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Village FeteFun for all ages

at the White Horse Inn

on Saturday

14th September1 to 4 pm

We hope to see you there!

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The copy deadline for the next Echo is:15th September

Please send news, articles etc to:Tish King T: 01728 638259 (home from work 6.30ish)

Brick Kiln Farm, Badingham, IP13 8LEEmail : BadinghamEcho@gmail.com

BADINGHAM DIARYBenefice Coffee Morning Sat 3rd August Village Hall 10 - 12

Sunday Teas Sun 4th August Shop 3 - 5

Kurling Tue 13th August Village Hall 7.15pm

Gather Together Sun 18th August Church 10am

Sunday Teas Sun 18th August Shop 3 - 5

Sunday Teas Sun 1st September Shop 3 - 5

Playschool Dance Sat 7th September Dennington VH 18:30

Kurling Tue 10th September Village Hall 7.15pm

Village Fete Sat 14th September White Horse 1 - 4

Gather Together Sun 15th September Church 10am

Sunday Teas Sun 15th September Shop 3 - 5

Maypole Wed 18th September Village Hall 7.30pm

Quiz Tue 1st October White Horse 8pm

Harvest Festival Sun 6th October Church 11 / VH 12.30

Weekly events:Parent & Toddler Group Fridays, 9.30 - 11.30 at the Village HallWednesday Walks 10am leaving from Badingham Shop & CaféTable Tennis Club Mondays 7 - 9pm at the Village Hall

Please see page 8 for new opening hours for Badingham Shop & Café

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The ECHO is produced for the villagers of Badinghamby the Badingham Community Council

Registered Charity No. 274549

The Editor’s decision on whether or where to place material is final. Whileevery effort is made to check information published, the BCC does notendorse the accuracy or reliability of any article or advert within the magazine.

E.O.E.

Notes from the EditorThis issue is packed full of news and calls for helpers. Could you...� Give us a hand at the Fete?� Bake a tasty morsel for the Cake Stall?� Help organise a social event?� Develop a new talent as a bell-ringer?� Produce an Emergency Plan?� Be the eyes and ears for the Neighbourhood Watch?� Become a Parish Councillor?

The Village Hall team have a lot on their hands and are calling onvolunteers to give them some support - see overleaf.

Congratulations to Michele Cole and her team for their recent win atthe Raising the Bar Awards, where Badingham Playschool won theEducational Leader and Setting of the Year category. Michele says:

“I am so pleased that the amazing team at Playschool got thisrecognition for the incredibly hard work they do”.I hope we have a good turnout at the Village Fete in September -it’s a great chance to meet and catch up with your neighbours. Wishing you all Good Health, Tish

Latest Village News & EventsCheck for updates on www.badingham.org.uk

Editor: Duncan_Horrocks@yahoo.co.ukAlso speak to Duncan about joining Nextdoor Badingham

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BADINGHAMI hope you are enjoying these long, light summer evenings.

Important date for your diary…Saturday 14th September is our Village Fete day, from 1 to 4pm at the WhiteHorse Inn. Thanks to Mark and Lisa for playing host to our village get-togetherand fund-raising event.

There will be stalls raising money for the Church, Bowls Club, Maypole andVillage Hall, as well as the Community Council.

Lots of planning has gone into the event, so please come along and supportyour community.

Donations of cakes and tombola prizes will be gratefully received. Please callme or Tish to arrange collection or bring along on fete day. You can also dropoff your tombola prizes at the Village Hall on the Tuesday evening before thefete, between 7.15 and 9.00.

We hope the fete will be a great village get together. If you can help withsetting up and packing away, please give me a call.

Pauline Skevington, Chairman 01728 602542

Secretary: Sonja Russell, Colston Bungalow, Badingham, IP13 8LBT: 01728 638268

Tish and I are having a Cake Stall at the Village Fete to raise funds for theBCC’s community projects.  All your contributions of cakes, biscuits andsavouries will be will be gratefully received.

Please bring them along to the Fete or deliver to Tish or myself.

Thank you, Sonja Tel: 638268

June - No. 4 Ruth TedderJuly - No. 11 Rosemary Keable

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BADINGHAM

We have some fantastic raffle prizes for this year’s Village Fete. Thank you toeveryone who has donated prizes and to Karen and Maurice for making afantastic effort accumulating this list.

Prizes include...

Free entry to Suffolk Attractions such as Snape Maltings, RSPB Minsmere,and Newmarket Races

Meals out at local eateries, vouchers for local businesses, a food hamper,drinks prizes - and many more!

Tickets cost £1 each and will be available at the Fete or in advance fromBCC committee members - Pauline, Sonja, Rita, Wynne and Tish.

The draw will take place during the Fete - good luck!

