BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Mr. Craig WhaleMr. Chris Cordle
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Michael BamfordJoy ScottJohn HintonStephen WilliamsGordon Jones
RectorBenefice AdministratorChurchwardenVergerAssistant Priest
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THE BENTLEY BUGLE - COMMUNITY & CHURCH NEWS COORDINATORSThe Bentley Bugle is published and distributed bi-monthly on a voluntary basis forthe benefit of the local Village and Church community. Information is published ingood faith and we reserve the right to edit copy submitted. Errors and exceptionsare regretted. Advertising in these pages does not constitute a recommendation.Editor / Production Robin Owen18 West Mill Green, Bentley, IP9 2BNTel: 01473 311844 Email: [email protected] Michael Anderton26 West Mill Green, Bentley, IP9 2BNTel: 01473 310014 Email: [email protected] Peter DayGreenacres, Capel Road, Bentley, IP9 2BLTel: 01473 310518 Email: [email protected] / Distribution Adrian Mills15 West Mill Green, Bentley, IP9 2BNTel: 01473 311103 Email: [email protected] Correspondent Sandra Mehen19 The Link, BentleyTel: 01473 310383 Email: [email protected] DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE – Copy Deadline for Apr 2017 –May 2017 issue is Friday 17th Mar. Copy can be submitted either on paperor electronically (preferred). Please try to ensure that any copy submittedelectronically is in a standard format, e.g .DOC, .DOCX, .JPG .PDF or .TXTWe will always try to include copy that arrives after the published deadlinesubject to space being available.PLEASE SEND COPY AND INFORMATION DIRECT TO ADRIAN MILLS.
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FRONT COVER‘Winter Sunshine at Felixstowe’
As a result of several requests we have updated our extract from the bus timetablegiving the times of buses passing through Bentley on the Ipswich - Colchesterroute.Also included are tables showing the Capel Library opening times, and the MobileLibrary dates and times for Bentley.We hope you find these useful, and have placed them on the centre pages so thatthey can be easily removed for safekeeping elsewhere if required.We would be glad to hear suggestions for the inclusion of any other such items infuture issues of the Bugle.Bugle team
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Family Service for CandlemasFamily CommunionFamily ServiceFamily Communion
10.00 am10.00 am10.00 am10.00 am
5th February12th February19th February26th February
SERVICES IN FEBRUARY
Family ServiceFamily CommunionMorning PrayerFamily Service for Mothering Sunday
5th March12th March19th March26th March
10.00 am10.00 am10.00 am10.00 am
SERVICES IN MARCH
CandlemasA special service when we put away the people and animals from the CribWe remember the birth of Jesus and light candles to show how each of us
can make a difference in the world around us just as Jesus did.Refreshments will be served after the service
Ash WednesdayThere will be two Ash Wednesday
Communion Services with theimposition of ashes onWednesday 1st March
10.00 am Burstall Church7.30 pm Copdock Church
Mothering SundaySunday 26th March
at 10.00 amService for all the family
with activities for children of all ages Posies for Mums and
all ladies presentRefreshments served after the service
CAN’T GET TO CHURCH? Would you like to come to church but need a lift? Pleaselet us know and we can organise lifts. Please contact Doreen on 311122,Carolyn on 311090 or Jane on 310518.
HOME COMMUNION is held on the first Wednesday of each month. It is a short simpleservice and anyone is welcome to attend.
Refreshments are served after every Sunday service.
All services advertised are at Bentley Church unless otherwise stated
> St Mary’sChurch News
For weddings, baptisms, funerals and any other church mattersplease contact:–Rector – Rev. Annette Shannon on 807674Church Warden – Peter Day on 310518Verger – Ray Savage on 311122Assistant Priest – Rev. Don Mehen on 310383Benefice Administrator – Hayley Purnell on 07713 863023
Email: [email protected](Please note Hayley only works part-time, so may not get back to you immediately)
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St Mary’s Church News
Dates for your diary:
Family CommunionApril 9th 10.00 am.
Procession with palm crosses.
Family Easter CommunionSunday 16th April 10.00 am
Easter Egg Hunt after the service.
Easter Lilies – Many people like to contribute towards the cost of lilies todecorate Bentley Church for Easter, often in memory of a loved one. Wesuggest a donation of £2. If you would like a dedication in memory foryour loved one please let us know the name or names and let us havethem with the donation by Palm Sunday 9th April. Sign the list in churchor contact Doreen – 311122, Carolyn - 311090 or Sandra - 310383
West Villa – many thanks to everyone who brought toys to give to Father Christmasat the Christingle Service and also, for all those who gave gifts during December.The letter of thanks we have received shows just how much your generosity helpedin making those less fortunate feel that they were thought about at this very specialtime. Your gifts enabled them to provide gifts for everyone in their care at Christmas.
