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THE FOUR GAZETTE Hepworth - Hinderclay - Thelnetham - Wattisfield July/August 2009 Cricketers by William Nicholson, 1898. Printed on recycled paper.
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THE FOUR GAZETTEHepworth - Hinderclay - Thelnetham - Wattisfield
July/August 2009
Cricketers by William Nicholson, 1898.
Printed on recycled paper.
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Hold the front page -- We have a new Editor!I am delighted to announce that Denise Hammond-Webb has kindly agreed to take over as Editor of the Four Gazette. At the moment, of course, she writes the photography column. Her first edition as Editor will be September’s issue, and she will need all copy by the 15th August at the latest. Don’t forget that we do not publish a separate issue in August.Have a great Summer, with best wishes,Sue Carrington.
Update from C.A.W.S (Communities Against Waste Site)Incinerator Site at Hepworth -- Decision Time is here.It seems a long time now since January when we found out that our Coun-ty Council had been discussing a proposal to site a Major Waste Treat-ment facility (in other words a potential incinerator with a 300ft Chimney, attracting one refuse lorry every minute) on the Meadow area alongside the Shepherds Grove Light Industrial Site and we began the campaign to make sure that everyone living here was informed of the threat. From that time a year and a half ago, when none of us knew this site was included in 90 potential sites, right down to the day when we found out that we were on the short list of 5 sites and that this process alone includ-ed a cost to the county council tax payer of £100k just for 2 x consultants to draw up a report, we have now arrived very close to DECISION DAY in the County Council Cabinet. We are told that it will be 14th of July - but this has not been confirmed in writing by any official of the County Council.CAWS plans to gather together villagers and to take a coach to County Council HQ, Endeavour House and present our petition of over 1,000 names to Leader of The County Council, Jeremy Pembroke, when we know the exact date. We will of course invite the press to record our Protest against this wholly inappropriate site being considered.Now the County Council Elections are over we would urge you all to contact your Elected County Councillor, Joanna Spicer, and ask her to keep her pledge that she will remove our site from the list of proposed locations.
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In the next few weeks we will be arranging another Public meeting with Joanna Spicer and the Officers from the Waste & Minerals Department of the County Council to enable us to update you all and to meet those involved in this process one more time.
As neighbours together we thank you for joining with us and working hard to make your feelings known about this serious threat to our road safety, tranquillity and property prices, we will endeavour to achieve a successful result with our site being thrown out of the proposals. One thing is for sure if the committee gives the go ahead for a planning application for a Waste Site in Stanton/Hepworth, CAWS will continue to fight hard to save our community and environment from the serious damage that an Incinerator or Waste Site at the top of Summer Road would cause.
For further information regarding our campaign to save our villages please go to our website www.suffolkcaws.org.uk. You can continue to sign our petition online through the website.
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Editor: Denise Hammond-Webb: Duck Hall, Potters Vale, Hinderclay IP22 1PD: 01379 890784 [email protected] Deadline for copy: Noon on the 15th of the preceding month. Advertising Manager: Stephen McNeile: 01379 898 418. [email protected] Redvers, Hinderclay, Diss, Norfolk IP221HN. Printer: John Beales: 20, Church Close, Hepworth: 01359 250048.
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29th Wattisfield Barbecue ‘pay as you eat’ and Car Boot Sale 11am - 2pmSeptember6th Thelnetham Walk and Lunch8th Wattisfield Rural Therapies, treatments from £5 in the Community Centre Committee room 10.30am-12.3012th 10am -6pm Suffolk Historic Churches Sponsored Bike Ride26th Wattisfield Harvest Supper at Community Centre 730pm26th Hinderclay Harvest Supper at Village Hall27th Hinderclay Harvest Festival 4.30pm at ChurchOctober10th Hepworth An evening of films of yesteryear presented by The East Anglian Film Archive at The Pavilion 7.30pm10th Thelnetham Village Harvest Supper10th Hinderclay Coffee/Jumble Morning 10am-12pm at Village Hall13th Wattisfield Rural Therapies, treatments from £5 in the Community Centre Committee Room 10.30am-12.3017th Wattisfield Jumble Sale and Coffee Morning November1st Hinderclay Lives to Remember Memorial Service 4.30pm at Church 10th Wattisfield Rural Therapies, treatments from £5 in the Community Centre Committee Room 10.30am -12.30. Phone Yvonne for info. 01379 898608December5th Hinderclay Bazaar 2pm-4pm at Village Hall19th Hinderclay Carol Service 4.30pm at Church.