Our village hall requires a lot of maintenance. The present volunteer committee ofthree need your support and ideas to help carry out ongoing maintenance andimprovement. A full refurbishment of the kitchen is planned with a limited amountof money earmarked for this purpose. Can anyone help with the following or knowof someone who can: -

� Lend us a tall step ladder so the strip lights may be changed� Help with internal painting and decorating� Some internal doors require replacing� A new outside notice board is needed – is anyone able to make one?� Can anyone make a computerised kitchen plan?� Is anyone interested in helping to organise fund-raising functions in the hall?

e.g. Wine & Cheese Night, Curry Night, Village Breakfast, Christmas Fete...

Any offers of help would be more than welcome.

Village Hall Committee:Shirley - osbornesao1@gmail.comDebbie - deborah_horrocks@yahoo.co.ukJoyce - probertj@btinternet.com

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The Maypole ClubWe’re a club for ladies of all ages.Our motto is Care, Share and Flair.There’s always a warm welcome to our meet-ings held on the 3rd Wednesday of eachmonth, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall,unless otherwise stated.We have recently enjoyed a talk about Wimbledon (with straw-berries and cream, of course) organised by Jean and Janet Mand a BBQ hosted by Rita and Merlin, ably assisted by Janet P.

Join in the fun at our next meeting -

Wednesday 18th September - Digging up Roots A talk organised by Tish To find out more call Jenny 663571 or Mary 663256

Saturday 7th September 18:30 – 22:00Grab your dancing shoes and come and join us for a funfilled evening of country dancing. Enjoy toe tapping musicfrom Inerti Reel, country dancing, buffet dinner and raffle.Drinks available at the bar.

Tickets £10 in advance, £12.50 on the door.Available from Kirstie Gladwell 07533 921356or online at https://bit.ly/2MUZkxC

All proceeds will go to Badingham Playschool

Badingham Playschool

Country Danceat Dennington Village Hall

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Upper Alde BeneficeFundraising Project for The Gambia

For 12 years, Sweffling has been supporting medical centres in The Gambiato help provide medicines and mosquito nets. This year the six churches inour benefice (Badingham, Bruisyard, Cransford, Dennington, Rendham andSweffling) are joining together to support a one-off project to raise £2500 togive the Subaa Nursery School in Brikama running water by drilling abore-hole.  This new school of two classrooms has toilets but no runningwater!

We are responding to a cry for help from Dr. Yahya Bojang, our contact inThe Gambia, and Rev. Martin Percival has agreed that the six churcheswould help. So far, about £2000 has been raised by the Benefice towards thiscost and at Badingham we are going to hold a Coffee Morning to try and getto the final target. Details are as follows - please do come along and help usif you can.

in Badingham Village Hall

Gifts for Bring and Buy and Raffle would be very much appreciated

For more information or to offer help please contactAnn - 01728 638288 or Rosemary - 01728 660405

THANK YOU

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about 200 yards down from the church

MORE CREAM TEAS!Our Sunday cream teas are proving so popular that we’ve decided to put onextra ones for August and September. We will be serving delicious creamteas, cakes and savoury options on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, so that’s4th and 18th August, 1st and 15th September, all at 3-5pm.The monthly raffles are also doing well – you might just be in time to buyyour raffle tickets for August’s prize of a super hamper of tea and jams. Thewinning ticket will be drawn on Sunday 4th August, but if you miss it you canbuy tickets for September’s prize of a wonderful container of bulbs for thegarden.Meanwhile the shop and café continues to open on Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday mornings 10.30-12.30. Wednesday Walks are still at 10amevery Wednesday for about an hour, start and finish at the café. Everyoneis welcome, with or without a dog; it’s a great way to enjoy some of thebeautiful countryside around the village and get to know people - and ofcourse enjoy something yummy at the café afterwards.The café is a non-profit making concern run entirely by volunteers from thevillage. We would love to be able to offer support to other village projectsbut to do this we need to increase our takings. So please do support thecafé in any way you can – by baking a cake, volunteering in the café or justby dropping in for a cuppa and a chat – you will be assured a warm andfriendly welcome.If you would like to bake a cake then please contact Wendy on 638738 orif you would like to volunteer in the café then contact Annie on 638130We are all proud of our little shop and café and were delighted by this recentrecommendation on Trip Advisor –‘A little gem – mouthwatering home-made cakes, the friendliest welcome anda surprising but seductive array of antiques for sale.’Shop email: BadinghamShopCafe@gmail.comFacebook page: Badingham Village Shop and CaféWebsite: badingham.onesuffolk.net/badingham-shop-and-cafe

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BADINGHAM CHURCH

HARVEST FESTIVALSUNDAY OCTOBER 6th

11 AM at Church

HARVEST LUNCH in Badingham Village Hall

12.30 for 1 PMTickets for Harvest Lunch

(Drinks on arrival, Main Course, Pudding and Coffee)£12 Adults, no charge for school age children

from Ann - 638288 or Tanya - 638894

As ever EVERYONE is welcome to just the serviceor just the lunch or both the service and the lunch.