Easter Eggs – we will be collecting Easter Eggs to take to West VillaHomeless Families Unit. If you would like to help please can we have theeggs by Palm Sunday 9th April.They can be left at church at Sunday services or at 19 The Link orphone 310383.
Lent Group – We will be holding a study group through Lent again this year. Itwill be based on a book called Spot the Difference. It will include prayer, activities,bible readings and discussion and will help us find out the difference being aChristian makes to our lives. We will meet at 19 The Link starting at 7.30 pm andfinishing no later than 9.30 pm. Anyone is welcome to join us and if you cannotmake all sessions that is not a problem. There will be five sessions on Wednesdayevenings on March 8th; March 15th; March 22nd; March 29th and April 5th -to find out more phone 310383.
St Mary’s Church News
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LONELY? NEED A LISTENING EAR?NEED SOMEONE TO PRAY WITH YOU OR FOR YOU?Do you know of anyone in the village who would like a visit at home or inhospital? Would you like someone to visit you? Would you like someone topray with you or for you? Please call Doreen on '311122, Carolyn on'311090, Jane on'310518 or Sandra on'310383.
COFFEE AND COMPANYYou are invited to join us for coffee and biscuits and have a chat at19 The Link on the first Thursday of each month between 10.00 am and11.30 am. Everybody welcome - please come and bring a friend.
Pause for thought – It sometimes seems that life is such a rush. We have hardlyfinished with Christmas and then it’s the sales, into a New Year and back to schoolfor the children. Have you also noticed that while there are still Christmas goodieson the shelves in the shops they are already selling mini Easter Eggs. This is still atime of year when people are lonely. We remember them around Christmas andNew Year and then as the year moves on we get involved in other pursuits. So whynot take time to visit the older, disabled or lonely people who live nearby. Your visitcould just make all the difference to them and shows God’s love in action in our lives.That is surely what our faith is all about.
Thank you to everyone who came to the Christmas Services at Bentley Church. Itwas lovely to see so many people joining us at the Christingle service, who came tosing the old familiar carols and hear the old familiar story. And many thanks for allthose who came to Mulled Wine and Carols this year, especially the children whosang for us, making it a special occasion. And very special thanks to Ray, Ken andall their helpers who made the church look so spectacular again this year. If youmissed it this year then make a note to come in 2017, it’s well worth the visit.
SONG AND DANCE.
We are looking for anyone who would like to join a "pop up" choiror a dance group to rehearse, perform
and have social events togetherTo enhance the special services we plan to run
in your church this year.We don't wish to make a song and dance about it
but great fun will be had by all who join in.Please contact Peter Day 01473 310518, if interested.
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF BENTLEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS
December 2016 and January 2017Bentley Parish Council met on Thursday 1st December. One councillor tenderedapologies. County Councillor Gordon Jones and District Councillor John Hintongave verbal reports. A planning application for the erection of a new dwelling andcreation of new vehicular access in West Mill Green was discussed. The Councilrecommended refusal on the grounds of over - development, overlookingneighbouring properties and inappropriate to street scene.The Council voted to increase the precept by £500 to £14,500.Traffic calming measures were discussed and the proposal of a gatewaytreatment was dropped on the grounds that they are not effective (supported byexperience of other villages in the area) and prohibitively expensive. CountyCouncillor Jones raised the possibility of an Automatic Number PlateRecognition (ANPR) system being trialled and further discussion on this topicand other speed monitoring systems (VAS and SID) will appear on the Januarymeeting agenda.Information had been received from a resident who is concerned about theamount of litter being dropped in Hazel Shrub. There was a suggestion that theculprits may be people frequenting a nearby farm. It was decided that the clerkwould write to the owner of the farm concerned.Seven Parish Councillors attended the January meeting held on 5th of themonth. District Councillor John Hinton and County Councillor Gordon Jonesgave their monthly updates. Their reports will be available on the Parish Councilwebsite when received. Two planning applications were discussed, one for acart lodge in Link Lane, the other for a Certificate of Conformity for a property inHazel Shrub - both were recommended for approval. The Tree Warden gave anaccount of a recent meeting he had attended for local tree wardens. A meetingis to be arranged between Parish Council members and the new ChurchWarden, Mr Day, at St Mary’s, Bentley to review maintenance of the churchyard.Grants were discussed, proposed and approved for projects to be undertakenby Capel Library, the Outdoor Bowls Club and The Tuesday Club. These includeimprovements to the library reception area, window renovations at the bowlsclub and a coach trip for the Tuesday Club. A grant of £50 towards an over - bedtable at St Elizabeth’s Hospice, Ipswich was also proposed and approved.The next Parish Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday 2nd February 2017at 7.30 pm, preceded by a meeting of the Playing Fields Trustees at 7.00 pm.