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2009 The Four Gazette Parish Calendar (Courtesy of Yvonne Davey-Croft)This is an idea put forward by other members of the parish and I said I would attempt to put something together. I hope all are happy with this.This could maybe help us all attend each other’s events and avoid dates clashing. Feel free to forward this to other community members. Please check and email any additions or corrections. email [email protected]. Many thanks, Yvonne.Regular Coffee MorningsWattisfield Every Tuesday Pop In Coffee Morning 1030am - 1230pmAll Welcome, pop in for a chat and a cup of tea or coffeeHinderclay Every other Thursday 1030am - 1230 in Village Hall
July4th Thelnetham Village Fete10th Wattisfield Ladies Pamper Evening at Community Centre. 7pm-9.30pm Tickets £1. Phone Yvonne 01379 898608 for info.11th-12th Hepworth St Peters Church Open Weekend11th-12th Hepworth, Bart Keaney’s Classic Car Weekend at Church Farm Barns, Church Lane12th Hinderclay 4.30pm Songs of Praise for Sea Sunday at Hepworth.14th Wattisfield Rural Therapies, treatments from £5 in Community Centre Committee Room 10.30am-12.30pm18th Hinderclay Summer Fete 2 - 4pm at Church19th Wattisfield Festival 1030am - 4.30pm £1 entry25th Thelnetham Guided Tour Of the Church 2.30pmAugust11th Wattisfield Rural Therapies, Treatments from £5 in Community Centre Committee Room 10.30am-12.3015th Hinderclay Church History Talk at Church15th Wattisfield Village Garage Sale22nd Hepworth Village Fete in Aid of Church & East Anglian Air Ambulance
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On the high moors we had a picnic surrounded by the ‘bubbling’ of Curlews and the ‘peeping’ of Golden Plover. Lapwings and Red Grouse were also seen. And, of course, the Buzzard, which, by the way, is being seen more frequently in our area.On one of the mountain tarns we saw a pair of Redbreasted Mer-gansers. Lovely duck-sized birds with strong white markings on their wings. They and similar Goosanders are members of the ‘Sawbill’ family which have serrated edges to their bills which enable them to hold on to the slippery fish on which they feed.We stayed in the Lakes at a farm well isolated from the main high-way. On arrival we were greeted by the repeated cries of a pair of nesting Redstarts. They were alarmed by us and the owners’ cats. However their nest was deep between the stones of an outhouse - quite safe! The male is unmistakable in its black and rufus colour-ing. Do have an enjoyable and interesting Summer holiday if you manage to get away and let me know of any unusual bird sightings.
RAHOF (Rickinghall Area Hospice Fundraisers)We have held two very successful fund raising events recently.To celebrate 25 years of the Hospice we held at Bow Bells Lunch at Redgrave Activities Centre on 22 May at which the Pearly King of Streatham, Mr Gerry Baxter, gave a talk on the life and work of the Pearly Kings and Queens. £535 was raised for the Hospice.On 3 June, Carol Amps invited all to ‘Coffee with Carol’ and raised the magnificent sum of £572 for the Hospice. Carol worked very hard baking cakes etc., for the day. We thank you very much.A little while ago, Miriam Quinn of Wortham kindly presented a quilt she had made, to raise funds for the Hospice. The resulting raffle raised £300. Thank you Miriam.Thank you to all who support us at these events to raise much need-ed funds for the Hospice in Bury St Edmunds. The Committee.
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BILL’S BIRDSby Bill Cordeaux
A sad fate has befallen the rookery at Rickinghall Inferior churchyard. The villagers must have been aware of their calls for centuries. It is part of the background to our village life. It appears that their nests have been ‘poled’. This is the actual driving of poles through the bot-tom of their nests so that the baby rooks fall to the ground. The rook parents instinctively leave these youngsters alone thinking that they are deformed or ill and this has caused them to fall from the nest. The baby rooks then starve to death. These young rooks have been picked up and examined and their starvation confirmed. The police were informed. I understand ‘poling’ is illegal and an offence with possible penalties of £5,000 and/or six months in jail. We can only hope that the miscreants can be discovered. Hopefully our rooks will return again next year to their old homes and continue to bring up their families without being molested again.And now to happier reporting. A Red Kite (bird) has recently been seen flying fairly low over the villages. There will be further reports of these lovely birds due to their re-introduction into areas of east England.On a recent walk on Knettishall Heath it was good to hear both Cuck-oo and Turtle Dove. Contrary to general concern, I have had more reports of the Cuckoo this year than in recent years.The Spotted Flycatcher has been seen at various areas where it has previously nested, but only ‘passing through’. However, I now have one confirmed nest in Low Road, Wortham.Numbers of Swallows and House Martins are definitely down. How-ever on a recent visit to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District they seem to have appeared as usual. These trends have been confirmed by the British Trust for Ornithology, and it is thought that with a reduc-tion of insects due to fewer cattle and more arable farming in this area, the Swallows, finding less food, have travelled on to more productive feeding sites.It was a joy to be amongst the high moors and mountains of the north and as expected the Dipper was present in the streams. It is a small black bird with a white chest. It actually feeds walking along the river bed, the angle at which it sets its wings holding the bird down against the current.
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Now that the summer holiday season is upon us, people will be out enjoying long summer evenings when the weather permits. You may be planning a vacation in the UK or you may have plans to visit some of Europe’s beautiful and historic cities.