Please come along and join us if you can

Church Cycle Ride

This year's Suffolk Churches Cycle Ride is on Saturday 14th September.Last year was very successful and I hope we can have another goodyear. Cyclists are sponsored for the number of churches they visit between9am and 5pm on that day. The money raised is shared equally between theSuffolk Historic Churches Trust and the cyclist’s nominated church.

This unfortunately clashes with the date for the Village Fete but I hope thisdoes not present too much of a conflict of interest. I hopethat we will still be able to have cyclists and people in thechurch to act as recorders.

Get in touch if you would like to join inGeoff Moore gfmoore07@gmail.com

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If you missed the Annual Parish Meeting,here are some tidbits from the reportsfrom the various village groups.

Sonia reported on the work of theParish Council – which includesPlanning, Highways and maintenance ofthe Pocket Park and verges. Organisedby Rob, a crab apple tree and morebulbs have been planted along LowStreet. £7,500 of Community Infrastruc-ture Levy funds, from The Meadowshousing development, is going towardsthe Village Hall refurbishment plans.When the PC investigated paintingdouble yellow lines by the White Horsejunction, they were told it would costclose to the same amount! Linda wasthanked for her 7 years’ service on theCouncil. There are still vacancies forcouncillors, for anyone considering therole. Volunteers are also needed to co-ordinate the Emergency Plan.

District Councillor Stephen Burroughesreported that the area he covers hasincreased to 30 villages – councillors arenow being encouraged to hold Skypemeetings. The County Council isbuilding a new special school and haspurchased a thermal patcher to repairpot holes. Despite the changing face ofSuffolk villages – less trade is rural areas,fewer involved in agriculture and moresecond (if not third) homes – he feelsthere is a good opportunity to repaircommunity spirit and offered supportfrom his locality funds.

Ian asked for news on a speed gun –Stephen said he would be willing tocontribute towards the equipment costbut did point out a volunteer group of10 members would be needed, as wellas police permission.

Duncan asked about the Badinghamsigns, which have fallen down at bothends of the village. Stephen said,unfortunately, these wouldn’t be treat-ed as a priority by Highways.

On behalf of the BCC, Pauline picked outthe well-attended Life Saving skillsevening and the hog roast in commemo-ration of 100 years since the end ofWWI as highlights of the year. Sheexpressed thanks for the great responseto the Fete open meeting and the LitterPick. There were also thanks for Tony,Ian and Malcolm for keeping an eye onthe defibrillator and to all involved inpreparation and delivery of the Echo.

Maypole continues to thrive as itcelebrates its 25th year with a livelygroup of 22 ladies enjoying a mixture ofevenings – talks and demonstrations, aswell as the annual BBQ, car treasurehunt, party and Christmas meal.

Dawn, Chair of Badingham Playschool,reported how they have been using theScout Hut in Framlingham on Tuesdays,allowing the Village Hall to be used byothers. While in town they have takenthe children to visit the fire station,castle and Mills Meadow care home.

Annual Parish Meeting - 31st May 2019

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The report from the Church included awelcome for the new rector, MartinPercival. The PCC expressed theirgratitude to the many volunteers whotake care of the church and churchyard.

Malcolm, on behalf of Meg, explainedhow the Gardening Club continues toflourish – as informal as ever. Aroundtwelve members meet on the after-noon of the first Thursday of the monthto enjoy tea and cake as they lookaround each other’s gardens.

Ian was pleased to announce that theVillage Quiz had already raised £634with two to go for the current run – thequiz takes a break in August andSeptember. He thanked the regularquiz masters for giving their time andMark and Lisa for providing the venue.

Tony spoke about the defibrillator,saying paediatric pads had beenpurchased, and he had organised for aFirst Responder to give instruction, buthe has yet to hear back from Playschool.

Badingham Shop and Café has nowbeen running for three years, and istrying new opening hours and a newmenu of cakes, coffees, tea and snacksto bring in more custom. There was acall for more helpers to join the rota ofnine regular volunteers.

Duncan reported on the Badingham &Dennington Bell Ringers and called foranyone interested in becoming a ringerto have a go. As well as ringing for aSunday service each week, bells hadbeen rung for weddings, Remembrance,the Beacon Event and in solidarity withNotre Dame.

Duncan also said “the more the merrier”for Table Tennis on Monday eveningsin the Village Hall. Any age, any stand-ard, it is open to everyone.

For Shirley’s Village Hall report, seepage 14 and for Sonja’s NeighbourhoodWatch report see page 13.

Barking Dogs Nuisance

A concerned villager writes:People choose to live in Badingham for the peace and tranquility of thecountryside. Sadly, this peace and tranquility is being slowly eroded by theincreased and constant barking of dogs.Dogs are one of the most rewarding pets to own but owners have responsi-bilities and must not allow their dogs to spoil residents right to peace andquiet. In many cases, dog owners are oblivious to the upset their barkingdogs cause, but the noise decibels are high. It’s a matter of respect for others’quality of life.Dog owners, please don’t let your pleasure be painful to others.