Andrew Graffham (Councillor)
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BENTLEY REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCH'My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.' (Psalm 62:5)
All are welcome to join with usEvery Wednesday at 7.30 pm – Prayer and Bible Study
Every Sunday at 10.45 am and 3.00 pm – Worship Services
For further information please visit:www.bentleyreformedbaptistchurch.com
e-mail: [email protected]: 01473 311976
2017 Season
Our next meetings will be on the 9th & 23rd ofFebruary, and the 9th & 23rd of March.We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 2.30 pm in theVillage Hall Committee Room. Anyone who would enjoy a game ofScrabble, a cup of tea or coffee and a chat is welcome to join us.
Robin Owen.
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BENTLEY PLAYING FIELD
I am currently trying to set out some plans and ideas to ensure that as manypeople, groups, clubs etc. are able to make use of the village Playing Fieldas possible.Please may I ask all Bentley Adults and Children to send me suggestions forany activities i.e. football, rounders, cricket, BMX Track, tennis etc that theywould be interested in seeing provided on the Playing Field, and I will thenbe able to investigate what might be possible / affordable.I would also appreciate any ideas for additional activities at the Bentley FunDay please.Many thanks for your help, please send any ideas to :Jo Willis - 4, Case Lane, Bentley IP9 2DN - 07733298842
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NOTES FROM THE CASESuffolk’s first Co-operative Pub!
Tel. 01473 805575 www.thecasepubbentley.co.ukHappy New Year to all our Members, volunteers and customers.2017 brings with it some exciting opportunities to get more involved with yourCommunity pub! We are re-launching the share offer, so if you’re not already aMember, this is your chance to become a part - owner of this successful pub bybuying shares in the Case. Consider the benefits: not only can you say you part -own your local pub and have a voice in the way it’s run, but there are very tangiblefinancial benefits too. Your investment attracts 30% tax relief, so if you’re a taxpayerand invest £250, the tax man will refund £75. And from 2018, we hope to be ableto pay interest of up to 3% above base rate - where else would you get this? You’llalso receive information and updates which aren’t available to non - Members. Theminimum investment is £250, maximum £20,000. The Case already has over 200Members - why not join us and help us reach our target of £72,000 worth of newshares sold by the offer closing date of 25th March. Full details and an applicationform are on the web site at www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk.Why is it so important to attract more investment? We have identified a numberof repairs and improvements to the building, the most urgent being the replacementof the bay windows at the front of the pub, which you may have noticed are lookingdistinctly ropey. We all know the difference the pub has made to our community(without it we wouldn’t have a shop either), so please show your commitment bybecoming an investor. If you’re already an investor, why not increase your stake?Want to know more? David Westley and Peter Cross will be available to answerquestions and deal with any share applications at two informal sessions in the pub onWednesday 8th February and Wednesday 22nd February, from 8.00 pm. Just turn up.And that’s not all - once you become a Member by buying shares in the Case, youare eligible to stand for the Management Committee, which is responsible forrunning the pub. Now the pub has been running for three years - hard to believe! -Some of the committee members are standing down, and we will be seeking newmembers for election in March.Pub quizzes Our popular quizzes will recommence in January, on the last Saturdayin the month. Join us for a fun evening and give your brain cells a work - out, startingat 9.00 pm. Entry £2 per person, maximum 6 in a team.And finally: New Year, new challenges! Why not learn new skills or polish up oldones and make new friends by joining our team of volunteers? Speak to anycommittee member (there’s a list on the web site) or a volunteer, or pop into the puband pick up a leaflet to find out more.Gill Pink
STOP PRESSOn Saturday 11th February The Case is pleased to offer a special menu for ONEDAY ONLY in celebration of St Valentine. Bring the love of your life to feast on
love-themed goodies! Look for details appearing soon on the web site and Face-book. Booking and pre-order essential.