On a trip to Rome last year I sat and people watched as thousands of tourists explored the major attractions at night. In Rome, as in many of the key European cities, all the major points of interest – the Vati-can, the Forum, the Colosseum, the Pantheon and the fountains - are beautifully lit up at night. The historic buildings attract huge crowds of sightseers every evening, all armed with their cameras, the vast ma-jority set on AUTO. How did I know? Because thousands of flashes were going off in the dark, followed by hopeful gazing into camera LCD screens and lots of animated discussion as to why the picture they had taken was completely black with little white specs showing lights, but not the buildings and monuments they were trying to cap-ture. Similarly, thousands of tourists were asking their loved ones to pose in front of a famous lit up landmark and couldn’t understand why their subject ended up with a bright white face where the flash had caught the subject, but the background was completely black and did not show the landmark the subject was posing in front of. I suspect there will be many camera us-ers that recognise the problem.Even those who did manage to capture an image of their chosen landmark were heard to wonder why the photograph wasn’t properly in focus, or proudly showed their image to their friends despite the fact their photo-graph was suffering from the “Tango” effect, i.e. the landmark was bright orange.Taking photographs at night or in low light is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable areas of photography, but equally very challenging and requires some sound knowledge to achieve good results. Night photographs seem to have a certain magical quality about them that just isn’t there during daylight hours.In busy European cities it can be virtually impossible to achieve a good photograph that doesn’t include a lot of traffic or crowds of people, but at
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night both traffic and crowds all but “disappear” as they become light trailsor faded blurry figures that the eye ignores when viewing the whole im-age. Have you visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris or St Mark’s Square in Venice and tried to take a photograph without including either masses of traffic or thousands of sightseers? The answer is to take the image at night.
You will need a tripod, or a wall to rest your camera on. In addition, either use a camera remote control cable, or use the timer on your camera so that when the picture is taken, there is no vibration from pressing the shutter. Find the night mode on your camera (usually shown as a star or moon) and try taking some images in this mode. This will give you better results than AUTO. In the next few picture posts, we’ll look at how your night images can improve still further.Denise Hammond-Webb is a professional photographer and lives in Hinderclay. She can be contacted at :[email protected] or on 01379 890784 anytime.
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HEPWORTH
Flower Festival WeekendGreenery wanted – and flowers for flower arrangements. Please deliver before the Festival to the church porch on Thursday 9th or Friday 10th July. More info from John or Gillian Fulton, 01359 250285.
WeddingCongratulations to Ben Truman and Veronica Smart, whose wedding took place at Hepworth Church on May 16th. The service included Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Bach’s Toccata in F Major, and a reading of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116. Afterwards, Veronica’s father, who is Scottish, played the pipes outside the church.
Hepworth & District WIThe meeting on 11th June enjoyed a lively session with our speaker Den-ise Bird who shared some highlights of her life as a musician, pub man-ager and songseller working in Tin Pan Alley in the 50’s. Her gift as a pi-anist was discovered as a teenager and, without any formal training, she started as a semi professional pub pianist at 15 and then spent several years marketing songs to famous singers and bands to get sales for the music publishers. With her first husband she ran a pub in Bermondsey for 5 years, where famous musicians would come and play, but although successful, it was really hard work. She returned to performing herself and formed first a trio and then a quartet and did numerous performanc-es. One unusual one was on the organ at Kensal Rise Cemetery for an episode of the TV series Minder. Denise then demonstrated her talents on her electric organ and had us joining in on some well known songs. After refreshments an interesting report was made on this year’s national conference which saw overwhelming support for the resolution on get-ting extra support for research into the extraordinary decline in bees and some entertaining speeches from Maureen Lipman and Eve Pollard. The July meeting on 9th July at 7.30pm is an evening with Rodney Tibbs and A Fresh Look at the Fens. Visitors are always welcome and anyone in-terested in further information or transport from Barningham please con-tact me, Brenda Last on 221307.
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HEPWORTH
Second Hepworth Village Feteon Saturday August the 22nd 2009, at The Pavilion , from 2-5pm.Flower and Vegetable competitions, Fancy Dress, Dog Show, Children’s Stalls, Police Car, Fire Engine, Photo Competition, Cream teas, Ice Creams, Tombola, Raffle & Games. Lots of Fun!In aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance and St. Peter’s Church.For more information please call: 01359 250660 Categories for the Village Fete competitions:3 Carrots3 Courgettes3 Cherry TomatoesLongest Runner BeanStrangest shaped vegetable3 types of vegetable arranged in a basketA bunch of 3 herbsA floral table arrangement3 blackberries3 dessert apples3 cooking apples3 of any other fruit2 corn on the cob (one peeled, one unpeeled)Fruit cake6 shortbreadVictoria sandwichChildren’s mini gardenChildren’s cookery: 3 small cakes/ 3 biscuitsFancy Dress (Harry Potter)Many classes in The Dog ShowPhotos of local scenes (max. 5”x7”)Categories and entry forms will be delivered to all homes at a later date.