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BADINGHAMNEIGHBOURHOOD WATCHSonja Russell,Head Co-OrdinatorTel: 01728 638268Email: geoffreyrussell@tiscali.co.uk

Badingham seems pretty quiet and let’shope it remains so but there have beena couple of issues concerning villagerslately.

Dog MessIn a caring and considerate communitylike Badingham, it’s unbelievable wehave to put up with people who justthink of themselves and nobody else. Itis selfish behaviour, leaving dog messfor other people – and children – to walkin, or worse. We will be seeking adviceand taking action – don’t let this contin-ue to happen. If you can identify the dogowners who are allowing their dogs tofoul this village please make a note asfollows and give to me to pass on to theauthorities.� Date, time and location� Type of dog involved� Name and address of person

Fishing on Private PropertyAlthough the landowner kindly allows aPublic Footpath to go past his pond, itdoes not allow people to go fishingwhen they wish, leaving an awfulamount of litter, such as empty tin cans,lids half off ,and bottles. Please do notfish unless you have permission of thelandowner – also, anyone fishingrequires a licence.  NHW has theregistration number of vehicle involved.

Operation WykenPolice officers using a HGV to patrol theA11, A12 and A14 have issued TrafficOffence Reports to 313 drivers andamassed £36,150 in fines. The officerwas able to get a better view from hiscab of drivers without seatbelts, usingmobile phones and other offences.

Cash Machine TheftsTwo brothers from Walthamstow werejailed for 11 thefts from cash machinesin Suffolk, Norfolk and also inBournemouth. The local thefts were un-covered after the men had beencharged with five offences in Bourne-mouth and chose to work withofficers  from Suffolk Constabulary’sOperation Converter TIC unit. The menare now enjoying their stay in HMP;hopefully they have learnt their lesson.This is another example of how OPConverter is a very effective way ofgiving offenders the opportunity to admitto further crimes.

I was away at the time of the AnnualParish Meeting on 31st May, pleasesee my report on the next page.

If you need me, give me a call or email.

Take care,Sonja

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BADINGHAM NHW REPORT2018 – 2019 (27 Years of NHW)

In the year since my last report, 21incidents were reported. Some wereposted on social media, passed ontome from coordinators. All reports weredealt with promptly – mainly shedbreak-ins. The first week of Octoberwas hectic with two burglaries followedby a third break-in and an illegal raveplanned for Bruisyard Wood. After NHWalerted the police and the owner, it wasstopped.

Nottingham Knockers (door-to-doorsales) claiming to belong to a prisonrehabilitation scheme were busy inBadingham - trying to sell cheap qualitygoods but likely to be eyeing up yourproperty for later. Do NOT buy fromthese people. Another was sellinggravel from the back of a truck; caughtred handed and sent off.

Other issues were cowboy  gardenersasking for inflated fees and dronescausing a nuisance in the village.Pension scams, DVLA scams, BTscams, Microsoft scams – the list goeson and on - be wary of such calls.

At present NHW, along with the Police,are keeping their eyes and ears open toan emerging crime pattern of agri-cultural machinery thefts carried out indaylight hours. So far it hasn’thappened in Badingham but please re-port anything that looks suspicious –better to be cautious. We can get incontact with the owners if you do notknow them personally.

Dog fouling is still a big problem despitethere being Poo Bins for people to use.The churchyard faces this problem –how disrespectful – and footpathswhere children walk.

There are still issues with roadsideparking in Low Street, especially carscoming from Framlingham direction andmeeting cars parked too close to thejunction by the White Horse.  Therehave been many near misses – I, forone.

Of the 228 properties in Badingham, 8are holiday homes. 16 have changedhands in the past year. These figures donot include The Meadows; NHW lookforward to meeting the new occupantsand welcoming them to our village.

We still need someone to co-ordinatethe Bowling Green Road area. JennieCollins kindly helps me but we do needsomeone to come forward.  Likewise,we will need someone to cover the areaaround The Meadows, where there willbe 10 new properties, to support thepresent co-ordinators for Mill Road.

My warmest thanks go to all our co-ordinators and their partners, withoutwhom NHW would not work.  Also toJennie, Tish and my hubby anddaughter, Geoff and Louise, whosesupport is always most welcome andappreciated.

Be safe, Sonja

Sonja Russell – Head CoordinatorBadingham NHW

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Badingham Village Hall AGM was heldon 16th July 2019 and it was a greatpleasure to welcome many friendsand supporters of the village hall.

All of the committee are trusteeswhether elected from the Parish,appointed by the Parish Council, Com-munity Council or Parochial ChurchCouncil or representing a regular userof the hall. It has been an eventful butpositive year during which the villagehall committee has met regularly. Thevillage hall is a much loved andvaluable asset for Badingham in manyways, providing an amenity forresidents and non-residents at a lowerthan average cost. This is in line withthe hall’s charitable status whichrequires the provision of a communityfacility for all sectors of the community.