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B e n t l e y CEVC P r i m a r y S c h o o l News
It may be cold outside, but the curriculum at Bentley CEVC Primary is reallyheating up! Despite the chilly weather at present, we are looking forwardto lots of activities planned for the forthcoming spring.Our Chair of Governors, Dennis Kell, will be launching the Big Birdwatchevent in both schools in the next few weeks, kicking off with a specialassembly to introduce the children to the event and explaining how we canhelp this big, national project. Miss Cross at Copdock and Miss Wilding atBentley will be leading a veritable host of Forest Schools activities throughthe remainder of the school year also, meaning that the pupils will beengaged in a much greater depth of learning in the outdoor environment.We are extraordinarily lucky to have such beautiful, diverse, and ideal forexploration, grounds around our schools, meaning that the Forest Schoolsscheme of learning can be accessed by all the children in all year groups.In March, we will be giving a lot of thought and attention to Science Week.All the classes across the federation will be taking on significant scienceprojects. In addition to this, each class has started a new class topic for thehalf term; Wolves are doing a topic called “Super Scientists” and Addersare doing “Marvellous Mayans”. If you have any expertise or artefacts thatyou think might be useful in any of these topics, and you are willing to lendthem to us, please do get in touch, we would love to hear from you.Diversity within the curriculum and extra curricula activities are beingfurther enhanced by our variety of clubs running this term. Across the twoschools now, we offer 2 sports clubs, a singing club, a cooking club, a filmclub and drum and guitar lessons. In addition to this, Eco Council at bothschools are looking at how to improve the grounds and are hoping to setup a gardening club.We are all really looking forward to the Easter Experience organised by StMary’s Church, Bentley, again this year. Last year the children visited the“stations” and learned about the true Easter story. We are very pleased tobe invited again this year. The Christian ethos is an important element ofthe school and we have asked families to make some new crosses for usein our assemblies and celebrations. We hope to include some photos, inthe next edition, of the art work the children produce.Finally, we are looking for a midday supervisor at Bentley for either one ortwo days a week. If you would be interested in this post, please call theoffice on 01473 310253 for more information.
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FRIENDS OF CAPEL LIBRARYBy the time you read this we shall have had our Annual General Meetingon the 28th January, and re-elected the Trustees for 2017. As I pointed outin December the Library Service is coming under increasing financialpressure caused by cuts in funding. We, as Friends, are committed tomaintaining and improving the service that is provided here at Capel.One new innovation is the Community Cinema, and you can support ourwork and see a good film by coming along. Our first film will be BridgetJones Baby. Watch out too for events being planned for March and April.If you are not a member of the Friends yet don’t delay, as there are benefitson events, and it only costs £1 a year… ridiculous really…less than theprice of cup of coffee.Even better join the 100 Club for £12 a year and have the chance ofwinning one of three monthly money prizes.Chris Yule
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TUESDAY CLUB
Our last meeting in 2016 was our Christmas Party - held on 13th December when`The Phoenix Hand Bell Ringers` entertained us with a variety of Christmasmusic and carols. After a delicious tea a raffle was held and all members wenthome with a present thus ending our activities for the year.The Club re - convened in the New Year on the 10th January when Moira Ushergave a fascinating and most interesting talk on her trip to Cambodia which sheillustrated with slides and also a display of memorabilia. Later in the month weheld our Annual General Meeting and our first session of `Chair Aerobics` sincethe Christmas break.Our fortnightly meetings for February and March are listed under the `ParishDiary` in the front of the `Bugle` magazine and, as always, are open to visitorsand potential new members. If you would like a copy of our 2017 programmeplease contact me.Margaret Blackmore – Secretary,
LINK LUNCH GROUP
At our November lunch we served forty one people, roast pork, roast potatoes,carrots and cauliflower, followed by fruit cocktail and cream, which enabled us todonate one hundred pounds to the Ipswich & Suffolk branch of the ParkinsonsCharity.Traditional Christmas fare was provided for forty eight people in December.Due to the generous support of the diners at the event, we were able to donateone hundred pounds to Help for Heroes.David Howe
BENTLEY VILLAGE HALL – NEW YEAR`S EVE `HOP`Once again, this annual event held in the Village Hall to welcome in the New Yearwas well supported and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Refreshments supplied by therevellers themselves, were varied and delicious with a huge variety of food itemson offer to tempt every palate. This was followed by a Grand Draw with many ofthe prizes donated on the night which was greatly appreciated. As always wemust thank the ever popular G.R. Disco as well as the dedicated small band ofhard working organisers who ensured that everyone had a good time.After expenses, all remaining funds generated during the evening totalling over£400.00 were donated to four local Charities :- `The Ipswich Morning StrokeClub`, `The Dominic Barker Trust`, `Bentley Parochial Church Council`, andfinally `Ipswich Cat Protection`. A great Community effort!John Blackmore
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CHRISTMAS WHIST DRIVE.Almost 60 people, mostly from outside Bentley, met in the Village Hall for the annualspecial Whist Drive. Special because of the fantastic raffle and festive refreshmentsorganised by Veronica Howe and Margaret Blackmore, ably assisted by David Howeand others.Whist drives are organised twice a month on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pmthroughout the year and are open to anyone who enjoys a game of cards and achance to win a raffle prize.New members are always welcome.Bob Mawkes
Whist DrivesWe held twenty two whist drives in 2016, although the attendance was down this stillenabled us to donate two hundred and fifty pounds to St. Elizabeth Hospice.We run the drives on the first and third Wednesday in the month at 7.30 pm in theVillage Hall and everyone is made very welcomeVeronica Howe
BENTLEY BOWLS CLUB
Just a reminder for our quiz on Saturday 6th May 2017 in the Village Hall startingat 7.30pm. We shall have a supper and raffle and Charles will set the questionsas usual. Teams of up to 6 people, which we can make up on the night ifnecessaryLillian Calvert ,SecretaryPhone 311756.