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CHURCH OPEN WEEKENDat ST. PETER’S CHURCH, HEPWORTHSaturday – Sunday, 11th – 12th July 2009
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HINDERCLAY
Notice from the Trustees of Hinderclay Fen Charity (also originally known as the ‘Fuel Allotment’)As you will know the Fen Charity exists to help any villager who is in genuine need. In the early days the less well-off were allowed to cut peat and no doubt collect wood from the fen in order to heat their cottages. When villagers ceased to exercise this right the Trustees needed to procure a source of income and allowed anyone in the vil-lage to graze their cattle on the Fen for 10 Shillings (50p) per head. However the fen became flooded and the Trustees sold the shooting rights each year to the highest bidder to assure an income. We are not sure exactly when this began but we know it has gone on for well over 50 years. In recent years the shooting rights have been bid for every three years but interest in them has waned. In 2003 there was only one bid, from someone who did not live in Hinderclay. In 2007 the only bid came from the Little Ouse Headwaters’ Project (LOHP) who have managed the fen on behalf of the Parish Council for over 10 years. As Trustees it is important that we secure funds for the charity and the question we are addressing at the moment is whether we retain the shooting rights to be let every three years or lease the fen to the LOHP for at least 10 years, including the shooting rights. Little Ernie Draw, June221 Liz Hilton30 Mr. P. Thorrold161 Mr. F. Calton197 Mr. T. Woods
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HC = Holy Communion, MP = Morning Prayer, EP = Evening PrayerFS = Family Service, SP = Songs of Praise.Church WardensThelnetham: Rosalind Nunn: 01379 898274 Karen Warren: 01379 898713Hinderclay: Kathryn Rose: 01379 898562 Hepworth: Trudy-Louise Nobbs: 01359 250170.
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In July 2008 a joint meeting took place among the Trustees, Parish Council and the LOHP. This was to discuss an offer being made by the LOHP to either rent Hinderclay Fen on a long-term basis or pur-chase it outright. As they own or rent other local fens it would allow them to apply to government for grants in order to carry out improve-ments and provide a facility for local people. Grants are only available if they have the land for at least 10 years. LOHP would be happy to set aside 5 days each year when local people could arrange to shoot on the fen. It was agreed the Trustees would investigate this possibility and bring their proposals back to the Parish Council.The Trustees are unanimous in agreeing that we will not sell the land. We feel the fen belongs to the village – it is their heritage and it should be there for future generations. Although a sale would bring in a con-siderable amount of money now it would eventually diminish and the charity would cease to exist. However we are prepared to consider a lease of the fen, provided that there is no groundswell of opinion amongst Hinderclay villagers that we should not do so. We have writ-ten this so that anyone who lives in Hinderclay and has a strong opin-ion about the matter can make their views known. If you want to express your views please feel free to write to the Chairman of our Trustees – Rev. John Fulton at the Rectory, Church Lane, Hepworth, Diss. IP22 2PU by the 7th July, 2009.Community Coffee MorningsThe Community Coffee Mornings have been most successful. On each of the 3 mornings an average of 18 residents of the village have enjoyed a cup of coffee, a biscuit and an opportunity to chat with oth-ers. On 11th June a raffle was held and plants were sold; the pro-ceeds will go towards a lunch to be arranged later in the summer. In July the Coffee Mornings will take place in the Village Hall at 10.30 on 9th and 23rd. All are welcome. New PCC ChairmanAt the Annual Meeting of Hinderclay PC on 14th May, Cllr J Davie-Thornhill was appointed Chairman for the year with Cllr A Hainsworth taking up the Vice Chairman position. If parishioners need to contact him, Cllr Davie-Thornhill’s ‘phone number is 01379 898230.
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Dates for the DiarySongs of Praise for Sea Sunday Sun.12th July 4.30 St. Peters, HepworthCelebration Flower Fest. Sat/Sun 27/28Jun ChurchSummer Fete Sat.18th July 2-4pm ChurchChurch History Talk Sat.15th Aug. ChurchSponsored Cycle Ride Sat. 12th Sept. 10-6pmHarvest Supper Sat. 26th Sept. Village Hall Harvest Festival Sun.27th Sept. 4.30pm ChurchCoffee/Jumble Morning Sat.10th Oct. 10-12 Village HallLives to Remember Sun.1st Nov. 4.30pm Church Memorial ServiceBazaar Sat.5th Dec. 2-4pm Village HallCarol Service Sun.19th Dec. 4.30pm Church
Village newsFirst of all we must thank Mrs. Barbara Friend and Mrs. Kate Rose for adding to the lovely collection of hand-made hassocks in church. We are building up a good collection and they are much appreciated and admired.We are hoping for a good attendance at our Flower Festival. Hinderclay ladies work so hard and produce some beautiful and original arrange-ments, so please do come along on either the Saturday (27th) or Sunday (28th June). The festival will close with a Songs of Praise service at 4:30 on the Sunday and the Castleton Brass Band will be providing the music - you are all warmly invited to join us. We are please to see that Linda Aves if recovering well after her recent spell in hospital - it is good to see her about the village once again.The Summer Fete will be in the Village Hall on the 18th July and as usual we will welcome any contributions of brick-a-brac, cakes, plants, produce and raffle prizes. They may be brought on the morning to the Village Hall or can be left at Fir Tree Cottage with the Chandlers beforehand. We do hope you will join us on this occasion. We welcome newcomers to the village and hope your time here will be long and happy. Dorothy Chandler.