Regular activities such as kurling,table tennis and meetings of theParish Council, Community Counciland other groups have continued aswell as occasional bookings. The Play-school continue to be able to use thehall four and a half days a week withone afternoon a week set aside fordaytime adult activities.

However positive our activities are, theCommittee are realistic in recognisingthat despite continued maintenanceand repairs, some parts of the Hall arein desperate need of renovation. Inresponse we have set up a village halldevelopment project and have startedto raise funds to complete theseessential improvements in stages,starting with the kitchen area. Plansare at an early stage with quotes tocome in from contractors.

Making applications to appropriatefunding sources is ongoing andprudent and effective financial controlby our Treasurer has enabled theCommittee to set aside a restrictedfund for renovations. This, togetherwith a significant contribution from theParish Council, other fund raisingactivities and a very much appreciatedresident’s donation has resulted in therenovation fund reaching just over£12,000 to date. Details as follows:

Parish Council £7490Donation £100Quiz nights £164Waitrose CF £280VHC £4000 Total £12034

On behalf of the committee, I wouldlike to sincerely thank all those thatuse the hall, those that provide for itsupkeep and those that have contribut-ed to the renovation project. The Hallmay be small but it requires a big jointeffort to run it successfully and weneed the assistance of volunteers tosupport the continued work ofcommittee members.

We are appealing for help to run thehall and with the renovation project.Professionals are engaged whenrequired but many small maintenancetasks could be completed byvolunteers from the community andany equipment loaned helps withcosts. If you can spare some time,now and again, to help it will be muchappreciated.

Thank you to everyone, Shirley

Badingham Village Hall AGM Report

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Paul shares his noteworthy nature sightingsUnless otherwise noted, all were seen at Pollards,Bowling Green Road:

2 May Large red damselfly First damselfly of the year4 May Common Whitethroat Red House Farm9 May Swift12 May House martin15 May Small yellow underwing moth Brimstone butterfly Laying eggs on Buckthorn16 May Spotted flycatcher19 May Brown argus21 May Small heath NEW RECORD22 May Small copper24 May Broad-bodied chaser First dragonfly28 May Bat - prob Common Pipistrelle Flying around living room1 June Hobby Carr’s Hill2 June Poplar hawkmoth Two in moth trap Four-spotted chaser Deer Slots 6cm long, imply Fallow deer3 June Painted Lady On Phuopsis flowers21 June Poss. Norfolk hawker Emperor dragonfly Didn’t really get a proper look...30 June Privet Hawkmoth Two in trap Beautiful Hook-tip Five in trapBy ‘deer slots’ Paul means the hoof prints left behind in the mud. What deerhave you seen in Badingham? Apart from the Muntjac (the so-called BarkingDeer, which escaped for Woburn Park and have spread across the country),the much larger native Red deer are often seen in the village, crossing thefields on a route between Dennington wood and Bruisyard wood. We recentlysaw four Fallow deer walking down the tramline of the field beyond the Priory,heading towards Ubbeston. They stopped and looked at the car, their headsabove the ears of wheat, before heading on their way.

JUNIOR HOCKEY SUMMER CAMPSFramlingham Hockey Club are running summer junior hockeycamps for boys and girls aged 7 – 13, on Friday 16th and 23rdAugust, 10am to 1pm at Framlingham College, cost £10.No experience necessary. To book a place, emailmembers@framlinghamhockeyclub.org or post a message onFaceBook/Framlingham Hockey Club

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Gather TogetherContinues this year with the theme of Journeys on

Sunday August 18th and Sunday September 15that 10am for about 30 mins

A relaxed and informal service for everyonefollowed by coffee / juice / biscuits and a time to chat

Everyone is most welcome, please join us if you can.

Summer ExhibitionSt Michaels Rooms, Framlingham16th – 18th August 2019OPENING TIMESFriday     16th 10am – 7pmSaturday 17th 10am – 5pm FREE ENTRYSunday   18th 10am – 4.30pmREFRESHMENTS will be served throughout the ExhibitionLook forward to seeing you allEnquiries – Exhibition Secretary: Anne Smith – 638793

A quiz is held on the first TUESDAY of each month 8-10 p.m.in the White Horse Pub

Tables of up to six people (£2 per person)Proceeds to local organisations

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER - NO QUIZZESSee you on Tuesday 1st October

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Dr Dan Poulter MPMember of Parliament

for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Undoubtedly, the best part of my week iscoming home to Suffolk on a Thursdayevening and leaving behind all the stressesand pressures of a week in Parliament, notto mention the congestion.