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CONSTABLE COUNTRY MEDICAL PRACTICE UPDATE JANUARY 2017
Managing Demand over the Winter PeriodDemand on the NHS as a whole is at its highest during the winter months. Thisputs pressure on all our staff and so it is even more important at this time of theyear that we deal with patient problems as efficiently as possible. Please helpus by following the guidelines below:
· Tell the receptionist the nature of your problem. They can ensure you seethe right clinician (GP, Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse) and you maynot need to come into the practice if it can be dealt with over thetelephone. If you need to see a GP, they will be aware of your problembefore you see them which helps them prepare for you consultation. Ofcourse, if your problem is personal and you would rather not disclose it,then that is fine.
· If you need a home visit, please let us know as soon as possible. Thedoctor will phone you before leaving the practice to ensure they need tosee you and they can help with the problem. Home visits can take up toan hour in total so if you can attend the practice please do so.
· Order repeat medication well in advance and nominate a pharmacy.Many prescriptions can be sent electronically to a pharmacy of yourchoice. However, it can take up to 3 days for the practice to process yourprescription as the doctor will need check that it is safe to issue it.
· The clinicians at the practice are not equipped to deal with every problem.If you have a serious acute problem you should attend A&E or dial 999for emergency assistance as contacting the surgery may delay treatmentbeing provided to you. Serious problems include broken bones, severeallergic reactions, breathing difficulties, severe chest pain, severeburns, seizures, very ill children, severe bleeding, poisoning, foreign bodyin your eye/ear. This list is not exhaustive and the practice may adviseyou to attend A&E if it is in your best interest to do so.
Training DaysJust a reminder that in 2017 the practice will be closed from 1.00 pm on thefollowing dates for staff training:9th February (Thurs), 8th March (Wed), 19th April (Wed)On these afternoons the doors will be closed so please ensure any prescrip-tions are picked up well beforehand. If you phone the practice the recordedmessage will ask you to ring 111 for medical assistance if your problem cannotwait until the next day.Pete Keeble, Practice Manager
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BENTLEY STORES
New Year’s Eve was certainly a day of celebration for Bentley’s new communitystore; they welcomed their 10,000th customer through the door. In fact thecustomer tally reached 10,005 on the last day of the year.
“We don’t know who the 10,000th customer was, but I can honestly say thatevery customer who has passed through our door since we opened on July14th is equally special.” Said Bob Feltwell, Chairman of the Community StoreManagement Group.
“We felt it was really important to reinstate a shop in the village, we obviouslybelieved it would be a valuable asset but it was difficult to predict just howsuccessful it would be. I’m delighted to say we have had a very fruitful sixmonths. Our customers have purchased over 28,000 individual items whichhas put over £37,000 into the till which is better than anyone hoped, a realtribute to everyone involved.”
“I am delighted with the support we have received to date, both from our loyalteam of volunteers and from our customers. We have built up a loyal customerbase but we could always do with more people through the door so, if youhaven’t popped in to see what’s on offer I’d really encourage you to do so. Youare guaranteed a warm welcome.”
The store stocks an extensive range of seasonal fruit and vegetables,milk, eggs, cheeses, honey, breads, cakes and health foods, as well asnewspapers and greetings cards. The best sellers in the shop includeMarybelle milk at just 79p a litre; large free range eggs at £1.20 for six and arange of bread, fresh from Capel Bakery.
Bentley Stores also provides a dry cleaning and laundry service, as an agentfor the Press Gang laundry service based in Hadleigh. Dry cleaning droppedoff at the shop by Monday evening is returned on Wednesday afternoon.