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BaptismThe baptism of Harvey Winfield and Jessica Cook took place at Thelnetham church on June 7th. Congratulations to Harvey’s parents, Andrew & Michaela, and Jessica’s parents, Matthew & Danielle, and all the family. A reception was held afterwards at Hepworth Pavilion.
Thanksgiving ServiceA Thanksgiving for the lives of Dugald and Nan Ferguson will be held in St. Nicholas’ Church, Thelnetham, on Saturday 18th July at 2pm. Light refreshments afterwards in the Village Hall. All are warmly welcome.
Baby News!Wendy (nee Nunn, Thelnetham) and Phil Banks of Wattisfield have a baby daughter, Isabelle Miriam, born on the 11th June. Congratulations and best wishes to them all.
Saturday 4th JulyVillage Fete.Saturday 25th July2.30pm Guided Tour of the Church. 2.30pm. £5 entry. children free. (refreshments) Given by The Rector.Sunday 6th SeptemberWalk and Lunch.Saturday 12th SeptemberSHCT Cycle Ride.Saturday 10th OctoberVillage Harvest Supper.
Church Donation DayAs the envelopes for last month’s Church Donation Day were unfor-tunately omitted, if you would still like to contribute, please use an ordinary envelope and send your contribution to the Treasurer: Mr. P. Spencer, Lower Lodge, Thelnetham, or Revd. Fulton, The Rec-tory Hepworth. Your support is much appreciated
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Thelnetham Parish CouncilThe Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council took place on Wednes-day, 13th May 2009 at the village hall. The meeting was chaired by Mr Haskin. Amongst the matters discussed were:Election of Officers: Mr Daniel Haskin was re-elected to the post of Chairman, and Mr Richard Aves to the post of Vice-chairman. Allocation of Responsibilities: Responsibilities and parish council representatives were agreed as follows:Mr Daniel Haskin Tree wardenMr Martin Ward Village hallMr Daniel Haskin Little Ouse Headwater Charity TrusteeMrs Sue Meek FootpathsMrs Sue Coe SALCPlanning Application – Bridge Farm House, Market Weston Road: An application for the erection of a two-storey rear extension was consid-ered, and the Parish Council recorded no objection or observation.Accounts for Payment: Payments were made to SALC for the 2009-10 annual subscription, and to the Clerk for salary and expenses to 31st March 2009.Annual Accounts 2008-09: Statement of accounts for the year ended 31st March 2009 isOpening balance at 1/4/08 £422.85Plus receipts £1,308.75Less payments -£1,162.11Balance at bank on 31/3/09 £569.48Since 1/4/09, Clerk’s fees and expenses of £53.27 were claimed for the period to 31st March 2009. In the Local Council Annual Return, the Statement of Accounts and the Annual Governance Statement were unanimously agreed and signedAppointment of Internal Auditor: A new internal auditor will be ap-pointed, either Mr A Phillips of Hepworth or Mrs A Wilkinson of Bardwell, and the accounts will be handed over for audit. Clerk’s Report: The Clerk’s report included road repairs and alternative insurance options.
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Correspondence: A proposed summer festival to be held by Churchill Catering was discussed, and the Chairman will contact Mr Tony Nicholl for more details of the proposal, and will report back to the Village Hall Committee.Water Level on the Fens and Ditches: Two draft letters were discussed, one for Atkins and one for three statutory bodies, and it was agreed that the Clerk should send both letters as drafted. For the next meeting, the Clerk will research whether the Parish Council should discuss and repre-sent individuals’ interests and, if so, under what circumstances. Next Meeting: The next parish council meeting will be held on Wednes-day, 5th August at 7.30 pmMaggi Churchouse, Clerk to Thelnetham Parish Council.
Annual Parish MeetingThe Annual Parish Meeting of the Parish Council took place on Wednes-day, 13th May 2009 at the village hall. The meeting was chaired by Mr Haskin. Amongst the matters discussed were:Responsible Financial Officer’s Report: It was reported that accounts for 2007-08 had been audited both internally and externally, and were now closed. The precept for 2008-09 had been set at £1,300, 22% higher than the previous year, and the bank balance at the end of the year, which should at least equal the precept, was £569.49. Steps had been taken to remedy this situation over the next two years.County Councillor’s Report: The report included the role of Suffolk CC, and the third phase of the Schools Organisation Review which will affect Thelnetham as children will stay at Hopton School until eleven years old, Blackbourn Middle School will be phased out, and there is likely to be an additional secondary school in the area, possibly at Stanton, Thurston or Beyton. The County Councillor is available to speak to any parents who are concerned. The Local Government Review is moving slowly; £7 million has been set aside to carry out post-winter road repairs; and the Parish Paths Partnership will be approached about local contractors being used to carry out verge cutting work as opposed to the current non-local contractors.