Returning home to Suffolk makes me reallyappreciate all that is special about thiscounty – its rural character, great sense ofcommunity spirit and vibrant market towns.Indeed only a few weeks ago we celebratedthe 3rd ever Suffolk Day – showcasing allthat is great about this wonderful county.

I have also enjoyed meeting so manyvisitors and residents taking time out toenjoy our fantastic local fetes and othercommunity events. It takes a great effort bywilling volunteers to pull these eventstogether and, on the whole, we have beenblessed with perfect summer weather toenjoy them. For me, it’s the perfect oppor-tunity to meet and talk to many people whilstalso stocking up on local Suffolk produce.

Here in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich,we are incredibly lucky to have a number ofbustling market towns, all surrounded byrolling countryside and Suffolk’s famouswide-open skies. Indeed, Our natural land-scape has inspired writers, artists andmusicians for centuries – Constable,Munnings and Britten to name a few and,of course more recently, Framlingham’svery own Ed Sheeran.

With such a vibrant, growing economy, andconnections to London, the Midlands and

beyond, it’s no wonder that so many majorbusinesses and small rural start-ups arechoosing to make Suffolk their home.

One of the reasons that so many of uschoose to live in Suffolk is because of itsrural heritage and our beautiful countryside,and whilst we would all agree that we needan appropriate level of small scale develop-ment and affordable homes to help supportyoung families to continue to live and workin Suffolk, none of us wants to see ourcountryside destroyed by inappropriateover-development.

Planning is, of course, a local matterdecided by our local councils. Whendeciding planning policy and where thereshould be new businesses and homes, it’simportant that our local councils take anevidence based approach and alwaysprioritise brownfield sites over building onthe countryside. That is why it is soimportant for our local councils to make surethey have a local development frameworkand supply plan in place, to discourageinappropriate development.

I will continue to work closely with our localcouncillors to ensure that we protect therural nature and integrity of Suffolk’s townsand villages and will always stand up for thebest interests of local residents in fightinginappropriate planning applications.

For advice call 01728 726 588 or emaildaniel.poulter.mp@parliament.uk

A relaxed and informal service for everyone

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BADINGHAM VILLAGE HALLNeed a venue for a family get-together

or children’s party?Our Village Hall is available to hire daytime on alternate

Tuesdays from 1pm onwards and weekends and eveningsthroughout the year. The spacious hall has a kitchen and

bar area, with plenty of tables and seating.To hire the Village Hall please contact:

Debbie 638325 Village Residents Others Hourly rate £7 per hour £9 per hour Day Rate £65 per day £75 per day

All cancellations must be made a week ahead of the bookingto avoid charges

Blaxhall Drawing Group annual exhibition of artworks‘Art at Station House’

Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th, 10am – 4pmat Station House, Campsea Ashe, IP13 0PT

Drawings and Painting on show and sale

An Evening with Ted and Lil in Laxfield Village HallSaturday 31st August - doors open 7pm for 7.30 startTickets £12.50 includes interval platter of light snacks

Advanced booking is essential! We expect to sell out...Book yours from Caroline 01986 798422 / c.emeny321@btinternet.com

Ted and Lil are two funny old characters who will take us back to ruralSuffolk of years gone by. Expect stories and sketches about their ever-changing life, the people who are part of it and their philosophicalapproach to modern day change and madness. Ted and Lil (aka local boysStephen Bayfield and Peter Holloway) will bring Dennis Macey with themfor a further mix of music and comedy!

All cancellations must be made a week ahead of the booking

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DENNINGTON CEP SCHOOLIn the Easter term, Chaffinches had their first school trip toEaston Farm Park, while Robins were learning all about farmingand where our food comes from. The Wrens attended a ‘GrowYour Own Potatoes’ event in Ipswich and Swallows studied theKings and Queens of England.Year Six children got to grips with revision and have taken their SATs. Thechildren were also out and about, singing at Snape and reciting poetry atSudbury theatre.On behalf of FODS, Veronica Thomas purchased a set of lovely hoodies forthe school sports teams; to keep the children warm and looking smart whenthey go out to sports events. The FODS Easter Quiz raised £300 for theschool and more fund raising is planned to go towards iPads. FODS alwayswelcomes new members and volunteers for events.In other fundraising news, The Dennington Queen’s donation pot on the barraised an amazing £133 for Elmer, who is now on display in Ipswich with thechildren’s map of Dennington on him. In the next few weeks, until the end ofterm, the children will be enjoying a trip to the Tower of London, a watersports day at Whittlingham, Sports Day and the school production of Beautyand the Beast.