The shop is conveniently positioned next to the Case is Altered pub and isopen seven days a week - Monday to Friday 8.30 - 5.30 and 8.30 - 12.00 onSaturday and Sunday. Credit card and contactless cards are accepted with nominimum spend and there is ample parking - which is assessed via Case Lane.
If you’d like to keep up-to-date on the Store’s new lines and special offersdrop an e-mail to [email protected] or look at the websitewww.bentleystores.co.uk.
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DOCTORS SURGERY ROTAThanks to all our willing volunteerswho provided transport last year.
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Surgeries.Remember, if you cannot get toeither of our surgeries for your
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for you to make use of thisscheme.
Chris Yule. Tele:- 01473 310992
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BENTLEY COMRADES
At our December meeting we had a Christmas comedy filmshow that included an episode of the Morecambe and Wiseshow, several amusing Internet download clips and aChristmas edition of ‘Allo, ‘Allo entitled A Bun In The Oven.During the interval mince pies and sausage rolls were
generously supplied by Ray Savage to make the meeting a good start to thefestive season.In the week before Christmas we all met at the Case is Altered for Christmaslunch, there was a party of 24 attending, consisting of members, partners andfriends. A toast to absent friends was drunk. A raffle of donated prizes was heldand the sum of £55 raised. A cheque for this amount was presented to MikeWoodward, Treasurer of the Capel St Mary War Memorial fund.Our first meeting in 2017 took place on 4th January when Craig Barker gavean illustrated talk entitled Bombs and Baubles. This covered Christmasactivites during times of conflict starting with the Christmas cease fire in 1914when German and British troops fraternised and the Princess Mary gift boxeswere presented to all allied personnel. His talk also included activies at the timeof Pearl Harbour in 1941 making World War II a global conflict and also thefamous response of ‘Nuts’ when the Germans suggested that the US Armyshould surrender during the Siege of Bastoigne in 1944.Bentley Comrades is a gathering of ex-service personnel and those interestedin the British Armed Forces. We usually meet on the first Wednesday of eachmonth in the Village Hall Committee Room, supply our own refreshments andeach make a contribution towards the hire of the hall. If you are interested injoining us please contact: - Ray Savage - tel. 311122Michael Anderton
BENTLEY W.I.
Several members enjoyed our group carol service which was held in CopdockChurch. The older children from Copdock School sang some Christmas songsand at the end of the service we enjoyed light refreshments.On our December meeting evening we had a lovely Christmas dinner at theCase is Altered and opened secret Santa presents.The speaker for the first meeting of the New Year had to cancel due to ill health.Our member Anne Gibson stepped in to teach us how to make a Hedgehogusing an old paperback book. After much folding for the body and facial additionswe all went home feeling very proud of our work.The next meetings are:-February 8th. Stag Beetles. Mr Colin HawesMarch 8th. Quilling. Mrs Janet Buis
New members welcome. For details please phone Sandra Ford 310072.
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SAVE TIME AND MONEY WHEN BUYING YOUR HEATING OIL
If you are one of over 46,000 households in Suffolk which is off the mains gas network, youcould be saving money on your oil heating bill thanks to a local social enterprise.Community Action Suffolk (CAS) runs a community buying scheme which has purchased over2.1 million litres of oil in the last year. In this time, households saved an average of £60, highervolume users such as community groups have saved £100 and rural businesses have saved£321.Despite recent record falls in oil prices, the scheme’s members have still made a collectivesaving of over £70,000 in the past year, as heating oil is purchased in bulk.Oil deliveries are then planned to provide an environmental benefit, with one oil tanker makinga single trip to several members, rather than numerous single trips to the same area. Not onlyis the tanker’s fuel consumption is reduced, but so is the heavy traffic through rural villages.Natalie Lomas, Resources Officer at CAS, said: “Our members simply like the low prices thatwe get for them. Since the scheme started, our prices have been consistently lower than theaverage prices our members would have paid independently. “Members also appreciate theease of the scheme, as they do not have the hassle of phoning around suppliers for quotes.“We take orders from our members across Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and place bulkorders twice a month. We can also organise individual orders for members who miss adeadline, or find that they are running short.”Members are not required to place orders online in order to benefit from savings, as is oftenthe way with similar schemes. This is one way in which the scheme prides itself with customerservice. One regular customer recently commented: “Once again I would like to take thisopportunity to thank you and your colleagues for organising and providing this service, whichcontinues to offer significant savings on heating oil purchases as well as proving to be veryefficient in its operation and delivery, thank you.”As well as heating oil, the scheme also supplies members with Fuel Additive, Red Diesel, GasOil and LPG. Membership starts from just £20 per year and members have the option ofplacing orders via the website, by email, post or telephone.To become a member or for more information visit www.communitybuying.org.uk or call 01473345355 for a membership pack to be sent to you.