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Borough Councillor’s Report: The report included the recent opening of West Suffolk House to house Borough and County Council officers, and the availability of substantial funding from the Rural Action Plan.Police Report: For 2008-09, there have been three reported crimes (the same number as the previous year), of which two had been detected (compared to nil detections the previous year). The number of Safer Neighbourhood Teams in Suffolk has decreased from 42 to 30, which should have no impact on Thelnetham.Fen Trust Report: The report included the management of Middle and Old Fens which are mowed and cleared annually, encouraging fen plant families such as marsh orchid and helleborine. On Turf Night, 20th April, five households had taken up the turf. A corridor of older, larger trees (mainly alder and silver birch) is protected from felling, and boxes for barn owls will be installed here. Dogs being walked on Old and Middle Fens should be kept on short leads, particularly in summer months, so as not to disturb ground-nesting wildlife. Income was £2,636.70, and expenditure was £1,499.22. Any resident who has lived in Thelnetham for two years may seek a grant to help in cases of hardship, eg in cases of death, injury or illness of the bread-winner, and one-off payments can be made to help students. Applications can be made, in confidence, to the Trustees.( for full Fen Trust report see page 49).Tree Warden’s Report: No trees had been distributed during the year, because no yew was available (the only tree for which there had been an application). A request for yew will be made earlier next year, and further applications for trees may be made with a rough sketch plan to the Tree Warden.Village Hall Report: The report included a report on finance with earned income down by £210 overall. The accounts have yet to be audited. The bank balance had dropped from £8,100 to £7,900, the valley gutters had been repaired within budget, and the rotten roof felt will be investi-gated before deciding on repair or re-roofing.Little Ouse Headwater Charity Report: The report included two par-cels of land which had been bought, shallow scrapes taken to allow more water to stand, and the intention to seek planning permission for another bridge across the river to enable a circular route via Betty’s Fen.
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The Fen Trust Report ( 2008-2009)The fens have had a good soaking this winter, espcially in February, which lived up to its old name: “February fill dyke”. The area cleared by SWT on Old Fen has greened over and on Middle Fen, the edges of the cleared areas are vegetating nicely. In time the original fen plant population will regenerate. The annual mowing and clearing of Middle fen and part of Old fen continue to encourage the proliferation of the fen plant families. There are increasing colonies of two kinds of marsh orchids, grass of Parnassus, cotton grass, marsh helleborine,lousewort, loosestrife, devil’s bit scabious, amongst others.On Monday April 20th, 5 households took up the Turf Grounds at the toll of the bell. This year, the Trustees, acting in line with the conservation principles governing the Fens’ status as an SSII, overseen by Natural England, have agreed to designate a corridor of older,bigger trees, main-ly Alder and Silver Birch, nearest to the river bank, to be protected from felling. Parishioners taking part in Turf Night are already informed of this. There is plenty of the traditional coppice left for Turf Night purposes. The trustees are also proposing to instal Owl boxes in those protected older riverside trees, to provide nesting sites for the pair of Barn Owls which regularly patrol there.I would like to take this opportunity to amend the dates when no felling on the Fen is permitted, by law, to protect nesting birds. The dates in the Gazette should have read that no wood is to be felled between March 31st and September 1st (not 30th). Carting of wood from the fen edges is, however, permitted during this period.Several parishioners have asked the Fen Trust to remind dog walkers that, as requested on the Fen notices on Old and Middle Fens, dogs should be kept on short leads, particularly in the summer months, so as not to disturb wildlife, especially ground nesting birds.For details of expenditure, see the Fen Trust report in the Annual Parish Council report on page 47.
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WATTISFIELDSt Margaret’s Church, Wattisfield
St Margaret’s DayOpen Church 19th July 2009
10.00—4.00
On Wattisfield Festival Day do come and see your village church
with its beautiful stained glass window, millennium kneelers and 19th Century Font.
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St. Margaret’s Footsteps, WattisfieldFootsteps is the new name for St. Margaret’s’ Junior Church group for children between 3 and 10 years.Footsteps is held once a month on the 3rd Sunday of each month. This month it falls on the day of the Village Festival, 19th July, so come and join us at the festival between 11.00 and 12.00. There will be no Footsteps in August: we will meet again on 20th Sept. Parents of children aged 3-5 are asked to stay and help. For more information or for a chat, call Fiona or Peter Gibbs on 01359 252235Wattisfield Festival - tombola prize appealA final appeal for Tombola prizes! Any donations will be most wel-come – we need lots of small prizes and a few larger ones to keep in-terest going throughout the day. Suggestions include toiletries, drinks, sweets, household items or anything else you can think of! Donations can be given to Jenny Hill (251499) at Forge Cottage, Pottery Hill, or to Pamela Smith (251962) at Hillcrest, The Street. Give us a ring if you want anything collected.Thank you in advance for your generos-ity – and remember that all the money raised by the Tombola will go towards Festival funds and thereby support village organisations.Mid week servicesPlease remember that the following services are now being held in St Margaret’s during the week:Morning Prayer 8am every Thursday -led by Peter Gibbs Evensong 5.30pm every Thursday -led by Jenny Hill We are using the shortened versions of the services which take 15-20 minutes; there are no hymns or sermons but there is the opportunity to hear the Bible readings for the day and to have a quiet time of prayer. Also a reminder that the Rector will be holding a service of Holy Com-munion in the lounge at Victoria Gardens at 11am on Wednesday, 8 July; it is hoped that this will become a monthly event. These services are open to everyone and we do hope that they will meet a need in the village.Baby News!Wendy (nee Nunn, Thelnetham) and Phil Banks of Wattisfield have a baby daughter, Isabelle Miriam, born on the 11th June. Congratulations and best wishes to them all.