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Contact07879 862991

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Paragon Landscapes andTree Services Ltd

For all your landscapingrequirements, from

consultancy and advice todesign and construction

Tel: 07767072713info@paragonservices.co.ukwww.paragonservices.co.uk

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The Nursery School at Badingham Village Hall, IP13 8JS

Providing Quality, Affordable Day Care for children aged3 months to 5 years

Open every day, Monday to FridayOffering flexible hours between 8.30am - 4.30pmWe accept grant funding for 2, 3 & 4 year olds

Holiday Clubs available

For more information about Holiday Clubsor for your child to join Playschool

please contact Michele on01728 638804 / 638776m.cole9@btinternet.com

http://badinghamplayschool.weebly.com

BADINGHAM STAY & PLAY Parent and Toddler Group at Badingham Village Hall

Fridays 9.30 ‘til 11.30am term times £2 a familyto include craft activities, music and snack

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Hire an iconicClassic Sports CarMorgan 4/4 1600 2 seater

Triumph StagMorgan +4 2000 4 seater

Jaguar XK8Prices from £135 a dayGift Vouchers available

Big Sky Classic Car Hire01728 638003

info@bigskyclassiccarhire.co.ukwww.bigskyclassiccarhire.co.uk

BOUNDARY FARM COTTAGESLUXURY COTTAGES

IN TRANQUIL SURROUNDINGS

Idyllic one bedroom holiday cottage in Badingham

3 fabulous cottages and2 shepherd huts

Saxtead Rd, Framlingham

Contact:01728 638003

info@boundaryfarmcottages.co.ukwww.boundaryfarmcottages.co.uk

Mandy Lloyd hairstylistWelcoming past, present

and new clientsCompetitive prices

Lovely salon at 1 Mill RdBadingham IP13 8LG

01728638806or 07961889332

BRETT STRINGFELLOWProperty and Garden

MaintenanceHandyman with 20+years of experience,friendly and reliable

01728 638 62307398 816 616

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Gavin ReadGENERAL BUILDER /PAINTER & DECORATOR

Honest & Reliable

Call or email mefor a quote

Tel: 01728 638949Mob: 07917 564842

gav_read@hotmail.co.uk

DG Carpentry& Joinery

Daniel GrimwoodContact:

Tel: 07913 291732or email

dgcarpentryjoinery@hotmail.co.uk

BELL RINGERSWe meet for practiceevery Thursday eveningat 7.30pm at Badingham

or Dennington church.Badingham on odd-numbered Thursdays

Just turn up or give us acall: Duncan 638325

BOWLS CLUBInterested in joiningBadingham Bowls Club?Call Lola 638305

GARDENINGCLUB

We meet on the firstThursday of the month inmembers’ gardens.Call Meg to check thevenue 638728

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CLEAN AND FRIENDLY SERVICE

SMOKE TESTS

INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

CCTV INSPECTIONS

FULLY INSURED

COMPETITIVE RATES

PLEASE CALL 01986 799175 Registered member of

the Institute ofChimney Sweeps

Russian lashes £50Classic lashes from £24

Microblading £95@pippatigerlove

naturalbeautyzone07717782952 or  01986798658pippatigerlove@talktalk.net

Laxfield

Goodly Heritage Alpacascan provide some verynutritious manure

that can go straightonto plants

£2.00 a large bagor Horse manure £1.50 bag

Call Lindsay01728 638238

lindsay.maclusky@btopenworld.com

Raw fleece sometimesavailable to buy for

spinners and felters aswell as Yarn and Socks

Advertising Rate CardThanks to all our advertisers who sup-port the Echo’s printing costs.

Annual costs (6 issues):Full page advert: £25.00Half page advert: £15.00Smaller adverts: £ 7.50

Each year 6 issues of the Echo aredelivered by hand to every householdin Badingham and to members of theCommunity Council who live close by

Contact the Editor if you would like toadvertise your business or service

If you live in Badingham and haveunwanted items to sell, these will beincluded free of charge

Tony Whittle

All Aspects of Tree Surgeryplus

* Hedges Trimmed ** Rough Areas Strimmed *

* Garden Rubbish Cleared *

01986 79892807787 753525

Bridge Street Barbers

Opening timesTuesday & Fridays9am-6pmWednesdays 2pm-7.30pmThursdays 10am-4pmappointment only

Saturdays 8am-2pm

Walk in, no appointments necessaryBridge Street, Framlingham,

IP13 9AH

LESTER MAYESCarpet and upholstery

cleaning

Friendly, local service

Carpet and FabricProtectors Applied

Moth Treatments Available

01728 660186

Mobile: 07867 681571

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Weddings, Bridesmaids

Ball Gowns

Curtains & Cushions

Alterations and much more

Free estimates given

T: 01379 384097

M: 07944 894757

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Massage is beneficial for aches, pains, tension, stress, headaches, relaxation,general well-being and so much more...