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B e n t l e y CEVC P r i m a r y S c h o o l NewsBentley Carpet Bowls
Five matches have been played since the last report. Although weplayed very well at Tuddenham and Barking, heavy defeats were notunexpected as Tuddenham play on an extremely difficult surface andBarking are the runaway leaders of the division.However in the three home fixtures we enjoyed a narrow 6 - 4 victoryagainst Sproughton, followed by equally tight games against Belstead andClaydon, and felt rather unlucky to lose 4 - 6 and 2 - 8 respectively.Our next four games are versus Copdock (H), Blakenham (A),Tuddenham (H), and Stutton (H).David Howe (Captain)
Rick Seal Charity Match
On Wednesday 23rd November we played our Annual Charity Matchagainst Capel St Mary Bowls Club for the Rick Seal Trophy. The matchfees and the profits from the raffle raise funds for Cancer research.A very enjoyable afternoon with some very good bowling ended with a winfor Capel St Mary, congratulations to them.
Suffolk Charity FoursSuffolk Annual Charity Fours event was held at Needham Market onSaturday 7th January to raise funds for their charity this year, The StElizabeth Hospice.Margaret Blackmore, Sheila Hazell and David and Veronica Howerepresented Bentley Carpet Bowls in this event.Forty teams from Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire took part.All the teams were placed in one big group, with the winners being theteam who had the best record from their four games.A further four rounds were played and the Bentley team won through tothe fourth round where they drew their final game which meant theymaintained third place overall. A tremendous achievement for the team.The overall winners on the day were Kelsale.Jill Mills
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Village History
THE SCHOOLING OF BENTLEY'S YOUNG HAS LEAPT FORWARDSINCE 1907
One hundred and ten years ago secondary schools were required to make atleast a quarter of their places free and so available to elementary school pupils.Not until 1913, however, did two Bentley School pupils win scholarships to theMunicipal Secondary Schools at Tower Ramparts in Ipswich. In 2017, bycontrast, all Bentley Primary School's eleven-year-olds can start freesecondary education at a high school catering for the full range of ability.In 1907 Bentley School pupils, having to leave school no later than age 14,received their entire education in the School. Today, very differently, pupilsmay choose to leave their secondary school no earlier than age 16.In 1907 Bentley School's curriculum for its 86 four-to-13-year-olds was verylargely deskbound and limited to the three Rs, Arithmetic, Reading and Writingand, in a C of E school, Scripture. Today's many fewer four-to-eleven-year-oldsface not only the centrally - imposed National Curriculum which, intended to liftstandards, is more demanding but also a wide range of other subjects includingCooking, Swimming and French, several of which require each pupil's activeparticipation.With the curriculum demanding more of pupils, teachers have become betterqualified. Mary Moxon, Bentley School's Headteacher in 1907, wascertificated, having served a five-year apprenticeship as a pupil-teacher. Butshe didn't attend a training college. In 2017 teachers, quite differently, havenormally gained "A" levels and completed a training course, often one leadingto a degree.Today teachers and parents, all wanting the children to make rapid progress,work closely together. At evening workshops teachers explain to parents thecurriculum confronting their children. Parents, in turn, raise money to enableteachers to enliven the curriculum. In 1907, by contrast, teacher-parent contactwas minimal and concerned almost entirely a pupil's absence especially asattendance determined the School's income. Parents' seeing their children'swork in school or receiving reports on it lay in the future.In 1907 an HMI (His Majesty's Inspector) visited the School three times withoutleaving a record of how he rated the pupils' progress. Today, by contrast,newspapers publish the results in SATs (Standard Assessment Tests), takenby pupils nationwide, each Local Authority's schools being placed in leaguetables. In 2015 Bentley School's eleven-year-olds finished eighth among over200 Suffolk schools and OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education)inspected the School and graded it "good".John Tombs - Village Historian
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Clues Across
1.3.6.8.9.12.13.
Big animal with one hornAnimal with very long neck.Man’s bet friend.Lives in the cold and waddles.Slow moving with a shell.Striped and looks like a horse.Amphibian with a big bite.
Clues Down
2.4.5.7.10.11.
This animal has a long trunk.It likes carrots and sugar cubes.This animal likes bananas.Some say it has nine lives.Big ears likes to hop.King of the jungle.
DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY?Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
Crossword answers on page 25
SING FOR FUN CAPEL ST MARYAt our first meeting in January we sadly bade farewell to our pianist ValFieldsend. Val has helped us tremendously, not just with playing for oursinging, but with a store of music built up over the years. Fortunately that willstill be available. We are though now looking for someone who would beprepared to play either on a monthly basis or on a sharing basis everysecond Monday of the month. We sing a wide variety of songs, traditional,from the shows, 60’s-90’s, with 20 to 30 people regularly attending. If youwould like to join us, or especially if you could play for us please contactChris Yule on 310992
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BENTLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.There is not too much going on in the garden - too cold, but the bulbs are starting tocome up. Blue tits are already moving in to the bird box; they may be in for a surpriseif the weather forecast is accurate, we are awaiting the arrival of snow as I write. Thewinter jasmine and early mahonias at least give us some spring-like colour. We alsolook forward to the snowdrops and of course to see them at Walsingham on ourouting on 8th February.Our programme for the coming year is as follows:17th February - Vegetables for value - Rodney Tibbs17th March - Planning your summer garden - Sonya Burrows21st April - Chelsea Physic Garden - Dr T P Cutler19th May - Growing roses - Ms Claire Muckleston20th May - Coffee Morning and Plant sale19th August - Annual Show15th September - Planting winter containers - Bob Booker20th October - The Lost Gardens of Suffolk17th November - AGM15th December - Our holiday in China - Mrs Moira UsherThe meetings are all held in the Village Hall and commence at 7.30 pm - why notcome and see us, you might enjoy at least some of the topics.Reminder for our members - the subject for the photographic competition held at theAGM is - "A wild flower or flowers" The photograph must be taken in the UK during2017 and be submitted as a 6" x 4" (or equivalent) print in either colour or mono-chrome.Pam Lovell
BENTLEY SCHOOL PTA AND FRIENDS OF BENTLEY SCHOOL
December 20161st Prize - Mrs D. Tessier2nd Prize - Mrs A. Schofield3rd Prize - Miss C. Hodgson
January 20171st Prize - Mrs P. Kite2nd Prize - Mrs L. Wright3rd Prize - Miss C. Hunnings
100 CLUB LOTTERY DRAW
The PTA are holding a Quiz night with a professional quizmaster onFriday 10th February at the Village Hall. All welcome!
Tickets are £5 each and this includes entry and nibbles.Teams can be a maximum of 6.
Doors open at 6.45 pm for a 7.00 pm start.If you would like tickets please contact Aimee on 07906696454.
We hope to see you there!
Aimee Louis – Chairperson Bentley School PTA
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Advertise your unwanted goods or requests for items yourequire, for FREE, in the Bentley Exchange. This service isavailable to Bentley residents only, no traders. Just call oremail your details to: ADRIAN MILLS (contact details on Page 4)
T h e B e n t l e y E x c h a n g e
4ft x 2ft snooker/pool tableBRAND NEW, (unwanted gift)
£30 o.n.o.Tel 01473 312033
OTHER VILLAGE WEBSITES
http://www.bentleyfreespeech.freeforums.orgThe Case is Altered - http://www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk
Bentley Village Stores - www.bentleystores.co.ukBentley CEVC Primary School - www.bentley.suffolk.sch.uk
FOR SALE
SUFFOLK BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT (SBS)‘Easing loss through group support’
Recently bereaved or suffering a delayed reaction to loss?Are you in need of help and support?
Why not join a small focused group, of 5-10, sharing bereavement issues?Groups are led by an experienced facilitator
Creating a warm, safe environmentIn which to explore the many aspects of loss.Groups are free and open to Suffolk residents
Able to attend the Hadleigh venue.NEW EVENING GROUP PLANNED FOR EARLY FEBRUARY 2017
AT A CAPEL ST MARY VENUE.For more details or to reserve a place contact Patrick or Margaret
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01206 299832Web site: www.sbsg.eu
Main funder: Suffolk Community Foundation’s Rural FundAlso supported by Suffolk County Council through the commitment of Councillor Gordon Jones
Suffolk Community Action registration No. CAS2398/16
Answers to crossword:-Across. 1) Rhinoceros. 3) Giraffe. 6) Dog. 8) Penguin. 9) Turtle. 12) Zebra. 13) Alligator.Down. 2) Elephant. 4) Horse. 5) Monkey. 7) Cat. 10) Rabbit. 11) Lion.
FOR SALE
Yamaha CG-110classical guitarand hard caseVGC - Rarely used£100Phone 01473 311844
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