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Prayer ListWe are so pleased that parishioners have started to use the prayer request cards hanging in the Church porch. If you have anyone or anything that you would like to be remembered in the prayers at St Margaret’s, please just fill in a card with some details; you can give as much or as little information as you wish and you do not have to give your own name.Flower/cleaning rotaOur last plea for people to help with flower arranging and cleaning at St Margaret’s brought one volunteer for which we are extremely grateful – but we could still do with more! All you need is the ability to use a duster and a vacuum cleaner; if you can also arrange flowers we regard that as a great bonus! This is not an arduous task- at the moment we all do about 8-10 weeks a year but obviously this would be reduced with more people on the rota. If you feel you could support your village church in this way, please ring the PCC Secretary, Fiona Gibbs, on 252235 for more information.St. Margaret’s 2009 Calendar of EventsAugust 2: Sunday Visit to Southwold.Sept 12: Saturday, 10-6pmSuffolk Historic Churches Sponsored Bike Ride. (see below)
Volunteers WantedSt Margaret’s Church, Wattisfield, is looking for volunteers to take part in The Annual Sponsored Bike Ride in aid of the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust. Participants are asked to collect sponsorship for visiting partici-pating churches by cycling or walking between as many places of wor-ship as possible. The money raised by the volunteer is shared equally between Suffolk Historic Churches and the participant’s nominated place of worship. Volunteers are also sort to help man St Margaret’s on the day between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.For more information contact Pam Smith on 01359 251962.
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Wattisfield Play Area:Yes everyone, we’ve made it – there is going to be a play area!We’ve just heard that Wattisfield Community Centre & Recreation Ground Committee has been awarded a ‘Big Lottery Fund : Community Spaces Grant’. That means that with the grants already awarded by Mid Suffolk District Council and Suffolk County Council’s Corporate Regeneration Fund, plus the monies being raised by the village we can install the play area in the recreation ground. So if you have heard hollers of joy around Wattisfield and seen beaming faces you now know what they’re for!Our next stage is to send out tender invitations to a number of play equip-ment companies and that will be well under way at the time of print. In-stallation is, unfortunately, not instantaneous; sadly the play area won’t be installed for this summer. However we will be pushing the project forward as fast as possible. Once we have a completion date, the Committee will be announcing a major launch event to which everyone in the village will be invited. Per-haps you think you are too old to attend a play area party? Never! We are all young at heart.The equipment being installed will include something for everyone. From a basket seat swing which can be used by the tiny, the disabled or older members of the community to a major piece of equipment suitable for older children and active adults plus various items for different ages in between. A seat and litter bins will be in the fenced play area itself. Wat-tisfield Parish Council has generously agreed to fund seating just outside the play area for those who prefer to sit, watch and chat.
Volunteers are being sought to assist with the launch event and/or join a monitoring team to ensure we keep the play area in good order. So if you feel you can make a cake, bake some sausage rolls, organise a mini game of football, do something else or you can keep an eye on the play area as you walk the dog or even – dare we say it as we still have to raise some monies - give a donation, please contact Ann on Wattisfield 251 408 or Linda on 251 696 – your call will be very welcome!
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Bishop Nigel Visits BeneficeOn the 15th May 2009 Bishop Nigel took part in a walk of witness up Wattisfield Street, led by Shaun the sheep (our thanks to Sam and Martin Johnston for the loan of a very clean, woolly Shaun). After a short visit to the URC with Adrian Black, the Bishop went on to lead the United Barn Service at Grundle Farm, Honeypot Lane (our thanks to Ann Topham for a wonderful venue). His sermon was much at one with local farmers as he talked of his early experiences in rural ministry. As the rain teemed down outside the barn, the Bishop leant on his crook in a very relaxed fashion and empathised with the economic problems of a rural commu-nity. He talk was very real and very relevant - it was pleasure to sit and hear him speak. Fiona Gibbs and Ann Topham led Junior Church in the lambing barn where the children heard the story of the Good Shepherd and then sat and held some of the lambs before joining in with the last 15 minutes of the service. There was a slight let-up in the rain as the majority of the 65 visitors were led out with the Bishop by Churchwarden Peter Gibbs and the Rector John Fulton, to bless the bounds of the Par-ish. They returned to find the barn converted into a ‘cafe’ style venue with checked tablecloths and posies of wild flowers on each table. Hot bacon rolls, cups of tea and home-made cakes soon cheered everyone up and even the sun began to shine on a very happy event. Our thanks (among others) to Muriel & Mike Coy, Rosie Price, Lynda & David Dyer, Pam Smith and chef: Ann Telford. A lovely day was enjoyed by all.