Holistic Massage – Back MassageHot Stone Therapy – Reflexology

Body Scrubs & Wraps

Relax and Unwind… www.fp-therapies.co.ukCosy & Comfortable Treatment Room - Fully Qualified & Insured

Take some time out and look after yourself

Contact: 01379 388458 (Brundish) or Fiona@fp-therapies.co.uk

Fiona Patrick’sTherapies

MARY SKELCHERPERSONAL TRAINER

Personal Trainingfor individuals or couplesFitness * Weight Loss * Toning

Eating for Health01728 660034 / 07804 398427

mhsfitness.com

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Brundish Training CentreCourses for iPads, tablets

and computers

Lessons available for all levels of abilityNew courses starting regularly

For more informationplease contact:

t. 01728 627174(please leave a message if we are out)

e. admin@brundishtrainingcentre.co.uk

Courses for iPads, tablets

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Four double kennels with runs and heat lamps

Council registered and inspection very welcome

Tel: 01986 798977contact 1stcut.net

� Tree surgery

� Precision felling

� Stump grinding

� Land clearance

� Free quotations

Large outdoor run3 walks per day

Day care available

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LOCAL TRANSPORTService 118 Eye, Stradbroke, Laxfield, Framlingham, IpswichMonday – Friday (Schooldays only)Stradbroke 07:28 Ipswich, OCM 17:15Laxfield 07:36 Otley College 17:35Pound Corner 07:42 Framlingham, White Horse 17:59Badingham, White Horse 07:45 Badingham, White Horse 18:10Framlingham, Bridge Street 07:55 Pound Corner 18:13Otley College 08:19Ipswich, OCM 08:43

Service 482 Framlingham, DissMonday – FridayIpswich, Old Cattle Market (service 118) 13:45Framlingham, White Horse 10:20 14:50Badingham, White Horse 10:30 15:00Pound Corner 10:33 15:03Laxfield 10:40 15:10Stradbroke 10:51 15:21Eye 11:10 15:49Diss 11:35 15:55Diss 09:10 13:30Eye 09:25 13:55Stradbroke 09:44 14:14Laxfield 09:55 14:25Pound Corner 10:03 14:33Badingham, White Horse 10:06 14:36Framlingham, Bridge Street 10:15 14:45Ipswich, OCM (service 118) 11:23

Service 121 Stradbroke, Woodbridge, IpswichFirst and Third Tuesday of the Month

Sch No SchStradbroke 09:20 Ipswich, OCM 13:40 14:10Laxfield 09:30 Woodbridge, Turban Ctr R RBadingham, Church 09:39 Melton R RBadingham, White Horse 09:41 Sweffling 14:40 15:10Sweffling 09:59 Badingham, White Horse 14:58 15:28Melton 10:25 Badingham, Church 14:59 15:29Woodbridge, Turban Centre 10:30 Laxfield 15:08 15:33Ipswich, OCM 11:03 Stradbroke 15:18 15:48

Suffolk Link LoesOur local ‘demand responsive transport’ operates in the area bounded by Yoxford, EarlSoham, Hacheston and Saxmundham, between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00 Monday toSaturday.To book your journey call 01728 635938 between 08:15 and 16:00 (Monday toFriday) up to 7 days in advance. Journeys can be to anywhere in the served area and canconnect with other public transport eg buses in Framlingham to Woodbridge and Ipswichor trains at Saxmundham to Lowestoft or Ipswich.

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to arrange a test drive or visit our website fordetails of our stock list and current offers

46 Quay Street, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8EY

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Country CarsYour Local Friendly Service

Call us now for Shopping - StationsAirports Lakeside - Ipswich

01728 - 724377Don’t drink & drive call

Country Cars

BED & BREAKFASTCOLSTON HALL

Badinghamen-suite, TV lounge, wholesome farmhouse

breakfasts, ground floor rooms - plusself catering holiday cottage

01728 638375

BADINGHAM DIRECTORYEmergency Services Use your grid reference Dial 999 POLICE - Framlingham Fire Station, Saxmundham Road Dial 101 Staffed by volunteers on Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 9am - 1pm

DOCTORS Pembroke Road, Framlingham 01728 723627 DENTIST Framlingham Dental Surgery 01728 723651 VET - Castle Vet Group Pepperwash Lane, Framlingham 01728 723480 VET- Framlingham Vets Station Road, Framlingham 01728 621 666

Play School Michele Cole 01728 638776 Primary School Dennington 01728 638206 High School Thomas Mills, Framlingham 01728 723493 Library Bridge Street, Framlingham 01728 723735 Newspapers Patricks of Framlingham 01728 724414 DIY Materials Framlingham DIY 01728 723505 Taxi Service Country Cars 01728 724377 Fresh Fish Van Spencer Wightman 07929 097124

Badingham Echo Tish King 01728 638259 Church Ann & Bob Foster 01728 638288 White Horse Inn Lisa & Mark 01728 638280 Community Council Pauline Skevington 01728 602542Community Gardens Janet Barwell 01728 638089 Maypole Mary & Jenny 663256 / 663571 Neighbourhood Watch Sonja Russell 01728 638268Oil Syndicate Janet Barwell 01728 638089 Parish Council Sue Piggott 01728 746622 Parish Recorder Victor Warne 01728 638357