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What’s On in Wattisfield?
Photos of Our Parish, Aerial views of Wattisfield in the 1990’s,
Recent Weddings, Services, Bible Study,Upcoming Events and much more.
Visit www.wattisfieldchurch.co.uk
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Gerald ButcherThe funeral of Mr Gerald Dudley Butcher took place on May 29th. He was 83. At the service, his son read the lesson from Revelation 21, and a selection of Scottish pipe music was played. As well as his many rela-tives and friends, there were representatives of the West Suffolk Police and colleagues from the Bury Magistrates Court. A reception was held afterwards at The Rose & Crown, Stanton.During the war, Gerry worked for GPO, wiring teleprinters for airforce bases. He served with the Signal Corps in the Netherlands from 1945 to 1948. He was then in the police force until, at the age of 54, he became a Magistrates’ Clerk.Gerry was a person with a good sense of humour, and we will remem-ber him for his cheerful laugh and ready smile. He served on our Parish Council for a number of years, and on the Trustees of both the village charities. Our sympathy is with his wife Ann and with his son Charles and his family as they come to terms with their sad loss.The Wattisfield Festival is taking place on the 19th July from 10.30am - 4.30pm. This year we have a vintage car display and drive, a live band, several exhibitions and a dog show. As well as this, there is a car boot sale run-ning from 10.30am. For those people who would like a stall the price is £5 for an outside pitch and £10 for an inside pitch. The inside pitches are taken up well in advance of the day and should be booked well in ad-vance.If anyone requires further information or would like to book a stall please ring Andy Miller on 01359 251185 or email [email protected] phone Sam Johnson on 01359 250375.For those who would like to display a Vintage Vehicle please phone Paul Wright on 01359 251202Dates for your Diary:Note: All events take place at Wattisfield Community Centre, The Street, Wattisfield.Barbecue and Car Boot Sale. Saturday 29th August 11am - 2pmWhy not kill two birds with one stone, we thought. A car boot sale and Barbecue all in one. Car Boot pitches at £5 indoors or outside. Barbecue on pay as you eat basis, bring a drink or three if you fancy it but the bar is closed.enquiries to Linda Dyer on 01359 251696.
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Parish Council. The council met in the village hall on Monday 15th. June, 2009. 4 parish councillors were in attendance and there were no visiting speakers or members of the public present.It was reported that the Churchyard wall had been repaired and the grass on the new cemetery had been cut. The members agreed the annual maintenance agreement at The Old Playground.The District Council had objected to BT’s removal of the two public tel-ephone kiosks in the village, so they will remain without the parish council entering into BT’s “Adopt a Kiosk” scheme.SCC were aware of several issues regarding roadside verges and road surface damage within the parish and they should be repaired in the near future. It was noted that there were several potholes appearing in Chapel Lane, and the Clerk was instructed to inform SCC Highways.The Council-led scheme to try and introduce affordable housing in the vil-lage was beginning to come back to life. Members of the Council will be meeting with MSDC’s housing officers at the end of June to look for and identify possible suitable sites within the village.The next Parish Council meeting will be held in the village hall, on Mon-day 20th. July, 2009, starting at 7:30pm. All members of the public are invited to attend and are given the opportunity to address members on any topic relating to the parish.Andrew Catchpole, Clerk to Wattisfield Parish Council.Tel: 01449 780150, email: [email protected].
TURN UP AND PLAYIt’s free and it’s fun
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On Wednesday 29th July at the Village Hall Recreation Groundstarting at 10.00am until 12.00
and again on Thursday 30th July at the same time.All sessions are free, parents are welcome to stay and play.
Activities include: Sport Stacking, Tri Golf, Tag Rugby, Football, Circus skills and other games.
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Classic Cars, Classic Tractors & Agricultural Memorabilia
Church Lane, Hepworth, Diss, IP22 2PU.~
The BK Museum will be open to the public during the hours of
11.00am and 4.00pm on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July 2009.
~Besides the many Cars, Tractors and Implements
in the BK Museum, other items on display will include photographs and memorabilia
which will illustrate the changes to the village of Hepworth
during the last century or so. Visitors will also have the opportunity to visit
the adjacent St. Peter’s Church where visitors can listen to music, admire the flower displays,
examine some arts and crafts and also learn about the history
of the church and village.~
Additional attractions planned for this year include:Gauge One Model Railway
Visits from local Classic Car ClubsLive Music
Face PaintingA chance to win two hour’s free use of a Museum Car *
~Admission to the event,
which will include access to Catering and Trade Stalls, Vehicle Exhibits, Pony Rides, Bouncy Castle,
Beer Tent and other sideshows, ~
£4 per person at the gate. (children under 12 years old get in free)
~Further information is available from
Jim Keaney on 01359 252232 or via [email protected]
